- Episode 53: Phantom

Summary

             

 The Grand Prix, a racing competition always opened by the Guylos Emperor is set to be the stage of Rudolph's assassination. The killer involved is the Phantom, a famous assassin known to have never failed a job. The Guardian Force is thus called in to protect Rudolph during the event, and Moonbay, revealed to be a former racer enters the race herself! Her flame-painted Sinker comes out of retirement to regain its former glory.

- Characters

Featured Characters:
Bang
Dr. D
Fine
Moonbay
Thoma 		Phantom Rosso
Rudolph
Viola


Featured Zoids:
Sinker BS
Sinker GS
Sinker LFB
Sinker MS
Sinker RS 		Gun Sniper PS Pit Godos LFB
Pit Godos Officer LFB
Pit Godos
Redler BC
Whale King


- Notable Facts


  • The Grand Prix is a massive racing event held on one of the southern resort islands. It focuses on Sinker racing, with many modified units coming out to participate. The race has 30 laps, and the track is surrounded by an electromagnetic fence.

  • Moonbay used to be a racer in the Grand Prix. She unexpectedly dropped out of the circuit 4 years ago.

  • The engine in Moonbay's Sinker was liberated from the military by Dr. D in lieu of the gold he never received. He expected Moonbay to win the prize money to make his efforts feel worth while, and when she came in second place, he blamed her and Irvine for the theft of the engine.

  • The other racers from the event are all named after famous singers. The pilots listed are "Lemmy" Kilmister, who lead the race at first in his dark gray-blue Sinker (based on the founder and lead singer of Motörhead), Graham Bonnet who trailed second in his green Sinker (based on the rock singer and songwriter), Bruce Dickinson who trailed third in his pink Sinker (based on the lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden), and Osbourne in a white and red Sinker (based off of famous singer, songwriter, and TV personality Ozzy Osbourne).

  • Moonbay's racing title was The Legendary Fireball.

  • The Phantom's customized Gun Sniper was only a distraction, and detonated in spite of not taking a direct hit.

  • Stealth Shields don't hide Zoids from heat detection.

  • The mysterious racer Masquerade turned out to be Rudolph, disguised as a racer while a hologram of himself remained behind to distract his would-be assassin. Moonbay noted how he stayed right behind her, studying how she handled the track, and recognized his skill as a pilot before ever learning it was him.

    • - Deleted Scenes From Episode 53


     Comments: Mostly drinking and gun violence. The clip at the end is shown in part in the dub, but not all of it.

    - Screenshots