Warrior Mask

**Warrior Mask**(武者仮面 *Musha kamen*) is a warrior-based Kamen Kaijin from Episodes 1 and 2 of Himitsu Sentai Goranger.

He is voiced by **Akira Shimada**.

## Personality

Warrior Mask is an authoritative Kaijin who’s loyal to his superior. He will resort to threats and kidnapping in order to achieve his goal and can be very cruel to his victims.

## Appearance

Warrior Mask has the appearance of a samurai warrior covered almost entirely of armor. He’s wearing a black helmet with a golden samurai crest, a dark grey face with a red mouth, is wearing black boots and gloves, a white belt, and is always carrying arrows on his back.

## Biography

### The Crimson Sun! The Invincible Gorangers

During training at Uyu Mountain, soldiers from the Tohoku Branch of EAGLE, are suddenly ambushed by a Masked Kaijin, named Warrior Mask, and a group of Zolders. Upon Warrior Mask’s command, the Zolders start throwing grenades at the soldiers in trainer and start physically attacking them. Warrior Mask joins in as well and kills some of the soldiers with his katana. Warrior Mask and the Zolders manage to kill all the soldiers except for one, named Akira Shinmei. Later, Warrior Mask meets up with Black Cross Führer along with Gold Mask, Bronze Mask, Poison Gas Mask, and Jade Mask at a secret base where Black Cross Führer believes that nothing stands in their way now to reach their goal to destroy humanity. Fortunately, a the surviving members of the attacked EAGLE Branches of Japan gather together and form into the Gorangers. After the Gorangers destroy Gold Mask, Black Cross Führer decides to send one of the other Mask Kaijin to take care of them with Warrior Mask arguing with the others to be chosen to do the bidding.

### The Blue Earth! The Deadly Desertification Plan

After a Professor, named Kudo, and a group of scientists test out a laser cannon that can turn anything it hits into sand, giving it the name, Sand Beam, Warrior Mask arrives with a group of Zolders to claim the Sand Beam equipment. The scientists try to escape but Warrior Mask shoot an arrow at one of them while the Zolders kill the rest and capture Professor Kudo. The last surviving scientist tries to flee until Warrior Mask fires the Sand Beam at him, turning him into sand on the ground, much to Professor Kudo’s horror. Warrior Mask orders Professor Kudo to improve the beam so they could use it to turn the world into sand, but Professor Kudo refuses to do so. However, Warrior Mask threatens that if he doesn’t comply, he’ll kill his son, Koichi. The Gorangers hear about Professor Kudo’s abduction, so they split up into two groups where Daita and Kenji check on Professor Kudo’s family while Kaijo, Akira, and Peggy go to save the Professor. On their way to save the Professor, the three find themselves surrounded by Zolders and find Warrior Mask, where Akira recognizes him as the same Masked Kaijin who attacked his Branch. The three change into Akaranger, Aoranger, and Momoranger and fight off the Zolders where Warrior Mask shoots his arrows at Aoranger. Aoranger manages to dodge the arrows until he gets his foot caught between some rocks, allowing Warrior Mask to hit his shoulder with one of his arrows. Warrior Mask prepares to shoot another arrow until Akaranger uses his Red Bute to wrap it around the Masked Kaijin’s neck and flings him up. Akaranger then holds Warrior Mask in place as Momoranger throws one of her earrings at him, blowing him up but letting him escape. Later, while the Gorangers look after Professor Kudo’s son, Warrior Mask and a group of Zolders test out the modified sand beam on a highway bridge. The beam turns the bridge and the cars into sand, causing it to crumble down. Despite the results, Warrior Mask wasn’t satisfied. Warrior Mask then meets up with Black Cross Führer to discuss about the progress of the plan where the Führer tells him to hasten their operation so they could carve their image from the sands. Afterwards, Warrior Mask orders Professor Kudo to set up the Sand Beam on a satellite to turn the whole world into sand. Professor Kudo refuses but Warrior Mask reveals to him his son, Koichi, who got kidnap by the Zolders. Afterwards, Kaijo and Peggy look around the area of Kudo’s abduction for signs of footprints but then end up coming across a dying EAGLE spy disguised as a Zolder who warns them about Warrior Mask’s plan. Just then, Peggy and Kaijo are surrounded by actual Zolders where they begin to fight them off only for Warrior Mask to appear as well with the Sand Beam pointing at them. Warrior Mask has the two taken into his base by the Zolders and holds them in a cell, where Koichi is being held in as well, where he encourages them to call for the rest of the Gorangers so he can use the Sand Beam on all of them. Later, after Professor Kudo is finished working on the satellite for the Sand Beam, Warrior Mask takes Kaijo, Peggy, and Koichi out of the cell and plans to tie them up and execute them along with Kudo. Fortunately, Kaijo sends out a distress signal to the others for help. As Warrior Mask prepares to have the Sand Beam fired by one of the Zolders, Akira arrives within the Variblune, catching Warrior Mask off-guard. While Warrior Mask has the Sand Beam pointed at the Variblune to turn it into sand instead, Kaijo and Peggy cut through bonds and help Professor Kudo and his son escape. Seeing this, Warrior Mask immediately redirects the Sand Beam back to them but ends up missing, allowing Kaijo and Peggy help Professor Kudo and Koichi escape. Akira picks the father and son up with the Variblune as Warrior Mask shoots the Sand Beam at Kaijo and Peggy, where they change into Akaranger and Momoranger. Akira arrives back with Daita, and Kenji as Aoranger, Midoranger, and Kiranger. The five surround Warrior Mask where they begin to fight each other. As they fight off the Zolders, Aoranger and Akaranger kick Warrior Mask down. He orders two of the Zolders to fire the Sand Beam only for Momoranger to blow them up with one of her earrings, destroying the Sand Beam as well. Once fighting off the rest of the remaining Zolders, the Gorangers perform Goranger Storm and kick a ball at Warrior Mask, blowing him up. However, Warrior Mask somehow manages to survive the attack and boards the rocket containing the Sand Beam satellite as it launches up into the sky. Fortunately, Momoranger hands Aoranger a mini missile to place on his arrow. Aoranger then uses Blue Archery to launch the missile-tipped arrow at the rocket, blowing it up and having Warrior Mask perish in the explosion.

## Powers/Abilities

**Katana**: Warrior Mask’s main weapon is katana that he uses to kill his victims with.

**Bow and Arrow**: Warrior Mask is equipped with a bow and arrow that allow him to perform long distance attacks.

**Protective Armor**: Warrior Mask is covered entirely of protective samurai armor that shields him from explosions.