Golden Bat

Golden Bat is the main protagonist of the Golden Bat franchise, originally debuting in kamishibai performances. 
== Overview ==
=== Background ===
The Golden Bat originates from a lost continent of Atlantis, the legend tells that every five thousand years the world is threatened with destruction but can be protected if the Golden Bat is awakened from his casket. What is needed to reawaken him is a drop of water. The one who awakened him will have a special connection with Golden Bat and be able to summon him whenever danger arises. His archenemy is Dr. Nazo.
=== Black Bat ===
The mysterious and then-new Golden Bat stops Black Bat (who became Dr. Nazo) committing robberies. 
=== The Golden Bat (1930) ===
In this sequel to the above Black Bat; Golden Bat who previously defeated Black Bat in his previous battle, once again meets Black Bat, who has turned out not to be terminated and also renamed himself Nazo, and plays an active role in giving helpt to the Masaru boys. 
As this work was apparently never finished, it's unknown whether Golden Bat won the battle or not.
== In other media ==
=== Golden Bat (Meimei-sha comics) ===
While this adaptation is mostly based on the original kamishibai, the story is redirected to depict the battle between Golden Bat and Black Bat (who would later rename himself Nazo).
=== Golden Bat: Phantom of the Skyscraper ===
The monster of justice Golden Bat shows up to stop Dr. Nazo and his QX gang and their evil plans of targeting Dr. Ogata the discoverer of the Ultron superatom, which produces a power far greater than that of a hydrogen bomb and is attempting to use it for peaceful purposes. He was played by Ryuji Ueda (Ryuji Ueda). 
=== The Golden Bat (1966) Main article: Golden Bat (The Golden Bat 1966)) ===
=== The Golden Bat (Anime) Main article: Golden Bat (Anime) ===
== Appearance ==
In the original kamishibai, the Golden Bat is a humanoid golden skeleton having white eyes with black pupils. For attire he wears green and white swashbuckler shirt alongside a red cape with a high white collar and carries a golden rapier, black pants and shoes alongside a belt around his waist with a holder for his rapier at the side.
Later manga appearances would give him a different look, being depicted with a witch-like head, wearing green and golden shirt with pleated white cuffs and a pleated white collar, white pants, and golden shoes with white ribbons on top, and a gray or black Musketeer hat with a feather. The appearance would also be used in the 1950 film, although while the film is in black and white, as the poster implies, the colors remain largely the same as in the said manga. 
== Powers and abilities ==
* Superhuman Strength: As a humanoid skeleton, the Golden bat possesses extremely high physical strength, he is able to burst through metal walls very easily without even trying, he is even strong enough to lift a giant robot.
* Invulnerability: He is a very invulnerable creature as he cannot be harmed by fire, freezing temperatures, bullets or other conventional weapons. The weight of a giant robot stomping on him repeatedly does no effect on him whatsoever.
* Immortality: While his actual age is unknown, he has lived for thousands of years.
* Flight: He can fly without any limitations.
* Master Combatant: The Golden Bat is a qualified hand-to-hand combatant, being able to fight off giants like robots and evil monsters in one of the most brutal ways.
* Master Swordsman: He is an incredibly skilled swordsman who is able to stab his opponents with his staff very easily in a jiffy.
* Magic staff: He has an Astonishingly powerful and indestructible staff that is able to chop off the tip of his archenemy Dr. Zero's claw as shown in the intro, he is even able to blast his opponents with it, wiping them out.
== Weaknesses ==
Unknown
== Trivia ==
* He was named after the Golden Bat cigarette brand.
* The Golden Bat is the first-known supervillain in Japanese media alongside being considered by some to be the world's first superhero worldwide.
* Originally, his archenemy Dr. Nazo started as the initial villainous protagonist of the franchise going under the name of ''Black Bat'' of the kamishibai of the same name that became Golden Bat where he committed robberies until the mysterious and then-new Golden Bat stopped him. After Golden Bat proved more popular, Black Bat was then reworked into the main antagonist Dr. Nazo once more kamishibai were produced with Golden Bat taking the latter's place as the titular protagonist. 
* In the Phantom Golden Bat comic books, Golden Bat is portrayed as a big thief who has a number of hideouts in various places and has a number of henchmen with him.
* Monster Goldaa one of the kamishibai works by Koji Kada that still survive to this day that is considered one of the works of the Golden Bat, features the monster named Dokuroex whom's appearance is similar to Golden Bat's and does what Dr. Nazo does as the antagonist which could imply that the two were merged in the said story. 
== External Links ==
* Golden Bat on the Golden Bat Wiki
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