▁of ▁armed ▁soldiers ▁alongside ▁the ▁robot ▁in ▁a ▁non - destroy ed ▁state . ▁A ▁man ▁named ▁Rock y ▁appears , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁woman ▁running ▁into ▁his ▁em brace ▁where ▁she ▁c ries ▁tears ▁of ▁joy . ▁After ▁this , ▁the ▁series ▁flash es ▁back ▁to ▁an ▁earlier ▁time , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁circumstances ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁episode . ▁ ▁Mal contents ▁on ▁the ▁Del o yer ▁col ony ▁ag itate ▁for ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁their ▁world ▁from ▁the ▁Earth ▁Federation . ▁In ▁an ▁unexpected ▁coup , ▁the ▁elected ▁Governor ▁decl ares ▁mart ial ▁law ▁and ▁sets ▁himself ▁up ▁as ▁absolute ▁dict ator . ▁With ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Federation , ▁he ▁rules ▁the ▁planet ▁with ▁an ▁iron ▁f ist . ▁In ▁reaction , ▁a ▁rag tag ▁group ▁( including ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁est r anged ▁son ) ▁r ises ▁in ▁open ▁re bell ion , ▁using ▁a ▁powerful ▁prototype ▁Com bat ▁Arm or : ▁the ▁Dou gram . ▁Their ▁goal ▁is ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁and ▁total ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁influence . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁guer illa ▁freedom ▁f igh ters ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Del o yer ▁ 7 ." ▁The ▁war ▁is ▁fought ▁across ▁the ▁planet ▁Del o yer ▁as ▁the ▁Federation ▁vig or ously ▁purs ues ▁the ▁reb els . ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁real istic ▁use ▁of ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁combat ▁arm ors ▁and ▁support ▁vehicles , ▁but