World of THE POWER

It takes place in 2005, two years after an incident where the first identified extraterrestrial intelligence—classified as EI-01—crash-landed on Earth and absorbed a large number of machines into itself before disappearing without a trace. Following this incident, the Japanese government created a secret organization to combat potential alien threats: the Gutsy Geoid Guard, or "GGG," based beneath G-Island City in Tokyo Bay. Alien lifeforms known as Zonderians have begun to emerge; using Zonder Metal, they can assimilate various kinds of matter to form Zonders, which use humanoid beings as their hosts.

Setting

It takes place in 2005, two years after an incident where the first identified extraterrestrial intelligence—classified as EI-01—crash-landed on Earth and absorbed a large number of machines into itself before disappearing without a trace. Following this incident, the Japanese government created a secret organization to combat potential alien threats: the Gutsy Geoid Guard, or "GGG," based beneath G-Island City in Tokyo Bay. Alien lifeforms known as Zonderians have begun to emerge; using Zonder Metal, they can assimilate various kinds of matter to form Zonders, which use humanoid beings as their hosts.

There is also the threat of Algernon, a mutation in the brain which causes an accelerated alteration in the sensory, neural and nervous faculties. Those subjected to the phenomenon become violently hostile. Akamatsu Industries, a group designated to research and counteract Algernon, head a covert squadron of Neuronoids, robots piloted by Dual Kinds to inspect areas exposed to contamination and neutralize any threats brought thereabout. Keita Aono, a high school student, is brought into the fold after a chance encounter with a childhood friend, Hinoki Sai.

The titular hero of the series, Betterman, is a life form of superior physical and mental capabilities via adaptation of Animus Fruit. Through the resulting consumption of these plants, Betterman can metamorphose into situational combat forms. His most common form is the humanoid "Betterman Lamia." Each transformation allows Betterman to attain distinct physical-, psionic-, and mobility-related abilities.

Trinary Solar System

Another Solar System, far away from Earth. Despite its name, the system has only one sun, but two burning planets provide sun-like light. The system is home to the Green Planet, the Purple Planet, and the Red Planet, possibly in addition to the other cultures seen among the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol. Repli-Earth was also created here.

Blue Planet

Earth (地球 Chikyū?) is a planet in the Solar System. It is the home planet of humanity, and is known to those from the Trinary Solar System as "The Blue Planet".

Green Planet

The Green Planet (緑の星 Midori No Hoshi?) is a planet in the Trinary Solar System. It is the home planet of Cain and Latio. From the flashes visible during Latio's flashbacks to infanthood, the planet's structures were made of stone. The people of the Green Planet possessed 8 angelic wings and a green glow, along with powerful telekinetic abilities. These were focused in three primary techniques that balanced the powers of destruction and creation, which were the basis for the abilities of GaoGaiGar and its successor mechs. In addition, Cain's child, Latio, possessed the power of Purification.

Utilizing the right hand, this was the basis for Broken Magnum. It is the favored combat opener of Pei La Cain, though it is seldom used by Latio. The thumb, index and pinky fingers are outstretched with the middle and ring fingers curled inward - the technique fires a blast of energy possessing moderate power. Like Broken Magnum, it is much quicker to execute than other moves, though it possesses lower firepower.

Utilizing both hands, this was the basis for Hell and Heaven. It is favored as a finishing move by people of the Green Planet. Both hands are folded together in an outstretched fist while speaking the pseudo-Latin chant "Gemu giru gan go gufo...", followed by charging at the enemy while finishing the chant by yelling "Vita!". A variant of this technique can be used to destroy the complete Z-Master program once all 31 Z Crystals have been collected and assembled - rather than charging, this version fires a thin laser from the outstretched fist, which disintegrates the crystals.

Despite these powerful abilities, the Green Planet's people fell against the Zonders and were mechanized. Eventually the planet itself faded from existence, as was the fate of the rest of the Trinary Solar System.

Purple Planet

The Purple Planet (紫の星 Murasaki No Hoshi?) is a planet in the Trinary Solar System. The inhabitants of the planet developed Zonder Metal and the Z-Master program to eradicate "minus energy" in their thoughts, but the program went rogue, turning the entire race into Zonders, who were eventually completely mechanized into Zonderians.

Red Planet

The Red Planet (赤の星 Aka No Hoshi?) is a desert planet in the Trinary Solar System. It is the home planet of Abel and Arma. Soldato J-002 hails from this planet - due to the intense heat he grew up with, he finds the heat generated by Renais Kerdif-Shishioh to be nothing.

The wings of the people of the Red Planet resembled those of a phoenix. They possessed telekinetic abilities said to be superior to those of the people of the Green Planet. They also took a more traditional approach to warfare, building battleships and arming their Giant Mechanoids with more traditional cannon-type weapons than the "Super Robot"-style weapons of Super Mechanoids. Like the Purple Planet, they possessed ES Window technology and incorporated it into their ES Missile weaponry. They also were the developers of Generating Armor, a simultaneously offensive and defensive mechanism that was mounted on all of their battleships.

Ultimately the Red Planet would be mechanized, though it left behind a legacy in the form of what would be fated to become as terrible a threat as the Z-Master itself - the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol.

Gutsy Geoid Guard

Secret organization created by the Japanese government to combat alien threats following the incident involving EI-01 in 2003. Formed from the best specialists and brightest minds in Japan, using technology discovered in Galeon's databanks (and Professor Leo Shishioh's own designs based on same) as its foundation. Their headquarters is the Bay Tower Base, lying beneath the Space Development Corporation on G-Island City. The late Japanese intelligence agent Kirio Inugami was said to have played a major role in its founding. They have ongoing cooperation with the NASA in the United States, where Leo Shishioh's brother Liger and Swan White's brother Stallion are stationed. Article 5, Section 120 of the GGG Charter states: "Under no circumstances must a GGG member ever give up."

Zonderians

Zonderians (ゾンダリアン Zondarian?) are the final form of Zonders that have not been subjected to Purification, and thus have progressed to their final stage of mechanization. Completely mechanized, they cannot be returned to normal by Mamoru Amami's Purification (though Ikumi Kaidou was able to Purify the Zonderians Pizza and Pinchernone without harm to them, suggesting that it was due to the sealed state of Mamoru's ability at the time that Polonaise was killed upon being Purified. It is also possible that only Zondarians based on full organic lifeforms cannot be purified, while those based on Cyborgs and computer systems can be). Like Zonders, Zonderians can fuse with machines to form large Zonder Robos for combat purposes, which they refer to as their "perfect forms" - however, they also possess some combat abilities even in their normal-sized forms.