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"That girl's freedom exists only after so many battles."
Asimov, Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime

Asimov is a founding member and commanding officer of QUILL, a group dedicated to the freedom of all Adepts and the downfall of the Sumeragi Group, the leader of Team Sheeps, and the endgame antagonist and final boss of Azure Striker Gunvolt.

Although he founded QUILL under the guise of Adept and human equality, his true goal was the extermination of all humanity. He rescued Gunvolt from Sumeragi's experiments and taught him to harness his Azure Striker Septima, earning Gunvolt's eternal gratitude.

He occasionally serves as an operator for Gunvolt after the latter's resignation from QUILL. Like Gunvolt, he has an affinity for the Septima Azure Striker, which allows him to manipulate electrons and control lightning.

Asimov returns in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 as a hidden boss in a possible world attracted by Moebius, codenamed "The New World Order."

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Asimov is both a founding member of QUILL and the current leader of the group. He is a skilled marksman who is deadly with a sniper rifle.

Although he displays no emotion in the line of duty, his passion for the group’s cause is well known amongst the members of QUILL who look up to him.

Gunvolt owes his life to Asimov, who rescued him from a Sumeragi facility where he was subject to numerous horrifying experiments. To Gunvolt, Asimov is a savior, teacher, and a father figure.[3]

フェザーの創始者の一人にして、
自らも任務に赴く実践型のチームリーダー。
スナイパーライフルによる長距離狙撃を得意とする。
冷静沈着で任務に対しては非情だが、
その裏に隠された情の厚さはフェザーのメンバーにも
知られており、深く信頼されている。
かつて皇神(スメラギ)の実験体として
幽閉されていたGVを救い出したことがあり、
GVにとって彼は恩人であり、師匠であり、
親代わりのような存在といえる。 [4]

Appearance

Asimov is a young adult with shoulder-length gray-blue hair and a pair of blue visor-like glasses that serve as limiters. His eyes are purple, and lack highlights.

He wears a gray armored long coat with black highlights and arm armor. He also sports white trousers with black highlights over his inner thighs and groin, and black boots with glowing blue highlights.

After removing his limiter, Asimov's hair stands on end and his eyes pulse with a pure, bright light.

When in public, he keeps his blue visor-like glasses, and wears a black leather jacket with a green sweater underneath and gray pants.

Gallery

Main article: Asimov/Gallery

Personality

As the head of QUILL, Asimov generally keeps an aloof, professional demeanor about him, at least during missions. He takes his duties, and those of others, extremely seriously, and has very little patience when it comes to those who disobey him, showing no stress cutting Gunvolt from the organization, and even warning him that if he crossed them as an enemy, he wouldn't hesitate to wipe him out. When Gunvolt and Joule refuse to join him once more, he just shoots them and goes about his way.

Very passionate about achieving QUILL's goals, this can lead him to take seemingly cold-hearted decisions, such as ordering the destruction of The Muse even after the revelation that it is not code, but a girl, an Adept girl, who had been held against her will.

Eventually, Asimov's true motives are revealed; to destroy humanity once and for all, as retribution for their crimes. A part of Sumeragi's Project Gunvolt, Asimov was horrifically experimented on, resulting in a deep, burning hatred for humanity despite his status as a former non-Adept human himself. This hatred was so great that he didn't hesitate to kill his protege in cold blood so he wouldn't get in the way.

However, Asimov does have a lighter side to him. He can be surprisingly eccentric at times, showing great interest in Japanese culture and even singing karaoke. Despite his usual stoic behavior, he was extremely close to his teammates, stressing the importance of a close team, and had no qualms going out with them for a good time.

Asimov may be a bit of an alcoholic, as both canon Admiration to Peace artwork and a Thanksgiving promotional wallpaper depict him with multiple empty glasses, and in the latter he is seemingly keeping an entire bottle of wine to himself.

He appears to be somewhat insecure about his age, as in a home conversation Gunvolt claims that Asimov would pout and say "I'm not that old" if he heard Gunvolt call him a surrogate parent. In Admiration to Peace, he mentions that he's still in his 20s when a parent/child comparison is made.

In the Japanese script, he frequently uses English words, with "Good luck" practically being a catchphrase. When confident in victory over an enemy in combat, he also tends to say "Dead end." At times, acquaintances like Joule point out that his English usage is seemingly incorrect, such as him possibly believing the plural of sheep is sheeps. Even Moniqa thinks to herself that his English usage is strange, and wonders who taught him that.

Interestingly, despite his fanatical hate for humans, he was still very close to his human subordinate Moniqa, and acknowledged her as a human who genuinely cared about Adepts, in contrast to other human collaborators who he believes are only in it for their own gain. This makes it uncertain if he would have included her in his planned genocide.

History

Background

Asimov's full origins are unknown, beyond that he was the vagrant child of two illegal immigrants in Japan. It is also unknown if Asimov is his true name. After being captured by Sumeragi’s Hunters, he was discovered to be a "match"--a normal human with latent Adept potential--and potentially compatible with the lightning Septima, the Azure Striker, at that. He was then used as a test subject in Sumeragi's Project Gunvolt energy research, and received a Septimosome transplant from the deceased original Azure Striker wielder, making him into an artificial Adept. Asimov was the first subject to prove compatible with the power, but was still considered defective due to not being able to fully control it. His identification name in Sumeragi at this time was “Takefutsu.”

Afterwards, he was shuffled from team to team and subjected to all types of experiments as a lab rat at the Sumeragi Futures Institute of Technology (S-FIT) while having his Septima suppressed with spiritual stone.[5] As a result, he developed hatred for non-Adepts.[6]

Eventually he ended up in the custody of premier Adept researcher, Dr. Kamizono. Dr. Kamizono heavily demonized Asimov, openly talking about Adepts being fundamentally different from humans, and referring to the creation of artificial Adepts as turning humans into "monsters" within earshot of the boy. Just the sight of Asimov's hate filled glare while restrained was enough to send a shiver down Dr. Kamizono's assistant's spine upon opening the door to his room. At this time Asimov already wore colored spectacles, but it's uncertain how or if they are related to the Septima suppressing sunglasses he wears as an adult.

Shortly after Dr. Kamizono and his assistant began an experiment, an accident occurred and Asimov's power went out of control, completely destroying S-FIT and killing all personnel. While Sumeragi concluded that "Takefutsu" had been unable to restrain his own thunder and died too, Asimov survived and escaped amidst the confusion. The incident was heavily covered up, causing Dr. Kamizono's son Copen to believe that Sumeragi's top brass had his father assassinated.

Changing his name from "Takefutsu" to "Asimov", he managed to escape overseas and joined a certain group, and from then on devoted his efforts to establishing the anti-Sumeragi international armed organization dedicated to Adept freedom and liberation, QUILL, eventually doing so with several Adept comrades.

By the time he was a young adult, Asimov returned to Japan and began conducting guerilla activities against Sumeragi. He rescued another successful product and victim of Project Gunvolt: a nameless boy whom he gave the name "Gunvolt", and allowed to join QUILL at the child's own insistence. Asimov acted as a father figure for Gunvolt, teaching him not only how to wield his Azure Striker septima, but also training him in martial arts and firearm usage. However, Asimov never told Gunvolt about the meaning of the name or them having the same Septima. He also kept his hateful views a secret from GV.

