| 1 | The vast array of characters from ''Anime/ShinMazinger''. For their [[Anime/MazingerZ original series counterparts]], [[Characters/MazingerZ click here]]. |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | [[folder:The Kabuto Family]] |
| 7 | !Kouji Kabuto |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koujishin.png]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiAkabane (JPN), HĂ©ctor Rocha (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 12 | |
| 13 | * TheAce: From the perspective of every other HumongousMecha pilot in the series, Kouji is the top dog. |
| 14 | * TheHero: As is standard for ''Mazinger''. |
| 15 | * HotBlooded: It's ''Kouji Kabuto'', what did you expect? |
| 16 | * HotbloodedSideburns: [[Creator/GoNagai This is based off of a Go Nagai series]], the sideburns come with the territory. |
| 17 | * IdiotHero: Par for the course with Kouji. |
| 18 | * PrettyBoy: Spiky hair with sideburns? Check. An androgynous face with eyelashes? Check. |
| 19 | * SupremeChef: Does the cooking at his house and is a pretty good one too. |
| 20 | !Shiro Kabuto |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiroshin.png]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/AyumiFujimura (JPN), Jahel Morga (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 25 | |
| 26 | * PuppyLove: With Lorelei. |
| 27 | * {{Robosexual}}: [[spoiler:Lorelei was a RobotGirl.]] |
| 28 | * StarCrossedLovers: With Lorelei, a MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter [[spoiler:RobotGirl]]. [[TearJerker It ends up in tears.]] |
| 29 | * WiseBeyondHisYears: He's pretty introspective for a kid his age. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | !Juzo Kabuto |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/juuzoshin.png]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | !!!Voiced by: Yasuaki Suzuki (JPN), Jesse Conde (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 36 | |
| 37 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:As the AI built into God Scrander and the Pilder.]] |
| 38 | * CoolOldGuy: The ''Shin Mazinger'' version of Dr. Kabuto is one of the most utterly entertaining in the franchise. |
| 39 | * CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler: He created an ''AI Backup'' of himself in the God Scrander just in case he died.]] |
| 40 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the original manga and first anime he died shortly after revealing Mazinger Z to Kouji, but here he doesn't bite it until after several episodes. |
| 41 | * MadScientist: While he's far more moral than some incarnations of Juzo, he's still a batshit crazy scientist who created Mazinger. |
| 42 | * MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He dies in the sixth episode. Through his AI clone, it doesn't stick.]] |
| 43 | |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:The Photonic Power Laboratory]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | !Professor Yanosuke Yumi |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yanosukeshin.jpg]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | !!!Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 53 | |
| 54 | * TheProfessor: A far more kind person than Juzo, and competent enough to create Aphrodite A and Venus A from Juzo's notes. |
| 55 | * TechnicalPacifist: He doesn't ''want'' to use Photon Power or Super Alloy Z to violent ends. But if it means stopping men like Dr. Hell from twisting and perverting the technology he ''will.'' |
| 56 | |
| 57 | !Sayaka Yumi |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayakashin.png]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | !!!Voiced by: Youko Honda |
| 62 | |
| 63 | * ActionGirl: She's just as much of a pilot as Kouji, operating the Aphrodite A and later the Venus A. |
| 64 | * HimeCut: She still sports her signature haircut from all across the franchise. |
| 65 | * {{Tsundere}}: As with Kouji, par for the course. However, she's far toned down from her original anime incarnation, now taking more cues from the original manga. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | !The Three Professors |
| 68 | !!!Voiced by: Kiyohito Yoshikai (Sewashi), Hideki Nakanishi (Morimori), Hiroaki Ishikawa (Nossori) (JPN); Gerardo Alonso, Daniel Lacy and José Camacho (Sewashi, Morimori and Nossori, Latin-American Spanish) |
| 69 | |
| 70 | * [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Guys]]: As per usual with them. |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[/folder]] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[folder:The Kurogane House]] |
| 75 | !In general |
| 76 | * AdaptationalBadass: They all had a degree of skills in their debut but ''Shin Mazinger'' either boosts their skills to almost superhuman levels or gives them new abilities and attributes. Tsubasa is a scientist, Cross is a cyborg made of Super Alloy Z rather than just being a large thug, Yasu can fight well on his own, Sensei's sword skills and Django's marksmanship are better defined while Kikunosuke has superhuman speed where she is considered the strongest of the Kurogane Five. |
| 77 | * AdaptationalHeroism: With the exception of Kikunosuke, all of them were villains in their original appearance. Tsubasa Nishikori was already a violent criminal in ''Guerilla High'', and was portrayed as a heartless Yakuza in ''Manga/ViolenceJack'', with Cross being her subordinate, and Yasu being another Yakuza, Sensei was an accomplice of the Slum King, while Django was a nameless baddie and another associate of the Slum King. Here, they're all portrayed as genuinely good people instead. |
| 78 | * BadassCrew: All of them are ''very'' badass, and more than a match for Dr. Hell and his Mechanical Beasts thanks to their skills, strength, and weaponry. |
