Zoids: Guardian Force

Zoids: Guardian Force is the direct sequal of Zoids: Chaotic Century. Guardian Force is an animation/anime series based on the Zoids mecha model range produced by Tomy. It is set four years after the events of Chaotic Century.

There are 33 episodes, although the Western dub version merges Chaotic Century and Guardian Force into a single series.

Series Background

Guardian Force is set four years after the events depicted in Chaotic Century. The Helic Republic and Guylos Empire are at peace after defeating Regent Prozen. Members of both the Helic and Guylos militaries have combined into an elite multinational peacekeeper force known as the Guardian Force.

The Guardian Force

The Guardian Force was created as a part of the peace process between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire, and is made up of elite, specially trained soldiers from the militaries of both nations. Led by Colone Kreuger of the Republic, the mission of the Guardian Force is to prevent all future wars. Members of the Guardian Force seek out dissidents, terrorists, and volatile groups, and contain them before they can do any damage.

Characters

The Chaotic Century Characters

For more information on these characters, see the profiles from Chaotic Century.

Van

Offered a commission in the Republic Army for his part in the war, Lieutenant Van Freiheit is accepted into the Guardian Force during the first episode of the series.

Fiona

A research assistant to the erratic Doctor D. during the four year gap, Fiona is quick to encounter Van again, and the pair begin travelling again, continuing to seek information on her past.

Irvine

Believed to be a part of a rebel Zoid Hunter group, it is later revealed that Irvine is a covert operative with the Guardian Force. During the series, Irvine's Command Wolf is destroyed, although Doctor D. manages to fuse its personality with a prototype Lightning Saix.

Series Comments

While the last Zoids series to be screened in the Western nations before the creation of Fuzors, Guardian Force was for a long time considered to be the most popular. Despite this, Guardian Force has been heavily criticised for its somewhat nonsensical plot, its one-dimensional chracters, and that the romance between Van and Fiona wasn't dealt with in any significant way, leaving it up to the fandom.

Trivia

• The translation and dubbing of the final four episodes of Guardian Force was delayed. Australia was the first Western nation to air the 'Final Four', near the end of 2002.