Line #49 Series/SuperRobotRedBaron


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2	[[caption-width-right:314:Our FiveManBand and their [[RedIsHeroic Red]] HumongousMecha]]
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4	->''Fight lever, ON!''
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6	Super Robot Red Baron (スーパーロボットレッドバロン Sūpā Robotto Reddo Baron) is a {{Super Robot}} {{Tokusatsu}} series that aired in 1973. In the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture early 21st century]], an evil organization called the Iron Alliance steals giant robots built all over the world from an exhibition and kidnaps their creators, with an ultimate goal of taking over the world and enslaving humanity. Predicting their invasion, Scientist Kenichiro Kurenai passes on the titular robot, Red Baron, to his younger brother, Ken, a member of the paramilitary group SSI (Secret Science Investigation). He uses the Red Baron to aid the SSI's efforts in thwarting the Iron Alliance and saving the world.
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8	It also has a sequel titled ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot_Mach_Baron Super Robot Mach Baron]]''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_%28anime%29 There's also an]] AnimatedAdaptation done in the year 1995 by Creator/TMSEntertainment which changes the story drastically, titled only ''Anime/RedBaron'', that ran for 49 episodes.
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10	In 1976, a Taiwanese company acquired the rights to Mach Baron and edited them into an 86-minute standalone movie, titled ''The Iron Superman''. [[https://eofftvreview.wordpress.com/2019/09/22/the-iron-superman-1974/ It's one of the most incoherent and unintentionally hilarious films ever made]].
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12	In 2017, the characters were rebooted alongside fellow 70s toku series ''Series/SilverKamen'' in the movie ''Film/BraveStorm'' by special effects artist Junya Okabe.
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15	!!This series features examples of:
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17	* ActionGirl: Mari Matsubara kicks butt alongside the SSI boys.
18	%% * AdjectiveNounFred
19	%% * AlienInvasion: [[spoiler:From the Space Iron Alliance.]]
20	* AppliedPhlebotinum: A special oil that keeps Red Baron's joints lubricated. This poses a problem when the Iron Alliance attacks the depots and refineries across Japan where the stuff is made...
21	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Ken's father Kentaro, who was converted into a cyborg by Giras Q's forces for the express purpose of building robots.]]
22	* BigBad: Professor Deviler is the leader of the Iron Alliance and main villain of the series,[[spoiler: until episode 24. He is later followed by Giras Q.]]
23	%% * BittersweetEnding: Some episodes end in this manner, including the GrandFinale.
24	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Subverted by Black Masai, the robot from Kenya; it's the third Iron Alliance robot to be destroyed by Red Baron.
25	%% * BraggingThemeTune
26	%% * ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "Fight Lever, On!"
27	* CallingYourAttacks: Inevitably, since it's a [[SuperRobotGenre Super Robot]] show.
28	* CoolCar: The SSI has a sports car, outfitted with a machine gun that's deployed on its roof.
29	%% * DarkerAndEdgier: From episode 26 onwards.
30	* DeathByOriginStory: Ken Kurenai's entire family, up to and including his brother Kenichiro Kurenai, has been ruthlessly killed by the Iron Alliance. More specifically, Ken spends the entire series trying to avenge Kenichiro by becoming the pilot for Red Baron, his brother's masterwork.
31	* DesignatedGirlFight: Mari's duel with [[PrettyInMink Android Sashe]].
32	%% * DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Professor Deviler]]
33	* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Happens in some episodes, usually whenever something comical happens to [[IronButtMonkey Inspector Kumano]].
34	%% * FaceFramedInShadow: Professor Deviler is depicted like this most of the time.
35	%% * FashionDissonance: As to be expected, for 70s toku. Among other things, bell-bottom pants are apparently standard issue for SSI male uniforms.
36	%% * FatherToHisMen: Daigo
37	* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: [[spoiler: Giras Q, until the final episode.]]
38	* InternalReveal: In episode 24, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the Iron Alliance has an outer space branch established on Mars]]. The SSI doesn't find this out until two episodes later.
39	%% * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Daigo and Daisaku]]
40	* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: Angel Killer.]], whose appearance shifts the show away from the relatively simpler battles with the Iron Alliance's robots, to ever more powerful robots sent by [[spoiler:their superiors from space]], and increasingly devious tactics from the villains that even result in the deaths of [[spoiler:Daigo]] and [[spoiler:Daisaku]].
41	* LetsGetDangerous: Inspector Kumano, despite providing comic relief for a good chunk of the show. Only when the situation calls for it, however.
42	* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Giras Q is the real leader of the Iron Alliance.]]
43	* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheCurtain: When Ken finally encounters Giras Q, the latter is revealed to be a [[AiIsACrapshoot computer brain]] with a high-pitched voice. He understandably takes it out without any trouble (although it got replaced with a new one afterwards).]]
44	%% * MechaMooks: The Mecha-robos
45	%% * MentorOccupationalHazard: Kenichiro Kurenai [[spoiler: and Daigo]]
46	* MidSeasonUpgrade: Red Baron progressively receives upgrades to counter the Iron Alliance's robots, including the Arm Missile and the Drill Arrow. Eventually, its [[MadeOfIndestructium Baronium metal]] is replaced by Super Baronium and the [[MechaExpansionPack Space Wings]] are added, in order to [[spoiler:combat space robots]].
47	* MonsterOfTheWeek: More like Mecha of the Week, but still.
48	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Professor '''''Devil'''''er. With a name like that, it makes you wonder how he was accepted into the scientific community in the first place.
49	* OffTheShelfFX: The Giras Q invaders seem to be wearing Film/{{Frankenstein\|1931}} Halloween masks painted silver.
50	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The short-lived villain Dracuman, an alien vampire who plans to turn all of humanity into vampires via a virus.
51	%% * RedRightHand: Professor Deviler. It burns on contact, too.
52	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The Mecha-robos. Not that they're particularly amicable.
53	%% * {{Robeast}}: Some of the Iron Alliance's giant robots qualify, with [[ForeignQueasine Escargo]] being the most significant example.
54	%% * RobotWar
55	* RoboticReveal: Happens alarmingly often, due to the Iron Alliance's nature. [[spoiler: Deviler himself is revealed to be a cyborg after Daigo kills him.]]
56	%% * RocketPunch: The ever-reliable Baron Punch.
57	* ShapeShifter: The Mecha-Robos have this ability, to easily allow them to infiltrate human society.
58	%% * ShockAndAwe: Red Baron's Elec-Trigger
59	* ShoePhone: The Inspector's bulletproof umbrella/machine gun/cane sword, and his bike pump/machine gun.
60	%% * SuperRobotGenre
61	* SupportingLeader: Daigo. As a matter of fact, [[spoiler:he is the one to personally fight Professor Deviler face-to-face, while Ken has to deal with the latter's King Deviler robot]].
62	%% * TenMinuteRetirement: Happens to a few SSI members.
63	%% * ThisIsADrill: Red Baron's Drill Arrow(s).
64	* ThreateningShark: [[spoiler: Implied with Sky Shark, the name of Angel Killer's robot. It certainly lives up to this, considering that Red Baron's Baronium metal had to be upgraded because of its fearsome Acid Fire weapon.]]
65	* TrashTheSet: Averted. Near the end of the first story arc, Professor Deviler finally raids the SSI's command center with some Mecha-Robos, only to find that all of the equipment and furniture has been removed.
66	* UnderwaterBase: The Iron Alliance has one as its [[spoiler:Earth]] headquarters.
67	%% * WhamEpisode: Episode 26
68	%% %% Episode 23 also counts.
69	%% * WhyAmITicking This is how [[spoiler:Daisaku]] dies

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