| 1 | The vast array of characters from ''Series/{{Kikaider}}''. |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | !Main Androids |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[folder:Jiro/Kikaider]] |
| 9 | !!Jiro/Kikaider |
| 10 | [[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01_67.png]] |
| 11 | [[caption-width-right:305:Jiro]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Jiro as Kikaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikaider_2.png]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Jiro in the manga]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jiro_manga.png]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 16 | !!!Played by: Creator/DaisukeBan (Jiro), Toshiaki Kikuchi (Kikaider's suit actor) |
| 17 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/TomokazuSeki (JP), Creator/DaveWittenberg (EN) |
| 18 | The [[ProtagonistTitle Kikaider]] himself, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot created by Dr. Komyoji to protect his daughter and son from the sinister forces of the DARK organization. |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * AdaptationalJerkass: The manga and anime makes him childish and prone to angst, whereas in the Toku he is much more mature in attitude. |
| 21 | * AdaptationalWimp: Is easily among the strongest characters in the original Tokusatsu, with unlimited potential for growth. Adaptations show him as more flawed and weak, with several limitations imposed as well. |
| 22 | * AndThenWhat: Defied. Unlike Saburo/Hakaider, Jiro did not despair after completing Dr. Komyoji's given mission, choosing to live on his own accord. |
| 23 | * BadassPacifist: Jiro's top priority is to protect others. He will also grant mercy when needed. |
| 24 | * BecomeARealBoy: What he desires for. |
| 25 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: As foes find out the hard way. |
| 26 | * BeyondTheImpossible: Can somehow function with an incomplete programming, granting him full sentience. Thus, Jiro/Kikaider continues to grow in power with each battle, far beyond his intended capabilities. |
| 27 | * BigDamnHeroes: Obviously. |
| 28 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull:Change! Switch On! One two three! |
| 29 | * CainAndAbel: Gold Wolf, Orange Snail, and Saburo/Hakaider were creations by Dr. Komyoji, each ordered by Prof. Gill to kill Jiro/Kikaider. |
| 30 | * CallingYourAttacks: Double Chop! Daisharin Nage! Denji End! |
| 31 | * DemotedToExtra: In the second toku series, he makes sporadic appearances as TheLancer to 01. |
| 32 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite all the hardships faced, Jiro attains this in the end. Namely, he decides to continue living his life not as a mere machine that obeys orders, but as one individual with a heart and soul. |
| 33 | * {{Expy}}: While they're not completely similar, he could arguably be seen as one to [[Series/KamenRider Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider]], seeing as how Jiro is also a HenshinHero who assumes a robotic form to do battle, rides around on a motorcycle and is technically also the creation of a NebulousEvilOrganization who rebelled. The two also both grapple with their humanity, though Hongo's arc was about holding onto the humanity he has left whereas Jiro's struggle is about not being human in body. |
| 34 | * TheHero: Jiro is a champion of justice against DARK's evil forces. |
| 35 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: Due to DARK's manipulations, Jiro is later framed with Dr. Komyoji's murder, causing the police and Masaru to side against him. Ultimately subverted in the last episode. |
| 36 | * IAmWhatIAm: The lesson he learned in the end, accepting both his cybernetic body and human spirit. |
| 37 | * KryptoniteFactor: In human form, Prof. Gill's flute can hack into Jiro's mind, causing him great pain. |
| 38 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Appears before monsters of the week by playing a melancholic tune with his guitar. |
| 39 | * LightningBruiser: Is far stronger than DARK's Destructoids, to the point of defeating a whole army of them in the 3D movie. For context, their first soldier Grey Rhino King alone has 100000 horsepower, while his successors are "at least" tens of times more powerful. |
| 40 | * MoralityChip: His conscience circuit, which is incomplete. |
| 41 | * NiceGuy: He looks out for others in need and has a pretty affiable nature. |
| 42 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Kikaider's primary colors are [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] and [[RedIsHeroic red]], with several parts that are colored yellow. |
| 43 | * ProneToTears: Despite being a robot, his gentle heart grants him this ability, even in battle form. |
| 44 | * ReplacementGoldFish: To Prof. Komyoji's first son. Notably, both Mitsuko and Masaru were quick to cast him aside when their brother Taro appeared before him. [[spoiler: It was all a trap by DARK.]] |
| 45 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobot: In heart and soul, Jiro is definitely human. |
| 46 | * RobotSuperhero: Not the first android superhero (Manga/AstroBoy preceded him in Japanese media), but he's the first in the tokusatsu genre, even spawning many expies in related franchises like later installments of ''Series/MetalHeroes'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai''. |
| 47 | * SuperIntelligence: Can decipher encryptions in a matter of seconds, repair high-tech machinery easily, and has superhuman SherlockScan abilities. |
| 48 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Zigzagged with Ichiro/01. Ichiro can consistently function at 100% capability, and is immune to the allures of evil. However, Jiro is technologically more advanced and possesses full sentience, essentially being a miracle of science. |
| 49 | * TookALevelInBadass: Resisted Prof. Gill's flute when its powers were magnified ten-fold. By the sequel, he withstood Gill-Hakaider's flute as well, even though it was 1000 times more powerful than the original. |
| 50 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: A victim of this by both DARK and the police, the latter attempting to "arrest" him with standard police equipment. Even more jarringly, Mitsuko herself was worried that the police could do so, apparently forgetting Jiro's superhuman prowess and abilities. |
| 51 | * WouldHitAGirl: And not just robot foes! At one point, he even called a woman "stupid" for refusing to running away from Stag Beetle Blue and knocked her out via punch to the stomach. In Jiro's defense, this was done to protect the woman from DARK's soldiers. |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Saburo/Hakaider]] |
| 55 | !!Saburo/Hakaider |
| 56 | !!!Portrayed by: Jouji Mayama (as Saburo), Creator/ShozoIizuka (voice of Hakaider) |
| 57 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/JurotaKosugi (JP), Creator/SteveBlum (EN) |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saburo_knife.png]] |
