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Zoids: New Century

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Zoids: New Century	comment	Zoids: New Century, also known by the Japanese title Zoids: New Century/Zeronote read as "New Century Slash Zero", is the second anime in the Zoids franchise. Originally based on model kit toys, the anime series adds new characters and plot to the toy line, as well as acting as thirty minute toy commercials. Only vaguely related to its nominal predecessor Zoids: Chaotic Century, New Century avoids Chaotic Century's dramatic war setting in favor of a Tournament Arc flavored series. The heroes take part in zoid battles, a futuristic Mecha version of gladiator games where teams of zoids fight each other for prestige and cash prizes. These battles are overseen by the Zoid Battle Commission, which enforce the rules of the sport via satellite-deployed robot Judges that act as referees — whose decisions are backed by the Commission's Kill Sats when necessary. Naturally, this doesn't stop the heroes from fighting bandits and other criminals outside the Commission's jurisdiction, or prevent unscrupulous warriors from hijacking matches and forcing legitimate competitors into dangerous "unsanctioned battles".The series revolves around the Blitz Team, a veteran but relatively low-ranking group of zoid warriors. During a match, they encounter Bit Cloud, a wandering junk dealer who specializes in salvaging parts from zoid battlefields. Bit turns out to be able to pilot the Blitz Team's Liger Zero, a zoid previously impossible to control, and Bit promptly joins the team. The series proceeds from there in grand Shōnen style, with the Blitz Team fighting battles, gaining rivals, learning about the Liger Zero's mysterious nature, and becoming embroiled in the Zoid Battle Commission's conflict with the shadowy Backdraft Group.
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Zoids: New Century / int_19d1c1ae	type	Always Someone Better
Zoids: New Century / int_19d1c1ae	comment	Always Someone Better: The Lightning Team, notable for being the only team to defeat the Blitz Team during the series. Their second encounter goes decisively in the opposite direction, however.
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Zoids: New Century / int_1c445e86	type	Poor Communication Kills
Zoids: New Century / int_1c445e86	comment	Poor Communication Kills: What ruined the friendship between Steve Toros and Dr. Laon; Laon was enamoured with a certain girl, but lacked the confidence to write a love letter to her confessing his feelings, so he asked his friend Toros to write it for him. Toros couldn't say no, but had no idea how to write one either, so he went to their mutual friend Oscar Hemeros to ask him to write a love letter to the girl for him. Unfortunately he forgot to tell Oscar that he was in turn doing it for Laon, so Oscar wrote a really wonderful love letter and signed it with Steve Toros' name instead. The girl fell for and eventually married Toros (who apparently decided to just go with it), becoming the mother of his children Leon and Leena, while Laon never forgave him for the "betrayal".
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Zoids: New Century / int_1f19f198	type	Back-to-Back Badasses
Zoids: New Century / int_1f19f198	comment	Back-to-Back Badasses: Well side by side, anyway — Leon and Bit when they take on the Backdraft Group after their battle is interrupted.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2222a43e	type	Nebulous Evil Organisation
Zoids: New Century / int_2222a43e	comment	Nebulous Evil Organisation: The Backdraft Group. They seem to be primarily a gambling ring that caters to rich, powerful clients who enjoy "high stakes" battles with no safety rules — but then, how does overthrowing the Zoid Battle Commission fit in to that?
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Zoids: New Century / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
Zoids: New Century / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Dr. Toros mentions at one point that the shield on the Hover Cargo could deflect the shot from a charged particle gun. Then the Berserk Fury shows up...
