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Zoids: Genesis
ゾイドジェネシス
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Military
TV anime
Director	Kazunori Mizuno
Studio	Shogakukan Productions
Licensor	Viz Media
Network	BS Japan, TV Tokyo HERO, Cartoon Network Philippines
Original run	2005-04-10 – 2006-03-26
Episodes	50

Zoids Genesis (ゾイドジェネシス, Zoids Genesis^?) is the fifth anime installment of the Zoids franchise. It tells the story of Ruuji Familon, a young boy who finds a Liger-type Zoid during a salvage mission. Initially the village is attacked by Bio-Raptor Bio-Zoids and later a Bio-Megaraptor. After the village generator is destroyed in combat, Ruuji takes the Murasame Liger Zoid and leaves the village alongside Ra-Kan and Rei Mii to find a generator mechanic or the village will be destroyed. Through his journey Ruuji learns he must fight against Digald. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 2005 to March 2006.

In July 2006, the series was announced to appear as a part of Toonami Jetstream, an online internet streaming project featuring current Toonami shows and all-new titles. Viz Media has indeed licensed the show as of August 2007^[1], but its premiere on Toonami Jetstream has yet to be determined. It has been shown, however, on several markets outside the United States.

Contents 1 Series Background 2 Plot 3 Characters 4 Zoids 4.1 Protagonist Zoids 4.1.1 Sword Wolf 4.1.2 Lanstag 4.1.3 Rainbow Peak 4.1.4 Deadly Kong 4.1.5 Bamburian 4.1.6 Soul Tiger 4.2 Digald Zoids 5 Episode list 6 Theme songs 7 Notes 8 External links

Much like Zoids: Fuzors, Genesis still takes place on Planet Zi, but also seems to share no connection to the previous series. But the show takes a more post-apocalyptic setting, following a cataclysmic environmental/geological event known as "The God's Fury" that has destroyed much of the civilizations on Zi and devastated the planet. Many of Zi's survivors have created new civilizations with the use of giant structures called "Generators" that are scattered around the planet. However, out of the ashes of the "The God's Fury", the technology of the Zoids still existed and are constantly excavated for the use of humanity. The show returns to the more adventurous and war-themed styles reminiscent of Zoids: Chaotic Century. It focuses on a boy named Ruuji who lives in a small seaside village called Miroodo and eventually becomes the pilot of the Murasame Liger after excavating it from the ocean.

Generations ago on planet Zi at the height of human development, Zoids were used in an epic battle that eventually lead to the destruction of the world. So devastated was the world that the planet was barely inhabitable for humanity and nature. The catastrophe was named "The God's Fury" and was considered a supernatural event by locals who believed the world was punished because of humanity's foolishness.

Using one of their most powerful and largest Zoids, the surviving people of this conflict rode on Gildragons for safety and shelter. While one group returned to the earth and founded Iron Rock City, another group built a floating city in the sky called Sora Sky City. The people there rebuilt their society and eventually began researching ways to restore the planet. After many years of research they planned to use their bio-mechanical technology to restore the world in order to re-inhabit the land their ancestors almost destroyed; as they lived in their city they became hubris and no longer desired to return.

The technology they researched on was implemented on the planet which gave birth to what the surviving locals refer as generators. It has unique capabilities to maintain energy and growth for machinery and life in the surrounding area. Eventually Sora Sky City would encounter energy depletion and scouted planet Zi with their own agents. As other agents monitored the growth and progress of the humans that survived "The God's Fury" event, others approached people to make deals. The council of Sora Sky City picked a city called Digu and traded off advanced technology for reggel (universal energy resource, like oil). Their arrangement not only involved treaties, but also sending a Sora Sky citizen to be adopted as part of the agreement. The King of Digu would accept Jiin as his son and since then Digu researched and developed their own technologies to form their own army, Digald. Eventually Digald would mass produce their own Zoids with the aid of technology provided by Iron Rock.

