Brave Command Dagwon

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Brave Command Dagwon

勇者指令ダグオン (Brave Command Dagwon)
Genre	Mecha, Action, Science Fiction
TV anime
Directed by	Akira Oguro, Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Studio	Sunrise (Studio 7)
Network	Nagoya TV
Original run	February 3, 1996 – January 25, 1997
No. of episodes	48
OVA
Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes (1997)

The team in front of Super Fire Dagwon

Brave Command Dagwon (勇者指令ダグオン, Yuusha Shirei Daguon^?) is a Japanese anime series begun in 1996, created by Sunrise under the direction of Akira Oguro and Tetsuya Yanagisawa, and was the seventh Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.

Earth is the target of the former Sargasso prisoners who took over the prison asteroid and attack our planet. To counter this, Brave Seijin chose seven (initially, only five; Geki and Rai joined later on) youngsters from Earth to receive the DagBraces and turn into Dagwon, the alien aequivalent to "brave".

Drawing inspiration from Super Sentai, the youngsters can don battle suits by activating their braces with the voice command "Try Dagwon!", which grant them pseudo-elemental powers and attacks as well as amplified physical power and advanced protection. If that is not enough, they have personal vehicles at their disposal which can turn into humanoid robots. Through Fusion Combine (融合合体, Yuugou Gattai^?), they merge with their vehicles and control their humanoid forms as if they were their own bodies. If even greater power is needed, the heroes can merge with additional support units, or even with each other to create stronger robotic warriors.

In addition to the heroes, other friendly mechanical aliens arrive to aid their quest. Lian, last survivor of his race, is essentially a huge sword who helped the team after they've proven their worth to him. Gunkid, who can take on the form of a jet or a bazooka, was initially on Sargasso's side before he decided to help the Dagwon team. Lian proceeded to become the teacher of Gunkid.

1 Composition
2 The Team
3 The Allies
4 See also

[edit] Composition

Dagwon consists of 48 episodes, first aired on Nagoya TV from February 3, 1996 to January 25, 1997. It's success warranted the two-episode OVA "The Boy with Crystal Eyes", which came out in September of 1997. The show is, as of May 2006, not licensed in the US.

It is interesting to note that, despite the series' lack of popularity among children, it found an audience among young females, who enjoyed the bishounen main characters.

[edit] The Team

[edit] En Daidouji

En Daidouji

Fire En

Fire Dagwon

Power Dagwon

The fire warrior. Hot-headed and determined, he often locks heads with Kai, who just so happens to be his superior in school. He's the only one on the team who has two different vehicular bodies (that can merge into one).

Try Dagwon	En = Fire En
Yuugou Gattai	Fire En + Fire Stratos = DagFire
Kaen Gattai	DagFire + Fire Jumbo + Fire Ladder + Fire Rescue = Fire Dagwon
Gouriki Gattai	DagFire + Fire Shovel = Power Dagwon
Chou Kaen Gattai	Fire Dagwon + Power Dagwon = Super Fire Dagwon

[edit] Kai Shirose

Kai Shirose

Turbo Kai

DagTurbo is the first from the right.

Super Liner Dagwon

The speed warrior. Head of the student council and practicer of Kendo. Tries to remind the team of their job and that it's not only fun and games.

Try Dagwon	Kai = Turbo Kai
Yuugou Gattai	Turbo Kai + Turbo Liner = DagTurbo
Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon
Chou Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon

[edit] Shin Sawamura

Shin Sawamura

Armor Shin

DagArmor is the first from the left.

Super Liner Dagwon

The weapons warrior. A luckless flirt who is skilled at martial arts and likes to blow stuff up.

Try Dagwon	Shin = Armor Shin
Yuugou Gattai	Armor Shin + Armor Liner = DagArmor
Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon
Chou Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon

[edit] Yoku Kazamatsuri

Yoku Kazamatsuri

Wing Yoku

DagWing is the second from the left.

Super Liner Dagwon

The sky warrior. Shy and geeky, he's the brains of the team.

Try Dagwon	Yoku = Wing Yoku
Yuugou Gattai	Wing Yoku + Wing Liner = DagWing
Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon
Chou Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon

[edit] Ryu Hashiba

Ryu Hashiba

Shadow Ryu

Shadow Dagwon

The shadow warrior. Calm, mysterious and a puzzle even to his team members. He's the only one to have "subordinates", animal robots stored in the form of cards.

Try Dagwon	Ryu = Shadow Ryu
Yuugou Gattai	Shadow Ryu + Shadow Jet = DagShadow
Hijyuu Gattai	DagShadow + Guard Lion + Guard Wolf + Guard Hawk = Shadow Dagwon

[edit] Geki Kuroiwa

Geki Kuroiwa

Drill Geki

DagDrill

Super Liner Dagwon

The ground warrior.

Try Dagwon	Geki = Drill Geki
Yuugou Gattai	Drill Geki + Drill Liner = DagDrill
Chou Juuren Gattai	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon