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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: In the Mazinger vs Great General of Darkness movie, Kouji went in the bathroom right when Sayaka was taking a shower. After getting a [[Armor-Piercing Slap]] he apologized and swore it was an accident (although he was half-smirking as he told so).
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Biker]]
* [[Badass and Child Duo]]: His little brother usually hangs around him. Needless to say, threaten Shiro and the pain you will feel will depend on whether Kouji is or is not riding his [[Humongous Mecha]] in the time.
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** 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.
** When ''[[Grendizer]]'' was shown in the United States as part of [[Force Five]], Koji's name was Lance Hyatt.
** Italian translators never identified Kabuto as the same character in Grendizer and in the Mazinger series. In the Italian version of Grendizer (broadcast for first in Italy), Koji was called Alcor; in Mazinger Z, Ryo Kabuto; in Great Mazinger, Koji Kabuto. As a result, many in Italy thought that the heroes of Japanese cartoons all looked alike. In the Italian version of Mazinkaiser, he was called Koji Kabuto again.
** The same confusion took place in France: he was called Alcor in the French version of Grendizer (from which the Italian one was taken), and Koji in the French version of Mazinger Z (which was broadcast much later in France).
** The same kind of confusion took place in Arabic speaking nations: While he was still called Koji in the Arabic version of Grendizer, he was called ''Maher'' in the Arabic version of Mazinger Z that was translated after Grendizer's success in the Middle East.
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* [[Lovely Angels]]: Hikaru and herself.
* [[Modest Royalty]]: Her clothes are quite casual, and they tend to be more comfortable than fancy.
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: Her adoptive grandfather wanted she was one.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: She was raised by a royal family servant after the death of her parents.
* [[Princess Curls]]: Overlapping with [[Hotblooded Sideburns]].
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He keeps a father-son relationship with Duke, but it is somewhat cold: they are more respectful with each other than affectionate, and Duke spends most of his time in the ranch, whereas his father is married to his job. Genzo treats him like his son, but he looks thinking Duke is a full-fledged adult and not really needs him, so he only intervenes if he feels it is warranted or Duke is the one goes to him. Duke treats him like his father, but it seems clear he feels his biological parents are his real parents. And Genzo seems being aware of this.
Doctor Umon supported Duke and his friends when they fought, but generally his support consisted of debriefing them, feeding them with useful data and warning them about possible strategies of the enemy. He was not so good of a strategist like Professor Yumi and he did not use to suggest or order a specific tactic. Another important role of his was compensating for Grendizer's weaknesses before the enemy found them and exploited them, and building several vehicles combined with Grendizer.
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* [[Enemy Civil War]]: He did not hesitate on sabotaging schemes of other Vegan commanders if he thought their success could undermine his position.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
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* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Blacki? Bracki? Blackie
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* [[Backstory]]: In the [[Go Nagai]] episodes.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: The kind he delivered to others... {{spoiler|and his own. Duke cut it in half with his Double Harken... You know, his twenty-meter-long, double-edged scythe.}}
* [[Exact Words]]: He told he would let the hostages go. He never said they would survive their release.
{{quote|'''Duke''': “Now keep your promise and release the children!”
'''Barados''': “I do not break my promises. I shall return the children.” }}
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* [[Expy]]: From Dambei Hayami.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: It can be a subversion, though, since his aim is worse when he is shooting two guns than when he is only using his shotgun.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Sort of. He never was evil, but he convinced himself of the Vegans were friendly and whoever piloted Grendizer was the bad guy who was preventing humans from meeting people from other planets. He made considerable exercises of mental gymnastics to keep himself deluded from the truth until he was unable to deny the facts. Remarkably, he finally woke up when his daughter was in danger.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Do not even think of treating his kids -especially Hikaru- badly, rudely or improperly. His shotgun is always loaded -and he will remind you of that fact if he entrusts her to you-. Hikaru does not find his overprotection amusing at all, but given how parents of giant robot pilots [[Mazinger Z|use]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam|to]] [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|be]], maybe she should be more patient.
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