Jiro Momotani

Dangerous Jiro

This article is about a Ranger in Avataro Sentai Donbrothers.

Jiro Momotani

Adult
Child

Current
Debut

Don Doragoku

Don Torabolt

Gender:

Male

Sentai Show:

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers

Colors:

Gold, Silver

Homeworld:

Ideon (birth world)
Earth (home)

First Appearance:

Don 14: Substitute Jiro

Last Appearance:

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers

Number of Episode Appearances:

35 (Donbrothers)
3 (Movies)
1 (Special)
Full list of appearances

Actor:

Raizou Ishikawa

Don Doragoku

Don Torabolt

Don Doragoku
Don Torabolt
GolDon Doragoku

"Able bodied and dragon-muscled! Don Doragoku! (And Don Torabolt!) (筋骨隆々！ドンドラゴクウ！（ドントラボルト！）, Kinkotsu ryūryū! Don Doragokū!)"

―Roll Call

Jiro Momotani (桃谷ジロウ, Momotani Jirō) is a young man who believes himself to be a natural hero and transforms into Don Doragoku (ドンドラゴクウ, Don Doragokū), the Sixth Ranger and the Gold Ranger of the Donbrothers. After merging with his original personality, he has evolved into Stable Jiro (安定のジロウ, Antei no Jirō)^[1] and gains the ability to switch into Don Torabolt (ドントラボルト, Don Toraboruto) in battle.

Jiro is 21 years old at the time of his first appearance in the series.

History

Childhood

Twenty-one years prior, a child was sent to Earth inside a peach-shaped capsule from Ideon, that had dropped into a creek near a mountain village. He was found by a resident and raised at the village orphanage until he turned sixteen then moved out on his own. During that time, the child's original self created a split personality, which was more jovial, in order to fit in with the residents of the village. This personality eventually became the dominant one that people used to identify with Jiro Momotani, as his original self regressed back into the subconscious.

Jiro spent most of his life devoted to training himself, guided by the inner voice within him to become a hero. He was fond of a girl in the village called Rumi, often sharing his dreams with her. During a high-school trip to Tokyo, Jiro encountered Taro Momoi for the first time, and admired him as a true hero after watching him beat a gang of delinquents without raising a fist. TV STORY-Don 15: Welcome Back Taro

Unbeknownst to Jiro himself, the village where he was raised only served as a cover to hide the Juto Forest's secret portal with the policeman who had been acting as his adoptive father being the guardian of said portal. Both Jiro and the policeman himself were the only two real people who lived in the village with everyone else including Jiro's love interest, Rumi, and his local friends actually being realistic illusions that had been generated and manipulated by the policeman. It was his intention that Jiro lived out a happy life in the village, so that he could be groomed into the guardian's role to protect the Juto Forest's secret portal. TV STORY-Don 46: A Natsumi Night's Dream

Present

When Taro disappeared after being hit by Sonoi's Baron Sword, the inner voice that guided Jiro told him it was time for Jiro to become a hero that appeared before the world. Jiro quit his newspaper delivery job in the local village, said goodbye to his girlfriend Rumi and local friends, and moved to Tokyo TV STORY-Don 14: Substitute Jiro. Despite a few difficulties, he managed to get his own weapon - the Ryuko no Geki - and transform into Don Doragoku. With this newfound power, coupled with Tsuyoshi Kijino's help, he successfully saved Taro from the Noto's dimensional prison.

In spite of Jiro's heroic actions, the other Donbrothers were not enthusiastic about having him as a comrade, due to his eccentric traits. While Taro himself did not have any reservations, he only considered Jiro just another companion and not an equal. This reawakened his original personality - Dangerous Jiro - which was more competitive and vicious. Jiro often had to rein in Dangerous Jiro whenever the latter acted out of line. His frequent and abrupt switches in personality only further made the other Donbrothers wary and unaccepting of him as a member.

Over time, Jiro and his original personality developed something of a rivalry with Don Murasame. They clashed quite a few times with each other. On occasions, Murasame and Jiro shared their experience of having multiple personalities inhabiting the same body. He also returned to his hometown to visit his friends from time to time, even showing his Don Doragoku transformation to Rumi in private.

Eventually, in one of Jiro's trips back to the village, his adoptive father revealed how he had been grooming Jiro to be his replacement as the guardian of the Juto forest. Jiro also had to face the truth that his childhood memories had been nothing more than a lie created by his father using the Juto's illusions. He became overwhelmed by depression upon learning this, and was unable to fight for some time. It was at this point that Dangerous Jiro convinced him to merge their split personalities into one being, dubbed "Stable Jiro".

Jiro came back to fight with the Donbrothers, helping them defeat the Noto's inspectors. After the final battle with Sonoya and Sonona, Taro entrusted his duty as a leader to Jiro before losing his memory.

Post-Series

Following the events of the main series, Jiro had become a successful person, managing to provide the other Donbrothers with capital and assets for them to start their own businesses. His desire for total control over the team, however, had dampened their morale so much that they wished to quit being Donbrothers. Even Taro's return could not convince them otherwise, and he died fighting Kikaiki alone. When Sonoi helped Taro come back to life, Jiro was forced to relinquish command.

