Genesis (Air Gear)

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Genesis (創世神) is a fictional A-class Air Treck team in the manga/anime Air Gear by Oh! great. Apparently founded and led by Simca of the Swallow (but in reality by Nike), it is a conglomeration of numerous teams that have united under one banner, resulting in what is known to be the largest, and most powerful Storm Rider team in history. It is presently led by the Takeuchi brothers, although Itsuki "Ikki" Minami was earlier offered its leadership.

The Headquarters of Genesis (called "Big Bird") is an abandoned football field, with half the spectators stands and roof resembling wings.

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[edit] Team Members

[edit] Simca

Simca
Simca
Simca (シムカ Shimuka?), also known as Simca the Swallow (燕のシムカ Tsubame no Shimuka), or the "Migratory Bird". When first introduced in the manga, she works at a store called Mamurasaki Sports. Although part time, she quits later on to dedicate time to her team. This fact is not mentioned in the anime. Simca's intent is to gather all the Kings, and their Regalia, for the purpose of conquering the Trophaeum tower, and acquiring the Sky Regalia. She's taken great interest in Ikki, whom she believes is destined to one day become the legendary Sky King, and who has practically idolized her since watching her ride AT through his neighborhood. Despite protests, she convinces Ikki to take Genesis under his leadership after Kogarasumaru's triumph over Behemoth, and her interactions with Ikki eventually draws the ire of the new Sleeping Forest team, led by Ringo. She also appears to have a somewhat, though romantic interest in Ikki, and is not afraid to strip all of her clothes in front of him, and offer to scrub his back in the bath, let him sleep with his face in her bosom and also let him fondle her breasts. Though Ikki has no objections, and appears to have a crush on Simca, it is Ringo who always stops Simca from getting out of hand. These actions are not so persistent, and after the defeat of Behemoth, her character takes a dramatic change which is noted by Spitfire soon after. Simca, in later chapters, had her hair cut short and her usual care-free attitude of 'Migratory Bird' has all but disappeared, especially when anything related to Ikki is concerned. She constantly tried to get Ikki to formally sign on as head of Genesis but he refused, even calling her his 'enemy' something that brought tears to her eyes moments before she was attacked. Her most recent appearance was on board Nike's ship, where he aggressively expresses his sexual attraction to her, and she plays along, although she prays for Kogarasumaru's safety soon after.
Simca was one of the first-generation Gravity Children, along with Spitfire, Kilik, Sora and others. It is later revealed that Simca, under Makigami Ine's wing, was one of the founding members of Tool Toul To when the original Sleeping Forest was still around; and apparently held an exceptional amount of talent as a Tuner. She witnessed the aftermath of Takeuchi Sora, the original Wind King and candidate for the Sky King title, being betrayed by Kilik, the former Gem King, and her twin brother. She is currently bound to a wheelchair due to injuries sustained from Om's "Bubblegum Crisis" attack. But that is proven to be only temporary, as revealed by Ringo, just long enough to keep Simca out of harm's way since Simca doesn't have any real fighting ability compared with that of the other Gravity Children or even other elite Riders. In the extras of Air Gear Volume 3, the author shows that Simca had a much different character design which consisted of a tanktop, long arm gloves and pants and different shaped goggles, before her final image.


