History Characters / KinnikumanNisei

Only list characters who debuted in KinnikumanNisei. For all "legend" characters, add entries at the [[Characters/{{Kinnikuman}} character sheet for the original series]].

!Seigi/Justice/Idol Choujin ([[DubNameChange Muscle League in US]])
!!Prince Kinniku Mantarou AKA [[RedBaron Kinnikuman II]] ([[DubNameChange Kid Muscle in US]])
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* BettyAndVeronica: Rinko ([[DubNameChange Roxanne]]) and Jacqueline.
* BookDumb: Getting scores in the low-to-mid 20's (still a failing grade) was an ''improvement.''
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In comparison with his father, Suguru who was more IdiotHero and a braggart, Mantaro was an even worse coward than he was, but however, he is more battle savvy
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Beat Kinnikuman in a match to graduate from the Hercules Factory.
** [[spoiler:He and Chaos beat Kinnikuman and Terryman in the Ultimate Choujin Tag Tournament.]]
** [[spoiler: Kevin Mask]] in the anime. [[spoiler: Prior to that, Kevin only lost once because his Big Bang Edge didn't land on the ring in time for the countdown to be stopped. (He was fighting his opponent outside of the ring)]]
* {{Determinator}}: Having the Burning Inner Strength pretty much guarantees this trope.
* FacialMarkings: Like his father, he has the kanji 肉 (''niku'') on his forehead, but it only appears when he's using his Burning Inner Strength.
* FinishingMove: [[GenerationXerox Kinniku Buster, Kinniku Driver]], Turn-Over Kinniku Buster, Muscle Millennium, and Muscle Gravity
* FiveMovesOfDoom: The Iroha Hell Tour ([[DubNameChange Alphabet Soup-de-Loop in US]]), three holds chained together.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Seiuchin, especially in the anime.
* IdiotHero: Arguably dumber than [[{{Kinnikuman}} his father]].
* KidHero: He's 14 at the beginning and is younger than his father when he started wrestling
* MommasBoy: Violently so. He first achieved Burning Inner Strength when his mother's cooking was dishonored.
* PunnyName: Suguru came up with the name due to Series/{{Ultraman}} (whom he is a fan of) having a brother named Series/UltramanTaro. He then took the name Kinnikuman Tarou and made it Kinniku Mantarou.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cow and Rice.

!!Terry The Kid ([[DubNameChange Terry "The Grand" Kenyon in US]])
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* AesopAmnesia: Terry eventually learns to accept his heritage and fight like his father. Unfortunately he has to learn this during nearly every match of his.
* BerserkButton: Comparing him to his father.
* FacialMarkings: Has a K on his forehead.
* GenerationXerox: [[IAmNotMyFather A perception he desperately wants to overcome.]]
* HotBlooded: And how!
* TheLancer
* ShoutOut: His name is clearly a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_kid Billy the Kid]].
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Later in the manga he has a singlet with the American flag on it.

!!Gazelleman ([[DubNameChange Dik Dik Van Dik in US]])
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* BreakTheHaughty: Was an extremely arrogant [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]] when he first appeared, but constant losses took care of it.
* ButtMonkey: Especially in the anime.
* InformedAbility: He got the highest score on the graduation, but his skills don't show it in the ring.
* ThrowTheDogABone: In an anime-only arc, he actually scores a win.
* TheWorfEffect: The only time he won, was during the anime and that was a major ThrowTheDogABone from the animation staff.
** It gets so bad that he's DemotedToExtra so that Jade can get this treatment

!!Seiuchin ([[DubNameChange Wally Tusket in US]])
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* {{Adorkable}}
* AerithAndBob: His parents are named Robert and Suzy and his sister is named Dorothy. [[DubNameChange Wally]] suddenly seems a lot more fitting.
* [[spoiler:AxCrazy]]: Made this by [[spoiler:Neptuneman's TrainingFromHell]].
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]]: In the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc thanks to [[spoiler:Neptuneman's training to make him a Perfect Choujin]].
* [[spoiler:HeelRealization]]: [[spoiler:Thankfully as he saw his parents in the past timeline in the audience and decides to fight as a Seigi Choujin but unfortunately later on, Neptuneman and Mammothman immediately ripped his face off after his loss to Warsman.]]
* NiceGuy
* ThrowTheDogABone: See Gazelleman's entry.
* TheWorfEffect: Interestingly, he is actually aware of this, and is actually proud of being defeated because that let's his friends learn the villains abilities firsthand.
* [[spoiler:YouHaveFailedMe]]: Courtesy of [[spoiler:Neptuneman and Mammothman]] in the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc.

