was a Tokusatsu

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 series made by Toho

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 and Capcom

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, and aired on TV Tokyo

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 in 1996. Guyferd borrows aspects from Bio Booster Armor Guyver and Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...

the roots of Metal Hero Series.

Plot

After the mysterious disappearance of his older brother Masato, Gou Kazama returned to Japan from his travels, determined to find him. He soon discovered that Masato had been abducted by the Criminal Global Syndicate “Crown”, who had hopes to create the ‘ultimate fighter’, kidnapping the world’s strongest and most skilled martial artists to use in their inhuman experiments. Gou was eventually abducted by Crown and modified into a Guyborg, and during an escape he became a new entity via unknown means known as Guyferd. Using the style of the Ken'nou-ryu martial arts with his newfound power, Gou fights Crown while continuing the search for his brother.

Characters

• Gou Kazama/Guyferd: The protagonist of the series. He has studied the Ken'nou-ryu technique of karate with his elder brother Masato. Gou's transformation into Guyferd is a result of his Guyborg modified body merging with the parasite Fallah, which he was infected with during his travels in Peru prior to the series. His fighting style utilizes the five elemental “energies” (Fire, Water, Earth, Nature and Metal) & the two ethereal energies (Air and Star) in order to draw strength for his transformation and seven super attacks. As Guyferd, he uses seven unique attacks based on the seven energies, the .

}: Utilizing Star energy, Guyferd can deliver this powerful move as his final attack.
}: Utilizing Fire energy, Guyferd rapidly punches his opponent before using a smashing blow with his right fist.
}: Utilizing Earth energy, Guyferd deliver a crushing kick upside the head at blinding speed.
}: Utilizing Natural energy, Guyferd repeatedly execute a drop kick attack on his opponent.
}: Utilizing Metal energy, Guyferd uses the air currents to deliver a flying drop kick against his opponents.
}: Utilizing Water energy, Guyferd uses a drop kick to severely wound an opponent.
}: Utilizing Aerial energy, Guyferd delivers a destructive ‘cross’ karate chop attack.
}: Used in the final episode of the series. A powerful attack resulting from the combination of Guyferd's and Deathferd's Kyokuseikens.

• Takeo Shiroishi: Nicknamed the "Doctor", he was formerly a scientist at Crown researching the Fallah parasite for medical purposes. However, his ideals and morals were not acceptable and thus was fired. He escaped Crown with Gou, who he now lives with and aids him anyway he can.

• Rei Kujou: A rich girl Gou had feelings for. She and her brother studied Ken'nou-ryu with Masato prior to his disappearance. They support Gou in any way they can. She uses the Power Accelator Boots to fight designed by Shiroishi, which supposedly enhances the user's strength by up to 30 times.

• Yuu Kujou: Rei's kid brother, and a whiz when it comes to computer hacking. Uses the Power Accelator Gloves to fight.

• Detective Yuji Nakano: One of few to believe in Crown's existence, despite being called crazy by his peers.

Crown

The ruler of Crown, he was a scientist who discovered the Fallah symboite in South America and intended to use it to evolve humanity, developing a god complex and ideology based on natural selection. To achieve that goal, he had Crown unearth the Ancient Scientific Citadel called “Gaea Net”, intending to use its ancient technology to cause cataclysmic disasters around the world thus heralding the mass worldwide infestation of Fallah.: Zodiac's skull-faced righthandman, he takes over Crown operations after Mr. Bicross is killed.: The one who took Shiroishi's place in Fallah research, using her Mutiants to capture Gou to research his anatomy to perfect the ultimate soldier project. But once it became possible to infuse a Guyborg with a Fallah, her mission changes to eliminate Gou. While investigating Bycross' damaged chest armor, she is contacted by Zodiac who offers her a new place in his new world order. Accepting his offer, she kills the Crown staff and sets the Crown base to explode before sicing Deathferd on Gou while attempting to escape. However, she is pursued by Shiroishi and their fight over the Fallah data ends with her losing her footing and falling off a cliff. However, she is found by Metal Master and underwent Guyborg modification to rebuild her shattered near-death body. Now Metal Shion, she is armed with a rapier and wears a cloak and fedora to conceal her body, vowing a vendatta on Gou in spite that she robbed people of the humanity in her Fallah experiments. Though ordered to bring Gou before Zodiac to have him join Crow, Shion expected it not to happen and Shion kidnaps Rei to get Gou to come to her so she can kill him, wounding the girl in the process.: The mysterious crime lord who serves as the frontman for Crown operations. A gifted master of the Byakko-style martial arts, he served Zodiac by creating the ideal super soldier to carry out Crown's objective. However, when his plan to create Mutians out of the J-Force was ruined by Gou, Bicross decides to fight him personally by becoming a white-tiger Mutian, only to be wounded as a result. After recuperating, Bicross battles Gou when he arrives at his base of operations only to be killed by Guyferd's Gekiryusho.: A scientist who works as a researcher for Crown's Guyborg research. He's in rivalry with Shion as she took his place as Crown's top scientist and belittled him. In the end, he is shot to death by Shion when she rigs the base with explosives.

