The Devilish Blue Buffalo
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| The Blue Buffalo | |
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| Android Kikaider character | |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
The Devilish Blue Buffalo is a character in the television show Android Kikaider (人造人間キカイダー, Jinzō Ningen Kikaidā?). This tokusatsu superhero TV series was created by mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori. The show was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from July 8, 1972 to May 5, 1973, with a total of 43 episodes.
It was the first tokusatsu to air in the United States. Known initially as Kikaider, Android of Justice, the Japanese title Jinzo Ningen Kikaida, is now used.
The Blue Buffalo was one of Kikaida's fiercest opponents, and one of the most memorable villains, other than Hakaider. It is an android character.
The Blue Buffalo had an array of attacks including,
The Blue Missile The Buffalo Rush The Donkey Punch The Raging Stomp Mighty Nose-Ring
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[edit] History
The Blue Buffalo made its first appearance in Episode 4 of Android Kikaida[1]. The Buffalo began his reign of terror killing a dockworker and capturing Yukiko. He uses her as bait for a trap to destroy Kikaida. After being aided by Hanpei, Kikaida escapes the trap and engages in battle with the Blue Buffalo. After going through his fiercest and most brutal battle Kikaida finally defeats the Blue Buffalo. The Buffalo's primary weapon was the Buffalo Missile. The Blue Buffalo weighed in at 105 kg and its height was 198 cm.[2]
After being destroyed by Kikaida, Blue Buffalo was restored to test the strength of the Silver Tortoise. Alongside the Gray Rhino King, Green Mantis, Orange Ant, Yellow Jaguar, Black Horse, Blues Kong, Carmine Spider, Red Condor, Scorpion Brown, Gold Wolf, Silver Cat, and Pink Tiger they all fight the Silver Tortoise. Blue Buffalo was again defeated, then destroyed by the Silver Tortoise along with the other android monsters.[3]
Due to the popularity of the Blue Buffalo, the character made another appearance in the Kikaida Movie.
[edit] Influence on Viewers
In 1973 the Punahou schools of Honolulu, Hawaii named their sports teams the Buffanblu. In honor of Kikaida's Fiercest opponent.[4]
[edit] Running of The Blue Buffalo
The annual Running of the Blue Buffalo began, an event in which an election is held within the student body and the winner gets to dress up as the Blue Buffalo and chase the alumni in the running of the Buffalo.[5]
[edit] Near Cancellation
During the annual running senior Jason Endo-Chun, was run over accidentally by the elected blue Buffalo, the All-State defensive end Laiafi Faletose-Matautia. Jason Endo-Chun suffered a open fracture of his left tibia, and the school was forced to deem the event too dangerous, after many parents complained about seeing the fracture first-hand. Once Jason heard the news when he returned to school, led the charge to save the Running of the Buffalo, various petitions and negotiations were met and rallied the student body to save the event. He was recognized during graduation and was awarded a plaque for his brave and couragious acts.
The plaque still hangs today in the Hall of Champions at Punahou. [6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Generation Kikaida The Complete Kikaida Series (live-action) on Region 1 DVD
- JN Productions Producers of the Kikaida DVD Series (live-action).
- TVTome show details
- Kikaider (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
