| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- '''[[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerOhsamaSentai Ohsama Sentai]] | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerShugods Shugods]] | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerTheFiveKingdoms The Five Kingdoms]] | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerUndergroundEmpireBugNaraku Underground Empire Bug Naraku]] | '''Galactinsects''' | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerMovieAndSpinoffCharacters Movie and Spinoff-exclusive Characters]] ]] -]]] |
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| 4 | !!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger''. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger YMMV page]]. |
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| 7 | [[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/galactinsect_logo.png]] |
| 8 | [[caption-width-right:277:Emblem of the Galactinsects]] |
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| 10 | The Galactinsects[[note]]宇蟲/''Uchū'', lit. "Spacebugs"[[/note]] are a group of mysterious extraterrestrial beings led by Dagded Dujardin, the self-proclaimed "King of the Universe". On the latest of their conquests throughout the universe, Dagded and his Five Jesters set their sights on Tikyū two years after the Bognaarok was defeated. |
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| 12 | [[folder:General Tropes]] |
| 13 | * AliensAreBastards: They are [[InsectoidAliens intergalactic insectoids]] whose goals are destroying planets [[ForTheEvulz just for kicks]]. |
| 14 | * ApocalypseHow: The Galactinsects have caused numerous off-screen Class Sixes, which Gira gets a cursory glance at during his first interaction with Dagded. They've also subjected Earth to a Class 1; having [[spoiler: caused the CivilWar that forced most of humanity to migrate to Tikyu while leaving the stragglers at the mercy of the Deboth]]. Thankfully, the King-Ohgers and Kyoryugers prevent that number from escalating. |
| 15 | * AtrociousArthropods: They are insectoid aliens who serve as the villains of the second half of the series. |
| 16 | * TheBadGuyWins: Deconstructed and Discussed. The Galactinsects had [[spoiler: long-since scoured numerous un-named planets of life]] by the time they'd reached Tikyu; having also [[spoiler: set up a VillainWorld on Earth with the Deboth]] in the hopes of invoking this there too. The Kingohgers put a stop to that plan and began combatting the creatures back at home, but as Yanma noted in #39, the heroes are playing things so close to their chest precisely because of how easily the Jesters can destroy them all if they get too serious. [[spoiler: Ultimately, they manage to reverse their victories by gradually whittling their numbers and eventually stripping Dagded of his godhood and immortality, allowing them to finish him off once and for all.]] |
| 17 | * BoundAndGagged: Save for the last part, this is how the Jesters are punished for failure; they are restrained by being tied up before being forced to sit out of the next fight. |
| 18 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: |
| 19 | ** The Bognaarok under Dethnaarok were an underground race of mutated insectoid humans whose no-nonsense plans all worked towards the aim of exterminating humanity. The Galactinsects are a band of extraterrestrial beings whose motivation is to amuse themselves by destroying entire planets for sport. |
| 20 | ** The [[Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers Juto]] were a race of artificial beastmen created and sealed away by the Noto with the ability to take on the likeness of humans; conflicts with them only occurring when TheMasquerade slipped. The Galactinsects meanwhile are alien beings who deliberately engineer conflicts on planets for their own amusement. The Juto are barely-united and especially prone to in-fighting between their castes, whereas the Galactinsects are apathetic-yet-professional with one another in their extermination campaigns. While the Juto were mainly a third-party threat that lurked in the shadows and only served as antagonists from time to time, the Galactinsects are full-time villains constantly interfering in others' lives. |
| 21 | * CurbStompCushion: Once the monarchs get wind of their plans and foil them, they attack the Jesters relentlessly at full force and with no mercy. Hillbill got the worst of this after her plan failed. |
| 22 | * CreativeSterility: As villains, this is the Galactinsects' FatalFlaw. Despite being a group of eldritch demigods that wipe planets out for kicks, they have highly-specific methods of actually going about this. Very rarely do they work together and when dealing with a challenging planet like Tikyu, they're unable to adapt; their methods giving the heroes ample time to forge counters and {{Villain Beating Artifact}}s to deal with them. |
| 23 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: |
| 24 | ** The Galactinsects spit on typical ''Super Sentai'' power-dynamics: Most ''Sentai'' {{Evil Empire}}s rely on the use of monsters to whittle populations down through zany schemes and gloat about their superiority; constantly foiled by the team's [[TeamSpirit ability to unite and drive them back weekly]] until their "superiority" is exhausted and they're dealt with. The Galactinsects exploit the nature of dynamics like this to sow chaos amongst populations and get them destroyed: They rarely use monsters at all sans the occasional reanimated corpse, the Galactinsects' wacky schemes are PlayedForHorror and come with very tangible consequences that wreak havoc on Tikyu's political structures and populace, the power gap between them and the heroes makes every victory fragile and easily undone and even reckless TeamSpirit is a liability, as the creatures are deliberately holding back to "have fun" and will nuke the planet if they're provoked too hard; making even the very act of rebelling against them a game played by their rules. The only reason why the team even stands a chance to beat them in the final arc comes from an outside source outside of everyone's expectations [[spoiler:Racles, who spent 17 years earning Dagded's trust to give him ImmortalBreaker powers to truly end their reign]]. |
| 25 | ** They also deconstruct the lazy-but-powerful entity archetype, primarily in regards to WhyDontYouJustShootHim and JustToyingWithThem. Due to them having destroyed countless other civilizations on countless other worlds, the Galactinsects have no reason to think that their usual method of operating would go any differently with Tikyu. This unwavering belief in their own invincibility and untouchability ends up compromising their capacity to fight against the heroes and slowly dooms them to failure once their intended victims start to not only fight back effectively but also manage to successfully destroy them one-by-one simply because they have neither the creativity nor the drive to diversify their schemes, which means that all their great power fails to make a difference once the gap between them and the Kingohgers begins to close [[spoiler: and leads to them being wiped out by the final episode.]] |
| 26 | * DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:Because of their arrogance and the King-Ohgers' growing power, by the time of the final episodes only Dagded and Kamejim are left standing the rest all dead or sealed away in Minongan's case; though even at such low numbers they prove to be the deadliest threats to be faced yet.]] |
| 27 | * EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: Yanma posits in #39 that if the Galactinsects ever stop treating the conquest of Tikyu as a game, [[SwordOfDamocles they'll wipe the planet out in an instant.]] |
| 28 | * GangOfHats: A group of them; owing to their specialties. Hillbill is exclusively the MindControl specialist, Goma is the body-swapper, etc. |
| 29 | * JustToyingWithThem: Deconstructed. The Jesters treat the destruction of planets like a game, hence why they don't just crush whatever they see mindlessly; toying with the inhabitants to turn their demises into self-fulfilling prophecies ForTheEvulz. It's also the trait the heroes are using against them: By humoring the Jesters' skirmishes and games, they can come up with ways to fight back; the aliens' capriciousness ensuring that they can only account for so much. This ends up biting the Jesters hard when [[spoiler: Racules uses Dagded's spontaneity to get an ImmortalBreaker power and turn it on him; Yanma managing to give ''everyone'' that power and even the odds]]. Even as their members dwindle one-by-one, they can't find themselves bothered to take the situation seriously. By the final episode, [[spoiler:only Kamejim and Dagded are left and both meet their permanent ends.]] |
