Brave Command Dagwon

Brave Command Dagwon
	Cover of the series' first DVD Box, depicting En Daidouji and Fire Dagwon
勇者指令ダグオン; (Yūsha Shirei Daguon)
Genre	Mecha, Action
Anime television series
Directed by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Produced by	Hitoshi Kako; Koji Takamori; Mami Ohara; Youichi Honna; Takayuki Yoshii
Written by	Kenichi Araki
Music by	Edison
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	ANN (Nagoya TV)
Original run	February 3, 1996 – January 25, 1997
Episodes	48
Original video animation
Brave Command Dagwon: The Boy with the Crystal Eyes
Directed by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Produced by	Hiroyuki Birukawa; Koji Takamori
Written by	Hiroaki Kitajima
Music by	Tatsumi Yano
Studio	Sunrise
Released	October 22, 1997 – December 28, 1997
Episodes	2

Brave Command Dagwon (Japanese: 勇者指令ダグオン, Hepburn: Yūsha Shirei Daguon) is a Japanese anime series begun in 1996, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Tomomi Mochizuki (who also wrote episodes for the show under the penname Go Sakamoto) and was the seventh and penultimate entry in the Brave (Yūsha) franchise.

Earth is the target of the former Sargasso prisoners who seize control of Sargasso and attack our planet - to counter this, alien officer Brave Alien selects five (and then later seven as the series progresses) teenage boys from Earth to receive the wrist-worn DagCommanders that transform them into the series' title team, the human equivalent to "brave" warriors.

Drawing inspiration from anime franchises which feature transforming heroes as well as anime stock footage hero transformation sequences like live-action tokusatsu franchises (e.g. Super Sentai and its Western counterpart Power Rangers), the selected teenage protagonists transform into special DagTector (ダグテクター, DaguTekutā) battle suits, by activating their DagCommanders' transformation function with the transformation call "Try Dagwon", which grant them pseudo-elemental powers and attacks as well as protection, weapons, tools and amplified physical power. If that is not enough, they have personal basic mecha at their disposal which can turn into humanoid forms as a part of Fusion Combination (融合合体, Yūgō Gattai), a process that sees a character (hero, villain, or otherwise) merge with their mecha not in the sense of a physical merger but in a style where the character transforms their body into anti-matter, like they became an illusion or ghost, and becomes an embodiment for their mecha's humanoid transformation, the mecha serving also as a way of assuming a mecha form. If even greater power is needed, the heroes can merge with additional support units (or perhaps each other) to strengthen their Fusion Combination transformations by forming a physical mecha combination.

In addition to the title protagonists, other friendly beings soon arrive on Earth to aid their efforts of fighting Sargasso - for example: Gunkid, whose own transformations include a tank, jet or the hand-held Infinity Cannon (無限砲, Mugen Hō), was initially on Sargasso's side before he decides to support the Dagwon team, and Lian, a robot that transforms into a sword who later becomes Gunkid's teacher.

The protagonists also have DagBase (ダグベース, DaguBēsu), a base which En, one of the Dagwon team's members, uses one ability of: Super Fusion Combination (超融合合体, Chō Yūgō Gattai), a form of Fusion Combination which is slightly stronger than the basic kind as a user assimilates DagBase, transforming themselves and DagBase into DagBase Robo (ダグベースロボ, DaguBēsu Robo).

Composition

This series consists of 48 episodes, first aired on Nagoya TV from February 3, 1996, to January 25 next year. Its success, despite children being put off by its male bishōnen superhero theme and instead finding an audience in women who are fond of male bishōnen main characters (especially male bishōnen protagonists and male bishōnen superheroes), warrants the two-episode O.V.A. The Boy with Crystal Eyes (水晶の瞳の少年, Suishō no Hitomi no Shōnen), which came out in September 1997. The show is currently not licensed in the US as is the status with all the other entries in the Brave franchise, except the franchises' last incarnation to span an anime presentation:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar.

Team

En Daidouji (大堂寺炎, Daidōji En)

Voiced by Kōichi Tōchika

The fire warrior.

The stereotypical hot-headed, juvenile-delinquent-like and determined type. Reckless, short-tempered and stubborn to a fault, but also brave, fearless and a loyal friend. En often locks heads with Kai, who just so happens to be his superior in school. He develops a close friendship with Ryu in the beginning of the series. En's basic mecha is Fire Stratos (a Lancia Stratos HF police car). His first auxiliary mecha is Fire Jumbo, based on a Boeing 747 jumbo jet (Fire Jumbo is equipped with two sub-ordinates: Fire Ladder, based on a Morita ladder fire truck and Fire Rescue, based on a Toyota HiMedic (H100) ambulance). His second auxiliary mecha is Fire Shovel, based on an excavator - from Fire Shovel's debut (number 31) onwards, Fire Jumbo, after restoration, becomes used less to the extent of not being used at all, instead used only for combination into Super Fire Dagwon.