!!Kevin Mask
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* AntiVillain -> AntiHero: Type 3 or 4.
* [[BoringInvincibleHero Boring Invincible Anti-Hero]]: The guy never lost in the manga. To be fair, he did have earn his win against [[spoiler:Mantarou]].
* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: [[spoiler:Kinnikuman Great IV in the Finals of the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc.]]
* [[spoiler: DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Manga only. The ONLY person to successfully defeat Mantarou Kinniku.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Once he gains Maelstrom Power.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Maelstrom which is like the Burning Inner Strength!
* FinishingMove: Big Ben Edge/Bash and OLAP.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: LikeFatherLikeSon, but it took a lot longer for him.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: After Mars is killed in the Demon Seed arc.]]
* MeanBrit: Since the beginning until he goes through CharacterDevelopment.
* MrFanservice: He's gotten the most fans in and out-verse for this trait.
* TrainingFromHell: Tends to go through this a lot. Be it from his mentors or self-imposed.
* TheRival: To Mantaro
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to KevinNash. They even share the same height.

!!Jade ([[DubNameChange Jaeger in US]])

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* FinishingMove: Red Rain Of Berlin and Beefcake Hammer.
** Replaces the Red Rain of Berlin with Brocken's Repatriation in the Ultimate Tag arc thanks to TimeyWimeyBall.
* TagTeam: Super Trinities (with Scarface)
* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all of the Generation Ex, he's the least antagonistic of the group [[spoiler: especially since Scarface was TheMole for Dmp]]
* TheWorfEffect: He only won once against Dik Van Dik , and was to his [[TheWorfEffect worf effect]]

!! Dead Signal ([[DubNameChange Road Rage in US]])
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: This guy makes ''traffic'' a viable power.
* KnightTemplar
* MasterOfIllusion: Not to the extent of other Chojin with illusory abilities in the series as a whole, but Dead Signal's deserves mention for manipulating the surrounding environment to create the illusion of the foe being hit with cars, trains and other kinds of vehicles.
* UseYourHead: Your head being a rotatable Yield sign means you have a saw for a head.

!! Clioneman ([[DubNameChange Hydrozoa in US]])
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* BalloonBelly: Has the ability to absorb his opponents into his body to drown or [[BodyHorror crush them with his rib cage]], bloating himself up in the process.
* GoodIsNotNice: One of the Choujin intended to replace the current Muscle League; Hydrozoa treats his fights with Wally and Mantarou as if he were fighting any legitimately evil foe. Not to mention he seems creepily excited when he decide to absorb Mantarou.
* MakingASplash
** AnIcePerson: He can freeze his arms to create swords and shields, and it's also hinted to be the source of his ability to turn his body into a huge lens.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Into various sea creatures.


!!Check Mate
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* BigDamnHeroes: When he saved Dik Dik from Mr. Cheeks and Monsieur French's two-on-one assault.
* CulturedBadass
* HeelFaceTurn: Started out as a villain, but turned to the light side after his defeat.
* FeelsNoPain: At first. He overestimates this and forgets that he only doesn't feel pain, but his body still feels the damage and strain from the attacks like any other person, and this comes back to bite him HARD against Mantaro, and is the ultimate reason for his defeat.
* LackOfEmpathy: His inability to feel pain drove him to label those who do as "weak."
* OneWingedAngel: Grand Slam
* TrainingFromHell: Sunshine put him through the most agonising regiment ever, resulting in Check Mate finally blocking out all feelings of pain.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Can "chess piece change" from king to knight to castle, or to the "Grand Slam", a combination of all three.
* WouldHarmAChild: He elbows a boy who calls him out on his brutal tactics.

!!Scarface ([[DubNameChange Eskara in US anime and games]]) AKA Mars
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Studies trademark moves and reversals of other choujin and improves on them.
* BloodKnight
* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: His DubNameChange for the US anime and games is probably to avoid copyright issues with [[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} the movie of the same name]].
* FinishingMove: Ultimate Scar Buster.
* GeniusBruiser
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Started to revert to his evil ways in the latest arc, but quickly got over it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: After his Ultimate Scar Buster failed against Ashuraman, the latter picked on Mars' trick to use his legs in a triangle leg lock to make the Kinniku Buster irreversible and unbreakable to perfect his Ashura Buster, which he then proceeds to use on Mars.]]
* TheMole: The Scarface persona was [[CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown a disguise]] so he could enter the Hercules Factory and get revenge for the destruction of the [=dMp=].
* TagTeam: Super Trinities (with Jade)

!!Ilioukhine ([[DubNameChange Comrade Turbinski in US]])
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: The "k" is silent.
* MoralityPet[=/=]MoralityChain: Meat. He admits that he used to be absolutely brutal in his fights prior to meeting Meat, and that when Meat stops him from crashing after Kevin Mask throws him off a high-altitude ring, Ilioukhine lets go of his brutality.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can change into any kind of plane to attack his enemies

