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  • Complete Monster: Big Shadow is the leader of SHADOW, a criminal organization which seeks to exterminate one-tenth of Japan's population. To this end, Big Shadow kidnaps Akira and Hiroshi for the Giant Devil blueprints tattooed on them and orders both children executed once he's copied the plans. When the Giant Devil nears completion, Big Shadow tests out its power by having it carpet bomb a city. He also pursues other ways to kill lots of people, including attempting to drop an atom bomb on Tokyo and distributing pens to schoolchildren that explode upon being used. He later creates Mari/Bijinder to use her to gain Ichiro's trust so he can blow them both up with a miniature bomb implanted in her chest. When Mari defies the plan, Big Shadow has his henchmen beat her and later orders her lobotomized by removing the conscience circuit Ichiro installed inside her. Hiring the assassin Waruder to deal with 01, Big Shadow has Hakaider murder every dog within radius of SHADOW's base so Waruder will not be distracted by their presence. In the final episode, Big Shadow abducts Dr. Komyoji to force him to create a robot-repairing machine for SHADOW and attempts to have him executed by guillotine once the machine is completed.
  • Retroactive Recognition: A 17-year old Sue Shiomi appears in Kikaider 01 as Mari, Bajinder's human form. A few years later, she had her Star-Making Role in the Sister Street Fighter movies.

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