Skunk Kusai

スカンク草井

Skunk Kusai ranks among Tezuka's less savory characters. He made his debut in Astro Boy as a minor yet noticeable villain, assuming increasingly drastic roles throughout Tezuka's writing career. He subsequently portrayed villains in Lion Books, Black Jack, and Rainbow Parakeet, among other works, and also held several significant roles in animation, including both Metropolis and Marine Express, as well as the recent Astro Boy: Omega Factor for the Game Boy Advance. Much like Richard Widmark, the American actor who served as his inspiration, he is seldom part of a series' main cast, yet remains always important and memorable to audiences, sometimes even more so than the primary villain of a given series.