[edit] Spitfire

Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire (スピット・ファイア Supitto Faia?) was the Flame King, and one of the last two members of the original Sleeping Forest still holding their titles at the beginning of the story. He is first seen in the series when ikki accidently went to a secret meeting that was going on with AT riders. He claimed that Ikki, being only an 'F' class rider, would only have a 1% chance of defeating Buccha, and was surprised by the result. In the anime, he is introduced in the first episode after watching the leader of the Skullsaders challenge Ikki to a battle. He is in control of three teams with 41, 68, and 86 members, and is a highly sought hair stylist in everyday life. His speed creates the illusion of flames due to the heat caused by the friction of his wheels on the ground. In recent chapters, he engaged Sora in an AT battle. During the fight, Sano joins in and saves Spitfire and the two challenge Nike. It is revealed that Spitfire is also able to stop time, similar to how Sano is able to, claiming that while Nike is the strongest of Genesis, he cannot break the flames of time. The fight drags on, and Spitfire comes to a conclusion that they cannot win. By his request, Sano then gives Spitfire enough time to grab Kazu and flee, forcefully giving Kazu the Flame Regalia. Shortly after returning to the battle, the two - Sano and Spitfire - are killed by Sora and Nike. Before his death, Spifire had foreseen this outcome and left a video explaining the true intentions of Genesis and how, after watching the fight between Kogarasumaru and Behemoth, he had been reminded that what he really wanted to do was fly freely in the sky. Spitfire had also predicted that Ikki would "lose his wings" due to Sora's betrayal and part of the reason for the video was to bring Ikki back to the AT world, at the end of the message Spitfire showed mild concern that his plan might not work.
Despite his death, Spitfire still helps out Kogarasumaru via the video he left to help train them for the Gram Scale tournament. However the video itself seems to be so alive that Kogarasumaru questions if Spitfire is really dead.

Spitfire (and the Flame Road in general) seems to be characterized by a flaming fox with nine tails, a reference to the Kitsune from Japanese Mythology.

In the English dub, he has a cockney accent.

[edit] Nue

Nue
Nue
Nue (鵺?) is the Thunder King, and head of the team "Black Crow", which is made up of twenty children. Nue's Regalia is unique in that it's the only full body Regalia of the AT world. Apart from his neck and head, his whole body is incased in the Regalia. Nue specializes in manipulating electricity and magnetism, allowing him to create hallucinations and/or powerful electric attacks with his wire system built into the Thunder Regalia. The Thunder Regalia was heavily damaged in an earlier battle with Gabishi but thanks to a rather quick re-tuning, Nue was able to arrive in time to save Kazu and co. from Gabishi. Nue is later present to hear Spitfire's final words. He then reveals that he, along with all the members of Black Crow are second generation Gravity Children. Although he disagrees with the Takeuchi brothers' methods, he tells Ikki that Black Crow will remain part of Genesis, because Sora has promised to change the world so as to enable the Gravity Children to live a normal life.


[edit] Yasuyoshi Sano

Yasuyoshi Sano (左 安良 Sano Yasuyoshi?), known as 'Aeon Clock', through his incredible speed, intelligence, and techniques gained through his time following Flame Road, he makes use of tricks that give the impression of him manipulating time. Upon the disbanding of Behemoth, Sano was recruited into Genesis by Simca. He serves as Simca's advisor, counselor, and occasional chauffeur. His primary role in Genesis is the protection of Ikki and his team, Kogarasumaru. Although he is normally serious, he is often used as a comic relief with his homosexuality being a recurring gag.

It's later that Sano receives a call from his father, questioning him on the progress on his current project to capture the Sky regalia. Sano reveals that he has no intention of doing that, though only to himself. He then arrives in the nick of time to save Spitfire from the burning wreckage caused by Sora's Bagram. Nike then starts a battle between himself and the two Flame Road wielders. By combining their two Flame Roads, they create a powerful "Dual Road", the Apollo Road. Even with their incredible abilities, and total domination, Nike continues to rise uninjured. Revealing that his Jade Road is causing no harm to come to him, They are forced to take a short retreat back a few dozen feet, while trying to figure out a strategy to get past the Jade Road's ability. During this time, Nike launches a helicopter blade with his incredible strength. But it is intercepted by Mimasaka Ryō, who is killed by it, but not before revealing the weakness of the Jade Road to Sano.

Sora then criticizes her, causing Sano extreme anger. It seems that both Sano and Mimasaka were close, although the later envyed Spitfire for Sano only feeling free enough to show his true self by his side. Sano strikes Sora with an incredible strength caused by his anger, knocking Sora back, his hat falling off. It's then that Sora enters the fray, using his new legs as well as the stolen Bagram. Kazu, deciding to join in, does his best to assist the two Flame Road users. But they are ultimately forced back by Sora's incredible power after utilizing Bagram in a newly shown form.

