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2 | [[caption-width-right:350: K posing in front of Joker.]] |
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4 | ''Robot Detective'' was a series lasting through April 1973-September 27, 1973. It was a {{tokusatsu}} by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori about an android named K who fought against the schemes of the terrorist organization BAD, who created robots to commit various crimes. |
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6 | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5iQ5MVTFwQ The show's being made available]] by Toei in 2020 with official English subs to promote the show overseas. |
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10 | !! This series provides examples of: |
11 | * AndroidsAndDetectives: Pretty much |
12 | * ArmCannon: It's not used until later in the run, though. |
13 | * BattleStrip: When entering Blow-Up Mode, K rips off his human clothing and throws it into the air with a mighty yell. |
14 | * BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: K's belt has a giant "K" on the buckle. |
15 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: K's creator's brother is the BigBad.]] |
16 | * ChestBlaster: K has a cannon hidden in his right breast. |
17 | * ChestInsignia: Belt variation - K wears a prominent "K" on his buckle. |
18 | * CoolCar: Joker, K's souped-up patrol car. (Built around a Nissan Fairlady Z - Datsun 240Z in the US.) |
19 | * FantasticRacism: The Chief Inspector despises K because he is a robot and nearly resigns from his position at one point. He gets better later on though. |
20 | * FlyingCar: Joker, literally. |
21 | * JobTitle |
22 | * EyeColorChange: K normally has yellow eyes. They turn blue when he's [[LivingMoodRing sad]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning red when he's pissed (or during battle)]], and silver in Blow-Up mode. |
23 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Blow-Up mode. |
24 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: The criminal robots hired out by BAD fill this role. |
25 | * MoreDakka: Blow-Up form. |
26 | * NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Or as much as this trope can apply to robots... If the situation warrants it, K will swap out parts for more suitable ones. (In episode 8, for example, he swaps in some anti-electricity equipment to deal with Kaminari-man's Thunder Beam.) |
27 | * ObviouslyEvil: Their name is BAD. That means they're probably, well, bad. |
28 | * OneLetterName: K, our eponymous Robot Detective. (One song refers to him as "Kei", though.) |
29 | * PaperThinDisguise: Ganrikiman (from Episode 14) doesn't seem to get recognized as a robot when in disguise despite the fact that his head looks like a giant pair of binoculars and only covers his face with a scarf. |
30 | * PeopleInRubberSuits: Used to create K and the robots he fights. |
31 | ** Averted when K's wearing normal clothes - the suit actor[[note]]a different one from the rubber suit actor[[/note]] is pretty obviously wearing only the mask. |
32 | * PluckyComicRelief: Jihei Jigoku, the "information salesman". |
33 | * ProfessionalKiller: One way BAD operates is to sell out one of their robots for assassinations. |
34 | * RummageSaleReject: K intentionally dresses like this (yellow cap, red blazer, white pants) to avoid scaring people, as robots aren't commonplace in the setting. Averted when he wears a snappy trenchcoat over all that (and this is an image that tends to stick). |
35 | * ShoutOut: The series itself is a homage to Creator/IsaacAsimov's works, specifically the ''Literature/IRobot'' series of stories. In particular, the Chief Inspector is a direct {{Expy}} of Elijah Baley, with his relationship with K mirroring Baley's relationship with R. Daneel Olivaw. |
36 | * SignatureHeadgear: K wears a bright-yellow flat cap whenever he's out and about. |
37 | * SomethingPerson: BAD's robots tend to have names ending in "-man". |
38 | * SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/TokusouRoboJanperson'' has more than a few things in common with K. |
39 | * SuperSenses: K is equipped with various electronic sensory devices that aid him in searching for clues or tracking perps. These include very sharp hearing, radar, telescopic vision, and a spectrograph in his eyes. |
40 | * ThisIsADrill: K gets a Drill Arm in Blow-Up Mode. |
41 | * ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: A blue standalone panel following each episode's end-credits reminds the viewer (tongue-in-cheek?) that this program is not based on accounts of real robot detectives. |
42 | * ThemeNaming: The plot of Episode Eight revolves around a trio of siblings named Ichiro, Jiro, and Saburo - "first son," "second son," and "third son," respectively. |
43 | * TransformationSequence: To get out of his disguise, he'd throw his coat and hat up in the air (they always folded together), and his Blow Up mode. |
44 | * TurnsRed: Literally, for Blow-Up mode. |
45 | * WallCrawl: Nanatsuman, the criminal robot in episode 5, could walk on ceilings with suction cups on his feet. |
46 | * WhatMeasureIsAMook: K has no problem killing the Mooks, even though they are part-human(cyborgs). He has a policy of [[FridgeLogic not killing humans]]... |
47 | ** Of course this leads to WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. Since the Mooks aren't fully human (and of course are often trying to destroy the heroes) K can get away with killing them. |
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