TV-Series
Description
Walter Bowman is a scientist leading the Zi-Forming Project to restore Earth's environment. Grandfather to Sally Land, he escaped Planet Zi's destruction with her aboard a Science Ship. When rebels attacked intending to seize Earth, Bowman and Sally were the last conscious crew. To protect other ships, Bowman diverted the Science Ship into a wormhole, escaping with Sally in a pod.
This caused a time slip, stranding them on Earth one year early. Bowman immediately recognized the Zi-Forming Device had failed; environmental collapse gripped the planet, causing extreme weather, tectonic chaos, and the emergence of new Jamminga organisms. He spent the next year researching the failure independently, avoiding both the Republic and Empire.
Upon the Empire discovering his research, Bowman entrusted Sally with a pendant containing his vital data. He then acted as a decoy, separating from her to draw Imperial forces away, enabling her escape. This pendant later proved critical in evolving a Liger into the Beast Liger.
While hiding, Bowman encountered Byrne Blood and his malfunctioning Gatling Fox. Identifying the Zoid's core deteriorating under strain from its Z-O Visor, he removed the device at Byrne's request, saving the Fox. He also traded his engraved "WB" pocket watch with scrap dealers for transport; Sally later recovered this watch.
Bowman later resurfaced to aid the Republic and Empire against the True Empire. He provided essential research to stop the Omega Rex and analyzed Leo Conrad's metallic transformation, respecting Leo's choice to remain unchanged. He revealed to Sally that her father underwent a similar, unstable transformation that endangered his family – a truth Bowman regretted withholding. His expertise proved vital again when the Genospino's Zoid core destabilized during revival attempts; Bowman stabilized it after it injured personnel, including Dias.
Secretly, Bowman reversed his aging process, concealing it with bandages. His core motivations were rectifying the Zi-Forming failure and protecting Sally, viewing her safety as his responsibility after her parents' absence.
This caused a time slip, stranding them on Earth one year early. Bowman immediately recognized the Zi-Forming Device had failed; environmental collapse gripped the planet, causing extreme weather, tectonic chaos, and the emergence of new Jamminga organisms. He spent the next year researching the failure independently, avoiding both the Republic and Empire.
Upon the Empire discovering his research, Bowman entrusted Sally with a pendant containing his vital data. He then acted as a decoy, separating from her to draw Imperial forces away, enabling her escape. This pendant later proved critical in evolving a Liger into the Beast Liger.
While hiding, Bowman encountered Byrne Blood and his malfunctioning Gatling Fox. Identifying the Zoid's core deteriorating under strain from its Z-O Visor, he removed the device at Byrne's request, saving the Fox. He also traded his engraved "WB" pocket watch with scrap dealers for transport; Sally later recovered this watch.
Bowman later resurfaced to aid the Republic and Empire against the True Empire. He provided essential research to stop the Omega Rex and analyzed Leo Conrad's metallic transformation, respecting Leo's choice to remain unchanged. He revealed to Sally that her father underwent a similar, unstable transformation that endangered his family – a truth Bowman regretted withholding. His expertise proved vital again when the Genospino's Zoid core destabilized during revival attempts; Bowman stabilized it after it injured personnel, including Dias.
Secretly, Bowman reversed his aging process, concealing it with bandages. His core motivations were rectifying the Zi-Forming failure and protecting Sally, viewing her safety as his responsibility after her parents' absence.