The vast array of characters from Kikaider.

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Main Androids

Jiro/Kikaider

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Jiro

^{Click here to see Jiro as Kikaider}

Played by: Daisuke Ban (Jiro), Toshiaki Kikuchi (Kikaider's suit actor)

The Kikaider himself, a Ridiculously Human Robot created by Dr. Komyoji to protect his daughter and son from the sinister forces of the DARK organization.

Badass Pacifist: His priority in fights is to protect others, rather than the fight itself.
Beware the Nice Ones: As Gill found out the hard way.
Big Damn Heroes: He often shows up in Kikaider 01 to save 01 and Akira whenever they're in too much trouble.
By the Power of Grayskull!: Change! Switch On! One two three!
Cain and Abel: His "younger brother" Saburo was designed solely to kill him.
Calling Your Attacks: Double Chop! Daisharin Nage! Denji End!
Demoted to Extra: In the second toku series, he act as The Lancer to 01.
Expy: While they're not completely similar, he could arguably be seen as one to Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, seeing as how Jiro is also a Henshin Hero who assumes a robotic form to do battle, rides around on a motorcycle and is technically also the creation of a Nebulous Evil Organization who rebelled. The two also both grapple with their humanity, though Hongo's arc was about holding onto the humanity he has left whereas Jiro's was to become human.
Leitmotif: Introduces himself to the monsters of the week by playing a sad tune with his guitar.
Morality Chip: His conscience circuit, which is incomplete, thus making him vulnerable to Gill's flute.
Primary-Color Champion: Kikaider's primary colors are blue and red, with several parts that are colored yellow.
Replacement Gold Fish: To Prof. Komiyoji's first son.
Ridiculously Human Robot: His conscience circuit grants him the power to become one by allowing him to feel human emotions.
Superior Successor: To Ichiro/01. He's generally more powerful, and his incomplete Conscience Circuit actually makes him overall superior.

Saburo/Hakaider

Portrayed by: Jouji Mayama (as Saburo), Shōzō Iizuka (voice of Hakaider)

Saburo

^{Click here to see Saburo as Hakaider}

Kikaider's rival and "younger brother", a robot created from the same mold as Kikaider who assumes the human form of "Saburo". Upon his awakening, Professor Gill told him the sole reason he was created was to kill Kikaider, leading Hakaider to devote his entire existence to doing just that.

He later returns in the sequel show Kikaider 01 as the leader of the Hakaider Squad, now implanted with the brain of Professor Gill. This incarnation of Hakaider is often called "Gill-Hakaider" by fans, though he is simply referred to as "Hakaider" in the show.

