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* DarthVaderClone: He's a {{cyborg}} enforcer with a [[DarkIsEvil black color scheme]], a [[EvilSoundsDeep booming voice]] and has a [[CainAndAbel familial relationship with the hero]]. Ironically though, ''Kikaider'' aired several years before ''Film/ANewHope'' came out, meaning Hakaider came ''first'' before Darth Vader. In fact, it's rumored that Hakaider was one of the inspirations behind Darth Vader himself, making him a proto-example of the trope.
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* HateSink: He is an all-around scumbag in the anime, where he not only keeps provoking Jiro to fight him, but also does a lot of sadistic things throughout the series, from killing one of his fellow androids, to stopping Jiro from saving Mitsuko's mom from [[spoiler:committing suicide]].
* JerkAss: His anime version, who lacks his {{Toku}} version's NobleDemon traits and instead just spends most of it egging Kikaider on to fight him.
* JerkAss: His anime version, who lacks his {{Toku}} version's NobleDemon traits and instead just spends most of it egging Kikaider on to fight him.
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The vast array of characters from ''Series/{{Kikaider}}''.
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!Main Androids
[[folder:Jiro/Kikaider]]
!!Jiro/Kikaider
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[[caption-width-right:305:Jiro]]
[[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Jiro as Kikaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikaider_2.png]] [[/labelnote]]
!!!Played by: Creator/DaisukeBan (Jiro), Toshiaki Kikuchi (Kikaider's suit actor)
The [[ProtagonistTitle Kikaider]] himself, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot created by Dr. Komyoji to protect his daughter and son from the sinister forces of the DARK organization.
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* BadassPacifist: His priority in fights is to protect others, rather than the fight itself.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Gill found out the hard way.
* BigDamnHeroes: He often shows up in ''Kikaider 01'' to save 01 and Akira whenever they're in too much trouble.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: Change! Switch On! One two three!
* CainAndAbel: His "younger brother" Saburo was designed solely to kill him.
* CallingYourAttacks: Double Chop! Daisharin Nage! Denji End!
* DemotedToExtra: In the second toku series, he act as TheLancer to 01.
* {{Expy}}: While they're not completely similar, he could arguably be seen as one to [[Series/KamenRider Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider]], seeing as how Jiro is also a HenshinHero who assumes a robotic form to do battle, rides around on a motorcycle and is technically also the creation of a NebulousEvilOrganization who rebelled. The two also both grapple with their humanity, though Hongo's arc was about holding onto the humanity he has left whereas Jiro's was to become human.
* TheHero
* {{Leitmotif}}: Introduces himself to the monsters of the week by playing a sad tune with his guitar.
* MoralityChip: His conscience circuit, which is incomplete, thus making him vulnerable to Gill's flute.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Kikaider's primary colors are [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] and [[RedIsHeroic red]], with several parts that are colored yellow.
* ReplacementGoldFish: To Prof. Komiyoji's first son.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: His conscience circuit grants him the power to become one by allowing him to feel human emotions.
* SuperiorSuccessor: To Ichiro/01. He's generally more powerful, and his incomplete Conscience Circuit actually makes him overall superior.
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[[folder:Saburo/Hakaider]]
!!Saburo/Hakaider
!!!Portrayed by: Jouji Mayama (as Saburo), Creator/ShozoIizuka (voice of Hakaider)
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[[caption-width-right:305:Saburo]]
[[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Saburo as Hakaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_i_3.png]] [[/labelnote]]
Kikaider's [[TheRival rival]] and "younger brother", a robot created from the same mold as Kikaider who assumes the human form of "Saburo". Upon his awakening, Professor Gill told him the sole reason he was created was to kill Kikaider, leading Hakaider to devote his entire existence to doing just that.
He later returns in the sequel show ''Kikaider 01'' as the leader of the Hakaider Squad, now implanted with the brain of Professor Gill. This incarnation of Hakaider is often called "Gill-Hakaider" by fans, though he is simply referred to as "Hakaider" in the show.
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* AFatherToHisMen: For how much more evil he gets in ''Kikaider 01'', he does at least care for his "brothers" in the Hakaider Squad.
* AmbiguousSituation: Gill-Hakaider's relationship with Professor Gill, and if they're the same character. While Gill-Hakaider has Professor Gill's brain inside of him, the fact that Professor Gill's ghost also appears at several points throughout creates the impression that they may be separate entities. The anime however opts to make them the same person, and refers to him as "Lord Gill" rather than "Hakaider" to clear up any confusion.
