Dyna Dragon Ippei Baba and Yuka Inoue. It was designed based on the historical reconstructions of theropod dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, prior to the dinosaur renaissance.
, also spelled Dina Dragon, is a mecha created and controlled byIn Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, the robot is named Drago and piloted by Sydney Forrester and Tanker.
Subtitle: Combined Super Dragon
History[]
Gridman the Hyper Agent[]
Dyna Dragon was originally two separate fighters of Assist Weapons, serving as Gridman's reinforcements during combat. The Dragonic Cannon was first made to counter and destroy Mecha Bagira after it reanimated a Chinese Mummy to attack a research facility. In its next battle, the giant cannon revealed itself as an aircraft named Dyna Fighter and played a crucial part in exposing Mecha Flamelar's weak spot.
The King Jet was already designed by Ippei sometime later but wasn't able to decide the color of its wings until his art teacher suggested him to use the color white. The King Jet was deployed as Dragon Fortress, having combined with Dyna Fighter as both aircraft split and expose Mecha Stealgun from its invisibility.
The data of Dragon Fortress was implemented with the image of Tyrannosaurus, giving the fighter a suitable body to operate and transform into Dyna Dragon, fighting side-by-side with Gridman on various occasions. When Venora's toxic gas almost killed Gridman, Ippei created a combination program to counter its effect. Struggling to remodel Dragon Fortress into a compatible form for Gridman, he settled with simplifying to using King Jet instead at Yuka's suggestion, turning it into King Gridman's armor. Ever since the reprogramming, Dragonic Cannon and King Jet are programmed to be sent into battle with this form.
Its final battle was as King Gridman in against Skubone. Dyna Dragon, God Zenon and Gridman Sword were destroyed by Giant Kahn Digifer after he invaded Junk's server and attacked the Assist Weapon cache. The Earth in Danger
Gridman the Hyper Agent: The Demon King's Counterattack[]
Having been rebuilt at an unknown point after the original series, Dyna Dragon returns in the photo novel series. It is used by Gridman Sigma to transform into King Gridman Sigma, and fight alongside Thunder Gridman against Neo Kahn Digifer and his monsters. Gridman the Hyper Agent: The Demon King's Counterattack
Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero[]
Dyna Dragon and its components were part of adult Takeshi Todo's recollections of Gridman's past battles. The Dragonic Cannon is also shown here held by King Gridman instead of his original form.
However, the destruction of Dyna Dragon is played differently: instead of being slashed as a program, Dyna Dragon was already formed as King Gridman while Kahn Digifer destroyed the entire armor effortlessly with Elimination Ray Digifier Beam. Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero
Profile[]
Dragonic Cannon a Chinese Mummy. It is themed after the history of artillery in China, hence the dragon shaped head as a muzzle.
is the first part of Dyna Dragon that was developed by Ippei, designed with inspirations from one of the treasures fromIn Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, the cannon is named as Dragon Cannon.
- Stats
- Length: 78 m
- Weight: 96,000 t
- Abilities
- Dragon Fire : A stream of plasma-based fire spewed from Dragonic Cannon's muzzle, that goes up to 1 trillion degrees Celsius with an effective range of 1000 meters. In boys invent great hero, the Dragon Fire is portrayed as a larger flame beam, when fired by King Gridman.
Dyna Fighter
is the Dragonic Cannon's later form, which allows Ippei or Yuka to control it as a support vehicle in the same manner as God Zenon's parts. It forms the head, torso and central tail of Dyna Dragon.In Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, the jet is named Jamb and piloted by Sydney Forrester.
- Stats
- Length: 69 m
- Width: 54.7 m
- Height: 24 m
- Weight: 96,000 t
- Flight Speed: Mach 36
- Abilities
- Dyna Missiles : Explosive missiles fired from underneath the Dyna Fighter.
- Dyna Lasers
- View Storm : When Dyna Fighter and King Jet combine their laser beams, a more powerful combined beam is launched at the enemy.
: Laser beams fired from Dyna Fighter's eyes.
King Jet
is a giant aircraft, created to empower the Dyna Fighter. It forms either the entire body of Dyna Dragon or an entire armor of King Gridman.In Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, the jet is named Torb and piloted by Tanker.
- Stats
- Total Length: 97.3 m
- Overall Width: 73 m
- Total Height: 29 m
- Gross Weight: 144,000 t
- Flight Speed: Mach 18
- Abilities
- King Missiles : Explosive missiles fired from underneath the King Jet.
- King Lasers
- View Storm : When Dyna Fighter and King Jet combine their laser beams, a more powerful combined beam is launched at the enemy.
: Laser beams fired from King Jet's sides.
The King Jet can combine with the intended parts to form a combination.