DagTector	Fire En
Fusion Combination	Fire En + Fire Stratos = DagFire
Blazing Combination (火炎合体, Kaen Gattai)	DagFire + Fire Jumbo = Fire Dagwon
Herculean Strength Combination (剛力合体, Gōriki Gattai)	DagFire + Fire Shovel = Power Dagwon
Super Blazing Combination (超火炎合体, Chō Kaen Gattai)	DagFire + Fire Jumbo + Fire Shovel = Super Fire Dagwon (Note: Super Blazing Combination is executed only if DagBase's special Super Blazing Combination Light-Wave (超火炎合体光波, Chō Kaen Gattai Kō-Ha) is fired upon the components (specifically if DagFire has performed Herculean Strength Combination prior) - the transformation begins instantly. (One fatal downside is that En, for a time, is rendered unconscious from this combination because the power is seriously strong))

Kai Hirose (広瀬海, Hirose Kai)

Voiced by Takehito Koyasu

The speed warrior.

Kai is head of the student council and practitioner of Kendo. He is almost always seen carrying a shinai which he uses to enforce the rules at school. He also tries to remind the team of their job and that it's not only fun and games, but does not always succeed since his strict, no-nonsense personality tends to rub them the wrong way. Kai's mecha is Turbo Liner which is based on a 300 Series Shinkansen.

DagTector	Turbo Kai
Fusion Combination	Turbo Kai + Turbo Liner = DagTurbo
(Super) Coupling Combination ((超)重連合体, (Chō) Jūren Gattai)	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing (+ DagDrill) = (Super) Liner Dagwon

Shin Sawamura (沢邑森, Sawamura Shin)

Voiced by Jin Yamanoi

The weapons warrior.

Shin is a luckless flirt with girls and has an alarming tendency to get shot down whenever he talks to one. In spite of this, he is friendly and good-natured. He is also skilled at martial arts, as seen when he uses Judo to stop a purse-snatching in the first episode. Shin's vehicle is Armor Liner, based on an E1 Series Shinkansen.

DagTector	Armor Shin
Fusion Combination	Armor Shin + Armor Liner = DagArmor
(Super) Coupling Combination ((超)重連合体, (Chō) Jūren Gattai)	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing (+ DagDrill) = (Super) Liner Dagwon

Yoku Kazamatsuri (風祭翼, Kazamatsuri Yoku)

Voiced by Hiro Yūki

The sky warrior.

Shy and a bit geeky, Yoku is the brains of the team. He is very knowledgeable and computer savvy. He also likes to study strange and unusual things. Yoku's vehicle is Wing Liner, based on a 400 Series Shinkansen.

DagTector	Wing Yoku
Fusion Combination	Wing Yoku + Wing Liner = DagWing
(Super) Coupling Combination ((超)重連合体, (Chō) Jūren Gattai)	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing (+ DagDrill) = (Super) Liner Dagwon

Ryu Hashiba (刃柴竜, Hashiba Ryū)

Voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi

The shadow warrior.

Calm, mysterious and a puzzle even to his team members. He's the only one to have "subordinates": transforming beast mecha stored in the form of cards. He was the last of the team to achieve his mecha fusion. Ryu develops a close friendship with En in the beginning of the series. Ryu is one of two members of the team who does not gain any new after-Fusion-Combination forms after gaining one. Ryu's basic mecha is Shadow Jet, based on an F/A-18 Hornet.

DagTector	Shadow Ryu
Fusion Combination	Shadow Ryu + Shadow Jet = DagShadow (Note: Dragon Plasma Burn, one of DagShadow's attacks, requires DagShadow assuming a special Shadow Dragon (シャドードラゴン, Shadō Doragon) transformation)
Machine Beast Combination (機獣合体, Ki Jū Gattai)	DagShadow + Guard Beasts, a team of three transforming beasts-to-humanoids (Guard Tiger, Guard Wolf, Guard Hawk) = Shadow Dagwon

Geki Kuroiwa (黒岩激, Kuroiwa Geki)

Voiced by Hisao Egawa

The ground warrior.

Geki has a rivalry with En, who injured his arm in a fight at Geki's old school. He is even more short tempered and impatient than En and has a serious crush on Maria. Geki had something of a misguided view on being a hero at first, but eventually became a valuable member. His Fusion Combination transformation combines with Kai's, Shin's and Yoku's own to assemble the super form of an already existing mecha combination. Geki's vehicle is Drill Liner, based on a JNR Class C62 steam locomotive (while Drill Liner is designed as a steam engine, it is unknown if it is based on either a complete steam engine which actually steams or a steam engine that is an electricity-powered visual replica model and which steams only for display reasons - this is due to a steam engine being used as the template of a mecha).

DagTector	Drill Geki
Fusion Combination	Drill Liner = DagDrill
Super Coupling Combination (超重連合体, Chō Jūren Gattai)	DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing (+ DagDrill) = Super Liner Dagwon

Rai Utsumi (宇津美雷, Utsumi Rai)

Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi

The thunder warrior.

An alien officer who appears later in the series. He is very good-looking, which earns him the unwanted advances of practically every female student at the boys' school. Rai hates the attention and it easily embarrasses and flusters him. Like En, his Fusion Combination transformation is a stand-alone mecha and does not combine with the others. His auxiliary mecha Thunder Shuttle's transformation into the body of Thunder Dagwon is based on NASA space shuttle. Like Ryu, Rai doesn't combine with any other mechs to achieve an upgrade. Rai's basic vehicle is Thunder Bike, based on a sidecar motorcycle .

