Brocken Jr. - Trivia

Trivia

• Kinnikuman was banned in France because of Brocken Jr.'s presence, as he was supposed to be a "good Nazi", which is seen by many to be an oxymoron.
• Likely for similar reasons, when the M.U.S.C.L.E. toy line was brought to America, Brocken was absent from the selection of figures, and was eliminated from the tie-in NES game and replaced with Geronimo. Although strangely, a character who looks like Brocken can be seen in the last panel of the story comic that came with large figure packs.
• As of Ultimate Muscle, the swastikas have been replaced with Death's Heads due to Japan's increasing cultural sensitivity.
• Brocken has also inspired many characters in Versus Fighting Video Games, most famously the cyborg Brocken from World Heroes, who was also named for him. His techniques also inspired those used by The King of Fighters characters Heidern and Leona, the latter of whom shares Brocken Jr.'s incredible gripping power (as demonstrated with her "Apple Juice" grapple maneuver, named for Brocken being able to crush an apple with one hand). Also, in terms of his look, Brocken has visible similarities towards Street Fighter franchise characters Dhalsim and M. Bison, having the "extendable limbs" ability from the former and the visual appearance from the latter.