Bug

**Bug**(バグ *Bagu*) is a Machine Fighter who appears in Episodes 9, 10, and 11 of Gear Fighter Dendoh.

## Appearance

Bug has a navy-colored, slender body with grey-colored joints and a grey-colored head with long fins hanging on the back of the head and has red blank eyes. It also has dark grey ears and flexible arms that end with red pincher claws.

## Biography

### The Missing Data Weapons

After Hokuto and Ginga use Dendoh and Leo Circle to blow up a meteorite sent out by Emperor Galfa, the pieces fall over earth with one of them landing in the Amazon rainforest of South America. One of the other meteorite pieces breaks open to reveal a Professional Machinenamed Virus. As Virus is fighting against Dendoh, Althea arrives and wakes up the rest of the Machineman. The meteorite in the lake hatches open to reveal another Professional Machine named Bug. Bug, and the rest of the Professional Machines arrive to Dendoh’s location and surround the Gear Fighter. The Professional Machines start attacking Dendoh upon Althea’s command. With Dendoh damaged from the overwhelming attacks, GEAR sends out their fighters where they fire missiles at Bug and Hang. Vegas then appears at a nearby island and tells Hokuto and Ginga to land on the island to create a sandstorm with Dendoh’s turbines to conceal themselves. Once doing so, Vegas uses a device to create a hologram of Dendoh for Althea and the Professional Machines to chase after, tricking them into leaving.

### Zero Seconds Before Dendoh's Destruction

Bug and the Machine Fighters follow Althea until the come across more of GEAR’s fighters, only for them to be destroyed by Virus. Althea then sends out a message throughout the world for Hokuto and Ginga to meet them at a pinpoint location on an island otherwise he and the Machine Fighters will start attacking major cities. They wait at the pinpoint location on a island where Dendoh arrives while carrying a capsule of a computer energy source. Virus shoots at Dendoh and Error, Hang, Lock, and Crash attack afterwards. All the Machine Fighters outnumber Dendoh only for Ginga and Hokuto to retaliate. Realizing that Dendoh has no Data Weapons on it, Althea orders the Machine Fighters to stop Dendoh from moving, so Bug grabs onto Dendoh’s leg turbines, prevent them from turning, and slams Dendoh to the ground to keep them in place for Ogre. Althea summons Viper Whip to have Ogre perform the Final Attack to destroy Dendoh, but fortunately, Dendoh throws the capsule into the air where it blows up, unleashing the computer energy source and luring in all the Data Weapons, especially Althea’s Viper Whip. Hokuto, Ginga, and Althea reclaim their Data Weapons but with the rest of the other Data Weapons in place, Althea takes the opportunity and orders the Machine Fighters to grab onto the other ones while Bug keeps a hold onto Dendoh. Fortunately, Ginga summons Leo Circle and Dendoh manages to escape Bug’s grip. Althea then orders Bug to chase after Bull Horn along with him and Crash. Hokuto and Ginga manage to save and claim Dragon Flare and Bull Horn but Virus and Hang join up with Bug and Crash and they all hold down Bull Horn to allow Althea to claim it. Dendoh uses Leo Circle Final Attack to stop Althea, but Crash sacrifices itself and gets destroyed by the attack instead. Once Althea fully claims Bull Horn, Bug and the rest of the Machine Fighters surround Dendoh. Althea uses Bull Horn Final Attack, but Dendoh manages to barely dodge it and Hokuto sends out Dragon Flare to clear a path for them to escape through. Althea and the rest of the Machine Fighters chase after Dendoh where Hang knocks down the Gear Fighter into the ocean.

### Decisive Match! Dendoh vs. Ogre

Althea and the Machine Fighters dive in to destroy Dendoh only for GEAR to save the Gear Fighter before they could find it. Ogre starts to run low on battery, so Althea orders the Machine Fighters to broaden their search area while he goes to recharge. Later, Althea arrives back on earth and meets up with the Machine Fighters on an island where he tells them to force Dendoh out if they can’t find it. The Machine Fighters then make their way to town where they fight off GEAR’s defense unit. As soon as the Machine Fighters set foot in the town, they begin destroying everything they see where Bug destroys gas tanks with it’s Extendable Pincher Claws. Later, Hokuto and Ginga finally arrive in the city with Dendoh, this time with a plan to destroy all the Machine Fighters at once. After Dendoh is equipped with Unicorn Drill, Virus, Error, and Lock try to strike Dendoh with their weapons. Afterwards, Bug tries to grab the Gear Fighter with it’s extendable pincher claws, but Dendoh manages to dodge Bug’s claws. After Hang hits Dendoh with it’s spear, Hokuto and Ginga get Dendoh to fly into the ocean where all the Machine Fighters chase after them. Dendoh flies into the launching tunnel of the GEAR base with Bug being the first to enter with Lock and Hang. Once Virus and Error enter as well, Hokuto and Ginga perform Unicorn Drill Final Attack and shoot a spiral beam at all the Machine Fighters. Bug stops upon seeing the incoming attack, only to get bumped into by Lock, and they’re the first two to get hit by the beam and are destroyed.

## Powers/Abilities

**Flight**: Bug is able to freely fly around in the sky.

**Extendable Pincher Claws**: Bug is equipped with flexible arms ending with pincher claws that allow it to grab onto it’s opponent from a distance.

**Swimming**: Bug is able to swim through water.