Armed Blue Gunvolt (Drama CD)

After wiretapping Nova's office, Asimov learns about Eden's plan to take down the national defense barrier protecting Japan and begins planning to exploit the event.

When Merak gains the upper hand in a skirmish with Teseo, Asimov intervenes with an explosive in Teseo's favor, which Teseo takes the credit for. However, Merak is suspicious, and after the battle reports to Nova that he doesn't think it was Teseo's work.

After the battle, it is revealed that he arranged for Zeno and Moniqa to enter Japan when the barrier went down, and when meeting them for the first time also introduces them to Gunvolt.

Azure Striker Gunvolt

Anthem (1st Sumeragi)

Asimov, along with Moniqa and Zeno, guide Gunvolt through Sumeragi's facility in his vital mission to finally destroy The Muse. After Gunvolt's failed torture session that ends in him discovering The Muse is on a getaway train. Guided by his teammates, Gunvolt makes it to The Muse, and is shocked to find an actual girl named Joule. Gunvolt requests to save her, but Asimov denies, seeing her as a threat to Adepts everywhere, regardless if she is just a poor victim. However, Gunvolt instead goes against his orders and rescues her. As a result, Asimov removes him from QUILL, leaving Gunvolt to fend for himself.

Despite this, Gunvolt and QUILL would still work closely together over the next six month period, with Asimov serving as mission control in Conflagration (Biochem Plant) and going into the field with GV in Minaret (Media Tower). The exact order of these events is unknown.

Admiration to Peace

Ninja Arts

Following Gunvolt's assault on the Biochem Plant, Moniqa confronts Asimov about his mission report calling the specially equipped soldiers encountered "ninjas" and breaks his fantasies, to Asimov's disappointment. This veers into discussion about Japanese culture and terms, with Asimov bringing up that Zeno called him a "kuudere", how he didn't understand it, and Zeno gave him a video game with an oddly big package while telling him that will help him understand. Moniqa panics and tells Asimov to give that back immediately, claiming that Zeno's idea of culture is really crazy and he shouldn't be taken seriously.

When Moniqa hesitantly comments on Asimov's language use being a bit odd and Asimov questions her statement, things start to take a personal turn. She admits she thinks it's a charming point due to the contrast with his seriousness, and also admits she thinks he works too hard and that it's inevitable his studies would falter. While Asimov calls her words hard, he admits what she said is the truth; he's neglected studying and is not good at Japanese.

When Moniqa questions why Asimov puts himself on the front line and fights so hard for a country he's not familiar with, asking if there's a safer way, Asimov gets serious and calls the country Sumeragi's homeground, talking about how until he rescues all comrades from their evil hands he can't simply "stay somewhere safe and use his brain", and that as long as his body holds on he must do everything that he can. He then brings up Moniqa being a non-Adept and questions her motives for serving in QUILL, admitting that she's the one who seems unnatural to him.

After Moniqa brings up the situation of Adepts and says there are several others like her who support QUILL and that the organization couldn't exist otherwise, Asimov is somewhat dismissive. He wonders how it is with the majority of non-Adepts, asking if they fear Adepts or see them as enemies, and claims most of the supportive ones really just have ulterior motives. But at the same time, he claims to feel to something different from Moniqa, remarking about how she serves directly in QUILL as part of a combat unit. When he asks if he's wrong, Moniqa also comments on everything he's done and keeps pushing himself to do, and how she feels she can't leave him alone.

Asimov says that's quite something to say, and Moniqa apologizes for speaking too much as his subordinate, but he says it's fine. Taking the subject back to the mission report, he says in English he'll "rebuild" it before correcting himself and using proper Japanese. Moniqa leaves him to the task with his English catchphrase "good luck."

Karaoke
Sheeps karaoke

At a later date, Asimov is invited to a karaoke party along with everybody else by Zeno and accepts since he'd just got done with a job and the timing was good. While there he mentions how events like this serve as good team building exercises and will increase their mission success rate, Moniqa tells him to relax since they're off work.

When the subject of karaoke experience comes up, after Gunvolt says he's attended after class parties to avoid standing out but didn't sing most of the time, Asimov mentions he has some experience for similar reasons. Moniqa makes a parent and child comparison, unnerving Asimov and causing him to bring up that he's still in his 20s.

As Zeno talks about anime songs being free, Asimov notes that the word free is fitting for QUILL and that he's going to freely enjoy it, exclaiming "Freedom!" in English as he randomly inserts a song, Find Out! ~ Compass of Hope ~. Moniqa is surprised by his action and shocked to see that it's a duet song, and Asimov is also surprised to see that it's a song he knows. As Zeno and GV decline to sing it and Joule is daydreaming about a duet with GV, Moniqa ends up joining Asimov in singing.

Streak (Eridu) and Stratosphere (Babel)

Eridu concept

Some time after the deaths of many of Sumeragi's most prominent Adepts, Joule is suddenly captured by the resurrected Merak, who takes her to the space station Firmament to the waiting arms of Project Muse director Nova. To get her back, Team Sheeps launches an assault on the orbital elevator Babel, with Gunvolt acting as a diversion by storming the front whilst Asimov, Zeno, and Moniqa move in to seize the elevator's control room. They also encounter resistance, with Asimov saving Zeno when the latter is caught off-guard by an enemy. As they succeed on their end and Gunvolt draws close to the orbital elevator and Merak outside it, Asimov begins silently thinking, and is noticed by Zeno to be missing by the time Gunvolt kills Merak.

Worried about him, Gunvolt nevertheless proceeds into Babel and takes the orbital elevator up to Firmament. Zeno correctly deduces that Asimov has stowed away on the elevator, and jokes that he'll appear to save GV just when he needs him. Some time after communications are cut off, back on the surface Moniqa prays that wherever Asimov is, he'll watch over Gunvolt and Joule.

Copen's Story

Following Copen's defeat at Gunvolt's hands, Asimov discovers the single passenger spacecraft Sabertooth which Copen had used to reach the satellite and had hidden in Firmament's materials entrance. Asimov notes the craft doesn't seem to be a Sumeragi model, but deems it suspicious, takes the safety off his gun, and prepares to disable it. Copen, who had managed to make his way back to the area, identifies Asimov as a QUILL member with an unknown Septima, and rushes in with an attack to prevent his own only means of escape from being lost.

Copen continues his attack with the Viper-derived Blazing Ballista, which is dodged, and the Elise-derived Jealousic Gorgon. Asimov, who recognized Copen's abilities from Gunvolt's report from Sinner's Row, is able to avoid the effect of Jealousic Gorgon and move in for a counterattack, grabbing the end of Copen's shield EX Gear emitting it and destroying it with a surge of lightning. Copen is surprised by Asimov's Septima type and raw power, as Gunvolt had never been able to damage EX Gear like that.

