Viscount Pigman
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Viscount Pygman was a fictional villain from the robot anime Mazinger Z
. He was, like the story's other villains, a physically bizarre creation with the body of a pygmy shaman atop the body of a large tribal warrior, holding a shield and spear. Unlike Dr. Hell
's other lieutenants, Viscount Pygman had little loyalty to his creator, and stole one of his robot warriors to destroy Mazinger Z on his own.
and Brocken
, Pygman's background before being turned into Hell's servant is largely unknown. In fact, his appearances in the series are limited to a handful of chapters at the very end. Even to Brocken, he is a stranger and does not know of his existence the first time he meets him. Pygman seems to operate more freely than either Ashura or Brocken, showing little concern for sticking to the plans of Dr. Hell to the point of rebelling against him in episode 87 and stealing mechanical beast Glory R2 to defeat Mazinger on his own. He successfully overtakes the Photonic Research Institute and even after Glory R2 is destroyed he stands as a threat to Mazinger Z. After analyzing his movements thanks to help from Professor Yumi, Koji finally manages to kill him.
He has telepathic powers, the ability to fly and spit fire, and is also capable of using voodoo against his enemies. In one chapter, Shiro has made several drawings of Mazinger, Diana
, Baron Ashura (who had died some chapters before) and other characters and hanged them on a wall. During his sleep, the Ashura drawing becomes alive and approaches Shiro in a menacing manner. Trying to defend himself, Shiro grabs a vase which accidentally breaks and ends up stuck on Ashura's drawing. The ghastly entity falls down to the floor, and when Koji enters the room, Ashura's drawing is bleeding; it is later shown that Pygman was behind it.
Pygman is also notable as being the only recurring character from Mazinger Z not to appear in the American adaptation Tranzor Z.
Mazinger Z
, known briefly as Tranzor Z in United States, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In...
. He was, like the story's other villains, a physically bizarre creation with the body of a pygmy shaman atop the body of a large tribal warrior, holding a shield and spear. Unlike Dr. Hell
Dr. Hell
Dr. Hell is the main villain of the fictional robot anime Mazinger Z. He is a brilliant, cunning and evil scientist, obsessed with world domination through his creations, the armies of Mechanical Beasts.- History :He was a colleague of Dr...
's other lieutenants, Viscount Pygman had little loyalty to his creator, and stole one of his robot warriors to destroy Mazinger Z on his own.
History
Unlike AshuraBaron Ashura
is a fictional character featuring in the works of Go Nagai. It is the main henchman of Dr. Hell, the antagonist of Super Robot series Mazinger Z. It plagues the hero Kouji Kabuto for much of the series' run, until finally being killed in one of the later episodes....
and Brocken
Count Blocken
Count Brocken was a villain from the fictional robot story Mazinger Z. He was a cyborg whose head was hewn from his body during a car accident, and he carried it around with him. He sometimes carried it under his arm, but it had the ability to float on its own...
, Pygman's background before being turned into Hell's servant is largely unknown. In fact, his appearances in the series are limited to a handful of chapters at the very end. Even to Brocken, he is a stranger and does not know of his existence the first time he meets him. Pygman seems to operate more freely than either Ashura or Brocken, showing little concern for sticking to the plans of Dr. Hell to the point of rebelling against him in episode 87 and stealing mechanical beast Glory R2 to defeat Mazinger on his own. He successfully overtakes the Photonic Research Institute and even after Glory R2 is destroyed he stands as a threat to Mazinger Z. After analyzing his movements thanks to help from Professor Yumi, Koji finally manages to kill him.
He has telepathic powers, the ability to fly and spit fire, and is also capable of using voodoo against his enemies. In one chapter, Shiro has made several drawings of Mazinger, Diana
Diana A
is a female mecha from the Mazinger Z anime and manga series, created by Go Nagai. It was the successor of Aphrodite A after its destruction.She was named after Diana the Roman goddess of hunt.- History :...
, Baron Ashura (who had died some chapters before) and other characters and hanged them on a wall. During his sleep, the Ashura drawing becomes alive and approaches Shiro in a menacing manner. Trying to defend himself, Shiro grabs a vase which accidentally breaks and ends up stuck on Ashura's drawing. The ghastly entity falls down to the floor, and when Koji enters the room, Ashura's drawing is bleeding; it is later shown that Pygman was behind it.
Pygman is also notable as being the only recurring character from Mazinger Z not to appear in the American adaptation Tranzor Z.