| 79 | * [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Eared Lawyers]]: They're all an eccentric, colorful group of characters, as Sensei is a chef that's almost completely mute who takes the waste of food so seriously that he'll actually try to attack people who do it, Yasu is a perverted, mischievous bath attendant, Django dresses like a bandito from the wild west and constantly hums to himself, Cross is an intimidating looking giant of a man with a heart of gold, and Kikunosuke is a laid back elderly woman found irresistible by men her age, but they're all very good at their jobs, not to mention incredibly powerful combatants. |
| 80 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: All of them, with the exception of Kikunosuke, use designs from Manga/ViolenceJack, while Kikunosuke is based off of the elderly innkeeper from the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from ''Abashiri Family''. |
| 81 | !Tsubasa Nishikiori |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsubasa_3.jpg]] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | !!!Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijo (JPN), Yolanda Vidal (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 86 | * AMotherToHerMen: She genuinely cares for the Kurogane 5 and values their lives. [[spoiler:To the point where she disabled Yasu the Weasel's bomb so that he couldn't self-destruct again after she rescued his life after he used his photon energy bomb in an unsuccesful attempt to destroy Garadoubla [=MK01=].]] |
| 87 | * ActionGirl: Although she doesn't fight that much, the fact that Dr. Hell's forces exercise caution around her and consider her a high priority target makes it a very clear how much of a badass she is. |
| 88 | * AdaptationalBadass: PlayedWith. While she was already an ActionGirl in ''Guerilla High'', her appearance here is based off of her appearance in ''Manga/ViolenceJack'', where she hardly did any fighting and was more of a leader. Here, she's more than willing to get her hands dirty when push comes to shove. |
| 89 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: See the weapons that the Kurogane Five use? It's all but stated that she was responsible for inventing them, and she also rescued them all and cybernetically enhanced them. Meanwhile, in ''Guerilla High'', she showed no signs of being particularly intelligent aside from being sneaky and crafty, yet still being capable of overwhelmed. |
| 90 | * AdaptationalHeroism: She was a violent criminal in ''Guerilla High'' and a heartless Yakuza in ''Manga/ViolenceJack'', but she's portrayed as a decent woman in here. |
| 91 | %%* CrazyPrepared |
| 92 | * FaceOfAThug: Downplayed. She has a mean look in her face, but is otherwise a normal looking woman, and is, of course, one of the heroes. |
| 93 | * LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:She is Kouji's mother.]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | !Sensei/Master/Sir |
| 96 | |
| 97 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sensei_8.jpg]] |
| 98 | * AdaptationalBadass: He got killed effortlessly by Jack in Manga/ViolenceJack to show off how powerful the eponymous hero was, yet here, he's a swordsman whose a master of his craft. |
| 99 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He was an associate of the Slum King in Manga/ViolenceJack, and thus was just as bad as that guy was, but he's a force of good here. |
| 100 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: When he first debuted in Manga/ViolenceJack, he actually spoke, and he was a villain in that series, unlike here, where he never once utters a single word and is one of the heroes. |
| 101 | * AdaptationalSeriousness: Sensei was a skilled but arrogant swordsman in Manga/ViolenceJack who liked to verbally threaten and belittle his opponents. Sensei here is a quiet man who lets his skills do the talking instead. |
| 102 | * BerserkButton: Whatever you do. Do ''not'' waste the food he prepared for you right in front of him. His reaction is so bad that he's willing to physically attack whoever does it. |
| 103 | * ChefOfIron: He's the cook for the Kurogane House, and an incredibly skilled swordsman who uses his mastery of the blade to prepare dishes for its guests. |
| 104 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: No name is ever given to him. Just "Sensei, Master or Sir." |
| 105 | %%* TheHero: In [[FiveManBand the Kurogane Five]]. |
| 106 | * HiddenDepths: Knows how to pilot the Pilder. |
| 107 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Justified. The Katana he wields is actually made from Super Alloy Z, meaning that not only is it extremely durable, but can cut through things no ordinary katana could on top of Sensei being an incredibly skilled swordsman who knows what he's doing. On the other hand, he will take a gun and rocket launcher if he is offered. |
| 108 | * MythologyGag: He carries over his status as a cook and a swordsman from his appearance in Manga/ViolenceJack. |
| 109 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He is the strong and silent type that always keeps calm in battle but when the Gamia Q androids wasted the food he prepared, he had to be physically restrained to stop him from slicing them apart. |
| 110 | * PersonalityPowers: He's a very good cook, specializing in traditional Japanese dishes, so naturally, he's just as stellar of a cook as he is a swordsman, and even uses his [[MundaneUtility swordsmanship when preparing dishes]]. |
| 111 | * TheQuietOne: Barely ever speaks. |
| 112 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Wears a long red scarf when he is ready to fight. |
| 113 | * SuddenlySpeaking: In the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games only however. |
