Robin Mask
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Robin Mask (ロビン・マスク) is a character from the manga/anime series Kinnikuman by Yudetamago. Starting out as a recurring villain, he soon became one of the most essential members of the Seigi Choujin (Justice Supermen) team. Robin wore knight-type armor made out of sapphire (later remade out of steel), and wearing the armor reduced his strength, giving his opponent a fair chance at beating him. Although Robin is only a few years older than most of the cast he is considered the veteran of the group and often comes up with the teams’ overall battle plan.
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[edit] Info
- Name: Robin Mask
- Classification: Seigi Choujin
- Homeland: London, England
- Age: 26, 28 (Golden Mask arc), 30 (Throne arc), 64 (Nisei)
- Height: 217cm/7'1"
- Weight: 155kg/341lbs
- Choujin Power: 950,000 (960,000 without his armor)
- Trademark Techniques: Tower Bridge, Robin Special
- Tag Teams: Choujin Master/Student Combo (Warsman), Blue Impulse (Kinnikuman), The Adrenalins (Terry the Kid)
- Trainer: Gagne Mask
- First Appearance: Manga Chapter 28, Anime Episode 6
- Submitted by: Yasunori Okajima (岡島保則) of Osaka.
[edit] Voice Actors
- Daisuke Gouri in Kinnikuman
- Michihiro Ikemizu in Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne
- Daisuke Gouri in Kinnikuman Nisei
[edit] Techniques
- Tower Bridge (タワーブリッジ)
- Robin's trademark move. He puts his opponent faceup across his shoulders and then grabs their head with one hand and a leg with the other and pulls down on both sides.
- Reverse Tower Bridge (逆タワーブリッジ, Gyaku Tawā Buriji)
- Robin places his opponent faceup on his helmet horn, jumps high into the air, flips upside down, and then drives them facedown into the canvas, piercing their back with his horn.
- Rope Work Tower Bridge (ロープワークタワーブリッジ)
- Similar to the Reverse Tower Bridge except Robin drives the opponent into the ropes.
- Robin Special (ロビンスペシャル)
- Version 1: With his opponent falling headfirst towards the ring, Robin jumps up and catches their head with his feet. He then flips up so that their head is now between his knees and then wraps his arms around their body and drives them headfirst into the canvas.
- Version 2: Just like with the first version, he catches his opponent’s head with his feet. He then extends his arms so that he lands on his palms. Right before they hit the canvas, he briefly lets go of their head only to capture it in a Triangle Choke as they touch down.
- Human Rocket (人間ロケット, Ningen Roketto)
- Robin jumps up and launches himself (like a rocket) headfirst into his opponent. A stronger version of this move is called a Choujin Rocket (超人ロケット).
- Pendulum Back Breaker
- Robin Mask Course of Death (ロビン・マスク 死のコース, Robin Masuku Shi no Kōsu)
- With his opponent facedown on the ground (usually thanks to the Pendulum Back Breaker), Robin jumps up into the air and lands horn first in their back. He then repeatedly stabs them in the back with his horn.
- Boston Crab
- German Suplex
- Bow and Arrow Lock
[edit] Story
[edit] Prehistory
Born into England’s famous Robin family, Robin Mask began wrestling at a young age and made quite a name for himself. By 1979, he had become so famous that he was invited to compete in the 19th Choujin Olympics. He not only made it into the actual tournament but went on to win, defeating Japan’s Ultraman. Over the next year, he had numerous matches, including one against a man named Quarrelman. Before the match could get under way, Quarrelman walked away, saying that the he saw no point in fighting such an easy opponent. This infuriated Robin and he began using more brutal techniques during his fights, proving to himself that he is in fact the best, all the while putting on a false gentleman persona.