| 30 | * KnightOfCerebus: Let's put it into this perspective: before the Galactinsects' introduction to the story, ''King-Ohger'' was arguably the darkest entry in the Reiwa era of ''Super Sentai'' yet given the emphasis on the political drama between the nations the main characters rule over and an increasingly complicated race war that shaped the setting. Afterwards? It can be arguably considered the darkest entry in the entire ''franchise'' as an already-conspiracy-heavy season gets saddled with tragedy on a cosmic horror level. |
| 31 | * LaughablyEvil: Even as they are sowing chaos and destruction for kicks, the ''way'' they go about it can be ''hysterical'', especially when they're just goofing around off the clock. |
| 32 | * LetsYouAndHimFight: Their M.O. outside of direct intervention is to goad two peoples of a planet into a conflict until one side wins or MutuallyAssuredDestruction is assured, upon which they'll either vassalize the surviving race or exterminate them if they remain defiant. |
| 33 | * LovecraftLite: The Galactinsects are an entire horde of EldritchAbomination[=s=] with power over almost all living things in some form that have decimated an untold amount of sentient beings and worlds in the years leading up to the show ('''Earth''' of all places was in the process of becoming another casualty!). They're also LaughablyEvil with gimmicks, tics, and preferences that let each of them stand out. |
| 34 | * TheManBehindTheMan: The Galactinsects sow chaos into the ranks of a planet by integrating themselves into the politics / dynamics of its denizens and turning them all on each other. |
| 35 | * OmnicidalManiac: Their debut episode reveals that they've wiped out the entire population of multiple planets that go up to the ''thousands'' with Tikyu being their latest target. |
| 36 | * PsychoForHire: Unlike the people they force into their games, the Jesters are all every bit as sadistic as their king is and ''enjoy'' mass murder. |
| 37 | * PunnyName: Their name in Japanese is 宇蟲/''uchū'', a play on 宇宙 ("universe/galaxy/cosmos"), and 虫 ("insect"). |
| 38 | * ThePsychoRangers: Unlike most Sentai villains, they don't use the MonsterOfTheWeek formula, instead there being six of them in total, each serving as an EvilCounterpart to one of the monarchs. Enforced further when some of them take over the kingdoms with Shugo Mask. |
| 39 | * SerialEscalation: The Galactinsects are basically what happens when ''Super Sentai'' villains get ''blind '''DRUNK''''' on this trope, as their goals of destruction ''vastly'' outclass the [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Tozitendo Dynasty]], who only sought to ''imprison'' and conquer. |
| 40 | * SigilSpam: As with the Bognaarok, the Galactinsects have their emblem somewhere on their person or equipment. |
| 41 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: While ''King-Ohger'' is in no way LighterAndSofter, the already DarkerAndEdgier tone the series has considerably ''deepens'' once the Galactinsects make their move. That being said, the Galactinsects have far more comical moments than the Bognaarok due to their quirky personalities. |
| 42 | * WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Jesters treat the extermination of planets as a game and thus integrate themselves into their target world's political structures to squeeze it dry rather than just demolish them. They're ''so dedicated to this'' that it gives [[spoiler: Racules the time he needs to convince Dagded to turn the ZERO into an ImmortalBreaker for a betrayal]] and the heroes the means to finally strike back and take them down. |
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| 45 | !Leadership |
| 46 | [[folder:Dagded Dujardin]] |
| 47 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AkiraIshida (voice), Riichi Seike (suit) |
| 48 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_dagded_dujardin.png]] |
| 49 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The Galactinsect King'']] |
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| 51 | --> ''You're a pretty smart guy! I'' am ''mocking you.''\ |
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| 53 | Habitat: Shugoddam (daytime)\ |
| 54 | Favorite: Cleaning up\ |
| 55 | King: The Creator of the Insect World |
| 56 | \ |
| 57 | The leader of the Galactinsects, who proclaims himself to be the king of the entire universe. He has his eyes set on Tikyū for his next conquest, planning to destroy everyone on it. |
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| 59 | * AboveTheGods: Is revealed to have created the Shugods and is more powerful than them combined. |
| 60 | * AlliterativeName: '''D'''agded '''D'''ujardin. |
| 61 | * AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's unclear if his ability to come back is ''actual'' resurrection or just a clone with the same memories, as it's theorized killing Minongan incorrectly might just result in a second Dagded.]] |
| 62 | * AnimalMotifs: Dagded's design and name are derived from water bears, who are famous for being able to survive almost ''anything that would kill anything else''. This is reflected in the series, as Dagded is so utterly ''resilient'' that the monarchs had to resort to extreme measures to even ''injure'' him. He also has a secondary motif; Cockroaches, as in addition to being ''frustratingly hard to kill'' Dagded is universally disliked by everyone but his subordinates. |
| 63 | * ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:He created Gira by magically impregnating his mother, and thus, is his real father. But the two are nothing less than enemies before and after the reveal of this.]] |
| 64 | * BadBoss: He punishes the Jesters whenever their plans end up failing, usually by tying them up and forcing them to sit on the sidelines. Kamejim even has to remind him who Grodie is due to his general apathy for those he deems as lesser beings, even including his own Jesters. |
| 65 | * BerserkButton: Get even ''one'' syllable of his name wrong and you're in for a world of trouble, as Shugoddam learns first-hand. |
| 66 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He maybe a jokester who spends most of his time playing around, but he is the leader of the Galactinsects for a very good reason. |
| 67 | * BrightIsNotGood: His outfit features white and bright blue colors, in contrast to Dethnaarok's [[DarkIsEvil dark]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red-and-black color scheme]]. |
| 68 | * TheCaligula: It's made immediately clear that the only qualifying factor that gives Dagded his title and status is his ''pure, unadulterated raw power'', as he has absolutely ''none'' of the other factors that denote kingship. For reference, he makes ''[[Series/KamenRiderZiO Ohma Zi-O]]'' look like he has his head on straight. |
| 69 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: |
| 70 | ** While Dethnaarok was a no-nonsense FrontlineGeneral whose actions were driven by vengeance against humanity for their ill-treatment of the Bognaarok, Dagded prefers to let his Jesters run the operation and rarely intervenes himself, with amusement serving as his primary motivation. Even their color schemes are contrasted with each other -- Dagded wears white and blue as opposed to Dethnaarok's black and red. Additionally, Dethnaarok also had ''just'' enough sense to allow for ''some'' form of honor and reason, whereas Dagded is chronically unscrupulous and dishonest. |
| 71 | ** Racules was someone who was obsessed with getting political power and controlling other countries while putting on a benevolent facade. Dagded is an incredibly powerful being who already has the ability to rule over the universe, instead choosing to play games in order to "clean up" various planets of their inhabitants, and couldn't care less about what others thought of him as long as they recognized him as powerful. In addition, while Racules was ultimately shown to have benevolent motivations for his actions, Dagded is solely motivated by self-amusement. |
| 72 | * ControlFreak: It's easy to miss at first, as he's fine with unforeseen variables in his 'game,' but that's only so long as everyone is still playing by ''his'' rules and ''he'' wants to keep playing. All it really takes is [[spoiler:the people of the world all uniting against him and refusing to die when he wants to end the game]], and thus breaking the 'rules' of the game he wants to play (that being inner conflict and infighting), to make him [[VillainousBreakdown lose his cool]]. |
