This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese anime series Gundam Build Fighters Try .
The Try Fighters (トライ・ファイターズ, Torai Faitāzu) are the main protagonists of the series and are based at Seiho Academy (私立聖鳳学園, Shiritsu Seihō Gakuen), the same alma mater as the core characters of the previous season. Initially the underdogs in the sport, the Try Fighters fight their way to become the West Tokyo Champions and secure a spot in the national championship.
Song Dynasty Vase (北宋(ほくそう)の壺, Hokusō no Tsubo) is the Gunpla Battle team representing Saint Odessa Girls' School (聖オデッサ学園, Sei Odessa Gakuen). The team dresses up in Zeon-inspired school uniforms. The school is named after Odessa, one of the most important battlefields of the One Year War in the Universal Century timeline. Song Dynasty Vase is a reference to M'quve's beloved antique vase; M'quve was the Zeon commander during the battle of Odessa.
G-Master (Gマスター, Jī Masutā) is the Gunpla Battle team representing Miyazato Institute (宮里学院, Miyazato Gakuen). They won the West Tokyo regional championship in the previous year.
Team SRSC (Seiren Science Club) represents the Science Club of Seiren Technical College (成練高専, Seiren Kōsen) and has won numerous robotic contests – including Gunpla Battles. Because they change their Gunpla every battle, their tactics cannot be predicted by their opponents.
Team FAITH (フェイス, Feisu) represents Joto Municipal Middle School (常冬中学, Jōtō Chūgaku). All of their Gunpla are built straight out of the box by Shimon's brother Mamoru, without any kind of customization. The team is named after FAITH (Fast Acting Integrated Tactical Headquarters), an elite division of ZAFT from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny .
Representing Gunpla Academy (ガンプラ学園, Ganpura Gakuen) of Shizuoka Prefecture, Celestial Sphere (ソレスタル・スフィア, Soresutaru Sufia) is the reigning Gunpla Battle World Champion and the dominant national team for six years in a row. The school was incorporated from a previous Gunpla academy that was owned by PPSE. Celestial Sphere gets its name from Celestial Being of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
Team White Wolf (ホワイトウルフ, Howaito Urufu) of Gabai Institute (我梅学院, Gabai Gakuin) is the current Kagoshima Prefecture Gunpla Battle champion. They have entered the national tournament four years in a row. The team is named after Zeon ace pilot Shin Matsunaga from the Universal Century timeline.
Great K (グレート・K, Gurēto Kei) represents Honmoku Academy (本牧学園, Honmoku Gakuen) of Kanagawa Prefecture.
Representing Toritsu Academy (統立学園, Toritsu Gakuen) of Niigata Prefecture, Team SD-R consists of identical triplets whose strategy consists mainly of collecting data from their opponents' previous matches. After being eliminated in the quarterfinals, the triplets help the Try Fighters by sending them their collected data on team Celestial Sphere.
Build Busters (ビルドバスターズ, Birudo Basutāzu) represent Tendaiji Academy (天大寺学園, Tendaiji Gakuen) of Osaka Prefecture.
Team Von Braun (フォンブラウン, Fon Buraun) represents Granada Academy (グラナダ学園, Guranada Gakuen) of Tokushima Prefecture. Both Von Braun and Granada are named after the moon cities in the Universal Century timeline.
Team Titan (タイタン, Taitan) of Tenzan Academy (天山学園, Tenzan Gakuen) represents Miyagi Prefecture. It is named after the Titans, an elite Earth Federation division in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
Renato Team (レナート小隊, Renāto Shōtai) is a team featured in episode 4 of Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue. The team consists of former Argentine Gunpla Battle Champions Mario and Julio Renato and their younger brother Serio.
Yajima Trading (ヤジマ商事, Yajima Shōji) is the current owner of the Gunpla Battle system, having acquired all of PPSE's assets following the end of the 7th Gunpla Battle World Championship. The company owns Yajima Stadium (ヤジマスタジアム, Yajima Sutajiamu), the host of the Gunpla Battle championships and successor to the now demolished PPSE Stadium. Adjacent to the stadium is the PPSE Stadium Monument, honoring the Gunpla Fighters who saved Tokyo from the giant Arista, a Plavsky particle crystal that had reached critical mass at the end of the 7th Gunpla Battle World Championships.
Team SRSC uses three custom Gunpla based on the RX-79[G]Ez-8 Gundam Ez8 from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team . The configuration of these units is a nod to the titular mecha trio of Sunrise's 1987 anime series Metal Armor Dragonar .
Team White Wolf's Gunpla are based on the MS-06R1-A Zaku II High Mobility Type from Mobile Suit Variations. The team is singlehandedly defeated by Lucas Nemesis' Crossbone Gundam X1 Full Cloth in the quarterfinals of the national tournament in episode 20.
Team SD-R uses a trio of SD Gunpla which are called SxDxG Gundam (SxDxGガンダム, SxDxG Gandamu). All three Gunpla can combine into the dragon-like Mobile Armor Snibal-Drago-Gira (スナイバル・ドラゴ・ギラ, Sunaibaru Dorago Gira). The Gunpla is destroyed by the combined efforts of the Try Fighters in the second round of the national tournament.
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