Bravejaguar

Bravejaguar
NBZ Bravejaguar
NBZ-01 Jaguar Type Beith Republic
Crew	1
Weight	28.0 tons
Depth	16.6 m
Height	6.8 m
Maximum Speed	230.0 km/h (142 mph)
Weapons	Bite Fang, Strike Laser Claw (4), Twin Beam Cannon (2), Brave Vulcan Gun (2), Hyper Laser Cannon, Brave Dagger (2), Tail Knife
Equipment	Stabilizer Antenna (2)

The Bravejaguar (ブレイブジャガー, Bureibujagā) is a jaguar-type of Zoid, a race of biomechanical lifeforms from the fictional Zoids universe.

Overview

The Bravejaguar is a standard fast-attack Zoid used by the Beith Republic. Although relatively fragile by combat Zoid standards, it is an effective fighter at both short and long range. It was developed in part from the data gathered by numerous illicit "ZiEL" Zoid fighting tournaments.

Bravejaguars often operate alongside Hardbears and Hurricanehawks, and can combine with them to form the "airphibious" Bitegriffon. The Bravejaguar and Hardbear also make up two-thirds of the Valkyrie Caesar, with the remainder coming from the LB Murasame Liger. Using the Metalhopper as equipment to increase its speed and thrust, the Bravejaguar becomes the Bravejaguar Metal Boost Custom, although its pilots call it the "Metaljaguar".

Battle Story Appearances

Bravejaguars were deployed to oppose the Groundrago forces spearheading the Dinas invasion of the Beith capital. With fire support provided by Hardbears, the Bravejaguars were able to hold their ground, but eventually both they and the Hardbears ran low on ammunition. Their lines broken, the Beith troops were saved by the arrival of Hurricanehawks with which they could fuse to form Bitegriffons.

When the Empire renewed its invasion using G2 Rexes, many Bravejaguars were destroyed as part of the heavy Bitegriffon casualties. Major Rejirudo, in his Valkyrie Caesar, led a Bravejaguar platoon in a last-ditch effort to retake the capital and prevent the fall of the Republic.

Media Appearances

Video Games

Saga DS

The Bravejaguar appears in Zoids Saga DS under the name Neoblox Panther. Its Zi-Data cannot be recovered normally, but instead is only accessible via the Command Sheet; in addition, the Neoblox Panther does not appear in the Zoids Database chart at all. Its standard color scheme is slightly different from the model, lacking gold and with some of its blues and whites in different places. Its Brave Daggers are called "Breaker Knives", and its Bite Fang is called "Neo Bite Fang".

Models

Neoblox

The Bravejaguar was released in April of 2006 as one of the first kits for the Neoblox line. Two versions of the kit were released, one with the designation "NBZ-01", which was the Bravejaguar alone, and another called the "Bravejaguar Set", redesignated "NBZ-07", which came with both the Bravejaguar and the Metalhopper. The Metalhopper can be mounted on the Zoid's back between its Twin Beam Cannons to produce the Metal Boost Custom. Both sets include one small, one medium and one large Neoblox, as well as a gold-chrome Republic pilot.

Standalone box front

Standalone box back

With Metalhopper box front

With Metalhopper box back

The Bravejaguar was also released in July 2006 as part of Bitegriffon and in September as part of Valkyrie Caesar.

Footnotes

List of Zoids

A-F

G-L

M-R

S-Z