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Yukimori

Yukimori, a Type 20 Garde

Gardes (衛人 Morito), or Guardians, are large multirole machines primarily designed for combat with the Gauna. Different models of Gardes are manufactured by either Toha Heavy Industries or Kunato Developments. The inhabitants of Sidonia are screened at a young age for their ability to pilot Gardes via simulators, and those who display the necessary skill are drafted as pilots.

Design and Capabilities[]

Garde design has evolved substantially over the course of the Sidonia's centuries-long voyage across the stars, but certain components and characteristics are integral. They are capable of spaceflight, they possess a humanoid frame, and they are powered by a reserve of Heigus Particles. Modern iterations are armed with a Heigus Particle cannon for long range attacks and a Kabizashi blade for close combat. The latest models are equipped with artificial kabi cannons, enabling them to destroy Gauna from a safe distance. Outside of Gauna confrontations, Gardes are also used as scouts and for resource collection activities.

Alone, a Garde's speed and travel range from the Sidonia is limited, but multiple Gardes can link together via "clasp" formations, achieved by joining one unit's hands with another's hands, to reach greater speeds and distances. Guardian squads typically travel in a 4-clasp formation. A rare 256-clasp formation, which took the form of a massive ring of linked Gardes, was used to rescue Nagate Tanikaze after he exceeded the return distance to Sidonia in order to save Shizuka Hoshijiro, who had ejected from her Garde during a Gauna battle.

Known Variants[]

Guardian launch

A four-unit Guardian squad launching from Sidonia

Type 16 cockpit

Type 16 cockpit

Trivia[]

  • Kotobukiya released three Garde model kits in 2014, following the first season Knights of Sidonia anime, for the Tsugumori, the Tsugumori Custom, and the Tsugumori Custom 2. To commemorate the release of the film Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars, the Tsugumori Custom 2 kit was reissued in 2021, the Tsugumori kit was reissued in 2022, and a new kit for the Yukimori was released in 2022.

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Knights of Sidonia Characters
Sidonia
Gardes Pilots

Nagate Tanikaze | Izana Shinatose | Shizuka Hoshijiro | Honoka Sisters | Mochikuni Akai | Hinata Momose | Kashiwade Aoki | Izumo Midorikawa | Eiko Yamano - Toutarou Yamano| Samari Ittan | Tonami | Kouichi Tsuruuchi | Ichirou Seii | Norio Kunato | Kaoru Hazama | Ryouhei Kasuga | Kujira Negi | Hamagata | Hashine | Suzuki

Sidonia Command

Yuhata Midorikawa | Ryouko Takahashi | Ichirou Seii | Ochiai Clone

Immortal Ship Committee

Kobayashi | Lala Hiyama | Hiroki Saitou | Yure Shinatose | Ochiai

ET Research Center

Numi Tahiro | Yure Shinatose

Toha Heavy Industries

Sasaki | Shinsuke Tanba | Shijimi

Kunato Developments

Norio Kunato - Mozuku Kunato

Androids

Teruru Ichigaya

Chimeras

Tsumugi Shiraui - Kanata

Gauna
Gauna 487 | Gauna 491 | Gauna 492 | Gauna 493 | Benisuzume | Placental Hoshijiro | Ocarina | Gauna 541 | Large Mass Union Ship | Lem Gauna Wall | Lem VII Gauna | Aulos
Knights of Sidonia
Anime Season 1 (S1 compilation film) | Season 2 | Love Woven in the Stars
Manga Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Volume 7
Volume 8 | Volume 9 | Volume 10 | Volume 11 | Volume 12 | Volume 13
Key Subjects Sidonia | Gauna | Gardes | Technology of Sidonia | Characters of Sidonia
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