Aphrodite A (Shin)

Aphrodite A (アフロダイA) was Sayaka Yumi's first robot in Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!. It was created by Yanosuke Yumi based on some of Juzo Kabuto's designs.

Appearance
Aphrodite A's design appears to be a mix of the designs from both the original manga and anime; like the anime, it sports light red and orange colors but the torso area resembles its manga counterpart especially with the latches on the chest. It however sports a white face plate with a red line going down its face and green eyes.

Abilities and Weapons
Much like its counterpart from the original manga, Aphrodite A is composed of the original Alloy Z, which while resilient to conventional weaponry is generally weak to weapons used by Mechanical Beasts or stronger robots like the Mazinger Z's Breast Fire. It's only weapons are the Oppai Missile System from opening latches on the chest that allows the Aphrodite to shoot multiple missiles and machine guns out of the boobs ,but these are not very powerful against armored enemies. Aphrodite also has acrobatic abilities, that allow it to pull off maneuvers and attack enemies with flying strikes.

History
The Aphrodite A is deployed when the Mazinger Z and Mechanical Beasts appear in Atami. After Juzo Kabuto dies from the injuries inflicted by the Mechanical Beasts' controller Baron Ashura, Z's pilot Koji Kabuto goes into a frenzied rage trying to kill Ashura. Sayaka tried to stop him with Aphrodite A, even jumping in front of the Z's Breast Fire attack.

After repairs are done on the robot, it is used to fight against the Mechanical Beasts, but is usually overpowered and captured along with its pilot. During its capture, the Aphrodite is left behind as the Saluud fortress explodes with the robot completely destroyed. It is replaced by the stronger Venus A.