History Characters / GetterRobo

%%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In every continuity]].

* AdaptationalWimp: Though their appearances in the anime adaptation of ''Arc'' are just a one second cameo, it's made very clear that they don't have supernatural, god-like abilities like they did in ''Majuu Sensen'' or ''Armageddon'' and are now just harmless human scientists. They are also KilledOffscreen by Kamui and his group.

* BlondesAreEvil: Cohen, who has blonde hair and an incredibly cruel streak. Also Stinger, who is given blonde hair in ''Arc''.

** The ''Devilman VS Getter Robo'' manga has Hayato smitten and attracted to Miki Makimura just as much as Ryoma and Musashi were.

* GeniusBruiser: He seems to be a very strong fellow, given his size, and also has some skill in hacking and programming.

* StoutStrength: Baku is strong enough to easily lift a pair of large military men and fight them on equal grounds.

* OmniscientMoralityLicense: Pulls it out a few times to justify more amoral actions against the enemies. Suprisingly doesn't use it in the ''Go'' manga, when Go calls him on [[spoiler: sacrificing people's lives to find out how neutralize Rando's nuclear devices]].

* TearOffYourFace: His introduction in the original manga, Hayato punishes a would-be deserter with this. A second guy just loses his eyes, ears, and nose.

* SinisterShades: Mr. Cohen has these.

* DragonAscendant: In ''Majuu Sensen'', Cohen and Stinger were scientists who worked for Genzo Kuruma (though Cohen was a DragonWithAnAgenda). In ''Armageddon", they both serve as the series BigBad, while using Dr. Saotome as a puppet for their goals of converting humanity into becoming Invaders.

->'''First Appearances:''' Getter Robo Armageddon

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Cohen originally had white hair in ''Majuu Sensen'', before it was changed to blonde in ''Armageddon''. Also Stinger originally had normal Beige skin in ''Majuu Sensen'', before being changed to blue in ''Armageddon''.
* AdaptationalNameChange: In ''Majuu Sensen'', Cohen was originally named Dr. Shaft, and Stinger was called Dr. Baruvia.

** In ''Majuu Sensen'', it's implied Stinger's body is made of rock.

* FauxAffablyEvil: They are both well-mannered and polite, however that doesn't change the fact that they are genocidal monsters.

* ObviouslyEvil: Everything ''about'' them seems dubious, not least the fact that Stinger seems to have ''scales.''

* TheOtherDarrin: Cohen is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake for his appearance in Saisei-Hen since Gouri died before the game was made.

* ScaryBlackMan: It isn't being angry that makes Cohen scary. Aside from hosting Invaders it is his entire mannerisms that make him scary.
** Even more-so in ''Majuu Sensen'', where he has the ability to reproduce kids from his own body.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: In his manga introduction he derides the moves of the fighters competing at the tournament he crashes as a 'mere dance', rather than true martial arts. He then beats the shit out of all of them to prove the point.

** AndThenWhat: ...and then he goes home and realises that while he felt alive for the first time that day, he's now accomplished his entire life goal and has no idea what he's supposed to live for now. It's at this point that Saotome Labs comes calling in the shape of three assassins sent to test his worth.

* TheAce: He's characterized as this in the 70s anime, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment as right from the very start]], as he's shown to have kicking power than Ryoma Nagare, who is the Soccer Clubs captain, and being able to throw around the heavyweight Judo fighter Musashi Tomoe despite the vast difference in weight between the two, on top of being good-looking and highly intelligent too, to the point where the two desperately wish that he'd join their respective clubs at Asama High.

* AudienceWhatAudience: He immediately has to explain to Ryoma who is he talking to.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In ''Armageddon'', he is an artificial human created by Professor Saotome. This is a big contrast to his portrayal in ''Getter Robo Go'' and ''Shin Vs. Neo'' where he's a normal guy born to a family.

* BigLittleBrother: Messiah (big brother) is a shorty, but Baku (little brother) is one big dude.

* {{Expy}}: He's rather similar to the manga version of [[Manga/MazingerZ Dr. Juzo Kabuto]], as they're both balding [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] who work with giant robots that have a distinctive scar over an eye, with the two main differences aside from Shikishima lacking a mustache is that he's even ''crazier'' than Juzo is as well as that he merely develops weapons for giant robots rather than making them himself. He even cybernetically upgrades one of his arms in ''Getter Rboo Arc'' so that he can do a RocketPunch, much like the eponymous mecha from Mazinger Z.

%%* ArchEnemy: With Hayato.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Anime/MazingerZ Baron Asura]].