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Tetsuya was an orphan kid was raised for Kenzo Kabuto to pilot the Humongous Mecha he was developing and repel the Mykene invasion Kenzo and his father -Dr. Kabuto, creator of Mazinger Z- were frightened of.

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Jun was a half Japanese, half black (her father was a black man) orphan girl. Due to her mixed race she suffered discrimination since she was a little kid. Kenzo Kabuto took her in and trained her alongside Tetsuya to fight the Mykene army, teaching her to pilot [[FemBot|Venus A]].

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'''Kenzo:''' "Tetsuya Tsurugi, your time is come! Annihilate Ankoku Daishogun army with Great Mazinger!" }}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Taking You with Me]]: That is how he saved Tetsuya’s life}}

* [[You Killed My Father]]: When he ascertained Great Marshall of Hell’s true identity, his reaction was… unhappy.

 

== Kouji Kabuto ==

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'''Kouji:''' Grandpa's murder... All the people who have been hurt... Japan's peace trampled... All because of Dr. Hell... This time, for sure... This time, I'll destroy Dr. Hell for good! ([[Go Nagai]] [[Great Mazinger]] manga) }}

 

** It should be noted, that Koji is sent to America in [[Great Mazinger]] to study, so he can become a scientist since {{spoiler|Kenzo, Koji's father}} mentions that he has the scientist blood of Kabuto inside him. So, it’s pretty much hereditary

* [[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:

'''Kouji:''' I'll find out along the way! }}

* [[The Lancer]]: To Tetsuya Tsurugi in [[Great Mazinger]] and Daisuke Umon in [[UFO Robo Grendizer]].

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]

** In [[Super Robot Wars Compact]]

'''Kouji:''' Oh, don't give us that crap! We won't let you even touch the Earth we live in! }}

** In [[Super Robot Wars Alpha]] 2

'''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!! }}

* [[Sidekick]]: To Duke Fleed/Daisuke Umon in Grendizer. Later graduated to [[The Lancer]]

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Sayaka Yumi (Yumi Sayaka) is the main heroine of [[Mazinger Z]].

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Boss was a high school student attending Sayaka’s old school. He first appeared as a bully with a huge crush on Sayaka and as Kabuto Kouji’s rival at school. When Kouji –someone who Sayaka practically gushed over and also loved bikes- moved to his school, he perceived him as a menace and challenged him. However, after their first fights, he quickly became a friend and ally, often scouting for Mazinger Z on his motorcycle, or getting into some sort of slapstick mischief. He was hot-tempered and hasty, but he also was a loyal friend (and his crush on Sayaka sometimes became cute).

* [[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.

* [[Mauve Shirt]]

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname|Only Known By His Nickname]]: Lampshaded in [[Shin Mazinger]]

** That scene actually debuted in the original Manga, only shorter.

* [[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:

=== Great General of Darkness ===

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The Great General of Darkness (Ankoku Daishogun) was the supreme commander of the Mykene Empire, and led the seven armies in their mission of conquest of the surface world. He was a gigantic warrior clad in an armour vaguely resembled that of a Roman soldier, a helmet fitted with three horns, a long red-and-indigo cape and a sword. In all his incarnations he is a very powerful warrior.

 

* [[A Father to His Men]]: In Mazinger vs Ankoku Daishogun:

* [[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!

* [[Eye Beams]]: So powerful like Mazinger Z’s.

* {{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]].

** It was specially awesome in the anime version because he believed he had won.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: He does not particularly ''like'' human beings… although he is able of show respect to those prove themselves being worthy of it.

* [[Honor Before Reason]] : He put the chance to have honorable duel with Tetsuya above almost everything, including his life.

* [[Large Ham]]: In all possible way:

* [[Man Behind the Man]]: He was Gorgon’s true leader.

* [[Not So Different]] : Shared several characteristic with Tetsuya.

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'''Dr. Hell:''' I shall crush Japan in merely ten days! And the world will witness the true power of Dr. Hell! }}

 

* [[The Trickster]]: He loved deceiving humans and enjoying the chaos he caused. You should not even trust him with your money lunch.

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: He loved twisting messages. In ''[[Great Mazinger]]'' episode 4:

'''Bakarasu''': Boss has a message for you: Boss says that giant peanut in the forest is for you! }}

** And later...

'''Bakarasu''':Jun, Boss has a message: Boss is angry. Now you're rivals! }}