The Neon Genesis Junior High Students is a team of four in SSSS.GRIDMAN. They have some connection to Gridman prior to the start of the series and are really his Assist Weapons in human form.
Subtitle(s):
- Gridman Calibur: Electrifying Great Sword
- Max Gridman: Heracles Combine
- Buster Gridman: Full Armor Combine
- Sky Gridman: Empyrean Combine
- Max Calibur Gridman: Hercales Great Slash Combine
- Full Powered Gridman: Hyperlink Combine
- Powered Zenon: War Deity Combine
- Powered Fortress: Battleship Combine
History[]
Pre-SSSS.GRIDMAN[]
After Gridman lost to Alexis・Kerib prior to the series, his consciousness was split into five parts. Excluding one that possessed Gridman's chosen host Yuta Hibiki, those parts became self-aware and formed into their own entities who later known as the Neon Genesis Junior High Students, who made it their mission to help Gridman against the coming challenges. Even so, the group later revealed to still carry fragments of Gridman that spawned them inside their very being before eventually returned said fragments to Gridman so he can regain his true form.
SSSS.GRIDMAN[]
The first of the team to come in contact with the Gridman Alliance was Samurai・Calibur, who watched over Yuta, and then visited Gridman in the Junk Shop to give him an optimization upgrade. He then transforms into the Assist Weapon, Gridman Calibur, to help Gridman slay Dévadadan. Restoration
When Anti appeared and defeated Gridman, the rest of the team went to meet up with Calibur, who was previously defeated along with Gridman. When the battle was over, Gridman revealed their identities to Yuta and Sho. Defeat They continue to help Gridman and Yuta throughout the course of the series. They also watch over the Gridman Alliance when they are off duty. Contact
Noticing that the enemy's activity was increasing, the four of them went to Tstsujidai high school to keep a lookout, but they were chased out and reported. They later sortied together to form Full Powered Gridman to put an end to Mecha Ghoulghilas. Confrontation They later formed Powered Zenon, which made quick work of Bujack. Dream
After watching over Yuta, who was stabbed Akane and hospitalized, the Neon Genesis Junior High Students realize that they and Yuta were all parts of Gridman, and helped to restore Junk so that Yuta can wake up. Once Yuta awakens, they, along with Yuta who had been taken over by Gridman, merged into Full Powered Gridman just in time to aid Gridknight in defeating the many Kaiju that Alexis resurrected. Decisive Battle In the final battle against Alexis, the Neon Genesis Junior High Students, along with Anti and Yuta, gained Acceptors which allowed them all to restore Gridman's true form and ultimately defeat Alexis, reducing him into a single fragment and was later sealed by Gridman. Once the battle ends, the fully restored Gridman, along with the Neon Genesis Junior High Students who now are completely separate entities to the Hyper Agent, say their final words to Rikka and Sho before departing back to the Hyper World, having completed their mission. Awakening (Finale)
GRIDMAN UNIVERSE[]
A year later when Tsutsujidai was under the crisis of Mad Origin, they returned to help Gridman Alliance and former members of Gauma Team who trapped in this world, with a new member: Rex.
Members[]
- Main article: Samurai・Calibur
- Powers and Weapons
- Samurai Calibur Blades : Calibur has four (originially five) swords stored on his back. He can use these to slice objects, ranging from a glass ramune bottle to a falling steel beam. Initially, they are hiltless katanas but change into black, serrated blades upon unsheathing. Also, the four swords are able to combine into two Samurai Calibur Blade Swords .
- Transformation: By shouting the Access Code, Calibur can transform into Gridman Calibur to aid Gridman in battle.
- Superhuman Ability: Samurai・Calibur can easily jump on top of buildings and travel by rooftop. He also possesses enhanced reflexes, able to slice a steel beam with short notice before it falls on the Gridman Alliance. He is also capable of jumping up several floors high while smashing through a window unharmed, picking up all of the Gridman Alliance at once while travelling a long distance and throwing the trio around with little to no effort.
"Access Code: Gridman Calibur!"
- ―Calibur's transformation call.
Blade Mode is the Gridman Calibur's default mode. When used by Full Powered Gridman, the Axe Blade is detached and combines with Buster Borr to form a more developed chestplate.
