Mazinger Z: Difference between revisions

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* [[Brainy Brunette]]: Professor Gennosuke Yumi and his daughter, Sayaka. Yumi is a [[Badass Bookworm]], and although Sayaka is an [[Action Girl]], she is pretty smart and knowledgeable.

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Yuri, Sayaka's cousin. She showed up in episode 23. [[The Woobie|She was a wheelchair-bound little girl felt lonely because her parents were never at home;]] so she refused training her legs because she wanted people looked to her, and she demanded all paid attention to her and oblige her whims (she seemed having a crush on Kouji, too). Needless to say, she got in big trouble, that led to a [[It's All My Fault]] moment.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: The original manga penned by [[Go Nagai]] broke the fourth wall several times. In one of the first episodes [[The Hero|Kouji]] gets forced to kill a [[Mook]] in self-defense and he suffers s [[Heroic BSOD]] thinking he is a murderer... until another character calms him down stating he was only defending himself and he is the main character and [[The Hero]], so he did no wrong. And in [http://manga.animea.net/mazinger-z-chapter-3-page-61.html this page] Count Brocken complains Kouji is a [[Combat Pragmatist]] and yells the main character should not fight dirty and the fans will cry. Kouji was not impressed.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: The original manga penned by [[Go Nagai]] broke the fourth wall several times. In one of the first episodes [[The Hero|Kouji]] gets forced to kill a [[Mook]] in self-defense and he suffers s [[Heroic BSOD]] thinking he is a murderer... until another character calms him down stating he was only defending himself and he is the main character and [[The Hero]], so he did no wrong. And in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118002003/http://manga.animea.net/mazinger-z-chapter-3-page-61.html this page] Count Brocken complains Kouji is a [[Combat Pragmatist]] and yells the main character should not fight dirty and the fans will cry. Kouji was not impressed.

* [[Breast Expansion]]: In a rare, non-human example Aphrodite A once got this. Kouji thought it would help to fight a flying mechanical beast (Gelbros J3). [[It Makes Sense in Context]].

* [[Breath Weapon]]: Rust Hurricane. Mazinger blows a jet of particle-charged wind from its mouth grill that corrodes the enemy into nothingness. Many Mechanical Beasts also had breath-based attacks, usually expelling out fire, acid or even poison.

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* [[Character Title]]: Take a guess.

* [[Chest Blaster]]: "Breast Fire!"

* [[Classical Mythology]]: It has an increasingly importance in the series. Dr. Hell finding several [[Humongous Mecha]] in the underground mazes of a Greek island has its basis on the Greek legend of Talos, the giant man of bronze protected Creta [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talos\]. Gorgon's [[Robeast]]s resembled gods, heroes and creatures found in the Greek myths. And in later retellings of the story (Z-Mazinger and [[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]), Mazinger-Z turns out to be {{spoiler|Zeus}} and Emperor of Darkness becomes {{spoiler|Hades.}}

* [[Classical Mythology]]: It has an increasingly importance in the series. Dr. Hell finding several [[Humongous Mecha]] in the underground mazes of a Greek island has its basis on the Greek legend of Talos, the giant man of bronze protected Creta [https://web.archive.org/web/20180813062237/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talos]. Gorgon's [[Robeast]]s resembled gods, heroes and creatures found in the Greek myths. And in later retellings of the story (Z-Mazinger and [[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]), Mazinger-Z turns out to be {{spoiler|Zeus}} and Emperor of Darkness becomes {{spoiler|Hades.}}

* [[Climactic Volcano Backdrop]]: Several climatic battles happened next to volcanoes and lava pools. In episode 25 Kouji fought Aeros B2 and B3 next to Mount Fuji's crater, and lava bubbled and spilled out of the pool as they brawled, threatening with engulfing them. In one manga chapter penned by Gosaku Ota, Kouji and Holzon V3 battle took place into the crater of Mount Fuji, with the sheer walls of the volcano as background, toxic fumes rising and swirling around them and magma sizzling and churning under their feet. And then you have the episode where Mazinger-Z got dunked in lava...

