Nakinakite

This article is about a monster in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Nakinakite
Episode	Act 13: The Heavy Cries
Sentai Show	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Height	196 cm
Giant Height	49 m
Weight	90 kg
Giant Weight	22.5 tons
Voice Actor	Rokuro Naya

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"These are my cute offshoots, Shiro-Oniko. They replace the children, stealing their parents!"

―Nakinakite's first words when Mako noticed him atop a building and as he creates another of his Shiro-Oniko.^[src]

"What can the two of you do?!"

―Nakinakite after Kotoha and Mako teamed up against him and his final words before his initial defeat.^[src]

"Damn you Shinkengers!"

―Nakinakite when he enlarged.^[src]

"It's heavy!"

―Nakinakite when being weighed down by DaiTenku and his final words before his death.^[src]

Nakinakite (ナキナキテ, Nakinakite 13) is an Ayakashi of the Gedoshu.

History

He is armed with the Niekane Jigokukon (沸鉄地獄棍, Niekane Jigokukon Seething Iron Hellish Cane), he is sent to deploy his Shiro-Oniko (白鬼子, Shiro-Oniko White Oni Child) to take over a child's place, placing the original in a state of sadness. Nakinakite can also create the deadly infantile Aka-Oniko (赤鬼子, Aka-Oniko Red Oni Child) that latch onto his opponents and slowly increase in weight over time if unhappy, eventually crushing his opponents. He also has the ability to shoot red or blue lightning attacks with his mouth.

Nakinakite is destroyed by Shinken Yellow and Shinken Pink with their Dance of Heaven and Earth attack after knocking him into the air with their Air and Earth Storm, removing the Aka-Oniko from the others. He then changed into his second life but was then destroyed by ShinkenOh Shinken Samurai Slash after he was being weighed down by DaiTenku (thanks to some miscommunication).

Yokai Origins

According to folklore, the konaki-jijī (子泣き爺, konaki-jijī) is a yokai that can take the appearance of an old man that sounds like a crying baby. When he is picked up by a passerby, he suddenly becomes so heavy that he crushes them. Nakinakite's ability to summon Oniko that weigh down their victims is thought to be the origin of this legend.

Personality

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Shiro-Oniko (白鬼子, Shiro-Oniko White Oni Child): He can deploy his Shiro-Oniko to take over a child's place, placing the original in a state of sadness.
• Aka-Oniko (赤鬼子, Aka-Oniko Red Oni Child): Nakinakite can also create the deadly infantile Aka-Oniko that latch onto his opponents and slowly increase in weight over time if unhappy, eventually crushing his opponents.
• Lightning: Nakinakite has the ability to shoot red or blue lightning attacks with his mouth.

Shiro-Oniko

Aka-Oniko

Abilities

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Weaknesses

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Arsenal

• Niekane Jigokukon (沸鉄地獄棍, Niekane Jigokukon Seething Iron Hellish Cane): He is armed with the Seething Iron Hellish Cane in combat.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Nakinakite is voiced by the late Rokuro Naya (納谷 六朗, Naya Rokurō) in his final Super Sentai role before his death in 2014.

Design

• His design is based on the konaki-jijī youkai and incorporates elements of crying faces and a poison dart frog.

Concept Art

Nakinakite Concept Art

Etymology

• His name is derived from naku (泣く, naku crying).

Notes

• He is one of the few Ayakashi that were not adapted into Nighloks.
• Although he went unused in Power Rangers Samurai, some of the footage in Sanzu River was used in Party Monsters.

Appearances

• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
  • Act 13: The Heavy Cries

See Also

• Konakijiji – another monster based on the konaki-jijī from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
• Advanced Yokai Konakijiji – another monster based on the konaki-jijī from Shuriken Sentai Ninninger.

External links

• Nakinakite on the TV Asahi site