Grendizer is a fictional robot

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 created by Go Nagai

Go Nagai

, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...

. Grendizer is the titular mecha of UFO Robo Grendizer, which debued in 1975.

Grendizer is named after the fictional metal "Space Alloy Gren", a metal with similar properties to Super Alloy Z and its derivatives, the hardest material available on Fleed and subsequently the main component of its armor. Grendizer shares a similar design to Go Nagai's other creations, Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z (robot)

Mazinger Z is a fictional mecha from the anime and manga series of the same name, created by Go Nagai. Within the story, Mazinger Z was created by Professor Juzou Kabuto and piloted by his grandson Kouji...

, Great Mazinger

Great Mazinger

is a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series...

 and Mazinkaiser

Mazinkaiser (robot)

Mazinkaiser is a fictional robot from the anime and manga series of the same name, based on Go Nagai's Mazinger Z and featured in the 2001-2003 OVA series, Mazinkaiser and animated movie, Mazinkaiser: Deathmatch! Ankoku Daishogun. Within the story, Mazinkaiser was created by Professor Juzō Kabuto...

, as well as similar attacks.

In the anime, Grendizer was created by the planet Fleed to represent the embodiment of the Fleedian God of War. During the fall of Fleed at the hands of Vega (He planned to use the mecha to conquer the universe), the Prince of the conquered planet, Duke Fleed, stole the mecha from their hands and fled Fleed, taking it to Earth. Grendizer would be revived when the Vegans attacked Earth, and used in combination with the Earth produced Spazer support units to fight back against the invading forces.

Related Machines

Apart from the Spazer and TFO none of these appeared in the Go Nagai Manga's. Also, Maria Grace Fleed Duke Fleed's sister has only appeared in the TV series and Go Sako ota's manga.

Spazer

The original support craft for Grendizer, the Spazer is a saucer-shaped craft that allows Grendizer to fly and travel through space. Duke stole the unit along with Grendizer before he fled to Earth.

TFO

The TFO (Terra Flying Object) is a small support craft built by Kouji Kabuto after researching aliens. It was used initially as a method of communicating with the invading Vega forces. After the initial episode it was equipped with missiles in order to fight with the weaker units of the invaders. After being destroyed in episode 26 it was replaced with the triangular JFO (Jet Flying Object) in episode 30, although it was destroyed before it could attack. Kouji switched to the Double Spazer in episode 35.

Double Spazer

A new support craft built as a support unit for Grendizer, the Double Spazer can act either as a capable fighter, or can combine with Grendizer to enable it to fly. It features a Photonic Energy reactor and VTOL fans and is piloted by Kouji Kabuto, the former pilot of Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z (robot)

Mazinger Z is a fictional mecha from the anime and manga series of the same name, created by Go Nagai. Within the story, Mazinger Z was created by Professor Juzou Kabuto and piloted by his grandson Kouji...

. It first appears in episode 35.

Marine Spazer

A Spazer designed to allow Grendizer to fight effectively underwater, it is piloted by Hikaru Makiba, a young woman who learned Duke's secret and wanted to help him instead of just watching him fight from the sidelines. The schematics first appear at the end of episode 40 with the actual Marine Sapzer appearing the next episode.

Drill Spazer

A Spazer designed to give Grendizer underground combat abilities. At the beginning it was piloted by Kouji Kabuto (switching from the Double Spazer when the need arose), but since the arrival of Maria Grace Fleed it has been piloted exclusively by Duke's sister. It first appears in episode 45.

Ultra Submarine

Seen in only episode 67, the Ultra Submarine is basically a giant Jet-Ski that Grendizer can sit in and pilot. It also has a separate cockpit for humans to pilot it, and it can not fly. This machine was used to destroy the Vegan ocean base.

Cosmo Special

The Cosmo Special is a set of three ships that can combine into one ship for space travel. Unlike the Spazers, it does not combine with Grendizer, but enables the Spazer pilots to effectively fight in space. Piloted by Kouji, Maria, and Hikaru.