OVA
Description
B.D. appears exclusively in the first two installments of the franchise. Introduced as a high-ranking military officer, he operates covertly with a men-in-black-style team pursuing the stolen experimental Garland motorcycle. His early actions display ruthless determination to recover military technology, deploying mini-mecha units in urban environments to capture targets.
After the protagonist uncovers the simulated reality and true nature of the Megazone 23 spaceship, B.D.'s role intensifies. He stages a violent military coup, eliminating superiors and seizing government control. He consolidates power by manipulating figures like the Prime Minister and securing financial backing from influential citizens such as Eigen Yumekano. He shifts focus to mobilizing the entire Megazone against the perceived Dezalg threat, an advanced human faction from a rival colony ship. Believing unrestricted access to the city's benevolent AI system, EVE, housed within the supercomputer Bahamut, is essential for weapons development and survival, he frames this extreme measure as necessary.
His rule as commander-in-chief during Part II is marked by open warfare against the Dezalg and increasingly authoritarian control over Tokyo, enforcing martial law. Despite his earlier ruthlessness, including framing the protagonist for murder, his wartime leadership reveals complexities as he confronts internal dissent and the desperate odds of the conflict. When the lunar defense system A.D.A.M. activates, destroying both the Dezalg ship and Megazone 23, B.D. abandons his pursuit of absolute control. He orders evacuation efforts for civilians and acknowledges his powerlessness. In a final interaction with the protagonist, he wishes them luck before departing, implied to perish as the Megazone disintegrates.
After the protagonist uncovers the simulated reality and true nature of the Megazone 23 spaceship, B.D.'s role intensifies. He stages a violent military coup, eliminating superiors and seizing government control. He consolidates power by manipulating figures like the Prime Minister and securing financial backing from influential citizens such as Eigen Yumekano. He shifts focus to mobilizing the entire Megazone against the perceived Dezalg threat, an advanced human faction from a rival colony ship. Believing unrestricted access to the city's benevolent AI system, EVE, housed within the supercomputer Bahamut, is essential for weapons development and survival, he frames this extreme measure as necessary.
His rule as commander-in-chief during Part II is marked by open warfare against the Dezalg and increasingly authoritarian control over Tokyo, enforcing martial law. Despite his earlier ruthlessness, including framing the protagonist for murder, his wartime leadership reveals complexities as he confronts internal dissent and the desperate odds of the conflict. When the lunar defense system A.D.A.M. activates, destroying both the Dezalg ship and Megazone 23, B.D. abandons his pursuit of absolute control. He orders evacuation efforts for civilians and acknowledges his powerlessness. In a final interaction with the protagonist, he wishes them luck before departing, implied to perish as the Megazone disintegrates.