Vaia Ships

Vaia Ships are the various mecha that appeared in the 1999 anime series *Infinite Ryvius*.

## Description

Vaia Ships are giant space ships constructed in the 2200s by the Solar System Interplanetary Alliance. The Vaia Ships are said to be crucial to mankind's survival despite the effect it has on those who are exposed to it for long enough, which results in major mental breakdown, as seen with the Blue Impulse's captain after losing the battle with the Ryvius. In the series it was mentioned that there were six Vaia Ships, which took several hundred thousand trained astronauts entering into the Geduld to capture, formulate, and secure vaia squids for the ships. This was made known for the purpose of protecting humanity from another Geduld phenomenon, as the gravitational warping effects of the vital guarders could easily block the advancing Geduld phenomenon. However, only four of these ships were ever seen. All Vaia Ships are equipped with a remote controlled robot called a Vital Guarder that is roughly 200 meters in size.

## Vaia Squids

Vaia Squids are a species of giant alien squids that roam in the Geduld region of the Solar System. Unlike the organisms of Earth they are silicon based as opposed to carbon. These creatures had limited manipulation capabilities of gravity. As shown within the series prolonged exposure to vaia squids can cause abnormal behavior and cause organisms to grow more violent. Near the end of the series a school of these animals were attracted to the Ryvius and tried to merge with it.

## Known Ships

* **BLACK Ryvius** (黒のリヴァイアス ), referred to as the Brattica by those who seek to take it, was the main setting of the rest of the series after the destruction of the Liebe Delta, and the target of the Orbital Security Bureau, so much so that they've justified destroying Hyperion with the Blue Impulse's Vital Guarder to try and destroy them. The Ryvius is one of two Vaia Ships whose S-Fixes have been manifested, but is also the only one with a humanized one, Neya. The other ship is basically stripped of any humanity but the desire to kill Neya. Near the end of the series it is revealed Neya was reconstructed from the corpse of Angelis Vicuss. Its length was 996 meters.
	+ **Einvalt** (アインヴァルト) was a large humanoid Vital Guarder deployed from the lift ship housed in the front of the Ryvius, has the power to control gravitational forces in much the same way as the others, but has a much stronger localized control of gravity waves it creates, especially from its hands.

* **BLUE Impulse** (青のインプルス) was the first Vaia ship to be a technical casualty to the Ryvius, after using its Vital Guarder to destroy Hyperion. The Ryvius detached its barge cannon and with the vital guarder in hand, turned the tides of the battle in the Ryvius's favor. Impulse is no longer known after this battle, possibly decommissioned due to the loss of its vital guarder. Its length was 1,300 meters.
	+ **Vericular Drill** (回転衝角) was a powerful Vital Guarder capable of plowing through large masses using a strong gravitational field projected around the main drill arm, which spins with tremendous force. Was used to destroy Hyperion, which established another of its attacks, by using any sized chunks surrounding it the Verticular Drill could capture these objects in its field and fire them.

* **CRIMSON Dicastia** (真紅のディカスティア) was piloted exclusively by aged women. The Dicastia boasts the greatest output of gravitational force, using smaller pods wired together. Dicastia was the first ship to score casualties on the Ryvius by firing on it while trapped in the entrapment field. Its length was 1,500 meters.
	+ **Eysfina** (エイステラール) was the pod chain system and Vital Guarder used to generate an entrapping gravity field. Used as a means to detain their target in order to safely enter firing range.

* **GREY Gespenst** (灰のゲシュペンスト) was Conrad Vicuss's Vaia Ship and the most akin to the Ryvius. It is only upon seeing Neya and recognizing her form as that of his deceased daughter that he realizes what grave wrongs he has committed. The Gespenst is capable of forming blades from gravitational forces to cut through the targets that it closes in on. It also has the ability to merge with Vaia Squids to amplify its mass and gravity control and power, much to Stein's dismay, as he cannot stand to see anything that defies scientific logic. It also possesses an S-Fix like Neya named Maya. Its length was 1,300 meters.
	+ **Geist** (ガイスト) was a humanoid body fixed vital guarder with tremendous gravitational force power, estimated by Stein's numbers of being at least twice as powerful as the Ryvius. Like Einvalt it was somewhat humanoid although it was fused to a large fixture system at the arms and legs. These observations were more or less proven when the Geist merged with a number of Vaia Squids around it, significantly boosting its attack power. Geist continued to destroy parts of the Ryvius's Vital Guarder, until it separated from the large ball of mass it created around itself, and began a powerful supercharge of energy. In one final ramming attack, the Geist was annihilated, along with the Einvalt, while everyone in the lift ship is safe.

* **GREEN Weiss Hohe** (深緑のヴァイスハイト) was one of the two unseen Vaia Ships. Unlike the Diplomater its cross-like body is seen in silhouette in episode 23.
* **BROWN Diplomater** (山吹のディプロマーター) was one of the two unseen Vaia Ships.