is a Japanese manga series created by Yuki Hijiri, which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases. The movie was given an obscure video release in the United States by Celebrity Home Entertainment as Locke the Superpower, which was rather heavily edited to 92 minutes, removing violence, nudity and any adult bits. Both it and the OVAs were later licensed and released by Central Park Media under the original name. Ten volumes were published in Poland under the title Locke Superczłowiek. In Australia and the UK the movie and the Lord Leon OVAs were licensed by Manga Entertainment for release in 1997, but both were quietly dropped from the release schedule due to financial issues facing the UK branch.
As of 2012, Discotek has licensed the original Locke the Superman film from 1984 and it was released on November 6. This is the first ever DVD release in the U.S. It was from the uncut, remastered, anamorphic telecine print used for the Japanese DVD release. Discotek provided both the Japanese audio with English subtitles and the original English dub from the 80s, which was previously released on VHS.
In November 2020, the original Locke the Superman film from 1984 was released on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks.
Plot The chronicles of the space age written through a certain immortal psionic's activity.
Characters Main characters Locke A quiet, charismatic, lonely immortal esper about whom little is known. He is called "Locke the Superman," but often denies being such. It is not known where or when he was born, and if asked, Locke will say he does not remember; it is entirely possible this is true. When he asked by Cornelia Prim in Millennium of the Witch which star he was from, he replied "Toa." However, that was just the name of the planet where he'd lived before that meeting. He has appeared at various times throughout the history of the galaxy, as a direct influence, an indirect influence, or a simple observer. Using his esper abilities, Locke can learn and do most things more quickly than a normal human. His power also allows him to remain eternally young, or even turn himself into a child again to be adopted by kindhearted families. This is called waka-gaeri; it could be said of this that it keeps him young at heart. It is speculated that he retains a youthful appearance as an excuse not to take responsibility for whatever cause he is approached for, since no one expects the young to accept such responsibilities. Locke is capable of teleportation over a range of distances, including light years; telekinesis; psychogenesis, the rapid healing of himself and others; short and long range telepathy; and creating barriers and spears of energy. Liza/Eliza A form into which Locke can transform. She is a skilled woman, but is only mentioned in certain stories. Once Locke used this identity to become a pop star.
The Christian era 2000s 王志明 (Wang Zhi Ming) A scanner (espers were called so in those days), a master of qigong sent as an agent from Country C. Captain Tatjana Klochkov A Russian scanner. Kate Ronwall A research fellow of Sky Lift which developed the space elevator.
The Universal era The first year Irina Markelov/Malkove One of the world's most eminent scanners in the A.D. era of the 2500s. She belonged to the secret intelligence agency of the EU. Dr. Kent Ronwall An executive director of the space development public corporation. He was a planner of The Infinite Project.
The Allies of the Solar System age Machiko Grace A cyber developer who assists Locke. She's a genius scientist belonging to the technical development office of the Allied Forces of the Solar System. She's an adopted daughter of the Godeauxs family, a prestigious clan, and takes charge of only gifted children who hunger for fame. Locke is her brother-in-law. She appears in Cyber Genocide. Pederson An aide of the Allied Forces of the Solar System (the Earth Union Forces). He backs up the research of Machiko Grace. Appears in Cyber Genocide. Lemus A brain of the fetuses Machiko illegality obtained and used for the cyber experiment. He loves Machiko dearly and believes that she will create a body for him eventually. Since Locke feels pity for him, he drags Julius into the affair and makes the cyber-body for him secretly away from Machiko. Appears in Cyber Genocide. Julius Flay A computer engineer who worked as Miss Grace's assistant. After that, he was one of the immigrants who colonized the planet Ronwal. He later became the leader of the independence movement and met Locke again eighteen years later. Not long afterward, he gained victory through exploiting Locke's efforts and is inaugurated as the first chairman of Ronwall revolutionary council, but he is assassinated soon by the earth union government. He appears in Cyber Genocide, Ronwall no Arashi and Fuyu no Wakusei. Governor Santos The governor of Ronwall. He was always at a loss as to what to do about the independence movement. He appears in Ronwal no Arashi. Elaine Bernstein A core member of the Ronwal revolutionary army. She plunged into the independence movement and worked frequently with Locke. She is the only person who knows that Locke is Esper except Julius. She appears in Ronwal no Arashi and Fuyu no Wakusei. Colonel Viktor von Stroheim A commander of the special airborne forces "Helldiver" of the Earth Union Forces. He was given the nickname "Stroheim, the God of Death" because he was so feared. He was dispatched from Earth and put in charge of the guerrilla independence movement suppression effort on Ronwal. Alfred Klaus The chairman of Ronwall revolutionary council. He was appointed as a successor to Julius Flay following his death. Used by the alliance to purge those of the same mind. He appears in Fuyu no Wakusei. Wilhelm Katō A commander of the Earth Union Forces. He was dispatched to Ronwal from the earth as a negotiator with Chairman Klaus. He lent the hand to Klaus as a duty, but felt strong indignation against it. He appears in Fuyu no Wakusei.
