| 1 | Here is a list of characters from the manga series ''Manga/GetterRobo''. |
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| 3 | The following ''Getter Robo'' installations have their own character pages: |
| 4 | [[index]] |
| 5 | * ''Characters/GetterRoboDevolution'' |
| 6 | [[/index]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | !Getter Teams |
| 11 | [[folder:Original Teams]] |
| 12 | !!Ryoma Nagare |
| 13 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ryoma_24.png]] |
| 14 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 15 | [[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nagare_ryouma_0002.jpg]] |
| 16 | [[caption-width-right:327: His pilot suit as seen in ''Super Robot Wars X-Ω'']] |
| 17 | ->''If there’s a hole it’s a man’s job to thrust into it!'' |
| 18 | --> '''New Getter Robo''' |
| 19 | |
| 20 | -> '''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo manga |
| 21 | ->'''Also Featured:''' Everywhere else aside ''Hien'' manga. |
| 22 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AkiraKamiya (classic anime, ''Daikessen''), Creator/HideoIshikawa (''Armageddon'', ''Shin vs Neo'', ''New'', ''Arc''), Douglas Taylor (''Armageddon'' dub), Creator/LexLang (''New'' dub), Creator/AdamGibbs (''Arc'' dub) |
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| 24 | Main character of the first series and main character in general, featured in every adaptation of the series. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | At the beginning of the manga, Ryoma Nagare is a hotblooded but immensely skilled young martial artist out to avenge his father's sabotaged reputation by proving his fighting style the strongest. While enacting this revenge by crashing a national karate tournament and defeating everyone there, he attracts the attention of the Saotome Laboratory, who are looking for physically and mentally superior candidates to pilot their new Getter Robo. After demonstrating his worth by killing three assassins sent after him, Ryoma is recruited into the team and pilots Getter-1 in defence of humanity against both the Dinosaur Empire and the Hundred Demons Empire over the course of ''Getter Robo'' and ''Getter Robo G.'' |
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| 28 | In ''Shin Getter Robo,'' however, after the development of the titular robot and the onset of attacks from mysterious enemies specifically targeting the Getter, Ryoma begins having visions of the future of humanity. This causes him to quit piloting Getter for sixteen years. Eventually, however, the situation becomes dire enough that the only way to save humanity is for him to pilot Shin Getter once more for the climax of ''Getter Robo Go.'' |
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| 30 | Though he does not appear in person in the ''Arc'' manga, his legacy continues with his son, Takuma Nagare, piloting the Getter-1... as well as the future beckoned by the Getter Rays looming ever closer. |
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| 32 | ---- |
| 33 | * AChatWithSatan: In the ''Arc'' anime, [[spoiler: the spirits of Ryoma and Tahir appear before Takuma and Baku and more or less play this role as they explain the nature of evolution to them, seemingly to test their commitment to protecting humanity and their willingness to create their own futures.]] |
| 34 | * AFatherToHisMen: In the ''Go'' Manga, he beats the ever-loving tar out of a group of drug-peddling Yakuza who dealt drugs that killed one of his students. |
| 35 | * AbusiveParents: Ichigan Nagare apparently substituted proper child rearing with [[TrainingFromHell intense karate training]] and MightMakesRight fighting philosophy. [[FreudianExcuse This may explain a great deal]] about Ryoma's [[AxCrazy violent tendencies.]] |
| 36 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He is less violent and ruthless in the 1970's anime, and he's also a soccer player instead of a vengeful karateka. |
| 37 | * AffectionateNickname: 'Ryou' to his TrueCompanions. |
| 38 | %%* AntiHero: Type IV. |
| 39 | %%** Type III in ''Armageddon''. |
| 40 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: In his manga introduction he derides the moves of the fighters competing at the tournament he crashes as a 'mere dance', rather than true martial arts. He then beats the shit out of all of them to prove the point. He does the same to another dojo in the "Moon Wars" drama CD. |
| 41 | * AxCrazy: Rare heroic (or [[AntiHero anti-heroic]]) example. Ryoma is unquestionably dedicated to protecting humanity from its enemies, and he does generally make an effort to prioritise the safety of innocents, but he's just a ''little'' too willing to resort to brutal violence at the drop of a hat. |
| 42 | * BadassBiker: In chapter four of ''G'' he kicks the ass of [[spoiler: what he thinks are]] Hyakki Empire goons while on a motorbike. |
| 43 | * BadassBoast: Many times, just like any good HotBlooded protagonist should. |
| 44 | --> '''Ryoma:''' The stage is set, Gore. We're going to give you a taste of fear! We won't just kill you! We'll show you the true horror of Getter! |
| 45 | ** Another significant one from ''New'': |
| 46 | --> '''Ryoma:''' Keep this in mind, alright? Someday I will crush [[spoiler: the Getter]] and condemn it back to the dark hell it came from. |
| 47 | * BadassLongcoat: In ''Armageddon'', and in the last chapter of ''Go.'' |
| 48 | * BarbarianLongHair: In ''Go'' and ''Shin Vs Neo'' to indicate the passage of time and [[TookALevelInBadass increased badassery,]] which he keeps tied back. |
| 49 | ** Also sports an even wilder version in his appearance in ''Honey VS'' while training in the mountains. |
| 50 | * BareHandedBladeBlock: Pulls one off in the first chapter, though it causes his hands to bleed. |
| 51 | * TheBerserker: In and out of the Getter, Ryoma is no stranger to throwing himself into a fray to deal absolutely brutal beatdowns, regardless of how much damage he's sustained. |
| 52 | * BloodKnight: For Ryoma Nagare, fighting is living, and vice-versa. Or did you think all those [[SlasherSmile Slasher Smiles]] were just for show? |
| 53 | * BlueIsHeroic: His pilot suits usually incorporate blue as a main color. |
| 54 | * BigDamnHeroes: In ''Armageddon,'' after being presumed dead for ten years (he was actually sent forward in time) he shows up in the Black Getter to save the Getter team and kill Invaders. |
| 55 | * BigOlEyebrows: In case the Go Nagai influence wasn't clear enough. They're ''especially'' big and bushy in ''Armageddon''. |
| 56 | * BoxedCrook: Basically how he starts ''Armageddon''. Framed for Saotome's murder prior to the start of the series, Ryoma spends three years in jail only for Saotome to show up alive and well and causing a ruckus. So the UN lets Ryoma free to pilot Getter again... so that he can commit the murder he was imprisoned for to begin with. |
| 57 | %%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: At one point in original manga. |
| 58 | * CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Stops Go from [[spoiler: destroying Shin Getter after he discovers its [[EldritchAbomination true nature]]]] despite agreeing with him on how dangerous it is, because it's [[GodzillaThreshold humanity's only chance for survival at that point.]] |
| 59 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: In ''Getter Robo Go'', he breaks a sword on his chest and crushes a dinosaur’s skull with his bare hands. |
| 60 | * CombatCompliment: During his fight with Hayato when they first meet. |
| 61 | * CombatParkour: The ''New Getter Robo'' version of Ryoma is especially agile, with a penchant for using backflips and handsprings to dodge attacks. |
| 62 | * CombinationAttack: Comes up with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfEIAKpJP14 Final Dynamic Special]]. This indicates his friendship with Kouji, Tetsuya and Duke in the crossover specials. Also comes up with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a0P4bMP9So Final Getter Tomahawk]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCqdSlrGHxM Double Shine Spark]] with Go in ''Armageddon''. |
| 63 | * CompositeCharacter: In ''Armageddon'', he is a composite of himself and Shinichi Kuruma from ''Majuu Sensen'' (Another series created by Ken Ishikawa). |
| 64 | * {{Determinator}}: Always. |
| 65 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler: To Takuma. Though, in fairness to him, Takuma's mother states that [[NewChildLeftBehind he did not know she was pregnant]] when he departed to perform his HeroicSacrifice for humanity's sake.]] |
| 66 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: In chapter 10 of the original manga he seemingly dies in a big explosion after already being severely wounded. The characters even comment that [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat even Ryoma wouldn't have been able to survive it.]] But naturally, since they NeverFoundTheBody, it turns out he actually survived and got captured by the Hyakki Empire.]] |
| 67 | * DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler: While [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence getting absorbed into Shin Getter]] at the end of ''Go'']], the normally hotblooded Ryoma is absolutely, unnervingly calm. |
| 68 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: According to Benkei, anyway. |
| 69 | --> '''Benkei:''' I feel a lot safer piloting a Getter than riding in a car with you behind the wheel, Ryou! |
| 70 | * EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: After his above-mentioned DisneyDeath, Ryoma loses his memories and spends a brief period of time BrainwashedAndCrazy by the Hyakki Empire. Being called out to by his name triggers a FreakOut as fragments of his memories start to return, though he doesn't remember everything until he witnesses Musashi's HeroicSacrifice.]] |
| 71 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Human experimentation and biological weapons enrage him far more than any other atrocities the villains commit. |
| 72 | * FutureMeScaresMe: [[spoiler:Swears off piloting Getter Robo after the events of the ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga, where a testing accident with Shin Getter leads him to have several [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dreams]] of the nightmarish Getter Emperor, culminating in an incident where he temporarily passes through a time portal to come face-to-face with Emperor itself--and realizes ''he'' is the thing's pilot]]. |
| 73 | * FreudianTrio: Id in all versions aside 70’s anime. ''Especially'' in ''New Getter.'' |
| 74 | * GeniusBruiser: The ''Armageddon'' version has him handy enough to [[spoiler: customize a Getter 1 into the Black Getter.]] |
| 75 | * GodzillaThreshold: After his experiences in the ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga, Ryoma is ''acutely'' aware of how dangerous [[spoiler: Shin Getter]] is, outright stating that it could destroy the world/humanity and coming to blows with Hayato over using it. But by the end of ''Go'' the situation is so dire that he accepts that it is the only way to save mankind. |
| 76 | * GoodIsNotNice: Almost every incarnation of him is an aloof roughneck due to an intense upbringing from his father, though he's not completely incapable of developing bonds with others and socializing, making him more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 77 | ** Downplayed in his pre-''Getter Robo Go'' incarnations. He can be somewhat rough around the edges, but he's otherwise a loyal and heroic man. [[spoiler: Seeing the nightmare future of the Getter and the destruction of the Saotome Lab]] hardens him into the more ruthless person he is in Go. |
| 78 | * HeroicSacrifice: In the original manga (though he survives) [[spoiler: and at the end of ''Armageddon'' and ''New Getter'']]. |
| 79 | * HotBlooded: The absolute king of this trope. The man quite literally maintains his sanity thanks to his ''galaxy-level'' nekketsu passion. |
| 80 | * HotbloodedSideburns: So much that he's the one featured in the main page's picture. |
| 81 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In some versions, even his rather tame portrayal in ''Manga/{{Devilman}} Vs Getter Robo'' has it's moments. |
| 82 | * KidHero: In the [[Anime/MazingerZ Koji Kabuto]] mold, he's around sixteen/seventeen years old at the start of the manga. |
| 83 | * KidnappedByTheCall: Courtesy of Professor Saotome. |
| 84 | * LaughingMad: Briefly in episode 13 of ''New'', when [[spoiler: overtaken by Getter Rays.]] |
| 85 | * MadeOfIron: Physical toughness is a requirement for piloting a Getter Robo, but Ryoma gets ''stabbed'' and his tendons severed in one arm and it doesn't even slow him down. |
| 86 | * NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: In the first episode of ''New,'' a loan shark pulls a knife on him, only to piss himself when Ryoma simply grabs the blade with his bare hand while [[SlasherSmile grinning.]] |
| 87 | ** Then subverted later on in the episode when Ryoma is attacked by an actually trained assassin wielding a sword; it is treated as a legitimate threat, and Ryoma needs to fend him off [[LodgedBladeRecycling using a knife he pulls out of his own shoulder.]] |
| 88 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In ''New'', a scene ends with Ryoma surrounded by a large group of yakuza all wielding knives and weapons. A while later, it cuts to all the yakuza beaten up without a single scratch on Ryoma. |
| 89 | * OneManArmy: In the first episode of ''Armageddon,'' he solo pilots a Getter against an entire horde of Getter-G models, and absolutely demolishes them. |
| 90 | ** The ''New'' version is this ''outside'' of the cockpit no less, going on ''two'' separate rampages against legions of Oni while storming their base. |
| 91 | %%* RetiredBadass: In ''Go'' manga. |
| 92 | * {{Revenge}}: Ryoma's life since birth was dedicated to martial arts and getting stronger for the goal of avenging his father's sabotaged reputation. He achieves it in the first chapter of the manga, forcing his way into a national karate tournament, beating up everyone there on live television and 'redeems' martial arts... |
| 93 | ** AndThenWhat: ...and then he goes home and realizes that while he felt alive for the first time that day, he's now accomplished his entire life goal and has no idea what he's supposed to live for now. It's at this point that Saotome Labs comes calling in the shape of three assassins sent to test his worth. |
| 94 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Obviously on his pilot suit, but his ''Armageddon'' design (which was borrowed from ''Majuu Sensen'' protagonist Shinichi Kuruma) features an even more iconic red one. |
| 95 | * ScrewDestiny: Discussed with Hayato in ''Shin'' over the role of the Getter Rays in humanity's future. Where Hayato's view is that the Getter Rays guided humanity this far and that YouCantFightFate, Ryoma insists that he will move forward with his own power and make his own future. |
| 96 | --> '''Ryoma:''' It's been said... If obeying destiny is destiny itself, then disobeying is destiny, also! |
| 97 | ** [[spoiler: Unfortunately for Ryoma, since the ''Shin'' manga was released after ''Go,'' [[ForegoneConclusion the audience already knows]] that Ryoma's attempt to defy his fate by never piloting Getter again will fail, since MandatoryUnretirement means that sooner or later the Getter draws him back in, and by the end of ''Go'' he resigns himself to the fact that he will never be able to escape it.]] |
| 98 | * SerialEscalation: Ryoma in ''New'' tops every other incarnation in being HotBlooded and even manages to top ''himself'' in the last episode. |
| 99 | * SlasherSmile: Often, but ''New Getter'' version really takes the cake. |
| 100 | * SleevesAreForWimps: His regular clothes in ''New'' include a denim jacket with cut off sleeves. |
| 101 | * SpannerInTheWorks: In ''Armageddon'' he shows up out of nowhere in a BigDamnHeroes moment. The next episode the villains lampshade this, saying he "had a bad habit of wrecking our plans." |
| 102 | * TenMinuteRetirement: In ''New Getter,'' after witnessing [[spoiler: the BadFuture that the Getter could lead to,]] he leaves the team in an attempt to prevent disaster, much like he did in the manga. Except unlike the manga, where he only got pulled back into piloting the Getter a full sixteen years later, in ''New'' he only manages a few days at most before a villain attack forces him back into the cockpit. |
| 103 | * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: During his fight with assassins in ''New Getter.'' |
| 104 | * TookALevelInBadass: In ''Getter Robo Go,'' he comes back as an even bigger badass than before. |
| 105 | * TrainingFromHell: In the original manga he mentions training with his father, which apparently involved ''fighting tigers with his bare hands''. |
| 106 | * TransformationNameAnnouncement: '''CHANGE GETTAAAAA ONE! SWITCH ON!''' |
| 107 | ** [[spoiler:'''"GETTER EMPEROR CHANGE!"''' ''[[WhamLine The voice that quakes the Universe itself was, indeed, that of Ryoma Nagare.]]'' '''"CHANGE GETTER EMPEROR ONE!"''']] |
