Unofficial Fan GuidebookThe Great Flame Dragongrunbeld.com
A giant warrior who eagerly awaits formidable foes
A towering commander of the reborn Band of the Hawk. Like Zodd, Grunbeld is a true warrior who hunts for enemies worth staking his life against. His flame-red hair marks his northern blood, and his rebirth as an Apostle gave him the form of a colossal crimson dragon.
These are guests of our master.
Touch them and you deal with me.
As an Apostle and as a soldier, his allegiance to the Hawk is absolute.
Profile
Est. height
270cm / 600cm as Apostle
Est. weight
303kg / 1644kg as Apostle
Est. age
Unknown
Gender
Male
Hair color
Red
Eye color
Golden
Weapons
War hammer; built-in cannon
How Miura described him
Military man, mighty hero, giant, and a giant red dragon
Parameters
WHEN HUMAN
NORMAL
RELEASED
CHARACTER GUIDE ❷
The Reborn Band of The Hawk
グルンベルド
Grunbeld
FIRST APPEARANCE ▸▸▸ VOL. 22
“The battlefield ought to be a sacred place to a warrior.”
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The Hero of the Hundred-Year War
IBefore the Hawk
Long before he bowed to Griffith, Grunbeld was a legend of the north: the commander who held the line against the Tudor Empire through the Hundred-Year War. Mule Wolflame recognizes the name the moment he hears it. His fall from that hero to an Apostle is told in the spin-off novel The Flame Dragon Knight.
IITwo Forms
NORMAL
The Knight
Height270cm
ArmorDragon-scale plate
Main armGreathammer
Off-handGreatshield cannon
RELEASED
The Great Flame Dragon
Height600cm
HideCorundum crystal
BreathFlame
Weight1644kg
IIIArsenal
01
Greathammer
A flat face for crushing armor and a spike on the reverse for hooking shields and punching through barricades. It tore through ranks of armored Kushan soldiers in a single swing.
02
Greatshield Cannon
A monster-faced shield heavy enough to shrug off cannonballs, hiding a cannon of its own and a pair of blades that spring out mid-fight.
03
Corundum Hide
Released, his body is armored in crystalline corundum, harder than steel. Guts still cracked it open with the Dragon Slayer.
IVChronicle
Vol. 22 · “War Cry of the Wind”
Through the gate
A castle gate bursts open from outside and a giant steps through the wreckage. Grunbeld cuts down the Kushan garrison with hammer, cannon and hidden blades, then kneels to Griffith beside Zodd and Locus.
Millennium Falcon Arc
Guardian of the guests
He shields Sonia and Mule from restless Apostles, reminding them that the Hawk's guests are not to be touched.
Vol. 26 – 27 · Mansion of the Spirit Tree
Duel with the Black Swordsman
Sent to burn Flora's mansion, he challenges a wounded Guts, then meets the Berserker Armor. His hammer breaks, his corundum cracks, and the Great Flame Dragon is finally stopped by Flora's last wall of fire.
Millennium Falcon → Fantasia
Against the Emperor
At Vritannis he stands among the Hawk's strongest against Emperor Ganishka's legions, and later waits at the port of Falconia for Griffith's return.
“You are a superb warrior. But my mission lies ahead.”
