| Godos | |
 Godos | |
| RMZ-001, RMZ-11 / RZ-014 Allosaurus Type Helic Republic | |
| Crew | 1 (normal) - 2 (heavy) |
| Weight | 23(normal) 24.1(heavy) tons |
| Depth | 8.6 m |
| Height | 8.2 m |
| Maximum Speed | 150 km/h |
| Weapons | Crusher Claws (2)[1],
Small-Bore Particle Beam Cannon (2)[2], Double-Barrelled Anti-Aircraft Laser Machinegun[3], Small-Bore Anti-Aircraft Laser Machinegun (2)[4], Smash-Up Tail[5] |
| Equipment | Laser Searcher[6] |
The Godos (ゴドス RZ-014) is a Allosaurus-type Zoid and one of over 200 bio-mechanical lifeforms that form the Zoid race depicted in TOMY's Zoids franchise.
Overview[]
The Godos is an early Zoid affiliated with the Helic Republic. It is the standard infantry Zoid of the Helic army, designed to work alongside and supplant other early Zoids like the Garius, Elephantus, and Guysak.
While not powerful individually, the Godos is a simple and easy design to mass-produce, and can be easily deployed in large numbers. The Zoid is very versatile, and can be easily adapted to a number of different roles.
Battle Story Appearances[]
- This section is about the events in Battle Story, which is primarily in Japanese. Information in this section may require additional citations.
The Godos made its debut in ZAC 2030, one of the first new Zoids created from blending Earthing and Zoidian technologies. Sporting balanced and powerful weaponry for its size, it became the Republic's main mass production Zoid. Since its design focuses primarily on offense, its defenses are weak and it has a high injury rate in battle.
In the early to middle stages of the Central Continent war it was considered the most powerful small scale Zoid, and nicknamed the "Miniature Gojulas". The Zenebas Empire recognized the excellence of its design and developed the Iguan specifically to counter it, based off the Godos' design. During the later stages of the Central Continent war, the Godos was replaced in service by the Arosaurer.
Following the destruction caused by the meteor strike of ZAC 2056, the wild Allosaurus Zoids that had been the basis for the Arosaurer had been pushed to the brink of extinction, bringing the Godos back into relevance. Helic Republic recreated the Godos, again making it the standard infantry Zoid of the army. The Godos was used through the war on the Western continent, and then on the Central Continent. By ZAC 2101 the Godos was replaced by the newer Gun Sniper and Snipe Master Zoids.
Media Appearances[]
Anime[]
Chaotic Century and Guardian Force[]
The Godos first appeared in Zoids: Chaotic Century as the standard infantry-type Zoid of the Republican Army. Godos were used en masse by the Helic forces, and were usually plowed down like redshirts. The Zoid was also given role in Zoids: Guardian Force, with the only successful Godos pilot being Raven, who managed to use one in order to destroy an entire Republican base without his Organoid. Godos variants also appeared in other roles, often serving as construction or labor machines.
Throughout the series, it was called Gordos by mistake.
New Century[]
Several Godos also appeared in Zoids: New Century, usually as random "filler" Zoids.
Fuzors[]
A team of three Godos, the Renegade Force, appeared in the first episode of Zoids: Fuzors, and were effortlessly destroyed by the Black Impact Team's equal number of Blade Ligers. Other Godos also appeared in other episodes.
UK Zoids comic[]
The Trooperzoid was the standard infantry Zoid of the Blue Zoid armies, and appeared throughout the run of the comic. The Zoid was meant to replace the older Tyrannozoid, but the wear of constant battles meant the two Zoids often worked alongside each other. The Trooperzoid was a match for most of the smaller Red Mutants, but was easily dispatched by the larger ones. The Namer piloted one for several issues.
A Trooperzoid also appeared in the Zoids 2 promotional mini-comic. This is interesting, given that the Trooperzoid/Godos was not a part of the Zoids2 line.
Video Games[]
The Godos appears as a common wandering monster in the Zoids Saga series, although by the time it is available to the player, much better Zoids are available.
Trading Cards[]
The Godos was featured in two of the Zoids Trading Cards releases: the Original Battle Game and Trading Collection Cards.
Manga[]
In the final chapter of the Chaotic Century manga, it is revealed that a Godos named 'Noah' which belonged to Raven when he was younger was the cause of his hatred of Zoids. He tried to enter some navigation data into the Zoid's system to enable it to follow his parents to work just so he could join them. Unfortunately, the data was corrupted, and Noah killed his parents before his eyes, sparking off his hatred for Zoids.