A Father to His Men: For how much more evil he gets in Kikaider 01, he does at least care for his "brothers" in the Hakaider Squad.
Ambiguous Situation: Gill-Hakaider's relationship with Professor Gill, and if they're the same character. While Gill-Hakaider has Professor Gill's brain inside of him, the fact that Professor Gill's ghost also appears at several points throughout creates the impression that they may be separate entities. The anime however opts to make them the same person, and refers to him as "Lord Gill" rather than "Hakaider" to clear up any confusion.
Badass Biker: Like Kikaider, Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it.
BFG: His "Destruction Gun", a massive gun implanted in his chest in the movie.
Brain in a Jar: Has Prof. Komiyoji's brain in his head. It gets replaced by Gill's in Kikaider 01.
Breakout Character: Hakaider is almost as iconic as Kikaider himself. Despite only appearing in the last six episodes of the series, he was super popular to the point where in the sequel show he was brought back, split into four and made the Big Bad. He even got his own movie.
Cain and Abel: He's considered Jiro's "younger brother" and was created solely to kill him.
Dark Is Evil: Has a predominantly black color scheme and is an evil robot assassin.
Dragon Ascendant: In Kikaider 01 he gets to be the Big Bad, leading the Hakaider Squad against 01. He winds up Demoted to Dragon under SHADOW later, but is still 01's main enemy throughout.
Dragon with an Agenda: His only desire is to kill Kikaider (and later Kikaider 01), something which frequently brings him into conflict with the heads of whatever organization he's serving in.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Doesn't understand why Kikaider won't fight him when he has the brain of Dr. Komyoji inside his head.
Evil Counterpart: To Kikaider, acting as The Rival to him and being created specifically to counter him.
Kick the Dog: A literal one in the 01 toku, where he actually goes around killing dogs in an episode!
Killer Robot: He's a robot assassin created to kill another robot.
Legacy Character: The identity of Hakaider has been taken up by Saburo and Professor Gill.
Leitmotif: His whistle.
Never Hurt an Innocent: Saburo wants a fight with Kikaider and Kikaider only. Besides that he won't tolerate innocents be harmed and even saves Mitsuko and Masaru a couple of times.
Noble Demon: Refuses to harm innocents, wants a fair duel with Kikaider and objects to anything that may violate either of those things. Zig-zagged in that this is more due to his only directive being to fight Kikaider rather than a code of honor. He wants to fight Kikaider because that's his reason for being created and he enjoys doing so, he shields Mitsuko and Masaru from harm because he doesn't see the point in harming them when his purpose is just to fight Jiro.
Phlebotinum Rebel: An interesting case where he becomes one by following his orders. Because Gill told him his only purpose was to destroy Kikaider, Saburo took that order at the expense of all other ones, refusing to along with anything else his creators said.
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: This is what drove him to revolt against Gill.
Took a Level in Jerkass: Hakaider goes from an Anti-Villain to a straight-up villain in Kikaider 01, thanks to Saburo being replaced by Professor Gill's brain.
Upgrade vs. Prototype Fight: Hakaider is the Upgrade to Kikaider. Kikaider was released early before Dr. Komiyoji could finish Jiro or his Gemini circuit. Hakaider on the other hand was made and completed by Dark using Komiyoji whose design was based on Kikaider. However Hakaider was also made specifically for combat and so has more armaments than Kikaider along with a stronger body with combat programming. Making Hakaider even more deadly is the fact that he is single minded in his pursuit of Jiro and absolutely focused on beating Kikaider whereas Jiro is often plagued with doubt and indecision due to his conscience circuit.
Villain Song: Ore no na waa, ore no nawaa, Hakaidaaa...
Wild Card: Hakaider's allegiance varies throughout the franchise, even within the same show. Sometimes he's The Dragon for DARK, sometimes he's just a rogue Killer Robot, sometimes he's a Noble Demon and on one occasion he was even a '90s Anti-Hero.
Zeroth Law Rebellion: Since Professor Gill told him his reason for being created was to destroy Kikaider, Hakaider took that as his only order and ignored all other orders given out.

The Komyoji Family and their Allies

Professor Komyoji

Professor Komiyoji

Portrayed by: Hajime Izu

The creator of Ichiro Jiro and Saburo, a scientist who was deceived into creating robots for the DARK organization by Professor Gill. After realizing Gill's evil intentions however he created Jiro to fight against the organization, implanting him with a conscience circuit so he would know right from wrong.

Back for the Finale: After being absent for most of Kikaider 01, he returns in the finale.
Big Good: He created Jiro/Kikaider and is responsible for his crusade to bring down the organization.
Reluctant Mad Scientist: He only worked for DARK because he was tricked and later forced into it by Professor Gill. As soon as he realized the truth he began working on Kikaider to combat the organization.

Mitsuko Komyoji

Mitsuko Komiyoji

Portrayed by: Jun Mizunoe

The daughter of Dr. Komyoji and Masaru's older sister.

Masaru Komyoji

Masaru Komiyoji

Portrayed by: Masahiro Kamiya

The young son of Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko's kid brother.