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Zoids: New Century / int_2767953f	type	Blood Sport
Zoids: New Century / int_2767953f	comment	Blood Sport: They're robots, so there's no actual blood, but that's still basically what zoid battles are.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2a7e7af1	type	Limited Wardrobe
Zoids: New Century / int_2a7e7af1	comment	Limited Wardrobe: Of a sort. Most characters get at least two outfits: a "casual" one that's their normal day-to-day wear, and a "piloting" one that they use when going into battle. Main characters also get a "swimwear" outfit during the Beach Episode and Hot Springs Episode, and a "sleepwear" outfit seen when they get woken up in the middle of the night.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2b706ca	type	More Dakka
Zoids: New Century / int_2b706ca	comment	More Dakka: Basically Leena's combat philosophy.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2bb951b8	type	Nobody Can Die
Zoids: New Century / int_2bb951b8	comment	Nobody Can Die: Despite dealing with giant robot Blood Sports in mecha that equip Wave Motion Guns and are capable of Macross Missile Massacres, and dealing with certain villains that are actively disdainful of the usual rules for pilot safety, no one in the series is ever injured past the point of becoming a Bandage Mummy for a few scenes, much less actually killed. Hell, not even the zoids get that badly damaged — they are only about three examples of a zoid being damaged beyond repair in the entire series.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2ee955a0	type	Face Fault
Zoids: New Century / int_2ee955a0	comment	Facefault: Happens to the Tigers Team early in the Royal Cup. Newly renamed the Zaber Fangs, the Judge accidentally announces them as the Fuzzy Pandas Team, prompting their zoids to facefault... which freezes their combat systems. While the pilots scream bloody murder, the Judge quickly declares the Blitz Team the winners and retreats to his judge capsule.
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Zoids: New Century / int_2f50c5bf	type	Theme Music Power-Up
Zoids: New Century / int_2f50c5bf	comment	Theme Music Power-Up: "Strike Laser Claw", which generally plays whenever Bit is about to tear someone apart with the same attack, or the ultimate attack of whichever Mecha Expansion Pack he happens to be using at the time. Also, "Zero Schneider" and "Zero Jager"
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Zoids: New Century / int_2fdfbdaf	type	Close-Call Haircut
Zoids: New Century / int_2fdfbdaf	comment	Close-Call Haircut: The mecha version occurs in the final battle. The Liger Zero surprises the Berserk Fury by leaping out of a Smoke Shield and immediately launching a Strike Laser Claw. The Berserk Fury manages to dodge, but just barely — the attack actually peels the armor plating off its head. Given that the Berserk Fury's cockpit is in its head (like most zoids), the fact that the attack didn't quite land is probably for the best.
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Zoids: New Century / int_3126c34a	type	Insufferable Genius
Zoids: New Century / int_3126c34a	comment	Insufferable Genius: Vega comes off this way at first, though as a Child Prodigy zoid warrior rather than being generally intelligent.
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Zoids: New Century / int_3214fd0	type	Hover Skates
Zoids: New Century / int_3214fd0	comment	Hover Skates: Like every animated tyrannosaurid Zoid before and after this, the Berserk Fury can move like this, firing its various thrusters to cruise along just above the ground. Jamie also uses a pair of boots that let him slide along the ground in one episode; it basically lets him go skiing on a slope that's grassy instead of snow-covered.
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Zoids: New Century / int_370aad9	type	Split Personality
Zoids: New Century / int_370aad9	comment	Split Personality: Jamie and his alter ego, the Wild Eagle.
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Zoids: New Century / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
Zoids: New Century / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: Perhaps a coincidence, but this is not the first time that Brad Swaile's character suffers from Unrequited Love. Just ask Mousse. In the same series, Ted Cole voices an older brother (Leon and Tatewaki) to a spoiled younger sister (Leena and Kodachi). For bonus points, his rival (Bit and Ranma) is voiced by Richard Ian Cox. One-Shot Character Mary Champ is voiced by Lisa Ann Beley, who also did an Ojou in another mecha franchise.
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Zoids: New Century / int_3d5bf318	type	Ramen Slurp
Zoids: New Century / int_3d5bf318	comment	Ramen Slurp: Dr. Laon and the Tigers Team both do this occasionally.
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Zoids: New Century / int_41ea9cf2	type	Privileged Rival
Zoids: New Century / int_41ea9cf2	comment	Privileged Rival: Harry Champ, one of Bit's rivals. To wit, Harry comes from a rich family while Bit was a junk dealer. And that's not mentioning that the Blitz Team already suffers from Perpetual Poverty...
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Zoids: New Century / int_47fea76b	type	Butt-Monkey
Zoids: New Century / int_47fea76b	comment	Butt-Monkey: The Tigers Team, who keep getting slapped down only to return for more punishment. Even the judge accidentally calls them "the Fuzzy Panda Team".
