▁the ▁S ark ▁conquer ▁world s , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lo ot ▁and ▁v andal ize ▁them ▁ens la ving ▁their ▁inhabitants ▁for ▁their ▁necess ities . ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁V andal ▁War l ord ▁is ▁decided ▁by ▁a ▁rit ual ▁( tri al ▁by ▁combat ) ▁called ▁K io ▁H ak oko . ▁Even ▁in ▁every day ▁life , ▁the ▁slight est ▁ins ult ▁is ▁settled ▁through ▁fighting . ▁Appar ently , ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁very ▁super st it ious ▁and ▁often ▁explain ▁unknown ▁things ▁due ▁to ▁sources ▁of ▁magic . ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁dependence ▁on ▁sc av eng ed ▁Sent ient ▁technology ▁and ▁their ▁ens lav ement ▁of ▁the ▁K har aman os , ▁their ▁war ▁machines ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁" R umble ▁in ▁the ▁Jung le " ▁when ▁a ▁bomb ▁was ▁det on ated ▁at ▁their ▁power ▁source , ▁thereby ▁ro bb ing ▁them ▁of ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁rav age ▁other ▁world s . ▁Currently ▁with ▁no ▁technology , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁access ▁planet ▁V andal ▁is ▁with ▁a ▁Battle ▁Key . ▁▁ ▁Captain ▁Kal us ▁( vo iced ▁by ▁Col in ▁Mur d ock ) ▁- ▁The ▁l iger - like ▁V andal ▁and ▁War l ord ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁dict ator ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁V andal . ▁He ▁uses ▁a ▁cross bow ▁mounted ▁on ▁his ▁right ▁arm . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁spe ars , ▁axes , ▁and ▁throwing ▁project iles . ▁Kal us ▁cons iders ▁humans ▁and ▁other ▁races ▁inferior