| 108 | * TheUnfettered: Quite literally the fighting philosophy he was raised with: in battle there is nothing 'sacred' or 'profane', there is only [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown winning at any cost,]] until all enemies are defeated. |
| 109 | ** [[SubvertedTrope Although,]] he does noticeably hesitate at the prospect of killing the body-puppeteered Tatsuhito, as well as fighting in a laboratory filled with humans the Dinosaur Empire were experimenting on for fear of collateral damage. In both cases, Professor Saotome and Hayato remind him that the fate of the human race is on the line and such sentiment will only get him killed, which Ryoma grimly accepts. |
| 110 | * UnstoppableRage: Ryoma isn't an especially [[{{Hotblooded}} calm]] or [[TheBerserker careful]] guy in combat at the best of times, but the ''Armageddon'' version in particular enters battle running on nothing but pure burning fury, edging on RevengeBeforeReason at times. |
| 111 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: When he's not wearing his pilot suit he tends to go shirtless into battle instead, such as during the assault of the Chiryu clan on Saotome Labs. Why? Uh, manliness, we suppose. |
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| 113 | !!Hayato Jin |
| 114 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hayato_armageddon.png]] |
| 115 | [[caption-width-right:350:As seen pre-timeskip in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 116 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1217_portrait.png]] |
| 117 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen post-timeskip in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 118 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/static_wikia_nocookie_net_latest_0.jpg]] |
| 119 | [[caption-width-right:350: His pilot suit as seen in ''Super Robot Wars X-Ω'']] |
| 120 | [[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_ch4_1.png]] |
| 121 | [[caption-width-right:233: Older Hayato as seen in the ''Getter Robo Arc'' anime]] |
| 122 | -> ''If you still plan to declare war on the world... we'll crush your plans to '''dust!''' Even if it costs us '''everything!''''' |
| 123 | -->'''Getter Robo Go''' manga |
| 124 | |
| 125 | -> '''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo manga |
| 126 | ->'''Also Featured:''' Everywhere else. |
| 127 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KeatonYamada (classic anime), Creator/NaoyaUchida (''Armageddon'', ''Shin vs Neo'', ''New'', ''Arc''), Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Daikessen''), Bill Wise (''Armageddon'' dub), Creator/KirkThornton (''New'' dub, as Todd Crump), Creator/JustinDoran (''Arc'' dub) |
| 128 | |
| 129 | The second member of the original Getter Team introduced. More intelligent and calm than Ryoma, but in many continuities also even ''crazier'' than him. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | In ''Getter Robo,'' Hayato Jin starts out as the sadistic, sociopathic leader of a violent campus group who murders dissenting underlings and plots terrorism out of boredom. His intelligence and combat prowess causes Professor Saotome to send Ryoma to judge his worth as a Getter pilot, only for their confrontation to be interrupted by an attack from the Dinosaur Empire. Though initially terrified out of his mind, Hayato soon accepts joining the team and pilots Getter-2 in the fight against humanity's enemies all the way through to ''Getter Robo G.'' |
| 132 | |
| 133 | In ''Shin Getter Robo,'' Hayato continues research into the Getter Rays and becomes a scientist, being one of many invited by Professor Rando to the North Pole. However, Hayato soon discovers that it was a trap to convert the world's greatest minds into cyborg slaves. Managing to escape but suffering injuries in the process preventing him from piloting the physically demanding Getter machines, Hayato recruits a new team to pilot his new ''Getter Robo Go'' in order to fight against Rando's world-conquering schemes. |
| 134 | |
| 135 | By the time of ''Getter Robo Arc,'' he has fully revived Saotome Labs and acts as TheMentor to a new trio of Getter Pilots. |
| 136 | |
| 137 | ---- |
| 138 | * TheAce: He's characterized as this in the 70s anime, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment as right from the very start]], as he's shown to have more kicking power than Ryoma Nagare, who is the Soccer Clubs captain, and being able to throw around the heavyweight Judo fighter Musashi Tomoe despite the vast difference in weight between the two, on top of being good-looking and highly intelligent too, to the point where the two desperately wish that he'd join their respective clubs at Asama High. |
| 139 | * AdaptationDyeJob: In the anime adaptation of ''Getter Robo Arc'', the older Hayato has white hair even though it's black in the manga. This also makes him look a little bit like Doctor Saotome. |
| 140 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He's kind of a dick in the original anime, but is mostly a moody loner. This is in sharp contrast to the manga, where he's a homicidal psychopath and terrorist. |
| 141 | * AdmiringTheAbomination: In ''Shin,'' he, like Ryoma, [[spoiler: sees a vision of the future with the Getter Emperor. Unlike Ryoma, however, who is horrified and questions what monsters humanity will turn into, Hayato is excited by seeing how far Getter will come, motivating him to want to discover more about the Getter Rays.]] |
| 142 | %%* AntiHero: Type V. Eventually, he softens up slightly to a Type IV. |
| 143 | %%** Type II in the 70s anime version. |
| 144 | %%** Type III in ''Armageddon''. |
| 145 | * AxCrazy: Manages to pull out this and TheStoic at the same time. |
| 146 | * BadassLongcoat: In ''Ah'' and ''Hien''. |
| 147 | * BadBoss: In his first appearance of the manga, he brutally kills his minions, sometimes for no reason at all. He does get better but still has some tendencies that make others fear him. |
| 148 | * {{Bloodlust}}: Differs from BloodKnight Ryoma in that rather than loving fighting, Hayato starts off the series satisfying his boredom through terrorism and killing. When he finds another purpose in life, namely studying the Getter Rays, these tendencies tone down significantly, though he's certainly still capable of being as batshit insane and lethal as ever. |
| 149 | * CharacterDevelopment: Grows significantly over the course of the series. [[spoiler: In ''Getter Robo Go'' he even gets engaged.]] |
| 150 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: ''New'' Hayato goes from the AxCrazy character to..... An AxCrazy character that is also TheStoic. This happens in the manga too in his debut where he learns the threat of the Dinosaur Empire and that he needs to take a serious approach. Unlike the manga, ''New'' omits this which makes his sudden character change quite abrupt. |
| 151 | * DeadpanSnarker: He tends to be the most prone of this among the three pilots, as seen with this gem from ''Armageddon:'' |
| 152 | -->'''Ryoma:''' Hayato! What ''was'' that!? |
| 153 | -->'''Hayato:''' ''(calmly reloading gun)'' It had big claws and a long tail, so I'd say it was a monster. |
| 154 | * DeathSeeker: Hints of this in his post ''Shin Getter Robo'' characterization, as more and more friends die while he's left behind. |
| 155 | * EvilLaugh: Lets out a sinister little chuckle as he and his agents pursue Go. |
| 156 | * TheFatalist: As he discusses with Ryoma in ''Shin,'' and Kamui in the ''Arc'' anime, the reason Hayato continues utilising the Getter Rays despite the danger they pose is in part to ensure the sacrifices of the past (such as [[spoiler: Musashi and Benkei]]) are not in vain... and in part because he believes that humanity's fate is tied to the Getter, [[YouCantFightFate and that this cannot be avoided or changed]] no matter what path it sets them on. It proves to be a defining difference between himself and Ryoma. |
| 157 | -->'''Hayato:''' We've been used by this energy and lived because of it... |
| 158 | -->'''Ryoma:''' Bullshit. I'm not being used by some energy. I'm living through my own power, and I'll create my own future! |
| 159 | -->'''Hayato:''' If the Getter Rays urged forth mankind's evolution, then we can't defy our destiny. |
| 160 | * FemmeFatalons: In his first appearance. |
| 161 | * ForScience: Of all the original Getter pilots, Hayato is the one most inclined to follow in Dr. Saotome's footsteps as a researcher of the Getter Rays. In fact, the ''New'' version's motivation in joining the team is to find out more about them. |
| 162 | * ForTheEvulz: In original manga, he starts a revolution in his school, takes control of one of it's buildings and ''plots to kill Japan's prime minister'' out of boredom. In ''New'', he leads terrorists to satisfy his sadistic thirst of killing. |
| 163 | * FreudianTrio: Ego to Ryoma’s Id. |
| 164 | * HotBloodedSideburns: However, he doesn't have them in the 70s anime adaption, the crossovers, or ''Manga/GetterRoboDevolution''. |
| 165 | * ImprobablyHighIQ: In his introductory chapter, it's claimed his IQ is 300. |
| 166 | * JapaneseDelinquents: In the original manga, he's the leader of a gang of them. |
| 167 | %%* TheLancer: For Ryoma |
| 168 | * NightmareFetishist: Hayato is so fascinated by the Getter Rays that, as covered above under AdmiringTheAbomination, [[spoiler: he is practically giddy and awestruck by witnessing the future of the Getter and where humanity will be lead by it.]] |
| 169 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Hayato may be very serious but even he is not above joining in with the antics of the cast..... Even in his own dark way. |
| 170 | ** In ''Go'', Hayato caught the crew mucking around by spectating Go and Gai arm wrestling. Instead of telling them to get back to work, Hayato stabbed two knives into the table with the blades facing inwards so that the loser gets their arm sliced. |
| 171 | ** When Takuma, Baku, Kamui and the Getter D2 pilots get in a huge brawl over an argument, Hayato simply watches from the camera room and lets them get the fight out of their systems. Dr. Shikishima even lampshades this by reminding Hayato he used to be just like them in his youth. |
| 172 | ** The ''Devilman VS Getter Robo'' manga has a teenaged Hayato smitten and attracted to Miki Makimura just as much as Ryoma and Musashi were. |
| 173 | * NotSoStoic: In original manga he starts panicking at the first encounter with dinosaurs, to the point of peeing himself and pass out after piloting Getter for the first time. In ''New'', after helping defeats Oni in Getter for the first time he drops his stoic persona and tries to destroy Satome Research Lab, while grinning like a maniac. |
| 174 | * OddFriendship: With Ryoma. The other man even points this out in the ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga. |
| 175 | -->'''Ryoma:''' You and I have our differences, but I guess that's what makes it interesting. |
| 176 | ** Seemingly broken by the time of ''Getter Robo Go'', even coming to blows over the usage of [[Main/EldritchAbomination Shin Getter]], but Go points out that it looks like they're having fun as they fight each other. |
| 177 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 3 of ''New'' had an Oni outbreak in the laboratories where the staff were unable to stop them with guns and conventional military weapons, [[GodzillaThreshold forcing them to free the unstable Hayato who tried destroying the laboratory the night before]]. The scene ended with an unarmed Hayato flashing an evil grin at the Oni. The next scene showed a bunch of Oni remains splattered all over the hallways while Hayato was unharmed and covered in (their) blood. |
| 178 | * OlderAndWiser: In ''Armageddon'', ''Shin vs Neo'' and manga continuity starting from ''Go''. |
| 179 | * OmniscientMoralityLicense: Pulls it out a few times to justify more amoral actions against the enemies. Surprisingly doesn’t use it in the ''Go'' manga, when Go calls him on [[spoiler: sacrificing people’s lives to find out how neutralize Rando’s nuclear devices]]. |
| 180 | -->'''Hayato:''' Don’t worry. [[spoiler: I’ll ask them to forgive me when I see them in hell.]] |
| 181 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His composure fails him and he fights unusually recklessly during the battle with the Devil King in ''G'', because [[spoiler: it is made up of his former friends from his student rebellion days (including his cousin) who became Hyakki cyborgs after he left. Hayato [[ItsAllMyFault blames himself for their fate,]] and personally delivers the coup de grâce.]] |
| 182 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: While not the character you'd expect this from, he lets out an anguished cry as Ryoma, Go and Tahir depart in Shin Getter Robo in the ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 183 | --> '''Hayato:''' YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME BEHIND AS THE ONLY SURVIVOR AGAIN! |
| 184 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: He's a strong believer in this philosophy. |
| 185 | * RealMenWearPink: In the showdown with Shin Dragon in ''Armageddon'', he's kicking ass in a giant robot while wearing a pink work shirt. And it works. |
| 186 | * SinkOrSwimMentor: To Go during the start of, well, ''Go'', sending powerful assassins after him to see if he's worth recruiting. It's even implied he has done this to others, who failed the test. |
| 187 | * TheSmartGuy: Smartest of the Getter PowerTrio. |
| 188 | * TheStoic: Probably the one person who manages to be stoic and AxCrazy at the same time. |
| 189 | * SoleSurvivor: By the time of Arc, he's the only protagonist from the original manga and G still alive, and this clearly weighs heavily on his mind. |
| 190 | * SlasherSmile: Oh so very often, but ''Go'' manga version really takes the cake, probably outclassing even ''New'' incarnation. |
| 191 | * TallDarkAndSnarky: Normally quite aloof and composed... unless he starts letting his AxCrazy side show. |
| 192 | * TearOffYourFace: His introduction in the original manga, Hayato punishes a would-be deserter with this. A second guy "only" loses his eyes, ears, and nose. |
| 193 | * TerroristsWithoutACause: In ''New'' he leads a terrorist cell. At one point of his henchmen calls him on the fact he don’t give a damn about their cause and uses them as his personal tool to kill people. |
| 194 | ** This is actually a SettingUpdate of the original manga, wherein he was the leader of one of 1970s Japan's notoriously violent campus radical groups. |
| 195 | * TheNameIsBondJamesBond: How he introduces himself to Go, with an added dash of AxCrazy for flavour. |
| 196 | --> ''"My name is Jin... '''Hayato Jin, the man who will show you hell!"''''' |
| 197 | * TheUnfettered: Makes ''Ryoma'' look merciful and soft-hearted by comparison. Hayato is consistently calculated and ruthless in achieving his goals, [[spoiler: to the point of even sacrificing multiple people-- one of whom is his ''fiancé--'' in order to diffuse Rando's bombs through trial and error.]] |
| 198 | * {{Yakuza}}: In the 90s he became a gangster instead of a terrorist as the only terrorists making the news in Japan at the time were the Aum Shinrikyo cultists, which wouldn't suit his personality very well. |
| 199 | |
| 200 | !!Musashi Tomoe |
| 201 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/06163out.png]] |
| 202 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen post-timeskip in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 203 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomoe_musashi_0002.jpg]] |
| 204 | [[caption-width-right:350: His pilot suit as seen in ''Super Robot Wars X-Ω'']] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | ->''You're overlooking the number one most important thing when it comes to piloting Getter! It's... courage, wisdom, and a righteous heart that yearns for justice!'' |
| 207 | --> '''Getter Robo''' |
| 208 | |
| 209 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo'' anime |
| 210 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo'' manga, ''Shin Vs Neo'', ''Armageddon'' |
| 211 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Toku Nishio (classic anime), Creator/ShinpachiTsuji (''Armageddon'', ''Arc''), Yasuhiko Kawazu (''Daikessen'', ''Robot Girls Z''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Shin Vs Neo''), Steve Sanders (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 212 | |
| 213 | A young and idealistic judo fighter with a big heart. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | The third member of the team to be introduced, Musashi Tomoe was training in solitude atop Mount Daisetsu when the Dinosaur Empire attacked a nearby village, turning the humans there into apes. Musashi's strength allowed him to survive until Ryoma, who was sent to investigate, crash landed his Getter machine nearby. Assisting the injured pilot in repairing and operating the machine during battle, Musashi became enamoured with the Getter Robo and begged Saotome to allow him to pilot it. Though the Professor initially refused, Musashi snuck aboard the bear unit anyway. His physical fortitude and spirit proved essential in winning the day, allowing him to become the team's official third member, piloting Getter-3. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * AdaptationalBadass: Musashi pilots the Getter Poseidon in the ''Armageddon'' Moon Wars drama CD, something he does not do at all in the original anime, manga or even most ''Super Robot Wars'' games outside of those from the classic era. |