He then acts as cover for Spitfire to take Kazu out of the battle and leave the Flame Regalia with him. Sano thinks to himself that the future Flame King has been able to escape from harm. Shortly afterwards, Spitfire returns and asks Sano to forgive him for getting him involved. Sano brushes it off, and the two have a heart to heart before Sano is unable to keep the combined power of Sora and Nike at bay. They are both pierced and hit by hundreds of rocks leading to the belief of their deaths although their bodies were missing. However, it is later revealed that he is still alive and working under the Takeuchi brothers.

Sano is later shown accompanying Orca on a hovercraft. Later, during a conversation that Orca has with Pyon, Orca indicates that Sano is helping Genesis locate Ikki's group, however, he has since disappeared again. Orca comments seem to imply that Sano's goal is to claim the Flame Regalia. Following this, he finally steals the Flame Regalia from Kazu while he was distracted by a storm. It has been stated that Sano has forty-eight different tricks/attacks.

[edit] Yoshitsune

Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune (ヨシツネ?), a brilliant strategist and occasional pervert, he holds the title of Rumble King, and is the leader of the Kansai Storm Rider syndicate "Trident". He challenged Ikki with the "Devil's Thirty Thirty", a stunt that normally involves jumping over the bodies of thirty-three of one's teammates; in Ikki's case, he has to leap over Ringo who was lying at the end of the track. The power of his Regalia is demonstrated during Ikki's first jump when Agito attempted to assist his team leader by accelerating Ikki with a "Fang." Yoshitsune's Ram Jet Theory based Regalia intercepted and completely nullified the fang. Ultimately, Ikki successfully tackled the challenge, and Trident agreed to collaborate with Genesis. Yoshitsune now serves Simca and Genesis as an enforcer and tactician. After Sleeping Forest's Gabishi was captured, while trying to harm Kazu, Yoshitsune was in charge of his interrogation and torture. After Sora's betrayal and Spifire's death, Yoshitsune showed sadness for his comrade but nevertheless decided that Trident would stay with Genesis, not because of loyalty to Sora, but because it would be more beneficial for the stormriders of West Japan, represented by Trident, and his own desire to fight against Koragasumaru. According to Benkei, the only time he acts as a real leader is when he take off his glasses.


[edit] Benkei

Despite the masculinity of her name, Benkei (ベンケイ?) is Yoshitsune's beautiful and skilled second-in-command. After the merge with Genesis, Benkei became the Kogarasumaru's trainer (and unofficial team member) during Ikki's hospitalization period. During a match against another team, she fought the Water Queen, Om, and eventually overcame her, with some help from Kazu. Her preferred weapon of choice is the Panther's Corsa (豹頭の錫杖) as she is also compared with a panther in both her fighting style and aggressive behavior both in and out of battles. She is also referred to as Bishamonten - a living spirit of battle and war. After the Takeuchi Brothers' betrayal, she decided that, as a member of Trident, she would stay by her leader.


[edit] Nike

Nike (ニケ?) is the current Gem King, and the most powerful of Genesis' four Kings. He lives in America, and leads two teams comprised of 74, and 18 members. It has been recently revealed that "Nike" is just an alias, and that he is the younger identical twin brother of Sora Takeuchi, whom he also shares his name with (the difference being the Kanji for their first names, where Sora's would translate to "Sky", while Nike's would be "Space"). He stole the Wind Regalia core, recently rebuilt by Sumeragi Kururu for Ikki, and kidnapped Hako along with it. He appears to be mentally unstable, and has a deep hatred for the one who took everything away from his brother, the former Gem King, Kilik. Nike arrived and attacked Kilik after he had defeated the former Sleeping Forest, and managed to steal his regalia. Recently, it has been revealed that after the destruction of the old Sleeping Forest, it was Nike, not Simca, who founded Team Genesis to replace it. So Nike has always been the true leader of Genesis, with Simca merely acting as a figurehead. He kidnaps Hako Isawa so she can be Sora's tuner, but comes across Spitfire and Kazu. Sora reveals himself at that point, and Yasuyoshi Sano joins Spitfire and attacks him. However, Nike, after appearing to have been beaten, reveals that he is uninjured, thanks to his Jade Road. He and Sora overwhelm the two and kill Spitfire and Ryo Mimasaka, who accompanied Sano. His next appearance is on a ship when he sends Orca to Kogarasumaru's training location in the mountains. He is then shown talking with Simca in a gym on board the ship. When Simca asks if he's scared of Ikki, he rips her clothes off, exposing her breasts and aggressively flirts with her. Simca plays along, but is then shown praying for Kogarasumaru's safety when he leaves. He has last been spotted in chapter 205, dragging a man's bashed skull against the side of a boat spelling in blood "Welcome Dream" during Sora's take over of a large battle ship.

