YavakarO Goryo Medium Bomber
LEGO by: Justin R. "Saber-Scorpion" Stebbins
Weight Range: Medium
Speed: Medium
Flight Abilities: Air and space, medium-range, no Interstellar Drive
Armaments: 3 blazer machine guns, 1 large missile rack (can be equipped with a payload of air-to-air missiles or heavy rockets), 4-6 bombs
Capacity: 1 pilot

The word Goryo, meaning "honorable spirit," comes from Japanese myth. The Goryo were the vengeful spirits of dead nobles, especially those who had been martyred. They could control the weather and cause great cataclysms until they got their revenge or were appeased in some other way.

The bombs of the Yavakarese Goryo Bomber are more powerful than any storms the Goryo could cause! This bomber is the favorite of the Yavakarese military, though they do have heavier models in use as well. This smaller bomber has no Interstellar Drive and a limited amount of fuel, so it can't go too far from the mothership or aircraft carrier.

The ship certainly looks best from the rear, unfortunately. I started building this actually because I simply wanted to use that big pink arch piece for an engine on something. So the entire ship was built around that piece. I tried to make the front match up with the coolness I achieved with the rear, but I couldn't quite do it.

Greeblicious maintenance hatch! I've finally learned that greebling only works if all of the greebles are the same color. Yeah, there's some old grey and silvery-grey in there, but it all matches up fine I think. Besides, machinery is rarely all the same color. Duh.

The yellow seat and bombs reflect my early plan to have yellow as Yavakaro's main color (instead of purple). I changed this when I decided yellow should be the main color for the Sarran instead. As you can see here, the ship is armed with a big tube full of missiles, three blazer machine guns, and several bombs (six in this case, which you can see on the belly later).

Interior shot! Yeah, I made the top easily removable for just this purpose. Here you can see the computer behind the pilot's seat, the compressed gas fuel tank in the section behind the pilot, and of course the missile tube.

But what use does a bomber have with so many air-to-air missiles? Well, in case another kind of ammunition is needed, we can just switch these boys out...

... and stick in the heavy rockets! These massive missiles are used for maximum punch - usually in space, and usually against capital ships or something near that size.

Shving! Isn't it great when a cockpit can open without you having to remove the whole canopy the cheap way?

The cockpit's a bit cramped, I know. This ain't no Sarran fighter, buddy! Hey, look, controls! Sure, you can't actually see them when the canopy is closed, but eh, let's just pretend, shall we?

Personally I really like the way this bomber turned out. It's sleek enough to look cool and artistic, yet big and lumbering enough to pass as a bomber. In case you didn't notice, I used those Explorien cockpit pieces for the wings. It's about time I found a decent use for those huge, annoying things.

Here's the belly I was talking about. Not nearly as sleek as the top, but hey, it has bombs! There are six bombs: four with the yellow heads that drop straight down, and two more with missile fins. The things with the red rings are... hmm... fuel drop tanks, maybe? Yeah, someone told me this bomber could use some of those. Heh.

The bomber's large engines burn a lot of Starlight Gas, after all, and hey, it's needed to get this heavy of a payload off the ground, especially with such relatively short wings. Luckily it also has a few hoverpads to give it that extra boost at first.

Fill 'er up! It's time for a test flight... By the way, the trans-red cone there is an alarm light, for that "Red Alert" feeling to get the pilot tense when her shields are down or worse.

Graceful, isn't it? Like a rather fat bird. Ignore the grotesque alien appendage reaching out to grab it. It's just some kind of asteroid slug or something.

Still looks best from the back. Some people told me to put more purple. Well, gee, I don't have *much* purple to put! Besides, I don't especially like purple so I'd rather keep the ships mostly white.

The protectors of Yavakaro fly off on another mission to keep peace in the galaxy! By blowing stuff up!