General Draydou
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also known as the Dangerously Tempered General Draydou or Great Lizard Commander Doreido (妖爬虫将軍ドレイドゥ) is a fictional character, a supervillain
and warrior
from the anime and manga series Great Mazinger
. He was commander of the Reptilian Battle Beasts, one of the Seven Armies of the Mikene Empire. He resembles a humanoid lizard with French musketeer-style garments, with his true face on his chest. In the Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness OVA his clothes are redesigned to be red instead of blue like in the original series.
He is to be the most cunning out of all the 7 generals yet he fights dirty(according to manga translations). He is also said to be one of the more careful generals. He has the ability to breath a deadly stream of fire from his reptilian head (in manga translations, it is described as "radioactive fire").
. Possibly thousands of years old, he and the other Generals plotted their eventual return to the surface world they once ruled under the supreme command of the mighty Great General of Darkness.
Their chance came when an ambitious megalomaniac named Dr. Hell
usurped their technology and created his Mechanical Beasts
in order to conquer the world. At first content to let the upstart human do the dirty work for them (and very likely planning to overthrow him once he succeeded), the Generals quickly realized that the surface world was not completely helpless when Mazinger Z
(nicknamed the Castle of Black Iron) proved capable of repelling attack after attack. When Dr. Hell was finally vanquished by Mazinger, the Great General finally ordered a full scale attack. Though Mazinger Z was overcome, the even more powerful Great Mazinger appeared shortly thereafter and put a halt to their advance.
General Draydou's reptilian troops were among the most vicious of the Mikene Battle Beasts, as they wasted no time in delivering the first strike and counterattacks to opponents, and a number of them possessed venomous or acidic fighting abilities.
General Draydou is finally killed in the final episode of the series when Mazinger Z flies into the air fortress Demonika. As Mazinger Z races across the ship's interiors and passes by Draydou, the sharp edges of the Jet Scrander slice the general's body into two.
member Daion Gamma in China along with his Battle Beast army. Despite the best efforts of the Mazinger, Draydou shrugged off his Breast Fire attack and returned fire with his own mouth flames, reducing it to slag.
He and his forces later joined General Julicaesar
and General Hadias
at the ruins of the Photoatomic Research Lab at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Together, they intended to kill Kouji Kabuto before he could find and activate Mazinkaiser
. The Generals knew from observing his battles with Dr. Hell
that the Super Robot would be a major threat to their conquest of the surface world.
They were forced to resort to killing Kouji when their surprise attack on the Lab failed to produce Mazinkaiser. The Battle Beasts even ripped a gigantic crater into the ground, trying to dig up its underground facility, but were unable to find it. The mystery of Mazinkaiser's location was solved when Kouji managed to board the Kaiser Pilder and began flying upwards towards space, apparently on collision course with an incoming meteor. To their horror, the three Generals realized the meteor was actually Mazinkaiser, which had been stored in space beyond their reach.
Despite their best efforts, they were unable to prevent Kouji from docking in. Draydou and his fellow Generals could only watch as their combined force was obliterated in a matter of seconds. Draydou's death soon followed when an enraged Kouji turned the power of Mazinkaiser on them. He attacked Mazinkaiser with his mouth fire with no effect. Kouji then counter-attacked with Mazinkaiser's Fire Blaster. Although damaged, Draydou survived and tried to flee, but was finally crushed by the fortress Demonika when the Great General Of Darkness led it towards Mazinkaiser.
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
and warrior
Warrior
A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...
from the anime and manga series Great Mazinger
Great Mazinger
is a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series...
. He was commander of the Reptilian Battle Beasts, one of the Seven Armies of the Mikene Empire. He resembles a humanoid lizard with French musketeer-style garments, with his true face on his chest. In the Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness OVA his clothes are redesigned to be red instead of blue like in the original series.
He is to be the most cunning out of all the 7 generals yet he fights dirty(according to manga translations). He is also said to be one of the more careful generals. He has the ability to breath a deadly stream of fire from his reptilian head (in manga translations, it is described as "radioactive fire").
History
Like the other members of the Mikene Empire, General Draydou survived beneath the surface of the earth in the form of a hideous Warrior BeastWarrior Beasts
The Warrior Beasts , also referred to as Battle Beasts in some translations, were the monsters and evil mecha from the anime and manga series Great Mazinger by Go Nagai...