* BadassBiker: Like Kikaider, Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it.
* {{BFG}}: His "Destruction Gun", a massive gun implanted in his chest in the movie.
* BrainInAJar: Has Prof. Komiyoji's brain in his head. It gets replaced by Gill's in ''Kikaider 01''.
* BreakoutCharacter: Hakaider is almost as iconic as Kikaider himself. Despite only appearing in the last six episodes of the series, he was super popular to the point where in the sequel show he was brought back, split into four and made the BigBad. He even got his own movie.
* CainAndAbel: He's considered Jiro's "younger brother" and was created solely to kill him.
* DarkIsEvil: Has a predominantly black color scheme and is an evil robot assassin.
* DarthVaderClone: He's a {{cyborg}} enforcer with a [[DarkIsEvil black color scheme]], a [[EvilSoundsDeep booming voice]] and has a [[CainAndAbel familial relationship with the hero]]. Ironically though, ''Kikaider'' aired several years before ''Film/ANewHope'' came out, meaning Hakaider came ''first'' before Darth Vader. In fact, it's rumored that Hakaider was one of the inspirations behind Darth Vader himself, making him a proto-example of the trope.
* DragonAscendant: In ''Kikaider 01'' he gets to be the BigBad, leading the Hakaider Squad against 01. He winds up DemotedToDragon under SHADOW later, but is still 01's main enemy throughout.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: His only desire is to kill Kikaider (and later Kikaider 01), something which frequently brings him into conflict with the heads of whatever organization he's serving in.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Doesn't understand why Kikaider won't fight him when he has the brain of Dr. Komyoji inside his head.
* EvilCounterpart: To Kikaider, acting as TheRival to him and being created specifically to counter him.
* HateSink: He is an all-around scumbag in the anime, where he not only keeps provoking Jiro to fight him, but also does a lot of sadistic things throughout the series, from killing one of his fellow androids, to stopping Jiro from saving Mitsuko's mom from [[spoiler:committing suicide]].
* JerkAss: His anime version, who lacks his {{Toku}} version's NobleDemon traits and instead just spends most of it egging Kikaider on to fight him.
* KickTheDog: A literal one in the 01 toku, where he actually goes around killing dogs in an episode!
* KillerRobot: He's a robot assassin created to kill another robot.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Hakaider has been taken up by Saburo and Professor Gill.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His whistle.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Saburo wants a fight with Kikaider and Kikaider only. Besides that he won't tolerate innocents be harmed and even saves Mitsuko and Masaru a couple of times.
* NobleDemon: Refuses to harm innocents, wants a ''fair'' duel with Kikaider and objects to anything that may violate either of those things. Zig-zagged in that this is more due to his only directive being to fight Kikaider rather than a code of honor. He wants to fight Kikaider because that's his reason for being created and he [[BloodKnight enjoys doing so]], he shields Mitsuko and Masaru from harm because he doesn't see the point in harming them when his purpose is just to fight Jiro.
* PhlebotinumRebel: An interesting case where he becomes one by following his orders. Because Gill told him his only purpose was to destroy Kikaider, Saburo took that order at the expense of all other ones, refusing to along with anything else his creators said.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is what drove him to revolt against Gill.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Hakaider goes from an AntiVillain to a straight-up villain in ''Kikaider 01'', thanks to Saburo being replaced by Professor Gill's brain.
* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: Hakaider is the Upgrade to Kikaider. Kikaider was released early before Dr. Komiyoji could finish Jiro or his Gemini circuit. Hakaider on the other hand was made and completed by Dark using Komiyoji whose design was based on Kikaider. However Hakaider was also made specifically for combat and so has more armaments than Kikaider along with a stronger body with combat programming. Making Hakaider even more deadly is the fact that he is single minded in his pursuit of Jiro and absolutely focused on beating Kikaider whereas Jiro is often plagued with doubt and indecision due to his conscience circuit.
* VillainSong: ''Ore no na waa, ore no nawaa, Hakaidaaa...''
* WildCard: Hakaider's allegiance varies throughout the franchise, even within the same show. Sometimes he's TheDragon for DARK, sometimes he's just a rogue KillerRobot, sometimes he's a NobleDemon and on one occasion he was even a NinetiesAntiHero.
* ZerothLawRebellion: Since Professor Gill told him his reason for being created was to destroy Kikaider, Hakaider took that as his ''only'' order and ignored all other orders given out.