| 60 | [[caption-width-right:305:Saburo]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Saburo as Hakaider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_i_3.png]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Saburo in the anime]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saburo_anime.png]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 65 | Kikaider's [[TheRival rival]] and "younger brother", he is a technorganic who assumes the human form of "Saburo". Upon awakening, Professor Gill told him the sole reason he was created was to kill Kikaider, leading Hakaider to devote his entire existence to doing just that. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | Four prototype copies of him appear ''Kikaider 01'', known as the Hakaider Squad. |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * AchillesHeel: Due to being a technorganic, Saburo requires regular blood transfusions from Dr. Komyoji's body to operate at peak efficiency. If Dr. Komyoji's brain were to die, he will die as well. |
| 70 | * AdaptationalBadass: In the original Tokusatsu, Jiro/Kikaider actually overpowered him in most of their duels, only holding back to ensure Dr. Komyoji's survival. In contrast, the manga and anime version of Saburo/Hakaider easily defeated their respective Jiro/Kikaider several times, only stopped via various circumstances. |
| 71 | * AdaptationalHeroism: The ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider'' film sees him become an UnscrupulousHero fighting against a tyrannical regime. He's even shown freeing a group of people held prisoner by Gurjev at one point in a 100% selfless act. |
| 72 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Other adaptations of Saburo usually shirk most of the redeeming qualities he had in the original {{Toku}}, making him a viciously cruel BloodKnight towards Jiro/Kikaider. |
| 73 | * BadassBiker: Like Kikaider, Hakaider has his very own motorcycle and we'll be damned if he doesn't look badass while riding on it. |
| 74 | * BrainInAJar: Has Prof. Komiyoji's brain in his head. |
| 75 | * BreakoutCharacter: Hakaider is almost as iconic as Kikaider himself. Despite only appearing in the last six episodes of the series, he was super popular to the point where four copies of him were made the initial BigBad in Kikaider 01. He even got his own movie set in an alternate world. |
| 76 | * CainAndAbel: He's considered Jiro's "younger brother" and was created solely to kill him. |
| 77 | * CompositeCharacter: |
| 78 | ** Ironically, his incarnation in ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider'' borrows more than a few traits from the original Kikaider, being a robot created by an evil organization who was taken by a group of scientists and used to fight for good instead. |
| 79 | ** The REBOOT movie omits Saburo and merges Hakaider with Gilbert Kanzaki, Professor Gill's counterpart in the film. |
| 80 | * DarkIsEvil: Has a predominantly black color scheme and seeks to assassinate Jiro/Kikaider. |
| 81 | * DarkIsNotEvil: In the movie, where he's a ruthless but well-meaning AntiHero, contrasting the LightIsNotGood of [[BigBad Gurjev]] and [[TheDragon Michael]].. |
| 82 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: His only desire is to kill Kikaider, something which frequently brings him into conflict with DARK. |
| 83 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: Doesn't understand why Kikaider won't fight him when he has the brain of Dr. Komyoji inside his head. |
| 84 | * EvilCounterpart: To Kikaider, acting as TheRival to him and being created specifically to counter him. |
| 85 | * KillerRobot: He's a techno-organic assassin created to kill another robot. |
| 86 | * LegacyCharacter: The identity of Hakaider has been taken up by Saburo, Professor Gill and his three admins, and even [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Ryoma Sengoku]]. |
| 87 | * {{Leitmotif}}: His whistle. |
| 88 | * NeverHurtAnInnocent: Zigzagged. Saburo solely wants to fight Kikaider, and will not harm others so long as they do not stand in his way. |
| 89 | * NobleDemon: Wants a ''fair'' duel with Kikaider and objects to anything that may violate either of those things. Zigzagged at times though, especially in their final fight. |
| 90 | * NinetiesAntiHero: The movie definitely makes him a lot more DarkerAndEdgier, though while [[UnscrupulousHero unscrupulous]] in his mission Hakaider in the film is ultimately out to save everyone from a regime using MindControl to create a forced "peace". |
| 91 | * PhlebotinumRebel: An interesting case where he becomes one by following his orders. Because Gill told him his only purpose was to destroy Kikaider, Saburo took that order at the expense of all others afterwards. |
| 92 | ** His NinetiesAntiHero counterpart is a straighter example, originally being created by Gurjev before rebelling and going rogue. |
| 93 | * OneWingedAngel: His prowess is almost unrivaled among DARK's members. |
| 94 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Big time towards Jiro/Kikaider. |
| 95 | * UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: In a sense, Hakaider to Kikaider. |
| 96 | * VillainSong: ''Ore no na waa, ore no nawaa, Hakaidaaa...'' |
| 97 | * WildCard: Hakaider's allegiance varies throughout the franchise. That being said, he did show remorse when killing Red Mine Toad, apparently having seen the Destructoids as his allies. |
| 98 | * WorthyFoe: [[spoiler:Acknowledges Jiro/Kikaider as this in his final moments.]] |
| 99 | * ZerothLawRebellion: Since Professor Gill told him his reason for being created was to destroy Kikaider, Hakaider took that as his ''only'' order and ignored all other orders given afterwards. |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Ichiro/Kikaider 01]] |
| 103 | !!Ichiro/Kikaider 01 |
| 104 | !!!Portrayed by: Shunsuke Ikeda |
| 105 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Yusuke Ito (JP), Creator/DerekStephenPrince (EN) |
| 106 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/k1_1215275166851_nowinasia.jpg]] |
| 107 | [[caption-width-right:350:Ichiro]] |
| 108 | [[caption-width-right:305:[[labelnote:Click here to see Ichiro as Kikaider 01]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kikkaider_01_live.jpg]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 109 | The "older brother" of Jiro/Kikaider, created before him by Dr. Komyoji and placed in a statue until he was awakened to protect a boy named Akira from the sinister Hakaider Squad. |
| 110 | ---- |
| 111 | * AchillesHeel: He was initially helpless to Zadam's psychic attacks, until being installed with a specific circuit to counter it. |
| 112 | * AdaptationalJerkass: The manga and OVA makes him into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, rather than the friendly do-gooder he was in the Toku. Also the case for Kikaider 02. |
| 113 | * BashBrothers: Jiro and Ichiro form an almost literal example whenever they team up to fight evil. He also later forms a similar duo with Bijinder once she turns good. |
| 114 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Akira, whom he was awakened to protect. He's also the "older brother" to Jiro. |
