Dr. Mary Ann Collins Armstrong (Voltes V: Legacy)

:NOTE: This article is about Voltes V: Legacy character. For the original character from the 1977 anime, see Mitsuyo Goh
Dr. Mary Ann Collins Armstrong is a character from the Filipino live-action series Voltes V: Legacy. She was portrayed by .
Mary is based on Mitsuyo Goh from the original anime.
==Biography==
Steve, Bert and Jon are the children of Ned and Mary Anne Armstrong. Unbeknowst the three boys, Ned was harbouring a dark secret. Ned's real name was Hrothgar, and he was actually an alien from the Planet Boazan. 
Ned was born as the son of the Emperor's little brother, but he was born without horns, which were considered an anomly in Boazania. Only those with horns were allowed to be nobles, while those without them were subject to extreme cruelty and treated as slaves. To make sure he didn't live a life of slavery, Hrothgar's parents fashioned for him a pair of fake horns. Hrothgar lived amongst the nobled, and because of his skill in technology and invention, the Emperor chose Hrothgar as his succesor.
On the day of his coronation, Hrothgar was exposed hornless by his jealous and ambitious cousin Zambojil. Zambojil's minions had tortured doctor that delivered him into admitting his Hornless status. Hrothgar was booed by the crowd, and then forced to work as a slave. Branded a traitor, he was told by Zambojil that his wife, Rozalia, and their newborn child were dead. In actuality, Rozalia died in childbirth, while the newborn child, Zardoz, was raised by Zambojil.
Hrothgar managed to escape to Earth, with the knowledge that Emperor Zambojil will set his sights to Earth. His ship crashed and he was found by Mary Ann Collins Armstrong. She learned of his story and fell in love with him. He adopted the name "Ned Armstrong" on Earth. While many people didn't believe Ned Armstrong's warning, Dr. Richard Smith, Mary Ann and General Robinson did, and together they set up Camp Big Falcon. 
Ned/Hrothgar and Mary would go on to have three children, Steve, Bert and John. Hrothgar created the robot Voltes V because he knew the Boazanians would invade, and wanted a way for Earth to defend itself. He returned to Boazania to convince Zambojil not to invade the planet. This didn't work, but he managed to escape arrest and flee to Earth where he would manage the Mechanical Eagle. Mary and Richard believed Ned/Hrothgar was dead as he never came back, so they began training pilots at Camp Big Falcon to join the Voltes team. Apart from training Steve and Bert, Dr. Smith also oversaw the training of other pilots including Mark Gordon, Jamie Robinson, Eva Sanchez, PJ Santiago, Ally Chan and Tomas del Rosario. Jon Armstrong wanted to join them, but due to his age, he was rejected as a potential candidate.
When the Boazanians inevitably invaded, with Hrothgar/Ned's son Zardoz leading the invasion, Steve, Bert, Jon, Mark and Jamie were the only available pilots and working together, managed to repel their Beast Fighter from the Earth. As a result they became permanent members of the Voltes team.
In combat, each member of the Voltes team was assigned a different unit - Steve piloted the Volt Cruiser, Bert piloted the Volt Panzer, Jamie piloted the Volt Lander, Jon piloted the Volt Frigate and Mark piloted the Volt Bomber. These vehicles would combine to form Voltes V. Dr. Richard Smith would guide them in battle, instructing them on how to defeat the Boazanian's Beast Fighters. 
Mary was proud of her children, though worried for their safety. Unfortunately, Mary would meet her end during Voltes V's second duel. During combat, the Boazanian's Beast Fighter, Baizanga, managed to trap Voltes V in it's chains. Mary, despite being in no condition to fight because of the injuries she sustained form falling debris, flew a jet plane towards Baizanga and shot at it before crashing the jet plane, deliberately committing suicide to save her sons and their co-pliots. Steve's eyes filled with tears and he viciously attacked Baizanga to exact revenge for her death.
Mary's death had a heavy effect on Steve and continued to fuel his vengeance against the Boazanian Empire. When Steve and Zardoz duelled in episode 67, Steve yelled that to avenge her (and everyone else who the Boazanians took the lives of), he was going to kill him. Though he managed to stab Zardoz with his own dagger, he was unsuccessful.
==Differences==
*Mary is Filipino, Mitsuyō is Japanese.
*Mary named Hrothgar "Ned" after her late father. In comparision, Mitsuyō's father was never revealed or named. Dange also states that Gohl chose the alias "Kentaro" himself.
*Mary was blasted away from a beam strike once and was knocked onto the ruined Toyota Hiace, unconscious. In comparision, Mitsuyo was blasted away by a beam strike coming from a Boazanian skull ship but was able to avoid the blast once by running away until she was blasted away with another beam strike.
*Mary takes flight when the shield of Camp Big Falcon was finally opened and allowing the skull Boazanian spaceship to attack the base which cause damage and slight casualties. When Mitsuyō finally takes flight, she does it when Big Falcon remains protected by its force shield in the anime. 
*Mary Ann was able to contact Dr. Smith and Commander Robinson while inside the jet. In the anime, Mitsuyo doesn't do this quickly takes flight to rescue her sons.
*In the anime, Mitsuyō shoots missiles on Baizanga's 4 way chains to free Voltes V from getting ensnared then crashing through Baizanga's face in explosion. In the live-action remake, Mary shoots missiles over Baizanga's left shoulder but retaliated by shooting eye beam on the upper portion of her jet, leading her to crash her jet when it is about shoot a white beam from its mouth in explosion and freeing Voltes V from getting ensnared.
*Finishing off Baizanga was different as well. In the anime, Voltes V made a powerful assault on Baizanga followed by hitting with Ultra Electeomagnetic Top and finishes it off with a head V slash with its Laser Sword. In the live-action remake, it does not use the Ultra Electromagnetic Top when he made a powerful assault on Baizanga in a slower pace similar to an MMA bout and the fight ends when Voltes V finish it off with a back V slash from behind using its Laser Sword before it kicks it away from its back in explosion.
*All of the Voltes team are present in the seaside view deck of their cmilitary base while the Gō brothers are still mourning over their mother's sacrifice. The ending scene in Episode 2 of the original anime are still remain within Voltes V robot as Kenichi screams in anguish while he and his brothers are mourning over their mother's sacrifice.
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