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* TerminatorImpersonator: While Hakaider has always been an [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt example]] of the trope, the version in this movie takes more than a few cues from Franchise/TheTerminator. With his chained leather jacket, inhuman stoicism, laser-like focus and sheer [[Determinator determinism]] on his mission, and [[ImplacableMan fighting like a humanoid tank]]. He moves almost exclusively in TheSlowWalk when not riding on The Guilty and the only being that can match and best him is his EvilCounterpart Michael. His Hakaider Shot even takes the form of a shotgun in this movie, not unlike the T-800 wielding his own Winchester model shotgun in [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T2]]. Perhaps not coincidentally, the movie was released only a few years after Terminator 2.
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* TerminatorImpersonator: While Hakaider has always been an [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt example]] of the trope, the version in this movie takes more than a few cues from Franchise/TheTerminator. With his chained leather jacket, inhuman stoicism, laser-like focus and sheer [[Determinator [[{{Determinator}} determinism]] on his mission, and [[ImplacableMan fighting like a humanoid tank]]. He moves almost exclusively in TheSlowWalk when not riding on The Guilty and the only being that can match and best him is his EvilCounterpart Michael. His Hakaider Shot even takes the form of a shotgun in this movie, not unlike the T-800 wielding his own Winchester model shotgun in [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T2]]. Perhaps not coincidentally, the movie was released only a few years after Terminator 2.
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His iconic Hakaider Shot is reimagined as a shotgun for this movie. One shot can blow up a meters tall door, [[OneHitPolyKill shoot through an entire row of robot soldiers]], and [[ImprobableAimingSkills even fly through a building to hit a control module to cripple Jesus Town's robot army]].
* TerminatorImpersonator: While Hakaider has always been an [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt example]] of the trope, the version in this movie takes more than a few cues from Franchise/TheTerminator. With his chained leather jacket, inhuman stoicism, laser-like focus and sheer [[Determinator determinism]] on his mission, and [[ImplacableMan fighting like a humanoid tank]]. He moves almost exclusively in TheSlowWalk when not riding on The Guilty and the only being that can match and best him is his EvilCounterpart Michael. His Hakaider Shot even takes the form of a shotgun in this movie, not unlike the T-800 wielding his own Winchester model shotgun in [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T2]]. Perhaps not coincidentally, the movie was released only a few years after Terminator 2.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His iconic Hakaider Shot is reimagined as a shotgun for this movie. One shot can blow up a meters tall door, [[OneHitPolyKill shoot through an entire row of robot soldiers]], and [[ImprobableAimingSkills even fly through a building to hit a control module to cripple Jesus Town's robot army]].
* TerminatorImpersonator: While Hakaider has always been an [[UnbuiltTrope unbuilt example]] of the trope, the version in this movie takes more than a few cues from Franchise/TheTerminator. With his chained leather jacket, inhuman stoicism, laser-like focus and sheer [[Determinator determinism]] on his mission, and [[ImplacableMan fighting like a humanoid tank]]. He moves almost exclusively in TheSlowWalk when not riding on The Guilty and the only being that can match and best him is his EvilCounterpart Michael. His Hakaider Shot even takes the form of a shotgun in this movie, not unlike the T-800 wielding his own Winchester model shotgun in [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay T2]]. Perhaps not coincidentally, the movie was released only a few years after Terminator 2.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: Maybe. If Michael really is a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy reprogrammed]] Kikaider, then nothing stops Ryo from being the original Hakaider also [[HeelFaceBrainwashing reprogrammed]].]]
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* KnightTemplar: Gurjev wants peace, he really does. It's just that his method of achieving it is to lobotimize his citizens with MindControl chips that remove all their emotions and turn them into his obedient followers.
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* FamousLastWords: "I am justice" [[spoiler:his decapitated head said over and over before shutting down.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The anime version of Saburo shirks most of the redeeming qualities he had in the {{Toku}}, including his unwillingness to harm civilians, instead making him a BloodKnight focused solely on fighting Kikaider who doesn't care about sacrificing innocent lives.