| 114 | * SupremeChef: He's the cook of the Kurogane House, and is ''very'' good at his job. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | !Yasu |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yasu.jpg]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | !!!Voiced by: Masayuki Kato (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 121 | |
| 122 | * ActionBomb: Pretty much his secret weapon. |
| 123 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He was a member of the Heretics, in Manga/ViolenceJack, who are a group of Yakuza who were so awful thanks to their violation of their code-of-honor that they were essentially kicked out and went to Kanto instead to continue their business, but here, he's a mischievous and mildly perverted guy with a good heart that's as heroic as the rest of his companions. |
| 124 | * CheshireCatGrin: His standard expression, befitting of his goofy and lightly perverted personality. |
| 125 | * CoolBigBro: Befriends Shiro and makes the effort to make him feel welcome at the Kurogane House. When he [[spoiler:seemingly dies, Koji states that Shiro took it the worst when he found out Yasu was one of the casualties]]. |
| 126 | * CovertPervert: He doesn't let it show on occasion, but he once joked about bathing with [[KillerRobot Gamia Q3.]] |
| 127 | * DemolitionsExpert: His specialty. Aside from having a bomb inside of him, he's quite handy with explosives. |
| 128 | %%* TheLancer: To Sensei. |
| 129 | * PluckyComicRelief: He's far less serious than the other members of the Kurogane 5, as he's prone to cracking jokes and getting into trouble, as well as jokingly chastising Cross for not letting him show off when the two were sent to rescue Kouji. |
| 130 | * RedBaron: "Yasu the Weasel". |
| 131 | * WhyAmITicking: Averted; he knows he has a bomb in his stomach. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | !Cross |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cross_8.jpg]] |
| 136 | |
| 137 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/TesshoGenda (JPN), José Alfredo Camacho (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 138 | |
| 139 | * AdaptationalSpeciesChange: He was a normal human in Manga/ViolenceJack, but here he's a cyborg. |
| 140 | * ActorAllusion: He's similar to the T-800 from Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay, who Creator/TesshoGenda voiced in the Japanese dub-over, as like the android, he's a huge, tough-looking guy with super strength whose actually a robot (or a cyborg, at least) underneath the artifical skin he wears, and naturally, is one of the heroes. |
| 141 | * BareFistedMonk: His fighting style. It's not like he needs any weapons, though, due to being the strongest and toughest out of all the Kurogane Five thanks to his cybernetic body. |
| 142 | * TheBigGuy: Oh yeah. He's even strong enough to lift the Pilder over his head and do a PunchCatch to a Mechanical Beast. |
| 143 | * CompositeCharacter: With Naojiro Abashiri, as his cybernetic body underneath his artificial skin is exactly the same as his, with the exception of Cross having the [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS letter Z]] on his forehead even sharing his [[Creator/TesshoGenda voice actor]]. |
| 144 | * {{Cyborg}}: He's shown to be a cyborg underneath his artificial skin. |
| 145 | * ExpyCoexistence: Naojiro Abashiri makes a cameo appearance in Episode 19, despite Cross borrowing the design of his cybernetic body. |
| 146 | * EverythingsCuterWithKittens: Allows a cat to rest on his head while he sweeps. |
| 147 | * FaceOfAThug: Make no mistake, he has a ''very'' scary face, and it doesn't help that he can make some unhinged expressions, but he's a heroic character nonetheless. His proper introduction even has him letting a little white cat rest on his head as he sweeps! |
| 148 | * MythologyGag: His closeness towards Tsubasa Nishikori, to the point where he's often seen accompanying her is a reference towards how he was TheDragon for her in Manga/ViolenceJack. Likewise, his appearance when his face is partially degloved, giving him a MadEye, combined with his bald head, superhuman strength and durability, make him similar in nature to Jigoku, a character from ''Guerilla High''. |
| 149 | * RoboticReveal: In a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}.'' |
| 150 | * TheQuietOne: Not quite as quiet as Sensei, but still not very talkative. |
| 151 | !Django |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/django.jpg]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !!!Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama (JPN), HĂ©ctor Rocha (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 156 | |
| 157 | * AdaptationalBadass: He was a nameless {{Mook}} who got killed off fairly easily by Jack in ''Manga/ViolenceJack'', but he's portrayed as a master marksman who uses a variety of specialized guns. |
| 158 | * {{BFG}}: And it can shoot an ice round too! |
| 159 | * CleanUpCrew: Intercepts the "guests" who have a vendetta against any of the five. |
| 160 | %%* ColdSniper: |
| 161 | * CoolCar: An old van that detaches the back and dumps out the unwanted "guests". |
| 162 | * FaceOfAThug: Like Cross before him, he has a rather intimidating appearance thanks to his gaunt face and intense eyes that stare right through you, but he's just as heroic as the rest of the Kurogane Five. |
| 163 | * FieryRedhead: Inverted. He stands out for his ginger hair, but is a cool-headed and focused man. |
| 164 | * HandCannon: His standard weapon are a pair of giant revolvers with Super Alloy Z bullets! |
| 165 | * LeanAndMean: Has an elongated thin face, a wiry build and a dark sense of humor. |
| 166 | * MasterOfAll: It doesn't matter what kind of gun it is, ''Django has mastered it.'' |
| 167 | %%* TheSmartGuy |
| 168 | * ShoutOut: He's named after the eponymous protagonist from the movie Film/{{Django}}. |