| 219 | %%* AntiHero: Type II. |
| 220 | * AudienceWhatAudience: He immediately has to explain to Ryoma who is he talking to. |
| 221 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In ''Arc'', he's the leader of the Getter Crusaders. However, the version of Musashi we see is [[FaceHeelTurn far more genocidal and cruel]] due to [[CameBackWrong being essentially Getter Emperor's half-remembered imprint of the real deal.]]]] |
| 222 | * BadassBoast: While he gets one in most of his [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice moments]], he gets one in Arc that's played for ''horror'' instead of awesomeness because it's a horrible thing to hear come tumbling out of [[TheHeart Musashi's]] mouth. |
| 223 | --->'''Colonel Musashi:''' [[spoiler: We have been chosen by the God called Getter to become the greatest life form in the universe! Why does Getter act to advance human evolution? [[DivineRightOfKings That's because... it has chosen us to become the rulers of all space!]] The pinnicle of Evolution is... '''''Universal Domination.''''']] |
| 224 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: In ''Manga/{{Devilman}} vs Manga/GetterRobo'' after we get to see his [[{{Squick}} shower scene]]. |
| 225 | -->'''Musashi:''' Sorry, I’m not Michiru. |
| 226 | * CanonImmigrant: Musashi debuted in the anime, and migrated over to the manga. This is a large part of why his 70s anime and manga equivalents are by far the most similar of the gang, and why Musashi tends to behave in a rather WrongGenreSavvy fashion in general. |
| 227 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He can make big monkeys fly with his judo. |
| 228 | * {{Determinator}}: Very much this. Even when [[spoiler: skewered through the stomach]] by a Dinosaur Empire infiltrator, he manages to overpower them with his sheer grit and protect the Getter. Its this determination that earns him the respect of Ryoma and Hayato, despite them finding him silly otherwise. |
| 229 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Though it's not immediately apparent, his future timeline clone Colonel Musashi in the Getter Emperor timeline. He seems normal at first, barring his casual ability to be revived by cloning in the event of his death, but eventually it becomes clear he's a cruel, murderous [[ReligionOfEvil Getter worshipping cultist]] who preaches about the Getter granting humanity the DivineRightOfKings mere seconds after having his soldiers brutally execute surrendering enemies.]] |
| 230 | * FatIdiot: Though he does get smarter as the story progresses. |
| 231 | * FreudianTrio: Superego to Ryoma’s Id and Hayato’s Ego. |
| 232 | * TheFundamentalist: [[spoiler: [[BadFuture Colonel Musashi]], specifically towards [[ReligionOfEvil the Getter itself]]. He even gets red in the face while praising the Getter Team from the past, or rather their Getter, Arc. His wording makes it unclear if he even sees the Arc team as anything other than the components of their Getter.]] |
| 233 | --->'''Colonel Musashi:''' [[spoiler: Everyone, well done! Just as I would expect from God's warrior, Getter Arc!]] |
| 234 | * GentleGiant: Both the most physically hefty and the most generally good-natured of the main trio. |
| 235 | * {{Gonk}}: Not ''that'' cartoonishly ugly, just... plainer compared to others. |
| 236 | * TheHeart: Though not perfect, he's by far the kindest and most optimistic of the team, and cares the most about his fellows. |
| 237 | %%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In every continuity]]. |
| 238 | * MoodDissonance: At the end of his introductory manga chapter, Musashi is gushing over how cool the Getter Robo is... ''in the same panel'' as Ryoma declaring vengeance on the Dinosaur Empire for the horrific human experiments they both just witnessed. |
| 239 | * NiceGuy: He's a friendly, cheerful person, with the worst thing about him is that he (rightfully) has a high opinion of his own strength and durability. |
| 240 | * ParentalSubstitute: In ''Armageddon''. [[spoiler: After Michiru and Saotome's deaths and Ryoma's imprisonment, Musashi takes Genki in. Too bad he also dies soon afterwards, so Benkei (who's his old friend in this AlternateUniverse) raises Genki... as Kei.]] |
| 241 | * PluckyComicRelief: In most of his incarnations, he's the most overtly goofy and comedic of the gang. |
| 242 | * TheyKilledKennyAgain: Humorously, there's a bit of a running gag involving him dying in some way, due to his HeroicSacrifice in the original manga, to the point where virtually all reboot continuities and games featuring him ''will'' kill him off. The only time it's possible to save him will involve secrets (and these routes are non-Canon as far as story goes). |
| 243 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:From plucky comic relief, to taking on the Dinosaur Empire solo in the original ''Getter Robo'', to leading the Getter Crusaders in ''Ark''.]] |
| 244 | * TookALevelInJerkass: His ''Ark'' incarnation is noticeably far crueler and more violent than any other version of him, as a symbol of the BadFuture involved. He's been fully converted to the kill-or-be-killed ideals of the Getter Emperor, in large part due to the fact that it's barely even him in there anymore. |
| 245 | * TrueCompanions: Forms this with Ryoma and Hayato. His [[spoiler: heroic sacrifice and death]] DEVASTATES them, and leaves a mark that remains even in [[spoiler: Getter Emperor itself]]. |
| 246 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Early in the classic anime he was terrified of reptiles, making more difficult for the Getter team to fight the Mechasaurus. Then he learned to overcome his fear after Hayato locked him up in a room filled with snakes and frogs. |
| 247 | * WrongGenreSavvy: The Manga version clearly thinks he's in the LighterAndSofter classic anime world, and not the DarkerAndEdgier world of the manga, much to the annoyance of his teammates. |
| 248 | |
| 249 | !!Benkei Kuruma |
| 250 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benkei_armageddon.png]] |
| 251 | [[caption-width-right:350:As seen pre-timeskip in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 252 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1225_portrait.png]] |
| 253 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen post-timeskip in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | ->''As long as I'm here, Getter will survive!'' |
| 256 | --> '''Shin Getter Robo''' |
| 257 | |
| 258 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JojiYanami (classic anime), Creator/ShozoIizuka (''Armageddon''), Creator/MasayaTakatsuka (''Daikessen''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Arc''), Lowell B. Bartholomee (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 259 | |
| 260 | The second pilot of the third Getter Machine, Benkei attempts to carry on the legacy of its original pilot. |
| 261 | ---- |
| 262 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Noticeably darker-skinned, especially in ''Armageddon''. |
| 263 | * BigBrotherMentor: To Genki. |
| 264 | * BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: His death in the manga marks a running theme of Getter-3's pilots dying.]] |
| 265 | * DeadpanSnarker: Compared to Musashi, he's a little more willing to lightly rib his teammates and make jokes at their expense, especially towards Ryoma in ''Shin.'' |
| 266 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: In his manga incarnation, he's basically just Musashi but again. However, the anime of ''G'' was happy to flesh him out and show how he differentiates from Musashi, mostly by playing up his laidback, easygoing side and love of baseball over judo. ''Armageddon'' differentiated them further by aging Benkei up and illustrating him as the most down-to-earth member of the team, as well as casting him as the TeamDad to the younger pilots. The arc of having to live up to Musashi's legacy has also carried into a lot of his appearances. |
| 267 | * FlatCharacter: In the original manga of ''G'', he doesn't really have much going for his character, other than being a replacement for [[spoiler:Musashi]]. In the anime adaptation of ''G'' and ''Armageddon'', however, he is more fleshed out and has more going for his character than he did in the manga, being more or less the "normal" one of the crew and the most mature and grounded. |
| 268 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: In ''Shin Getter Robo'', to the point that they look forward to the idea of replacing him with another pilot and refer to him as DumbMuscle to his face. [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Averted however,]] as losing him still shakes the team badly, even causing Ryoma to lose faith in Dr. Saotome and the Getter Rays.]] |
| 269 | * GentleGiant: A big tough guy, but also loveable and friendly. |
| 270 | * {{Gonk}}: Again, more plain than outright ugly. |
| 271 | * HeroicSacrifice: In [[spoiler:''Shin Getter Robo'', he sacrifices himself to hold off the Andromeda Country's initial attack after he loses control of Getter Dragon.]] |
| 272 | * InadequateInheritor: The ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga brings up the idea that the other members of the Getter Team never really accepted him the way they did Musashi--they openly regard him as [[TheLoad the worst pilot of the group]] and largely useless. This also comes up somewhat in ''Armageddon'', where he doubts his ability to act in the way Musashi did, as a balance to Ryoma and Hayato. |
| 273 | %%* ParentalSubstitute: In [[spoiler:''Armageddon''.]] |
| 274 | * StoutStrength: In the anime, he's a bit more muscular so he looks less like Musashi, unlike his manga counterpart. |
| 275 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Musashi. Many later depictions toy with the fact that they basically fill the same role, including ''Shin Getter Robo'' (where it's heavily implied that the other pilots consider him replaceable), ''Armageddon'' (where the two are old friends and Benkei views Musashi as his senior), and ''New Getter Robo'' (where they're [[CompositeCharacter the same character]]). |
| 276 | %%* TechnicalPacifist |
| 277 | * TeamDad: In ''Armageddon'', he fills this role to the new piloting team, being the one who sticks closest to them and does his best to mentor them. |
| 278 | |
| 279 | !!Benkei Musashibo |
| 280 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''New Getter Robo'' |
| 281 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (original), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (''New'' dub) |
| 282 | |
| 283 | Wild man raised by Buddhist monks who has sworn vendetta against the Oni for massacring his group. He carries a sword connected to them, and pilots Getter-3. |
| 284 | ---- |
| 285 | %%* AntiHero: Type III |
| 286 | * CanonForeigner: He does not appear in the manga. |
| 287 | * CompositeCharacter: A mixture of Musashi, Benkei and Baku. His appearance is heavily modeled after Baku Yamagishi, while his name and elements of his personality are derived from Musashi Tomoe and Benkei Kuruma. |
| 288 | * {{Expy}}: His design and personality is heavily based off of Baku Yamagishi from ''Getter Robo Arc'', even wearing the same clothes as Baku when not in his Getter pilot suit. |
| 289 | * FatIdiot: He is both the fattest and the least intelligent member of the group. That being said, he's mechanically apt enough to repair Getter-1 for Ryoma despite the fact that it was his first introduction to the machine, remarking that he learned how to repair machines from stealing motorcycles, in spite of a motorcycle and the Getter Machines, highly advanced aircraft capable of combining into mecha, completely different. [[spoiler:And he's also smart enough to realize the Getter is dangerous and must be destroyed.]] |
| 290 | * FreudianTrio: Superego to Ryoma’s Id and Hayato’s Ego. |
| 291 | * {{Fundoshi}}: Wears one in his debut episode... |
| 292 | ** GoingCommando:...but only that episode. |
| 293 | * GeniusBruiser: He might look, and act stupid due to his upbringing, but he shows off his smarts by repairing the Getter-1 for Ryoma when they first meet, even though this is the first time he's seen such a machine, and the fact that he explains that he learned how to work with machines due to stealing motorcycles in the past only makes him look smarter in spite of it being such a ridiculous comparison. |
| 294 | * {{Gonk}}: [[RunningGag Again, not THAT ugly...]] |
| 295 | * GroinAttack: Gets to be on the receiving end from Michiru. |
| 296 | * HeelFaceTurn: He starts off as an aggressive thug who robs people, that is until he meets a Buddhist monk known as Bonze, who converts Benkei to buddhism, which changes Benkei for the better. |
| 297 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is bad tempered, dimwitted and vulgar, but his heart is ultimately in the right place. |
| 298 | * ManlyTears: He violently bursts into tears screaming out of sorrow upon realizing that the elderly Buddhist monk who took him in as well as all of his friends in the monastery he found a new home in are gone forever, turned into Oni, yet retains his dignity as an adult man while doing so. |
| 299 | * NoSocialSkills: He doesn't understand that showing your genitals to a woman is wrong on many levels, as a result of his sheltered upbringing and low intelligence. |
| 300 | * OnlySaneMan: The reason why the professor picked him for the team. He wanted to [[spoiler:destroy the Getter when he learned of the possible future.]] To help balance out Ryoma and Hayato. |
| 301 | * PublicDomainCharacter: Sorta. UsefulNotes/MusashiboBenkei ''is'' a real, legendary warrior monk, which explains why this Benkei has a buddhist background, but he has little in common with his namesake and appears a few centuries too early to be the real deal. But naming the character after both Getter-3's most famous pilots and one of Japan's most famous folk heroes was probably too good to pass up. |
| 302 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Has a sworn vendetta against Oni. |
| 303 | * WithFriendsLikeThese: While they are both part of the same team, Musashibo and Ryoma do ''not'' get along. When they are not fighting, Ryoma often takes advantage of Musashibo's lack of common sense by manipulating him into doing things that get him into trouble, such as tricking him into showing Michiru his gentialia. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder:''Go'' Teams]] |
| 307 | !!Go Ichimonji |
| 308 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02335.png]] |
| 309 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''Getter Robo Go Manga'' Go]] |
| 310 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02383.png]] |
| 311 | [[caption-width-right:350: ''Armageddon'' Go]] |
| 312 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 313 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Go'' anime, ''Shin Vs. Neo'', ''Armageddon''. |
| 314 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TakeshiKusao (''Go'' anime), Creator/TomokazuSeki (''Armageddon''), Creator/JunFukuyama (''Daikessen''), Creator/TakahiroSakurai (''Shin Vs. Neo'', ''Arc''), David Stokey (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 315 | |
| 316 | Young student with unusual physical features, Hayato gets him to pilot Getter Robo Go. He pilots Getter Go. |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Armageddon'', he is an artificial human created by Professor Saotome. This is a big contrast to his portrayal in ''Getter Robo Go'' and ''Shin Vs. Neo'' where he's a normal guy born to a normal family. |
| 319 | * AdaptationDeviation: In ''Armageddon'', Go is drastically altered from his original manga counterpart in both personality and background, having only his name and appearance in common. |
| 320 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In Getter Robo Go and ''Shin Vs. Neo'', Go is quite boisterous, cocky and full of attitude. In ''Armageddon'', on the hand, he is stoic and doesn't show much emotion. |
| 321 | * ArtificialHuman: In ''Armageddon''. |
| 322 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Returns as pilot of Getter Robo Tarak in anime adaptation of ''Getter Robo Arc''.]] |
| 323 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Sho in manga and Kei in ''Armageddon''. [[spoiler: Justified in ''Armageddon'', since he is Michiru's OppositeSexClone and thus he ''is'' Kei's brother.]] |
| 324 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: In early chapters of ''Go'', he comes across as borderline superhuman. |
| 325 | * DeathGlare: The ''Armageddon'' version has quite the impressive one. |
| 326 | * DeclarationOfProtection: To Kei [[spoiler: aka Genki]] in ''Armageddon.'' |
| 327 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife |
| 328 | * {{Determinator}}: The best evidence is probably his fight with Ryoma, while he gets beaten over and over again but ''keeps coming''. |
| 329 | * {{Expy}}: In the anime adaptation of ''Getter Robo Go'', he bears a strong resemblance to [[Anime/MazingerZ Koji Kabuto]]. |
