 This article is about a/an mecha in Kamen Rider Zerone.
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The Hercules Unit is a type of giant robot jointly developed by Moirai US and R.I.S.T., to remotely shut down large groups of Maldroids in its vicinity. However, the Hercules Units were stolen by HackNet, who repurposed them to instead transform large groups of Humandroids into Maldrones.
History[]
The Hercules Unit was undergoing production at the R.I.S.T. headquarters when HackNet raided it. While Darren headed to the armory, Joel broke into the hidden factory where the Hercules Units were being produced and used a Malcoder to reprogram a single completed unit. The hacked Hercules Unit proceeded to partially destroy a nearby hospital and covert several of its Humandroid staff into Maldrones. To combat this threat, Becca Fox gave the Mammoth SD Hacker to L.I.S.A., who used it to create the Breaking Mammoth SD Programmer. Zerone used the new Programmer to transform, accessing Zerone Breaking Mammoth, an older mech design created during the tenure of Sheamus Elliott that was very similar to the Hercules Unit. With his new form, Zerone was able to destroy the Units.
After Darren's temporary deactivation by Volcanus, Joel's grief caused the Ark to mass-produce more Hercules Units along with an army of Maldrones. When Zerone arrived and transformed into Hybrid Hopper, the Hercules Units combined their attacks with Joel and were able to overwhelm Zerone. However, Zerone then activated Hybrid Hopper's Shine System, which enabled him to destroy the Units along with Joel.
The Hercules Units would make their last appearance during the battle between Moirai Enterprises US and HackNet, when Horn commanded them to attack the recently arrived Zerone, but they were soon after hacked by Maya and shut down.
Design[]
The Hercules Unit's design, as noted by L.I.S.A., bear a similarity to Breaking Mammoth in its armor form. Unlike Breaking Mammoth's humanoid face, the Hercules Unit's head is simplistic and features a single central eye. It doesn't display the ability to transform, and is not equipped with the Mammoth Pressers on its arms. However, it features tusk-like blades identical to Breaking Mammoth's Tusk Slicers that it can detach from its torso to wield as handheld weapons. After being reprogrammed by HackNet, the Hercules Unit can produce numerous tendrils similar to those used by the Maldroids from its hands, which it uses to transform Humandroids into Maldrones.
Gallery[]
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Form[]
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Hercules Unit
Notes[]
- The Mammoth SD Hacker is implied to be the means by which HackNet used to control the Hercules Unit they had hacked, as the Breaking Mammoth SD Programmer based on it has the ability to control Breaking Mammoth, the Hercules Unit's predecessor. This is further supported when a second Mammoth SD Hacker is expelled from the stolen Hercules Unit after it is destroyed by Zerone. Upon closer inspection the key that fly out of the stolen Hercules Unit is the Mammoth Pressers.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Zerone
- Episode 8: Poisonous Rise
- Episode 9: Breaking Your Fate
- Episode 15: Attack on HackNet
- Episode 35: Dreams of Darren
See also[]
- Giger - Counterpart in Kamen Rider Zero-One