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!The Komyoji Family and their Allies
[[folder:Professor Komyoji]]
!!Professor Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Hajime Izu
The creator of Ichiro Jiro and Saburo, a scientist who was deceived into creating robots for the DARK organization by Professor Gill. After realizing Gill's evil intentions however he created Jiro to fight against the organization, implanting him with a conscience circuit so he would know right from wrong.
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* BackForTheFinale: After being absent for most of ''Kikaider 01'', he returns in the finale.
* BigGood: He created Jiro/Kikaider and is responsible for his crusade to bring down the organization.
* ReluctantMadScientist: He only worked for DARK because he was tricked and later forced into it by Professor Gill. As soon as he realized the truth he began working on Kikaider to combat the organization.
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[[folder:Mitsuko Komyoji]]
!!Mitsuko Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Jun Mizunoe
The daughter of Dr. Komyoji and Masaru's older sister.
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[[folder:Masaru Komyoji]]
!!Masaru Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Masahiro Kamiya
The young son of Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko's kid brother.
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[[folder:Hanpei Hattori]]
!!Hanpei Hattori
!!!Portrayed by: Shun Ueda
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* ButtMonkey: More so in the toku.
* CowardlyLion: He's often the first to run at the sign of trouble, but is willing to knuckle down if the situation calls for it.
* TheDeterminator: He always follows his duty as a private detective despite what happens to him.
* {{Ninja}}: He claims to be the descendant of Hattori Hanzo. He even uses some ninja tricks to repair his car.
* PluckyComicRelief: Provides most of the humor.
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[[folder:Akira and Hiroshi]]
!!Akira and Hiroshi
Akira is the son of Professor Gill who has the blueprints for a superweapon called "Giant Devil" tattooed on his back, leading him to be sought after by the Hakaider Squad and SHADOW. It's later revealed that Akira only has half the blueprints tattooed onto him and that the other half are on his older brother, Hiroshi.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Hiroshi is very protective towards Akira.
* TagalongKid: They're 01's child companions.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rieko]]
!!Rieko
A mysterious woman working as caretaker for Akira.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the Toku she sacrifices herself to buy time for the boys and Misao to escape a deadly bomb.]]
* MasterOfDisguise: She often disguises herself in order to safely watch over Akira, believing that her presence will attract enemies to him.
* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Turns out to actually be an android created by Professor Gill.]]
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[[folder:Misao]]
!!Misao
The caretaker for Akira.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: After Mari joins their fold Misao becomes jealous of her closeness with Akira.
* TheDitz: She can be pretty absent minded, often falling asleep at random points and forgetting Ichiro and Mari are androids.
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!DARK
A sinister organization dedicated to creating {{Killer Robot}}s for evil purposes. They are Kikaider's main enemies throughout the first {{Toku}} series and anime.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
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[[caption-width-right:305:Logo of DARK]]
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* DarkIsEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Literally]].
* KillerRobot: All of the robots DARK puts out are intended to cause harm.
* {{Mooks}}: The Android Men, DARK's robot footsoldiers.
* NebulousEvilOrganization: DARK is a shadowy organization who's goal vary between selling {{Killer Robot}}s on the black market or just simply trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Either way they're most certainly evil.
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[[folder:Professor Gill]]
!!Professor Gill/Gill-Hakaider
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MitsuoAndo, Creator/ShozoIizuka (as Gill-Hakaider)
!!!Voiced in the anime by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Michael Gregory (EN)
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[[caption-width-right:350:Professor Gill]]
A MadScientist who leads the DARK organization. He was once a colleague of Dr. Komyoji and the one who enticed him to join DARK in the first place, until Dr. Komyoji realized his evil intentions and rebelled.
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* AbusiveParents: He's perfectly willing to use his son Akira as a living battery for the Armageddon Lord in the anime. In the toku he tattooed the plans for the Giant Devil on Akira's back.
* AsideGlance: Does this often in the toku while gloating about his schemes.
* BackFromTheDead: Returns as Gill-Hakaider in the anime.
* BeardOfEvil: Has quite the goatee and is unmistakably a bad guy.
* BigBad: Of the first toku series and the whole anime. He created DARK and is the one behind the Destructoids.
* BrainInAJar: His brain was implanted in Hakaider following his demise.
* DemotedToDragon: He gets forced to become Big Shadow's henchman in the second toku.
* EvilGenius: Knowledgeable in robotics, though not as much as Dr. Komyoji.
* EvilOldFolks: He looks to be middle-aged.