| 73 | * TheCorrupter: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be this to previous Shugoddam kings, being the one to strongarm them into continuing the conflict with the Bognaarok.]] |
| 74 | * CorruptedCharacterCopy: |
| 75 | ** Of ''Franchise/StarTrek''[='=]s Q in being an all-powerful being that plays around with the main cast. The difference is Q cares about humanity on some level while Dagded acts out of sheer sadistic pleasure. |
| 76 | ** Of Beerus from the Franchise/{{Dragonball}} series, both tasked with de-cluttering the universe as destructive beings. But whereas Beerus has redeeming qualities while personally destroying planets that fail to meet his expectations, Dagded has none and makes a game out of using others to do his dirty work most of the time. |
| 77 | * CosmicEntity: He provides a necessary function of the universe, destroying worlds when they begin to clutter the universe. Though he ultimately barely even does his job as intended and starts destroying worlds just because he finds it funny, not even using his own powers to do the deed quick and clean but rather sadistically setting every planet's inhabitants to turn on each other and destroy themselves. |
| 78 | * CreateYourOwnHero: Twice over in fact! |
| 79 | ** [[spoiler: He created Gira in order to directly control the Shugods when the time came. Not only did Gira go on to befriend them and gave them the willpower to resist Dagded's control over them, Gira went on to defy and rebel against Dagded's rule.]] |
| 80 | ** [[spoiler: Him revealing his existence to Racules and his role in instigating the "Fury of the Gods" which resulted in the death of countless people including Racules' father had the then young king to swear to do whatever it took to bring down Dagded, formulating the seventeen year long plan in order to gain the power to kill Dagded.]] |
| 81 | * DieLaughing: Dagded meets his [[spoiler:apparent]] end with deranged maniacal cackling. [[spoiler:Subverted with his ''true'' death, where he goes out screaming.]] |
| 82 | * TheDreaded: The Shugods' reaction to his arrival is to run and hide while ''completely terrified''. He also incites a MassOhCrap reaction in the population of Shugoddam by invoking the imagery of the Fury of the Gods as his introduction to them. |
| 83 | * EarlyBirdCameo: A retroactive example - He shows up in TheStinger of the Extended cut of TheMovie to [[spoiler:kill Reniol Husty [[BeyondTheImpossible in what is essentially Hell]].]] |
| 84 | -->'''Dagded:''' [[BlaseBoast That wasn’t fun]]. |
| 85 | * EldritchAbomination: Dagded is a being who uses the ''entire universe'' as his playground, which he emphasizes to Gira in order to drive how just how ''insignificant'' Tikyū is in the greater scope of things. |
| 86 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: After clearing up a swarm in an instance, he tries to converse with Shugoddam in his native tongue, then apologizes about that and asks if they can understand what he's saying in their native tongue. Later on, he [[BadBoss manhandles Kamejim when he finds out there were Bognaarok survivors]]. |
| 87 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: As much as Racules' attempt to join the Jesters impresses him, Dagded is far from amused that he [[spoiler:made Goma a SacrificialLion for his power play. Not so much because he has a moral objection to using allies and discarding when convenient, but more because Goma's death was wholly unnecessary for his own goals and it leaves him with one less minion until Racules steps up in his place.]] |
| 88 | * EvilCounterpart: To Gira. Both are the leaders of their respective factions, but while Gira eventually dropped his fake "tyrant king" persona in favor of being [[TheGoodKing a more benevolent ruler]], Dagded is much more of a sadist who ruins other people's lives for fun. |
| 89 | * EvilIsBigger: Dagded's true form is so gigantic he considers the ''entire universe'' his bedroom and Yanma refers to him as 'universe-sized.' |
| 90 | * EvilIsHammy: In a WorldOfHam, this incomprehensibly powerful being that is cosmic horror incarnate stands at the top as the most hammy of them all. |
| 91 | * {{Expy}}: |
| 92 | ** Is essentially [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Long]] being a godlike creature with ResurrectiveImmortality who was responsible for corrupting both TheRival and the DiscOneFinalBoss to make his immortal life more enjoyable. |
| 93 | ** Also cast in the same mold as [[Series/DobutsuSentaiZyuohger Genis]] as both treat causing the destruction of various races as a game, sending their minions to do most of the work. |
| 94 | ** The events of the series reveal him to be one to [[Series/KamenRiderBuild Evolt]]. Both are absurdly powered extraterrestrials [[ForTheEvulz primarily motivated by self-amusement]] whose M.O. includes pitting two or more sides together, and start off far ahead of the heroes power-wise until the latter eventually start to catch up. [[spoiler:Like Evolt, he even shares a biologically familial bond with one of the heroes by virtue of impregnating their mother.]] |
| 95 | ** Takes a lot of cues from [[Series/DoctorWho the Toymaker]] as a being of unknown origins beyond mortal comprehension who uses his unfathomable power to play "games" of life and death with people while treating and viewing everything in the universe as playthings to do as he pleases with. |
| 96 | ** Of the Anti-Spiral from [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]]. They are both extraordinarily powerful cosmic beings who face the heroes in the second half of their respective series. The sheer scope of their power presents an far more terrifying challenge compared to the first set of villains. |
| 97 | ** Red and white as prominent colors, reality warper powers, ridiculously powerful abilities, sadistic with no form of empathy, and a number of the heroes have a personal beef with him. He's basically [[Series/KamenRiderGeats Suel]] in ''sentai'' flavor, though ironically, Dagded debuted ''after'' he died. |
| 98 | * FatalFlaw: |
| 99 | ** Dagded's ego is as immense as his power to the point where one can easily get on his good side by sucking up to him and making him think he has the upper hand. The monarchs exploit this in #31, [[ObfuscatingInsanity feigning madness]] in order to let his guard down and out him as the BigBad, [[spoiler:and later in #41 Racules does likewise, appealing to Dagded's ego to the point where he gains the power needed to attack and actually injure the Galactinsect boss.]] It's notable that [[spoiler:even after being flat out killed once and having another Jester killed off]], Dagded still can't bring himself to ''actually'' take the heroes seriously and continues to treat it as a game. |
| 100 | ** Connected to the first, it becomes apparent Dagded's worst sin is Sloth, and simply can't be bothered to get his hands dirty unless absolutely necessary. Even when he ''does'' get involved in a fight, he never actually goes all out, putting his all into the fight, rather using the bare minimum effort he believes will be needed. This likewise blows up in his face, as [[spoiler:his inability to just kill the heroes ultimately gives them the chance to get their HeroicSecondWind.]] |
| 101 | * FauxAffablyEvil: His introductory scene is of him trying to make repartee with the people of Shugoddam, then when Gira gets his name wrong he proceeds to [[ColonyDrop drop a bunch of planets]] onto the kingdom. |
| 102 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler: The last and most powerful enemy the monarchs face in the series.]] |
| 103 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:He's revealed to have manipulated the previous kings of Shugoddam into pursuing the war with the Bognaarok for his own amusement in the first half of the series. He steps himself up as the BigBad of the second half, which is centered around his forces' clashes with the monarchs. He's also revealed to have set the new [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Deboth Army]] against Earth in #32 and in #40 is outed as Gira's creator]]. |
| 104 | * HateSink: Dagded's generally fun screen-time belies his cruel and dismissive nature towards other beings and the nonchalant nature of his heartless actions means that neither the King-Ohgers nor the Kyoryugers are willing to tolerate his antics. |
| 105 | * HiddenDepths: #38 reveals that he's a big fan of dance group The Rampage from Exile Tribe and idol Marina Iko. |
| 106 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: |
