Mokumokuren

This article is about a monster in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

Mokumokuren
Episodes	Ep. 1: We Are Ninja Ep. 5: The Uneven Strange Games Ep. 6: The Eyeball Prince! Ep. 12: They Came Forth!! New Beast Generals Final Ep.: Sealing!!
Sentai Show	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Voice Actor	Masaki Tachi (human form and voice) Waka Kobayashi (illusion in episode 6)

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"You're really sure about this? Brother Nurikabe?"

―Yokai Mokumokuren's first words^[src]

"Tsuruhime dear....It's time we attended the ball."

―Mokumokuren's first words Tsuruhime (who has been hypnotized.)^[src]

"Brother Nurikabe! I'll have to clear you out at giant size!"

―Mokumokuren's first words being enlarged^[src]

"Tsuruhime dear.....I really did want to marry you!"

―Mokumokuren's final words before his death^[src]

Mokumokuren (モクモクレン, Mokumokured) is a Mokumokuren and flasher-themed Yokai. He and his brother, Nurikabe captured humans and betted on them to see who can escape their maze first, with the loser giving the winner his gold.

History

Mokumokuren aids his older brother to get revenge through Tsuruhime. Having fallen in love with Tsuruhime, Mokumokuren uses a necklace he and his brother bought under false pretenses to place the kunochi under his spell to trick her into a legal binding marriage. After a "fixed" Yokai marriage court and Nurikabe's death by the Shark Driver, Mokumokuren enlarges and is overpowered by White Kark before being destroyed by Muteki Shogun. TV STORY-Ep. 6: The Eyeball Prince!

Mokumokuren was one of five Replica Yokai created by Prof. Yugami to aid Tengu in destroying the Kakurangers.

This time Mokumokuren was armed with a rapier on his right hand, the Replica Yokai attacked the Kakurangers with Mokumokuren fighting and overpowering NinjaWhite, at the command of Tengu Mokumokuren and the Replica Yokai grew giant and battled the Giant Beast Generals (With Mokumokuren fighting Blue Logan), as the Giant Beast Generals drew their weapons Tengu revealed that the Replica Yokai were created from the kidnapped children and would die if the Replica Yokai are destroyed which allowed the Replica Yokai to fire at the Giant Beast Generals without them fighting back, as the Kakurangers summoned the Beast General Fighters the battle continued with Mokumokuren fighting Battle Kumard who picked Mokumokuren up over his head and spun him around then threw him at Nurikabe, after Tengu was beaten by Muteki Shogun Mokumokuren vanished and the kidnapped children returned to normal. TV STORY-Ep. 12: They Came Forth!! New Beast Generals

Mokumokuren reappeared, along with all the other defeated Yokai, within the Seal Door after their master Daimaou was finally contained there by the Kakurangers. Reeling that they were now powerless in captivity, the Yokai all vowed that they would one day be reborn and regain their power, cursing humanity. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Sealing!!

Personality

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Family

Nurikabe - Brother

Forms

• Original
• Replica

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Shapeshifting: Mokumokuren is able to take on a human form at will.
• Floating Eye: Mokumokuren is able to create a disembodied floating eye to spy on other from afar. It can also fire red electrical blasts and mind control his victims.
• Illusions: Mokumokuren is able to create illusions to deceive his foes.
• Ninpo Googly Eyeball: Mokumokuren cause eyes to appear around his target, which then fire red electrical blasts.
• Eye Lasers: Mokumokuren can fire multiple red lasers from the eyes on hos body. As a giant he simultaneously fire arcs of yellow electricity also.
• Negative Energy Growth: Using the energy created by negative human emotions, yokai are able to grow to gigantic size.

Abilities

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Weaknesses

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Arsenal

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Powers & Abilities

Powers

• Rock Manipulation: The replica Mokumokuren can cause avalanches.
• Energy Form: The replica Mokumokuren can transform into a fiery, red ball of energy to travel from one point to another.
• Eye Attack: The replica Mokumokuren surrounds his target with eyes that deal damage to them.

Abilities

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Arsenal

• Rapier: The replica Mokumokuren's right hand was equipped with a rapier-like sword.
  • Electricity Beam: The replica Mokumokuren can fire a beam of orange electricity from his rapier.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Mokumokuren's human form and voice was portrayed by the late Masaki Tachi in his final sentai role, while Waka Kobayashi portrayed his prince illusion.

Design

• His design is based on a Mokumokuren, a Yokai that lives in torn Shoji (a Japanese paper sliding walls). He is also similar, design-wise, to the Hyakume, another yokai which resembles a multi-eyed pile of flesh. In modern design, he resembles a flasher.

Concept Art

Mokomokuren Concept Art

Etymology

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Notes

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Appearances

• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
  • Ep. 1: We Are Ninja
  • Ep. 5: The Uneven Strange Games
  • Ep. 6: The Eyeball Prince!
  • Ep. 12: They Came Forth!! New Beast Generals
  • Ep. 39: It's a Special Compilation!! (flashback; archive footage and mentioned only)
  • Final Ep.: Sealing!!

See Also

• See Monster - Power Rangers counterpart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3). See comparison page.
• Yokai Mokumokuren, his equivalent motif counterpart from the Kibaoni Army Corps in Shuriken Sentai Ninninger