Flipping EX Gear to its still functioning end, Copen deploys the Stratos-derived Million Eater at close range. Asimov's Prevasion protects him from the attack, and he boasts about it being impossible to harm him. However, Copen uses the attack as a feint and fires Greed Snatcher bullets from his gun Border--which Asimov has no data on--managing to graze Asimov and bring him to his knees as his Septima is neutralized. As Copen prepares to finish him, Asimov is able to partially overpower the effect and deploys Voltaic Chains, ensnaring Copen, causing him to drop Border, and then painfully electrocuting him.

Asimov regains his bearings and picks up Border, expressing shock that a non-Adept could create something like it. Copen, badly injured, tells him to get his "filthy hands" off the gun, making Asimov decide to kill him with it. Nori--who unbeknownst to Copen had stowed away on the Sabertooth--suddenly attacks, forcing Asimov to dodge due to him still being under the effects of Greed Snatcher. His concentration being disrupted causes the image and form of Voltaic Chains to weaken, allowing Nori to break them with her knife and rescue Copen and throw him in the ship.

Although Asimov opens fire on the ship with a gun, Nori is able to escape Firmament in it by blowing a hole in the satellite's side, forcing Asimov to flee the area as air leaks out into space.

Idolatry (Firmament) - True Ambitions and Betrayal

After Gunvolt kills Nova and he and Joule make their way back to Babel, Asimov appears. He congratulates both of them, and says that with Nova's death the two are ready to usher in the new era as "king" and "queen." While Joule and Gunvolt are confused, Asimov claims that with Sumeragi in turmoil there's no better chance, and expresses how Gunvolt has surpassed all his expectations since leaving QUILL. He says that Gunvolt should rejoin them, and that there is a place there for Joule now too.

He then proposes that with Joule's songs, the equipment on Firmament, and of course Gunvolt's own immense power, they'll be able to wipe out Sumeragi and eradicate all non-Adepts. Gunvolt is shocked, but Asimov continues, claiming that he anxiously waited for this day where Adepts will rise up in freedom ever since founding QUILL.

Regicide

Gunvolt and Joule refuse as the former takes a protective stance, and Asimov is mildly disappointed, but quickly gets over it and pulls out Copen's gun, Border, mentioning his battle on the way there. With the line "Hasta la vista, GV," he calmly shoots Gunvolt with a Greed Snatcher bullet and follows up with a regular one, and then shoots Joule too. Leaving them for dead, he laments how easy things would have been if they'd cooperated and how now he'll have to come up with a new plan from scratch.

What happens after this point is conditional. If Gunvolt is not wearing Joule's handmade pendant, he dies from the gunshot and Asimov lives on. For Asimov's role after this point, see Demerzel.

If Gunvolt has Joule's pendant, it partially shields him from the bullet and prevents the shot from being instantly fatal. Joule, who fully became Lumen and a soul-like existence, is able to heal the wound and bring him back from the brink of death, taking host in his body and mind in the process.

Azure (Firmament) - Gunvolt and Joule's Vengeance

After making it to Babel, Asimov begins to take the orbital elevator back down to Earth, only for Gunvolt catch up to him just before the elevator begins descending. Questioning what magic is going on, Asimov realizes what happened. Impressed and lamenting how with power like that they could have ruled in the world to come, Asimov removes his Septima inhibiting glasses and unleashes his own Azure Striker abilities on Gunvolt.

Asimov dead

After a tense, climactic battle in which Asimov reveals their similar origins as Project Gunvolt subjects, Asimov kneels over on death's door. Accepting defeat, he tells Gunvolt that he will have to eventually pick a side, and leaves the future of Adepts in his hands. Asimov's final words are his catchphrase, "Good luck."

What became of his body after Gunvolt left it behind with a shocked Zeno and grieving Moniqa is unknown, but it was gone not long after when Copen returned to the elevator and retrieved Border, which was left behind and stained with Asimov's blood.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

Using Asimov's blood and combat data from Gunvolt, Copen was able to analyze and replicate the Azure Striker Septima, creating the semi-perpetual generator A.S. Drive of Lola (who also has Asimov's eye color in her P-Doll form) and other equipment and weapons which form the backbone of his new fighting capabilities.

Just before his death, Asimov left behind data on the effects of Greed Snatcher for Gunvolt. This was put to use by Xiao when creating the New Model Protect Armor for him, which utilizes GV's abilities to emit an EM field that mitigates the effects of the magnetic anti-Septima bullet.

Asimov's soul and Septima would persist in some form after his death, appearing as the Azure Spirits that Gunvolt can encounter within Mysterious Manor and Data Facility. Contact with these blue glowing orbs causes Gunvolt's Azure Striker to "degenerate" and gain abilities he previously did not have, namely Dragonsphere and Crashbolt.[7] Gunvolt remarks that the Azure Spirits feel familiar, but is not shown to recognize that they come from Asimov.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3

Gunvolt speculates in a base conversation that incorporating powers such as the Azure Spirits and The Muse into his body might be the precursor of his halted aging and his transformation into a Primal Dragon.

The New World Order

To access the hidden Asimov boss fight, enter World Moebius, equip the "Azure Striker" Asimov Passive Image Pulse, intentionally lose as Kirin to trigger Anthem, and then while playing as Berserk GV, get hit by Moebius' Damnatio Memoriae skill. If done correctly, instead of taking damage, Moebius' skill will cause the screen to fade to black before sending you to Asimov's arena, which resembles the second section of Sumeragi Secret Bunker 2 from Luminous Avenger iX.

This potential world gives everyone a bad vibe, but none moreso than Gunvolt, who can feel Septimal emanations similar to his Azure Striker. Advancing, Kirin and co. find Asimov standing alone. Gunvolt is less than happy to see his foster father again after what happened last time, but Asimov is all too happy to see him, inviting him to join him as the "King" of the new world along with Kirin, who he thinks is GV's new "Queen." When GV refuses again, Asimov decides he must force GV to comply, and crushes the glasses suppressing his Azure Striker Septima.

As the battle begins, Asimov marvels at Gunvolt's new power, remarking that his ideals could be more easily realized if such a power were on his side. When GV rejects his ambition, Asimov instead turns to Kirin. With her Radiant Fetters, he could stop his body from degenerating and live on forever. He would just need to "dispose of any unnecessary parts" for his new "Queen" to live forever beside him. Gunvolt is horrified at this notion, but is even more appalled when Asimov challenges him to kill his foster father again and "become King" in order to stop him. Deciding enough is enough, both Azure Strikers invoke their Septimas to settle things once and for all.

Asimov finally succumbs to his wounds, even after practically overclocking his Azure Striker in order to defeat Gunvolt. But rather than be vexed or angry, Asimov is...proud. Proud that his disciple, his son in all but blood, has surpassed him as an Azure Striker. Even as his vision dims, he can see a future where Gunvolt becomes the King of a new world, comrades standing beside him in "Utopia".

Kirin decides to cut into the conversation at this point, admitting that people as powerful as GV have a responsibility to bear the dreams of those who could not see them fulfilled. But be that as it may, it does not mean the world Asimov dreams of will come true. The world to come will be decided and forged by those who yet live, not the ghosts of the past. At those words, Asimov chuckles, praising Kirin's qualities as a "Queen" and asking her to take care of GV. His final words are the same two he gave to Gunvolt all those years ago in Firmament; "Good luck."

