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''[[Choujin Barom 1]]'' was a manga by Takao Saito that was notably adapted into a tokusatsu in 1972. It revolved around two children, Takeshi and Kentaro, two children given powers by a kind alien Kopuu to transform into the superhero Barom-1 to fight [[Cosmic Horror]] Doruge and his minions. More details below. 

Later a major influence on [[Kamen Rider Double]].

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* [[The Big Guy]]: Takeshi
* [[Cosmic Horror]]: Doruge
* [[Cool Car]]: The Machroad.
* [[Expository Theme Tune]]: A very well-loved one too among the original singer, he has used it in two of his medleys.
* [[Fusion Dance]]: An unusual variant. When the Barom Cross is initiated, the two kids just decide what Barom-1 should do and are reduced to tiny images in Barom's eyes.
* [[Mooks]]: Antmen
* [[Moral Guardians]]: Due to complaints from the Japanese PTA about the shows apparent monsters and the schoolchildren incident below, the series only lasted for 35 episodes.
* [[Names to Know in Anime]]: [[Shozo Iizuka]] and Ichiro Mizuki.{{context|reason=How do these people who are associated with toku count as names to know in a completely different medium?}}
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Due to school children teasing a kid about his family being named Doruge, a disclaimer had to be added stating [[Viewers are Morons|Doruge is a fictional character]].
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Kentaro.
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Bop. Can transform into a car, be used as a throwing blade, a [[Transformation Trinket]]...the list goes on and on...

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