Kinnikuman 78

With big encouragement from a little fan, Terry joins Suguru confidently to their final showdown with the Most Brutal Combo in the Universe! But will this be enough to survive the brutality of their final opponent?

Chapter 78: The Ultimate Weakness

150.
Special: O—K, everyone’s here.
Special: Thanks for coming especially to give support to the Machineguns!
Special: Please give me…100 Choujin tickets.
Man: Wh…what’s that?
Audience: Kinnikuman, more like Minceman---!!
Suguru: Owa~~
Announcer: And now, we will be having the Choujin Tag Championship.

151.
Announcer: In the Blue Corner, Skull Bozu and Devil Magician, the Most Brutal Combo in the Universe--!!
Audience: All right, Brutal Combo~~~!!
Announcer: And in the Red Corner
Magician: Die in the ring, Machineguns, ha hahaha----!!
Suguru & Terry: !
Suguru: UWAAA

152.
Meat: PRINCE, TERRYMAN!!
Announcer: We—ll, the Machineguns are victims of a Trump---!!
Magician: Let’s end this--!!
Magician: Wh…what are you doing?
Ramen: Using dangerous weapons for a brutal fight is not admirable!

153.
Announcer: Well, Ramenman, whose specialty are brutal fights, has some harsh words for them…
Eric: Of course…
Eric: Actually, Ramenman has a specialty in brutal fights, but he never causes foul play by the use of dangerous weapons.
Eric: If you think I’m lying, everyone, then it’s best that you read Kinnikuman vol. 3 & 4!!
Tazahama: That’s propaganda, propaganda!
Ramen: So then…your left shoulder.
Magician: Wh…what!
Ramen: My eyes don’t deceive!
Magician: Wh…what are you doing!

154.
Announcer: As…as expected, magnificent refereeing by the Brutal Choujin expert Ramenman!!
Mayumi: Great job, Ramenman!!
Announcer: Well, with the gong, first in of the Brutal Combo will be Skull Bozu.
Bozu: Hehehe, the big wheel wants to be reserved.
Terry: Uwa
Robert: Aah…Terry
General: He’ll be fine, Robert.

155.
Bozu: The ones that I like…………
Bozu: Are these kinds……………
Bozu: Of Idiot Choujin!!
Announcer: We—ll, it’s Skull Boze’s Deadly Hedgehog Move----!!
Bozu: GO TO HELL!!
Terry: Kinnikuman, his noggin!
Suguru: Noggin……Ah…his head…
(TN: This was a joke that actually works better in Japanese: Terry yelled at Suguru to aim for his “head”, but said it in English as “Head”. Suguru has to think for a moment before realizing that he is saying “atama”, which is Japanese for “head”. I tried to make the joke work in English by using two different versions of “head” but I doubt it worked too well)

156.
Suguru: HEAD SCISSORS!!
Suguru: Hehehehe, now it’s my turn.
Suguru: Secret Technique: Backstage in the Chicken Shop!!
Magician: BOZU!
Terry: Ya----!!

157.
Terry: Oh, you won’t be able!
Terry: Hey, Kinnikuman! From here it’s our showtime….
Suguru: Yeah!!
Announcer: We—ll, Kinnikuman’s using a Drop Kick---!! And a Brain Buster from Terryman---!!
Robert: Great, Terryman!!
Announcer: And here’s the Camel Clutch!!
Bozu: Uwa
Ramen: Fu…this guy’s using my deadly technique…

158.
Announcer: Well, Terryman is falling toward’s Devil’s body---!!
Sky: Ooh! Look, it’s my deadly technique!!
Curry: I see, I see.
Suguru: OOH---!!
Robert: Robin Mask’s Tower Bridge!!
Audience: Terry—Terry—Terry—Terry—

159.
Kinkotsu: That pig Kinnikuman—hemorroid!!
Sheik: Hey, do you two want to join forces to deal with the Machineguns?
Kinkotsu: OK!!
Announcer: We—ll, he’s eating up a Spinning Clover Hold----!!
Terry: Uwa…
Terry: What are they doing here—
Suguru: What’s wrong, Terryman!?

160.
Iwao: How’s this!
SFX: CLICK
Announcer: We—ll, Terryman’s leg was ripped off---!!
Robert: Terryman!!
Sheik: Kinkotsuman, throw it out in the trash outside!
Robert: How could they do that—
General: Robert!!

161.
Robert: Stop--!!
Kinkotsu: Hey
Kinkotsu: He—y, let go you brat!
General: Robert!
Kinkotsu: …………
Terry: Bo—y----!!

TN: Is it just me or was this fight somewhat easier than expected outside the ending? Somehow as great as having Ramenman as a judge was for this final fight, I think it sort of took away a little bit of what made the Brutal Combo so...well, brutal by removing their weapons. Yes, it had to be done but unfortunately this sort of has made the fight very one-sided outside using the Kinkotsuman card one more time. It was cool though seeing several classic techniques by other Choujin being used by them (it does happen a few more times later in the series but it shows how easy some of them are when they're just variations on wrestling moves at this point)...though somehow having all of them show up so late when Suguru just had his family probably just felt a bit tacked on. (I just wonder where Specialman got all that money for all 100 tickets) At least the arc ends next time...but I'll sort of give my final thoughts of the America arc then.