Luckyman is the luckiest person in the whole entire universe. Although he is a super hero, he doesn't actually have any strength or speed, but instead relies on luck alone to win his fights. All of his attacks are all super slow, but they end up doing a lot of harm because something lucky always happens. Luckyman needs the presence of a shining star, the Lucky Star, in order for his luck to happen, in other words when it is a cloudy day or when the Lucky Star's presence doesn't reach him, he gets terrible luck and ends up on the verge of death. Lucky Man's appearance is a parody of Ultraman. He has the kanji "daikichi" emblazoned on his chest (Great luck, the top lucky fortune you can get at a Buddhist temple) and has a Chabashira (standing tea stalk in a teacup) on his forehead, another Japanese symbol of great luck.
In order for Yōichi to transform into Lucky Man, he needs to swallow a "rakkyô" (a special pickled garlic clove infused with the power of good luck). "Rakkyô" sounds like "Rakki", or "Lucky".
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