History Series / KidouKeijiJiban

* DeathByOriginStory

* RestrainingBolt: Complete aversion -- Jiban's version of the Prime Directives give him greater freedom and authority instead. Far more than he conceivably needs, in fact.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Compared to the less dark (generally) Jiraiya, the previous metal hero. While Toha/Jiraiya was more cheerful with a lighter disposition, learns to be a diligent ninja and fought against human (mostly) oponents, Naoto/Jiban was about a policeman revived into a cyborg that fights an evil organization of monsters, while mascarades his identity pretending to be a bumbling cop. Compared to the mostly acrobatic and fast Jiraiya, Jiban is more bulky, but less agile, which he compensates with a bigger set of weapons and support vehicles. Also, while Jiraiya have a good amount of allies to help him, Jiban is mostly alone against Biolon, save for occasional help from Mayumi, Yanagida, Seiji and Yoko. [[spoiler:Mayumi is his main supporter and, when Jiban is killed by the second time, is she who triggers the headquarter's secret computer to rebuild Jiban into Perfect Jiban.]]

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Compared to the less dark (generally) Jiraiya, the previous metal hero. While Toha/Jiraiya was more cheerful with a lighter disposition, learns to be a diligent ninja and fought against human (mostly) oponents, Naoto/Jiban was about a policeman revived into a cyborg that fights an evil organization of monsters, while mascarades his identity pretending to be a bumbling cop. Compared to the mostly acrobatic and fast Jiraiya, Jiban is more bulky, but less agile, which he compensates with a bigger set of weapons and support vehicles. Also, while Jiraiya have a good amount of allies to help him, Jiban is mostly alone against Biolon, save for occasional help from Mayumi and Yoko. [[spoiler:Mayumi is his main supporter and, when Jiban is killed by the second time, is she who triggers the headquarter's secret computer to rebuild Jiban into Perfect Jiban.]]

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Compared to the less dark (generally) Jiraiya, the previous metal hero. While Toha/Jiraiya was more cheerful with a lighter disposition, learns to be a diligent ninja and fought against human (mostly) oponents, Naoto/Jiban was about a policeman revived into a cyborg that fights an evil organization of monsters, while mascarades his identity pretending to be a bumbling cop. Compared to the mostly acrobatic and fast Jiraiya, Jiban is more bulky, but less agile, which he compensates with a bigger set of weapons and support vehicles. Also, while Jiraiya have a good amount of allies to help him, Jiban is mostly alone against Biolon, save for occasional help from Mayumi and Yoko.[[spoiler:Mayumi is his main supporter and, when Jiban is killed by the second time, is she who triggers the headquarter's secret computer to rebuild Jiban into Perfect Jiban.]]

* ClarkKenting: Acting like an bum, Naoto dispels any suspicion about anyone discovers he's Jiban. [[spoiler:Biolon and Yoko eventually discover his secret in the last two episodes]].

* ObfuscatingStupidity: As human, Naoto always acts like an ignorant idiot just to make sure no-one will suspect him being Jiban.
** Yoko and Seiji, respectively Naoto's veteran and superior at the police department, played it right, since they're unable to see through Naoto's act.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Compared to the less dark (generally) Jiraiya, the previous metal hero. While Toha/Jiraiya was more cheerful with a lighter disposition and learns to be a diligent ninja and fought against human (mostly) oponents, Naoto/Jiban was about a policeman revived into a cyborg that fights an evil organization of monsters, while mascarades his identity pretending to be a bumbling cop. Compared to the mostly acrobatic and fast Jiraiya, Jiban is more bulky, but less agile, which he compensates with a bigger set of weapons and support vehicles. Also, while Jiraiya have a good amount of allies to help him, Jiban is mostly alone against Biolon, save for occasional help from Mayumi and Yoko.[[spoiler:Mayumi is his main supporter and, when Jiban is killed by the second time, is she who triggers the headquarter's secret computer to rebuild Jiban into Perfect Jiban.]]

* PragmaticHero: In the last two episodes. [[spoiler:Jiban is subjected to a full attack from Biolon after they discover his civil identity and decides the only way to actually put and end on them is forgetting his human feelings. He does, at least for time enough to defeat the whole organization once for all and save Mayumi]].

* CantCatchUp: Madogarbo and Queen Cosmos are way above of Jiban's power at first. [[spoiler:Madogarbo can tank a shot from Daedalus and gets ''even stronger'' after receive Cosmos' DNA. Queen Cosmos her/itself is an alien with extraordinary psychic powers that Jiban can even scratch for a good amount of the show.]] When Jiban is remade into Perfect Jiban, he finally shortens the power gap significantly.

* ClarkKenting: Acting like an bum, Naoto dispels any suspicion about anyone discovers he's Jiban.

* ForTheEvulz: Biolon's modus operandi not only have ''a lot'' of this, but they are sadistic to extreme. If they have a chance to make Jiban pass through the ringer, you can bet they will do exactly this. The amount of damage and physical punishment Jiban is so ridiculous that whatever is the problem you can have with his law enforcement against Biolon can be forgotten, because is [[ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer totally justified]].

* CameBackStrong: Oh hell yes. [[spoiler:As a bulletproof cyborg with a LaserBlade the first time, and with a BFG the second.]]

* ForTheEvulz: Biolon's modus operandi not only have ''a lot'' of this, but they are sadistic to extreme. If they have a chance to make Jiban pass through the ringer, you can bet they will do exactly this. The amount of damage and physical punishment Jiban is so ridiculous that whatever is the problem you can have with his law enforcement against Biolon can be forgotten, because is [[ViolenceIsReallyTheAnswer totally justified]].

''Kidou Keiji Jiban'' ("The Mobile Cop Jiban") is the eighth entry in the ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' franchise, airing from 1989-1990.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: It's a mainstay of the ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' that they have light-up eyes of some kind or another, [[LetsGetDangerous often activated when they're powering up for a finishing blow]]. Jiban's, though, actually ''are'' red.
* RecycledPremise: Jiban's origin comes straight out of ''Franchise/RoboCop'', right down to the thigh-holstered gun. A nice case of inspiration going full circle: [=RoboCop=]'s design was partially inspired by ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'', the original ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' series.

''Kidou Keiji Jiban'' ("Mobile Policeman Jiban") is the eighth entry in the ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' franchise, airing from 1989-1990.

* MoreDakka: The Autodellinger. The Machine Gun Mode can demolish a full-sized warehouse on its own, while the Final Cannon is a laughably overpowered sure-kill weapon.

* LawOfInverseRecoil: Jiban is powerful enough to play this straight with anything up to and including the Autoderringer Sub-machinegun Mode, which he still holds two-handed (it isn't fantastically accurate and a few shots will generally miss to the sides of the intended target). The Final Cannon mode, however, pushes him back a foot or so per shot, and it's an EnergyWeapon.

* MoreDakka: The Autodellinger. The Sub-machine Gun Mode can demolish a full-sized warehouse on its own, while the Final Cannon is a laughably overpowered sure-kill weapon.

** The Daedalus initially, then the frickin' huge Autoderringer (with sub-machinegun and Final Cannon modes) once he gets his Perfect Jiban mode.

'''''Kidou Keiji Jiban''''' ("Mobile Policeman Jiban") is the eighth entry in the ''Franchise/MetalHeroes'' franchise, airing from 1989-1990.

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** Not quite on the same scale, but the Maximilian Type-3 is considerably longer than the standard MetalHeroes sidearm.