DagTector	Thunder Rai
Fusion Combination	Thunder Rai + Thunder Bike = DagThunder
Thunder Combination (雷鳴合体, Raimei Gattai)	DagThunder + Thunder Shuttle = Thunder Dagwon

Allies

Humans

Maria Tobe (戸部真理亜, Tobe Maria): Voiced by Miki Nagasawa; En's classmate. Because she is very interested in occultism, she is often implicated into the commotion of aliens. She and En have been friends since they were 9 years old, they often quarreled with each other. But she gradually came to love him.

Manabu Tobe (戸部学, Tobe Manabu): Voiced by Naomi Nagasawa; Maria's younger brother. His nickname is "Gaku". Because he is very interested in Dagwons, he is often implicated into the commotion of aliens, too.

Erika Serizawa (芹沢英里加, Serizawa Erika): Voiced by Yuko Mizutani; A high school reporter trying to find out the identity of Dagwon and later becomes Shin's love interest despite her not liking him and having affection for his alter ego DagArmor.

Yukari Fujii (藤井ユカリ, Fujii Yukari): Voiced by Kumiko Nishihara; A junior high student and a friend of Yoku.

Minako Hashiba (刃柴美奈子, Hashiba Minako): Voiced by Hiroko Konishi; Ryu's younger sister. She has the power to foresee the future by dream, and predicts the revival of Fire Jumbo.

Souichi Asahiyama (朝日山壮一, Asahiyama Sōichi): Voiced by Yū Shimaka; The principal of Sankai High School.

Haruka Ijuuin (伊集院遥香, Ijūin Haruka): Voiced by Ken Shiroyama; The vice-principal of Sankai High School.

Nagisa (渚): Voiced by Mika Kanai; Kai's younger sister who is more lean-back than her brother. She only appears in the OVA.

Aliens

Brave Alien (ブレイブ星人, Bureibu Seijin): Voiced by Jōji Nakata; An alien police officer who chooses the team's members. He is killed by Mado and Gedo in retaliation for killing Hido.

Sword Alien Lian (剣星人ライアン, Ken Seijin Raian): Voiced by Yutaka Hirose; A warrior whose people, the Sword Aliens, were exterminated by Arch Seijin a long time ago. His transformation from humanoid is a sword. He joins forces with the title protagonists after they prove themselves regarding their worth to him and he learns a lesson about personal revenge vendettas - common ground is established.

Gunkid (ガンキッド, Gankiddo): Voiced by Miki Nagasawa; Formerly named Gundroid T96, a young artillery youth who used to be corrupted by Sargasso, but eventually turns to the side of good by joining Brave Command Dagwon - Lian, as such, proceeds to become Gunkid's teacher. His transformations from humanoid are a jet, a tank and the Infinity Cannon (無限砲, Mugen Hō) (which can be used by both Fire Dagwon (Gunkid sends out a waist-mounted connector when Fire Dagwon is the user - Gunkid attaches his Ifinity Cannon transformation onto this connector. The power of the Cannon is so strong that when used by Fire Dagwon, a recoil forces the user back) and Power Dagwon (Power Dagwon's all-purpose Power Arm which is mounted on the left upper arm goes into the ground so that Power Dagwon, when the Infinity Cannon fires, is not forced back. Power Dagwon uses an in-built connector stored in the right shoulder).

Luna (ルナ, Runa): Voiced by Yumi Fukamizu; An alien Dagwon officer and a galaxy-elemented warrior. Luna comes to Earth in the middle of the series and creates Fire Shovel after Fire Jumbo's temporary destruction. She is kidnapped afterward and brainwashed by Hido into his bidding. Kai is able to free her after he tries to kill Hido. She is also shown to have feelings for him. She has no basic (and therefore Fusion Combination) and ehancement mecha (and therefore physical mecha combination) like the others, but flies a fighter ship instead. She wields a lipstick-beam rapier in her DagTector armor.

DagTector	Galaxy Luna

Kenta (ケンタ, Kenta): Voiced by Tomoko Ishimura; The OVA's title character. Although shy-natured he is of a race of crystal-like aliens called the Deandozol that drain the energy of stars unless they are killed in juvenile form. In order to stop him, Kenta himself uses and merges the Dagwon team's powers into a new humanoid mecha which is used for his own destruction.

Major antagonists

Arch Alien: The first major villain in the series. He is responsible for exterminating the Sword Aliens a long time ago. He wears black knight-like armour and is revealed to look human underneath his armour when he is defeated by Lian.

Warugaia Seijin Brothers

Hido: Voiced by Masahito Yabe

First-appearing in his human disguise, crashing into Luna's ship as she is leaving earth, kidnapping and then brainwashing her into doing his bidding. He tries to have her kill Kai who is able to break the brainwashing. He is killed by Brave Seijin.

Gedo: Voiced by Takashi Nagasako; The muscle of the brothers. Killed by Power Dagwon & Lian

Mado: Voiced by Koji Ishii; The leader of the three. Killed by Super Fire Dagwon with Lian and Gunkid

Genocide: Voiced by Ryuzaburo Otomo

He is responsible for the Sargasso prison break. His power is machine and organism possession. He manipulates the prisoners throughout the entire series when his asteroid-like body crashes into Sargosso and takes over the prison's computer system. He was thought to be killed when Sargasso was split in half by DagBase. He survives and possesses Fire Jumbo (also transforming into the body of Fire Dagwon), creating a barrier of hatred that consumes the Earth. Finally killed when En forces a combination into Super Fire Dagwon and self-destructs in space.