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Zoids: New Century / int_4856ac40	type	Stock Footage
Zoids: New Century / int_4856ac40	comment	Stock Footage: Obvious in the Once per Episode Transformation Sequence, but it's also evident in many of the fights, especially against certain zoid types. Taken even further with Leon's Blade Liger, with its movements and attacks being practically identical to Van's... even down to the camera angles.
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Zoids: New Century / int_49f8c18f	type	Ace Custom
Zoids: New Century / int_49f8c18f	comment	Ace Custom: A few Zoids had unique designs compared to their mass produced counterparts, most notably Leena and Naomi's Gun Snipers. In the latter's case, it was just a red variant without any unique abilities aside from having a crackshot pilot. In the former Leena turned her Zoid into a walking arsenal of More Dakka and a Macross Missile Massacre all in one!
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Zoids: New Century / int_4b08a5f0	type	Plank Gag
Zoids: New Century / int_4b08a5f0	comment	Plank Gag: Combining this with a Coincidental Dodge enables Bit to unintentionally rescue Naomi Fluegel from two thugs by brutalizing them with a large pipe. He's confused as to why they are unconscious afterwards. Maybe.
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Zoids: New Century / int_4f497bab	type	Alpha Strike
Zoids: New Century / int_4f497bab	comment	Alpha Strike: Leena's Gun Sniper was built for this, capable of firing two gatling guns, two triple-barreled machine guns, four heavy beam guns, and four missile pods simultaneously.
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Zoids: New Century / int_547196be	type	Broad Strokes
Zoids: New Century / int_547196be	comment	Broad Strokes: How New Century treats Chaotic Century. There's a Continuity Nod here and there, enough to imply that they're definitely in the same continuity, but other than that they're largely unconnected.
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Zoids: New Century / int_5a6c9d5c	type	Combat Commentator
Zoids: New Century / int_5a6c9d5c	comment	Combat Commentator: Jamie usually fills this role as the team's tactical planner, but occasionally Dr. Toros or other bystanders chip in instead.
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Zoids: New Century / int_5caef4ca	type	Chainsaw Good
Zoids: New Century / int_5caef4ca	comment	Chainsaw Good: There was a (rather scary) episode where a gang tries to hack apart Leena's zoid to steal its custom parts with giant, zoid-mounted chainsaws.
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Zoids: New Century / int_5e782d0c	type	Super Prototype
Zoids: New Century / int_5e782d0c	comment	Super Prototype: The Liger Zero and the Berserk Fury, as Ultimate X Zoids, both count. The Shadow Fox is a more typical example, a highly advanced unique machine built by Dr. Laon.
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Zoids: New Century / int_61b8f9e2	type	Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Zoids: New Century / int_61b8f9e2	comment	Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Dr. Toros. He's childish, naive, and a Cloud Cuckoolander, but he nevertheless managed to design three full sets of custom armor for the Liger Zero.
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Zoids: New Century / int_62cbb836	type	Mid-Season Upgrade
Zoids: New Century / int_62cbb836	comment	Mid-Season Upgrade: The Gun Sniper for Leena, the Raynos for Jamie, the Blade Liger for Leon, and the Shadow Fox for Brad. Notably, Brad, The Lancer, is the last to get an upgrade. Quite as notably, Jamie's was forced upon him.
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Zoids: New Century / int_62f9d08e	type	Freeze-Frame Bonus
Zoids: New Century / int_62f9d08e	comment	Freeze-Frame Bonus: In episode 11, when the Blitz Team is checking their pilot rankings at the zoid trials, all of the names that bump Bit off the leaderboard are famous guitarists.
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Zoids: New Century / int_6319dea1	type	Ejection Seat
Zoids: New Century / int_6319dea1	comment	Ejection Seat: Zoids come equipped with them for pilot safety. Mostly seen used with aerial zoids, as a mid-air combat system freeze is likely to result in a lethal crash. Other zoids rarely use them, as being in an armored cockpit of a disabled zoid is usually safer than being on foot in the middle of a zoid battle. However, they do have them, just in case — most notably seen when Vega in the Berserk Fury ejects after his zoid goes berserk and starts fighting without input from the cockpit.
