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*** Which of them? Tetsuya is full os issues.
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* LosingYourHead: His true head is not grafted into his body but it is housed into the pommel of his cane. Later in the series his body is destroyed and he remained like a bodiless head until the last episode.
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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: It happens in the GosakuOta episodes. To redeem himself for [[spoiler:being indirectly guilty of his father's death]] he [[spoiler:commited a HeroicSacrifice.]]
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** In the Great Mazinger tai Getter fight, [[SpaceFleaOutFromNowhere the]] [[CosmicHorror monster]] [[Robeast Gilgilgan]] ate Great Mazinger's left fist, shrugged a [[ChestBlaster Breast Burn]] attack off, reflected a Thunder Break, blew Great Mazinger's right fist up and endured a Navel Missile, melted Great Mazinger's right leg... What did Tetsuya? He tried to head butt it. He tried his last weapon -Great Typhoon- and although it had no effect either, he YET refused leaving.
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** In the Great Mazinger tai Getter fight, [[SpaceFleaOutFromNowhere [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere the]] [[CosmicHorror [[EldritchAbomination monster]] [[Robeast [[{{Robeast}} Gilgilgan]] ate Great Mazinger's left fist, shrugged a [[ChestBlaster Breast Burn]] attack off, reflected a Thunder Break, blew Great Mazinger's right fist up and endured a Navel Missile, melted Great Mazinger's right leg... What did Tetsuya? He tried to head butt it. He tried his last weapon -Great Typhoon- and although it had no effect either, he YET refused leaving.
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->'''Kenzo:''' "Tetsuya Tsurugi, your time is come! Annihilate Anko Daishogun army with Great Mazinger!"
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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome:]] His duel against Great Mazinger and [[spoiler:his death.]] After severely damaging Great Mazinger, he thought he had killed Tetsuya, and [[spoiler:died]] after expressing he had no regrets.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity : Since he is killed after his duel with Tetsuya, he has no regrets. And then theres his death after his duel against Tetsuya in the future of ''Alpha Gaiden''. And its [[CrowningMomentsOfAwesome glorious]].
-->'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "All i need is a heroic song to let me endures the tortures of Hell !L"
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* FaceDeathWithDignity : [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity:]] Since he is killed [[killed]] after his duel with Tetsuya, he has no regrets. And then theres his death after his duel against Tetsuya in the future of ''Alpha Gaiden''. And its [[CrowningMomentsOfAwesome it was [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome glorious]].
-->'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "Alli I need is a heroic song to let me endures the tortures of Hell !L"Hell!"
** It was specially awesome in the anime version because he believed he had won.
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** It was specially awesome in the anime version because he believed he had won.
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** [[FridgeBrilliance On the other hand, he might know about Tetsuya's issue]]
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* NotSoDifferent : He and Ankoku Daishogun are two side of a same coin.
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* NotSoDifferent : Shared several characteristic with Tetsuya.
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* BreakoutCharacter : In SuperRobotWarsAlpha, especialy ''Alpha Gaiden'' where he play a much more important role in the story, and have connection to an important plot of the story. The fact that his nemesis is this as well might help.
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* FatalFlaw: Pride.Pride on two side. [[spoiler:He is arrogant and prideful, and its the cause of lots of problem, yet in reality, he has NO sense of pride on the inside. To put it simply, his fatal flaw is his lack and overdose of pride.]]
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* FaceDeathWithDignity : Since he is killed after his duel with Tetsuya, he has no regrets. And then theres his death after his duel against Tetsuya in the future of ''Alpha Gaiden''. And its [[CrowningMomentsOfAwesome glorious]].
-->'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "All i need is a heroic song to let me endures the tortures of Hell !L"
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* GetAHoldOfYourself: She tried that sometimes when Tetsuya was being unreasonable. Regretfully, it did not always work.
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* GetAHoldOfYourself: Several times when Tetsuya seemed more concerned about showing off than about the mission, Kenzo gave him a Bright Slap and reminded him what they were fighting for saving lives, not for his glory. Usually Tetsuya listened and nodded.
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* GetAHoldOfYourself: GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Several times when Tetsuya seemed more concerned about showing off than about the mission, Kenzo gave him a Bright Slap and reminded him what they were fighting for saving lives, not for his glory. Usually Tetsuya listened and nodded.
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->'''Kouji:''' I always thought people doesn't think with their head. They think with their heart. (ShinMazingerZero manga)
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* [[WhatHappenedToMouse What Happened To Big Bad?]]: One of the most strange instances of this trope. Tetsuya, Jun, Kouji and Sayaka [[spoiler:obliterated his army]] but they never found his subterranean empire’s capital, neither attacked him. He remained in the underground, and we never saw what happened to him after that point. You had to read the UFORoboGrendizer Ota’s manga to find out what was his fate.
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* [[WhatHappenedToMouse [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened To The Big Bad?]]: One of the most strange instances of this trope. Tetsuya, Jun, Kouji and Sayaka [[spoiler:obliterated his army]] but they never found his subterranean empire’s capital, neither attacked him. He remained in the underground, and we never saw what happened to him after that point. You had to read the UFORoboGrendizer Ota’s manga to find out what was his fate.
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->'''Great General of Darkness''': “Your end has come! I have already failed too many times with you! For your blame, the Emperor of Darkness has got a fit of rage! Now I am through playing with you! The strength of the General of Darkness, commander of seven armies of Mykene… Now it shall descend upon you!” (GosakuOta manga)
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->'''Great General of Darkness''': “Your "Your end has come! I have already failed too many times with you! For your blame, the Emperor of Darkness has got a fit of rage! Now I am through playing with you! The strength of the General of Darkness, commander of seven armies of Mykene… Now it shall descend upon you!” you!" (GosakuOta manga)
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* Badass: Out of ALL villains in the WHOLE trilogy he is the most badass BY FAR!
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* Badass: {{Badass}}: Out of ALL villains in the WHOLE trilogy he is the most badass BY FAR!
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* PhyrricVictory: In the Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun, Gorgon reports Tokyo has been destroyed. Daishogun asks him how he can be so glad when four of his soldiers have been annihilated.
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* PhyrricVictory: PyrrhicVictory: In the Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun, Gorgon reports Tokyo has been destroyed. Daishogun asks him how he can be so glad when four of his soldiers have been annihilated.
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* PutOnABus: He and Sayaka went to America after the end of the series, and they were not seen again until the end of Great Mazinger.
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* PutOnABus: He and Sayaka went to America after the end of the series, and they were not seen again until the end of Great Mazinger.
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* PutOnABus: He and Sayaka went to America after the end of the series, and they were not seen again until the end of GreatMazinger.
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->'''Kenzo:''' He’s "He’s crying. My son is… My son…! Kouji Kabuto…!
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->'''Kenzo:'''Tetsuya "Tetsuya Tsurugi, your time is come! Annihilate Anko Daishogun army with Great Mazinger!
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->'''Tetsuya:''' All battles I have fought so far… I have fought them to prove the world that I exist!
->'''Tetsuya:''' “I… I have not collaborated with Mazinger Z! If I would have done it… nothing of this would have happened!”
->'''Tetsuya:''' “I… I have not collaborated with Mazinger Z! If I would have done it… nothing of this would have happened!”
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->'''Tetsuya:''' All "All battles I have fought so far… I have fought them to prove the world that I exist!
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->'''Jun:''' “I’m not into that kind of tasteless junk. Men waiting on you hand and foot… Give me a break.” '''(MazingerAngels manga)'''
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->'''Jun:''' How "How it is possible the Mazinger army can’t beat them? Is this the power of And... and they are only a few Mykene Monster Warrior? Warriors!" '''(Mazinkaiser movie)'''
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* TookALevelAtBadass: In spite of her female robot was constantly trashed she won some fights. During the final battle she obliterated Hardias with one single eye beam, and in the Nagai Heroes e-manga she beat the crap out of Great Mazinger.
* TookALevelAtBadass: In spite of her female robot was constantly trashed she won some fights. During the final battle she obliterated Hardias with one single eye beam, and in the Nagai Heroes e-manga she beat the crap out of Great Mazinger.
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*ParentsLikePeople: ParentsAsPeople: Kenzo was not a bad person but his parental skills left much to be desired. He did not INTEND to abuse her… but he neglected her a lot in favour of Tetsuya. Let’s tell [[spoiler:before dying]] Kenzo asked Kouji he took care of Shiro and treated Tetsuya well because he was also his son… and he never even mentioned Jun!
*TookALevelAtBadass: TookALevelInBadass: In spite of her female robot was constantly trashed she won some fights. During the final battle she obliterated Hardias with one single eye beam, and in the Nagai Heroes e-manga she beat the crap out of Great Mazinger.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: At first sight he seems obnoxiously boastful and arrogant, but that is only a mask to hide his complete lacking of self-esteem. He was frightened of his adoptive father would forget about him and his adoptive sister would dump him for someone she barely did know, for God’s sake…
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he realized his fear of Kouji taking his father away from him had [[spoiler:gotten his father killed.]]
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* TookALevelAtJerkass: After the return of Kouji, his jealousy made him lashing out against everybody. He argued with Kouji for anything, accused Jun of wanting replacing him with Kouji (in spite of she had always been devoted to him and had spent the whole series trying he paid attention to her!), ranted he was sick of Kouji giving orders around and refused going to help Kouji when was in danger. The last instance bit him HARD.
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* TookALevelAtJerkass: TookALevelInJerkass: After the return of Kouji, his jealousy made him lashing out against everybody. He argued with Kouji for anything, accused Jun of wanting replacing him with Kouji (in spite of she had always been devoted to him and had spent the whole series trying he paid attention to her!), ranted he was sick of Kouji giving orders around and refused going to help Kouji when was in danger. The last instance bit him HARD.
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* FireBreathing[[BreathWeapon Fire Breathing]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
! '''The Fortress of Science'''
[[folder:Tetsuya Tsurugi]]
!!Tetsuya Tsurugi
!!!Voice Actors: Hiroshi Yanaka, Keiichi Noda.
->'''Tetsuya:''' All battles I have fought so far… I have fought them to prove the world that I exist!
->'''Tetsuya:''' “I… I have not collaborated with Mazinger Z! If I would have done it… nothing of this would have happened!”
Tetsuya was an orphan kid was raised for Kenzo Kabuto to pilot the Humongous Mecha he was developing and repel the Mykene invasion Kenzo and his father -Dr. Kabuto, creator of Mazinger Z- were frightened of.
