Guyver Abilities Trivia

[*zeo]

This was a refresher question... Look at the first page of this topic.

[McAvoy]

So what's the next question?

[*zeo]

What are the vibrational swords and how do they work?

[Aranor]

The vibatrional bladea are high freqency weapons which vibrate at the same frequency as the matter they come in contact with allowing them to pass cleanly through the matter while separating it. Molecular folding/unfolding allows for what appears as retracting and extracing. (Lengthening and shortening)

[*zeo]

No, it is impossible to match the frequencies of everything the swords slice through. Since everything has different frequencies at which they would be effected.

Interesting theory on how they extend but these are physical weapons with defined range of movement, though it may apply to the Gigantic as how that version can extend hasn't been officially explained.

[Aranor]

My source was Guyver.net. Under the Guyver link in Database.

"Positioned on its forerarms, a Guyver has "sonic swords", organic blades, composed from thousands of micro-fine plates, layered on top of one another, each vibrating seperately. The blades can change shape; this suggests that each of the layers of the sword is actually a single molecule, which can be folded up like a "Jacob´s ladder". So far, there has been nothing that the blades can´t actually cut - except another sonic sword."

Hypothetical, but its my source.

[*zeo]

That was a theory proposed by Tuaha de Galenos. . .

But like I said, an interesting theory but the point of this topic is to give everyone what is officially known about the Guyver and the technology that makes it up. You should thus use the VDF for your references, which can be found on both the now closed site (just an archive now) theGuyver.net and the Japan-Legend site which took over.

Officially, no reason has been given for the Guyver swords extension mechanism.

The swords may indeed shape shift but the standard swords have a very defined range of movement.

The Gigantic swords though are far more flexible and better suite that theory.

A molecular jacob's ladder design for example would cause the sword to immediately collapse when broken off. Such as in the scenes in which the sword, for one reason or another, is destroyed and the tip is seen landing into the ground but it doesn't change shape as it would if that theory was correct.

The Gigantic Swords though can extend both like regular swords, just up to a length equal to the Gigantic's height, or shoot out and extend on whip like tendril extensions that guide the dagger like swords to the target.

The normal Guyver sword can only extend to 1 meter in length and can change the angle it is facing from the point of the hilt/joint in the forearm. But is otherwise rigid and requires rapid movement to effectively use.

Also nowhere did it say the swords match the frequency of the target material, which as I stated is technically impossible to achieve in any case.

The swords simply vibrate at high frequency, producing a shock wave that breaks apart the target at the molecular level, allowing the swords to easily cut through anything.

Officially it is only stated that the swords are composed of specialized material that vibrate at extremely high frequency.

The swords are thus basically kinetic energy blades, since it is the focused kinetic energy in the form of the shock wave that does the actual cutting. I.E.> The sonic energy from the swords are breaking apart the molecular bonds of the target.

The blade shape of the swords naturally focuses the energy to a single point, so allows the swords to be as efficient as if the swords were only a single atom thick, like a mono-filament blade for example.

The shock wave also envelopes the swords, which is why they are more durable when the swords are active then when they are not active.

This is why even when slicing through an enzyme that the swords breaks off at the hilt, the one area not vibrating. And why the Guyver can destroy Gaster missiles with the swords while the missiles themselves are capable of blowing the swords off if they hit while the swords are not active.

In a way the swords are similar to the sonic busters, just focused to the area of the swords instead of a directed blast.

Consequently though this means the swords would be less effective in the vacuum of space since they could not generate the shock wave in vacuum but the rapid vibration still gives a drilling effect and shock waves could still be produced in target material.

Next question...

What is the function of the face vents?

[Aranor]

A means for releasing excess heat during operation.....exhaust.

[*zeo]

That's part of it yes, know the rest?

[WarriorZoalord]

um, Expelling impurities in the body that could build up during operation?

[Aranor]

Remove waste/toxins. (Such as releasing the gasses around the body upon activation/summoning. Release blood from internal wounds) Breathe.

[Juggernought]

Or impurities in the air that gets trapped upon activation as well...

