Kyotaro Kagami is the main protagonist of Mirrorman and the human identity of the titular character.
History[]
Mirrorman[]
Kyotaro was a journalist which give him some experience in investigating strange happenings. As the son of a human and the original Mirrorman, Kyotaro could transform into a copy of his father's true form. Once transformed he possessed all the same abilities and techniques his father did. For this reason was he targeted by the Invaders, a group of evil aliens responsible for the destruction of his father's physical form. Seeking world conquest, Kyotaro's powers made him an obvious threat. With the help of SGM, an organization dedicated to stopping them, he fought the Invaders and Mirrorman.
Mirrorman Pilot Film[]
Kyotaro was a high school student who had just graduated. While visiting his mother's grave, a priest gave him a pendant from his father and a letter from his mother that he was to receive upon graduating. His mother's letter revealed that while she was human, his father was Mirrorman from the two-dimensional Land of Light. As their son, he was now Mirrorman and should use his powers to fight evil. Not wanting to accept he was not a regular human, Kyotaro ran away, but was found by his friend Yumi.
Later, he and Yumi witnessed a man get shot by a sniper. Kyotaro attempted to subdue the killer, but was knocked aside, and they escaped into a car. Kyotaro pursed the criminal, until it suddenly self-destructed. When SGM arrived to investigate, Captain Murakami introduced Kyotaro to the team. A helicopter piloted by Invaders then appeared and began attacking the city. Mitarai was shot in the shoulder and Kyotaro realized they were aiming for him. After rescuing Yuki from the gunfire, he dropped his father's pendant. Noticing that it had fallen next to one of the destroyed car's mirrors, he decided to attempt transforming, and leapt into the mirror, becoming Mirrorman. Standing amongst a burning city, Kyotaro resolved to fight against evil. Mirrorman Pilot Film
Transformation[]
Mirror Pendant: To transform, Kyotaro holds the Mirror Pendant up in his hands stretched outward. He faces a reflective surface, even a droplet of water will do, and shouts "Mirror Spark". Kyotaro enters the Mirror World and returns as Mirrorman. Later on he can do this without the Pendant, only needing a reflective surface.
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Powers and Weapons[]
- Mirror Pendant: Kyotaro uses the Mirror Pendant to transform into Mirrorman.
- Travel to the Second Dimension: Using the same methodology as his transformation, Kotaro can transport himself between the reflective objects, by using the Second Dimension.
- Journalism/Detective Work: Kyotaro is a journalist which give him some experience in investigating strange happenings.
- Photography: Kyotaro is an experienced photographer.
- Agility: Kyotaro is able to make impressive almost inhuman jumps.
- Martial Arts Training: Demonstrated best when he fought the human form of Multi, the invader made duplicates of itself to attack Kyotaro, and he held them off on two different occassions.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Kyotaro is the first hero from Tsuburaya Productions to be neither human or alien but the child of a human and his predecessor/namesake. This is similar to Shinjiro Hayata who would appear decades after his series.
- Kyotaro is the first Tsuburaya hero to share his alter ego with another member of his family, his father.
- This is similar to Madoka family line, several of whom bore the mantle of Ultraman Tiga.
- Kyotaro's actor, Nobuyuki Ishida, also appeared as the brother of the main character Akira Kageyama in Mirrorman REFLEX, as well as the brother of the main character of Super Robot Red Baron. In both cases, he was responsible for the hero acquiring their weapons/abilities.