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*Amiba's design was modelled after actor [[w:c:highlander:Christopher Lambert|Christopher Lambert]]. | *Amiba's design was modelled after actor [[w:c:highlander:Christopher Lambert|Christopher Lambert]]. | ||
*Amiba's human experimentation resembles that of [[wikipedia:Shirō Ishii|Dr. Shirō Ishii]] and his [[wikipedia:Unit 731|Unit 731]]. He and his men referring to people as ''deku'' (木人形 ''wooden doll'') is similar to Ishii's ''maruta'' (丸太 ''logs''). | *Amiba's human experimentation resembles that of [[wikipedia:Shirō Ishii|Dr. Shirō Ishii]] and his [[wikipedia:Unit 731|Unit 731]]. He and his men referring to people as ''deku'' ({{ruby|木人形|デク}} ''wooden doll'') is similar to Ishii's ''maruta'' (丸太 ''logs''). | ||
*In the original manga, Amiba is able to fool Kenshiro with his "Toki" disguise despite having dark hair (by this point, the real Toki's hair had turned white from radiation sickness). The 1984 anime fixes this by giving Amiba white hair in his "Toki" appearance, while also revealing him to have had blonde hair prior to his "makeover". | *In the original manga, Amiba is able to fool Kenshiro with his "Toki" disguise despite having dark hair (by this point, the real Toki's hair had turned white from radiation sickness). The 1984 anime fixes this by giving Amiba white hair in his "Toki" appearance, while also revealing him to have had blonde hair prior to his "makeover". | ||
* A character resembling Amiba appears in the background of the finales to both the ''Hokuto no Ken'' and ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime (see gallery), as a running in-joke by the animators. This could be attributed to the character's cult status within the fan base. | * A character resembling Amiba appears in the background of the finales to both the ''Hokuto no Ken'' and ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime (see gallery), as a running in-joke by the animators. This could be attributed to the character's cult status within the fan base. | ||