| 330 | * TheHero: Of the second trio in ''Getter Robo Go''. |
| 331 | * HiddenInPlainSight: Intentionally plays like a mediocre gym student to hide his abilities. |
| 332 | * HotBlooded: It seems that the Getter makes this a requirement when picking its Getter-1 pilots. |
| 333 | * IAmNotLeftHanded: Actually, Go ''is'' left handed, but uses his right in sporting events so that he can hide his true abilities, something that Hayato notices. |
| 334 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: After hitting on Sho few times it's him who pushes her into Schwartz Koff's arms.]] |
| 335 | * LivingOnBorrowedTime: [[spoiler:In the anime adaptation of ''Getter Robo Arc'', he returns piloting Getter Robo Tarak. During his brief reunion with Sho, he tells her he's not sure how he came back from being absorbed by the Getter Rays at the end of the ''Getter Robo Go'' manga, but all he knows is that he doesn't have much time left, hence why he's fighting to hold back the invading forces.]] |
| 336 | * PowerEchoes: In the English dub of ''Armageddon'' only, whenever Go speaks it has a subtle reverb to it, presumably to emphasise his status as an ArtificialHuman. |
| 337 | * TheQuietOne: The ''Armageddon'' version of Go doesn't really talk much outside of combat and is generally TheStoic. |
| 338 | %%* ScreamingWarrior: In the beginnings of ''Armageddon''. Holy crap! |
| 339 | |
| 340 | !!Sho Tachibana |
| 341 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02337.png]] |
| 342 | [[caption-width-right:300: As seen in the ''Getter Robo Go'' manga]] |
| 343 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga |
| 344 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Go'' anime, ''Shin Vs Neo''. |
| 345 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Yuko Kobayashi (''Go'' anime), Chizu Yonemoto (''Daikessen''), Creator/YuuAsakawa (''Shin Vs Neo'', ''Arc'') |
| 346 | |
| 347 | Skilled swordfighter and daughter of professor Tachibana, who has built Getter Robo Go alongside Hayato, to fight Professor Rando. Pilots Getter-2. |
| 348 | ---- |
| 349 | * ActionGirl: A proficient swordswoman ''and'' a kickass Getter pilot. |
| 350 | * AdaptationDyeJob: She's brown haired in most official adaptation of the manga, along with ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' and ''Arc'', but she's a redhead in ''Shin vs Neo''. |
| 351 | * TheCameo: She makes a brief appearance in the first episode of ''Armageddon''. |
| 352 | * DefrostingTheIceQueen: Quite cold initially, but gradually warms up to the team as they grow to trust one another. |
| 353 | * DemotedToExtra: She appears in the first episode of ''Armageddon'', but only as a brief cameo. |
| 354 | %%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Hi, Linda. |
| 355 | * IaijutsuPractitioner: Her sword technique. In the first chapter of the manga, while testing Go's abilities, she unsheathes her sword, unleashes several strikes, and sheathes it again all in the blink of an eye. |
| 356 | * TheLancer: As is traditional for the pilot of Getter-2. |
| 357 | * LadyOfWar: Graceful, resolved, can slice you into a thousand tiny pieces. |
| 358 | * NotSoStoic: She is horrified and shocked when she sees that her brother, Shinichi, was turned into a cyborg. |
| 359 | |
| 360 | * OfficialCouple: With [[spoiler:Schwartz Koff.]] |
| 361 | * TheStoic: She's usually very calm and quiet, however... |
| 362 | |
| 363 | !!Gai Daidou |
| 364 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02388.png]] |
| 365 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 366 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1257_portrait.png]] |
| 367 | [[caption-width-right:350: His pilot suit in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 368 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02339.png]] |
| 369 | [[caption-width-right:350: His pilot suit in ''Getter Robo Go'' manga]] |
| 370 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga |
| 371 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Go'' anime, ''Armageddon'', ''Shin Vs Neo'' |
| 372 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AkiraKamiya (''Go'' anime), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (''Armageddon''), Creator/TetsuInada (''Daikessen''), Toshiharu Sakurai (''Shin Vs Neo''), Edwin Neal (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 373 | |
| 374 | Young mechanic who gets to pilot Getter-3 in Getter Robo Go after the first man chosen by Hayato to pilot it goes crazy. |
| 375 | ---- |
| 376 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: When a mechanic buddy of his is beaten up, he goes berserk and beats up the ex-wrestler that did it. |
| 377 | * TheBigGuy: He's large and in charge, and operates the heavy lifting Getter-3 configurations of whatever Getter he's in. |
| 378 | * BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: Like most Getter 3 pilots, he winds up dying. In his case, being absorbed by Shin Getter after a suicidal attempt to destroy it.]] |
| 379 | * CargoCult: Really loves the Getter. [[spoiler: This ends up being PlayedForDrama when he loses his sanity and spews out cult-like babble about the Getter Rays as he's devoured by the Getter.]] |
| 380 | * GentleGiant: Normally, though this doesn't stop him from getting into a brawl with a bunch of racist pilots that beat up his friends. |
| 381 | * GeniusBruiser: He's a gigantic, muscular man, but he's highly intelligent, well educated, and has an affinity for machinity. |
| 382 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler: An overload of Getter Rays leads to him losing his sanity and trying to destroy the Getter, only to be absorbed by it. His final words making it clear that grasping the Getter's [[EldritchAbomination true form]] shattered his mind.]] |
| 383 | * {{Gonk}}: But doesn't get it as badly as Musashi and Benkei did. Actually he's kind of cute, in a youthful way. |
| 384 | * NiceGuy: He has his eccentricities and a definite HotBlooded side for sure, but he's also a genuinely kind soul. |
| 385 | * TheSmartGuy: Out of the three he's got the most knowledge on machines, being a mechanic and all. |
| 386 | |
| 387 | !!Kei Minamikaze |
| 388 | [[quoteright:318:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02386.png]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:318: As seen in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | ->'''First Appearance:'''' ''Getter Robo Go Manga'' |
| 392 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Armageddon'' |
| 393 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/NarumiHidaka (''Armageddon''), Emi Uwagawa (''Daikessen''), Katherine Catmull (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 394 | ---- |
| 395 | * AscendedExtra: Goes from a minor supporting character in the original ''Go'' manga to the female lead of ''Armageddon''. |
| 396 | * BoyishShortHair: Has short green hair in ''Armageddon''. |
| 397 | * BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: The Shin Getter gives her brain damage.]] |
| 398 | ** Also, her backstory in ''Armageddon''. [[spoiler: Take a cute little girl raised as a boy, but otherwise happy and normal. Have her witness her beloved older sister's demise in an horrible incident ''and'' witness the death of her dad, apparently at the hands of one of her {{Big Brother Mentor}}s, few afterwards. Watch her become a CreepyChild whose life isn't exactly much better from then on. Watch people blame her [[CrapsackWorld for the world going to shit]] and try to kill her, with only a desperate gambit by Benkei sparing her life... And then see her recover and grow into a HotBlooded ActionGirl.]] |
| 399 | * CompositeCharacter: Kei in ''Armageddon'' is a mix of Kei from manga and Sho [[spoiler: As well as Genki and Michiru Satome]]. |
| 400 | * FullFrontalAssault: Armageddon. JustifiedTrope: [[spoiler: she had just come out of an OutOfClothesExperience.]] |
| 401 | * GenkiGirl: [[spoiler: Pun not intended,]] but she retains this trait from her manga counterpart even in ''Armageddon.'' |
| 402 | * LadyOfWar: Anime version |
| 403 | * SamusIsAGirl: '''Only''' in [[spoiler:''Armageddon''. She's actually ''Genki'', who in that particular continuity was a girl treated as a boy, and then went through a horrifying BreakTheCutie.]] |
| 404 | * ShipTease: A lot of it between her and Go in the manga. |
| 405 | [[/folder]] |
| 406 | [[folder:''Āḥ'' Team]] |
| 407 | !!Takuma Nagare |
| 408 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_ch1_12x.png]] |
| 409 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Arc'' manga |
| 410 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/YuumaUchida (Japanese), Creator/AndrewLove (English) |
| 411 | |
| 412 | Ryoma's son, pilot of Getter Arc (āḥ). |
| 413 | ---- |
| 414 | * AnimeHair: His hair resembles a pair of horns or ears. |
| 415 | * HotBlooded: As expected of Ryoma's son, he's loud and passionate. |
| 416 | * InstantExpert: Can pilot any Getter Machine perfectly with zero training. |
| 417 | ** InTheBlood: Takuma was literally born with Getter Rays in his DNA due to his father being a pilot, hence the above. |
| 418 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As much as he butts heads with Kamui in the manga, when he hears how his human mother is kept hostage by Emperor Gore III, Takuma manages to take advantage of the dinosaur populace gathering to see off the Getter Arc and Saurus teams to briefly reunite Kamui and his mother, all under the guise of cheering for the glory of Dinosaur Empire and knowing full well that Gore can't do a damn thing about it. |
| 419 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Many characters, from humans to dinosaurs, note just how similar he is to his father in looks and behavior. |
| 420 | ** [[LampshadeHanging As Professor Shikishima points out]], when choosing a personal weapon, Takuma wound up choosing the exact same .44 Magnum that Ryoma once used against the Dinosaur Empire. |
| 421 | * MadeOfIron: A group of thugs beating Takuma down with metal pipes and even stabbing him was not enough to stop him. Taking a hit from Kamui and dishing one of his own back to knock him down was enough to completely shock the other Saotome Institute soldiers present as no others have been able to take a hit without losing conscience. |
| 422 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In the finale, [[spoiler:he and Baku manage to plow their way through a bunch of guards to reach Kamui's prison cell without even a scratch on them]]. |
| 423 | * SirSwearsalot: Especially in the dub where he drops F-bombs quite often. |
| 424 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Downplayed but Takuma has a fondness for convenience store rice balls. |
| 425 | * TrueCompanions: Takuma and Baku have had a long history together as friends. Takuma's decision to stay at the Saotome Institute was mainly because Baku wanted to stay. |
| 426 | * WouldHitAGirl: Takuma had no qualms against hitting a female pilot during a fight. In his defense, she (along with a few others) were antagonizing Takuma for messing up a combination sequence during practice. |
| 427 | * YouKilledMyMother: He wants revenge on the man who killed his mother. |
| 428 | |
| 429 | !!Sho Kamui |
| 430 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_ch2_12x.png]] |
| 431 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Arc'' manga |
| 432 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Arihiro Mukaino (Japanese), Creator/ScottGibbs (English) |
| 433 | |
| 434 | Half reptilian pilot of Getter Kirik (hrīḥ), son of Emperor Gore and a kidnapped human woman. |
| 435 | ---- |
| 436 | * BerserkButton: Commenting on his face is something you do not want to do. |
| 437 | * BlueBlood: Due to being Emperor Gore's younger son, he is the Dinosaur Empire's prince despite his half-blooded nature. |
| 438 | * TheDreaded: Getting on Kamui's bad side is something all the Saotome Institute pilots avoid doing. |
| 439 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Thanks to his parentage, he's both human and Reptilian in DNA. |
| 440 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Initially a member of the Getter Team, his experience in the BadFuture causes him to turn against the team and embark on a mission to KillAllHumans to prevent the Getter Emperor from coming into existence. In the final scene of the anime, Kamui is seen reconciling with his former teammates to fight the Getter, returning to a face.]] |
| 441 | %%* LizardFolk: Half-Reptilian. |
| 442 | * ManlyTears: In the final episode of the Arc anime, he is shown shedding these [[spoiler:when his mother dies in his arms.]] |
| 443 | * MommasBoy: He cares a lot about his human mother, something that is taken advantage of by Emperor Gore III. |
| 444 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Decides to destroy humanity to prevent Getter Emperor's DarkFuture.]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | !!Baku Yamagishi |
| 447 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_ch3_12x.png]] |
| 448 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Arc'' manga |
| 449 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Kazuhiro Sunseki (Japanese), Joe Daniels (English) |
| 450 | |
| 451 | Younger brother of Messiah Tayel, pilot of Getter Khan (hāṃ). |
| 452 | ---- |
| 453 | * BigLittleBrother: Messiah (big brother) is a shorty, but Baku (little brother) is one big dude |
| 454 | * BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He's the ''one'' Getter-3 main Pilot who doesn't get killed or absorbed into the Getter.]] |
| 455 | * BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows are quite noticeable and prominent. |
| 456 | * GeniusBruiser: He is a very strong fellow, given his size, and also has some skill in hacking and programming. |
| 457 | * IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Part of the AdaptationExpansion of Arc's anime has him decide to stay with Getter Emperor in order to attempt to understand just ''what'' the Getter Rays are and that they aren't inherently evil, believing that the future can be changed. He shows up without explanation in the final scene, leaving it ambiguous why he returned to the past or if he found a way to challenge the idea that Emperor's rise is fate.]] |
| 458 | * {{Seers}}: To some level he is one. He says his ability pales compares to his brother, but he still manages to predict or accurately sense Getter related disturbances with good accuracy. [[spoiler:Sounds freakishly occult, but with a heavy helping of FridgeBrilliance once it's revealed the Getter Emperor is a singularity that redefines space-times in the universe it exists in/will exist in, along with TheReveal Andromeda Country come from the future! It is likely he gets his premonitions from interference or feedback by the Emperor via his connection to the Getter Rays, so as to nudge him in the direction that will cause the Emperor to be born.]] |
| 459 | * StoutStrength: Baku is strong enough to easily lift a pair of large military men and fight them on equal grounds. The anime reveals that his build is all muscle and not fat. |
| 460 | [[/folder]] |
| 461 | [[folder:''Darkness'' Team (Non-Canon)]] |
| 462 | !!Ryo |
| 463 | -> '''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo Darkness |
| 464 | |
| 465 | The ''Darkness'' counterpart of Ryoma Nagare. |
| 466 | ---- |
| 467 | * ArtificialLimbs: Lost both his arms sometime before the start of the series and had they replaced with a pair of robotic arms. Said arms give him superhuman strength, allow him to directly interface with the Getter Robo, and contain a power amplifier for the Getter Robo. |
| 468 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: As cheerful as he his, he is a skilled fighter who effortlessly kills weaker Ideas, and thats when he isn’t pissed off. |
| 469 | * GenkiGuy: Is constantly upbeat and cheerful when the team isn’t out on missions. |
| 470 | * HotBlooded: He wouldn’t be a version of Ryoma if he wasn’t this. |
| 471 | * NeverBeHurtAgain: Losing everyone he cared about has caused Ryo to have a difficult time connecting with others out of fear he would just lose them again. |
| 472 | * NiceGuy: Compared to his canon [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold counterpart]] his nicer traits are a major part of his character. |
| 473 | |
| 474 | !!Hayato |
| 475 | -> '''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo Darkness |
| 476 | |
| 477 | The ''Darkness'' counterpart of Hayato Jin. |
| 478 | ---- |
| 479 | * AddictionPowered: Hayato is a drug addict who has modified his body to allow him to consume large quantities of drugs that could kill a normal person. He has injected himself with so many stimulants that he now possesses superhuman strength and heightened mental processes, though he suffers some serious side effects. |
| 480 | * AxCrazy: When he loses his cool he becomes even more vicious than the original Hayato. |
| 481 | * FunctionalAddict: Is hopelessly addicted to drugs, but is typically the most calm and intelligent member of the team. |
| 482 | * ThisIsADrill: Hayato’s weapon of choice is are several long drill like spears. |
| 483 | * TheStoic: The most reserved member of the time, [[NotSoStoic most of the time]]. |
