Daimaou

This article is about a villain in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

Daimaou
Gender	Male
Villain Type	Yokai Leader/Boss
Season	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Homeworld	Earth
First Appearance:	Ep. 23: Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White Bird
Last Appearance:	Final Ep.: Sealing!!
Actor:	Hidekatsu Shibata

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"JUNIOR... How long must I wait? Bring me to the surface! I wish to rule this world with my own hands!"

―Daimaou’s first words to Young Noble Junior via telepathy.^[src]

"At last, I am reborn! Hear me, Kakuranger! This world is now mine!"

―Daimaou after being freed from the Seal Door.^[src]

"Hear me, my Youkai! You are to serve me loyally as we destroy humanity and build a Youkai empire on the surface world. And as for our hated enemy, Kakuranger… They did kill my son. I will be slaughtering them all!"

― Daimaou taking control of the Yokai Army Corps.^[src]

"Love? Hope? Courage? Such things are nothing before me. Fools. You still do not know what I truly am. Go to hell! Now, Kakuranger is finished!"

―Daimaou's final words before his apparent death in the Skeleton Castle's suicide attack.^[src]

"Meh heh heh hoo hoo ha ha! It appears the time has come for me to end you myself, Kakuranger."

―Daimaou revealing his survival to the Kakurangers.^[src]

"Curse you, Kakuranger! I will not go! I will not forget this. As long as humans exist, we will be reborn! We will!!"

―Daimaou's final words before being resealed behind the Seal Door.^[src]

Daimaou (大魔王, Daimaō, lit. "Great Demon King") was a 1,200-year old Yokai who was the true leader of the Yokai Army Corps and the true main antagonist of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. His ultimate goal was to kill all humans on Earth and turn it into a Youkai paradise for him to rule over.

History

Past

Millennia ago, Daimaou attacked the humans with his Yokai minions before three holy men, the original forms of the Three God Generals, developed the Shinobi spell that trapped Daimaou in the Demon-Seal Gate with the Yokai turning to Nurarihyon prior to him suffering the same fate some years later.

Kakuranger

In 1994, although Kappa unleashes the sealed Yokai and their powers, Daimaou is unable to escape due to his power requiring a ritual. TV STORY-Ep. 1: We Are Ninja

Daimaou eventually has his son Gashadokuro set up preparation for his coming into the human world by using the souls of 15 human beings to begin the ritual which would last a whole month. Although the Youkai to implement this Umibozu) was killed, the ritual becomes a success and thus the endgame begins. TV STORY-Ep. 23: Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White Bird

After Junior enlarges himself and is confronted by the Beast General Fighters, Daimaou empowers him to the extent that he easily overwhelms the mecha. TV STORY-Ep. 24: Ah, It's All Over

After Sasuke and Tsuruhime get their Shinobi Scrolls, Daimaou sends Nue to slay them and usurp Junior only for the Yokai to later be slain. TV STORY-Ep. 27: The End Of The Muteki Shogun

Daimaou is revived by his son's demise a month later and establishes the new Youkai base of operation; a giant flying skeletal castle with bat wings dubbed the Skeleton Castle so the Youkai Mansion is all but abandoned. Amassing his forces and accompanied by his bodyguard Hakumenrou, Daimaou rallies his forces to fulfill his goals in order to fulfil his goals, slaughter the Kakurangers and avenge Junior. TV STORY-Ep. 31: Behold!! A New Shogun

Daimaou later declares the Time of Darkness, creating Daradara to act as his muscle to aid him in his ceremony. They successfully capture the Kakurangers in the Youkai Mansion which he temporarily reoccupies and uses their power to drown the world in darkness before Daradara is destroyed. Daimaou tries to continue to fight but is badly hurt by a combination of Super Muteki Shogun's Muteki Cannons Full Discharge and Super Kakure Daishogun's Iron Fist Finish and has to retreat. Since the Kakurangers now know about the Youkai Mansion, Daimaou abandons the location for good in favor of his Skeleton Castle. TV STORY-Ep. 44: The Wound-Filled Great Reversal

After his brother and sister are killed, Daimaou tries to avenge them by performing a suicide attack upon the team by crashing the Skeleton Castle towards them in a massive explosive fireball. TV STORY-Ep. 52: Finale!! Father and Daughter

Though the Kakurangers survive the suicide attack, Daimaou also survives due to his own nature as the immortal embodiment of all hatred. The Kakurangers transform and prepare to attack but the Three God Generals appear and reveal that they cannot destroy Daimaou like a typical Youkai. If they do, Daimaou will his influence be spread worldwide and transform many humans into his dead Youkai minions who will rise up and conquer the world. As Daimaou leaves to attack Tokyo and attempt to provoke them, Holy Stealth Beast Tsubasamaru strips the Kakurangers of their powers and tells them to seal Daimaou away like before. In the city, where Daimaou is invisible to everyone except for the Kakuranger, he duplicates himself to hide so the Kakurangers end up playing guardian as the copies start throwing people to their deaths only to be saved. Tired of their busy work and refusal to kill him, Daimaou destroys buildings and nearly kills a baby which forces them to fight and he easily defeats them all. However, they rally and transform before teleporting Daimaou and the Flowery Kunochi Sisters to the Seal Door where they manage to seal the latter but Daimaou teleports out of their grasp and grows giant sized where he confronts the Three Beast Generals and Ninjaman. However, the Three God Generals and Ninjaman use their powers to shrink him which allows the Kakurangers to seal him back into the cave where the other Yokai are entombed despite him trying to fry them and strike them with Youkai Spirits. Daimaou and the other Youkai scream that they will return as long as there are humans left in this world but the Kakurangers finally shut the Seal Door and trap Daimaou and his minions inside once again. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Sealing!!