- Abilities
- Flight: The Gridman Calibur is somehow capable of flight, for at least a short duration.
- Beam Blocking: The Gridman Calibur is capable of, to some extent, blocking enemy attacks.
- Shield: According to the Nendoroid toy, the Axe Blade, when detached, can be used as a shield. This is reminiscent of the Gridman Sword's separated weapons; Plasma Blade and Barrier Shield.
- Grid Calibur End : While using the Gridman Calibur, Gridman moves towards his enemy via the thrusters on his back, and slashes with his sword.
- Full Power Charge : Full Powered Gridman holds the Gridman Calibur upwards, charging energy as his armor becomes covered in a golden aura.
- Grid Full Power Finish : Using the Full Power Charge, Full Powered Gridman covers the Gridman Calibur with a golden aura, which becomes a large beam fired at the enemy.
Gridman Calibur Axe Mode [1] is wielded by Powered Zenon. The Axe Blade part opens up and is moved nearer to the tip of the blade.
- Abilities
- Powered Axe : Powered Zenon charges the Gridman Calibur with blue energy, increasing its power.
- Jumbo Saber Slash : Powered Zenon strikes the opponent with enough energy to cleave them in half.
Gridman Calibur can alter its color to be utilized by Gridknight, who wields it in reverse-sword grip.
- Abilities
- Knight Calibur End : Gridknight moves towards his enemy via the thrusters on his back, and slashes with his sword in a reverse grip.
- Main article: Max (SSSS.GRIDMAN)
- Powers and Weapons
- Dragon Tooth Spike
- Transformation: By shouting the Access Code, Max can transform into Battle Tracto Max to aid Gridman in battle.
- Strength: Max has great strength, being able to send Anti's human form flying with a single punch.
"Access Code: Battle Tracto Max!"
- ―Max's transformation call.
- Arsenal
- Tanker Cannon : The Battle Tracto Max can shoot explosive shells out of the twin barrels on its back.
"Heracles Combine! Max Gridman!"
- ―Combination announcement
Max Gridman is Gridman's form when he combines with Battle Tracto Max. While wearing this Assist Weapon, Gridman gains additional arm strength. Despite the added weight to his upper body, Gridman is still capable of performing acrobatic maneuvers.
- Abilities
- Rocket Thrusters: The wheels of Battle Tracto Max recede to reveal rocket thrusters.
- Arsenal
- Tanker Cannon : Just like the Assist Weapon he combines with, Gridman can shoot explosive shells out of the twin barrels on his shoulders.
- Techniques
- Max Grid Beam : An enhanced form of his Grid Beam, it is a beam with a diameter similar to or bigger than Gridman's height, fired from the Battle Tracto Max's clasped hands and shoulder cannons.
- Super Lightning Kick : Gridman delivers a powerful finisher kick while being boosted by Battle Tracto Max's rocket thrusters.
- Main article: Borr
- Powers and Weapons
- Scrap Maker Dagger : A combat knife that belongs to Borr.
- Transformation: By shouting the Access Code, Borr can transform into Buster Borr to aid Gridman in battle.
"Access Code: Buster Borr!"
- ―Borr's transformation call.
- Arsenal
- Twin Drills : Buster Borr's twin drills. They can be used to drill into and out of the ground.
- Missiles: Borr is able to launch missiles with different effects.
- Forest Extinguisher Missile : These missiles explode into a burst of water to douse fires.
- Sydney Super Adhesive Missile : Missiles which explode into a pink goop, upon impact, acting as glue to keep the enemy locked in place.
"Full Armor Combine! Buster Gridman!"
- ―Combination announcement
Buster Gridman is Gridman's form when he combines with Buster Borr. While wearing this Assist Weapon, Gridman gains additional firepower and enhanced durability.
- Abilities
- Drill Attack Mode /Terrain Travel Mode (Unused)[2]: Although never used in the series proper, appearing only in the opening, Gridman can use Buster Borr's wheels to gain additional speed on land.
- Arsenal
- Gatling Beam Guns : Gridman can use the wheels of Buster Borr to launch rapid-fire bullets, similar to a Gatling gun.
