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Duke Red as "Credit" in the 1979 anime "Marine Express" |
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| First appearance | Metropolis - 1949 |
| Created by | Osamu Tezuka |
Duke Red is a fictional character created by Osamu Tezuka. His first appearance was in Metropolis, and quickly became one of Osamu Tezuka's most notable villains. While several of Tezuka's characters would reappear in different roles throughout his works, Duke Red was almost always portrayed as a ruthless, albeit sympathetic, villain mostly in the role of Rock Makube's father. Usually in positions of power and wealth, his actions spoke volumes in any role Tezuka placed him in.
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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.
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).