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Zoids: New Century / int_65a4a1c7	type	Combat Referee
Zoids: New Century / int_65a4a1c7	comment	Combat Referee: The Judge and Dark Judge fill these roles, though the Dark Judge doesn't actually do much refereeing.
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Zoids: New Century / int_65bc92fc	type	Four-Temperament Ensemble
Zoids: New Century / int_65bc92fc	comment	Four-Temperament Ensemble: Bit, the Hot-Blooded Spirited Competitor, is sanguine; Leena, the self-absorbed Tsundere Blood Knight, is choloric; Brad, a Consummate Professional mercenary who maintains that he's not really part of the team, is melancholic; and Jamie, the Nice Guy and team strategist who is constantly overshadowed by his more aggressive teammates, is phlegmatic.
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Zoids: New Century / int_6ca52003	type	Master of All
Zoids: New Century / int_6ca52003	comment	Master of All: In contrast to the Liger Zero's Multiform Balance, the Berserk Fury is this. It equips both a charged particle cannon and an energy shield for enormous offensive and defensive abilities, has extremely quick reaction times and the capability to ride on its thrusters and float above the ground like a high-speed Hover Tank. To round out its abilities (and avoid Crippling Overspecialization), it has a pair of "buster claws" (actually large, multi-purpose blades mounted over its shoulders) that provide rapid fire capability with their integrated beam cannons, plus melee firepower by spinning rapidly to provide a drill-like effect.
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Zoids: New Century / int_6ec4232f	type	Casting Gag
Zoids: New Century / int_6ec4232f	comment	Casting Gag: In the original series, Takahiro Sakurai voiced second-half villain Hiltz. Come the new series, and Sakurai is now the protagonist and a hero to boot! Same deal with Mitsuki Saiga, who voiced Raven in the original series. In the new series, she is now Jamie. Let's not forget Daiki Nakamura, voice of Dr. Toros, who voiced Rosso in the original series. The former is a literal (read: biological) father, while the latter is a adoptive (read: suffers from Lima Syndrome after kidnapping the prince) father. Masaya Matsukaze, Brad's voice actor, also voiced Shun Namiki/Mega Blue. Both are heroic characters clad in blue who are lancers to a headstrong, red-dressed Idiot Hero (Bit to Brad, Kenta to Shun).
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Zoids: New Century / int_703b3699	type	Came Back Strong
Zoids: New Century / int_703b3699	comment	Came Back Strong: An Ultimate X Zoid like Liger Zero or the Berserk Fury has this attribute, with Vega telling this the sleeping Fury.
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Zoids: New Century / int_71bd62b9	type	Calling Your Attacks
Zoids: New Century / int_71bd62b9	comment	Calling Your Attacks: Most common with Bit and Liger Zero's various special attacks (most commonly Strike Laser Claw), but others use it as well. Brad usually calls Shadow Fox's Strike Laser Claw, and Leena is fond of announcing "Wild Weasel Unit total assault!" while she fires every weapon in her possession simultaneously.
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Zoids: New Century / int_7ea2a915	type	Animation Bump
Zoids: New Century / int_7ea2a915	comment	Animation Bump: The animation in New Century is the best in the entire Zoids franchise, though a few battles stand out from the rest of the series, such as the Liger Zero vs. the Red Blade Liger, and the Liger Zero vs. the Berserk Fury.
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Zoids: New Century / int_7ef7e1cd	type	Every Man Has His Price
Zoids: New Century / int_7ef7e1cd	comment	Every Man Has His Price: The Blitz Team is regularly offered multiple times the normal prize money in order to persuade them to accept battle invitations. Harry Champ and Dr. Laon use it to get the Blitz Team in particular to accept challenges, while the Backdraft Group uses it as incentive for teams to fight them rather than run away when they take over a battle. Dr. Toros even uses it on his own team at least once, offering them extra pay to fight battles they normally wouldn't.
