Favorites Week continues, and this thread is for discussing your favorite characters who showed up only once (or twice, if you're talking about a two-parter). WHich of these people intrigued you? Which ones did you wish to see again? And yes, you can include the puppy from episode 20 if you want... I know there's *someone* on this board who loves Koji, and others like the CotW from Iron Beast Snake 828. I think for me, I'd have to say Eva Douglas... a poor victim of Galactor in Gatchaman II. I'm so predictable...

I would say my favoritie one-shot character has got to be Taro, the St. Bernard from ep. 37. Not exactly a person, but as Ken says, he's the only dog that saved the world!

Hmmm, may be Rumi? It would have been a potential love triangle, if creators had paid more attention to her

I'll take the puppy! None of the others really stand out to me as being a favorite. Fun to play with in fanfiction maybe, but not favorites.

So, two animals and a few women... I can see what kind of characters we like here!

The first character that's coming to my mind is Alan! Strange choice, for me, perhaps, but I so wished there could have been more time, and a chance, for reconciliation, and further explanations, and that, for once, Joe would not have had to face such a type of tragedy again! I have mentioned this character as he has left a huge impact over me, but I won't exclude some of the female characters that had the potential of involving our heroes into some kind of intriguing relationship, either!

Orion! (Or Taro, if you prefer...) This was one of the two episodes that I actually preferred the BotP version over the original Gatch version. At least Orion lived to see the end of his episode!

Oh, I forgot about Cathy! It seems she and Joe match each other.

Originally posted by gatchamarie The first character that's coming to my mind is Alan! Strange choice, for me, perhaps, but I so wished there could have been more time, and a chance, for reconciliation, and further explanations, and that, for once, Joe would not have had to face such a type of tragedy again! I have mentioned this character as he has left a huge impact over me, but I won't exclude some of the female characters that had the potential of involving our heroes into some kind of intriguing relationship, either!

I agree, he's always interested me, with all the past history that he shares with Joe. Actually, all the female one-episode characters connected to Joe tend to interest me a lot, and make me wish there was more time in an episode to flesh them out more fully with regard to where they came from, how they got involved with Galactor (and why they want to leave). Lucy knows Joe, but we never find out how she met him or how well they knew each other. Or Maya -what might have happened with her and Joe if she hadn't died? Or this Devil Star, whose name we never learn (but who was engaged to Alan). There's a couple characters in Gatch II's ep 21 that have always interested me too -Ken's two classmates from the flight academy he'd attended, Carl and Lisa, who he sees at the reunion. I've always had the feeling, from all the sad, longing looks that Lisa keeps casting at Ken and from Carl's hostility to him, that there must have been some kind of love triangle going during their student days together.

IMHO, Lisa is incredibly doleful (because of her never-smiling face I even don`t like the episode). I can`t belive that Ken might love such a girl. May be she loved him (as practically all other girls he met ).

He only loved her because she looked just like Jun.

I liked Taro as well. I also liked the guy Jinpei called G6 (sorry cant remember his name or the episode).

Originally posted by Transmute Jun He only loved her because she looked just like Jun.

Good point!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun He only loved her because she looked just like Jun.

IMHO, there are too many look-like-Jun girls in the series, so it can`t be the only reason

Yul! That's awesome! I love it!!!!!

That's great, Yul! I guess this also explains Kena in Gatch II's ep. 32. It was more than just amnesia -she reminded him of Jun!

Yul, that's great! One of them is even wearing Ken's shirt! You know, many of the one shot girls looked like Jun... I always thought that Jinpei's "Maria" looked like Jun with blonde hair... ...and yes, I'm the one who likes Koji...he reminds me a lot of Ken in looks (although Ken is waaaaay better looking), but they give him sort of a Joe attitude...and he'd a great rival for Ken. There was so much they could've done with that character.

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Well in Kena's case, she even had the name like Ken's!!!!

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You guys make some good points about Kena... but I have to admit, if I were in her position, and Ken dropped into my lap.... Hmmmm....

Cannot point my finger, either! I don't like Kena's behaviour just because I know of Jun, or better, because I've always thought of Ken and Jun as a potential couple ... but, if I were in her place ...!!!!

TJ - you're right, of course. If it were me and poor amnesic Ken appeared.... But, since it was Kena (and not any of us), I'll just

I agree with all of you...Kena came off as desperate, clingy and annoying! All of those traits would totally run Ken off if he was in his right mind! And Jun needed to tell Kena to "back off"!

Eagle Riders - Eva who impersonated Kelly in order to make them pay for killing her father (oh no the Borac lied) - good manic hysterical laughter , then she just folded .... okay her father was still alive "what have I done" and then she helps them Lisa , hunters ex? and her psyco fiance.. she was a bit to wishy washy - (how come so far in the Eagle Riders Hunter and Ollie get more girls than Joe...this is wrong ..so wrong) Barney the wonder sled dog , with the black creepy eyes Not! Zarmac the to thin replacement for G2 - to ugly to be a good guy ps going through the Eagle Riders Bit by Bit, it's so different ...to defend the global good..snigger..

Actually, LW, in Eagle Riders, I thought the often implied that Kelly and Joe wsere sweet on each other. There would sometimes me a look, or some gentle words... things that weren't necessarily present in the original Gatchaman. And the K3 ep.... yeah, Joe Thax has a love interest.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun And the K3 ep.... yeah, Joe Thax has a love interest.

Yes, I love the happy "Mmmm" sounds Kelly makes every time she snuggles against Joe's chest!

Excellent, I'm only 10 or so epi into Eagle Riders. Must watch more tonight

I agree...K3 is an awesome episode!

And it translates very well into Eagle Riders!

If I recall, Eagle Riders didn't use that part of ep. 13 where Joe fantasizes about a happy future with Kathy the cyborg. Oh, probably because she was completely an android in ER (and "dies"), but it did eliminate one of Kelly's rivals!

I always wondered if it was because they wanted to create something for Kelly and Joe and didn't want Kathy getting in the way. They also went out of their way to give Hunter a love interest (Lisa) who wasn't really a love interest in Gatchaman... so basically ER took out Joe's stiffest competition for Kelly's interest!