Personality

Daimaou is the most evil of the Youkai, wanting to commit mass genocide to create an empire for him to rule over.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Strength: Daimaou is immensely strong, overwhelming the Three Good Generals with help from Daradara.
• Durability: Daimaou is insanely hard to kill, surviving both the Muteki Cannon Full Discharge and the Iron God Finish without a scratch. Since he survived even his own Skeleton Castle suicide attack, it isn't even know what is capable of killing him.
• Teleportation: Daimaou can summon red and blue snakes from under him to teleport to any location he wishes.
• Self-Growth: Daimaou can make himself grow at will without the Youkai Lightning Cloud by engulfing himself in orange lightning.
• Perception Bending: In his final battle, Daimaou shows the ability to be invisible to everyone in Tokyo except for the Kakurangers.
• Duplication: Daimaou can fire red energy from his arms to create two clones of himself in the city to trick the Kakurangers.
• Lightning Explosion: Daimaou can make blue lightning explode out of his body in all directions at once. This is strong enough to knock back the Three God Generals and Ninjaman with one use.
• Youkai Spirit Blast: Daimaou's final act before being sealed away is to launch a white, pink and yellow trio of Youkai spirits from the circle on his stomach. This is seemingly his strongest attack since he uses it as a final despirate move to try and avoid being sealed but the Kakurangers avoid them.
• Darkness Spreading: Daimaou's most dangerous ability where, if he is killed, the entire world will be plunged into never-ending darkness.

Abilities

• Empowerment: Daimaou is able to empower his allies as seen when he made Junior strong enough to defeat the Beast General Fighters.
• Energy Streak Attack: Daimaou can turn into a black energy streak to strike through and knock down his enemies as seen when he revealed that he survived his suicide attack.

Weaknesses

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Arsenal

Daimaou's Walking Stick

• Walking Stick: Daimaou has a large staff that resembled a walking stick for him to use in combat.
  • Laser Blast: Daimaou can fire pink energy lasers from his walking stick strong enough to take down all five Kakurangers and obliterate an entire building with one blast.
    • Energy Circle Blast: A stronger form of Daimaou's Laser Blast where he circles his staff around in the air, creating a pink energy circle to fire a pink laser blast powerful enough to make the Three Beast Generals and Ninjaman all cringe.
  • Lightning Strike: Daimaou tries to fry the Kakurangers with pink lightning launched from his walking stick before being sealed away but they are unfazed.

Yokai

• Nuppefuhofu
• Amanojaku
• Sunakake Babaa
• Kamaitachi
• Bakuki
• Karakasa
• Ushioni
• Noppera-bo
• 9-Tailed Kitsune
• Lantern Novice
• Daradara
• Oumukade
• Mujina
• Kasha
• Yuki-Onna
• Binbogami

Relationships

Allies

Generals

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Family

• Young Noble Junior - Son
• Yama-uba - Younger Sister
• Daidarabotchi - Younger Brother
• Goro - Grandson

Others

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Enemies

Rangers

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Family

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Others

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Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Daimaou was voiced by Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu), previously the voice of The Omnipotent God in Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan and later the voice of Captain Zahab in Seiju Sentai Gingaman four years later.
• His suit actor was Hideaki Kusaka (日下秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki).

Design

• Daimaou is not based off of any Yōkai, but his leadership skills were based on a Nurarihyon like the monster of the same name.

Concept Art

Daimaou Concept Art

Etymology

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Notes

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Appearances

• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
  • Ep. 23: Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White Bird
  • Ep. 24: Ah, It's All Over
  • Ep. 31: Behold!! A New Shogun
  • Ep. 32: Don't Lick Me, Face Thief
  • Ep. 33: The Village of Amanojaku
  • Ep. 34: The Bride's Sandy Hell!!
  • Ep. 35: The Three Punishment Sisters
  • Ep. 36: The Hooligan Ninja!!
  • Ep. 37: The Paper Umbrella Dance Queen
  • Ep. 38: Mooo~! A Repulsive Cow
  • Ep. 39: It's a Special Compilation!!
  • Ep. 40: The Heisei Fox Battle
  • Ep. 41: The Stray Ghost
  • Ep. 42: The Plundered Ninja Power
  • Ep. 43: The Last Day of the Sanshinshou
  • Ep. 44: The Wound-Filled Great Reversal
  • Ep. 45: The Confused Santa
  • Ep. 46: The New Year's Manga Hell
  • Ep. 47: The 100-Burst Human Fireworks
  • Ep. 48: The Great Snow Woman's Snowball Fight
  • Ep. 49: Suddenly!! Poor
  • Ep. 50: Special Selection!! The Youkai Inn
  • Ep. 51: Hero Elimination
  • Ep. 52: Finale!! Father and Daughter
  • Final Ep.: Sealing!!

See Also

• Master Vile - Power Rangers counterpart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3). See comparison page.