Vilgax evolution

Lagann detached from its base on Gurren's neck and bounced back at the last possible moment. He still had quite a bit of destructive power without jacking into Gurren's power source; after all, his drill was the key that kick-started the divine motor. That was the same drill Vilgax stared down now, a bit the size of his entire body that rotated hypnotically at an impossible RPM. Lagann charged forward to rip Vilgax to shreds, but Vilgax squatted into a power stance and reached out to embrace Lagann-

-and caught it.

He'd reinforced himself against Gurren Lagann's strikes. It was the natural evolutionary instinct in his body, the same kind of stuff that Anti kid was spliced with. If he was too light to withstand their punches, he would bloat his chitin until his muscle mass was heavy enough to crack the earth.

That was the only reason Simon didn't splatter him with his Lagann bull rush. The point of the drill gouged through his armor, but it was only able to break through a few inches of his musculature. Vilgax's clawed hands were even capable of halting Lagann's spin through brute strength alone.

But he was not capable of stopping Lagann's flight. He wasn't heavy enough for that.

- Round 5