Other Appearances

Mighty Gunvolt Burst

Asimov appears as a collectible pixel sticker that can be obtained by completing the "Super Sprinter" challenge by clearing the game in under one hour.

Powers and Abilities

As a human artificially attuned to the Septimal stage of the Lifewave, Asimov is an exceptionally powerful Adept who wields the Azure Striker Septima, which grants him the power to manipulate lightning and is said to be one of the most powerful of Septima. As he is the one who taught Gunvolt to control his Septima, he can perform many of the same Skills Gunvolt can, but on a much stronger scale. His Septima is always running wild, requiring him to wear specially designed sunglasses to restrain it.

In battle, he can perform Prevasion, turning his body into electrons to become intangible and allow attacks to pass through him. He can also use the Flashfield, but can do so in a more offensive manner by charging at foes. But if he collides with Gunvolt's Flashfield, it will cause both of them to overheat, leaving him vulnerable.

He can also punch the ground and channel lightning through it. His most powerful attack is the Voltaic Chains skill, where he deploys numerous electrified chains to ensnare and electrocute opponents. With this attack, he was able to nearly kill Copen and destroy his shield.

Apart from his Septima, Asimov is a skilled marksman and firearms user, capable of picking off targets with his E.A.T.R. rifle from great distances. He also shows great mastery of Copen's Border gun and can use his Septima's ability to create a electromagnetic field to guide the path of Copen's Greed Snatcher bullets so they can home in on enemies. However, this puts a strain on the gun and may cause it to stop working.

Equipment

Sunglasses

They are a safety device used to control his abilities.  

This equipment is the same system as GV’s contact lenses, yet, unlike GV who uses his lenses to increase his Septima, Asimov uses them to seal his own Septima.  

Only a small handful of QUILL members know about these sunglasses’ effect and his Septima because of an ethos within QUILL that says “Don’t snoop others’ Septimas.”

E.A.T.R (Electro - magnetic Anti Tank Rifle):

An anti-tank rail-rifle provided by QUILL. It’s a gun with command standards, and brother gun to the “Dart Leader” provided to GV.  

The bullet shot from the weapon has an effective range of 5.000 meters and a speed of 7 Km per second: it will always “predate” the target.  

When sniping from very long distances, the user is in need of high skills and precise calculations amongst others.  

Since it isn’t an anti-personnel weapon, he didn’t use it during his battle with GV. 

Greed Snatcher

A special bullet with the property to control others’ Septimas that was stolen from Copen

Asimov also makes use of the Azure Striker ability to create an EM field that allows him to pull a new stunt: freely controlling the path of the bullets. 

But that places a very strong burden on the gun itself and it’s a double-edged sword. It's an ace-in-the-hole that can only be used in a brief battle. 

The Dart Cartridges that GV uses can mechanically control this technique to some extent.

Boss Battle Skills

Note: Most skill names are conjecture.

Azure (ASG1 final boss)

Skill Description
Asimov Battle (1)
Prevasion
電磁結界カゲロウ
EM Boundary (Heat Haze)
Throughout the battle, it is impossible to tag or even damage Asimov due to his ability to shift his body to electrons and avoid all attacks using the Azure Striker septima and QUILL pendant. To make Asimov vulnerable to tagging, you must first make him overheat through countering his Flashfield attack. Once tagged, you'll be able to hit Asimov with the Flashfield like normal.
  • If Asimov prevades a shot from the player while tagged, the tags will be removed.
Asimov - Cerberus
Cerberus
ギドラ
Ghidorah
Asimov's standard attack. Asimov fires two waves of three magnetic bullets, which ignore Prevasion and inflict the Chaff debuff if they connect, freezing Gunvolt's EP at 0 for ten seconds.
  • The attack is based on the Cerberus bolt, which has a maximum of three tags. Likewise, Asimov fires it in intervals of three.
  • Damage Output: 40 per bullet.
Asimov Battle (2)
Flashfield
雷撃鱗ライゲキリン
Thunder Scales
Asimov's standard attack. He hops up in mid-air and performs a fast air dash while activating his Flashfield.
  • While this attack deals devastating damage, it also offers Gunvolt the opportunity to disable Asimov's prevasion. If Gunvolt activates his Flashfield within the radius of Asimov's, the collision will induce a voltage spike, overheating both Azure Strikers. For a brief moment after the spike, Asimov will be vulnerable to tagging and subsequentially vulnerable to taking damage until the tags disappear.
  • Damage Output: 104.
Asimov - Ground Surge
Lightning Sweep
Asimov performs this attack at the beginning of battle phase two and three. He punches the floor, sending a shockwave across the floor.
  • At the beginning of battle phase two, the shockwave will propagate off the screen and then return as a larger shockwave.
  • At battle phase three, the shockwave is initially large and will not return once it is off-screen.
  • If the battle goes on for too long, the shockwaves will continuously go across the floor every few seconds.
  • As all of Asimov's other attacks are based on Gunvolt's own arsenal, the attack's ground-crawling property is most likely a reference to the Technos bolt.
  • Damage Output (Small Shockwave): 32
  • Damage Output (Large Shockwave): 40
Asimov Battle (3)
Mizuchi
ミズチ
Asimov begins using this attack at battle phase two. He fires a non-damaging cursor that leaves behind five non-damaging cursor placeholders in its path of fire. Asimov then proceeds to fire five magnetic bullets that may turn directions to track Gunvolt when it comes into contact with any of the five placeholders; cursor placeholders used in this way will disappear.
  • The homing property of the attack is based on the functionality of the Mizuchi bolt.
  • Damage Output: 40 per bullet.
Asimov - Orochi
Orochi
オロチ
Asimov begins using this attack at battle phase two. A single magnetic bullet is fired, as well as a bot that hovers to the center of the screen. The bot then fires two waves of seven magnetic bullets in an upward and downward arc curve.
  • The attack is based on the functionality of the Orochi bolt, firing in both its upward and downward arcs.
  • Damage Output: 40 per bullet.
Asimov - Voltaic Chains
Voltaic Chains
ヴォルティックチェーン
Voltic Chain
Asimov's special attack. Several chains are summoned that cover the screen, leaving only a small open space. He proceeds the attack by charging the chains with electricity, dealing massive damage.
  • Due to the gap in chains near the very ceiling, you can also avoid the attack using Anthem's infinite jumping technique or by using a Boost Band.
  • In the Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions of the game, as featured in the Striker Pack, and the updated Steam version, this attack has been rebalanced with more safe zones than in the 3DS release and original Steam version.
  • Damage Output: 350

The New World Order (ASG3 hidden boss)

