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Airedale

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

## Airedale

### Location

Free Lands of Gasco (Fuga)
Shepherd Republic (Solatorobo)

### Notable Inhabitants

Québec
Suzette
Quynne
Iggy
Alman
Barry
Madeline
Biscuit

**Airedale** is one of the Shepherd Republic's sky islands and was originally a part of the Free Lands of Gasco's single continent.

## History

Airedale was originally a nickname for the Province of Dale, a wide prairie in the Free Lands of Gasco. In that time the area was home to many windmills and had some civilization before the Berman Empire invaded & destroyed much of the landscaping. During this time, Dale was also home to the Basenji Wastelands, a much more arid and untouched piece of land that became occupied by the Berman. After the awakening of Vanargand the continent was broken apart into an archipelago, resulting in Dale becoming what is now modern-day Airedale.

Modern Airedale is home to upper class residents of Shepherd as well as a hub for mechanics & airship workers. The most common occupation in the area is shipment duties, with workers sending out large iron crates very frequently.

## Trivia

* The name is derived from the dog breed "Airedale Terrier".
Tail Concerto (manga)

This article contains Tail Concerto spoilers, continue at your own risk.

The **Tail Concerto** one-shot manga is prequel of the original game. the story of how Waffle and Alicia met 10 years before the events of the game.

It was released only as Monthly Shōnen Ace June 1998, not released as a stand-alone book.

## Summary

***The first manga of the highly acclaimed PS(PlayStation) software on sale now, “Tail Concerto”! Here's the prologue to the excitement...***

***Coming soon***

## Gallery

Monthly Shōnen Ace June 1998 cover, featuring Waffle & AliciaIndex Entry inside Monthly Shōnen AceAnnouncement inside Monthly Shōnen Ace May 1998
## Trivia

* There's some concept error because the concepts were not yet clear.
	+ The story intersects the past of 10 years and the present. At that time, manga artist didn't know the concept that Waffle and Alicia were 16 years old, which was later established.
		- Instead, there was only an 8 years old concept when they were young.
	+ Iron Giant's Hand was buried in Porto.
Calua Napage

**Calura Napage** is one of the members of the Kurvaz seen in ***Solatorobo**.*

## Bioraphy

Calua is feisty and fun-loving. He goes headfirst into everyone and just wants to have fun. He also prefers "cool" factors over "functionality" as shown with his mecha, the Ultra Mephisto.

Calua is a light brown colored Ocelot with green eyes. He has wild spiky red hair, along with stripes on his face. He dresses in a free-spirited styled ninja-like armor, which leaves his mid-section exposed.
Higashi

**Higashi** is one of CyberConnect2's current main artists who works for character design, merchandise design, and promotional artwork. His most notable work has been for CC2's Vtubers, *Fuga: Comedies of Steel*, and .hack.

## Gallery

Countdown illustration for Fuga's releaseShikishi illustration for Comedies of Steel"Thank you" illustration made to commemorate the completion of Comedies of SteelValentines Day illustration featuring the girls of FugaWhite Day illustration featuring the boys of FugaCat Day illustration featuring the Felinekos of FugaCC2's 25th anniversary illustration

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/dothack\_cc2/status/1385534313198886915
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/higashi\_cc2/status/1385426454050074624
Von Baum

**Von Baum** is a key member of the Berman Empire and one of the major bosses in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*.

## Biography

Baum was an old general who viewed war as a game and attempts to achieve success through brute force. The soldiers under his command were nothing more than pawns. Fellow general Von Stollen was his rival.

Baum was an elderly & stout Bull Dog Caninu. His uniform was decorated with many medals, showing his long history of being part of the military. Despite standing straight with a good posture, he still carried a cane around. He appeared to be wall-eyed and could very well be nearly blind if not entirely.

## Gallery

Countdown illustration by Seiichiro HosokawaVon Baum & Von Stollen as depicted in the Fuga manga
## Trivia

* Both Baum's and Stollen's breeds of Caninu are of British origin. This is quite ironic as the Berman Empire is solely comprised of German breeds.
	+ The two elderly generals' uniforms are also strikingly similar to Britain's WWI uniforms. This makes their presence even more strange as Britain was one of the leading allies against Germany.
* In keeping with the food-themed naming, baum is named after *baumkuchen*, a German spit cake.
WAKA

**WAKA**, whose full name is **Takayuki Isobe** (磯部孝幸, *Takayuki Isobe*), was a concept designer for the *Little Tail Bronx* franchise. His most notable work was for *Solatorobo: Red the Hunter* and *Mamoru-kun*. Some of his art was also featured in CyberConnect2's *Kemono Magazine*.

WAKA utilized two distinctive art styles while working for CC2, one that was more painterly & sharp and another more simplistic style with an emphasis on rounded features. Most of his artwork was done digitally though traditional pencil sketches can be found in *Solatorobo*'s concept art book series. While he would draw anthropomorphic characters with anatomically-correct or simpler rounded muzzles, the majority of them were much more human-like when it came to facial features.

## Works Participated

### ***Solatorobo***

* Concept art
* Character design

### ***Mamoru-kun***

* Concept art
* Character design

### ***Little Tail Bronx Archives***

* Concept art
* Character design (includes redesigns and new illustrations for *Tail Concerto*)
Airleaf

Airleaf is a location accessible in Tail Concerto.

Similarly to the Davren Islands in Solatorobo, it is made of a multitude of floating islands, which can be accessed via a mini game in which Waffle's robot is equipped with a jetpack.

