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{{quote|'''Tetsuya''': "All battles I have fought so far… I have fought them to prove the world that I exist!"}}
Tetsuya was an orphan
''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Not unlike a certain redhead was created twenty-one years later]]'', Tetsuya seemed proud -- and irritatingly so -- on the surface, but deep down he was a person insecure and frightened of being alone. He had been a lonely kid until Kenzo took him in. He felt Professor Kabuto had given him a home and someone whom call "father", and he would do anything for him. Thus, if his adoptive father asked him piloting a machine war to fight and crush an ancient Empire of giant beings, for God he would do so!
Unfortunately, he completely devoted his life to
When Kouji Kabuto returned, Tetsuya got afraid and
He rued of that. His jealous and envy did cost him dearly, and he vowed himself he would never let they overwhelmed him again.
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* [[The Ace]]: He was trained since he was a little kid, and he is a great pilot. It is amusing when you realize in spite of he demands all acknowledge that fact he is the only one has troubles believing it.
** [[Ace Pilot]]: In his first appearance he seemed being leagues ahead Kouji.
* [[Achilles in His Tent]]:
** In the final episode, Tetsuya did pay dearly for his refusal to sortie earlier over his jealousy of Kouji.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Tetsuya Tsurugi.
* [[Aloof Big Brother]] : Practically stand as the oldest of Kabuto siblings, and acts like one, to Koji, Jun and Shiro, at times. Hes a bit softer to Jun though, since she is also his [[Love Interest]] and the one he live with for the longest time.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: He is a great pilot and good martial artist and he will gladly inform everybody of it. Nonetheless, he is also a [[Deconstruction]] of the trope.
* [[Badass]] : Oh yes, even moreso than Koji or even [[UFO Robo Grendizer|Duke]], so much that he made Ankoku Daishogun admitted to be inferior to him and seek to have a duel with him just to prove that he is better than Tetsuya, again this is Ankoku Daishogun were talking about.
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* [[Bash Brothers]]: When Kouji and Tetsuya were not trying to out-stubborn each other, they were a power to be reckoned with.
* [[Battle Couple]]: With Jun.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Tetsuya’s specialty. Usually his first appearance at anything is a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment, often started off with a Thunder Break.
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* [[Big No]]: He shouted one in the last episode.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: They are so thick they seem caterpillars.
* [[Breakout Character]] : In ''[[Super Robot Wars Alpha]]'', especialy ''Alpha Gaiden'' where he play a much more important role in the story, and have connection to an important plot of the story. The fact that his nemesis is this as well might help.
* {{spoiler|[[Broken Ace]]}} : Yes, all those ten years of training that
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Continuing the legacy of Kouji, Tetsuya loudly named his attacks before they were performed by his machine.
* [[Combination Attack]]: His specialities include Double Burning Fire, with Kouji, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfEIAKpJP14 Final Dynamic Special], with Kouji, Duke and Ryouma.
* [[Conveniently an Orphan]]: He lost his parents and he was adopted by Prof. Kabuto.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: In spite of everything what happened to him, Kouji was mostly good-natured, carefree and enthusiastic and let nothing get him down for long. In a way, Tetsuya was more mature… but as well he was gloomier and grimmer, and prone to fits of jealous and envy.
* [[The Determinator]]: Not matter what, he never gives up.
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* [[Badass in Distress|Distressed Badass]]: Sometimes he has been rescued by the others.
* [[Demoted to Extra]] : In [[Mazinkaiser]], he get an injury and [[Put on a Bus]]. However, in the [[Super Robot Wars]] games based of the [[Mazinkaiser]] OVA, he got dialogue exchanges with the major villains from the other series.
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* [[Dub Name Change]]: In the Latin dub he was named “Tatsu”.
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: Sometimes he fought with his face half-bandaged, and the bandages covered one of his eyes.
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Pride on two sides. {{spoiler|He is arrogant and prideful, and its the cause of lots of problem, yet in reality, he has NO sense of pride on the inside. To put it simply, his fatal flaw is his lack and overdose of pride.}}
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]] : Delivers one to Koji in [[Super Robot Wars W]].
