The only Brain Condor docking sequence I could find on YouTube is in Italian, and even if you can't understand the rest, you should clearly hear the pilot Koji Kabuto yelling "Brian Condor, via!"
After a comedic interlude with the Battle Beast kicking around Boss Borot, at 1:00 the Great Mazinger emerges from its submarine launch system and the docking sequence begins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GN6wBVTrvw
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Go Nagai kept rehashing and refining the Pilder concept in following Mazinger seires.
My favorite was the Brain Condor (pronounced Brian Condor by the Italian dubbers 🤦♂️), for which I can't find any good still images.
https://mazinger.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Mazinger_(TV_Mecha)#Brain_Condor
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Great Mazinger (グレートマジンガー Gurēto Majingā) is the successor to Mazinger Z and titular robot of the Great Mazinger anime and manga. He was created by the thought to be deceased Dr. Kenzo Kabuto alongside Venus A. Tetsuya Tsurugi is Great's main pilot, but both Kenzo and Koji Kabuto have piloted him once each. Great Mazinger largely resembles his predecessor, but has a few minor differences besides larger height and weight. Compared to Mazinger Z, Great has a higher crown, horns pointed upwards, a
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