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* DarkIsEvil: He is ruthless but well-meaning AntiHero, contrasting the LightIsNotGood of [[BigBad Gurjev]] and [[TheDragon Michael]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: This film sees him become an UnscrupulousHero fighting against a tyrannical regime. He's even shown freeing a group of people held prisoner by Gurjev at one point in a 100% selfless act.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: An extremely small change between the dub and original versions of when he frees a group of civilians from Gurjev. In the dub, he simply does so without hesitation, assuring all of them that they are free, while in the original, he first asks if they have a will of their own and a desire to live freely and frees them only when given a yes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The anime version of Saburo shirks most of the redeeming qualities he had in the {{Toku}}, including his unwillingness to harm civilians, instead making him a BloodKnight focused solely on fighting Kikaider who doesn't care about sacrificing innocent lives.
* BadassBiker: Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it.
* {{BFG}}: His "Destruction Gun", a massive gun implanted in his chest in the movie.
* CompositeCharacter:
** Ironically, this incarnation borrows more than a few traits from the original Kikaider, being a robot created by an evil organization who was taken by a group of scientists and used to fight for good instead.
* DarkIsEvil: He is ruthless but well-meaning AntiHero, contrasting the LightIsNotGood of [[BigBad Gurjev]] and [[TheDragon Michael]].
* NinetiesAntiHero: The movie definitely makes him a lot more DarkerAndEdgier, though while [[UnscrupulousHero unscrupulous]] in his mission Hakaider in the film is ultimately out to save everyone from a regime using MindControl to create a forced "peace".
* PhlebotinumRebel: He was originally created by Gurjev before rebelling and going rogue.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: This film sees him become an UnscrupulousHero fighting against a tyrannical regime. He's even shown freeing a group of people held prisoner by Gurjev at one point in a 100% selfless act.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: An extremely small change between the dub and original versions of when he frees a group of civilians from Gurjev. In the dub, he simply does so without hesitation, assuring all of them that they are free, while in the original, he first asks if they have a will of their own and a desire to live freely and frees them only when given a yes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The anime version of Saburo shirks most of the redeeming qualities he had in the {{Toku}}, including his unwillingness to harm civilians, instead making him a BloodKnight focused solely on fighting Kikaider who doesn't care about sacrificing innocent lives.
* BadassBiker: Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it.
* {{BFG}}: His "Destruction Gun", a massive gun implanted in his chest in the movie.
* CompositeCharacter:
** Ironically, this incarnation borrows more than a few traits from the original Kikaider, being a robot created by an evil organization who was taken by a group of scientists and used to fight for good instead.
* DarkIsEvil: He is ruthless but well-meaning AntiHero, contrasting the LightIsNotGood of [[BigBad Gurjev]] and [[TheDragon Michael]].
* NinetiesAntiHero: The movie definitely makes him a lot more DarkerAndEdgier, though while [[UnscrupulousHero unscrupulous]] in his mission Hakaider in the film is ultimately out to save everyone from a regime using MindControl to create a forced "peace".
* PhlebotinumRebel: He was originally created by Gurjev before rebelling and going rogue.
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[[folder:In General]]
* CrapsaccharineWorld: While it may not seem so bad on the outside, entering the walls of Jesus Town is enough to see that something is ''very'' wrong. The masses all live in poverty, are ruled over by a quasi-religious EvilOverlord and kept in line by MindControl chips implanted in their heads.
* LightIsNotGood: Coupled with the above, everything throughout the city is designed to give off a bright, heavenly appearance.
* {{Mooks}}: The city is patrolled by a number of white-armored FacelessGoons who act as its military-police force.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Called Jesus Town and styled as a utopia, when in fact it's a dictatorship that brainwashes its people into subservience.
