Line #17 Characters/GiantRobo


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5	This character sheet currently focuses on the {{OVA}}, ''Anime/GiantRobo: The Day The Earth Stood Still''. Unless noted, characters and tropes are associated with that series.
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10	!!The Experts of Justice
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12	[[folder:Daisaku Kusama]]
13	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ftxvw1busae4c0z.jpg]]
14	[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Tokusatsu version]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daisaku_kusama.jpeg[[/labelnote]]]]
15	[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Manga version]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/06e7ae114d16fd6185eddc208c1065bf.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
16	->Actor: Mitsunobu Kaneko (Tokusatsu)
17	->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (Japanese), Catherine Byers (English, tokusatsu), Keven Lee[[note]]Episodes 1-2[[/note]], Joshua Seth[[note]]Episodes 3-5[[/note]], Paul Stephen[[note]]Episodes 6-7[[/note]] (English), Michelle Newman (English; NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Gaby Willer (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
18	The young boy who commands Giant Robo, and the youngest Expert of Justice.
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20	* BadassNormal: The only main character without either actual superpowers or stock CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
21	* CompositeCharacter: Of Daisaku Kusama from the manga, Koichi Yamano from Babel II, and Shotaro Kaneda from Tetsujin 28-Go. His haircut and character model are based off of Koichi, while his clothing is taken from Shotaro.
22	* DubNameChange: "Johnny Sokko" in the dub of the original Tokusatsu series.
23	* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Forced to command Giant Robo after his father's death. In the toku, he was given the watch to control Robo from a mad scientist betraying Big Fire.
24	* KidWithTheRemoteControl: "The greatest robot on the planet, Giant Robo, commanded solely by one young man: Daisaku Kusama!" Across all incarnations of the series, one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s.
25	* OrphansPlotTrinket: The wristwatch used to command Giant Robo.
26	[[/folder]]
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28	[[folder:Giant Robo]]
29	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/giant_robo2.jpg]]
30	[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Tokusatsu version]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/giant_robo_live_action.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
31	[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Manga version]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/21_90.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
32	-->Voiced in foreign dubs by: Hector Estrada (Latin American Spanish)
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34	The Titular Mecha. Was originally Built by Big Fire as a weapon for world domination. Fortunately, he ended up in the hands of Daisaku Kusama.
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36	* DoAnythingRobot: Giant Robo is loaded with an astounding number and variety of weapons throughout its body, including multiple cannons and a large missile launcher in its JetPack.
37	* EmpathicWeapon: It is hinted throughout the series that Giant Robo has some degree of sentience.
38	** PlayedStraight in the live action show, where Robo achieves a conscience after Daisaku cries on his AI Module in a DespairEventHorizon in Episode 20.
39	* FingerFirearms: His signature attack in the tokusatsu is a barrage of missiles he launches from his fingers.
40	* MegatonPunch: The possible TropeNamer, in the toku he uses this attack to punch his enemies into oblivion.
41	* TopHeavyGuy: Giant Robo was redesigned for the OVA with a barrel chest almost three times as wide as his head, along with ShouldersOfDoom beyond that. (The [[Anime/{{Gigantor}} Tetsujin 28]] parody from the ''Ginrei'' OVA parodied this, being so top-heavy that he couldn't do anything more than stand without leaving his JetPack idling constantly.)
42	[[/folder]]
43
44	[[folder:Ginrei]]
45	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ginrei.jpeg]]
46	->Voiced by: Creator/SumiShimamoto (Japanese), Debra Jean Rogers (English), Creator/EvaChristensen (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Teresa Ibarrola (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
47	A beautiful, capable agent of the Experts of Justice.
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49	* ActionGirl: A deadly shot with a HandCannon.
50	* AnimeChineseGirl: Half-Chinese, at any rate. And guns are more her speed than kung fu anyway.
51	* CastFromHP: [[spoiler: Her powers use her life-force, with more being expended depending upon how much power she uses. Ultimately, it kills her.]].
52	* CoolBigSis: Quickly bonds with Daisaku as a protector and mentor.
53	* {{Expy}}: Of [[https://ii.yuki.la/b/c5/e3e4a0ef8c91bc5400f8a6441849e3f6d39800ffb1df6426b9538a1dd11cac5b.jpg Ginsuzu]] from ''Sononawa 101''.
54	* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler: She is secretly Farmele von Fogler, the daughter of the doctor who the world blamed for the original Tragedy of Bashtarle, now trying to put her past behind her. Her struggle with her father's legacy is a significant plot element.]]
55	* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has greenish black hair and very light skin.