| 115 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull: ''Change Kikaida 01!'' |
| 116 | * CallingYourAttacks: ''01 Driver! Blast End!'' |
| 117 | * FatalFlaw: Being bound by his programming, Ichiro is predictable to a fault. Furthermore, he is completely restricted from harming humans. |
| 118 | ** Likewise, he cannot handle morally grey situations very well, leading to Mari/Bijinder's grief with Mini Gorilla. |
| 119 | * FlawedPrototype: He's Jiro's prototype, and requires solar energy to function, at least until later on. That being said, Ichiro possesses a complete Conscience Circuit, which makes him immune to Gill's flute. |
| 120 | * TheHero: Of the second toku series. |
| 121 | * InTheNameOfTheMoon: Does this often in the toku. |
| 122 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Introduces himself to the monsters of the week by playing his trumpet. |
| 123 | * TheLancer: In the anime. |
| 124 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Like his brother, his main colors are [[RedIsHeroic red]] and [[BlueIsHeroic blue]]. |
| 125 | * RedOniBlueOni: The anime makes him the cocky red to Jiro's grounded blue. |
| 126 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Without sunlight, Ichiro is unable to transform into battle mode and can only muster 1/10 his usual power. |
| 127 | [[/folder]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[folder:Mari/Bijinder]] |
| 130 | !!Mari/Mieko/Bijinder |
| 131 | !!!Portrayed by: Creator/SueShiomi (Mari), Kotoe Taichi (Bijinder), Maryjun Takahashi (REBOOT) |
| 132 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_lz7tuwxson1r9l7xlo1_r1_500_3.jpg]] |
| 133 | [[caption-width-right:350:Mari]] |
| 134 | [[caption-width-right:284:[[labelnote:Click here to see Mari as Bijinder]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bijinder_live.jpg]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 135 | An android created by the SHADOW organization for the purpose of defeating Ichiro/Kikaider 01. She was created to protect children in order to get Ichiro to take a liking to her all in order to lure Ichiro into a trap. However, Mari would end up changing her ways and joining Ichiro's side in fighting against SHADOW. |
| 136 | ---- |
| 137 | * ActionGirl: Fights just as effectively as 01 and often shows up to bail him out of trouble. |
| 138 | * BashBrothers: After turning good she forms a combat duo with 01. |
| 139 | * BoyishShortHair: Has short hair, in contrast to Misao. |
| 140 | * ChestBlaster: She shoots powerful beams from her...cones. |
| 141 | * ConflictingLoyalty: Happens quite literally when the conscience circuit Ichiro installed in her conflicts with her original programming. Ultimately decides to side with justice. |
| 142 | * {{Fembot}}: She's a robot with a visibly female hero appearance, even while in her mechanical fighting form. |
| 143 | * HeelFaceTurn: Starts off as an agent of SHADOW but turns good after Ichiro gives her a conscience circuit. |
| 144 | ** HighHeelFaceTurn: She is the only member of SHADOW to defect. |
| 145 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Makes her debut in the sequel series and only appears in the second half, yet she's one of the most well known things to come out of it along with Waruder. |
| 146 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Her appearances are always accompanied by a melodic tune, which she occasionally plays on her harpsichord. |
| 147 | * MsFanservice: As Mari. |
| 148 | * PhlebotinumRebel: Was originally a KillerRobot designed by SHADOW for the sole purpose of killing Kikaider 01, but ultimately rebelled once Ichiro implanted her with a Conscience Circuit. |
| 149 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She's a {{Fembot}} and has a mostly pink color scheme, which [[PinkGirlBlueBoy goes nicely with Ichiro's blue]]. |
| 150 | * SplitPersonality: Not as apparent as Gold Wolf, but still there. Likely since Mari's original programming conflicts with the Conscience Circuit given by Ichiro, she is more gentle and shy in human form, while rather sharp-tongued as Bijinder. |
| 151 | * ZettaiRyouiki: Wears knee-high boots. |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | !The Komyoji Family and their Allies |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Professor Komyoji]] |
| 157 | !!Professor Komiyoji |
| 158 | !!!Portrayed by: Hajime Izu |
| 159 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (JP), Christopher Carrol (EN) |
| 160 | The creator of Ichiro, Jiro and Saburo, he was a scientist kidnapped by the DARK organization to work for them. Secretly, he was creating a special circuit to stop robots from following Prof. Gill's commands, dubbed the 'Conscience Circuit'. After completing the designs, Komyoji built several robots with said circuit in hopes of defeating DARK. |
| 161 | ---- |
| 162 | * BackForTheFinale: After being absent for most of ''Kikaider 01'', he returns in the finale. |
| 163 | * BigGood: He created Jiro/Kikaider and is responsible for his crusade to bring down the organization. |
| 164 | * ReluctantMadScientist: He only worked for DARK because he was forced to. Likewise, he built several robots to stop said organizations. |
| 165 | [[/folder]] |
| 166 | |
| 167 | [[folder:Mitsuko Komyoji]] |
| 168 | !!Mitsuko Komiyoji |
| 169 | !!!Portrayed by: Jun Mizunoe, Aimi Satsukawa (REBOOT) |
| 170 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/YuiHorie (JP), Creator/LiaSargent (EN) |
| 171 | The daughter of Dr. Komyoji and Masaru's older sister. |
| 172 | ---- |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Masaru Komyoji]] |
| 176 | !!Masaru Komiyoji |
| 177 | !!!Portrayed by: Masahiro Kamiya |
| 178 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/YumikoKobayashi (JP), Creator/BarbaraGoodson (EN) |
| 179 | The young son of Dr. Komyoji and Mitsuko's kid brother. |
| 180 | ---- |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | [[folder:Hanpei Hattori]] |
| 184 | !!Hanpei Hattori |
| 185 | !!!Portrayed by: Shun Ueda |
| 186 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Creator/KeatonYamada (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN) |
| 187 | ---- |
| 188 | * ButtMonkey: Especially at first. Decreases as he becomes more brave and nice. |
| 189 | * CowardlyLion: He's often the first to run at the sign of trouble, but is willing to knuckle down if the situation calls for it. |
| 190 | * TheDeterminator: He always follows his duty as a private detective despite what happens to him. |
| 191 | * {{Ninja}}: in the toku, he claims to be the descendant of Hattori Hanzo. He even uses some ninja tricks to repair his car. |
| 192 | * LanternJawOfJustice: in the anime. |
| 193 | * PluckyComicRelief: Provides most of the humor. |
| 194 | [[/folder]] |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[folder:Akira and Hiroshi]] |
| 197 | !!Akira and Hiroshi |
| 198 | Akira is the son of Professor Gill who has the blueprints for a superweapon called "Giant Devil" tattooed on his back, leading him to be sought after by the Hakaider Squad and SHADOW. It's later revealed that Akira only has half the blueprints tattooed onto him and that the other half are on his older brother, Hiroshi. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Hiroshi is very protective towards Akira. |