* PropagandaMachine: TV screens are placed throughout the city all for the sole purpose of broadcasting Gurjev's speeches.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The name "Jesus Town" is just the tip of the iceberg.
* SkeletonGovernment: The most we see of Jesus Town's government is Gurjev, Michael and their dozens and dozens of {{Mooks}}. Jesus Town is mentioned to have a parliament but nothing of it is really shown.
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[[folder:Kaoru]]
!!Kaoru
!!!Portrayed by: Mai Hoshio
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kaoru]]
A member of LaResistance against Gurjev who befriends Ryo/Hakaider.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: She's the main human character in the film, serving as the face of the resistance and the one who carries the plot when Hakaider isn't on screen.
* HeroicBSOD: After Hakaider seemingly dies, she starts wandering through the streets of Jesus Town, shouting at the civilians and blaming them for his death. Luckily, Hakaider soon shows up alive.
* LaResistance: Is a part of one that seeks to overthrow Gurjev and free the people of Jesus Town from his control.
* LoveInterest: Develops a romantic interest in Hakaider, viewing him as the KnightInShiningArmor she saw in her dreams who would come to rescue her from Gurjev. [[ShipTease Hakaider seemingly reciprocates]] towards the end, [[spoiler:only for her to pass away soon after.]]
* NiceGirl: Is quick to befriend Ryo after encountering him and acts friendly to him all throughout.
* ShesGotLegs: Wears a thin pair of shorts that leave full view of her leg area.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Subverted. She seemingly escapes from Michael unharmed and reunites with Hakaider, only to pass away from her injures after taking him to her "secret spot", the last oasis in Jesus Twon.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Kaoru is the only member of the resistance who's truly selfless in seeking to free everyone, while her companions, though not evil, mostly just want to overthrow Gurjev so they can do whatever they want.
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[[folder:Gurjev]]
!!Gurjev
!!!Portrayed by: Yasuaki Honda
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[[caption-width-right:221:Gurjev]]
The Seraphim-like ruler of Jesus Town, who seeks to create a utopia by using MindControl to suppress his people's emotions and turn them into his obedient followers.
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* AGodAmI: He styles himself after an angel, yet clearly sees himself as a god and his ideal world is one where everyone reveres him as such.
* AllThereInTheManual: While his background is left mysterious in the film, supplementary materials reveal he is actually a [[CanonWelding former DARK scientist and follower of Professor Gill]].
* BackFromTheDead: In the video game sequel, [[spoiler:he gets rebuilt as Blue Hakaider]].
* BigBad: Of ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider''. He's the ruler of Jesus Town and Hakaider's nemesis throughout the film.
* BloodlessCarnage: [[spoiler:In stark contrast to the {{Gorn}} throughout the film no blood squirts out from Gurjev when Hakaider jams his arm into Gurjev's chest, possibly as a sign of how inhuman Gurjev has become.]]
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: A bit of a strange example, but the video game sequel sees him return as [[spoiler:Blue Hakaider]] of all characters.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Professor Gill. Whereas Gill was a CardCarryingVillain with a [[DarkIsEvil dark wardrobe]], Gurjev dresses in [[LightIsNotGood angelic attire]] and [[KnightTemplar truly believes he is doing the right thing]].
* CreateYourOwnHero: He built Hakaider originally, but disposed of him after he developed a sense of free will.
* DarkMessiah: He clearly styles himself a holy man and refers to his people as his "children", claiming to want peace and prosperity for them.
* DissonantSerenity: Gurjev could be the poster boy for this trope. In every scene he's in he's perfectly calm and polite to an uncanny and almost inhuman degree, even as he's ordering the lobotomization of dissenters against his rule. [[spoiler:He's composure starts to slip when he's faced by Hakaider at the end, though only partway.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Say what you will about Gurjev's ruling methods, his society is shown to accept people from all races, sexes and creeds, with his oppression being evenly distributed between them.
