World Ninjas

Kaiketsu Individuals were the various superhuman characters that appeared in the 1988 tokusatsu series *World Ninja War Jiraiya*. The vast majority of characters were typically armed with a ninjato, shurikens, and could jump high and teleport and as such will not be listed in this article.

## Togakureryu Ninjas

### Yamaji Family

The Yamaji Family (山地族, *Yamaji-zoku*) were the main characters of the series, descendants of the ancient ninja order Togakureryu (戸隠流) whose duty was to protect the Inscription. The Inscription was a piece of a stone tablet that pointed the location of Pako, a capsule that fell from space to Japan in 300 B.C. and was said to be the most valuable treasure in the world.

* **Toha Yamaji** (山地 闘破, Yamaji Toha)/**Jiraiya** (磁雷矢 (ジライヤ), literally: Magnetic Thunder Arrow): The 19-year-old adoptive son of Tetsuzan Yamaji. He has been given the task of protecting the Yamaji's half of the clay tablet showing the location of the Secret Treasure Pako. To become Jiraiya, he wears the Jiraiya Suit and wields the deadly Optical-Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword (磁光真空剣, Jiko Shinku Ken) to defeat and often slay evildoers. In episode 11 he acquired the ability to upgrade his Jiraiya Suit by equipping over it the Jiraiya Power Protector. He worked several part-time jobs throughout the series to support his family. Toha was actually a descendant of the alien that brought the Pako to Earth 2300 years before the start of the series as he was adopted by Tetsuzan when he was an infant after his true parents, Hanzo (半蔵) and Chiyo (千代), were killed. Decades after the Sorcerers clan's fall, Toha made a guest appearance in episode 34 of *Shuriken Sentai Ninninger*, now at the age of 46 and somehow acquiring his sword back. He later appoints a successor, Touma Amagi, who inherits his suit and appears in the movie *Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad*.
* **Kei Yamaji** (山地 ケイ, Yamaji Kei)/**Princess Ninja Emiha** (姫忍 恵美破, Himenin Emiha): Tetsuzan's daughter, a 16-year-old high school freshman. She often teases her adoptive brother Toha, leaving most of the housework and chores to him, but cares deeply about him. When she dresses as Emiha to assist Jiraiya, she wears a white ninja armor similar to Jiraiya's. Her special technique, the Cherry Blossoms Rain Ninja Art (忍法花吹雪, Ninpo Hana Fubuki), allowed her to put enemies to sleep with a rain of white cherry blossoms. Her other technique, the Face Copying Ninja Art (忍法顔うつし, Ninpo Kao Utsushi), allowed her to create face masks of other people to disguise herself.
* **Manabu Yamaji** (山地 学, Yamaji Manabu): Tetsuzan's young son, a 9-years-old third grade student. He became dissatisfied with himself after feeling that his older siblings and father treated him as being only half-capable as they were. He eventually created a homemade battle armor as he becomes more involved in the war against the Sorcerers Clan, wielding a slingshot using steel marbles as his main arsenal. He is also a talented artist when it comes to drawing portraits. Manabu made a guest appearance in episode 31 of *Mobile Detective Jiban*.
* **Tetsuzan Yamaji** (山地 哲山, Yamaji Tetsuzan): The 34th Grandmaster of the *Togakureryu Ninpo School*. The adoptive father of Toha and biological father to Kei and Manabu. His wife Sanae (早苗) was the daughter of Tetsuzan's master, but she was killed during a crossfire between Tetsuzan and the Sorcerers Clan eight years prior to the start of the series when Manabu was an infant. He opened the Bujinkan (武神館) ninpo dojo at his own apartment complex, but has received very few students outside his own children. He raised Bonsai trees in his spare time and owned two pets consisting of a carrier pigeon named **Shiro** (シロ) and a ninja trained dog named **Kuro** (クロ). One of his most notable characteristics was his great knowledge of the World Ninjas.

