Ingram Prisken

Infobox animanga character
color = lightsteelblue
name = Ingram Prisken
series = Super Robot Wars


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voiced by = Tohru Furusawa (Japanese)
portrayed by =
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alias = Aleph Barshem,
The Originator
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gender = Male
species = Balmarian
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death =
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title = Time Diver
relatives = Euzeth Gozzo (Origin),
Viletta Vadim (Clone),
Cobray Gordon (Clone and vessel for his soul),
Calico McCready (Clone),
Spectra McCready (Clone)
divider = Military History
aux1 name = Affiliations
aux1 = SRX Team (Super Hero Sakusen, Alpha 1, OG 1/OGs), Aerogaters (Super Hero Sakusen, Alpha 1, OG 1/OGs)
aux2 name = Rank
aux2 = Major
aux3 name = Units Piloted
aux3 = R-Gun Powered (Alpha 1),
R-Gun (Super Hero Sakusen, OG 1/OGs),
R-Gun Rivale (OG 1/OGs),
Astranagant (Alpha 1)

Ingram Prisken is a fictional character in the Super Robot Wars series. In Alpha canon, he pilots the Astranagant; in Original Generation canon, he pilots the R-Gun Rivale.

Ingram's surname is widely believed to be Plissken, and may have come from Snake Plissken, with "Prisken" being a case of poor romanization.

Appearances

Ingram appears in the following games:

* Super Hero Operations - Protagonist or playable character
* Super Robot Wars Alpha - Playable character → Non-playable enemy character
* - Playable character → Non-playable enemy character
* Super Robot Wars Original Generations - Playable character → Non-playable enemy character

Ingram also makes a cameo appearance in the 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha and a full appearance in the animated .

Theme Music

* "Time Diver" - Default theme music in all appearances.
* "Kokuu Kara no Shisha (Emissary From the Void)" - Used when piloting the Astranagant in Alpha 1, and the R-Gun Rivale in OG1/OGs.

History

Prior to Alpha 1, Ingram Prisken is thought to be the clone of the Balmarian, Euzeth Gozzo. As part of the Aerogaters, Ingram was sent to Earth to spy on the Earth government's activities, after Meteor-3 had crashed. After joining up with the Federation and promoted to the rank of Major, Ingram begins his search for the candidates for the SRX Team. When the Aerogaters finally began their invasion of Earth, Ingram acts accordingly, and turns on his former SRX teammates. While Ingram was following his orders directly from Euzeth, who was also controlling his will, Ingram had an agenda of his own: to break free of Euzeth's control over him and complete his role as a Time Diver, a unique individual whose purpose is to protect and maintain causality throughout various dimensions. With the powerful Astranagant to use, it seemed like Ingram would achieve his goal. However, the last battle between the Londo Bell and the Aerogaters ended up with Ingram and the Astranagant missing, presumably destroyed. More or less, though, Ingram's body was no more, but his essence and influence allowed him to keep on controlling the Astranagant.

Ingram would not appear in the events of Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden or the 2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha, but by a stroke of luck, the damaged Astranagant, while floating in the darkness of space, encounters a lone Balmarian Varuch Ben, piloted by Ayin Barshem, on a recon mission to Earth. Taking no chance, Ingram fuses the Astranagant with the unit, creating the Werkbau; at the same time, Cobray Gordon, the fusion between Ayin's physical body and Ingram's consciousness, is born. Cobray, not knowing who he is, except his name, joins ranks with the Alpha Numbers as the events of Alpha 3 unfold. From time to time, Ingram tries to take over Cobray's body, but because Cobray was unique, in that he was born with a soul to call his own, Cobray breaks free from Ingram's influence and refuses his control. Seeing that Cobray was fit to take on the role of the next Time Diver, Ingram entrusts the power that he had from the Astranagant to Cobray. Thus, the Dis Astranagant is born, and Ingram is not seen or heard until Alpha Number's final battle with Keisar Ephes, where his spirit gives support to Cobray and the Alpha Numbers.

The events in the Original Generation universe is very similar to the events that happened in Alpha. However, the most notable difference is that rather than being able to break free from Euzeth's control, Ingram's will was tied down directly to Levi Tolar's Judecca, as Euzeth seemed to be aware of what happened in the Alpha universe. As a result, he remained an enemy to the Original Generation cast until his final moments. The other notable difference is that Ingram pilots the R-Gun Rivale instead, rather than the Astranagant. It is assumed, then, that this particular Ingram Prisken is not the same Ingram from the Alpha timeline. Some theories suggest that the R-Gun Rivale's creation was due to Ingram not having the necessary materials to create the Astranagant.

Notes

The prologue for the animated featured Ingram and Cobray fighting one another in their respective Astranagant and Dis Astranagant machines. Since the animated series is a retake on the events of the Original Generation game, this sequence is highly debated by fans as a possible outcome for future events in the Original Generation universe and its games. However, since Ingram never used the Astranagant in that particular timeline, this battle could be nothing more than a dream sequence, or perhaps a reflection of the meta-physical battle between the two in the Alpha 3 timeline, when Ingram tried to take over Cobray's body, with Cobray fighting back against the latter's influence.