• Masato Kazama/: Gou's older brother, he practiced the Ken'nou-ryu fighting style. Some after Gou left, Masato was kidnapped by Crown and became a Guyborg, eventually used in an experiment to perfect the Guyborg/Fallah symbiosis, becoming Deathferd while realizing his grudge again Gou. He covers Bycross' escape before reuniting with Gou under false prestences. But at once the Crown Base, Masato reveals the truth before Shion forces him into becoming Deathferd. Though reluctant to, Gou is forced to fight his brother, both equal before Masato runs back into the Crown Base to die in it as it explodes. However, Deathferd served as the basis for the Metalferds.

Mass-produced Guyborgs created by Minoh, they act as Crown's henchmen.

Mutian

Parasitized with the Fallah, these humans would evolve into possessing enhanced immunity and stronger ki. However, they would irreversibly mutate into inhuman fighters with monstrous abilities called .

Formerly Taki, who took over Masato's place in the Ken'no-ryu Dojo. A violent man, Taki was easily defeated by Gou. He was kidnapped and was turned into a hairy beast that destroyed Crown's lab in a fit of rage. But even as a Mutian, Jarks was bent on killing Gou. The resulting fight caused Gou to become Guyferd for the first time. He is destroyed by Kyokuseiken.: A cobra

Cobra

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 Mutian that uses the "Dogross Punch" attack. Because the Mutian project was incomplete, Dogross had to be drugged on a regular basis to work. But when the effects wore off after killing the escaping M17, Mr. Bicross orders Shion to allow Minoh to implant a chip in Dogross' brain in order to make him a loyal killing machine. But the chip malfunctions while sent after Gou, with Dogross's chip remodified before being sent after the Kujou siblings to bring Gou into the open. He is destroyed by Guyferd's Rekkageki attack.: A sea slug

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-themed Mutian sent by Shion after Gou, he uses electric whips that extend from his forearms to shock his enemies. After accidentally knocking Gou over the dam, Volgis was ordered to plant the Arclight Bombs across the dam to blow both it and the mountain up in hopes of finding Gou, capturing Rei and Shiroishi. As Yuu and the Kennohryu students free Rei and Shiroishi, Gou finally manages to transform into Guyferd at will and defeat Volgis after Shiroshi defuses the explosives.: A female tarantula

Tarantula

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 Mutian who uses a grappling fighting style and performs the "Spiral Beam" and "Spiral Net" attacks. She was sent to abduct a school bus Yuu was on while he and his classmates were making their way home after a swimming lesson, bringing the occupants to an isolated laboratory to be used in Crown's Fallah experimentation. Following Spiras' trail of residal ki, Gou and company make their way to the laboratory as Yuu manages to free his classmates. Leaving her guinea pigs escape, Shion sics Spiras on Gou with orders to kill him if needed. However, she is killed by Guyver's Jiraishin.: A scorpion