[[NeonGenesisEvangelion Not unlike a certain redhead was created twenty-one years later]], Tetsuya seemed proud -and irritatingly so- on surface, but deep down he was a person insecure and frightened of being alone. He had been a lonely kid until Kenzo took him in. He felt Professor Kabuto had given him a home and someone whom call "father", and he would do anything for him. Thus, if his adoptive father asked him piloting a machine war to fight and crush an ancient Empire of giant beings, for God he would do so!
Unfortunately he completely devoted his life to pilot Great Mazinger and take down the Mykene Empire. He trained and honed his skills in because he wanted making his father proud, and he always refused quitting or fleeing because in his mind it would mean letting his father down. However his interpersonal skills were severely limited and not only he might be pretty rude sometimes but also he was oblivious to his partner's obvious advances the most part of time.
When Kouji Kabuto returned, Tetsuya got afraid and jealousy, fearing everyone -including Kenzo- would forget about him, and he would lose his father and the only thing gave meaning to his existence: piloting Great Mazinger. So, he got aggressive, hostile and confrontational, and even he refused helping Kouji when he needed him.
He rued of that. His jealous and envy did cost him dearly, and he vowed himself he would never let they overwhelmed him again.
Although similar to Kouji in some aspects –such like being a {{Hotblooded}} IdiotHero-, he was also pretty different. Where Kouji was carefree and enthusiastic, Tetsuya was serious, focused, gloomy and cranky. He was completely focused on his duty whereas Kouji had a life beyond of piloting Mazinger Z. Maybe due to him being older, Tetsuya was slightly more mature than his predecessor. He did not find funny mocking from his friends’ misfortunes and he did not actively try to piss Jun off. However, unlike Kouji, he didn’t outgrow his competitiveness.
!! Tropes:
* TheAce: He was trained since he was a little kid, and he is a great pilot. It is amusing when you realize in spite of he demands all acknowledge that fact he is the only one has troubles believing it.
** AcePilot: In his first appearance he seemed being leagues ahead Kouji.
* AchillesInHisTent: He was so jealousy of Kouji he refused to sortie in Great Mazinger to help him when he was in danger. He regretted it bitterly.
* AlliterativeName: Tetsuya Tsurugi.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He is a great pilot and good martial artist and he will gladly inform everybody of it. Nonetheless, he is also a {{Deconstruction}} of the trope.
* Badass
* BadassBiker
* BadassBoast: “Ghosts of the Mykene…! You do not belong on the surface! Return the world of darkness below the Earth!”
* BashBrothers: When Kouji and Tetsuya were not trying to out-stubborn each other, they were a power to be reckoned with.
* BattleCouple: With Jun.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Again, with Jun. Tetsuya was tactless, wilful and hot-headed, and Jun, who already was stressed due to her personal troubles, did not appreciate when he was being careless or behaving like a blithering idiot. Tetsuya being so obsessed with training and fighting he ignored his advances worsened her temper.
* BigDamnHeroes: Tetsuya’s specialty. Usually his first appearance at anything is a BigDamnHeroes moment, often started off with a Thunder Break.
** However he also got occasionally saved by a BigDamnHeroes moment, sometimes by Kouji. One of them was performed in the last episode for [[spoiler:his father.]]
* BigNo: He shouted one in the last episode.
* BushyBrows: They are so thick they seem caterpillars.
* CallingYourAttacks: Continuing the legacy of Kouji, Tetsuya loudly named his attacks before they were performed by his machine.
* CombatPragmatist: He can and will fight dirty if he needs, and he is not above of cheap tricks for reaching victory.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: He lost his parents and he was adopted by Prof. Kabuto.
* CoolBike
* CoolHelmet
* DarkerAndEdgier: In spite of everything what happened to him, Kouji was mostly good-natured, carefree and enthusiastic and let nothing get him down for long. In a way, Tetsuya was more mature… but as well he was gloomier and grimmer, and prone to fits of jealous and envy.
* TheDeterminator: Not matter what, he never gives up.
** In the Great Mazinger tai Getter fight, [[SpaceFleaOutFromNowhere the]] [[CosmicHorror monster]] [[Robeast Gilgilgan]] ate Great Mazinger's left fist, shrugged a [[ChestBlaster Breast Burn]] attack off, reflected a Thunder Break, blew Great Mazinger's right fist up and endured a Navel Missile, melted Great Mazinger's right leg... What did Tetsuya? He tried to head butt it. He tried his last weapon -Great Typhoon- and although it had no effect either, he YET refused leaving.
* DistressedBadass: Sometimes he has needed being rescued.
* DualWielding: Each shin of Great Mazinger housed one double-edged broad, long sword. Often Tetsuya wielded both blades at once.
* DubNameChange: In the Latin dub he was named “Tatsu”.
* EyepatchOfPower: Sometimes he fought with his face half-bandaged, and the bandages covered one of his eyes.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Averted. Tetsuya was trained to pilot Great Mazinger since he was a kid, long before the enemy attacked for first time.
* FatalFlaw: Pride.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: This is Great’s trademark pose when using Thunder Break... and when Tetsuya feels like doing it. Apparently, coming across like rude to his enemies is something he is not concerned about.
* GratuitousEngrish: Thunder Break! Drill Pressure Punch! Navel Missile!
* TheHero: Just so flawed like Kouji, but in a different fashion.
* HeroesPrefferSwords: Great Mazinger was the first Super Robot used swords. Tetsuya uses them routinely to slice Mykene {{Robeast}}s.
* HeroicBSOD: Because he refused working alongside Kouji, the enemy almost killed him [[spoiler:and the Professor Kabuto forfeited his life to save his]]. He was emotionally wrecked after this.
* [[spoiler:Heroic Sacrifice:]] In the Ota episodes. Seeing [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe]] example below.
* HiddenDepths: He can come across like an arrogant, jealous jerk to other people. But throughout the series you learn truly he is still an unsecure, lonely orphan kid with SERIOUS self-esteem issues who is deadly scared of being alone again.
* HonorBeforeReason: He preferred dying in battle rather fleeing to fight another day.
* {{HotBlooded}}
* HotbloodedSideburns: It is a character created by [[GoNagai former]]
TropeNamer. Duh.
* IdiotHero: Some of the stunts he pulled out due to his hard-headedness or pride are mind-boggling.
InferioritySuperiorityComplex: At first sight he seems obnoxiously boastful and arrogant, but that is only a mask to hide his complete lacking of self-esteem. He was frightened of his adoptive father would forget about him and his adoptive sister would dump him for someone she barely did know, for God’s sake…
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for [[spoiler:the death of Professor Kabuto.]] He is right.
* Jerkass: He was rash, prideful, and had a tendency to lash out when he was upset. So he could be quite rude and unfair when he was angry.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: However you better never doubt despite all he is deep down a good person and a hero tries to protect humankind and is willing to sacrificing himself for everyone.
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal:]] In Gosaku Ota’s manga.
* LargeHam: At his worst day he was way hammier than Kouji.
** HamToHamCombat: During his duel against Great General of Darkness seemed a "let's see who out-ham who" contest besides a swordfight to death.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Seeing one of his quotes up.
* NoIndoorVoice
* OfficialCouple: With Jun. They are adoptive siblings but since they are NotBloodRelated, nobody seems to care (or perhaps they think Tetsuya is too oblivious to notice Jun’s advances).
* OhMyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he realized his fear of Kouji taking his father away from him had [[spoiler:gotten his father killed.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Tetsuya and Jun are orphans raised by Dr. Kenzou Kabuto.
* PointingtheMiddleFinger: He constantly does this… even when he is not blasting a Thunder Break.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Delivered to the Mykene army after [[spoiler:his father’s death.]] It was so overwhelmingly brutal the Emperor did not dare to restart his offensive against the surface.
* SeventiesHair
* SlapSlapKiss: Unlike Kouji, he did not actively try pissing off his {{Tsundere}} war comrade… usually… but he managed, nonetheless. Jun was more patient than Sayaka, but her tolerance for bullshit was just so low.
* [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe]]: In the Ota episodes, after [[spoiler: Dr. Kabuto’s HeroicSacrifice]] and his ensuing HeroicBSOD, he [[spoiler:crashed Great Mazinger in [[CoolAirship Demonika]], self-destructing it to wipe the entire Mykene high command out.]]
* TookALevelAtJerkass: After the return of Kouji, his jealousy made him lashing out against everybody. He argued with Kouji for anything, accused Jun of wanting replacing him with Kouji (in spite of she had always been devoted to him and had spent the whole series trying he paid attention to her!), ranted he was sick of Kouji giving orders around and refused going to help Kouji when was in danger. The last instance bit him HARD.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He is afraid of birds.
* WorthyOpponent: The Great General of Darkness considered him his nemesis, and demanded a final sword duel with him.
* WouldHitAGirl: Oh, yes. He would do. Even if that girl is his BattleCouple, his LoveInterest and adoptive sister. However that girl is an martial artist and a {{Tsundere}} did not brook crap, so that she hit back.
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!!Jun Hono
!!!Voice Actors: Yumi Nakatani (GreatMazinger), Mitsuki Saiga ({{Mazinkaiser}}).
->'''Jun:''' How it is possible the Mazinger army can’t beat them? Is this the power of a Mykene Monster Warrior? '''(Mazinkaiser movie)'''
->'''Jun:''' “I’m not into that kind of tasteless junk. Men waiting on you hand and foot… Give me a break.” '''(MazingerAngels manga)'''
Jun was a half Japanese, half black (her father was a black man) orphan girl. Due to her mixed race she suffered discrimination since she was a little kid. Kenzo Kabuto took her in and trained her alongside Tetsuya to fight the Mykene army, teaching her to pilot [[FemBot Venus A]].
Through the years she fell in love with Tetsuya and tried to get him paying attention to her, but he remained too focused on his mission to notice. However she remained devoted to him… nonetheless, she never hesitated on speaking her mind or telling him she thought he was wrong… or dumb.
During the war against the Mykene she bonded with Shiro Kabuto and met Boss, who was chasing after her in spite of she never shared her feelings. When Sayaka returned to Japan, they fought together sometimes, becoming friends quickly.
Jun was brave and mature but conflicted due to the racist treatment she put up with routinely, her longing for her deceased parents (she still keeps one picture of them) and her conflicting emotions towards Tetsuya (who she loved but pissed her off). Thus she was sweet and kind but she had quite a temper when angry.
