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Gladion began as a winged warrior from Planet Quria in the Andromeda Galaxy's 98th star system, located approximately 2.4 million light-years from Earth. Crowned the universe's strongest warrior after winning the "Universal Martial Arts Tournament," he spearheaded resistance against the extradimensional entity Deletloss. Their final clash led to mutual annihilation, destroying Planet Quria while Gladion lost his physical form during computer-assisted combat, reduced to pure data drifting through the cosmos for a million years.
This data entity eventually reached Earth's World Link network. There, the autonomous management program Ange reconstituted him as a Web Knight. Sworn to protect the Magical Gate—a digital playground for children—Gladion vowed to safeguard children's smiles. When Deletloss infected the network, brainwashing fellow Web Knights and trapping children, Gladion's unique origins rendered him immune. He forged an alliance with fourth-grader Kento Yuki, who became his pilot using a customized controller.
Serving as a Master Web Knight, Gladion transforms between a steam locomotive vehicle mode and a gladiatorial fighter mode. His arsenal includes projectile weapons like the GranVulcan chest turrets and GranBlaster arm cannons, alongside melee techniques such as GranPunch and his signature sword technique, the GranBlade (Break Zahn). The GranBlade specifically purges Deletloss's brainwashing effects, freeing corrupted Web Knights. Defensive systems encompass the GranShield and GranArmet faceguard armor.
A core ability allows Gladion to merge with other Web Knights for enhanced forms. Synergistic unions include:
* **Support Knights**: Fusions like Gattling Mode (Jaguaon), Aqua Mode (Sharkon), or Drill Mode (Orthrion) augment his weaponry.
* **Wyverion**: Forms Victory Gladion, granting Kento and co-pilot Kaito Yuki white wings and altered suits. This fusion enables techniques like Victory Zahn and its upgraded Victory Zahn Maxima.
* **Daitarion**: Creates Nova Mode during later confrontations.
Gladion faced multiple near-deletion events. He survived mutual destruction against the brainwashed Daitarion, sustaining critical damage; residual data preserved via time manipulation allowed his revival through the collective energy of children worldwide. Later, the corrupted copy Dark Gladion inflicted severe damage, causing memory loss and impending erasure. Kento restored him by Web Diving into his consciousness, reigniting his resolve.
In the final battle against Deletloss, Gladion and Kento underwent a dual transformation: manifesting as a cybernetic Datanoid resembling a legless angel for digital combat, and a physical warrior Datanoid mirroring Gladion's original Qurian form wielding a sword. They confronted Deletloss simultaneously on the real Planet Quria and in cyberspace on two fronts, surviving the planet's destruction after achieving victory.
This data entity eventually reached Earth's World Link network. There, the autonomous management program Ange reconstituted him as a Web Knight. Sworn to protect the Magical Gate—a digital playground for children—Gladion vowed to safeguard children's smiles. When Deletloss infected the network, brainwashing fellow Web Knights and trapping children, Gladion's unique origins rendered him immune. He forged an alliance with fourth-grader Kento Yuki, who became his pilot using a customized controller.
Serving as a Master Web Knight, Gladion transforms between a steam locomotive vehicle mode and a gladiatorial fighter mode. His arsenal includes projectile weapons like the GranVulcan chest turrets and GranBlaster arm cannons, alongside melee techniques such as GranPunch and his signature sword technique, the GranBlade (Break Zahn). The GranBlade specifically purges Deletloss's brainwashing effects, freeing corrupted Web Knights. Defensive systems encompass the GranShield and GranArmet faceguard armor.
A core ability allows Gladion to merge with other Web Knights for enhanced forms. Synergistic unions include:
* **Support Knights**: Fusions like Gattling Mode (Jaguaon), Aqua Mode (Sharkon), or Drill Mode (Orthrion) augment his weaponry.
* **Wyverion**: Forms Victory Gladion, granting Kento and co-pilot Kaito Yuki white wings and altered suits. This fusion enables techniques like Victory Zahn and its upgraded Victory Zahn Maxima.
* **Daitarion**: Creates Nova Mode during later confrontations.
Gladion faced multiple near-deletion events. He survived mutual destruction against the brainwashed Daitarion, sustaining critical damage; residual data preserved via time manipulation allowed his revival through the collective energy of children worldwide. Later, the corrupted copy Dark Gladion inflicted severe damage, causing memory loss and impending erasure. Kento restored him by Web Diving into his consciousness, reigniting his resolve.
In the final battle against Deletloss, Gladion and Kento underwent a dual transformation: manifesting as a cybernetic Datanoid resembling a legless angel for digital combat, and a physical warrior Datanoid mirroring Gladion's original Qurian form wielding a sword. They confronted Deletloss simultaneously on the real Planet Quria and in cyberspace on two fronts, surviving the planet's destruction after achieving victory.