[*zeo]

Actually it just releases excess heat and cellular waste/toxins, including when bio-boosting is completed, the Peroxidized Lipid, Surplus Collagen and waste materials such as heavy metals from inside the host body are collected expelled.

Remember, the Guyver doesn't have to eat but it is still a living being and thus has to take care of business.

Just don't breath in near a Guyver

Breathing is a bit more complex, the Guyver lungs are actually located at the base of the neck and oxygen is drawn in from those two tubes between the chest and chin. This is also why a Guyver can breath even underwater since the tubes can extract oxygen from virtually any environment (provided of course there is oxygen to extract).

The face vents are probably only used to exhail. Though much of the breathing is probably just mental habit since the host still thinks and acts as if they had normal lungs and vocal cords, both of which aren't functional while the armor is on.

For example, while the Guyvers were in the relic, and breathing within it's liquid filled interior. Neither of them exhailed any bubbles, so the unit may be super efficient and the host just goes through the motions of breathing normally even though they no longer have to.

Next question...

How does the Guyver See?

[Shenzon]

Hey Zeo1234!!

Sorry I'm always late to posts. I'm no longer within the U.S., but back in Kuwait as a Contractor. So getting online isn't as often as it used to be or as I'd like.

When you asked the question about the face vents, I was also going to say that I have always thought they were a way for the Guyver unit to vent any wastes created within it. Not just for venting upon activation, but as far as I know, all forms of life create wastes of some form and have to release it weather its in the form of a solid, liquid(like a squid), or gas. Also I've notice that in the new series, you never see their chests moving up or down as they did whenever Guyver one got excited in the old series. Maybe its their way of saying they don't breathe the way we all thought. I've always thought the air is brought in by the tubes, filtered by the lungs, and just ran through the body in a constant flow, without any thought from the hosts.

As far as the eyes, I'd say the hosts eyes are completely absorbed and completely merged with the eyes of the Guyver. What I mean by that is that if you were to remove the eye piece, it would be something along the lines of the Guyver's eye being the pupil and now the hosts being all the organs that are normally located directly behind the pupil of the human eye....greatly enhanced of course. I have a quick question pertaining to the eye. Would you say the socket around the eye is also shaped exactly like eye? Like the eye socket of a human skull is rounded. As that of a T-Rex is tear shaped but side ways. Better example would be Warrior Guyver C's, would you say his eye socket is that of a single eye socket in the shape of a V?

[WarriorZoalord]

guyvers can "See" more than with just their eyes. like their hypersensors can imput the data of their surroundings directly into their brain, thus allowing them to "see" things they cant with their eyes alone...

[*zeo]

Yes, the Guyver eyes merge with the host eyes and feed the optical information straight through the host's optic nerves.

The eyes themselves though are very different from human eyes, they never close and the entire surface area is used to pick up light so the Guyver can see in low light conditions, with high level of detail and field of view, and vision can be focused to magnify view. How much was never revealed but this generally tells us the Guyver has super human level of vision that makes normal human vision seem like blindness in comparison.

And yes, the hyper sensors augment vision and allow the host to sense/see things that would normally be invisible.

Which leads to the next question...

What are the hyper sensors and how do they function?

[Juggernought]

They are like external extra sensory organs used to detect motion and in some cases depending on the host enhancement or the unit's technology, they give the host near 360 degree sensory perception and feed this directly in the brain. I'd assume since we can only view 180 degrees, it would take some getting use to the enhancement. I suppose its like how humans can sense when someone is behind them or when someone is in the same room.

By having some range of motion in the groves, it allows the host to focus the perception intensity or actively "tune" into the source of the disturbance in the environment around it. Advanced forms of this hyper sense would allow for scanning opponents or objects as well and would increase the functionality.

[*zeo]

The VDF describes the Hyper Sensors as a three dimensional compound sensor. Meaning it's a 3D sensory system similar to our eyes, which together gives us depth of field as well as vision but of course the Hyper Sensors are just far more advance.