* EmperorScientist: Gurjev is both the ruler of Jesus Town and knowledgeable in the field of robotics, having created both Hakaider and Michael.
* KnightTemplar: Gurjev wants peace, he really does. It's just that his method of achieving it is to lobotimize his citizens with MindControl chips that remove all their emotions and turn them into his obedient followers.
* TheGeneralissimo: The post-apocalyptic equivalent of one, ruling over a futuristic settlement with an iron fist.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He's ultimately slain by the very robot he created.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Projects the image of a savior, wears a suit styled after a seraphim and has a handsome, angelic face, yet at the same time he's a brutal dictator seeking to enforce order through any means necessary.
* NonActionBigBad: Never actually fights Hakaider himself, instead relying on [[TheDragon Michael]] to do most of his dirty work.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: For all his talk of wanting to create a utopia, it's clear Gurjev is concerned most of all with wanting to stay on top and he later admits his ideal is simply for everyone to bow down before him.
* NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler:Hakaider says these exact words to him after destroying Michael before turning away. Despite this, Gurjev doesn't take the hint and tries one last time to attack him while his back is turned, leading to his demise.]]
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Seems to believe in this, given how his ideal utopia is one where everyone's free will is overwritten by MindControl.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Does everything he does in the name of creating a peaceful utopia without any violence...because everyone's emotions have been suppressed.
* VillainousBreakdown: His calm demeanor noticeably slips when Hakaider faces him at the end, with his speech becoming ever so slightly more frantic.
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!!Michael
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/KazuhikoInoue
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Gurjev's KillerRobot [[TheDragon enforcer]].
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* AFatherToHisMen: Subverted. At one point he's seen closing the eyes of one of his soldiers who just died. However, when he sees an injured soldier who survived he shoots and kills him, deeming him a failure for not dying in battle like the rest of his men.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:The original Kikaider was a hero dedicated to protecting the innocent. This Kikaider is the reprogrammed [[TheDragon enforcer]] of a DarkMessiah who has no compunction with butchering people on his master's command.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's far stronger than the {{Mooks}} he commands. When Hakaider - who [[OneManArmy killed dozens of them with little effort all throughout the movie]] - finally confronts him, he very nearly gets killed by Michael and only manages to defeat him by catching him off guard with his arm cannon.
* TheBrute: His main function is to serve as Gurjev's muscle and kick the ass of whoever Gurjev doesn't like.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:After he's defeated it's implied that Michael is really Kikaider, having presumably been captured and modified by Gurjev to enforce his own twisted belief of justice on Jesus Town.]]
* DecompositeCharacter: Though Hakaider is TheProtagonist of the film, Michael also bears a few similar traits to the original Hakaider, Saburo, being the SuperiorSuccessor of a prototype KillerRobot who rebelled. Made all the more ironic by the similarities in backstory between movie Hakaider and the original Kikaider.
* TheDragon: He's Gurjev's right-hand man and the head of his security forces.
* DragonInChief: Gurjev is no slouch, but he's an administrator rather than a fighter and thus its Michael who carries out things like crushing dissenters.
* EvilCounterpart: Given that he was built to be his SuperiorSuccessor, he's almost a Made all the more
* {{Foil}}: To the film's version of Hakaider. Hakaider is a NinetiesAntiHero with a [[DarkIsNotEvil dark color scheme]], while Michael is a KnightTemplar with a [[LightIsNotGood light one]]. Hakaider believes in freedom over forced peace, Michael believes the opposite.
* FamousLastWords: "I am justice" [[spoiler:his decapitated head said over and over before shutting down.]]
* KillerRobot: He's Gurjev's robot assassin, created to kill anyone who defies his utopia.
* KnightTemplar: He's just as committed to enforcing Gurjev's vision of "[[TheEvilsOfFreeWill peace]]" as Gurjev is.
* LightIsNotGood: Has a white and silver color scheme, and is a ruthless enforcer of "justice".
