Beluk Katse is great! He (OK, I know BK is a male/female mutant, but it's easier to write he!) relishes in being evil! Even his underlings aren't safe from his murderous tendencies! (He reminds me of Batman's arch rival, the Joker!) He's evil, yet also a whining sissy when the chips are down and it's time to run away! I wish all the Gatchaman baddies were as cool! This cel is the only head shot of BK I've even been lucky enough to come across. |
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Here are a couple of rough animation drawings that feature Beluk Katse. Check out the "Flintstoney" hands on the drawing to the left! |
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Gelle Sadler was even a more tragic figure than Beluk Katse. Another mutant, GS was originally a young girl named Samy. She was captured by "Sosai X" and transformed into the evil Gelle Sadler. |
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Here's a nice profile of Ms. Sadler! |
This is the cel. |
This cel is from the final episode of Gatchaman II. Here, GS has finally learned of her past, watched her mother get killed by Sosai X, and been defeated by Gatchaman... (Kind of a crappy day, don't you think?) |
This is how it looks on TV. |
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As Gelle Sadler lies dying on the ground, she transforms back into Samy. These cels are from the transformation sequence. (Also from the final episode of Gatchaman II.) (The background does not match the scene, as GS is lying on the ground as the transformation takes place...) |
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Eco Bosular is the main Galacter baddie from Gatchaman F. He is the most arrogant and obnoxious of the three main villains. He even kills Dr. Nambu in cold blood! Many of the designs in Gatchaman F seem to have been based on other popular designs of the day. The "Gatcha-Spartan" looks a lot like the "Imperial Destroyers" in Star Wars. Eco Bosular has more than a passing resemblence to Yamato's "Dessler"... |
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Here's Eco Bosular, wearing his "happy helmet".... |
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Here are a couple of images of the grunts that keep Galacter running like a well-oiled machine. (ha!) The image on the right may be from episode #21, which is where the image below is from (thanks, Richard!). |
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The cel & BG (partial scan). |
The rough (partial scan). |
As seen on TV (this image is comprised 3 screen shots). |
From episode #7 of Gatchaman II comes this pan cel. The pencil rough lists this as being from episode #9, so I imagine two earlier episodes were held and show later in the run.
This cel was an absolute mess when I found it.... The cel itself was cut in half and each piece was completely adhered to other cels. A razor was used to cut away the other cels, but care had to be used not to cut the main cel. What's more, the background was folded in half and the foreground element was missing. A new foreground element was made by a little computer magic (and a lot of time & effort!)
