Lightspeed Electroid Albegas
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| Lightspeed Electroid Albegas | |
 Screenshot from the television series depicting the super robot Albegas | |
| 光速電神アルベガス (Kōsoku Denjin Arubegasu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kozo Morishita |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | March 30, 1983 – February 8, 1984 |
| Episodes | 45 |
Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (光速電神アルベガス, Kōsoku Denjin Arubegasu) was an anime series aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan, Latin America, Spain and Italy. There were 45 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. Other loosely translated names are "Arbegas", "Arebegas", "Lightspeed ElectroGod Arbegas" and "Arbegas: El Rayo Custodio".
Original story
Three talented students of a technical high school, Daisaku, Tetsuya, and Hotaru, create award-winning robots as part of a school competition. At this time, the evil Derinja race that plans control of all space extends its ambitions to Earth. To combat this threat, Hotaru's father, Professor Mizuki, takes the three robots and modifies them for battle. Albegas, a super robot, is born.
Concept
The three individual robots form by stacking on top of one another to form a super robot called Albegas. There are six stackable formations. Each one serves a special function. Individually, the name of the robots are derived from the first 3 letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, and Gamma). Albegas' weapon of choice is the Sanbai Plasma Sword, with which he defeats enemy Derinja robots (called "Mecha-Fighters") by splitting them in half. Each robot also uses an individual sword.
Staff
- Director
Kozo Morishita - Additional Directors
Masamitsu Sasaki
Masao Ito
Noriyasu Yamauchi
Keiji Hisaoka
Takao Yoshisawa
Masayuki Akehi - Screen Writers
Akiyoshi Sakai - Designers
Shigenori Kageyama
Koichi Ohata - Animation
Hajie Kaneko
Toshio Mori - Music
Michiaki Watanabe
Characters
| Japanese Name | Japanese Full Name | English Name | Voices by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisaku | Daisaku Enjoji | Toshio Furukawa | |
| Tetsuya | Tetsuya Jin | Hideyuki Hori | |
| Hotaru | Hotaru Mizuki | Hiromi Tsuru | |
| Derinja | Derringer | ||
| Prof. Mizuki | Professor Mizuki | Eiji Kanie | |
| Goro | Goro Kumai | Kōzō Shioya | |
| Ritsuko | |||
| Saeko | Chiyoko Kawashima | ||
| Prof. Danko | Noriko Tsukase | ||
| President Bios | Hidekatsu Shibata | ||
| Generalissimo (Shogun) Duston | Masaharu Satō | ||
| Commander Katastra | Kōji Totani | ||
| Commander Mira Zero |
Robots
| Configuration | Color | Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Robo | Black | Daisaku Enjoji |
| Beta Robo | Blue | Tetsuya Jin |
| Gamma Robo | Red | Hotaru Mizuki |
A friend of the three pilots, Goro, also piloted the comic relief Gori Robo (in the tradition of Boss Borot from Mazinger Z).
Stackable configurations
| Albegas Mode | Abilities | Stack (top to bottom) | Albegas Colors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denjin Dimension (Electroid Dimension) | Basic fighting mode, best for finishing off enemies. | Alpha, Beta, Gamma | Black, Blue, Red |
| Magma Dimension | Able to fight underground. | Beta, Gamma, Alpha | Blue, Red, Black |
| Space Dimension | For outer space battles. | Alpha, Gamma, Beta | Black, Red, Blue |
| Marine Dimension | For battles in water. | Gamma, Alpha, Beta | Red, Black, Blue |
| Guard Dimension | Defensive. | Gamma, Beta, Alpha | Red, Blue, Black |
| Sky Dimension | For flying through the atmosphere. | Beta, Alpha, Gamma | Blue, Black, Red |
When combined, the first listed robot forms the upper torso, head, arms, and thighs of Albegas, the second robot listed forms the midriff, upper backpack, and the backs of the lower legs, and the third robot forms the waist, the lower backpack, and the prominent portion of the lower legs.
Super Abega and New Super Abega
In the beginning of the series, each pilot also used a smaller aircraft, which was flown in through small hatches into the backs of the robots in order to pilot the robots. The three aircraft could also combine into a single jet called the Super Abega.
They were very quickly replaced by a different set of small aircraft that could transform into different bipedal droid forms, and similarly combined into the New Super Abega.
| Original Jet | Transforming Jet/Robot | Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Jet Alpha | New Jet Alpha/Jetrobo Alpha | Daisaku Enjoji |
| Jet Beta | New Jet Beta/Jetrobo Beta | Tetsuya Jin |
| Jet Gamma | New Jet Gamma/Jetrobo Gamma | Mizuki Hotaru |
Voltron and Albegas
Albegas was intended to be incorporated into the Voltron universe as the third portion of the Voltron: Defender of the Universe series, but due to the extreme popularity of the GoLion-derived Voltron and lack of popularity of the Dairugger XV-adapted portion of the series, the plan was ultimately scrapped in favor of a new season of originally animated "Lion Voltron" episodes.[1] However, die-cast Albegas toys were still released as "Voltron II" (a.k.a., "Gladiator Voltron") in the Matchbox Voltron toyline, and Albegas made a brief appearance as Gladiator Voltron in the Voltron comic book series.[citation needed] Ultimately, Albegas did eventually appear in the U.S. in unaltered form as a laserdisc arcade game from Sega.[citation needed]
External links
- Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Atari HQ
- System 16
- Collection dx
References
- ^ Voltron Universe. "Albegas Info." Voltron Universe. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.