The 1966 live-action film adaptation of
Golden Bat.
Tropes:
- Atlantis: The ancient civilization where Golden Bat originates from.
- Badass Cape: As ever, worn by Golden Bat.
- Big Bad: Nazo, the self-proclaimed Ruler of the Universe.
- Colony Drop: Nazo's intent is for Earth to be destroyed by sending the planet Icarus colliding into it.
- Creepy Good: Golden Bat is an invincible musketeer-like hero who fights evil... but is also a golden skull-faced ancient who laughs maniacally as he tears through the defenses of evildoers.
- Detonation Moon: Icarus ends up crashing into the Moon before it is destroyed.
- Earth-Shattering Kaboom: Planet Icarus is destroyed by the Super Destruction Beam Cannon, though not before it crashes into an expendable planet then the Moon.
- Evil Laugh: A heroic example, Golden Bat's trademark is his very unnerving laugh.
- Evil Plan: Nazo sent the planet Icarus on a collision course with Earth to eliminate the latter.
- Evil Wears Black: Played straight for Nazo and his henchmen.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: The evil Nazo has four eyes.
- Horrifying Hero: Golden Bat, with his exposed skull and creepy laugh.
- Hostage Situation: Nazo holds four the scientists as hostages so that Golden Bat can give him the lens in exchange for sparing Earth, killing two of them before he relents, subsequently revealing that he'll let Earth collide with Icarus anyways, while also keeping the laser to terrorize other planets.
- I Lied: Of course Nazo never had any intention to spare Earth.
- Mooks: Nazo has an army of grunts all dressed in black.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Golden Bat can withstand both bullets and lasers.
- No Endor Holocaust: The Super Destruction Beam Cannon must destroy Icarus before it gets too close to Earth lest the Icarus Shattering Kaboom take Earth with it.
- Planet Killer: Super Destruction Beam Cannon is one used with noble intentions, to destroy the planet Icarus before it can crash into Earth.
- Protagonist Title
- Supervillain Lair: The space-faring Nazo Tower.
- Terrible Trio: Nazo's henchmen are Viper, Piranha, and Jackal.
- You Have Failed Me: Nazo executes Piranha for failing him.
