The third unit of the Dynamic General Guardian series, the Rai-o, and its upgrade, the DaiRai-o, are one of protagonist units in 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha. Rai-o was set to appear in the 2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation.
Appearance[]
The Rai-o is a unit colored in bright grey and silver for most of its body, with black in various areas. The design is humanoid, and is rounded instead of the boxiness commonly found in giant robots. Noticeable features include the gold crown-like decoration on the head and the red scarf. It also has ruby-like jewels on many parts of its body, most notably the shoulders and crown.
The DaiRai-o looks similar to the Rai-o, but has a larger crown, sports extra armor around its chassis and has more extravagant gold highlights around its shoulders, arms, knees and legs.
Many fans have noted that the Rai-o and the DaiRai-o's designs are likely heavily influenced by the famous Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider. Such influences include the crimson scarf and a final attack that involves a powerful kick. Also, the animation prior to the DaiRai-o's final attack reveals the machine's humanoid faceplate that bears a resemblance to Hongo Takeshi, the first Kamen Rider.
Technical and Historical[]
The Rai-o is the latest machine in the Dynamic General Guardian series and is designated with the codename DGG-XAM3. This machine, though developed by Mao Industries and the Tesla Leicht Institute, is overlooked by scientist, Minaki Tomine. The Rai-o harnesses lightning energy via plasma drives to power its attacks. Minaki finished developing her father, Kaoru Tomine's Lead Innovative Organic Harmony System and installed it in the Rai-o. Kaoru wanted to create a world of perfect soldiers, thus used the LIOH System to carry out this plot.
Touma Kanou, a delivery boy, becomes the Rai-o's pilot through a chance of fate. When Balmar begins its second invasion of Earth, he happens to be at Minaki's house while doing his job. He is eventually placed in a situation where he is forced to pilot the Rai-o. After this, he becomes the pilot of the machine and is trained by members of the Alpha Numbers. The LIOH System and Touma clash, however -- on one such occasion, it causes Touma to go completely insane. It would take a decisive blow by Sänger Zonvolt in his Dygenguar to stop Touma. After this, even though it is a system that can promise great results, the device is removed. Instead, the cockpit is outfitted to use the Direct Motion Link System, which follows the exact movements of Touma's body. Using this system, he invents the "Rising Meteor" attack, which takes full advantage of its new mobility.
A while later, the Rai-o takes immense damage from a battle with Touma's combat rival, Baran Doban of Balmar. Using many of the Dygenguar's parts, it is upgraded into the DGG-XAM3C DaiRai-o, which is a powerful improvement over the Rai-o, sporting better armor and attack capabilities. It is accepted by its peers and the fanbase as a true Dynamic General Guardian; to emphasize, in its first sortie, the DaiRai-o destroyed 100 enemy units by itself. In another sortie with Baran Doban, the face of the machine is smashed. Touma decides not to repair it, and the "scar" stays. In a later battle against Hazal Gozzo of Balmar, Touma is finally able to push the DaiRai-o past its limits with his new JinRai attack, achieving such great power that the LIOH System's abilities are completely outclassed by Touma's own strength.
Specifications[]
Rai-o[]
Weapon Systems:
- Harken Impulse
- A shot of plasma energy is launched from the leg.
- Counter Break
- The plasma leaders in the arms uses electricity to "lasso" the enemy off of the ground and pull it toward Rai-o. The mech delivers a powerful kick as the victim arrives.
- Lightning Fall
- The Rai-o flies into the air and delivers a charged, lightning kick aimed at the ground that creates a shockwave effect, damaging all targets in its area of effect.
- Rising Meteor
- The Rai-o charges itself up. It delivers a series of kicks to its target to knock it high into the air and then delivers a final kick, sending the enemy back down to the ground.
DaiRai-o[]
Weapon Systems:
- Harken Impulse Drive
- A pair of plasma beam shots are launched from the legs.
- Counter Spike Charge
- The plasma leaders in the arms generate an even greater amount of electricity to grab the target off of the ground. The DaiRai-o then delivers a strong kick attack.
- Plasma Spiral Dive
- The DaiRai-o uses powerful knee-mounted thrusters to deliver a charged, lightning kick aimed at the ground that creates a shockwave effect, damaging surrounding targets in its area of effect.
- Rising Meteor Inferno
- The DaiRai-o delivers a series of punches and kicks, sending the enemy high into the air. The DaiRai-o flies headlong, grabbing its target, and proceeds to hurl it further up into the air. Charging up for a final attack, the DaiRai-o rushes for a finishing, vertical kick that utterly shatters the target, exploding in mid-air.
- JinRai
- Touma's ultimate attack. With Minaki's approval, the limiters in the DaiRai-o's plasma drives are released. The faceplate covering the DaiRai-o retracts, revealing its face and "scar". The energy buildup from the plasma drives forms two oversized wings on its back, and the DaiRai-o flies towards its target. With a fully charged lightning kick, the enemy is driven backward by the force of the attack, following a series of weaker melee attack, burning the target with its plasma energy. The DaiRai-o then flies up to the air vertically, releasing the rest of the plasma energy, dealing a final downward kick, driving the enemy into the ground, creating a reaction so powerful that it forms a pillar of fire from ground zero upward, high into the atmosphere. The DaiRai-o leaps out of the pillar, as the pillar continues to burn spectacularly.
- Interesting to note is that the characters for the JinRai attack mean, appropriately enough, "Divine Lightning".
Video Gallery[]
