Red Baron

**Red Baron** (レッドバロン, *Reddo Baron*) is a crimson super robot with a crimson body built over four years by Dr. Kenichiro Kurenai, who foresaw the invasion of the Ironface Society, and entrusted to his younger brother Ken Kurenai.

## Technical Overview

A nuclear-powered robot and equipped with a removable **Neutron Rocket Engine** (中性子ロケットエンジン, *Chūseishi Roketto Enjin*), but requires special oil called **BR70** for lubrication. The body is made of a special alloy called **Baronium** (バロニウム, *Baroniumu*) that can withstand high temperatures of 100,000 degrees. After Episode 24, the alloy was replaced with a new armor **New Baronium** (ニューバロニウム, *Nyū Baroniumu*) developed by Dr. Yazawa. The cockpit is located in the left eye and covered by a **Block Wall** (ブロックウォール, *Burokku Uōru*) to shield the pilot from fatal damage, entered from the door on the left side of the neck.

For security measures, it uses a special authentication system to register its user by recording his/her fingerprints and voice by grasps the control stick, hence Ken being to the only person to control it. It activates and flies to Ken whenever he shouts on his communication bracelet, "Red Baron, dispatch!", and then jumps up to its left shoulder to enter with his superhuman motor skills.. Also, in the first episode, there is a scene where he enters through the door on the outer side of his left foot and goes to his head by an elevator. Ken is in the cockpit and activates the **Fight Lever** (ファイトレバー, *Faito Rebā*) to start his actions.

## Equipment and Skills

* **Electrigger** (エレクトリッガー, *Erekutoriggā*): Red Baron's deadly weapon that destroyed the most Iron-faced Party's robots. A 100 million volt discharge beam from electrodes additionally mounted on both ends of the head completely destroys the electrical circuit of the enemy robot and makes it inoperable.
* **Baron Punch** (バロンパンチ, *Baron Panchi*): The rocket punch technique. It is characterized by the impactful depiction of punches popping out from the back of the screen toward the front by breaking through the subtitled with the words "Baron Punch". There is no description of the state where the arm is off.
* **Baron Missile** (バロンミサイル, *Baron Misairu*): A missile built into the chest. It has two launchers on the left and right. It is often used as a link for attacks, but it has the power to destroy if Ken aiming at the weak points of the enemy.
* **Baron Beam** (バロンビーム, *Baron Bīmu*): A ray of light emitted from the throat.
* **Baron Hammer** (バロンハンマー, *Baron Hanmā*): The lariat attack.
* **Baron Break** (バロンブレイク, *Baron Bureiku*): A rush attack that utilizes the output of 1 million horsepower. Destroyed and defeated a small Black Masai's reactor.
* **Baron Barrier** (バロンバリヤー, *Baron Bariyā*): Generates a wall of light and blocks enemy attacks.
* **Arm Missile** (アームミサイル, *Āmu Misairu*): This weapon was added from Episode 7. A missile that Ken splits up and down with the wrist as a fulcrum.
* **Screw Beam** (スクリュービーム, *Sukuryū Bīmu*): Used in Episode 8. Added by Dr. Todo, the developer of the mirror, to destroy the Bedouin G's magnetic reflection mirror that reflects both Baron Punch and Electrigger. Red Baron destroyed the mirror with **Screw Beam Cannon** (スクリュー光線砲, *Sukuryū Kōsen-hō*) added to its right eye.
* **Baron Spin** (バロンスピン, *Baron Supin*): Used in Episode 9. Spin the whole body at high speed and shake off the fog of Vesuvious Y.
* **Baron Full Power** (バロンフルパワー, *Baron Furu Pawā*): Used in Episodes 11 and 22. The power circuit is directly connected by first aid, and all the energy of Red Baron is concentrated to exert several times the ability. However, if Red Baron use it for more than 1 minute, it will self-destruct. It is powerful enough to tear off the right arm of Garnison Ace and blow off the neck with that right arm.
* **Jet Fire** (ジェットファイヤー, *Jetto Faiyā*): Attack the enemy with the jet flame from the jet injection port on the sole of the foot. Used to destroy the Proto-Andean's shield that prevented Baron Punch.
* **Hammer Punch** (ハンマーパンチ, *Hanmā Panchi*): A punch that rotates the whole body and hits it.
* **Baron Kick** (バロンキック, *Baron Kikku*): Used in Episode 7. A kick technique that jumps up and shoots with a jet injection.
* **Earth Marker** (アースマーカー, *Āsu Mākā*): Rotate the whole body and dive into the ground.
* **Baron Marker** (バロンマーカー, *Baron Mākā*): A long-range exploration system for space navigation.
* **Drill Arrow** (ドリルアロー, *Doriru Arō*): Appeared from Episode 26. A new weapon developed by Dr. Yajima as one of the seven enhancement plans. A deadly drill missile that flies from the base together with the launch pad, merges with the shoulder, and is launched. Defeated King Deviler and others. In Episode 30, Ken, who was seriously injured after being united with a remote control device, remotely controlled Red Baron.
* **Space Wings** (スペースウィングス, *Supēsu Uingusu*): Appeared from Episode 27. A flight booster designed and developed by Dr. Mikami as one of the seven enhancement plans and enables space navigation. It will be possible to fly at Mach 20. Equipped with a rocket cannon, which also has the power of a deadly weapon class. The first appearance is in Episode 27, and it appears frequently after that, but it was destroyed by the attack of Dimos Z immediately after arriving on Mars in Episode 38, and Kentaro, Ken's father, prepared when returning to Earth in the final episode. The Space Bus was replaced.
* **Plasma Beam** (プラズマビーム, *Purazuma Bīmu*): Although it appears in the lyrics of the late ending, it was used only once in the final episode in the series, and the details of what kind of technique is unknown on the screen.
* **Rainbow Shot** (レインボーショット, *Reinbō Shotto*): A weapon developed by Dr. Mikami and added in preparation for the battle on Mars. The fist opens and fires a seven-colored marble bomb. Defeated Dimos Z, the last robot of the Space Iron-faced Party in the final round.
* **New Baronium Shield** (ニューバロニウムの盾, *Nyū Baroniumu no Tate*): Unused in the series. It was a shield prepared for the battle with the Space Iron-faced Party, but it became unnecessary as a result.

## Behind the Scenes

The suit was produced at a cost of 2 million yen. A glass fiber is used for the material, and it expresses the rigid feeling of the robot. The one for action was made of soft rubber, but Eiji Takakura (Gitou) said that wrinkles were a drawback. The jet from the sole is represented by light and carbon dioxide.

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