 This article is about a/an villain in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
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| "It seems they've finally awakened eh--?" |
| ―Shitari of the Bones' first words when witnessing the Rokumon Junk rising out of the Sanzu River.[src] |
| "Dokoku! Dayu! Sorry, but I'm surviving! Whether it's in the Sanzu River or in the mud... living is my Gedou fate!" |
| ―Shitari of the Bones before being sealed back in the Netherworld.[src] |
| "Is this how I meet my end? Unbelievable!" |
| ―Shitari of the Bones' final words before his death.[src] |
Shitari of the Bones (骨のシタリ Hone no Shitari) was the Gedoshu's strategist who saw humans as mere specimens for his research and the secondary antagonist of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
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Character History
At the start of the series, he is shown to have been waiting on the other side for a long period for the return of Dokoku Chimatsuri, whose junk re-emerges on the Sanzu River years after the Gedoshu leader was ripped apart by a former generation of the Shinkengers. Immediately allying himself with Dokoku, he shows himself performing other plans regarding the Ayakashi to flood the Sanzu River for passage to the human world that generally were crueler and not the same as typical Ayakashi, which generally made him not trustworthy to Dayu Usukawa, another of Dokoku's allies.
One of Shitari's most important research projects is the discovery of a certain character used in the past by the 17th Shinken Red which had defeated Dokoku in order to neutralize it's power. To do so, he heads into the human world and even assists more unworthy Ayakashi to help his master find a way to have no further threats from the Shinkenger.
Unlike the other Ayakashi on Dokoku's side, who either have their own agenda or are traitorous to his ideals, Shitari is the most loyal of the minions, choosing to watch over him and make sure everything he does is for his own purpose for flooding the river as planned. When Dokoku chose to enter the human world briefly to fix Dayu's shamisen (with Akumaro Sujigarano previously promising but choosing to use it for his own means), Shitari is the one who warns him about the problems the lack of water will perform on him and ultimately must drag him back to the Sanzu River to recover when his body nearly dries out mere minutes after arriving and destroying everyone, including the Shinkengers, with ease.
With his master out of action and the return of Kaoru Shiba, the true 18th Shiba Clan leader, Shitari attempted to hasten Dokoku's recovery and flooding the Sanzu, even sacrificing one of his two lives to give a third life to Oborojime. However, it was Dayu's own sacrifice that lead to Dokoku's recovery and the Sanzu River's overflowing. As the Rokumon Junk emerged in the human world, Shitari stood by Dokoku's side for the invasion. However, as the Shinkengers finally stop the Gedoshu leader, Shitari is sucked back into the Underworld as the Sanzu receded. As admitted by Shitari himself, he could have left to attack the Shinkengers but that would have likely been suicide so better to be sucked away and live to fight another day than die and that be the permanent end of the Gedoshu. 
TV STORY-Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku
After Dokoku's final defeat, Shitari tried to assist in bringing him back a year later by generating fear and destroying the Goseigers with the aid of Madakodama, but instead saw the revival of another villain: Buredoran of the Chimatsuri. Completely against Buredoran's plans, Shitari planned to use his remaining Ayakashi forces to betray him, but was stopped by the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, who had intercepted his plans while travelling to the past themselves for their own mission. Shitari is finally killed by Captain Marvelous transformed into Go-On Red utilizing the Kankan Mantan Gun.
Unlike other Gedoshu, Shitari had already given his second life to Oborojime and therefore does not return as a giant. TV STORY-Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku/ TV STORY-The Future is the Past
Personality
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
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Abilities
- Strength: Although his strength was rarely shown, Shitari was easily able to pick up Genta just by using his tentacles and lifting his head.
- Durability: Shitari had his tentacles cut and slashed by Genta and all it did was make him complain.
- Skilled Fighter: Shitari, despite his appearance, was a very capable fighter who easily outmatched Antonio in a duel.
- Nanashi Summoning: Shitari could summon both normal sized and giant Nanashi to assist him and any Gedoshu in battle.
- Tentacle Wrapping: Shitari could launch his tentacles at his enemy to wrap them up.
- Electrocution: Shitari can charge up his tentacles with red-orange lightning in order to shock his enemies as demonstrated after he wrapped up Genta at the Tengen Gate.
- Life-Force Transferal: By wrapping his tentacles around a Gedoshu, Shitari could transfer half his life force to make them stronger but at the cost of losing his second life.
- Gap Teleportation: Shitari could teleport to the Netherworld using gaps.
Weaknesses
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Arsenal
- Staff: Shitari had a lumpy wooden staff that he could wield effectively in combat.
- Energy Blasts: Shitari could fire purple energy blasts from the tip of his staff.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
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Design
- Shitari is modeled after Fukurokuju (福禄寿?) and a squid.
Concept Art
Etymology
- Shitari's name can be literally translated as "triumphant bones" (骨のしたり, Hone no Shitari)
Notes
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Appearances
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
- Act 1: The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai
- Act 2: The Stylish Combination
- Act 3: An Extermination Skill Contest
- Act 4: Nightly Tears of Sympathy
- Act 5: The Kabuto Origami
- Act 6: The Abusive King
- Act 7: Marlin Fishing
- Act 8: The Brides are Spirited Away
- Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion
- Act 10: The Great Sky Combination
- Act 11: A Threefold Strife
- Act 12: The Very First Super Samurai Combination
- Act 13: The Heavy Cries
- Act 14: The Foreign Samurai
- Act 15: The Imposter and Real Deal's Arrest
- Act 16: The Power of Kuroko
- Act 17: The Sushi Samurai
- Act 18: Samurai Promotion
- Act 19: Learning the Samurai Disposition
- Act 20: The Ebi Origami's Transformation
- Kamen Rider Decade episode 24, The Arrival of the Samurai Sentai
- Act 22: Lord Butler
- Act 23: The Rampaging Gedoushu
- Act 24: The True Samurai Combination
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War
- Act 25: The Dream World
- Act 26: Decisive Match Number One
- Act 27: Switched Lives
- Act 28: The Lantern Samurai
- Act 29: The Runaway Lantern
- Act 30: The Manipulated Academy
- Act 31: The Kyoryu Origami
- Act 33: The Great Bull King
- Act 34: Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
- Act 35: Eleven Origami All Combination
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: GinmakuBang!!
- Act 36: The Curry Samurai
- Act 37: The Epic Glue Battle
- Act 38: The Gunnery Showdown
- Act 39: The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency
- Act 40: The Honorable Leader Heads to the Front Lines
- Act 41: The Sent Words
- Act 42: Two Centuries' Ambition
- Act 44: The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House
- Act 45: The Impersonator
- Act 46: The Showdown Clash
- Act 47: Bonds
- Act 48: The Final Great Decisive Battle
- Closing Act: The Samurai Squadron is Eternal'
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 40: The Future is the Past
episode 24, 
See Also
- Octoroo - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.
