| “ | Wait, Kakuranger! Do not fall for the Infernal King's challenge! The Infernal King is attempting to trick you. Do not strike him down! Do not pursue! You have defeated the Youkai Yama-uba and buried the power of hatred. But if you strike down Daimaou, that hatred will be born anew among humans and all the Youkai that you have defeated will be reborn. The Infernal King's secret is that he is made of human hatred itself! Regardless, do not strike him down. Capture him alive. Lock him away behind the Door of Seals! This is the final trial that is given to Kakuranger. If you strike him down, the Infernal King will fly through the world as a thousand shards of hatred, bury himself in the hearts of men, and fill the surface world with hatred once more. | „ |
| ~ The Three God Generals regarding Daimaou. |
Daimaou is the leader of the Youkai Army Corps, the father of Gashadokuro, the older brother of Daidarabotchi and Yama-uba and the main antagonist of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
He was voiced by Hidekatsu Shibata, who also voiced General Shadow in Kamen Rider Stronger, the Omnipotent God in Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, General Jark in Kamen Rider RX, CC Patchoone in Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Captain Zahab in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, Rasetsu in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, Trinoid 21: Reindeersanta in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger, Land Fist Demon Maku in Juken Sentai Gekiranger and Gyōten'ō of the Supernova in Tensou Sentai Goseiger. In anime, he is most well known as King Bradley in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Syn Shenron in the Dragon Ball franchise beginning with Dragon Ball GT, Nurzak in Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders, Kazuo Tengan in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Count Mecha in Galaxy Express 999, Lord Salamander in Space Adventure Cobra, Mars in Saint Seiya Omega and Tokeiman in Akumaizer 3.
Biography[]
Past[]
Daimaou first came to be when humanity's negative emotions physically manifested and formed thier own group under the leadership of the most powerful of thier kind; Daimaou who also happened to be the living embodiment of hatred and all negative human emotions. Two thousand years ago, Daimaou and his forces ran amok in the mortal world but Daimaou completely cut ties to Daidarabotchi and Yama-uba because he feared that he would become too attached to them and lose his cruelty. Eventually however, three holymen went to war against the Youkai and managed to seal many behind the Door of Sealing with Daimaou being among them. These holy-men became the Three God Generals after ascending to Godhood.
By the modern era, Tsuruhime's father Hakamenro learned of Daimaou's existence and the threat he posed on the world should he be freed. Though forced to serve Daimaou, Hakamenro used this to uncover the demon's weakness but Dainmaou was always aware of this and allowed his presence only because he could use it in his own plans.
Kakuranger[]
Although Kappa unleashes the trapped Yokai and the trapped Yo Power in 1994, Daimaou is still sealed away since he requires much greater dark power to escape. Eventually, Daimaou has his son Gashadokuro set up the ritual for his coming into the human world by gathering fifteen children's souls to open the Seal Gate. A month later, despite the Kakurangers' attempt to stop it, the ritual is completed and the freed Daimaou begins his reign of terror while vowing revenge on the Kakurangers for Gashadokuro's death.
After the death of Kitsune, Daimaou decides to bring around eternal darkness on Earth and creates Daradara from an egg. Unlike Daimaou's Yokai though, Daradara is a mindless creature with no will of its own and is controlled by Daimaou's will since he doesn't want to risk an incompetent Yokai from ruining his plan. With his controlled minion, he is able to capture Ninjaman and completely defeat the Three God Generals when they refuse to hurt Ninjaman though they manage to escape. Later, Daimaou lays a trap for the Kakurangers and Hakamenro with the Flowery Kunochi Team where he confronts all six of them personally and reveals his knowledge of Hakamenro's true allegiance. When Hakamenro attacks, Daimaou petrifies himself and reveals a spell over the area that prevents the Kakurangers from morphing before initiating a battle which results in everyone but Sasuke being captured. Connecting the four Kakurangers to Daradara allows the Youkai to assume his ultimate form and completely overwhelm the Three God Generals. However, Sasuke is able to free them and de-power Daradara by attacking Daimaou (having found a message sent by Hakamenro before his petrification) so the Yokai master grows giant to destroy them himself. Ultimately, Daradara is quickly killed and Daimaou is hit by the Muteki Cannon Full Discharge and Iron Fist Flying Finish only to retreat since he has sustained a nasty wound.
