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Recap / Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Ep 4

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The Kyurangers arrive on Earth, where they are surprised to find out that there's more than one Daikaan on the Earth. The first one they encounter is Yumepakkun, a monster that eats children's dreams. Meanwhile, Raptor dreams to be able to fight alongside the Kyurangers.


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  • Create Your Own Hero: Yumepakkun's attempts to eat Raptor's dreams are what leads to her Kyutama activating, and results in the destruction of his mecha and his own near death.
  • Dream Stealer: Yumepakkun's entire gimmick amounts to this.
  • Evil Overlord: Yumepakkun one of several ruling over Earth. In his case, he likes eating the dreams of children.
  • Know When to Fold Them: When Yumepakkun sees that his mecha is about to be destroyed, Yumepakkun wisely decides to ditch it and run.
  • Meaningful Name: Fitting that the dream-eating monster would be named after the word "dream".
  • Monster of the Fortnight: Daikaan Yumepakkun.
  • Power Pincer: The Kani Kyutama, used by Kajiki Yellow in this episodes, creates a crab's pincer for the user.
  • Shout-Out: During the battle with the Moraimars, Raptor says "In the Name of the Moon, I'll punish you!!".
  • Would Hurt a Child: Yumepakkun is perfectly okay with devouring the dreams of children, even if they die because of it.
  • Youkai: Yumepakkun is based on the Baku, a tapir spirit known for eating dreams.

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