1930 Kamishibai to post WW2:
Ogon Bat 1.5 protecting Mari from a two-eyed Doctor Nazo.
When Ogon Bat was first made up way back in 1930 by writer Ichiro Suzuki. He looked totally different from his modern version. He had an 17th century attire and even had blond hair. Instead of sceptre he had Spanish rapier. (which contradicts the claims that Ogon Bat is an age old Atlantian protector) The rapier slowly evolved to an stick over a few stories and he also began to loose his hair and funky 17th century hat. Around WWII he survived as part of a few card games like Hanafuda cards for the Japanese soldiers and children at the time. But then he fell in to obscurity for a decade or two with only a few manga titles in effort for an revival.
1966 Live Action:
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| Ogon Bat in his Silve Age revival |
1967 Anime:
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| His first victory in centuries |
Golden Bat Millennium version:
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| Millenium Ogon Bat |
A silver/gray wand or sceptre that Golden Bat uses for combat, It is not certain if his magical powers come from this sceptre or that its simply a conductor for his magic. But he does use it as an extension of his powers. He can easily slice things like steel with its sharp point and knock people down with the sides and top, Sometimes the blows are so powerful that he easily can break rocks with it. The Golden Bat usually uses it as a sword or bat. (in earlier images of the character it was even depicted as an Spanish rapier) As said before the wand is an conductor for his magic energy, with the energy he can power up the slices and blows with unbelievable results. But he can also shoot laser bolts from it with very accurate precision, he can even create small earthquakes with it. Even if its separated from its owner the staff can form trouble for the target as the Golden Bat can still seem to direct energy into it for some reason, most of the time the enemy gets end up fried. When the Golden Bat succeeds in directing his energy in to the enemy the results vary, sometimes they turn to stone and then crumble. Sometimes they just blow up or simply disappear, one time an enemy even melted. Though it is not certain if it is the same case with Ogon Bat himself it is shown that when breaking the sceptre of his arch nemesis and mirror image Kurayami Bat the wielder becomes weak and is essentially defeated, Though Ogon Bat broke Kurayami's sceptre several times he did came back time and time again. Although this series never was aired for some unknown but stupid reason the disappointed fans of different adaptations of the original series did get to have a short look at the new series with the trailer that was left behind on the net. In this version Golden Bat not only has a new skinnier and more gruesome look (note that he also has vampire fangs in this version) but his powers also seems to be upgraded. He now has the ability to fly with wings instead of his regular Superman-styled flight and is also able to do some new energy attacks. We have only have seen one from the mouth. There is also a short moment where you can see a person that looks like the classic Golden bat trying to protect Mari but it doesn't seem to be him so all we can guess is that it was a Golden Bat wannabe in a off-coloured costume.
A Bat factor?:
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| Eerily similar |
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©FaGian |
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| Screw the 8 year wait! this bot has to be beaten! |
Due to his magical nature Golden Bat was the most powerful super hero even for a few years after Superman was introduced. Aside from his obvious immortality he had Superman's staple powers of flight and super strength and super speed. He could also make gusts of winds with his cape and could also use it to disguise himself. He had a degree of invulnerability being able to withstand bullets and lasers with ease. (even though this is true he still dodges them for some reason) He could also easily breath underwater and even speak (or rather laugh because that's all he does any way). In the final episode of the 1966 anime he also showed that he had X-ray vision. In most versions of this story he also seems to have a physic link with the girl whom resurrected him.
Golden Bat's Sceptre:
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| Ogon Bat breaking an badly drawn moai |
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Editor's Note: There that's done glad I did it :)
