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Storyline

The war between the Empire and Republicans has been over for a few years, however, there is still those hostile individuals causing unrest on the planet Zi. To ensure peace and stability, a joint task group called the Guardian Force is developed. Van, Fiona, Zeke, and eventually Lt. Thomas Richard Shubaltz make up this heroic force. Each dedicated to wiping out those who use their Zoids for evil intentions, and thus maintaining a peaceful existance for the inhabitants of Zi.

Zoids Guardian Force is technically the second season of Zoids brought to anime.

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Characters

VAN (BAN) FREIHEIT
Voice Actor: Matthew Erickson
Zoid: Blade Liger
Organoid: Zeke
Age: 18

It's been a few years and Van has matured (really nicely)! He has been in the military academy training under the guidance of Colonel Krueger. Upon graduation, he joins up with Fiona and becomes a Lieutenant in the Guardian Force. (I just love his new uniform.)

It is within this season we see a closer bond growing between Van and Fiona.

FIONA
Voice Actor: Carol Anne Day
Age: Unknown

Fiona is as sweet and innocent as ever. It was determined last season that Fiona is really an ancient Zoidian whose real name is Alisi Lynnett (?sp). For the past few years Fiona has been working with Dr. D in their quest to find Zoid Eve.

It's not really any surprise, but eventually we will see how deeply she loves Van giving her the ability to feel his emotions.

LIEUTENANT THOMAS RICHARD SHUBALTZ
Voice Actor: Ryan Luhning
Zoid Season 2: Medium Artillery DiBison
Age: ? early 20's

Thomas is one character you may dislike at first but eventually grow to admire. He is the younger brother of Major Karl Shubaltz whom he was always trying to live up to. There are times when he lets his rank go to his head, and he definitely is effected by the green eyed monster (jealousy) when it comes to Van. He took one look at Fiona, and it was love at first site...too bad it is unrequited (-_-).

Thomas is incredibly intelligent and developed an AI (Artificial Intelligence) to assist him in battle which he calls Beak. For the most part, Beak is a man-made organoid. It is a computer installed within the Zoid core of the DiBison that can make decisions just like humans. The helmet worn by Thomas allows him to communicate more directly with Beak.

IRVINE
Voice Actor: Mark Gatha
Zoid Season 2: Command Wolf/Lightning Saix
Age: early 20's

Irvine (drool)...yes, he is back and cocky as ever. For the past few years he spent his time battling in Zoid tournaments and taking on odd dangerous jobs to earn money. It so happens he runs into Van on one of his side jobs. Eventually, they team up again to battle the terrorizing Raven.

Have no fear, what he is wearing in this picture is simply a disguise worn during the episode he met up with Van.

MOONBAY
Voice Actor: Onalea Gilbertson (luv her singing!)
Zoid Season 1: Gustav
Age: Not sure (somewhere around Irvine's age)

Moonbay, too, is back...beautiful and fiesty as ever. Of course, she spent the last few years doing what she likes best....earning the almighty buck. Teams up with the gang again quite by accident when she rescues Thomas, and returns his DiBison to a base where Van and the others are located. Moonbay loves her independence.

RAVEN
Voice Actor: Scott Hendrickson
Zoid Season 2: Genosaurer/Genobreaker
Age: 18

Raven is truly bad to the bone, but it is due to his tragic background. He has had an overwhelming hatred of Zoids since childhood and sets out to destroy all of them.

Tragically, his parents were killed by an organoid when it emerged from its Zoid capsule. He was briefly assisted by Van's father until Prozen and his forces attacked. Prozen then trained Raven as his own fighting machine...awarding him Shadow and a red Zabre fang when it was time to go and carry out Prozen's path of destruction.

This season Raven has a more powerful Zoid and is intent on defeating his rival...VAN.

Episode Summaries

The Boy from Planet Z!

Intro...the open desert of the planet Zi. In the distance, the peace of the sands is broken by a cloud of dust. Van, a 14-year-old youth from a nearby village is flying across the desert on his hoverboard minding his own business when he is suddenly attacked and pursued by a rogue blue Guysack. Van speeds away, and the Guysack disappears. Van think it's gone but it suddenly reappears from beneath the sand in front of him. He quickly dodges the Guysack and continues flying through the desert. Spying fortress ruins in the distance, Van starts heading that way, hoping to find shelter from the attacking Zoid. They Guysack, as Van discovers, is not a rogue (wild Zoid) but has a pilot: Bull, a young mercenary gang member who has captured the Guysack and decided to harass Van to test it out (only because Van happened to be passing by at the time Bull captured it). Bull begins firing on Van, and forces Van off of his hoverboard. But Van still has hold of the safety line, so despite falling off the board, Van lands on his feet and begins to run while being dragged by the hoverboard.

Still approaching the fortress ruins, Van is dragged past the burned-out hull of a shield liger as Bull continues to close in. Van quickly approaches the base of the ruins, yelling, and is promptly dragged up the side of a Gojulas hull that had fallen against the front of the ruins. His hoverboard had enough momentum to carry him to the top of the Gojulas corpse, where he lands, turns, and looks down to see Bull attack the base of the Gojulas. Ban yells at the Guysack pilot, wishing he would leave him alone. Bull continues to attack, and eventually fires his cannon at Van. This breaks the sand and dirt loose that has collected on the front of the fortress. The shifting sand also breaks the Gojulas hull away from its resting place, and it begins to topple over onto Bull. Van jumps on his hoverboard and attempts to ride out the landslide, and very nearly makes it, but ends up overcome by the falling rock, sand, and Gojulas.

