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Description
Professor Shikishima heads the weapons department at the Saotome Institute, recruited based on his prior role as a scientist for the Japanese army. His physique is severely malformed, marked by a crooked jaw, partial baldness with graying hair, a damaged eye, visible battle scars, and metallic implants. By the events of Getter Robo āḥ, his body incorporates integrated weaponry and computer systems, and he is frequently seen wearing a white lab coat.
Personality-wise, Shikishima embodies the stereotypical mad scientist, obsessively focused on weapon creation and displaying a fascination with death. He exhibits no fear of dying, openly expressing enthusiasm for perishing via his own inventions, ideally in a destructive spectacle. This is demonstrated when captured; he instructs Ryoma Nagare to shoot through him using the "flashiest weapon," detailing desired organ damage and corpse positioning, unsettling his captor into fleeing. His closest relationship among the pilots is with Ryoma, whom he supplies experimental weapons, including a handgun capable of destroying tanks. He retains the same firearm Ryoma used, intending it for future users [citation:].
His expertise lies in designing unorthodox, highly destructive armaments for infantry and Getter robots, such as multi-bullet tank-destroying handguns and semi-automatic rifles for mecha. He reconstructed the original Getter Robo after its destruction and later engineered Getter Robo Arc's weaponry, including a belt-fed revolver with explosive rounds for Takuma Nagare. Following the Getter Ray meltdown, he augmented his body with offensive capabilities like internal missile pods (designated "Project Peacock Tail") and neural-linked security systems enabling direct brain-to-wire control of base defenses.
Historically, he survived the initial Getter Ray incident after an Andromeda Country attack, rejoining the Saotome Institute years later under Hayato Jin's leadership. During the Shin Dragon crisis, he facilitated the new Getter Team's arsenal and managed base defenses. His fate remains ambiguous in the manga, though an anime depiction shows him laughing while his grenade-detonated, mechanized body parts scatter during a Saurian assault, implying potential survival.
In alternate continuities like Apocrypha Getter Robo Darkness, he retains his core role and mannerisms as GETTER's weapons developer, described as "lecherous" around female characters like Musashi. He combats the "Idea" threat using weaponized technology and personal combat prowess against humanoid foes.
Personality-wise, Shikishima embodies the stereotypical mad scientist, obsessively focused on weapon creation and displaying a fascination with death. He exhibits no fear of dying, openly expressing enthusiasm for perishing via his own inventions, ideally in a destructive spectacle. This is demonstrated when captured; he instructs Ryoma Nagare to shoot through him using the "flashiest weapon," detailing desired organ damage and corpse positioning, unsettling his captor into fleeing. His closest relationship among the pilots is with Ryoma, whom he supplies experimental weapons, including a handgun capable of destroying tanks. He retains the same firearm Ryoma used, intending it for future users [citation:].
His expertise lies in designing unorthodox, highly destructive armaments for infantry and Getter robots, such as multi-bullet tank-destroying handguns and semi-automatic rifles for mecha. He reconstructed the original Getter Robo after its destruction and later engineered Getter Robo Arc's weaponry, including a belt-fed revolver with explosive rounds for Takuma Nagare. Following the Getter Ray meltdown, he augmented his body with offensive capabilities like internal missile pods (designated "Project Peacock Tail") and neural-linked security systems enabling direct brain-to-wire control of base defenses.
Historically, he survived the initial Getter Ray incident after an Andromeda Country attack, rejoining the Saotome Institute years later under Hayato Jin's leadership. During the Shin Dragon crisis, he facilitated the new Getter Team's arsenal and managed base defenses. His fate remains ambiguous in the manga, though an anime depiction shows him laughing while his grenade-detonated, mechanized body parts scatter during a Saurian assault, implying potential survival.
In alternate continuities like Apocrypha Getter Robo Darkness, he retains his core role and mannerisms as GETTER's weapons developer, described as "lecherous" around female characters like Musashi. He combats the "Idea" threat using weaponized technology and personal combat prowess against humanoid foes.