Great Marshall of Hell
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| Great Mazinger character | |
| Great Marshall of Hell | |
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| Romaji | Jigoku Daigensui |
| Other Name(s) |  Mariscal del Infierno Grande Maresciallodelle Tenebre |
| First Appearance |
Chapter 36 Great Mazinger TV series (anime version) |
| Appearances | Manga, Great Mazinger TV Anime series |
| Relationships | Emperor of Darkness Great General of Darkness Minister Argos Marquis Yanus General Julius Caesar General Birdler General Ardias General Angoras General Draydou General Rigarn General Scarabeth |
| List of Mazinger Characters - Category | |
The Great Marshall of Hell was a supervillain and warlord from the fictional action series Great Mazinger and one of the chief officers of the evil Mycene Empire. He was actually the villain of the previous series, Dr. Hell, who had been used as a pawn by the Mycene to weaken Earth's defenses before they made their bid for domination of the surface of the world.
[edit] History
After The Great General of Darkness faces Great Mazinger and dies in battle, the Marshall of Hell replaces him as supreme commander of the Mikene forces. Dr. Hell, the late Mazinger Z enemy, is brought back to life and placed in a cockpit on the head of the giant body of the Marshall. Now wearing an eye patch, the rest of his actual body is under his cape. The face of his robot resembles his facial features, and his appearance, in contrast to the Dark General, is more of an emperor rather than a warrior. His right hand has the shape of a giant claw.
The Marshall seeks revenge against the new Mazinger, and keeps his old dreams of glory and domination. It's quite ironic that while in the previous series Hell was manipulated by the Mikene empire and functional to their plans that they eventually choose him as the Dark General's successor. It has been suggested that this was an attempt to bring back some of the old Mazinger Z series spirit to the newer Great Mazinger series in order to invigorate it. In any case, the Marshall of Hell had to live up to the General of Darkness' reputation, but mostly failed to be as charismatic as him, despite being just as cruel and merciless.
He would eventually find his end on board of his beloved Demonika, along with Marquis Yanus and some of the Seven Generals. Despite his efforts, Hell would be again defeated in this incarnation, not only by Great Mazinger, but by Mazinger Z, who returned at the end of the series.
[edit] Trivia
- The Great Marshall of Hell was not included in the Mazinkaiser OVA.
- In some translations, the Great Marshall is credited not as the late Dr. Hell, but as his twin brother, seeking revenge for the death of his sibling.
