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The Bankids (バンキッド Bankiddo) are a multicolored superhero team who star in the 1976 Toho tokusatsu series Flying Saucer War Bankid.
Name
"Bankid" is a portmanteau of Japanese ban (円盤, "disc" or "saucer"), part of the term for flying saucer (空飛ぶ円盤 soratobu enban), and English "kid".
Design
All of the Bankids' costumes look exactly the same with the exception of their color schemes. They have a colored body with a silver V on their chests. The same shape is on their boots. They all have silver shoulder pads and gloves. Their faces are all blank, but they wear a silver helmet/mask piece. They each have a red downwards pointing arrows (↓) on their foreheads and different amounts of golden stars across their faces. Finally, they have matching multi-colored belts and belt buckles.
Pegasus, the red Bankid, is unlike the rest of the Bankids because half of his body is a different color from the other half. His upper half is red and his lower half is white. Also unlike the rest, his boots are blue instead of brown. He has one gold star on his face, indicating he is the leader.
Dragon, the male yellow Bankid, dons a yellow suit. His silver chest V is smaller than the rest and does not go all the way down to his belt buckle nor does it reach up to his shoulder pads. He has two gold stars on his face, indicating he is the second member.
Rabbit, the female yellow Bankid, also dons a yellow suit. Like her brother, her chest V is smaller than the others. She is the shortest of the Bankids, and her belt, boots, helmet, and gloves are noticeably too big for her. She has three gold stars on her face, indicating she is the third member.
Ox, the blue Bankid, wears a blue suit. He has four gold stars on his face, indicating he is the fourth member.
Swan, the pink Bankid, wears a pink suit. She is the skinniest of the Bankids, and wears her belt high on her waist. She has five gold stars on her face, indicating she is the fifth member.
History
- Flying Saucer War Bankid (TV 1976–1977) [all 26 episodes]
Showa era
Flying Saucer War Bankid
The Bankids fought the Bukimi Aliens throughout the 26-episode series.
Gallery
- Main article: Bankid/Gallery.
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