Alseides (Galdiola/Beterugiasu)

アルセイデス（ガルディオーラ／ベテルギアス）
The Zaibach empire mass-produced this new generation of Guymelefs using technology developed by Dornkirk, Folken, and the magicians. Besides the unique stealth cloaks that has earned them the name "invisible giants," the latest version of the Alseides Guymelefs also have liquid metal Crima Claws that can shape themselves into almost any weapon.

Type	Guymelef
Affiliation	Zaibach
Height	7.8 costa
Weight	7.4 peizo
Equipment	Stealth Cloak, Crima Claw, Claw, Flamethrower

Note: In Greek mythology, Alseides (transliterated as Alseids in English) were nymphs who lived in the groves (alsos). The initial rough sketch for the then unnamed enemy mecha was drawn by Escaflowne co-creator Shouji Kawamori, and then was vastly revamped by mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane. In Katsu-Aki's shounen manga version, Kawamori's rough design is used as the basis for the early enemy mecha instead of the anime's final design. (They are also called "invisible devils"/"mienai majin" by the people of Gaea in his manga instead of "invisible giants"/"mienai kyojin.") This mass-produced enemy mecha design was called Galdiola up until just before broadcast, when it was renamed Alseides. The anime's final design for the Alseides later appears (with some modifications) in Katsu-Aki's manga under the new name "Beterugiasu."

Egan Loo <eganloo@anime.net>

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