| 107 | ** Racules tricks him into empowering the [=OhgerCalibur=] ZERO to ImmortalBreaker status, thus making the weapon used to finally defeat him. To further drive the point home, said weapon was used by ''Gira'', the same man he planned to use to destroy Tikyu. |
| 108 | ** He created the Shugods, but they rebelled against him. [[spoiler:Ultimately, they're the ones who end up defeating him, allowing the King-Ohgers to finish him off.]] |
| 109 | ** Dagded [[spoiler: ordering Kamejim to interfere in the planned evacuation]] smashes the planet's collective RageBreakingPoint - He prevented the evacuation...by causing everyone to declare war on him instead. |
| 110 | * ItAmusedMe: His motivation for goading planets into self-destructive wars is to gain entertainment from the sight of "lesser" beings destroying each other. |
| 111 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: After constantly terrorizing Tikyu and the universe in general, Dagded meets his permanent end at the hands of the rangers in the finale, though they had to sacrifice the Shugods in order to do so.]] |
| 112 | * LaughablyEvil: His childish, hyperactive attitude makes him quite the standout and outlandish figure in and out of doing horrific things that threaten the lives of entire civilizations. |
| 113 | * LazyBum: Dagded is a RealityWarper to the point of viewing destroying civilizations as 'cleaning his room'...which makes the fact he relies almost entirely on his Jesters to actually do it, and even when he ''does'' get involved directly, he only does the bare minimum effort he believes necessary. |
| 114 | * LetsGetDangerous: Defied. Instead of going all-out against [[spoiler: The King-Ohgers, who have have formed a mech capable of ''attaining his own universe-sized height'']], Dagded continues to prioritize de-moralizing speeches and intimidation over really fighting back; giving the King-Ohgers the chance to [[spoiler: punch him across the boundaries of reality and properly execute him back on the ground]]. |
| 115 | * TheManBehindTheMan: Dagded [[spoiler: instigated the war between Shugoddam and Boggnarok 2,000 years ago; blackmailing said nation's kings into playing ball with his extermination campaign in exchange for their nation's survival.]] Gira defying this takes him by surprise and starts the second-half of the show. |
| 116 | * MeaningfulName: His last name is derived from the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypsibius_dujardini Hypsibius dujardini]]'' species of water bear. Water bears (also known as tardigrades) are highly resilient organisms, and are famously capable of withstanding the conditions of outer space without protection. "Dagded" (ダグデド) may be a modification of "tardigrade" (ターディグレイド), but this is less certain. |
| 117 | * MiniMecha: Dagded isn't a human-sized alien wearing a suit of armor - he's a pint-sized alien piloting a human-sized mech, with the cockpit being the glass dome at the top of the suit's head. Though his ability to change size means he can turn it into a HumongousMecha at will. [[spoiler:The King-Ohgers finally kill him by attacking him directly once he's weakened too badly to resist.]] |
| 118 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: |
| 119 | ** The monarchs exploit Dagded's showboating tendencies to [[spoiler: [[AccidentalPublicConfession lure him into outing the Galactinsects on live television]]]]. |
| 120 | ** Zigzagged with Dagded sending the King-Ohgers to Earth. While this leads to the undoing of the Galactinsects' efforts to revive the Deboth Army, this also meant that they could take over Tikyū without much opposition, even ''with'' the reinforcement they got. |
| 121 | ** Dagded interferes with Goma's scheme in #38 to [[spoiler: create a criminal army]]; forcing him to help Minongan with his idol competition instead. This ensures that Minongan is too busy goofing off to take fighting Rita seriously, making the Jesters' efforts in Gokkan a complete waste. |
| 122 | ** His biggest one was, however, [[spoiler:creating Gira, who he used as means of manipulating the royals of Tikyuu in their war with the Bognaarok and also control the Shugods, but Gira managed to rebel against him and his underlings such as Racles, leading to the child who should've secured another victory for him becoming his most hated and troublesome foe.]] |
| 123 | ** By empowering the ZERO, Dagded gave the monarchs a weapon that will potentially ''kill'' Glodie, preventing any more of the deceased from returning, as well as threaten Dagded himself. Yanma then proceeded to copy that same upgrade onto the other Kings' weapons, meaning the entire team now has the capability of killing immortals. |
| 124 | * NighInvulnerable: Dagded is immortal, and thus next to nothing is actually capable of meaningfully damaging him at all. It's only when tricked into creating an ImmortalBreaker weapon that he's in any actual danger. [[spoiler:He fully loses this in the finale after the Shugods' sacrifice strips him of his immortality and omnipotence, leaving him easy pickings for the King-Ohger to finish off.]] |
| 125 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He's constantly referred to his invasions as "tidying up" planets, but his true motivation is clearly [[ItAmusedMe sadistic amusement]]. |
| 126 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Downplayed. Dagded certainly isn't opposed to arriving on Tikyu to taunt the heroes sometimes, but he generally prefers to watch the actions of his Jesters from space. His actions when he ''does'' get involves shows this is as much him wanting entertained as it is him just being extremely lazy. |
| 127 | * OutsideContextProblem: To the Kyoryugers. From how they tell it, Dagded just appeared out of nowhere two years ago with a never before seen Deboss commander and granted him the power to take away Earth's bravery, making them powerless to stop the Deboss army from taking over. |
| 128 | * OutsideGenreFoe: A HighFantasy political ConspiracyThriller setting finds itself being attacked by a being who comes across as something straight out of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. |
| 129 | * OutOfContinues: [[spoiler:The Jesters all being killed off and Minongan sealed away renders Dagded mortal, so he won't be coming back after the King-Ohgers finally do him in.]] |
| 130 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: It comes with the territory when your duty requires planetary destruction;, the Ohsama Sentai lampshading that he could invoke this any time if he's provoked too much. |
| 131 | * PetTheDog: Almost ''literally'' with Minongan in #38, [[spoiler: although Minongan being a BodyBackupDrive has more to do with it than anything.]] |
| 132 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Careful examination of his head shows that Dagded is actually a diminutive alien piloting a human-sized mech suit. |
| 133 | * PracticallyJoker: He's the alien equivalent of the Clown Prince of Crime. His mannerisms are clownish but is also a psychopathic tyrant bent on causing genocide at a planetary scale just for fun and is the most personal nemesis to the Red Ranger, and even ended up [[DieLaughing dying laughing]]. |
| 134 | * PsychopathicManchild: He has the mannerisms of a petulant, hyperactive child... who thinks nothing about committing multiple mass genocides on a whim. It's also shown that Dagded is a spoiled brat who can't stand things not going his way. |
| 135 | * ReducedToDust: [[spoiler:In contrast to the explosion his first death caused, his ''final'' death sees his diced up true form disintegrate into golden particles before his MiniMecha rapidly turns to dust.]] |
| 136 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: If he’s ever killed, he can [[spoiler: respawn via Minongan. However, the heroes waste no time [[SealedEvilInACan sealing Minongan away]], making him mortal.]]. |
| 137 | * ShadowArchetype: To the Ohsama Sentai overall, with Dagded's status as TheCaligula serving as an dark mirror to the Kingohgers' own positions as TheWonka. |
| 138 | ** Like Gira, Dagded is a being with various powers that allow him to effectively rule as a king and defeat any potential opposition. However, Gira uses his various powers to defend Tikyu and its people, while Dagded uses his to play games with the lives of people and entire worlds. He can effectively be what Gira would be if he ever let his "King of Evil" act become [[BecomingTheMask genuine]]. [[spoiler: The fact that Dagded created Gira in the first place solidifies this parallel.]] |