Scorpion

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-like Mutian whose fighting-style emulates the animal's armored body and deadly nature. After killing a fugitive Guyborg after he was infused with Fallah, Antares was sent by Shion to eliminate Guyferd with Guyborg 801 to inmoblize him while in human form. Having 801 pose as a Crown fugitive, Gou falls for Shion's trap with Antares about to deliver the deathblow when Rei intervenes. Gou changes into Guyferd and fights the Mutian after he accidentally killed his Guyborg lacky, killing Antares with his Fukaranbu attack.: A vampire bat

Vampire bat

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 Mutian who uses a Muay Thai

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 fighting style and the sound waves that he emits to turn his victims into insane maniacs that would harm themselves and others. He targets Gou, only to learn that his Bloodlust Soundwave has no effect as the Mutian is forced to retreat. As a result, Gilpulse is ordered to target those dear to Gou with his sound waves. After his group is knocked out, Gou battles Gilpulse as Guyferd. But with Detective Nakano's interference, Guyferd manages to clip the weakened Gilpulse's wings and kill him with Kyokuseiken.

Metalferd

The are guyborgs infected with the Fallah parasite. Being as powerful as Guyferd due to the biomechanism of the Guyborg body & Fallah's "empowering" ability, making the Metalferds superior to Mutians.

The first of the Metalferds, the dragon-themed Metalferd uses a kung-fu fighting style with nunchucks, his signature move Meidou Wave. Though he overpowered Guyferd, he stopped at Zodiac's command. Drago later oversees the transporting of the Fallah from Warehouse 2 while sicing the Fangs on Nakano and Shiroshi when Gou arrive to their aid. Once assuming his fighting form, Guyver disarms Dragos and kills him with his Rekkageki/Kyokuseiken combo.

• Batrod (11)
• Baiken (12)
• Globe (14)

Gaia Soldier

are further enhanced Metalferds after fusing with the spiritual energy of the Daruga Tablet, granting them more power as well as altering their appearances (as briefly shown with Dragos, becoming Rudra as a result).

• Rudra (18)
• Scarabeth (19)
• Valkyrie (20)
• Minos (21)
• Django (22-23)
• Ranghoul (24)
• Valcanon (25)

Episodes

1. The Birth of Guyferd
2. Gou in Danger!
3. Have You Seen the Ultimate Hyper-transformation?
4. Escape from the Genetic Laboratory
5. Operation Battle Killer
6. Bloodthirst! Homicidal Sound Waves
7. Crown's Strongest Warrior
8. Confrontation of Destiny
9. Crown's Ambition
10. Defeat Metalferd
11. Brainjack
12. Charge! Battlekids
13. Assassination Command GX-9
14. To Protect a Small Life
15. The Red Rose of Revenge
16. Countdown!
17. Zodiac's Appearance
18. Release Gaia-Net
19. The Mystery of the Polaris Document
20. The Valkyrie's Trap
21. Pursue the Heptastral Sword!
22. Guyferd Dies!
23. Resurrection!
24. The Warrior of Darkness Lives Again
25. Earth's Last Day
26. Eternal Vow

Cast

• Narrator: Masaaki Okabe
• Gou Kazama/Guyferd: Hiroyuki Kawai (voice)
  • Guyferd: Seiji Mori
• Rei Kujo: Asuka Shimizu
• Yuu Kujo: Yamato Tategawa
• Takeo Shiroishi: Shoichiro Akaboshi
• Detective Yuji Nakamura: Toshio Tomogane
• Zodiac: Shaboratenmei
  • Zodiac: Shōzō Iizuka
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    (voice)
• Megumi Shion: Masako Takeda
• 'Metal Master: Hideto Shimamura
• Masato Kazama/Deathferd: Shigeaki Kano
• Mister Bicross: Ken Okabe
• Etsuko Murakoshi: Hoshi Yoko
• Shiozawa: Koda Hozumi
• Doctor Minoh: Isamu Ichikawa

Songs

Opening theme

• • Lyrics, Composition, & Performance: Kenzō Fukuyama
  • Arrangement: KEIME

Ending theme

• "Be friend"
  • Lyrics: Masumi Kawamura
  • Composition: Masahiro Arakawa
  • Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda
  • Artist: Kotono Shibuya

External links

• Guyferd DVDs at Toho-A-Park.com