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* [[Hotblooded Sideburns]]: It is a character created by [[Go Nagai|former]] [[Trope Namer]]. Duh.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Some of the stunts he pulled out due to his hard-headedness or pride are mind-boggling.
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: At first sight he seems obnoxiously boastful and arrogant, but that is only a mask to hide his complete lacking of self-esteem. He was frightened of his adoptive father would forget about him
* [[Irony]]: It is really ironic to think that the person who already gives inferiority issue to the others around him would be the one who has the biggest inferiority problem.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: He blames himself for {{spoiler|the death of Professor Kabuto.}} He is right.
* [[Jerkass]]: He was rash, prideful, and had a tendency to lash out when he was upset. So he could be quite rude and unfair when he was angry.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: However you better never doubt despite all he is deep down a good person and a hero tries to protect humankind and is willing to sacrificing himself for everyone.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]:}} In Gosaku Ota’s manga.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Tetsuya withstood an incredible punishment throughout the series, being wounded and harmed constantly, and still pushing himself beyond his limits and forcing himself to battle even if the pain was tearing him apart. Several times his adoptive father had to command him to go back to the [[Home Base]]. In the first episode one of the [[Bridge Bunnies]] marvel at his physical endurance, and Kenzo states it is his strong and sturdy body what lets him pilot Great Mazinger.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: When he realized his fear of Kouji taking his father away from him had {{spoiler|gotten his father killed.}}
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* [[No Indoor Voice]]
* [[Not So Different]] : He and Ankoku Daishogun are two side of a same coin.
* [[Official Couple]]: With Jun. They are adoptive siblings but since they are [[Not Blood Related]], nobody seems to care
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]] : In [[Mazinkaiser]] OVA and Movie, in the OVA {{spoiler|after he returns with "Shin" Great Mazinger}} he defeated a high amount of mechabeast alone. In the movie, at the intro, he is surrounded by massive amount of mechabeast and mentioned how his Machine is "inferior". The next time he appeared on the screen, he is struggling against TWO mechabeast. And win. {{spoiler|And he pilotted the weaker Great Mazinger instead of the "Shin" Great. That says something.}}
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] : Subverted, in the reimaginings and the remakes, Koji will steal the spotlight from him, and he is always gimped in mecha department. However, it is because he gives this to Koji, so much that the only explainable reason for his lack of show off in every other adaptations are because he is so awesome that its hard to fit him without severely downgrading him. This is most notable in [[Mazinkaiser]] and [[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]].
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Tetsuya and Jun are orphans raised by Dr. Kenzou Kabuto.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: It happens in the [[Gosaku Ota]] episodes. To redeem himself for {{spoiler|being indirectly guilty of his father's death}} he {{spoiler|commited a [[Heroic Sacrifice]].}}
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: He wears one constantly.
* [[Seventies Hair]]
* [[Shonen Hair]]
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Unlike Kouji, he did not actively try pissing off his [[Tsundere]] war comrade… usually… but he managed, nonetheless. Jun was more patient than Sayaka, but her tolerance for bullshit was just so low.
* {{spoiler|[[Taking You with Me]]}}: In the Ota episodes, after {{spoiler|Dr. Kabuto’s [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} and his ensuing [[Heroic BSOD]], he {{spoiler|crashed Great Mazinger in [[Cool Airship|Demonika]], self-destructing it to wipe the entire Mykene high command out.}}
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] : Again in ''Alpha Gaiden''.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: After the return of Kouji, his jealousy made him lashing out against everybody. He argued with Kouji
* [[Unbuilt Trope]] : Set the template for [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Ace Pilot]], and many tropes common in Super Robot shows, and Deconstruct almost every one of it.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: He is afraid of birds.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: The Great General of Darkness considered him his nemesis, and demanded a final sword duel with him.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: <br />
▲=== Jun Hono ===
[[File:Honou-Jun_6166.jpg|frame]]
Voice Actors: Yumi Nakatani ([[Great Mazinger]]), Mitsuki Saiga ([[Mazinkaiser]]).
