Lundgren, Ray

Ray is a withdrawn and ruthless Armor pilot whose wife, Shimo, was killed by the Man with the claw hand. He makes his first appearance in episode 4 at the last minute, with his main appearance occurring in episode 5, though he is initially opposed to Van. Like Van, he travels to find the Man with the claw hand to exact revenge by killing him. Unlike Van, he has far fewer qualms about who dies if they interfere with him, a trait Van despises and is easily provoked by. However, according to Joshua, Ray apparently behaved completely differently prior to his wife's death. Later in the series, he reveals that he seeks to kill the Claw and then die as well, in order to meet Yoshimo again. Like Van, he also abstains from alcohol, drinking water instead.
His rivalry with Van stems from the fact that both of them want to kill the Claw. Later in the series, they work together, although they show little concern for each other, even when engaged in combat with enemies.
Ray's primary weapon is a katana-shaped gun with a large magazine where the blade would be. He holds it just ahead of the hilt and spins it to fire streams of bullets. He has several hidden weapons, such as the heels of his shoes. One acts as a very small handheld gun, while the other provides a way of summoning and remote controlling his armor, Volkein. While Ray is piloting, Volkein is armed with a variety of power, with its most powerful weapon being the beam howitzer, a weapon strong enough to obliterate one of the original seven armors in one hit.

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