Golden Silver

Golden Silver, from Gunstar Heroes.

*Not to be confused with Golden Silver (GSH).*

Golden Silver, also known as God of Ruin or the Destructor, is the main antagonist of the Gunstar Heroes series. He is an android created by an unknown organization, and an extremely powerful weapon presumably capable of destroying Earth, and possibly larger objects. A new Golden Silver appears in Gunstar Super Heroes with a similar role.

### Guardian Heroes

Golden Silver reappears in *Guardian Heroes* under a different appearance, known as "G. Silver.” In Guardian Heroes, he is the creation of the main villain Kanon. He is an antagonist, possible final boss, and an unlockable player character in the game’s Vs. Mode.

## History

### Past

Long ago, an organization created Golden Silver. Later, he began to destroy Earth from the Moon. Gunstars Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow defeated it shortly, and sealed it on the Moon and took the Mystical Gems (its power source) from it.

After a while, a prophecy was spread: "Revive the God that sleeps on the moon, and he will guide the most righteous people to Utopia."

### Current

This was a false prophecy, however a man named General Grey believed it and revived him by going to the Moon and mining the gems... luckily, in the process, the Gunstars were revived and went off.

After a long battle in the Ark, Golden Silver was defeated once and for all in Space, with Green sacrificing himself for Yellow along with his other siblings.

### Gunstar Super Heroes

After the events of Gunstar Heroes, Golden Silver, having been destroyed, was completely nonexistent. A mechanical fifth moon built by a resurrected Empire reveals a plan to revive a new Golden Silver.
After the Treasure Gems were amassed once again, the new Golden Silver engaged the Gunstars in a long battle, and upon being defeated, it attempted to destroy the Earth.

## Appearance

Golden Silver was a tall, menacing android created in the image of a male human that is much taller than individuals like Gunstar Red and even General Grey. In Guardian Heroes, he wore a red cape. Most of his body was gold with silver appendages, fingers, feet, and head. His hands were also built to mirror a Gunstar’s fingerless gloves. He also had “hair” That was the same golden color as his main body, but is sometimes depicted as a darker gold like his neck.

He also had a single pupil (as opposed to two eyes), and a silver cylinder separating his torso from waist to mirror a Gunstar’s belt. His lower legs and feet were also designed to match a Gunstar Dynasty member’s knee-high boots and he had a depression in his lower chest.

Golden Silver also had a silver circular engine on his back, along with red lights on either side.

## Personality

Golden Silver was an uncaring, unsympathetic robot who was almost completely silent and showed no emotion other than a general dislike for humans and those who confronted him. He fought efficiently, and destroyed anyone who got directly in his way almost immediately. He was completely remorseless as well, as he destroyed many living things on Earth, and in Space. It was implied that he got somewhat angry when one managed to neutralize him for short times, as he simply showed a menacing expression when thrown or attacked physically.

He is also very resilient and somewhat calm, however, as he does not attack until directly approached, and often waits for others to take action before he begins fighting. He also tends to keep himself at an equal distance from his opponent.

## Abilities

Golden Silver is an extremely powerful robot, as bringing great damage to the Earth and destroying its resources are seemingly no trouble for him. He himself cannot be harmed, and he is capable of manipulating the Treasure Gems into attacking others. One of his most notable attacks is the Earth Resolver, where he creates shockwaves from the ground. This proves Golden Silver’s immense physical power, as well as the fact that he cannot be hurt normally. He can also teleport and dash to surprise his enemies and deliver powerful blows up close. Golden Silver is also capable of creating powerful energy, and can even destroy living creatures without touching them. Additionally, Golden Silver is capable of flight, and can launch himself short distances by spurting energy from the engine on his back.

Golden Silver is also physically powerful, as he can also grab and throw humans roughly half the size of himself quite far. His melee attacks are also powerful enough to easily strip the vitality of a member of the Gunstar Dynasty, especially combined with his dashing.

## Golden Silver

Golden Silver in battle, from Gunstar Heroes.

## Game Information

### Actions

* Golden Blast Nuclear
* Earth Resolver
* Jewel Strike

## Appearances

### Game Appearances

* Gunstar Heroes

Golden Silver is the final boss of Gunstar Heroes, and has 9,999 health points.

Go for the gems at the top only. In the beginning of the battle he will stand still, so use this to your advantage. He will stand still and face and player if they stand stationary, keep an equal distance from them, and attack if they move closer to him. If one gets too close to Golden Silver, he will throw them across the arena and deal 20 points of damage. Usually, if the player is farther away, he will teleport and immediately attack without warning.

His main attacks are the Golden Blast Nuclear, Earth Resolver, and Jewel Strike. The Golden Blast Nuclear can be exploited by standing in front of Golden Silver, but just far enough to the point where he won’t grab the player but close enough to where his energy blasts won’t harm the player. Golden Silver will also launch himself short distances to attack.

Chaser and Lightning is the most useful combination against him.

## Trivia

* In-game, Golden Silver himself is completely mute other than two voice clips; One voice clip that plays when he yells before flying into space, and one that plays when he launches himself high in the air to attack. The former voice clip is also used by General Grey and Smash Daisaku, and the latter is an altered version of one of Gunstar Red’s voice clips.
* Golden Silver seems to be the only character in-game to have five fingers. The other characters have four, likely due to limitations.
* Concept art implies that Golden Silver was going to be human instead of robot. He also wore a large golden cape and his shoulders were more defined.
* Although the Golden Silver that appeared in *Guardian Heroes* was a different character, it possessed a teleportation attack similar to the dashing attack used by the mainstream incarnation of Golden Silver.

## Gallery

*Main article: Golden Silver/Gallery*

Early concept art.