| 139 | ** Like Yanma, Dagded is defined by his immense pride brought about by his feats and capabilities. In fact, Yanma outright becomes DrunkOnPower in #44 when he lets his portion of the King's Proof consume his sensibilities until he was pulled back. Dagded serves as an example of what Yanma would have become if he let his arrogance overtake his morality. |
| 140 | ** Like Hymeno, Dagded is mainly characterized by being driven by selfishness and to get what he desires no matter what. However, Hymeno's selfishness is something she uses to get the best for the people around her and her kingdom, while Dagded's selfishness has him view those around as toys for him to play and break. He represents what Hymeno would be if she stopped caring about the lives around her and only cared about what she wanted. |
| 141 | ** Like Rita, Dagded can be considered the ultimate authority of the universe due to his self proclaimed status as king of the universe, similar to how Rita's position as Chief Justice makes them the ultimate authority of Tikyu, even above the other monarchs of the world. Dagded is what Rita could be if they didn't care about neutrality and abused their position to get whatever they wanted. |
| 142 | ** Like Kaguragi, Dagded's hammy and over the top personality hides his more darker traits as an manipulator who uses others for his own ends. However, Kaguragi's actions all serve to protect his nation and the people he rules over, while Dagded's actions is born from wanting to be entertained and to avoid being bored. Dagded represents what Kaguragi would be if he only cared for his own interests above all others with no one else in mind. |
| 143 | ** Like Jeramie was in Part I, Dagded is an eccetric man who tends to force others to do what he wants due to being powerful enough to enforce his way of thinking. However, Jeramie's CharacterDevelopment had him realize the error of going about things and made efforts to be better at coorperating with other for his goals, which is somethign Dagded never even considered through the series. Dagded shows what Jeramie would have been if he never learned from his mistakes and stuck with his way of thinking. |
| 144 | * SpaceMaster: As the self-proclaimed king of the entire universe, his power set demonstrates mastery over it which manifests as the ability to [[TeleportSpam teleport anywhere within it]], [[SizeShifter freely change his size from gargantuan to minuscule and vice versa]], [[ColonyDrop use planets and other cosmic bodies as projectiles]], or to [[ThinkingUpPortals use portals to transport people from one end of the universe to the other]]. |
| 145 | * SoulJar: Has one in the form of [[spoiler: Minongan]]. As long as he's alive, Dagded can't truly be destroyed. [[spoiler:Turns out sealing Minongan away works just as well.]] |
| 146 | * TheSociopath: He views everyone else (Jesters and "son" included) as inferior to the greatness that is Dagded Dujardin, orchestrates wars on a galactic scale with great effectiveness, never showed kindness to anyone unless it suits his purposes, and is a horrible alien who only does what he does to indulge in his own sadism. His LaughablyEvil traits give him some kind of superficial charm, but he can drop it quickly and go into a rage over reasons as petty as others getting his name wrong. |
| 147 | * TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: A villainous application of this trope, as the monarchs treat Dagded with as much contempt as a homeowner would a stubbornly resistant cockroach. |
| 148 | * TrulySingleParent: [[spoiler:He created Gira and even states he is Gira's "father and mother at the same time". Downplayed in that Gira's creation involved impregnating the queen of Shugoddam with his magic.]] |
| 149 | * UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler: After an epic battle, he's ultimately killed not by exploding or anything particularly flashy, but the Kings all stabbing him at once when they finally have him cornered while he's whimpering and screaming in fear and panic.]] |
| 150 | * UnskilledButStrong: While nigh-omnipotent, Dagded has no clue how to actually ''fight'' since he's used to just steamrolling everything with his reality bending powers and being nigh impossible to actually damage. [[spoiler:Once he's tricked into giving Racules a weapon that can actually ''hurt'' him, his 'fighting style' consists of 'spam big power attacks over and over again' when forced into a real fight and having difficulty meaningfully defending himself. Racules and Dagded himself even note Dagded has never actually felt ''pain'' before. This continues in the final battle, where he mainly relies on pure power and has difficulty actually defending himself against an equal opponent.]] |
| 151 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After the King's subjects, alive and dead show up to aid them, Dagded's gleeful sadism begins slipping as he becomes more and more frustated [[WhyWontYouDie his enemies just won't die]] when he wants them to, as he begins sounding genuinely ''angry''. The final episode shows him furiously engaging an enlarged Ultimate King-Ohger and crazily laughing when he thinks he's got them on the ropes. After getting his immortality and omnipotence completely punched out of him, he's reduced to pathetically whimpering, before angrily and insanely shrieking at the monarchs to not mess with him as they finish him off.]] |
| 152 | * WhyDontYouJustShootHim: It's noted Dagded is more than powerful enough he could've won the moment he arrived, but doesn't. This is due to a combination of his sadistic desire to draw out destroying civilizations for his own amusement, and him being too lazy to actually put full effort into anything. |
| 153 | * WhyWontYouDie: [[spoiler:During the FinalBattle, as more allies show up to help and his forces continue to prove incapable of killing them, Dagded becomes more and more frustrated that the heroes just won't ''die''.]] |
| 154 | --> '''Dagded''': What's with you people!? |
| 155 | * WorldsStrongestMan: His very first episode marks him as possibly the most powerful being in ''King-Ohger'' thanks to his casual RealityWarping and otherworldly powers that go as far as letting him fling planets like projectiles. In fact, the only one who can considered stronger than him in the entirety of ''Super Sentai'' is [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger the Creator of Worlds]], a being who all signs point to being ''{{God}}'' himself. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | !The Five Jesters |
| 159 | [[folder:Goma Rosalia]] |
| 160 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (voice), Takahiro Yoneoka (suit) |
| 161 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_goma_rosalia.png]] |
| 162 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The Dubious'']] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | -->Habitat: N'Kosopa (night)\ |
| 165 | Favorite: Ninja introduction\ |
| 166 | King: The Shuffle King of the Insect World\ |
| 167 | \ |
| 168 | |
| 169 | A Galactinsect who specializes in ninjutsu. |
| 170 | ---- |
| 171 | * BigBadWannabe: Downplayed. He's a Galactinsect and a notch above the heroes certainly, but his incursions are smaller in-scope compared to the other Jesters and both are de-railed; the first time by [[UnderestimatingBadassery his own arrogance letting the heroes collaborate and adjust]] and the second [[NiceJobFixingItVillain through Dagded's spontaneity forcing him to capitulate to Minongan]]. Perhaps fittingly, [[spoiler: he's the first Jester to meet his permanent end]]. |
| 172 | * ConfusionFu: As the {{ninja}} of the Jesters, his abilities involve sowing chaos and confusion among his enemies. |
| 173 | * DemotedToExtra: Goma gets a BodySwap episode to himself, then bench-warms until #38. The scheme he wants to kick off is promptly de-railed in favor of Minongan's shenanigans. Then in the following episode, [[spoiler: he dies.]] |
| 174 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 175 | ** To Yanma, someone who also primarily dresses in blue. While Yanma primarily uses [[TheGunslinger ranged weaponry]] and specializes in using technology to solve his problems, Goma prefers to use his katanas when fighting, and specializes in using ninjutsu when dealing with his enemies. |
| 176 | ** To Rita as both rule over Gokkan, Rita using the law to dispatch their enemies while Goma deals with his by sowing chaos among them. |
| 177 | * FreakyFridayFlip: His whole schtick. He can move peoples' souls into others' bodies or even morally invert them outright. |
| 178 | * FreakyFridaySabotage: Goma's modus-operandi. Every plan he's instigated has involved the swapping of bodies or souls in some shape or form; usually to sow chaos within the ranks of the swapped or goad them into doing his bidding. |