Unlike Sayaka, Jun was specifically trained in combat in and out of her HumongousMecha, and was a pretty good martial artist could defend herself. She could fight back a squad of Mykene soldiers, and even though her robot usually ended up trashed after fights she got some victories on her label, and she even killed one Mykene General in one single shot.
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* ActionGirl: She switched between this and FauxActionGirl. She could be captured but she always put up a good fight.
* {{Badass}}
* BattleCouple: With Tetsuya.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Again, with Tetsuya.
* BikerBabe
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: For Marquiss Yanus in the Nagai Heroes e-manga.
* ButNotTooForeign
* ButNotTooBlack
* CallingYourAttacks: Oppai Missiles!
* ConvenientlyAnOrphanKid: her parents died and she was raised by Kenzo Kabuto alongside Tetsuya. She still kept one picture of them, though.
* CoolBigSis: She acted like a sort of older sister to Shiro. Given who was her surrogate father, that is [[FridgeBrilliance quite logical]].
* CoolBike
* CoolHelmet
* DisappearedDad
** MissingMom
* ExecutiveMeddling: Rumour has it Ota was the first drew Jun dark-skinned, and Nagai liked the idea, so he Retconned Jun in being half-black.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Averted. Jun was trained to pilot Venus A since she was a kid, long before her first battle.
* GetAHoldOfYourself: She tried that sometimes when Tetsuya was being unreasonable. Regretfully, it did not always work.
* HumongousMecha: She was the pilot of Venus A.
* IKnowKarate: She was a well-trained martial artist.
* LovelyAngels: With Sayaka after her return. It must be noted they worked together more seamlessly from start, unlike than Kouji and Tetsuya.
* MostCommonSuperpower: She is stacked. In the MazingerAngels manga (a CharliesAngels parody) there is one scene where Jun, Sayaka and Hikaru are showering, and Sayaka and Hikaru are envious of her build.
* OfficialCouple: With Tetsuya.
* ParentalAbandonment: spoiler: Tetsuya and Jun are orphans raised by Dr. Kenzou Kabuto.
* ParentsLikePeople: Kenzo was not a bad person but his parental skills left much to be desired. He did not INTEND to abuse her… but he neglected her a lot in favour of Tetsuya. Let’s tell [[spoiler:before dying]] Kenzo asked Kouji he took care of Shiro and treated Tetsuya well because he was also his son… and he never even mentioned Jun!
* TookALevelAtBadass: In spite of her female robot was constantly trashed she won some fights. During the final battle she obliterated Hardias with one single eye beam, and in the Nagai Heroes e-manga she beat the crap out of Great Mazinger.
* {{Tsundere}}: She controlled better her temper than Sayaka but she was still a bona fide Tsundere. Her mood shifts were due to tensions not entirely related to her partner, nonetheless.
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[[folder:Kenzo Kabuto]]
!!Kenzo Kabuto
!!!Voice Actor: Hidekatsu Shibata.
->'''Kenzo:''' He’s crying. My son is… My son…! Kouji Kabuto…!
->'''Kenzo:''' Tetsuya Tsurugi, your time is come! Annihilate Anko Daishogun army with Great Mazinger!
Kenzo was the son of Juzo Kabuto –the creator of Mazinger Z- and father of Kouji and Shiro. After a laboratory experiment gone horribly wrong, he and his wife were thought dead. However, his father turned him into a cyborg in order to keep him alive.
After his transformation, Dr. Kabuto talked to him about the Dr. Hell and his misgivings about the Mykene civilization remaining alive and preparing to overtake the world. Both of them agreed while Juzo built Mazinger Z, Kenzo would work secretly upon his father’s original designs, improving them to create an even more powerful robot. Meanwhile, Juzo would raise Kouji and Shiro. Neither of them told them Kenzo was alive to shield them from the danger and psychological shock.
Besides building Great Mazinger –and another female robot, Venus A- Kenzo took two orphan kids in -Tetsuya and Jun- and raised them, training them in piloting robots and hand-to-hand combat. He considered Tetsuya another of his sons, loving him dearly, but he did not doubt on punishing him when he thought Tetsuya deserved it.
Later Kenzo revealed the truth to Shiro and Kouji. Shiro struggled to come to terms with the idea for a long time, but Kouji was willing forgiving and forgetting, and renewing his relationship with his father. This relationship caused conflicts with Tetsuya, who was frightened of Kenzo would forget about Jun and him now his real sons were back. However Kenzo never stopped caring for them, [[spoiler:giving his life to save his adoptive son’s]], even if his parental skills left much to be desired, and he asked Kouji treated him like his brother [[spoiler:as he was dying.]]
Kenzo was the head of the Fortress of Science, a building specifically built with military ends –unlike the Photon Energy Lab, which was a civilian-use building-, and he led the operations against the Mykene. Like a mentor, he was harsher and less patient than Professor Yumi and when his pilots were acting against orders, and he did not doubt on disciplining them when he thought they had crossed one line.
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* AbusiveParents: Even though he is well-meaning, his parental skills are questionable. He let [[spoiler:Kouji and Shiro]] think for years he was dead, he had no qualms about slapping Tetsuya when he thought the boy was crossing the line (albeit to be fair, Tetsuya DID cross the line plenty times, and Kenzo restrained himself most of them), and has Jun –who is also his ward- neglected.
* AlliterativeName
* BackFromTheDead
* BadassBoast: “Great Mazinger, send the Great General of Darkness and his seven armies to the abyss!”
* BadassMoustache
* BigDamnHeroes: He got several moments along the series. His two most famous –for different reasons- happened in the last episode of ‘’MazingerZ’’ and the last episode of ''GreatMazinger''.
* {{Cyborg}}: Turned into one for his father to save his life.
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Sort of. He was trying saving the humankind. And he knew his own father was looking after his sons. However it is arguable he needed to leave his sons alone for achieving it.
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler: Dr. Kenzou was absent from the lives of Kouji and Shiro (raised by Dr. Juuzou), and that comes to bite ''everybody'' in the ass later.]]
* DoingInTheWizard: In the Mazinger vs Great General of Darkness feature, he disguised himself and pretended being a prophet to warn Kouji and his friends about the imminent Mykene invasion.
* TheEngineer: He built Great Mazinger, Venus A and Junior (Shiro’s ComiRelief HumongousMecha).
* GenerationXerox: Right like his father he is a scientific genius and a robot builder. And he also considered fit Great Mazinger was assisted by a female partner (although Venus A was piloted, unlike Minerva X).
* GetAHoldOfYourself: Several times when Tetsuya seemed more concerned about showing off than about the mission, Kenzo gave him a Bright Slap and reminded him what they were fighting for saving lives, not for his glory. Usually Tetsuya listened and nodded.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a scar runs along of the left side of his head, stopping right above his eyebrow. It is not elegant or unnoticeable in spite of he is one of the good guys. In fact, it is somewhat ugly.
* HeroicBSOD: In the GosakuOta manga. Great Marshall of Hell obliterated one whole city and threatened with doing the same thing to Tokyo unless Great Mazinger and the Fortress of Science were destroyed. Kenzo expected people sided with them, but when the Japanese Government turned on them and struck the Fortress, he lost it. He wanted giving up right there and then, but Professor Yumi's arrival and lecture reignited his faith and desire of keeping the fight.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He sacrificed himself for his adoptive son and pupil at the end of the series.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal:]] In the last episode.
* ManInWhite: He wears his lab coat most of time.
* TheMentor: He is somewhat cold and harsh, though.
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* NotQuiteDead: Everybody thought he was dead for years. They were wrong.
* OhCrap: His expression when he saw [[spoiler:the new commander of the Mykene army was Dr. Hell]]
* PapaWolf: Alright. He left his sons believing he was dead, leaving the task of raising them on his father’s hands. He treated Tetsuya like a stern commander and instructor rather the warm father the boy needed, taking care of his training but not of his psychological issues. He neglected Jun. NONETHELESS, threatening one of his children is not the last thing you want to do. It is the last thing you WILL do.
* ParentalAbandonment: He was missing from the lives from Kouji and Shiro for years, and it bit everybody in the rear.
* ParentsAsPeople: He is not a bad person… but he was more worried with being a mentor –of the harsh kind- and saving the humanity than being a father. He did nothing about Tetsuya’s self-esteem issues and lacking of self-worth until it was too late, and he neglected Jun completely.
* TheProfessor
* [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe: That is how he saved Tetsuya’s life]]
* YouKilledMyFather: When he ascertained Great Marshall of Hell’s true identity, his reaction was… unhappy.
-->'''Kenzo''': [[spoiler:Dr. Hell…!]] Vile, petty… And always very astute!
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!!Kouji Kabuto
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!!!Voice Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroya Ishimaru, Kenji Akabane (ShinMazinger).
->'''Kouji:''' I always thought people doesn't think with their head. They think with their heart. (ShinMazingerZero manga)
->'''Kouji:''' Grandpa's murder... All the people who have been hurt... Japan's peace trampled... All because of Dr. Hell... This time, for sure... This time, I'll destroy Dr. Hell for good! (GoNagai GreatMazinger manga)
Kouji was a {{OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent}} who lived with his little brother Shiro and [[{{TheProfessor}} his grandfather Juzo]] after their parents’ death. All of it changed when he was sixteen and his grandfather was murdered by Dr. Hell. Dr. Kabuto revealed Mazinger Z to him and requested him to save the world from Dr. Hell. Kouji vowed he would avenge his grandfather’s death and fulfil his last wish.
Kouji was an atypical main character back then: although he was a mostly good person, he might be rude, insensitive and even somewhat of a jerkass when he was angry, sexist and the poster boy for IdiotHero given his tendencies to be loudmouthed, talking without thinking, acting BEFORE and INSTEAD of thinking and being very hot-headed and stubborn. However he was also compassionate, caring, friendly, self-sacrificing, cared greatly for his friends and fought for them –even though he constantly teased Sayaka and Boss- and he was utterly hot-blooded.
His character evolved and developed somewhat along the series. His blatant sexism and his impulsive tendencies mellowed down a bit (it is telltale in {{Great Mazinger}} he was the one recommended using planning and strategy for fighting the Mykene when Tetsuya wanted nothing else than blowing them up to pieces). He also grew up and matured, and his main motivation to fight Dr. Hell became protecting people instead of petty revenge. Although he refused giving up, he was more willing to follow orders and retreat to reevaluate the situation and fight back than his successor, Tetsuya. However, in the Mazinger Z vs Great General of Darkness movie he [[spoiler:refused giving up and backing down, even though he knew he could not win.]]