Minor antagonists

Sandoll Alien: Appears in episode 1. Powers include a capsule form for space travel, palm sand missiles, reformation after body part or entire body destruction and a two-or-more-Sandoll combination to form a slightly stronger Sandoll kind. Upon combination with each other they acquire the ability to shoot concentrated sand from the torso.
Zargoss Alien: There are several antagonists who spin off of or are in some way related to this Alien that appear in episodes 2, 8, 16 & 31 or exclusively in either some or at least a minimum of one of these 4 episodes:
- Zargoss Soldier: Powers include super speeds, explosive saliva, invisibility, eye lasers and human disguise transformation capabilities. Reappear in Brave Saga.
- Zargoss Robo: Powers include levitation, invisibility, underside energy bolts, eye, torso, and pelvis energy beams, and torso lasers.
- Mognel: Appears only in episode 8. Powers include burrowing, hypnotic snoring that becomes more powerful over time, a rubbery body with a high resistance to cold, and a powerful tail. Reappears in Brave Saga.
- Sister Zargoss: Appear only in episode 31. Powers include flight, acid streams from the mouth, and super speed. They are the elites of the Zargoss Seijin.
- Queen Zargoss: Appears only in episode 31. Powers include eye energy bolts, an energy field, and mouth energy bolts that convert objects into stone. She is the leader and possible mother of the Zargoss Seijin.
Gallon Alien: Appears in episode 3 with an 18-episodes-later reappearance. Powers include a life-draining slime body, emitting electricity, body spears, and a high resistance to heat.
Death Pulse Alien: Appears in episode 4. Powers include levitation, circular saw top probes, and an electrical force field. This Alien has a 'Robo' relation that appears one episode before episode 4, the 4th episode being the appearance of this Alien after the Robo's first appearance:
- Death Pulse Robo: Appears in episodes 3 and 4. Powers include flight, swimming, an underside drill, fast spinning, and four flamethrowers on the top of the body.
Electron Alien: Appears in episode 5. Powers include planetary travel in an orb of light, emitting electrical bolts and balls, body conversion into electricity, electricity-absorption-powered size increase, an electric force field and electric-blade-spawning from the hands.
Chaos Alien: Appears in episode 6. Powers include flight, possessing objects and reinforcing their structure, and reformation.
Guardroid: Appears in episode 7. They are the former jailer robots of Sargasso before a cosmic storm hits the prison and accidentally releases the prisoners - they are then made assistants of the antagonists. They are armed with an assault rifle.
Gososa: Appears in episode 7. Powers include flight, Guardroid storage, a black hole cell, a pair of punching arms armed with palm lasers, and a 16-tube rocket pod.
- Space Locust: Appear in episode 11. Powers include sharp teeth and flight. They serve as the personal minions of Arch Alien.
Gallabird Alien: Appears in episodes 9 and 21. Powers include flight at mach 8, hurricane winds from the wings, a grapple tentacle in the forehead, and acid streams from the mouth. Reappears in Brave Saga.
Zamuza: Appear in episode 9. Powers include growth by eating, wall crawling, and mouth webs. Reappears in Brave Saga.
Killad Alien: Appears in episode 10. Powers include absorbing defeated enemies using a forehead laser to absorb their powers and teleportation.
- Evolved Killad: Assumed in episode 10 with a reappearance 11 episodes later. Powers include gorilla-style strength, tiger-style agility and fangs, a tank cannon on the left shoulder, a pair of missile launchers on the right shoulder, jet-powered flight, and projectile resistance. After absorbing a destroyer class warship his new body weapons consist of machine gun turrets, a missile pod and a triple-barreled howitzer cannon while his body gains a resistance to blades.
Armor Alien: Appears in episodes 12 and 21. Powers include a ball form capable of planetary travel, burrowing and self-defense against most objects, iron consumption, thick head armor and launchable needles from the mouth. After eating enough iron it can grow launchable spikes in its ball form.
Wildy Alien: Appears in episode 13. Powers include a heat reflective sword, high jumping, and can cause illusions from his single eye.
- Wildon: Appears in episode 13. Powers include flight and mouth flames. It serves as the mount for Wildy.
Rod Alien: Appears in episode 14. Powers include flight and an electric whip for each arm.
- Griffin: Appears in episode 14. Powers include flight, mouth energy bolts that rival napalm, mouth sonic waves, armored wings, growth over time, a high resistance to heat, and lasers from the forehead emerald.
Succubus: Appears in episodes 15 and 21. Powers include human disguises, hypnotic eyes, extendable tentacle fingers, teleportation, electric capture rings from her staff, size changing, and mouth flames.
