Barigator

Barigator
Barigator
RZ-003 Crocodile Type Helic Republic
Crew	1
Weight	24.3 tons
Depth	14.5 m
Height	4.4 m
Maximum Speed	150 km/h
Weapons	AMD 20 mm Beam Gun (2), 4-Shot Surface-to-air Missile Launcher, Bite Fangs, Smash-Up Tail
Equipment	Nothing beyond standard systems

The Barigator is a Crocodiletype Zoid, one of over 200 species of fictional biomechanical lifeforms depicted in TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise.

Overview

The Barigator is a Crocodile-type Zoid used by the Helic Republic. The Zoid is amphibious, and succeeds in swamp, marsh, and shallow aquatic operations. It can be used elsewhere, but a lack of flat ground will restrict the low-slung Zoid. Relatively slow on land, the Barigator is rather well armored for its size. Its powerful fangs are capable of crushing similarly sized Zoids in a single blow; a favored tactic is for the Zoid to remain hidden then strike at an unsuspecting opponent. The Zoid does have one weakness, however; when its jaws are open, the cockpit is relatively open and exposed to enemy fire.

Battle Story Appearances

The Barigator design first appeared in the late 2030s ZAC, as a replacement for the Aquadon and Furolesios. The Zoid proved to be effective in supporting the Helic Forces as they advanced on the Zenebas capital, allowing the Helic army to launch amphibious assaults.

The Zoid was later used to escort the Helic forces in their landings on the Dark Continent of Nyx. This time, they were less successful, falling victim to the far more capable Guylos Heldigunners.

The Barigator remained a part of the Helic army following the disaster of ZAC 2056. Initially the Republic's only aquatic Zoid, the Barigator was outmatched by the combination of the Guylos Sinker, Brachios, Warshark, and Heldigunner. Only with the development of the Hammerhead was the Republic able to achieve naval superiority.

Media appearances

The Zoid does not appear in any anime series. It has appeared in the various Zoids Saga games, as a common wandering monster.

UK Zoids Comic

The Kroc Zoids were used by the Blue Zoid army to fight against the Red Mutants naval forces, specifically the Z-Ray. The Krocs exhibited animal-like traits, often remaining by rivers or other bodies of water.

Video Games

The Barigator made a minor appearance in the Zoids Saga series, where it appeared as a wandering monster. It could commonly be found in shallow water regions and in some caves, but it almost never appears in deep sea or land terrains.

Trading Cards

The Barigator was featured in the first two Zoids Trading Cards releases; the Original Battle Game and Trading Collection Cards.

Models

Braigator box art

OJR

The Barigator was released in Japan. It comes on four frames, along with 8 small rubber caps, a chrome gold pilot figure, a wind-up motor, a translucent cockpit hatch, and a label sheet. The model is white and dark blue/green, with the cockpit hatch being translucent orange. When wound up, the Zoid walks while swinging its head and tail from side to side. The weapons can be manually positioned, along with the Zoid's jaw. The Zoid's body is rather fragile, the model having a tendency to fall apart easily after assembly.

The Zoid was released in August 1985.

The Barigator was the first small Helic Zoid to not possess the standardized "whitehead" cockpit. Instead, a head was specially designed for the Zoid.

Kroc

The Barigator was released in Europe under the name Kroc in 1986. The model was recolored in flat black and light grey, with blue caps.

Robo Strux

The Zoid was released in the United States as Chompz as a part of the Robo Strux line. The Zoid was colored with dark green and tan components, red caps, and a translucent green cockpit.

Technozoids

The Zoid was released in the US, as part of the Technozoids line in the mid 90s. The model's name was changed to Armored Gator, and the was Zoid recolored in bright orange and tan.

NJR

The Barigator was recolored in dark green and light grey, and featured another release in Japan. It was recoloured with black caps and an orange translucent cockpit. The Zoid's mold was also altered to a degree, being far more stable and less prone to falling apart.

Several additional weapons kits were produced for the Barigator. Some of these were also designed for use with other Zoids.

• The CP-04 "Attack Unit"
• The CP-05 "Cannon Unit"

The Zoid's type was changed from Alligator to Crocodile, which would be carried through to later releases.

Hasbro Release

Barigator was released by Hasbro in the US. Only the box art was changed, to appear like other Zoids in the Hasbro release.

NPR

The Zoid was released in the Pacific. It featured TOMY logos on the box, but was otherwise identical to the Hasbro release.

Rebirth Century

OJR, RCZ and NJR Barigators

An upgraded version of the Barigator, called the Barigator TS, was released as the eighth Zoid in the Zoids: Rebirth Century line, with the designation number of HRZ-008. It features a weapon pack on its back, holding two sets of two missiles, along with a golden pilot.

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