Gold Mask

**Gold Mask**(黄金仮面 *ōgon kamen*) is a gold-based Kamen Kaijin from Episode 1 of Himitsu Sentai Goranger.

He is voiced by **Toku Nishio**.

## Personality

Gold Mask is shown to be a diabolical Kaijin who shows a sadistic pleasure in the misfortune of others.

## Appearance

As his name suggest, Gold Mask is wearing a gold-colored mask with red slits for eyes and a mouth. He has a gold-colored body while wearing a black robe and is wearing black gloves and black boots.

## Biography

During soccer practice at the base of the EAGLE Kanto Branch, the soldiers’ soccer ball suddenly gets stabbed by a dagger shaped like a black cross. One of the soldiers, Tsuyoshi Kaijo, investigates the dagger and recognizes it as the symbol of a terrorist group, called the Black Cross Army. Just then, one of the Black Cross Army’s Masked Kaijin appears, named Gold Mask, along with a group of Zolders. The Zolders start killing all the soldiers with their weapons and start blowing up the Kanto Branch’s buildings. Tsuyoshi, being one of the current survivors, heads into one of the buildings to find the commander, his brother, dying. As his brother dies, Gold Mask arrives in the room and orders the Zolders to kill the remaining survivors in the building. Tsuyoshi tries to fight back but gets wounded by the gun fire. Assuming all the survivors dead, Gold Mask makes his way out with the Zolders. Later, Gold Mask meets up with Black Cross Führer along with four other Masked Kaijin, Warrior Mask, Bronze Mask, Poison Gas Mask, and Jade Mask, all of whom have also conducted surprise attacks at other branches of EAGLE’s Japanese Block in order for the Black Cross Army to reach their goal to destroy human society and to remake it into a world of theirs. Fortunately, Tsuyoshi teams up with four other survivors, each one from one of EAGLE’s branches, and they become the Gorangers. They hear from their commander that Gold Mask and a group of Zolders have attacked a gunpowder factory and used kindergarten students as their hostages to invade it. The Gorangers make their way to the factory as Gold Mask has the Zolders take all the factory’s gunpowder and lock up the kindergarten students inside the building to blow them up. Just as the kids are about to be locked up while trapped in their bus, the Gorangers arrive with their vehicle, Variblune. Before they could face Gold Mask, he and his Zolders make their escape with the gunpowder after locking up the kids and shooting at the guards of the factory. Once the kids are rescued with the help of Variblune, Tsuyoshi chases after Gold Mask with his Red Machine. Gold Mask and his Zolders confront him in the middle of a dirt road and Gold Mask tries to kill Tsuyoshi with his scythe. Just then, the rest of the Gorangers arrive as Momoranger, Aoranger, Midoranger, and Kiranger. Tsuyoshi changes into Akaranger and reveal themselves as the Gorangers to Gold Mask. Upon Gold Mask’s command, the Zolders start attacking but the Gorangers manage to fight them off. Gold Mask prepares to fight back as well until Momoranger uses her Momo Mirror to blind him. With all the Zolders fought off, Gold Mask tries to make his escape with the Gorangers chasing after him. With Gold Mask being the only one left, the Gorangers perform Goranger Storm where they pass a silver ball to each other until Akaranger kicks it at Gold Mask’s head, causing him to blow up.

## Powers/Abilities

**Scythe**: Gold Mask’s main weapon is a scythe that he can use for combat.

**Telekinesis**: Gold Mask is able to pull back his scythe into his grasp after he throwing it at his enemies.

## Trivia

* Gold Mask is the very first Kaijin to appear in the Super Sentai Series.
	+ This makes him similar to Spider Man, who was the very first Kaijin to appear in the Kamen Rider Series.
		- However, unlike Spider Man, who’s spider motif has been reused for most of the first Kaijin in the Kamen Rider shows, Gold Mask’s gold motif has not been reused by any of the first Super Sentai Kaijin.
			* Although, the first Egos Kaijin from Battle Fever J, Koumori Kaijin, would also use a scythe as his main weapon.
* Gold Mask’s facial designs would be used again for the Kinclons from Jikuu Senshi Spielban.