Noir Rod

The Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 5, page 163 is a massive contraption-turned apocalyptic beast Croix Meridies originally created as Shiny Rod's magitronic counterpart, using data collected from its template and consisted of Pixels over metal parts. The overload of rage-based Noir Fuel Spirit used to power the contraption ultimately corrupted its programming, leading to Noir Rod's transformation into a malignant, sentient monstrosity driven by the desire to destroy the world.
==Description==
Originally, Noir Rod is a huge mechanical version of the Shiny Rod, covered up of hundreds of Noir Fuel Spirit Devices that feed it with magical power. It is about six meters high, its appearance is almost identical to the Shiny Rod, except that it is black instead of white and its seven crystals are red instead of blue.
Upon becoming a sentient beast, Noir Rod assumed a giant, draconic black and red beast resembling the Briton Red Dragon, but lacked wings with a dome-shaped head and seven eyes, with one of them located on its forehead. It also possesses an armored arm and upper chest. While it possesses a normal tongue and teeth, it only has a stomach-like cavity full of floating Magitronic cubes it is composed of. These cubes were unwittingly released by Akko when she destroyed the Noir Rod with Shiny Arc to save her mentor and idol Chariot, scattered around Arcturus Forest before swarming onto an intercontinental ballistic missile located in a submarine at the ocean.
After possessing the missile, the Noir Rod adds new features on the missile, including a red and black body, a spiked point, and two grayish blue stripes near its exhaust. However, upon confronting Akko and Diana, it progressively adapted more serpentine features that its overall appearance looked like what appeared to be a cross of a missile and giant, multi-eyed serpent with spiky body.
==Abilities==
Since it's created based on data of the Shiny Rod, the Noir Rod possesses the ability to transform into different objects and was designed to break the seal of Grand Triskellion albeit in a forceful manner. Like the Pixels and Sorcery Units, it can be controlled via program installed on either magitronic smartphone or tablets. It also has the ability to shut down Ley Lines within its radius to prevent anyone except users of Shiny Rod or other items with its own magic power from using magic against it. Since it requires a large amount of magical energy, Croix utilized Noir Fuel Spirit.
However, because of the immeasurable amount of emotional energy absorbed, the Noir Rod ends up developing its own consciousness and hellbent on destroying the world. It also developed a considerable intellect when its newly awakened dragon form, Noir Rod turned against Croix due to its creator still has some degree of control over its systems and thus, still able to restrain it. Its corruption also resulted in the Noir Rod evolving into a resilient and powerful monster. In fact, the Noir Rod survived from having its body destroyed twice (first by multiple Sorcery Units' self-destruction and Akko' Shiny Arc) in spite of the process reduced it into numerous Pixels it composed of in process, forcing it to regenerate by assimilating a military missile. Fortunately, it took the power of the Grand Triskellion and the Shiny Arc empowered by hearts of the whole country fired by Akko and Diana to finally destroy it once and for all.
===Transformations===
== Gallery ==
=== Official Art ===
Wb3DWji.jpg|Concept art of Noir Rod's original form along with its alternate forms and awakened form
15WZbIB.jpg|Concept art of Noir Rod's evolved form from assimilating a missile
LWA Chronicle Page 163.jpg|Designs of Pixel Monsters and Noir Rod from page 163 of Little Witch Academia Chronicles
Noir Rod's Aircraft Form render LWA.png
Takafumi Hori (堀剛史) @porigoshi 2017 key animation note sample.jpg|Takafumi Hori (堀剛史) @porigoshi 2017 key animation note sample
===Screenshots===
The construction of the Noir Rod LWA 21.jpg|Noir Rod being secretly constructed deep in New Moon Tower
Croix showcases the amount of rage-based Noir Fuel Spirit energies for powering up Noir Rod LWA 23.jpg
Ursula voices her determination to end the feud between her and Croix LWA 23.jpg
Noir Rod activates on its own LWA 24.jpg
Noir Aircraft Aerial Side LWA.jpg
Chariot & Noir Rod wreckage.jpg
ICBM-hijacked missile LWA 24.jpg
ICBM-hijacked missile 2 LWA 24.jpg
Ursula conjures a magic screen to get a better look at ICBM-hijacked missile LWA 25.jpg
Noir Missile avoids first missile.jpg
Noir Missile avoids next missile.jpg
===Animated gifs===
Croix forcefully breaks the Seal of Grand Triskellion via. Noir Rod LWA 24.gif
Noctu Orfei Aude Fraetor Attack Ver LWA 24.gif
Remnants of Noir Rod infest one of patrolling military submarine's ICBM LWA 25.gif
Noir Missile destroys interceptor missile.gif
Diana & Akko vs. Noir Rod Part 1 LWA 25.gif
Diana & Akko vs. Noir Rod Part 2 LWA 25.gif
Final Shiny Arc LWA 25.gif
== Trivia ==
*Although it appeared Noir Rod was about to spread negativities among humanity had it succeeded in reaching England's rival nation and detonated there (a scenario which predicted by one of visions Akko received while transverse through Ley Line portal she opened via. First Word of Seven Words of Arcturus) thus leading to the possible World War III, its missile form's increasingly monstrous appearance as the magitronic monstrosity fought Akko and Diana highlighted the possibility of a more catastrophic outcome which best not to be ruled out and further stressed their urgency to stop it; as the all-out conflict among nations in the aftermath of its supposed detonation at England's rival nation worsened, Noir Rod put itself back together in more powerful form and already unstoppable by the time everyone put aside their differences against their common foe.
*While not confirmed, due to its serpentine, draconic features upon becoming an out-of control Magitronic monster, as well as the fact it caused Ley Lines to shut down (which led to Akko and her friends ended up at Arcturus Forest) until Akko defeated it with Shiny Arc, Noir Rod is possibly alluding Nidhogg, the great dragon who gnaws at the root of Yggdrasil from Norse Mythology. Its serpentine features and intention to bring forth chaos and destruction may also alluding Jörmungandr, the World Serpent whose awakening is supposed to herald the beginning of Ragnarok, the end of the world.
*Noir Rod's regeneration and development to the stronger form through assimilating an ICBM after its first defeat, coupled with its final destruction via. an ultimate attack, serpentine motif, and association to the series' main antagonist who has bitter rivalry with a main character before their eventual redemption is indirectly parallel to Maga-Orochi from Ultraman Orb Chronicle.
**Additionally, despite its appearance (presumably) meant to echo the lone Briton Red Dragon from the series' first short, the head of Noir Rod's draconic form displayed greater resemblance to Zaigorg from Ultra series, particularly head design.
**Color scheme-wise, Noir Rod is reminiscent to Eternatus, a dual-type Poison/Dragon Legendary Pokémon from Pokémon franchise.
==References==
Category:Magitronics
Category:Antagonist
Category:Non-humans