Phoenix Alien: Appears in episodes 17 and 21. Powers include a high body temperature, levitation, mouth flames, an egg-like regenerative core with telekinetic properties and black electric bolts, and fire absorption. Reappears in Brave Saga.
Vander Alien: Appears in episode 18. Powers include hypnotizing children and entrapping them in spheres of light, floating on top of water, tentacles in his stomach, and flight. Reappears in Brave Saga.
Drangran Alien and Drangran Spider: Appear in episode 19.
- Drangran Alien's powers include extendable tentacle limbs, painful screams, and when wearing their bio-suits are armed with right wrist lasers.
- Drangran Spider's only known power is emitting webs from its mouth.
- Space Seed Plant: Appears in episode 19. Powers include destructive vines and acidic spores upon blooming.
Nouvelle Alien: Appear in episodes 20 and 21. Powers include a barrel-less laser pistol and flying saucers armed with jade converting energy bolts and spike missiles.
Hydron Alien: Appears in episode 21. Powers include levitation, teleportation, reviving the dead, a bone scythe, summoning wormholes, holograms, and combining with revived spirits to form a skull-like tank.
Demos: Appears in episode 22. Powers include flight, teleportation, emitting lightning bolts from his hands, a sword made of electricity, and size changing.
Mekaju Alien: Appears in episodes 23 and 24. Powers include draining the life out of surrounding plant life, a grid energy barrier, reformation, and solar radiation absorption to power the Infinity Cannon. He is the former owner of Gunkid.
Cameron Alien: Appears in episode 25. Powers include flight, shape-shifting and body bombs.
Demaka Alien: Appears in episode 26. Powers include merging into the environment, levitation, projecting images with his eye-like body, and turning into a cockroach.
Mouser Alien: Appear in episode 27. Powers include reproduction by mitosis by consuming nutrients and super speed.
- Mouser Robo: Appears in episode 27. Powers include flight, a mouth tractor beam, four energy cannons on the nose, energy beams from its launchable wired arms, gun turrets around the body, armor thick enough to withstand the Infinity Cannon, stunning energy bolts from the arms, and can release a drill from said arms.
Gumopider Alien: Appears in episode 28. Powers include levitation, forehead and palm webs, solidifying clouds, wings that can control web movements, and eye lasers.
Radonpa Alien: Appears in episode 29. He possesses no known powers.
Death Cop: Appears in episode 32. Powers and tools include a slicing whip from the right wrist, a laser pistol, and Fusion Combination with his ship. He is a former Dagwon officer who turns to crime. Death Cop faces En in a fierce battle over the course of his appearance.
- Death Cop Powered: The Fusion Combination of Death Cop and his ship into a mecha body form assumed during his battle with En. Powers include a three-barreled machine gun in the left wrist, high jumping, a slicing electric whip in the right wrist, an energy saber stored in the left hip, and a powerful energy cannon called the Death Buster that is similar to the Infinity Cannon.
Futtoba Alien: Appears in episode 33. Powers include levitation, weather manipulation, and hiding in a cumulonimbus cloud.
Pat Alien: Appear in episode 34. Their only known power is having a metallic armored body.
- Heavy Machine Robo: Appear in episode 34. Powers include flight, four grapple claw arms, and storing metal in their canister-like body.
- Patrol Machine Robo: Appears in episode 34. Its only known power is a pair of claws for arms.
Savalas Alien: Appears in episode 35. Powers include a flying orb that can manipulate water and has a high resistance to cold, swimming, and sharp claws.
Pulse Alien: Appears in episode 36. Powers include converting his body into electricity and eye beams.
Trucker Alien: Appears in episode 37. Powers include a turbine in its back used for speed and morphing into different types of trucks. Upon fully evolving he is armed with a pair of missile pods, a pair of machine guns on h its face, a cannon on its "scalp", and remote tires armed with a pair of spikes.
Ashura Shura: Appears in episode 38. Powers include a human disguise, telepathy, six spider legs from the back, and extendable arms.
Zelma Alien: Appears in episode 41. Powers include flight, weather manipulation, tentacles that emit black energy bolts, a force field capable of emitting energy beams strong enough to obliterate mountains in one hit, and energy shockwaves and hurricane-force winds from below the head section.
Bomber Alien: Appears in episode 43. Powers include flight, spawning explosions around him, and a nuclear bomb within his body.
Battle Robo: Appear in episode 44. Powers include flight and a beam machine gun.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
1	(誕生!勇者高校生)	Directed by : Gorō Taniguchi Storyboarded by : Tomomi Mochizuki	Kenichi Araki	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)
2	(空中都市作戦)	Araki Otoba	Kenichi Araki	February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)
3	(ダグファイヤー戦闘不能)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Kenichi Araki	February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
