Super Robot Showcase: Govarian from "Psycho Armor Govarian" / スパロボショーケース：「サイコアーマーゴーバリアン」のゴーバリアン

What if Barian Dagger, Govarian. and Varihawk High Potential from "Psycho Armor Govarian" was in Super Robot Wars? An ability showcase.

"Psycho Armor Govarian" is a 26 episode sci-fi anime series. It was also followed by a manga version. The series largely follows the model of Super Robot anime, such as the heroic robots being being individually created and fighting through flashy special moves instead of more conventional weaponry, as well as the simple alien invasion premise where the heroes al. However, the setting of the series includes many aspects inspired by Gundam such as a world government military rendered inefficient from internal politics, O'Niell cylinder styled space colonies with anti-Earth sentiments, and mass-produced robots used by the villains.

Another distinctive element of the series is the widespread presence of psychic powers, used by all members' of the heroes' teams as well as the villains' pilots and commanders. These are used to create and repair mecha, to cause hallucinations to throw opponents into disarray, to predict future dangers and read minds, to teleport, as well as to protect individuals from physical harm and heal their wounds.

The series is set in a future where humanity is under attack from the dimension-travelling Garadain Empire. Although the International Defense Force quickly proves incapable of combatting Garadain's psychic weaponry, a scientist from the same extraterrestrial race as the Garadain assembles a team of psychic human children in order to fight back.

Go Nagai, the creator of the Mazinger franchise which inspired the 1970s Super Robot anime boom, is credited as the original creator of "Psycho Armor Govarian" and as the writer of the manga version. The Govarian is often remarked for its close resemblance to Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger, but it has no story connection with the series and otherwise is not substantially more similar to Mazinger than other Super Robot anime. However, Govarian has crossed over with Mazinger on occasion due to its shared connection to Go Nagai and Dynamic Productions, such as MODEROID's Armed Mazinkaiser Govarian model kit.

While Govarian is often seen wielding its Psycho Bazooka in promotional materials, the weapon is never used in the series itself. The animation of the Psycho Bazooka as used in this video is instead from its appearance in "Dynamic Super Robot Soushingeki!!", a series of animated shorts featuring a number of mecha associated with Dynamic Productions that was included as a bonus in releases of "Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo".

For clarity, the subtitles here are not mine.



「サイコアーマーゴーバリアン」のバリアンダガーとゴーバリアンとバリホーク・ハイポテンシャルがスーパーロボット大戦シリーズに参戦したられば。全て武器と特殊能力。