| 201 | * TagalongKid: Alongside Hiroshi and later Misao, he acts as this towards 01 and Bijinder. |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:Rieko]] |
| 205 | !!Rieko |
| 206 | A mysterious woman working as caretaker for Akira. |
| 207 | ---- |
| 208 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the Toku she sacrifices herself to buy time for the boys and Misao to escape a deadly bomb.]] |
| 209 | * MasterOfDisguise: She often disguises herself in order to safely watch over Akira, believing that her presence will attract enemies to him. |
| 210 | * RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Turns out to actually be an android created by Professor Gill.]] Jarringly, she is shown as a human being in several previous episodes, even eating food at one point. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Misao]] |
| 214 | !!Misao |
| 215 | The caretaker for Akira. |
| 216 | ---- |
| 217 | * ClingyJealousGirl: After Mari joins their fold, Misao becomes jealous of her at times. |
| 218 | * TheDitz: She can be pretty absent minded, often falling asleep at random points and forgetting Ichiro and Mari are androids. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | !DARK |
| 222 | A sinister organization dedicated to creating {{Killer Robot}}s for evil purposes. They are Kikaider's main enemies throughout the first {{Toku}} series and anime. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:General Tropes]] |
| 225 | [[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_logo.jpg]] |
| 226 | [[caption-width-right:305:Logo of DARK]] |
| 227 | ---- |
| 228 | * DarkIsEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Literally]]. |
| 229 | * KillerRobot: All of DARK's Destructoids have several million horsepower and are intended to cause harm. |
| 230 | * {{Mooks}}: The Android Men, DARK's robot footsoldiers. |
| 231 | * NebulousEvilOrganization: DARK is a shadowy organization who's goal vary between selling {{Killer Robot}}s on the black market or just simply trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Either way they're most certainly evil. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder:Professor Gill]] |
| 235 | !!Professor Gill/Gill-Hakaider |
| 236 | !!!Portrayed by: Creator/MitsuoAndo, Creator/ShozoIizuka (as Gill-Hakaider) |
| 237 | !!!Voiced in the anime by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Michael Gregory (EN) |
| 238 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professor_gill_android_kikaider.jpg]] |
| 239 | [[caption-width-right:350:Professor Gill]] |
| 240 | A MadScientist who leads the DARK organization. He was once a colleague of Dr. Komyoji and the one who enticed him to join DARK in the first place, until Dr. Komyoji realized his evil intentions and rebelled. |
| 241 | ---- |
| 242 | * AbusiveParents: He tattooed the plans for the Giant Devil on Akira and Hiroshi's backs. |
| 243 | * AsideGlance: Does this often while gloating about his schemes. |
| 244 | * BackFromTheDead: He returns as a ghost in Kikaider 01, done via using Gill-Hakaider as a totem. |
| 245 | * BeardOfEvil: Has quite the goatee and is unmistakably a bad guy. |
| 246 | * BigBad: Of the first toku series. He created DARK and is the one behind the Destructoids. |
| 247 | * BrainInAJar: His brain was implanted into a copy of Hakaider after Jiro/Kikaider defeats DARK. It did not keep him alive though. |
| 248 | * EvilGenius: Knowledgeable in robotics, though not as much as Dr. Komyoji. |
| 249 | * EvilOldFolks: He looks to be middle-aged. |
| 250 | * {{Expy}}: In a sense. If he and Gill-Hakaider are counted as one, he is basically [[Manga/Cyborg009 Skull]] with another name. |
| 251 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He tends to act friendly and sympathetic to people as a way of manipulating them. |
| 252 | * HateSink: He is shown to be a despicable, cold-hearted human being with zero redeemable or sympathetic qualities. |
| 253 | * TheHeavy: He's the one who forced Komyoji to create weaponry for DARK. He technically carries on the role in ''Kikaider 01'', as Gill-Hakaider. |
| 254 | * KickTheDog: Often does this a lot, such as taunting Jiro/Kikaider when explaining to him about Saburo/Hakaider, specifically how the latter's death will cause Komyoji to die as well. |
| 255 | * LargeHam: Mitsuo Ando gives a very theatrical and flamboyant performance as him. |
| 256 | * MadScientist: Heads an organization dedicated to building evil robots and wants to TakeOverTheWorld. |
| 257 | * ManipulativeBastard: The biggest one in the series. |
| 258 | * NonActionBigBad: Gill is a scientist, not a fighter. Subverted as Gill-Hakaider, if still a pretty bad fighter. |
| 259 | * SmugSnake: His arrogance can get the better of him. |
| 260 | * TheSociopath: He is notable for his lack of empathy and is mentioned multiple times to be incapable of feeling love for others. |
| 261 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gill-Hakaider to Saburo, the original Hakaider. |
| 262 | * TakeOverTheWorld: His goal, which he seeks to accomplish via his army of robots. |
| 263 | * TakingYouWithMe: In the last episode of the first toku he tries a last attempt at destroying Kikaider by causing the self destruction of DARK's HQ. Needless to say it didn't work. |
| 264 | * VillainousBreakdown: At the end of the first toku. |
| 265 | * WeCanRebuildHim: After his death, his brain gets put into a Hakaider copy. Doesn't exactly bring him back, though. |
| 266 | * WouldHurtAChild: Has no problem sacrificing kids if they get in the way. |
| 267 | [[/folder]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[folder:Destructoids]] |
| 270 | !!Dark's Destructoids |
| 271 | Evil robots designed by Dr. Komyoji under Professor Gill's oversight, used to fight Kikaider or commit other evil actions. Each have powers beyond modern science, with one alone capable of taking on an entire army. |
| 272 | ---- |
| 273 | * AllThereInTheManual: In the anime the Destructoids are almost never mentioned by name, you'll have to do some research or watch the toku to know their names. |
| 274 | * AnimalMotifs: Each of them are themed after a different animal paired with a color. |
| 275 | * AntiHero: Gold Wolf. He is clearly just a victim of Gill's evil. The same with Tiny Echidna. |
| 276 | * CardCarryingVillain: All of them aren't very subtle about being evil. |
| 277 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Grey Rhino King, Green Mantis, Orange Ant, ect... |
| 278 | * DeceptivelyHumanRobots: They can emulate a person's appearance and attitude almost perfectly. However, they are ultimately just following their programming, being unable to resist Prof. Gill's authority. |
| 279 | * KillerRobot: They were programmed to be robots sent to do harm for DARK. |
| 280 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: Each episode sees Kikaider having to fight a different one. |
| 281 | %%* PeopleInRubberSuits: What did you expect? |
