Masaki Andoh

Masaki Andoh - マサキ・アンドー
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Voice Actor	Hikaru Midorikawa
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Species	Human
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Masaki Andoh (マサキ・アンドー) is a fictional character in the Super Robot Wars series. He was the first Banpresto original character, and his mecha, the Cybuster, was the first Banpresto original mecha. Both made their debut appearance in Super Robot Wars 2.

Masaki's name seems to be based loosely off of Masaaki Endoh, a vocalist in the music group JAM Project, which does many of the songs in the Super Robot Wars series.

Personal Data

• Name: Masaki Andoh
  
• AKA: Masa, Randoll Zan Zenoskis
  
• Voice Actor: Hikaru Midorikawa
  
• Status/Rank: Masō Kishin Herald
• Related characters: Kuro, Shiro (Familiars), Zeoroot Zan Zenoskis (Adopted father), Shu Shirakawa (Rival), Presia Zan Zenoskis (Adopted Sister), Hwang Yang Long, Tytti Noorbuck, Mio Sasuga (Fellow Heralds), Princess Xenia Grania Bilseia (Friend), Lune Zoldark (Self-proclaimed girlfriend), Wendy Rasm Iknart (Girlfriend), Fang Zan Bisias (Rival), Elan Zenosakis (Rival).
• Mecha: Jaohm → Cybuster

Appearances

Video Games

• Super Robot Wars 2 - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars 2 Gaiden - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars 3 - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars EX - Protagonist
• Hero Senki: Project Olympus - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars 4 - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars 2G - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars Gaiden: Masō Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental - Protagonist
• Super Robot Wars F - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars F Final - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars Alpha - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden - Playable character
• Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation - Playable character
• Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2 - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars Original Generations - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden - Playable character
• Another Century's Episode R - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God - Protagonist
• 2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OG: Dark Prison - Non Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OE - DLC Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OG: INFINITE BATTLE - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - Protagonist
• Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin F - Coffin of the End - Protagonist
• Super Robot Wars X-Ω - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers - Playable Character
• Super Robot Wars X - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars T "Expansion Pack" - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars DD - Playable character
• Super Robot Wars 30 - Playable character

Animation

• Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation
• Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars
• Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector

Theme Music

• Neppuu! Shippuu! Cybuster (Hot Winds! Hurricane! Cybuster; retitled Cybuster, God of Wind in the North American localization of Original Generation 2) - Default theme in all appearances.
• Owarinaki Tatakai (Endless Combat) - Used when piloting the Jaohm in Lord of the Elemental and Alpha Gaiden.

Personality And Traits

17 year-old Masaki Andoh is the last of the main summons to the netherworld of La Gias, by the emperor of Langran. A typical hot-blooded character, he's great in all sports, but not so great in terms of thinking straight. He's also somewhat awkward around the company of women (this is ironic, since he has acquired an unofficial harem in his stay in Langran). Because of his extreme emotional ups and downs, he was chosen as the pilot for the Masō Kishin, Cybuster, which requires high amounts of prana. When he first arrived in Langran, he was given the Wind Masōki, Jaohm, to pilot, and later he is chosen by Cyfis to be the pilot of the Cybuster. He was the last of the four Masō Kishin pilots to be chosen, albeit by Cybuster, arguably the best of the Masō Kishin.

Both his parents died when he was young, leading to a loneliness complex he developed as a child. However, this was dispelled by the people he met in La Gias. Forever indebted to his mentor, Zeoroot Zan Zenoskis, who was like a father to him, he treats his only daughter, Presia, like a sister he never had. He has feelings for Wendy Rasm Iknart, the designer of the Langran Masōki Project, but things are more complicated when Lune Zoldark has thrown her hat into the ring. Becky, another Masōki pilot, always reminds him that polygamy is common in La Gias, which turns off Masaki and gets him all embarrassed.

Since the guardian spirit of the Masō Kishin only accepts a person with a good heart, Masaki was granted freedom in Langran. He can openly disobey the ruler of Langran without receiving penalties. In fact, it's his duty to oppose any ruler of Langran who threatens the peace of La Gias. The name bestowed onto him, Randoll Zan Zenoskis, is actually an ancestor of Zeoroot, hence in Langran theory, making him Zeoroot’s son. Randoll was also the hero who sealed off Shiva Volkruss several years ago.