He is voiced by veteran seiyuu HiroyaIshimaru and has appeared in many other series. He is considered one of the stalwarts of the Japanese-exclusive strategy games the SuperRobotWars and appears in nearly every incarnation. In [[ShinMazinger Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen]], his voice is played by [[TheOtherDarrin Kenji Akabane]].
!!Tropes:
* AccidentalPervert: In the Mazinger Z vs Great General of Darkness, Kouji walked in Sayaka when she was taking a shower. After getting an ArmorPiercingSlap he apologized and swore it was an accident (Although he was half-smirking as he did so).
* {{Badass}}
* BadassBiker
* BadassAndChildDuo: His little brother usually hangs around him. Needless to say, threaten Shiro and the pain you will feel will depend on whether Kouji is or is not riding his HumongousMecha in the time.
* BattleCouple: the male half, with Sayaka as the female.
* BelligerentSexualTension: with Sayaka.
* BigEater: Kouji is occasionally shown to be one. Hell, in the ''Mazinkaizer'' movie, he eats about ten times as much as the rest of the table ''combined'' ([[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap-1738084.JPG yes, those dishes are all his]]) before insisting that he's ''still'' hungry.
* BigNo: Kouji screams one when his grandfather dies.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By the Vegans in the {{UFO Robo Grendizer}} {{Go Nagai}} manga, the UFO Robot Grendizer tai Great Mazinger movie and SuperRobotWarsMX in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFeKFc0peH8 Chapter 10]].
** And by Viscount Pygman in the series.
* CallingYourAttacks In GratuitousEnglish: Koji's most famous trait (and indeed, his legacy) is his habit of yelling out weapon names before using them. His most famous battle cries, "RocketPunch!" (that sent one or both of Mazinger's forearms flying at a foe), "[[ChestBlaster Breast Fire]]!" (which activated the red heat sinks on Mazinger's chest, melting most enemies to slag) and "Majin Go!" are well-known in Japan, even by people who have never watched Mazinger before. This has since become [[{{Trope Codifier}} the trademark]] of {{Super Robot}} pilots everywhere.
** The only ones that averted this were the [[EyeBeams Photon Beam]], spoken in Japanese as "Koushiryoku Beam", Great Wheel Rocket Punch (Daisharin Rocket Punch), and the Freeze Ray.
* ChefOfIron: In original Manga. He is shown on screen to be the one that cooks for his household breakfast. It is also implied that his cooking is pretty good no matter how ridiculous it is (his croquette is huge (Sayaka said it’s a Mazinger class croquette referring to its size) and can shoot Rust Tornado (Unleash wind when cut) and Rocket Punch (launch a part of it when its cut, directly to Shiro's mouth), and of course he kicks ass in battle.
* CombatPragmatist: Like you wouldn't believe. In his first appearance, in which he just received Mazinger, his fight is filled by abusing the fact that Mazinger really IS invincible (at least for that point). During his second appearance, he is not above tricking his opponent to think that he gives up the fight only to kick ass. And he does this several time during the course of the series.
* {{Delinquents}}
* DistaffCounterpart: In the Mazinger Angels Z manga (a sequel to Mazinger Angels, a CharliesAngels parody starring the female main characters of the Mazinger trilogy, with countless {{ShoutOut}}s to other GoNagai works), Kouji's role was given to Kikunosuke Abashiri, a character of Abashiri Ikka, an early manga from GoNagai.
* DubNameChange
** In Tranzor Z, Koji was named Tommy Davis, which was somewhat confusing as he was unrelated to the counterparts of Sayaka Yumi and her father, whose last names were also Davis. He was voiced by Gregg Berger in the dub.
** When ‘’UFORoboGrendizer’’ was shown in the United States as part of ForceFive, Koji's name was Lance Hyatt.
** Italian translators never identified Kabuto as the same character in Grendizer and in the Mazinger series. In the Italian version of Grendizer (broadcast for first in Italy), Koji was called Alcor; in Mazinger Z, Ryo Kabuto; in Great Mazinger, Koji Kabuto. As a result, many in Italy thought that the heroes of Japanese cartoons all looked alike. In the Italian version of Mazinkaiser, he was called Koji Kabuto again.
** The same confusion took place in France: he was called Alcor in the French version of Grendizer (from which the Italian one was taken), and Koji in the French version of Mazinger Z (which was broadcast much later in France).
** The same kind of confusion took place in Arabic speaking nations: While he was still called Koji in the Arabic version of Grendizer, he was called ''Maher'' in the Arabic version of Mazinger Z that was translated after Grendizer's success in the Middle East.
** And in Spain he was called [[AlliterativeName Carlos Caribe]] in the Grendizer dub, despite of he was not renamed in the Mazinger Z dub.
* HeroicSacrifice: In {{CBCharaGoNagaiWorld}}, [[spoiler: Koji blowing up the Mazinger]]
* {{HotBlooded}}: poster boy for this.
* HotbloodedSideburns: Their sideburns are unmistakable.
* IdiotHero: ... and for this, too.
** GeniusDitz: Unlike many similar hot-heads, Koji ''is'' actually exceptionally bright when he allows himself to think things through. This is demonstrated both in the Mazinger Z series, when at least twice he had to completely disable mechanical beasts with hostages inside (one of them being Sayaka's [[IllGirl disabled]] cousin, Yuri); and in the {{Grendizer}} series, where he builds his flying saucer all by himself and later develops the Cyclone Beam. He is also an excellent shot (demonstrated in the Mazinkaiser VS Ankoku Dai Shogun movie when he shoots Archduke Gorgon in both his tiger head and human head with one shot).
** It should be noted, that Koji is sent to America in {{Great Mazinger}} to study, so he can become a scientist since [[spoiler: Kenzo, Koji's father]] mentions that he has the scientist blood of Kabuto inside him. So, it’s pretty much hereditary
* IndyPloy: He is able to think strategically and plotting strategies beforehand. However, given his rash, hotheaded nature, he is VERY prone to impulsively rush/leap/dive headfirst into a dangerous situation and figuring out along the way how he will walk out of it alive. These [[http://www.mangago.com/r/l_manga/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/mf/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/c000/26/ two]] [[http://www.mangago.com/r/l_manga/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/mf/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/c000/27/ pages]] of the "Mazinger Z: Relic of Terror" one-shot are a godd example:
-->'''Kouji:''' There's no choice but for me to go and take it back!
-->'''Sayaka:''' But you don't even know what the enemy is...!
-->'''Kouji:''' I'll find out along the way!
* TheLancer: To Tetsuya Tsurugi in {{Great Mazinger}} and Daisuke Umon in {{UFO Robo Grendizer}}.
* LargeHam
** HamToHamCombat: In the Dynamic Heroes e-manga, Kouji fought the Great Marshall of Hell while riding Mazinger. It is noteworthy as it was, maybe, the first time in the history of the franchise Kouji and [[spoiler:Dr. Hell]] faced each other as both were riding giant robots. Too bad it was a CurbStompBattle.
* ManlyTears: He has three VERY memorable tears moments. One is in the beginning, when his grandfather dies in his arms. The other two are in the "{{Mazinkaiser}} vs. the General of Darkness", [[spoiler: with Dr. Morimori's HeroicSacrifice, and when he finally defeats ALL the Mikene Empire and tearfully screams "My dead friends... I AVENGED YOU ALL!"]]
* MeaningfulName: Kabuto means "Helmet", and Kouji pilots his machine by attaching the Jet Pilder to its head.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:Tsubasa Nishikori]]
** In episode 90, Dr. Hell fabricated a cyborg looked exactly like her and sent it to the Institute in order to wreak havoc while he made preparations for the final battle. Naturally, that stratagem caused much grief, especially to Shiro.
* NoIndoorVoice: Indoor Voice? What is that “Indoor Voice” stuff you speak of?
* PutOnABus: He and Sayaka went to America after the end of the series, and they were not seen again until the end of Great Mazinger.
** TheBusHasReturned: In the last episodes of GreatMazinger
* TheRival: With Boss and Tetsuya, but in many SuperRobotWars games with [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]]. The two of them always butt heads.
* ShutUpHannibal
** In SuperRobotWarsCompact
-->'''[[ZetaGundam Scirocco]]:''' By averting that ColonyDrop, you wasted a good chance of getting rid of all those fools [[{{Social Darwinist}} whose souls are bound by gravity]].\\
'''Kouji:''' Oh, don't give us that crap! We won't let you even touch the Earth we live in!
** In SuperRobotWarsAlpha 2
-->'''[[CharsCounterattack Char Aznable]]''': But, if things continue this way, people's hatred will consume the very Earth itself. That's why I'm cutting through to the source of the problem.\\
'''Kouji''': Don't feed me that crap!! I've been [[HannibalLecture listening to this from the start]] and all you've done is giving a bunch of complicated justifications!!
* {{Sidekick}}: To Duke Fleed/Daisuke Umon in Grendizer. Later graduated to TheLancer
* TriangRelations: Type 3 with Sayaka and Maria, with Kouji being the ChasteHero in the middle.)
* TroubledButCute
* WhyDontYouMarryIt: Kouji Kabuto has this thrown at him by his little brother after spending just a little too much time gushing over a new support unit for the Mazinger. Kouji's reply is along the lines of a not entirely sarcastic "maybe I will," much to the annoyance of [[{{Tsundere}} Sayaka]].
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Grandfather]]: Straight after his grandfather’s death, Kouji swore he would get his murderers and he would take revenge.
** [[spoiler: It was played straight in the last episode of ‘’GreatMazinger’’]]
** Also, in SuperRobotWarsDestiny, Kouji wants to beat Ignis because he killed Kouji's father.
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[[folder:Sayaka Yumi]]
!!Sayaka Yumi
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!!!Voice Actors: Minori Matsushima, Saiko Egawa, Ai Uchikawa, Youko Honda, Ikue Ootani.
->'''Sayaka:''' What are you saying, Papa? Are you saying we should let it run wild even more? I can't do that! [[TheDeterminator Even if Aphrodite gets destroyed...! I will fight...!]] [[{{HotBlooded}} I´ll take down that demon that's destroyed our town!!]]
