Characters / Shin Mazinger

The vast array of characters from Shin Mazinger. For their original series counterparts, click here.

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The Kabuto Family

Kouji Kabuto

Voiced by: Kenji Akabane (JPN), Héctor Rocha (Latin-American Spanish)

• The Ace: From the perspective of every other Humongous Mecha pilot in the series, Kouji is the top dog.
• The Hero: As is standard for Mazinger.
• Hot-Blooded: It's Kouji Kabuto, what did you expect?
• Hot-Blooded Sideburns: This is based off of a Go Nagai series, the sideburns come with the territory.
• Idiot Hero: Par for the course with Kouji.
• Pretty Boy: Spiky hair with sideburns? Check. An androgynous face with eyelashes? Check.

Shiro Kabuto

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (JPN), Jahel Morga (Latin-American Spanish)

• Puppy Love: With Lorelei.
• Robosexual: Lorelei was a Robot Girl.
• Star-Crossed Lovers: With Lorelei, a Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter Robot Girl. It ends up in tears.
• Wise Beyond His Years: He's pretty introspective for a kid his age.

Juzo Kabuto

Voiced by: Yasuaki Suzuki (JPN), Jesse Conde (Latin-American Spanish)

• Back from the Dead: As the AI built into God Scrander and the Pilder.
• Cool Old Guy: The Shin Mazinger version of Dr. Kabuto is one of the most utterly entertaining in the franchise.
• Crazy-Prepared: He created an AI Backup of himself in the God Scrander just in case he died.
• Dies Differently in Adaptation: In the original manga and first anime he died shortly after revealing Mazinger Z to Kouji, but here he doesn't bite it until after several episodes.
• Mad Scientist: While he's far more moral than some incarnations of Juzo, he's still a batshit crazy scientist who created Mazinger.
• Mentor Occupational Hazard: He dies in the sixth episode. Through his AI clone, it doesn't stick.

The Photonic Power Laboratory

Professor Yanosuke Yumi

Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish)

• The Professor: A far more kind person than Juzo, and competent enough to create Aphrodite A and Venus A from Juzo's notes.
• Technical Pacifist: He doesn't want to use Photon Power or Super Alloy Z to violent ends. But if it means stopping men like Dr. Hell from twisting and perverting the technology he will.

Sayaka Yumi

Voiced by: Youko Honda

• Action Girl: She's just as much of a pilot as Kouji, operating the Aphrodite A and later the Venus A.
• Hime Cut: She still sports her signature haircut from all across the franchise.
• Tsundere: As with Kouji, par for the course. However, she's far toned down from her original anime incarnation, now taking more cues from the original manga.

The Three Professors

Voiced by: Kiyohito Yoshikai (Sewashi), Hideki Nakanishi (Morimori), Hiroaki Ishikawa (Nossori) (JPN); Gerardo Alonso, Daniel Lacy and José Camacho (Sewashi, Morimori and Nossori, Latin-American Spanish)

• Those Three Guys: As per usual with them.

The Kurogane House

In general

• Adaptational Heroism: With the exception of Kikunosuke, all of them were villains in their original appearance. Tsubasa Nishikori was already a violent criminal in Guerilla High, and was portrayed as a heartless Yakuza in Violence Jack, with Cross being her subordinate, and Yasu being another Yakuza, Sensei was an accomplice of the Slum King, while Django was a nameless baddie and another associate of the Slum King. Here, they're all portrayed as genuinely good people instead.
• Badass Crew: All of them are very badass, and more than a match for Dr. Hell and his Mechanical Beasts thanks to their skills, strength, and weaponry.
• Reused Character Design: All of them, with the exception of Kikunosuke, use designs from Violence Jack, while Kikunosuke is based off of the elderly innkeeper from the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from Abashiri Family.

