Claw Battle Machine

Head Saw

Palm Missiles

Electrical Grappling Chain Arm

Head Drill

Head Saw

Palm Missiles

Electrical Grappling Chain Arm

Head Drill

**Claw Battle Machine** is an unnamed Battle Machine from Episode 28 of Armored Fleet Dairugger XV.

## Appearance

The Claw Battle Machine has an entirely dark purple-colored, bipedal body with four, yellow visors for eyes. It is equipped with three claws with two on its large hands with three tubes underneath and one claw underneath it’s head, acting like teeth. It also has long, scrawny arms connected to the top of the head with two tubes connected underneath.

## Biography

Captain Dorn lures the Rugger Team to Eldora, an Egyptian-like planet that the Galveston Empire got to surrender and hand over their men as slaves, to trick the female leader, Zuno, into believing that Aki and his teammates are with the Galveston Empire. As Zuno and her female soldiers shoot at Aki while the rest of the Rugger Team fight with Eldora’s tanks, Captain Dorn sees the chance to attack with the Rugger Team a vehicle short. So he sends down the fighters and a Claw Battle Machine to take down one or two of the Rugger Machines so they won’t be able to form into Dairugger XV. Once the fighters start fighting against the Rugger Team, the Claw Battle Machine appears, piloted by a Galveston Soldier, and drills into the pyramid holding Aki and Zuno to kill them. Just as Zuno was about to have her soldiers kill Aki, the Claw Battle Machine crashes through the wall and shoots at them. The Claw Battle Machine starts to go after Aki, but fortunately, the Walter and Keets Teams arrive in their Sea and Land Ruggers and shoot at the Battle Machine, rescuing Aki afterwards. The Claw Battle Machine chases after the Rugger Team out of the pyramid where they take Aki back to his vehicle. The Rugger Team then form into Dairugger XV to fight against the Claw Battle Machine. Once formed, Dairugger XV uses Dairugger Typhoon to blow down the Claw Battle Machine and then uses Dairugger Lancer to deflect it’s Palm Beams. Dairugger XV then uses the Dairugger Lancer to stab the Claw Battle Machine into it’s energy tank. With the energy tank hit, the Claw Battle Machine jumps behind Dairugger XV, holds onto the super robot, and reveals a saw blade in it’s head to slice the back of Dairugger XV’s head. Fortunately, Dairugger XV uses it’s back jet thrusters to knock away the Claw Battle Machine, but the Battle Machine then fires missiles from it’s palms. Dairugger XV manages to dodge the missiles, but they end up hitting Zuno and her soldiers, much to Aki’s shock. The Claw Battle Machine then grapples Dairugger XV with a chain from it’s arm and delivers an electrical shock to the team. Aki manages to get Dairugger XV to break out of the chains. Once hitting the Claw Battle Machine with the Electromagnetic Whip, Dairugger XV forms the Dairugger Sword. The Claw Battle Machine tries shooting more missiles again, but Dairugger XV dodges them and slices down into the Battle Machine, blowing it up and killing the Galveston Soldier.

## Powers/Abilities

**Levitation**: The Claw Battle Machine is able to levitate through the air.

**Rotatable Claws**: The Claw Battle Machine is equipped with three claws, two of which are for it’s hands. It can spin its claws like drills to burrow through structures.

**Palm Beams**: The Claw Battle Machine is equipped with 3-tubed cannons on each palm underneath it’s three massive claws that can fire red laser beams.

**Abdomen Cannons**: The Claw Battle Machine is equipped with two laser beam cannons on each side of it’s abdomen that can fire red laser beams.

**High Jumping**: The Claw Battle Machine is able to jump up high enough over it’s opponent.

**Head Saw**: The Claw Battle Machine’s head can open up to reveal saw blades that it can spin to slice into it’s opponent.

**Palm Missiles**: The Claw Battle Machine is also able to launch three missiles from it’s Palm Cannons.

**Electrical Grappling Chain Arm**: The Claw Battle Machine can swing it’s right arm around with a chain attached to grapple it’s opponent and to send an electrical shock.

**Head Drill**: The Claw Battle Maxine can form a big drill horn from it’s head.