Shiva Gozzo
Shiva Gozzo is a fictional character in the Super Robot Wars series. He has appeared as an enemy character in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 only.
Personal Data
- Name: Shiva Gozzo
- AKA: Shiva
- Voice Actor: Yuusaku Yara
- Status: Balmarian; deceased
- Rank: Prime Minister Of Balmarian
- Affiliations: Golar Golem (Alpha 3)
- Relatives and Personal Affiliations: Hazal Gozzo (Son)
- Mecha: Gebel Guneden (Alpha 3)
Shiva Gozzo is the current head of the Gozzo house, one of the twelve royal houses of the Ze Balmary Empire. Aside from being the prime minister, he is also one of the planet's leading scientists, having created an entire line of clones that were derived from him. He frequently dons a mask, but it breaks away during his final battle with the [[../../Glossary#Alpha Numbers|Alpha Numbers]]. Ambitious and ruthless, he sets his eyes on becoming the ruler of his people, and will use any means necessary to achieve his goals.
Shiva would designate his son, Hazal Gozzo, as the general commander of The Ze Balmary Imperial Galactic Frontier Inspection Army, having him begin the second invasion of Earth. He would also send out squads of the elite Golar Golem forces to reinforce the army, while having Calico McCready and Spectra McCready keep an eye on Hazal and his activities. He would send Ace Gozzo to deal with his son, when he decided to discard Hazal from his plans, having fulfilled his part in strengthening his enemies' powers, specifically those with Psychodriver abilities. When the Alpha Numbers retaliate by engaging the Balmarians on their home planet, Ruach Ganeden heads out from the imperial palace to face them. In the meantime, Shiva, now having gathered most of the Golar Golem forces to him, begins his rebellion against Ruach, after his retreat from battle.
Catching the weary Ruach off-guard, Shiva brutally tortures and kills him in the lower levels of the palace, while commandeering the Gebel Guneden, using the captive Irui Ganeden to fuel the mobile weapon with her Psychodriver powers. The Alpha Numbers finally meet Shiva and his Golar Golem forces in battle, and successfully defeats him. However, the moment couldn't have come at a worse time, as a meteor shower was headed straight for the planet, which would effectively destroy Balmar. As one final selfless act, Shiva buys time for the majority of the population on Balmar to escape, believing this one selfless act will redeem him for his sins and the suffering he has caused.
Like many Balmarians, whose names are of Hebrew origins, Shiva's name is either derived from a Jewish ritual of mourning or from the number 7 in the Hebrew language.