Tsubasa Nishikiori

Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijo (JPN), Yolanda Vidal (Latin-American Spanish)

• A Mother to Her Men: She genuinely cares for the Kurogane 5 and values their lives. To the point where she disabled Yasu the Weasel's bomb so that he couldn't self-destruct again after she rescued his life after he used his photon energy bomb in an unsuccesful attempt to destroy Garadoubla MK01.
• Action Girl: Although she doesn't fight that much, the fact that Dr. Hell's forces exercise caution around her and consider her a high priority target makes it a very clear how much of a badass she is.
• Adaptational Badass: Played With. While she was already an Action Girl in Guerilla High, her appearance here is based off of her appearance in Violence Jack, where she hardly did any fighting and was more of a leader. Here, she's more than willing to get her hands dirty when push comes to shove.
• Adaptational Intelligence: See the weapons that the Kurogane Five use? It's all but stated that she was responsible for inventing them, and she also rescued them all and cybernetically enhanced them. Meanwhile, in Guerilla High, she showed no signs of being particularly intelligent aside from being sneaky and crafty, yet still being capable of overwhelmed.
• Adaptational Heroism: She was a violent criminal in Guerilla High and a heartless Yakuza in Violence Jack, but she's portrayed as a decent woman in here.

• Face of a Thug: Downplayed. She has a mean look in her face, but is otherwise a normal looking woman, and is, of course, one of the heroes.
• Luke, I Am Your Father: She is Kouji's mother.

Sensei/Master/Sir

• Adaptational Badass: He got killed effortlessly by Jack in Violence Jack to show off how powerful the eponymous hero was, yet here, he's a swordsman whose a master of his craft.
• Adaptational Heroism: He was an associate of the Slum King in Violence Jack, and thus was just as bad as that guy was, but he's a force of good here.
• Berserk Button: Whatever you do. Do not waste the food he prepared for you right in front of him. His reaction is so bad that he's willing to physically attack whoever does it.
• Chef of Iron: He's the cook for the Kurogane House, and an incredibly skilled swordsman who uses his mastery of the blade to prepare dishes for its guests.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: When he first debuted in Violence Jack, he actually spoke, and he was a villain in that series, unlike here, where he never once utters a single word and is one of the heroes.
• Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": No name is ever given to him. Just "Sensei, Master or Sir."

• Katanas Are Just Better: Justified. The Katana he wields is actually made from Super Alloy Z, meaning that not only is it extremely durable, but can cut through things no ordinary katana could on top of Sensei being an incredibly skilled swordsman who knows what he's doing.
• Mythology Gag: He carries over his status as a cook and a swordsman from his appearance in Violence Jack.
• Personality Powers: He's a very good cook, specializing in traditional Japanese dishes, so naturally, he's just as stellar of a cook as he is a swordsman, and even uses his swordsmanship when preparing dishes.
• The Quiet One: Barely ever speaks.
• Supreme Chef: He's the cook of the Kurogane House, and is very good at his job.

Yasu

Voiced by: Masayuki Kato (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish)

• Action Bomb: Pretty much his secret weapon.
• Adaptational Heroism: He was a member of the Heretics, in Violence Jack, who are a group of Yakuza who were so awful thanks to their violation of their code-of-honor that they were essentially kicked out and went to Kanto instead to continue their business, but here, he's a mischievous and mildly perverted guy with a good heart that's as heroic as the rest of his companions.
• Cheshire Cat Grin: His standard expression, befitting of his goofy and lightly perverted personality.
• Covert Pervert: He doesn't let it show on occasion, but he once joked about bathing with Gamia Q3.
• Demolitions Expert: His specialty. Aside from having a bomb inside of him, he's quite handy with explosives.

• Plucky Comic Relief: He's far less serious than the other members of the Kurogane 5, as he's prone to cracking jokes and getting into trouble, as well as jokingly chastising Cross for not letting him show off when the two were sent to rescue Kouji.
• Red Baron: "Yasu the Weasel".
• Why Am I Ticking?: Averted; he knows he has a bomb in his stomach.

