The Prototype Getter Robo is an early Getter robot developed for testing the Getter Energy core. It was through the test that Dr. Saotome started to obsess with the Getter Rays and set in motion the events of the OVA. A few other prototypes also exist that are either mass-produced or unmanned.
Appearance[]
The prototype has similar features to the Getter Robo from the original series including the face structure and body frame.
The mass-produced model is colored monotone white and gray and resembles the prototype from the original anime. The unnamed models are the same color but have different appearances including an appearance similar to the Getter Go and other series models.
Abilities[]
The main Proto-Getter was shown using Getter Beam and Getter Tomahawk. While not shown using them, the Getter-1 prototypes have the Getter Cutter on their arms. The various other monotone Getter prototypes were shown sometimes having rifles and on a few occasions are shown to be able to use Getter Beam. It could also be assumed that the ones that resemble Getter-2 have access to the Getter Drill As shown in a flashback, the main Proto-Getter seemed vulnerable to control from the Getter Ray source.
History[]
The prototype was originally developed for research on Getter Energy while being piloted by Dr. Saotome's son Tatsuhito Saotome. However, during a test, Tatsuhito lost control of the machine and would have been consumed by the Getter Rays if the test wasn't halted.
Years later, the training prototypes were being used to find suitable pilots but none were able to handle the pressure exerted by the jets. The original prototype was used by Dr. Saotome, Michiru, and the newly recruited Ryoma Nagare to escape from the Oni infected facility, giving Ryoma his first experience with the Getter Robo.
The other prototypes were often seen below the facility as if communicating with Dr. Saotome through the Getter Rays, often shown by Getter Ray particles flickering.
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