Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Kintaro

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The Kintaro is one of the Katsuragi Protectorate's Mechas. Planned to be voiced by *TBA*

History
"I'm okay!"

-Kintaro, after an attack

Ask any good "sarariman" worth his yen "What built the Katsuragi Protectorate?", and he won't reply "nanotechnology" or the fearsome King Oni, but the humble Kintaro. From Avelorn to Bikina, this mecha can be seen constructing buildings, digging out ore in mines, cutting lumber, and extracting oil. There is little it can't do, to the point where it was conceived as an alternative if the Protectorate couldn't steal the MCV concept. It can be stuck in mud or frozen in sub-zero temperatures, but with a little work will be back in operation before lunch is over. These traits and more have spread it around the Protectorate, but most importantly in one troubled area.

The Protectorate had annexed the outer art of Encantadia during the GVAW, and soon wished it hadn't. While the Protectorate needed its resources, the Encantadians themselves disdain nothing more than being occupied by a foreign power. They hounded the Orlesians until they left, and they weren't going to give their new freedom to anyone. Since the Encantadian word for "Katsuragi" (Hapon) is now synonymous with the word "enemy" (kalaban), the Encantadian dedicated themselves to pushing these new occupiers back into the Sulu sea.

Protectorate laborers were terrified to tap into the Encantadian' natural resources, and any drones that were sent out would be destroyed quickly. Trying to police the area is next to impossible; Encantadians can learn a martial art in high school that teaches you how to kill a man with a stick. However, the Encandians heavy ordnance are limited to only its capital and surrounding cities, and that's where the Kintaro shines.

The Kintaro had exceeded hopes in that regard. It can traverse the very rough terrain of the many islands of Encantadia with ease; it could even walk between some islands if the operator didn't mind getting his shoes wet. The thick frame is actually quite resilient to even military-grade bullets. Given their remote nature, the Kintaro on lumberjack duty is the most attacked of all Kintaro.

Other than a large axe, its hand is modified to shoot at a falling tree and grab it, in order to pull it to where it needs to be. Attacks against them have always resulted in spectacular failures. After the largest of such battles with a lumberjack Kintaro, the Protectorate Military purchased Kintaro models from local providers, foreshadowing the introduction of Kintaro into the Protectorate's army.