Lieutenant Colonel Shadam is the leader of the Gorma Triumvirate, the military commander of the Gorma Tribe, the one responsible for the Gorma's re-emergence and the main antagonist of Gosei Sentai Dairanger. He is was also the father of Akomaru and Kou of the Howling Star.
He was played by Rintaro Nishi who later voiced Doukoku Chimatsuri in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger sixteen years later.
Biography[]
Past[]
As with all members of the Gorma, Shadam was born in China under the Daos Empire as a human imbued with the evil Yo Power some 8000 years ago. Quickly rising through the ranks of the Gorma, Shadam became military commander alongside his comrades Lieutenant Colonel Gara and Major Zydos. When the Gorma Tribe declared war on the other two tribes of the Daos Empire some 8000 years ago, Shadam was the one who spearheaded their military campaign. After the conflict resulted in both sides being devastated and the Gorma almost completely wiped out, Shadam (as one of the few survivors) created clay doppelgangers of all the upper Gorma leadership, giving them fake memories to make them believe they were real. Unbeknownst to Shadam however, he himself was a clay puppet.
Dairanger[]
In 1993, Shadam and his clay puppets reemerge to begin their conquest once more with Shadam and the Gorma Triumvirate serving as the commanders of their invasion. However, they face resistance from the descendants of the Dai warriors who fought against the Gorma in the past; the Dairangers. Throughout the season, Shadam and Gorma Emperor XV utilize multiple plans and schemes to destroy the Dairangers and conquer the Earth but always fails. Shadam also waits for the moment to try and kill the Gorma Emperor and take over the Gorma Tribe. Shadam eventually realizes his dream and the power of the Gorma Emperor once he defeats General Tenpou and disposes of the previous one he resurrected and allows to live until his goal is achieved.
Eventually, after the death of Akomaru and Ikazuchi, Shadam makes his move by calling for the Gorma Emperor to be dethroned and demands the Earth-Shaking Jewel. Desperate to avoid this, Kaku and his old ally remove the Dairangers' powers and challenges Shadam to a duel where he has the upper-hand. However, after Gara and Zydos destroy the towers giving him extra power at the cost of the latter's life, Kaku loses all power and is killed as Shadam declares victory. When confronted by Shadam though, the Emperor refuses and attempts to use the Earth Shaking Jewel to kill Shadam himself. However, Shadam reveals the Emperor's true nature as a clay puppet created by Shadam himself and a pawn to make Shadam become the new Gorma Emperor just as Shadam makes the Emperor crumble into mud. Becoming Gorma Emperor XVI, Shadam seeks to use the Earth Shaking Jewel to dominate the entire world but also becomes cursed by the same madness that had afflicted its previous wielders. However, after Daijinryuu appears, the Earth Shaking Jewel abandons Shadam to appease the mighty god's wrath. Shadam attempts to flee the Gorma Palace but is confronted by Ryo in the throne room and fights him in a knife duel. After being beaten and impaled on his own knife by Ryo, Shadam is revealed as nothing more than a clay puppet much to his own horror. Shadam then begins to crumble, pleading with Ryo to save him until he is no more than a pile of dust with only his eyeball left intact.
Zenkaiger[]
Twenty-nine years after Shadam's death, 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 arm based on Gorma XV. Shadam 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.
Personality[]
Shadam was a ruthless, scheming, manipulative and devious mastermind, who desired for the world domination and lacked genuine loyalty and attachment towards everyone. While he initially seemed loyal to his master Gorma Emperor, loyally following any of his orders, but in reality the Gorma Emperor was nothing but a pawn in the plans of Shadam, since Shadam created the ckay puppets of the Gorma Emperor and other members of the Gorma Tribe. Shadam desired for power and eventually betrayed his former master and killed him, allowing the former emperor to painfully die by melting into clay.