Waffle's grandfather, Russel Ryebread, is stranded on one of these small islands, and his rescue constitutes this character's first appearance in the game.
Nipon

**Nipon** (ニポン国) is a sky island country in the world of *Little Tail Bronx*. It is located east of Prairie Kingdom and north of the Shepherd Republic. Before the Reset, Nipon was previously Japan which it takes its name after.

## History

### The Great Calamity

The Great Calamity was a tremendous earthquake that struck Nipon some time before the events of *Solatorobo*. Due to the chaos it had brought to the sky island, Tasuku Yashima and his fellow Rescue Rangers had worked together in rescue operations and reconstructing. This disaster had lead to the creation of "Disaster Prevention Mail", a telepathic system that sends urgent information to Rescue Rangers.

Mamoru's grandfather would also go missing after the calamity. Residents of Nipon have reported sightings of him throughout time and have spread rumors that he is actively seeking out the cause of the disaster, which clues point to it being the Earth Dragon.

### Introduction of Robos

After the events of *Solatorobo*, Merveille Million meets with Tasuku to discuss introducing the currently booming technology of her Robos to Nipon, which was still somewhat behind the times technologically. After a mountain had collapsed, the crew of the Asmodeus head towards the sight and prove how strong and useful the Robo can be for rescue missions. Both Merveille and Tasuku agree to begin utilizing her technology with the latter Caninu being granted management duties in the future.

## Geology & Weather

As with most other major sky islands in *Little Tail Bronx*, Nipon is composed of an archipelago of 47 smaller islands. The country is located in a remote area and suffers from severe weather conditions. This had caused the country to be fairly secluded when it came to interactions from other countries, though this changed with the advent of the "Age of Exploration".

## Locations

### Fukouka

Fukouka is where Mamoru and his friends & family reside. It's home to a large port which acts as Nipon's gateway for foreign airships.

## References

1. ↑ Solatorobo - "Hospitality at Nippon"
2. ↑ "Mamoru Revival" PDF by CyberConnect2
Tiamat-FL

The **Tiamat-FL** (ティアマト-FL) is Opéra Kranz's personal mecha. It is rather large with the pilot's seat atypically positioned in its abdomen. While it is unimpressive in terms of mobility and defense, it excels in offensive power and in long-range attacks. It specializes in exterminating the enemy using mines and powerful beam weaponry. Highly reflective of Opéra's love of all things flashy.
Nyanja

**Nyanja** is a young ninja thief of Nipon. She and Monja are always on the lookout for any treasure to steal. She is one of Mamoru's rivals in the Mamoru-kun series.

## Biography

Nyanja is the leader of a band of thieves who cause trouble here and there. She uses ninjutsu to appear out of nowhere and has great athleticism, though she's also a clumsy girl who will often make mistakes. Nyanja has a whimsical & mischievous personality and will act in the spur of the moment. She also has a tendency to appear more intelligent than she actually is, using incorrect knowledge and big words, something Monja will get on her over.

One day, Nyanja steals the Golden Seal and breaks the Earth Dragon free.

Nyanja is a purple Felineko dressed in a ninja-samurai fusion outfit. Around her neck is a bell collar that matches her red waist belt. Her eyes are red and on her cheeks are swirly blush marks that resemble narutomaki. Her hair is yellow-ish with darkened tips, with four large locks flowing from the back of her head and a cowlicked fringe on her forehead.
Gren Sacher

**Gren Sacher** (グレン・ザッハー, *Guren Sahhā*) is a member of Kurvaz's Special Operations Unit and Opéra Kranz's faithful subordinate. He has pledged his allegiance to Opéra and is very straight-laced and incredibly serious. He pilots the Méphisto TA.

## Biography

Gren is quiet and calculating, not doing anything before thinking it through. He has an oriental sense of honor, which is especially true when around Opéra, who he has romantic feelings for as hinted in several illustrations and further confirmed in the *Little Tail Bronx Archives*.

He is often partnered up with Calua Napage who is basically his brother-in-arms. He is always having to struggle with Calua's impulsive nature and seems to get the bad end of the deal. Despite Calua's personality is almost the exact opposite of Gren's, they maintain a brotherly relationship.

Gren is a light blue colored Kishu Inu. He has long blue hair tied into a ponytail, which along with his blue armor and Asian styled clothes gives him an appearance reminiscent of a samurai. His eyes are collared reddish-purple.

## Trivia

* Gren's voice actor was known for his role as Saizou/Ninja Blue from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Coincidentally, his character theme color is also blue in Japanese Warrior clothing.
Mamoru-kun (series)

***Mamoru-kun***, known in English as ***'MAMORU' Join Forces! Reconstruction Assistance Project***, is a series in the Little Tail Bronx universe created as awareness for disaster protection and basic safety in Japan.

## Trivia

* Mamoru-kun stands as the nominated mascot as part of CyberConnect2's donation charity event project for moral support to the victims in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
* At one point in *Solatorobo*'s development, it was planned to be a *Mamoru-Kun* game,

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/CyberConnect2.EN/posts/for-those-of-you-who-didnt-know-mamoru-kun/10152047723036919/
2. ↑ https://www.cc2.co.jp/mamoru\_revival\_en/data/Mamorukun\_PressRelease\_No8.9\_Z.pdf

## External Links

Official Website (Japanese)

"Mamoru-kun Reconstruction Assistance Project" Website (Japanese)
Monja

**Monja** is Nyanja's loyal subordinate and a ninja bandit of Nipon. He is one of Mamoru's rivals in the Mamoru-kun series.