The system is composed of two types of sensors. The Hypersensitive Magnetic Field sensor is equipped with the function to catch the movement of the mass with the Gravity sensor and the Quantum Magnetic Sensor. Regarding the Magnetic Field Sensor, it can distinguish the brainwaves generated by man and zoanoids with high performance and is what can allow the Guyver to distinguish a human from a zoanoid.

Think of it like a portable MRI, except he doesn't have to generate that powerful of a magnetic field.

In fact this is what allowed Sho in the Manga to tell that Chaos Aptom was being controlled with an artificial brain. Not to mention show off the fact Sho is a lot smarter than originally thought considering he used some wording that you would normally expect from a scientitst when he was explaining himself to Bio-Freezer.

The system also allows the Guyver to sense energy built up, which is what allows the Guyver to dodge things like lasers by sensing the energy build up and getting out of the way before the weapon actually fires.

So the Guyver doesn't actually dodge the laser but rather just moves out of the way before it is fired.

The system of course also lets the host sense things through ways and perceive their environment almost like a 3D map.

However the sensory perception has to be processed by the host brain, especially since it is fed directly to the host, so the host has to get used to using the Hyper Sensors, which is why Sho had a learning curve using them. He basically had to train his mind to use them and make sense of what it was feeding him.

Okay, next question...

What is the Control Medal and can you describe the different components it is made up of?

[Juggernought]

Well like its name sake it is the central control piece of the unit that allows that unit to human interface. My guess is that one of the 2 parts of the control medal deals with regulation of the organisms and bio armor, allowing it to work symbioticaly with the host and bringing the best of both unit biology and human physiology into bear. The center part of the control medal deals with the higher functions of the unit. It allows for data storage as well as interaction with creator technology. It also stores the host dna and alllows for the regeneration process to be initiated when needed based on the extent of the damage. This is also linked directly to the host brain so that it can interpret to some extent the needs of the host for certain weaponry or the desire to activate or deactivate the unit. Both parts of the control medal work together in order to unleash the full power of the guyver which could be one of the reasons why it glows between the two parts indicating it is either processing information to be turned into action or showing that both parts are finally working in unison rather than individually.

As for what it is made of, my only guess could be of some form fo crystalline substance that is able to bond permanently with bio-organsims and allow interaction with host and technology. It isn't something natural, rather a control device formed by the creators to "tame" the carnivorous nature of the guyver organism and allow it to become a symbiot rather than a predator.

[*zeo]

Yes, the Guyver Control Medal is what makes the Guyver possible...

Composed of 4 distinct parts, the front center orb is the main component and is what is directly connected to the host brain through the metallic tendrils that go into the host brain and provide the hard wire interface between the host brain and the unit.

The outer ring has been identified as the control ring and is what keeps the Guyver organism under control

Between the outer ring and the main orb are three ring like discs, two are metallic, while the third center ring is a crystal of some sort and is simply labeled as a transducer in the VDF. Though we know the characteristic light from the Guyver CM eminates from this crystal and is both a sign of the CM activity and possibly a form of communication.

For example the CM fully extends out and exposes it's inner parts when it links up with a Relic, providing the host a direct link to the Relic that allows the host to pilot the Relic like an extension of their body.

There is also the theory that the Guyver CM forms a network with all other CM's, possibly being part of the reason for the Guyver effect. But that's only a theory right now.

Okay, next question...

What is the Guyver Self Defense Mode and what are its advantages and disadvantages?

[Spartan Warlord]

the guyver self defence mode is eccentially what it sounds like...when the hosts brain has been destroyed or is unconcious the self denfence system kicks in...based on what the host memories (i think) the self defence system will identify weather the beings around it are friend or foe for ....a classic example of this was with sho and his father even thought sho refused to fight him when he turned into enzyme 2...his father destoryed what looked like over half his brain automatically activating the SDM which then inturn was he fathers downfall...as far as the pro's and con's go i think iv just covered that aswell...the pro's are that even with the host out for the count the armour can still defend itself and personally in some occasions id say the SDM was more deadly that the host...on the bad side of course the armour will fight mercilessly against whatever it deems a threat just like shos dad so you cant really tell it who it should and shouldnt fight...look at when XT tried to used dreadnought to speed up his healing dreads unit did some freakyness to XT even thought they where friends...