56	* SamusIsAGirl: In the first episode, she is introduced as the BadassLongcoat Iron Mask when fighting Q-Boss. She ditches the disguise and doesn't wear it again for the rest of the anime.
57	* SexySlitDress: Her trademark white Qipao shows off her long legs.
58	* SpaceMaster: [[spoiler: Once she starts using her powers freely, she demonstrates powers in this vein, well beyond simple teleportation]].
59	* {{Teleportation}}: [[spoiler: Both she and Genya have this power, which they used to escape ground zero at Bashtalle along with Professor Go and Doctor Von Fogler.]]
60	* TeleportationSickness: [[spoiler: The flaw of her teleportation ability is that it weakens her the more that it's used. At the end of the series, after performing a MassTeleportation, parts of her body are slowly disappearing one by one.]]
61	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: She provides the page's image. In the ''Ginrei Special'' spin-off she pulls a whole bazooka out of her cleavage.
62	[[/folder]]
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64	[[folder:Chief Chujo]]
65	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fj7skmg.png]]
66	->Voiced by: Creator/IemasaKayumi (Japanese), Lee West, [[Creator/KirkThornton Sparky Thornton]][[note]]Episode 7 only[[/note]] (English), John Campbell (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Fidel Garriga (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
67	The commander of the IPO and leader of the Experts of Justice.
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69	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's one of the Big Nine, the good counterparts to the Magnificent Ten.
70	* AFatherToHisMen: Willing to use his DangerousForbiddenTechnique, which is strongly implied to be fatal, to fight Lord Alberto and cover the retreat from the Peking IPO base.
71	* CoolShades: Never seen without his shades despite the dark lighting forever present in the show. Just serves to make him look even more badass.
72	%%* TheChainsOfCommanding
73	* DaChief: The Experts of Justice answer to him.
74	* HunK: He's an incredibly handsome middle aged man.
75	[[/folder]]
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77	[[folder:Professor Go]]
78	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b000ffl2zw_026.jpg]]
79	->Voiced by: Creator/MasashiEbara (Japanese), Creator/SteveBulen (English), Kevin T. Collins (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Manuel Perez (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
80	[[TheSmartGuy Scientist and Strategist]] of the IPO.
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82	* CombatHandFan: Uses huge war fans, mainly for defense. In the first OVA episode, his "Iron Fan" technique blocks an attack from Lord Alberto.
83	* EyesAlwaysClosed: Go's eyes are almost always shut. Almost -- in the first OVA episode, he briefly opens them while SuddenlyShouting that "the Shizuma Drive is ''perfect'' - it ''has'' to be" when Chief Chujo first mentions the similarity of the Paris blackout to the Tragedy of Bashtarle.
84	* MyGreatestFailure: Was a lab assistant during the Tragedy of Bashtarle.
85	[[/folder]]
86
87	[[folder:Tetsugyu]]
88	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gr_20.jpg]]
89	->Voiced by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (English), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Salvador Chantrés García (Latin American Spanish) [[/labelnote]]
90	A hulking warrior who uses axes on chains.
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92	* TheBigGuy: Physically the largest member of the main (human) heroes.
93	* BoisterousBruiser: Loud, often obnoxious; he fights hard and drinks heavily.
94	* {{Expy}}: Of the version of "Iron Ox" Li Kui from Yokoyama's adaptation of ''Literature/WaterMargin''.
95	* TheResenter: Tetsugyu makes no secret that he resents Daisaku - not only for winning more of Ginrei's affections, but for getting to play the hero over himself and the other IPO agents working on the Shizuma case. [[spoiler:He reveals that he helped Daisaku free Giant Robo to join the operation at Shanghai just to see the look on his face after failing. [[GoneHorriblyRight He does]], and realizes that it's just like the expression that a 12-year old Tetsugyu had after [[SelfMadeOrphan killing his own father]], a BF agent.]]
96	* TheWorfEffect: Has an unfortunate tendency to be either curbstomped or OvershadowedByAwesome. The most blatant example would be when he's [[RocksFallEveryoneDies unceremoniously crushed]] after his dramatic DeclarationOfProtection towards Daisaku.
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99	[[folder:Dojin Issei]]
100	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/61775.jpg]]
101	->Voiced by: Creator/TakeshiAono (Japanese), Dougary Grant (English), Creator/MikePollock (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Daniel Abundis (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
102	A Buddhist Monk who uses Taoist magic to subdue and confuse his foes.
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104	%%* EnlightenmentSuperpowers
105	* {{Expy}}: Of Gongsun Shen from ''Literature/WaterMargin'', particularly Yokoyama's manga adaptation.