## Biography

Monja is a master swordsman with incredible physical strength, making him capable of cutting anything. He is the more intelligent one between Nyanja and himself which often leads him to correcting her. Whenever Nyanja says something funny, he'll blurt it back in a low voice. While he has some sense of humor he is still quite serious and firm.

Monja is a black Felineko dressed in a red ninja-samurai fusion outfit. On his neck is a bell collar that matches both his belt and left glove. On his face is an X-shaped scar and an eyepatch featuring a Jolly Roger symbol.
Kadenz ~closing melody~

***"Kadenz ~closing melody~"*** is the final part of three connected side-stories, with the first being *"Black and White Borderline"* and the second *"Onward -Bon Voyage!-".* The story takes both *Solatorobo*'s and *Tail Concerto*'s casts into a more seriously toned adventure and also reveals more of Waffle Ryebread's family.

## Summary

The main conflict is with the fascist Katez Empire who are plotting to take over land with the reawakened Titano-Machina named Koloss. Waffle Ryebread, Red Savarin, and their companions join forces with the Resistance to thwart the empire's ambitions.

## Trivia

* This story predates *Fuga: Melodies of Steel* in regards to featuring a German-inspired empire as the main antagonist.
Koloss

**Koloss**, also known as **the colossus**, is a Titano-Machina that was used by the Katez Empire as a means of expanding their reign. It was introduced in *Kadenz ~closing melody~*.

## Biography

Koloss was a slumbering Titano-Machina until Kirsch decided it was a weapon useful for expanding his empire. Along with Fool, the two use Foretnoire Ryebread's magic as a means of reviving it. She was ultimately forced to be Koloss's core where she's in a vegetative state.

## Structure

Koloss, unlike every other known Titano-Machina, was created with the components of another Titano-Machina found by the Katez Empire. This had caused major components seen in others to be absent, such as guardians/Shades and a convenient opening. It also possesses an artificial core.
Cerise Confite

**Cerise Confite** (シフォン・ルセット, *Chiffon Rosette*) is a minor character in *Solatorobo*. She is first found in Mau when she is off to find her lover Raisin Sec.

## Biography

Cerise comes a famous family in Pharaoh. She looks quite fair and delicate at first glance, though she has a more gutsy side to her and isn't afraid to get what she wants. She's good at cooking and is also surprisingly a big eater.

As a Caninu who's raised in wealth, Cerise is dressed very elegantly. Her white dress is adorned with blue bows & ribbons and seems to take inspiration from 18th century French court fashion. Her fur has a somewhat peachy spectrum which compliment her pale pink eyes. Her bangs and wrists are also accessorized with blue ribbons.

## History

Cerise lives in Pharaoh, though in *Solatorobo* she's found in Mau as she's there to be with her boyfriend who claimed to never see her again. She's accompanied by Baum Kuba, her butler, in one of Mau's inns. She posts a job to the Quête for a hunter to send a letter to Raisin in hopes that they'll meet again. Red Savarin takes up the task.

Once Red fetches Raisin and returns to the inn, him and Cerise are pleased to see each other once again. The couple is initially anxious over Baum's intentions, though are relieved to hear that he is willing to educate Raisin to becoming a fitted suitor.

## Trivia

* Her Japanese name "Chiffon Rosette" is French for rosette cloth. Rosette cloth is a fabric folding technique where one creates fake roses out of thin cloth.
* The name Cerise Confite is French for "Candied Cherry".

## References

1. *Solatorobo Little Tail Bronx Archives Vol.2 Daybreak 2-1*
Kurvaz

Kurvaz (クーバース, Kuubaasu) is the crime syndicate appeared in Solatorobo, disguised as a Guild based in the Shepard Republic, and the main enemy in the first half of the game.

## Members

* Bruno Dondurma (Leader)
* Merveille Million (Secretary)
* Opera Kranz (Special Unit Captain)
* Gren Sacher (Special Unit Member)
* Calua Napage (Special Unit Member)
* Béluga Damiens (Associate)
* Quebec (Former Member)
Vizsla

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

### Notable Inhabitants

Dahmon
Frantz
Chief of Vizsla

**Vizsla** is a sky island in the Shepherd Republic and was originally a part of the Free Lands of Gasco's single continent. It is historically a home to many insects and fungi.

## History

Vizsla, known back then as the Province of Vizsla, was a seemingly untouched area in Gasco. Only one main road was present in the Kurilia Forest. It was possibly a large home to those of the Anju religion as when the Berman Empire destroys and occupies the land, many broken Anju Icons can be found broken & strewn throughout the forests.

A small piece of Vizsla had managed to survive the blasts from Vanargand and had become a part of the Shepherd Republic some time after. The climate remained mostly the same and became much more occupied by villagers. In modern times, the insects are perceived to be common pests to both Caninus and Felinekos as their main export is the Scarabees' honey.
Inumaru

**Inumaru** (AKA **inyuinyu** & **Poco Dog**) was a concept artist for *Solatorobo: Red the Hunter* and *Strelka Stories*. He had also contributed to *Solatorobo*'s supplementary content. Much of his work features landscapes, action scenes, machinery, and anthropomorphic characters (particularly muscular canine & feline men).

Inumaru's art style is simplistic when it comes to character design yet complex with anything environmental & mechanical. His art style is heavily inspired by works from his youth, which mostly consists of 70's/80's sci-fi anime and manga. Ghibli's earlier works are another influence with his characters in particular.

