Dub Name Change/Japanese to Portuguese

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Dub Name Changes: Japanese to Portuguese

  • Captain Tsubasa became Super-Campeões (Super-Champions)
    • Oozora Tsubasa to Oliver Tsubasa (and then back to Tsubasa Ozora...)
    • Taro Misaki to Carlos Misaki (then back)
    • Genzo Wakabayashi to Benji Wakabayashi
    • Kojiro Hyuga in Road to 2002 had his surname changed to Huega
  • Choujinki Metalder to Metalder, o Homem Máquina ("Metalder the Machine Man")
    • Ryusei Tsurugi to Hideki Kondo
    • Gozo Kirihara to Makoto Dolbara
    • Mai Ougi to Maya Aoki
    • Hakko Kita to Satoru Kinta
    • Kunio Muraki to Issao Muraki
    • God Neros to Imperador Neroz (Emperor Neroz)
    • Side Phantom (Metalder's bike) to Speed Sidecar
    • Metal Charger (Metalder's flying Mazda Familia) to Space Car
    • Yoroi Gundan (Armored Army) to Unidade Blindada (Armored Unit)
    • Sento- Robot Gundan (Combat Robot Army) to Unidade Cibernética (Cybernetic Unit)
    • Monster Gundan (Monster Army) to Tropa Monster (Monster Troops)
    • Kiko- Gundan (Armament Army) to Unidade Mekanol (Mechanical Unit)
    • Most of the inidividual members of the Neros Empire also had their names changed as well.
  • Hikari Sentai Maskman to Defensores da Luz Maskman (Defenders of Light Maskman)
    • Takeru to Takeo
    • Haruka to Sayaka
    • Momoko to Keiko
  • Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion became O Fantástico Jaspion (The Fantastic Jaspion)
    • Madgalant to Mac Garen
    • Satangorth to Satan Goss (in all cases are conforming to the kana script instead of the supposed romanization, though Madgalant's case is an oversimplification)
  • Saint Seiya to Cavaleiros do Zodíaco (Knights of the Zodiac)
    • The Bronze Saints became Cavaleiros de Bronze (Knights of Bronze), same thing happened with the Silver Saints and the Gold Saints
    • The Cloths were called Armaduras (Armors)
  • Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya to Jiraya, O Incrível Ninja (Jiraya, The Incredible Ninja)
    • Jikko- Shinku-ken (Jiraiya's sword, the "Magnetic Light Vacuum Sword") to Espada Olímpica (Olympic Sword)
    • Yarinin (Spear Ninja) Toppa to Yarinin Spiker
    • Yu-nin Kumo Gozen (Witch Ninja Madam Spider) to Aracnin Morgana
    • Sekai Ninja (World Ninjas) to Império Ninja (Ninja Empire)
    • Some of the World Ninjas also had their nationalities changed in the dub, as well as Japanese ninjas that were not actually members of the World Ninjas.