EPISODE
Super-Robot Metalder (Choujinki Metalder) - Season 1
In 1945, Dr. Ryuichiro Koga designed Metalder as a top-secret weapon for the Japanese Imperial Army for use in the Pacific War, modeling it after his late son, Second Sub-lieutenant Tatsuo Koga. However, the pacifistic Dr. Koga put Metalder to sleep in the Silver Carcass base and left for America to work for NASA. During the 42 years, Dr. Koga's former colleague Major Muraki became the evil God Neros, ruler of Neros Empire. God Neros sends out his massive armies to kill Dr. Koga, who learned of their organization and returned to Japan to activate Metalder. Koga desperately tries to activate his android creation, who he named Ryusei Tsurugi, but the android is unable to understand what to do. In order to give Ryusei a 'purpose', Koga runs out of the Silver Carcass base, allowing Neros' troops to kill him. Suddenly seeing his creator die, Ryusei becomes shocked, and soon is beaten by Neros' troops. Ryusei becomes fueled with rage, evoking the conversion to his 'true' form, the android known as Metalder. After a brief battle with Coolgin (which he loses), Ryusei goes onward, meeting future friend Mai Ogi.
5 February 1955, Aichi, Japan
February 26, 1977 in Japan
17 March 1955, Japan
August 30, 1928 in Hachioji, Japan
March 20, 1963
23 May 1933, Fukushima, Japan
October 7, 1909 in Tokyo, Japan
23 October 1930, Tokyo, Japan
8 September 1950, Wakayama, Japan
12 September 1939, Gifu, Japan
March 1, 1955 in Kanagawa, Japan
21 March 1936, Kochi, Japan
15 October 1927, Tokyo, Japan
14 May 1960
May 30, 1920 in Kumamoto-ken, Kyushu, Japan