| 169 | * TokenMinority: The only member of the Kurogane 5 to not be Japanese. |
| 170 | |
| 171 | !Kikunosuke |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikunosuke.jpg]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | !!!Voiced by: Seiko Tomoe |
| 176 | |
| 177 | * TheAce: Of the Kurogane 5, Kikunosuke is considered the strongest of them all. |
| 178 | * AdaptationalBadass: Probably the biggest one out of all of the characters repurposed for the Kurogane 5. Nothing about her was exceptional in her original appearance in the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from the ''Abashiri Family'' aside from being a very creepy old woman, but she's portrayed as having superhuman speed as well as wielding strings which are made out of Super Alloy Z that are both super strong and razor sharp. |
| 179 | * CoolOldLady: Despite her advanced age, she's ''extremely'' fast and a damn menace with her Super Alloy Z string. |
| 180 | * DudeMagnet: PlayedForLaughs. She is this for men around ''her age''. The Three Professors are examples of her fans that they went to the Kurogane bathhouse just to see her. |
| 181 | * FlashStep: Her speed is great enough that she seems as if she's teleporting. |
| 182 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Super Alloy Z string. Although RazorFloss might not seem that unusual of a weapon, it should be noted that she carries it around on a handheld ''spool''. |
| 183 | * RazorFloss: How she uses the Super Alloy Z string she wields. |
| 184 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: She uses the design for the innkeeper in the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from ''Abashiri Family''. |
| 185 | * MythologyGag: Like the unnamed old woman whose character design she uses, Kikunosuke works at an inn. |
| 186 | * OldMaster: She's an old lady but she's extremely fast and wields the strings she uses made of Super Alloy Z like a pro. |
| 187 | * NeverMessWithGranny: Especially not when Granny can rip you to shreds with her razor-sharp Super Alloy Z wire. |
| 188 | * SuperSpeed: You wouldn't think a tiny old lady like her could move as fast as she does, but she can outpace just about anything. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Dr. Hell's Army]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | !Dr. Hell |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drhellshin.png]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | !!!Voiced by: Kazuhiko Kishino (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 198 | |
| 199 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Make no mistake, Dr. Hell is still evil, however unlike his previous incarnations, where he is usually depicted as a BadBoss, this version of him treats his underlings a lot better, even if they fail their missions. |
| 200 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: And no, it is never explained why he turns blue between the expedition and the present. |
| 201 | * BadBoss: For a super robot big bad this is pretty much averted. When a subordinate admits to failing or making a mistake he seems to be pretty patient for a while. Unlike the original, though, he manages to get through an entire series without berating Ashura. |
| 202 | * BigBad: As usual. [[spoiler: At first anyway. Kind of.]] |
| 203 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Someone named Dr. Hell where his subordinate is named after an ''Asura'' is enough reason to stay clear of him. |
| 204 | * NoodleIncident: Implied. See his picture? He didn't actually start out as having literal blue skin, and actually had a regular skin-tone in the past, and he somehow actually gained blue skin sometime in between the expedition and the present. |
| 205 | * ObviouslyEvil: To the point that Tsubasa picked up on his plans for world domination early on in the Bardos Expedition. |
| 206 | %%* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In the Saint-ism LP of ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Z}}2: Saisei-Hen'' Scenario 47 |
| 207 | %%-->'''[[Anime/MazingerZ Dr. Hell]]''': …You can come out now.\ |
| 208 | '''[[Anime/GodMars Gestalt]]''': Your obsession with [[AppliedPhlebotinum Photon Power]] is…amusing.\ |
| 209 | '''Dr. Hell''': This King of Hell isn’t enough to fight the Ba’al with…only with Photon Power can we survive!\ |
| 210 | '''[[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Sayuri]]''': Do you think those [[QuirkyMinibossSquad three clowns]] will even succeed?\ |
| 211 | '''Dr. Hell''': They will live up to my expectations! I have high hopes for Baron Ashura.\ |
| 212 | '''Gestalt''': And why the elaborate call for a showdown? If you wanted the Photon Power so badly, you could’ve taken the Photon Labs while ZEXIS were dealing with Insalaum!\ |
| 213 | '''Dr. Hell''': You fools could never hope to understand my plans!\ |
| 214 | '''Sayuri''': Perhaps. In any case good luck (not!) for the battle.\ |
| 215 | '''Gestalt''': You might need it more than you think! Mwahaha! |
| 216 | %%* VillainTeamUp: Works with the [[Anime/GodMars Gishin Empire]] in ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Z}}2''. |
| 217 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted, [[spoiler: His idea of saving the world from the Mycenae Empire is to conquer it first and rule it with an iron fist. On the other hand, the King of Hell was built for the purpose of fighting the Mycenae Empire.]] |
| 218 | %%** [[spoiler: However, Dr. Hell's acquisition of the Knowledge in Saisei-Hen allowed him to discover the location of the sunken Bardos Island begin plumbing its depths for the secrets of the Mycenae Empire. His goal is ultimately to conquer the world and unite it under his rule, in order to utilize all of mankind's means together to fight the enemy.]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | !Baron Ashura |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashurashin.png]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | !!!Voiced by: Koya Ishitobi (male) and Kaori Yamagata (female) (JPN); Adriana Casas (both, Latin-American Spanish) |
