? (Chaotic Century), 21? (Guardian Force) Zoids: custom Command Wolf, and later on the first Lightning Saix.  Irvine is a mercenary who does what he wants when he wants. He has the classic "I don’t care" and "get out of my way" attitude, though in a few episodes that's often set aside for personal matters. He's usually very cool and doesn't like chitchat, and it takes him a while to trust people and make friends. Despite the fact that he first went after Zeke, he eventually becomes a "big brother" to Van and Fiona, and is a loyal friend into Guardian Force.  Despite working with Van and Thomas in the GF, he refuses to join it, nonetheless be involved with any affiliation to the Empire or Republic; this reason is unknown and possibly personal. Even though Irvine is thought to be one of the main characters of the series, many things about him are still wrapped up in mystery.

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. 
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. 
(Source: AniDB)

__Height:__ 175 cm (5'9")

Keiji Fujiwara was a Japanese actor and voice actor.

Even though he was born in Tokyo, he spent the majority of his childhood in Iwate Prefecture. In high school, he handled vocals in a band he formed with his friend Kotaro Furuichi, future guitarist of rock band The Collectors.

At around 18 years of age, he moved back to Tokyo on his own and joined the Bungakuza acting school. He spent the 1980s performing in several theater troupes while working odd jobs. Fujiwara was introduced to his first voice acting agency, Ken Production, in the early 1990s. The first TV anime in which he appeared as a regular was [Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi](https://anilist.co/anime/970/), but his breakout role was [Hiroshi Nohara](https://anilist.co/character/33466/) in [Crayon Shin-chan](https://anilist.co/anime/966/).

In November 2006, he left Ken Production and founded his own agency, Air Agency. Aside from talent management, the company went on to release original drama and situation CDs through its child company Air Label, as well as produce live events. In 2010, Fujiwara made his own sound directorial debut in Kakkokawaii Sengen.

In August 2016, Air Agency announced that he was going on hiatus in order to undergo medical treatment for a then-unspecified illness. He officially resumed work in June 2017. On April 16, 2020, Air Agency announced that Fujiwara had passed away due to cancer on April 12, 2020.

__Trivia:__
- He was a regular lecturer at the Japan Newart College since 2008
- In the live action field, he was most known for dubbing actor Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Retired from voice acting in 2006 to become a physician.

Van is the son of the greatest Zoid pilot in town, but he isn't living up to his father's reputation. He's lucky if he can even get a Zoid to move, but while being chased by a rampaging scorpion-like Zoid, Van finds himself in some old ruins. 
 
(Source: VIZ Media)