4	(最終兵器を破壊せよ)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Kenichi Araki	March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
5	(ファイヤーダグオン発進せず)	Yasuhiro Minami	Toshifumi Kawase	March 9, 1996 (1996-03-09)
6	(ゲームオーバー)	Gorō Taniguchi	Kenichi Araki	March 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)
7	(サルガッソの謎)	Masamitsu Hidaka	Kenichi Araki	March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)
8	(キケンな眠り)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	March 27, 1996 (1996-03-27)
9	(昆虫大パニック)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Hiroaki Kitajima	March 30, 1996 (1996-03-30)
10	(強さを我が手に)	Yasuhiro Minami	Yasunori Yamada	April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)
11	(復讐の10万光年)	Gorō Taniguchi	Kenichi Araki	April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)
12	(新たなる仲間)	Araki Otoba	Toshifumi Kawase	April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)
13	(炎の新必殺剣)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Yoshiyuki Suga	April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)
14	(心優しき宇宙獣)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Yasunori Yamada	May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)
15	(暴走ダグアーマー)	Yasuhiro Minami	Hiroaki Kitajima	May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)
16	(閃光のダグベース)	Gorō Taniguchi	Kenichi Araki	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
17	(弱虫ツヨシと宇宙石)	Directed by : Araki Otoba Storyboarded by : Yusuke Yamamoto	Yoshiyuki Suga	May 25, 1996 (1996-05-25)
18	(マリアの幽霊退治)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Toshifumi Kawase	June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)
19	(ダグオンNO.6)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Kenichi Araki	June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08)
20	(突撃!ダグドリル)	Fumitsuki Himuro	Yasunori Yamada	June 15, 1996 (1996-06-15)
21	(男!涙の友情合体)	Gorō Taniguchi	Hiroaki Kitajima	June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)
22	(風に舞う白い羽根)	Directed by : Araki Otoba Storyboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka	Mutsumi Nakano	June 29, 1996 (1996-06-29)
23	(宇宙の大樹)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Go Sakamoto	July 6, 1996 (1996-07-06)
24	(その名はガンキッド)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Go Sakamoto	July 13, 1996 (1996-07-13)
25	(誓いの無限砲)	Fumitsuki Himuro	Kenichi Araki	July 20, 1996 (1996-07-20)
26	(ねらわれたガク)	Tomomi Mochizuki	Hiroaki Kitajima	July 27, 1996 (1996-07-27)
27	(猫が消える日)	Gorō Taniguchi	Toshifumi Kawase	August 3, 1996 (1996-08-03)
28	(去りゆく君へ)	Araki Otoba	Yasunori Yamada	August 10, 1996 (1996-08-10)
29	(青い星の戦慄)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Mutsumi Nakano	August 17, 1996 (1996-08-17)
30	(地球氷河期5分前)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Kenichi Araki Go Sakamoto	August 24, 1996 (1996-08-24)
31	(剛力!パワーダグオン)	Directed by : Gorō Taniguchi Storyboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka	Kenichi Araki	September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07)
32	(噂の刑事エン&ゲキ)	Directed by : Megumi Yamamoto Storyboarded by : Fumitsuki Himuro	Yoshiyuki Suga	September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14)
33	(嵐を呼ぶ学園祭)	Directed by : Isao Torada Storyboarded by : Akira Oguro	Hiroaki Kitajima	September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)
34	(エン、成層圏で戦う)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Mutsumi Nakano	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
35	(電撃登場ダグサンダー)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Kenichi Araki	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
36	(サルガッソの支配者)	Gorō Taniguchi	Yasunori Yamada	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)
37	(幽霊トラックを追え!)	Fumitsuki Himuro	Yoshiyuki Suga	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
38	(復活の白い翼)	Isao Torada	Mutsumi Nakano	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
39	(吠えよ!ライアン)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Hiroaki Kitajima	November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
40	(望まざる対決)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Kenichi Araki	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
41	(禁断の超合体)	Gorō Taniguchi	Yasunori Yamada	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
42	(割れたダグテクター)	Fumitsuki Himuro	Yoshiyuki Suga	November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)
43	(勇者たち宇宙へ)	Directed by : Isao Torada Storyboarded by : Akira Oguro	Go Sakamoto	December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
44	(攻防!ダグベース)	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Hiroaki Kitajima	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)
45	(奇跡の勇者たち)	Kunihisa Sugishima	Yoshiyuki Suga	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
46	(サルガッソ大爆発)	Directed by : Yasuhiro Matsumura Storyboarded by : Gorō Taniguchi	Kenichi Araki	December 27, 1996 (1996-12-27)
47	(燃えろ!炎の勇者エン)	Fumitsuki Himuro	Kenichi Araki	January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)
48	(オレたちの未来へ…)	Tomomi Mochizuki	Kenichi Araki	January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25)