The Galaxy Federation age Erika The ancestor of the supermen and the true character of Emperor Layzák. Challenged the forces of Earth which were in control of the colonization of the planet Dinard. Locke learned his teleportation ability from Erika. While her name sometimes appears in the anime as "Erīka", it is always written "Erika" in the manga. She appears in Cosmic Game. Wallenstein Colonel in the Earth Forces. He quickly noticed the espers after meeting Locke at the battle on Dinard. He kept a close eye on Locke afterwards. Wallenstein became the director of the military intelligence. He appears in Cosmic Game, Honō no Tora and Witch Era. Lianna Migault A daughter of General Migault of the Galaxy Federal Army at the Dinard War. She met Locke as he wandered around with a child's appearance (due to his ability to increase or decrease his physical age) and took care of him. She died from the sequela of the radioactive exposure following the indiscriminate nuclear bombing of her planet by Erika. She appears in Cosmic Game. 2nd Lt. Marian Lluis An intelligence officer of the Federal Army. Since she was a look-alike to Lianna Migault, she was assigned the mission to supervise Locke by Wallenstein. She appears in Honō no Tora. Amazona An esper and captain of the space pirate ship Tiger of the Flames. She got engaged to Eric G. Russell as a mercenary, and later assassinated the late feudal lord of the planet Maia. However, all her subordinates were annihilated by Noor. The Duke of Zenon Noor A feudal lord of the planet Maia. He murdered his uncle who was the late Duke of Zenon and took the position. Wolff A commander of the mercenary troops known as the "Dark Knights". They were employed briefly by Noor. Eric G. Russell A general manager of Universe Plastic. He conspired with Noor to acquire crude oil mining rights for Maia. Lady Kahn A leader of the Kahn financial combine. She used espers faithful to her as a tool and aimed to build a kingdom, "Millennium", for herself. Locke opposed her army of 200 espers in the events of Millenium of the Witch. Ryū Yamaki The youngest director general of the Intelligence Agency of the Galaxy Federal Army. He is the successor to Wallenstein. Jessica Olin/Amelia A special esper with the ability to nullify supernatural power. She was brainwashed by Lady Kahn into hating Locke in order to assassinate him. Cornelia Prim A subordinate of lady Kahn and a fighter of the Millennium's esper army. She trained Jessica and leads the Esper legion later. Lugh A bishop of the "Holy Mothers" who served Lady Kahn in Asteroid Kahn, the stronghold of the Millennium. She attempts to revive the Millennium at planet Alma later. Ken Yamaki and Haruna Yamaki Ryu Yamaki and Jessica's children. They are a twin brother and sister. They only had a small amount of ESP. "The Twilight Warrior" A space pirate whose real name is unknown. Haruki Fujishima A self-styled genius scientist. Albert Carian An official of the Intelligence Agency of the Galaxy Federal Army. Lord Leon A cyber-type esper and a captain of the space pirate crew "Load Leon". He burns with the desire for revenge against Great Jorg who murdered his parents and damaged both his hands and legs. Jorg even blinded Leon's sister, Flora. Flora Lane An elementary school teacher and Leon's younger sister. She is blind after being shot in the eyes. She grew up with her elder brother in a nursing institution. "Great Jorg" (Jorg Roto) The chairman of the interplanet enterprise Asturius Konzern. He once planned to murder the Lane family in order to get a Rondit mine of his own. Doc An unlicensed doctor who was deprived of his medical qualification by an involuntary manslaughter that resulted from a patient dying during an illegal cyber-operation. Then he worked in a mine belonging to the father of Leon and Flora. After saving the children, Doc continued the maintenance of the cyber parts of Leon afterwards. He was opposed to Leon's revenge. Elena/Neon AI of the Galaxy Federation's computer program used for administrative management. It was developed by Ran to make the Pan-Galactic Computer Networks. Elena starts "The Tsar Project" and erases espers according to the intention of Ran. She was destroyed by Locke, but Cassandra rebooted some backup data that was decentralized in various places. The character was changed into a male A.I., Neon. He transforms Locke into the new "Tsar" through strong hypnotism and restarts the project. Azalea Ratwick (Azalea Gannett) An esper with a strong ability for contact-type telepathy. She is implicated in the "Tsar Project" because of her ability. She was an actress in the making, but, after the incident, had achieved stardom via interplanet video. Ran Svendsen (his Raffnord name is Rodos Mork Ran) A genius computer programmer and developer of "Elena", the Galaxy Federation's computer. He tried to exterminate the espers who were considered antagonistic to Elena by The Tsar Project. He was a potential esper and was contained as a candidate for exclusion in the second Tsar Project. He marries Nia and becomes King of Raffnord afterwards. Nia The royal princess of the planet Raffnord, a teleportation-type esper. She escapes from Gürnberg's pursuers and defects to the Galaxy Federation. She is implicated in The Tsar Project on the way and meets Locke and Ran. Eno One of the espers gathered with Locke because of The Tsar Project. He has an ability to see through the powers of other espers. "Tsar" An esper and ringleader of The Tsar Project. In fact, it is a name given to a decoy esper for assembling other espers. Elena brainwashed and used him as a decoy and gathered 20,000 espers. In the second Tsar Project, Locke is compelled to play this role through brainwashing. Cassandra Al Hassan, commonly called Cass