The Bio Zoids were massed produced in rapid numbers and eventually started conquering neighboring villages, towns, and cities which had generators to help produce more energy for Digald's energy consumption. They used special stones that could detect a human's ability to pilot a Bio Zoid and drafted them into Digald forces, never to see their friends and family again. Though known and feared throughout the continent, people couldn't do much to defend themselves as their Zoids were no match to the Bio Zoids and they couldn't survive without having a generator. People either surrendered or were destroyed.

The story of Zoids Genesis actually begins here as Ra-Kan roams the world with Mii after his kingdom has fallen to Digald. Though his kingdom Kira had fallen, Kira's survivors rebuilt a new city called Zuuri in a new secret location far from Digald's influence. Young Ruuji Familon is working with his father to help recover Zoids from the bottom of the ocean in their village Miroodo. While Mii and Ra-Kan was within the local area, so was Major Zairin. Zairin would discover that Miroodo had a small generator for Digald forces to claim. His troops arrived early and attacked Miroodo. Ruuji could never activate a Zoid, but the situation was dire and he jumped into Mursasame Liger. This Zoid answered to Ruuji's call and activated to aid him against the Bio Raptors attacking his village.

Ra-Kan and Mii joined Ruuji in their fight against Digald. Eventually a battle between Zairin and Ruuji lead to the accidental damage to Miroodo's generator. With the generator damaged, this led to the fear of Miroodo's destruction. Ra-Kan agreed to aid Ruuji in finding a generator mechanic. This quest for finding a generator repairman would lead Ruuji to befriend Kotona, Garaga, then Ron. Through their adventures, Ruuji was unable to find a person capable repairing the generator. His journey made him realize even if the generator could be fixed, Digald's expansion will eventually rule everything including Miroodo. Ruuji suggested to Ra-Kan to fight against Digald and eventually Ra-Kan agreed that Digald's expansion couldn't continue. With the resources and forces of Zuuri, Ra-Kan began organizing and offense. They invited many resistance groups to their cause, but only a few had interest in joining them.

With the eventual successes of the Digald Suppression Army, their reputation had the attention of many and eventually their forces grew in numbers. Meanwhile, Jiin's power and influence grew. After the death of the King of Digu, Jiin called himself as Emperor and eventually a God to Digald. His new policies not only were more unforgiving, but it alienated many of the officers under Jiin. However, it's not a big issue to Jiin, since he's able to extract human souls into the bodies of Bio Zoid pilot droids. His army was able to triple without the need for real people. Jiin eventually betrayed his own people and launched Bio Guis for an aerial assault against Sora Sky City. With the Sora Sky City destroyed, there was no real power left to oppose him except for the suppression army he considered as a nuisances.

After the discovery of Digald droid pilots being extracted human souls, many defected to the Digald Suppression Army. Ruuji felt their anti-Digald army title no longer fitted and renamed themselves as the Jiin Suppression Army. A final and large battle was waged against Jiin in his Bio Tyranno. After a very difficult fight, Ruuji eventually destroyed Jiin with Mugen Liger and ended the conflict to restore peace to the lands.

Main article: Zoids Genesis Characters

Despite the disaster a thousand years ago, Zoids are still in use by the nations and cities of planet Zi. The main difference between other series is the use of a substance called Regel. Originating from a series of tree-like generators that help to maintain the planet's ecosystem, it is an orange, sap-like fluid which Zoids depend on. It is possible that Zoids use it for maintenance functions, like lubricant oil, rather than as an energy source, due to the sheer size and the intake size needed; it may also be used in this way to prevent Zoids from spreading too far from human control.

Note: This section only includes Zoids that do not possess their own article at this time. For information on these Zoids, see each Zoid's respective article.

The seven Zoids used by the protagonists are all armed with a metal Zi weapon, capable of disintegrating Digald armor. Because of their inferior numbers, they are occasionally overwhelmed by greater forces.

Main article: Whitz Wolf

Ra Kan's wolf-type Zoid

Main article: Lanstag

Re Mii's Moose type Zoid

Main article: Rainbow Peak

A Peacock-type aerial Zoid piloted by Kotona Elegance

Main article: Deadly Kong

A large Gorilla-type Zoid piloted by Garaga

Main article: Bamburian

A Panda-type Zoid piloted by Ron.