- Forest Extinguisher Missile : One of Buster Borr's abilities, Gridman can use these to put out fires over a wide area.
- Buster Grid Missile : Conventional missiles fired from Buster Borr's treads.
- Twin Drills [3]: The drills of Buster Borr, their default mode is the Driller Mode , and can open up to reveal plasma cannons in Buster Mode .
- Twin Buster Grid Beam : Buster Gridman's enhanced Grid Beam, fired from the Twin Drills in Buster Mode.
- Main article: Vit
- Powers and Weapons
- Blitz Bowgun : Vit owns a two-pronged bowgun. It is never used throughout the series and only appears in the opening. However, it was used along side with the rest of his comrades' weapons in SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS Volume 2 against swarm of Skorban μ. It is disguised in a chain-like artifact when unused; while using it, Vit would seemingly fire it randomly, and all intended targets would be miraculously hit.
- Transformation: By shouting the Access Code, Vit can transform into Sky Vitter to aid Gridman in battle.
"Access Code: Sky Vitter!"
- ―Vit's transformation call.
- Arsenal
- Guns: Being a fighter plane, Sky Vitter has guns to shoot with.
- Laser Circus Amp : Sky Vitter unleashes a barrage of homing energy bullets.
"Empyrean Combine! Sky Gridman!"
- ―Combination announcement
Sky Gridman is Gridman's form when he combines with Sky Vitter. While wearing this Assist Weapon, Gridman gains an increase in flight speed and aerial combat proficiency.
- Abilities
- Flight: This combination provides Gridman with rocket propelled high speed flight.
- Reaction Time: Through his helmet's visor, Gridman can better track and thus anticipate the movements of high speed objects.
- Arsenal
- Visor: Sky Gridman's visor not only allows him to track targets; its HUD can zoom in, allowing Gridman to see things in greater detail.
- Beam Cannon: After locking on to an enemy using the visor HUD, Sky Gridman can fire energy beams from both guns on the back thrusters.
- Lucky Smoke Screen : Smoke bombs fired from the back of the legs, to evade opponents or temporarily blind them.
- Techniques
- Grid Beam : Though he never actually uses it, Gridman is still capable of firing his normal Grid Beam.
When all the Neon Genesis Junior High Students transform and gather, they can combine into more powerful forms.
"War Deity Combine! Powered Zenon!"
- ―Combination announcement
Powered Zenon is the combined form of the Assist Weapons without utilizing Gridman. In this combination, Buster Borr forms the head and main body, Sky Vitter forms the arms, Battle Tracto Max forms the legs, and wields the Powered Axe .
- Stats
- Height: 59 m
- Weight: 150,000 t
- Abilities
- Super Strength: Powered Zenon possesses enough strength to send an opponent flying with one strike.
- Enhanced Durability: Powered Zenon is capable of taking attacks without residual aftereffects.
- Weapons
- Powered Axe /Gridman Calibur Axe Mode : Powered Zenon wields the Gridman Calibur in its Axe Mode.
- Jumbo Saber Slash : Powered Zenon charges the Powered Axe with blue lightning before striking an opponent with enough energy to cleave them in half.
- Techniques
- Powered Breaker : Powered Zenon delivers an uppercut to send the opponent flying high in the air.
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"Hyperlink Combine! Full Powered Gridman!"
- ―Combination announcement
Full Powered Gridman is Gridman's greatest combined form. Buster Borr forms the main body, Sky Vitter forms the legs and Battle Tracto Max forms the arms while he wields the Gridman Calibur, with the Axe Blade jettisoned, joining Buster Borr as a chestplate, essentially making it a combination of all his other combined forms. However, due to the strain on Junk, Gridman and the Assist Weapons manifest at a fraction of their normal size though when combined, this form stands at a height comparable to Gridman's normal stature.
- Stats
- Height: 64 m
- Weight: 180,000 t
- Abilities
- Super Strength: Full Powered Gridman can exert Max Gridman's super strength through his arms.
- Enhanced Durability: Full Powered Gridman is more protected from attacks.
- Flight: Full Powered Gridman is capable of flight despite its massive size, assisted by Sky Vitter's parts.
