Anime Vanguards Update 15.5: Mr. President, Fleetwood & Codes

Last Verified: November 9, 2026. Unit stats, passives, evolutions, events and codes come from the official Vanguards Wiki (wiki.vanguards.gg). The wiki has no Trail of the Saint story page yet, and Fall 26 Banner rates haven't been published.

The Mr. President you pull from the Fall 26 Banner does not attack. His stat line is 0 DPS, one placement, no upgrades. The wiki's own description: he "plots and waits."

He's a ticket, not a unit. Clear the true ending of the new Trail of the Saint story and every copy you own turns into the Secret Mr. President (D4C). Then 44 Presidential Stars take him to the Vanguard-rarity Mr. President (Funny).

Check the table below before you spend on him. Then try the Fleetwood trick tonight. It's the one worth testing.

Every new unit in 15.5

All ten went live on November 8, and every one is a Crusader, which is what most of these buffs hit.

DPS is the wiki's listed figure at max upgrade, before traits, memoria and every Crusader buff in the list below. Treat it as a floor.

The quiet winner is Mercury. He tops the batch on raw DPS, and he's a Battle Pass unit, so you get him by playing rather than pulling.

The Mr. President path, step by step

1. Pull Mr. President on the Fall 26 Banner. He's dead weight in a match at this stage.
2. Reach the true ending of Trail of the Saint while you own him. Every copy evolves into Mr. President (D4C).
3. Collect 44 Presidential Stars: 18 from Contest of Champions, 16 from Trail of the Saint, 5 from Auto Battler and 5 from Grand Prix.
4. Evolve D4C into Mr. President (Funny).

Contest of Champions alone is 18 of the 44. Start there.

The wiki doesn't say what counts as the "true ending," or how many stars each run or placement pays. Until it does, nobody can tell you how many hours step 3 takes.

D4C isn't worth fielding as a damage unit. It caps at upgrade 4 and 2,275 DPS. It does carry the +80% Holy and Crusader buff and Holy Imitation, so it's still worth a slot while you farm stars.

What Funny actually does

• +80% damage to Holy and Crusader units.
• Holy Imitation: one use per 30 takedowns. Each use places a 20-second clone, and each placed clone cuts every Crusader's upgrade cost by 10%, up to 80%.
• Corpse Parts: one every 50 takedowns, plus one when Mrs Iron is placed (once per match). At 9 he holds the completed corpse for +100% Damage Dealt, and his attacks apply every effect Mrs Iron has stolen.
• Another Me: while Funny is on your hotbar, a copy of you joins the match with infinite yen and places from your loadout. Its units get double base damage but have no status effects, passives or actives. Each one adds 30% to Funny's damage. This is off in Contest of Champions.
• Selling him doesn't remove him. He keeps his upgrades and swaps places with his nearest clone. With no clone placed, he leaves for 10 seconds and comes back.

Another Me is the line people will argue about. A second player with infinite yen and doubled base damage is a lot of free board, even with every passive stripped off.

You need Mrs Iron too

Placing Funny pulls Mrs Iron (Divine Shield) from your hotbar or inventory, so if you're going for Funny, she isn't optional. She's also his engine:

• She cuts Crusader placement and upgrade costs by 10% per upgrade she has. At her max of upgrade 5, that's half price.
• Crusaders also get +10% crit rate and +20% crit damage per upgrade she has, so +50% and +100% at max.
• She gets free upgrades whenever Funny is upgraded past her level.
• With her specialty memoria, she adds a Corpse Part every 3 waves until the corpse is done.

Run the numbers on Funny alone: 173,200 ¥ becomes 86,600 ¥ with a maxed Mrs Iron on the field. The wiki doesn't say how her discount stacks with the Holy Imitation discount, so don't count on both.

The Fleetwood and Julius trick

Fleetwood and Julius (Spinning) are built as a pair. Placing Fleetwood places a Julius for free, as long as Julius is on your hotbar and none is out.

Julius then buffs your Crusaders' damage dealt by 10% per upgrade he has, up to +80% at upgrade 8. He also upgrades himself when Fleetwood upgrades past him.

The one to test is Fleetwood's specialty memoria, Adventure of a Lifetime:

The first time a Julius (Spinning) is sold or deleted, deletes all placements of that unit and it can no longer be placed, then upgrades this unit to max.

Taken at face value: place Fleetwood, sell the free Julius, and Fleetwood jumps straight to max. On the base form that skips 98,000 ¥ of upgrades, and on Shell it skips 133,000 ¥.

Fleetwood (Shell) gets an extra reward for selling Julius: it unlocks the Dimensional Gap active, and using it adds 50% damage.

The catch: you lose Julius's Crusader aura for the rest of the match, and you can't place him again.