Name Description
NWO Asimov Prevasion
Prevasion
Asimov's Prevasion allows him to dodge all of Kirin's attacks. Using Arc Chain or a Special Skill will disable it till the beginning of his next action. Gunvolt's attacks are not affected by it.
NWO Asimov Drones
"Throwing Weapon - Flash Drones"
Asimov launches 3 drones towards the upper half of the arena before throwing a trio of knives in spread directions. The knives can be deflected by a sword slash. As the drones activate, Asimov will electrify the floor. If all 3 drones are not destroyed in time, the drones will detonate, turning the screen white and locking the player character in an unavoidable follow-up attack. In Hard mode, the time before the drones detonate is shortened.
NWO Asimov Judgment
"Judgement"
Asimov's default follow-up attack from a successful Flash. The player character is trapped and held in the middle of the screen by Voltaic Chains, which Asimov will electrocute while launching a Crashbolt, doing mild damage. Cannot be escaped from.
NWO Asimov Voltaic Buster
Voltaic Buster
ヴォルティックバスター
Voltic Buster
Asimov's second follow-up from a successful Flash, which is used only when Kirin is on low enough health. Asimov dives from the top of the arena holding Kirin beneath him, breaking through several Voltaic Chains before making contact with the ground, crushing Kirin in the process. Will kill Kirin instantly.
NWO Asimov Throwing Weapon Flash Dart
"Throwing Weapon - Flash Dart"
Asimov will throw 3 knives and 3 grenades, the latter of which leave lingering explosions on the floor. Talismans and darts cannot pass through these explosions. After a Crashbolt strikes Asimov, he will unleash a Flash Dart shockwave. Getting hit by this shockwave will cause Asimov to launch an unavoidable barrage of electricity.

On Hard Mode, Asimov will unleash 3 shockwaves in rapid succession.

NWO Asimov Charge Shot Thunder
"Charge Shot - Thunder"
Asimov charges a big ball of lightning from the Border and fires it in a straight horizontal line. Shortly after, lightning will strike a huge part of the arena, leaving only the area right in front of Asimov and above his head safe.

In Hard Mode, the lightning will also strike the area in front of him, leaving the only safe spot above him.

NWO Asimov EATR
"E.A.T.R."
Asimov brandishes his E.A.T.R. Rifle and jumps across the arena, firing down 3 shots that electrify the floor and spawn 3 lightning orbs that fly towards the player.

On Hard Mode, Asimov will fire 5 shots, and after landing, shouts "Once more!" and repeats this attack to the other end of the arena. He may also dash to the other side right before initiating the attack.

NWO Asimov Astrasphere Assault
"Astrasphere Assault"
Asimov floats in the air as his Flashfield appears. A few seconds later, he envelops himself in an Astrasphere and flies across the arena. Tagging him with talismans seven times will seal the Astrasphere for the duration of the attack, but he will still fly across. Gunvolt can't seal the Astrasphere, however if it collides with his own Astrasphere or Berserk Gunvolt's Astrasphere Flashfield it will cause a voltage spike that leaves Asimov overheated and defenseless for a few seconds, similar to his fight in ASG1.

On Hard Mode, Asimov will leave four electric orbs on the floor during his dash, which erupt into lightning bolts shortly after he reaches the other side.

NWO Asimov Mizuchi
"Mizuchi"
Asimov deploys several targeting reticules before firing Greed Snatcher rounds in a rising arc. When the rounds hit the reticules, they'll bounce towards Kirin. The Greed Snatcher rounds ignore Kirin's Prevasion and empty her talismans on contact. Furthermore, the Chaff debuff is applied, so reloading does not replenish talismans for five seconds. Gunvolt can Prevade through them, but this will cost 50% Fetters instead of Prevasion's usual 5%.
  • If the Passive Image Pulse "The Muse" Mytyl is equipped, Gunvolt will consume only 25% Fetters when Prevading a Greed Snatcher, just like with Prevading any other damage.
NWO Asimov Cerberus Orochi
"Cerberus - Orochi Combo"
Asimov fires two 3-round bursts of Greed Snatcher rounds straight forward, while deploying an Orochi drone that unleashes a clockwise spray of Greed Snatcher rounds. Asimov will then dash to the other end of the arena. Asimov will also cancel his current attack and go straight to the next if he's not dashing while the player gets hit by the Greed Snatcher rounds. The rounds have the same properties as the ones in Mizuchi.

On Hard Mode, the Orochi drone will constantly spray Greed Snatcher rounds as Asimov dashes across the floor.

NWO Asimov Voltaic Chains 1
NWO Asimov Voltaic Chains 2
Voltaic Chains
ヴォルティックチェーン
Voltic Chain
Asimov's first Special Skill, triggered on the last third of his health bar. Asimov electrifies the walls and floor with electric chains. He will summon chains in a "X" shape followed by a "+"-shaped chain, all centered on your position. The chains will all shatter almost immediately after the last chain is electrocuted. Shortly after the chains shatter and fade, Asimov unleashes a blast of lightning that covers about half the arena. Voltaic Chains also becomes a standard attack after Septimal Surge is used.

On Hard Mode, the pattern of the chains is changed to "X", "+", and "X".

NWO Asimov Septimal Surge 1
NWO Asimov Septimal Surge 2
Septimal Surge
アンリミテッドヴォルト
Unlimited Volt
Asimov's second Special Skill, triggered when his health is first depleted. Asimov fully heals himself and will strike the entire arena with lightning, only leaving the area above his head safe. He will teleport around the arena to perform actions, and he gains two new attacks. He always follows this attack with Luxcalibur Stinger Launcher.
NWO Asimov Astrasphere Typhoon
"Astrasphere Typhoon"
Asimov warps to the upper-center of the arena and summons an Astrasphere that cancels his tags, before splitting it into 3 more Astraspheres that rotate clockwise. After 3 full rotations, the Astraspheres will converge on the center of the arena and fly off.

In Hard Mode, the Astraspheres will instead stop after traversing the arena the last time before being launched towards the player.

NWO Asimov Luxcalibur Shuriken
"Luxcalibur Shuriken Launcher"
Asimov teleports in an upper corner, surrounds himself in four Luxcaliburs, and flies across the arena. When he reaches the other end, he'll shout "Launcher!" and send the Luxcaliburs flying in Kirin's current direction.

On Hard Mode, the Luxcailburs rotate much faster and there is a reduced delay before Asimov dashes. When launched, the Luxcaliburs will freeze at the edge of the arena before flying towards the player again, which repeats once more before disappearing.

NWO Asimov Volt X ReAGE 1
NWO Asimov Volt X ReAGE 3
NWO Asimov Volt X ReAGE 2
NWO Asimov Volt X ReAGE 4
Volt X Re:AGE
ヴォルテックスレイジ
VoltX Re:AGE
Asimov's third Special Skill, triggered on the last third of his final health bar. Asimov teleports to the middle of the arena before spawning two Astraspheres, which will travel in a spiral before going off-screen. Afterwards, a spinning group of Voltaic Chains will cover the edges of the arena, and be electrocuted by the Astraspheres. Asimov then spawns three Luxcaliburs, which will circle around him before being fired off one by one in the direction they're facing, passing through him. After they're gone, three Grand Strizers will come in from off-screen in a triangular formation, leaving a lingering damaging trail as they pass by Asimov. At this point, the Chains have faded away, leaving the ground safe to stand on. After the Grand Strizers pass, Asimov will spin the trails left behind around. After they fade away, he charges up for a short while before bursting in a huge electrical ball, which will cover everything but the bottom corners.

In Hard Mode, Asimov will spawn three Astraspheres instead of two, five Luxcaliburs instead of three, and has a shorter interval between the Grand Strizer trails fading and him unleashing the giant energy burst.