| 225 | * AdaptationalBadass: They give a [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Master Asia]] style beatdown to Mazinger Z. All on their own, completely unassisted. |
| 226 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Possibly the only version of Ashura where their hair has been shown. |
| 227 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Ashura is strong enough to knock down Mazinger Z '''barehanded''' and swim quite fast in the depths of the ocean unassisted. |
| 228 | * TheDragon: Though unlike most Ashuras, [[spoiler: their loyalty isn't ironclad.]] |
| 229 | %%* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:After TheReveal that Dr. Hell dissolved the other halves of Tristan and Isolde. After Dr. Hell is dead in Saisei-Hen, Ashura meets Gaiou again. They call him by his former name ("Dimensional General") and says that they are now Ashura and not Triston/Isolde. They then go off to prepare for the coming fight with Baal, which they think Gaiou will be taking part of. Gaiou has other ideas.]] |
| 230 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: Dr Hell took some precautions to ensure that Ashura wouldn't kill themselves. [[spoiler: Specifically to prevent them from freeing the Mycenae Empire]]. |
| 231 | * ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:In the final episode, they [[DrivenToSuicide kill themselves]] to free the Mycenae Empire.]] |
| 232 | %%** [[spoiler: SpannerInTheWorks: However in [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Saisei-Hen]], Gaiou already destroyed the Mycenae.]] |
| 233 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Between being constantly tortured for their failures, having to watch their Mechanical Beasts (actually Mycenae Soldiers) die, watching their whole civilization being destroyed, finding out that they were betrayed by the man they pledged loyalty to [[spoiler: and seeing that their current freakish appearance was due to the doctor's evil experimentation]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking being verbally abused by both sides]], you'd feel sorry for them too after a while. Still doesn't excuse them being an evil mass-murdering henchmen [[spoiler: and possibly instigating the Mycenae Empire Invasion at the end]] though. Their past lives are nothing to sing about either, considering which side they were on. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | !Count Brocken |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brockenshin.jpg]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/MinoruInaba (JPN), José Alfredo Camacho and Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 240 | |
| 241 | * ActionBomb: His doppelgangers can self destruct. |
| 242 | * AdaptationalBadass: Brocken has more on-foot capabilities where he has high speed and can create clones of himself. |
| 243 | * AssholeVictim: PlayedForLaughs. Boss, Nuke, and Mucha humiliate him by using his head as a football and toss it around with each other. It's safe to say that he completely deserves having such a thing happen to him. Also you know. ''Nazi.'' |
| 244 | * ButtMonkey: He's the main source of comic relief on the villains side, which translates to him getting kicked around like a soccer ball. Sometimes ''literally.'' |
| 245 | * FourthWallObserver: He's almost aware of his comic relief status, even referring to himself as a [[BlatantLies "tragic character"]] for his constant misfortune. |
| 246 | %%* DirtyOldMan: There's a very funny scene in Scenario 47 of [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Saisei-Hen]]. If you attack Count Brocken with a woman, he'll make a comment about opening their (the mecha's) cockpits to see the beauties inside, and suddenly, a lot of ZEXIS girls will start calling him names, like Womanizer, Pervert, Weirdo. Kallen even wanted to treat Brocken's head like a soccer ball. Brocken was surprised at these reactions to his statement. |
| 247 | %%-->'''Brocken''': Geh-heh-heh, that one's piloted by a girl, huh?\ |
| 248 | '''Brocken''': Punishing you is gonna be SO MUCH FUN. First I'll peel off the cockpit armor, and then...\ |
| 249 | '''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Lunamaria]]''': Enemy of womankind!\ |
| 250 | '''Marguerite''': Lewd men such as you deserve little mercy!\ |
| 251 | '''[[Anime/DancougarNova Aoi]]''': You're the one who's gonna be punished!\ |
| 252 | '''[[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Sylvia]]''': Prepare yourself, Count Pervert!\ |
| 253 | '''[[Anime/CodeGeass Kallen]]''': I'm gonna play soccer with your head!\ |
| 254 | '''[[Anime/OvermanKingGainer Sara]]''': No, no, I'm going to turn it upside down and use it as a flowerpot!\ |
| 255 | '''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko]]''': I could use it for target practice...\ |
| 256 | '''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Noin]]''': No, I'll feed it to my dog.\ |
| 257 | '''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Sumeragi]]''': I hereby authorize all of you to carry out those actions.\ |
| 258 | '''Brocken''': Wha-WHAT?! I haven't even done anything yet! |
| 259 | %%* DoppelgangerAttack |
| 260 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He is an undead decapitated cyborg Nazi... and [[MemeticMutation a soccer ball]]. |
| 261 | * ThoseWackyNazis: His presence almost seems tailor made to making Dr. Hell seem more vile for employing him... and to make his ButtMonkey status feel deserved. |
