Soulgain

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Soulgain (ソルゲイン) is a fictional giant robot featured in the Super Robot Wars series. It has appeared as a playable unit in Super Robot Wars Advance (its first appearance) and Super Robot Wars: Original Generation 2. Its design is based on the Super Earthgain from Super Robot Wars 64.

The Soulgain's model number is EG-X, which stands for Earthgain - eXperimental. Most things about it are (as of now) still unknown, but its controls are registered so that only Shadow Mirror officer, Axel Almer, can pilot it.

[edit] Description

The Soulgain is a distinctly masculine robot. It is mostly blue, with silver highlights and gemstone like protrusions on its body colored in red or green. A distinctive feature is the facial armor for the jaw which portrudes upwards, earning it the moniker "Mustache Man."

The Soulgain sports no visible weapons. It is a super robot built for taking and returning hits and can perform a variety of melee or martial art attacks, utilizing its fists, knees, and arm blades for maximum damage.

Aside from being heavily armored, the Soulgain can repair damage to itself in combat, and can use its most powerful attacks repeatedly without worrying about its power supply. In game terms, the Soulgain can recover 20-25% of its maximum HP at the beginning of its turn, and in Original Generation 2, it can recover its energy as well (roughly the same percentage). Coupled with its already tough armor and powerful attacks, this makes fighting the Soulgain one on one very dangerous under most circumstances.

It is believed that the Soulgain is powered or controlled partly by the pilot's life force, capable of translating emotion to power output. How the Shadow Mirror acquired this technology is still unknown.

[edit] Specifications

Model Number: EG-X

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Weapon Systems:

• Seiryurin
  The Soulgain puts its hands together to store energy, then pushes them outward, causing a surge of energy to streak towards the target, similar to a standard energy wave (ie Dragonball's Kamehameha technique). This is the variation seen in Original Generation 2. In Advance, the attack is fired from just one palm. The name Seiryurin means Blue Dragon Scale.

• Byakko Kou
  The Soulgain rushes the enemy and hits it with lightning-fast punches. The Advance animation features two puches charged with energy, while the Original Generation animation is a flurry of punches. The name Byakko Kou means White Tiger Bite.

• Genbu Goudan
  The blades on the Soulgain's forearms slide into an attack position, and the forearms up to the elbows begin to spin. The arms are then launched towards the target, similar to the signature Rocket Punch delivered by Mazinger-Z and Great Mazinger. One arm is launched in Advance, and both arms are used in Original Generation 2. The name Genbu Goudan means Black Tortoise Strong Bullet.

• Mai Suzaku
  The Advance version of this attack involves extending the arm blades, charging them with energy, and having the Soulgain dash at high speeds towards the target, attempting to slash it with its blades as it passes by. The Original Generation 2 attack has the Soulgain deliver rapid arm blade slashes, finishing the combo with a crushing knee drop at the enemy. The name Mai Suzaku means Phoenix Dance.

• Kirin
  Axel shouts Code Kirin! and releases the limiter on the Soulgain, while inputting the code for this attack. The machine charges then pummels the target rapidly with its fists, followed with a knee thrust that sends the enemy flying, and finishes it with a vicious slashing uppercut with its arm blades.

[edit] Other

The Soulgain's attacks contain references to mythical beasts: Seiryuu, Genbu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Kirin.

In Advance, enemy Soulgains appear if you play the game as Lamia Loveless.