106	* PaperTalisman: Issei is able to use talismans to produce a variety of magic effects, including VoluntaryShapeshifting and being a MasterOfIllusion.
107	* WarriorMonk: Issei is a Buddhist monk who wields both magic and a sword to battle his enemies.
108	[[/folder]]
109
110	[[folder:Taisou]]
111	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/11496.jpg]]
112	->Voiced by: Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese), Steve Areno (English), Creator/MarcThompson (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Jorge Ornelas (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
113	One of the Big Nine of the Experts, he can charge his fists with energy to attack with incredible power.
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115	* BigBrotherMentor: Tetsugyu still calls him "big brother", and he's formed a similar bond with Daisaku.
116	* {{Expy}}: Of Dai Zong from ''Literature/WaterMargin'', particularly Yokoyama's manga adaptation.
117	* HappilyMarried: With Youshi.
118	* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He willingly takes a fatal blow from Alberto in the fourth episode to buy time for the others to escape. His sacrifice motivates character development for Daisaku, Tetsugyu, and even Lord Alberto.]]
119	* ShockAndAwe: Taisou's powers are vaguely electrical. At one point while an IPO base is under the effect of an Anti-Shizuma drive, Taisou uses himself as a backup power supply to bring MissionControl online temporarily.
120	* WorthyOpponent: He and Shocking Alberto view each other as this.
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122
123	[[folder:Youshi]]
124	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/344512.jpg]]
125	->Voiced by: Kazue Komiya (Japanese), Carol Fein, [[Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn Melissa Williamson]][[note]]Episode 7 only[[/note]] (English), Creator/EricaSchroeder (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Adriana Casas (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
126	The wife of Taisou, and a fierce warrior in her own right.
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128	* ActionGirl: She is a tough warrior like her husband.
129	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Has blue skin for whatever reason.
130	* GenderFlip: Of Yang Zhi, a male character in ''Literature/WaterMargin'' and Yokoyama's manga.
131	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: During ''Ginrei The Mighty'', she threatens to strip after {{Dope Slap}}ping Taisou for leering at the Ginrei Robo's gigantic {{pant\|yshot}}ies.
132	* TelescopingStaff: Youshi wields a staff that can extend at her will.
133	[[/folder]]
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136	!!Big Fire / The BF Organization
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138	[[folder:Genya]]
139	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genya.jpeg]]
140	->Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa (Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (English), Creator/DanGreen (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Eduardo Martinez (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
141	A young, driven newcomer to the BF organization, who has been given command of the operation to use the Anti-Shizuma drives and the rebuild Monster Sphere to conquer the world.
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143	* BigBad: [[spoiler: He becomes the main antagonist of the OVA halfway through.]]
144	* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Turns out he is Ginrei's brother.]]
145	* DaddysLittleVillain: [[spoiler: His motivation is to fulfill the last wish of his father, the infamous Dr. Fogler, to "stop Shizuma." At the end of the OVA series, he has a breakdown after learning that he'd horribly misunderstood his father's intentions.]]
146	* EvilCounterpart: To Daisaku. [[spoiler: He also inherited the dangerous and poorly-understood legacy of their dying father's creations. Genya actually bonds with the boy when they're trapped on a mountain.]]
147	* SmugSnake: Despite being a junior member of the BF Society, he enjoys pulling rank as the leader of the Still Earth operation over Lord Alberto.
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder:Lord Alberto "The Shockwave" / "Shocking Alberto"]]
151	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lcghsbh.png]]
152	->Voiced by: Creator/YosukeAkimoto (Japanese), Anthony Santacrose (English), Lex Woutas (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Creator/OctavioRojas (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
153	One of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Magnificent Ten]] of the BF organization, Lord Alberto grudgingly works with Genya to obtain the final Anti-Shizuma drive needed for the "Still Earth" operation.
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155	* BadassInANiceSuit: Lord Alberto is always impeccably dressed in suit and tie.
156	* CigarChomper: Alberto always has a cigar in his mouth even when fighting.
157	* CompositeCharacter: He is based on both his original ''Mars'' manga counterpart, and [[Manga/SallyTheWitch Sally's Father]], since Sunny the Magician (an {{Expy}} of Sally) is the daughter of Alberto.
158	* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Teams up with Daisaku and Giant Robo against Genya in the last episode.]]
159	* TheHeavy: Genya's in charge of the Still Earth Operation, and has the most ties to the plot, but Lord Alberto is the man who attacks and almost destroys an IPO base singlehandedly.
160	* MeaningfulName: He's called the Shockwave and he can project destructive energy waves from his hands.
161	* NamedByTheAdaptation: His ''Mars'' manga counterpart was nameless.