Masaki has no sense of direction. Without any guide, he can get lost even if he is inside a battleship, and is hesitant to admit it this weakness. Moreover, it explains why he never chases his enemies who flee from battle, even though the Cybuster is capable of moving at extremely high speeds. He carries two familiar cats: Kuro, a black female, and Shiro, a white male, who constantly make fun of Masaki whenever he’s lost, although they are usually helpless to direct him otherwise. They each pilot a "High Familiar", a funnel-type weapon which launches from the Cybuster.

Masaki's hate of Shu Shirakawa stems from the fact that Shu killed Zeoroot, the destruction he caused for Langran and considers him a threat for all that's good, before fleeing to the surface world of Earth, an event that occurs before Super Robot Wars 2 in the Classic Timeline and most likely also happened in the Alpha and Original Generation timelines. However over the course of the OG Saga: Masou Kishin Games his relationship with Shu gradually changes with him being more settled and reasonable but would still blame him when things ended up his fault.

History

In The Lord Of Elemental, Masaki Andoh's story is split into two parts: the first part tells how Masaki is summoned to La Gias, and meets with Tytti Noorbuck, another Masō Kishin pilot, who tells him the reason he was summoned to La Gias, but they are interrupted by an attack from terrorists. Masaki finishes amid the battle, piloting the Jaohm. Upon seeing his talents, Feillord Gran Bilseia, the son of the current emperor of Langran, asks Masaki if he wants to stay in La Gias, giving him three days to decide. In the meantime, Masaki stays in the house of Zeoroot, eventually becoming his mentor, teacher and later, his stepfather. After the three days and seeing the chaos that the worshippers of Volkruss cause, Masaki decides to stay in La Gias. He goes out finding about the things that are happening in Langran, making new friends along the way.

When Saphine Grace, one of Shu Shirakawa's followers, tries to kidnap Princess Mónica Grania Bilseia (one of the two princesses of Langran), Masaki and the other pilots arrive to stop her, but Saphine steals the Cybuster instead. Masaki is chosen as one of the members of the search team, and is helped by Senia Grania Bilseia, Mónica's twin sister, to make sure he doesn't get lost. During the search, Masaki and Senia face Saphine, and Masaki is chosen by the Cybuster to be its pilot, forcing Saphine to retreat, when Yang Long, the pilot of the Masō Kishin of Fire, Granveil, appears. Upon obtaining his familiars, Kuro and Shiro, Masaki decides go to and revisit Earth, the surface world. Meanwhile, Shu begins testing his new machine, the Granzon. When he recognizes the Cybuster, he suggests to Masaki that he return to La Gias. After the destruction of the Kingdom of Langran and Shu's betrayal, Masaki decides to follow Shu to the surface world, now considering Shu to be a threat to all that is good.

The second part of the story tells of the events after the final battle with the Guests. Masaki and Lune return to Langran, to protect it from the surrounding kingdoms' invasion forces. In the final battle against Volkruss, Masaki and Shu join forces to defeat him.

Masaki also makes a guest appearance in Hero Senki: Project Olympus, to help the Alpha Taskforce.

Classic Timeline

In the Classic Timeline, he helps the Londo Bell in the Divine Crusaders War. Masaki eventually kills Shu, after the Granzon transforms into Neo Granzon. Masaki returns to La Gias and finds that the Langran kingdom was at war with Shutedonias. Feillord, now the new ruler of Langran, summons more warriors from the surface world to aid him in the war. While Masaki helps Feillord at first, Feillord later becomes fascinated by the power of the Cho-Masōki (Super Elemental Machine), Dulaxyl. Masaki defeats Feillord and the Dulaxyl, when he tries to unite La Gias by force. During the war, Masaki also discover that Shu has been resurrected by the workshippers of Shiva Volkruss. Masaki return to the surface world once again, to aid Londo Bell in their battle against the Zuvorg aliens.