Hanpei Hattori

Portrayed by: Shun Ueda

Butt-Monkey: More so in the toku.
Cowardly Lion: He's often the first to run at the sign of trouble, but is willing to knuckle down if the situation calls for it.
The Determinator: He always follows his duty as a private detective despite what happens to him.
Ninja: He claims to be the descendant of Hattori Hanzo. He even uses some ninja tricks to repair his car.
Plucky Comic Relief: Provides most of the humor.

Akira and Hiroshi

Akira is the son of Professor Gill who has the blueprints for a superweapon called "Giant Devil" tattooed on his back, leading him to be sought after by the Hakaider Squad and SHADOW. It's later revealed that Akira only has half the blueprints tattooed onto him and that the other half are on his older brother, Hiroshi.

Big Brother Instinct: Hiroshi is very protective towards Akira.
Tagalong Kid: They're 01's child companions.

Rieko

A mysterious woman working as caretaker for Akira.

Heroic Sacrifice: In the Toku she sacrifices herself to buy time for the boys and Misao to escape a deadly bomb.
Master of Disguise: She often disguises herself in order to safely watch over Akira, believing that her presence will attract enemies to him.
Robotic Reveal: Turns out to actually be an android created by Professor Gill.

Misao

The caretaker for Akira.

Clingy Jealous Girl: After Mari joins their fold Misao becomes jealous of her closeness with Akira.
The Ditz: She can be pretty absent minded, often falling asleep at random points and forgetting Ichiro and Mari are androids.

DARK

A sinister organization dedicated to creating Killer Robots for evil purposes. They are Kikaider's main enemies throughout the first Toku series and anime.

General Tropes

Logo of DARK

Dark Is Evil: Literally.
Killer Robot: All of the robots DARK puts out are intended to cause harm.
Mooks: The Android Men, DARK's robot footsoldiers.
Nebulous Evil Organization: DARK is a shadowy organization who's goal vary between selling Killer Robots on the black market or just simply trying to Take Over the World. Either way they're most certainly evil.

Professor Gill

Professor Gill/Gill-Hakaider

Portrayed by: Mitsuo Ando, Shōzō Iizuka (as Gill-Hakaider)

Voiced in the anime by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Michael Gregory (EN)

Professor Gill

A Mad Scientist who leads the DARK organization. He was once a colleague of Dr. Komyoji and the one who enticed him to join DARK in the first place, until Dr. Komyoji realized his evil intentions and rebelled.

Abusive Parents: He's perfectly willing to use his son Akira as a living battery for the Armageddon Lord in the anime. In the toku he tattooed the plans for the Giant Devil on Akira's back.
Aside Glance: Does this often in the toku while gloating about his schemes.
Back from the Dead: Returns as Gill-Hakaider in the anime.
Beard of Evil: Has quite the goatee and is unmistakably a bad guy.
Big Bad: Of the first toku series and the whole anime. He created DARK and is the one behind the Destructoids.
Brain in a Jar: His brain was implanted in Hakaider following his demise.
Demoted to Dragon: He gets forced to become Big Shadow's henchman in the second toku.
Evil Genius: Knowledgeable in robotics, though not as much as Dr. Komyoji.
Evil Old Folks: He looks to be middle-aged.
Expy: After being reborn as Gill-Hakaider, he is basically Skull with another name.
Faux Affably Evil: He tends to act friendly and sympathetic to people as a way of manipulating them.
Hate Sink: He is shown to be a despicable, cold-hearted human being with zero redeemable or sympathetic qualities.
The Heavy: He's the one who forced Komyoji to create the Destructoids and the one who sends them out on attacks each episode. He carries on the role in Kikaider 01, as Gill-Hakaider.
Herr Doktor: The anime implies that German is his native language.
Hijacked by Ganon: In the anime and OVA he's behind SHADOW too.
Kick the Dog: Often does this a lot, a good example is his cold blooded murder of Rieko.
Large Ham: Especially in the toku, where Mitsuo Ando gives a very theatrical and flamboyant performance as him.
Mad Scientist: Heads an organization dedicated to building evil robots and wants to Take Over the World.
Manipulative Bastard: In the OVA he built Rieko and programmed her to believe she was a normal human and protect Akira, all in order to have her unwittingly lure Jiro into a trap.
Non-Action Big Bad: Gill is a genius scientist, not a fighter. Subverted later when he becomes Gill-Hakaider.
Smug Snake: His arrogance can get the better of him.
The Sociopath: He is notable for his lack of empathy and is mentioned multiple times to be incapable of feeling love for others.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Gill-Hakaider to Saburo, the original Hakaider.
Take Over the World: His goal, which he seeks to accomplish via his army of robots.
Taking You with Me: In the last episode of the first toku he tries a last attempt at destroying Kikaider by causing the self destruction of DARK's HQ. Needless to say it didn't work.
Villainous Breakdown: At the end of the first toku.
- also at the end of the last 01 OVA when he yells at Kikaider to stop.
We Can Rebuild Him: After his death, his brain gets put into Hakaider.
Would Hurt a Child: Has no problem sacrificing kids if they get in the way.

