Garo (Anime Armor)/VL

Garo Armor
Garo
Garo Transforms
Golden Knights
Sword
Equipment
Zaruba Garoken (牙狼剣 Garōken, Fanged Wolf Sword) Garo Zanbaken (牙狼斬馬剣 Garōzanbaken, Fanged-Wolf Horse-Slaying Sword) Madō Motorcycle
Alternative Versions
Garo (Original Armor) Garo (Ryūga-verse Armor) Garo (The Crimson Moon Armor) Garo (The Carved Seal of Flames Armor) Garo (Versus Road Armor)

Garo is the golden Makai Armor that specializes in longsword combat. Whoever wields the armor shall take the title of Garo the Golden Knight (黄金騎士・牙狼（ガロ） Ōgon Kishi Garo, lit. "Fanged Wolf"). In the series, Vanishing Line, the armor belongs to Sword.

Description & Characteristics

By the era of Vanishing Line, the Garo Armor has been passed to Ragnvald bloodline with Wilhem Ragnvald aka Sword being its most recent bearer and the Makai Order has integrated modern technology into their world in order to better combat Horrors. Because of it, the Garo Armor now has a stronger focus on modern technology following the said change. The concept of Vanishing Line era Garo's design and equipment is partially inspired by Disney's TRON and Marvel's Ghost Rider. While basically still the same as its past incarnation, the armor now sports a bulkier and more futuristic look complete with circuits that glow with bright pink/purple accent upon charged with its bearer's ki (life energy). The original armor had secret retractable grappling hooks on the back of its armor; this version exposes it. Featured as two trailing tassels ending in sharp blades.

Following improvements of its arsenals, Garo's Madōba, Gōten, had been repurposed into the armor of the chassis for his Madō Motorcycle that is accessible whenever the armor is summoned. While Garo's Madō Ring, Zaruba, retains his role as Horror detector and advisor, he now has an additional role as the key to activate Garo's motorcycle. Once loaded into the bike, Zaruba has full control of the bike and acts as its pilot when Garo needs assistance. Because carrying Garoken would be noticeable by civilians, it's usually hidden inside a retractable compartment within the bike frame. When the Garoken is needed, Zaruba can position the bike within a distance to launch the sword to him. When summoning the armor, that power extends to the bike, giving Zaruba and the bike a golden armored form. With it, Zaruba can also engage in combat. However, Garo's capabilities and equipment would go through a major change after Zaruba's destruction.

Zaruba sacrificed himself by ramming the motorcycle into Knight to protect Sophie. The motorcycle was destroyed and half of Zaruba's head was gone. As the ring faded, Sword collected the remains of Zaruba's magic and punched it through the summoning halo of Garo, bonding the remains of its power into Garo, giving it an upgraded form. The remaining essence of Zaruba that had not bonded with the Garo Armor on the other hand, was later infused into Sword's reconstructed Madō Motorcycle by Makai Alchemists of Ferre Salé Dessimo, reviving the Madō ring as a much more powerful motorcycle who then in time saved both Sophie and Sword from swarms of Horrors at El Dorado.

By the era of Vanishing Line, Garo's Madō steed, Gōten, has been repurposed into combat chassis for Madō Motorcycle following the modernization of Makai Community by Makai Order. As combat chassis for Madō Motorcycles, its combat capabilities greatly enhanced in addition of retaining the old ones, including the ability to turn Garoken into a greatsword called Garo Zanbaken (牙狼斬馬剣 Garōzanbaken, Fanged-Wolf Horse-Slaying Sword). Golden Knight's Garo Zanbaken is also given revamped design, now possessing an ornate guard and jagged golden blade with at least five smaller curved blades on its point, increasing the stab damage. As shown in the final duel between Garo and Bolg, Garo Zanbaken now accessible without having to summon Gōten chassis over the bike first.

Weapons & Equipment

• Garoken (牙狼剣 Garōken, Fanged Wolf Sword): While the abilities and appearance of the sword's transformed state remains consistent with other incarnations, Garoken's appearance of by the era of Vanishing Line in normal condition has been reforged into a large, collapsible greatsword with a mechanical design, and is also around the size of the Garo Sword in original universe when still in Gōki's possession.
  • Garo Zanbaken(牙狼斬馬剣 Garōzanbaken, Fanged-Wolf Horse-Slaying Sword): The modern improvement on Garoken also upgrades its Garo Zanbaken form where it now sports the appearance of a futuristic-looking jagged greatsword which has small, multiple curved blades at its point, improving its already devastating combat power.
• Zaruba: Horror detector and advisor. Zaruba was originally a Madō ring who also doubles as key for Sword's motorcycle, but after sacrificing himself to protect Sophie, Zaruba and the motorcycle now become one as a better Madō Motorcycle upon being rebuilt.
• Madō Motorcycle (魔導二輪 Madō Nirin): The modernization of Makai Order has led Madōbas to be replaced with better Madō Motorcycles, which also doubles as the knight's mundane transportation.
  • Gōten Chassis: Originally Garo's Madō Steed, it now has been repurposed into combat chassis that immediately attached itself around the Golden Knight's motorcycle upon transformed, giving it armored form. It retains its ability to turn Garoken into Garo Zanbaken.

Variants

Variant

Description

Unnamed Garo Form When Zaruba is dying as a result of sacrificing himself to protect Sophie, Sword collected the remains of the Mado Ring's magic and punched it through the summoning halo of Garo, bonding the remains of its power into Garo. This gives the Garo Armor a new form where the armor's overall mass and thickness nearly doubled, bolstering its defensive and offensive power that enables him to briefly overpower Bolg and forced him to retreat. It's not shown whether Sword can switch back and forth between Garo's normal form and this upgraded form. Note: This form's acquisition method is similar to that of Master Garo form by Kouga Saejima (involving having Zaruba or at least a portion of his essence entering summoning halo of the armor). However, unlike the Master Garo form, this form does NOT include the power of the previous Garo users.

History

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Pics Gallery

(Garo-Zaruba) Close up 1 (Ep 17)

(Garo-Zaruba) Garo Sword (Ep 17)

(Garo-Zaruba) Face close up (Ep 17)

(Garo-Zaruba) Close up 2 (Ep 17)

Garo and Bolg

Notes & Trivia

• The design of animated Garo by the events of Vanishing Line later becomes the template to its latest Versus Road version.

Articles & References

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External Links

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