| 179 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: [[DualWielding Wields two]] of them in combat. |
| 180 | * MeaningfulName: His first name is derived from the Japanese name for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_long-horned_beetle citrus longhorn beetle]] ('''胡麻'''斑天牛/'' '''goma'''tarakamikiri''), while his last name is derived from the scientific name for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalia_funebris banded alder borer]], '' '''Rosalia''' funebris''. |
| 181 | * MirrorMoralityMachine: His helmet is one; being the gadget he uses to invert peoples' moralities. It's also not very sturdy and a good smash to it undoes his hold over Gokkan instantly. |
| 182 | * OnlySaneMan: He's not one for theatrics amongst his fellow Jesters, often playing the straight man as a result. |
| 183 | * OutOfFocus: Downplayed. Goma is the first Jester the heroes face in a real battle. He's DemotedToExtra after that point in favor of more narrative-oriented Jesters like Hillbill. While he makes sporadic background appearances, he only gets one more episode to do much of anything; the very next one ending in [[spoiler: his destruction]]. |
| 184 | * RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:It takes facing off against a powered-up King Kuwagata Ohger and Papillon Ohger, then tanking a finisher ''from all six powered-up King-Ohgers'' to finally bring him down once and for all.]] |
| 185 | * RedBaron: He's known as "the Dubious". |
| 186 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:He is the first of the Galactinsects' casualties to be demonstrated the step-up of King-Ohgers' powers.]] |
| 187 | * StarterVillain: As far as the Jesters go. He's the least expressive of the group and has a relatively-simple, easy-to-counter gimmick. He's the first Post-TimeSkip enemy the heroes have to truly collaborate against and establishes the pacing for a non-MOTW-oriented second act. |
| 188 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He's compelled to help out Hilbil no matter what as part of Racles's machinations, causing him to replace her at the last minute and be defeated by the King-Ohgers for good.]] |
| 189 | * TheStoic: Goma isn't very talkative compared to the other Jesters (Even fellow Stoic Grodie has his quirks); remaining straight-laced the whole time. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Hilbil Lich]] |
| 193 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (voice), Mutsumi Igarashi (suit) |
| 194 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_hilbil_lich.png]] |
| 195 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The Enticing'']] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | -->Habitat: Shugoddam (dark clouds)\ |
| 198 | Favorite: Requests\ |
| 199 | King: The Control Queen of the Insect World\ |
| 200 | \ |
| 201 | |
| 202 | The sole female Galactinsect Jester with the ability to manipulate people. Her pliant body allows her to easily dodge and cling onto enemy combatants. |
| 203 | ---- |
| 204 | * CompellingVoice: She can manipulate people by whispering in their ears what she wants them to do. |
| 205 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 206 | ** To Hymeno, as both of them are {{The Smurfette|Principle}} of their respective factions. While Hymeno encourages people to be selfish in order to improve their lives, Hilbil is more manipulative and encourages the worst in people so they can do what she wants to do. |
| 207 | ** To Yanma, as both of them rule over N'Kosopa but have a PinkGirlBlueBoy dynmatic. While Yanma is a blunt, direct leader, Hilbil prefers to command through the use of her CompellingVoice. |
| 208 | * KarmaHoudini: Of the primary roster of the Galactinsect Jesters, Hilbil's actions are so revolting she is only topped by Glodie and Dagded in terms of sadism, yet despite lacking their immortality she is able to escape the clutches of death. |
| 209 | ** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ...at least until #44. |
| 210 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Is ultimately taken out by Yanma, the king of the very kingdom she ruled and destroyed.]] |
| 211 | * LogicalWeakness: For her powers to work Hilbil must directly whisper in someone's ears. This means that unless she gets the drop on her victim, all they have to do is either keep their distance or cover their ears, like Shiokara did with earplugs. |
| 212 | * MagicAIsMagicA: Hilbil's CompellingVoice only works when she whispers in people's ears. While it does mean that she was able to take over N'Kosopa by broadcasting her voice into everyone's headsets and earphones, this also means that she can't compel the citizens of the other kingdoms through speaking regularly. |
| 213 | * MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from ''hiru''/蛭, the Japanese word for leech. |
| 214 | * MoreThanMindControl: She can manipulate people into doing what she wants them to do, preying on their deep-seated desires and insecurities. Only two people are outright immune to this: Kaguragi's deceptive abilities will even work on ''himself'' while Gira is revealed to be immune because of his status as [[spoiler:Dagded's progeny]], thus Hilbil doesn't even bother with him. |
| 215 | * PinkIsFeminine: She's the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple sole female Jester]], and her armor is predominantly pink. |
| 216 | * RedBaron: She's known as "the Enticing". |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Minongan Mouz]] |
| 220 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TomokazuSeki (voice), Takuma Komori (suit) |
| 221 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_minongan_mouz.png]] |
| 222 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The Hidden'']] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | -->Habitat: Gokkan (midnight sun)\ |
| 225 | Favorites: Cute Hilbil\ |
| 226 | King: The Time King of the Insect World\ |
| 227 | \ |
| 228 | |
| 229 | The strongest of the Five Jesters. His ability is a mystery, but is said to be the most powerful. |
| 230 | ---- |
| 231 | * AlliterativeName: '''M'''inongan '''M'''ouz. |
| 232 | * BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:He turns out to be one for Dagded, allowing the latter to come back as the King-Ohgers defeat the former. He somehow survives the ordeal, but at the cost of his memories.]] |
| 233 | * BriefAccentImitation: Each of Minongan's outings as an antagonist see him speaking (and acting) radically different every time. He starts off with a SimpletonVoice, adopts an American-sounding dialect for his time as an idol manager, uses an evil MouthOfSauron voice in #43 and ends his run as a general by going full-circle back to his dumb-sounding voice. |
| 234 | * TheBrute: Thus far, he's only served as muscle for the other Galactinsects and doing their work instead of masterminding his own plans. Subverted from #38 onward, in which he becomes more actively involved in the battle for Tikyu. |
| 235 | * CarryABigStick: Said Big Sticks being [[BarefistedMonk his own fists]]. He can even [[{{Sizeshifter}} increase their size]] to deal extra damage. |
| 236 | * EasilyForgiven: Dagded is much more forgiving of Minongan's [[spoiler: failure to maintain the idol concert in #38]] than he'd been of the other Jesters' failures up to that point. His tantrum at the start of the following episode shows that has limits, though. [[spoiler:As Minongan is Dagded's BodyBackupDrive, it makes sense he'd be a bit more careful with him.]] |
| 237 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: After incapacitating Kuroda and the other ''kuroko'', Minongan attempts to introduce himself, only to immediately screw up on his own epithet, establishing him as the Jesters' DumbMuscle. |
| 238 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 239 | ** To Kaguragi. Both of them serve as TheBigGuy for their respective factions, but while Kaguragi hides his true intelligence while manipulating people, Minongan is far less intelligent... at least on the surface. |
| 240 | ** To Rita. Both of them are lepidopteran-based warriors who hide their true selves from the world. In Rita's case, it's more figurative, hiding their true personality. But it's more literal in Minongan's case, [[spoiler:holding an inactive clone of Dagded within his armor.]] |
| 241 | * {{Expy}}: Serves as the [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Sanyo]] to Dagded’s Long, being an immortal creature who seems purely comedic at first, [[spoiler: but is actually a BodyBackupDrive for their master]]. |