Dragon Fortress
is a formation of Dyna Fighter docking under the King Jet. Its only differences are the underside and gaining a pair of vertical stabilizers on its back. It was already developed by Ippei but has troubles with deciding the color of the wings until he decided to paint it white.- Stats
- Length: 106.4 m
- Width: 73 m
- Height: 30 m
- Weight: 240,000 t
- Flight Speed: Mach 43
- Powers and Weapons
- Fortress Missiles : Powerful missiles fired by the Dragon Fortress.
- Penetrator Cannons
- Stats
- Height: 85 m
- Weight: 240,000 t
- Power Output: 2.3 million horsepower
- Origin: Assist Weapon Selector, Junk server
- Powers and Weapons
- Penetrator Cannons : The weapons from King Jet, which became Dyna Dragon's shoulder cannons.
- Dragon Roar : A flame exhalation attack from its mouth.
- Tail Lancer [1] : Dyna Dragon's tail, can be used as a weapon.
- Dragon Claws [1] : Dyna Dragon's hand claws and its sole means of close combat.
- Dragon Kicks [1] : Dyna Dragon's clawed feet.
- Bullet Screw : A combination attack with Gridman and God Zenon, used to defeat Magma Giras.
King Gridman
is Gridman's second upgraded form where the King Jet acts as a suit of armor. Whereas Thunder Gridman is strength-oriented, King Gridman allows Gridman to exert full speed and agility.In Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, this form is named Phormo.
- Stats
- Height: 93 m
- Weight: 300,000 t
- Techniques
- Gas Mask: To counter Venora's poison gas, a built-in oxygen mask was placed into the armor to prevent Gridman from contamination.
- King Grid Punch: An upgraded version of the Thunder Grid Punch.
- King Grid Kick: An upgraded version of the Thunder Grid Kick.
- King Grid Beam : An upgraded version of the Grid Beam.
- King Grid Fire : A stream of flames fired from the chest.
- King Grid Launcher : Beams fired from the Penetrator Cannons on King Gridman's forearms.
- Fixer Beam : Gridman can still use the Fixer Beam in this form.
King Gridman Sigma
is the fusion of Gridman Sigma and King Jet, the latter acting as its armor.- Stats
- Height: 93 m
- Weight: 296,000 t
- Techniques
- Powers of King Gridman: The actual details are unknown, but it is presumed that he retains the same powers and armaments as King Gridman.
- King Sigma Beam : Sigma's version of the King Grid Beam.
- Dragon Spiral : Thunder Gridman and King Gridman Sigma fire energy beams which turn into three dragons that strike the opponent.
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Trivia[]
- Dyna Dragon may have been inspired by the Transformers character Dinosaurer (en: Trypticon), a Decepticon Cityformer. This is not surprising, as Takara (the company that sells Transformers toys in Japan) is also one of the sponsors of Gridman the Hyper Agent.
- The Dragonic Cannon is based on the Chi-Powered Bazooka that appeared and used by the titular team of Gosei Sentai Dairanger. Fittingly, both Gridman and Dairanger were aired in the same year (1993 to 1994).
- In contrast to other Assist Weapons, Dyna Dragon and its components can act as a weapon (Dragonic Cannon), support vehicles (Dyna Fighter and King Jet), independent robot (Dyna Dragon), and Gridman's armor (King Jet) altogether.
- While filming for Gridman, the exclusion of Dragonic Cannon gave the suit actor additional mobility, making it lighter than Thunder Gridman.[2]
- Contrary to popular belief, Dynazenon was the real inspiration behind Dyna Dragon's creation, as Dragonic Cannon was inspired by a Chinese dragon-styled ornament. SSSS.DYNAZENON later establish said ornament to be the titular mecha's inactive form.
References[]
Assist Weapons | |
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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) |
Other Heroes | |
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Showa Heroes | Kamen Rider 1 | Mirrorman | Falcon | Redman | Red Fighter | Green Fighter | Orange Fighter | Triple Fighter | Iron King | Jumborg Ace | Jumborg 9 | Fireman | Yak Wat Pho | Giant | Hanuman | Azteckaiser | Izenman | Izenbo | Koseider | Andro Melos | Andro Wolf | Andro Mars | Andro Flor |
Heisei Heroes | Gridman/Servo | God Zenon | Dyna Dragon | Gridman Sigma | Mirrorman Reflex | WoO | Metal Kaiser | Powered Zenon | Gridknight | Hime Kudzuki |
Reiwa Heroes | Dynazenon | Gridman Dogma | Damned Rex |
Ultraman Series | Tarabaman | Mountain Gulliver 5 | Rei | Mirror Knight | Glenfire | Jean-Bot | Jean-Nine | War Deity | Don Shine | Andro Ares | Lili Archive |
Counterparts | Mirrorman (pilot) | Mirrorman (manga) | Rei/Alternate | Mirrorman (Mirrorman 2D) |