The grandchild of Emperor Zeppelin. Rudolph is placed into the care of Van by Rosso and Viola, former waste gangers. Van agrees to help return Rudolph to the Guylos Empire capital, Guygalos, and to teach the boy how to pilot a Zoid properly. Although Rudolph&#039;s identity is initially kept hidden from Van and his friends, Doctor D. soon reveals the truth about the Crown Prince. Rudolph is an eager, friendly person, who wishes to be able to emulate Van in piloting skill. Rudolph is quite naive and prefers reasoning over fighting, even with Raven and Prozen. He also deeply cares for the Guylos empire and hates seeing others around him hurt.

Zoids are beast-like fighting machines used in both everyday use such as transportation, and special use such as war. Some types of Zoids, know as Organoids, are miniature Zoids that are living organisms. These Organoids have the capability to fuse with a non-living Zoid and make it much more powerful.<br><br>
Van (Ban) Freiheit discovers a Zoid Organoid in an abandoned laboratory while running from two strangers piloting Zoids. Also in the laboratory, in an animated suspension tube is a strange girl. He breaks the tube open and takes her and the Organoid with him. Spotting a ruined Shield Liger Zoid outside nearby, the Organoid fuses with it and repairs the damages. Making his escape, Van names the Organoid Zeke, and decides to keep him as a friend. The girl, who says her name is Fiona, wants to find something called Zoids Eve, and so Van, Zeke, and Fiona begin their adventure.<br><br>
(Source: AniDB)

An italian actress, voice actress and ADR scriptwriter, mostly known for her roles as [Son Goku](https://anilist.co/character/246/Goku-Son), [Son Gohan](https://anilist.co/character/2093/Gohan-Son) and [Son Goten](https://anilist.co/character/2551/Goten-Son) as kids, as well as [Nico Robin](https://anilist.co/character/61/Robin-Nico), [Arale Norimaki](https://anilist.co/character/3182/Arale-Norimaki), [Suneo Honekawa](https://anilist.co/character/8261/Suneo-Honekawa), [Ayumi Yoshida](https://anilist.co/character/4228/Ayumi-Yoshida) and [Queen Serenity](https://anilist.co/character/17010/Queen-Serenity).

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In August 1999, she changed her name from Mifuyu Hiiragi (柊美冬) to Kyoko Tsuruno (鶴野恭子) On May 1, 2004, she changed her name from Kyoko Tsuruno to her real name,  Tomoko Ishimura.

Rudolph Zeppelin III