* {{Expy}}: After being reborn as Gill-Hakaider, he is basically [[Manga/Cyborg009 Skull]] with another name.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He tends to act friendly and sympathetic to people as a way of manipulating them.
* HateSink: He is shown to be a despicable, cold-hearted human being with zero redeemable or sympathetic qualities.
* TheHeavy: He's the one who forced Komyoji to create the Destructoids and the one who sends them out on attacks each episode. He carries on the role in ''Kikaider 01'', as Gill-Hakaider.
* HerrDoktor: The anime implies that German is his native language.
* HijackedByGanon: In the anime and OVA he's behind SHADOW too.
* KickTheDog: Often does this a lot, a good example is his cold blooded murder of [[spoiler:Rieko]].
* LargeHam: Especially in the toku, where Mitsuo Ando gives a very theatrical and flamboyant performance as him.
* MadScientist: Heads an organization dedicated to building evil robots and wants to TakeOverTheWorld.
* ManipulativeBastard: In the OVA he [[spoiler:built Rieko and programmed her to believe she was a normal human and protect Akira, all in order to have her unwittingly lure Jiro into a trap.]]
* NonActionBigBad: Gill is a genius scientist, not a fighter. Subverted later when he becomes Gill-Hakaider.
* SmugSnake: His arrogance can get the better of him.
* TheSociopath: He is notable for his lack of empathy and is mentioned multiple times to be incapable of feeling love for others.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gill-Hakaider to Saburo, the original Hakaider.
* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal, which he seeks to accomplish via his army of robots.
* TakingYouWithMe: In the last episode of the first toku he tries a last attempt at destroying Kikaider by causing the self destruction of DARK's HQ. Needless to say it didn't work.
* VillainousBreakdown: At the end of the first toku.
** [[spoiler: also at the end of the last 01 OVA when he yells at Kikaider to stop]].
* WeCanRebuildHim: After his death, his brain gets put into Hakaider.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no problem sacrificing kids if they get in the way.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Destructoids]]
!!Dark's Destructoids
Evil robots designed by Dr. Komyoji under Professor Gill's oversight, used to fight Kikaider or commit other evil actions.
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* AllThereInTheManual: In the anime the Destructoids are almost never mentioned by name, you'll have to do some research or watch the toku to know their names.
* AnimalMotifs: Each of them are themed after a different animal paired with a color.
* AntiVillain: Gold Wolf in the toku, Gold Bat in the anime.
* CardCarryingVillain: All of them aren't very subtle about being evil.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Grey Rhino King, Green Mantis, Orange Ant, ect...
* KillerRobot: All of them are robots sent to do harm.
* LargeHam: Gold Bat in the anime is magnificent!
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Each episode sees Kikaider having to fight a different one.
%%* PeopleInRubberSuits: Again, in the toku.
* StarterVillain: Gray Rhino King is the first opponent Kikaider faces in both anime, manga and toku.
* ThemeNaming: Their names are a combination of their [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif]] and a color.
* TheWorfEffect: Silver Tortoise's introduction in episode 14 of the toku involves him defeating reconstructed versions of all the previous destructoids.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hakaider Squad]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (Gill-Hakaider), Teiji Omiya (Red Hakaider), Setsuo Wakui/Eisuke Yoda (Blue Hakaider), Creator/TakeshiWatabe (Silver Hakaider)
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[[caption-width-right:313:Logo of Hakaider Squad]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Hakaider Squad]]
A group of four Hakaiders out to capture a boy named Akira, who is the son of Professor Gill and contains the blueprints for a DoomsdayDevice tattooed on his back. They are led by Hakaider and include Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider and Silver Hakaider. Their leader contains the brain of Professor Gill himself, while the rest held the brains of unnamed DARK scientists who survived the destruction of the organization.
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* CoDragons: To Gill-Hakaider.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The three members besides Gill-Hakaider are all associated with different colors.
* DemotedToDragon: After the other three were destroyed, Gill-Hakaider wound up having to join DARK and serve Big Shadow.
* EliteFour: There's four of them and they're all powerful robot warriors.
* EvilVsEvil: After SHADOW emerges also seeking to capture Akira, the Hakaider Squad ends up fighting both them and Ichiro, leading to a brief MeleeATrois.
* FusionDance: Are capable of merging together to form the giant robot Gattaider.
* {{Mooks}}: They're capable of summoning robots called Androbots to serve as their grunt force.
* OneWingedAngel: Each them is capable of assuming a different monster form. They later become a collective OneWingedAngel when they do a FusionDance to become Gattaider.