## Works Participated

### ***Solatorobo***

* Concept art (characters, environments, Titano-Machina, miscellaneous lore-building)
* Key art for *9071 Morning Sacrifice*

### ***Fuga: Melodies of Steel***

* Concept artist (by proxy, art was repurposed for Vanargand)

## External Links

* Pixiv
* Blog
Davren Islands

**Davren Islands** (ダブレン群島, *Davren Islands*) is one of the game locations neighbouring the Shepard Republic in Solatorobo. It is where the flight race minigame and its courses are held. Otherwise known as the "Pure Wisdom (清らなる英知)", the islands are too small for residence and filed with Christel interference that affects airships making it a dangerous zone for larger ones.
"Girl C" Tells All

**"Girl C" Tells All** is a series of text of Chocolat's interview about Red's childhood that was read by Lady Opéra during the Kurvaz Quiz Contest in *Solatorobo*. The series is split into 3 sections during the quest.

## Dialogue

### Behind Every Great Hunter: Extracts from Childhood

*"You want to know about my brother before he became a hunter? Sure, no problem! When? What, a story about a hunter's childhood? That's a bit odd... but sure, okay! It would be about 10 years ago, now, when I first met my brother at the orphanage. I was about four years old. So he would have been about eight years old. He didn't talk to anyone, or play with anyone... He was a very strange lonely boy! It's hard to imagine, knowing how he is now, right? I know. Oh, I remember now! This has to remain a secret, okay? It was when I was five years old, I think. I woke up one morning and he was gone, along with his entire bed!"*

### Behind Every Great Hunter: An Incident in Childhood

*"Okay, well, the bed was gone but there was a large hole in the wall. It led all the way outside, so it was obvious the bed had been carried off into the night! There were robot footprints outside, too, and they led to a certain place... Where did the footsteps lead? To a pond near the orphanage... hee hee! And that's where we found my brother and his bed...! My brother tried to throw the bed into the pond using the robot! We tried to stop him, but failed. The bed splashed down into the water. The director of the orphanage asked him what he was doing... But he just stayed silent, and wouldn't say anything. Then she asked him to get down from the robot, but he wouldn't do that either. We all wondered what had happened, and then something floated up from the bed in the pond. My brother's underwear and pajamas! In the night, he had wet - -"*
Doktor Blutwurst

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

## Bio

### Voice Actor

JP + FR: Yuichi Iguchi

**Doktor Blutwurst** is a key member of the Berman Empire and the fourth major boss in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*.

## Biography

Blutwurst is a brutal mad scientist in the Berman Army who conducts inhumane research under special orders from Shvein Hax. Due to a severe inferiority complex as a Felineko, he dons a Caninu mask, but he isn't fooling anyone. He speaks in a very eccentric manner and is mentally deranged enough to have those who scoff at his mannerisms killed on the spot.

Blutwurst is an overweight Felineko with a small tuft of dark hair on his head. His mask and fake ears are both made from what looks like leather. Under his green military jacket, which is held onto him with a large belt connected to his gas tanks, is a long white lab coat.

## History

Blutwurst was born into what sounds like an abusive household, where his Felineko mother, who came from a family with a bad reputation, was shunned in their own home by his Caninu father who came from a prestigious Berman family. Because of growing up in such a heavily divided family, Blutwurst became hateful of Felinekos overall and makes some effort to disguise his cat-like features. When a Berman soldier witnessed him with his mask off and laughed over his Felineko heritage behind his back, that soldier soon "died of mysterious causes".

Hax would be the one who appointed Blutwurst to run the Bio-Energy facility in Mau, which was much to his delight as Blutwurst finds the place to be more of a sadistic playground rather than a laboratory. Since Mau is home to a surplus of Felineko with the ability to channel Nono, he had more than enough resources to conduct torturous experiments and create batteries for Hax's ulterior motive.

When the children aboard the Taranis invade the Berman Secret Service prison camp, Blutwurst enters a state of insane rage and engages in war with them. Soon after losing the battle, his final words are cut short when his military vehicle explodes and kills him. His only worries were that of his experiments, which the children soon discover involved trapping prisoners into large Bio-Energy batteries. While many were still alive it was clear that he succeeded in completely draining a number of victims.

## Gallery

A hypothetically more humble Blutwurst by lead character designer ShimipanDoctor Blutwurst as depicited in the Fuga manga
## Trivia

* In keeping with the food-themed naming scheme, Blutwurst is named after German blood sausages.
Zairita-AZI02

The **Zairita-AZI02** is Nero's personal mecha in the 2nd part of Solatorobo. The second unit of the AZI series which specialized in aerial assaults and the only robot to be quadrupedal.

## Trivia

* The name and appearance of the mecha are references to the *Aži Zairita*, the "yellow dragon" of Zoroastrian mythos said to have been ultimately slain by the Persian hero Garshasp alongside other dragons, such as the *Aži Sruvara* and the *Aži Dahāka.*
Rouge

* Trance
* Caninu

**Rouge** (ルージュ, *Ruujiyu*) is a psuedo-hybrid introduced through the Red Data Children side-stories for *Solatorobo*. She pilots the Kaliya-AZ105.