| 262 | |
| 263 | !Viscount Pygman |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pygmanshin.png]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | !!!Voiced by: Kenichi Mochizuki (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 268 | |
| 269 | * AdaptationalBadass: The original Viscount Pygman was already powerful, but here, he's even more of a superhuman than he already is, as he can fly, control animals, use voodoo magic, telekinesis, as well as conjuring illusions as usual. |
| 270 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unlike the original Viscount Pygman, who was a self-centered, self-serving jerkass, this Pygman is surprisingly kind to his allies, especially Baron Ashura, as he selflessly gouged out his own eyes so that the mental block placed by Tsubasa that prevented him from attacking her wouldn't work so that he could rescue Baron Ashura. |
| 271 | * BadassInANiceSuit: His [[spoiler: fake body's]] suit is pretty snazzy. |
| 272 | %%* CaptainEthnic: (pygmy shaman) |
| 273 | * CompositeCharacter: His fake body is based on Jim Mazinger from Manga/ViolenceJack, and elements of his character are based on Gorongo, a character from Zuba-ban and also Manga/ViolenceJack. |
| 274 | * EvilGenius: Of the magic type. |
| 275 | * EyeScream: Gouged his eyes to rescue Ashura so that the neural block Tsubasa installed on him wouldn't work. |
| 276 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: His fake body is based off of Jim Mazinger, a human version of the eponymous mecha of the series which has foiled Dr. Hell's plans countless times. Bonus points for Pygman's counterpart murdering Jim Mazinger in Manga/ViolenceJack.]] |
| 277 | * PetTheDog: Comforts Ashura after Doctor Hell punishes it for a series of failures. |
| 278 | %%* ScaryBlackMan: At least the look he usually has is pretty cool. |
| 279 | * SquishyWizard: [[spoiler: Once his fake body is lost his true form gets smacked aside by ''Shiro.'']] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | ![[spoiler:Kenzo Kabuto]] |
| 282 | * DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: Manages to break free of his brainwashing shortly before dying for good.]] |
| 283 | * FaceHeelTurn: Initially a heroic scientist, he turned to evil [[spoiler:against his own father and wife. Or so it seems]]. |
| 284 | * GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:It is ultimately revealed that his villainous acts were a result of being brainwashed by the Kedora.]] |
| 285 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He turns out to have survived his apparent death at the hands of Tetsuya and Tsubasa.]] |
| 286 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died years before the series began.[[spoiler: Until he is revealed to be NotQuiteDead.]] |
| 287 | * WalkingSpoiler: Hence why nearly everything about him is spoilered out. |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:[[spoiler:Mycenae]]]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | !Zeus |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zeusshin.jpg]] |
| 296 | |
| 297 | !!!Voiced by: Masaki Yajima (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 298 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: The Zeus from Myth/ClassicalMythology was an absolute scumbag, to say the least, but he's intrepreted as being a benevolent entity who loves humans and wishes to protect and nurture them like a parent. |
| 299 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Gorgon, Tristan and Isolde stoke his wrath when they plot against his beloved humanity. |
| 300 | * CallingYourAttacks: [[spoiler:''ROCKET PUNCH''! See below for details.]] |
| 301 | * GentleGiant: Exaggerated. He's so gigantic that Mazinger Z can stand comfortably on his shoulder as if it were a parrot, and he grew to love Earth and it's people to the point where he decided to fight to protect them. |
| 302 | * GodIsGood: He's a cyborg deity who protects the Earth and humanity. |
| 303 | * IHaveManyNames: Among them being "Z Mazinger." |
| 304 | * LightIsGood: He is called the "God of Light." |
| 305 | * RocketPunch: [[spoiler:He doesn't have a built-in one, so he does the next best thing: ''throwing his severed arm straight into Hades's face''! ''And '''that''' is what defeats him!'']] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | !Hades[[spoiler:/The Emperor of Darkness]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hades_9.jpg]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiUtsumi (JPN), Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 312 | |
| 313 | * DarkIsEvil: The ''Emperor of Darkness.'' And he's evil to the core. |
| 314 | * EverybodyHatesHades: Like his basis, he is God of the Underworld. |
| 315 | * FlamingSword: He has been seen DualWielding two that appear to be made of fire. |
| 316 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:He's pretty much the leader of the Mycenae, the civilization Dr. Hell wants to stop from returning by taking over the world.]] |
| 317 | * MythologyGag: His appearance is based off how he appears in the ''Z Mazinger'' manga. |
| 318 | * ObviouslyEvil: He's a massive ogre-like demon god who wants to conquer earth for his own benefits. He doesn't even ''pretend'' to be good. |
| 319 | * PlayingWithFire: He has control over fire, and his Emperor of Darkness form ''is made'' of fire. |
| 320 | * PosthumousCharacter: Killed off in the ancient times. |
| 321 | * WeWillMeetAgain: [[spoiler:Claims that someday, he'll be revived as the Emperor of Darkness.]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | !Poseidon |
| 324 | |
| 325 | * AmbiguousSituation: It is unknown if Poseidon is aware of the battles between Zeus and Mycenae, let alone if Poseidon is still active or even alive. |
