Grande

is an Alien Keel that appears as a secondary antagonist in the series, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey. He appeared in episodes 6, 7, 10, 12, and 13. Like the portrayal of Alien Keel in Ultra Q, Grande is also known for his warlike attitude, but in the end becomes an anti-hero by the end of the series after helping Rei, his rival.
==History==
Grande was stated to be a Reionics who was strengthened by his older sister (a fellow Reionics like him) at the expense of her own life. His growth of strength was symbolized by his upgraded Neo Battlenizer and he was regarded as the strongest Reionics before Rei's arrival.
ZAP SPACY and Dail briefly encountered an Alien Keel ship while heading to Planet Hammer, presumably belonging to Grande. Dail, knowing it was piloted by a Reionics, demanded they destroy it, but the crew refused and escaped. 
===Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure NEO===
Grande encountered Ai Asama during the boy's time travel to Planet Pedan in the past, challenging him to fight his Tyrant. Ai summoned Red King, to which Grande dismissed as "Tyrant's legs" at first, but came to respect the monster and the boy for putting up a good fight. Unfortunately their duel was interrupted by the Reionics Hunters, but nevertheless Grande escaped. Despite reassuring Tyrant that the latter was his only partner, the fight with Red King inspired Grande to pick that same monster for his own.
In Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS NEO, Grande appeared in front of Vittorio, Kanegon and the unnamed player. While he didn't fight them head on, his snide remark towards Vittorio became the first push of further influencing the young Reionics into a berserker.
===Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey===
Challenging Rei on Planet Hammer, Grande summoned Tyrant and battled Rei's Gomora. Although Grande was slightly impressed by Gomora's power, Tyrant proved to be much stronger and Rei was forced to recall Gomora, forcing Eleking to battle Tyrant instead. This time Grande was disappointed with Eleking's weaker power and had Tyrant sadistically slaughter Eleking by slicing his throat. Rei would have been killed as well but Eleking saved his life by severing their bonds, allowing him to meet Kate and have his Battlenizer upgraded as well. The revived Rei would retaliate after his recuperation by unleashing both Gomora and Litra. Defeating Tyrant the same way Gomora defeated Bemstar, Litra unleashed a Phoenix assault and Tyrant absorbed it, which gave Gomora an opening to use his Ultra Oscillation Wave to obliterate the monster. However Grande survived, revealing that he had severed his bonds with Tyrant seconds before its death and left. 
During the Reionics Hunter's massacre on Reionics, Grande managed to evade a few of them and acquired a Red King to attack their King Joe Black. When Grande met Rei for a second time, he challenged Rei by summoning Red King and Rei unleashed Gomora and the two monsters did battle once again. The match was much more brutal and vicious, and while it seemed Red King was about to win, Rei transformed into Reimon and Gomora got an increase in power, pummeling Red King, with Grande suffering the same pain as his monster. Instead of finishing them, Rei decided to spare their lives and face Alien Reiblood himself. 
Grande decided to repay the incident by assisting his rival in killing Reiblood, who had possessed the Armored Darkness. They took him down after their monsters transformed into EX Gomora and EX Red King. Grande bid Rei farewell, wishing to face him again someday while asking him to introduce his older sister Kate at a later date. 
==Profile==
:;Stats
*Height: 2 m
*Weight: 84 kg
*Origin: Planet Keel
:;Powers and Weapons
*Armor: Grande wears a full body suit of armor. It is unknown how strong it is.
*: Grande has a spaceship which looks like a monster that also a native to his planet: Bostang.
*Neo Battlenizer: As a Reionics, Grande had a Neo Battlenizer that he used to summon Tyrant and Red King.
*Reionics Bond Severance: As with all Reionics, Grande can severe his bond with his Battlenizer monsters at the last minute before their deaths to save his own life.
Alien Keel grande.png|Armor
keell II.png|Bostang-Type Spacecraft
keell III.png|Grande's silver Neo Battlenizer
==Gallery==
Keell.png|Grande in his armor
keell I.png
Grande IV.png
Grande I.png
Grande III.png
Grande II.png
Grande's Ship.png|Grande's Bostang-Type Spacecraft
==Trivia==
*Grande is the first Alien Keel to appear in the live-action, although the physical appearance of an Alien Keel is preceded by a younger kin named Vittorio, another Reionics who appeared in manga and game adaptations.
*Grande's name is the Spanish word for big.
*Despite his friendly rivalry with Rei, their real-life actors are known for being friends, to the point that it was Mitsuru Karahashi (Grande's actor) who provided Shota Minami (Rei's actor) the logo of his personal fan club.
==References==
Category:Ultra Galaxy Characters
Category:Former Anti-Heroes
Category:Antagonists
Category:Alien Keel
Category:Reionics