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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|Once, the Professors Morimori, Sewashi and Nossori had been brainwashed by Baron Ashura to help 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}}

* [[Iron Woobie]] : His ~~themesong~~ implies this, he is sad that during ~~sunday~~, he ~~dont~~ have parents to hang with, and Koji, Boss, and Sayaka are most likely busy with the Mechabeast. And then, you have [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Lorelei]]. Yup, it sucks being him. On the other hand, he never [[Wangst|Wangsts]] about it.

* [[Iron Woobie]] : His theme song implies this, he is sad that during Sunday, he doesn't have parents to hang with, and Koji, Boss, and Sayaka are most likely busy with the Mechabeast. And then, you have [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Lorelei]]. Yup, it sucks being him. On the other hand, he never [[Wangst|Wangsts]] about it.

** And have we mentioned in an early ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' episode he complains his older brother -his only living relative left as far as he knew- did not write him letters? Yes, definitely it sucks to be him.

* [[Mouthy Kid]]

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** In Neo Super Robot Wars (not to be confused with [[Super Robot Wars NEO]]) Boss Borot gets a spacesuit of sorts and the moniker Super Boss Borot to get around this. Boss Borot is also not usable in space at all in some of the classic SRW games, usually dealt with by removing it from your party for space levels rather than disallowing it.

* [[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 ~~exanmple~~ 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 ~~distraced~~ 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.}}

** 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.}}

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Often he was the target of many jokes and laughs.

* [[Comic Relief]]: He even lampshades it in a ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' episode, whining about why he has to be the comedian.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Boss is the [[Butt Monkey]], [[Hopeless Suitor]] and [[Comic Relief]] [[Gonk]] character. He is mocked and ~~ridiculized~~ by his friends and belittled by the villains, and he gets beaten easily in each battle. Still, when he is angry he can get ''scarily'' competent and even [[Badass]]. He is [[Acrofatic]] and perfectly capable of holding his own on a fistfight, and although his [[Humongous Mecha]] is a pile of scrap gets destroyed in every fight, he has blown up some dangerous [[Robeast|Robeasts]] and pulled off several awesome [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments. Also, threatening Kouji -his [[Vitriolic Best Buddies|~~vitriollic~~ best buddy]]- or Sayaka -his crush- is a bad idea.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Boss is the [[Butt Monkey]], [[Hopeless Suitor]] and [[Comic Relief]] [[Gonk]] character. He is mocked and ridiculed by his friends and belittled by the villains, and he gets beaten easily in each battle. Still, when he is angry he can get ''scarily'' competent and even [[Badass]]. He is [[Acrofatic]] and perfectly capable of holding his own on a fistfight, and although his [[Humongous Mecha]] is a pile of scrap gets destroyed in every fight, he has blown up some dangerous [[Robeast|Robeasts]] and pulled off several awesome [[Big Damn Heroes]] moments. Also, threatening Kouji -his [[Vitriolic Best Buddies|vitriolic best buddy]]- or Sayaka -his crush- is a bad idea.

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* [[Dub Name Change]]: To Bobo in Tranzor Z