The Powerpuff Girls’ iconic villain Mojo Jojo was partly inspired by Dr. Gori, an evil ape-like scientist from the 1971 Japanese sci-fi series Spectreman
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The Powerpuff Girls’ iconic villain Mojo Jojo was partly inspired by Dr. Gori, an evil ape-like scientist from the 1971 Japanese sci-fi series Spectreman
by BroPleaseListenToMe
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It’s not just a fan theory – Craig McCracken brought up Dr. Gori himself in a 2000 A.V. Club interview when talking about the influences behind Mojo Jojo.
As a kid, I’ve always felt bad for mojo jojo because he turned out the way he was due to a lab accident and the consequent abandonment by professor utonium. Also I didn’t like the professor that much.
Craig really put a lot of Japanese pop culture references in the show I remember some monsters being based on Godzilla enemies like Hedorah and King Ghidorah
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I always thought he kinda looked like Piccolo
Mojo Jojo is God
Another fun fact:
The band The Gorillaz is canon to the Powerpuff Girls universe by being referenced in an episode.
This is solidified by the fact that Ace is featured in the song “Humility” by The Gorillaz and throughout the album “The Now Now” where he subs in for Murdoc who’s in jail at the time.