Sayaka Yumi (Yumi Sayaka) is the main heroine of MazingerZ.
She was daughter of Professor Yumi, director of the Photon Lab Institute, and she piloted Aphrodite A, a test prototype giant robot Yumi built. Her mother was deceased and she has a cousin –named Yuri-. Her father was not exactly cold and uncaring, but Sayaka realized that his first priority was his work, and sometimes she felt somewhat alone and craving for proving herself to him.
She first met Kouji when he was rampaging through the valley –or city the original manga-. She was the first person taught who Kouji how to handle Mazinger Z (even though she was more than willing to hit him back after his robot accidentally kicked hers), and always fought alongside him.
She was a bit hot-tempered and tomboyish, and had a [[BelligerentSexualTension habit of clashing with Kouji even though she had a romantic interest in him.]] She was usually tender and nice, but she was also somewhat prideful and just as hotheaded and hotblooded as Kouji, so his sexist, non-thoughtful, loudmouthed ways always managed to set her off. She was also quite jealous and she did not appreciate it when some beautiful woman –like Hitomi, Misato or Erika- was very familiar with Kouji –especially if Kouji looked like was enjoying the attention-. Still they were very close even if they were bickering and fighting constantly.
!! Tropes:
* ActionGirl: She was one of the first female characters in the genre to regularly take an active role in battles and conflicts, rather than be relegated to the sidelines once fighting began or offering non-combat support.
* BelligerentSexualTension (with Kouji)
* BikerBabe
* CooldownHug: Sayaka delivers these to Kouji in MazinKaiser and ShinMazinger.
* DistressBall: Poor kid took these more than a couple times in the original series, generally tied up. Also in MazinKaiser.
* DubNameChange: Jessica Davis in Tranzor Z
* HairDecorations: Her iconic pink headband.
* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa HoneyHeIsInComa]]: She kissed Kouji once he when he was knocked out.
** DudeShesLikeInAComa: And she was kissed by Boss once in Gosaku Ota’s manga when she was sleeping.
* GetAholdOfYourself: Subverted. Kouji did to her during her HeroicBSOD in episode 7. It only worked in getting her more upset and more furious.
* HotAmazon: Boss, Kouji -no matter how much he denies it- and more than one random guy are attracted to her.
* HeroicBSOD: In the original Mazinger Z series, she has one [[spoiler:when her HumongousMecha, Aphrodite A, is destroyed]]. It's so bad that [[spoiler:she almost kills herself by drowning, as she believes that Aphrodite is calling her from a nearby lake.]]
** She had one early on in episode 7 after his father had been badly hurt by a mob of people blamed them because the devastation of the last battle.
* HimeCut
* MinoriMatsushima
** AiUchikawa
* MsFanservice: Even more so in MazinKaiser, where episode 4 hung lampshades all over it.
* PluckyGirl
* {{Tsundere}}: [[TropeCodifier One of the first girls given a major role in almost any anime/manga.]] Her Type varies: she's a Type A in the anime, but a Type B in the manga and in MazinKaiser.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sayaka was to become the 4th spazer pilot in the mecha anime UFO Robot Grendizer, but character developer and co-plotter of the series, Shingo Araki, opposed Go Nagai and designed a new character that did not appear in the Grendizer manga: Maria Grace Fleed, younger sister to Grendizer main character Duke Fleed. Maria soon became a fan-favourite in the latter part of the series.
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[[folder:Shiro Kabuto]]
!!Shiro Kabuto
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Shiro is Kouji's younger brother. He is hard-headed, hot-tempered, enthusiastic and nosy. Most of the time, Shiro's role is to add some comic relief to the plot, being the voice of reason when Kouji is doing something dumb or dangerous, and often getting in trouble himself. He remains in Japan when Kouji departs at the beginning of ‘’GreatMazinger’’, and even he gets given his own HumongousMecha, Junior.
His character acquires a bit more depth in Great Mazinger, as he becomes acquainted with his father Kenzo, who was previously thought to be dead. Toward the end of the series, Shiro finally bonds with Kenzo, [[spoiler: who died shortly thereafter]].
!! Tropes:
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Though [[DumbassHasAPoint he did have good points from time to time]], and sometimes was more mature than ''Kouji'' himself.
* BadassAdorable: He could make some impressive feats when he wanted or needed. [[spoiler:In episode 9 the Professors Morimori, Sewashi and Nossori had been brainwashed by Baron Ashura in helping him. Shiro beat the crap out of them. Agreed, they were brainwashed and they were older men; still, it was one single child against three adult men]]
* IronWoobie: His themesong implies this, he is sad that during Sunday, he don’t have parents to hang with, and Koji, Boss, and Sayaka are most likely busy with the Mechabeast. And then, you have [[StarCrossedLovers Lorelei]]. Yup, it sucks being him. On the other hand, he never {{Wangst}}s about it.
* MouthyKid
* PluckyComicRelief
* SmarterThanYouLook: During his first few appearances, his acts make him looking like TooDumbToLive (for starters, while Koji is horrified by the Iron Mask, especially after killing it, all he says is that Koji is so cool for killing the Iron Mask). Later on in the series, he learned to pilot the Pilder in relatively short time ([[FallingIntoTheCockpit bonus points since unlike Koji, he has practically zero experience in piloting the Pilder,]] while Koji mentions that the control is similar to his motorbike) and pulls a BigDamnHeroes several times, that really says something. ([[FridgeBrilliance Of course, he IS a member of Kabuto family]])
* StarcrossedLovers: His first crush was Lorelei, a MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter [[spoiler: and RobotGirl]]. [[TearJerker It ends up in tears.]]
* WiseBeyondHisYears: He seems pretty mature for his age. Then again, maybe it is due to he constantly hangs around his brother, who is somewhat immature for his age.
** More because he is forced to life on his own without a parents care. Juzo is implied to spend most of his time to build MazingerZ, and Koji is handling the household jobs, and go to school, thus leaving him alone.
*** And let's not forget [[spoiler:his supposedly dead father was too busy building Great Mazinger to take care of them AND tell them he was alive.]]
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[[folder:Boss]]
!!Boss
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->'''Boss:''' I’m Kabuto’s best friend. Name’s Boss. Even the author doesn't know my real name!
Boss was a high school student attending Sayaka’s old school. He first appeared as a bully with a huge crush on Sayaka and as Kabuto Kouji’s rival at school. When Kouji –someone who Sayaka practically gushed over and also loved bikes- moved to his school, he perceived him as a menace and challenged him. However, after their first fights, he quickly became a friend and ally, often scouting for Mazinger Z on his motorcycle, or getting into some sort of slapstick mischief. He was hot-tempered and hasty, but he also was a loyal friend (and his crush on Sayaka sometimes became cute).
Later he built his own HumongousMecha, Boss Borot, a quite strong but utterly useless robot made with garbage that provided many funny moments.
He and his [[{{Delinquents}} gang]]-Nuke and Mucha- were the [[TeamNormal Tag-Along Brigade]] and ComicRelief characters in both MazingerZ and GreatMazinger, and he showed up in two episodes of UFORoboGrendizer. His cousin Misato was also a supporting character in {{Mazinger Z}}.
Boss filled that same role in ‘’GreatMazinger’’, antagonizing Tetsuya at the first –an attitude mellowed down later, but they never became so friends like Kouji and Boss were-, chasing after Jun –who ignored his advances-, being the ComicRelief character, and helping the other heroes however he could.
In episode 69, a crow named Bakarasu (its name being a blend of the Japanese words “Baka”, meaning “Dumb” and “Karasu”, meaning “Crow”) showed up, becoming soon a recurring character. Throughout ''GreatMazinger'' Boss used it like a lookout or like a messenger.
!! Tropes:
* {{Acrofatic}}: Boss was pretty fat, but he could be fast when he wanted. Combine that with him being strong and sturdy, and you have he could deliver a good beating when he needed to on anyone (except Kouji, much to his chagrin and disgust).
* AliensMadeThemDoIt: The scene where the Zenteradi abduct the main characters from SuperDimensionFortressMacross and ask "I demand you show me how this 'kiss' process works" gets parodied in a SuperRobotWarsAlpha 4koma and Boss is amongst the people they kidnapped in the parody.
* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Boss Can Breathe In Space]] According to ''MazingerZ'', the Boss Borot has an open-air cockpit. But when Mazinger Z appears in ''SuperRobotWars'', the Boss Borot can normally be deployed in space just fine without apparent modifications. (It will perform like crap due to having a terrible rating for space combat, but in both ''Mazinger Z'' and ''Super Robot Wars'' the Boss Borot is a JokeCharacter anyways.)
** This actually has a Justification: any mecha (not just Borot) that isn't airtight simply has the pilot wear a spacesuit.
** In Neo Super Robot Wars (not to be confused with SuperRobotWarsNEO) Boss Borot gets a spacesuit of sorts and the moniker Super Boss Borot to get around this. Boss Borot is also not usable in space at all in some of the classic SRW games, usually dealt with by removing it from your party for space levels rather than disallowing it.
* BigDamnHeroes: Surprisingly, he does. It is PlayedForLaughs most of the time, but there's just too many situations that if he had not helped Koji, he would be done for.
** Maybe the best example of it was the Mazinger vs Great General of Darkness movie: he blew Dante up, a monster that had seemed untouchable until that moment, and distracted the Mykene Robeasts for several seconds. It does not sound like much, but it does when you realize [[spoiler:those extra seconds saved Kouji's life.]]
* ButtMonkey: Often he was the target of many jokes and laughs.
* {{Delinquents}}
* DumbassHasAPoint: More frequently than you'd expect. I.e., when [[AchillesInHisTent Kouji refuses to help Sayaka]] after they have a fight and she takes off in Mazinger Z, Boss, Mucha and Nuke are the ones who urge him to stop whining and go for her.
* DubNameChange: To Bobo in Tranzor Z
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Treated as a joke, by almost everyone. Even Ashura underestimated him, so much that at one moment, he/she says that he is not a problem, at all. It should be noted that were talking about someone whose BigDamnHeroes moment is second only to Tetsuya. He saves Koji's life so many times during the series, and he is ridiculously helpful during Koji's fight against the mechabeast. Naturally, [[FridgeBrilliance Koji is the only person that treated him the way he should be.]]
