HOTW- Kikaida

 

For some odd reason, nice Dr. Komyoji is working for evil Professor Gill and the DARK organization.  They are making androids for a mysterious reason- so mysterious the viewer never knows what exactly it is.  Perhaps he realizes what is going on, and creates a second son, Jiro, who is also Kikaida.  Kikaida will battle the DARK Destructoids.  Jiro has an incomplete conscience circuit, which is his only weakness.  Professor Gill has a powerful sonic flute which causes Kikaida much pain and could bring him back to the DARK side.  Kikaida is very powerful, and has a wide array of ending strikes.  He also rides about in the Side Machine, an incredible motorcycle with a side car.  DARK doesn't have a chance.

Kikaida was quite popular in Japan, enough to have a sequel series, Kikaida 01.  However, it was huge in Japan in 1974.  So much so that Ban Daisuke would make appearances at stage shows.  I met him in San Diego in 2002, he was a great guy.  How has it been so long?