By early 1995, Daimaou has completely run-out of Yokai minions but his siblings Daidarabotchi and Yama-uba come to announce that they have the Kakurangers inside thier inn. Because of thier previous disagreement, Daimaou is uninterested so they promise to kill the Kakurangers and regain standing within the Yokai. When Yama-uba returns to him after Daidarabotchi's death, Daimmaou manipulates her and her feelings into letting him make her stronger for his own goals. With Yama-uba dead, Daimaou is the final Youkai left so he dive-bombs the Kakurangers in a suicide attack in his Skeleton Palace. However, Daimaou can't be destroyed as he is the being the embodiment of all evil and his death would allow his influence to spread worldwide. To rectify this, with the Three God Generals and Ninjaman using their powers to weaken him, the Kakurangers seal Daimaou behind the Seal Door and eliminate the Youkai Army Corps as a threat despite him claiming that human hatred will always allow them to return. With the Seal Door sealed by the Doron Changers though, Daimaou will never threaten the Earth again.
Zenkaiger[]
Twenty-seven years after Daimaou's re-capture, the newest threat to the universe (the Tojitendo Empire) emerges and creates Super Warumono World. As a World Monster based around resurrecting past Sentai villains, Super Warumono World has his body made up of parts from many other past Sentai villains with a part of his head based on Daimaou. The Youkai leader was also going to be one of the villains resurrected by the Tojitendo to turn the Zenkaiger Earth into a world ruled by villains, but this never happens as Super Warumono World is swiftly killed by the Zenkaigers.
Middle Aged Struggles[]
| “ | Ladies and gentlemen, they are at it again! Thirty years ago, the Youkai leader born from human wickedness and hatred, Youkai Daimaou, was sealed away by the Five Kakure Style Ninja. | „ |
| ~ The Announcer. |
Thirty years after the defeat of the Youkai Army Corps, Daimaou is recalled by the new Announcer as having been sealed away long ago by the Kakurangers. Flower Ninja Gabera's plan is to create a new Daimaou to replace the old one but the plan fails and she is sealed away.
Personality[]
Daimaou is a vicious psychopath whose sole interest is plunging the world into chaos and will kill any who oppose him. Daimaou demonstrated on multiple occasions that he is highly dismissive of his minions and thier petty attempts to gain favour with him though he was delighted to learn that Kitsune had captured Tsuruhime. He is absolutely ruthless, admitting to Hakamenro that he would have killed his son even if he had killed the Kakurangers since he voiced Gashadokuro as a potential usurper. As seen during his plans for Daradara, Daimaou is also completely heartless and underhanded; willing to use Ninjaman's life as leverage so the Kakurangers wouldn't fight his creation.
Due to falling out long ago with Daidarabotchi and Yama-uba, he lost all respect for them and saw them only as means to his ends as he even manipulated Yama-uba's emotions to allow him to make her stronger for his benefit, Despite this, he expressed complete horror after she was killed by the Kakurangers and his grief led to the final battle.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Power: Daimaou is the most powerful of the Yokai, stronger than Gashadokuro or Nue with both actively fearing him. He was stronger than Ninjaman, the Kakurangers or any of the individual Three God Generals though he was outmatched by Muteki Shogun, Kakure Daishogun and Ninjaman working together.
- Durability: Daimaou survived the Muteki Cannon Full Discharge and Iron Fist Flying Finish finisher without a scratch. Even being set on fire during the final battle by the Three God Generals and Ninjaman didn't faze him.
- Teleportation: Daimaou can teleport to any location at will by instantly appearing and disappearing at will.
- Expert Hand to Hand Combatant: Through Daradara, Daimaou easily overpowered Kakure Daishogun with his bare hands.
- Expert Fighter: Through Daradara, Daimaou easily overpowered Super Kakure Daishogun with his walking stick.
- Lightning Blasts: Daimaou can fire a large spray of red lightning from his hand that was strong enough to take down all five Kakurangers and Hakamenro with a single hit.
- Levitation: Daimaou can levitate hundreds of feet in the air at will.
- Power Blocking Barriers: Daimaou can generate an invisible barrier around an area that prevents the Kakurangers from morphing.
