Saruzin

“I'll take you guys out from the ship!”

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The Saruzin was a large, heavily armored carrier used as a flagship by the Venomian fleet at Sector Y during the Lylat Wars.

Appearance

It was primarily a long flight deck with two support wings to either side and a command bridge towards the back. The Saruzin carried the Shogun warlord battlesuit and two Shogun Warrior battle suits.

In the game

“Enemy Recon
The flagship of the Sector Y offensive is the Saruzin. Aboard is the Shogun warlord, the guardian robot that oversees Andross's galactic fleet. You can easily target the robot when it stands on the ship's deck, so attack it there before it launches itself off the runway.”

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The Saruzin flagship appears only in "Star Fox 64", only within the Hard Route Mission No 2:"Sector Y: Combat Zone; Fierce Melee". After beating both Shogun Warriors, the arrival of the Saruzin battleship will be triggered, where it entered the All-Range area and launches the new warlord to spar with the Star Fox Arwings. Like the Dorisbys and Grazans, the Saruzin is an invincible hazard because of the size, but the ship is unarmed so it cannot do any damage from a distance. If enough time passes, the Shogun will land on the deck of the Saruzin to try and get a better shot at Fox, which leaves the warlord more vulnerable to concentrated fire.

History

The Saruzin served as the flagship for the Venomian fleet during the deep space battle for Sector Y, against the Cornerian battle fleet. In the final moments of the battle, when the carrier was threatened by the Star Fox Team, who were providing backup for the overwhelmed Cornerian fleet, the Saruzin launched both Shogun Warriors first, and then the Shogun itself as a last line of defense. However, all three combat robots were defeated and the carrier was destroyed by the rescued Cornerian fleet, ending the battle and scattering the defeated Venom fleet.

Gallery

Trivia

If one were to look at it solely from the front, one might notice that it resembles White Base (or as called by the Principality of Zeon, The Trojan Horse), which housed not only the Gundam, but quite a few other Mecha made during the "V Project".
The carrier shares similar names with the Sarumarine and "Saru" which is also the Japanese name for monkey, this makes sense that the Shogun pilot and multiple Venomians are primates, including Andross.
The Japanese name (サルジン) appears to be a reference to the Gwazine (グワジン) -class flagship from Gundam, which carried mobile suits.

References


Leaders	\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|\|-\|
Soldiers	Venomian • Ruffian
Air Force	Invader I • Invader II • Invader III • Tripod • Butterfly • Scout Pod • Granga Fighter • Bolse Fighter • Web Ships • Bomber • Killer Bees • Shogun Warrior • Shogun Trooper • Dragon • Flip Bots • Firebirds • Borzoi • Canine • Bandit • Triangle • Moras • Venom Fighter • Venom Space Fighter • Rock Gunner • Star Warrior • Viper
Ground Force	Venom Tank • Garuda • Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • Hop Bot • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • The Forever Train • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Aquatic Force	Patrol Boats • Ski Bots • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy
Artillery	Missile • Copperhead • Mole • Ninjin • Planetary missile • Small Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Dimension Transport System • Gigarilla • Chiritori
Battleships	Dorisby-class Battleship • Grazan-class Carrier • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser • Saruzin • Granby • Salvadora
Lieutenants	Granga's Mech • Attack Carrier • Shogun • Meteo Crusher • Saucerer • Spyborg • Sarumarine • Mechbeth • Gorgon • Robot Andross • Androsa • Aquarosa
Bases	Venom • Area 6 • Bolse • Macbeth Weapons Factory •
Others	Atomic Base • Astropolis • Blade Barrier • Dancing Insector • Destructor • Galactic Rider • Great Commander • Metal Smasher • Phantron • Professor Hanger • Slot Machine • Spinning Core • Herbert




	Pilot
	Corneria Defense Force • Husky Squadron • Bulldog Squadron •
Bosses	• Saucerer • Bacoon • Vulcain • Sarumarine • Goras • • Bolse's Core • Golemech •
Enemy Air Force	• Bomber • Firebirds • Borzoi Fighter • Canine • Star Warrior • Viper • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser •
Enemy Ground Force	• Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Enemy Marine Force	Patrol Boats • • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy •
Enemy Artillery	• Small Missiles • • Ninjin Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Blocker • Pillars • Stone Column • Monument
Enemy Wildlife	Gores • Troikas • Z-Gulls • Z-Serpents • Kani • Clam • Aquas Squid • Starfish • Giant Spindly Fish • Angler Fish • Sculpins • Garoas • Todora (Star Fox 64) • Cacti • Asteroid • Lava Bombs • Solar Prominences • Ore • Aquas Ruins
	Corneria (City) • Meteo • Sector Y • Fichina (Base) • Katina (Base) • Aquas • Sector X • Solar • Zoness • Titania • Macbeth (Factory) • Sector Z • Bolse • Area 6 • Venom
Game Modes	• Training Mode • Versus Mode • Lylat (language)
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