Boss Battle Voices

Azure Striker Gunvolt

Event Translated Romaji Japanese
Start Hmpf… Uoooh… Hah! Fun… Uoooo… Haaa! フン…ウォオオオ…ハァッ!
Cerberus Fire! Faiaa! ファイアー!
Mizuchi Target… Chaser! Taagetto… Cheisaa! ターゲット…チェイサー!
Orochi Vanish! Vanisshu da! ヴァニッシュダ
Flashfield Hah! Haa! ハッ!
Drop to floor Hah! Haa! ハァッ!
Voltaic Chains Oversurge, Azure Striker… Voltaic Chains! Hah! Hotobashire… Aoki raitei (Aamudo Buruu)… Borutikku cheen! Haa! 迸れ…蒼き雷霆アームドブルー
ヴォルティックチェーン!ハァ!
1st Phase Down I won’t yield so easily…! Tada de wa koroban…! ただでは転ばん…!
2nd Phase Down That won’t be enough… Konna mono de wa… こんなものでは…
Defeated Ugoh… Guh…! Ugoo… Guuu! うごッ…ぐゥッ!

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3

Japanese Voices

Event Translated Romaji Japanese
Start I'll see for myself just how much you've grown. Omae no seichouburi, misasete morau ka. お前の成長ぶり、見させてもらうか。
Charge Shot - Thunder Charge! Break! Chaaji! Bureiku da! チャージ! ブレイクだ!
Mizuchi Target! No escape! Taagetto! Nigasan! ターゲット! 逃さん!
Flash Drones Flash! Furasshu! フラッシュ!
Judgment Caught you! Judgment! Tsukan da! Jajjimento! 掴んだ! ジャッジメント!
Voltaic Buster Tangle! Voltaic Buster! Dead end! Tanguru! Vorutikku Basutaa! Deddo endo da! タングル! ヴォルティックバスター! デッドエンドだ!
Flash Dart Throwing! (locked) Delete! Surooin! (locked) Deriito da! スローイン! デリートだ!
Astrasphere Assault Hmpf! Fun! フン!
EATR EATR! Haa! (HM) Once more! Iitaa! Haah! (HM) Wansumoa! イーター! はあっ! ワンスモア!
Orochi Combo Vanish! Vanisshu da! バニッシュだ!
1st Phase Down I won’t yield so easily…! Tada de wa koroban…! ただでは転ばん…!
2nd Phase Down That won’t be enough… Konna mono de wa… こんなものでは…
3rd Phase Down You're good... Yaru janai ka… やるじゃないか…
Septimal Surge Try to defeat me! Septimal Surge! Watashi wo taoshite misero! Anrimiteddo Voruto! 私を倒してみせろ! アンリミテッドヴォルト!
Voltaic Chains Take this! Voltaic Chains! Uoooo! Thunder! Uke yo! Vorutikku Cheen! Uoooo! Sandaa! 受けよ! ヴォルティックチェーン! うおおおっ! サンダー!
Astrasphere Typhoon Typhoon! Not yet! Taifuu! Mada da! 台風!まだだ!
Luxcalibur Stinger Launcher Stinger! Launcher! (HM) I'll carve you up! Sutingaa! Ranchaa! (HM) Kirikizande! スティンガー! ランチャー! 切り刻んで!
Volt X Re:AGE Oversurge, Azure Striker! Volt X Re:AGE! Buckle up! Mandala! Shoot! Not done yet! Uoooo! Haah! Hotobashire, Aamudo Buruu! Vorutekku Sureiji! Shimeagero! Mandaraa! Shuuto! Owaran! Uoooo! Haa! 迸れ、アームドブルー!ヴォルテックスレイジ! 締め上げろ! マンダラ―! シュート! 終わらん! うおおおっ! はあっ!
Defeated Great! Gureeto da! グレートだ!
Post-Defeat (Grand Master) This... will do fine. Sore de koso.. fusawashii. それでこそ… 相応しい。

English Voices

Event Voice
Start I'll see for myself just how much you've grown.
Charge Shot - Thunder Charge! I'll break you!
Mizuchi Target! No escape!
Flash Drones Flash!
Judgment Gotcha! Judgment!
Voltaic Buster Tangle! Voltaic Buster! Dead end!
Flash Dart Look alive! (locked) Delete!
Astrasphere Assault Haah! (HM) Weak!
EATR EATR! Haah! (HM) Once more!
Orochi Combo Chaser!
1st Phase Down I won’t just roll over...!
2nd Phase Down That's not enough!
3rd Phase Down I knew you could...
Septimal Surge Try to defeat me! Septimal Surge!
Voltaic Chains Take this! Voltaic Chains! Haaaaah! Thunder!
Astrasphere Typhoon Typhoon! Not yet!
Luxcalibur Stinger Launcher Stinger! Launcher! (HM) I'll dice you!
Volt X Re:AGE Oversurge, Azure Striker! Volt X Re:AGE! Pressure's on! Mandala! Shoot! Almost there! Uoooo! Haah!
Defeated Great job!
Post-Defeat (Grand Master) This... will do fine.

Special Skill Chants

Voltaic Chains:

  • English
  • Japanese
  • English fan translation
  • Korean (with Eng tl)

Fear the azure creed
Its thunderous voice the alpha and
Omega of all things
VOLTAIC CHAINS

滾る雷火は信念の導
轟く雷音は因果の証
裂く雷電こそは万象の理
VOLTIC CHAINヴォルティックチェーン

The boiling thunder's fire is the guide of beliefs
The resounding thunder's sound is the proof of karma
The rending thunder and lightning is the reason of all creation
VOLTIC CHAIN

부글부글 끓는 뇌화는 신념의 길
울리는 뇌음은 인과의 증거
하늘을 가르는 천둥이야말로 만상의 이치
The boiling thunderbolts mark the path of creed
Its thunderous roar is the proof of karma
And its heaven-splitting thunderstorm is the law of all forms
VOLTIC CHAIN

Septimal Surge

  • English
  • Japanese
  • English fan translation

Azure gospel spreads abound
Mine cry, branding since antiquity
Creation and destruction, lightning descends
SEPTIMAL SURGE

理越えし蒼き福音
我が嘶きにて神代を標さん
創生総壊、雷の徒たれ
UNLIMITED VOLTアンリミテッドヴォルト

The azure Gospel that overcomes logic
My neigh will mark the age of divine rule
Creation and destruction, become ephemeral lightning
UNLIMITED VOLT

Volt X Re:AGE

  • English
  • Japanese
  • English fan translation

Azure thunder, overseer of all creation
Mine fury does bind
Erasing that senseless fate
VOLT X Re:AGE

万象統べし蒼雷よ
我が憤怒の楔となりて
愚かなる運命を抹消せよ
VOLTX Re:AGEヴォルテクスレイジ

Azure lightning that rules over the Universe
Become the wedge of my anger
Delete the foolish fate
VOLTX Re:AGE

Quotes

"We'll take it from here. Leave the reinforcements to us. As of now, you are not a member of QUILL, just a normal civilian. ...Good luck."
Asimov , covering for Gunvolt as he leaves QUILL with Joule

"Whoa... They have ninjas!"
Asimov , reacting to the soldiers in the Biochem Plant

