Duke Red

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Duke Red
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Duke Red as "Credit" in the 1979 anime "Marine Express"
First appearance Metropolis - 1949 [1]
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Gender Male

"Duke Red" first appeared in Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, and quickly became one of Osamu Tezuka's most notable villains. While several characters of Tezuka's would reappear again and again in different roles throughout his manga, Duke Red was almost always portrayed as a ruthless, albeit sympathetic, villain. Usually in positions of power and wealth, his actions spoke volumes in any role Tezuka placed him in.

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[edit] Appearance

A tall man with a large, hooked nose and spikey hair on the back of his head, with a cockatooish profile. Sometimes he will appear with a monocle, and facial hair. When he has facial hair, he always has a pointy, usually slim mustache and a pointy beard.

[edit] Prominent Roles

He has also made a few appearances in the Astro Boy manga (such as mad scientist "Doctor Amagawa" in Astro vs. Garon, or an unnamed murdered priest in The Eyes of Christ) and other Tezuka productions, sometimes under the name "Akai" ("red" in Japanese). In Astroboy 2003 serie, Duke Red started a war against robots when he though a robot servant hurt his daughter.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Duke Red (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed 2007-05-29.

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