Changes: Ken Kaido

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Ken Kaido is one of main protagonists of Mazinkaizer SKL and pilot of the titular mecha along with Ryo Magami. His codename is Amon 6.

Background

While little is known about Kaido's past, it is easy to say that he was a street fighter who liked getting into brawls. He eventually encountered Ryo Magami and they decided to work together. During one of their trips, they find the Mazinkaizer SKL in a laboratory and take it with them. Soon they join the Skull Force by some unknown event becoming the Death Caprice Squad.

Apperance

Kaido for the most part resembles Koji Kabuto, the pilot of the Mazinger Z and in some cases the original Mazinkaiser. However, his hair is colored a lighter black, with his eyes the same color. His skin is also a little pale, but not as much as Ryo. Kaido wears the Skull Force uniform with the jacket's sleeved torn off and the jacket open with no shirt underneathe showing an athletic build. Instead of a gun holster he carries a dagger and its scabbard.

Personality

Kaido is hot-blooded, rude, and vulgar compared to his usually calm and quiet partner. Kaido enjoys fighting more than everything else, always prefering to fight and destroy rather than solve things peacefully, and when he fights he shows little mercy. His recklessness at times causes unnecessary actions such as detaching the Skull Pileder from the Kaiser in the rematch with Kiba. More often then not, he makes wise cracks even in the face of danger. Kaido does have a sense of respect however, staying close to Ryo as his partner and was disappointed when Scarlet Hibiki was killed in a crash.

Abilities

Weaponry

True to his name, Ken is highly adept in bladed weaponry. He carries a large assortment of knives and a katana with a skull for decoration. He is able to take down several opponents at once with his skills, even match Garan. For long range, rather than guns, he uses throwing knives.

Piloting

As one of the pilots of the Kaiser, Kaido pilots it whenever the Kaiser uses the Ganzanto, or fights in close combat. His skills in piloting the Skull Pileder are just as great, pulling off manuevers and effectively using its weapons in a dog fight.

History

Kaido and Magami were often sent on missions with the Kaiser throughout the course of the SKL Versus manga, to deal with serious threats that were usually giant robots or monsters. Soon they are sent to Machine Island prior to the Gren Falcon Squad but their transport lost control due to the Gravity Curtain. The Death Caprice Squad managed to survive and hold off forces until the arrival of Tsubasa Yuki, the only survivor of the Gren Falcon Squad after their transport had a similar incident. On machine island, Kaido and Magami would fight the more diabolical rulers of the island, Kiba and Garan. With Garan putting them in a pinch, they managed to get back up and deal the finishing blow. Unfortunately, Kiba who survived their last encounter was still alive and gained control of the Iron Kaiser, a robot with the same power source as the curtain. With this revalation, the gravity curtain became more unstable and the Death Caprice Squad had to fight the Iron Kaiser (they didn't mind and prefered to destroy the curtain). With the power up from the Wingle, the Kaisers were nearly matched but the SKL managed to drag the Iron Kaiser to the core of the Gravity Curtain where the Squad destroyed it along with Kiba. With this mission accomplished, they move onto another mission with Tsubasa as their captain.

Etymology

'Ken' is Japanese for sword, refering to Kaido's preference for blades and his skill in using them both in and out of SKL. His codename possibly comes from the demon character Amon who Akira Fudo combined with to become Devilman. For most of the manga, he was partnered to the fallen angel Satan where Ryo Magami's codename comes from.

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