## Biography

Rouge is considered an inferior version of Nero. She is part of seven test subjects created by Baion. She and Vermillion, who both act aggressively towards others, worked together with Baion by pursuing their companions who escaped the facility. Not is much known about what happened to both her and Vermillion after their conflict with Rose and Red.
Alba Meira (Canon, The King of Fighters: Another Day)/Unbacked0

## Summary

Alba Meira is the leader of the Sons of Fate Gang who has to stop a fire that started to spread across the city of South Town.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier: 8-C**

**Name:** Alba Meira

**Origin:** The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 22

**Classification:** Leader of the Sons of Fate Gang

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Extrasensory Perception, Chi Manipulation

**Attack Potency: Building Level** (Is superior Lien Neville who could harm Billy Kane who survived a shot from a satellite laser cannon, Fought on par with Kyo Kusanagi who destroyed a portion of a crane)

**Speed: Superhuman** (Is comparable to K' and Maxima who managed to catch up to a train on foot)

**Lifting Strength: Above Average**

**Striking Strength: Building Level**

**Durability: Building Level**

**Stamina: Average**

**Range:** Standard melee range to Several metres

**Standard Equipment:** None Notable

**Intelligence: Average**

**Weaknesses:** None Notable
Chocolat Gelato

**Chocolat Gelato** is the adopted sister of Red Savarin in *Solatorobo*.

## Gallery

"Road to Dragon" collab spriteFull body portrait done by WAKAChocolat in the credits image from Part 1
## Trivia

* Chocolat was originally drawn as a Felineko in early concept art. Over time though she progressively became a Caninu. She was also drawn as a human at some points.
* The meter accessory Chocolat wears on her chest, while now never used for any reason, was originally made for her to check the Asmodeus's condition.
* Ironically, Chocolat is named after chocolate, a food that is poisonous to cats and dogs.
Merveille Million

This article contains Solatorobo spoilers, continue at your own risk.

**Merveille Million** is a supporting character in *Solatorobo*.

## Biography

As a scientist, Merveille has a rather logical-thinking and distanced personality at the beginning of *Solatorobo's* story, but becomes more open and caring for the group around Red in the progressing of their adventure. She seems to show remorse for her past doings.

Merveille is a Collie Caninu with light peach fur and long yellow hair. She dresses in rose a colored shirt and pants, both decorated with golden patterns around the cuffs and neck. She has dark greenish-blue eyes and glasses.

## History

She worked alongside Baion to create the Hybrids, among whom Nero, Blanck, Red, Rose, Rouge, Vermillon and Carmine. In the process of creating Red she purposefully created him to be a failure so that he may get help and evolve. She released Red along with the Dahak-AZI03 so that he may live instead of being exterminated by Baion. She eventually left Baion and lived as Bruno's secretary.

## Trivia

* In an early concept scenario, Merveille was planned to be killed off a hybrid in the second part of the game. However, because of killing off another major deemed to be a little too dark. And Kemonoguchi, a script writer for Solatorobo, did not like the idea, as Merveille was one of his favorite characters.
* In an early design, she had a pair of colored rounded sunglasses placed on her chest.
CODA

**CODA** is the program Baion wanted to use to send the floating islands back down to earth.

CODA stands for **Continental Orientation Defloat Alignment**. This refers to the fact that, because the continents are floating on the Plasma Cloud Sea, they will be forced to lower down through the clouds, killing everything on them and returning all the continents (with the exception of Australia, location of the Futzu Tower) to their original locations.
Frito

Frito is a minor character in *Solatorobo* who lives in Spinon. He helps his friend Amélie to find the key that suddenly disappeared in the sewers, so he decides to put up a quest broker job for 5 rings.

## Trivia

* Both Frito and Amélie in their first depiction looked slightly older and taller, but as development progressed the height of the two gradually became smaller.
* Frito and Amélie's designs both took inspiration from the anime "***The Prince of the Stars***". Their costume designs both incorporate a rose and a star.

## References

https://5benfive5.tumblr.com/post/165058838851/this-is-where-i-post-solatorobo-translation-stuff
Solatorobo 4koma

**Solatorobo 4koma** (ソラトロボ　４コマ, *Solatorobo 4koma*) is a collection of four-panel gag manga made for *Solatorobo*. The entirety of the book was illustrated and written by artist Mamesuke. Besides 4koma strips, the book also features rough drafts and full-page illustrations.

The collection began in 2010 with a few select strips being used in *Solatorobo*'s Japanese marketing. The entire set was then published altogether in one book in 2012 bundled with the original printing of *Little Tail Archives: Solatorobo Vol. 3 -Starlet-*. Since then, it has not been in print and has yet to see a digital release.
Free Lands of Gasco

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

The **Free Lands of Gasco** is a continent featured in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel.* It serves as the main setting throughout the game. Before the Reset, Gasco was previously France.

## History

Before the Reset, Gasco was once France. France had a Jack-grade Art Juno known as Tartaros, and the pair of Art-grade Titano-Machina Lares and Lemures were created with it. Despite their alliances with the United States, NATO and the European Union, France remained neutral during both the Middle East War and the third World War. During the final days of humanity, the country was attacked by Germany's strongest Titano-Machina, the Vanargand. The monstrous machine was successfully defeated by the pseudo-Juno tank Taranis. When the Reset occurred, the majority of the French landmass survived the surface's destruction and was lifted to the skies. Eventually, the Caninu and the Felineko spread throughout the landmass, developed a similar culture to that of old France and formed a nation they named Gasco.

The Free Lands of Gasco was a large floating continent with an expansive agricultural region and forests that extended across the land with abundant natural resources. It was home to both large and small autonomous regions, the largest of which was the capital city of Paresia. The underground areas and caves of Gasco contained mysterious relics from Earth.