Cross

Voiced by: Tesshō Genda (JPN), José Alfredo Camacho (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Species Change: He was a normal human in Violence Jack, but here he's a cyborg.
• Actor Allusion: He's similar to the T-800 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, who Tesshō Genda voiced in the Japanese dub-over, as like the android, he's a huge, tough-looking guy with super strength whose actually a robot (or a cyborg, at least) underneath the artifical skin he wears, and naturally, is one of the heroes.
• Bare-Fisted Monk: His fighting style. It's not like he needs any weapons, though, due to being the strongest and toughest out of all the Kurogane Five thanks to his cybernetic body.
• The Big Guy: Oh yeah. He's even strong enough to lift the Pilder over his head and do a Punch Catch to a Mechanical Beast.
• Composite Character: With Naojiro Abashiri, as his cybernetic body underneath his artificial skin is exactly the same as his, with the exception of Cross having the letter Z on his forehead even sharing his voice actor.
• Cyborg: He's shown to be a cyborg underneath his artificial skin.
• Expy Coexistence: Naojiro Abashiri makes a cameo appearance in Episode 19, despite Cross borrowing the design of his cybernetic body.
• Everything's Cuter with Kittens: Allows a cat to rest on his head while he sweeps.
• Face of a Thug: Make no mistake, he has a very scary face, and it doesn't help that he can make some unhinged expressions, but he's a heroic character nonetheless. His proper introduction even has him letting a little white cat rest on his head as he sweeps!
• The Quiet One: Not quite as quiet as Sensei, but still not very talkative.
• Mythology Gag: His closeness towards Tsubasa Nishikori, to the point where he's often seen accompanying her is a reference towards how he was The Dragon for her in Violence Jack. Likewise, his appearance when his face is partially degloved, giving him a Mad Eye, combined with his bald head, superhuman strength and durability, make him similar in nature to Jigoku, a character from Guerilla High.
• Robotic Reveal: In a Shout-Out to Terminator.

Django

Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama (JPN), Héctor Rocha (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Badass: He was a nameless Mook who got killed off fairly easily by Jack in Violence Jack, but he's portrayed as a master marksman who uses a variety of specialized guns.
• BFG: And it can shoot an ice round too!
• Clean Up Crew: Intercepts the "guests" who have a vendetta against any of the five.

• Cool Car: An old van that detaches the back and dumps out the unwanted "guests".
• Face of a Thug: Like Cross before him, he has a rather intimidating appearance thanks to his gaunt face and intense eyes that stare right through you, but he's just as heroic as the rest of the Kurogane Five.
• Fiery Redhead: Inverted. He stands out for his ginger hair, but is a cool-headed and focused man.
• Hand Cannon: His standard weapon are a pair of giant revolvers with Super Alloy Z bullets!
• Master of All: It doesn't matter what kind of gun it is, Django has mastered it.

• Shout-Out: He's named after the eponymous protagonist from the movie Django.
• Token Minority: The only member of the Kurogane 5 to not be Japanese.

Kikunosuke

Voiced by: Seiko Tomoe

• Adaptational Badass: Probably the biggest one out of all of the characters repurposed for the Kurogane 5. Nothing about her was exceptional in her original appearance in the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from the Abashiri Family aside from being a very creepy old woman, but she's portrayed as having superhuman speed as well as wielding strings which are made out of Super Alloy Z that are both super strong and razor sharp.
• Cool Old Lady: Despite her advanced age, she's extremely fast and a damn menace with her Super Alloy Z string.
• Flash Step: Her speed is great enough that she seems as if she's teleporting.
• Improbable Weapon User: Super Alloy Z string. Although Razor Floss might not seem that unusual of a weapon, it should be noted that she carries it around on a handheld spool.
• Razor Floss: How she uses the Super Alloy Z string she wields.
• Reused Character Design: She uses the design for the innkeeper in the "Tale of the Moonlit Night" storyline from Abashiri Family.
• Mythology Gag: Like the unnamed old woman whose character design she uses, Kikunosuke works at an inn.
• Old Master: She's an old lady but she's extremely fast and wields the strings she uses made of Super Alloy Z like a pro.
• Never Mess with Granny: Especially not when Granny can rip you to shreds with her razor-sharp Super Alloy Z wire.
• Super-Speed: You wouldn't think a tiny old lady like her could move as fast as she does, but she can outpace just about anything.

Dr. Hell's Army

Dr. Hell

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Kishino (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Nice Guy: Make no mistake, Dr. Hell is still evil, however unlike his previous incarnations, where he is usually depicted as a Bad Boss, this version of him treats his underlings a lot better, even if they fail their missions.
• Amazing Technicolor Population: And no, it is never explained why he turns blue between the expedition and the present.
• Bad Boss: For a super robot big bad this is pretty much averted. When a subordinate admits to failing or making a mistake he seems to be pretty patient for a while. Unlike the original, though, he manages to get through an entire series without berating Ashura.
• Big Bad: As usual. At first anyway. Kind of.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast
• Noodle Incident: Implied. See his picture? He didn't actually start out as having literal blue skin, and actually had a regular skin-tone in the past, and he somehow actually gained blue skin sometime in between the expedition and the present.
• Obviously Evil: To the point that Tsubasa picked up on his plans for world domination early on in the Bardos Expedition.