Destructoids

Dark's Destructoids

Evil robots designed by Dr. Komyoji under Professor Gill's oversight, used to fight Kikaider or commit other evil actions.

All There in the Manual: In the anime the Destructoids are almost never mentioned by name, you'll have to do some research or watch the toku to know their names.
Animal Motifs: Each of them are themed after a different animal paired with a color.
Anti-Villain: Gold Wolf in the toku, Gold Bat in the anime.
Card-Carrying Villain: All of them aren't very subtle about being evil.
Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Grey Rhino King, Green Mantis, Orange Ant, ect...
Killer Robot: All of them are robots sent to do harm.
Large Ham: Gold Bat in the anime is magnificent!
Monster of the Week: Each episode sees Kikaider having to fight a different one.

Starter Villain: Gray Rhino King is the first opponent Kikaider faces in both anime, manga and toku.
Theme Naming: Their names are a combination of their Animal Motif and a color.
The Worf Effect: Silver Tortoise's introduction in episode 14 of the toku involves him defeating reconstructed versions of all the previous destructoids.

Hakaider Squad

Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka (Gill-Hakaider), Teiji Omiya (Red Hakaider), Setsuo Wakui/Eisuke Yoda (Blue Hakaider), Takeshi Watabe (Silver Hakaider)

Logo of Hakaider Squad

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The Hakaider Squad

A group of four Hakaiders out to capture a boy named Akira, who is the son of Professor Gill and contains the blueprints for a Doomsday Device tattooed on his back. They are led by Hakaider and include Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider and Silver Hakaider. Their leader contains the brain of Professor Gill himself, while the rest held the brains of unnamed DARK scientists who survived the destruction of the organization.

Co-Dragons: To Gill-Hakaider.
Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The three members besides Gill-Hakaider are all associated with different colors.
Demoted to Dragon: After the other three were destroyed, Gill-Hakaider wound up having to join DARK and serve Big Shadow.
Elite Four: There's four of them and they're all powerful robot warriors.
Evil vs. Evil: After SHADOW emerges also seeking to capture Akira, the Hakaider Squad ends up fighting both them and Ichiro, leading to a brief Mêlée à Trois.
Fusion Dance: Are capable of merging together to form the giant robot Gattaider.
Mooks: They're capable of summoning robots called Androbots to serve as their grunt force.
One-Winged Angel: Each them is capable of assuming a different monster form. They later become a collective One-Winged Angel when they do a Fusion Dance to become Gattaider.
Putting on the Reich: "Hail Hakaider!" complete with a Nazi salute.
The Remnant: They're all DARK scientists who survived the organization's destruction, still pursuing an agenda to Take Over the World.
Satellite Character: The other three Hakaiders don't get much characterization outside of being Hakaider's minions.
Supervillain Lair: The Hakaider Base, which seems to get destroyed each episode, leading them to have to construct a new one.