* PuttingOnTheReich: "Hail Hakaider!" complete with a Nazi salute.
* TheRemnant: They're all DARK scientists who survived the organization's destruction, still pursuing an agenda to TakeOverTheWorld.
* SatelliteCharacter: The other three Hakaiders don't get much characterization outside of being Hakaider's minions.
* SupervillainLair: The Hakaider Base, which seems to get destroyed each episode, leading them to have to construct a new one.
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!Main Androids
[[folder:Jiro/Kikaider]]
!!Jiro/Kikaider
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[[caption-width-right:305:Jiro]]
[[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Jiro as Kikaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikaider_2.png]] [[/labelnote]]
!!!Played by: Creator/DaisukeBan (Jiro), Toshiaki Kikuchi (Kikaider's suit actor)
The [[ProtagonistTitle Kikaider]] himself, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot created by Dr. Komyoji to protect his daughter and son from the sinister forces of the DARK organization.
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* BadassPacifist: His priority in fights is to protect others, rather than the fight itself.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Gill found out the hard way.
* BigDamnHeroes: He often shows up in ''Kikaider 01'' to save 01 and Akira whenever they're in too much trouble.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: Change! Switch On! One two three!
* CainAndAbel: His "younger brother" Saburo was designed solely to kill him.
* CallingYourAttacks: Double Chop! Daisharin Nage! Denji End!
* DemotedToExtra: In the second toku series, he act as TheLancer to 01.
* {{Expy}}: While they're not completely similar, he could arguably be seen as one to [[Series/KamenRider Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider]], seeing as how Jiro is also a HenshinHero who assumes a robotic form to do battle, rides around on a motorcycle and is technically also the creation of a NebulousEvilOrganization who rebelled. The two also both grapple with their humanity, though Hongo's arc was about holding onto the humanity he has left whereas Jiro's was to become human.
* TheHero
* {{Leitmotif}}: Introduces himself to the monsters of the week by playing a sad tune with his guitar.
* MoralityChip: His conscience circuit, which is incomplete, thus making him vulnerable to Gill's flute.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Kikaider's primary colors are [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] and [[RedIsHeroic red]], with several parts that are colored yellow.
* ReplacementGoldFish: To Prof. Komiyoji's first son.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: His conscience circuit grants him the power to become one by allowing him to feel human emotions.
* SuperiorSuccessor: To Ichiro/01. He's generally more powerful, and his incomplete Conscience Circuit actually makes him overall superior.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Saburo/Hakaider]]
!!Saburo/Hakaider
!!!Portrayed by: Jouji Mayama (as Saburo), Creator/ShozoIizuka (voice of Hakaider)
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[[caption-width-right:305:Saburo]]
[[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Saburo as Hakaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_i_3.png]] [[/labelnote]]
Kikaider's [[TheRival rival]] and "younger brother", a robot created from the same mold as Kikaider who assumes the human form of "Saburo". Upon his awakening, Professor Gill told him the sole reason he was created was to kill Kikaider, leading Hakaider to devote his entire existence to doing just that.
He later returns in the sequel show ''Kikaider 01'' as the leader of the Hakaider Squad, now implanted with the brain of Professor Gill. This incarnation of Hakaider is often called "Gill-Hakaider" by fans, though he is simply referred to as "Hakaider" in the show.
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* AFatherToHisMen: For how much more evil he gets in ''Kikaider 01'', he does at least care for his "brothers" in the Hakaider Squad.
* AmbiguousSituation: Gill-Hakaider's relationship with Professor Gill, and if they're the same character. While Gill-Hakaider has Professor Gill's brain inside of him, the fact that Professor Gill's ghost also appears at several points throughout creates the impression that they may be separate entities. The anime however opts to make them the same person, and refers to him as "Lord Gill" rather than "Hakaider" to clear up any confusion.
* BadassBiker: Like Kikaider, Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it.
* {{BFG}}: His "Destruction Gun", a massive gun implanted in his chest in the movie.
* BrainInAJar: Has Prof. Komiyoji's brain in his head. It gets replaced by Gill's in ''Kikaider 01''.
* BreakoutCharacter: Hakaider is almost as iconic as Kikaider himself. Despite only appearing in the last six episodes of the series, he was super popular to the point where in the sequel show he was brought back, split into four and made the BigBad. He even got his own movie.
* CainAndAbel: He's considered Jiro's "younger brother" and was created solely to kill him.
