Bronze Mask (青銅仮面 Seidō Kamen, 1-3) is the robot-themed Masked Monster of the Black Cross Army and a supporting antagonist in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: being a major antagonist in the first episode and the main antagonist of the third.
He is voiced by Yasushi Takeuchi.
Personality[]
Bronze Mask was a cold, villainous, ruthless and misanthropic entity who was genuinely and fanatically loyal to his overlord Black Cross Fuhrer. However, despite being a malevolent individual, Bronze Mask didn't show much emotion and spoke little. He was loyal to his master and showed some degree of cunning and strategy whilst fighting the Gorengers.
Biography[]
Past[]
The Black Cross Army was founded by an enigmatic figure known as the Black Cross Führer at an unknown point. The Führer gathered a coalition of despots, warlords and criminal gangs to form the most powerful paramilitary organization with the goal of conquering the world. As such, Bronze Mask was created as a cyborg to serve the Black Cross Army as its muscle.
Goranger[]
After the UN forms EAGLE to oppose the Black Cross Army, the Black Cross Führer sends Bronze Mask and four other Masked Monsters to lead battalions of Zolders in assaulting EAGLE bases and massacring everyone inside. He was first seen when he and his Zolders storm the Kyushu EAGLE Base and slaughter everyone there except for Daita Ooiwa who they abandon after killing his comrades. Believing EAGLE to be neutralised, the Führer announces the next stage of the Black Cross Army's worldwide operation but the Gorangers emerge to oppose them and kill Gold Mask. Enraged by the interference, the Black Cross Führer sends the remaining four Masked Monsters to kill them and they vie to go first but he picks Warrior Mask.
After Warrior Mask's death, Bronze Mask is next to be chosen. He bribes Daita with a bowl of curry rice in an attempt to regain an object the Gorangers stole from a Black Cross Army base. He ends up double crossing Daita, threatening to blow up a child inside a pressure sealed bomb. He was destroyed by Gorenger Storm attack, which pierced his bell armor in mid-air.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Superhuman Durability: Bronze Mask was able to survive and withstand most of the attacks from the Gorengers.
- Armoured Ball Transformation: Bronze Mask could turn into a bronze Japanese bell that was completely impenetrable to all forms of damage excluding the Goranger Storm.
- Skilled Fighter: Bronze Mask was able to clash with the Gorengers and survive the initial encounter.
- Armour-plate Summoning: Bronze Mask could spontaneously generate a defensive shield on his elbow to deflect attacks.
Arsenal[]
- Staff: Bronze Mask was equipped with a long bo staff which he could use in combat.
- Spark Blasts: Bronze Mask could also spray his enemies with sparks from his staff.
- Dart Blower: Bronze Mask also wielded a dart blower which he could use to shoot poisoned darts.
- Machine Gun: Bronze Mask also wielded a powerful machine gun in a fight.
- Sword: Bronze Mask also wielded a sword in battle.
Quotes[]
“ | Ha ha ha ha. Forward! Alright. Onwards! | „ |
~ Bronze Mask's first words when ambushing a platoon of EAGLE Base soldiers with his Zolders. |