The continent would be invaded by the Berman Empire in a matter of days. Their original goal was to regain their lost land, though their leading general Shvein Hax had ulterior motives that involved reawakening the Vanargand from under Paresia and attaining god status. This caused the destruction of many villages and towns within the continent, even outright demolishing the capital. Areas such as Mau had ended up as prisoner camps and others like Shetland had become labor camps.

The entire continent would be fragmented into an archipelago when Hax managed to gain control of Vanargand, whose beams cut through the land effortlessly. Soon after this disaster a group of children controlling the Taranis would put an end to both Hax and the Titano-Machina, resulting in the former's death and the latter's torn carcass to rest on what used to be Paresia. With no immediate danger being present anymore, the Gasco Army signed an armistice with the Berman to make use of their airships for traversing between these new sky islands.

Some time later, what was originally Gasco would be named Shepherd in honor of the child who led his friends to save the country from the Berman threat. This child was Malt Marzipan.

## Trivia

* Gasco's name comes from **Gascony/Gascogne**, a region of France that borders Spain, and the birthplace of d'Artagnan from the Alexandre Dumas novel *The Three Musketeers*.
Gaufre Ryebread

**Gaufre Ryebread** is an undercover robotics technician and the father of Waffle Ryebread.

## Biography

Gaufre first comes off as a mysterious middle-aged Caninu man due to his mask, which he keeps to hide his identity while working as a Robo technical advisor for the Katez Empire. While working under Kirsch, he acted as an ally in order to find a way to release his wife Foretnoire Ryebread from being imprisoned within Koloss, who Kirsch plans to reawaken with her power.
Solatorobon Complete Collection

**Solatorobon Complete Collection** (ソラトロ本 コンプリートコレクション, *Solatorobon Complete Collection*) is a collection of fan work & in-house art solely dedicated to *Solatorobo*. The book was originally published in three separate books before being compiled into one omnibus.

The three original books were published in 2013 with the omnibus releasing on June 16, 2019. While never seeing a reprint since then, CyberConnect2 has released the full collection digitally for Japan as part of their Spring 2021 merchandise campaign. The book is likely to never see a western release and is one of the few pieces of merchandise not available for purchase through CC2's international market.

## Illustrators

*Illustrators are listed in no particular order*

* 明香
* 雨山電信
* あんざいくん
* 大財強平
* 黒井もやもや
* cham
* 熊本 秀基
* 後藤 千尋
* koto
* 酒井諭
* 佐藤敦弘
* しあ
* しょこ
* 新涼れい
* せんた
* 外竹
* DANGAN
* デェタ
* 電蝶
* トカク
* 智
* Nokko
* のたま
* 畑
* ???
* ヒダヤト・リアンティ
* ヒガシ
* 星樹
* BOB
* マシュー
* まめ助
* MASH
* ミケ
* ミヨシ
* ヤドリ
* 山崎 けい
* 吉岡 克郎
* WAKA
* んめ

## External Links

* CC2 Digital Book Directory (Japan only)
Hanna Fondant

This article contains Fuga: Melodies of Steel spoilers, continue at your own risk.

## Hanna Fondant

* FUGA
* FUGA 2

## Bio

### Voice Actor

JP + FR: Reina Ueda

**Hanna Fondant** is one of the main characters in Fuga: Melodies of Steel. She and a few other children of Petit Mona are one of the first members of a rescue team aboard the Taranis on a mission to save their parents from the Berman Empire.

## Biography

Hanna is Malt's childhood friend. A thoughtful girl with a compassionate, grown-up nature, she is kind to everyone. She loves to read and enjoys taking care of people. Someday, she hopes to become a doctor.

Hanna is a white Felineko whose breed is a Turkish Angora. She's dressed as a typical villager as most others are in Petit Mona, with her apron being a fitting touch to her motherly personality.

## Gallery

Countdown illustration by Shino MerryIllustration by OgussyIllustration by environment artist KumamotoIllustration by ChamNational Cat Day illustration by HigashiHanna as depicted in the Fuga manga
Iron Giant

This article contains Tail Concerto spoilers, continue at your own risk.

   The **Iron Giant** is a Titano-Machina featured in *Tail Concerto*. It is a part of the final boss in the game.

## History

### Before *Tail Concerto*

The Iron Giant was created as the ultimate weapon to win a war between two "ancient civilizations". Due to its sentience and uncontrollable power, however, it had only worsened tensions. Those involved with the war took to their airships, waiting for the colossal beast to finally fall asleep.

As the Iron Giant shut down, survivors of the war managed to remove the five crystals from within, ultimately silencing it.

### *Tail Concerto*

During *Tail Concerto*, Fool's greed for power leads him to tricking the Pris sisters into stealing the five crystals spread throughout Prairie Kingdom, with one already being in Alicia Pris' possession since childhood. With the Black Cats Gang running amock for these crystals, the Prairie police force hires Waffle Ryebread to thwart their goals.

Near the end of the game, Fool manages to successfully reawaken the Iron Giant, causing mass destruction to the sky islands its body parts & blade were embedded into. As before, the giant's uncontrollable behavior goes against expectations and ends up swallowing him. Alicia ends up entering into the Iron Giant through its maw in order to retrieve her pendant, prompting Waffle to go in after her.

As Waffle explores the Iron Giant's gut, he manages to find Alicia passed out as well as the giant's Guardian, a robotic being that acts as the core's security system. After Waffle defeats it the first time, the crystals come out from the core and revive the guardian. He manages to shut both the giant and guardian down entirely after retrieving the blue crystal he once gave to Alicia.