!!Barrierfreeman: Nils (Young Body) & Jijioman ([[DubNameChange Georgioman in US]]) (Old Body)
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* DirtyOldMan: Jijioman
* FusionDance: Nils and Jijioman
* SharingABody
** TwoBeingsOneBody

!Akugyou/Evil Choujin/Demon-Making Plant ([=dMp=])

!!Tel-Tel Boy ([[DubNameChange Dialbolic in US]])
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* CombatPragmatist
* MasterOfIllusion

!![=MAXman=] ([[DubNameChange Pumpinator in US]])
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* DirtyCoward
* VoluntaryShapeshifting

!!Rex King ([[DubNameChange Tyrannoclaw in US]])
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* TheBrute

!! The Rigani ([[DubNameChange Cranky Doodle Claw Daddy in US]])
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* CurbStompBattle: While he does prove a challenge, he's much easier to deal with than Checkmate and Mars

!!Fork The Giant ([[DubNameChange Forkolossus in US]])
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* BreakingSpeech
* TheBrute
* HairTriggerTemper

!!Hanzo
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* HeelFaceTurn
* MaskOfPower

!!Bone Cold ([[DubNameChange Lone Bone Cold in US Manga]])
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* {{Badass}}
* BigBad
* EyePatchOfPower
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He's the son of [[spoiler: Skullduggery, a very eccentric evil doer who's really bad at succeeding]], but he's a certified HeroKiller who [[spoiler: kills Meat's father, the only villain to drive Meat completely into the DespairEventHorizon]] and is much of more of sadistic than even members of the Dmp.
* [[spoiler: HeroKiller: He kills Lord Minch]]

!!Ricardo
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: At first he cares neither about being good or evil, [[spoiler: but after Mantao beats him, he becomes evil for real]]
* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn: Of the "ThenLetMeBeEvil" variety after realizing he was an evil choujin]]
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: The first "R" is pronounced like an "H" (like RoyceGracie).
* TheMole

!Demon Seed

!!Reborn Ashuraman

!!The Constellation
* EvilGenius: He gave Mantaro a very hard fight and even ''defeated'' his Muscle Millenium. He was then defeated by the Incomplete Muscle Gravity.
* {{Expy}}: Of Pentagon and Black Hole since he is a 4D Choujin himself.
* HumanoidAbomination: Due to his nature as a constellation being, he can split himself into two bodies, grow horns, a scorpion tail wings and transform himself into a bear and crab.

!!Gepparland
* DarkChick
* {{Expy}}: Of Atlantis
* MakingASplash

!!Meltdown
* BeardOfEvil
* {{Expy}}: Of Bikeman.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can turn into a high-speed boat and a motorbike.

!!The Tattooman

!!Voltman
* TheDragon
* ShockAndAwe

!Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc characters

!Time/Jikan Choujin

* BadPowersGoodPeople: It is revealed that there were good Time Choujin in their planet who don't use their time powers for evil and is actually neutral until the Evil Time Choujin, Lightning and Thunder, killed off every one of them but Chaos who escaped.
* TimeMaster: They can remove their time horns to travel in time, morph their body parts into clock parts, and use their mouthpieces to forward time and [[spoiler:heal themselves]].
* TimeTravel

!!Five Disasters
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* BigBadEnsemble: Similar to the Dream Choujin Tag arc, they had an evil alliance with Neptuneman and [[spoiler:Mammothman]] by the semifinals and all four even [[spoiler:worked with Satan to take Kinnikuman out]]!
* FinishingMove: Death Watch Branding and Prelude To Justice Crumbling
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:They killed Robin Mask in the past which could have got Kevin Mask to not exist but Mantaro and others managed to stop it but Alisa was then the victim instead. They also cut off Brocken Jr.'s arm. They even ''defeated'' Neptuneman and Mammothman although the latter abandoned his own partner to be with Kinnikuman Super Phoenix.]]
* TimeTravel: As Time Choujin, they can do this after pulling off their Demonic Time Horns.

!!!Lightning
* BigBad: Of the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has both in his true form for his signature attacks.
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]]: [[spoiler:When Mantaro and Kevin decides to restore him and Thunder using small pieces of the Competition Bulbs which they were after to become more powerful, Thunder took it but Lightning did not because he didn't want to except pity from the Seigi Choujin. He said while Thunder has his own mother to worry about, Lightning says he has no one that will miss him. So, he jumps into the volcanic Mt. Fuji and perishes into ashes.]]
* [[spoiler:DyingAlone]]: [[spoiler:He decides this fate since he believes no one will miss him and that at least Thunder has his mother that does.]]
* [[spoiler:HealingFactor]]: [[spoiler:He can reverse all the damage he suffered with the same mouthpiece upside down!]]
* ShapeShifter: He can split his body to avoid attacks.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: He can turn his legs into minute hands for the Death Watch Branding finishing move.
* SpikesOfVillainy: His true form has them.
* TimeStandsStill: His Acceleration with a special mouthpiece.
* [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown]]: [[spoiler:When Thunder was taken down by Mantaro and Kevin's NIKU->LAP, he didn't took it very well and even ''kicks down'' his own partner for it!]]

