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No particular meaning\/reference known.<\/p>\n
A spritely grandfather, Kerrigan can easily be spotted by the two “rabbit ear-like” tufts of white hair on either side of his otherwise bald head, and his large beard resembling dandelion fluff.<\/p>\n
Kerrigan’s elderly appearance makes him a natural to be cast in guardianship roles, but his moody disposition, which swings from gruff to kindly, means the tone of his appearance differs considerably from story to story. \u00a0So while\u00a0he has made a career out of playing\u00a0protective father figures, they have come in a wide range of roles.<\/p>\n
Although he first appeared in\u00a0The Tutelary God\u2019s Fire<\/em> (1950), it is his role as Cactus Sam<\/a>‘s adoptive father\u00a0Chad<\/a>‘s longtime friend “Kerrigan”, in Mr. Cactus<\/em> (1951-53)<\/a>\u00a0from which his stage name is derived. \u00a0He also had a memorable role\u00a0as the father of Rumiko, Astro’s first love,\u00a0in the Astro Boy<\/em> (1952-68)<\/a> chapter “Sea Serpent Island” (1953). \u00a0It is interesting to note that when this chapter was first serialized, the role or Rumiko’s father was played by Shunsaku Ban<\/a>, who was cast to play his own, younger, look-alike brother – meaning he appeared in two separate roles in the same chapter. \u00a0However later, when this chapter was collected in a tank\u014dbon<\/em> (standalone book), the role was played by Kerrigan instead. \u00a0So, while Shunsaku Ban<\/a>‘s busy work schedule may have had some impact on the decision, it demonstrates \u00a0Tezuka’s confidence in Kerrigan that he offered him a role in which he’d previously cast one of his biggest Stars.<\/p>\n Sharp-eyed readers will also spot Kerrigan as the King of Troy in the Phoenix<\/em> [Shojo Club]<\/a> (1956-57) chapter “Greece” (1956), and as a pirate among Captain Blood’s crew in Princess Knight<\/em> [Nakayohsi] (1963-66)<\/a>, and in several other manga appearances.<\/p>\n If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n The Tutelary God\u2019s Fire<\/em><\/p>\n Mr. Cactus<\/a><\/em> as “Chad<\/a>‘s old friend, Kerrigan”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em> (“Sea Serpent Island”) as “Rumiko’s father” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em> (“Expedition to Mars”) as “the university professor” Chief Detective Kenichi<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cThe Case of the Gorilla\u201d) as \u201cone of the people being chased up a pole by the lion\u201d<\/p>\n Phoenix<\/em> [Shojo Club]<\/a> (“Greece”) as “the King of Troy”<\/p>\n Lion\u00a0Books<\/em>\u00a0(“Multiple-eyed Devil”) The Three Who Glimpse the Future\u00a0<\/em>as “a doctor”<\/p>\n The Devil Garon<\/em><\/p>\n Captain Ken<\/em><\/p>\n The Story of the Dawson Family<\/em><\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Robot Land”) as “the man who delivers a message to Shunsaku Ban”<\/p>\n Princess Knight<\/em> [Nakayoshi]<\/a> as “a pirate”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a> (“Drifter in a Ghost Town”) as “one of the ranchers” Despite his somewhat gruff exterior, Kerrigan’s kind grandfatherly appearance makes him a natural to be cast in guardianship roles. He has made a career out of playing protective father figures, in a wide range of roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6910,"parent":6273,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[134],"class_list":["post-6782","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-star-system","tag-second-star","has-thumbnail"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6vZWu-1Lo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6782"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12100,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6782\/revisions\/12100"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Manga Appearances<\/h3>\n
\n1950<\/h4>\n
\n1951<\/h4>\n
\n1953<\/h4>\n
\nThe Bean President<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1954<\/h4>\n
\nThe White Rose of the Railway<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1955<\/h4>\n
\n1956<\/h4>\n
\n1957<\/h4>\n
\nManga Astronomy<\/em> as “the planetarium operator”<\/p>\n
\n1958<\/h4>\n
\n1959<\/h4>\n
\n1960<\/h4>\n
\n1961<\/h4>\n
\n1962<\/h4>\n
\n1963<\/h4>\n
\n1978<\/h4>\n
\nBlack Jack<\/em><\/a> (“The Sea Smells of Romance”) as “one of the sailors”<\/p>\n
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