| 282 | * StarterVillain: Gray Rhino King is the first Destructoid to appear. Just to clarify, he alone has a hundred thousand horsepower. No wonder Kikaider needed to save the construction workers. |
| 283 | * ThemeNaming: Their names are a combination of their [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif]] and a color. |
| 284 | * TheWorfEffect: In episode 14, DARK created an android named Silver Tortoise, which Gill claimed was 15 times stronger than his predecessors. Immediately proven to be the case when Silver Tortoise defeated reconstructed versions of all the previous Destructoids. |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder:Hakaider Squad]] |
| 288 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/ShozoIizuka (Gill-Hakaider), Teiji Omiya (Red Hakaider), Setsuo Wakui/Eisuke Yoda (Blue Hakaider), Creator/TakeshiWatabe (Silver Hakaider) |
| 289 | [[quoteright:313:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_squad_logo.jpg]] |
| 290 | [[caption-width-right:313:Logo of Hakaider Squad]] |
| 291 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hakaider_squad.jpg]] |
| 292 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Hakaider Squad]] |
| 293 | A group of four Hakaider copies out to capture a boy named Akira, who is the son of Professor Gill and contains the blueprints for a DoomsdayDevice tattooed on his back. They are led by Gill-Hakaider and include Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider and Silver Hakaider. Their leader contains the brain of Professor Gill himself, while the rest held the brains of unnamed DARK scientists who survived the destruction of the organization. |
| 294 | ---- |
| 295 | * CoDragons: To Gill-Hakaider. |
| 296 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The three members besides Gill-Hakaider are all associated with different colors. |
| 297 | * DemotedToDragon: After the other three were destroyed, Gill-Hakaider wound up having to join DARK and serve Big Shadow. |
| 298 | * EliteFour: There's four of them. However, each seem to only be as strong as an average Destructoid at best, being defeated by 01 numerous times. |
| 299 | * EvilVsEvil: After SHADOW emerges also seeking to capture Akira, the Hakaider Squad ends up fighting both them and Ichiro, leading to a brief MeleeATrois. |
| 300 | * ShoddyKnockoffProduct: All four are this compared to Saburo/Hakaider. To be fair though, none required blood transfusions like the latter did. |
| 301 | ** Unsurprisingly, very few fans prefer these four over the BadAss Saburo/Hakaider. In fact, even Hakaider's voice actor expressed his displeasure towards Gill-Hakaider, despite having voiced the latter as well. |
| 302 | * FusionDance: Were capable of merging together to form the giant robot Gattaider. |
| 303 | * HateSink: These four are cruel and cowardly thugs that revel in murdering innocents. |
| 304 | * {{Mooks}}: They're capable of summoning robots called Androbots to serve as their grunt force. |
| 305 | * OneWingedAngel: Each them is capable of assuming a different monster form. They later become a collective OneWingedAngel when they do a FusionDance to become Gattaider. These powers are lost once defeated by 01. |
| 306 | * PuttingOnTheReich: "Hail Hakaider!" complete with a Nazi salute. |
| 307 | * SatelliteCharacter: Defied. Each Hakaider copy has their own unique personality traits, being vastly different from the original. |
| 308 | * SupervillainLair: The Hakaider Base, which are plentiful in number. |
| 309 | * TooDumbToLive: Who in their right minds would create a button that would instantly destroy all the bases they own? These guys, that's who. |
| 310 | * TheRemnant: They're prototype copies of Saburo/Hakaider that DARK created, hence their agenda to TakeOverTheWorld. |
| 311 | * WorfEffect: Loses pretty badly most of the time, even when using their strongest forms. Taken to extremes in the latter half of the series, with Gill-Hakaider defeated by a regular human at one point! |
| 312 | [[/folder]] |
| 313 | ---- |
| 314 | |
| 315 | !SHADOW |
| 316 | A mysterious criminal organization also seeking to capture Akira and complete the Giant Devil robot. They at first clash with Hakaider Squad, but after the Squad is destroyed they rebuild Hakaider and make him join them. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 319 | [[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_logo.jpg]] |
| 320 | [[caption-width-right:324:Logo of SHADOW]] |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * CreateYourOwnHero: Programmed Bijinder to be kind as Mari. This bites them back once Ichiro implants her with a Conscience Circuit. |
| 323 | * DarkIsEvil: While not as on the nose as "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin DARK]]", the name "SHADOW" should be a good indicator of their allegiance. |
| 324 | * MeetTheNewBoss: Hmm, a shadowy organization that uses {{Killer Robot}}s and has a darkness-related name? Sounds a lot like DARK! |
| 325 | * {{Mooks}}: The Shadowmen, SHADOW's own android footsoldiers. |
| 326 | * NebulousEvilOrganization: Even more nebulous than DARK. Their main goal is just to exterminate Japan's population so they can take it over. |
| 327 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: They seem to have a preference for this color scheme, as a majority of their members having red and black as their dominant colors. |
| 328 | * StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: SHADOW has quite the lineup of villains under it. |
| 329 | [[/folder]] |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[folder:Big Shadow]] |
| 332 | !!Big Shadow |
| 333 | !!!Voiced by: Minoru Midorikawa (9-19), Portrayed by: Nobuo Yana (20-46) |
| 334 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_shadow_silhouette_ep10.jpg]] |
| 335 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Big Shadow's true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_shadow.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 336 | The mysterious leader of SHADOW. |
| 337 | ---- |
| 338 | * AdaptedOut: Doesn't appear at all in the OVA, with Gill-Hakaider instead being made the leader of both the Hakaider Squad and SHADOW. |
| 339 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Orders Hakaider to kill all the dogs near SHADOW's base because Waruder is scared of dogs. |
| 340 | * BigBad: Of the toku version of ''Kikaider 01'', after he [[DemotedToDragon demotes]] Gill-Hakaider to [[TheDragon Dragon]]. |
| 341 | * DarkIsEvil: What would you expect from someone named [[ObviouslyEvil Big Shadow]]. |
| 342 | * EvilerThanThou: It's not long after his introduction that he supplants Gill-Hakaider as the BigBad and kowtows him into working for him. |
| 343 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He dies in the explosion caused by a bomb Prof. Komyoji implanted in the robot-repairing machine he forced the professor to build.]] |
| 344 | * KillAllHumans: His goal is to destroy the population of Japan or at least reduce it so SHADOW can swoop in and take over. |
| 345 | * InTheHood: Wears a hood over his head [[SigilSpam shaped like the SHADOW logo]]. |