* MeaningfulName: Named "Michael" after ArchangelMichael, the angel who led the armies of Heaven against Satan's LegionsOfHell.
* MookLieutenant: He leads the Heavy Armored Soldiers of Jesus Town in keeping order.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Hakaider defeats him. He knocks it off again after Michael becomes [[OneWingedAngel Michael Tank]].]]
* OneWingedAngel: After being defeated by Hakaider, his head is placed on Gurjev's Death Angel weapon to continue fighting against Hakaider.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Was built as the successor to Hakaider after Gurjev deemed him a failure. As a result he proves much stronger than Hakaider when the two encounter each other, and Hakaider only triumphs over him through some quick thinking.
* TomTheDarkLord: While he's named after the ArchangelMichael, to a western viewer the name "Michael" might sound a bit odd for a KillerRobot without context.
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!!Heavy Armored Soldiers
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The military police of Gurjev's regime in Jesus Town.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether they're humans, robots or something in between. It doesn't help that some soldiers are shown shedding blood, while others seem to have mechanical wiring beneath their armor.
* DoomTroops: Of a different, almost {{Inverted}} sort than most. These [[LightIsNotGood white-armored]], seemingly inhuman FacelessGoons give off a very uncanny feel while marching together.
* FacelessGoons: They all wear face-concealing visors.
* LightIsNotGood: They all have a white color scheme, yet are enforcers for an evil dictatorship.
* {{Mooks}}: They're Gurjev's main grunt fighting force.
* MookLieutenant: A mook with a modified set of armor is shown leading larger squads of them.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: While it may not seem so bad on the outside, entering the walls of Jesus Town is enough to see that something is ''very'' wrong. The masses all live in poverty, are ruled over by a quasi-religious EvilOverlord and kept in line by MindControl chips implanted in their heads.
* LightIsNotGood: Coupled with the above, everything throughout the city is designed to give off a bright, heavenly appearance.
* {{Mooks}}: The city is patrolled by a number of white-armored FacelessGoons who act as its military-police force.
* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Called Jesus Town and styled as a utopia, when in fact it's a dictatorship that brainwashes its people into subservience.
* PropagandaMachine: TV screens are placed throughout the city all for the sole purpose of broadcasting Gurjev's speeches.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The name "Jesus Town" is just the tip of the iceberg.
* SkeletonGovernment: The most we see of Jesus Town's government is Gurjev, Michael and their dozens and dozens of {{Mooks}}. Jesus Town is mentioned to have a parliament but nothing of it is really shown.
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!!Kaoru
!!!Portrayed by: Mai Hoshio
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kaoru]]
A member of LaResistance against Gurjev who befriends Ryo/Hakaider.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: She's the main human character in the film, serving as the face of the resistance and the one who carries the plot when Hakaider isn't on screen.
* HeroicBSOD: After Hakaider seemingly dies, she starts wandering through the streets of Jesus Town, shouting at the civilians and blaming them for his death. Luckily, Hakaider soon shows up alive.
* LaResistance: Is a part of one that seeks to overthrow Gurjev and free the people of Jesus Town from his control.
* LoveInterest: Develops a romantic interest in Hakaider, viewing him as the KnightInShiningArmor she saw in her dreams who would come to rescue her from Gurjev. [[ShipTease Hakaider seemingly reciprocates]] towards the end, [[spoiler:only for her to pass away soon after.]]
* NiceGirl: Is quick to befriend Ryo after encountering him and acts friendly to him all throughout.
* ShesGotLegs: Wears a thin pair of shorts that leave full view of her leg area.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Subverted. She seemingly escapes from Michael unharmed and reunites with Hakaider, only to pass away from her injures after taking him to her "secret spot", the last oasis in Jesus Twon.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Kaoru is the only member of the resistance who's truly selfless in seeking to free everyone, while her companions, though not evil, mostly just want to overthrow Gurjev so they can do whatever they want.
