 This article is about a monster in Seiju Sentai Gingaman.
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- "I'll break that sun statue and bring out the Galactic Light!"
- ―Sunabakuto's first words.
- "Balban Extract! At least I will have my final roar!"
- ―Sunabakutou's first words upon enlarging himself.
Sunabakutou (砂爆盗 Sunabakutō) is a scorpionfish-themed Majin of the Space Pirates Barban and also one of Sword General Budoh's Four Shoguns. He was also known as Sand thief because of his abilities. He serves as the primary antagonist of the episode "Chapter 19: The Vengeful Knight".
History[]
Early life[]
He was one of the Majin Beasts, who were present on the planet Taurus, when Captain Zahab abducted Black Knight and his younger brother Krantz. Despite Black Knight surrendered to Zahab, the evil pirate captain murdered his innocent younger brother, before destroying the planet to obtain more ingredients for his eternal life potion. However, Black Knight survived and swore to get revenge on Balban for their treachery.
Gingaman[]
In the nineteenth episode, Budoh sends Sunabakutou to find the Lights of Ginga. The villain attacked Tokyo and started fighting the Gingamen, once the Rangers arrived. However, the monster tried to escape the Rangers, while still pursuing his goal, the search for the Lights of Ginga. Later, after some hard fighting with Gingaman, Black Knight appeared and started fighting with Sunabakutou. Monster fought the alien knight, but after realising that he started losing the fight, Sunabakutou decided to use the extremely unfair tactics and captured an innocent girl, using a child like a shield. However, Black Knight didn't care about that and was willing to destroy Balban at any cost, even by shooting a girl with his blaster, showing that he doesn't care about sacrificing innocent people to take his revenge on the space pirates. However, Gingaman stopped Black Knight and taught their ally morality about not hurting an innocent people. Ryoma had an important talk with the Knight about saving innocent lives. Later, Sunabakutou returned and again attacked the city, continuing his search for the Lights of Ginga. The beast again encountered Gingaman and fought the heroes, before Black Knight returned and together the Rangers and their friend bested Sunabakutou with their weapons. However, similarly his predecessors and successors, the alien pirate used his Balban extract and enlarged himself. After the short-lived battle, Sunabakutou was destroyed permanently with Bull Taurus. 
TV STORY-Chapter 19: The Vengeful Knight
Personality[]
Sunabakutou was a fierce Majin of the Budoh Majin Mob's Four Shogun. He was one to take advantage of an opportunity should it present itself, such as striking Ryoma and BullBlack with their backs turned. He also displays cowardly tendencies of using a hostage such as BullBlack's younger brother, Krantz, and a little girl to force a fight into his favor. However, overall, Sunabakutou was nothing but a selfish coward, who was willing to kill innocent people and his death was deserved, even if Gingaman still had to teach their friend Black Knight about their morality of protecting the innocent individuals, such as peaceful citizens of Tokyo.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Sand Manipulation: His main ability is to manipulate a special sand from his pouch that causes explosions based upon wherever or whoever it is spread.
- Sword Summoning: Sunabakutou can summon his sword at will.
- Longevity: Sunabakutou has been alive for three thousand years.
Abilities[]
- Strength: Sunabakutou was one of the stronger monsters the Rangers have faced in terms of strength, being able to overwhelm them in a few occasions, being able to even to hold his own against Black Knight for a short period of time.
- Agility: Sunabakutou was quick enough to dodge energy blasts from the Black Knight's Magna Blaster.
- Extraordinary Jumper: The beast was able to jump at the incredibly high distances.
Weaknesses[]
- While he was unambiguosly a coward, but Sunabakutou apparently showed no weaknesses.
Arsenal[]
- Serrated Fin Sword He possesses proficiency in the use of his serrated fin-like sword.
- Energy Deflection: He used his sword to fight Bullblack in a one one one, subdue all five Gingamen and deflect their Galaxy Beast Attack Bullet energy blasts.
- Energy Slash: He can project energy slash attacks.
- Flame Slash: Sunabakutou could launch a flame-like energy slash from his sword.
- Blast Bag: Sunabakutou also wields a large leather bag to fire large sand or energy blasts that explode upon contact.
- Explosive Teleportation Sand: Sunabakutou could pull out sand from his Blast Bag which he can put down to teleport in an explosive flash.
- Thundercloud: The energy blasts from the Blast Bag sometimes come in the form of a dark cloud with light orange lightning.
- Lightning Effect: The Blast Bag could sometimes damage anything it hits with yellow or light orange lightning. It was strong enough to split the GingaiOh back into its Starbeast components.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Sunabakutou was voiced by Maroshi Tamura, who previously portrayed Major Zydos in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.
Design[]
- Sunabakutou was designed by character designer Osamu Abe.
- His motifs are that of a scorpionfish and a bandit.
Concept Art[]
Etymology[]
- Sunabakutou's name comes from suna (sand), sabaku (desert), and touzoku (thief).
Notes[]
- He was the first monster to fight the Black Knight after the revelation of the Knight's past.
Appearances[]
Seiju Sentai Gingaman
- Chapter 19: The Vengeful Knight
- Chapter 43: Legendary Footprints (flashback; archive footage only)
- Seiju Sentai Gingaman Super Video: The Secret Fruit of Wisdom (flashback; archive footage only)
See Also[]
- Fishface - Power Rangers counterpart in Lost Galaxy. See comparison page.
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