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{{quote|'''Jun''': "If you think wish upon a star would help, think again. Even when you wish, some wishes just won't come true. Shiro, it's no good if you don't stay determined and independent, you know. You won't become a strong person if you keep relying on us."}}
Jun was a half
During the war against the Mykene, she bonded with Shiro Kabuto and met Boss, who
Jun was a brave and mature
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Rumour has it Ota was the first drew Jun dark-skinned, and Nagai liked the idea, so he Retconned Jun in being half-black.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: She tried that sometimes when Tetsuya was being unreasonable. Regretfully, it did not always work.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: She was the pilot of Venus A.
* [[I Know Karate]]: She was a well-trained martial artist.
* [[Most Common Superpower]]: She is stacked. In the [[Mazinger Angels]] manga (a [[Charlie's Angels]] parody) there is one scene where Jun, Sayaka and Hikaru are showering, and Sayaka and Hikaru are envious of her build.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: She's a hapa (half-Japanese half-black) beauty who's also really, ''really'' busty. No wonder Tetsuya fell for her. Jun is also the likely [[Trope Codifier]] for [[Foreign Fanservice]] in Japan, as it's become commonplace to depict dark-skinned women as curvaceous and sexy in an exotic manner.
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** [[Disappeared Dad]]
** [[Missing Mom]]
* [[The Reliable One]]: Quite more reliable than Tetsuya. Whenever Tetsuya felt like the enemy at hand was not worth his time, he was always quick to send Jun in his place, instead.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: In spite of her female robot was constantly trashed she won some fights. During the final battle she obliterated Hardias with one single eye beam, and in the Nagai Heroes e-manga she beat the crap out of Great Mazinger.
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[[File:kenzo_338.jpg|frame]]
Voice Actor: Hidekatsu Shibata.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Even though he is well-meaning, his parental skills are questionable. He let {{spoiler|Kouji and Shiro}} think for years he was dead, he had no qualms about slapping Tetsuya when he thought the boy was crossing the line (albeit to be fair, Tetsuya DID cross the line plenty times, and Kenzo restrained himself most of them)
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Back from the Dead]]
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* [[Papa Wolf]]: Alright. He left his sons believing he was dead, leaving the task of raising them on his father’s hands. He treated Tetsuya like a stern commander and instructor rather the warm father the boy needed, taking care of his training but not of his psychological issues. He neglected Jun. NONETHELESS, threatening one of his children is not the last thing you want to do. It is the last thing you WILL do.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He was missing from the lives from Kouji and Shiro for years, and it bit everybody in the rear.
* [[Parents as People]]: He is not a bad person… but he was more worried with being a mentor –of the harsh kind- and saving the humanity than being a father. He did nothing about Tetsuya’s self-esteem issues and lacking of self-worth until it was too late
* [[The Professor]]
* {{spoiler|[[Taking You with Me]]: That is how he saved Tetsuya’s life}}
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[[File:Kabuto-Kouji_9721.jpg|frame]]
Voice Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroya Ishimaru, Kenji Akabane ([[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]).
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* [[Battle Couple]]: the male half, with Sayaka as the female.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: with Sayaka.
* [[Big Eater]]: Kouji is occasionally shown to be one. Hell, in the ''Mazinkaizer'' movie, he eats about ten times as much as the rest of the table ''combined'' ([[
* [[Big No]]: Kouji screams one when his grandfather dies.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: By the Vegans in the [[UFO Robo Grendizer]] [[Go Nagai]] manga, the UFO Robot Grendizer tai Great Mazinger movie and [[Super Robot Wars MX]] in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFeKFc0peH8 Chapter 10].
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* [[Calling Your Attacks]] In [[Gratuitous English]]: Koji's most famous trait (and indeed, his legacy) is his habit of yelling out weapon names before using them. His most famous battle cries, "[[Rocket Punch]]!" (that sent one or both of Mazinger's forearms flying at a foe), "[[Chest Blaster|Breast Fire]]!" (which activated the red heat sinks on Mazinger's chest, melting most enemies to slag) and "Majin Go!" are well-known in Japan, even by people who have never watched Mazinger before. This has since become [[Trope Codifier|the trademark]] of [[Super Robot]] pilots everywhere.
