Review: Robot Damashii (Side YOROI) Dann Of Thursday No.35 BIG Size Images, Info
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Robot魂 (Side YOROI) ダン・オブ・サーズデイ
Released: September 2011 – Price: 3,990 Yen
Height: 140mm
Manufacturer: Bandai
Gun X Sword series
Dann is Van’s armor, built along the same lanky statures as Van himself. In compact form it resembles a giant sword and thus wields a huge sword in humanoid form, which again can be split into two smaller swords. A giant blade is mounted on its back, and can spin to allow temporary flight. Dann is one of the few armors which possesses no long range attacks, and it depends entirely on Van’s movements and swordmannship in order to inflict damage on its opponents. In the beginning of the series, Van had not learned to activate all of Dann’s power yet, but by the middle of the series he had discovered how to utilise Dann’s electromagnetic shield, which greatly improves Dann’s odds against a long range-attacking opponent.
Later towards the end of the series Dann’s satellite station was shot down by Saudade of Sunday during its rocket to the moon because of the chances Saudade might have collided with the satellite station, therefore stopping Dann from repairing itself after its battle with Dahlia of Wednesday. Dann later repairs itself using Diablo of Monday’s satellite station which is later destroyed by Saudade of Sunday. In the end, Dann is stored in another of the remaining satellites, though is not mentioned which one.
Most unusual is its ability to heal injuries or illnesses that Van has, including hangovers, once he enters the cockpit. Furthermore, Van’s combination of natural piloting ability and the armor implants he received allow Dann to reach a state called Overflow. This allowed Dann to harness the G-ER Fluid of the Prison Planet Destroyer to form a gigantic blade.
During the battle against Diablo of Monday, Gadved states that Van’s ability to access Dann’s pilot healing feature is the reason Dann of Thursday was the “strongest armor” in existence. Whether this includes Saudade of Sunday and Birthday, which haven’t been activated yet, is not clear. It is also not clear if all of the Original Seven could heal their pilots or if said pilots could access this ability successfully. However, based on episode 12, Gadved is healed of his bruising of his cheek once he enters Diablo of Monday’s cockpit; so at least Gadved and Van had access to this ability. (Wiki)
Images: Hacchaka