162	* WorthyOpponent: He and Taisou view each other as this.
163	[[/folder]]
164
165	[[folder:Ivan]]
166	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/662a54811df29b92c0ab33009bb210b8.jpg]]
167	->Voiced by: Yasuyoshi Hara (Japanese), Gary Michaels (English), Creator/WayneGrayson (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Ismael Larumbe (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
168	The loyal servant of Lord Alberto.
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170	* BaldOfEvil: A villainous henchman with no hair.
171	* BerserkButton: He gets enraged when someone mocks his master Alberto.
172	* CoolCar: Drives a car that [[TransformingMecha transforms into the giant robot "Uranus"]]
173	* DoomedHometown: As he explains to Daisaku, he was from Bashtarle before it was destroyed, so he's all for the plan to destroy the Shizuma drives.
174	* NamedByTheAdaptation: His ''Mars'' manga counterpart was nameless.
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Ko-Enshaku]]
178	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4ea06cacd25a1e85da194b29f26b5ce9_9.jpg]]
179	A silent, masked man in a suit of samurai armor, who was assigned as Genya's bodyguard and enforcer by the BF organization.
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181	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Seriously, is this guy even ''human'' to begin with?
182	%%* EnigmaticMinion
183	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He's introduced by stopping Ivan from attacking Genya.
184	* MalevolentMaskedMen: He's never seen without his creepy mask.
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188	!!Other
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190	[[folder:Doctor Franken von Fogler]]
191	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/68235.jpg]]
192	->''"In ancient times, man rubbed sticks together to create fire. Then he slaughtered the whale and battled one another for oil. After that came the atomic age. In every chapter of our history, we danced with danger. But now it will be different. For the first time in our existence, we will be delivered from fear!! Finally, we will escape the prison of our delusions, and [[ArcWords the Beautiful Night]] will embrace us all!"''
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194	-->Voiced by: Koichi Chiba (Japanese), Tom Charles (English), Zachary Alexander (English) (NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Creator/JesseConde (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
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196	One of the team of scientists who created the revolutionary Shizuma Drive, he was thought to have died after causing an infamous accident during its development. Now, as the other creators of the Drive are found dead, his form can be seen promising revenge on them and on the world...
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198	* FirstEpisodeResurrection: Murasame discovers the doctor, thought to be long-dead, in a cathedral bell tower in Paris next to the corpses of three of his former teammates. [[spoiler: Subverted -- Von Fogler was DeadAllAlong, and Genya was in disguise to better carry out his will.]]
199	* MadScientist: Introduced as the man who caused the destruction of Bashtarle and a worldwide disaster, because of his experiments with the prototype Shizuma Drive.
200	* NewEraSpeech: During the first flashback to the Tragedy of Bashtarle, he delivers an example so memorable it's made into the prologue of the second episode.
201	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "von Fogler" or "von Vogler," depending on the translation.
202	[[/folder]]
203
204	[[folder:Professor Shizuma]]
205	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/giant_robo_05.jpg]]
206	->"Daisaku, I envy you and Robo! All my strength and courage have left me! But no matter my fate, I cannot let the Tragedy of Bashtarle be repeated!"
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208	-->Voiced by: Kazuo Harada (Japanese), Dan Martin (English, Animage dub), Creator/MikePollock (English, NYAV Post dub)[[labelnote:Foreign VAs]]Jorge Jacobo (Latin American Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
209
210	The leader of the team of scientists that created what came to be known as the Shizuma Drive. The OVA begins with him being pursued by Big Fire agents and rescued by Giant Robo, while carrying [[MacGuffin a mysterious attache case]] that is a key to the "Still Earth Operation".
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212	* TheAtoner: From his first scene onward, it's clear that he's running from his own mistakes as much as the BF Society. [[spoiler: For good reason -- ever since causing the Tragedy of Bashtarle through his arrogance and blaming von Fogler for the disaster, he'd been taking the credit for the Shizuma Drive until realizing what Big Fire was planning.]]
213	* FakeUltimateHero: [[spoiler: Shizuma and the other surviving members of the Bashtarle team have been glorified as heroes for creating a functional Shizuma Drive, while successfully blaming Doctor von Fogler for the Tragedy they caused.]]
214	* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom: The first hint the Experts of Justice have of the Still Earth Operation is the mission to protect Shizuma and the attache case -- and Shizuma's ranting after being recovered.
215	* MacGuffinEscortMission: The first two episodes of the OVA series revolve around the Experts of Justice protecting Shizuma and the modified Shizuma sample in the attache case.
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217	[[/folder]]

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