| 242 | * HiddenDepths: PlayedWith. Befitting his title, Minongan is more that what he appears. In #38, he outright admits to Rita that there's more to him than meets the eye. While their conversation is framed like a reference to personality - he was actually being literal. He's [[spoiler: Dagded's BodyBackupDrive]]. |
| 243 | * HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler:His ultimate fate is being sealed in a prison of ice by Rita with Kaguragi's help. Not only does this take him out of the fight, but it also prevents him from spawning Dagded after his defeat.]] |
| 244 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 245 | ** His first name is derived from ミノガ科/'' '''minoga'''ka'', the Japanese name for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagworm_moth Psychidae]] family of moths. |
| 246 | ** His epithet of "The Hidden" isn't just for show, as it turns out he's hiding ''something'' within himself that is hinted at in #38. |
| 247 | * MothMenace: He's themed on a moth, and is one of the enemy generals. |
| 248 | * PowerStereotypeFlip: Downplayed. Minongan is introduced as the Jesters' DumbMuscle. And he is very much that. However, he's also both a TimeMaster capable of affecting people's age and a subtle {{Sizeshifter}}; the first of which isn't usually associated with brutes like Minongan. |
| 249 | * ProfessionalVoiceDissonance: During his time as manager of Gokkan's idols, Minongan ditches his SimpletonVoice for an awkward-sounding American accent. |
| 250 | * RedBaron: He's known as "the Hidden", though he can't quite remember why. [[spoiler:Turns out he's Dagded's BodyBackupDrive.]] |
| 251 | * SealedEvilInACan: As of #45. [[spoiler: Rita and Kaguragi use their King's Proofs in-tandem to seal Minongan away in a prison of ice instead of destroying his body; preventing Dagded from ever using him to come back.]] |
| 252 | * {{Sizeshifter}}: He can increase the size of his hands for stronger punches. #45 reveals that he can also make himself small to avoid enemy attacks. |
| 253 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Normally acting as the DumbMuscle for the Galactinsects, Minongan turns out to be surprisingly effective at hosting an idol competition, among other things. |
| 254 | * TimeMaster: He's able to make people [[RapidAging age rapidly]] or [[FountainOfYouth become much younger, either physically or mentally]]. [[spoiler:This foreshadows his status as Dagded's BodyBackupDrive, given their similar power sets.]] |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Kamejim Unka]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | See his section under [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerUndergroundEmpireBognaarok here]] for more details. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Grodie Leucodium '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 263 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kousei Amano[[note]]uncredited in episode 7; credited as "???" in episode 30[[/note]] (live), Hiroyuki Muraoka (suit) |
| 264 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_glodi_leucodium.png]] |
| 265 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osko_glodi_leucodium_monster.png]] |
| 266 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The Tranquil'']] |
| 267 | |
| 268 | -->''I love the dead so much, but they just seem to hate me instead. Sad, isn't it?''\ |
| 269 | \ |
| 270 | Habitat: Shugoddam (night)\ |
| 271 | Favorite: Corpses\ |
| 272 | King: The Undead King of the Insect World |
| 273 | \ |
| 274 | The true culprit behind the Fury of the Gods, having been sealed away by Gokkan's former king Karras. He has the power of necromancy, capable of reviving creatures as mindless puppets. |
| 275 | ---- |
| 276 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Before episode #37 revealed his true form, Grodie appeared mostly in human form with his {{Necromancer}} powers and allegiance to the Galactinsects put his status as a human into question. Episode #46 then reveals he was never alive to begin with, the following episode revealing he was originally a member of the Bognaarok race. |
| 277 | * ArchEnemy: |
| 278 | ** To Hymeno, being the one who [[YouKilledMyFather killed her parents]]. |
| 279 | ** Also to Kaguragi, as he was the one who poisoned Toufu's food supply during the Fury of the Gods, which led Iroki to make herself out to be a tyrant in order to protect her people, forcing Kaguragi to rebel against her. |
| 280 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: After spending the entire series wanting to die, he gets his wish when the kings finally kill him. Unfortunately for Grodie, his [[DraggedOffToHell numerous victims intend to make his afterlife miserable.]] |
| 281 | * BlessedWithSuck: Grodie views his powers as this. He prefers the dead but is in some way immortal, thus he cannot die to join them. |
| 282 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: He doesn't recall assassinating Hymeno's parents during the Fury of the Gods, due to his massive kill count along with his severe apathy. |
| 283 | * CastingGag: This is not the first time Kousei Amano has ever portrayed a Tokusatsu villain associated with [[Series/KamenRiderFourze alien-like monsters]], much less in a series of [[Series/KamenRiderBlade insect-themed heroes]] where kings are an important motif. Amano's wife also happens to be Akiko Hinagata, the actress playing Iroki, adding irony to Grodie and Iroki's antagonistic relationship in the series (especially since Amano has an infamous reputation for [[SickeninglySweethearts constantly gushing about his wife]] in real life). |
| 284 | * ColdHam: Downplayed. While he's prone to letting out a malicious smirk or laugh, Grodie is neither playful nor funny in contrast to his fellow Jesters, with his voice barely rising above a loud whisper. |
| 285 | * DarkIsEvil: His choice of attire in human form is that of a black hooded robe and and wide brimmed hat, invoking the imagery of TheGrimReaper, with his monster form featuring pitch-black armor. Compared to the rest of the Jesters, he's arguably the ''worst'' of the bunch. |
| 286 | * DeadAllAlong: He is revived to be a corpse continously revived by his own power. Ends up Zig-Zagged when he is given true life. |
| 287 | * DeathSeeker: He hates the fact he's immortal, as he prefers the dead and ''wants'' to die. PlayedForLaughs in scenes where he's not the focus; his fascination with Dagded's temporary death used for BlackComedy one-liners. Then he learns he is already dead with his own power reanimating him, made worst when he recieves true life. |
| 288 | * DraggedOffToHell: After the kings finally kill him, Grodie doesn't find peace, but rather an afterlife where he will be tormented by his victims for eternity. |
| 289 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 290 | ** To Jeramie as their respective teams' SixthRanger who lived for ages. While Jeramie is prone to theatrics when interacting with others and only made immortal by his father's King's Proof, Grodie is more of a SoftSpokenSadist who is a corpse continuously animated by his power. In addition, while Jeramie was initially believed to be behind the Fury of the Gods, Grodie was the true perpetrator. |
| 291 | ** To Kaguragi as both are hammy rulers of Toufu responsible for Iroki's death, Kaguragi being a LargeHam who removed Iroki from power for the sake of their country with pride in its produce while Grodie is a ColdHam who forced Iroki to become a tyrant by poisoning Toufu's food supply and later restored her regime to grind the kingdom to the ground. |
| 292 | ** To Gira as both are artificial weapons created by Dagded to sow chaos and further aid his plans. The difference is how they turned out: Gira was narrowly prevented from becoming a TykeBomb by his brother and thus grew up relatively normal; becoming a good person that cares about the sanctity of life and holds a disdain for immortality. Grodie meanwhile has been steeped in death since his creation and has destroyed numerous worlds as a Jester. He's cold, uncaring and desperately wants to die - holding no sanctity for life whatsoever, not even his own. Grodie is essentially what Gira could've become if Corsus' plan to feed him the other Shugods' Souls was successful. |
| 293 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 294 | ** To Hymeno, [[ArchEnemy naturally]]. While Grodie is an immortal alien obsessed with dying and causes the death of those around him as a result of viewing life as "too noisy", Hymeno is an human being who is dedicated to making sure everyone around her lives for as long as they can due to seeing the beauty of living and focuses on "selfishly" enjoying what's most important to her. Every appearance Grodie has in the show has him seen wearing a long black coat and hat, bringing to mind the reaper, while Hymeno is a doctor who can be seen wearing different bright yellow dresses in various episodes throughout the series. |