One other point i dont know if this is part of the SDM but id presume so...in some instances when the host is new to the armour or when under unbelivable pressure...the host will automatically activate some sort of system...like when wg2 used the cpm for the first time he never new he had it...and when sho first used the pressure cannon the armour just instinctively done it...

just one more thing didnt the late XT have one of the most advance or atleast unique SDM as it had its own conciousness?...

[Juggernought]

Thats only in the fanfics that the self defense mode was able to identify friend or foe when the warrior guyver was introduced. The regular units do not have this ability. All it serves is a self preservation mode.

The matrix in Dreadnought's unit lashed out against XT's unit trying to draw on his energy reserves to heal. Jason wasn't directly responsible. And i believe all units try to compensate to some extent for its host lack of skill and at the same time they respond to a general desires of the host for more power depending upon the situation.

[OnyxPhoenix]

Hey Juggernought, little add-on to your prev post. The Matrix lashed out against XT because he is of the plasmoid race that helped the Creators create the Guyvers and understand their effects, and it has the internal commands to destroy any remaining being that it encounters of that race. Only Jason being bonded to the Matrix probably kept XT from being totally fried, and that would be bad.

[Guyver XT]

XT's C-medal is artificially intelligent. It doesn't have a SDM so much as the C-medal takes over when Kalen is incapacitated. His unit appears to be of extreme antiquity, but because of its artificial intelligence it's capable of altering and upgrading itself without external assistance. Something no 'standard' unit is capable of. This is why his unit, even so old as it appears to be, can remain competative with newer models, even W'kars, and why it's suggested that it is an early prototype of the advent booster armor. The Erexian race in Kalen's home universe did not help create the unit. They were just there in it's early developmental stages and at least in Kalen's case, seem to have come to possess a functional 'proving' prototype.

XT got toasted by the Matrix, consonant to one of it's directives. But that directive relates to properties of XT himself, not just generically to his race. The Matrix, (A product of the WG2 universe) might not even know what an Erexian is! If Jason hadn't been shocked and resisted what the Matrix intended, it would likely have destroyed him. As it was he is seriously damaged. Combined with the various other indignities and abuses his unit has been through over the passed few 'days' it's not doing so hot right now.

[*zeo]

Actually the Guyver self defense mode is Always On!

It is pretty much the CM's prime directive to protect itself and the host.

So basically the Unit will respond whenever the host fails to, such as can be seen whenever the unit activated a weapon system Sho had not known about before.

The system is actually quite adaptable as it draws upon the host brain to augment its own capabilities, this can be seen better in the latest anime series.

Whenever a complex action was required the CM accesses the host brain for added processing and information to decide on course of action, essentially defining the host will on an instinctual level.

The most noticable incident being when the Unit protected Tetsuro and vaporized a bullet in mid-air with the head beam as it was hurtling towards Tetsuro's head.

Sho was nowhere near fast enough to command it but the CM had accessed his mind and instantly decided the host wanted to protect Tetsuro and acted accordingly.

So in actuality the Guyver does have a friend or foe recognition system, the problem is it relies on the host brain for this information and decision processes.

This means when the host brain is damaged then the CM has no way to access the needed information and thus can't tell friend or foe until the host brain has been regenerated.

This was the case when G1 faced off against Sho's Enzyme form father.

Also whenever the Unit is in control, since it is basically just a machine intelligence, it responds to any threat with maximum power. The Unit doesn't hold back at all and thus it seems more powerful even though it isn't.

Meaning Sho, could be that powerful if he just didn't care anymore, was completely ruthless, and went full out.

Incidently the CM interface also helps accelerate the host mind, to the point that Zoanoids may seem to be moving in slow motion.

Similar to say how the brain naturally accelerates during life or death situations.

Scientists have actually tested this phenomena and noted the human brain is capable of doubling how fast it processes information.

For the Guyver the CM interface probably makes this effect the norm and combined with the CM self defense system grants the Guyver its incredible speed and reflexes.

Okay, next question...

What is the Blast Field and what is its purpose?