As both Waffle and Alicia escape, the Iron Giant once again falls into pieces into Prairie's large ocean sky island, never to be restored again.

## Trivia

* The Iron Giant was retconned to be a Titano-Machina after the release of *Solatorobo*.
	+ It is likely a Number-class Titano-Machina, as Belgium (The human country that became Prairie after the Reset) was home to a grade 7 Number Juno, and had the exact same number of Titano-Machina.
* While never made exactly clear, it can be inferred the Iron Giant was utilized during Earth's third world war before the Reset. The war had two main sides, which were a Multinational alliance led by the United States and a rival alliance based on the Middle East.
Waffle Ryebread

This article contains Tail Concerto spoilers, continue at your own risk.

**Waffle Ryebread** is a Caninu living on the island of Porto in the Prairie Kingdom and is the main protagonist of *Tail Concerto.* He is an officer of the Prairie Police who has been assigned to looking over his hometown and arresting the Black Cats Gang.

## Biography

Waffle is a responsible and courageous Caninu who enjoys working for the law. Despite his respectable mannerisms he has a slight tendency to get sassy with others. His spunkier side is physically shown through his backwards policemen cap, which when compared to other officers of Prairie seems somewhat rebellious. He is fairly oblivious to flirtatious signals, especially those from both Princess Terria and Alicia Pris.

Waffle has cream-colored fur and amber hair. His ears are pointed and his tail is fluffy & curled. While his specific breed of Caninu was never disclosed in *Tail Concerto*, *Kadenz ~closing melody~* states that Waffle is at most part-wolf as he has wolf genes in his heritage & is able to perform attacks with Nono.

## History

### In *Tail Concerto*

***UNDER CONSTRUCTION***

Waffle is *Tail Concerto*'s controllable protagonist. His main means of transportation and defense in this title is the Police Robo which can grab enemies, toss objects, shoot bubbles, fly, and grab onto ledges, giving Waffle a multitude of abilities that wouldn't be possible on foot. The Police Robo is also able to attach to his police airship which gives him the ability to fly across sky islands.

In the beginning of the story it's shown that Waffle once had a close relationship to Alicia during their younger years.

### In *Solatorobo*

Waffle serves a minor role in *Solatorobo*'s side missions. Red Savarin first encounters both him & Panta during the *"Reinforcing Patrol"* mission where all three seek to drive out a recent wave of sky pirates around the Davren Islands.

Waffle is often seen chasing down the Black Cats Gang throughout the story, much to Alicia's *supposed* dismay. He also accompanies Mamoru-kun (character) to teach basic safety lessons to the Basset orphanage in one of the game's downloadable quests.

## Gallery

Concept artEarly concept artEarly concept artWaka's concept artWaka's concept artin One-shot mangaYoung Waffle in One-shot manga
Fool

**Fool** is the main antagonist of *Tail Concerto*.

## Biography

Fool is a black marketer who specializes in illegal artifacts. He acts snobbish and loves plotting and scheming. His overall personality is that of a typical cartoon villain while not being afraid to commit violence against those who attempt to thwart his plans, which is usually done through explosives.

Fool is a purple Felineko with the same colored hair and golden eyes. He dresses quite proper for being a criminal, dressed in a fancy black suit, top hat, and dress shoes (all articles of clothing are purple in-game). He walks with a cane, though whether or not he simply has it for style is unknown.

## History

### In *Tail Concerto*

Fool made a deal with the Pris sisters that if they collect all five crystals scattered about the land of the Prairie Kingdom, he would help make a country only for Cat-People.

Later it's revealed that the crystals are the key to resurrecting the Iron Giant and that Fool's true intention was to use the giant to take over the land, but his plan completely failed in the end, as the Iron Giant did not follow his orders and ended up swallowing him along with the Egg Stone. After the Iron Giant's deactivation, Fool is shown to have survived and is seen floating in the "sea" below Prairie.

## Trivia

* During *Solatorobo*'s development, Fool would have had a role within the game's story and have a daughter. This daughter of his would've been Opéra Kranz.
* Fool's design was repurposed for Professor Burri, a character featured in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*'s comic *"The Adventures of Sucre".*
Marianne

**Marianne** (アマレット, *Amare*) is a minor character in *Solatorobo*. She is an Anjalist residing in Samoyede.

## History

Marianne posted a request to the quest broker about making a bouquet of white flowers. After the job, she gives Red and Elh a Rosario, which helps them inside the main temple in Samoyede*.* Her reason for gathering flowers is the grave of her boyfriend who died two years ago.
Foretnoire Ryebread

**Foretnoire Ryebread** is a descendant of the Wolf Tribe, as well as Waffle Ryebread's mother.

## Biography

As a descendant of the Wolf Tribe, Foretnoire is capable of wielding powerful magic, a trait not typically found in Caninu. At some point after Waffle was born, Foretnoire was taken and imprisoned by the Katzes Empire who were looking for way to power and control a Titano-Machina in their possession known as Koloss. Purposefully left weak in a malnourished state and imprisoned inside a device strong enough to withstand armor piercing munitions, Foretnoire would not be able to escape on her own.
Gasco Army

The **Gasco Army** is a militia featured in *Fuga: Melodies of Steel*. Their goal is to thwart the Berman Empire's efforts of invasion.