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Sayaka, sometimes. The most egregious example, though, is "Minerva X", a Sentient Mecha that loves Mazinger Z and is openly jealous of Sayaka's Aphrodite A.

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* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Koji, 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.

** Let's think of it, is there some [[Go Nagai]] character is NOT a [[Combat Pragmatism]]? Kouji, [[Great Mazinger|Tetsuya]], [[Devilman|Akira]], [[Cutey Honey|Honey]], [[Dororon Enma-kun|Enma-kun]]... Neither of them seems worried about fighting fairly.

** In [http://manga.animea.net/mazinger-z-chapter-3-page-61.html this page] Count Brocken called him on it ([[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] to do so). Kouji's answer was a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]].

** In [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118002003/http://manga.animea.net/mazinger-z-chapter-3-page-61.html this page] Count Brocken called him on it ([[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] to do so). Kouji's answer was a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]].

* [[Combat Tentacles]]: Several Mechanical Beasts: Stronger T4, Megaron P1 and its "siblings", Gambina M5... And in ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]'' {{spoiler|Juzo Kabuto.}}

* [[Combining Mecha]]: Mazinger-Z is the first example -not surprise here- of this trope in [[Humongous Mecha]] anime, being of the Mecha Expansion Pack Augment kind: the robot is powered by dropping a small aircraft (the Hover Pilder) onto its head. And then it is combined with a [[Jet Pack]] to allow it fly.

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* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Grandfather]]: It happens in the first episode, when Dr. Hell gets Dr. Kabuto assassinated, and Kouji vows to avenge him. And it again happened to Kouji {{spoiler|and his own father, Kenzo,}} in the sequel.

* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: It happened fairly often:

** An example taken from the original manga. Kouji has been cornered by several [[Robeast|Mechanical Beasts]], but Sayaka shows up with Aphrodite-A to give him time to reach Mazinger-Z: [http://www.mangareader.net/735-34820-64/mazinger-z/chapter-2.html\]

** An example taken from the original manga. Kouji has been cornered by several [[Robeast|Mechanical Beasts]], but Sayaka shows up with Aphrodite-A to give him time to reach Mazinger-Z: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140523064629/http://www.mangareader.net/735-34820-64/mazinger-z/chapter-2.html]

** Episode 6: A Mechanical Beast is trashing one city to keep Mazinger-Z and Aphrodite-A busy as a second Beast and a squad of [[Mook|Iron Masks]] take over the [[Home Base|Photon Atomic Research Institute]]. Kouji tells he will deal with the first Beast to let Sayaka go to protect the Institute.

** Another example taken from episode 74: A Mechanical Beast was completely trashing Mazinger-Z around. Sayaka -as piloting Aphrodite-A- stepped between both and stood in the way of the Beast to protect Kouji, receiving all its attacks to prevent it from killing Kouji and destroying Mazinger-Z even though it meant {{spoiler|Aphrodite-A was destroyed for good.}}

** Episode 92: Kouji is hurt and can not fight, so {{spoiler|Boss knocks him out,}} and he and Sayaka deploy their [[Humongous Mecha]] to try to hold back the Mykene Warrior Beasts marching towards the Institute. {{spoiler|They fail badly.}}

** Chapter 6 from ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]'': Three assassins [[Robot Girl]]s -Gamia Q1, Q2 and Q3- are attempting to get Kouji murdered, but Sayaka and Boss to step in the way to protect him: [http://www.mangareader.net/930-37872-3/shin-mazinger-zero/chapter-6.html\]

** Chapter 6 from ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]'': Three assassins [[Robot Girl]]s -Gamia Q1, Q2 and Q3- are attempting to get Kouji murdered, but Sayaka and Boss to step in the way to protect him: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141125082038/http://www.mangareader.net/930-37872-3/shin-mazinger-zero/chapter-6.html]

* [[You Watch Too Much X]]: In the first chapter of the manga, Mazinger ends up going on a destructive rampage during Kouji's first attempt to pilot it. When some concerned citizens try to tell the police about it, their claims of a "giant monster" destroying the city are dismissed with "You watch too much TV."

* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: Dr. Hell is defeated before the final episode... and, needless to say, the final episode wasn't just a peaceful day.