Alpha Timeline

In the Alpha Timeline, Masaki helps the Londo Bell in the Balmar war. In Alpha Gaiden, Masaki appears again on the surface, piloting the Masōki, Jaohm, because the Cybuster had been damaged and was being repaired. Lune and Yang Long appear soon afterwards, and joins Masaki to help the Preventers, formerly the Londo Bell, against the Titans. Later, Senia, Wendy and the other Masō Kishin pilots appear on the surface, giving the fully-repaired Cybuster to Masaki. In the assault to retrieve the SDF-1 Macross, the Preventers engaged Shu in his Neo Granzon and even managed to cripple it, resulting in a rip of time and space that threw the Preventers centuries into the future, one where the Preventers failed to activate the Aegis Plan, bringing about an apocalyptic world. In this future, the Preventers, now known as the Irregulars, join forces with many warriors in the future to fight against the Ancestors.

When the Preventers return to their original timeline, Shu was there for one more challenge, intending, as in Super Robot Wars 3, to destroy the Earth and provide the souls required for Volkruss' resurrection. In a hard-fought battle, the Preventers overcame the Neo Granzon a second time. Shu died without regrets, realizing that it was simply his time to be destroyed as part of the universal cycle of life. After this, Masaki and the others Masō Kishin pilots return to La Gias.

Since the events of EX wasn't present in this timeline it was hard to say if the Civil War against the Shutendonias Alliance was happening without the aid from the surface.

Original Generation Timeline

In the Original Generation universe, Masaki appears for the first time in the Antartic, and helps the ATX Team defeat an Aerogater unit. In the Antarctic base, Masaki appears in front of Shu, who fought against the SRX Team with his Granzon. Shu flees and Masaki follows him. Later, Masaki joins the Hagane and its crew, and helps out in the war against the Divine Crusaders. He later disappears after the death of Bian Zoldark during the final battle with the Divine Crusaders, still on the search for Shu.

When the Hiryu Custom appears at the White Star and are attacked by Aerogater forces, Shu arrives to help the battleship and Masaki appears after him. Shu suggests Masaki should stay with the Hiryu Custom before he disappears again. Shortly after Masaki rejoined the SRX and ATX teams, Bian Zoldark's daughter, Lune, appeared, apparently out from hiding, in order to defeat Masaki. However, her intentions were not of evil intent, and willingly joined with the crew of the Hiryu Custom. Masaki also participated in Operation SRW and with the war against the Aerogaters over, Masaki went to the Tesla Leicht Institute in order to find some clues on Shu's whereabouts.

Unfortunately, Masaki got lost and took longer to reach the institute. By the time he's about to arrive, the institute has been taken over by the Inspectors. Masaki arrived helping both Kusuha Mizuha and Ratsel Feinschmeker fighting the pursuers from the Inspectors and ended up battling one of its leaders, Aguija and her Silbelwind. Masaki eventually got cornered and only managed to turn the table with the sudden help of Ibis Douglas. Both Masaki and Aguija would later form a brief rivalry, due to their encounter and the speeds of their respective mecha. Afterwards, Masaki went to join the Hiryu Custom along with Kusuha and Ibis, also reuniting with Lune. They later rejoin the ATX Team and become involved with the war against the Neo Divine Crusaders, Shadow-Mirror, Inspectors and Einsts. Shu would occasionally show up to intervene, offering some advice, but Masaki still couldn't trust him, though he would have no choice but to accept his temporary help. After the war is over, Masaki attempted to return to La Gias.

In the 3-episode, non-canonical OVA, Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation, Masaki was once again involved in a mission investigating an abduction spree, conducted by a new series of robots called Bartools, as well as rescuing several of the Aggressors who were kidnapped during the spree. During this mission, he had no direct encounters with Shu, but according to the Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Sound Cinema, before he could return to La Gias, he received a cryptic message from Shu, leading him back to the Tesla Leicht Institute, where he found Lune, Ibis and Tsugumi in the middle of battle against Kyle Bean, along with his army of Mirongas, prototype machines to the Bartools. Masaki put up a formidable fight before he was disarmed. Eventually, Shu interrupts and partakes in the battle, killing Kyle. He left and gave another hint to Masaki, which he followed and resulted him meeting up with members of the ATX Team in episode 2 of the OVA.

