Nogard

The Nogard is a Megacorp-made combat robot that was sent to attack the city of Hounourville. It serves as a mini-boss of Act 1.

Appearance
The Nogard looks somewhat like a giant, green Nuckelavee. It is round in shape and has a hat like the Nuckelavee, but it is much larger; it almost rivals Zyclon in size. The Nogard's main body is green-colored. Its hat, like a Nuckelavee's, is a dull metallic grey.

The Nogard sports a variety of guns for taking enemies down. Four large guns protrude from its back, each firing bullets. This makes the Nogard, along with several types of turret, one of the only units to use metal bullets. Nogard can also open two flaps on its side to expose twin laser cannons. These are far more powerful than the bullets. However, its most potent attack by far is its final. Nogard's hat flips upward, revealing a lens-like contraption that then begins to charge a laser. After about five seconds of charging, it will fire a thin red beam in a straight line. This beam does extreme damage upon contact, but it is relatively easy to dodge.

History
The Nogard, described as a "multi-range gunner" at the beginning of the fight, was built for combat and urban assault. It was sent as one of many units inside the Assault-Launcher Z when it originally invaded Skaylia. The Nogard was sent in a direct course for the capital of Hounourville, where it would wreak destruction on the city.

Skye and the Skaylian Resistance Force were sent by the SRF Commander to intercept the robot before it reached its destination. After plowing through the initial line of enemy robots, Holly frantically sends a transmission to Skye, claiming that she has sighted a different foe. The Nogard, then still in its special carrier, then slowly soars over Skye's head. After the robot is deployed, the battle is intitiated.

The SRF is victorious over Nogard, sending the robot out of commission.

Trivia

 * The name "Nogard" is "dragon" spelled backwards.
 * The text at the beginning of the battle describes the Nogard as a "multi-range gunner".
 * Another enemy robot seen later in the game, the Banshee, is quite similar in appearance to Nogard. It may have been an improvement on the Nogard's original design.