References

External links

勇者指令ダグオン (Japanese) - Sunrise's Brave website's official Brave Command Dagwon index
Brave Command Dagwon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年 OVA (Japanese) - official Brave website page for the OVA
Brave Command Dagwon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Preceded by The Brave of Gold Goldran	Brave series 1996-1997	Succeeded by The King of Braves GaoGaiGar

v t e Brave series
Anime series	Exkaiser Fighbird Da-Garn Might Gaine J-Decker Goldran Dagwon GaoGaiGar Final/Grand Glorious Gathering Betterman
See also	Bandai Namco Filmworks Takara Bandai Namco Entertainment Eldran series Gear Fighter Dendoh Transformers

v t e Sunrise television series
1970s	Hazedon (1972–1973) Zero Tester (1973–1974) Reideen The Brave (1975–1976) La Seine no Hoshi (1975) Kum-Kum (1975–1976) Chōdenji Robo Combattler V (1976–1977) Dinosaur Expedition Born Free [ja] (1976–1977) Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977–1978) Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (1977–1978) Majokko Tickle (1978–1979) Tōshō Daimos (1978–1979) Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (1978–1979) Cyborg 009 (1979–1980) Future Robot Daltanious (1979–1980) Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980) The Ultraman (1979–1980) Scientific Adventure Team Tansar 5 [ja] (1979–1980)
1980s	Invincible Robo Trider G7 (1980–1981) Space Runaway Ideon (1980–1981) Fang of the Sun Dougram (1981–1983) Combat Mecha Xabungle (1982–1983) Aura Battler Dunbine (1983–1984) Armored Trooper Votoms (1983–1984) Ginga Hyōryū Vifam (1983–1984) Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984–1985) Giant Gorg (1984) Panzer World Galient (1984–1985) Choriki Robo Galatt (1984–1985) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985–1986) Dirty Pair (1985) Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985–1986) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986–1987) Metal Armor Dragonar (1987–1988) City Hunter (1987–1988) Mister Ajikko (1987–1989) Mashin Hero Wataru (1988–1989) Ronin Warriors (1988–1989) City Hunter 2 (1988–1989) Jushin Liger (1989–1990) Madö King Granzört (1989–1990) City Hunter 3 (1989–1990) Patlabor: The TV Series (1989–1990)
1990s	Brave Exkaiser (1990–1991) Mashin Hero Wataru 2 (1990–1991) The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird (1991–1992) Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) City Hunter '91 (1991) Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991–1992) Mama is a 4th Grader (1992) The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn (1992–1993) Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (1992–1993) The Brave Express Might Gaine (1993–1994) Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer (1993–1994) Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993–1994) Shippū! Iron Leaguer (1993–1994) Brave Police J-Decker (1994–1995) Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (1994–1995) Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994–1995) The Brave of Gold Goldran (1995–1996) Wild Knights Gulkeeva (1995) Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995–1996) Brave Command Dagwon (1996–1997) The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) After War Gundam X (1996) Ganbarist! Shun (1996–1997) Reideen the Superior (1996–1997) The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (1997–1998) Super Mashin Hero Wataru (1997–1998) Outlaw Star (1998) Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13 (1998) Sentimental Journey (1998) Brain Powerd (1998) DT Eightron (1998) Gasaraki (1998–1999) Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999) Crest of the Stars (1999) Aesop World (1999) Angel Links (1999) Betterman (1999) Turn A Gundam (1999–2000) Seraphim Call (1999) The Big O (1999–2000) Infinite Ryvius (1999–2000)
2000s	Mighty Cat Masked Niyander (2000–2001) Banner of the Stars (2000) Dinozaurs: The Series (2000) Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (2000–2001) Argento Soma (2000–2001) Gear Fighter Dendoh (2000–2001) Inuyasha (2000–2004) Z.O.E. Dolores, I (2001) Banner of the Stars II (2001) s-CRY-ed (2001) Crush Gear Turbo (2001–2003) Witch Hunter Robin (2002) Overman King Gainer (2002–2003) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002–2003) The Big O II (2003) Machine Robo Rescue (2003–2004) Crush Gear Nitro (2003–2004) Tank Knights Fortress (2003–2004) Planetes (2003–2004) Superior Defender Gundam Force (2004) Kaiketsu Zorori (2004–2005) Sgt. Frog (2004–2011) My-HiME (2004–2005) Onmyō Taisenki (2004–2005) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005) Yakitate!! Japan (2004–2006) Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (2005–2007) GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering- (2005) Cluster Edge (2005–2006) My-Otome (2005–2006) Zegapain (2006) Gintama (2006–2010) Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto (2006–2007) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006–2007) Kekkaishi (2006–2008) Dinosaur King (2007–2008) Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (2007) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007–2008) Dinosaur King D-Kids Adventure: Pterosaur Legend (2008) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008) Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin (2008–2009) Tales of the Abyss (2008–2009) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season (2008–2009) The Girl Who Leapt Through Space (2009) Black God (2009) Inuyasha: The Final Act (2009–2010) Hipira (2009)
2010s	SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010–2011) Tiger & Bunny (2011) Gintama' (2011–2012) Sacred Seven (2011) Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011–2012) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011–2012) Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (2011–2014) Daily Lives of High School Boys (2012) Natsuiro Kiseki (2012) Accel World (2012) Good Luck Girl! (2012) Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes (2012–2013) Gintama': Enchousen (2012–2013) Aikatsu! (2012–2015, #1–126) Love Live! School Idol Project (2013–2014) Valvrave the Liberator (2013) Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero (2013–2014) Gundam Build Fighters (2013–2014) Buddy Complex (2014) KERORO (2014) Mobile Suit Gundam-san (2014) Buddy Complex: The Final Chapter (2014) Tribe Cool Crew (2014–2015, #1–24) Gundam Reconguista in G (2014–2015) Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014–2015) Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons (2014–2015) Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015–2017) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (2016) Love Live! Sunshine!! (2016–2017) ClassicaLoid (2016–2018) Magic-kyun Renaissance (2016) Gundam Build Divers (2018) Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (2018) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet (2019)
2020s	Wave, Listen to Me! (2020) King's Raid: Successors of the Will (2020–2021) Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020–2022) Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (2020–2022) SD Gundam World Heroes (2021) Scarlet Nexus (2021) Love Live! Superstar!! (2021–present) Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (2021–2022) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022–2023) Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror (2023) The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain (2023) Maebashi Witches (2025)
Category

