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Revision as of 08:16, 16 December 2010
| Mach Caliber | |
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| Mach Caliber (left) and Revolver Knuckle (right) Mach Caliber (left) and Revolver Knuckle (right) | |
| Device profile | |
| Other names | Mach Caliber AX |
| Master | Subaru Nakajima |
| Creator | Shario Finieno |
| Gender | Female |
| Language | English |
| Classification | |
| Magic system | Modern Belka |
| Type | Intelligent |
| Handling | Wearable |
| Production | |
| Japanese name | マッハキャリバー (Mahha Kyaribā) |
| First app. | StrikerS (ep.1) |
| Voiced by | Kaoru Edo |
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Mach Caliber (マッハキャリバー Mahha Kyaribā) is Subaru Nakajima's Intelligent Device which takes the form of a pair of rollerblades. It is first introduced in StrikerS and appears again in Sound Stage X.
Functions
Mach Caliber is in synch with Revolver Knuckle, Subaru's Armed Device, allowing it be stored in Mach Caliber when both are inactive as well as some deal of interaction between the two devices. While most Devices can enhance only spells, due to its special design Mach Calibur is capable of improving the power of Subaru's Wing Road Inherent Skill as well. During episode 19 of StrikerS, it was reinforced to be able to keep up with Subaru's cyborg capacities.
Mach Caliber autocasts some of Subaru's spells such as Wing Road and Assault Grip during combat and, in episode 23 of StrikerS, even fights while Subaru is unconscious, using Wing Road, her jets and Revolver Knuckle.
Personality
Mach Caliber claims she was made to make Subaru stronger and faster, but the latter disagrees because she believes that Mach Caliber, as an Intelligent Device with her own free will, has a soul and was thus born, not made.
AX
By the time of Force, Mach Caliber was extensively optimized and upgraded for Subaru by Shario, who henceforth renamed it to Mach Caliber AX (マッハキャリバーAX), similar to Raising Heart Excelion and Bardiche Assault. In addition to further strengthening the frame to withstand harsh conditions faced by the Subaru's rescue unit, it has also been optimized for situations where magical linking between master and Device is impossible. Visually, Mach Caliber AX is sleeker than Mach Caliber, e.g. sporting thinner wheels. Overall, the changes have been described as a conversion from a truck to a sports car.[1]
Despite extensive external modifications, the Mach Caliber's AI has been left untouched.[1]
Forms
Mach Caliber's design was based on Subaru's own magic rollerskates, which she was had made during her days as a cadet due to her fighting style being completely different from her peers. Additionally, Mach Caliber has two powered-up forms, similar to those of Raising Heart and Bardiche:
- Gear Second. First seen in episode 15 of StrikerS, this form increases the speed of Mach Caliber's movement.
- Gear Excelion. Mach Caliber's Full Drive, this is the "upgraded" version of Gear Second. In this form, Mach Caliber has wings (resembling Nanoha's Axel Fin). Those wings (presumably) enhance Subaru's speed and ability to jump. Mach Caliber says "ACS Standby", indicating that Gear Excelion may allow Subaru to use the Axel Charge System used by Nanoha in Excelion Mode. Subaru uses the Full Drive of her Mach Caliber, followed by a Divine Buster blast from Revolver Knuckle, to knock out her sister Ginga and free her from the control of Jail Scaglietti.[2]
Appearances
Apart from its initial appearance in StrikerS, Mach Caliber was since featured in Sound Stage X, ViVid (mock battles in chapter 10), and Force (first appearance in chapter 6).
References
- ^ a b Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force NEXT, Design 02.
- ^ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Episode 23.