| 484 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: As a side effects of all the drugs he’s consumed, Hayato can easily fly into a murderous rage if he doesn’t keep his emotions in check. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | |
| 487 | !!Musashi |
| 488 | -> '''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo Darkness |
| 489 | |
| 490 | The ''Darkness'' counterpart of Musashi Tomoe. |
| 491 | ---- |
| 492 | * ActionGirl: The only female of the team and she kicks just as much ass as her teammates. |
| 493 | * ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler: She is an artificial being created by the vain Idea Ionus using the pieces of various women.]] |
| 494 | * GenderFlip: Subverted. While she fills the role of the original Musashi, she is a completely different character entirely rather than being a gender swapped version of him. |
| 495 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Fights with a large rifle that shoots lasers due to lacking the hand-to-hand combat experience her teammates have. |
| 496 | * MsFanservice: Typically falls into this role outside of combat. |
| 497 | * OnlySaneMan: Typically acts the voice of reason between the contrasting personalities of Ryo and Hayato. |
| 498 | [[/folder]] |
| 499 | |
| 500 | !Other Characters |
| 501 | [[folder:Saotome Laboratory & successors]] |
| 502 | !!Professor Saotome |
| 503 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_00089.png]] |
| 504 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen in the 70s anime]] |
| 505 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_02389.png]] |
| 506 | [[caption-width-right:350: As seen in ''Armageddon'']] |
| 507 | ->'''Voiced by''': Kousei Tomita (original series, ''Shin vs Neo''), Creator/{{Mugihito}} (''Armageddon''), Creator/MasaharuSato (''Daikessen''), Kinryuu Arimoto (''New''), Creator/TakayukiSugo (''Arc''), John Paul Shephard (''Armageddon'' dub), Abe Lasser (''New'' dub) |
| 508 | ---- |
| 509 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Serves as the BigBad of ''Darkness'', seeking to use the Getter Rays to mutate all the people on Earth, while killing off everyone who is too weak to be mutated. |
| 510 | * BackFromTheDead: He is killed by Hayato at the beginning of ''Armageddon'', but is resurrected by the invaders. |
| 511 | * CoolOldGuy: ''Specially'' in ''New''. |
| 512 | * DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:His fate in the manga, when the Saotome lab is enveloped in a massive wave of Getter Rays from the Shin Dragon]]. |
| 513 | * DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:One way to interpret his death in ''Armageddon''.]] |
| 514 | * FaceHeelTurn: He becomes one of the main antagonists in ''Armageddon'' after being turned into one of the Invaders. |
| 515 | * GoodAllAlong: The ''[[spoiler: Armageddon]]'' version. It seems he wanted to pull a [[XanatosGambit monster of a plan]] that went wrong in the third episode and it got delayed by some thirteen years, and killed 99% of mankind. |
| 516 | * GoodIsNotNice: Cantankerous even on a good day, and absolutely ruthless when he needs to be, but he'll do what has to be done to protect humanity and the Getter Robo. |
| 517 | * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Smiles as he bids farewell to the original Getter team before he dies in ''Armageddon.'']] |
| 518 | * JerkWithAheartOfGold: He's a stern, grumpy, and at times, ruthless, old man, but he still ultimately has the best interests of Earth in mind, and he genuinely cares about his kids. |
| 519 | * TheProfessor: The resident tough-as-nails expert on Getter Rays and giant robots. |
| 520 | * MadeOfIron: In most continuities but in the first three episodes of Armageddon he just keeps seemingly dying but still lives. [[spoiler:Unless Inagawa had him intentionally infected himself with Invaders, like Cohen and Stinger, and he was faking pain.]] |
| 521 | * MadScientist: [[spoiler: In ''Armageddon''. Then again, it's ''Armageddon''.]] |
| 522 | ** [[spoiler: Not that he doesn't have his moments in manga and ''New'', but there he is on good guy's side.]] |
| 523 | ** [[spoiler: He goes off the deep end in the ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga, where he spends several weeks exposing himself to high levels of Getter Rays while trying to excavate the metamorphosing remains of the Getter G.]] |
| 524 | * ManlyTears: When Michiru calls him out for not seeming to care when his son, Tatsuhito, is dead, Saotome snaps back at her that they should count themselves lucky that he and Ryoma survived since it means the Getter project can still go ahead. However, Ryoma notes that the Professor ''is'' actually crying as he turns away in the rain. |
| 525 | * SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Dives headfirst into full-on MadScientist territory after Benkei's death/the beginning of Getter Dragon's metamorphosis as he becomes consumed by his obsession with the Getter Rays.]] |
| 526 | * TakingYouWithMe: In ''Armageddon'', [[spoiler: to the Invader Parasite that's trying to flee from his body when he gets hit with the Stoner Sunshine.]] |
| 527 | %%* ThisIsUnforgivable: In Saisei-Hen, which was given to him by [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Apollo]]: |
| 528 | %%--> '''Apollo(nius)''': "Ba'al... you really are beasts. You who cannot fathom the love and compassion of Man do not deserve to exist beneath the Sun. Ba'al, the Mechanical Angel Aquarion hereby refutes your existence! Behold! The power of mankind... and the power of life!" |
| 529 | %%---> *[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8VysM-m9U Cue Aquarion manifesting the true Wings of the Sun and one-shotting Saotome's Metal Beast Dragon upside the head with the Infinite Sword]].* |
| 530 | !!Michiru Saotome |
| 531 | [[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_00088.png]] |
| 532 | [[caption-width-right:294: As seen in ''Super Robot Wars X-Ω'']] |
| 533 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_chara_00087.png]] |
| 534 | [[caption-width-right:320: Her pilot suit]] |
| 535 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RihokoYoshida (original series), Miki Nagasawa (''Armageddon''), Yukiko Minnaka (''Daikessen''), Creator/TakakoHonda (''New''), Jessica Hedrick (''Armageddon'' dub), Creator/WendeeLee (''New'' dub) |
| 536 | |
| 537 | Professor Saotome's daughter. |
| 538 | ---- |
| 539 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: In ''New'', Michiru is a biologist with an active role in the Institute, whereas her manga and TV anime counterparts had no inclinations towards science. |
| 540 | * AgeLift: Michiru is given a more mature appearance in ''New''. A flashback shows her lookig similar to her 1974 anime counterpart complete with her trademark headband. |
| 541 | * BackupFromOtherworld: [[spoiler:Her soul arrives alongside Musashi's to dispel her father's Invader assisted LotusEaterMachine.]] |
| 542 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:In ''Armageddon'' Michiru was infected with TheVirus. [[BodyHorror Upon discovering her infection]], she messed up deliberately with a combining test flight to commit suicide before it took over her. The result was her [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath being crushed to death inside her jet]].]] |
| 543 | ** UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:The consequences of said action were simply ''horrifying''. Genki went [[GoMadFromTheRevelation insane]] after witnessing her death and it takes her ([[SamusIsAGirl yes, her]]) more than ten years to recover. Dr. Saotome believed that Michiru had been killed by the Getter guys, and blamed them for Michiru's death, and then... yeah.]] |
| 544 | * FeminineWomenCanCook: An entire chapter of the original manga was essentially dedicated to Musashi trying to eat as much of her cooking as possible (to win her over, admittedly, but he still enjoyed it quite a bit) |
| 545 | * IdenticalStranger: To [[spoiler: Hayato's MissingMom]] in the original anime. |
| 546 | * MsFanservice: In ''Manga/{{Devilman}} vs Getter Robo''. |
| 547 | %%* PluckyGirl |
| 548 | * TookALevelInBadass: |
| 549 | ** The 70's anime version did actually join in battles, to the point she flew the Liger machine in Getter G! |
| 550 | ** The New version is a deadpan snarker hot scientist. Awesome! |
| 551 | |
| 552 | !!Tatsuhito Saotome |
| 553 | ->'''First appearance''': Getter Robo manga |
| 554 | ->'''Other appearances''': 70s anime, New, Darkness |
| 555 | Professor Saotome’s oldest son, who typically dies in every version of Getter Robo he appears in. |
| 556 | ---- |
| 557 | * AscendedExtra: Has a much bigger role in ''Darkness'', being the commander of the Getter team and the original pilot of Getter-3. |
| 558 | * HeroicWillpower: In ''New'', he manages to resist being transformed into an Oni long enough to perform a HeroicSacrifice. |
| 559 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: In the original anime his death at the hands of the Dinosaur empire is what convinces Ryoma to pilot the Getter Robo. |
| 560 | * SparedByAdaptation: So far ''Darkness'' is the only adaptation where he doesn’t die. |
| 561 | !!Genki Saotome |
| 562 | Professor Saotome's son and Michiru's younger brother. |
| 563 | ---- |
| 564 | * AscendedExtra: In ''Armageddon'', [[spoiler:Genki is elevated to a member of the main cast due to being revealed as Kei]]. |
| 565 | %%* CheerfulChild |
| 566 | * CreepyChild: Only in ''Armageddon''. But the kid's creepiness in that continuity is enough ''for the whole franchise.'' And honestly, you can hardly blame the poor kid. |
| 567 | ** BreakTheCutie - GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:After witnessing Michiru's death and noticing the truth behind it, poor Genki totally lost it.]] |
| 568 | * GenderFlip: [[spoiler:In ''Armageddon'' due to becoming a CompositeCharacter with Kei.]] |
| 569 | * HollywoodAutism: In the official English translation of ''Armageddon'''s first episode, Benkei makes a offhanded reference to Genki having autism, which was seemingly brought on by [[spoiler: Michiru's death.]] Which falls head first into this trope. It should be noted that the original Japanese merely mentions "closing off their heart". |
| 570 | * RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: [[spoiler: Again, only in ''Armageddon''.]] |
| 571 | * SheIsAllGrownUp: [[spoiler: In ''Armageddon''... because Genki not only is a girl there, but she is ''Kei''.]] |
| 572 | %%* TagAlongKid |
| 573 | !!Dr. Shikishima |
| 574 | The chief of the weapons department at Saotome Labs. He is a MadScientist recognizable by the scar over his eye and his deranged appearance. |
| 575 | ---- |
| 576 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He's genuinely batshit insane in a "frothing-at-the-mouth, laughing maniacally while violently and aimlessly thrashing about" way, but make no mistake, he is ''good'' at his job. |
| 577 | * CoolOldGuy: He might be genuinely, absolutely, completely insane, but he's as much of a badass as he is a crazy person! |
| 578 | * {{Cyborg}}: He's turned himself into one of these by the time of ''Getter Robo Arc''. |
| 579 | * {{Expy}}: He's rather similar to the manga version of [[Manga/MazingerZ Dr. Juzo Kabuto]], as they're both balding [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] who work with giant robots that have a distinctive scar over an eye, with the two main differences aside from Shikishima lacking a mustache is that he's even ''crazier'' than Juzo is as well as that he merely develops weapons for giant robots rather than making them himself. He even cybernetically upgrades one of his arms in ''Getter Robo Arc'' so that he can do a RocketPunch, much like the eponymous mecha from Mazinger Z. |
| 580 | * {{Gonk}}: He isn't exactly winning any beauty contests even without his balding head and the scar over his eye, due to his highly deranged appearance, namely how one of his eyes is wide open and staring (think Uncle Ruckus from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks) while the other is regular in comparison, the inconsistently missing amount of teeth he has, and there's also many exaggerated and OTT facial expressions as well. |
| 581 | * MadScientist: More like a ''COMPLETELY, FUCKING, NUTS'' scientist! He's one of the craziest characters in the series. |
| 582 | * NoKillLikeOverkill: A favorite design philosophy of his. As aside from the HandCannon he developed that wound up becoming Ryoma's signature weapon, he also created a [[GatlingGood minigun]] for Getter-1 that fires missiles instead of bullets. |
| 583 | * NightmareFetishist: Definitely. For starters, he likes seeing his creations kill and destroy, as he's overwhelmed with joy upon seeing Ryoma apparently kill a member of the Chiryu Clan with the HandCannon he developed, and his response to being held hostage by the same member is to excitedly belt out multiple suggestions as to how Ryoma should kill him in graphic detail, such as having Ryoma shoot off everything ''but'' the right side of his face while his brains spew out everywhere, or having him spill out his intestines with a single shot. This actually genuinely freaks out the Chiryu Clan member who has holding him hostage to the point where he lets him go, not wanting to be around such a freak. He's actually disappointed when he wound up surviving after all thanks to being let go! |
| 584 | * RocketPunch: He's installed one into himself after becoming a {{cyborg}} in ''Getter Robo Arc''. He even tries to show off that you can give yourself a handshake for RuleOfCool purposes to Takuma Nagare. |
| 585 | [[/folder]] |
| 586 | [[folder:Allies & Civilians]] |
| 587 | !!Schwartz Koff |
| 588 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 589 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Armageddon'' |
| 590 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KunihikoYasui (''Armageddon'', ''Arc''), Moriya Endō (''Daikessen''), Dan Bisbee (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 591 | |
| 592 | Racist and misogynist pilot of American mecha Stilva, part of forces opposing Rando. |
| 593 | ---- |
| 594 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is somewhat nicer in ''Armageddon'', but not by much, namely in that his racism is severely downplayed and arguably no longer a character trait of his, as his animosity towards Japanese people is changed into one towards Japan itself due to how it's actions affected the Earth in the story. |
| 595 | * AmazonChaser: After being rescued by the Japanese woman, Sho, he becomes smitten with her tough nature and starts to see the error of his ways. |
| 596 | %%* EagleLand: Lots of type 2. |
| 597 | * FreudianExcuse: His grandpa was killed at Pearl Harbor and his dad's business was beaten by Japanese companies. |
| 598 | * HateSink: He's this as first, as there's literally nothing to like about him, as not only is he extremely, cartoonishly, juvenilely racist against Japanese people, he's also an extremely toxic person who'll be mean and rude to just about anybody, even his partner, John Rembert. That being said. he gets ''slightly'' better after his character development. |
| 599 | %%* HotBlooded: |
| 600 | * JerkAss: Racist and a misogynist but... |
| 601 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After some character development. |
| 602 | %%* NobleBigot |
| 603 | %%* PoliticallyIncorrectHero |
| 604 | * WorthyOpponent: Starts to get a spark of begrudgingly towards Go when the two fight fist to fist. |
| 605 | |
| 606 | !!John Rembert |
| 607 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 608 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/YosukeAkimoto (''Armageddon''), Creator/KozoShioya (''Daikessen''), Creator/BrettWeaver (''Armageddon'' dub) |
| 609 | |
| 610 | Pilots Stilva with Schwartz Koff, but gets a lot less focus, spending a lot of time injured. |
| 611 | ---- |
| 612 | * {{Eagleland}}: Has shades of Type 1, as opposed to Schwartz's Type 2. |
| 613 | * {{Foil}}: For Schwartz. |
| 614 | %%* HeroicSacrifice |
| 615 | %%* LargeHam |
| 616 | * OnlySaneMan: For Schwartz again. |
| 617 | |
| 618 | !!Messiah Tayel |
| 619 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 620 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/NozomuSasaki (''Arc'') |
| 621 | |
| 622 | Mysterious child who claims to have been send by God to help Getter Team. [[spoiler: Pilots Getter-2 when he, Ryoma and Go hijack Shin Getter.]] |
| 623 | ---- |
| 624 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: Not in a literal sense, but he basically serves as an avatar for the Getter Rays due to his exceptionally strong connection to them. He likens himself to a computer program that already knows its purpose. |
| 625 | * BaldMystic: Has the monk look down pat in spite of his youth. |
| 626 | * CreepyChild: At times but he does have a sense of humor. |
| 627 | * DarkIsNotEvil: The Green Earth religion is heavily implied to be a cult, and he has unsettling eyes and a creepy amount of awareness regarding everything, but he's with the heroes all the way through. |
| 628 | * DeadpanSnarker: His reaction to two of his followers' trying to coax him to abandon the Getter Team is to dryly wonder if they can be saved. |