* DarkIsEvil: Has a predominantly black color scheme and is an evil robot assassin.
* DarthVaderClone: He's a {{cyborg}} enforcer with a [[DarkIsEvil black color scheme]], a [[EvilSoundsDeep booming voice]] and has a [[CainAndAbel familial relationship with the hero]]. Ironically though, ''Kikaider'' aired several years before ''Film/ANewHope'' came out, meaning Hakaider came ''first'' before Darth Vader. In fact, it's rumored that Hakaider was one of the inspirations behind Darth Vader himself, making him a proto-example of the trope.
* DragonAscendant: In ''Kikaider 01'' he gets to be the BigBad, leading the Hakaider Squad against 01. He winds up DemotedToDragon under SHADOW later, but is still 01's main enemy throughout.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: His only desire is to kill Kikaider (and later Kikaider 01), something which frequently brings him into conflict with the heads of whatever organization he's serving in.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Doesn't understand why Kikaider won't fight him when he has the brain of Dr. Komyoji inside his head.
* EvilCounterpart: To Kikaider, acting as TheRival to him and being created specifically to counter him.
* HateSink: He is an all-around scumbag in the anime, where he not only keeps provoking Jiro to fight him, but also does a lot of sadistic things throughout the series, from killing one of his fellow androids, to stopping Jiro from saving Mitsuko's mom from [[spoiler:committing suicide]].
* JerkAss: His anime version, who lacks his {{Toku}} version's NobleDemon traits and instead just spends most of it egging Kikaider on to fight him.
* KickTheDog: A literal one in the 01 toku, where he actually goes around killing dogs in an episode!
* KillerRobot: He's a robot assassin created to kill another robot.
* LegacyCharacter: The identity of Hakaider has been taken up by Saburo and Professor Gill.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His whistle.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Saburo wants a fight with Kikaider and Kikaider only. Besides that he won't tolerate innocents be harmed and even saves Mitsuko and Masaru a couple of times.
* NobleDemon: Refuses to harm innocents, wants a ''fair'' duel with Kikaider and objects to anything that may violate either of those things. Zig-zagged in that this is more due to his only directive being to fight Kikaider rather than a code of honor. He wants to fight Kikaider because that's his reason for being created and he [[BloodKnight enjoys doing so]], he shields Mitsuko and Masaru from harm because he doesn't see the point in harming them when his purpose is just to fight Jiro.
* PhlebotinumRebel: An interesting case where he becomes one by following his orders. Because Gill told him his only purpose was to destroy Kikaider, Saburo took that order at the expense of all other ones, refusing to along with anything else his creators said.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is what drove him to revolt against Gill.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Hakaider goes from an AntiVillain to a straight-up villain in ''Kikaider 01'', thanks to Saburo being replaced by Professor Gill's brain.
* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: Hakaider is the Upgrade to Kikaider. Kikaider was released early before Dr. Komiyoji could finish Jiro or his Gemini circuit. Hakaider on the other hand was made and completed by Dark using Komiyoji whose design was based on Kikaider. However Hakaider was also made specifically for combat and so has more armaments than Kikaider along with a stronger body with combat programming. Making Hakaider even more deadly is the fact that he is single minded in his pursuit of Jiro and absolutely focused on beating Kikaider whereas Jiro is often plagued with doubt and indecision due to his conscience circuit.
* VillainSong: ''Ore no na waa, ore no nawaa, Hakaidaaa...''
* WildCard: Hakaider's allegiance varies throughout the franchise, even within the same show. Sometimes he's TheDragon for DARK, sometimes he's just a rogue KillerRobot, sometimes he's a NobleDemon and on one occasion he was even a NinetiesAntiHero.
* ZerothLawRebellion: Since Professor Gill told him his reason for being created was to destroy Kikaider, Hakaider took that as his ''only'' order and ignored all other orders given out.
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!The Komyoji Family and their Allies
[[folder:Professor Komyoji]]
!!Professor Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Hajime Izu
The creator of Ichiro Jiro and Saburo, a scientist who was deceived into creating robots for the DARK organization by Professor Gill. After realizing Gill's evil intentions however he created Jiro to fight against the organization, implanting him with a conscience circuit so he would know right from wrong.
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* BackForTheFinale: After being absent for most of ''Kikaider 01'', he returns in the finale.
* BigGood: He created Jiro/Kikaider and is responsible for his crusade to bring down the organization.
