History Series / SpaceIronmenKyodain

* CreateYourOwnHero: Of a sort. The Dada Army kidnapped Dr. Hayama and his two eldest son to force them to work for the space empire, but that led to them building Skyzel and Grounzel and sending the Space Ironmen to Earth to fight back against the Dada aliens instead.

* CreateYourOwnHero: Of a sort. The Dada Army kidnapped Dr. Hayama to force him to work for them, but that led to him building Skyzel and Grounzel and sending them to Earth to fight back against the Dada aliens instead.

* LuckyTranslation: The [[MechaMooks Robot Soldiers]]' "[[BattleCry Dai]]" chant sounds a lot like they're saying "die!" in English.

* AbsenteeAliens: Aside from the Dada Robot Army Corps, no organic Dada aliens ever appear in the series. There's a good reason for that - [[spoiler:they died off as a result of environmental pollution long ago, leaving behind a robot army with some very broad orders.]]

* ReplacementGoldfish: Skyzel and Grounzel were built by Dr. Hayami to look over Kenji in place of his actual brothers.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Kyodain'' premiered in the months following the conclusion of ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'' ended the first televised run of the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and so was produced as a "post-''Kamen Rider''" show, airing on TBS as ''Stronger'' did while ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' continued on [[Creator/TVAsahi NET]].

%% * MerchandiseDriven

%% * SiblingTeam: Skyzel and Granzel are brothers.

* ShoutOut:
** The planet Dada is a shout-out to the art movement of the same name, as the series is described as having a very odd design, reminiscent of Dada art.
** It received a reference in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', where its opening song was used as the ending theme of the first episode.
** Many elements of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', most notably the title character's Skyzer-esque helmet, borrowing from the series.

Available on YouTube as part of Toei's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yessj6MLTvA Tokusatsu World Channel]].

One year later when the empire is sufficiently advanced, the Robot Army Corps return to Earth. They want to put their plans into action. Two robots surprisingly stop their invasion cold. It is then revealed that Dr. Hayama programmed the personalities of his two kidnapped sons into those super-powered robots to stop the Robot Army and look after for his youngest son. His older sons Jouji and Ryuji, now called "Skyzel" ("sky" for sky) and "Granzel" (zel for "ground"), have super strength and can shape-shift (they can transform into a jet and a car). They fulfil their father's wishes and honour his legacy.

''Space Ironmen Kyodain'' (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン ''Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain'') is a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist Creator/ShotaroIshinomori and Creator/ToeiCompany producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes.

The plot of the program involves an alien [[TheEmpire empire]] from the planet "Dada" called the "Robot Army Corps". When they kidnap a human scientist, Dr. Hayama, and two of his three sons and force him to improve their technology, he has no choice but to go along with them, despite his deep anger, resentment, and guilt.

One year later, their empire sufficiently advanced, the Robot Army Corps return to Earth, ready to put their plans into action—however, two heretofore unknown robots charge in and stop their invasion cold. It is then revealed that Dr. Hayama programmed the personalities of his two kidnapped sons, Jouji and Ryuji, into these super-powered robots to both stop the Robot Army he was forced to work for, and care for his youngest son, Kenji. Jouji and Ryuji, now "Skyzel" (as in "sky) and "Granzel" (as in "ground"), are armed with awesome strength and powerful shape-shifting abilities, able to transform into a jet and a car respectively. With these abilities, they carry on their father's legacy and fulfill his wishes.

!!Tropes:

* MerchandiseDriven

** The planet Dada is ''maybe'' a shout-out to the art movement of the same name, as the series is described as having a very odd design, reminiscent of Dada art.
** It received one in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', where its opening song was used as the ending theme of the first episode.
** And again with many elements of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', most notably the title character's Skyzer-esque helmet, borrowing from the series.
*** ...Aaand then Toei announced a ''Kyodain''/''Fourze'' {{crossover}}. Though, in this case, it turned out that this version of the pair are the movie's villains, and that Skyzel (now named Skydain) is female.
* SiblingTeam: Skyzel and Granzel.

Space Ironmen Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン ''Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain'') is a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist Creator/ShotaroIshinomori and Creator/ToeiCompany producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes.

Space Ironmen Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain?) was a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist Creator/ShotaroIshinomori and Creator/ToeiCompany producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes.

The plot of the program involves an alien [[TheEmpire empire]] from the planet "Dada" called the "Robot Army Corps". When they kidnap a human scientist, Dr. Hayami, and two of his three sons and force him to improve their technology, he has no choice but to go along with them, despite his deep anger, resentment, and guilt.

One year later, their empire sufficiently advanced, the Robot Army Corps return to Earth, ready to put their plans into action—however, two heretofore unknown robots charge in and stop their invasion cold. It is then revealed that Dr. Hayami programmed the personalities of his two kidnapped sons, Jouji and Ryuji, into these super-powered robots to both stop the Robot Army he was forced to work for, and care for his youngest son, Kenji. Jouji and Ryuji, now "Skyzel" (as in "sky) and "Granzel" (as in "ground"), are armed with awesome strength and powerful shape-shifting abilities, able to transform into a jet and a car respectively. With these abilities, they carry on their father's legacy and fulfill his wishes.

* ImagineSpot: There are often scenes in which Kenji sees the Kyodain doing something funny and then imagining/remembering his original brothers doing the same thing, with the scene cutting to the brothers acting as themselves.

Space Ironmen Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain?) was a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist ShotaroIshinomori and Creator/ToeiCompany producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes.

** It received one in LuckyStar, where its opening song was used as the ending theme of the first episode.

Space Ironmen Kyodain (宇宙鉄人キョーダイン Uchū Tetsujin Kyōdain?) was a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist ShotaroIshinomori and {{Toei}} Company producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes.

One year later, their empire sufficiently advanced, the Robot Army Corps return to Earth, ready to put their plans into action—however, two heretofore unknown robots charge in and stop their invasion cold. It is then revealed that Dr. Hayami programmed the personalities of his two kidnapped sons, Jouji and Ryouji, into these super-powered robots to both stop the Robot Army he was forced to work for, and care for his youngest son, Kenji. Jouji and Ryouji, now "Skyzel" (as in "sky) and "Granzel" (as in "ground"), are armed with awesome strength and powerful shape-shifting abilities, able to transform into a jet and a car respectively. With these abilities, they carry on their father's legacy and fulfill his wishes.

*** ...Aaand then Toei announced a ''Kyodain''/''Fourze'' {{crossover}}. Though, in this case, it turned out that this version of the pair are the movie's villains.

*** ...Aaand then Toei announced a ''Kyodain''/''Fourze'' {{crossover}}.

** And again with many elements of ''KamenRiderFourze'', most notably the title character's Skyzer-esque helmet, borrowing from the series.

* SiblingTeam: Skyzel and Granzel.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The show is well known for its strange plot and costume design, rapid-fire and purposefully disorienting editing, and unique, sometimes surreal, atmosphere.

*** And again with many elements of ''KamenRiderFourze'', most notably the title character's Skyzer-esque helmet, borrowing from the series.