Throughout the series, Maria makes her feelings for Brandon very clear. Maria Asagi Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese) Michelle Ruff (English) Maria is the sweet, clean-cut girl down the street, a contrast of Brandon's bad-boy image. However, Brandon has returned as Beyond the Grave to protect her against Harry's push to destroy the last piece of Big Daddy's legacy. Now, thirteen years later, Harry targets Big Daddy's daughter, Mika Asagi, as his next victim. Harry succeeded in killing Big Daddy as well as hundreds of others in his quest for freedom, earning him the name "Bloody Harry". The slightest sign of hesitation is taken as betrayal, and betrayal is punished with death. As Harry's dreams become reality, he grows insane. Impatient by nature, Harry began to plot the murder of Millennion's leader, Big Daddy, when he could not advance any further in the syndicate. He used his ambition to rise in the ranks of Millennion with the help of his best friend, Brandon Heat. Even when he was young, he could not stand being held back or put in his place. Harry McDowell Voiced by: Tsutomu Isobe (old), Kenji Hamada (young) (Japanese) Tom Wyner (old), Tony Oliver (young) (English) Harry McDowell always wanted true freedom. He acts like a parental figure to Mika, and told her to move on as he no longer belongs to the living. It's unknown whether he lives or dies when Mika finally arrives, however, he does live and appear in multiple sequels in the canon of the game series. At the end of the anime, Brandon chose to protect Harry instead of killing him out of respect for their old friendship. His purpose is to destroy the syndicate that he once worked for and the friend who betrayed him. Instead, Harry kills Brandon during his moment of hesitation. Brandon confronted Harry for betraying the organization, but found himself unable to kill his friend.
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As Harry rose to power, Brandon remained loyal to the syndicate. Brandon was trained by Millennion's Bear Walken to be a sweeper (assassin), eventually forming his own elite sweeper unit within Millennion called "True Graves". After being proven by a special assignment recommended by Harry, his affiliation with Maria, and risking his life for Big Daddy, Brandon began to move up within the ranks of the organization. After joining Millennion, Brandon was assigned to a small collection crew in the West District, where they collected the organization's income from its illegal race track betting and black market operations.
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After their friends were killed, Brandon and Harry joined the crime syndicate Millennion, led by Big Daddy.
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The series then backtracks to Brandon's youth, and follows him and Harry as they rise through the criminal underworld, detailing the circumstances that led to their eventual falling-out.Ĭharacters Brandon Heat / Beyond the Grave Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese) Kirk Thornton (English) A small-time criminal who was in a gang with his best friend, Harry McDowell, along with three other close friends. He is reborn through the use of necrolyzation as Beyond The Grave, and begins a quest of revenge against the crime syndicate. Gungrave opens thirteen years after Brandon Heat is betrayed and killed by his best friend Harry MacDowell.