Thancrus

Thancrus in both his Human and Hyper-Zoanoid form in the 2005 Anime Series.

Thancrus (also: Zankles, Zancrus) was a Hyper-Zoanoid in Guyver, and a member of the Hyper-Zoanoid Elite Squad, known as the “Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five”. He was created by Dr. Barcas, as were the rest of the “Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five” members, both to be the fastest Hyper-Zoanoid and to excel in hand-to-hand combat. 

Thancrus was optimized with the best technology available in Chronos at that time, as were the other members of the team, to be the "Best of the Best!" and was said to be as fast, if not faster, than a Guyver. Equipped with two High-Frequency Wave Vibration Blades to replace his hands and arms, and with a (heat) Radiation Fin running down his back to cool his body temperature when traveling at high speeds, this Hyper-Zoanoid may be the deadliest in close quarter combat.

Appearance

The "Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five".

       

2005 Anime Series

Thancrus was introduced in the 2005 Anime series of Guyver, with the rest of the “Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five” when Guyver III was making his escape with Tetsuro, Mizuki, and Fumio Fukamachi, from Mt. Minakami.  Guyver III was intercepted by the Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five (simply referred to as Team Five or as Elite Five) and was overwhelmed by their greater power, and team work. (Also due to the fact that he had already exhausted much of his own power contributed to him being overwhelmed.)  Guyver III was about to be apprehended by them, when Guyver I broke into the Transport Line and came to the aid of Guyver III. He hesitated for a moment when he heard the true identity of Guyver III, which gave Thancrus more than enough time to charge and attack Guyver I with his incredible speed and agility. Thancrus quickly gained the upper-hand on Guyver I, bragging about his speed, even claiming that despite the Guyver's speed it still was outmatched by Thancrus's own. As the battle continued Thancrus was subsequently caught off guard when Guyver I retaliated with his own High-Frequency Wave Vibration Blades, resulting in a High-Frequency Lock; which caused the Frequencies from the blades to react and negate each other, causing a loud stretching sound loud enough to burst a humans ear drums and shatter glass. After realizing that Guyver I was ready to counter-attack, Gaster prepared his liquid missiles and was about to assist Thancrus when Guyver III used his Sonic Emitters to start their get-away. This allowed Guyver I to grab Fumio and escape himself. When Guyver I was reunited

Thancrus battling Guyver I.

with his companions, they were once again ambushed by Team Five. Elegen quickly attacked Guyver I, who wrapped his tentacles around him and electrocuted him with over one million volts of electricity. Elegen than used his whip-crack attack, cracking Guyver I's control medal with his tentacle and shocked Guyver I with all of his power peeking at two million volts of electricity. Unable to repel Elegen’s electric attack Guyver I was literally shocked out of his armor, and lost consciousness. Guyver III, who was still wounded from their previous battle, was forced to use his Mega-smasher on Elegen, wounding him grievously, which bought them the time they needed to escape. Unfortunately, during the attack Fumio was captured by the Team Five leader ZX-Tole. Later that night Guyver I and Guyver III went back to Mt. Minakami to retrieve Fumio once again. On their way out they were greeted by ZX-Tole, Elegen, and Thancrus. Wondering where the other two members of the team where, Guyver III asked ZX-Tole where Derzerb and Gaster where at. ZX-Tole

Thancrus cleaved in half by Guyver III.

happily told them that they were sent to the Guyver’s hideout to kidnap their friends. Enraged Guyver I prepared to charge ZX-Tole but was stopped by Guyver III who then ordered Guyver I to take Fumio back to the cabin and to save their friends from the other two Hyper-Zoanoids. Guyver III then proceeded to fight the other three Hyper-Zoanoids on his own. He soon afterwards entered a duel with ZX-Tole in single combat, and realized that the Hyper-Zoanoid was still a formidable opponent. ZX-Tole gained the upper hand by using his powerful Bio-Blasters keeping Guyver III on the defensive and forced him on the run; when Elegen uses his electric whip-crack attack once again on Guyver III, crackinh him on the back and knocking him over into a ravine. The three Hyper-Zoanoids searched the area for Guyver III having lost track of him and were completely caught off guard by his surprise attack on Thancrus. Hiding in the ground, Guyver III emerged from beneath Thancrus, cleaving him in half, and thus killing him.

OVA

Thancrus from the OVA series challenges Guyver I.

In The Guyver - Bio-Booster Armor OVA, Thancrus is a Hyper-Zoanoid and still a member of the Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five. He is said to be the fastest Zoanoid and might be faster than a Guyver. He was still created by Dr. Barcas, but unlike the ADV anime or the manga, Thancrus was one of Richard Guyot’s subordinates, instead of Dr. Barcas’s. He was a part of the Chronos operation that took place at Sho Fukamachi’s school and proceeded to capture and/or kill Guyver I. The attack on the school took place during school hours and many students were killed and the rest were rounded up by Chronos agents and were brainwashed of the event. 