[edit] Early Days
The 20th Choujin Olympics were coming around and Ultraman’s previous loss to Robin caused the committee to decide not to use a Japanese representative this year, upsetting Kinnikuman. Robin, still pretending to be a gentleman, decided to confront Kinnikuman and test his skills. He instantly was able to put Kinnikuman in a Bow and Arrow Lock. Kinnikuman, however, refused to submit, and after a few hours, Robin let go of the hold. Causing the champ to struggle like that impressed the committee and gained Kinnikuman a spot in the Olympics. Having to struggle also made an impression on Robin, as he was now looking forward to fighting Kinnikuman in the Olympics. Robin’s first match was against Canadianman, who he beat rather easily with a German Suplex. After the match he raised Canadianman’s arm in a “show of good sportsmanship”. His next match would be against Kinnikuman’s best friend, Terryman. Shortly before their match, Terry had been shot in the leg by Kinkotsuman (who was aiming for Kinnikuman). Because of this handicap, Terry stooped to dirty fighting in order to gain and advantage over Robin, but Robin was much to strong for Terry. After being thrown out of the ring, Robin leaped back in and hit Terry with his Human Rocket technique. He then applied a Boston Crab on Terry. Terry soon submitted, giving Robin the win. When Robin realized that Terry had fought with a wounded leg, he offered Terry his spot in the finals, but Terry refused it. For the finals, Robin faced an all-new Kinnikuman. Moved by Ramenman’s words from earlier, Kinnikuman took his fight seriously. He was so good, in fact, that Robin removed his armor, revealing that he wears the armor for his opponent’s protection rather than his own. Robin eventually got Kinnikuman in his trademark Tower Bridge, but Suguru refused to give up until finally a loud crack was heard. Robin let go of Suguru believing him to be dead. When he noticed the crowd wasn’t cheering for him, he looked at Kinnikuman’s lifeless body and begun to realize that he had been taking things too far. As he was distracted by thought, Kinnikuman jumped onto his shoulders and pinned him with a Mexican Rolling Clutch Hold, gaining the victory. While Suguru was off in America defending his title, Robin began to train solely for the purpose of defeating Kinnikuman. He met up with Suguru during the American Tour and faced him in a match. The ring that this match took place in was suspended above the Grand Canyon and before the fight could be finished, Robin fell out. Robin survived, however, but was too injured to be able to fight ever again (a plot device that was discarded at the beginning of the Seven Devils story arc). Unable to personally fight and with the world thinking he was dead, he went in search for a student to train for the purpose of killing Kinnikuman. He found one in Russia in the body of young Robo Choujin Warsman. Robin trained him to be a cold-blooded killer and then entered him into the 21st Choujin Olympics. Only seeing Robin’s mask could scare Warsman enough to calm him down. To hide his identity, Robin took up the guise of Mr. Barracuda, wearing a mask of skin and blond Beatles-style hair over his regular mask. Warsman literally tore through the competition until he reached the final round against Kinnikuman. Showing off what a “good sport” he is, Kinnikuman allowed Warsman to choose their match type. After hearing that Kinnikuman’s tribe must take their own lives if unmasked, Barracuda (speaking for Warsman) decided on a Mask Removal Death Match. During the match, Barracuda revealed his true identity and the story of how he found Warsman. When Kinnikuman refused to take an opportunity to throw Warsman onto his own Bear Claws, Warsman decided to fight the rest of the match fairly and destroyed his Bear Claws. Robin ordered him to put on the spare Bear Claws and when he wouldn’t, Robin began beating on him. When Bibinba (who had befriended Warsman) tried to stop him he slapped her, causing Warsman to smack him and then proceed with the fight. Robin realized that he had been wrong and crushed the spare Bear Claws. After Kinnikuman won, both Warsman and Robin joined the Seigi Choujin side.
[edit] Seigi Choujin Battle Commander
Robin’s next appearance was during the Devil Choujin Arc during the Individual Battles. His fight was against gillman Atlantis. While the other Seigi Choujins were struggling, the veteran Robin was making short work of Atlantis. He even got Atlantis in the Tower Bridge, but Atlantis then threw Meat’s leg into the lake as a trap. Robin went after the leg and Atlantis followed. After a short struggle underwater, Atlantis killed Robin with his Atlantis Driver. Robin was later revived (along with Warsman, and Wolfman) by a dying Buffaloman. During the Golden Mask arc, Robin went up against Junkman. After a short struggle, Junkman crushed Robin’s armor into a cube. This, of course, made Robin stronger, and he soon defeated Junkman with the Reverse Tower Bridge. Shortly after this, two Brocken Jr.’s (one actually The Ninja trying to trick Robin) began to fall towards him. Robin only had time to save one and fortunately he chose the real Brocken. The Ninja got impaled on Junkman’s spikes. For the Dream Tag Tournament he teamed up with former student Warsman to form the Choujin Master/Student Combo. Their first round match was against the Hell Missionaries (Neptuneman and Big the Budō). During the fight, Robin recognized Neptuneman as Quarrelman, the Choujin who had deemed him unworthy years earlier. Robin outed Quarrelman and Quarrelman then revealed his and Budō’s plan to steal the masks of the strongest Choujins and then give them to their minions (thus giving them their powers). Though Robin and Warsman tried their best (Robin even used version 1 of the Robin Special on Budō), they just couldn’t beat the Hell Missionaries and were both unmasked. The aftermath of this was Robin losing his fighting spirit.
