Battle Hanger

Battle Hanger
Data
Type	Assist Weapon
Crew	1 (Bullet Fighter)
Affiliation	Gridman Diaclone Team (indirectly)

The Battle Hanger is an Assist Weapon created and piloted by Landmaster to support Gridman in Diaclone VS. Gridman.

History

Diaclone VS. Gridman

Battle Hanger was created by Landmaster using both the Grid Suit's combat data and the data of Dia-Battles V1 that was still under construction at the Moon base.

While Gridman had already sortied with Hikari Kaizaki to fight Giganter at Mt. Fuji, Landmaster piloted the Battle Hanger to guide the Assist Weapon to Gridman, allowing him to merge into Battles Gridman. At the end of the battle, Battle Hanger armor was absorbed into Gridman to restore his energy and true form.

Profile

• Battle Hanger
• W/ Gridman

• Original
• Bullet Fighter
• Combat Support Aircraft

Battle Hanger

The Battle Hanger's default form, it was manufactured through the Virtual Factory within Landmaster's Computer World. Its design reference is the Dia-Battles V1 that was still under construction at the moon.

Powers and Weapons

• Double Freezon Beam Cannon : Twin cannons that fire energy bullets.

Bullet Fighter

The Bullet Fighter is a standard aircraft that serves as the core of the Diaclone mechas. One such model was used by the Landmaster to guide the Battle Hanger to Mt. Fuji. When Battle Hanger combined with Gridman into Battles Gridman, the Bullet Fighter removed itself and serve as a support fighter.

Combat Support Aircraft

Combat Support Aircraft the Bullet Fighter's form after docking to Battles Gridman's wing/cannon unit when the armored Hyper Agent accessed B Mode.

Powers and Weapons

• Double Freezon Beam Cannon : Twin cannons mounted on the shoulders that fire energy bullets.

• Ride Attack Mode
• Battles Gridman

Battle Hanger: Ride Attack Mode

Battle Hanger: Ride Attack Mode

Battles Gridman

Battles Gridman is a form taken on by Gridman when he combines with the Battle Hanger by performing Grand Omega Cross . This form appears in the short story Diaclone VS. Gridman.

Grand Omega Cross

• A Mode
• B Mode

A Mode (Flight/Artillery Mobile Mode) is the standard formation of Battles Gridman. It can further change into Full Attack Mode by raising the shoulder cannons and unleashing the Power Vise.

B Mode (Hand-to-Hand Combat Mode is an alternate configuration that provides Gridman with more freedom of movement for greater mobility in melee combat, whereby the cannon unit on the back is detached and instead placed on the Bullet Fighter of the Battles Hanger.

Arsenal

• Power Vise : Two-pronged catcher-like weapons on the arms.
• Thunder Crash Caliber : A massive sword resembling the Gridman Sword.
  • Lightning Battles Thunderbolt : A full-powered slash attack that can cut through dimensions.
  • Thunder Sword
  • Thunder Shield
• Double Freezon Beam Cannon : Twin cannons mounted on the shoulders that fire energy bullets.
• Battles Photon Cutter Wing : The wings of the Battle Hanger attached on his back are filled with energy, which Gridman can use to slice enemies with.

Thunder Crash Caliber

Thunder Sword

Thunder Shield

Techniques

• Barrier Beam : A beam used to block out other forms of energy or dimensional phenomena.
• Battles Grid Fire : A stream of crimson flames emitted from the chest.

Trivia

• In real life, the Dia-Battles V1 is a fan designation given to the old Dia-Battles figure when compared to the Dia-Battles V2 that was released in the rebooted Diaclone toyline. The web novel stated that the Dia-Battles V1 is not only under construction at the time of Giganter's appearance, it is also visually identical to the Battle Hanger.
• According to an interview with Motoki Takaya:
  • The Ride Attack Mode configuration was already conceived from the design draft, but due to time constraints in the novel, it was forced to be written out but is still implementable in the real life set.
  • The Battle Hanger's design was intentionally meant to be based on an interplanetary exploration vehicle. This is because at the time of Gridman's arrival to the Diaclone universe, the Diaclone team had been focusing on space exploration.
  • The Battle Hanger reminisces the King Jet in terms of its position, while Battles Gridman is partly based on Thunder Gridman. However, the aforementioned combined form was consciously made to ensure the mixture of both Gridman the Hyper Agent and SSSS.GRIDMAN, especially considering the fact that the Diaclone VS. Gridman web novel is a prequel to the anime.
• According to its real life set:
  • The Battle Hanger is capable of carrying the Thunder Crash Caliber, resting the weapon on the aircraft's fuselage.
  • Battles Gridman and the Bullet Fighter is capable of combining with other Diaclone sets due to the similar tabs and slots used by the aforementioned toy line.

References

Assist Weapons
Gridman the Hyper Agent	Gridman Sword | God Zenon | Dyna Dragon
SSSS.GRIDMAN	Neon Genesis Junior High Students/Powered Zenon (Gridman Calibur | Battle Tracto Max | Buster Borr | Sky Vitter)
Hime and Samurai	Samurai Barrier Gear
Diaclone VS. Gridman	Emulate Thunder Axe | Battle Hanger | Thunder Crash Caliber
Gridman Dogma	Damned Rex (Vice Torture | Malicious Wing | Busted Vain | Dread Slash)