The Type 18 (一八式 Ichihachi-shiki) is a current generation Garde Mech used aboard the Sidonia for offense and defense against the Gauna. The Type 18 Mech was designed by Kunato Developments to replace the Type 17 as the Type 17 required more training to use, and highly trained pilots aboard the...

Gardes (衛人 Morito), or Guardians, are large multirole machines primarily designed for combat with the Gauna. Different models of Gardes are manufactured by either Toha Heavy Industries or Kunato Developments.

Norio was born into the prestigious Kunato Family. As such, he's also the heir to the Kunato Developments that manufactures the current Type 18 Gardes series. Being born of high status, Norio always looked down on people as he feels he's the best and others are nuisances to him.

Nov 6, 2014 · The Gauna designated G-487 demonstrates the ability to fire Higgs particle beams, which can disable several Type-18 Guardians with a near miss. The following images are screenshots of Sidonia's main bridge displays showing the Gauna's Higgs cannon in action against Kunato's Guardian squad.

Apr 19, 2018 · The Post War UNSC Longsword, From Halo. Outfitted for anti-aircraft warfare VS The Type 18 Garde, from Knights of Sidonia. Equipped with its long range...

Dec 1, 2015 · The Type 18 dispenses with the gatling gun in favor of guided missiles, as well as arm-mounted energy blades intended to cut through Gauna tentacles. Thanks to its ease of use, graduates of Sidonia's Military Academy are able to start on Type 18 missions right out of school. Series protagonist Nagate Tanikaze has difficulty adapting to the Type ...

Knights of Sidonia (Japanese: シドニアの騎士, Hepburn: Shidonia no Kishi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes.

Made redundant after Kunato began production of Type-18 as there were no need for hand-crafted parts. His works are requested again upon the development of the more refined Type-19. He also is responsible for the maintenance of Teruru's artificial body.

The highest-ranked trainee in Nagate's class and heir to Kunato Industries, the company developing the Type 18 Guardians that compose most of Sidonia's main force at the start of the series. An arrogant and vain man with little respect for his peers, Kunato develops a rivalry with Nagate due to him being assigned the Tsugumori, who he viewed as ...

Sasaki tells Ochiai that Toha Heavy Industries can reinforce sixty Type 18 Gardes with the new hybrid material. Meanwhile, Yure Shinatose recalls that Norio created Tsumugi by impregnating Placental Shizuka with human DNA, though unaware that it is seemingly pregnant again.