| “ | Precisely! Continue to rampage, Yama-uba! Humans are filthy creatures. They think only of themselves. They bring harm to others without reason. They do not think twice about taking lives. All of this becomes power for the Youkai. So long as humans exist, we Youkai cannot be destroyed! | „ |
| ~ Daimaou during Yama-uba's attack. |
The Youkai Army Corps are an army of Youkai practitioners of Ninpo and the main antagonists of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. They desire to exterminate humanity and corrupt the Earth into thier own paradise.
Group History[]
Past[]
The Youkai 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 happens to be the physical embodiment of evil. Daimaou was the older brother of Daidarabotchi and Yama-uba and the father of Gashadokuro. Eventually, Daimaou completely cut ties to his siblings because he feared that he would become too attached to them and lose his cruelty. In the process, Yama-uba and Daidarabotchi became hated and incredibly disrespected amongst the Yokai so they sought to regain respect within the group.
Two thousand years ago, Daimaou and his forces ran amok in the mortal world until they were defeated by three holy-men who sealed them away in the Door of Sealing. These holy-men became the Three God Generals, the Kakurangers' allies in fighting the scattered Youkai who formed small groups. Although the majority of Yokai managed to avoid being sealed away, they were scattered until they were united by Nurahiyon, who led them in another series attacks until they were sealed away 400 years ago by the ancestors of the Kakurangers. The remaining Yokai then lost thier powers and were reduced to being normal humans when thier Yo Power was sealed away with Daimaou.
An unknown number of years ago, Tsuruhime's father Hakamenro learned of Daimaou's existence and the threat he posed on the world should he be freed. Although 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[]
In 1994, Kappa catches the attention of Sasuke and Saizou and gives them money to unseal the Yokai. The naive young men arrive on an island where they see children in traditional clothing surrounding the landscape. The main girl is actually Kappa who leads them further down to the Seal Door where he manipulates them into freeing every Yokai and laughing at their faces. Since Daimaou is still sealed due to needing an entire ritual though, Junior takes up residence in a mansion and assumes control of the Yokai in his father's absence. In spite of having a leader, many of the early Yokai are initially independent and self-governing with thier own individual goals.
Junior makes his first move against the Kakurangers when he saves Keukegen from them and has Professor Yugami upgrade him with stronger weaponry to destroy the Beast General Fighters. After the death of Keukegen, Junior begins to treat the Kakurangers as a credible threat and decides to deal with them quickly. As such, he goes into the Youkai Mansion's dungeons and promises the imprisoned Shuten Douji Brothers thier freedom if they can kill the Kakurangers. To aid them, he sends the Flowery Kunochi Team to help them in the Wandering Forest. Even when they are defeated, Junior doesn’t care much since they are two of many powerful Youkai and he has many more powerful Youkai.
Midway through the war against the Kakurangers, Gashadokuro is contacted by an angry Daimaou who demands to know why he hasn't been released yet. Gashadokuro has Umibozu capture fifteen children to invoke a ritual to bring Daimaou into the world that. After he carries it out at the cost of his own life, Gashadokuro reveals his true self to the Kakurangers and grows giant whereupon he is infused with Daimaou's power. With it, he defeats the Kakurangers and uses his power to take the altar he created on a building and the surrounding district into the sky far beyond the Kakurangers' reach. From there, he uses his music to turn those trapped on it into stone. Later learning that the Kakurangers are going after their Shinobi Scrolls, Gashadokuro attempts to thwart them by sending Ittan Momen and Kasabake after Sasuke and Tsuruhime. Though he attempts to go after Saizo and Sekai, Gashadokuro is forced to stand down to have Nue deal with them and Jiraiya. When the Kakurangers obtain their Super Ninja Beasts, Gashadokuro finds himself overpowered until he is saved by his father's human tactician Hakamenro. After testing Hakamenro's loyalty, Gashadokuro kills Sandyuu before fighting the Kakurangers himself with the equipment Dr. Yugami provides him. In the end, despite his father's freedom, Gashadokuro is destroyed by Super Kakure Daishogun's Iron Fist Flying Finish. Though he considers his son a fool, Daimaou vows to avenge 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 Daimaou defeated, all of the defeated Yokai vow that they will one day be reborn and regain their power, cursing humanity. With Daimaou gone and the Seal Door sealed by the Doron Changers though, the Youkai Army Corps will never threaten the Earth again.
Ohranger[]
Although the Youkai do not appear themselves, it is implied that Prince Buldont was inspired by them to design Onbu-Obake since he could only be defeated by the Kakurangers' enemies.
Timeranger[]
| “ | Yes. Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Using ninja arts to control many giants warriors to fight for them was Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. They are the Super Sentai who sealed away the Youkai Army. | „ |
| ~ Tock regarding the Kakurangers' battles. |
Six years later, the Timerangers embark on a journey to understand the previous Sentai teams by using the TimeJets to revisit thier battles. They arrive in the time of Ohranger where they see the Flowery Kunochi Team and Dorodoros being defeated during the Daradara scheme and the Youkai Army Corps as a whole is mentioned by Tock as having been sealed away by the Kakurangers.
Members[]
Leaders[]
Generals[]
Minor Youkai[]
- Kappa
- Rokurokubi
- Oboroguruma
- Azukiarai
- Nurikabe
- Mokumokuren
- Gakitsuki
- Bakeneko
- Oonyuudou
- Hitotsume Kozou Brothers
- Dorotabou
- Konakijiji
- Shirouneri
- Tengu
- Kanedama
- Keukegen
- Shuten Douji Brothers
- Amikiri
- Tsuchigumo
- Sarugami
- Enraenra
- Umibozu
- Ittan-momen
- Kasabake
- Nuppefuhofu
- Amanojaku
- Sunakake Babaa
- Kamaitachi
- Bakuki
- Karakasa
- Ushioni
- Noppera-bo
- 9-Tailed Kitsune
- Chōchin Novice
- Daradara
- Oumukade
- Mujina
- Kasha
- Yuki-Onna
- Binbogami
See Also[]
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 Villains
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