Saicurtis
NJR Saicurtis
EZ-018 Beetle Type Empire
Crew	1
Weight	17.4 tons
Depth	11.9 m
Height	3.7 m
Maximum Speed	390.0 km/h
Weapons	AZ 20mm 2-Barrel Beam Cannon, Small Caliber Charged Beam Guns (2)
Equipment	Compound Sensor Unit, Flexible Thruster Binder (2)

The Saicurtis is a type of Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise from the fictional Zoids universe.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Battle Story Appearances 3 Media Apperances 3.1 Anime 3.2 Video Games 3.3 Trading Cards 3.4 Manga 4 Models 4.1 Original Japanese Release 4.2 Oiginal European Release 4.3 Robo Strux 4.4 New Japanese Release 4.5 New American Release

OverviewEdit

The Saicurtis is one of the few Zoids that features an open cockpit. The pilot sits behind a glass shield at the base of the Beam Cannon. While sheltered in this position, the pilot is not closed in completely.

Battle Story AppearancesEdit

Media ApperancesEdit

AnimeEdit

Though not shown itself, the Saicurtis is mentioned by Dr. D in episode 20. He explains that Rease's insects are an ancient type of Zoid (thought to be extinct), from which the Double Sworder and Saicurtis were based.

Video GamesEdit

Saicurtis appeared as a wandering monster in the Zoids Saga series. It is shown as capable of full flight. It is also the base Zoid for the Double Sworder.

Trading CardsEdit

The Saicurtis was featured as part of the Original Battle Game and Trading Collection Cards releases of Zoids Trading Cards.

MangaEdit

In the Chaotic Century manga, Saicurtis appeared as a part of the Imperial army within a special unit called the Tri-Blitz Squadron. The team utilized three Saicurtis that would circle the enemy, with one Zoid constantly exploiting the opponent's blind spot, shooting at them from behind. Van Flyheight and the Shield Liger, Caesar, were nearly defeated until Van realized he could aim a missile behind him, knocking out one of the Saicurtis and breaking the formation.

ModelsEdit

Original Japanese ReleaseEdit

This Zoid is colored in red and gray, includes a silver pilot figure, and comes with standard Zenebas stickers. It includes a translucent red canopy.

Oiginal European Release Edit

The Zoid was released as a part of the OER, renamed Scarab. There are no known changes to the mould.

Robo StruxEdit

An unreleased version known as "Beetro" was seen in a TOMY toy cataloge in new colors, belonging to the Robo Strux line.

New Japanese ReleaseEdit

The Zoid was re-released as a part of the NJR, recolored a different shade of red and gray and had a green canopy. There were no other changes to the mould.

A chromed version was released by Leoshop of Taiwan.

New American ReleaseEdit

Saicurtis was released by Hasbro as an identical model to the NJR release. The manaual says the Saicurtis is a Helic Republic Zoid, despite the Guylos sticker sheet.