"To speak of this nation, ninja! To speak of the ninja, this nation!"
Asimov , trying and failing to convince Moniqa his mission report is right

"It’d seem I’m really ignorant about this country’s culture. I also recall that I got that pointed out by Zeno the other day... According to him, I am a... natural "kuudere"...?"
Asimov , admitting his ignorance

"Indeed, currently Sumeragi is indeed our greatest enemy! Until I rescue all comrades from their evil hands...! I simply can’t... stay somewhere safe and merely use my brain... ...As long as my body holds on... I must do all that I can..."
Asimov , explaining his motives

"Hm... Free... A very fitting word for we of QUILL! Indeed... I'm not good with situations like this, but let's freely enjoy it! Freedom!"
Asimov , randomly inserting a karaoke song

"A mere damned non-Adept was able to build something like this...! [...] If you like this gun so much, I’ll kill you off with it...! Dead end!!"
Asimov , after surviving the Greed Snatcher bullet and preparing to finish off Copen

"Good work, GV. You too, Joule. By defeating Nova, you're ready to usher in the new era as king and queen. [...] Rejoin us, GV. There's a place for Joule there now. With her songs, Firmament, and of course, your immense power... We'll be able to erase Sumeragi and all the non-Adepts from existence."
Asimov , revealing his true goals

"Hasta la vista... GV."
Asimov , shooting Gunvolt for his refusal

"GV... We are cut from the same cloth. You understand, don't you? This world has not been kind to us. We have been persecuted at the hands of non-Adepts... Adepts and non-adepts will never be able to coexist. That's why we Adepts must destroy them all."
Asimov , in the middle of battling Gunvolt

"With that...kind of power...you will either fight...against them...or alongside them...and sooner or later...you will be...caught up in the struggle... This is farewell... GV... I leave the...future of Adepts...in your hands... Good luck..."
Asimov , giving his last words


"The New World Order" Quotes

"That's some way to talk to your foster dad. As for me, I've missed you, Gunvolt! And that girl over there... Is she your new Queen?"
Asimov , addressing Gunvolt and Kirin

"...Having you by my side, Gunvolt, would be like giving a bodybuilder a rocket launcher! Let's join forces and create our ideal world!"
Asimov , in the English version

"I thought I told you... Unless you become King, you'll never be able to escape the fighting! How have things turned out since you turned your back on your fate? If you had completed your duty, your life wouldn't have fallen to misfortune!"
Asimov , pissing off Gunvolt

"From where I'm standing, the real eyesore is you. You have the power to fulfill your duty, and still refuse to do so! ...No matter. All the efforts I went to extending my life to rebuild my plan were worth it. Radiant Fetters, was it? With that power, I'd be able to stop my own "dead end." As such, I have no further use for you. When I obtain Radiant Fetters, I'll rule this world by myself."
Asimov , giving up on Gunvolt and taking an interest in Kirin

"I have no ill intentions... I'll make her the Queen of the new age, and she'll survive forever along with me. Of course, I'll take care to remove any unnecessary parts from her before then! Hahahaha!!"
Asimov , thinking in the long-term

"Yes... This will do...! Nothing less from my own disciple... Azure Striker... I can entrust this world to you...! I can see it...! You have become King...and at your side...our comrades...gather again...in Utopia..."
Asimov , dying


Designer Comments

Source: Armed Blue: Gunvolt Complete Works

  • English fan translation
  • Japanese

I made him tall and with a well-built body to give out a “reliable leader” (image), and by adding sunglasses I make him express a facet of “he never shows his will (to others)”. I also had in mind “that” American comic hero who’s the leader of a Super-Psychics squad. By the way, (Asimov’s) sunglasses are military stuff and bullet-proof. At the beginning (of the designing process) I drew a draft in which he was older, had short hair and a stubble but, taking into mind female reception (of the character) I turned him into a long-haired and effeminate man-style (character).

-- Yoshitaka Hatakeyama

長身でガッチリとした体格という点で「頼りがいのあるリーダー」を出しつつ、サングラスをかけることで「決して自分の意思を見せない」という面も表現したつもりです。
あと、能力者集団のリーダーである某アメコミヒーローも意識してます。ちなみにサングラスは防弾仕様の軍事物。
当初、年齢がもっと高めで短髪に無精髭の案も描いていましたが、女性受けを意識して長髪の優男風になりました。

-- 畠山義崇

Musical Themes

Title Context Artists Audio
Struck by Tragedy
(訪れる悪夢, The Nightmare Comes)
"That" scene, as well as other ominous ones in GV1. Encounter theme of "The New World Order" Asimov. Ippo Yamada
Lightning Crashes
(雷霆衝突, Collision of Thunderstorms)
VS Asimov. Ippo Yamada
Struck by Tragedy
(訪れる悪夢, The Nightmare Comes)
8-bit remix used as the game over theme in Mighty Gunvolt. Ippo Yamada
Lightning Crashes
(雷霆衝突, Collision of Thunderstorms)
8-bit remix used in the final battle of Mighty Gunvolt with Zonda. Ippo Yamada
Find Out! ~ Compass of Hope ~ Duet sung by Asimov (Masashi Yukita) and Moniqa (Moemi Otaka) in Admiration to Peace. HeArt MakiArt (Lyrics)
Ryo Kawakami (Composer)
Yamajet (Arranger)
GV1OST3

Track notes by sound designer Ryo Kawakami:[8]

  • Struck by Tragedy

Everything in front of you turns into darkness… There’s no other way to express this track, when you hit the bottom of despair and (). I’m sure everyone must feel like that when they reach the ending for the first time. It’s indeed a “dead end”.

  • Lightning Crashes

The track of the real final battle. The melody of Track 3* is used entirely here but using the theme of the farewell with the foster parent, I worked in bringing out a wholly different atmosphere. The image is that, no matter how close someone might be to you, there are times in which mutual understanding cannot happen. But despite that it doesn’t change the fact that this someone is very important to you. I also wanted to bring out this feeling of “they feel different but are actually the same” so the timbre of the melody uses the same sounds.

*"Sprinting Through the Darkness", the second stage theme of Anthem (1st Sumeragi).