v t e Sunrise OVAs and ONAs
1980s	VIFAM: News from Kachua (1984) VIFAM: The Gathered 13 (1984) VIFAM: The Missing 12 (1985) VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder (1985) VIFAM: Kate's Memory (1985) Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia (1985) GALIENT: Chapter of Ground (1986) GALIENT: Chapter of Sky (1986) VOTOMS: The Big Battle (1986) GALIENT: Crest of Iron (1986) LAYZNER: Eiji 1996 (1986) LAYZNER: Le Caine 1999 (1986) LAYZNER: Engraved 2000 (1986) L-GAIM: Pentagona Window + Lady Gablae (1986) L-GAIM: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls (1987) Dirty Pair: With Love from the Lovely Angels (1987–1988) Dougram vs. Round-Facer (1987) L-GAIM: Fullmetal Soldier (1987) Dirty Pair 2 (1987–1988) VOTOMS: Origin of Ambition (1988) New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (1988) Mobile Suit SD Gundam (1988–1990) Starship Troopers (1988) Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988–1989) Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison (1989) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) Ronin Warriors Gaiden (1989) Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash (1989) Wataru Majinzan (1989) Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor (1989–1990)
1990s	Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy (1990) SD Gundam Gaiden (1990–1991) Obatarian (1990) City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) GRANZORT: The Final Magical Battle (1990) GRANZORT: Non-Stop Rabi (1990) Patlabor: The New Files (1990–1992) Mobile Suit SD Gundam Scramble (1991) Ronin Warriors MESSAGE (1991) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992) GRANZORT: The Mado Stone (1992) Raijin-Oh FINAL (1992–1993) Future GPX Cyber Formula 11 (1992–1993) Mashin Hero Wataru: The Endless Story (1993–1994) Dirty Pair Flash (1994–1996) VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (1994) Future GPX Cyber Formula ZERO (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend (1994–1995) Iron Leaguer: Under of The Banner of Silver Light (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II (1995–1996) City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999) The Silent Service (1996–1998) Future GPX Cyber Formula EARLY DAYS RENEWAL (1996) Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor (1996) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō (1996) Future GPX Cyber Formula SAGA (1996–1997) Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) DAGWON: The Boy with Crystal Eyes (1997) Dinozone (1998–2000) Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN (1998–2000) Z-Mind (1999) City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999)
2000s	The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000–2003) Passage of the Stars - Birth (2000) G-Saviour (2000) Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo (2001) Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh (2001) Gundam Evolve (2001–2007) Argento Soma: Alone and by myself (2002) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED AFTER PHASE (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Banner of the Stars III (2005) Gintama (2005–2014) The Wings of Rean (2005–2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: FINAL PLUS (2005) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006) Cluster Edge Specials (2006) My-Otome Zwei (2006–2007) Freedom Project (2006–2008) Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files (2007–2008) Code Geass: Black Rebellion (2008) My-Otome 0: S.ifr (2008) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Gravity Front (2008–2009) Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet (2008) Code Geass: Zero Requiem (2009) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition (2009–2010) Black God: Tiger and Wings (2009)
2010s	My-HiME: The Black Dance/The Last Supper (2010) My-Otome: The Holy Maiden's Prayer (2010) VOTOMS: Phantom Arc (2010) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010–2014) Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) VOTOMS: Case;Irvine (2010) Votoms Finder (2010) VOTOMS: Alone Again (2011) Coicent (2011) Five Numbers! (2011) Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland (2012) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (2012–2016) Accel World (2012–2013) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Battle in Three Dimensions (2013) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden (2013) Love Live! (2013) Japan Animator Expo (2014) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015–2016) Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015–2017) Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (2016) Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AXIS (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack (2017) Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Loum Arc (2017–2018) Gundam Build Divers: Prologue (2018) Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~ (2018) Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (2019–2020) SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden (2019–2021)
2020s	Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru (2020) Gundam Build Divers: Battlogue (2020) Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear (2023) Gundam Build Metaverse (2023) Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
Category

v t e Works directed by Tomomi Mochizuki
Animated series	Hikari no Densetsu (1986) Ranma ½ (1989) Brave Command Dagwon (1996–1997) Wankorobee (1996–1997) Princess Nine (1998) Seraphim Call (1999) Twin Spica (2003–2004) Absolute Boy (2005) Ballad of a Shinigami (2006) Porphy no Nagai Tabi (2008) House of Five Leaves (2010) Pupa (2014) Rainy Cocoa (2015) Battery (2016) Mysterious Disappearances (2024)
Animated films	Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (1985) Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter (1988) Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988) Ocean Waves (1993) Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance - Magic of Happiness (2007)
OVAs	Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986) Time Knot: Reflection (1987) Licca-chan Fushigina Fushigina Yunia Monogatari (1990) Here is Greenwood (1991–1993) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Betrayal in The City" in Nine Love Stories (1992) Tanjō - Debut (1994) Dirty Pair Flash II (1995) Dirty Pair Flash III (1995–1996) My Dear Marie (1996) Brave Command Dagwon: The Boy with Crystal Eyes (1997) Eight Clouds Rising (1997) Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō: Quiet Country Cafe (2002–2003)

Composition

Team

En Daidouji (大堂寺 炎, Daidōji En)

Kai Hirose (広瀬 海, Hirose Kai)

Shin Sawamura (沢邑 森, Sawamura Shin)

Yoku Kazamatsuri (風祭 翼, Kazamatsuri Yoku)

Ryu Hashiba (刃柴 竜, Hashiba Ryū)

Geki Kuroiwa (黒岩 激, Kuroiwa Geki)

Rai Utsumi (宇津美 雷, Utsumi Rai)