** And in the ''GreatMazinger'' tai ''GetterRobo'' movie, after [[spoiler:destroying the monstruous Gilgilgan]], Tetsuya and the Getter team shook -their robots- hands, congratulating themselves for their victory [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bpla65eQCE]]... and then Boss Borot's head -that was the only body part had been left of it!- stumbled between them and remembered them angrily he also took part in the battle. Tetsuya and the Getter team laughed, and the former admited their plan had worked thanks to him. Boss smiled, stating it was about time someone acknowledged his talent.
* FanDisservice: that crotch shot of Boss in an undersized speedo. [[spoiler:''So much hair'']].
* FumihikoTachiki: In MazinKaiser
* {{Gonk}}
* HopelessSuitor: Boss has a painfully obvious crush on Sayaka. Of course, given that she's TheHero's {{Tsundere}} girlfriend and he's the {{Gonk}}ish comic relief, he doesn't stand a chance.
** By the end of the original Manga, he actually ''does'' have a chance, judging from how Sayaka acts in front of him however by this time, either he realized he has no chance(at first) or he already become such a good friend with Koji, that he doesnt care about it anymore.
** And in GreatMazinger, to Jun. This time, on the other hand, is played painfully straight.
* MadeOfIron: He had to be to endure the punishment he did and come out of alive.
* MagikarpPower: He is an example in the SuperRobotWars series. He starts off in a terrible machine with low stats and little value except a cheap repair cost. However, if you level him high enough (usually around 80) his subpilots Nuke and Mucha get a ton of incredibly useful spells for dirt cheap and his stats go through the roof. In addition by this time you'll usually have {{Mazinkaiser}}, which means that Boss can get out of his terrible machine and upgrade to Mazinger Z. The trick is that level 80 is absurdly high in a game series where the final bosses rarely get above the mid-70s. There are ways to level him up that high, but they're generally inefficient or a lot of trouble.
* MauveShirt
-->'''Boss:''' We're here to get blown up but somehow never die!
* [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Only Known By His Nickname]]: Lampshaded in ShinMazinger
-->'''Boss:''' My nickname's Boss! Even the author doesn't know my real name!
** That scene actually debuted in the original Manga, only shorter.
-->'''Boss:''' Kabuto's close friend Boss. Even the author doesn't know my real name.
* OnlySaneMan: In episode 7, Sayaka is losing her will to fight and Kouji is playing AchillesInHisTent. Meanwhile Boss is trying to remember them over and again there IS one Mechanical Beast coming, and all of them will die if they don't fight back! Later Kouji and Sayaka are apologizing at each other and Shiro notes boss was the only was right in that situation.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Oh, so very much. To put it simply, if he doesnt interfere with the plot, the world is done for.
* PaperThinDisguise: Apparently Baron Ashura's mooks can't tell the difference between Boss in a helmet and one of their co-workers. ''The mooks that were assigned to guard him and Kouji specifically, no less.''
* TheRival: To Kouji Kabuto.
* TookALevelInBadass (ShinMazinger): While most of the time they're there for the audience to have a laugh, he and his two lackeys, Mucha and Nuke (who are revealed to know martial arts), rescue Kouji from Baron Ashura's clutches. In the final battle they help out in their mecha, Boss Borot, by catching a freaking ICBM, stopping Baron Ashura him/herself from flattening the heroes, and pulling Mazinger out of the rubble of the city, enabling Kouji to fight. Boss also becomes GenreSavvy by the end: "Don't worry about us, we're the comic-relief characters who get blown up but still live!"
* TooDumbToLive: Sometimes he showed this trait. To be fair, so did Kouji.
* VerbalTic: Boss often ends his words with "Da wa sa". He discards it in the Mazinkaiser OVA, da wa sa.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Koji, they often bicker with each other, but they do get along rather well.
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[[folder:Dr. Gennosuke Yumi]]
!!Dr. Gennosuke Yumi
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Professor Yumi is Sayaka's father as well as the director of the Photoatomic Institute and Dr. Kabuto's pupil. Dr. Kabuto passed onto him his knowledge of Photon energy and Alloy Z, and Yumi later used that knowledge to build Aphrodite A, a prototype robot created to test the possibilities of both. Aphrodite never was created as a war mecha because Yumi was a pacifist who intended to use Photon enery and Japanium for peaceful goals.
And then he found out that the Photon Institute was the target of villains who intended to use that technology to conquer the world. And his master had built the most powerful robot ever made to protect the place.
Once Dr. Kabuto died, he took the Kabuto siblings in and led the good guys. Although he was a kind person, he mainly was aloof, serene and calculating, traits he needed to be a good scientist and leader. He was highly intelligent and capable of keeping calm during crisis, was willing to hear good advice and could come up with plans quickly. Nobody questioned his leadership –although Kouji undermined him constantly-, and everybody accepted his authority.
Unfortunately he was not a very good father. His work in the Institute and the protection of the world were most important to him that anything, including family. Thus, he neglected Sayaka many times and he was missing when she needed him (the scene in the last episodes of Great Mazinger where he blatantly states he does not want her to sortie in Diana-A because he does not want her to get killed was a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming precisely because it).
Right like most of the MazingerZ cast, he did not return until the end of GreatMazinger, where he tried giving council and advice and help. After [[spoiler: Prof. Kabuto’s sudden death]] during the final battle he quickly took command in a chaotic and rapidly-degenerating situation, helping the heroes to regroup and strike back.
!! Tropes:
* BadassBookworm
* BadassMoustache
* JoujiYanami
* ManInWhite
* MissionControl
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Completely averted. Yumi did not dominate all fields of science, and often he needed the advice or the assistance of other scientists. He and his team could not create amazing breakthroughs out of the air either, needing much testing.
* ParentalSubstitute - To Kouji and Shiro
* ParentsAsPeople - He does love Sayaka, but he's too MarriedToTheJob to take care of her as he should.
* TheProfessor
* TeamDad
[[/folder]]
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!'''The Mykene Empire'''
[[folder:Emperor of Darkness]]
!!Emperor of Darkness
The Emperor of Darkness was the supreme ruler and warlord of the Mykene and warlord. Its main goal was leading the Mykene back to the surface. However, he left the war planning and development of operations to its commanders, limiting itself to replace them when they failed too much or died. He never left his throne and never travelled to the surface. Its main action in the series was [[spoiler:bring Dr. Hell back to life.]]
!! Tropes:
* BattleAura
* BigBad
* EnergyBeings: It seems a gigantic, skeletal head and torso made of –or wrapped in- bright-orange or bluish flame.
* EveryHateHades: Later versions identified it like the Greek God of Underworld.
* EnemyMine: In the UFORoboGrendizer manga –the version made by Gosaku Ota-, it [[spoiler:offered Kouji helping Duke Fleed against the Vegan forces. Kouji refused.]]
* EvilIsBurningHot: Only look at him!
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]: Only in the UFORoboGrendizer manga. And it was ACCIDENTAL.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: He NEVER did ANYTHING throughout the series. He just sat on his throne as his lackeys planned the war. The only proactive action he did was [[spoiler:reviving Dr. Hell]], and that did not work as well when you think about it.
* PlayingWithFire
* TheUnfought
* [[WhatHappenedToMouse What Happened To Big Bad?]]: One of the most strange instances of this trope. Tetsuya, Jun, Kouji and Sayaka [[spoiler:obliterated his army]] but they never found his subterranean empire’s capital, neither attacked him. He remained in the underground, and we never saw what happened to him after that point. You had to read the UFORoboGrendizer Ota’s manga to find out what was his fate.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Great General of Darkness]]
!!Great General of Darkness
->'''Great General of Darkness''': “Your end has come! I have already failed too many times with you! For your blame, the Emperor of Darkness has got a fit of rage! Now I am through playing with you! The strength of the General of Darkness, commander of seven armies of Mykene… Now it shall descend upon you!” (GosakuOta manga)
The Great General of Darkness (Ankoku Daishogun) was the supreme commander of the Mykene Empire, and led the seven armies in their mission of conquest of the surface world. He was a gigantic warrior clad in an armour vaguely resembled that of a Roman soldier, a helmet fitted with three horns, a long red-and-indigo cape and a sword. In all his incarnations he is a very powerful warrior.
When Dr. Hell seized a bunch of ancient and outdated Warrior Monsters in Bardos, Daishogun was the one dispatched Gorgon to the surface world to coerce Hell in returning them. Later Daishogun allowed Gorgon giving Dr. Hell newer and more powerful Robeasts (even though they were not proper Warrior Monsters) to use against Mazinger Z. It is safe to assume their plan was making one of their enemies defeat the other, and then destroying the weakened winner.
When Mazinger-Z finally vanquished Dr. Hell, Gorgon attacked immediately. Mazinger-Z was destroyed, but Kouji was saved by the sudden appearance of Great Mazinger. Since that moment, Daishogun focused his efforts in destroying Tetsuya Tsurugi and his allies. However, Great Mazinger slew his Warrior Monsters once and again. Finally Daishogun ran out of patience and challenged Great Mazinger to a duel.
!! Tropes:
* AFatherToHisMen: In Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun:
-->'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "There is no forgiveness to those make a mistake and let four comrades perish!"
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His true face -located on the chest- is blue. It may be justified, since he is not human.
* Badass: Out of ALL villains in the WHOLE trilogy he is the most badass BY FAR!
** In a promotional video for {{Mazinkaiser}} he simultaneously fought Great Mazinger, Venus A, Getter Robo G, ‘’Anime/KotetsuJeeg’’, Groizer-X, Gobarian and GodMazinger… and beaten the crap out of all of them.
* BadassBeard: His true face sports one.
** BeardOfEvil
* BadassCape
* TheDragon:To the Emperor of Darkness.
* DubNameChange: In some Spanish dubs he was renamed “Gran Señor” (Great Lord) or “General Negro” (General Black).
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Originally he was BigBad’s TheDragon. However he became incredibly popular. In fact he is so popular than in the Mazinkaiser movie he led the Mykene invasion. The Emperor, Marquis Janus, Minister Argos… are not even mentioned, and even though the seven generals of the Mykene hosts show up, they are not identified like such.
* EyeBeams: So powerful like Mazinger Z’s.
* FantasticRacism: He does not particularly ‘’like’’ human beings… although he is able of show respect to those prove themselves being worthy of it.
* [[HeroesPreferSwords Villains Prefer Swords]]: He wears a big, broad, double-edged long sword.
