Shout Out / Daimos

"For I beheld Satan as he fell from Heaven LIKE LIGHTNING!"

Here are the shout-outs Daimos has made to other works, persons, and things.

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Super Robot References

Mazinger Z

• The amnesiac yet religious Artificial Human Erika from episode 67 of Mazinger Z might be the original concept behind Erika from Daimos.^note They're both amnesiacs rescued by the protagonist whom they fall in love with. However, they later regain their memories and realize they belong to the enemy faction. They then betray the enemy and reveal the weakness of the Monster of the Week to save the beloved robot pilot from harm.
• The extreme hot and cold effect that the "Freezer Storm" and "Fire Blizzard" combo attack has on metal is roughly the same as "Rust Hurricane" corrosion by Mazinger. It also compromises the integrity of the metal body of the Armored Mecha Soldier, making it very brittle and likely to develop cracks but for different reasons.
  • Mazinger's "Rust Hurricane" could also be the corrosive version of Daimos's "Double Blizzard", in a sense. In turn, Daimos's "Fire Blizzard" is a shout-out to Mazinger's "Breast Fire".
  • The "Daimos Chain Shark" is reminiscent of Mazinger's "Rocket Punch", but it acts more like a grappling hook.

Brave Raideen

• Akira Kamiya, who voices Akira Hibiki in Brave Raideen, also voices Daimos's Kazuya Ryūzaki.
• Both Daimos and Raideen pilots make use of those long cables/levers connected to their arms to control their respective mechs. Incidentally, the latter half of Raideen was directed by Tadao Nagahama, so the show may be seen as a predecessor to his famous Robot Romance Trilogy.
• Both Baam and the Mu Empire are ancient civilizations inspired by Ancient Rome and India respectively. Furthermore, both of their respective Alien Princesses fall in love with male robot pilots who happen to be Earthlings from Japan.

Robot Taekwon V

• Robot Taekwon V, the South Korean Super Robot film series made before Toushou Daimos, may or may not have inspired Daimos to become a Motion-Capture Mecha piloted by a martial artist even though Robot Taekwon V is more of a Mazinger Z clone with a Taekwondo twist.
  • Probably a huge coincidence, but the series also features a character named Richard, which is Kazuya's Philippine dub name.^note He's the civilian Richard Shaw, an American trained in Taekwondo and forced by the bad guys to pilot a Motion-Capture Mecha for them to take down Taekwon V.
  • The humanoid robot Mary basically lifts her backstory wholesale from Mazinger's Erika, which in turn is whom Daimos's Erika is based on. Theoretically, certain aspects of Mary's story^note (her mission to sabotage the protagonist's side, her betrayal of her own side, and her feelings of affection for the protagonist's side) also mirror Daimos's Erika as well.

Combattler V

• The "Double Blizzard" is a technique that uses powerful chest-mounted fans to generate a whirlwind against the enemy, which usually launches it to the sky, setting up for most of Kazuya's finishing blows. It's like the non-electrical version of "Choudenji Tatsumaki" by Combattler V.
  • The "Daimos Chain Shark" is reminiscent of Combattler's "Battle Guleggar" or "Magne Claw", but it acts more like a chained grappling hook.
  • Daimos's twin "Daimos Shaft" polearm weapons are both shout-outs to Combattler's "Twin Lancer" when they're combined together.
  • The "Fire Blizzard" is the flame tornado version of Combattler's "Atomic Burner".
  • Daimos's Transer/Tranzer form is potentially a shout-out to Combattler V's GranDasher special move. In fact, the Combination Attack of Voltes, Combattler, and Daimos in Super Robot Wars heavily features the Grand Light Wave and Daimos's Tranzer Mode combined.
• Daimos's neural helmet that connects the pilot's brain directly to the mech to allow direct movement control has been done prior in Combattler V, when Hyoma was forced to use such a helmet after Garuda blew his arms off to maim him.
• The villain line-up for Daimos is similar to Combattler V. Richter is Garuda, Raiza is Miia, Balbas is Girua, and Georiya is Narua. King Olban is also Daimos's Empress Janera/Oreana.
  • Garuda and Richter have the same voice actor too. They both fulfill the role of The Heavy and Noble Demon on the antagonist's side. They're also both winged beings who are loyal to a manipulative ruler.
• Cairo the Daimovic operating robot assistant is like a less useful version of Ropet from Combattler V.
• Genta, on the other hand, is the Daimos equivalent of Kinta Ichinoki. They're both voiced by Masako Nozawa as well.
• Olban also has a Dead Man's Switch to make the space station fall to Jupiter to take down his own people alongside him just like Janera had a Doomsday Device prepared for Combattler and the Earth in case she's defeated.

