Banjo Haran

> *“The Sun Ring is within my grasp.”*
> —Banjo
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**Banjou Haran** (破嵐 万丈, *Haran Banjō*?) is the main protagonist of *Daitarn 3: Supreme Hero*. He is the pilot of the colossal solar-powered super robot Daitarn 3.

## Appearance

Banjo is a young man with a well-toned physique composed of a few muscles and ab lines on his body and fair-colored skin tone. He has thick turquoise hair spike upwards, thick eyebrows and blue eyes.

## Relationships

### Yukari Miyamura

The former leader of O.S.C.A.T. and Banjo's very first love that he has ever seen in his entire life. Banjo and Yukari met each other shortly after Banjo arrived on Earth when O.S.C.A.T. investigated Banjo's rocket landing at the request of Miwako Sawamoto. He quickly became infatuated with the older woman's beauty and mature personality. Banjo would repeatedly flirt with Yukari and constantly ask her to go on a date, which Yukari found to amusing. He even decided to join O.S.C.A.T. to be closer to her. Yukari eventually agreed to go out with him. The two official became a couple on Banjo's 18th birthday and Yukari took Banjo's virginity. Due to the scandalous nature of their relationship between their age-gap and work relations, they decided to keep their romantic interactions a secret. The couple 's relationship began to strain when Yukari found a breakthrough on crime syndicate, Sacrifice, resulting in her focusing more on her work than Banjo. In turn, Banjo became frustrated by the lack of intimacy from Yukari after several months, and began to flirt with other girls. The two eventually broke up, and Yukari supposedly took time off not long afterwards. What Banjo didn't know was that Yukari was actually kidnapped by "Trainer X" and was brainwashed to be his loyal slave. When Yukari returned, Banjo mistook her change in behavior to be a result of their break up. He became distraught when he found out Yukari was an agent to Sacrifice several months later, and assumed she was just a corrupt official. Don Zauser would convert Yukari into a meganoids, and try to use her as a weapon against Banjo, Beauty, and Reika. When Beauty and Reika were able to defeat Yukari, Banjo noticeably give an expression of grief when the immobilized Yukari demanded to see her true beloved: "Trainer X".

### Miwako Sawamoto

The ex-wife of Banjo's father from his previous marriage and the Chief of Section 9 of the Ministry of Interior Countermeasure Pact. Despite Banjo being the child of Sōzō's second marriage, Miwako still views Banjo as her son. She offered to be the teenage boy's legal guardian after he arrives on Earth as his only living relative at that point is his older half-sister Ai, Miwako's biological daughter. Banjo move into Miwako's mansion shortly afterwards. Banjo appreciates everything that Miwako did for him, but he has admitted that he has a hard time viewing Miwako as his new mother. He has noticed that Miwako is going through empty nest syndrome since Ai moved out before Banjo's arrival, and suspects that is why she was so willing to adopt him. Miwako was big factor in allowing Banjo to join O.S.C.A.T. Although Miwako is technically Banjo's superior at their jobs, Banjo has a habit of talking to her in casual manner during work, a trait that he shares with his sister Ai.

## Quotes

* “The Sun Ring is within my grasp!” (日輪は我にあり！, *Nichirin wa ware ni ari!*?)
* “You shouldn't underestimate me.” (僕を甘く見るなよ, *Boku wo amaku mirunayo*?)
* “You guys ready?” (用意はいいかい、君たち？, *Yōi wa ii kai, kimi-tachi?*?)
* “With the power of the Sun Ring, now is the time to finish it! Sun! ATTACK!!” (日輪の力を借りて、今必殺の！サン！アタァァァック！！, *Nichirin no chikara o karite, ima hissatsu no! San! ATAAAKKU!!*?)
* “Koros! Let's end this once and for all…” (コロス！これで終わりにさせてもらう…, *Korosu! Kore de owari ni sa sete morau…*?)
* “Come on… let's settle this now, Koros!” (さあ…決着をつけるぞ、コロス！, *Saa… kecchaku wo tsukeru zo, Korosu!*?)
* “You're not getting away this time, Don Zauser!” (逃がしはしないぞ、ドン・ザウサー！, *Nigashi wa shinai zo, Don Zausā!*?)
* “Don Zauser! Now is the time to settle the score!” (ドン・ザウサー！今こそ決着をつける時だ！, *Don Zausā! Ima koso kecchaku wo tsukeru toki da!*?)
* “Damn Meganoids, don't mess with us humans!” (メガノイドめ、人間をなめるなよ！, *Meganoido me, ningen wo nameru na yo!*?)
* “I will create my future with my own hands!” (僕の未来は、僕自身の手で作り出してみせる！, *Boku no mirai wa, boku jishin no te de tsukuri dashite miseru!*?)
* “You are the cause of chaos in this world!” (この世界を混乱させているのは、お前だ！, *Kono sekai wo konran sa sete iru no wa, omae da!*?)
* “I am not generous enough to say that you will be missed!” (お前を見逃すほど、僕は寛大じゃない！, *Omae wo minogasu hodo, boku wa kandai janai!*?)
* “It is not us who will be obliterated, but instead it will be you!” (消滅するのは僕達ではなく、お前の方だ！, *Shōmetsu suru no wa boku-tachi de wa naku, omae no hō da!*?)

## Gallery

### Character Art

Character art from *Kaiju World War: Parts 1*, *2* and *3*.
### Portraits

Portrait from *Daitarn 3: Supreme Hero*Portrait from *Kaiju World War: Parts 1* and *2*