* LargeHam: In all possible way:
-->'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' “Now it is my turn! This is the last chance to demonstrate my bravery! Open the hatch.”
* ManBehindTheMan: He was Gorgon’s true leader.
* PhyrricVictory: In the Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun, Gorgon reports Tokyo has been destroyed. Daishogun asks him how he can be so glad when four of his soldiers have been annihilated.
* SpotlightStealingSquad
* WeaponOfChoice: A sword.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wanted conquering the surface so the Mykene could see the Sun again after several millennia.
* WorthyOpponent: Ultimately he considered Tetsuya being his.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marquis Janus]]
!! Marquis Janus
Marquis Janus was a witch with purple, horn-shaped purple hair, clad in a red dress. Usually she carried a white wooden staff and was accompanied by a black cat. She has two faces: a beautiful and human-looking she uses to blend among humans and a wrinkled and demoniac one, usually hidden under her hair. When she wants showing her true face, her head turns 180 degrees around, and the hair covering it parts away.
She was [[spoiler:Gorgon’s]] replacement after he [[spoiler:was accidentally killed by Great Mazinger.]] She also was under the command of Great General of Darkness –and later Great Marshall of Hell-, and Minister Argos was her chief adviser.
Janus was scheming, conniving and very revengeful. Despite she wielded several powers –flight, teleportation, invisibility and mind-controlling- she avoided direct, physical fights. She preferred using trickery and cunning to achieve her goals, instead. She had her own HumongousMecha, but unlike Daishogun, it was not very strong, and Great Mazinger could beat it without too much hassle.
!! Tropes:
* AntagonistInMourning: She competed with [[spoiler:the Great General of Darkness. However she mourned him after his death.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Pfff. Why fighting your foes fairly when you can poison their food?
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: She [[spoiler:cold-bloodily tore Misato in half with a swipe of one his sharp nails]] in the GosakuOta episodes. And she did it only to get back on Tetsuya.
* DarkMagicianGirl
* EyeBeams: She –and her robot- can use them.
* FaceRevealingTurn: It happens when she wants switching faces. IT is ‘’very’’ creepy.
* HumongousMecha: She had her own giant mecha, called Janus Koushaku that she controlled through a cockpit located in its left breast.
* [[KilledForReal]]: In the last episode.
* MeaningfulName: She has two faces right like Roman god Janus.
* SizeChanger: Her HumongousMecha could change sizes, shrinking until it was human-size.
* TwoFaced
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Great Marshall of Hell]]
!! Great Marshall of Hell
[[quoteright:230:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DrHell_7268.jpg]]
!!!(Voice) Actor(s): Name of actors/actresses who portray this character, separated by commas (and languages in parentheses, if applicable)
->'''Dr. Hell:''' Damned imbeciles! You do not deserve being alive! One day I shall purge all of you off this world! And everybody shall kneel before me!
->'''Dr. Hell:''' I shall crush Japan in merely ten days! And the world will witness the true power of Dr. Hell!
He was a colleague of Dr. Kabuto, a well-meaning scientist. He was born in Germany on 9-6-1902. He was an unwanted child, a fact his mother reminded him of constantly. Scorned and beaten by his parents, he found shelter in books, and became very smart… However it only served for him to be accused of cheating by his teachers, and to be beaten by his classmates.
In college he did not fare much better. People ignored him and he convinced himself that all of them envied him. Back then he met Juzo Kabuto –Kouji’s grandfather- and fell in love with a Japanese exchange student, Yumiko. He thought she returned his feelings, but when he found out that she and Juzo were a couple, Hell –who was already unstable and was convinced that everybody was envious of him or out to get him- flipped out completely, convinced himself they were pretending being his friends to hurt him and attempted to kill both of them. After that incident people began to stay away him, and he suffered more humiliations and beatings –even when he was trying being nice- and he vowed to himself that in the future he would make them pay.
During the rise of Hitler, he got seduced by the idea of taking over the world and forcing everybody to kneel before him. He secretly built several Doomsday devices for Hitler –but he kept most of his technologic breakthroughs for himself- and performed human experiments with Jews in Auswitchz. When Germany was defeated, he ran away and kept a low profile for a while.
Several years later he ran into Juzo Kabuto –now known as Dr. Kabuto- and accompanied him on an archaeological expedition to the Greek island of Bardos, where ruins of the ancient Mikenese Empire were found. There they discovered that the ancient Mikenese civilization had the technology to build giant robotic warriors. Hell killed all scientists in the expedition –save Dr. Kabuto-, stole that technology and used it to create an [[{{Robeast}} army of fighting machines with which he planned]] to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer the world]].
However, Dr. Kabuto used this technology coupled with a powerful alloy he'd created to build a robot, Mazinger Z, to halt Hell's plans for world conquest. Again and again Dr. Hell's robots were destroyed by Mazinger Z, sometimes due to the in-fighting between his lieutenants Baron Ashura and Count Brocken. After nearly all of his robots had been destroyed Mazinger Z and his allies traveled to Dr. Hell's island headquarters, and Hell and [[spoiler:[[NeverFoundTheBody Count Brocken were apparently killed while attempting to flee in the Gool, their giant airship]].]]
In some time, Emperor of Darkness retrieved Dr. Hell’s corpse and brought him back to life, placing him in the cockpit –located on the head- of a HumongousMecha. So it was born Great Marshall of Hell. After [[spoiler:Great General of Darkness’ death]] he arrived to the Mykene palace and was greeted by the Emperor like his army’s new supreme commander.
Under his new identity, Hell sought revenge against the new Mazinger. However he never was so physically imposing and powerful like his predecessor, and he preferred using strategy instead of strength to crush his enemies. After his death he was cleverer and more manipulative… and crueller, more merciless and more of a CompleteMonster. In spite of he was now working for someone else he kept his old dreams of glory and domination.
!! Tropes:
* AgonyBeam Dr. Hell uses a staff that shoots a blast of (usually) non-lethal electricity to punish Ashura when he/she/it screws up.
* AliensMadeThemDoIt: The scene where the Zentraedi abduct the main characters from SuperDimensionFortressMacross and ask "I demand you show me how this 'kiss' process works" gets parodied in a SuperRobotWarsAlpha 4koma and Dr. Hell is amongst the people they kidnapped in the parody.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He's ''purple''. No indication why, since he's seemingly human.
* BeardOfEvil: It is white, it is bristly, it is long and it is positively epic.
* BigBad
* TheyCalledMeMad: Subverted. They did not call him mad. They called him dumb and useless. THAT is what sets him off.
* CompleteMonster: a Hammy one, though.
** It is worth noting that, according to TheOtherWiki, [[spoiler: he apparently felt some remorse for Ashura when the latter died in the original series, making a statue and a Mechanical Beast in his/her (somewhat) image, and vowing to avenge him/her]]
* DubNameChange: In Tranzor Z, the American imported version, Dr. Hell was called Dr. Demon. In the Spanish dub in the Seventies he was called Doctor Infierno (literal translation), and his Great Mazinger Incarnation was called Mariscal Infierno (Marshal Hell).
* EvillyAffable
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears one after his transformation.
* FromNobodyTonightmare: when he was young he was a sad boy born in an impoverished family everybody scorned and abused. Forty years later he was building weapons for Hitler. Thirty years later he was trying to take over the world with an army of HumongousMecha. A while later he was the supreme commander of an underground empire intended to conquer the surface world.
* IOweYouMyLife: He serves the Mykene Emperor because he saved his life –disregarding he got him killed indirectly-.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Because a lot of people hurt HIM emotionally and physically when he was a little boy and a young man, he wants making the whole humankind to pay, bow down to HIM and acknowledge HIS genius. The fact all of it happened several decades ago (he was seventy when the series began) does not deter him at the slightest. Oh, and he thought everybody were out to get him (long before everybody were).
* KickTheDog: More like grabbing the dog’s tail and banging it repeatedly against a wall until the poor mutt was a bloody pulp. Yes, it really happened (in the Gosaku Ota’s episodes).
** DisproportionateRetribution: And it happened because he did not like how the dog was looking to him.
* KneelBeforeZod: His main drive to take over the world is he wishes forcing the entire humankind to bowing down to him.
* LargeHam
* LoveDodecahedron – In CBCharaGoNagaiWorld with [[{{Devilman}} Akira, Miki, Siren, Kaim and Ryo]]
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: He was quite unstable and troubled before –seeing KickTheDog example-, but arguably it was when he found out his love was unrequited he utterly snapped, and it led him to…
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Decide KillingTheHypotenuse. People had shunned him out before, but from that day they started giving him a wide berth because he started seeming {{Obviously Evil}} (and downright creepy).
* MadScientist
* ObviouslyEvil: Dr. Hell has pale purple skin, a long white BeardOfEvil, and is prone to maniacal laughter. Oh, and his name is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Dr. Hell]]. The bizarre part is that his back-story involves betraying a group of companions in order to get some {{Phlebotinum}}, which means that someone, somewhere, was willing to ''trust'' him.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He is a MadScientist wants taking over the world! It is practically a requirement!
* ShirtlessScene: He pulls this at the end of the ''[[MazingerZ Mazinkaiser]]'' OVA [[FanDisservice for seemingly no reason, and despite being a very old man.]]
** He gets upgraded to a WalkingShirtlessScene in ''ShinMazingerZero'', as well as inexplicably having a bodybuilder's physique.
* VillainTeamUp: Dr. Hell hires [[FullMetalPanic Gauron]] in SuperRobotWarsJudgment, works with the [[MobileSuitGundam Zeon]] in SuperRobotWarsAlpha and works with the [[GoLion Galra]] [[{{Voltron}} Empire]] in SuperRobotWarsW.
* WeaponOfChoice: His left hand is an oversized mix between vice claw and hook.
* TheWoobie: He sees himself like this.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: … And he wants becoming this!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Minister Argos]]
!!MinisterArgos
!!!(Voice) Actor(s): Name of actors/actresses who portray this character, separated by commas (and languages in parentheses, if applicable)
Argos was an adviser for the commanders of the army and spies such like Gorgon or Janus. He rarely directly commanded Mykene Warrior Beasts. His chest housed a super computer he used to give advice to other Mykene. He considered the Warrior Beast Cleo as his daughter.
* BodilessHead: His true head is not grafted into his body but it is housed into the pommel of his cane. Later in the series his body is destroyed and he remained like a bodiless head until the last episode.