In a long run, a maxed Julius's +80% probably beats an early max Fleetwood. On a short stage, or a rough opening, it's the other way round. That's our reading of the memoria text, and nobody has published a test yet.

Why Shell matters

Shell Act 4 makes Fleetwood's attacks apply Infinite Spin. Anything with Infinite Spin has its damage resistance set to 0, its overshield takes double damage, and it gets Rupture. Non-boss enemies also get Repulse.

Resistance to zero is the single best line in the update for anyone stuck on a tanky boss. It's a reason to push the story far enough for Shell even if you never chase Funny.

Father Rico, Bowie and Mercury

Father Rico (Albino Snake) is the banner's Limited Vanguard, and at 202,550 ¥ he's the most expensive unit here to max. His Universal Reset (one use) speeds time for 20 seconds, then rewinds the match 5 waves and pays you 5 waves of income, farms included.

That's a yen engine first, and a damage unit second. He also applies Nullify on the first hit. If another Crusader tries to status an enemy with Infinite, it deals 20% of its damage as Sourceless Damage instead.

Bowie (Dinosaur) is the Worldlines Floor 50 reward for Season 14, and only one can be on the field per match. The Planet stops time for 10 seconds and hits for 1,000% when it ends, and it bypasses lockouts. In Alternate form he gives Funny +80% damage and doubles the corpse buff if he's holding it.

Mercury (Killer) sits at Tier 50 of the Season 16 pass, which started November 8. Detonations apply Atomized, which cuts enemy Damage Reduction by 80% and makes them take 40% more from Blast units. His one-use 3rd Bomb hits the whole map for 1,000% and rewinds a wave.

If you only have time for one thing this week, grind the pass to Tier 50. He's the batch's top DPS, and you earn him by playing.

15.5 event calendar

Evolution Madness is on right now and ends November 12. If you've been sitting on an older evolution, spend one of the three half-price slots on it before Thursday.

The 2nd Anniversary evolution rewards are still live too: 50 Event Coins for evolving True Shadow Monarch, 30 for God Ascended, and 15 each for Yuvi (Gauntlets) and Seiloshibo (Moon). Our 2nd Anniversary guide covers those units.

15.5 codes

All three need Level 10 and are listed until November 29.

Codes are case-sensitive. Every 15.0 anniversary code is now archived, and the full list lives on our Anime Vanguards codes page.

Still unpublished

• What the Trail of the Saint "true ending" requires, and where Shell Act 4 sits.
• Fall 26 Banner rates and pity. The wiki's general event-banner rule (written before 15.5) is a 0.005% Vanguard with a one-time pity at 20,000 summons. Nothing confirms that applies here.
• When Father Rico and Mercury stop being obtainable. Both are marked Limited with no date.
• Whether the many "+80% to Crusaders" buffs stack additively or not.

Everything older than 15.5 is on our Anime Vanguards hub.

Anime Vanguards 15.5 FAQ

Why doesn't Mr. President attack in Anime Vanguards?

The Mythic Mr. President from the Fall 26 Banner is built to be evolved, not used. He has 0 DPS and no upgrades. Reaching the true ending of Trail of the Saint turns every copy you own into Mr. President (D4C).

How do you get Mr. President (Funny)?

Evolve Mr. President (D4C) with 44 Presidential Stars: 18 from Contest of Champions, 16 from Trail of the Saint, 5 from Auto Battler and 5 from Grand Prix. You also need Mrs Iron (Divine Shield), because placing Funny places her.

How do you get Fleetwood (Shell)?

Own Fleetwood from the Fall 26 Banner and reach Shell Act 4 in Trail of the Saint. Every Fleetwood you own evolves into the Secret Fleetwood (Shell).

How do you get Mercury (Killer) in Anime Vanguards?

Reach Tier 50 of the Season 16 Battle Pass, which started on November 8, 2026. He's marked Limited.

How do you get Bowie (Dinosaur)?

Reach Floor 50 of Worldlines in Season 14. Only one Bowie can be placed per match.

What are the Anime Vanguards 15.5 codes?

SteveBroRun (100 Trait Rerolls), Fall26 (6,000 Leaves26) and Nirvana (50 Trait Rerolls, 50 Memoria Shards, 50,000 Gold). All need Level 10 and are listed until November 29, 2026.

Sources

• Official Vanguards Wiki (wiki.vanguards.gg): Mr. President, Mr. President (D4C), Mr. President (Funny), Mrs Iron (Divine Shield), Fleetwood, Fleetwood (Shell), Julius (Spinning), Father Rico (Albino Snake), Bowie (Dinosaur), Mercury (Killer), Events, Codes, Battlepass, Worldlines and Summon.