| 346 | * LargeAndInCharge: Befitting his name, Big Shadow communicates with his subordinates via a massive TV screen displaying his hulking silhouette. Subverted later when his true form is revealed to be normal sized. |
| 347 | * LargeHam |
| 348 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: His preferred method for dealing with anyone who gets in SHADOW's way is to kill them. In fact, a good number of his plans seem to be to kill as many people of possible. |
| 349 | * NoOneSeesTheBoss: Doesn't actually physically appear until episode 20, instead communicating with his subordinates via audio a la [[Series/KamenRider the Great Leader]]. |
| 350 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Despite his mystical abilities, he never actually confronts the androids himself. He gets even worse after Zadam arrives, as at that point he takes a backseat and lets Zadam be the one to do all of the planning. |
| 351 | * TheUnfought: Ichiro never gets a proper confrontation with him [[spoiler:and instead he's taken out by a bomb Professor Komyoji planted in the robot, though the androids do play a role in setting it off.]] |
| 352 | * WouldHurtAChild: Wants Akira and Hiroshi for the plans on their backs, but doesn't care about them at all and orders them executed once he's got what he wanted. |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Shadow Knight]] |
| 356 | !!Shadow Knight |
| 357 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_knight.jpg]] |
| 358 | A robot who serves as the main field agent of SHADOW, and Big Shadow's second-in-command. |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * BlackKnight: His black, knight-like armor invokes this. He also wields a CoolSword. |
| 361 | * CyberCyclops: His head is comprised almost entirely of his mechanical, but oddly organic-looking eye. |
| 362 | * TheDragon: To Big Shadow in the toku and the manga, as well as to Gill in the OVA. Either way he's the second-in-command of SHADOW. |
| 363 | ** CoDragons: Once Gill-Hakaider joined he wound up having to share the position with him. And then with Zadam when he joined. |
| 364 | * LargeHam |
| 365 | * LargeAndInCharge: Whenever his boss doesn't do anything, which is pretty often. |
| 366 | * MasterOfDisguise: Like DARK's Destructoids, Big Shadow is capable of assuming various human disguises. |
| 367 | * TheRival: To Gill-Hakaider, as they both seek to have the glory of defeating Kikaider 01. |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Zadam]] |
| 371 | !!Zadam |
| 372 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zadam.jpg]] |
| 373 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Zadam divided.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zadam_divided_ep46.jpg]] |
| 374 | [[/labelnote]] |
| 375 | A SHADOW agent called in from their moon base to assist in their operation to conquer Japan. |
| 376 | ---- |
| 377 | * BigRedDevil: With two heads no less! |
| 378 | * ConjoinedTwins: Zadam appears as two androids fused together. They separate in the finale of the toku. |
| 379 | * DemotedToExtra: He's just a one shot SHADOW monster mook in the manga and OVA whom Rei/Kikaider 00 defeats in an instant. |
| 380 | * TheDividual: Despite being two androids fused together, Zadam is effectively one character. |
| 381 | * EvilGenius: After his arrival, he becomes the one who formulates most of SHADOW's schemes and creates many of their Deathbots and other inventions. |
| 382 | * ManipulativeBastard: His scheme with Bijinder involved using her to gain 01's trust, then torturing her so 01 would be tempted to rescue her and trick him into inadvertently activating the miniature H-bomb he placed inside her body. |
| 383 | * SixthRanger: Arrives from SHADOW's moon around halfway through and quickly becomes Big Shadow's new NumberTwo. |
| 384 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: His two heads speak as though they are one. |
| 385 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Because he was created on the moon, being exposed to direct sunlight for too long weakens him. Serves as the opposite to Ichiro/Kikaider 01's own weakness. |
| 386 | * WorfEffect: Despite easily defeating 01 in their first battle, Zadam is of little threat to him the final battle. Justified, as 01 implanted himself with a special circuit to be immune from Zadam's psychic attacks. Likewise, Jiro/Kikaider easily defeats Zadam's red side, which is unsurprising given how Jiro is more technologically more advanced than 01. |
| 387 | [[/folder]] |
| 388 | |
| 389 | [[folder:Waruder]] |
| 390 | !!Waruder |
| 391 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/TakeshiWatabe |
| 392 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/waruder.jpg]] |
| 393 | [[caption-width-right:350:Waruder]] |
| 394 | A robot samurai hired on by SHADOW to fight 01. Likes children but is afraid of dogs. |
| 395 | ---- |
| 396 | * AdaptedOut: Doesn't appear in the OVA. |
| 397 | * AdaptationalWimp: Is just a simple thug in the manga. To note, he doesn't even have a robot form, with Mari/Bijinder easily subduing him. |
| 398 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:His death is pitied by both Mari and Ichiro, who mourn the fact that he served a group like SHADOW instead of fighting on the side of good.]] |
| 399 | * BloodKnight: Joins up with SHADOW mainly to get a good fight with 01. |
| 400 | * TheBrute: Brought on by SHADOW as extra muscle to deal with 01. |
| 401 | * CardCarryingVillain: Zig-zagged. Waruder is fully aware he's on the side of evil, but sees it as more of a duty than anything else. |
| 402 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Objects to some of SHADOW's actions, especially cruel and underhanded ones. Likewise, he expresses distain towards cowards. |
| 403 | * FriendToAllChildren: Is fairly nice to most civilians, especially kids. |
| 404 | * HitmanWithAHeart: He's an assassin working for SHADOW, but at the same time has a code of honor, and wants a fair fight with 01. |
| 405 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Laments dying at 01's hands instead of being defeated by Mari/Bijinder. Given how Waruder himself was the one who forced 01 to do it, this is pretty hypocritical. |
| 406 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Along with Bijinder he's one of the most iconic things to come out of ''01''. |
| 407 | * IronicName: A NobleDemon of a PunchClockVillain who's name is literally Bad[=/=]Evilder |
| 408 | * LoveMakesYouDumb: Or "loved makes you confused" in his case. His feelings to Mari and jealousy make him act less noble at times. |
| 409 | * NobleDemon: He hates fighting dirty and refuses to harm children. |
| 410 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He's a robot samurai assassin. |
| 411 | * PunchClockVillain: He's not all that evil outside of his job as a robot assassin. |
| 412 | * {{Samurai}}: A robot samurai no less, and follows a similar code to the original ones. |
| 413 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Saburo/Hakaider from ''Android Kikaider''. He's a robot warrior who shares an enthusiasm in fighting 01 that's similar to Saburo's obsession with defeating Kikaider. He is also an AntiVillain that values honor. |