| 326 | * FlatCharacter: Is little more than a prop for the backstory of Mycenae. |
| 327 | * MythologyGag: His appearance is based off how he appears in the ''Z Mazinger'' manga. |
| 328 | * ProngsOfPoseidon: Wields a gigantic trident which is expected, given that the wielder is Poseidon himself. |
| 329 | |
| 330 | !Garadoubla |
| 331 | |
| 332 | !!!Voiced by: Kiyohito Yoshikai (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 333 | |
| 334 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler:{{Inverted|Trope}}; he's proof that Mechanical Beasts Garada and Doublas were originally one being.]] |
| 335 | * RedBaron: He is called "The Mycenae's Hero." |
| 336 | * SuddenlySpeaking: Zigzagged. Garadoubla's separated beings Garada K7 and Doublas M2 cannot speak when they were introduced. Garadoubla can speak perfectly well. |
| 337 | |
| 338 | !Archduke Gorgon |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gorgonshin.jpg]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (JPN), Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 343 | |
| 344 | * BulletCatch: Fast enough to catch not one but multiple bullets between his fingers, ones made of Super Alloy Z no less! |
| 345 | * TheCorrupter: He's the one who convinced Tristan and Isolde to defect to Hades with him, leading them down the path that would cause them to become [[spoiler: Baron Ashura.]] |
| 346 | * FaceHeelTurn: In the past, he betrayed Zeus to join Hades. |
| 347 | |
| 348 | !Great General of Darkness |
| 349 | |
| 350 | !!![[spoiler:Voiced by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'')]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | * AdaptationalBadass: His Anime/GreatMazinger and Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} incarnation is around the same size of the Mazingers. In ''Shin'', he towers over Mazinger Z the same way Z towers over the average human and is strong enough to destroy Mount Fuji in one attack. |
| 353 | * {{BFS}}: His sword is large enough that it can slice '''Mount Fuji''' in half before it gets disintegrated from the following shockwave. |
| 354 | * MinorMajorCharacter: He's ''incredibly important'' to the setup of Great Mazinger in general. Here he's only really making a cameo. |
| 355 | * TheVoiceless: Doesn't make a peep during his one appearance in the show. |
| 356 | |
| 357 | !Seven Generals of Mycenae |
| 358 | |
| 359 | * AdaptedOut: Despite their appearance at the end of ''Shin'', none of them make any future appearances in any capacity. |
| 360 | * TheCameo: Only appear as shadowed figures descending down from the sky. |
| 361 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: All seven appear with glowing eyes from both faces. Given how powerful they were in previous incarnations, Koji would definitely need to take every caution if he were to face them. |
| 362 | |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Others]] |
| 366 | |
| 367 | !Boss |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bossshin.jpg]] |
| 370 | |
| 371 | !!!Voiced by: Kenichiro Matsuge (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 372 | |
| 373 | * AdaptationalBadass: His status as a surprisingly reliable guy whose prone to many a [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]] moment is upped here, as he actually manages to briefly beat the shit out of Kouji Kabuto in his introduction, and the same goes for Boss Borot, his mech, as the "cannon" part of it's GlassCannon nature is emphasized more often, and it's been slightly redesigned to give it a more serious appearance, as it's eyes are now drawn in a half-circled fashion to give it a determined DeathGlare. Unlike the original Boss Borot, the ''Shin'' version was an actual machine with an intended utility purpose rather than being a machine made out of scraps. |
| 374 | * AdaptationalJerkass: This version of Boss starts off as an outright villain, compared to his other appearances. Here, he's a violent gang leader who starts off antagonizing Kabuto for no reason, and even goes as far as to have Shiro kidnapped to get Koji to fight with Boss. Fortunately he becomes nicer as the series progresses and even becomes an ally to Koji. |
| 375 | * HeelFaceTurn: As mentioned above, he goes from a villainous delinquent gang leader, to a heroic ally to Kouji. |
| 376 | * JokeCharacter: Boss Borot. |
| 377 | ** LethalJokeCharacter: He does some serious damage to Mechanical Beast Baron Ashura during his debut. |
| 378 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Lampshaded via BreakingTheFourthWall. |
| 379 | * PlotArmor: Lampshaded. He knows he's an immortal joke character. |
| 380 | * TookALevelInKindness: He starts off as an amoral thug, but eventually becomes one of the heroes. |
| 381 | |
| 382 | !Detective Ankokuji |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ankokujishin.png]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/AtsushiImaruoka (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 387 | |
| 388 | * AdaptationExpansion: Disappears in the manga's later chapters. Here, he is quite plot relevant all the way to the end. |
| 389 | * AudienceSurrogate: Shades of it at first. |
| 390 | * ButtMonkey: He tends to get the short end of the stick. |
| 391 | * CargoShip: [[invoked]] He loves Gamias due to being blonde and having interesting assets. |
| 392 | %%* CovertPervert: With Shiro and Yasu in episode 10. |
| 393 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: With Shiro. |
| 394 | * OddCouple: With [[spoiler: Gamia [=Q3=].]] |
| 395 | |
| 396 | !Lorelei Heinrich |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lorelaishin.jpg]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/SakiFujita |
| 401 | |
| 402 | Dr. Heinrich's daughter and Shiro's love interest. |
| 403 | |