* EvilChancellor
* HumongousMecha
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He can turn his beard into a sword.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Archduke Gorgon]]
!!Archduke Gorgon [[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ArchdukeGorgon_2983.jpg]]
!!!(Voice) Actor(s): Name of actors/actresses who portray this character, separated by commas (and languages in parentheses, if applicable)
Archduke Gorgon (Gorgon Taikou) was a Mykene and a loyal servant of [[{{Great Mazinger}} the]] [[BigBad Emperor of Darkness]], ruler of all Mykene. He reported to the Great General of Darkness, even though he was under the command of Minister Argos, chief of Intelligence. He was a bizarre, cybernetic being. His upper half was a blue-skinned, muscled, bearded man wore armor resembled those worn by a Roman soldier, and his lower half was a huge, long-fanged tiger.
Shortly after Dr. Hell murdered his colleagues, Gorgon showed up before him, accusing him –and rightly so- of stealing Mykene’s technology and demanding that he forfeit the robots he had stolen. Hell was able to calm him down, striking a bargain with him: he would use Mykene’s technology to take over the world but if he had troubles, he would ask Gorgon for help.
In episode 57, Dr. Hell was on the verge of succeeding, but he was humiliatingly defeated. Humiliated and disheartened, [[VillainousBSOD he thought of giving up]], but finally he chose swallowing his pride and asking Gorgon for help. Gorgon agreed [[spoiler: in fact, he just pretended he did. In reality, he intended to watch Dr. Hell, weakening him as he pretended to be helping him, and finally destroying him and Mazinger-Z to allow the unopposed rise of the Mykene.]]
Gorgon was prideful, boasting and daring, and despite his [[spoiler:supposed]] alliance with Dr. Hell, he constantly showed his scorn for Hell and often showed contempt towards his henchmen. Ashura and Brocken were terrified from him, and only Pygman talked back [[spoiler:(However he showed respect towards Ashura after his/her death)]]. His Robeast were more powerful than Hell’s ones [[spoiler:and actually they succeeded where Hell’s monsters failed]] and their shapes and powers were inspired on creatures of Classic Mythology. He had no troubles showing his strength and power, but above all he was a deceitful schemer.
In ‘’GreatMazinger’’ it was revealed he was under the orders of Great General of Darkness the whole time. He kept serving the Mykene Empire and causing troubles for Mazinger [[spoiler:until he was accidentally killed by Great Mazinger and replaced.]]
!! Tropes:
* AlasPoorVillain: Cause the inner power struggles between the Great General of Darkness, Minister Argos and the seven generals, [[spoiler:Gorgon was betrayed, and he died as he tried saving a Monster Warrior from Great Mazinger.]]
* {{Badass}}: He is a muscled, armor-wearing, sword-wielding man whose lower half is a freaking, saber-toothed tiger. You tell me that it is not badass.
* BeardOfEvil
* DragonWithAnAgenda
* CoDragons: With Ashura [[spoiler:until his/her death]], Brocken and Pygman. However he never treated them like equals.
* MagnificentBastard: He manipulated everyone in the series to achieve his goals.
* TheMole: He pretended to ally with Hell but he was an undercover agent for the Mykene.
* PsychoSupporter: Subversion because he only pretended to be a Hell’s follower.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His master plan almost fully succeeded, but he could not [[spoiler:getting all of his enemies killed because he did not knew about Kenzo Kabuto and Great Mazinger. That faulty intelligence brought about the downfall of the Mykene Empire.]]
* XanatosGambit: His plan was [[spoiler: pitting Mazinger Z against Dr. Hell, expecting they destroyed each other or the survivor was so weakened that it would be easy destroying him/her. He could not lose, not matter what happened, and he almost succeeded.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General JuliCaesar]]
!!General JuliCaesar
He was the commander of the Superhuman Battle Beasts, and he resembled a gigantic human warrior, geared with Roman-style armour. He is an honourable, proud warrior confronts his enemies head-on and dislikes fighting dirty. His army is the largest of the seven divisions of the Mykene army and he is considered Great General of Darkness’ right hand.
!!Tropes:
* CoDragons
* CombatPragmatism: Averted. He dislikes fight unfairly.
* {{Gladiator}}: He resembles a Roman soldier.
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
* MeaningfulName: His name is obviously based on the name of GaiusJuliusCaesar.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* WeaponOfChoice: A flaming disc mounted on the back of his round helmet.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Hadias]]
!!General Hadias
He was the commander of the Evil Spirits army. Their main weapons were his psychic powers, fire-breathing -through from the head mounted on his hand-, psychological warfare… and fear. He enjoyed demoralizing and terrifying his victims before killing them.
* BodyHorror: Oh, my God, where begin? He resembles a giant skeleton wearing a ragged robe wrapped around his body. His skull is upside down. His waist is another bigger inversed skull. And his true face is mounted on his left arm, replacing his hand. Oh, and it is wreathed in flames.
* ButtMonkey: Despite his dreadful appearance, eerie powers and mastery about the sensation of fear, he was made a fool from himself many times.
* CoDragons
* FireBreathing: One of his powers.
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
* Mummy: One of his subordinates, Mamirez.
* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: And how! His army was the tiniest of the seven divisions (and only three soldiers were seen in the series: Dante, Mamirez and a third one), but they used fear and bizarre psychic abilities to destroy their enemy inwardly and outwardly.
* SinisterScythe: His WeaponOfChoice
* Skeleton: The shape of his HumongousMecha.
* Youkai
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Angoras]]
!!General Angoras
He was the commander of the Aquatic Warrior Beasts. His speciality was ambushing and striking his victims from below. He was the most ruthless of all commanders.
!! Tropes:
* AFatherToHisMen: Subverted. He has no qualms about killing his own Warrior Beasts off if he thinks the situation warrants it.
* TheAdmiral: He was the commander of the naval forces of the Mykene Empire. When the Mykene Empire threw its first strike, his Warrior Monsters quickly dominated the seas.
* AnimalMecha: He resembles an angler fish (much like the Chip Kamoy of the GosakuOta ‘’MazingerZ’’ manga).
* CoDragons
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Ligern]]
!!General Ligern
He was the commander of the Mammalian Warrior Beasts. He was the vilest of the seven commanders and a glory hog was always trying to steal someone else’s thunder. His attempts for making himself looking good and his haste for attacking caused not only several defeats but also his comrades hated him. Great General of Darkness would have killed him personally if it was not for his skill for whipping his troops in berserker rages. Apparently it was the only thing he was good for.
!!Tropes:
* AnimalMecha: He resembles a demon-looking centaur.
* AttackAttackAttack: His favourite and favoured battle tactic.
* TheBerserker: He goads his troops to act like unstoppable, furious, blood-thirsty, wild beasts.
* CoDragons
* GeneralRipper
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
* ShockAndAwe: His fangs shot electro-magnetic discharges.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Scarabeth]]
!!General Scarabeth
He was the commander of the Insect Warrior Beasts. He was a remarkable tactician, capable to create brilliant strategies and complete impossible missions. However he was also the more battle-thirsty commander, and was prone to charge the enemy headfirst without waiting for his troops.
!!Tropes:
* AnimalMecha: He resembled a gigantic rhinoceros beetle.
* BigCreepyCrawlers: His troops are robots shaped like giant insects, and they were Mykene Empire shock troops. They used his powerful insect-like shells to advance like tanks through the battlefield, crushing all their enemies.
* CoDragons
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Partially. He tends to charge impulsively against the enemy, but he is also an excellent strategist.
* WeaponOfChoice: A sword. He also could produce strands of tough-as-steel silk wrapped and immobilized his adversary.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Draydou]]
!!General Draydou
He was the commander of the Reptilian Warrior Beasts. He was the most cunning, most careful and smartest of the commanders, being perfectly willing to fight dirty and using trickery and deception. Still he was a powerful warrior.
!!Tropes:
* AnimalMecha: He resembled a humanoid lizard or a bipedal Eastern dragon.
* CoDragons
* CombatPragmatist: He did not mind fight dirty at the slightest.
* FireBreathing
* [[spoiler:KilledForReal]]
* LizardFolk: His troops. They were among the most vicious Warrior Monsters, since they wasted no time striking and counterattacking, and often their weapons burnt their enemies with acid or poisoned them.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* ShoutOut: In some manga translations is told that he breaths radioactive fire. Maybe it is a shout-out to ‘’{{Godzilla}}’’?
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Birdler]]
!!General Birdler
He was the commander of the Aerial Warrior Beasts. He was bullish, overconfident and impulsive. He was a skilled fighter, with lightning-fast speed and high manoeuvrability. Also, his wings can launch ultrasonic waves or shoot shockwaves and tornadoes.
!!Tropes:
* AnimalMecha: He resembled a humanoid bird.
* CoDragons:
* GiantFlyer: His troops resembled giant birds, and they were the primary Air of the Mykene Army. Although many Monster Warriors from other divisions could fly, Birdler and his troops were the fastest and most manoeuvrable flying soldiers.
* [[spoiler: KilledForReal]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General Juuma]]
He only showed up on the Mazinger Z vs Great General of Darkness movie. The Great General of Darkness tasked him with the initial invasion and the destruction of Mazinger Z and the Photon Lab Institute. He succeeded in both counts but he failed in killing Kouji Kabuto [[spoiler:due to Tetsuya performing an impressive BigDamnHeroes]]. At the end his troops were [[spoiler:annihilated by both Mazingers]] and he got [[spoiler:killed by a broken Mazinger Z.]]
* AnAxeToGrind: His WeaponOfChoice
* TheDragon: To the Great General of Darkness.
* BeardOfEvil
* FlameBreath: The head of the reptilian beast his torso is mounted on expels flames out.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He tried to burn Great Mazinger with them, and Tetsuya sent them back to him with a gust of [[BlowMeAway Great Tornado]].
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Mazinger Z with Great Mazinger’s blade.
* IronicDeath: After standing by as his squad utterly trashed a helpless Mazinger Z, confining himself to utter insults and give the final blow, he got killed for the same robot he had mocked and nearly destroyed.
* KilledForReal: He never showed up again after that movie.
* MixMatchCritter: The lower half is a four-legged beast with reptilian head and red bat wings. The upper half is a blue-skinned, bearded humanoid, behatted with a hat resembles a lion's head. And one of his arms is a metallic tentacle with a head attached at the tip. And one head of insect apparently sprouts from his abdomen.
[[/folder]]
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