[edit] Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne
At first, Robin (like Terry) sat out the Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne, feeling it to be Kinnikuman’s responsibility and Kinnikuman’s alone. While teaching a class, one of Robin’s students listened to the Kinnikuman/Mariposa battle on his radio, alerting Robin to Suguru’s peril. He and Terry rushed to Japan just in time to save Meat from King the 100 Ton. Robin initially came merely as Team Commander, but seeing how important winning the tournament was to Suguru caused him to regain his fighting spirit and fight Mariposa himself. During the fight, Robin learns that Mariposa (while still George the Thief) had stolen the Robin Family treasure, the Anoana Staff. Robin overcame the flames of the staff and reclaimed it. He eventually defeated Mariposa with version 2 of the Robin Special. In the next round against Team Zebra Robin teamed up with Suguru against Zebra and Parthenon. At one point Parthenon had Robin inside his body and was set to petrify him, but Robin used Anoana flames lying dormant in his body and escaped. He eventually took Parthenon out with the Robin Special and Kinnikuman took Zebra out with an incomplete Muscle Spark. In the final round against Team Super Phoenix, Robin took part in a Six-Man Tag Match with Kinnikuman and The Samurai (actually Neptuneman, and originally none other than Quarrelman) against Super Phoenix, Omegaman, and Mammothman. Robin and Mammothman instantly began a fierce one-on-one battle. To make the battle “more interesting”, Super Phoenix began burning the Muscle Prophecy pages of both fighters, causing them to slowly disappear. As they fought, Mammothman used his blood-seeking Big Tusks against Robin, but Robin overcame this by putting his own blood on Mammothman, causing the Big Tusks to attack him. Robin eventually defeated Mammothman with the Rope Work Tower Bridge. Mammothman then disappeared, and shortly afterwards so did Robin, leaving only his helmet and armor behind. During the fight between Suguru and Phoenix, the souls of Robin, Neptuneman, Soldier, and Geronimo (all of whom had their Muscle Prophecy pages destroyed) helped Kinnikuman regain his Kajiba no Kuso Chikara and defeat Super Phoenix. After the tournament, Robin and the others were revived by Kinnikuman’s Face Flash and Robin returned to England to serve the Queen.
[edit] Kinnikuman Nisei
In Kinnikuman Nisei, Robin is the headmaster of the Hercules Factory and the father of rogue Choujin Kevin Mask. He is involved with the current storyline as two Evil Choujins have gone back in time to kill him and subsequently mess up the timeline. Now, Mantarou, Terry the Kid, and the others (along with Neptuneman) have gone back in time to stop them. The action takes place in a Tag Team tournament, with Terry the Kid teaming up with Robin to form The Adrenalins.
[edit] Career Information
Profile
- Alias: The Barracuda
- Family: Alisa (wife), Robin Knight (father), Kevin (son)
- Hobbies: Rugby, Golf, Chess
- Favorite Book: The Tale of Genji
- Favorite Words: Love
- Blood Type: A
- Theme Song: "Rainbow Knight (虹色の騎士, Niji'iro no Kishi?)" by Tsutomu Arakawa.
Championships
- Great Britain Heavyweight
- 19th Choujin Olympic Champion
- 20th Choujin Olympic Runner-Up
Titles
- Seigi Choujin Battle Chief
- Idol Choujin Battle Leader
- Team Kinnikuman: Commander (First Round) → Second in Command (Semifinals and Finals)
- Hercules Factory Headmaster
Nicknames
- Noble Persona
- Choujin Professor
- Mad Noble
- Sir Robin Mask
- Gentleman Choujin
- Seigi Choujin No. 1 Intellect Choujin
- Justice Noble
Win/Loss Record (Singles)
- O Guillotine King (Tower Bridge)
- O Ultraman (Tower Bridge)
- O Quarrelman (Walk out)
- O Canadianman (German Suplex)
- O Terryman (Boston Crab)
- X Kinnikuman (Mexican Rolling Clutch Hold)
- O Dynamite Piper (Tower Bridge)
- Δ Kinnikuman (No Contest)
- X Atlantis (Atlantis Driver)
- O Junkman (Reverse Tower Bridge)
- O Kinnikuman Mariposa (Robin Special)
- O Parthenon (Robin Special)
- Δ Mammothman (Rope Work Tower Bridge→ Double KO)
Win/Loss Record (Tag)
- Choujin Master/Student Combo (Warsman)
- O Most Evil Combo in the Universe (Double German Suplex Hold)
- X Hell Missionaries (Cross Bomber)
- The Adrenalines (Terry the Kid)
- O Kikoku Gurentai (Adrenaline Bridge)
[edit] Trivia
- Robin appears in the Kinnikuman chapter of Super Kochikame where he comes to the Police Box after he loses his armor.