• Well-Intentioned Extremist: Subverted, His idea of saving the world from the Mycenae Empire is to conquer it first and rule it with an iron fist.

Baron Ashura

Voiced by: Koya Ishitobi (male) and Kaori Yamagata (female) (JPN); Adriana Casas (both, Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Badass: They give a Master Asia style beatdown to Mazinger Z. All on their own, completely unassisted.
• The Dragon: Though unlike most Ashuras, their loyalty isn't ironclad.

• I Cannot Self-Terminate: Dr Hell took some precautions to ensure that Ashura wouldn't kill themselves. Specifically to prevent them from freeing the Mycenae Empire.
• Thanatos Gambit: In the final episode, they kill themselves to free the Mycenae Empire.

• Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Between being constantly tortured for their failures, having to watch their mechanical beasts (actually Mycenae Soldiers) die, watching their whole civilization being destroyed, finding out that they were betrayed by the man they pledged loyalty to and seeing that their current freakish appearance was due to the doctor's evil experimentation, and being verbally abused by both sides, you'd feel sorry for them too after a while. Still doesn't excuse them being an evil mass-murdering henchmen and possibly instigating the Mycenae Empire Invasion at the end though. Their past lives are nothing to sing about either, considering which side they were on.

Count Brocken

Voiced by: Minoru Inaba (JPN), José Alfredo Camacho and Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish)

• Action Bomb: His doppelgangers can self destruct.
• Asshole Victim: Played for Laughs. Boss, Nuke, and Mucha humiliate him by using his head as a football and toss it around with each other. It's safe to say that he completely deserves having such a thing happen to him. Also you know. Nazi.
• Butt-Monkey: He's the main source of comic relief on the villains side, which translates to him getting kicked around like a soccer ball. Sometimes literally.
• Fourth-Wall Observer: He's almost aware of his comic relief status, even referring to himself as a "tragic character" for his constant misfortune.

• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: He is an undead decapitated cyborg Nazi... and a soccer ball.
• Those Wacky Nazis: His presence almost seems tailor made to making Dr. Hell seem more vile for employing him... and to make his Butt-Monkey status feel deserved.

Viscount Pygman

Voiced by: Kenichi Mochizuki (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Badass: The original Viscount Pygman was already powerful, but here, he's even more of a superhuman than he already is, as he can fly, control animals, use voodoo magic, telekinesis, as well as conjuring illusions as usual.
• Adaptational Nice Guy: Unlike the original Viscount Pygman, who was a self-centered, self-serving jerkass, this Pygman is surprisingly kind to his allies, especially Baron Ashura, as he selflessly gouged out his own eyes so that the mental block placed by Tsubasa that prevented him from attacking her wouldn't work so that he could rescue Baron Ashura.
• Badass in a Nice Suit: His fake body's suit is pretty snazzy.

• Composite Character: His fake body is based on Jim Mazinger from Violence Jack, and elements of his character are based on Gorongo, a character from Zuba-ban and also Violence Jack.
• Evil Genius: Of the magic type.
• Eye Scream: Gouged his eyes to rescue Ashura so that the neural block Tsubasa installed on him wouldn't work.
• Irony: His fake body is based off of Jim Mazinger, a human version of the eponymous mecha of the series which has foiled Dr. Hell's plans countless times. Bonus points for Pygman's counterpart murdering Jim Mazinger in Violence Jack.
• Pet the Dog: Comforts Ashura after Doctor Hell punishes it for a series of failures.

• Squishy Wizard: Once his fake body is lost his true form gets smacked aside by Shiro.

Kenzo Kabuto

• Dying as Yourself: Manages to break free of his brainwashing shortly before dying for good.
• Face–Heel Turn: Initially a heroic scientist, he turned to evil against his own father and wife. Or so it seems.
• Good All Along: It is ultimately revealed that his villainous acts were a result of being brainwashed by the Kedora.
• Not Quite Dead: He turns out to have survived his apparent death at the hands of Tetsuya and Tsubasa.
• Posthumous Character: Died years before the series began. Until he is revealed to be Not Quite Dead.
• Walking Spoiler: Hence why nearly everything about him is spoilered out.