Shadam proved to be extremely arrogant and egotistical, viewing himself as the ultimate and superior life form and considering himself to be the only true emperor and ruler of the Gorma Tribe. Shadam was also an extremely sly, calculating and brilliant master manipulator and strategist, being able to create a cunning plans and schemes of deceiving and tricking his enemies and even making them unknowingly help and aid him in his villainous plans and goals of world domination, like he did with the Dairangers and successfully tricked them near the finale of the season. However, while his schemes and tactics were well constructed, but Shadam's arrogance proved to be his greatest weakness. Despite his sly intelligent and calculating nature, Shadam underestimated the Dairangers and was eventually beaten and defeated.
Also, Shadam has nearly nothing that could be said good about him. He was devoid of genuine love and attachment to, showed no remorse for his atrocities and was willing to sacrifice anything to achieve his goals. He had no redeeming qualities at all whatsoever. Even his death in the finale wasn't played for sympathy and could be considered as well deserved karma and satisfaction for his treachery and cheating. While Shadam cowardly begged the Dairangers and primarily Ryo to save him, after realizing that he himself was also a clay puppet, but the evil general showed no remorse for his crimes and didn't show any redeeming qualities after all.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Power: Shadam was arguably the most powerful member and warrior of the Gorma Tribe; being the true mastermind and leader of the race and he proved to be far more powerful than his former master and all of his underlings combined. In the finale, he managed to take out all of the Dairangers and it took the combined efforts of all of the heroes's weapons to defeat the villain.
- Magic: Shadam was an extremely powerful sorcerer, being able to use his magic for many purposes such as creating illusions and different magic attacks for his enemies.
- Genius-level intelligence: Shadam was immensely intelligent; being the true mastermind before the Gorma Tribe's schemes and plans, and he was able to successfully operate the events of the entire season according to his intentions and nearly suceeded in all of his evil goals. However, Shadam's arrogance and egocentrism were his greatest weaknesses which led to his defeat and unknowingly to himself, he himself was a creation of someone else.
- Skilled Combatant: Shadam was a highly skilled combatant, being able to hold himself against the full Dairangers team and even win at some occasions.
- Energy Beams: After absorbing the energies of hell, Shadam could summon pink energy beams from the environment to strike his enemies with this attack being able to wipe out RyuseiOh. He lost this power after the Gates of Hell were sealed.
- Pyrokinesis: Shadam could control fire.
Arsenal[]
- Sword: Lieutenant Colonel Shadam's signature weapon was a massive silver sword that he almost always used in
battle.
- Earth-Moving Jewel: After becoming Gorma XVI, Shadam utilised the Emperor's signature weapon which allowed him to torture his enemies with pink lightning or cause natural disasters.
- Knife: Shadam used a small knife in his final battle with Ryo and it was the weapon which he was ultimately killed with.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
| “ | Listen. Listen! We geniuses are going to create an Earthly paradise in this land. | „ |
| ~ Lieutenant Colonel Shadam's first words before starting Purse Priest's Biidoro Boodoro feast. |
| “ | Listen up! Chief of Staff Kaku has been defeated. I am the true successor to Gorma's throne! Hu hu hu ha ha ha ha. When I become Gorma XVI, I promise you a new invasion of the Earth. | „ |
| ~ Shadam claiming ruler-ship of the Gorma. |
| “ | Don't let them get away alive! Dairangers! Whatever! The Gorma is mine! I won't let you stand in my way! Imperial Guards! | „ |
| ~ Shadam before the final battle. |
| “ | You still haven't learned anything, have you? Gorma Emperor XV! Return to the dirt from whence you came! In the battle six thousand years ago, the Gorma and the Dai despirately fought each other until they both perished. You actually died right then! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Fortunately, I survived but I couldn't become the ruler of the revived Gorma because it wasn't what the Senate desired. I created you, my puppet, and I began secretly controlling the Gorma. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. | „ |
| ~ Shadam betraying the Gorma Emperor. |
| “ | My... My Hand... It can't be just what is this?! | „ |
| ~ Shadam realizing that he is a clay puppet. |
| “ | I'm a mud puppet... how can this be!, save me Ryo. | „ |
| ~ Shadam's last words. |
See Also[]
- Lord Zedd (equivalent in terms of being the primary villain)
- Mondo the Magician (giant masked form)
- Master Org (based upon Shadam's emperor form)
External Links[]
[]
 Villains
| ||
|
Gorma Tribe Others | ||