!!!Thunder
* AbsurdlySharpClaws: His left shoulder possesses a ''large lion's claw'' when it is used for his Lion's Authority SignatureMove.
* AnimalMotifs: Lion since is one part of it.
* [[spoiler:BastardBastard]]: [[spoiler:How he had grown up to be this after finding out about his father raping his mother and ran away from home as the result.]]
** [[spoiler:ChildByRape]]
* [[spoiler:EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas]]: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she was scared of him because of the trauma due to his father.]]
* [[spoiler:HealingFactor]]: Same as Lightning.
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: A lot of Choujin fits this trope, but Thunder stood out. [[spoiler:He was thrown into the swords but got back up ''normally'', took a Cross Bomber and lived, accidentally fell victim of his and Lightning's own Death Watch Branding intended for Mantaro and Kevin, then took a NIKU->LAP to finally bring him down, and then somehow... he ''managed'' to get back up to stop Mantaro's Muscle Spark from finishing off Lightning! Let's see if Kevin's Big Ben Edge can finally bring him down.]]
** [[spoiler:He is finally defeated along with Lightning but not with Big Ben Edge but the ''Muscle Kingdom''!]]
* InstrumentOfMurder: His ShapeshifterWeapon the Legendary Destruction Bell that mentally attack the Seigi Choujins which reminds of their past battles and pain.
* [[spoiler:ManlyTears]]: [[spoiler:His reaction to Lightning's suicide.]]
* TimeStandsStill: Like Lightning.
* {{Zipperiffic}}: His first outfit and his mask before it was shredded up to reveal his lion mask and his armor.

!!Chaos Avenir
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* AscendedFanboy: He is a Choujin Otaku who ends up joining Mantaro in the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc/
* BadassNormal: Subverted since he believed he was a regular human during the tournament until he regain his memories.
* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Kinnikuman Great III
* FutureBadass: He is said to be the one who stopped a wave of Evil Choujin during the time the Seigi Choujin were raising their own children.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:He saved Neptuneman from falling into Mt. Fuji only to get fatal burned himself and died eventually as he played with his collected Choujin figures.]]
* [[spoiler:TimeStandsStill]]
* YouKilledMyFather: To the Five Disasters who are the ones who killed his family and his father Minute Avenir.

!Other Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc Characters

!!Hell Carpenters

!!!Deiku Toryo

!!!PlasMoMan


!!The Wailing Ghost Gang

!!!Shikotei

!!!The Gaon

!!Team Cosmos
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: They consider themselves the true representatives of USSR than their fluffy counterparts Hell's Bears who they call Misha. It didn't end well for them as their opponents are NOT as fluffy as they seem and it is NOT just because of this [[BearsAreBadNews trope]].

!!!Meteoman

!!!Sputnikman

!!Carpet Bombers

!!!Moaidon

!!!Ortega

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: After his Ultimate Scar Buster failed agaisnt Ashuraman, the latter picked on Mars' trick to use his legs in a triangle leg lock to make the Kinniku Buster irreversible and unbreakable, and used it perfect his Ashura Buster, which he then proceeds to use on Mars.]]

* HoistByItsOwnPetard: [[spoiler: After his Ultimate Scar Buster failed agaisnt Ashuraman, the latter picked on Mars' trick to use his legs in a triangle leg lock to make the Kinniku Buster irreversible and unbreakable, and used it perfect his Ashura Buster, which he then proceeds to use on Mars.]]

* InformedAbility: He got the highest score on the graduation, but his skills don't show it in the ring

* TheWorfEffect: interestingly, he is actually aware of this, and is actually proud of being defeated because that let's his friends learn the villains abilities firsthand.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: LikeFatherLikeSon, but it took a lot longer

* MrFanservice: He's gotten the most fans in and out-verse for this trait

** AnIcePerson

* FeelsNoPain: At first.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: He's gotten the most fans in and out-verse for this trait

!! The Rigani ([[DubNameChange Craw Daddy in Us]])

* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: His DubNameChange for the US anime and games is probably to avoid copyright issues with [[Film/{{Scarface}} the movie of the same name]].

* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Cow and Rice.

!! Road Rage

!! Hydrozoa

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can change into an kind of plane to attack his enemies

* InformedAbility:
* TheWorfEffect:

* EstrogenBrigadeBait

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: LikeFatherLikeSon.

* PunnyName: Suguru came up with the name due to {{Ultraman}} (whom he is a fan of) having a brother named Ultrman Tarou. He then took the name Kinnikuman Tarou and made it Kinniku Mantarou.