Duke Red

Duke Red
Duke Red as "Credit" in the 1979 anime "Marine Express"
First appearance	Metropolis - 1949
Created by	Osamu Tezuka

Duke Red is a fictional character created by Osamu Tezuka. His first appearance was in Metropolis, and quickly became one of Osamu Tezuka's most notable villains. While several of Tezuka's characters would reappear in different roles throughout his works, Duke Red was almost always portrayed as a ruthless, albeit sympathetic, villain mostly in the role of Rock Makube's father. Usually in positions of power and wealth, his actions spoke volumes in any role Tezuka placed him in.

Appearance

A tall man with a large, hooked nose and spikey hair on the back of his head, with a cockatooish profile. Sometimes he will appear with a monocle, and facial hair. When he has facial hair, he always has a pointy, usually slim mustache and a pointy beard.

Prominent roles

• "Duke Red" in Metropolis (1949)
• "Doctor Plus" in Jungle Emperor Leo (1950)
• "Mr. Redonov" in Nextworld (1951)
• "Wild Bill Hecock" in Age of Adventure (1951)
• "Professor Stickem/ Secret-AgentZM4" Astro Boy (1963)
• "Mr. Nikula" in Black Jack (1973)
• "Cyrano de Bergerac" in Rainbow Parakeet (1981)
• "Prince Siddartha's doctor" in Buddha
• "Credit" in Undersea Super Train: Marine Express - 1979 anime film for TV
• "Doctor Plus" in Jungle Emperor Leo: The Movie - 1997 anime film
• "Duke Red" in Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis - 2001 anime film
• "Duke Red" in Astro Boy - 2003 anime series

He has also made a few appearances in the Astro Boy manga (such as mad scientist "Doctor Amagawa" in Astro vs. Garon, or an unnamed murdered priest in The Eyes of Christ) and other Tezuka productions, sometimes under the name "Akai" ("red" in Japanese).

See also

• Astro Boy: Omega Factor
• List of Osamu Tezuka anime
• List of Osamu Tezuka manga
• Metropolis (manga)
• Osamu Tezuka
• Osamu Tezuka's Star System

References

External links

• Duke Red at TezukaOsamu@World