Voltes V

• Camp Big Falcon from Voltes V is the Home Base of the good guys that turns into a Cool Starship during the Grand Finale. In turn, the Daimovic Base from Daimos is a Cool Starship that turns into the Home Base of the good guys before it turns back into a Cool Starship in the Grand Finale.
  • Kazuya Ryūzaki is basically Ken'ichi Gou as a standard Nagahama lead with Daijiro Gou's martial arts training. They share the same Hot-Blooded personality, idealism, determination, and piloting skills. One can also make the case that Kazuya is a Spear Counterpart Expy of Megumi Oka as well because of their sunny dispositions and skill in practicing a traditional Japanese martial art.
  • Isamu Ryūzaki is the spirit and image of Kentaro Gou, especially when Kentaro was sporting a beard and mustache. Unlike Kentaro's persistent important presence in Voltes V, Isamu ends up a Posthumous Character in Daimos.
  • Kyoshiro Yuzuki is basically a French-speaking Expy of the wise-cracking Ippei Mine from Voltes V. Both are Japanese but had parents who moved to a Western country in their youth and end up in poverty, so they had to learn to fend for themselves.
  • Erika and Megumi Oka share a voice actress as well. While Erika and Kazuya are the Official Couple of their series, Megumi and Ken'ichi are the Fan-Preferred Couple instead (as seen in Voltes V's live-action remake made in the Philippines).
  • Kazuya Ryūzaki's Filipino dub name (Richard Hartford) shares his first name with the Filipino dub name of Dr. Hamaguchi (Richard Smith) from Voltes V. This is because both Daimos and Voltes V were dubbed by Questor International^note (later known as Telesuccess Productions).
  • Okane's Filipino dub name "Bertha" might refer to Daijiro Gou's Filipino dub name "Bert" from the concurrently running (dubbed) Voltes V. Basically, Daijiro is the "Big Bert" to Okane's "Big Bertha".
  • Daimos's Douglas Banks is seemingly the Caucasian or New Zealander Expy of Dr. Sakunji from Voltes V. They share the same Lincoln-like curtain beard. He could also be named after Douglas Fairbanks.
• Daimos's "Freezer Storm" and "Fire Blizzard" upgrades used to weaken the armor of the Mecha Soldiers through drastic changes in temperature are reminiscent of how the "Choudenji Ball" upgrade for Voltes V also weakens the maxingal armor of the Armored Beast Fighters.
  • The Mecha Soldiers of Daimos got armor upgrades like the Beast Knights of Voltes V. This also forces both Voltes V and Daimos to get upgrades of their own.
  • The "Daimos Chain Shark" is reminiscent of "Chain Knuckle", but it has more grappling hook action.
  • The "Souryuu Ken"^note ("Double Dragon Blade" or "Daimos Daggers/Double Daggers" in the Philippine Dub) is part of Daimos's chest, just like Voltes's "Tenkuu Ken"^note ("Sword of Heaven" or "Laser Sword" in the Philippine Dub). Both are retractable blades.
  • The "Sanryuu Kon"^note ("Triple Dragon Stick" or "Battle Baton" in the Philippine Dub) is Daimos's three-section staff with sharp blades on both ends. It's the Daimos equivalent of the "Choudenji String"^note ("Super Electromagnetic String" or "Ultra-Electromagnetic Whip" in the Philippine Dub).
  • Daimos's Transer/Tranzer form is potentially a shout-out to Voltes V's unused heavy tank mode that's seen in comics and toys. The Voltes Tank form, by the way, made its television debut in Voltes V: Legacy.
• The villain line-up for Daimos is similar to Voltes V. Richter is Heinel, Raiza/Aizam is Katharine Rii, Balbas is Jangal, and Georiya is Zuhl. King Olban is also Daimos's Emperor Zambajil.
  • Richter and Heinel also have the same voice actor, Osamu Ichikawa. As does Rui Jangal and Balbas with Shōzō Iizuka.
• Voltes V also foreshadows how Daimos is piloted^note with a neural helmet and wires that capture the motion of the pilot through the way Heinel controls God Warrior Godol during the Voltes V Grand Finale.
  • The maskless Godol also looks a lot like the maskless Daimos, expressive mouth and all.

