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Zangetsu

Zangetsu

Technical Specifications

Model Number

Type-04

Unit Type

Aircraft Commander

Overall Height

4.68 Meters

Gross Weight

8.09 Metric tons

Manufacturer

Militarized Zone of India

Operators

United Federation of Nations
The Black Knights

KMF Generation

7th

Equipments

Standard

Cockpit Ejection System
Radiant Wave Technology
Optional Air Glide System

Armaments

Fixed

2x Shoulder-mounted machine guns
2x Hien Souga-type Slash Harkens
1x 12-tube missile launcher

Appearances

Known Pilot(s)

Kyoshiro Tohdoh

Status

Destroyed

The 'Zangetsu' (斬月 Zangetsu) is an eighth generation Knightmare Frame constructed for Kyoshiro Tohdoh's personal use. It bears great resemblance to his old customized Gekka Kyoshiro Tohdoh Custom, retaining the same paint-job, shoulder armor and the hair-like attachments. Its performance is well above a standard Gekka, however; it is capable of matching some of the more advanced Britannian Knightmares.

Design and Specifications[]

While it carries the same single Slash Harken and Brake Sword (制動刀 Seidoutou) as Tohdoh's Gekka, it also implements some new gear, namely a pair of shoulder-mounted machine cannons and a Radiant Wave Shielding System. These new technologies would later be incorporated into the Akatsuki Command Model Zikisan. It can also make use of the same Air Glide Wing/Missile Launcher combo unit as the Akatsuki. In Power of Passion, it was seen to use its hair-like attachments as a shield against Lancelot Conquista's kick. In such occasions, it is referred as the Type-04/F1C Zangetsu Flight-Enabled Version.

Operational History[]

The Zangetsu makes its first appearance during the kidnapping of Empress Tianzi fighting against Suzaku's Lancelot Conquista. It shows most of its new features against him, throwing him off guard, but he later on recovers. As the Black Knights are retreating with the Empress and are later pursued by the Chinese forces, the Zangetsu is deployed again to battle the Shen Hu. Later, at the Mausoleum of Eighty-Eight Emperors, it engages the Conquista again. During the Second Assault on Tokyo Settlement, it leads the remaining members of the Holy Swords to attempt an attack on Schneizel's ship. It makes its final appearance during the Battle of Mt. Fuji, during which the Zangetsu is badly damaged when Lelouch vi Britannia sets off a Sakuradite eruption from Mount Fuji to destroy a large portion of the Black Knights' forces. Even so, Tohdoh continues to fight until his machine is finally destroyed in combat with Suzaku Kururugi and his Lancelot Albion.

Specifications[]

Zangetsu - Line Art

General Characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Height: 4.68 meters
  • Weight: 8.09 metric tons (9.08 metric tons in Flight-Enabled version)
  • Power Source: Yggdrasil Drive, Energy Filler

Design Features

Armament

  • 1x Seidoutou (制動刀, Seidoutou, lit. "Brake Sword")
  • 2x Shoulder-mounted Machine Gun Turrets
  • 2x Hien Souga-type Slash Harkens (飛燕爪牙, lit. Flying Swallow Nail Fang - スラッシュハーケン, Surasshuhāken) (1x Left-Chest mounted and 1x Sword-mounted (at the end of the sword handle))

Optional Armaments

  • 12-tube Missile Launcher x1 (sometimes equipped to its Air Glide Wing System)

Trivia[]

  • Zangetsu is also the name of main character Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō in the hit anime series Bleach. Ichigo Kurosaki's English voice actor is Johnny Yong Bosch, the same English voice actor as Lelouch Lamperouge. Also, Tohdoh's Zangetsu's color scheme is black and red, the same as Ichigo Kurosaki's.
  • At the same time, its Brake Sword's use of thrusters in combat can be seen as similar to that of the sword "Red Queen", the main weapon of Nero, a major protagonist in the "Devil May Cry" series of video games. Nero's English voice actor is Johnny Yong Bosch, the same as Lelouch.
    • Also, during the animation of the final intro of "Code Geass", "World's End", the Zangetsu can be seen riding upon its Brake Sword into the sky. In "Devil May Cry 5", the fifth installment of its series, one of Nero's abilities has him kick into the air and similarly briefly ride upon his own sword.

Gallery[]

Vehicles of the United Federation of Nations, Peace Mark and the Black Knights
Ground
Landships G-1 Base-class Land Cruiser
Longdan-class Ground Combat Command Battleship
Armoured Fighting Vehicles JLF Railway Flak Cart
Transport Vehicles Black Knights Command Vehicle - Chinese Cargo Truck
JLF Knightmare Transport Truck
Ground Knightmares Generation 4 (Bamides - Burai (Custom - Kai) - Gun-Ru - Panzer Hummel - Raikō)
Generation 5 (Gekka (Pre-Production - Narisuna - Shiden - Tohdoh's Gekka))
Generation 7 (Alexa Narisuna - Akatsuki - Benihoozuki - Byakuen (Gouka - Rekka) - Guren Type-01 (Type-02) - Gawain - Mahoroba Type-01
Meigetsu - Quinn Roses Model-B (Model-Z) - Shinkirō - Sutherland II
Tristan Divider - Vincent - Zangetsu)
Generation 9 (Sutherland Loyal)
Air
Airships Britannian Transport Blimp - Black Knights Small Ship
Ikaruga-class Floating Light Carrier
Transport Aircraft Federation Transport Plane
VTOL Chinese Federation VTOL Gunship - Black Knights' VTOL Transport
Knight Giga Fortresses Sutherland Sieg
Aerial Knightmares Generation 7 (Agravain - Akatsuki (Zikisan) - Guren Type-02
(Flight-Enabled) - Shen Hu - Vincent Ward)
Generation 9 (Gekkoei - Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. Eight Elements (Special)
Lancelot Albion Zero - Lancelot siN (White Fang) - Moosa)
Sea
Seaships Black Knights' Submarine - Black Knights' Tanker
Da Longdan-class Amphibious Floating Command Battleship
Federation Aircraft Carrier - Federation Cruiser - Federation Destroyer
Assault Boats Black Knights' Hydrofoil - Chinese Federation Landing Craft
Space
Spaceships Damocles-class Sky Fortress
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