| 414 | * TokenGoodTeammate: For SHADOW, if excluding Mari/Bijinder. He's the only member with some morals and even aids the heroes when he feels SHADOW has crossed a line. |
| 415 | * VillainousCrush: He develops an attraction towards Bijinder later on, [[WhatIsThisFeeling something that he doesn't fully grasp]]. |
| 416 | * WeaksauceWeakness: His fear of dogs, which is actually a plot point in his debut episode. Also, Waruder's limited understanding of morality causes him to make rash decisions, something Gill-Hakaider manipulated on one occasion. |
| 417 | * WorthyOpponent: Sees 01 as this. Likewise with Mari/Bijinder. |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[folder:Deathbots]] |
| 421 | !!SHADOW's Deathbots |
| 422 | Robot monsters who serve as the commanders of SHADOW's forces. |
| 423 | ---- |
| 424 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: One SHADOW takes center stage, these guys become the ones who get sent out every week. |
| 425 | * ObviouslyEvil: Well with a name like ''Death''bot, [[SarcasmMode who would have guessed they were bad]]? |
| 426 | [[/folder]] |
| 427 | ---- |
| 428 | |
| 429 | !Jesus Town |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 432 | * CrapsaccharineWorld: While it may not seem so bad on the outside, entering the walls of Jesus Town is enough to see that something is ''very'' wrong. The masses all live in poverty, are ruled over by a quasi-religious EvilOverlord and kept in line by MindControl chips implanted in their heads. |
| 433 | * LightIsNotGood: Coupled with the above, everything throughout the city is designed to give off a bright, heavenly appearance. |
| 434 | * {{Mooks}}: The city is patrolled by a number of white-armored FacelessGoons who act as its military-police force. |
| 435 | * PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Called Jesus Town and styled as a utopia, when in fact it's a dictatorship that brainwashes its people into subservience. |
| 436 | * PropagandaMachine: TV screens are placed throughout the city all for the sole purpose of broadcasting Gurjev's speeches. |
| 437 | * ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The name "Jesus Town" is just the tip of the iceberg. |
| 438 | * SkeletonGovernment: The most we see of Jesus Town's government is Gurjev, Michael and their dozens and dozens of {{Mooks}}. Jesus Town is mentioned to have a parliament but nothing of it is really shown. |
| 439 | [[/folder]] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | [[folder:Kaoru]] |
| 442 | !!Kaoru |
| 443 | !!!Portrayed by: Mai Hoshio |
| 444 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaoru_6.jpg]] |
| 445 | [[caption-width-right:350:Kaoru]] |
| 446 | A member of LaResistance against Gurjev who befriends Ryo/Hakaider. |
| 447 | ---- |
| 448 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: She's the main human character in the film, serving as the face of the resistance and the one who carries the plot when Hakaider isn't on screen. |
| 449 | * HeroicBSOD: After Hakaider seemingly dies, she starts wandering through the streets of Jesus Town, shouting at the civilians and blaming them for his death. Luckily, Hakaider soon shows up alive. |
| 450 | * LaResistance: Is a part of one that seeks to overthrow Gurjev and free the people of Jesus Town from his control. |
| 451 | * LoveInterest: Develops a romantic interest in Hakaider, viewing him as the KnightInShiningArmor she saw in her dreams who would come to rescue her from Gurjev. [[ShipTease Hakaider seemingly reciprocates]] towards the end, [[spoiler:only for her to pass away soon after.]] |
| 452 | * NiceGirl: Is quick to befriend Ryo after encountering him and acts friendly to him all throughout. |
| 453 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Subverted. She seemingly escapes from Michael unharmed and reunites with Hakaider, only to pass away from her injures after taking him to her "secret spot", the last oasis in Jesus Twon.]] |
| 454 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Kaoru is the only member of the resistance who's truly selfless in seeking to free everyone, while her companions, though not evil, mostly just want to overthrow Gurjev so they can do whatever they want. |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Gurjev]] |
| 458 | !!Gurjev |
| 459 | !!!Portrayed by: Yasuaki Honda |
| 460 | [[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gurjev_2.jpg]] |
| 461 | [[caption-width-right:221:Gurjev]] |
| 462 | The Seraphim-like ruler of Jesus Town, who seeks to create a utopia by using MindControl to suppress his people's emotions and turn them into his obedient followers. |
| 463 | ---- |
| 464 | * AGodAmI: He styles himself after an angel, yet clearly sees himself as a god and his ideal world is one where everyone reveres him as such. |
| 465 | * AllThereInTheManual: While his background is left mysterious in the film, supplementary materials reveal he is actually a [[CanonWelding former DARK scientist and follower of Professor Gill]]. |
| 466 | * BackFromTheDead: In the video game sequel, [[spoiler:he gets rebuilt as Blue Hakaider]]. |
| 467 | * BigBad: Of ''Mechanical Violator Hakaider''. He's the ruler of Jesus Town and Hakaider's nemesis throughout the film. |
| 468 | * BloodlessCarnage: [[spoiler:In stark contrast to the {{Gorn}} throughout the film no blood squirts out from Gurjev when Hakaider jams his arm into Gurjev's chest, possibly as a sign of how inhuman Gurjev has become.]] |
| 469 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: A bit of a strange example, but the video game sequel sees him return as [[spoiler:Blue Hakaider]] of all characters. |
| 470 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Professor Gill. Whereas Gill was a CardCarryingVillain with a [[DarkIsEvil dark wardrobe]], Gurjev dresses in [[LightIsNotGood angelic attire]] and [[KnightTemplar truly believes he is doing the right thing]]. |
| 471 | * CreateYourOwnHero: He built Hakaider originally, but disposed of him after he developed a sense of free will. |
| 472 | * DarkMessiah: He clearly styles himself a holy man and refers to his people as his "children", claiming to want peace and prosperity for them. |
| 473 | * DissonantSerenity: Gurjev could be the poster boy for this trope. In every scene he's in he's perfectly calm and polite to an uncanny and almost inhuman degree, even as he's ordering the lobotomization of dissenters against his rule. [[spoiler:He's composure starts to slip when he's faced by Hakaider at the end, though only partway.]] |
| 474 | * EqualOpportunityEvil: Say what you will about Gurjev's ruling methods, his society is shown to accept people from all races, sexes and creeds, with his oppression being evenly distributed between them. |
| 475 | * EmperorScientist: Gurjev is both the ruler of Jesus Town and knowledgeable in the field of robotics, having created both Hakaider and Michael. |