Mycenae

Zeus

Voiced by: Masaki Yajima (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Nice Guy: The Zeus from Classical Mythology was an absolute scumbag, to say the least, but he's intrepreted as being a benevolent entity who loves humans and wishes to protect and nurture them like a parent.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Gorgon, Tristan and Isolde stoke his wrath when they plot against his beloved humanity.
• Calling Your Attacks: ROCKET PUNCH! See below for details.
• Gentle Giant: Exaggerated. He's so gigantic that Mazinger Z can stand comfortably on his shoulder as if it were a parrot, and he grew to love Earth and it's people to the point where he decided to fight to protect them.
• God Is Good: He's a cyborg deity who protects the Earth and humanity.
• I Have Many Names: Among them being "Z Mazinger."
• Light Is Good: He is called the "God of Light."
• Rocket Punch: He doesn't have a built-in one, so he does the next best thing: throwing his severed arm straight into Hades's face! And that is what defeats him!

Hades/The Emperor of Darkness

Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi (JPN), Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish)

• Dark Is Evil: The Emperor of Darkness. And he's evil to the core.
• Everybody Hates Hades: Like his basis, he is God of the Underworld.
• Flaming Sword: He has been seen Dual Wielding two that appear to be made of fire.
• Greater-Scope Villain: He's pretty much the leader of the Mycenae, the civilization Dr. Hell wants to take over the world to stop from returning.
• Obviously Evil: He's a massive ogre-like demon god who wants to conquer earth for his own benefits. He doesn't even pretend to be good.
• Playing with Fire: He has control over fire, and his Emperor of Darkness form is made of fire.
• Posthumous Character: Killed off in the ancient times.
• We Will Meet Again: Claims that someday, he'll be revived as the Emperor of Darkness.

Garadoubla

Voiced by: Kiyohito Yoshikai (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish)

• Fusion Dance: Inverted; he's proof that Mechanical Beasts Garada and Doublas were originally one being.
• Red Baron: He is called "The Mycenae's Hero."

Archduke Gorgon

Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (JPN), Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish)

• The Corrupter: He's the one who convinced Tristan and Isolde to defect to Hades with him, leading them down the path that would cause them to become Baron Ashura.
• Face–Heel Turn: In the past, he betrayed Zeus to join Hades.

Great General of Darkness

Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka (Super Robot Wars)

• Minor Major Character: He's incredibly important to the setup of Great Mazinger in general. Here he's only really making a cameo.
• The Voiceless: Doesn't make a peep during his one appearance in the show.

Others

Boss

Voiced by: Kenichiro Matsuge (JPN), Alan René Bressant (Latin-American Spanish)

• Adaptational Badass: His status as a surprisingly reliable guy whose prone to many a Big Damn Hero moment is upped here, as he actually manages to briefly beat the shit out of Kouji Kabuto in his introduction, and the same goes for Boss Borot, his mech, as the "cannon" part of it's Glass Cannon nature is emphasized more often, and it's been slightly redesigned to give it a more serious appearance, as it's eyes are now drawn in a half-circled fashion to give it a determined Death Glare.
• Adaptational Jerkass: This version of Boss starts off as an outright villain, compared to his other appearances. Here, he's a violent gang leader who starts off antagonizing Kabuto for no reason, and even goes as far as to have Shiro kidnapped to get Koji to fight with Boss. Fortunately he becomes nicer as the series progresses and even becomes an ally to Koji.
• Heel–Face Turn: As mentioned above, he goes from a villainous delinquent gang leader, to a heroic ally to Kouji.
• Joke Character: Boss Borot.
  • Lethal Joke Character: He does some serious damage to Mechanical Beast Baron Ashura during his debut.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Lampshaded via Breaking the Fourth Wall.
• Plot Armor: Lampshaded. He knows he's an immortal joke character.
• Took a Level in Kindness: He starts off as an amoral thug, but eventually becomes one of the heroes.