### Equipment

* **Jiraiya Suit** (ジライヤスーツ, Jiraiya Sutsu): A ceramic suit of armor passed throughout the Togakure school, it is the suit worn by Toha when he becomes Jiraiya. When not in use, it is usually kept hidden inside the ceiling of the Bujinkan school. It was originally the suit worn by the alien that brought the Pako to Earth.
* **Optical-Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword** (磁光真空剣, Jiko Shinku Ken): A sword passed throughout the Togakure school, it is Jiraiya's primary weapon. When Jiraiya yells the name of the sword, it becomes a shining laser blade. Any enemy defeated by a special technique performed with the blade will be wrapped around seven differently colored lights before vanishing. Only Toha, who is descended from the space alien that brought the sword, can use it to its full powers. Like the Jiraiya Suit, it was created from a meteorite that arrived from 300 light years away from Earth and fell into a glacier at the North Pole. When not in use, it is usually kept hidden inside a mirror within the Bujinkan school. It has its own fill as well. With this sword, Jiraiya can perform the following special techniques:
	+ **Front Bisection** (真っ向両断, Makko Ryodan): A technique which cuts the enemy in half vertically, which is followed by a horizontal slice. It is Jiraiya's most commonly used finishing move.
	+ **Horizontal Flash** (横一閃, Yoko Issen): A finishing move in which the enemy is cut in half horizontally. A variation of the technique is also used which can take down up to three adversaries at the same time, which is used in Episodes 14 and 48.
	+ **Lightning Flash Drop** (稲妻落とし, Inazuma Otoshi): A technique in which the sword gathers lightning and when it radiates, it can attack numerous enemies at the same time. It is used in Episode 8 to break through Abdad's sorcery and again in Episode 18 to destroy the Devil King armor.
	+ **Diagonal Bisection** (斜め両断, Naname Ryozan: A technique used during Jiraiya's second transformation. The technique slices enemy diagonally and then horizontally. It is first used during Episode 12 at the middle of a border several times.
	+ **Soaring Slice** (飛翔斬り, Hisho Kiri): A technique used during Jiraiya's second transformation. While curving, Jiraiya slices the enemy in an x-like pattern. It is the technique uses in Episode 20 to destroy the Sorcerers Clan's "Buffalo" tank.
	+ **Ginkgo Slice** (銀杏斬り Icho Kiri): A technique used during Jiraiya's second transformation. It is performed while Jiraiya is somersaulting in the air. Jiraiya uses in Episode 29 to destroy the Sorcerers Clan's "Giant Cannon" weapon.
	+ **Crossed Slice** (十文字斬り, Jumonji Kiri): An enhanced version of the Front Bisection used during Jiraiya's second transformation, which finishes the enemy off faster than the regular version. Jiraiya uses in Episode 29 against Dokusai, wounding his left arm, as well as in Episode 45 to finish off the Paper Ninja Clan Leader.
	+ **Wheelbarrow Cut** (一輪車断, Ichirinsha Dan): Technique used during Jiraiya's second transformation. The enemy is cut after Jiraiya rotates his sword that was used in Episode 44.
	+ **Optical Magnetized True Eye Slash** (磁光真眼斬り, Jiko Shingan Kiri): The most essential technique of the Togakureryu School in which Jiraiya learns from Tetsuzan in Episode 49. Jiraiya turns his mind blank and transform his body into an antenna with the Art of Mind Guessing (察気術, Satsuki Jutsu) to predict his enemy's movements and then slices as he turns around. The technique was capable of cutting the user itself when applied to a mirror. The technique managed to wound Demost, as well as destroy Dokusai's mask during the final episode.
* **Jiraiya Power Protector** (ジライヤパワープロテクター, Jiraiya Pawa Purotekuta): A set of upgrade parts created by Dr. Smith that can be added to the Jiraiya Suit, they are introduced in Episode 11. It consists of a pair of shoulder pads and knee pads, a collar, and a special visor called the Jirai Searcher (ジライサーチャー, Jiraisacha) that allows the wearer to analyze and see-through surroundings. They are equipped over the Jiraiya Suit during battle as part of a secondary transformation.
* **Jiraibuster** (ジライバスター, Jiraibasuta): Jiraiya's raygun introduced in Episode 13, it appears to be a weapon handed down to the Yamaji Family. It uses three different types of ammunition: a medical cartridge that shoots anesthetic rounds, a signal cartridge that shoots signal rounds, and a material destroying cartridge that can destroy rocks. The Jiraibuster is mainly used as a defensive weapon, since it is not capable of firing lethal shots.
* **Grapple Claw**: A generic grapple claw on a long rope Jiraiya used for scaling buildings and steep hills throughout the series as well as for swinging.