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[[folder:Gurjev]]
!!Gurjev
!!!Portrayed by: Yasuaki Honda
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[[caption-width-right:221:Gurjev]]
The Seraphim-like ruler of Jesus Town, who seeks to create a utopia by using MindControl to suppress his people's emotions and turn them into his obedient followers.
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* AGodAmI: He styles himself after an angel, yet clearly sees himself as a god and his ideal world is one where everyone reveres him as such.
* AllThereInTheManual: While his background is left mysterious in the film, supplementary materials reveal he is actually a [[CanonWelding former DARK scientist and follower of Professor Gill]].
* BackFromTheDead: In the video game sequel, [[spoiler:he gets rebuilt as Blue Hakaider]].
* BigBad: Of ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider''. He's the ruler of Jesus Town and Hakaider's nemesis throughout the film.
* BloodlessCarnage: [[spoiler:In stark contrast to the {{Gorn}} throughout the film no blood squirts out from Gurjev when Hakaider jams his arm into Gurjev's chest, possibly as a sign of how inhuman Gurjev has become.]]
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: A bit of a strange example, but the video game sequel sees him return as [[spoiler:Blue Hakaider]] of all characters.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Professor Gill. Whereas Gill was a CardCarryingVillain with a [[DarkIsEvil dark wardrobe]], Gurjev dresses in [[LightIsNotGood angelic attire]] and [[KnightTemplar truly believes he is doing the right thing]].
* CreateYourOwnHero: He built Hakaider originally, but disposed of him after he developed a sense of free will.
* DarkMessiah: He clearly styles himself a holy man and refers to his people as his "children", claiming to want peace and prosperity for them.
* DissonantSerenity: Gurjev could be the poster boy for this trope. In every scene he's in he's perfectly calm and polite to an uncanny and almost inhuman degree, even as he's ordering the lobotomization of dissenters against his rule. [[spoiler:He's composure starts to slip when he's faced by Hakaider at the end, though only partway.]]
* EqualOpportunityEvil: Say what you will about Gurjev's ruling methods, his society is shown to accept people from all races, sexes and creeds, with his oppression being evenly distributed between them.
* EmperorScientist: Gurjev is both the ruler of Jesus Town and knowledgeable in the field of robotics, having created both Hakaider and Michael.
* KnightTemplar: Gurjev wants peace, he really does. It's just that his method of achieving it is to lobotimize his citizens with MindControl chips that remove all their emotions and turn them into his obedient followers.
* TheGeneralissimo: The post-apocalyptic equivalent of one, ruling over a futuristic settlement with an iron fist.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He's ultimately slain by the very robot he created.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Projects the image of a savior, wears a suit styled after a seraphim and has a handsome, angelic face, yet at the same time he's a brutal dictator seeking to enforce order through any means necessary.
* NonActionBigBad: Never actually fights Hakaider himself, instead relying on [[TheDragon Michael]] to do most of his dirty work.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: For all his talk of wanting to create a utopia, it's clear Gurjev is concerned most of all with wanting to stay on top and he later admits his ideal is simply for everyone to bow down before him.
* NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler:Hakaider says these exact words to him after destroying Michael before turning away. Despite this, Gurjev doesn't take the hint and tries one last time to attack him while his back is turned, leading to his demise.]]
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Seems to believe in this, given how his ideal utopia is one where everyone's free will is overwritten by MindControl.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Does everything he does in the name of creating a peaceful utopia without any violence...because everyone's emotions have been suppressed.
* VillainousBreakdown: His calm demeanor noticeably slips when Hakaider faces him at the end, with his speech becoming ever so slightly more frantic.
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[[folder:Michael]]
!!Michael
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/KazuhikoInoue
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[[caption-width-right:350:Michael]]
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Gurjev's KillerRobot [[TheDragon enforcer]].