The Hyper-Zoanoid's attempted to destroy the school in hopes of leaving no evidence behind of Chronos's existence, killing all who lay eyes upon the Zoinoids or knew about the Guyver. The attack was also meant to bring out Guyver I from the school to fight the Hyper-Zoanoids. After nearly five minutes of attacking the school, Sho took the bait and proceeded to battle both Elegen and Derzerb. However, he was quickly overwhelmed and beaten back by both Elegen's electric shock and Derzerb's raw strength.

After being pushed through the building itself, Guyver I came face to face with Gaster and was blown away by his liquid missiles, and lost one of his vibration blades in the process. However, Thancrus stopped Gaster from killing Guyver I with his liquid missiles, claiming “It [Gaster's Missile] would destroy the Control Medal.” He then proceeded to fight Guyver I in hand-to-hand combat. As in the ADV and Manga, Thancrus expresses that he is surprised that the Guyver is incredibly fast, but still is no match for himself, and is somewhat surprised at the power and stamina the Guyver suit itself possesses; nearly rivaling that of the Hyper-Zoanoids. Thancrus, however, quickly demonstrates that despite the Guyver's powers it still could not save Sho from the Hyper-Zoanoid's or Chronos. After slicing Guyver I, severely wounding him in the process, Thancrus quickly moves in, in an attempt to cut off Guyver I’s head. However, Guyver I quickly blocks Thancrus’s High-Frequency Sword with his own, resulting in a High-Frequency Lock, and shattering the nearby glass. Thancrus jumps backwards to gain some distance from Guyver I and in preparation to begin his own counterattack when he is disintegrated by Guyver III’s Mega-smasher.

Out of Control: Film

Thancrus, along with the rest of the Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five, did not appear in this Guyver film.

Murakami's Encounter

In the 2005 ADV Series DVD Cases, came a little pamphlet which talked about the story, plot, characters, powers,

The Thancrus Proto-Type, and the Prime Minister of Cuba just before he was found cleaved in half.

and abilities of individuals in the Guyver. In the back of some of these pamphlets is a section about Mr. Murakami's personal encounters with the Proto-Types of the "Hyper-Zoanoid Team Five" as well as some other Hyper-Zoanoids.

After the Arizona Incident Mr. Murakami pledged to stop Chronos at any cost, and started out to do so. It proved difficult for him to keep track of their movements, but thanks to Chronos's tests on Hyper-Zoanoids he was able to keep track of them. One particular Incident occurred when the Prime Minister of Cuba was assassinated.

Subsequently he was cleaved in half on national television and no one saw who the culprit was that killed him, and the assassination remained a mystery. Murakami heard of this event, and started his own research. He found that the Prime Minister and Chronos had gone way back, and for reasons unknown the Prime Minister suddenly decided to walk out on Chronos. He [Murakami] examined a photo that was taken right before the Prime Minister fell down on the stage in half. In it appears to be a shadowy figure that bore remarkable resemblance to a Hyper-Zoanoid that appeared to be the Thancrus model. Mr. Murakami had concluded that Chronos had sent the Proto-Type of the Thancrus model to kill the Prime Minister.

Powers & Abilities

Thancrus possesses fewer abilities than most Hyper-Zoanoids, however despite this, the few abilities he does possess more than makes up for what he lacks. Thancrus was optimized specifically with a set of abilities and for the sole purpose of hand to hand combat. This requires him to move in quickly and eliminate his targets. Thancrus possess the following:

Thancrus's High-Frequency Wave Vibration Swords in the 2005 Series.

High Speed Travel: Thancrus is the fastest of all the Hyper-Zoanoids, and can travel faster than a camera can take a picture.

Tentacle Sensors:Thancrus has a pair of large tentacle sensors on both sides of his head, giving him a total of four vibration sensors. These sensors work much like the Guyver's own vibration sensors and allows Thancrus to pick up on vibrations within the air while he travels at tremendous speeds. Thus allowing him to lock on and locate targets and opponents in nearly a 360% angle.

Body Cooling System: Due to his High Speed Traveling, Thancrus, was optimized with a Heat Radiation Fin, to cool his body temperature down when he is traveling at high speeds and allows the heat to be discharged through the fin on his back.

High Frequency Wave Vibration Blades: Thancrus's battle form does not have hands, but rather long swords and two opposable thumbs. The blades themselves vibrate at the same High-Frequency as the Guyver's High-Frequency Swords, while the thumbs allow Thancrus to balance the blades whenever he swings them at high speeds, allowing him to maintain his balance. This allows Thancrus to cut through almost anything, at tremendous speeds and high velocity.