Gurren Lagann

Gurren-Lagann is the main mecha in Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. Piloted by Simon (Lagann) and Kamina(Gurren) in the first part of Part 1. Gurren was then piloted by Rossiu in the later parts of Part 1. In The second half, Gurren is piloted by Viral.



Gurren-Lagann
The Gurren Lagann (グレンラガン, Guren Ragan?), the titular mecha of the series, is piloted jointly by two pilots for most of the story, with the Lagann portion always operated by the series' main protagonist Simon and the Gurren piloted by Kamina initially and then various other characters after his death. The mech was originally formed as a hotblooded response from Kamina to the Enki's initial two-headed configuration. Later in the series the land-bound Gurren Lagann merges with another unnamed enemy Gunmen and gains a permanent set of wings. After the Battle of Tepplin, the Gurren Lagann is seen as a symbol of humanity's triumph, and later, after the AntiSpirals, preserved as one of the last true Gunman and the personal machine of Gimmy and Darry.

Its powers and fighting capabilities are almost entirely based on its ability to generate drills of greatly varying size, shape and usage from multiple points on its body. Over the course of the series Gurren Lagann produced dozens of different uses for its drills, ranging from projectiles and missiles to shields, water screws and various melee applications. The most powerful attack seen used by Gurren Lagann is the Giga Drill Break and its variants, where the pilot forms a huge amount of spiral energy into an enormous drill or number of drills bigger than the mech itself. This special trait and its status as a fused machine (with two exceptionally spirited pilots) makes it one of, if not, the most powerful entity of its size seen in the series.

Its additional abilities shown in the series include a durable energy shield, which can deflect energy blasts even at short range, the ability to wield the sunglasses on the Gurren's chest as a melee weapon (a sword or boomerang usually), a short-term regenerative function which can restore accumulated damage for the duration of the Gurren and the Lagann's union and the power to rip open a worm hole in space to travel great distances.

Lagann
The Lagann (ラガン, Ragan?) is Simon's personal Gunmen which he finds in the first episode while digging tunnels in his village. It received its name, Lagann (羅顔), meaning "enveloping face", from Kamina and draws power from the Core Drill, a small golden drill Simon used similar to an ignition key. Unlike any other Gunmen in the series, the Lagann sports a unique cockpit and stands just short of an average human adult as opposed to the others which are all mostly the sizes of small buildings or larger. This physical handicap, in tandem with the usually average level of fighting spirit supplied to it by Simon, puts the Lagann at a considerable disadvantage in single combat against enemy Gunmen. However, when Simon is driven to give his best during combat the Lagann's power increases exponentially, giving it the unique ability to generate drills from nearly any part of its frame. Lagann's other and most notable power is the "Lagann Impact", its trademark ability to combine with other machines by piercing them with its drills. It's through this ability that the titular Gurren Lagann is created, along with the other more large-scale mechas in the series.

In Gurren Lagann Parallel Works episode 8, it's revealed that the first Laganns were found by Lordgenome as a child during the Anti-Spirals' initial assault on Earth long before the series' story begins and as such were used as a basis in the creation of the all Gunmen that appear in the show to use against their enemies. While most were casted into the Galactic Spiral Abyss by the Anti-Spiral, a maddened Lordgenome seemingly destroyed all the remaining Lagann except for the one that was placed deep underground until Simon finds it. Currently it is unknown who created the first Laganns, but it is speculated to be the Anti-Spirals (when they were still a spiral race).

Gurren
The Gurren (グレン, Guren? ), originally named the " Gunzar " as mentioned by other Beastmen in the manga, is initially an above-average sized Beastmen-piloted mecha, which attacked Littner Village the morning after Team Gurren's arrival early in the series. The mech is subsequently captured, rebuilt, stylized and named by its eventual pilot, Kamina, who had the Gurren's original swords converted into massive sunglasses similar to his own that could be used as a blade or boomerang in combat. Being of typical Gunmen proportions, the Gurren is able to fight without the Lagann's power. While its individual power was initially not on the same level as advanced Gunmen/pilot pairs, such as Viral and his Enki, Kamina eventually became experienced enough to hold his own against multiple enemies. After Kamina's death, the Gurren was mainly piloted by Rossiu and one-time pilots such as Kittan and Yoko until the aftermath of the battle of Tepplin. For the following 7 years, Gurren remained pilotless while attached as Gurren-Lagann until Viral becomes the Gurren's official pilot during the battle against the Anti-Spirals. Gurren (紅蓮) means "Crimson Lotus". As homage to it, a white Gunzar unit is seen during the battle of Tepplin, sporting a pair of pistols rather than blades.

Arc-Gurren-Lagann
See Arc-Gurren Lagann

Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
By combining the Spiral Power of his own and the rest of Dai-Gurren Brigade,Simon created the ultimate version of the Gurren-Lagann, the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ("Heaven-Piercing Gurren Lagann").