| 404 | * BreakTheCutie: Poor girl can't catch a break. She [[spoiler: has to see her father or rather, her creator die at the hands of Baron Ashura. Then, said father tells her what she really was and wants to fulfil his promise to defeat Mazinger to prove that she is the most powerful robot in the world. Which means that she has to reject her feelings toward Shiro and never go back to her body, which she tearfully does.]] |
| 405 | * CombatTentacles: [[spoiler: Danube's main melee weapon is a single tentacle on her head. She used it to throw Mazinger Z's RocketPunch at it]]. |
| 406 | * DuelToTheDeath: [[spoiler: After trashing Baron Ashura's latest robot, she challenges Mazinger Z to prove to her deceased father that she's the greatest robot in the world. This was PlayedForDrama instead of pure awesomeness]]. |
| 407 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler: With Danube A1.]] |
| 408 | * AnIcePerson: [[spoiler: Danube A1's Ultimate Attack is the German Blizzard, which is used to counter Mazinger Z's Rust Hurricane by unleashing a blizzard-like wind towards the Mazinger Z itself]]. |
| 409 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's generally a kind person with blonde hair.[[spoiler: But, she eventually antagonizes Kouji because she wanted to fulfil her late father's wish to kill Kouji and prove that she is the most powerful robot in the world although in this case she's a TragicVillain ]]. |
| 410 | * InnocentBlueEyes: [[spoiler: Once she merges with the Danube A1, it becomes IcyBlueEyes]]. |
| 411 | * {{Irony}}: Her father may look like a {{Cyborg}} due to being revived by Doctor Ashura, but [[spoiler: she is one herself]]. |
| 412 | * KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: After being defeated by Mazinger Z, Kouji tearfully puts her down with Rust Hurricane while telling her final words to Shiro]]. |
| 413 | * LightningBruiser: [[spoiler: The Danube A1 may have been made of merely Super Steel when compared to Mazinger Z's Steel Alloy Z, but she is incredibly fast and Kouji can't keep up with her due to her agility, durability and intelligence when it comes to countering his attacks. Once he gets an opening, she goes down with a few hits and MercyKills her with Rust Hurricane.]] |
| 414 | * MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler: It turns out to be a PlayedWith trope since Lorelei was created by Dr. Strolheim Heinrich as Danube A1's main component but he treated her like his own daughter despite his {{Cyborg}}-like appearance]]. |
| 415 | * NonHumanLoverReveal:[[spoiler: It turns out, she was an android created by Dr Heinrich to defeat his rival, Dr. Kenzo Kabuto.]] |
| 416 | * PuppyLove: With Shirou. |
| 417 | * RobotGirl:[[spoiler: She's the main component of Danube A1 in order to be activated.]] |
| 418 | * RoboticReveal:[[spoiler: Before Dr. Heinrich dies, he tells Lorelei that she is an android designed to merge with the Danube A1. Lorelei [[BreakTheCutie didn't take this well]] but eventually, she honored her father's final request by merging with Danube A1.]] |
| 419 | * StarCrossedLovers: With Shiro. |
| 420 | * TragicVillain: [[spoiler: While she is not antagonistic towards the Kabuto brothers, she merely wants to fulfil her father's wish to defeat Mazinger Z, which puts at odds with them. Her defeat and death is such heartbreaking Shiro was put on HeroicBSoD until he got better eventually]]. |
| 421 | * WalkingSpoiler: Once Dr. Strolheim Heinrich spills the beans about Lorelei's origin, it becomes the show's biggest TearJerker moment along with its [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | !Tetsuya Tsurugi |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tetsuyashin.png]] |
| 426 | |
| 427 | !!!Voiced by: Fumihiro Awano (JPN), Daniel Lacy (Latin-American Spanish) |
| 428 | |
| 429 | * TheAce: As is typical for the character. |
| 430 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: Has a lighter skin tone compared to the original ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' versions of Tetsuya. |
| 431 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: ''Shin'' Tetsuya is a lot more mature and polite compared to his original ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' character who can be moody and arrogant due to his inferiority complex. Even his ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'' character that expands his personality by giving him more hot-blooded and confident characteristics does not display the moodiness or complex that ''Great Mazinger'' Tetsuya had. |
| 432 | * AmbiguousSituation: It is unknown where the "Tsurugi" surname comes from, given that he is Tsubasa's brother who has a different lastname. |
| 433 | * BigOlEyebrows: It's Tetsuya, so of course he's got a big bushy pair. |
| 434 | * HeroesPreferSwords: [[spoiler:Wields a sword on-foot when he kills Pygman.]] |
| 435 | * PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Though the 1st episode hints that this may not be the case.]] |
| 436 | * RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In ''Anime/GreatMazinger'', he is the adopted son of Kenzo Kabuto and stepbrother of Kouji. In this continuity, [[spoiler:he is the brother of Tsubasa Nishikiori, making him Kenzo's brother in law and Kouji's uncle]]. |
| 437 | * VillainRespect: Receives this from Baron Ashura who considers Tetsuya the greatest pilot to exist. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | !The Narrator |
| 440 | |
| 441 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/TesshoGenda |
| 442 | |
| 443 | * HotBlooded: An absurdly hammy LemonyNarrator for a Mazinger series. It was inevitable. |
| 444 | * LargeHam: Lampshaded by BreakingTheFourthWall. |
| 445 | * LemonyNarrator: Via HotBlood and over-the-top descriptions. |
| 446 | |
| 447 | [[/folder]] |
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