Minor Gunmen of Team Dai-Gurren



For Pilots of these Gunmen, See Minor Characters of Team Dai-Gurren

Einzer

Einzer (アインザー, Ainzā?) is the Gunman that Iraak pilots. During the first arc of the story, it served as a mobile rifle platform for Yoko in combat. It resembles a shark with two small legs. Like the other Team Dai-Gurren Gunmen, it was believed to be destroyed after Grapearls were adopted by the military but was later upgraded and reintroduced by Leyte in the second part of the series. The later-created Space Einzer differs in appearance from its original in the form of an enormous rocket thruster attached to its rear end. This Gunmen is destroyed by the Anti-Spiral, along with the pilot.

Kidd Knuckle

Kidd Knuckle (キッドナックル, Kiddo Nakkuru?) is the Gunmen piloted by Team Dai-Gurren member Kidd. This Gunmen resembles a monkey armed with a pair of guns. Like the other Team Dai-Gurren Gunmen, it was believed to be destroyed after Grapearls were adopted by the military but was later upgraded and reintroduced by Leyte in the second part of the series. Similar to Space Ainzer, the Space Kidd Knuckle looks similar to its original model but has an additional set of enormous rocket thrusters on its back. The Anti-Spirals destroyed this Gunmen, along with the pilot.

Twinboekun

Twinboekun (ツインボークン, Tsuinbōkun?) is a Gunmen jointly piloted by the twin brothers, Jorgun and Balinbow. It resembles two faces, each with a fist coming out of its mouth and a leg coming out of its neck. This Gunmen vastly differs from most others, as it apparently sports two cockpits, each with a full array of controls similar to that of a typical cockpit. Apparently, this means that each twin would only control half of the Twinboekun, making it unpilotable by anyone else (as a strong understanding between the two pilots must exist for them to coherently use the Gunmen, much less to use it with skill). Like the other Team Dai-Gurren Gunmen, it was believed to be destroyed after Grapearls were adopted by the military but was later upgraded and reintroduced by Leyte in the second part of the series. The design of the colossal Space Twinboekun differs from the original in more ways than the other Space Gunmen, having its general design altered so that it has a small head on the center of its body while the two larger faces of the mecha act as the shoulders. This is likely due to the original Twinboekun requiring two pilots, while the larger Space Twinboekun only needed one. It also has much more detailed armor, with drills and horns protruding off of various places and is a good percentage larger than the rest of the Space Gunmen counterparts. In a last-ditch effort to save Gimmy and Darry, Jorgun and Balinbow sacrificed themselves so that the twins may make it to the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren, whilst shielding them from enemy fire, which destroyed the Space Twinboekun, and by extension the original Twinboekun and the pilots. Unlike the other Gunmen destroyed by the Anti-Spiral, which exploded with minimal damage, the Space Twinboekun detonated in a massive fireball, engulfing dozens or hundreds of enemies.

Sawzorthn

The Sawzorthn is Zorthy's personal Gunman, which he pilots as part of the main group of Gunmen which Team Dai-Gurren deploys. Unlike the other core Gunmen, its design is peculiar and squarish, not resembling any sort of animal or other object. Believed to be destroyed after the adoption of the Grapearls by the human military, the Sawzorthn, among other Gunmen from Team Dai-Gurren, were in fact retrieved and maintained by Makken and Leyte, who also equipped them with Spiral Energy-based weaponry. In the final part of the series an Arc-Gurren sized version of this Gunmen named the Space Sawzorthn is created by Leyte. However, it is later destroyed by the Anti-Spiral, along with the Sawzorthn and its pilot inside.

Mo-Shogun

Mo-Shogun (モーショーグン, Mōshōgun?), piloted by Makken, is part of Team Dai-Gurren's main Gunmen squad. One of its weapons is a large katana, and its physical appearance is that of an ancient Japanese samurai. Believed to be destroyed after the adoption of the Grapearls by the human military, the Mo-Shogun, among other Gunmen from Team Dai-Gurren, were in fact retrieved and maintained by Makken and Leyte, who also equipped them with Spiral Energy-based weaponry. Makken is the first to appear to face the Mugann threat in his newly reappeared Gunmen. The Space Mo-Shogun sports more armor and two katana as opposed to one. It was destroyed when Makken took a suicide dive into an Anti-Spiral missile in an effort to protect the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren.

Yoko M Tank

An original Gunmen first appearing in Childhood's End. It is similar to the Dayakkaiser, except pink with Yoko's skull hair accessory painted on. Another difference of note is the barrel of Yoko M Tank's cannon, for it is much shorter than that of a Dayakkaiser-type Gunmen. Yoko has used it to help in the destruction of the Doten Kaizan. It makes a appearance in the second movie The Lights In The Sky Are Stars as Yoko's mecha. Space Yoko W Tank has a pair of cannons on its head as opposed to one, and goes Tengen Toppa just like the other Team Dai-Gurren Gunmen.

Dai-Gurren Army

During the battle of Teppelin, several other villages arrived, along with several battleship-class and personal-class gunman. Though none are named, they all bear homages to earlier gunman defeated by Team Gurren. They are all either salvaged from destroyed Gunman or stolen ones. However none of them are as heavily modified from their original stats, most are simply recolors of enemy mechs. However, the battleship class ones are notably different from both the Dai-Gurren and the standard Dai-Gunmen class battleship Gunmen, suggesting that they are all customized.