| 295 | ** To Gira, as both are world-ending, Shugod Soul-powered superweapons created by Dagded. Gira is a gentle man with a somewhat-normal upbringing that grew up in an orphanage. He's spent much of his time around kind, innocent people and grew up much the same; developing a fondness for life. He abhors tyranny, is people-savvy and his cosmic origins fill him with nothing but dread. Grodie by contrast has been steeped in death since conception. He's part of an omnicidal horde led by a BadBoss and has been enabled to such an unhealthy degree that he's lost both his past and the ability to feel almost anything. Grodie is gloomy, apathetic, occasionally sadistic and has zero value for life, including his own. His own cosmic origins are irrelevant to him and he uses his regained memories as justification to indulge in murder once more instead of change. |
| 296 | * ForTheEvulz: He caused the Fury of the Gods simply because he found everyone on Tikyū to be much too lively for his taste. |
| 297 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: He's a bespectacled man who is arguably the cruelest and most sadistic of the Galactinsect Jesters. |
| 298 | * HateSink: He proves to be the most despicable and most violent of Galactinsect generals, even [[SpeakIllOfTheDead taunting the deaths]] of Hymeno's parents. |
| 299 | * HereWeGoAgain: When Kamejim and Minongan release him from Karras' prison, Grodie reacts to Kamejim relaying Dugded's orders like he's heard it a thousand times; assuming they're going for the usual LetsYouAndHimFight operation. It's only when he's told that Dugded wants ''nothing'' alive this time that he responds in any way. |
| 300 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: He seemingly gets killed anticlimactically as a result of one of his zombies randomly deciding to shoot him, but he turns to be impossible to kill so this doesn't bother him. |
| 301 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: Revealed to be an reanimated corpse, it is clear that DeathSeeker Grodie cannot cancel his own power. |
| 302 | * InconsistentSpelling: His name has been rendered as "Grodie" or "Glodi". |
| 303 | * IronicHell: Grodie spent all his time wanting to die and be at peace. However, after he's finally killed, he finds the shades of his countless victims waiting for him, ensuring his afterlife will be ''anything'' but peaceful. |
| 304 | * KnightOfCerebus: The Galactinsects are established as LovecraftLite, yet each of them are at least playful in some capacity. Very little about Grodie is played for comedy. He quickly establishes himself as a dark, gloomy force of death and decay with clear involvement in two of the King-Ohgers' personal tragedies; his lackadaisical disregard for everything around him making him scary rather than weird. [[DownplayedTrope That is, when he's the focus.]] When he's simply lounging with the other Jesters as a background character, said death-fetish references are used for morbid comedy instead of horror. |
| 305 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He thought he could achieve peace by dying. When the King-Ohgers finally kill him, Grodie is sent to the afterlife... where he's tormented for all eternity by the vengeful spirits of his many, many victims, which ensures that his afterlife won't be peaceful or tranquil at all. |
| 306 | * MakeMyMonsterGrow: The closest thing to the trope the Galactinsects have. Most of the corpses Grodie's reanimated have been fought at giant-size with King-Ohger. However, the other Jesters can enlarge themselves too. |
| 307 | * MeaningfulName: His last name is derived from ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucochloridium Leucochloridium]]'', a genus of parasitic trematode worms. |
| 308 | * MonstrosityEqualsWeakness: PlayedForHorror. After Hymeno and Jeramie give him life by using the latter's chest-crystal to un-do his immortality, Grodie gets a massive power-boost and starts another Fury Of the Gods. He was ''weaker'' when he was undead. |
| 309 | * NecessaryDrawback: While he can revive any creature back from the dead, he's unable to control their actions. It suits him just fine anyway, as letting the undead wreak havoc and create chaos is in line with his M.O and motive. Since he can't die and that he ''wants'' to die, getting attacked by his own zombies doesn't affect him and if one manages to? Win for him. |
| 310 | * {{Necromancer}}: He's capable of reviving creatures of any sort into nearly mindless zombies simply by commanding them to "wake up", though he has no real control over the. He's also been using this power on himself the whole time, albeit unaware of that. |
| 311 | * NighInvulnerability: #37 reveals he is the BlobMonster kind, being able to melt himself into a liquid state before reforming himself into his monster form. This nature is the reason he can't die, [[BlessedWithSuck as much as he wants to]]. |
| 312 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: Downplayed. Grodie is a sadist like the other Jesters, but he's more interested in the extermination aspect of what they do than the fun. When the King-Ohgers manage to temporarily kill Dagded, he outright proclaims his jealousy at an immortal like them being able to die and has to be actively stopped from seeking them out. |
| 313 | * OurZombiesAreDifferent: The zombies Grodie reanimates act on base instinct, usually attacking anything before them. |
| 314 | * OutOfContinues: Hymeno and Jeramie resurrect him, which renders him mortal and allows them to kill him once and for all. |
| 315 | * PoisonousPerson: Specializes in poison attacks and is oft-associated with pestilence and death. |
| 316 | * RedBaron: He's known as "the Tranquil". |
| 317 | * {{Revision}}: Was outed as the culprit behind the Fury Of The Gods. More specifically, Grodie ''carried it out.'' Dagded came up with it in retaliation for Corsus' rebellion. |
| 318 | * RobeAndWizardHat: He wears a [[DarkIsEvil black]] hooded robe and wide-brimmed hat, as befitting a necromancer. |
| 319 | * SealedEvilInACan: He was sealed away by Karras using her Ice Seal technique but Kamejim and Minongan free him, killing Karras in the process. |
| 320 | * SinisterScythe: Wields a large one in combat, adding to his Grim Reaper imagery. It can also [[MixAndMatchWeapon be flipped around and used as a rifle]]. |
| 321 | * SkewedPriorities: PlayedForLaughs in #44. The other Jesters are sucking up to Dagded after his revival, whereas Grodie is so fascinated that Dagded was able to die that he has to be stopped from seeking his would-be killers out. |
| 322 | * TheStoic: Downplayed. Much like fellow Jester Goma, Grodie is often a taciturn man of few words. Unlike Goma however, he has more focus and the occasional bit of BlackComedy; vaguely tip-toeing into ColdHam. |
| 323 | * TookALevelInBadass: He was already a dangerous opponent as an undead. But receiving true life greatly increased his power to nightmarish proportions. |
| 324 | * TykeBomb: Like Gira, Grodie was an artificial world-wiping superweapon created by Dagded. Unlike Gira, he embraces it once he learns this. |
| 325 | * VillainousBreakdown: Upon learning his power keeps him from dying (and the monarchs giving him actual life), he decides to evoke another Fury of Gods in response. |
| 326 | * WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to say anything about him without mentioning his involvement in the Fury of the Gods. |
| 327 | * WhoWantsToLiveForever: He's functionally immortal but [[DeathSeeker loves the idea of dying]], being genuinely disappointed that nothing has managed to put him down while being jealous that someone like Dagded can be killed. Then he learns his own power is keeping him alive indefinitely and it drives him down the deep end after the monarchs give him true life. |
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| 330 | !Allies |
| 331 | [[folder:Shugo Mask '''(spoilers)''']] |
| 332 | Dagded's newly-appointed "King of Tikyū" who took over during the Ohsama Sentai's half-year-long absence while they were banished to Earth. |
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| 334 | \ |
| 335 | See Rcules' section under [[Characters/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerTheFiveKingdoms here]] for more details. |
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