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'''Mr. Parker''' (Japanese: '''ナガイ''' ''Nagai'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[EP138|The Superhero Secret]]''.


'''Gligarman''' (Japanese: '''グライガーマン''' ''Gliger Man'') AKA '''Mr. Parker''' (Japanese: '''ナガイ''' ''Nagai'') is one of the [[Character of the day|characters of the day]] in ''[[EP138|The Superhero Secret]]''. Although once extremely in shape, Gligarman's age has caught up with him and he's become noticeably more tubby. He is voiced by [[Eric Stuart]] in English and 屋良有作 ''Yūsaku Yara''.
Mr. Parker owns and operates a toy store located in a town somewhere between the [[Charicific Valley]] and [[Azalea Town]], and was best known by his superhero pseudonym '''Gligarman''' (Japanese: '''グライガーマン''' ''Gligerman'') before he retired.


He rides a "Gligar Cycle" of sorts and uses his {{p|Gligar}} to help him fight crime. He has a "Gligarcave" underneath his mansion.
The character of Gligarman was invented by Mr. Parker so he could build up business for his shop. By acting as Gligarman, and then creating figurines, toys, and other merchandise items he was able to sell these to the people living in his town who had grown fond of their local superhero. To help fight crime, Mr. Parker (as Gligarman) used his Pokémon {{p|Gligar}} and his "Gligar Cycle", a type of motorcycle. Reminiscent of other, fictional superheroes, Gligarman used a secret hideout—the Gligarcave—hidden under his mansion. Although once extremely in shape, Gligarman's age had caught up with him and he had become noticeably more tubby. This led to difficulties in acting as Gligarman.


Gligarman is, in reality, a toystore owner who invented Gligarman as a character to drum up business, then proceeded to dress up as his own character and put on stunts to promote his action figure line.
Mr. Parker was first shown in his Gligarman costume and, without revealing his true identity, he helped to save {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} from {{TRT}}. {{Ash}} and friends later encountered him in his toy shop, and Mr. Parker had to try to hide his identity. Togepi's liking for the shop owner hinted that they had encountered him previously, and Mr. Parker almost gave the game away by using Misty's name, despite Misty never mentioning it to Mr. Parker. After some probing questions, Mr. Parker and his daughter, [[Latoya Parker|Latoya]] confessed and took the trio for a visit in their mansion. Here, it was revealed that Mr. Parker's declining health was forcing him to retire. He had Ash in mind as his replacement, but, following another intervention by Team Rocket, a new masked figure saved the day: Gligirl, who is actually Latoya. The town had a new hero now, and Gligarman was able to hang up his cape and return to his ordinary life as Mr. Parker.


Gligarman was obviously intended to be a parody of {{wp|Batman}}. His real name, Mr. Parker, may reference {{wp|Spider-Man}}, whose real name is Peter Parker.
==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mr. Parker
|pkmn=Gligar
|type1=Ground
|type2=Flying
|img=Mr Parker Gligar.png
|epnum=EP138
|epname=The Superhero Secret
|vajp=Koichi Sakaguchi
|vaen=Koichi Sakaguchi
|desc=Mr. Parker's {{p|Gligar}} was his sidekick when he is Gligarman and first appeared to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in the forest, jumping from tree to tree before disappearing. It then appeared with Gligarman when {{TRT}} had captured Ash and his friends. It saved [[Misty's Togepi]] that was stolen from here before attacking [[Jessie]] and sending Team Rocket running off in pain. It later appeared in "the Gligarcave", welcoming Ash and his friends including Mr. Parker's daughter [[Latoya Parker|Latoya]]. Suddenly, they found Team Rocket in the building, capturing the staff with [[James]] and {{MTR}} dressed up as "the Metapod Men". They quickly went upstairs and confronted Team Rocket and Gligar was able to stop James, but Jessie and Meowth ran off to their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Spinarak mecha]].


Although he asked {{Ash}} to become his sidekick, his daughter [[Latoya]] eventually took the role.
After a new superhero known as "Gligirl" appeared (a new disguise of Mr. Parker's daughter Latoya), she ordered Gligar to free Mr. Parker, Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} which it successfully did and with the help of Pikachu were able to send Team Rocket blasting off. In the end, Latoya and Mr. Parker had a small argument over who would be the owner of Gligar before saying goodbye to Ash and his friends.


