Harry Champ

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Harry Champ, a man destined to be King
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Harry Champ, a man destined to be King

Harry Champ is a character featured in the Zoids: New Century Zero anime, based on TOMY's Zoids model franchise. Voiced by Brad Swaile in the english dub, he is the leader of the Champ Team and one of the show's primary sources of comic relief.

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[edit] Personality

Harry Champ is a rather eccentric character. Melodramatic and arrogant, his catch phrase is "My name is Harry Champ! I'm a man destined to be King!" Harry Champ is an heir to the fortune of the massive Champ Corporation, and is obcenely rich as a result; he is described by Brad as "a rich snob who goes into Zoid battles because it gives him something to do."

Though depicted as a formidable opponent in his first appearence, much like the Tigers Team, Harry Champ quickly degenerates into comic relief. He relies primarily on his wealth and influence to aquire powerful Zoids in order to compensate for his shortcomings as a pilot, managing to enter the Royal Cup based purely on luck of the draw. However, Harry did manage to breifly climb his way to class A, indicating that he is highly determined and can hold his own if he applies himself.

One of Harry's primary character traits is his unrequited love for the character Leena Toros. Harry's devotion to Leena borders on the obsessive; he frequently sends her love letters, calls her on the phone over 20 times a day, fantasises about her, buys her expensive gifts and will often dip into lengthly monologues expressing his love for her. He is shown as being highly posessive of her, fearing Bit as potential competition for her affection, (though he appears unaware of Bit's disinterest in Leena). Leena does not return his feelings, though she is not above manipulating him to get what she wants.

[edit] Battle Statistics

  • Close Combat: 10
  • Ranged Combat: 6
  • Manuvering: 5

[edit] Zoids

Harry Champ is particularly notable as he posesses the most Zoids of any character, though he is only seen piloting a few of them in battle.

[edit] Dark Horn

The Dark Horn is the first Zoid Harry is shown using. Harry’s Dark Horn is a substantially modified version of the kind belonging to McMann, sporting a Hyper Beam Cannon in addition to a heavily modified special edition Gatling Rifle, as well as small boosters on its sides to grant increased manoeuvrability. Harry would use this Dark Horn several times during the series until it was taken away by the Backdraft group. However, Harry's Dark Horn would be seen again later- no explanation is offered if it is Harry's original Dark Horn or a new one with the same specifications.

[edit] Cannon Tortoise

In episode 5, Harry Champ would pilot a Cannon Tortoise to provide support fire for Jack Cisco and his high speed Lightning Saix. Harry's Cannon Tortoise would appear again in episode 12, where it is equipped with a "Plasma Particle Gun".

[edit] Iron Kong

Harry Champ and his team use Iron Kongs in several battles. The Champ Team's Iron Kongs would first appear in episode 9, "Mary Champ: The Princess Arrives", where they are purchased by Harry's sister, Mary, to use in a battle against the Blitz team to claim their Liger Zero. Despite a common perception, Harry's Zoid is not an Iron Kong PK; it is even initially misidentified by the character Jamie Hermeos, who then corrects himself and identifies it as an "Alamazer M1896". How the Alamazer M1896 differs from an Iron Kong PK is never explained.

[edit] Other Zoids

[edit] Benjamin and Sebastian

[edit] New Century Zero

[edit] Trivia

  • Brad Swaile, Harry's voice actor, would go on to voice RD, the main character in Zoids: Fuzors.
  • Despite his prominant role in the anime, Harry never appears in the Zoids: New Century Zero manga.
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