Its size is as big as 10 Million Light Years in height(around 100 times of Milky Way)

It's actually made of many mecha combined into one(Gurren Lagann, Lazengann, etc)

Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
See Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Gurren-Lagann


Giga Drill Breaker: Gurren-Lagann pins the opposing mecha, usually a stronger mecha, by throwing its sunglasses as a boomerang. As the sunglasses fly, they split into two. Once they have pinned the mecha in the air, Gurren-Lagann summons its giga-drill while screaming the attacks name. Gurren-Lagann then flies towards the pinned mecha, drilling straight through it. This is then quickly followed by an explosion of the pinned mecha. The sunglass boomerangs then fly back onto Gurren-Lagann's lower face, as one boomerang.

Perfect Combustion of Manly Souls, Caannonball Attack: A move created by Kamina in episode 2,the attack involes Kamina(In Gurren) throwing Simon(In Lagann) at the enemy. The enemy can easily dodge it and focus on Kamina while Simon turns and heads back,going through the Gunmen. A seasoned warrior, can easily dodge the attack completely however.

Man On Fire, Blazing Chariot Kick: Only used in episode 7. When cornered by Dai-Gunzan and Enkidu, Gurren-Lagann used Dai-Gunzan's cannon fire as a springboard to propel it into the air. Simon and Kamina then guide Gurren-Lagann through the artillery barrage, and Kamina screams out the attack's name as Gurren-Lagann ignites on fire and plows foot-first into Viral and Enkidu, smashing the gunman through the top deck of Dai-Gunzan.

Giga Drill Maximum: Gurren-Lagann surrounds itself with giga drills to do damage to all mechas around it. It also acts as a defensive move,and is capable of reflecting enemy attacks back. However,it seems to leave Gurren-Lagann weak and damaged after.

Double Boomerang Spiral: Gurren-Lagann detatches its glasses and wings, then throws them as boomerangs. It was used in one episode to destroy the energy cannon on the moon; it was used in the movie adaption to instead wipe out a large number of Mugann. The main draw back of this attack is that it is only practical during ground combat or in a situation where Gurren Lagann is able to fly/hover without the use of its wings such as space.

Who The Hell Do You Think I Am Kick: An attack preformed by Kamina in the original form of Gurren, Gunzar, that involved a haphazard roundhouse kick toward another Gun-Man. Episode 3.

Arc-Gurren-Lagann
Space-Time Shattering Burst Spinning Punch: The sheer brute force of its uppercut was able to send a Mugann flying straight out of the universe.

Arc Giga Drill Break: A move only used in the second movie. Arc-Gurren Lagann performs a Giga Drill Break, which tears apart one of the arms of Cathedral Lazenngann before it can punch the Earth, and during Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's "Drill dual" with the Super Granzeboma after the Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann have already been destroyed.

Super Galaxy Gurren-Lagann
Maelstrom Cannon: A one-off attack used to defeat an Ashtanga while it was hiding in super spiral space.

Megavortex Cannon: Another one-off attack used for the same purpose.

Super Galaxy Giga Drill Break: Instead of making drills out of spiral energy like other forms of Gurren-Lagann, Super Galaxy Gurren-Lagann detaches the drills on its shoulders and stacks them over its hand.

Gurren Boomerang, Super Galaxy Mega Cutter: Another attack used in the movie adaption of the series. The glasses of both faces on Super Galaxy Gurren-Lagann become one large boomerang, similar to the Double Boomerang Spiral.

Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Super-dimensional Anchor: Dayakka and Gabal release hooks from their respective parts of the Tengen Toppa, that tie around Granzeboma and prevent him from leaving the super spiral space.

My-Wife-Is-The-Best-In-The-Universe-Swing: An attack named by Dayakka about his wife. The Tengen Toppa grabs the ropes from the Super-dimensional Anchor and swings the opposing the mecha in the air, then lets go and lets the opposing mecha fall. In the movie version this is instead used by Tengen Toppa Dia-Gurren, but has the same effect.

Weapon Creation: Gurren-Lagann can create weapons from spiral energy based on characters' weapons used throughout the series, such as the Yoko's rifle and Viral's katana, and in the anime version missles.

Trivia



 * Gurren-Lagann (and its components) faces are unusual in that they sometimes show emotion, such as shock or anguish.
 * The only time Gurren-Lagann was ever seen smiling was in episode 27. If one looks carefully, Gurren-Lagann grinned, just before Team Dai-Gurren defeated the Anti-Spirals.
 * Gurren-Lagann contains a few one-off abilities, such as in a battle underwater where he sprouts a cork-screw-esque Drill and in a battle with Mugen where the Gurren-Lagann surrounds itself in Giga-Drills
 * Lagann is sometime hinted towards having its own persona during the series. In the second movie, this is possibly supported by having Lagann throw Simon at the Anti-Spiral, if one listens hard, they can also hear Simon say "Lagann!" as if he's surprised to see that Lagann did that. It's so unknown if Gurren Lagann itself has its own sentience as well, though it is very likely.
 * Gurren-Lagann can detach its Sunglasses and Wings to use as boomerangs and swords.
 * All Garpearl units were based on data collected from Gurren-Lagann.
 * Gurren-Lagann is said to be able to adapt to any field of battle on its own.