Miscellaneous References

Baam Empire

• The Baam Empire, in contrast to Boazan's Space France motif, follows more Ancient Greco-Roman influences with their clothing, military, politics, and culture.
  • Meanwhile, there's more Egyptian (as in Ancient Aliens) influences with their architecture and religion, as seen in the pyramid-like appearance of the Baam Asteroid City (Little Baam), and its Temple of the Serpent.
  • As for the winged appearance of the Barmians, it's reminiscent of the painterly Renaissance depiction of angels in Christianity. Their religion is quite reminiscent of Christianity as well.
  • The etymology of the term Barmian/Balmian (Baam-Seijin) might root from the Brahmin caste within Hindu society. In the Vedic and post-Vedic Indian subcontinent, Brahmins were designated as the priestly class.
• Richter's name might be a reference to Charles Francis Richter, a seismologist who developed the world-famous Richter scale that measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
  • Richter's Philippine dub name, Ulrich, is a German given name and surname also associated with Ashkenazi Jews, derived from Old High German Uodalrich, Odalric. It is composed of the elements "uodal" meaning "heritage" and "rich" meaning "rich, powerful".
  • The look and design of Richter is highly reminiscent of Archangel Michael as depicted in the iconic "St. Michael Vanquishing Satan" painting by Italian painter Raphael Sanzio and the painting "Michael"◊ by Raphael's Baroque contemporary Guido Reni.
• Balbas or Barubasu might be a reference to Barabbas, a biblical figure related to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. According to the New Testament, he was a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.
• Gurney Halleck in Daimos is a Baam warrior who fights Kazuya Ryūzaki in exchange for a pardon for his supposed treachery. He looks like a Baam version of Kazuya. Meanwhile, Gurney Halleck is also the name of a character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.

Earthlings

• Kazuya Ryūzaki sports the standard Nagahama lead look and personality, but with a karate twist. Meanwhile, him being a martial artist karateka references the late 1970s martial arts craze started by Bruce Lee and his iconic role in Enter the Dragon. He's like the Super Robot version of Ken Asuka from Karate Baka Ichidai.
  • His Philippine English dub name, "Richard Hartford", could be derived from the city known as Hartford, Connecticut. It could also refer to the Hartford Family, owners of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company fortune.
  • The first name of Kazuya's Filipino dub name, "Richard", might have been derived from his hated rival's name "Richter" as the nearest sound-alike name^note (the same way in Voltes V, General "Watson" was taken from the name of General Dange's commanding officer, General "Doyle").
• Kyoshiro Yuzuki's signature look of a bouffant afro, rose-tinted glasses, a katana, and a trench coat screams Unintentional Period Piece from the 1970s.^note Like something famous TV personality and artist Bob Ross would later on wear (sans katana... probably).
  • His Philippine English dub name, Edward Kramer, could be derived from 1970s electric guitar manufacturer "Kramer", AIDS activist and novelist Larry Kramer, or American tennis player Jack Kramer.
  • Coincidentally, Kyoshiro's Philippine dub self shares the same name as Edward E. Kramer, an American editor of works such as The Sandman: Book of Dreams by Neil Gaiman and The Crow by James O'Barr.^note Also, he's a convicted child molester.
  • Kyoshiro frequently quotes famous philosphers and authors. This includes Nietszche, Marx, Goethe, Shakespeare, and Descartes, among many others.
• Episode 27 has Dr. Izumi explain the concept of Tachyons to the viewer and try to prove that they exist.
• Nana Izumi looks and acts like Candy White from Candy♡Candy. In fact, she's nicknamed "Candy Candy with a Gun" by occidental fans of the show who were familiar with both works.
  • Her Philippine dub name, "Joanna", is a play on her Japanese name, "Nana".
• Okane's Philippine dub name, "Bertha", seems based on her visual design as well.
  • Her Filipino dub name is particularly reminiscent of other famous Big Berthas in real-life like howitzers, Paris Guns, a railway banking engine, and a 19^th century American criminal ("Big Bertha" Heyman).

• Jumborg Ace is a tokusatsu series from 1973 by Tsuburaya Productions about a transforming Ultraman-like super robot with a human pilot inside it that also uses Daimos's gimmick of mirroring the pilot's human body movement.
• The robot "Daimos" could be named after "Deimos" or one of the moons of Mars.
  • This might be confirmed by Erika's robot being named "Phobos" (another one of the moons of Mars) in the sequel manga, Victory Five.
  • The name can also be derived from the word "Dynamo", which means a generator capable of converting mechanical rotation into electrical power, or "Dynamite", a type of explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents, and stabilizers.
• In the Philippine-English dub, Ryujin Cliff was renamed Cape Clifton, which could refer to an inner suburb of Bristol or an affluent suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Most obviously, Daimos is essentially Romeo and Juliet WITH SUPER ROBOTS!^note Kazuya is Romeo, Erika is Juliet, Earth is the House of Montague, Baam is the House of Capulet, Kyoshiro is Mercutio, and Richter is Tybalt.

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