. Possibly thousands of years old, he and the other Generals plotted their eventual return to the surface world they once ruled under the supreme command of the mighty Great General of Darkness.
Their chance came when an ambitious megalomaniac named 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...
usurped their technology and created his Mechanical Beasts
Mechanical Beasts
The Mechanical Beasts , also known as mechanical monsters or mechanical brutes, were the antagonist mecha from the Mazinger Z anime and manga series, created by Go Nagai. Almost all of them were created by Koji Kabuto's nemesis, Dr. Hell...
in order to conquer the world. At first content to let the upstart human do the dirty work for them (and very likely planning to overthrow him once he succeeded), the Generals quickly realized that the surface world was not completely helpless when Mazinger 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...
(nicknamed the Castle of Black Iron) proved capable of repelling attack after attack. When Dr. Hell was finally vanquished by Mazinger, the Great General finally ordered a full scale attack. Though Mazinger Z was overcome, the even more powerful Great Mazinger appeared shortly thereafter and put a halt to their advance.
General Draydou's reptilian troops were among the most vicious of the Mikene Battle Beasts, as they wasted no time in delivering the first strike and counterattacks to opponents, and a number of them possessed venomous or acidic fighting abilities.
General Draydou is finally killed in the final episode of the series when Mazinger Z flies into the air fortress Demonika. As Mazinger Z races across the ship's interiors and passes by Draydou, the sharp edges of the Jet Scrander slice the general's body into two.
Other appearances
Draydou also appeared in Deathmatch! Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness. He battled the Mazinger ArmyMazinger Army
Million Alpha, Baion Beta, and Daion Gamma are fictional mecha associated with the anime/manga universe of Mazinger Z by Go Nagai. Within the story, they are mass-produced versions of the original Mazinger Z and are intended to go into battle when Mazinger itself was unavailable.They are...
member Daion Gamma in China along with his Battle Beast army. Despite the best efforts of the Mazinger, Draydou shrugged off his Breast Fire attack and returned fire with his own mouth flames, reducing it to slag.
He and his forces later joined General Julicaesar
General Julicaesar
or Superhuman Commander Julicaesar is a fictional character, a supervillain and warrior from the anime and manga series Great Mazinger. His name in Japanese is a corruption of the famous general's name. He was commander of the Superhuman Battle Beasts, one of the Seven Armies of the Mikene Empire...
and General Hadias
General Hadias
, also referred to as General Hardias or Evil Spirit Battalion Commander Hardius , is a fictional character, a supervillain and warrior from the anime and manga series Great Mazinger . He is commander of the Spectral Battle Beasts, one of the Seven Armies of the Mikene Empire...
at the ruins of the Photoatomic Research Lab at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Together, they intended to kill Kouji Kabuto before he could find and activate Mazinkaiser
Mazinkaiser
is an anime OVA series, inspired by Go Nagai's Mazinger series. The OVA follows Kouji Kabuto, Tetsuya Tsurugi and the rest of the "Mazinger Team" as they fight against Dr. Hell's Mechanical Beasts....
. The Generals knew from observing his battles with 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...
that the Super Robot would be a major threat to their conquest of the surface world.
They were forced to resort to killing Kouji when their surprise attack on the Lab failed to produce Mazinkaiser. The Battle Beasts even ripped a gigantic crater into the ground, trying to dig up its underground facility, but were unable to find it. The mystery of Mazinkaiser's location was solved when Kouji managed to board the Kaiser Pilder and began flying upwards towards space, apparently on collision course with an incoming meteor. To their horror, the three Generals realized the meteor was actually Mazinkaiser, which had been stored in space beyond their reach.
Despite their best efforts, they were unable to prevent Kouji from docking in. Draydou and his fellow Generals could only watch as their combined force was obliterated in a matter of seconds. Draydou's death soon followed when an enraged Kouji turned the power of Mazinkaiser on them. He attacked Mazinkaiser with his mouth fire with no effect. Kouji then counter-attacked with Mazinkaiser's Fire Blaster. Although damaged, Draydou survived and tried to flee, but was finally crushed by the fortress Demonika when the Great General Of Darkness led it towards Mazinkaiser.