- Lightning Spray: Daimaou can fire a large spray of blue lightning from himself at will that is strong enough to knock back Muteki Shogun, Kakure Daishogun and Ninjaman all at once.
- Self Growth: Daimaou is able to enlarge himself by firing large sprays of yellow lightning from his body.
- Forced Growth: Daimaou was also able to enlarge other Youkai with him against thier will as seen with Karakasa.
- Petrifying Blast: Daimaou can spew pink energy from his mouth to instantly petrify beings.
- Yokai Lightning Cloud Summoning: Daimaou is able to summon the Yokai Lightning Cloud to enlarge himself with its Yo Power as seen when he was being forced back towards the Seal Door during his final battle.
- Yokai Corruption: Daimaou can corrupt the Yo Power into a far more powerful red variant capable of making Yama-uba much, much more powerful.
Arsenal[]
- Walking Stick: Daimaou wields a large golden walking stick in combat.
- Screen Generation: Daimaou can fire orange energy from the tip of his walking stick and generate fiery energy screens as seen during his Daradara scheme.
- Transmutation Blast: Daimaou could fire red lightning from his staff to turn humans into animals as seen in a flashback when he turned Jiro and Taro into dogs.
- Energy Blasts: Daimaou can swing his walking stick around in a circle and fire a pink energy blast from the tip.
Quotes[]
| “ | Junior... Junior! How long will you make me wait? Bring me to the surface! I wish to rule this world with my own hands! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou’s first words to Gashadokuro via telepathy. |
| “ | Ah ha ha ha ha ha! Hu hu hu hu ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hu hu hu hu ha ha ha! At last, I am reborn! Hear me, Kakuranger! This world is now mine! Meh heh heh heh ha ha ha ha ha! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou after being freed from the Seal Door. |
| “ | Hear me, my Youkai! You are to serve me loyally as we destroy humanity and build a Youkai empire on the surface world. And as for our hated enemy, Kakuranger… They did kill my son. I will be slaughtering them all! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou taking control of the Youkai Army Corps. |
| “ | It is born! My doppelganger, Daradara. I've been waiting for this day to come. Kakuranger and the Heavenly Triad. Muteki Shogun, Kakure Daishogun and Tsubasamaru will finally fall at my hand. But first, we must capture thier apprentice Ninjaman. Go forth! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou after creating Daradara. |
| “ | Huh huh huh huh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Muh huh huh huh huh ha ha ha ha ha! What's wrong, Ninjaman? You can't even break your chains? How pathetic! Idiot! Haven't you realised it yet? Daradara absorbed all of your power. In other words, at the moment, you are as powerless as a human! It's futile. You can't become a giant ever again. | „ |
| ~ Daimaou gloating to the captured Ninjaman. |
| “ | So you've come at last, Heavenly Triad. Now, have a good battle with my dear doppelganger Daradara! However, this time...it is not just Ninjaman's life on the line. Behold! Daradara has absorbed the powers of four Kakurangers as well. In other worlds, if you attack the Daradara, it's not just Ninjaman you harm. These four Kakurangers will suffer and die as well! Now! What will you do, Heavenly Triad? | „ |
| ~ Daimaou when the Three God Generals appeared to fight Daradara. |
| “ | Damn you! You accursed fools! I'll grind you into the dirt! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou when enlarging. |
| “ | Love? Hope? Courage? Such things are nothing before me. Peh heh heh heh heh heh! Fools. You still do not know what I truly am. Go to hell! Beh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Now, Kakuranger is finished! Peh heh heh heh heh heh! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou's final words before his apparent death in the Skeleton Castle's suicide attack. |
| “ | Meh heh heh hoo hoo ha ha! It appears the time has come for me to end you myself, Kakuranger. | „ |
| ~ Daimaou revealing his survival to the Kakurangers. |
| “ | Curse you, Kakuranger! I will not go! I will not forget this. As long as humans exist, we will be reborn! We will!! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou's last words before being resealed. |
Trivia[]
- Daimaou was based upon the Nurarihyon, a creature usually depicted as an old man with a gourd-shaped head and wearing a kesa. A Nurarihyon is sometimes said to be leader of the Yōkai and a Nuraihyon also appeared during the first episode of Kakuranger.
See Also[]
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