* ReluctantMadScientist: He only worked for DARK because he was tricked and later forced into it by Professor Gill. As soon as he realized the truth he began working on Kikaider to combat the organization.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mitsuko Komyoji]]
!!Mitsuko Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Jun Mizunoe
The daughter of Dr. Komyoji and Masaru's older sister.
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[[folder:Masaru Komyoji]]
!!Masaru Komiyoji
!!!Portrayed by: Masahiro Kamiya
The young son of Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko's kid brother.
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[[folder:Hanpei Hattori]]
!!Hanpei Hattori
!!!Portrayed by: Shun Ueda
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* ButtMonkey: More so in the toku.
* CowardlyLion: He's often the first to run at the sign of trouble, but is willing to knuckle down if the situation calls for it.
* TheDeterminator: He always follows his duty as a private detective despite what happens to him.
* {{Ninja}}: He claims to be the descendant of Hattori Hanzo. He even uses some ninja tricks to repair his car.
* PluckyComicRelief: Provides most of the humor.
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[[folder:Akira and Hiroshi]]
!!Akira and Hiroshi
Akira is the son of Professor Gill who has the blueprints for a superweapon called "Giant Devil" tattooed on his back, leading him to be sought after by the Hakaider Squad and SHADOW. It's later revealed that Akira only has half the blueprints tattooed onto him and that the other half are on his older brother, Hiroshi.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Hiroshi is very protective towards Akira.
* TagalongKid: They're 01's child companions.
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[[folder:Rieko]]
!!Rieko
A mysterious woman working as caretaker for Akira.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the Toku she sacrifices herself to buy time for the boys and Misao to escape a deadly bomb.]]
* MasterOfDisguise: She often disguises herself in order to safely watch over Akira, believing that her presence will attract enemies to him.
* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Turns out to actually be an android created by Professor Gill.]]
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[[folder:Misao]]
!!Misao
The caretaker for Akira.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: After Mari joins their fold Misao becomes jealous of her closeness with Akira.
* TheDitz: She can be pretty absent minded, often falling asleep at random points and forgetting Ichiro and Mari are androids.
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!DARK
A sinister organization dedicated to creating {{Killer Robot}}s for evil purposes. They are Kikaider's main enemies throughout the first {{Toku}} series and anime.
[[folder:General Tropes]]
[[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_logo.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:305:Logo of DARK]]
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* DarkIsEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Literally]].
* KillerRobot: All of the robots DARK puts out are intended to cause harm.
* {{Mooks}}: The Android Men, DARK's robot footsoldiers.
* NebulousEvilOrganization: DARK is a shadowy organization who's goal vary between selling {{Killer Robot}}s on the black market or just simply trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Either way they're most certainly evil.
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[[folder:Professor Gill]]
!!Professor Gill/Gill-Hakaider
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/MitsuoAndo, Creator/ShozoIizuka (as Gill-Hakaider)
!!!Voiced in the anime by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Michael Gregory (EN)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professor_gill_android_kikaider.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Professor Gill]]
A MadScientist who leads the DARK organization. He was once a colleague of Dr. Komyoji and the one who enticed him to join DARK in the first place, until Dr. Komyoji realized his evil intentions and rebelled.
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* AbusiveParents: He's perfectly willing to use his son Akira as a living battery for the Armageddon Lord in the anime. In the toku he tattooed the plans for the Giant Devil on Akira's back.
* AsideGlance: Does this often in the toku while gloating about his schemes.
* BackFromTheDead: Returns as Gill-Hakaider in the anime.
* BeardOfEvil: Has quite the goatee and is unmistakably a bad guy.
* BigBad: Of the first toku series and the whole anime. He created DARK and is the one behind the Destructoids.
* BrainInAJar: His brain was implanted in Hakaider following his demise.
* DemotedToDragon: He gets forced to become Big Shadow's henchman in the second toku.
* EvilGenius: Knowledgeable in robotics, though not as much as Dr. Komyoji.
* EvilOldFolks: He looks to be middle-aged.
* {{Expy}}: After being reborn as Gill-Hakaider, he is basically [[Manga/Cyborg009 Skull]] with another name.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He tends to act friendly and sympathetic to people as a way of manipulating them.
* HateSink: He is shown to be a despicable, cold-hearted human being with zero redeemable or sympathetic qualities.
* TheHeavy: He's the one who forced Komyoji to create the Destructoids and the one who sends them out on attacks each episode. He carries on the role in ''Kikaider 01'', as Gill-Hakaider.
* HerrDoktor: The anime implies that German is his native language.
