Thunder Mask

Thunder Mask サンダーマスク (Sandā Masuku), given the civilian name Koichi Inochi 命 光一 (Inochi Kōichi), is a kyodai hero created by Toyo Agency that first appeared in the 1972 tokusatsu series, Thunder Mask.

Name
Thunder Mask's Japanese name, Sandā Masuku サンダーマスク, is a combination of the English words 'thunder', spelled in katakana as サンダー (Sandā) and 'mask', spelled in katakana as マスク (Masuku).

Design
Thunder Mask bears a very slight resemblance to Mirrorman, with a similar colored suit, as well as also having somewhat of a resemblance to Ultraman. He comfortably wears a light green and silver suit with red gloves. He includes a golden cyan mask, and his eyes have no pupils or irises and are just completely red.

Thunder Mask
A heroic man promptly dispatched from the Thunder Star Federation to prevent the Demon King Decanda from invading the Earth. Since he came to Earth 10,000 years earlier than planning, he slept peacefully in the capsule for 10,000 years but was revived by the efforts of Dr. Takase and others. Koichi Meiko efficiently is a temporary figure on the earth, and with a mighty shout of "Thunder!" And a certain pose, it returns to its original form, and with a shout of "Thunder two-stage transformation!!" it grows to a height of 40 meters. To It is stated in the play that there is a source of transformation function in the chest. We often encounter pinches like episodes 12, 19, and 25.

Transformation and size changing
To be added.

Physical abilities

 * Thunder Mask 's strength is on par, or equal, to that of most Demon Beasts.
 * Thunder Mask has an ability known as Thunder Jump サンダージャンプ (Sandājanpu) fly in the sky.
 * Thunder Mask has an ability known as Thunder Cleaner サンダークリーナー (Sandākurīnā), a rough technique that rotates one's body at high speed and repels attacks such as gas.

Weapons

 * Thunder Mask has an ability known as Thunder Shoot サンダーシュート (Sandāshūto), a weapon that transforms the red gloves of both hands into shurikens and throws them at the opponent. Only the first episode has a different description. Gloves turn silver when using Thunder Shoot.
 * Thunder Mask has an ability known as Thunder Arrow サンダーアロー (Sandāarō), a spear-shaped weapon.
 * Thunder Mask has an ability known as Thunder Missiles サンダーミサイル (Sandāmisairu), when a series of missiles fired continuously from the fingertips of the right hand.

Filmography

 * Thunder Mask (TV 1972)

Comics
To be added.