The Laz Angriff is a heavy ground mecha used by the Shadow Mirror. It first appeared in Super Robot Wars Advance.
Appearance[]
The Razangriff, where Angriff is German for attack, is best described as a walking red tank with arms. It is painted mostly in red, with green-tinted cockpit panels and whitish gray highlights. It has a bulky, heavily armored appearance, designed to survive hits and return fire. The Lazangriff is equipped with various missiles, a main cannon, a hand-held shield (available only in Advance), a beam coat, a missile jammer, and a mecha-sized knife for use in emergencies or close combat.
The Razangriff is Type-34 of the Valkyrie series of machines developed from the Fylgia hovertank. Its design is based on the RGV-30 Randgrith and assigned the RGC-034 model number. It can be utilized by both character pilots and generic "grunt" pilots of the Shadow-Mirror. In Original Generations, the playable Laz Angriff will utilize a new flight pack, giving the Laz Angriff a new designation and codenamed the Laz Angriff Raven.
Technical And Historical[]
The Laz Angriff is Type-34 of the Valkyrie series of mobile weapons, developed from the Fylgia hovertank. Its design is based on the RGV-30 Randgrith and assigned the RGC-034 model number. The Shadow Mirror mass-produces this unit, after jumping from the Shadow-Mirror universe to the Original Generation dimension. Both Shadow-Mirror and Neo Divine Crusaders officers utilize this machine, including the bioroid army of the Shadow-Mirror. Some of the more notable officers to use the Laz Angriff are Axel Almer, when his Soulgain is still in repair, and Yuuki Geghnan, after the unit is rolled out from the production line.
The Laz Angriff is equipped with various missile launchers, a main cannon using solid rounds, a handheld shield (available only in Advance), a beam coat, a missile jamming system, and a mecha-sized knife for use in emergencies or close combat situations. The Laz Angriff Raven removes the main cannon, in favor of two Linear Cannons (similar to the one mounted on the Randgrith) and a beam launcher, built into the chassis.
Like most units created by the Shadow-Mirror, the Laz Angriff has a self-destruct option called Code ATA (Ash To Ash).
Specifications[]
Weapon Systems:
- Scissor Knife
A survival knife scaled for use by a Personal Trooper, used to slash at enemies. In Advance, the animation features one slash, while in Original Generation 2, there are two slashes.
- Linear Missile Launcher
A handheld four-barrelled rotary missile launcher. In Advance, the Laz Angriff utilizes two Linear Missile Launchers to attack. This has been cut down to one in Original Generation 2.
- Matrix Missile
Mounted on the machine's shoulders, this weapon fires two missile containers, which break open to scatter smaller warheads at long-distance targets.
- Phalanx Missile
This particular weapon is used to lay down a barrage of missiles in an area designated by the pilot. The missiles are accurate enough to deliver maximum damage concentrated on a single target in Advance. However, Original Generation 2 changes the Phalanx Missile attack to a MAP weapon, capable of striking multiple enemy units.
- F-Solid Cannon
The Laz Angriff extends a shoulder-mounted cannon to its full length and fires a high-powered round of energy at its target. The range for this cannon is greater than that of a battleship's main gun. The F stands for "Folding", as the barrel is folded back when the weapon is not in use.
Notable Pilots[]
Axel Almer of the Shadow Mirror deployed in Razangriff in Original Generation 2, when his Soulgain was still under repair. Yuuki Jaggar, formerly of the Neo Divine Crusaders, pilots a Laz Angriff as his starting unit, when he becomes a playable character. In Original Generations, fulfilling secret conditions allows Yuuki to use an upgraded form of the robot, Razangriff Raven.
Video Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Razangriff's name was changed to Rathgrith in the North American localization. However, the Rathgrith is actually the Type-33 Valkyrie. While it has never made an appearance yet, the Type-33Kai Rathgrith Custom (Kai is Japanese Kanji character 改; in English, it means "modified") was used by Selene Meneth in Super Robot Wars 64. While the Laz Angriff shares the same red color scheme with the Rathgrith Custom, their equipment is completely different.
- The name of the Rathgrith is also the name of one of the many valkyries of Norse mythology.
- The Laz Angriff's design is heavily based on the Dougram machines from Fang of the Sun Dougram.