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* [[Chef of Iron]]: In original Manga. He is shown on screen to be the one that cooks for his household breakfast. It is also implied that his cooking is pretty good no matter how ridiculous it is (his croquette is huge (Sayaka said it’s a Mazinger class croquette referring to its size) and can shoot Rust Tornado (Unleash wind when cut) and Rocket Punch (launch a part of it when its cut, directly to Shiro's mouth), and of course he kicks ass in battle.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Like you wouldn't believe. In his first appearance, in which he just received Mazinger, his fight is filled by abusing the fact that Mazinger really IS invincible (at least for that point). During his second appearance, he is not above tricking his opponent to think that he gives up the fight only to kick ass. And he does this several time during the course of the series.
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* [[Dub Name Change]]
** In Tranzor Z, Koji was named Tommy Davis, which was somewhat confusing as he was unrelated to the counterparts of Sayaka Yumi and her father, whose last names were also Davis. He was voiced by Gregg Berger in the dub.
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** And in Spain he was called [[Alliterative Name|Carlos Caribe]] in the Grendizer dub, despite of he was not renamed in the Mazinger Z dub.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In [[CB Chara Go Nagai World]], {{spoiler|Koji blowing up the Mazinger}}
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* [[Idiot Hero]]: ... and for this, too.
** [[Genius Ditz]]: Unlike many similar hot-heads, Koji ''is'' actually exceptionally bright when he allows himself to think things through. This is demonstrated both in the Mazinger Z series, when at least twice he had to completely disable mechanical beasts with hostages inside (one of them being Sayaka's [[Ill Girl|disabled]] cousin, Yuri); and in the [[Grendizer]] series, where he builds his flying saucer all by himself and later develops the Cyclone Beam. He is also an excellent shot (demonstrated in the Mazinkaiser VS Ankoku Dai Shogun movie when he shoots Archduke Gorgon in both his tiger head and human head with one shot).
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* [[Indy Ploy]]: He is able to think strategically and plotting strategies beforehand. However, given his rash, hotheaded nature, he is VERY prone to impulsively rush/leap/dive headfirst into a dangerous situation and figuring out along the way how he will walk out of it alive. These [http://www.mangago.com/r/l_manga/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/mf/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/c000/26/ two] [http://www.mangago.com/r/l_manga/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/mf/manga/mazinger_z_relic_of_terror/c000/27/ pages] of the "Mazinger Z: Relic of Terror" one-shot are a godd example:
{{quote|'''Kouji:''' There's no choice but for me to go and take it back!
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Kabuto means "Helmet", and Kouji pilots his machine by attaching the Jet Pilder to its head.
* [[Missing Mom]]: {{spoiler|Tsubasa Nishikori}}
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* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Indoor Voice? What is that “Indoor Voice” stuff you speak of?
* [[Put on a Bus]]: He and Sayaka went to America after the end of the series, and they were not seen again until the end of [[Great Mazinger]].
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* [[The Rival]]: With Boss and Tetsuya, but in many [[Super Robot Wars]] games with [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka]]. The two of them always butt heads.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]
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{{quote|'''[[Zeta Gundam|Scirocco]]:''' By averting that [[Colony Drop]], you wasted a good chance of getting rid of all those fools [[Social Darwinist|whose souls are bound by gravity]].<br />
'''Kouji:''' Oh, don't give us that crap! We won't let you even touch the Earth we live in! }}
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{{quote|'''[[Chars Counterattack|Char Aznable]]''': But, if things continue this way, people's hatred will consume the very Earth itself. That's why I'm cutting through to the source of the problem.<br />
'''Kouji''': Don't feed me that crap!! I've been [[Hannibal Lecture|listening to this from the start]] and all you've done is giving a bunch of complicated justifications!! }}
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* [[Why Don't You Marry It?]]: Kouji Kabuto has this thrown at him by his little brother after spending just a little too much time gushing over a new support unit for the Mazinger. Kouji's reply is along the lines of a not entirely sarcastic "maybe I will," much to the annoyance of [[Tsundere|Sayaka]].
* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Grandfather]]: Straight after his grandfather’s death, Kouji swore he would get his murderers and he would take revenge.
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=== Sayaka Yumi
[[File:Yumi-Sayaka_7588.jpg|frame]]
Voice Actors: Minori Matsushima, Saiko Egawa, Ai Uchikawa, Youko Honda, Ikue Ootani.
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* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Subverted. Kouji did to her during her [[Heroic BSOD]] in episode 7. It only worked in getting her more upset and more furious.
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Boss, Kouji -no matter how much he denies it- and more than one random guy are attracted to her.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: In the original Mazinger Z series, she has one {{spoiler|when her [[Humongous Mecha]], Aphrodite A, is destroyed}}. It's so bad that {{spoiler|she almost kills herself by drowning, as she believes that Aphrodite is calling her from a nearby lake.}}
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* [[Minori Matsushima]]
** [[Ai Uchikawa]]
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His character acquires a bit more depth in Great Mazinger, as he becomes acquainted with his father Kenzo, who was previously thought to be dead. Toward the end of the series, Shiro finally bonds with Kenzo, {{spoiler|who died shortly thereafter}}.
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* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Though [[Dumbass Has a Point|he did have good points from time to time]], and sometimes was more mature than ''Kouji'' himself.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: He could make some impressive feats when he wanted or needed. {{spoiler|In episode 9 the Professors Morimori, Sewashi and Nossori had been brainwashed by Baron Ashura in helping him. Shiro beat the crap out of them. Agreed, they were brainwashed and they were older men; still, it was one single child against three adult men}}
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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: His first crush was Lorelei, a [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]] {{spoiler|and [[Robot Girl]]}}. [[Tear Jerker|It ends up in tears.]]
* [[Wise Beyond His Years]]: He seems pretty mature for his age. Then again, maybe it is due to he constantly hangs around his brother, who is somewhat immature for his age.
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=== Boss
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* [[Aliens Made Them Do It]]: The scene where the Zenteradi abduct the main characters from [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]] and ask "I demand you show me how this 'kiss' process works" gets parodied in a [[Super Robot Wars Alpha]] 4koma and Boss is amongst the people they kidnapped in the parody.
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|Boss Can Breathe In Space]] According to ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', the Boss Borot has an open-air cockpit. But when Mazinger Z appears in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', the Boss Borot can normally be deployed in space just fine without apparent modifications. (It will perform like crap due to having a terrible rating for space combat, but in both ''Mazinger Z'' and ''Super Robot Wars'' the Boss Borot is a [[Joke Character]] anyways.)
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Surprisingly, he does. It is [[Played for Laughs]] most of the time, but there's just too many situations that if he had not helped Koji, he would be done for.
** Maybe the best example of it was the Mazinger vs Great General of Darkness movie: he blew Dante up, a monster that had seemed untouchable until that moment, and distracted the Mykene Robeasts for several seconds. It does not sound like much, but it does when you realize {{spoiler|those extra seconds saved Kouji's life.}}
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* [[Dub Name Change]]: To Bobo in Tranzor Z
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Treated as a joke, by almost everyone. Even Ashura underestimated him, so much that at one moment, he/she says that he is not a problem, at all. It should be noted that were talking about someone whose [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment is second only to Tetsuya. He saves Koji's life so many times during the series, and he is ridiculously helpful during Koji's fight against the mechabeast. Naturally, [[Fridge Brilliance|Koji is the only person that treated him the way he should be.]]
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* [[Fan Disservice]]: that crotch shot of Boss in an undersized speedo. {{spoiler|''So much hair''}}.
* [[Fumihiko Tachiki]]: In [[Mazinkaiser]]
* [[Gonk]]
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Boss has a painfully obvious crush on Sayaka. Of course, given that she's [[The Hero]]'s [[Tsundere]] girlfriend and he's the [[Gonk|Gonkish]] comic relief, he doesn't stand a chance.
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* [[Made of Iron]]: He had to be to endure the punishment he did and come out of alive.