==Pokémon==
Gligar's known moves are {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Swift}}.}}
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==Voice actors==
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|ja=屋良有作 ''Yūsaku Yara''
|en=[[Eric Stuart]]
|ar=إسماعيل نعنوع ''Ismail Nanoua''
|fr_eu=Daniel Nicodème
|it=Stefano Albertini (Mediaset dub)<br>Matteo Zanotti ({{TPCi}} dub)
|he=יורם יוספסברג ''Yoram Yosephsberg''
|es_eu=Carlos Ysbert
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|pt_br=Jonas Mello
|pl=Krzysztof Zakrzewski}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Unlike regular Gligar in the anime, Gligarman's costume is colored as Gligar are in the games.
* Unlike regular Gligar in the anime, Gligarman's costume is colored as Gligar was in the {{pkmn|games}} prior to [[Generation V]].
* Gligarman is a [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon|parody]] of {{wp|Batman}}. His real name, Mr. Parker, may reference Peter Parker (whose secret identity is the superhero {{wp|Spider-Man}}).


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Revision as of 00:39, 1 September 2024

Mr. Parker
Mr. Parker as Gligarman

Mr. Parker (Japanese: ナガイ Nagai) is a character of the day who appeared in The Superhero Secret.

Mr. Parker owns and operates a toy store located in a town somewhere between the Charicific Valley and Azalea Town, and was best known by his superhero pseudonym Gligarman (Japanese: グライガーマン Gligerman) before he retired.

The character of Gligarman was invented by Mr. Parker so he could build up business for his shop. By acting as Gligarman, and then creating figurines, toys, and other merchandise items he was able to sell these to the people living in his town who had grown fond of their local superhero. To help fight crime, Mr. Parker (as Gligarman) used his Pokémon Gligar and his "Gligar Cycle", a type of motorcycle. Reminiscent of other, fictional superheroes, Gligarman used a secret hideout—the Gligarcave—hidden under his mansion. Although once extremely in shape, Gligarman's age had caught up with him and he had become noticeably more tubby. This led to difficulties in acting as Gligarman.

Mr. Parker was first shown in his Gligarman costume and, without revealing his true identity, he helped to save Togepi from Team Rocket. Ash and friends later encountered him in his toy shop, and Mr. Parker had to try to hide his identity. Togepi's liking for the shop owner hinted that they had encountered him previously, and Mr. Parker almost gave the game away by using Misty's name, despite Misty never mentioning it to Mr. Parker. After some probing questions, Mr. Parker and his daughter, Latoya confessed and took the trio for a visit in their mansion. Here, it was revealed that Mr. Parker's declining health was forcing him to retire. He had Ash in mind as his replacement, but, following another intervention by Team Rocket, a new masked figure saved the day: Gligirl, who is actually Latoya. The town had a new hero now, and Gligarman was able to hang up his cape and return to his ordinary life as Mr. Parker.

Pokémon

Gligar
Mr. Parker's Gligar
Debut The Superhero Secret
Voice actors
Japanese Koichi Sakaguchi
English Koichi Sakaguchi

Mr. Parker's Gligar was his sidekick when he is Gligarman and first appeared to Ash and his friends in the forest, jumping from tree to tree before disappearing. It then appeared with Gligarman when Team Rocket had captured Ash and his friends. It saved Misty's Togepi that was stolen from here before attacking Jessie and sending Team Rocket running off in pain. It later appeared in "the Gligarcave", welcoming Ash and his friends including Mr. Parker's daughter Latoya. Suddenly, they found Team Rocket in the building, capturing the staff with James and Meowth dressed up as "the Metapod Men". They quickly went upstairs and confronted Team Rocket and Gligar was able to stop James, but Jessie and Meowth ran off to their Spinarak mecha.

After a new superhero known as "Gligirl" appeared (a new disguise of Mr. Parker's daughter Latoya), she ordered Gligar to free Mr. Parker, Ash and Pikachu which it successfully did and with the help of Pikachu were able to send Team Rocket blasting off. In the end, Latoya and Mr. Parker had a small argument over who would be the owner of Gligar before saying goodbye to Ash and his friends.

Gligar's known moves are Poison Sting and Swift.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 屋良有作 Yūsaku Yara
English Eric Stuart
Arabic إسماعيل نعنوع Ismail Nanoua
Finnish Pasi Ruohonen
European French Daniel Nicodème
Hebrew יורם יוספסברג Yoram Yosephsberg
Italian Stefano Albertini (Mediaset dub)
Matteo Zanotti (TPCi dub)
Polish Krzysztof Zakrzewski
Brazilian Portuguese Jonas Mello
European Spanish Carlos Ysbert


Trivia

  • Unlike regular Gligar in the anime, Gligarman's costume is colored as Gligar was in the games prior to Generation V.
  • Gligarman is a parody of Batman. His real name, Mr. Parker, may reference Peter Parker (whose secret identity is the superhero Spider-Man).


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