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Zoids: New Century / int_8bc5b86e	type	One-Shot Character
Zoids: New Century / int_8bc5b86e	comment	One-Shot Character Mary Champ is voiced by Lisa Ann Beley, who also did an Ojou in another mecha franchise.
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Zoids: New Century / int_8d917edd	type	"X" Makes Anything Cool
Zoids: New Century / int_8d917edd	comment	"X" Makes Anything Cool: The extremely powerful zoids with organoid systems are referred to as "Ultimate X" zoids for no readily apparent reason besides this trope.
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Zoids: New Century / int_8e971de4	type	Tournament Arc
Zoids: New Century / int_8e971de4	comment	Tournament Arc: The entire series can be said to be one, but the Royal Cup at the end of the series definitely counts.
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Zoids: New Century / int_9c1d1e31	type	Black Box
Zoids: New Century / int_9c1d1e31	comment	Black Box: The Liger Zero has one, prompting a baffled reaction from the mechanics that discover it. It's implied to be the Organoid system that makes the Liger Zero an Ultimate X.
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Zoids: New Century / int_9dab0a6e	comment	Continuity Nod: Several to Chaotic Century. The Backdraft Group reuse the magnetic field poles seen in Chaotic Century once or twice. Moonbay's Gustav appears in the background of episode 23, complete with the single white replacement armor panel and the booster rockets that make it visually unique by the end of Guardian Force. In the final episode, the charged particle cannon used by the Backdraft Group to destroy the judge satellites is the tail of the Death Stinger, the major threat from the second half of Guardian Force. In addition, the final battle between the Liger Zero and the Berserk Fury takes place on top of the wreckage of the gravity cannon-equipped Ultrasaurus from Guardian Force's finale.
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Zoids: New Century / int_a8dcb1d7	comment	Love at First Sight: Benjamin's odd love for that one "special Judge"; Hand Waved with some Techno Babble about their similar identification frequencies.
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Zoids: New Century / int_b0bce7aa	comment	Selective Obliviousness: Harry is entirely incapable of noticing the fact that Leena has zero romantic interest in him, no matter how obvious it is to everyone else.
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Zoids: New Century / int_ce6555f0	comment	Lighter and Softer: Than Zoids: Chaotic Century. Rather than being a story dealing with war and having Zoids being used as weapons of death, this series was one big Tournament Arc where the stakes were much lower. Even the Backdraft Group's master plan is simply to supplant the Zoid Battle Commission to allow their lawless form of Blood Sport combat to be the norm.
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Zoids: New Century / int_e7099879	comment	Mecha Expansion Pack: Most noticeable with the Liger Zero and its armor components, but other examples such as Harry's Dark Horn and Leena's Gun Sniper also exist — we just never see those zoids without their expansion packs.
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Zoids: New Century / int_eb28ab57	comment	Bound and Gagged: Leena in Episode 4, when she is kidnapped by the Backdraft Group. The scene is removed in the English dub.
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Zoids: New Century / int_f4faa8f8	comment	Pity the Kidnapper: When Leena is kidnapped by the Backdraft Group. Their video call ransom demand is repeatedly interrupted by Leena fighting with her captors, and she eventually escapes (thoroughly trashing their base in the process) on her own anyway. Polta, the one negotiating the call, puts them on hold to subdue her during it, and returns visibly worse for the wear and without any actual success.
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Zoids: New Century / int_f711f899	comment	Rank Inflation: Teams in the Zoid Battle Commission are divided into "classes" to prevent mismatches; teams can only challenge other teams within their class. The classes are alphabetical ("B" class is higher than "C" class, with "A" class higher than that), except for the highest, "S" class — which cannot be earned by normal means, but is only available to winners of the prestigious Royal Cup tournament.
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Zoids: New Century / int_f7d11c61	comment	Spirited Competitor: While some pilots fight for glory, money, or power, about half the cast fights for the sheer love of zoid battles. Prominent examples include Bit, Leon, Vega, and Jack Cisco. This attitude is also what inspires Stoller and Pierce to defect from the Backdraft Group.
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Zoids: New Century / int_ffa0483f	comment	Cut Short: The anime was cut down from a planned 30+ episodes to 26. Which explain why the Tournament Arc was so rushed...
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