Summary
Canti is a mysterious robot and runs errands at the Nanbada house. He is the first robot created by MM that was sent through Naota Nandaba's N.O. channel, and by showing a benign side to himself in contrast to the other robots of the same fate, he was taken by Naota's father.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 8-A, higher by tapping Atomsk's power, 6-C with automatic gun mode
Name: Canti Joseph Nandaba, Atomsk, Pirate King, TV-Boy, Lord Cantido, the God of the Black Flame, DH
Origin: FLCL
Gender: Genderless, prefers being treated as Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Robot (Built by Medical Mechanica), "TV Walkman", Housekeeper
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Empowerment (Exponentially increases his power by tapping into Atomsk's power, which changes his color to red[1]), Dimensional Storage (Can store Naota within his body[2]), Transformation (Automatic gun mode[3]), Energy Manipulation (Can shoot energy cannonballs[4]), Homing Attack (His cannonballs return to himself after being fired[5]), Flight via Gravity Manipulation (Canti can create an anti-gravity power to fly[6]), Fusionism (Can fuse with Naota to transform into a powerful cannon apparently powered by his N.O., can fuse with other robots), Paralysis Inducement via Matter Manipulation (Can induce cellular stiffness[7]), Enhanced Vision and X-Rays, Weapon Mastery, Limited Time-Space Manipulation and Light Manipulation with his guitar (His guitar is a time-space interfering weapon that emits a powerful light to destroy his foes[8]), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation, Heat Manipulation and Acid Manipulation (The alloy MM robots are made up allows them to alter the molecular pattern of their body to adjust their bodies to heat, electricity, acid, and more)
Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level+ (Stronger than Naota, consistently fights the MM Robots[9]), higher by tapping Atomsk's power, Island level with automatic gun mode (His cannonballs are able to one-shot said robots[10]. Harmed GH, the strongest of them[11])
Speed: FTL combat speed with Massively FTL+ reactions (His cannonballs are stated to move at light speed, can eeps up with Haruko, and is able to react to Haruko's Vespa[12])
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block level+, higher by tapping Atomsk's power
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level+ (Able to tank hits from MM Robots[13]), higher by tapping Atomsk's power
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with cannonballs
Intelligence: While Canti is sentient, his lack of ability to speak makes it hard to pinpoint how much actual consciousness he has and how much it's just following Atomsk's orders
Standard Equipment: Originally none, later gained Gibson EB-0 guitar that can function as a melee weapon, a gun or a hoverboard
Weaknesses: The emotions of Canti are very human-like, such as being embarrassed about his broken head (where Haruko hit him)
Explanations
Canti can take x-rays, fly and has a greater physical prowess than humans. He has shown himself capable with guns in episode 5 of FLCL. As stated above, when synced with Naota, Canti transforms into a cannon and fires Naota like a bullet. When using Atomsk's power, he turns red and his abilities are heightened, making him faster and stronger.
In episode 6 of Progressive, Canti helped Hidomi to overcome her inhibitor by letting her speak with her mother. He was used as a communication device along with Aiko, her potted plant serving as a transmission catalyst. His screen could receive both visuals and sound from her despite being a great distance away. He was also taunting Hidomi with glasses symbolizing Ide later on, suggesting he can store humans other than Naota, though that may have been Atomsk using his body.
The newer models seen in Alternative use metal weapons such as flails, pipes and spiky bats in combat. They strategize differently, depending on the threat level, with only one unarmed robot attacking Haruko while she was unsuccessfully drilling on the iron's surface, whereas many armed robots attacked when Haruko was helping Kana activate her N.O. to teleport the iron. They are also durable enough to break Haruko's guitar over time.
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References
Discussions
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