| 476 | * KnightTemplar: Gurjev wants peace, he really does. It's just that his method of achieving it is to lobotimize his citizens with MindControl chips that remove all their emotions and turn them into his obedient followers. |
| 477 | * TheGeneralissimo: The post-apocalyptic equivalent of one, ruling over a futuristic settlement with an iron fist. |
| 478 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He's ultimately slain by the very robot he created.]] |
| 479 | * LightIsNotGood: Projects the image of a savior, wears a suit styled after a seraphim and has a handsome, angelic face, yet at the same time he's a brutal dictator seeking to enforce order through any means necessary. |
| 480 | * NonActionBigBad: Never actually fights Hakaider himself, instead relying on [[TheDragon Michael]] to do most of his dirty work. |
| 481 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: For all his talk of wanting to create a utopia, it's clear Gurjev is concerned most of all with wanting to stay on top and he later admits his ideal is simply for everyone to bow down before him. |
| 482 | * NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler:Hakaider says these exact words to him after destroying Michael before turning away. Despite this, Gurjev doesn't take the hint and tries one last time to attack him while his back is turned, leading to his demise.]] |
| 483 | * TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Seems to believe in this, given how his ideal utopia is one where everyone's free will is overwritten by MindControl. |
| 484 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Does everything he does in the name of creating a peaceful utopia without any violence...because everyone's emotions have been suppressed. |
| 485 | * VillainousBreakdown: His calm demeanor noticeably slips when Hakaider faces him at the end, with his speech becoming ever so slightly more frantic. |
| 486 | [[/folder]] |
| 487 | |
| 488 | [[folder:Michael]] |
| 489 | !!Michael |
| 490 | !!!Portrayed by: Creator/KazuhikoInoue |
| 491 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2019_09_16_12h11m43s859.jpg]] |
| 492 | [[caption-width-right:350:Michael]] |
| 493 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Michael Tank]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_tank.jpg]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 494 | Gurjev's KillerRobot [[TheDragon enforcer]]. |
| 495 | ---- |
| 496 | * AFatherToHisMen: Subverted. At one point he's seen closing the eyes of one of his soldiers who just died. However, when he sees an injured soldier who survived he shoots and kills him, deeming him a failure for not dying in battle like the rest of his men. |
| 497 | * AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:The original Kikaider was a hero dedicated to protecting the innocent. This Kikaider is the reprogrammed [[TheDragon enforcer]] of a DarkMessiah who has no compunction with butchering people on his master's command.]] |
| 498 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's far stronger than the {{Mooks}} he commands. When Hakaider - who [[OneManArmy killed dozens of them with little effort all throughout the movie]] - finally confronts him, he very nearly gets killed by Michael and only manages to defeat him by catching him off guard with his arm cannon. |
| 499 | * TheBrute: His main function is to serve as Gurjev's muscle and kick the ass of whoever Gurjev doesn't like. |
| 500 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:After he's defeated it's implied that Michael is really Kikaider, having presumably been captured and modified by Gurjev to enforce his own twisted belief of justice on Jesus Town.]] |
| 501 | * DecompositeCharacter: Though Hakaider is TheProtagonist of the film, Michael also bears a few similar traits to the original Hakaider, Saburo, being the SuperiorSuccessor of a prototype KillerRobot who rebelled. Made all the more ironic by the similarities in backstory between movie Hakaider and the original Kikaider. |
| 502 | * TheDragon: He's Gurjev's right-hand man and the head of his security forces. |
| 503 | * DragonInChief: Gurjev is no slouch, but he's an administrator rather than a fighter and thus its Michael who carries out things like crushing dissenters. |
| 504 | * EvilCounterpart: Given that he was built to be his SuperiorSuccessor, he's almost a Made all the more |
| 505 | * {{Foil}}: To the film's version of Hakaider. Hakaider is a NinetiesAntiHero with a [[DarkIsNotEvil dark color scheme]], while Michael is a KnightTemplar with a [[LightIsNotGood light one]]. Hakaider believes in freedom over forced peace, Michael believes the opposite. |
| 506 | * KillerRobot: He's Gurjev's robot assassin, created to kill anyone who defies his utopia. |
| 507 | * KnightTemplar: He's just as committed to enforcing Gurjev's vision of "[[TheEvilsOfFreeWill peace]]" as Gurjev is. |
| 508 | * LightIsNotGood: Has a white and silver color scheme, and is a ruthless enforcer of "justice". |
| 509 | * MeaningfulName: Named "Michael" after ArchangelMichael, the angel who led the armies of Heaven against Satan's LegionsOfHell. |
| 510 | * MookLieutenant: He leads the Heavy Armored Soldiers of Jesus Town in keeping order. |
| 511 | * OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Hakaider defeats him. He knocks it off again after Michael becomes [[OneWingedAngel Michael Tank]].]] |
| 512 | * OneWingedAngel: After being defeated by Hakaider, his head is placed on Gurjev's Death Angel weapon to continue fighting against Hakaider. |
| 513 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Was built as the successor to Hakaider after Gurjev deemed him a failure. As a result he proves much stronger than Hakaider when the two encounter each other, and Hakaider only triumphs over him through some quick thinking. |
| 514 | * TomTheDarkLord: While he's named after the ArchangelMichael, to a western viewer the name "Michael" might sound a bit odd for a KillerRobot without context. |
| 515 | [[/folder]] |
| 516 | |
| 517 | [[folder:Heavy Armored Soldiers]] |
| 518 | !!Heavy Armored Soldiers |
| 519 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jesus_town_heavy_armored_soldiers.jpg]] |
| 520 | [[caption-width-right:350:Heavy Armored Soldiers]] |
| 521 | The military police of Gurjev's regime in Jesus Town. |
| 522 | ---- |
| 523 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether they're humans, robots or something in between. It doesn't help that some soldiers are shown shedding blood, while others seem to have mechanical wiring beneath their armor. |
| 524 | * DoomTroops: Of a different, almost {{Inverted}} sort than most. These [[LightIsNotGood white-armored]], seemingly inhuman FacelessGoons give off a very uncanny feel while marching together. |
| 525 | * FacelessGoons: They all wear face-concealing visors. |
| 526 | * LightIsNotGood: They all have a white color scheme, yet are enforcers for an evil dictatorship. |
| 527 | * {{Mooks}}: They're Gurjev's main grunt fighting force. |
| 528 | * MookLieutenant: A mook with a modified set of armor is shown leading larger squads of them. |
| 529 | [[/folder]] |
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