In the ensuing battle with Kikaiki and Kashiwa Mochi World, Jiro could not stand Taro's leadership and attempted to strike him from behind, only to be stopped by Sonoi. He was last shown heavily injured in a hospital, cursing Sonoi, afterwards. He met a nurse, who resembled Rumi in appearance, as he smiled happily.

Personality

Jiro Momotani shows off — Jiro shows off

Jiro is a hot-blooded man who has came to Tokyo from the countryside as a "substitute for Taro". He has a pure personality and often runs through the world like a child.^[2] However, even though he tries his best to get others to like him, his naivety often rubs others the wrong way, as he sometimes does or say things that may come off as awkward and off-putting. Despite his prowess as Don Doragoku, Jiro's insensitivity means his team often disregard his opinion and good intentions, making it difficult for him to inspire trust in them.

Since he was young, Jiro has always wanted to be a hero, and does his best in whatever he can do to become one. Driven by an uplifting motivation, he eventually begins to idolize Taro and strives to become as good as him. However, this idolization has also at times disappointed him, whenever he is deemed not worthy enough to be Taro's replacement, leading to the release of his long suppressed original personality.

Despite the misgivings and misunderstandings arising from the actions of his "dangerous" persona, Jiro has not faltered in his quest to become a hero, and is also quick to accept his dangerous persona after being made aware of and meeting him face to face for the first time. In fact, this has only served to spur him on in his goal to surpass Taro in a positive manner.

Jiro loves his home village and the people there greatly, as he only has fond memories whenever he talks about them. He returns to visit them every once in a while, enthusiastically sharing his exploits as a hero with them. In fact, upon realizing that his childhood in the village is completely fake, Jiro becomes despondent, to the point of hallucinating his "friends" still playing with him. It takes Dangerous Jiro for him to regain his composure and make peace with his past.

A year after Taro has retired and passed the torch to Jiro, Jiro lets the power of leadership go to his head and forces everyone to follow all of his commands. He uses the inheritance that he has gained as a means of blackmailing his teammates into obedience. Jiro even kicks out Sonoi from the team for not falling in line, and ignores the enemy that he has to face and goes to strike Momoi instead. The only thing that can calm his bad behavior is the presence of Rumi or anyone who shares her appearance. TV STORY-Avataro Sentai Donbrothers vs. Zenkaiger

Forms

Don Doragoku's insert themes are Kimi no Hero & Try! Good Rival!.

"Chou Ichiryu! Achō!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

to be added

Attacks

Lightning Dragon Flash (ライトニングドラゴンフラッシュ, Raitoningu Doragon Furasshu): Don Doragoku launches a red energy dragon from the emblem on his chest that rams into the target multiple times as he thrusts the Ryuko no Geki through them without the enemy noticing.

Abilities

to be added

Weaknesses

to be added

Arsenal

Mecha

Don Robogoku

Appearances: Donbrothers Episodes 15-20, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers The Movie: New First Love Hero, 22-25, 27, 29-31, 36-41, 43-44, 49-50, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers vs. Zenkaiger, Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers

"(techno music) Ifudōdō! Don Doragoku!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

By using the Don Doragoku Avataro Gear Alter, Don Doragoku's soul separates from his body and transforms into the 20cm tall Don Doragoku Alter (ドンドラゴクウアルター, DonDoragokū Arutā) in a manner similar to an online game's player switching to their alternate account. Once engaged, the Don Doragoku Alter can change between a humanoid form resembling Don Doragoku for active combat or an armored dragon form in defensive situations.

Although the Don Doragoku Alter is effective in combat, its usage has the side effect of leaving Don Doragoku's real body limp and vulnerable to attack.

The Don Doragoku Alter can also be used when Don Doragoku is untransformed, though that usually means that his real body tends to be left limp without his soul.

Appearances: Donbrothers Episodes 16-18, 25

"(techno music) Ifudōdō! Shuriken Sentai!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Don Ninnin Doragoku Alter (ドンニンニンドラゴクウアルター, DonNinninDoragokū Arutā) is the combined form of Don Doragoku Alter and the Ninninger Alter.

Appearances: Donbrothers Episodes 17

"(techno music) Ifudōdō! Kaizoku Sentai!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Don Gokai Doragoku Alter (ドンゴーカイドラゴクウアルター, DonGōkaiDoragokū Arutā) is the combined form of Don Doragoku Alter and the Gokaiger Alter.^[3]

Appearances: Donbrothers Episodes TBA

"(techno music) Don Robogoku! Robobolt!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Don Robogoku (ドンロボゴクウ, DonRobogokū) is the dragon-based mecha form of Don Doragoku. He forms the helmet, visor, outer arms, chest armor, back, lower legs and the Netsuretsu Kangeki (熱烈貫戟 (ねつれつかんげき), Netsuretsu Kangeki) tail sword of Toradragonjin, and the left arm, feet, chest armor, helmet, lap plate and weapons of Toradora Onitaijin. As Don Robogoku, he possesses the ability of flight, constrict his opponents in combat, and can fire an orange fire beam from his jaws.