Dai-Gunzan-Du
ItemThe Dai-Gunzan-Du is a Beastmen command vessel that appears solely in the film Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End. Piloted by Viral, it stands in for the lost Dai-Gunzan and borrows the styling of his other machines.
Overview
The Dai-Gunzan-Du is a fortress-class Gunmen exclusive to the first film retelling, Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End. It exists to replace the original Dai-Gunzan after that machine is captured and its general Thymilph is killed, giving Viral a fresh command vessel to lead the Beastmen fleet.
Function
The craft carries over every capability of the machine it replaces. A dense spread of cannons lets it fire on enemies from almost every direction at once, and it can pitch Gunmen across the battlefield, dropping them wherever they are needed to strike.
Its look leans on Viral's personal mecha. The vessel gains a second pair of arms in the manner of the Enkidudu, wears the crest associated with Enkidu, and adopts the coloring of Enki. Because it inherits the earlier fortress's role, it can also fill that slot when the Four Generals merge their craft into the Do-Ten-Kai-Zan.
Notable Users
Viral commands the Dai-Gunzan-Du, taking it up to make good the loss of both the Dai-Gunzan and the general Thymilph. During the movie it joins the generals into their combined fortress before that giant is swiftly cut down by the Dai-Gurren and Gurren-Lagann.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened to Dai-Gunzan?
In Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End, the original Dai-Gunzan is captured and its general Thymilph is killed, so Viral takes up the Dai-Gunzan-Du as a fresh command vessel to replace it.
What is the Dai-Gunzan-Du?
The Dai-Gunzan-Du is a Beastmen command vessel that appears only in Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End, piloted by Viral as a fortress-class Gunmen.
What weapons does the Dai-Gunzan-Du carry?
The Dai-Gunzan-Du carries a dense spread of cannons that let it fire on enemies from almost every direction, and it can pitch stored Gunmen across the battlefield to strike wherever they are needed.
Whose mecha design does the Dai-Gunzan-Du borrow?
The Dai-Gunzan-Du leans on Viral's personal mecha line, gaining a second pair of arms like the Enkidudu, wearing the crest associated with Enkidu, and adopting Enki's coloring.
What happens to the Dai-Gunzan-Du in the movie?
The Dai-Gunzan-Du joins the Four Generals' combined fortress, the Do-Ten-Kai-Zan, before that giant machine is swiftly cut down by the Dai-Gurren and Gurren-Lagann.
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