| 629 | * FluffyTamer: Manages to pacify and befriend a Dinosaur Empire beast using his powers. Not that this stops Ryoma and Go from ripping it to shreds moments thereafter. |
| 630 | * HighPriest: Of the Green Earth cult-- er, ''religion.'' Apparently his followers number in the millions. |
| 631 | * InconsistentSpelling: Tayel, Tahir, Tayrr... |
| 632 | * PsychicPowers: A powerful Esper, thanks to his connection to the Getter Rays |
| 633 | |
| 634 | !!Jack and Mary King |
| 635 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo'' anime. |
| 636 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MakioInoue and Yumi Nakatani (''Getter Robo''), Tamotsu Nishiwaki and Chieko Atarashi (''Shin vs. Neo'') |
| 637 | |
| 638 | A brother-sister duo hailing from the good ol' US of A, Jack and Mary King pilot the cowboy-themed Texas Mack. |
| 639 | ---- |
| 640 | * AdaptationalBadass: In the original anime, they were mostly incompetent; in ''Shin vs. Neo'', they're considered peers to the Getter team. |
| 641 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Borderline villains in the original, but respectable (if rather brash and crude) in ''Shin vs. Neo.'' |
| 642 | * AmericansAreCowboys: So much so that the Texas Mack's cowboy hat is a separate unit, and it has a giant robot ''horse'' in ''Shin vs. Neo''. |
| 643 | * AscendedExtra: They were one-off characters in the original anime, but became major characters in ''Shin vs. Neo''. |
| 644 | * CompositeCharacter: Their ''Shin vs. Neo'' counterparts take a lot of inspiration from Schwartz Koff, such as being friendly with Sho and serving as the American Getter counterpart, as well as being generally more important to the plot. |
| 645 | %%* EagleLand: Type II in the original, mostly Type I in ''Shin vs. Neo''. |
| 646 | |
| 647 | !!Akira |
| 648 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Getter Robo Daikessen'' |
| 649 | |
| 650 | A playable protagonist who exclusively appears in Getter Robo Daikessen. |
| 651 | ---- |
| 652 | %%* HotBlooded |
| 653 | %%* HotBloodedSideburns |
| 654 | * {{Expy}}: Strongly resembles and even shares the same as the titular protagonist of ''Manga/{{Devilman}}''. |
| 655 | |
| 656 | !!Lady Raikou Minamoto |
| 657 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RomiPark (Japanese), Creator/MonaMarshall (English) |
| 658 | |
| 659 | ->'''First Appearance:''' '''New Getter Robo'' |
| 660 | ---- |
| 661 | * CuteBruiser: Outside of combat and strategy meetings, she is upbeat and hearty. She's also skilled enough to fight on par with Ryoma. |
| 662 | * {{Expy}}: A stretch, but she would be one to Kei Kuruma from Armageddon, since both are gender flips of male characters (Genki Saotome for Kei, and Raikou herself to Raikou... himself?). |
| 663 | * GenderFlip: The historical Minamoto no Raikou was male-- though Raikou herself doesn't care whether she is seen as a man or woman. |
| 664 | * HeroicSuicide: Kills herself via Seppuku to power-up her katana. |
| 665 | * HotBlooded: Almost as much as Ryoma, if you can believe it. |
| 666 | * LadyOfWar: Is the leader of the army fighting against Seimei and manages to fight her way through his fortress to try and confront him directly. |
| 667 | |
| 668 | !!Emperor Gore III |
| 669 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Arc |
| 670 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyotaroOkiayu |
| 671 | |
| 672 | Kamui's half-brother and the leader of the Dinosaur Empire at the time of ''Arc''. |
| 673 | ---- |
| 674 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: While he puts up a friendly, polite facade in front of Getter Team and Hayato and speaks in favor of humans and Dinosaur Empire putting their past grudges behind, fighting together against common enemy and working towards peaceful coexistence, it's all an act; he intends to use Kamui as TheMole within Saotome Research laboratory so they can destroy Getter Robo and take over the surface when the humans' usefulness to him runs out. He promises to Kamui that once their plan comes to fruition, he will be rewarded with a high ranking position and allowed to live in peace with his human mother, but as Professor Han implies it's nothing but lies in order to coerce Kamui to go along with the plan. |
| 675 | * EnemyMine: Enters an alliance with the Saotome Laboratory in order to combat the Andromeda Empire. |
| 676 | * PuppetKing: [[spoiler:When Kamui pulls his coup, he spares Gore, as he still has plenty of loyalists. Instead, Gore is reduced to a figurehead while Kamui develops BUG]]. |
| 677 | |
| 678 | !!Professor Han |
| 679 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Arc |
| 680 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KenichiOgata |
| 681 | |
| 682 | A scientist of the Dinosaur Empire. |
| 683 | ---- |
| 684 | * CoolOldGuy: An elderly Dinosaur scientist who hopes that humans and Dinosaurs can coexist in peace someday. |
| 685 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Near the end of the war at Arctic, Han was tasked by his superiors to execute all humans involved in research of Dinosaur/human hybrids. He couldn't go through with it, and since all of his superiors who knew about the order were killed in battle, he talked the newly appointed Emperor Gore III into giving the humans refuge instead. |
| 686 | * GentleGiant: Absolutely gigantic even compared to other Dinosaurs, but very polite and peaceful. |
| 687 | * LikeASonToMe: It's heavily implied he was involved in Kamui's upbringing before he was sent off to Saotome Labs. |
| 688 | * TokenHeroicOrc: He's shown to be a fairly level-headed and kind individual, ashamed of Dinosaur Empire's past misdeeds towards humankind and frustrated that the treatment of human prisoners has to be kept secret, and laments that Kamui's mother is used by Gore III to coerce him into being TheMole for the Empire within Saotome Research Lab. He sheds TearsOfJoy when Takuma manages to reunite Kamui with his human mother in full view of the Dinosaur Empire populace that came to send off Getter Arc and Getter Saurus teams. |
| 689 | [[/folder]] |
| 690 | !Villains |
| 691 | [[folder:Dinosaur Empire]] |
| 692 | !!Emperor Gore |
| 693 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo'' manga |
| 694 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo'' 70s anime. |
| 695 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Hiromu Jin (classic anime), Creator/KozoShioya (''Daikessen''), Creator/KenjiUtsumi (classic anime in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', ''Shin Vs Neo'') |
| 696 | |
| 697 | Leader of the Dinosaur Empire and main villain of the first manga and classic anime. |
| 698 | ---- |
| 699 | * AdaptationalBadass: His ''Shin vs. Neo'' counterpart is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Shin Getter Robo after becoming a cyborg. |
| 700 | * AlasPoorVillain: He was a cruel, monstrous sort who did countless horrible things,[[spoiler: but when he finally faces his end, even Ryoma and Hayato seem to be pitying him more than hating him--not least because, having lost so many battles, failed to accomplish any of his goals, and ultimately been abandoned by the people he was trying to save, he comes across as more pathetic than terrifying. It becomes especially evident when they realize that his goal to protect his people wasn't just bluster. Not only do they try to fulfill his request for an honorable death (if only to avenge Musashi and his other victims properly), but they're outraged at the Hundred Demons Empire for killing Gore, and immediately recognize them as an even more irredeemable threat]]. |
| 701 | * AntiVillain: Original Manga version only, and ''Shin vs Neo'' to an extent--of the "well-intentioned" variety, mind. Though he wants to save his people, he has absolutely no regard for humanity and thinks nothing of killing as many people as possible to ensure their survival. |
| 702 | * BackFromTheDead: In ''Shin VS Neo''. |
| 703 | * BadassCape: Often seen wearing one. |
| 704 | * BigBad: Of the original series and the first installment of the manga. |
| 705 | * CompositeCharacter: His ''Shin vs. Neo'' counterpart borrows a lot of traits from Burai, including being resurrected as a cyborg by alien technology, large horns that grant him unique abilities, and controlling a UFO identical to Burai's. |
| 706 | * {{Cyborg}}: In ''Shin VS Neo''. |
| 707 | * DragonInChief: To Great Demon Yura in the anime. |
| 708 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: Invoked. [[spoiler:In the end he wants to die a warrior's death in a fight with Getter Robo, but is denied that chance by Demons, who shoot him in the back. Even Ryoma is pissed about it]]. |
| 709 | * EvilOverlord: More misguided than "Evil", since he does care about his own people and wants revenge on humanity for stealing the dinosaurs' land. But he still counts as this, since he wants to eradicate all of humankind. |
| 710 | * InconsistentSpelling: Is it Gore, Gor or Goru? |
| 711 | * LargeHam: Most of times he doesn't speak, he yells. |
| 712 | * ObviouslyEvil: Zigzagged. Despite his menacing appearance, [[AntiVillain he's just fighting for his own race's survival]]. |
| 713 | * NonActionBigBad: In the original series and manga. Averted in ''Shin VS Neo'', where he actually fights Shin Getter Robo personally after being resurrected and modified. |
| 714 | * UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:He gets killed by a random Hundred Demons Empire robot, right after declaring his intent to die in courageous battle with the Getter Dragon. Even Ryoma and Hayato seem to believe he deserved to go out better than he did]]. |
| 715 | * VillainBall: Often show to hold a large one. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that his extreme recklessness is a result of being so desperate to conquer the Earth before his race will be forced to return into the magma.]] |
| 716 | * WorthyOpponent: At the end, he and Getter Team become this for each other. |
| 717 | * WouldHurtAChild: The Dinosaur Empire has a pretty big bodycount, and in the manga, it explicitly includes children. |
| 718 | |
| 719 | !!Yura the Great |
| 720 | The true leader of the dinosaur empire in the anime. |
| 721 | ---- |
| 722 | * CanonForeigner: Only appeared in the first anime. |
| 723 | * GiantFootOfStomping: He ends up crushed under the foot of a gigantic apatosaurus. |
| 724 | * GreaterScopeVillain: In the first anime. |
| 725 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To Emperor Gore. |
| 726 | * ThisCannotBe: His reaction to their sudden defeat. |
| 727 | |
| 728 | !!General Bat |
| 729 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo'' manga |
| 730 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo'' 70s anime. |
| 731 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (classic anime), Tomohisa Asou (''Daikessen''), Creator/NorioWakamoto (''Shin Vs Neo'', ''Arc'') |
| 732 | |
| 733 | A high-ranking commander in the Dinosaur Empire's army. |
| 734 | ---- |
| 735 | * BizarreAlienBiology: In the classic anime, he survived being stabbed by [[TheStarscream Zanki]] thanks to having multiple hearts. |
| 736 | * DeathByAdaptation: The classic anime kills him off when he actually survived in the manga. |
| 737 | * TheDragon: The Dinosaur Empire's top military officer and Gore's right-hand man. |
| 738 | * KnowWhenToFoldThem: When facing off against the Hundred Demons Empire with only a fraction of the army remaining after Gore's disastrous raid, he makes the rather painful decision to evacuate the Earth's surface. He spends most of the journey down apologizing to Gore for abandoning him, as the alternative would likely mean the Empire's extinction. |
| 739 | * ObfuscatingDisability: [[spoiler: In episode 12 of the ''Getter Robo Arc'' anime, he joins Kamui's uprising. He reveals that he had complete awareness of his surroundings.]] |
| 740 | * WhenIWasYourAge: In his appearance in the ''Getter Robo Arc'' anime, he has become senile and rambles on and on about his days fighting against Ryoma Nagare. |
| 741 | |
| 742 | !!Empress Jatego |
| 743 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 744 | |
| 745 | The new leader of the Dinosaur Empire after Gore's demise [[spoiler:secretly manipulating Rando for her own goals]]. |
| 746 | ---- |
| 747 | * DistaffCounterpart: For Gore. |
| 748 | * EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler: Gives one to Rando.]] |
| 749 | * LargeHam: Apparently unable to not yell whenever she talks about Getter Robo. |
| 750 | * LegacyCharacter: For Gore. |
| 751 | * TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: For Rasetsu and Rando]]. |
| 752 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Towards Rando]]. |
| 753 | [[/folder]] |
| 754 | [[folder:Hundred Demon Empire]] |
| 755 | !!Emperor Burai |
| 756 | ->''Earth doesn't belong to dinosaurs. It belongs to '''demons'''!'' |
| 757 | -->''Getter Robo'' manga. |
| 758 | |
| 759 | ->'''First Appearance:''' Getter Robo manga |
| 760 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo'' anime, ''Getter Robo G'' anime and manga. |
| 761 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JojiYanami (classic anime), Creator/HisaoEgawa (''Daikessen'') |
| 762 | |
| 763 | Leader Of Hundred Demons Empire, an empire of horned demonic cyborgs. |
| 764 | ---- |
| 765 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets killed twice, both at the end of ''Getter Robo G'', and at the end of ''Shin Getter Robo'' after he's brought back from the dead, and Burai was such a despicable character that he really deserved what was coming to him, and not one person mourns for him]]. |
| 766 | * BigBad: Of ''Getter Robo G''. |
| 767 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In the ''Shin Getter'' manga, time-travelling Insects from the Getter Emperor's era found the drifting hulk of the Hundred Demon Empire vessel and restored Burai to life, in hopes that he would destroy the Getter and prevent the Getter Emperor from ever existing.]] |
| 768 | * CardCarryingVillain: Takes pride in all the evil things he does. |
| 769 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Unlike Emperor Gore, who was a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist simply looking out for his people, Burai is just a power-hungry, sadistic tyrant with zero noble intentions. |
| 770 | * EvilerThanThou: Towards Gore. |
| 771 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Burai was initially just a student coming along on an arctic exploration, who was sent into the crashed remains of an Alien ship specifically because he was expendable. The core of the ship was still active and modified him into the demonic creature we all know, and he used the repaired ship and the Arctic team to found the Hundred Demon Empire.]] |
| 772 | * HateSink: Arguably one of the most evil villains in the series, second only to Professor Lando. |
| 773 | * KickTheDog: [[spoiler:An interesting example. While Gore isn't ''entirely'' sympathetic, not counting how he just wants him and his people to be able to live on the surface again, even if he has to wage war against humanity, who he has racist views towards, and also genuinely caring for his people. Him having Gore killed when he just wanted to die honorably in battle definitely counts as this, as the Getter Team were disgusted by the cruelty of such an action even if Gore was their mortal enemy.]] |
| 774 | * PlayingBothSides: Starting an all out war between the Demon Empire, the Dinosaur Empire and the Getter Team to force Gore into making a final, desperate attack - [[XanatosGambit either the Getter Team or the Dinosaur Empire would be defeated, leaving him with only one enemy, or at least the two weakening each other.]] |
| 775 | * TheSociopath: While Gore at least cared about his people, Burai only sees those around him as pawns to benefit him. |
| 776 | * TimeTravel: [[spoiler:As confirmed in the ''Shin Getter Robo'' manga, the crashed ship that transformed Burai was part of a fleet fighting a losing battle against the Getter Emperor, something that was implied in the original chapter but not confirmed as the exact details had likely not been conceptualized.]] |
| 777 | * WouldHurtAChild: Has no problem enslaving children. |
| 778 | |
| 779 | !!Marshal Hidler |
| 780 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo'' manga |
| 781 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo G'' anime and manga. |
| 782 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (classic anime) |
| 783 | |
| 784 | The highest commander in the Hundred Demons Empire's army. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * TheDragon: He's Burai right-hand oni and usually the one leading the attacks against the Getter team. |
| 787 | * ThoseWackyNazis: And with the PunnyName to match. He's got the mustache and the name that evokes UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | [[folder:Professor Rando & Allies]] |
| 790 | !!Professor Lando |
| 791 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga. |
| 792 | ->'''Also Featured:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' anime. |
| 793 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''Go'' anime), Creator/KozoShioya (''Daikessen'') |
| 794 | |