In Original Generation Gaiden, the events of the OVA is canonized, and Masaki finds himself helping the Earth Federation Army in fighting Duminuss, the Shura and the Dark Brain. He also defeats Shu and the Neo Granzon, who betrayed them, after the battle with the Dark Brain concludes. He then returns to La Gias.

In Another Century's Episode:R, sometime after OG Gaiden, Masaki unknowingly traveled across dimensions to another universe only to end up on the planet Area proving that his sense of directions gets him lost no matter where he ends up, Until he finally met up with Ryusei and Kyosuke fighting against a fleet of robots from the Seasons army with assistance from the Arc α commanded by Autumn 4. After the battle about to discuss what just happened to them only for two unknown Personal Troopers "XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 piloted by Kincade Nau & XM-X3 Crossbone Gundam X-3 piloted by Tobia Arronax" to appear before them but not hostile also ended up in the same predicament as they are so taken Autumn 4's offer they boarded the Arc α. She explained the situation and decided to assist her with defeating the Seasons, recover her lost memories and find away to return to their own universes. When Masaki came to he was alone with no trace of Ryusei or Kyosuke in sight hoping that they have returned to earth safely and returns to La Gias.

In 2nd Original Generation, First follows the EX Storyline, after his misadventures from Area "ACE R" Masaki is back in La Gias only to windup in another situation by running into some bandits and Excellen piloting Rein Weiss Ritter being told that not just her but the entire Steel Dragons from the Surface has been called down to La Gias scattered and gained information on the current situation in the Kingdom of Langran of its civil war lead by its neighboring nation the "Shutendonias Alliance". Now getting the picture Masaki reunites with his Langran allies, searches for his old allies from the surface in order to end the conflict and to get everyone else home. Just as the "Guests" arrive in Super Robot Wars 4, Masaki and his Langran allies return to the surface world to assist their friends, also assisting the fight against the Gaia Sabers, the Ruina and the Garden Of Baral. After the conflict is over Masaki and allies return to La Gias.

In Masou Kishin OG Saga 2, 3 & F Coffin of the End, Masaki returns to La Gias only for him and the other Heralds to deal with its prophetic troubles regarding the Cult of Volkruss and the remaining Pillar Gods of lore. During this time he finally speaking with Cybuster's Wind Spirit, Cyfis, during the events in Masoukishin II, Masaki is able to activate Possession at will, drawing out Cybuster's full potential. Along the way gains new allies as well as rivals defending La Gias no matter the threat. Eventually he and Cybuster ends up being defeated and captured alongside the other Heralds during F Coffin of the End, eventually was saved and faced the threat of the ancient giants of old. During the final conflict against the giants faces against the leader of the giants Kadoam Hakam who reveals a CrossGate hidden under Kingdom of Langran uses the power of all spirits in La Gias to defeat him only to lose the power of the Spirits forever.

In Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers, Masaki returns during the Mid part of the story alongside Shu, Lune and Amara from comming out of Earth's CrossGate from space. Explained what happened in La Gias during F Coffin of the End. Masaki and co ended up assisting the Steel Dragons fighting against Fury and Gadisword, only to face against Dark Brains remnants attempt to revive their leader only to face against XN-L/Zan-El another Kadoam Hakam using the Grandread Fenossa as his divine object who appears out of the CrossGate planning to eradicate all life in the universe. After the conflict ended with the CrossGate being destroyed, with no other way to return Masaki and co decided to stay aboard the Kurogane for the time being until they find a way to return to La Gias.

VXT Trilogy Timeline

Super Robot Wars X, Masaki and the Cybuster gets sent to Al-Warth from a Otherworld Gate. He ended up traveling with the Protagonist and party throughout the story until they find a way to send him back home. Along the way Kuro and Shiro developed a close bond with Hopes/Spero due to their similarities of supporting their masters.

Super Robot Wars T/Expansion Pack, Masaki and the protagonists from X gets send to the world of T two times for unknown reasons for they can't remember outside of it. They team up with T3 to deal with the revived forces of the Super Civilization Gardim and the Keepers of Order now dubbed Atrum.

Trivia

• Kuro and Shiro, Masaki's familiars, are voiced by Rei Sakuma and Ai Orikasa, respectively. Rei also voices Radha Bairaban and Ai as Mai Kobayashi, two other Banpresto original characters in the Super Robot Wars franchise.