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{{Infobox anime
|enname = Terrestrial Defense Corporation Dai-Guard
|jpname = 地球防衛企業ダイ・ガード
|names = Dai-Guard
|showtype = TV series
|episodes = 26
|date = October 5, 1999 - March 28, 2000
|First = [[Super Robot Wars/Z2|The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z ~Hakai Hen~]]
}}

==Story==
One day, a giant beast classified as a Heterodyne causes havoc and mayhem in Japan. Conventional weapons are proven to be ineffective, and as a last resort, the military reluctantly uses weapons of mass destruction on it. This also did not leave a scratch on it, and the destruction caused by the bombing and Heterodyne forces the military to invest in a new type of weapon: the giant robot Dai-Guard. Ironically, once the Dai-Guard was complete, there have been no signs of Heterodyne. To cut down on costs during peacetime, the military turns over Dai-Guard back to the company that built it: the 21st Century Defense Security Corporation. 12 years later, the 2nd Public Relations Division of the 21st Century Defense Security Corporation are out promoting their company with the Dai-Guard, now reduced down to a giant mascot. Nobody would expect the Heterodyne to also make their return...


{|
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! Episode No. || Title || Mecha Introduced || Adapted in
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| 1|| Disaster From the Sea || Dai-Guard, Heterodyne Cross || SRW Z2.1
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| 2|| The Fort at Night ||  ||
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| 3|| Circumstances of a Hero ||  ||
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| 4|| The Heroine's Melancholy || Globe ||
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| 5|| Can't Run Facing the Setting Sun || Pyramid ||
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| 6|| Memories Taught Me ||  ||
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| 7|| Fire and Ice ||  ||
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| 8|| A Strange Day ||  ||
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| 9|| Explosion! Knot Buster ||  ||
|-
|10|| Wages That Correspond to Justice || Kokubogar ||
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|11|| Alibi: Two Heterodynes Attack Tokyo || Guamand ||
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|12|| Shinjuku at Night: Big Battle ||  ||
|-
|13|| Things that can be Forgiven, Things that can't be Forgiven || Framework ||
|-
|14|| Oosugi Report ||  ||
|-
|15|| We Are All Alive ||  || SRW Z2.2
|-
|16|| Always Sunny in the Soul || Wheel ||
|-
|17|| I'd Like to Sleep as if Dreaming ||  ||
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|18|| Run Towards Tomorrow ||  ||
|-
|19|| White Contract ||  ||
|-
|20|| Blue Promise ||  ||
|-
|21|| False Memories || Insect-R || SRW Z2.1
|-
|22|| So That I Can Remain Myself ||  || SRW Z2.1
|-
|23|| What Do You Want to Protect? ||  ||
|-
|24|| Something that Covers the Sky ||  ||
|-
|25|| Thoughts that Keep Piling Up ||  ||
|-
|26|| Victory Song for Tomorrow || Black Dai-Guard || SRW Z2.1
|-
|}


==Terrestrial Defense Corporation Dai-Guard in Super Robot Wars==
Dai-Guard units fall under the super robot category. Unfortunately, for Dai-Guard, players must endure with Dai-Guard's absurdly poor early game, as Dai-Guard suffers from the same problem as the TV show in the game: it's slow, incapable of air combat, poorly armored, and can only engage in close range combat. As games progress, Dai-Guard will become able to deal with its problems with upgrades, optional parts, a large spirit command pool from its three pilots, and its innate resupply ability, which allows your units to be restocked at the expense of piling paperwork for 21st Century Defense Security Corporation's employees.

==Super Robot Wars Appearances==

Terrestrial Defense Corporation Dai-Guard's story and/or units have appeared in the following series:

*[[Super Robot Wars/Z2|The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z ~Hakai Hen~]]
*[[Super Robot Wars/Z2.2|The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z ~Saisei Hen~]]
*[[Super Robot Wars/Z3|The 3rd Super Robot Wars Z ~Jigoku-Hen~]]
*[[Super Robot Wars/Z3.2|The 3rd Super Robot Wars Z ~Tengoku Hen~]]

==Character Appearances==

The following characters have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable character, an enemy, or are involved in the background story as a supporting ally/enemy. The characters are sorted by faction.

*21st Century Defense Security Corporation
**Chiaki Nakahara
**Fuuka Tanigawa
**Harou Oosugi
**Hirotaka Ijuuin
**Ibuki Momoi
**Megumi Kaminura
**Keiichirou Aoyama
**Nishijima
**Noriko Ooyama
**Denjirou Ookouchi
**Rika Domeki
**Shinya Yokozawa
**Shizuka Irie
**Shunsuke Akagi
**Tomorou Taguchi
**Tomoyoshi Ishizuka
**Youhei Sumita
*ANPO Military
**Busujima
**Iizuka
**Shirou Shirota
**Tooru Saeki
*Other
**Dr. Momoi
**Eijirou Sakurada
**Mrs. Aoyama



==Unit Appearances==

The following units and battleships have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable unit, NPC, or enemy. The units are sorted by faction.

*21st Century Defense Corporation
**Dai-Guard
*ANPO Military
**Kokubogar
*Heterodyne
**Black Dai-Guard
**Diamond
**Framework
**Globe
**Guamand (Fuser Type)
**Heterodyne
**Insect-R
**Pyramid
**Wheel

==BGM used==
{|
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! Song Title || Song Title (Romanji) || English Translation || Links
|-
| 路地裏の宇宙少年 || Rojiura no Uchū Shōnen || Back Alley Space Boy || Games<span class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEc9hjC6ys Full Size]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EHmbrK8KZI TV Size]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MYljRk1OVY Z2]
</span>
|-
|}

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