| 795 | The main villain of the ''Getter Robo Go'' manga, a {{Mad Scientist}} with dreams of world domination. In order to do so, he convinces the world's goverments to fund the creation of a scientific laboratory at the north pole, where different scientific teams could work together for a better future; he then proceeded to turn nearly all of the greatest scientists he invited there into his cybernetic slaves. The Japanese team managed to escape, thanks to Hayato, who then, together with Doctor Tachibana, created a secret organization to thwart his plans. |
| 796 | ---- |
| 797 | * AdaptationalVillainy: His anime counterpart is actually something of a tragic figure, as he didn't start out evil and was instead driven insane by accident by one of his own experiments with brains and computers, and is arguably no longer himself anymore. His manga self has no such qualities and is instead completely evil. |
| 798 | * ArchEnemy: For Hayato, as they're both the commanders of their respective forces and . |
| 799 | * AssholeVictim:[[spoiler:He is killed near the end by Empress Jatego, and it's a well deserved fate for all the destruction he has caused]]. |
| 800 | %%* BadassCape: Probably visits the same store as Gore. |
| 801 | * BaldOfEvil: Well, balding actually, but still. |
| 802 | %%* BigBad: Of ''Getter Robo Go''. |
| 803 | * CaptainErsatz: Of [[Anime/MazingerZ Doctor Hell]]. |
| 804 | * {{Cyborg}}: He has a half-mechanical head. |
| 805 | * CyberneticsWillEatYourSoul: What he subjects other people to. |
| 806 | %%* EvilOverlord |
| 807 | * EvilerThanThou: Gets to be on the receiving end from ''Hayato'' at one point. [[spoiler:And later gets another one from the Dinosaur Empire]]. |
| 808 | * HateSink: Like Burai, Lando is an absolutely horrendous and despicable person. |
| 809 | * HerrDoktor: He is German, hence his name: ''Alrich Zu Lando''. |
| 810 | * HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler: His plan gets hijacked by the Dinosaur Empire.]] |
| 811 | * MadScientist: With an army of enslaved cyborg scientists under his command. |
| 812 | * ObviouslyEvil: The cybernetics only enhance the ominous and unhinged look he has about him perpetually. |
| 813 | * ShockAndAwe: Can generate lightning. |
| 814 | * TakeOverTheWorld: His primary motivation |
| 815 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To the Dinosaur Empire.]] |
| 816 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Once the Dinosaur Empire emerges to take centre stage as the main villains once more,]] leading to... |
| 817 | * YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:Jatego uses her powers to cause Lando's head to explode]]. |
| 818 | |
| 819 | !!Rasetsu |
| 820 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga |
| 821 | |
| 822 | Professor Rando's right hand of unknown motives and abilities. |
| 823 | ---- |
| 824 | * AdaptationalBackstoryChange: See SameCharacterButDifferent. |
| 825 | * TheDragon [[spoiler: [[DragonWithAnAgenda With An Agenda]]]]. |
| 826 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Manga only. In the anime, Rasetsu is in fact female. |
| 827 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Anime/MazingerZ Baron Asura]], they're even named after a being from Hindu Mythology (Rasetsu is the Japanese translation for the word Rakshasa). Hell, in the anime, Rasetsu has two different faces, except instead of being TwoFaced, she has a face growing out of her chest. |
| 828 | * GenderFlip: Is female in the anime, rather than being male like in the manga. |
| 829 | * SameCharacterButDifferent: In the manga, Rasetsu is an androgynous, effiminate male who is actually a [[spoiler:reptillian in disguise]]. In the anime however, Rasetsu is a female, mutated human with a demonic face that comes out her chest. |
| 830 | * LizardFolk: [[spoiler:What he is revealed to be later on in the manga.]] |
| 831 | * SissyVillain: He is very effeminate and androgynous looking. |
| 832 | !!Yasha |
| 833 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''Getter Robo Go'' manga |
| 834 | |
| 835 | The commander of the Dragon Turtle and another top ranking minion of Professor Rando. Notable for being completely different in the anime and the manga, as he's a two-headed monster in the anime, with the two heads being two different beings, and in the manga, he's a man who can turn into a monster. |
| 836 | ---- |
| 837 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: He looks like a normal, if hairy, guy in the manga, while in the anime he was a two headed monster. |
| 838 | * BadBoss: He gouges out Hellraisers eyes for failing to defeat Getter Robo and then has him wired into his own mecha, Giga, as punishment. |
| 839 | * BodyHorror: In the anime, at least. He's actually two different beings who share one body, and aside from his heads, there's nothing even remotely human about him. |
| 840 | [[/folder]] |
| 841 | |
| 842 | [[folder:Oni]] |
| 843 | !!Seimei |
| 844 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''New Getter Robo'' |
| 845 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/KimStrauss (English) |
| 846 | |
| 847 | Powerful wizard who rules his own dimension and commands the Oni. He kidnaps Getter Robo and it's pilots to provide him a challenge. |
| 848 | ---- |
| 849 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: He ''looks'' human, and his contemptuous dismissal of his lackeys as mere Oni and puppets would seem to imply that he is not an Oni himself, yet his seemingly mystical abilities [[spoiler: as well as a monstrous OneWingedAngel form]] make it very clear that he is far from a normal person. |
| 850 | * BloodKnight: Deliberately waits for Ryoma and the Getter to reunite so that he can have a satisfying challenge. |
| 851 | * CardCarryingVillain: The Oni are mindless beasts, the Oni Gods want to [[spoiler:save the world from Getter Rays]]... Seimei's just evil. |
| 852 | * CurbStompBattle: In his final fight he utterly smashes Getter [[spoiler: at least until Ryoma gets back, at which point the roles are reversed]]. |
| 853 | * {{Expy}}: Of Abe no Seimei, half-legendary historical figure. |
| 854 | * LargeHam: Once he gets his OneWingedAngel form, he makes [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio]] look subtle. |
| 855 | * OurMonstersAreWeird: His monster form is just bizarre. |
| 856 | * TheManBehindTheMan: For the Oni. |
| 857 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: twice]] |
| 858 | * VainSorceress: Gender-flipped example. He declares his intent to get revenge on the Getter Team (and Ryoma specifically) for wrecking his body. |
| 859 | * WhyDontYaJustShootHim: ''...Because it would be boring'', or so he tells one of his right-hand women (who are Oni) when she counsels him to destroy Ryoma and the rest of the Getter Team before they can find one another. |
| 860 | |
| 861 | !!Four Oni Gods |
| 862 | ->'''First Appearance:''' ''New Getter Robo'' |
| 863 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/TesshoGenda (Tomo-Ten), Creator/BanjoGinga (Jikoku-Ten), Creator/YusakuYara (Zojo-Ten), Creator/DaisukeGori (Komoku-Ten) |
| 864 | ->'''Voiced in English by''': [[Creator/JamiesonPrice Taylor Henry]] (Tomo-Ten), [[Creator/BeauBillingslea John Daniels]] (Jikoku-Ten), [[Creator/PaulStPeter Francis C. Cole]] (Zojo-Ten), [[Creator/RichardEpcar Richard George]] (Komoku-Ten) |
| 865 | |
| 866 | Four godlike beings that appears at the end of New Getter Robo, real masterminds behind the Oni and Semei. |
| 867 | ---- |
| 868 | * AGodAmI: Or so they declare themselves to be, at least in comparison to the human protagonists. The Getter Team are not impressed, and the next-episode preview narration lampshades the arrogance of the claim. [[spoiler: They ''are'' powerful, however they pale in comparison to the Getter that rules over the ''New'' universe: Kyodai Dragon.]] |
| 869 | * ChestBlaster: Virudhaka. |
| 870 | * CoolSword: Virudhaka's. |
| 871 | * {{Expy}}: Of four gods from another Ishikawa's manga, ''Kyomu Senki Miroku''. |
| 872 | * FinalBossNewDimension: The final fight against them takes place in a dimension filled with Getter Energy that's all but outright stated to be [[spoiler: the far, ''far'' distant future, after every other living thing in that universe has been incorporated into the Getter.]] |
| 873 | * TheManBehindTheMan: For Seimei. |
| 874 | * MegaManning: Virudhaka (red head) creates a drill with his arm to block Hayato's. |
| 875 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: It seems that as long as at least one of them survives, the rest can revive. |
| 876 | * TheStoic: Vaisravana (gold) and even more Virudhaka. |
| 877 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Will stop at nothing to destroy the threat of Getter Energy. They would probably get along with the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Anti-Spirals]]. |
| 878 | [[/folder]] |
| 879 | [[folder:Invaders]] |
| 880 | !!Mr. Cohen and Mr. Stinger |
| 881 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Majuu Sensen, Getter Robo Armageddon |
| 882 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/IkuyaSawaki (Cohen, ''Majuu Sensen''), Creator/DaisukeGori (Cohen, ''Armageddon''), Creator/KentaMiyake (Cohen, ''Armageddon'' in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''), Creator/BanjoGinga (Stinger, ''Majuu Sensen''), Creator/MasashiHirose (Stinger, ''Armageddon'') |
| 883 | * AdaptationalBadass: While both Cohen and Stinger already had supernatural abilities in ''Majuu Sensen'', Cohen having the ability to reproduce henchmen from his own body, and Stinger having a body made of iron/stone, they are given more dangerous, god-like abilities in ''Armageddon'', being able to transform into planet-sized beings and to destroy planets with minimal effort. |
| 884 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: Cohen originally had white hair in ''Majuu Sensen'', before it was changed to blonde in ''Armageddon'', and then changed back to white in ''Arc''. And Stinger originally had normal Beige skin in ''Majuu Sensen'', before being changed to blue in ''Armageddon'', and then changed back to Beige, with his hair also being changed to blonde, in ''Arc''. |
| 885 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Implied, but left ambiguous. In the anime adaptation of ''Arc'', they are part of Ron Schweitzer's group, suggesting that they are now good guys, though because their appearances are merely small cameos, we know very little about their versions seen there. |
| 886 | * AdaptationalJerkass: While Stinger was definitely not a good guy in ''Majuu Sensen'', being more than happy to take part in the atrocities committed by Genzo and his group, he was at-least more AffablyEvil and believed that he was taking part in a cause to help evolve humanity as part of god's will. In ''Armageddon'', however, Stinger is noticeably much more gleeful and cruel, giggling and laughing, while he and stinger are either trying to convert any life form they meet into becoming Invaders like them, or committing mass genocide towards those who refuse. |
| 887 | * AdaptationalNameChange: In ''Majuu Sensen'', Cohen was originally named Dr. Shaft, and Stinger was called Dr. Valvia. |
| 888 | * AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Averted with Cohen, whose personality in ''Armageddon'' is exactly the same as that in ''Majuu Sensen''. Stinger, however, plays this trope straight, where he is given a [[PracticallyJoker Joker-eque]], PsychopathicManchild personality in ''Armageddon'', who constantly giggles with a creepy constant grin to boot, unlike in ''Majuu Sensen'', where he originally had a more calm, AffablyEvil personality who rarely, if ever even cracked a smile or laughed at all. |
| 889 | * AdaptationalWimp: |
| 890 | ** Subverted. Mr. Cohen doesn't have the power to produce his "sons" from his own body like he did as Dr. Shaft in ''Majuu Sensen'', but he now has all sorts of other powers related to the Invaders. |
| 891 | ** Though their appearances in the anime adaptation of ''Arc'' are just a one second cameo, it's made very clear that they don't have supernatural, god-like abilities like they did in ''Majuu Sensen'' or ''Armageddon'' and are now just harmless human scientists. They are also KilledOffscreen by Kamui and his group. |
| 892 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Stinger has blue skin for some reason. |
| 893 | ** In ''Majuu Sensen'', it is suggested that Stinger's body is made of either steel or rock, as a result of self-experimentation. |
| 894 | * BodyHorror: Because Cohen and Stinger are controlled by the Invaders, they have the ability to puke out alien slime, and then there is their giant monster form in the final episode. |
| 895 | ** In ''Majuu Sensen'' Cohen, or Dr. Shaft as he is called in that series, has the ability to reproduce children from his own body. |
| 896 | * BreathWeapon: The third episode has Cohen puking Invader slime. |
| 897 | * BigBadDuumvirate : Of ''Armageddon''. |
| 898 | * TheCameo: They appear in the final episode of the anime adaptation of ''Arc'' as part of [[spoiler: the group of humans in the Dinosaur Empire that Kamui rounds up to be executed by firing squad.]] |
| 899 | * CanonImmigrant: Cohen and Stinger both originally appeared in another series by Creator/KenIshikawa called ''Majuu Sensen'', where they also went by different names (see above). |
| 900 | * CheshireCatGrin: Stinger, who is always seen with a creepy grin. |
| 901 | * DeathOfPersonality: Though they continue talking as if nothing has changed, once they go full Invader Cohen and Stinger speak as if they're ''not'' human and never have been. This is partially to provide some view on the Invaders' perspective on things and partially to show that the original Cohen and Stinger have been completely subsumed into the Invaders and no longer view themselves as "human". |
| 902 | * DragonAscendant: In ''Majuu Sensen'', Cohen and Stinger were scientists who worked for Genzo Kuruma (though Cohen was a DragonWithAnAgenda). In ''Armageddon'', they both serve as the series BigBad, while using Dr. Saotome as a puppet for their goals of converting humanity into becoming Invaders. |
| 903 | * EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Their final form, a massive combination of them and seemingly endless Invaders capable of using Jupiter's moons as a focus for one hell of a WaveMotionGun]]. |
| 904 | * {{Evil Counterpart}}s: When piloting Metal Beast Getter G, Cohen is the counterpart to Benkei and Stinger is the counterpart to Hayato. |
| 905 | * EvilOldFolks: Both are elderly men, nearing their 70s, and are also incredibly evil. |
| 906 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Cohen has a very deep voice. |
| 907 | ** Stinger also had this in ''Majuu Sensen'', as opposed to the more high-pitched voice given to him in ''Armageddon''. |
| 908 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: In ''Majuu Sensen'', they are both scientists that are part of Genzo Kuruma's team, who seek to evolve humanity by turning them into half human/half animal hybrids, known as ''Majuu''. This is carried over in ''Armageddon'', where they chose to become part of the Invader species and want to convert humans and all organic life into becoming part of the same species too, for the sake of ''evolution''. |
| 909 | * FaceMonsterTurn: Though it's ambiguous if they could ever be considered "faces", Cohen and Stinger become ''worse'' once they fully succumb to invader infection. |
| 910 | * FauxAffablyEvil: They are, if anything, both well-mannered and polite. They are also genocidal aliens who will convert or kill any life-form they come across. |
| 911 | * {{Gonk}}: Cohen's plain, thuggish, and even weird looking, but Stinger looks outright inhuman. |
| 912 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Inverted. Cohen has blonde hair and an incredibly cruel streak. Also Stinger, who is given blonde hair in ''Arc''. |
| 913 | * HumanoidAbomination: They look basically human, but any humanity they once had is long gone; they're little more than meat puppets for the Invaders, and they're occasionally seen melting down into a mess of eyes and teeth. |
| 914 | * MookMaker: The third episode has Cohen puking Invader slime and in the finale a whole armada of EliteMooks come from him. |
| 915 | ** In his original appearance in ''Majuu Sensen'', he has the ability to spawn henchmen, which he calls his "children", from his own body, as already mentioned above on BodyHorror. |
| 916 | * MythologyGag: Their obsession with evolution is a call back towards their original incarnations, Dr. Shaft and Dr. Valvia. |
| 917 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Being TheManBehindTheMan aside, they play second fiddle to Saotome most of the time in ''Armageddon''...Then they begin hurling moons, planets, black holes and eventually an Invader Dimension at Earth and all in the final two episodes! |
| 918 | %%* NotSoStoic: Cohen. |
| 919 | * ObviouslyEvil: Everything ''about'' them seems dubious, not least the fact that Stinger seems to have stone-like skin. |
| 920 | * OneWingedAngel: Their ultimate form, sometimes nicknamed the "Invader King" or "King of Invaders" by fans. |