Main article: Rayse Tiger

A Zoid that resembles the Rayse Tiger, except that its white and the "energy lines" are red not green. It has four large claws on each paw and is very fast. Piloted by Seijuurou.

Main article: Bio-Zoids

The militaristic nation of Digald has been steadily expanding across planet Zi, meeting little opposition. Occupied cities have their populations used for forced labor or as Zoid pilots. The key to their success has been in a silver-plating over their Zoids, which is immune to beam-weaponry. However, it is extremely vulnerable to high temperatures, or the effect of weapons made from a substance called metal Zi. Upon contact with either of these, the silver-coating melts and evaporates, and the internal crimson structure disintegrates, leaving only beached white skeletons.

Zoids piloted by higher-ranking officers have gold claws or spikes that can block metal Zi weapons, though these are rare. The pilots, unlike most Zoids, remain suspended in a dark cockpit, and wear bulky suits with connecting wires to control their Zoids. Most are controlled using humanoid drones with rotary, three-eyed helmets, later revealed to be the drained consciousness of occupied peoples encased in robotic forms. Later model commander-type Bio-zoids such as the Bio-Volcano and presumably the Bio-Kentro have armor made of crystal that are completely resistant to Metal Zi weapons.

1. Raid
2. Bio Zoid
3. Setting Off
4. City of Beginnings
5. Duel
6. Mountain Hideout
7. Mountain of Grief
8. Underground in Water
9. Hot Springs Village
10. Hesitation
11. Travelling Companions
12. Infiltration
13. Control
14. Escape
15. Dispersal
16. Encounter
17. Anger
18. Reunion
19. Crimson
20. Determination
21. Homecoming
22. Vow
23. Hayate
24. Arrogance
25. Advance
26. River of Mist
27. Road to Recovery
28. Legend
29. Secret
30. Forest of Evil Spirit
31. Person Left Behind
32. Person of the Sky
33. Omen
34. Assault
35. Ambush
36. Night of Rebellion
37. Invasion
38. Charge
39. Enter the Fortress
40. Bio Particle Gun
41. Coup
42. Secret Meeting
43. Key
44. Takeoff
45. Inheritance
46. Fatal Flaw
47. Farewell
48. Divine Thunder
49. Decisive Battle
50. Rebirth

Opening

1. "Yotaka no Yume" (Nighthawk's Dream) by Do As Infinity

Endings

1. "Real Love" by PARADISE GO!!GO!!
2. "Arino Mamade Lovin'U" by Shizuka Ito (Kotona) & Kimiko Koyama (Re Mii) (First Airing eps 29)
3. "Nigirishimeta sono Te ni" by Shizuka Ito (Kotona) & Kimiko Koyama (Re Mii) (First Airing eps 44)

• There is some controversy over whether the series does actually take place on Zi; both the "Generators" and the Zoid fuel "Reggel" (a red, viscous liquid that occurs naturally) have never appeared in any previous Zoids material. Additionally, a map on the back of the limited Lanstag model depicts a continent that does not match at all to any of Zi's four continents. Since there was a wide-scale planetary catastrophe, the continents may have taken new forms. However the intro does state that the Zoids live on Planet Zi which seems to indicate it does take place on Zi.
• What is notable about the Zoids featured in the said intro is that all of them are Zoids from the previous series, Zoids Fuzors. Some of the identifiable ones are as follows:
  • Scissor Storm
  • König Wolf MkII
  • Gorhecks
  • Dispelow
  • Energy Liger
  • Gojulas Giga
  • Godos
  • Styluarmor
  • Storm Sworder
  • Seismosaurus
  • Berserk Fuhrer
  • Evo Flyer
  • Guysak
  • Blade Liger
  • Liger Zero

• Official Zoids Genesis homepage
• Zoids Genesis (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Zoids Genesis Tagalog Site