Battle Skippers

Battle Skippers were the mecha that appeared in the 1995 OVA *Battle Skipper*. More episodes were intended, but the OVA was cancelled due to Artmic disbanding.

## Background

Battle Skippers (トルスキッパー), often abbreviated to BS, were robot vehicles developed by the Japanese Self Defense Force for military and police usage. However, before the events of the OVA the technology was used in what was called the Mechanical Industries War which allowed the technology to be easily modified by criminals. The design of the Battle Skippers was that of a compact humanoid with wheels in the feet for car-like maneuvering. Advanced models used a black box artificial intelligence device called an AIES (Artificial Intelligent Expert System). All Battle Skipper manufacturing at the time of the story was done by either Uruyasu Heavy Industries (浦安重工 *Uruyasu Juko*) or Makuhari Heavy Industries (幕張重工 *Makuhari Juko*). While the exact dimensions were unspecified it is assumed that the estimated size of Battle Skippers is close to 4 meters tall.

## Uruyasu Battle Skippers

* **Police Galmet** (ポリス ガルメット): White and black Battle Skippers used by Tokyo's police department. They were unarmed and were virtually identical to standard police cruisers if not for their height.

### Exstars

The Exstars, also translated as Exters, were a squad of high performance Battle Skippers developed by Uruyasu Heavy Industries that were stored in the Josephine Rose underneath Saint Josephine Academy, each one given a customized AIES to act independently of the pilot and were capable of short range flight. All Exstars have an estimated weight of 2 tons, 2500 horsepower, were composed of a composite space material for their armor, and the engine was a combined use of turbofan jet engine and high-mobility organic motor.

* **BSX-1 Testa Road** (トスタロード *Testarodo*): A high-speed red Battle Skipper piloted by Reika Ayanokoji. The next-generation main battle vehicle, Super MRV, researched and developed by the Uruyasu Heavy Industries project team at the request of the Defense Agency. However, it was not published due to its high performance. The newly developed composite material enables high mobility.
	+ **Equipment**: A beam saber and a rocket launcher
	+ **Special Move**: Fractal Crossing Attack
* **BSX-2 Sky Cats** (スカイキャッツ *Sukaikyattsu*): A white high-speed flying Battle Skipper piloted by Rie Shibusawa with a transformable into flight mode.
	+ **Ground Speed**: 450km/h.
	+ **Flight Speed**: Mach 1.2.
	+ **Equipment**: A beam saber, a rocket launcher, and a recoilless gun equipped with hybrid bullets
	+ **Special Move**: Fractal Crossing Attack
* **BSX-3 Mega Diver** (メガダイバー *Megadaiba*): A blue underwater attack Battle Skipper piloted by Saori Tachibana that could select the martial arts abilities of Taekwondo, Bajiquan, Muay Thai, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in AIES Auto Combat Mode.
	+ **Swimming Speed**: 200km/h.
	+ **Equipment**: A recoilless gun equipped with hybrid bullets.
* **BSX-4 Nightwalker** (ナイトウォーカー *Naitouoka*): A purple Battle Skipper piloted by Kanami Ezaki that was used for stealth operations and was equipped with a zero gravity hover on each leg at the cost of having no weaponry.
* **BSX-5 Grandbuster** (グランバスター, *Guranbasuta*): A green military weapon battle skipper piloted by Shihoko Sakaki that also possessed the most immature AIES.
	+ **Equipment**: A missile launcher and a vulcan cannon.

* **Josephine Rose** (ジョセフィンローズ): The main base of the Exstars, eventually revealed to be a mobile fortress used to store the Battle Skippers. Powers include flight, swimming, armored petals, and launching missiles from around the hull.

## Makuhari Battle Skippers

* **Burglary Battle Skippers**: A pair of spiky Battle Skippers used for burglary by a pair of unnamed pretty boys and later as body guards for Sayaka Kitaoji.
* **Todo's Battle Skipper**: An unnamed Battle Skipper used by Todo that was armed with a pair of spikes on each wrist and three extendable yellow tentacles in each shoulder.
	+ **Combined Battle Skipper**: A combination of Todo's Battle Skipper and three unnamed military Battle Skippers that tried and failed to take over Josephine Rose. It was armed with a cannon in each shoulder and a 4-tube gatling gun in each palm.
* **Death Head** (デスヘッド): A squad of three black and red military Battle Skippers with an AIES simply named X1, X2, and X3 that could each fire a purple laser cannon from their front and could launch missiles from their back.
* **Flying Fortress** (飛行要塞): A black mobile fortress created by Makuhari Heavy Industries on behalf of the military to keep Tokyo's power going in the event of nuclear war before being hijacked as a giant escort for Battle Skippers. Powers include flight and energy ball gun turrets around the hull.