1/72 EZ-036 Death Stinger, ZA Model

1/72 EZ-036 Death Stinger from ZA This model is a bootleg version or a copy of the Kotobukiya EZ-036 Death Stinger. Death Stinger itself is a scorpion-shaped Mecha from the Zoids Series.

EZ-036 Death Stinger

Death Stinger (デススティンガー, Desu Sutingā) (EZ-036) is a Sea Scorpion-Type Zoid, and one of over 200 bio-mechanical lifeforms that form the Zoid race depicted in TOMY's Zoids franchise.

The Death Stinger is a Sea Scorpion-Type Zoid manufactured by the Guylos Empire.

The ultimate product of the Organoid System's technology, the Death Stinger is the combination of a powerful Zoid Core discovered in an ancient ruin and an artificially-created Organoid System. The result was one of the most powerful Zoid ever created, a machine comparable in many ways to a sea-going Death Saurer. In addition to being fully amphibious, the Zoid is capable of burrowing through even the densest rock.

The Death Stinger possesses a considerable arsenal of weapons, the greatest of which is a Charged Particle Cannon. Unlike the weapon on the Geno Saurer, the Death Stinger does not need to be immobilized in order to fire. The Zoid mounts a considerable number of other weapons, most notably a massive 930mm Double-Barreled Shock Cannon, along with numerous claws and blades (The Death Stinger has four claws, its main claws in its front, and two more additional smaller claws at its rear). All of the weapons are designed to be used both on land and water. The Death Stinger is protected by an omni-directional E-Shield, as well as very durable armour.

Along with its arsenal, the Death Stinger also possesses some unusual abilities. The Death Stinger has the capability to operate completely unmanned for extended periods of time, controlled by the Organoid System itself. It can also create copies of itself, apparently by altering the Cores of Zoids it had destroyed. There is also a special version of the Death Stinger created during the Neo-Zenebas regime called the Zarka Special (or ZS for short). Wanting his research to become more widely known, an independent scientist named Zarka added a limiter to the Zoid Core to make it controllable without taking away too much power, and planned to unleash it on the Central Continent.