## History

The Gasco Army was originally an army dedicated to defending the capital Paresia. They have since expanded their activities to the entirety of Gasco in order to protect the continent from being invaded by the Berman Empire.
Tasuku Yashima

**Tasuku Yashima** is the captain of the Rescue Ranger Squad in Mamoru-kun. Traveling around the country to rescue those in need, he will never hesitate to appear to his family whenever they are in trouble.

## Trivia

* The name ***Tasuku*** *(助く)* means *"to help; to save; to rescue".* His surname, ***Yashima*** *(八洲)*, is also an archaic name for Japan
* Tasuku is the only character of the Mamoru-Kun series to have a full name.
Katez Empire

The **Katez Empire** is a fascist regime featured in *Kadenz ~closing melody~*. The empire is located east of the Prairie Kingdom, potentially hinting that the sky island archipelago was previously a nation east of Belgium before the Reset.

## History

The Katez Empire is a military power located east of Prairie Kingdom. Unlike Prairie, the majority of its population is made up of Felineko. Many Felineko are within the ruling class and oppress the far more downtrodden Caninu population. The leader of the empire was Kirsch, a power-hungry Felineko who went to extreme measures to achieve Katez's expansion.

Kirsch and Fool, with the technical assisstance of Gaufre Ryebread, began an incredibly expensive and large project of constructing a new Titano-Machina whom they called "the collossus" (AKA Koloss). Not only did the project involve parts of another Titano-Machina, but also creating a makeshift core powered from Foretnoire Ryebread's life & Nono. Kirsch's goal with this patched together giant was to expand his reign beyond where the empire currently stood. Word of this project had managed to spread outside the area thanks to a group of Caninu escapees named the Resistance, whose goal was to end the facist regime's plans of domination.

The Resistance would go on to "kidnap" Russel Ryebread in order to gain further intelligence on how Titano-Machina were structured. This prompted Waffle Ryebread, the Black Cats Gang, and Red Savarin & the others in the Asmodeus to join the effort. As everyone makes haste to the Katez Empire, Koloss awakens and is implied to have crushed Fool to death. Its uncontrollable state puts the entire military force into an unorganized panic, swiftly crumbling the entire empire.

Together, Waffle, Alicia, Red, and Elh had managed to not only destroy Koloss with the Iron Giant's crystal but also save Foretnoire, who was malnourished and weak from being forced into the core. Kirsch would soon be found attempting to commit suicide before being stopped by the Resistance.

## Trivia

* Chronologically, this marks the second time a heavily Germanic post-reset culture has formed a Fascist Empire, with the first being the Berman Empire.
* The presence of a Resistance mirrors the Austrian resistance during Nazi Germany's occupation of Austria, which had 100K suspected members arrested. Combined with Kirsch's heavy inspiration from Hitler, who was Austrian, along with Berman being a seperate nation from Katez may imply that Katez is Austria
Captain Grumpf

**Captain Grumpf** is a minor character in *Solatorobo* who serves as one of the first antagonists that Red encounters. He is found after Red becomes visible to the Kurvaz Battle Cruiser that Grumpf is aboard. He is a captain who's working with Kurvaz Soldiers. He shoots missiles at Red, not caring that he is damaging one of his own ships. He is eventually taken down by his crew members, who realise that he is destroying a Kurvaz ship. He speaks with a heavy German accent and lisp, as shown by the text displayed when he talks.
Kittens

The **Kittens** (コネコ, *Kittens*) are a large group of Black Cats Gang members as seen in both *Tail Concerto* and *Solatorobo*. Their job is to steal precious items and be a nuisance.

## Biography

The kittens make up the majority of the Black Cats Gang, with the Pris sisters being the only three other unique members and leaders. All of the kittens love to pull pranks, spray graffiti on buildings and steal whatever they consider treasure (mostly precious gems and photos). They also commonly hide themselves in barrels and drawers. Despite their bratty behavior, they're extremely loyal to Alicia, Stare and Flare.

When in battle the kittens will use a multitude of weapons and mecha. These include bombs, small airships, walking mini tanks, motorized drills, and even bobsleds.

The kittens wear a series of different clothing, some wearing red vests, overalls, and sometimes a simple striped t-shirt. They all look identical physically with being incredibly small and cream-furred. They were all given new matching outfits and tufts of teal hair in *Solatorobo.*
Merlot

**Merlot** is a supporting character in Fuga: Melodies of Steel.

## Biography

Merlot is the Supreme Commander of the Gasco Army. He seems gruff, hot-blooded, and inflexible, but is actually gentle and has a strong sense of justice. He constantly chomps on a bone.

Merlot is a heavy-set Caninu with no specific breed. Due to his old age, his fur flares out in a beard-like fashion and has quite the tail. He wears a formal military outfit representing his stance in the Gasco Army.

## Trivia

* In *Fuga*, under very strange and specific circumstances, a child going into standby with another losing their Hero Mode skill in the same turn can cause the latter's name to be briefly replaced with "General Merlot" in the Hero Mode's text box. This glitch may be happening either due to floating & unused elements from the game's development or the wrong name is simply drawn from a name table.
Hindenburg

The **Hindenburg** (ヒンデンブルグ, *Hindenburugu*) is a Shepard Republic transport airship of the Solatorobo series. It was the target of Red Savarin's mission to retrieve files for Quebec, but results in the discovery of the Amulet. It was soon destroyed by Lares as it arose from the plasma sea underneath the Shepherd Republic and knocked the plane out of the sky..

## Trivia

* The naming and usage of the craft is presumable a spoof of the Hindenburg disaster.