 This article is about a villain in Choshinsei Flashman.
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Sir Kauler (サー・カウラー Sā Kaurā) is the leader of the Alien Hunters.
History[]
Flashman[]
Sir Kauler, known as the "Dark Hunter", was the leader of the squadron of Alien Hunters who are tasked with hunting down numerous lifeforms from various worlds for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess. Kauler is feared by all living beings across the universe for his infamy. 20 years prior to the start of the series, Kauler came to Earth and abducted several human subjects, including the five young children who would ultimately be saved by the Flash and become the Flashmen in the future. Bored with travelling through the universe, Kauler and his Hunters arrived on Earth to challenge the Flashmen, recognizing them as the children he had abducted years ago. He possesses the trust of Mess' leader Lah Deus and uses Beast Warriors both tied to creatures he himself hunted down or created by Mess' main scientist, Lie Köpflen.
Kauler begins to grow suspicious of Köpflen and his motives during an incident where he used the ghost of Beast Warrior The Zukonda in a supernatural incident, forcing the scientist to fly to where they were and "revive" his creation, hating to see his own work being abused by the hunter even if it had the Flashmen on the ropes.
TV STORY-Ep. 24: The Occult Summer Vacation The rivalry and hatred between Kauler and Köpflen worsened as time went on, with the two of them coming to ruin each other's plans and preventing the other from gaining the upper hand within Mess. Kauler never let up on his own torment of the Flashmen as well, choosing to prevent any lead regarding their parents' identities be ripped away while taunting the team that he was the only one who knew who they were, such as when Sara tried to find data on the day of their abduction through flight information. TV STORY-Ep. 42: Don't Cry! Female Warriors
Kauler finally reached his breaking point with Mess when Lie Köpflen creates The Gitan, a Beast Warrior that becomes more powerful by eating other aliens, and sending off to use his Alien Hunters as its fuel. Angered by the move and inspired by the arrival of his partner Boh Gardan, Kauler severs tie with Mess and threatens to take both Köpflen and Lah Deus down. TV STORY-Ep. 43: Kauler's Treachery! Köpflen soon gets back at Kauler by abducting the remaining Alien Hunters and fusing them into his first Deus Beast Warrior, The Taffmoss, but Kauler responds by abducting Earth scientist Doctor Tokimura, forcing him to build a Gene Synthesizer similar to the one Köpflen uses in order to expose the truth behind Lah Deus' existence. TV STORY-Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear TV STORY-Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth Though Tokimura completes the Gene Synthesizer ultimately, he escapes before Kauler forced him to play the thing. TV STORY-Ep. 47: Wanda! Death Cry
Ultimately, Köpflen takes the upper hand in dealing with Kauler, using his loyal creation Leh Näfel to take his partner Boh Gardan so he could be mutated into a Deus Beast Warrior. Seeing this action as the last straw, particularly after taking a major wound from his own partner, Kauler abducts Sara (using her new knowledge that she was the one abducted from the Tokimuras even without telling her fully) and makes her play the Tokimura Gene Synthesizer, restoring Gardan temporarily and destabilizing Lah Deus. With the leader in pain, Kauler and Gardan storm the Mess mothership Laboh where Kauler finally appears to destroy Lah Deus, confirming his knowledge that Mess' leader was merely a creation of mixed genetic materials, with even with Köpflen not caring that his master was no more.
Sir Kauler defeat Great Emperor Lah Deus
Even with Lah Deus gone, Kauler decides to finish things off with the Flashmen, facing them one last time still seeing them as just being needed to be eliminated. In the middle of the battle, Jin gives him a mortal wound weakening but not killing him. In his anger at Mess and at Köpflen's new position and uncaring nature of Lah Deus' loss, Kauler reveals the scientist as a human of Earth, which Köpflen denies. After the battle, Kauler returns to his ship where, in his dying breath, he performs a suicide attack in hopes of destroying Laboh and taking out Lie Köpflen forever, failing to do so but ending his life on his own terms. TV STORY-Ep. 48: The End of Kauler!! TV STORY-Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus
Jin defeat Sir Kauler
Maskman[]
Maskman, confronted by legendary adversaries.
Sir Kauler, alongside Näfelura, is one of five revived villains who overwhelm the Maskmen before being defeated by a gathering of the previous Red Warriors including his old enemy Red Flash. TV STORY-Hikari Sentai Maskman (manga)
Turboranger clipshow[]
Sir Kauler appears in the clips from Choshinsei Flashman seen in the first episode of Kousoku Sentai Turboranger.
Personality[]
Kauler has a personality that is aggressive yet patient, knowing how to track down his prey and assault when they least expect it. He generally fights both on his own as well as alongside his Alien Hunter troops, whom he trusts and respects even more than the mutant warriors created by Köpflen.
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Arsenal[]
- His weapon is an elastic electromagnetism whip extended to 15m and the super-metal claw.
Warriors[]
- The Zukonda (15 & 16, 24) (First Beast Warrior)
- The Jiraika (17, 18)
- The Drake (19)
- The Metagas (36)
- The Zeragill (38)
- The Descom (42) (Final Beast Warrior)
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Portrayal[]
Sir Kauler was portrayed by Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治 Nakata Jōji). According to an interview with Nakata, he stated that it was Takao Nagaishi who recommended him the role of Sir Kauler. Nakata himself was initially worried to take the role, but did so after consulting his friend and fellow tokusatsu star Atsuko Takahata.[1] Two years after playing Sir Kauler, he would go on to become the main villain of Choju Sentai Liveman, Great Professor Bias.
Design[]
Sir Kauler was designed by Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕裕 Izubuchi Yutaka), drawing inspirations from characters portrayed by the late actor Yoshio Harada. Izubuchi also intentionally hid Kauler's right eye to reminisce Prince Megiddo from Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, which he also worked on.[2]
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- Yutaka Izubuchi used Jouji Nakata's likeness as Sir Kauler to illustrate King Kashue in the Record of Lodoss War novels.
- Nakata himself would go on to voice King Kashue in the 1998 anime.
Appearances[]
Choshinsei Flashman
- Choshinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!
- Ep. 19: Baraki's Dying Warning
- Ep. 21: Sorrowful Sara
- Ep. 24: The Occult Summer Vacation
- Ep. 26: Space Pumpkin Cooking
- Ep. 27: Dai's Punch of Friendship
- Ep. 28: Sublime! Fiery Gals
- Ep. 30: Bizarre Näfelura
- Ep. 33: Papa Won't Lose!
- Ep. 36: The Shocking Wonder Slug
- Ep. 38: The Day Jin Dies?!
- Ep. 39: Burn, Angry Sara
- Ep. 40: Execution City, Operation XX
- Ep. 41: Dai Becomes a Child
- Ep. 42: Don't Cry! Female Warriors
- Ep. 43: Kauler's Treachery!
- Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear
- Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth
- Ep. 46: Only 20 Days to Live!!
- Ep. 47: Wanda! Death Cry
- Ep. 48: The End of Kauler!!
- Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus
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