Mazinger Z: Difference between revisions

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* [[Gundamjack]]: After a fashion. Minerva X was designed by Professor Kabuto, but never actually built; Dr. Hell got his hands on the plans and constructed Minerva, using mundane armor materials instead of [[Unobtanium|Super Alloy Z]], and installing an AI "crown" piece in place of a Pilder.

** And in the "The Relic of Evil" one-shot, Mazinger-Z itself was hijacked by {{spoiler|a [[Brain In a Jar|Kedora]]}} sent by Dr. Hell.

* [[Ham to Ham Combat]]: In the Dynamic Heroes e-manga, Kouji Kabuto fought Great Marshall Of Hell as riding Mazinger. It is noteworthy as it was, maybe, the first time in the history of the franchise Kouji and {{spoiler|Dr. Hell}} faced each other directly as both were riding giant robots. Too bad it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]].

* [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]]: In the Dynamic Heroes e-manga, Kouji Kabuto fought Great Marshall Of Hell as riding Mazinger. It is noteworthy as it was, maybe, the first time in the history of the franchise Kouji and {{spoiler|Dr. Hell}} faced each other directly as both were riding giant robots. Too bad it was a [[Curb Stomp Battle]].

* [[The Hero]]: Kouji Kabuto, obviously.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Subversion. In spite of swords are common [[Humongous Mecha]] weapons, Kouji never used one (unless you count the Iron Cutter weapon he got in the last seasons). His sucessor, Tetsuya, was the one introduced the trope in [[Super Robot Genre]].

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* [[Use Your Head]]: Kouji -who is a full-blown [[Combat Pragmatist]]- has no qualms uisng that tactic when he is fighting with Mazinger-Z. It should be justified, since he is using his [[Humongous Mecha]]'s head to ram the enemy instead of his own, but it is not, because Mazinger-Z's cockpit sits on the head of the giant robot.

* [[Villain Team-Up]]: In the ''Mazinger-Z versus Devilman'' feature, Dr. Hell and the demons collaborate to take down Kouji Kabuto and ''[[Devilman]]''. It may be subverted, since Hell used a mind-control device to enslave the demons, and he was mainly interested on taking down Mazinger-Z (he only sent some demons and Mechanical Beasts against Devilman because the demons warned him he would interfere).

** Dr. Hell also 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 [[~~Go Lion~~|Galra]] [[Voltron|Empire]] in [[Super Robot Wars W]].

** Dr. Hell also 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]].

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: It happened to Dr. Hell several times. The first of them happened in the THIRD episode, when he realized [[The Professor|Juzo Kabuto]] still could surpass him and thwart his lifelong plans even after death. He destroyed all Mykene [[Humongous Mecha]] he had found, declaring them being uselesss, and he very nearly gave up right then. Another memorable one happened in episode 68, when finally he saw himself unable to triumph over Kouji Kabuto. He destroyed all of his newest Beasts, and swallowing his pride, asked help to Archduke Gorgon.

* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: Several times, when the heroes infiltrated into one of the submarine fortress of Baron Ashura, he/she was taking a relaxing shower (and he/she did not appreciate being interrupted. Nobody -including the heroes, Ashura's minions and the audience- did, in fact). And often he/she was shown playing organ or drinking a glass of fine wine in his/her private chambers. Ashura could be quite laid-back when he/she wanted.