In the Anime / Manga series '' RahXephon '', (or '''Dorem''') are great mysterious beings that are used as super-weapons.
"Dolem" is used in the English versions of ''RahXephon'', while the Japanese versions sometimes call them "Dorem".
The name "Dolem" is derived from the first three notes in the C major scale, "" (to ache).
Proper dolems are designated by TERRA as . The smaller '''Dotem''' — fighter craft — are designated as '''D2'''.
Dolems are made of clay and are animated by an unknown force resembling magic. The Mu, with their technological advantage, have access to Dolem while the red-blooded humans do not. The story does not make clear the details of dolem creation, nor the degree to which dolem creation depends on technology. As a by-product of his efforts to create Dolem and re-set the RahXephon system, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Each D1 dolem is bound to a Mulian. When a Dolem is destroyed, this Mulian is killed as well.
- — A Dolem that defends the capital of Japan. It has large bird-like wings and resembles a humanoid female figure. It is able to produce a shield and attacks using a head-mounted laser that pivots 360 degrees, and coincidentally looks like an Angel 's halo.
- — Two 161 foot Dolems that, at first, appeared as one. While split in two, it trapped Ayato and Elvy in a mirrored phase space. After killing it once, RahXephon turns back time, bringing it back to life. It is finally defeated by Vermillion.
- — Appeared high in orbit above Nirai Kanai. TERRA's attacks were unable to reach it, as Arpeggio was out of their attack range. It emitted a D-1 Aria that only Ayato and Quon could hear. It sent them a message from Maya. RahXephon eventually shoots it down with an arrow generated from its palms.
- — Humans who controlled the Dolems that were in combat. Obbligato is an example of a Dolem with a Dolem Host. When Obbligato was destroyed by the RahXephon, Mamoru was killed instantly.
- — 82-foot mobile weapons carried by Forzando.
- — A 393-foot tall Dolem that appears to be a cross between a Mushroom and a Cuttlefish . It attempted to swallow RahXephon.
- — A humanoid female figure that resembles a Tuning Fork . It attacks with high-frequency sound waves. It is destroyed by RahXephon in the third episode.
- — A Dolem that is 3 miles long and acts like a floating fortress. It carries Dotems inside of it which can be launched out to attack. It has functionless legs which are easily destroyed by TERRA's fighters. Its upper body was hidden in the clouds. It bound RahXephon in a cloud that it controlled.
- — The first Dolem encountered outside Tokyo Jupiter. It is a Squid -like Dolem that resembles a Stringed Instrument . It attacks from underwater with its tentacles and easily rips apart ships.
- — A 328-foot Dolem that fought RahXephon above the Pacific Ocean .
- — 1.6 miles. The largest of all the Dolems. Its entire lower surface works as a giant beam weapon and can obliterate entire cities. It is defeated when it is encased in a barrier similar to the one that encases Tokyo Jupiter. Bound to Kuki.
- — Guards the inside of Tokyo Jupiter. Although they float in plain sight, most people seem to be completely unaware of their existence. They tried to stop RahXephon when it was running around autonomously, but failed.
- — 56 feet. Appears in large numbers and can crush fighter jets.
- — This primitive form of Dolem was found beneath Bähbem's mansion by the young Isshiki Makoto, who helped it grow by feeding it special rocks. Isshiki was able to partially bond with it, but it was not able to survive outside the protective environment of the caverns.
- — A Humanoid Dolem that has sharp claws on its hands. Has a third arm in its chest. Bound to Mamoru.
- — A 951-foot Dolem that appeared in the Aurora Borealis . It appeared 14 years ago and destroyed 8 cities in Australia , killing many people. By studying the D-1 Aria waveform, TERRA was able to predict its path and attack pattern. After unsuccessfully trying to absorb RahXephon, it attempted a final attack, and RahXephon shattered it.
- — The second generation of Vermillions, which were built by the Bähhem foundation for exclusive use with their private army of mass-produced instrumentalists known as the D's(Designer's Children). Schwarzers have a more streamlined design than the Vermillions; the wings have been removed from the back and from the head, which now features a single eye as opposed to the Vermillion's two. Their standard coloring is black with gray and gold details. Their primary weapon remains unchanged, but the built-in Baus-Ghazal wave-optical cannon has been upgraded.
- — A Dolem that was previously attached to Forzando. It was discovered as a crystal in Forzando's remains. After Itsuki gave the crystal to Sayoko as a Christmas gift, it grew, assimilated with her, and was able to control the weather. It caused snow and then an intense Blizzard as it grew from the crystal.
- — Accompanies the high-ranking Mulian officials at Hiranipra.
- — A series of Dolems that were built by the Bähhem Foundation for TERRA to ensure that the tuning of the world was what Lord Bähhem had intended it to be. Unlike the Mu's Dolems, Vermillions have armor and internal components made of alloy, as well as "overtechnology" built onto them so that human pilots can control them. Armed with an automatic Railgun and a wave-optical cannon called the Baus-Ghazal, which is capable of destroying many other Dolems with a single shot. They are humanoid with large wings on their heads and the rear of their hips, and they are about the same size as the RahXephon. The original unit's coloring was a bright red with black and gold details, but the following production units had the same blue-gray paintjob as TERRA's fighter aircraft. They are Carrier -launched and fly by an unknown method (although jet engine sounds are heard coming from vents in their legs during flight).
- — Dolem that resembles a girl wearing a hooded sweatshirt, minus the legs, and is bound to Asahina. It attacks using a sharp, tentacle-like extension on the bottom of what appears to be a skirt. When it is struck by RahXephon, it causes the city lights to turn on in a wave.
- — A bird-like Dolem with a Halo over its head. It engulfs RahXephon in its wings, disappears into a null zone, and forces a Dolem-stone into RahXephon's (and Ayato's) mouth, causing RahXephon to cease most functions and Ayato to Hallucinate about being back in Tokyo Jupiter.
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