When the dust clears, Bull is buried under the Gojulas hull, and can't free himself. Ban finds himself okay, but his hoverboard is severely damaged. Knowing that fixing the board is the only way he will be able to get back to his village safely, Van notices that the collapse of the Gojulas has opened a doorway into the fortress ruins. So, he heads inside to hopefully find parts to repair his hoverboard (and to get away from Bull).

Watching this activity from the distance are two of Bull's fellow gang members, Nero & Bianco, who both pilot desert-color Command Wolves. Both of them condescendingly condemn Bull's rash actions between themselves, then decide that they should go dig him out. They contact Bull, berating him for wasting his time pursuing Van while they slowly approach the fortress. As Van searches the inside of the fortress ruins for parts to repair his hoverboard, Nero and Bianco repeatedly fire on the fortress, hoping to "take care" of Van, as they don't want anyone compromising the presence of their gang in the area.

After the dust clears inside the fortress, Van notices that a secret passageway has been revealed from the bombardment. He follows the corridor to a sealed door, and pries it open. Inside, he finds a light switch. Upon activating the lights, he finds two large pods. Inspecting the pod thoroughly, he determines there is some type of Zoid within the larger one. Thinking he may have found the Zoid partner he had longed for, Van opens the pod by pressing a button on its side. There is a hiss, and the pod begins to crack.

Maria and Priest interlude - Meanwhile, back in Van's home village, his sister has gone looking for him, as he has left home without doing his chores. Walking past the cemetery, Maria is called to by the village Priest, who is standing at her father's grave. Maria wonders where Van has gone, and the Priest reminds her that Van is probably out looking for a Zoid companion so he can be like his father. Walking up to speak to the Priest, Maria looks down at the fresh flowers on her father's grave, and wonders who could have left them. The Priest reminds her it was probably Van, at which point Maria recalls today is the fifth anniversary of their father's death.

Back to the fortress! The pod then bursts open, and out onto the floor falls...something Van has never seen before. Van isn't sure what to make of this creature, but he's certain it's a Zoid. He begins to touch it, but it awakens, and raises up on its feet and faces him. It's just slightly larger than a human, and looks very tyrannosaur-like, only mechanical. Van, not afraid, extends a welcome to this new creature, and offers to make him his partner. The creature expresses some apprehension, then spins and swats Van in the face with his tail. Van staggers backward, but retains his balance...and gets both feet back on the floor. Van laughs off the hit, and again extends a warm hand to his new friend, who he has decided shall be named Zeke, after his father's command wolf. Zeke also appears to have decided van is okay and begins to let Van pet him when...

Bull bursts though the wall in his Guysack. Threatening Van, Bull notices Zeke, and says he will take him for his own. Van steps back, noticing the active electrical cable on the floor. As Bull continues to mouth off, Van pulls up the cable, and detaches it, plowing the live end at Bull's Guysack. The electrical surge catches Bull off guard, and he is stunned. Van desperately tells Zeke to run, but Zeke appears confused. Bull regains control of his Zoid and swats Van aside. Zeke then tries to attack the Guysack, but Bull swats him around as well. Hard. After being slung around the room and landing next to Van, Zeke is near beaten. Van reminds Zeke that he's foolish to attempt to fight the Guysack, and begs him not to continue fighting, as he doesn't want the same fate to befall him as that of his father's Zoid.

Zeke responds by standing up to face the Guysack again. Just as Bull prepares to attack again, Zeke grabs Van by the collar and slings him up on his back. Armatures on Zeke's lower back raise to reveal rocket motors. Suddenly, Zeke powers up and fires off straight for the Guysack. Bull and his Zoid are slammed back though the wall and then through the outer wall of the fortress by Zeke. Once outside, Bull's Zoid falls away disabled and Zeke continues flying across the desert with Van holding on for dear life. He passes between Bianco and Nero, who aren't sure what they have just seen. They quickly turn to pursue Zeke into the desert.

Zeke carries Van to the hull of the old Shield Liger Van had passed on his way tot he fortress, and drops him in the cockpit. Van sees that Zeke wants him to pilot the Liger, but there is no way it's even close to combat ready. Then, Zeke's power is revealed. Glowing blue with an unknown energy, Zeke flies up into the air, becoming a bolt of pure energy, and then flies down into the Liger. Zeke melds with the Liger, and restores it to full operation. Van can't believe his eyes. At that moment, Nero and Bianco approach, and also can't believe what they see: a fuilly operational combat-ready Shield Liger. They decide to attack, and Van charges them. With Zeke assisting, Van manages to disable Bianco's combat system, which spooks both mercenaries into fleeing.

Afterward, Zeke prods Van into returning to the fortress ruins, in order to open the other stasis pod. Van readily agrees, thinking he is about to end up with another Zoid partner. But when the pod opens, they find...a girl?