| “ | Kaku: The Gorma have appeared again. I think the Purse Priest intends to have the demonic sacrificial ritual, Biidoro Bodoro. Shoji: Biidoro Bodoro? Kaku: Celebrating the return of the Gorma, they collect five sacrifices that are pure of heart and offer up thier life-blood. Hurry! Find where the Gorma have taken them! |
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| ~ Master Kaku describing Purse Priest to the Dairangers. |
Purse Priest is the Purse-themed Gorma Minion of the Gorma Tribe serving Major Zydos and a supporting antagonist in Gosei Sentai Dairanger, serving as the main antagonist of the second episode and a supporting antagonist in Gosei Sentai Dairanger The Movie.
He is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama who later voices Boss Kamikaze also in Dairanger, Bomber the Great in Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, Kajimerian Ben G in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, Hades Beastman Beserker King Glúm do Bridon in Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Generator Banki in Engine Sentai Go-Onger, the younger Sneak Brother from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Yabiker from Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, Manta Bayarsh from Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger and Headwind World and Great Headwind World from Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger. However, he is best known as Viral from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho and Link in The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.
Biography[]
Past[]
Purse Priest was born 8000 years ago in ancient China as a low ranking member of the Gorma Tribe dubbed a Gorma Minion; humans that could assume more powerful monster forms themed around objects. When the Gorma Tribe declared war on the other two tribes of the Daos Empire some 8000 years ago, Purse Priest was among the army that engaged in the war but he was killed in battle when six members of the Dai Tribe become the Dairangers. As with all Gorma however, he will revive always sometime in the future because the Yo Power they used was the counterpart to the Dai Tribe's Dai Power. As long as the Dai Power exists, so will the Gorma Tribe be resurrected.
Dairanger[]
In 1993, Purse Priest resurrects into a new purse-themed body and serves Major Zydos.
Purse Priest is first seen being thrown from a sack by Zydos who tells him to kidnap and kill humans to sacrifice for the Gorma's Biidoro Boodoro cannibalistic feast. He is then seen in his human form playing basketball before he ambushes a boy that goes after the ball whereupon he makes his escape but his screams alert Shoji so he immediately returns to fight. Purse Priest initially has the upper-hand and even Shoji's Star Inversion Wave technique is easily defeated by the monster's Purse Dunk attack before the Gorma Minion makes his escape. He later reappears and kidnaps another child before ambushing and kidnapping Rin as she investigates. Later, as the Biidoro Boodoro feast begins on a yacht, Purse Priest appears as an executioner but Shoji (having followed the Gorma Triumvirate car to the yacht) intervenes before he can behead Rin. Although the Triumvirate then overwhelm the two, the other Dairangers arrive so they flee and leave Purse Priest to kill them. Purse Priest tries to flee but the Dairangers cut him off so he sends the Cotpotros but they are killed and Shoji dodges his Purse Dunk before taking him down with the Star Revolving Kicks. Enraged, Purse Priest pulls out a Growth Bomb but they pin him with thier Dairenrods so that he can't use it and obliterate him with the Chi Power Bomber.
Personality[]
Purse Priest is a happy but violent Gorma Minion who enjoys hurting and kidnapping children for his own means but was loyal to Major Zydos.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Durability: Purse Priest had a sword thrown into him and was repeatedly hit in the face by the Star Revolving Kicks but nothing hurt him.
- Human Form: Purse Priest can assume the form of a human basketball player by fading in and out of existence.
- Executioner Transformation: Purse Priest could also turn into a humanoid executioner by fading in and out of existence.
- Depth Perception: Purse Priest has depth perception despite having only one eye in his true form.
- Teleportation: Purse Priest was able to teleport to any location by popping in and out of existence.
- Purse Dunk: Purse Priest's signature attack where he opens his purse head and flings forth orange heads to slam through the enemy. These are strong enough to send Shoji flying with one hit and even defeating his signature Gravity Inversion Destruction attack.
Arsenal[]
- Staff: Purse Priest wields a massive staff resembling a cotton bud as a club.
- Basketball Traps: Purse Priest has special basketballs that he can throw at his enemies to encase thier heads and knock them out.
- Scythe: As the Gorma Executioner, Purse Priest planned to execute his victims with a reaper scythe.
- Growth Bombs: Purse Priest used a Growth Bomb on two different occasions. The first time, he was unable to grow giant due to being restrained but enlarged successfully in the movie.
Quote[]
| “ | Ah ha ha ha ha! I'm free! I'm free! Purse Priest! | „ |
| ~ Purse Priest's first words after being summoned by Major Zydos. |
| “ | Purse Monk is here! Purse Priest Killing Mode; Purse Dunk! Ya ha ha! How's that? Give up? | „ |
| ~ Purse Priest when confronted by Shoji. |
| “ | Eeeeeeeeeerak! Run away! Not again! Stop showing off! Enough prattling! Bring it on! | „ |
| ~ Purse Priest when confronted by the Dairangers. |
| “ | Enlarging Bomb! No! I can't use it! | „ |
| ~ Purse Priest trying to enlarge himself with his Growth Bomb. |
| “ | Adios! | „ |
| ~ Purse Priest's last word. |
See Also[]
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