Nike has an unnatural amount of physical strength, as shown when he easily holds a helicopter rotor blade and throws it with enough force to send it through Ryo Mimasaka's body. Despite being Sora's twin, the two aren't very similar, appearance-wise (aside from their faces), as Nike has a taller and bulkier, muscular body and a different hairstyle.


[edit] Orca

Orca (オルカ Oruka?), whose real name is Vercingetorix, is a new member of Genesis who appears in chapter 185 playing with dolphins. It is shown that Aeon Clock, believed dead until recently, is currently accompanying him. Sano comments that his name already contains the ancient word for king and implies that he's a dangerous rider. Orca has a very feminine appearance and has extremely tanned skin from being out on the ocean so much. He later appears in chapter 187 while Agito is training. After Agito fires a fang at a target post, Orca sudden appears and uses his own fang to not only stop Agito's fang but completely shred the target post; something Agito had failed to do at that point. He seems to be characterized as a killer whale or some kind of "sea dragon", he takes a playful view to things actually smiling when Caesar's head was cut (probably at the prospect of facing a stronger Agito). He likes it when people call him Orca; The Road he runs on is up to speculation as he seems to have shredded Agito's Fang with his own but the tires when hit by him look like they have the same bubbles on them similar to Om's attacks, therefore Orca could ride on either the Lather Road which more possible with his affinity to water or the Fang Road shown by his personality and characteristics so far. However, he could also be on both Roads like Nike (Gaia and Wing) by combining the Fang and Lather Roads together to make a separate new Road. Chapter 190 shows that his move is called an Exploding Fang. On chapter 191, Yaoyi appears while Agito and Orca are fighting, then Orca attacks her with his exploding fang as well as revealing that he is one of the Gravity Children. He appears to defeat Agito only to be confronted by the original personality of Agito's body, Lind. Unlike Agito, Lind's skills are far superior to Orca's, who has his throat slashed and is imprisoned inside Lind's Infinity Atmosphere ability, the Infinity Jail. Not willing to accept defeat, Orca attempts to attack Lind as he is leaving, but is crushed and lacerated when Lind implodes the Infinity Jail on him. However, Orca quickly gets back up and throws Lind into the water. Revealing that his speed in water is greater than any other mammal, he begins to skate (underwater) at incredible speed, raising the pressure and beginning to crush Lind's lungs.

[edit] Caesar

Caesar (ガイウス?) is a new member of Genesis who was just introduce in chapter 188 to come retrieve Orca who had encountered Agito while he was training to prefect his fang. As Caesar questioned Orca for seeking out Agito, he found himself threatened by the annoyed Agito. Caesar, however, managed to quickly cower Agito by unleashing his signature trick, Legionarius Phalanx, a move that uses blindingly fast kicks to send out numerous powerful blasts. Caesar is descended from Roman nobility and is very confident in his abilities. As a result, he appears very foppish and is very arrogant. Moments after 'defeating' Agito, he faces him again, only this time a 'fully awakened' Agito dodges his attacks and uses a double fang to slice open Caesar's scalp and much to his horror, showering him with his own blood. It has been stated by Caesar himself that he is a sadist, he seems to be characterized by a legion of bayonet using soldiers. Caesar's country seems to have advanced technology, as after he is injured by Agito, he uses a mechanical exoskeleton that he says originates from it for a short time before Orca disables him, saying he's "played around for long enough".


[edit] References

Air Gear by Oh! great
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Franchise: Manga • Media and Materials • Musical
Characters: Itsuki • Kazu • Akito • Sora • Other Characters
Teams: Kogarasumaru • Sleeping Forest • Genesis • Behemoth • Tool Toul To
Other: Kings and Roads • Terms • Air Trecks