TV-Series
Description
Dino Fishman acts as one of two primary henchmen for antagonist Petra Fina, also known by his Japanese name Daina. He possesses sandy brown skin, large lips, and a distinctive mustache featuring precisely three hairs on each side of his mouth, standing taller than his counterpart Mite. Dino exhibits frequent costume changes throughout the series, surpassed only by Mite in outfit variations.
His personality is marked by dim-wittedness and haphazard actions, often appearing more incompetent than Mite; a notable instance includes him accidentally knocking out Mite with a kicked-off boot while dancing. Dino self-identifies as Petra Fina's "number two assistant," accepting Mite's claim to the primary role without dispute. Despite this lower rank and enduring physical punishment from Petra Fina more frequently than Mite—a disparity he questions once—he displays fierce loyalty, following her commands without hesitation.
Dino's origins vary: the anime depicts him and Mite as test subjects in an intelligence program, living monotonous lab lives until Petra Fina freed them during a break-in and later transformed them into humanoids in her lab. The Bom Bom manga offers an alternate backstory where Petra Fina received them as eggs from the Dark Lord; they hatched under her care and sometimes compare their treatment to characters like Getalong and Flint.
His abilities are generally equivalent to a normal human. However, one documented transformation, triggered by Gera's mushrooms, reverted him to his original electric eel form, granting electrical discharge. This transformation is not classified as a "Bad Transformation." His non-human nature was first hinted at when Kyoichiro Narugami sucked his blood in Episode 30, finding it "disgusting."
Dino maintains constant companionship with Mite, engaging in banter and frequently completing each other's sentences. Both share cynicism about the Dark Lord's motives, recognizing his deceit toward Petra Fina early on and showing no surprise at his eventual betrayal. When not engaged in crime, Dino and Mite disguise themselves as school administrators alongside Petra Fina's alias "Hitomi Aino," though their disguised identities lack specific names.
The name "Dyna" forms a pun on "dynamite" with Mite; the English adaptation changed it to "Dino," likely due to "Dyna" being perceived as feminine in Western contexts. Trivia notes include his resemblance to "Grocky" from *Time Bokan* and his status as one of only three characters whose transformations are not "Bad Transformations."
His personality is marked by dim-wittedness and haphazard actions, often appearing more incompetent than Mite; a notable instance includes him accidentally knocking out Mite with a kicked-off boot while dancing. Dino self-identifies as Petra Fina's "number two assistant," accepting Mite's claim to the primary role without dispute. Despite this lower rank and enduring physical punishment from Petra Fina more frequently than Mite—a disparity he questions once—he displays fierce loyalty, following her commands without hesitation.
Dino's origins vary: the anime depicts him and Mite as test subjects in an intelligence program, living monotonous lab lives until Petra Fina freed them during a break-in and later transformed them into humanoids in her lab. The Bom Bom manga offers an alternate backstory where Petra Fina received them as eggs from the Dark Lord; they hatched under her care and sometimes compare their treatment to characters like Getalong and Flint.
His abilities are generally equivalent to a normal human. However, one documented transformation, triggered by Gera's mushrooms, reverted him to his original electric eel form, granting electrical discharge. This transformation is not classified as a "Bad Transformation." His non-human nature was first hinted at when Kyoichiro Narugami sucked his blood in Episode 30, finding it "disgusting."
Dino maintains constant companionship with Mite, engaging in banter and frequently completing each other's sentences. Both share cynicism about the Dark Lord's motives, recognizing his deceit toward Petra Fina early on and showing no surprise at his eventual betrayal. When not engaged in crime, Dino and Mite disguise themselves as school administrators alongside Petra Fina's alias "Hitomi Aino," though their disguised identities lack specific names.
The name "Dyna" forms a pun on "dynamite" with Mite; the English adaptation changed it to "Dino," likely due to "Dyna" being perceived as feminine in Western contexts. Trivia notes include his resemblance to "Grocky" from *Time Bokan* and his status as one of only three characters whose transformations are not "Bad Transformations."