* HijackedByGanon: In the anime and OVA he's behind SHADOW too.
* KickTheDog: Often does this a lot, a good example is his cold blooded murder of [[spoiler:Rieko]].
* LargeHam: Especially in the toku, where Mitsuo Ando gives a very theatrical and flamboyant performance as him.
* MadScientist: Heads an organization dedicated to building evil robots and wants to TakeOverTheWorld.
* ManipulativeBastard: In the OVA he [[spoiler:built Rieko and programmed her to believe she was a normal human and protect Akira, all in order to have her unwittingly lure Jiro into a trap.]]
* NonActionBigBad: Gill is a genius scientist, not a fighter. Subverted later when he becomes Gill-Hakaider.
* SmugSnake: His arrogance can get the better of him.
* TheSociopath: He is notable for his lack of empathy and is mentioned multiple times to be incapable of feeling love for others.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gill-Hakaider to Saburo, the original Hakaider.
* TakeOverTheWorld: His goal, which he seeks to accomplish via his army of robots.
* TakingYouWithMe: In the last episode of the first toku he tries a last attempt at destroying Kikaider by causing the self destruction of DARK's HQ. Needless to say it didn't work.
* VillainousBreakdown: At the end of the first toku.
** [[spoiler: also at the end of the last 01 OVA when he yells at Kikaider to stop]].
* WeCanRebuildHim: After his death, his brain gets put into Hakaider.
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no problem sacrificing kids if they get in the way.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Destructoids]]
!!Dark's Destructoids
Evil robots designed by Dr. Komyoji under Professor Gill's oversight, used to fight Kikaider or commit other evil actions.
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* AllThereInTheManual: In the anime the Destructoids are almost never mentioned by name, you'll have to do some research or watch the toku to know their names.
* AnimalMotifs: Each of them are themed after a different animal paired with a color.
* AntiVillain: Gold Wolf in the toku, Gold Bat in the anime.
* CardCarryingVillain: All of them aren't very subtle about being evil.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Grey Rhino King, Green Mantis, Orange Ant, ect...
* KillerRobot: All of them are robots sent to do harm.
* LargeHam: Gold Bat in the anime is magnificent!
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Each episode sees Kikaider having to fight a different one.
%%* PeopleInRubberSuits: Again, in the toku.
* StarterVillain: Gray Rhino King is the first opponent Kikaider faces in both anime, manga and toku.
* ThemeNaming: Their names are a combination of their [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif]] and a color.
* TheWorfEffect: Silver Tortoise's introduction in episode 14 of the toku involves him defeating reconstructed versions of all the previous destructoids.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hakaider Squad]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (Gill-Hakaider), Teiji Omiya (Red Hakaider), Setsuo Wakui/Eisuke Yoda (Blue Hakaider), Creator/TakeshiWatabe (Silver Hakaider)
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[[caption-width-right:313:Logo of Hakaider Squad]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_squad.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Hakaider Squad]]
A group of four Hakaiders out to capture a boy named Akira, who is the son of Professor Gill and contains the blueprints for a DoomsdayDevice tattooed on his back. They are led by Hakaider and include Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider and Silver Hakaider. Their leader contains the brain of Professor Gill himself, while the rest held the brains of unnamed DARK scientists who survived the destruction of the organization.
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* CoDragons: To Gill-Hakaider.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The three members besides Gill-Hakaider are all associated with different colors.
* DemotedToDragon: After the other three were destroyed, Gill-Hakaider wound up having to join DARK and serve Big Shadow.
* EliteFour: There's four of them and they're all powerful robot warriors.
* EvilVsEvil: After SHADOW emerges also seeking to capture Akira, the Hakaider Squad ends up fighting both them and Ichiro, leading to a brief MeleeATrois.
* FusionDance: Are capable of merging together to form the giant robot Gattaider.
* {{Mooks}}: They're capable of summoning robots called Androbots to serve as their grunt force.
* OneWingedAngel: Each them is capable of assuming a different monster form. They later become a collective OneWingedAngel when they do a FusionDance to become Gattaider.
* PuttingOnTheReich: "Hail Hakaider!" complete with a Nazi salute.
* TheRemnant: They're all DARK scientists who survived the organization's destruction, still pursuing an agenda to TakeOverTheWorld.
* SatelliteCharacter: The other three Hakaiders don't get much characterization outside of being Hakaider's minions.
* SupervillainLair: The Hakaider Base, which seems to get destroyed each episode, leading them to have to construct a new one.
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