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Alwas Cycle Characters
The following characters play a supporting role during the first half of the
series...
Grooor — A biomechanical racer who, along with his ship, seems to run on steam
power. Violent and quick to anger, he does not suffer losing gracefully. His
sleek, Podracer-like craft is described as a "piece of junk", but is very
resistant to damage, thanks to its polarised titanium exterior. It's also
heavily-armed, with a pair of missile launchers/projectile cannons on the fronts
of the engines and a rapid-fire laser gun mounted on the cockpit. Grooor himself
has an odd tendency to shout his own name in battle.
Flint — A pilot from Alwas, the host planet of the Great Race's preliminary
matches. Somewhat arrogant and not quite as good as he seems; the judges fix the
races for him, since he's the home-town favorite. He and his gunner, Marcel,
pilot the Flying Fortress, a green star-racer that resembles a steam-powered
train or tugboat. The two of them later confront Stan and Koji, who are looking
for spare parts, and show them the location of a star-racer "bone yard". Flint's
reasons that if he can help the Earth Team reach Ōban, then he will have lost to
the best team in the galaxy and that this would "restore" him in the eyes of his
fans. As his first appearance is in the episode In Like Flint, he's likely named
after Errol Flynn ('In like Flynn'), both being similarly flamboyant.
Ceres — The last surviving member of the Mong, a very ancient race. He resembles
a hieroglyphic carving come to life, and his ship is a bizarre un-aerodynamic
tangle of pipes that apparently functions via an unknown form of planetary
magnetism. He could use this force to reflect enemy attacks back at them and
also used a flute to create hallucinations. He could also use his staff to tap
on the hollow pipes of his ship, creating destructive sound waves to use against
enemies. Ceres was able to trap Molly within a hallucination during their race,
until Rick was able to turn on her CD player, causing the illusion to shatter
and Ceres to lose concentration and ultimately crash into a wall on the race
track. He survived though, and is briefly glimpsed in Make Way!, waiting in line
to return to his homeworld.
Para-dice — A cat-like, 12-year old hacker prodigy; trickery and sabotage are
her main strategies, but she won't hesitate to blast an opponent off the course
either. She controls her ship via a dynamic footpad, which resembles a Dance
Dance Revolution platform. She sees the Great Race as nothing more than a game.
It was Paradice that reveals the 'true nature' of the Ultimate Prize to Molly
during their race. She is seen again, briefly, in Make Way! when Eva runs to the
docks looking for Rick.
Super Racer — A racer dressed as a superhero who turns out to be Satis in
disguise, testing the other racers. He acts very cocky and usually makes
eccentric poses. His ship is very unique, it resembles an upright ring, with the
cockpit on the top and a mouth with shark teeth painted on it. Two large metal
balls come out of the center of the ring and rapidly orbit around the ship to
prevent enemies from overtaking him. There are also light laser cannons mounted
on the nose.
Rush — A giant, Viking-like racer who, despite his intimidating appearance, is a
very friendly, good natured person. He saves Molly from drowning after she
becomes trapped inside flooding ruins. Rush abandoned the race to duel Toros
after it was revealed to him that he was the Krog who lead the invasion of his
home world Byrus. He lost both the duel and the race when Toros drove his ship
into a bridge over the race course, burying him in a pile of rubble and knocking
him out of the playoffs. Rush had wanted to use the Ultimate Prize to undo the
damage that the Krog had done to his home world. Rush's star-racer is made of a
unique metal from his homeworld that is nigh-unbreakable. However, it is also
faster than it looks, thanks to its powerful magma-fueled engines. Rush sits
atop his racer, controlling it and its two extendable arms with a pair of
circular control yokes.
Spirit — Ambassador of the Fihls; a mysterious, shadowy being. Ten years earlier
he raced against Molly’s mother, Maya. Near the end of the race Maya’s ship
crashed and exploded. Molly and her father since that day have believed that
Spirit had intentionally killed Maya. During a race against Molly that ended in
Molly crashing her ship trying to kill Spirit, Spirit showed an unconscious
Molly what really happened to her mother. Spirit then left to finish the race,
but not before shedding a tear. He is eliminated at the end of the playoffs by
Prince Aikka. He utilises his polymorphic shapeshifting powers to transform into
a bird-like creature that can easily match a star-racer's speed.
Toros — Colonel of the Crog Imperium and younger brother of the Crog leader. The
Crogs are the sinister alien race that threatened to destroy Earth 25 years ago.
He is determined to obtain the Ultimate Prize in order to enslave the entire
galaxy under Crog rule. Toros was also the leader of the Crog force that
decimated Rush's homeworld of Byrus, transforming it from a paradise into a
polluted wasteland. Seemingly unbeatable, he is finally handed a defeat during
his rematch against Molly when he crashes against the starting gate in a game of
"chicken", but still advances to the Grand Finals. During the course of the
Alwas playoffs, his first racer, a standard Crog Trident was damaged during his
race with Rush. It was replaced just before his rematch with Molly with an
upgraded model, sporting more curvaceous and intimidating blades and a two-stage
Hyper Drive similar to the Earth Team's Whizzing Arrow III. Despite having the
best record on Alwas, Toros' single '"unacceptable'" loss to the Earth Team
results in him being replaced as the Crog's pilot on Oban by General Kross.
Kross states that he "Gave his head willingly to the Crog Imperium", hinting
that Toros may have been executed by his own request, unable to bear that he
lost to the Earth Team.
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