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  • Complete Monster (1966 film): Space Phantom Nazo Is the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the Universe", and the mastermind behind the rogue planet Icarus's collision course with Earth. Repeatedly having the protagonists attacked by his minions, Nazo steals the laser meant to destroy Icarus and, planning on gaining the weapon for himself, kidnaps its inventor and tortures him for information on the missing lens, having him impersonated by one of his goons and imprisoning the professor. Later kidnapping his granddaughter and having her strangled to unconsciousness, Nazo personally kills one of his minions for alerting the heroes, despite accomplishing what she was meant to do, and then holds 4 of the scientists he captured as hostages so that Golden Bat can give him the lens in exchange for sparing Earth, killing two of them before he relents, subsequently revealing that he'll let Earth collide with Icarus anyways, while also keeping the laser to terrorize other planets.
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The 1966 anime of Golden Bat (named Fantaman in the Italian dub) is remembered fondly by quite a few Italian people who grew up in the 70's and 80's. The same situation happened in Latin America, where he was called Fantasmagórico.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Again, the aforementioned Lapis Lazuli resemblance (whose name is Penny); they both have a water affinity.
  • Just Here for Godzilla: Yeah, many people watch Episode 20 just to see the Lapis Lazuli lookalike (Penny).
  • Memetic Mutation: In Italy, Dr. Nazo's "IL MONDO È MIOOO!" ("The world is mine!") has been among fans, due to the hilariously Large Ham delivery of the late Italian voice actor Ettore Conti.
  • My Real Daddy: There are at least three artists who can claim heritage on being the true creators of Ōgon Bat:
    • The first is Ichiro Suzuki, the kamishibai performer who did the original stories, creating at least the original Kuro Bat series, as well as Ōgon Bat and characters such as Nazō. However, most of his kamishibai stories' artwork has been lost, and there's not any recording of his performances other than second-hand impressions.
    • The second is Takeo Nagamatsu, the first artist of the Ōgon Bat series (as well as Kuro Bat) who probably came out with most of the original kamishibai designs, before leaving the franchise for work excess. However, in the postwar years, he returned with a best-selling remake in illustrated book format, which allegedly collected and reimagined the old kamishibai stories for a new audience. He's credited as the character's main creator in most film adaptations and Toei version spin-offs.
    • The last one is Kōji Kata, which worked with Ichiro Suzuki making the Ōgon Bat illustrations in every kamishibai story after Takeo Nagamatsu dropped off. Since he probably defined the characteristic kamishibai Ōgon Bat art style (as well as his short-lived non-skeletal look in some books), he's sometimes credited in adaptations as the character's co-creator.
  • Older Than They Think: Viewers that consider Golden Bat some sort of Batman Expy probably will be surprised to discover that the former predates the latter by at least 8 years.

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