Arblade

PTX-014-3 Arblade

Arblade is a fictional giant robot from the Japanese video game series Super Robot Wars. It has appeared in Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2. A customized version of this machine, the Arblade Custom, has appeared in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3.

Description

The Arblade is a humanoid unit that is very boxy in terms of its design. It is somewhat similar to the Real Personal Trooper Type-1. The machine is colored in various shades of a grey and an even darker shade of grey. The cockpit hatch is designated by being colored red.

The Arblade Custom is very similar, but has shades of very light blue instead of the grey and blue instead of the dark grey. It has a pair of shields on the shoulders that can dock on the back as wings that are colored in blue but are outlined in white.

Technical and historical

The Arblade is the next generation mass production unit developed by Mao Industries. This unit is based off of the R-1 of the SRX Project mecha. In order to lower production costs the transformation capability of the R-1 has been removed and since the pilots are intended to be normal pilots the T-Link System is removed as well. It is given a solid weapon system that is somewhat based off of the R-1's weapon system.

As of Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2, three of these units have been built. The first unit, the PTX-014-1, is the prototype unit. The PTX-014-2 is the follow up unit. The PTX-014-3 Arblade is the final test unit meant for mass production. It is to be field tested by Ryussei Date of the SRX Team. After Ryussei receives his R-1 unit again, the Arblade is handed to Arad Balanga.

In Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, the Arblade is ready for mass production and a customized unit is even built for special pilots. This unit has jacket armor instead of normal armor for improvement movement capabilities as well as a Tesla Drive so that it can fly. It also has an improved weapons system. This unit is fielded by Ryusei Date.

Variations

In Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2, it was mentioned that a mass production variant of Arblade, called Erschneide, was under development at Mao Industries. The Erschneide supposed to be equipped with a Tesla Drive backpack with built-in beam cannons, giving it flight capability. However, before the final design of Erschneide could be decided, the Divine Crusader army fielded their own new machine, the Er-Eins (Er is the German pronounce of the letter "R", Eins means 1 in German), which greatly resembled the Arblade, with Tesla Drive backpack and built-in beam cannons, but lacks the Blade Tonfa. It later turns out that Er-Eins was the mass production model of R-1 developed in the Shadow Mirror's Parallel universe.

Arblade Specifications

Height: 19.0 meters

Weight: 45.8 tons

Weapon Systems:
*Vulcan Guns
A pair of small-caliber guns mounted in the head.

  • G-Revolver
    A small pistol for mid-range combat.
  • G-Railgun
    A handheld railgun for engaging in long range strikes.
  • Blade Tonfa
    A pair of blade-equipped tonfas, mounted on the waist. These handheld melee weapons can be used for quick close range strikes.

Arblade Custom Specifications

Height: 19.0 meters

Weight: Unknown

Weapon Systems:
*Vulcan Guns
A pair of small-caliber guns mounted in the head.

  • G-Revolver
    A small pistol for mid-range combat.
  • G-Railgun
    A handheld railgun for engaging in long range strikes.
  • Split Beam Cannon
    A pair of backpack-mounted beam cannons that move into position over the shoulders and fire two waves of energy. Ryuusei alternatively calls this attack the "R-Blade Beam".
  • Blade Tonfa
    A pair of tonfas equipped with a Blade, mounted on the waist. These handheld melee weapons can be used for quick close range strikes.