Saicurtis

Saicurtis
NJR Saicurtis
EZ-018 Beetle Type Empire
Crew	1
Weight	17.4 tons
Depth	11.9 m
Height	3.7 m
Maximum Speed	390.0 km/h
Weapons	AZ 20mm 2-Barrel Beam Cannon, Small Caliber Charged Beam Guns (2)
Equipment	Compound Sensor Unit, Flexible Thruster Binder (2)

The Saicurtis is a type of Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise from the fictional Zoids universe.

Overview

The Saicurtis is one of the few Zoids that features an open cockpit. The pilot sits behind a glass shield at the base of the Beam Cannon. While sheltered in this position, the pilot is not closed in completely.

Media Apperances

Anime

Though not shown itself, the Saicurtis is mentioned by Dr. D in episode 20. He explains that Rease's insects are an ancient type of Zoid (thought to be extinct), from which the Double Sworder and Saicurtis were based.

Video Games

Saicurtis appeared as a wandering monster in the Zoids Saga series. It is shown as capable of full flight. It is also the base Zoid for the Double Sworder.

Trading Cards

The Saicurtis was featured as part of the Original Battle Game and Trading Collection Cards releases of Zoids Trading Cards.

Manga

In the Chaotic Century manga, Saicurtis appeared as a part of the Imperial army within a special unit called the Tri-Blitz Squadron. The team utilized three Saicurtis that would circle the enemy, with one Zoid constantly exploiting the opponent's blind spot, shooting at them from behind. Van Flyheight and the Shield Liger, Caesar, were nearly defeated until Van realized he could aim a missile behind him, knocking out one of the Saicurtis and breaking the formation.

Models

Original Japanese Release

• Assembly required. (Snap-together, no glue needed. Scissors or X-acto knife recommended for trimming off excess plastic bits.)
• The model's colours are moulded into the plastic, and it does not need any paint.

This Zoid is colored in red and gray, includes a silver pilot figure, and comes with standard Zenebas stickers. The build is relatively simple and non-complex. It includes a translucent red canopy.

Oiginal European Release

The Zoid was released as a part of the OER, renamed Scarab. There are no known changes to the mould.

Robostrux

An unreleased version known as "Beetro" was seen in a TOMY toy cataloge in new colors, belonging to the Robostrux line. However, this color scheme, or the OER equivelent under the same name, was never released to the public.

Several Robostrux Zoids (left page). Beetro shown here was never released (top image, bottom left)

New Japanese Release

The Zoid was re-released as a part of the NJR, recolored a different shade of red and gray and had a green canopy. There were no other changes to the mould.

A chromed version was released by Leoshop of Taiwan.

New American Release

Saicurtis was released by Hasbro as an identical model to the NJR release. The manaual says the Saicurtis is a Helic Republic Zoid, despite the Guylos sticker sheet.

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