| 921 | * TheOtherDarrin: Cohen and Stinger were both originally voiced by Ikuya Sawaki and Creator/BanjoGinga in ''Majuu Sensen'', before later being voiced by Creator/DaisukeGori and Creator/MasashiHirose in ''Armageddon''. |
| 922 | ** Cohen is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake for his appearance in ''Saisei-Hen'', since Gouri died before the game was made. |
| 923 | * PerpetualSmiler: Both of then rarely make any other expression other then a PsychoticSmirk. |
| 924 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: Both Stinger and Cohen use the designs of Dr. Barbia and Dr. Shaft from ''Majuu Sensen'', but it's clear that neither of them are the same characters as their counterparts from that manga. |
| 925 | * ScaryBlackMan: It isn't being angry that makes Cohen scary. Aside from hosting Invaders it is his entire mannerisms that make him scary. Even more-so in ''Majuu Sensen'', where he has the ability to reproduce kids from his own body. |
| 926 | * SinisterShades: Mr. Cohen wears a pair of Pince-nez sunglasses to reflect his evil nature.. |
| 927 | * TheManBehindTheMan: The ones that most likely infected Saotome and Michiru. |
| 928 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: No one ever takes any notice of Stinger's blue skin and polygonal face or Cohen's gigantic size and blond hair. |
| 929 | %%* VillainTeamUp: In ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Z}}2: Saisei-Hen'', the Anti-Spirals cooperate with the Invaders because the Invaders use Getter Rays incorrectly. Rather than simply inundating themselves in the Getter and allowing evolution to take its course, they forcibly "evolve" themselves. To the Anti-Spirals, the Invaders are not "evolving" so much as they are simply growing bigger and more primal. After all, Stinger and Cohen are the only examples of sapient Invaders after [[spoiler: Saotome]] kicked the bucket.\ |
| 930 | "Correct" evolution is meant to be a slow process that increases not power and size (like in the case of Invaders), but all the attributes of a living thing. The Invaders do not contribute to Spiral Nemesis because they have no souls and therefore their rapid evolution does not increase entropy as much as a Spiral's would.\ |
| 931 | Anti-Spiral himself states that regardless of how much the Invaders evolve, they are mindless beasts and therefore can be easily dealt with at the moment of his choosing. |
| 932 | [[/folder]] |
| 933 | [[folder:Andromeda Empire]] |
| 934 | !!Great Queen Meldosa |
| 935 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Arc |
| 936 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RomiPark |
| 937 | |
| 938 | The leader of the Andromeda Empire. |
| 939 | ---- |
| 940 | !!Koumei |
| 941 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Arc |
| 942 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakayaHashi |
| 943 | |
| 944 | A commander in the Andromeda Empire's army. |
| 945 | ---- |
| 946 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named after the famous strategist in ''UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu'', Zhuge Liang (Koumei being the Japanese name of his stylename Kongming). |
| 947 | |
| 948 | !!Carter [=McDonald=] |
| 949 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Arc |
| 950 | ->'''Voiced by''': Creator/FumihikoTachiki (Japanese), Creator/JohnSwasey (English) |
| 951 | |
| 952 | An Earthling who joined the Andromeda Empire. He turns out to be a survivor of the Hundred Demons Empire and wants to avenge Emperor Burai. |
| 953 | ---- |
| 954 | * LastStand: [[spoiler:In the Getter Robo Arc anime, he pilots Uzahra with the remnants of the Hundred Demons Empire in his last fight against the Getter Robo Arc.]] |
| 955 | * {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation. |
| 956 | [[/folder]] |
| 957 | [[folder:Professor Jacov]] |
| 958 | !!Professor Jacov |
| 959 | ->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Hien: The Earth Suicide. |
| 960 | Originally a professor that was developing plants to cure people, Jacov came up with the idea to use them to wipe out humans, and created the monsters Plant Beast to achieve his goal. |
| 961 | ---- |
| 962 | * AndIMustScream: The results of being devoured by his Plant Beast. |
| 963 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: When the Getter Team confronts him and calls Jim out for killing people they cared about, Jacov was confused about who they are referring to since he has quite a lot of victims. |
| 964 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: Used his knowledge about plants to develop the dangerous Plant Beasts. |
| 965 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: He created the Plant Beasts to achieve his goal in destroying humanity, [[spoiler: and he ultimately ended up getting killed by a Plant Beast]]. |
| 966 | * KarmicDeath: He uses Plant Beasts to kill and devour a lot of people and [[spoiler: he ended up getting devoured by a Plant Beast controlled by his son, can't be more karmic than that]]. |
| 967 | * KillAllHumans: His goal. |
| 968 | * MadScientist: He wanted to use Plant Beasts to destroy humanity. |
| 969 | * MisanthropeSupreme: He desired to destroy humanity and saw them as worthless. |
| 970 | [[/folder]] |
| 971 | !The Getter's True Form |
| 972 | [[folder: The Getter '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 973 | !!The Getter |
| 974 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/getter_robo_bible_005_emperor_8.png]] |
| 975 | [[caption-width-right:350:The final evolution of the Getter: ''Getter Emperor'']] |
| 976 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Entire series'' |
| 977 | |
| 978 | The Getter Rays themselves are all but outright stated to collectively be an enormous, reality-spanning EldritchAbomination seeking either a race that can properly master its use, or a race that it can eventually overtake to create universe-devouring death knights such as its ultimate embodiment seen in ''Armageddon'', the Getter Emperor. For this reason it can be seen as the true BigBad of the entire franchise, even if it's not evil so much as it has a severe case of BlueAndOrangeMorality. |
| 979 | ---- |
| 980 | * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: While the Getter Rays themselves cannot normally communicate directly with humans owing to their nature, places with exceptionally high Getter Ray levels can allow the ghosts of those that have been absorbed into the rays to manifest and [[MouthOfSauron deliver messages or warnings on behalf of the Getter]], as demonstrated in the ''Go'' and ''Shin'' manga and the ''Arc'' and ''New'' animes. |
| 981 | ** At one point, Shin Getter speaks to Go in a dream, appearing as a huge, Getter-silhouetted CelestialBody with slightly human features. |
| 982 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed, as the Getter Rays function on BlueAndOrangeMorality, but they are portrayed much more villainously in ''Darkness'' than in any other incarnation of the franchise, to the point that the Getter Robo of that series runs on '''Anti'''-Getter Rays. |
| 983 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: More like Robotic Personification, but each Getter Machine acts as this to the Getter in one way or another. It's most obvious with the Shin Getter and the Getter Emperor. The Getter Rays themselves are the very incarnation of life and evolution, though it's decidedly not an anthropomorphic entity in any way. |
| 984 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In the ''Shin'' and ''Go'' portions of the manga canon, which were written by Ishikawa himself, this is what happens to those who are absorbed into the Getter Rays. In ''Shin'' this is implied to be the end goal of the Getter Rays themselves. |
| 985 | --> '''Dr. Saotome:''' Again, all will take on one form... And take one great leap hereafter... |
| 986 | * TheAssimilator: Any Getter machine that absorbs enough Getter Rays becomes this, with a BadFuture seen by Ryoma in ''Shin'' and ''New'' having all of humanity being fused to Getter machines and the Shin Getter Robo in ''Go'' by absorbing matter just by touching it. The Getter Emperor is formed by the Shin Getter Robo merging with Mars (presumably) and capable of absorbing the entire universe and potentially even the multiverse if left alone. |
| 987 | * AxCrazy: Judging by how it acts through the Shin Getter and ESPECIALLY when it takes over Ryoma, it is most certainly this. |
| 988 | * BenevolentAbomination: Despite their [[BlueAndOrangeMorality incomprehensible values]] and [[MysteriousBacker inscrutable motives]], the Getter Rays ''are'' on humanity's side and seem to be committed to ensuring our survival and further evolution... Except we see several [[BadFuture bad futures]] that show that [[DeconstructedTrope this may not be a good thing,]] and even the people the Getter seems to favor most have expressed belief that it could eventually destroy humanity. |
| 989 | * BigBad: Pretty much the whole reason most of the other villains are doing what they're doing is to stop the Getter from growing too strong and destroying them. Some villains have even been created or enabled by the Getter Rays such as the Invaders or Professor Jacov. |
| 990 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: Owing to it being a very good example of an EldritchAbomination, despite all the terrible things it does it can't really be considered 'evil' by our definition. It simply does what's natural to it, evolving as much as it can and devouring whatever doesn't make the cut. Really, it makes sense considering that it's the embodiment of evolution and life; that's much like how it goes in real life. ''New'' suggests that this is due to the robot running wild, as that version of Ryoma is informed by an unknown voice that the [[https://getterrobo.fandom.com/wiki/Getter_Emperor_(Manga)/New Kyodai Dragon]] is only "one of the shapes that the Getter can lead to." |
| 991 | ** The Getter is invested in the future of humanity, yet at the same time many human civilians have died due to being caught up in its attacks. When Go calls it out on this, it simply assures him that all of them returned to where they came from, suggesting that as a SentientCosmicForce that goes beyond life and death it has a very different outlook on both. |
| 992 | * ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:One of versions of the Getter Emperor that appears in ''Devolution'' is incomplete, only being formed from the Getter Emperor Eagle Machine. It’s still powerful enough to destroy an entire planet if given a chance.]] |
| 993 | ** [[spoiler:The other version of said mech that appears in ''Devolution'' (i.e. the protagonists' own getter) also falls into this trope as it is a fragment of the Getter emperor that has been broken off and shrunk down to a more manageable size.]] |
| 994 | * CreepyGood: [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Though 'good' is probably too strong a word,]] the Getter ''is'' firmly on humanity's side, or at the very least is committed to protecting us on the path to evolution's pinnacle. It just also happens to be an absolutely terrifying cosmic horror that can (and has, or will) drive people insane or assimilate them, and destroy entire races and worlds. |
| 995 | * {{Deconstruction}}: The Getter itself is this towards the concept of SerialEscalation, as it is revealed that the reason ''why'' the Getter Machines keep getting more and more powerful is that they're essentially vessels for an EldritchAbomination that's also a SentientCosmicForce. |
| 996 | * DemonicPossession: The Shin Getter has such a high Getter Ray storage capacity that it's practically alive, hence its crazy eyes and mannerisms when piloted. It does this to pilots as well, most notably Ryoma in New Getter Robo at the end of the series. |
| 997 | ** It can also animate the discarded husks of the prototype Getter machines, as seen in ''Shin'' and ''New.'' |
| 998 | * TheDreaded: To the Dinosaur Empire, who proclaim that as long as Getter Robo exists they have no future... and also to the ''universe as a whole'' after the Emperor's awakening. |
| 999 | * EldritchAbomination: The biggest and baddest one in the franchise, responsible for the creation of all other abominations such as the Invaders, the initial form of the Shin Dragon in ''Armageddon'' and the Emperor. |
| 1000 | * EmeraldPower: Obviously, since it ''is'' Getter Energy. |
| 1001 | * EvilVersusOblivion: Most of the other villains in the franchise are the evil versus the Getter's oblivion. |
| 1002 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Though it itself doesn't usually take the villain reins directly in most series, with the other villainous factions acting to move the plot against the Getter Team. |
| 1003 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: The track record of people that catch a glimpse of the Getter's true nature and manage to emerge mentally stable from the experience is, frankly, not all that great. At best, they tend to become convinced that the Getter is dangerous and should be destroyed, like Go and Ryoma. At worst, they undergo SanitySlippage like Gai or even become brain dead like poor Kei. |
| 1004 | * HopelessBossFight: The conflict we see in the future between the Getter Emperor fleet and the Andromeda Empire is presented like this. The 'battle' amounts to Getter Emperor slowly approaching their planet to consume it while they desperately throw everything they have at it-- and Emperor [[NoSell No Sells]] ''all'' of it. It's ''such'' a one sided and hopeless fight that the only chance the Andromeda have is to try wiping out Getter Robo in the past. |
| 1005 | * KryptoniteFactor: To the Dinosaur Empire, weakening them in much the same way that regular radiation does regular humans, hence why they were forced underground when the Getter Rays first started showering the planet's surface. Several Saurian schemes in the original manga involve terraforming the planet to make it habitable for their people once again. Of course, this weakness to Getter Rays is also what makes the Getter Robo [[WeaponOfXSlaying the ideal weapon]] to push back against their invasion. |
| 1006 | * MechanicalAbomination: Due to manifesting through machines most of the time. |
| 1007 | * MysteriousBacker: The reason Dr. Saotome and the heroes are able to do much of anything. |
| 1008 | * OmnicidalManiac: Ironically enough given that it's life itself, if allowed to progress uncontrolled it will devour the entire universe as the Getter Emperor and likely go on to destroy other universes in the Getter multiverse as well. |
| 1009 | ** Key word is "uncontrolled" as ''New'' and ''Arc'' imply that the key to preventing the Emperor's rampage is taking down any out of control Getter Robos before they get too powerful. |
| 1010 | * OneWingedAngel: The Getter Emperor is the ultimate form of this to all the other Getter Machines, and the closest the Getter entity itself gets to a 'true form', physically speaking. The Emperor itself does this through its own evolution, going from the size of a planet to an abomination the size of a galaxy that can kill the God of the universe in a single punch. |
| 1011 | * SeekingUltimateStrength: The true nature of [[spoiler:Getter Rays is revealed to be a SentientCosmicForce, manifesting as Getter Emperor in the BadFuture]], turning into a serial PlanetEater who is motivated by its growth and further evolution while assisting its race of preference, than by any malice. |
| 1012 | * SelfConstructedBeing: In ''Devolution'' the {{Precursors}} that became the Getter Rays created a universe-wide network made of stars to create a body to carry out their will, which called itself the Will of the Universe. |
| 1013 | * SentientCosmicForce: The fact that the MacGuffin energy source that powers the main cast's strongest asset is both sentient and unwittingly evil is a major plot twist in the franchise as a whole. |
| 1014 | * WalkingSpoiler: For a certain value of "walking", but even discussing the Getter's potential character attributes without spoiling nearly everything about the central conflict of the franchise's meta-narrative is the next thing to impossible. |
| 1015 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Though they explicitly do ''not'' hold any malice towards other races, the Getter Rays favour humanity specifically to the point that the future Colonel Musashi believes that the Getter chose mankind to rule the universe, even if it means the destruction of countless other worlds and species. Kamui calls this out in the ''Arc'' anime, pointing out that their lives should be of equal value yet the Getter seems perfectly okay with letting Saurians go extinct. |
| 1016 | --> '''Kamui:''' Favoring one race and leaving the other to die... is an atrocity that must be stopped! |
| 1017 | ** Somewhat zigzagged with the Dinosaur Empire. On the one hand, exposure to Getter Energy is crippling if not downright fatal to Saurians, which is what drove them beneath ground to begin with. On the other hand, they don't seem to have a problem [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence accepting Emperor Gore's spirit into themselves,]] and Kamui himself is one of the Chosen Children of Getter despite being half-Saurian. |
| 1018 | [[/folder]] |
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