* [[Magikarp Power]]: He is an example in the [[Super Robot Wars]] series. He starts off in a terrible machine with low stats and little value except a cheap repair cost. However, if you level him high enough (usually around 80) his subpilots Nuke and Mucha get a ton of incredibly useful spells for dirt cheap and his stats go through the roof. In addition by this time you'll usually have [[Mazinkaiser]], which means that Boss can get out of his terrible machine and upgrade to Mazinger Z. The trick is that level 80 is absurdly high in a game series where the final bosses rarely get above the mid-70s. There are ways to level him up that high, but they're generally inefficient or a lot of trouble.
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* [[Only Known by Their Nickname|Only Known By His Nickname]]: Lampshaded in [[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]
{{quote|'''Boss:''' My nickname's Boss! Even the author doesn't know my real name!}}
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{{quote|'''Boss:''' Kabuto's close friend Boss. Even the author doesn't know my real name.}}
* [[Only Sane Man]]: In episode 7, Sayaka is losing her will to fight and Kouji is playing [[Achilles in His Tent]]. Meanwhile Boss is trying to remember them over and again there IS one Mechanical Beast coming, and all of them will die if they don't fight back! Later Kouji and Sayaka are apologizing at each other and Shiro notes boss was the only was right in that situation.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: The different ''Mazinger sagas'' would be so much more different had Boss not interfered with the baddies plans. To clarify:
** In ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', thanks to [[Memetic Mutation|Brocken]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Ball]], Koji is able to rescue the kidnapped civilians. Not to mention the fact that in the same series, he saved Koji's life several times, gaining Koji's respect in the process. And in the ''Mazinger-Z versus Great General of Darkness'', as a squad of Mykene Warrior Monsters are trashing Mazinger-Z he suddenly interfered. He only deterred them for several seconds, but those seconds were all that {{spoiler|Tetsuya needed to intervene with Great Mazinger and save Kouji's life. And because Kouji did not die, he could help to save the world in ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' and ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]''.}}
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* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Apparently Baron Ashura's mooks can't tell the difference between Boss in a helmet and one of their co-workers. ''The mooks that were assigned to guard him and Kouji specifically, no less.''
* [[The Rival]]: To Kouji Kabuto.
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* [[Team Dad]]
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=== Emperor of Darkness ===
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{{quote|'''Great General of Darkness''': "Your end has come! I have already failed too many times with you! For your blame, the Emperor of Darkness has got a fit of rage! Now I am through playing with you! The strength of the General of Darkness, commander of seven armies of Mykene… Now it shall descend upon you!" ([[Gosaku Ota]] manga)}}
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* [[A Father to His Men]]: In Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun:
{{quote|'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "There is no forgiveness to those make a mistake and let four comrades perish!"}}
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: His true face -located on the chest- is blue. It may be justified, since he is not human.
* [[Badass]]: Out of ALL villains in the WHOLE trilogy he is the most badass BY FAR!
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* [[Badass Beard]]: His true face sports one.
** [[Beard of Evil]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]:}} Since he is {{spoiler|killed}} after his duel with Tetsuya, he has no regrets. And then theres his death after his duel against Tetsuya in the future of ''Alpha Gaiden''. And it was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|glorious]].
{{quote|'''Ankoku Daishogun:''' "All I need is a heroic song to let me endures the tortures of Hell!"}}
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: He does not particularly ''like'' human beings… although he is able of show respect to those prove themselves being worthy of it.
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords|Villains Prefer Swords]]: He wears a big, broad, double-edged long sword.
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* [[They Called Me Mad]]: Subverted. They did not call him mad. They called him dumb and useless. THAT is what sets him off.
* [[Complete Monster]]: a Hammy one, though.
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* [[Dub Name Change]]: In Tranzor Z, the American imported version, Dr. Hell was called Dr. Demon. In the Spanish dub in the Seventies he was called Doctor Infierno (literal translation), and his Great Mazinger Incarnation was called Mariscal Infierno (Marshal Hell).
* [[Evilly Affable]]
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* [[I Owe You My Life]]: He serves the Mykene Emperor because he saved his life –disregarding he got him killed indirectly-.