- Arsenal
- Twin Drills : Full Powered Gridman can make use of Buster Borr's Twin Drills.
- Twin Drill Break : Gridman fires Buster Borr's Twin Drills as missiles. Despite how they are used, they return to Gridman's shoulders.
- Twin Buster Grid Beam : Twin Grid Beams fired from the Twin Drills.
- Buster Grid Missile : Gridman fires a barrage of missiles from Buster Borr's treads.
- Techniques
- Full Power Charge : Full Powered Gridman holds the Gridman Calibur upwards, charging energy as his armor becomes covered in a golden aura.
- Grid Full Power Finish : Using the Full Power Charge, Full Powered Gridman covers the Gridman Calibur with a golden aura, which becomes a large beam fired at the enemy.
- Breast Spark : Gridman fires a green electrical beam from the crystal on his chestplate.
Full Power Gridknight is a combination of Gridknight and the four original Neon Genesis Junior High Students. Buster Borr forms the main body, Sky Vitter forms the legs and Battle Tracto Max forms the arms while he wields the Gridman Calibur, with the Axe Blade jettisoned, joining Buster Borr as a chestplate. The color schemes and designs of all the components are altered to be compatible with Gridknight.
- Stats
- Height: 62 m
- Weight: 190,000 t
- Powers and Weapons
- Gridknight Calibur : A giant katana that was transformed from the Gridman Calibur.
- Explosive Full Power Light Wave Missile : A powerful bolt of energy fired from Full Powered Gridknight's chest.
- Full Power Grid Rex Roar : Full Power Gridknight and Dynarex fire their finisher beams at the same time.
This section is for combinations that are used only in supplementary media.
Sky Buster Gridman is Gridman's form when he combines with Sky Vitter and Buster Borr, manifesting at 85% power compared to Full Powered Gridman's 50%. This form is used in SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS Volume 1 ~Another God~.
- Abilities
- Flight: This combination provides Gridman with rocket propelled high speed flight.
- Reaction Time: Through his helmet's visor, Gridman can better track and thus anticipate the movements of high speed objects.
- Arsenal
- Visor: Sky Gridman's visor not only allows him to track targets; its HUD can zoom in, allowing Gridman to see things in greater detail.
- Lucky Smoke Screen : Smoke bombs fired from the back of the legs, to evade opponents or temporarily blind them.
- Laser Circus Amp : Sky Buster Gridman unleashes a barrage of homing energy bullets.
- Sydney Super Adhesive Missile : Missiles which explode into a pink goop upon impact, acting as glue to keep the enemy locked in place.
- Buster Grid Missile : Conventional missiles fired from Buster Borr's treads.
- Twin Drills : The drills of Buster Borr. They can be removed and used as tonfa weapons for melee combat.
- Techniques
- Sky Grid Beam : Gridman flies at high speed and fires his Grid Beam, which is released in a diffused fan-shape.
Max Calibur Gridman is another new combine form of Gridman with Battle Tracto Max while holding Gridman Calibur, after Gridman Alliance and Neon Genesis Junior High Students noticed new combination would giving them advantage in a looped world. However, Calibur doesn't consider himself as part of "combination", as he was merely holded by Gridman. This form is used in SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS Volume 2.
- Abilities
- Rocket Thrusters: The wheels of Battle Tracto Max recede to reveal rocket thrusters.
- Arsenal
- Tanker Cannon : Although never used, it can be assumed that in this combination, Gridman stll possess the same ability to shoot explosive shells out of the twin barrels on his shoulders.
- Techniques
- Max Grid Calibur End : Gridman charges toward his opponent via thruster on his back, while swing Gridman Calibur with Max Gridman's gigantic arms, and slashes the opponent with even greater momentum than original Grid Calibur End.
- Super Lightning Kick : Gridman delivers a powerful finisher kick while being boosted by Battle Tracto Max's rocket thrusters.
Full Powered Gridman Initial Fighter is a form that Gridman takes in SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS Volume 2. It presumably has all the same powers as the normal Full Powered Gridman, but weakened.