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* AFatherToHisMen: Subverted. At one point he's seen closing the eyes of one of his soldiers who just died. However, when he sees an injured soldier who survived he shoots and kills him, deeming him a failure for not dying in battle like the rest of his men.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:The original Kikaider was a hero dedicated to protecting the innocent. This Kikaider is the reprogrammed [[TheDragon enforcer]] of a DarkMessiah who has no compunction with butchering people on his master's command.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's far stronger than the {{Mooks}} he commands. When Hakaider - who [[OneManArmy killed dozens of them with little effort all throughout the movie]] - finally confronts him, he very nearly gets killed by Michael and only manages to defeat him by catching him off guard with his arm cannon.
* TheBrute: His main function is to serve as Gurjev's muscle and kick the ass of whoever Gurjev doesn't like.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:After he's defeated it's implied that Michael is really Kikaider, having presumably been captured and modified by Gurjev to enforce his own twisted belief of justice on Jesus Town.]]
* DecompositeCharacter: Though Hakaider is TheProtagonist of the film, Michael also bears a few similar traits to the original Hakaider, Saburo, being the SuperiorSuccessor of a prototype KillerRobot who rebelled. Made all the more ironic by the similarities in backstory between movie Hakaider and the original Kikaider.
* TheDragon: He's Gurjev's right-hand man and the head of his security forces.
* DragonInChief: Gurjev is no slouch, but he's an administrator rather than a fighter and thus its Michael who carries out things like crushing dissenters.
* EvilCounterpart: Given that he was built to be his SuperiorSuccessor, he's almost a Made all the more
* {{Foil}}: To the film's version of Hakaider. Hakaider is a NinetiesAntiHero with a [[DarkIsNotEvil dark color scheme]], while Michael is a KnightTemplar with a [[LightIsNotGood light one]]. Hakaider believes in freedom over forced peace, Michael believes the opposite.
* FamousLastWords: "I am justice" [[spoiler:his decapitated head said over and over before shutting down.]]
* KillerRobot: He's Gurjev's robot assassin, created to kill anyone who defies his utopia.
* KnightTemplar: He's just as committed to enforcing Gurjev's vision of "[[TheEvilsOfFreeWill peace]]" as Gurjev is.
* LightIsNotGood: Has a white and silver color scheme, and is a ruthless enforcer of "justice".
* MeaningfulName: Named "Michael" after ArchangelMichael, the angel who led the armies of Heaven against Satan's LegionsOfHell.
* MookLieutenant: He leads the Heavy Armored Soldiers of Jesus Town in keeping order.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Hakaider defeats him. He knocks it off again after Michael becomes [[OneWingedAngel Michael Tank]].]]
* OneWingedAngel: After being defeated by Hakaider, his head is placed on Gurjev's Death Angel weapon to continue fighting against Hakaider.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Was built as the successor to Hakaider after Gurjev deemed him a failure. As a result he proves much stronger than Hakaider when the two encounter each other, and Hakaider only triumphs over him through some quick thinking.
* TomTheDarkLord: While he's named after the ArchangelMichael, to a western viewer the name "Michael" might sound a bit odd for a KillerRobot without context.
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[[folder:Heavy Armored Soldiers]]
!!Heavy Armored Soldiers
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The military police of Gurjev's regime in Jesus Town.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether they're humans, robots or something in between. It doesn't help that some soldiers are shown shedding blood, while others seem to have mechanical wiring beneath their armor.
* DoomTroops: Of a different, almost {{Inverted}} sort than most. These [[LightIsNotGood white-armored]], seemingly inhuman FacelessGoons give off a very uncanny feel while marching together.
* FacelessGoons: They all wear face-concealing visors.
* LightIsNotGood: They all have a white color scheme, yet are enforcers for an evil dictatorship.
* {{Mooks}}: They're Gurjev's main grunt fighting force.
* MookLieutenant: A mook with a modified set of armor is shown leading larger squads of them.
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