“ | You haven't beaten me yet, Gorangers! I'll create a desert for you from space! Farewell! (! !) | „ |
~ Final words before his death. |
Warrior Mask (武者仮面 Musha Kamen, 1-2) was the samurai-themed Masked Monster of the Black Cross Army and a supporting antagonist in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: being a major antagonist in the 1st episode and the main antagonist of the 2nd.
He was voiced by Akira Shimada who later voiced Locomotive Mask.
Personality[]
Warrior Mask was a ruthless, brutal, arrogant and battle-loving monster, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Gorengers and help his master Black Cross Fuhrer conquer the Earth and exterminate the human race. He was shown to be arrogant and confident in his mission to destroy the Gorengers and get rid of them in order to clean the path to his master and leave the Earth helpless before Black Cross Army's invasion. However, despite his violent and savage nature, Warrior Mask isn't a dumb and unlike other monsters in Sentai series and unlike his comrades, he doesn't underestimate the Gorengers and prepared a cunning plan of defeating them and so Gorengers had to create an intelligent plan and fight at the peak of their abilities in order to defeat the villain. Overall, Warrior Mask wasn't much different from other monsters in Sentai series, being only different in terms of strategy and planning and his loyalty to Black Cross Fuhrer isn't much different from the other Black Cross Fuhrer's underlings.
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, Warrior 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 Warrior Mask and four other Masked Monsters to lead battalions of Zolders in assaulting EAGLE bases and massacring everyone inside. He is first seen when he and his Zolders ambush some practicing soldiers outside the Tohoku EAGLE Base and slaughter everyone there except for Akira Shinmei who seems to fall to his death. 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 beginning with Warrior Mask.
Warrior Mask and his Zolders confront Professor Kudo to steal a new laser which transforms objects into sand with his ultimate plan being to take this weapon into space and fire it; changing Earth into a lifeless planet. He slaughters the team of scientists except for Kudo and threatens to kill his son if he doesn't help them to mass produce the weapon. When the Gorangers try to save the son Koichi, he confronts them with the Zolders but his help is defeated and he retreats after being hit by one of Peggy's Earring Bombs. Later, Warrior Mask tests a Sand Beam by destroying a highway but even this isn't powerful enough for his plan. When he confronts Kudo with his plan, he refuses until they reveal his captured son and force him to obey before later capturing Tsuyoshi and Peggy when they come to rescue Kudo. After the satellite is complete, he takes the hostages to the quarry so they can die when the beam is activated only to be stopped by the Variblune thanks to Tsuyoshi's EAGLE distress signal. After killing his Zolders, they surround Warrior Mask and completely overpower him before hitting him with the Goranger Storm. However, he is able to survive using a special technique and takes the satellite into space only to meet his demise when the Black Cross missile he possesses is blown up by a Bluecherry.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Strength: Warrior Mask could grab and throw an EAGLE soldier down with one hand.
- Armour: Warrior Mask wore thick samurai armour that proved immune to many attacks such as multiple punches and kicks from Akaranger or one of Peggy's Earring Bombs.
- Archery: Warrior Mask was a skilled archer, being able to shoot arrows into people from dozens of feet away.
- Doesn't Breathe: Warrior Mask apparently didn't need to breathe as being choked by Akaranger's Red Brute.
- Teleportation: Warrior Mask could teleport to any location at will by appearing and disappearing.
- Spirit Transformation: Warrior Mask could use a technique that transformed his life-force into a spirit, allowing him to survive the Goranger Storm attack.
Arsenal[]
- Katana: Being a samurai based Masked Monster, Warrior Mask wielded a large katana as his primary weapon in battle.
- Bow: Warrior Mask could also use a bow in battle.
- Sand Beam: Warrior Mask tried to use the Sand Beam to try and kill his hostages but they dodged.
- Sand Missile: Warrior Mask rode a missile into space to try and desertify the Earth but he was destroyed.
Quotes[]
“ | Ha ha ha ha ha. Get them! | „ |
~ Warrior Mask's first words when ambushing a platoon of EAGLE Base soldiers with his Zolders. |
“ | My congratulations, Professor Kudo! We too have been awaiting this day as well! I am Warrior Mask of the Black Cross Army! And we'll be requiring that Sand Beam equipment! Forward! | „ |
~ Warrior Mask when ambushing Professor Kudo. |
“ | Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Get them! Cut them down! Die! | „ |
~ Warrior Mask when confronting the Gorangers. |
“ | You haven't beaten me yet, Goranger! I'll create a desert for you from space! Farewell! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! | „ |
~ Warrior Mask after surviving the Goranger Storm and his last words. |