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Doctor Hoshi (星博士 Hoshi-hakase, 1-2): The principal of Academia, made the Gran Tortoise as well as the robot assistant Colon, and gave the Liveman mecha the ability to combine before dying. He died helping a pregnant woman trapped in the rubble of Academia Island escape.
History[]
Liveman[]
In the two year gap between Volt's initial betrayal, Doctor Hoshi built the Gran Tortoise base and staffed it with Colon.
When Volt returned to destroy the Academia space ship and raze the university, Doctor Hoshi was trapped inside the rubble alongside a pregnant woman. He saved her life, convincing her to live on because life is precious, before succumbing and dying himself.
Doctor Hoshi was buried at Cape Hope, the site of Gran Tortoise's launch, alongside his previous students Mari Aikawa and Takuji Yano, though he did not receive a gravemarker like they did. TV STORY-Ep. 8: The Duel of Love and Anger!
Personality[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Doctor Hoshi was portrayed by Daisuke Ban (伴 大介 Ban Daisuke); he is most well known in Sentai as Makoto Jin, the second Battle Cossack of Battle Fever J
Notes[]
- His actor, Daisuke Ban, is the first Sentai alumnus to portray a mentor.