 This article is about a monster in Mashin Sentai Kiramager.
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- "My name is Nazokake Jamen! Now, all of you, riddle me this: A dentist and an angry teacher. What do they have in common?"
- ―The Nazokake Jamen's first words when confronting a large group of people outside an amphitheater.[src]
- "And you're all out!"
- ―The Nazokake Jamen's catchphrase whenever someone failed to guess one of his riddles correctly.[src]
- "You can make demands of me after you answer one of my riddles! Here's one for you, Kiramagers. Riddle me this: When you're given a deck of cards, and when you buys something on discount... What do they have in common?"
- ―The Nazokake Jamen when confronted by the Kiramagers.[src]
- "Riddle me this! A period of economic prosperity, and my last words......What do they have in common? Correct! Boom!"
- ―The Nazokake Jamen's final words before his death.[src]
Nazokake Jamen (ナゾカケ邪面) was a riddle-themed gold-body Jamenshi of the Dark Empire Yodonheim whose dark energy was used to release Tank Ligany, Shield Shellga, and Sengoku Basra.
History[]
Nazokake Jamen is sent by Carantula to distract the Kiramagers long enough for the Yodon Ivy Seed to mature and turn the Earth into a barren wasteland where Emperor Yodon can rule. He is first seen in an amphitheater announcing his presence to a large group of people. When they express immense confusion at this weird riddle, he announces that they've all lost and has his accompanying Bechats slap question mark stickers on their backs. At this point, the Kiramagers (sans Sayo who is on a date) arrive and Juru berates him for corrupting something beloved like riddles. Generating more question mark cards on their chests, Nazokake Jamen asks them what a deck of cards and discounts have in common but they refuse to answer and attack him. Though they manage to defeat his Bechats instantly, all attempts to harm him fail since they bounce off of thin air before coming even close to making contact. Even shots from Tametomo's Kiramai Shot miraculously bend around the Jamenshi and leave him untouched. As they flail uselessly at him, Nazokake Jamen mockingly knocks down Shiguru and Sena with his pole before walking away having made his point though not before having to slap Takamichi to the ground when he tries to stop the Jamenshi. Bidding them farewell, Nazokake Jamen tells them to think hard before opening a portal and returning to Yodonheim even as Tametomo tries to shoot him.
The next morning, as Galza confronts and corrupts Mashin Hakobu, Nazokake Jamen and some Bechats terrorize more people outside a restaurant when the Kiramagers (sans Sayo who is considering leaving the team for the one she loves) arrive and transforms. Tametomo then reveals the answer to their question was is that both involve deals and dealing. You deal cards and discounts mean that you got a good deal. The correct answer apparently gives Nazokake Jamen a massive migraine as he admits that Tametomo is correct and the question mark stickers on the Kiramagers disappear. Whilst Yodonna and Sayo brawl over the Yodon Ivy Seed under the city, the Kiramagers corner Nazobake Jamen but Juru poses a riddle; answer correctly and he lives or they finish him off immediately. Discarding his baton, the Jamenshi accepts so Juru poses the question of what a mid-rare steak and the Kiramagers have in common. After some thinking, Nazobake Jamen relents and Juru reveals that the connection is that both have red in the middle before he summons the Kiraful Go Arrow to become the Go Kiramagers. All five Kiramagers then combine energies and finish off Nazokake Jamen with the Sparkling Phoenix attack. All the Jamenshi can do is make an explosion related riddle pun before being blown apart.
Legacy[]
In spite of Nazobake Jamen's death, his actions gave the Yodon Ivy Seed enough time to mature and his dark energy was used to deploy three Jamen Beasts to guard the said seed. Even so, the Kiramagers eventually destroyed the Yodon Ivy Seed and the Jamen Beasts with the Grateful Go Arrow.
Personality[]
Nazokake Jamen was sadistic and arrogant but he did have a clever side considering the cleverly ridiculous wordplay he used in his riddles. The Jamenshi presented himself as a game-show host in the style of Bruce Forsythe but was in fact extremely gleeful at seeing others fail and get hurt in the process. He was also a chauvinist obsessed with dramatics to the point of loudly announcing his presence just to get an audience. However, he is also a good sport and admits when he has been outwitted.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Question Mark Stickers: Nazokake Jamen could reach out his hand to create question mark stickers on his opponents' chests, which would then become unremovable.
- Attack Deflection: While Nazokake Jamen's opponents are wearing Question Mark Stickers, their attacks would not be able to hit him due to their weapons always stopping short of hitting him and any ranged attacks bouncing off of the air around him.
- Reality Warping-Nazokake Jamen also seemed to have minor reality warping powers when the Kiramagers had his stickers on since somehow all of Tametomo's shots missed him.
- Attack Deflection: While Nazokake Jamen's opponents are wearing Question Mark Stickers, their attacks would not be able to hit him due to their weapons always stopping short of hitting him and any ranged attacks bouncing off of the air around him.
- Portal Creation: Nazokake Jamen could flash his head like a light-bulb to open a target colored portal to Yodonheim.
Abilities[]
- Sight-Nazokake Jamen could see perfectly well despite the eyes visible on his head being perpetually shut.
- Strength-Nazokake Jamen was able to take down Shiguru and Sena with precise strikes from his baton to their limbs and send Takamichi flying to the ground with a single slap across the helmet.
- Master Wordsmith-Nazokake Jamen was a specialist in wordplay and riddles which made his riddles extremely hard to guess correctly. They do however tend to revolve around puns.
Weaknesses[]
- Correct Answers-Nazokake Jamen's question mark stickers would vanish if the person they were attached to correctly answered his riddles.
- Riddle Answering-Despite being an expert riddle maker, Nazokake Jamen was appalling at answering other people's riddles which was his undoing.
Arsenal[]
- Batons: Nazokake Jamen and the Bechats under his command wielded large white pole-like batons in combat.
Profile[]
- Jamen: Nazokake
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Nazokake Jamen was voiced by Japanese comedian Toshihiro "Nezucchi" Nezu.
Design[]
- Nazokake Jamen was designed after a light bulb.
- This references to a common element in various cartoons and comics, in which an imaginary light bulb appears over someone's head when they have an idea.
Etymology[]
- The word "nazokake" (謎掛け) roughly translates to "a particular type of riddle" (or the word "riddle" in general) in Japanese.
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