Its design is based on a limited-edition toy produced by Good Smile Company.[4]
Powered Fortress is an alternate combined form of the Assist Weapons without utilizing Gridman. It appears in SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS Volume 2, operating at 100% power. It was formed by another set of Assist Weapons from the looped backup world, operating at 100% power without having to scale down. When Full Powered Gridman rides on the vehicle, he becomes Full Powered Gridman Over Spec Mode. Gridman wields a combined Gridman Calibur, which forms double-sided blade with uneven length due to the difference in scale of the two Gridman Caliburs.[5][6]
Standard Abilities[]
- Transformation: Being originated from fragments of Gridman, each members has an Access Code which allows them to transform into Assist Weapons to fight alongside Gridman.
- Selective Attention: A passive ability to block out attention from others as long as they avoid doing something too drastic, allowing them to move freely without the risk of looking suspicious.
- Intelligence: Neon Genesis Junior High Students are shown to possess a surprisingly keen intellect.
- Technological Acuity: They also shown to be skilled in the use of technology, as demonstrated through how they restore and even improved Junk after Akane broke it.
Gallery[]
Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- Assist Weapon Designer: Takeshi Nonaka
- All their names are based off of the English names of the Assist Weapons in Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.
- Samurai Calibur from Samurai Sword.
- Samurai Calibur is the only one whose Weapon form's name (Gridman Calibur) is a direct reference to his Denkou Choujin Gridman counterpart (Gridman Sword).
- Battle Tracto Max from Tracto.
- Max is the only one whose human form's name is not a direct reference to his Syber-Squad counterpart.
- Buster Borr from Borr (Twin Driller).
- Borr is the only one whose human form's name is exactly the same as that of his Syber-Squad counterpart.
- Sky Vitter from Vitor (Thunder Jet).
- Vit is the only one whose Weapon form's name is spelled differently than that of his Syber-Squad counterpart.
- Samurai Calibur from Samurai Sword.
- The English name of their team is potentially a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shinseiki Evangelion). While the Funimation Sub/Dub made such the official translation, a proper translation of the term "Shinseki" more directly means "New Century", "New Era", "New Generation", or "Next Generation", all which bear a far clearer intended meaning with regards to the group being the next generation of support programs allied with Gridman, whereas "Neon Genesis" is a Greek phrase meaning "new origin", which was originally chosen as a localized name to release Evangelion under due to it "sounding cooler". Whether this was an intentional nod by Studio Trigger's staff passed on to Funimation or the result of a mistranslation on Funimation's behalf however is unknown.
- The brooches on their vests are references to patterns on the Dinobots from Transformers Age of Extinction, mainly patterns that appear on their toys. Their weapons are also styled similar to the aforementioned Transformers' weapons.
- Unlike the original Assist Weapons, each of them is capable of combining with Gridman individually, with the exception of the Gridman Sword/Gridman Calibur due to their nature as hand-wielded weapons.
- The tunnel of light that they travel through to get to Gridman is reminiscent of the same path that the original Gridman and Assist Weapons use to enter combat.
- Powered Zenon takes elements from various mecha:
- It is God Zenon's counterpart, with the components arranged in a different order.
- The faceplate resembles Goldymarg's from GaoGaiGar.
- The Jumbo Saber Slash's name is a reference to Jumbo Saber from The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn. It should be noted that a repainted Jumbo Saber figure served as Ippei Baba's inspiration for God Zenon's design.
- The word 'Powered' in its name may have come from Powered Convoy, the original name for the toy that would become Ultra Magnus from the Transformers franchise.
- The real life inspiration for God Zenon's design was Optimus Prime, who was known in Japan as Battle Convoy, or just Convoy. Additionally, Max's voice actor had once voiced an incarnation of Optimus Prime (called Grand Convoy in Japanese) in Transformers Energon (ja: Superlink).
- According to the voice drama episodes:
- All of them are Hyper Agents. Provocation#Voice Drama 5.5
- They are apparently quite rich. Provocation#Voice Drama 5.5
- Each of them has their own home to live in. Provocation#Voice Drama 5.5
- The name of their group is simply a title, chosen in memory of junior high students who protected the world at the turning of the century. Contact#Voice Drama 6.6 These students may or may not be Naoto Sho, Yuka Inoue and Ippei Baba.
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) |
| Other Heroes | |
|---|---|
| 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) |