History Anime / TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird

* WhiteCollarCrime: [[spoiler: The reason Professor Amano was able to fund all his inventions is because he didn't pay taxes to the government.]]

Unlike the previous Brave series, ''Anime/BraveExkaiser'', which featured the hero as an energy being which inhabited a car, Fighbird focused more on self-parodying humor by having the robot leader take possession of a humanoid-simulating android instead (which interfaces with the Fire Jet to form the robot Fighbird). This forces him to coexist with humanity on their terms, causing a great deal of trouble as he attempts to adapt to human life. The concept of the "Space Police Force" otherwise remains intact (though not connected to the earlier series), a key difference being that the mecha that Fighbird and one of the combiner teams use was developed previously by a human scientist, whose nephew accompanies the Space Police in their battles.

* Creator/KojiTotani: Guard Wing.

* IntrepidReporter: Momoko, natch. It doesn't help that she's infatuated with Fighbird, whom she is trying to interview.
* JerkAss: Guard Wing, to the point that Kenta himself wonders how the other Space Police officers can be friends with him.

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* {{Badass}}: Katori kicks the asses of alien henchmen on a regular basis.

* YasunoriMatsumoto: Yutaro Katori aka Fighbird.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Mecha Beasts, not to be confused with [[Anime/MazingerZ mechanical beasts]] or [[{{Zambot3}} mecha-boosts]].

* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Mecha Beasts, not to be confused with [[MazingerZ mechanical beasts]] or [[{{Zambot3}} mecha-boosts]].

''Brave of the Sun: Fighbird'' was the second BraveSeries, which aired from 1991 to 1992 in Japan. The series centered around the adventures of Yutaro Katori, an android possessed by [[EnergyBeing an energy-based lifeform]] from space, and his fellow Space Police officers, in their fight against the evil being known as Draias.

Unlike the previous Brave series, ''BraveExkaiser'', which featured the hero as an energy being which inhabited a car, Fighbird focused more on self-parodying humor by having the robot leader take possession of a humanoid-simulating android instead (which interfaces with the Fire Jet to form the robot Fighbird). This forces him to coexist with humanity on their terms, causing a great deal of trouble as he attempts to adapt to human life. The concept of the "Space Police Force" otherwise remains intact (though not connected to the earlier series), a key difference being that the mecha that Fighbird and one of the combiner teams use was developed previously by a human scientist, whose nephew accompanies the Space Police in their battles.

* SpacePolice: Similarly to [[BraveExkaiser Exkaiser]].

* The late DaisukeGouri: Draias.

* TheMessiah: Katori/Fighbird, without a doubt.

* DisappearedDad: While Kenta's mother and Haruka's parents do appear in a few episodes (one in the latter's case, as they are abroad in Germany), Kenta's father is never seen or mentioned.

* AnimalMecha: The Death Team, as well as most of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Mecha Beasts]].

* {{Mooks}}: The Teshitas, 'nuff said.
** MechaMooks

* CombiningMecha: Duh. In this case, the Guard Team, Baron Team and Fighbird himself, once he can combine both of his forms.

* PoliceAreUseless: Try as they might, the police is clearly helpless compared to the Space Police. Ironically, Inspector Satsuda becomes far more useful after finding out the Amanos' secret and formally deciding to support them.

* TheHeavy: Dr. Jango is essentially in this position. Except when Draias decides to act personally, that is.

* DragonInChief: Dr. Jango is essentially in this position. Except when Draias decides to act personally, that is.

* KojiTotani: Guard Wing.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Out of all the Space Police officers, Ace Baron is the one most likely to have this.

* TeamPet: Champ the [[EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys squirrel monkey]], although he curiously doesn't make many appearances.

* BaldOfEvil: Shura and Zol's android bodies.