R-Sword

The R-Sword is a fictional robot in the Super Robot Wars series. It has yet to properly appear in any Super Robot Wars game, having only been referenced in Super Robot Wars Alpha and .

Appearance

Since the R-Sword has never actually appeared, the form of the finished mecha is unknown. The incomplete transformed module has been seen however, and appears to be a large sword hilt with two short blades at the top. Presumably, the blades would be larger on the finished machine. The humanoid form can be guessed at, through the appearance of the Huckebein MK III Boxer, which used the incomplete parts. The mecha would appear to be larger than a normal Personal Trooper, with strong melee combat abilities.

Technical And Historical

Like the RW-1 R-Gun, the RW-2 R-Sword was designed to be a modular weapon for the SRX. However, due to the many problems the SRX Developmental Project had during development, the R-Sword's development was cancelled before it was completed. The incomplete mecha was picked up by the developers of the Huckebein MK III, who adapted the parts to be used with their design. The MK III could equip the R-Sword parts to become the Huckebein MK III Boxer, and gain increased melee combat ability. As a final attack, the MK III could eject the parts, which would transform into the incomplete R-Sword that the MK III would then use as a flying board to ram the enemy with.

While the R-Sword never came to be, the concept can be seen on the SRX's successor, the SRX Altered Banpreios. The Banpreios' S.Z.O. (Super Zol Orihalcon) Sword has twin blades very similar to those seen on the R-Sword, and its quite possible that the weapon was built into the machine as a standard unit, rather than using a separate weapons module.

Notes

Though the R-Sword never appeared in the Alpha universe, the original SRX remains in use in the Original Generation universe, so it is possible, though unlikely, that the R-Sword will make an appearance in a future Original Generation game.