Trivia

  • Asimov's namesake is the science fiction writer and biochemistry professor Isaac Asimov, making him one of the few characters in Gunvolt 1 to not be named after a supercar. This namesake is also referenced in Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, where Asimov's new identity Demerzel is named after the character alias Eto Demerzel from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.
  • The addition of Asimov as the true final boss of GV1 was a decision made at the very end of development, which is why his boss battle movement patterns are simple. In director Yoshihisa Tsuda's prior story draft the barrier protecting the country would go down after Nova's death, a missile attack would occur, and when Gunvolt would try to stop it Asimov would betray him--the game would end with him grinning as the missiles struck. Scenario writer Toshiaki Tai strongly opposed this ending and had the story rewritten and extended to end with Asimov's defeat. Asimov's floor electrifying move continuously occurring was supposed to be the normal state of the battle, but this was deemed too overpowered.[9]
  • Asimov is one of the few characters in GV1 not named after a vehicle, simply because the story ran out of material. Tai suggested naming him "DeLorean," but this was rejected.[10]
  • Asimov's code name as a test subject, Takefutsu, comes from Takefutsu no Kami, which is another name for Takemikazuchi, a Japanese thunder god.
  • The notes in Asimov's concept art reveal that he is from America, but unlike other foreign characters such as the members of Eden, no profile materials elaborating on Asimov's background mention his national origins, only that he is the waif son of illegal immigrants in Japan and was captured when he was a teenager or even younger. His frequent usage of English is also noted to be incorrect at times, and the ASG2 OST booklet timeline implies that Asimov might not even be his real name, listing it with quotes and as something he switched to from his old code name Takefutsu.
  • Asimov sheds ethereal white or light pink feathers when using some of his Azure Striker abilities. He shares this feather-shedding trait with Gunvolt, ZedΩ, and Copen's copied Prevasion.
Moebius Asimov Zonda image
  • When playing as Gunvolt, being hit by Moebius' Damnatio Memoriae will cause an image with Asimov in the battle with Zonda to appear among the montage of Gunvolt's actual past moments. Strangely, he has his sunglasses on.
  • Asimov happens to give the missions with bosses (Jota and Viper) who appear in the Azure Striker Gunvolt demo. Both these missions also have objectives that are closer to pure terrorism, unlike the missions given by Zeno and Moniqa.
  • When Asimov kills Gunvolt with Copen's Greed Snatcher, he says, "Hasta la vista, GV." This is a reference to the scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day when T-800 shoots a frozen T-1000 with a pistol and says, "Hasta la vista, baby".
    • "The New World Order" Asimov's line "like giving a bodybuilder a rocket launcher!" in the English version of GV3 may be a reference to the film Commando, which also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and featured a scene with his character wielding a quad-tubed rocket launcher.
  • It has been noted by fans that Asimov resembles series sound director and composer Ippo Yamada, but when questioned about this Inti Creates' CEO Takuya Aizu claimed it is purely a coincidence, and that the directors and designers have said so themselves.[11]
  • Asimov's English voice actor, Maxwell Powers, also provides the English voiceover for the Azure Striker Gunvolt game trailers. He is also the presenter of Neo Geo mini from SNK.
  • At 350 points of damage, Asimov's Voltaic Chains was the most powerful normal attack in the series prior to Luminous Avenger iX, where it was surpassed by EX form Crimm's Exquisite Artillery.
    • However, Exquisite Artillery does not ignore Prevasion like Voltaic Chains does.
  • There is an unused remix of the Sumeragi boss theme in the game's files that was seemingly intended for Asimov at some point. Their normal themes are listed as GV_BGM_015 and GV_BGM_019 respectively, while the unused theme is listed twice as GV_BMG_015a and GV_BMG_019a. 
  • Asimov is one of three antagonists who call Gunvolt by his moniker "GV," the others being Zonda and Teseo. Coincidentally, all three are final bosses. Zonda does not refer to Gunvolt as GV in the Japanese version, however.
  • The appearance of GV3 Asimov's boss arena, combined with his threat to "remove any unnecessary parts" from Kirin, as well as his attack pattern and the fact that he is alive and in possession of the Border, suggest that he is a younger Demerzel from the Luminous Avenger iX timeline who has yet to achieve his pure electronic form. However, this is not confirmed in the game.
  • The attack where he binds the player character with Voltaic Chains before electrifying them in GV3 is very similar to the way he defeated Copen near Babel during the events at the end of GV1, according to Copen's Story. However, that scene has never been depicted visually, and the attack appears to be much weaker in GV3.
  • "The New World Order" Asimov is the fifth boss to have more than one special skill in the same fight, the previous four being Tenjian, Grazie, Possessed GV and "The Third Revenger" Nova.
    • He also uses three special skills in the same fight like Nova. In both cases, the first skill is the one they used in their game of origin, the second is Septimal Surge, and the third is an original attack.
  • Asimov's fight in GV3 is the only fight as Kirin where she does not talk at all in the mid-battle dialogue. She does talk before and after the fight, however.
  • Asimov in GV3 is the only extra boss whose Secret Mission name is not their title.
  • Oddly, despite being from an alternate world, "The New World Order" Asimov seems to know about events from the main world, as he seems to talk as if GV already beat him and knows about Primal Dragonization.

References

  1. Actual background information only calls him the son of illegal immigrants in Japan without any mention of America, and he has noticeable trouble with English.

Navigation

Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 Navigation

Azure Striker Gunvolt 1
Main Pages Game PageGallerySoundtrack (Azure Phosphorescence) • CreditsStory Scripts
QUILL and co. GunvoltJoule (Lumen) • AsimovZenoMoniqa
Boss Characters NovaMerakJotaViperCarreraEliseStratos | Copen
Other Characters ZondaRomeoMinor CharactersMedium BossesCommon Enemies
Main Missions Anthem (1st Sumeragi)Abyss (Subaquatic Base)Minaret (Media Tower)Conflagration (Biochem Plant)Spintronics (Datastore)Underworld (Stratacombs)Garden (Pharma Lab)Kaleidoscape (Sinner's Row)
Final and Special Missions Hostage (Urban Run)Streak (Eridu)Stratosphere (Babel)Idolatry (Firmament) / Azure (Firmament) | Special Missions
Songs Beyond the BlueReincarnationNebulous ClockAzure DoorPain from the PastScorching JourneyRouge ShimmerA Zip to the MoonSakura EfflorescenceEternal BlueCyanotype
Story Elements AdeptsSumeragi GroupQUILLGlaives
Gameplay Mechanics Score and Kudos (Secrets) • Equipment (Materials) • SkillsChristmas Mode
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Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
Main Game Page (Epilogue ATEMS) • Game GallerySoundtrack (Akashic Record) • CreditsStory Scripts
Dragon Saviors KirinGunvoltLumenB.B.ShironApolloCayman
ATEMS ZedΩLaylaSistinaGraziePradoSerpentine
Other Characters MoebiusNovaAsimovMedium BossesCommon EnemiesCorvette
Phantom Bosses JotaViperTenjianZondaMerakTeseo
Missions

Dragon Slayer (Futures Institute)Holy Night XIII (Downtown Christmas)
Cyber Daydream (Cyber-Kowloon)Pendulum Heart (Stormy Megafloat)Pride & Battle (Old Capital Temple)
Another Sun (Ballistic Missiles)
Trick Shot (Abandoned Factory)Sandstorm (Desert Base)Phantom Mist (Forest)Hot & Cold (Megafloat "Neptune")
Sunrise Palace (Sunrise Palace 1)Karma (Sunrise Palace 2)Heliacal Rising (Sunrise Palace 3)ZedΩ (Sunrise Throne)Moebius (World Moebius)
Secret MissionsD-nizer (D-nizer Mode)

New Songs Memoria of 'He'TracesErgo SumLiberatorGlass ParadiseStruggling to DreamReincarnation FatefulBoundless MythVirtue of the DawnArdent EyesCelestial Paean
Story Elements AdeptsSumeragi Group (Dragon Saviors) • Shadow YakumoATEMSBinding BrandsGlaives
Gameplay Mechanics Image PulseScore and KudosSkills
Fan Disc Spectrum Theater
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