Tengen Toppa Grapearl



Tengen Toppa Grapearl is Gimmy and Darry's Tengen Toppa mech formed during the final battle with the Grand Zamboa in the second movie adaption of the series, Lagann-hen. It is later lost when it is used with the other Tengen Toppa mechs to form Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Mecha
Tengen Toppa Grapearl draws its designs from the Grapearl units, copies of Gurren Lagann. Its appearance is more of a combination of Gimmy and Darry's Grapearl units, with its color scheme being split down the middle. It is the ninth Tengen Toppa mech to appear after the Grand Zamboa destroys Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

In Lagann-hen
Tengen Toppa Grapearl follows up Makken's Tengen Toppa Moshogun with its two guns. It later joins the rest of Team Dai-Gurren in focusing fire on the Grand Zamboa before it is used to form Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Attacks
Tengen Toppa Grapearl has two guns, both of which are drawn from Gimmy and Darry's Grapearl designs after their units receive an upgrade to spiral weaponry. It possesses both Gimmy's spiral handgun and Darry's spiral rifle, and can use them simultaneously.

Trivia

 * Tengen Toppa Grapearl is the only Tengen Toppa mech based on a smaller mech that is not a Gunman.
 * Appropriately enough, Tengen Toppa Grapearl's design is rather reminiscent of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's.
 * Gimmy's name is derived from the Japanese word migi, which means right, and Darry's name is derived from the Japanese word hidari, meaning left. Appropriately, Tengen Toppa Grapearl is coloured pink down the left half, which Darry pilots, and blue down the right half, which Gimmy pilots.