Hardness Ten

Hardness Ten ハードネステン
Model No.
DND-0CH
Motif
Diamond
Parts
Head:	Brilliant ブリリアント
Right Arm:	Brilliant Armor ブリリアーマー
Left Arm:	Brilliant Guarder ブリリガーダー
Legs:	Vajra Stone コンゴーストン
Game appearances
Medarot 5, Medarot G, Medarot 7, Medarot Dual, Medarot 8, Medarot 9, Medarot S, Medarot Survivors
Other appearances
Medarot 7 AR cards
Designer

Hardness Ten (ハードネステン), known in English as Pink Dia, is a diamond-type Medarot that first appeared in Medarot 5.

Description

The name comes from the fact diamond's hardness is 10, according to Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

In the games

In Medarot 5

Hardness Ten is the shooter type Leader Medarot of the final boss battle in the game. The head part is a Missile attack, the right arm part is a Rifle attack, and the left arm part is a Gatling attack. The arm parts use piercing ammunition. The WHL Series is required.　

In Medarot G

Just like Arcbeetle is the secret prized Medarot given to you after you've finished the story events in Medabots AX, Hardness 10 is available after you've won the tournament. Her functions are similar to the likes of Metabee, shooting 3 bullets with the Left arm, one straight bullet with the Right arm, and shooting a seeker missile with her head.

In Medarot Dual

She is the main Medarot of Apple who is first fought during the post-game World Championship held on the Kozakura Island. She fights while teaming up with her twin sister Raspberry and her Medarot, Blue Corundum in the Kabuto version, or Pigeon Blood in the Kuwagata version.

After her defeat, Apple can be encountered randomly in Tanonaka's Medaparts Factory, where she teams up with Mapple, ranked as Number 3 in the Ranked Medarotter registry, and her Medarot, Asterios.

Once she is defeated, return to the MMF center, she'll send a Buddy request, making her your buddy in the process. She doesn't have a Rank in the Ranked Medarotter registry.

In Medarot 7

Its model number is now DND00. Obtainable through DLC.

In Medarot 8

She is obtainable through DLC. Her missile attack however has been changed : she now uses her head to create a pink diamond then kick it towards the ennemy.

In the Manga

Medarot 5 and Medarot G (Manga)

Main article: Arakune Ito's Hardness Ten

She is different from her game counterpart, who worries about her partner Arakune Ito's increasingly egoistic and selfish actions. Here, she is domineering and aggressive willing to destroy those getting in her way, and beat both Omeda AND Nekuu (something few characters in the series ever did, being why Omeda was horribly damaged and needs an upgrade, but here, its implied that she fears her partner dying, and during the cave in, she sacrifices herself.

Her actions in the game show that she cares for Arakune, but here, it's clearly fear of death that drives them both, as her line, "My wish", implies Hardness 10 fears parting from Arakune when the woman inevitably passes on. in the game, Arakune herself had wanted an immortal body out of selfish desire and fear of death.

Either way -- the goal was clear. Ito wanted to create a Medal with a copy of her personality so Hardness 10 wouldn't be alone, via the Mother Medarot hidden in the basement of the village headman's mansion. (in the game, she and Hardness Ten wanted the Sun's Treasure Orb, from Susutake folklore to use as a Medal Core.)

Image gallery

Official Artwork:

• 
  Profile from the Medarot Classics Ultimate Character Book
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  Concept art
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  Concept art (Defense mode)
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  Official Art from Medarot 9
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  Dialogue portrait in Medarot 9
• 
  Official art from Medarot Survivors

Sprites:

• 
  Sprite in Medarot 5
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  Sprite in Medarot G
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  Sprite in Medarot G (in-battle)

3D Models:

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  Model in Medarot 7
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  Model in Medarot 8
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  Model in Medarot 8 (back)
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  Model in Medarot Girls Mission
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  Model in Medarot Girls Mission (back)
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  Model in Medarot Girls Mission (Alt.)
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  Model in Medarot Girls Mission (Alt. back)
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  Without visor

Cards & Merchandise:

• 
  Medarot 7 AR card
• 
  AR action shot

Related Medarots

Diamond-type Medarots
DND-0CH	Hardness Ten
DND01	Hardness X

Gemstone Medal family
SPR-0CH	Blue Corundum
RBY-0CH	Pigeon Blood
ERD-0CH	Teodora Beryl
GNT-0CH	Almandine
DND-0CH	Hardness Ten
DRV-0CH	Verdelite

Precious Stone Medarots
Diamond	DND-0CH	Hardness Ten
	DND01-F	Hardness X
Sapphire	SPR-0CH	Blue Corundum
	SPR01-F	Padparadscha
Ruby	RBY-0CH	Pigeon Blood
	RBY01-F	Rossa Ribes
Emerald	ERD-0CH	Teodora Beryl
Garnet	GNT-0CH	Almandine
Tourmaline	DRV-0CH	Verdelite