Genospino

Genospino
ZW33 Spinosaurus Type Imperial Army
Crew	1
Weight	158.0 tons
Depth	13.7 m
Height	6.5 m
Maximum Speed	210 km/h
Weapons	Geno Saucer Saucer Vulcan (8) Wave Fang A-Z High-Temperature Flame Radiator A-Z Torpedo Launcher (2) A-Z Long Cannon (2) Spike Claw (2)
Equipment	Z-O Visor Caterpillar Drive Nose Horn Smoke Discharger IQ 138

Genospino (ジェノスピノ, Jenosupino) is a Spinosaurus-type Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise.

Overview

The Genospino is a small Zoid. Compared to other Zoids in the Zoids: Wild series, it is an XL-sized Zoid.

Equipment & Features

Z-O Visor

Z-O Visor (Z-Oバイザー)

Wave Fang

Wave Fang (ウェーブファング)

Nose Horn

Nose Horn (ノーズホーン)

Caterpillar Drive

Caterpillar Drive (キャタピラードライブ)

A-Z Torpedo Launcher

A-Z Torpedo Launcher (A-Z魚雷ランチャー)

A-Z Long Cannon

A-Z Long Cannon (A-Zロングキャノン)

A-Z High-Temperature Flame Radiator

A-Z High-Temperature Flame Radiator (A-Z高熱火炎放射器)

Geno Saucer

Geno Saucer (ジェノソーサー)

Spike Claw

Spike Claw (スパイククロー)

Saucer Vulcan

Saucer Vulcan (ソーサーバルカン)

Smoke Discharger

Smoke Discharger (スモークディスチャージャー)

Anime

The Genospino appears in Zoids: Wild ZERO as a major antagonist. It is slowly recovered and built by Frank Land over the course of several episodes.

Eventually all the parts for the Genospino are recovered and completed by the Empire. They immediately put the Zoid to work, attacking the Republic in full force.

Initially intended to be piloted by Christopher Giller, the Genospino is ultimately piloted by Aldridge. This is due to Brigadier General Collins (Giller's superior) falling terminally ill. His replacement, Brigadier General Shigaru, changes the pilot due at the last minute.

The Genospino proves virtually invincible, easily defeating the fortress city Mosaic in episode 12. It inflicts huge damage to the main cast, and nearly destroyed the Beast Liger.

The Genospino's main weakness is the immense toll it places on its pilot. Knowing this, the Empire sends the Genopino on a beeline towards the capital of the republic.

Using the Sniptera, Lieutenant Colonel Dias manages to bait Aldridge to use his Machine Blast far too many times, depleting Aldrige of his stamina. As Aldrige falls unconscious, the Genospino ceases to move.

However, the Zoid later goes rogue. No longer controlled it is lured to a deserted ruined city. While the republic are able to kite it to where they want, they lack the firepower to do any real damage to the Zoid. Eventually, the Rising Liger appears on the scene. The Liger's new weapons combined with knowledge of the location of the Genospino's Zoid Core, make Leo able to defeat the Zoid.

Size Discrepancy

Like many Zoids that appear as major antagonists, the size of the Genospino in the anime is scaled up dramatically from it's model kit counterpart.

Models

List of Zoids

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G-L

M-R

S-Z