Detective Ankokuji

Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (JPN), Gerardo Alonso (Latin-American Spanish)

• Audience Surrogate: Shades of it at first.
• Butt-Monkey: He tends to get the short end of the stick.
• Cargo Ship: invoked He loves Gamias due to being blonde and having interesting assets.

• Intergenerational Friendship: With Shiro.
• Odd Couple: With Gamia Q3.

Lorelei Heinrich

Voiced by: Saki Fujita

Dr. Heinrich's daughter and Shiro's love interest.

• Break the Cutie: Poor girl can't catch a break. She has to see her father or rather, her creator die at the hands of Baron Ashura. Then, said father tells her what she really was and wants to fulfil his promise to defeat Mazinger to prove that she is the most powerful robot in the world. Which means that she has to reject her feelings toward Shiro and never go back to her body, which she tearfully does.
• Combat Tentacles: Danube's main melee weapon is a single tentacle on her head. She used it to throw Mazinger Z's Rocket Punch at it.
• Duel to the Death: After trashing Baron Ashura's latest robot, she challenges Mazinger Z to prove to her deceased father that she's the greatest robot in the world. This was Played for Drama instead of pure awesomeness.
• Fusion Dance: With Danube A1.
• An Ice Person: Danube A1's Ultimate Attack is the German Blizzard, which is used to counter Mazinger Z's Rust Hurricane by unleashing a blizzard-like wind towards the Mazinger Z itself.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's generally a kind person with blonde hair. But, she eventually antagonizes Kouji because she wanted to fulfil her late father's wish to kill Kouji and prove that she is the most powerful robot in the world although in this case she's a Tragic Villain .
• Innocent Blue Eyes: Once she merges with the Danube A1, it becomes Icy Blue Eyes.
• Irony: Her father may look like a Cyborg due to being revived by Doctor Ashura, but she is one herself.
• Kill the Cutie: After being defeated by Mazinger Z, Kouji tearfully puts her down with Rust Hurricane while telling her final words to Shiro.
• Lightning Bruiser: The Danube A1 may have been made of merely Super Steel when compared to Mazinger Z's Steel Alloy Z, but she is incredibly fast and Kouji can't keep up with her due to her agility, durability and intelligence when it comes to countering his attacks. Once he gets an opening, she goes down with a few hits and Mercy Kills her with Rust Hurricane.
• Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: It turns out to be a Played With trope since Lorelei was created by Dr. Strolheim Heinrich as Danube A1's main component but he treated her like his own daughter despite his Cyborg-like appearance.
• Non Human Lover Reveal: It turns out, she was an android created by Dr Heinrich to defeat his rival, Dr. Kenzo Kabuto.
• Puppy Love: With Shirou.
• Robot Girl: She's the main component of Danube A1 in order to be activated.
• Robotic Reveal: Before Dr. Heinrich dies, he tells Lorelei that she is an android designed to merge with the Danube A1. Lorelei didn't take this well but eventually, she honored her father's final request by merging with Danube A1.
• Star-Crossed Lovers: With Shiro.
• Tragic Villain: While she is not antagonistic towards the Kabuto brothers, she merely wants to fulfil her father's wish to defeat Mazinger Z, which puts at odds with them. Her defeat and death is such heartbreaking Shiro was put on Heroic B So D until he got better eventually.
• Walking Spoiler: Once Dr. Strolheim Heinrich spills the beans about Lorelei's origin, it becomes the show's biggest Tear Jerker moment along with its Downer Ending.

Tetsuya Tsurugi

Voiced by: Fumihiro Awano (JPN), Daniel Lacy (Latin-American Spanish)

• The Ace: As is typical for the character.
• Big Ol' Eyebrows: It's Tetsuya, so of course he's got a big bushy pair.
• Posthumous Character: Though the 1st episode hints that this may not be the case.
• Related Differently in the Adaptation: In Great Mazinger, he is the adopted son of Kenzo Kabuto and stepbrother of Kouji. In this continuity, he is the brother of Tsubasa Nishikiori, making him Kenzo's brother in law and Kouji's uncle.

The Narrator

Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

• Hot-Blooded: An absurdly hammy Lemony Narrator for a Mazinger series. It was inevitable.
• Large Ham: Lampshaded by Breaking the Fourth Wall.
• Lemony Narrator: Via Hot Blood and over-the-top descriptions.

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