Models[]
Zoids (1983)[]
The Godos was released in Japan as part of the Zoids (1983) line. Introduced in 1983, production continued until about 1987.
The Godos comes on four frames, along with a small wind-up motor, a separate head piece, two clear canopies, four rubber caps, two small chrome gold pilots, and label sheets. The Godos is moulded in blue with an orange canopy. One of the frames was originally used by the Garius, while two of the frames were later re-used by the Iguan and another by the Guysack. The Godos comes with two different head modules (one of which is shared with other early Zoids like the Garius), as well as several optional weapons systems.
The Zoid uses a wind-up motor for its motion; once wound, the Godos will walk forwards and wave its arms. The head, weapons, and booster can be manually positioned.
Spider-Man and Zoids[]
The Godos was released in Europe, as part of the Spider-Man and Zoids line. It bore the name Trooperzoid. Released in 1985-86, this Zoid had two production runs, with differing shades of grey used. One version was identical in appearance to the 1983 version. The other was slightly bluer. It was also produced in France.
Robo Strux[]
The Godos was released in the US as a part of the Robo Strux line in the early 80s. The Zoid was named Spartak, and was coloured in tan and red, with green canopies. The Spartak did not include an optional second head module.
Zoids (1999)[]
1999 Godos
The Godos was released in the Zoids (1999) line. Introduced in 1999, the Godos's design was unchanged, but the colours were altered; the Zoid was a mixture of light and dark grey, with grey pilots.
An upgrade kit was produced for the Godos, the CP-13 Wild Weasel unit. The Wild Weasel Unit consisted of a weapons pack carrying two cannon pods, and a radar dish. The upgrade mounted on the Godos' back, making it very back-heavy and substantially reducing the model's ability to walk.
Highend Master Model (HMM)[]
A HMM version of the Godos was released in November 2011 for 4,200 yen and saw a re-release in April 2012. Kotobukiya released a HMM Godos Old Republic Specification Type in January 2020 for 4,800 yen, based off the original RMZ-11 Godos from the 1980s. Kotobukiya will release a 028 RZ-014 Godos Marking Plus Ver. in January 2022 for 4,800 yen. It will come with the extra head from the 047 RMZ-11 Godos Former Republic Ver.
Related Zoids[]
Rebirth Century[]
Dosgodos[]
| Dos Godos | |
 Dos Godos | |
| HRZ-005 Allosaurus Type Helic Republic | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Weight | 28 tons |
| Depth | 16.6 m |
| Height | 7.1 m |
| Maximum Speed | 220 km/h |
| Weapons | Bite Fang, Crusher Claw (2), Small-Bore Focused Charged Particle Beam Gun (2), Anti-Zoid 30mm Hyper Beam Gun, Small-Bore Laser Machinegun (2), Tail Whip Dagger |
| Equipment | Wide-Area Laser searcher, Jet Thruster (2) |
The Dosgodos is one of the only entirely new designs in the Rebirth Century line, though it draws heavily from Godos in its appearance. Rather than reusing past parts, it is a unique kit, and features pieces that let it both walk as a standard windup and act as a more posable Zoid. It is slightly larger than its original counterpart as well.
The Dos Godos was released first in brighter blues, and then in an E-Hobby limited version directly based off the OJR Godos' color scheme.
In-story, the Dos Godos faced off against Valga, using its Turbo Acceleration Kick to counteract the sheer speed and momentum of its Gravity Attack. It was one of a number of designs created to act during the heavy electromagnetic interference that followed the meteor-spawned destruction on Zi.
Tiga Godos[]
| Tiga Godos | |
 Tiga Godos | |
| HRZ-010 Allosaurus Type Helic Republic | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Weight | 32 tons |
| Depth | 16.6 m |
| Height | 7.5 m |
| Maximum Speed | 210 km/h |
| Weapons | Bite Fang, Hyper Crusher Claw (2), Small-Bore Gatling Gun (2), Assault Magnezer (2), Focused-Type Charged Particle Beam Gun (2), Tail Whip Dagger |
| Equipment | Anti-Charged-Particle Armored Cockpit, Jet Thruster (2) |
The Tiga Godos is an upgraded Dos Godos, strengthened with melee in mind. Besides an armored cockpit and different guns, the most noticeable change are the large Assault Magnezers on its back, which are designed for close combat in the style of Mad Thunder's drill horns.
The kit replaces the windup motor with a battery-powered one running on button cells, and includes parts enough to also build it as a recolored Dos Godos.
References[]
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