* [[It's All About Me]]: Because a lot of people hurt HIM emotionally and physically when he was a little boy and a young man, he wants making the whole humankind to pay, bow down to HIM and acknowledge HIS genius. The fact all of it happened several decades ago (he was seventy when the series began) does not deter him at the slightest. Oh, and he thought everybody were out to get him (long before everybody were).
* [[Kick the Dog]]: More like grabbing the dog’s tail and banging it repeatedly against a wall until the poor mutt was a bloody pulp. Yes, it really happened (in the Gosaku Ota’s episodes).
** [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: And it happened because he did not like how the dog was looking to him.
* [[Kneel Before Zod]]: His main drive to take over the world is he wishes forcing the entire humankind to bowing down to him.
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* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: He is a [[Mad Scientist]] wants taking over the world! It is practically a requirement!
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: He pulls this at the end of the ''[[Mazinger Z|Mazinkaiser]]'' OVA [[Fan Disservice|for seemingly no reason, and despite being a very old man.]]
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* [[Villain Team-Up]]: Dr. Hell hires [[Full Metal Panic!|Gauron]] in [[Super Robot Wars Judgment]], works with the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Zeon]] in [[Super Robot Wars Alpha]] and works with the [[GoLion|Galra]] [[Voltron|Empire]] in [[Super Robot Wars W]].
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: His left hand is an oversized mix between vice claw and hook.
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He was the commander of the Aquatic Warrior Beasts. His speciality was ambushing and striking his victims from below. He was the most ruthless of all commanders. He was the commander of the naval forces of the Mykene Empire. When the Mykene Empire threw its first strike, his Warrior Monsters quickly dominated the seas.
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* [[A Father to His Men]]: Subverted. He has no qualms about killing his own Warrior Beasts off if he thinks the situation warrants it.
* [[Animal Mecha]]: He resembles an angler fish (much like the Chip Kamoy of the [[Gosaku Ota]] ‘’[[Mazinger Z]]’’ manga).
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He was the commander of the Insect Warrior Beasts. He was a remarkable tactician, capable to create brilliant strategies and complete impossible missions. However he was also the more battle-thirsty commander, and was prone to charge the enemy headfirst without waiting for his troops.
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* [[Animal Mecha]]: He resembled a gigantic rhinoceros beetle.
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: His troops are robots shaped like giant insects, and they were Mykene Empire shock troops. They used his powerful insect-like shells to advance like tanks through the battlefield, crushing all their enemies.
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He only showed up on the Mazinger Z vs Great General of Darkness movie. The Great General of Darkness tasked him with the initial invasion and the destruction of Mazinger Z and the Photon Lab Institute. He succeeded in both counts but he failed in killing Kouji Kabuto {{spoiler|due to Tetsuya performing an impressive [[Big Damn Heroes]]}}. At the end his troops were {{spoiler|annihilated by both Mazingers}} and he got {{spoiler|killed by a broken Mazinger Z.}}
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=== Bakarasu
First Appearance: Episode 69 (in ''[[Mazinger Z]]''); episode 4 (in ''[[Great Mazinger]]'')
Bakarasu was a male raven Boss and his gang met in episode 69 form ''[[Mazinger Z]]''. Later he was a semi-recurrent secondary character for one third of ''[[Great Mazinger]]''. He resembled a normal crow, but his beak was yellow and wide, and his eyes were surrounded by two distinctive yellow circles made it looked like if he wore glasses. He was clever enough to talk and repeat what someone else told. Unfortunately he was a trickster loved messing with humans -especially Boss-. Boss used him like a lookout to spy the enemy or a courier to carry messages around. However Bakarasu paid no allegiance to the group and apparently he only worked with them because he enjoyed making a fool of Boss. He could not be trusted with a message, either. He is basically a [[Comic Relief]] character.
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* [[Animal Stereotypes]]: He fit quite well with the traits of the heroic corvid: He was cunning, mischievous and trickster, and he enjoyed tweaking the messages he was supposed to deliver and getting Boss in trouble.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: To Aesop in Tranzor Z.
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