## Other Protagonist World Ninjas

* **International Secret Police**: The Yamaji Family was assisted by a pair of secret agents from the International Secret Police (国際秘密捜査官, Kokusai Himitsu Sosakan) who were assigned to apprehend various ninja criminals from around the world.
	+ **Rei Yagyu** (柳生 レイ, Yagyu Rei)/**Valorous Ninja Reiha** (貴忍 麗破, Kinin Reiha) Appears in episodes 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 24, 30-32, 34-40, and 45-50: A kunoichi descended from the Shadow Yagyu clan. She holds a secret power which she releases when her pupils glow green. Like Toha, she is descended from the alien that brought Pako to Earth, thus she is the only person whose blood type is compatible with Toha's. In episode 11 she overuses her power and suffers a memory loss as a result, but she eventually recovered when was almost being killed by Dokusai, in the episode 24.
	+ **Ryu Asuka** (飛鳥 竜, Asuka Ryu)/**Spear Ninja Toppa** (槍忍 突破, Yarinin Toppa): Appears in episodes 5, 6, 9-13, 23, and 24. A young spear-wielding ninja who worked together with Rei. At the end of the episode 24, the narrator says that Ryu Asuka has accepted a mission and would left Japan for a short time, even though he never returned in the show.
	+ **Catherine** (カトリーヌ, Katorinu): Appears in episodes 29, 31 and 40. A French policewoman and ninja who travels to Japan undercover as a tourist in order to recover the Nobutora Sword, which was stolen by Parchis from a museum in Paris.
* **Castle Ninja Baron Owl** (城忍 フクロウ男爵, Jonin Fukuro Danshaku): Appears in episodes 1, 2, 9, 19, 29, 37, 38, 46, and 48-50. A British ninja descended from a Crusader who is a devout Christian, dressed like a knight in a golden helmet who rides a white horse named Juji-Go (十字号). He wielded a broadsword called the Cross King Sword (十字王剣, Joji O Ken) and crucifix-shaped shurikens. While he sought the Pako in memory of the Martyrs of Japan who died for their faith, he became Jiraiya's ally.
* **Jail Ninja Haburamu** (牢忍 ハブラム, Ronin Haburamu): Appears in episodes 3 and 15. A mohawk and black mask-donning Turkish ninja who is a devout Muslim with a preference of sleeping outdoors due to his loud snoring, tasked with the protection of the Green Flame, a precious emerald from the Topkapi Palace. He wielded a large knife and sword and a Kusari Fundo. In Episode 3, he was tricked into fighting Jiraiya by the Sorcerers Clan, but reconciled with him by the end of the episode. In episode 15, he inadvertently released Manin Sylvia from her prison and returns to Japan to seek Jiraiya's assistance.
* **Anthropomorphic Ninja Crimson Lizard** (異形忍 紅トカゲ, Igyonin Beni Tokage) Appears in episodes 5, 31, and 41. A wandering ninja who collected valuable swords, his mastery of various sword fighting skills and ninjutsu making him feared by even Dokusai himself. He wielded lizard-shaped throwing stars and bombs and a hand cannon, while having the ability to transform into a large lizard. In episode 5, he attempted to challenge Jiraiya for the Optical Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword, but failed. He became Jiraiya's ally and in episode 31 as he discovered the Nobutora, a sword that belonged to Shingen Takeda that was stolen from a museum in Paris, but was forced to return it to authorities. In episode 41, he became possessed when he wields the Dark Sword that originally belonged to Demost.
* **Explosive Ninja Rocket Man** (爆忍 ロケットマン, Bakunin Rokettoman) Appears in episodes 14, 29, 44, 49, and 50. An American ninja who specializes in explosives and gunpowder. He wielded a rocket launcher, which he usually carries on his back, and a dagger for close-combat. However, he was not adept at close-quarters combat. As a Vietnam War veteran, he decided to flee from the conflict after he encountered a young girl named Tao (タオ) whose parents were killed. He faked his death and adopted Tao as his own daughter. In episode 14, he goes to Japan for the first time in order to clear his name after the Sorcerers Clan framed for a bombing and kidnapping he never committed. In episode 44, he is forced to fight Jiraiya against his will when Tao is kidnapped by the Sorcerers Clan. After Tao is rescued, he returned alongside Mafuuba and Wild in order to assist Jiraiya in the final battle against the Sorcerers. His ninja mask was a conical hood resembling a rocket.
* **Lightning Ninja Wild** (雷忍 ワイルド, Rainin Wairudo): Appears in episodes 20, 29, 33, 40, 46, 49, and 50. An American ninja from the West that was descended from outlaw Billy the Kid. He worked as a bounty hunter and called himself the "Ninja Sheriff from the North Army". His ninja outfit is made of blue denim and he wielded a .44 Magnum revolver along with a knife. In Episode 20, he hunted down Jiraiya in order to collect the bounty offered by the Sorcerers Clan, but joined forces with Jiraiya in the end when the Sorcerers betrayed him. Afterward, he began working for a public entertaining company in order to collect money to pay for his trip back to America and ended up challenging Jiraiya again in episode 33 to duel. From that point onward, he becomes one of Jiraiya's recurring ally in the battle against the Sorcerers Clan.
* **Holy Ninja Alamsa** (聖忍 アラムーサ, Seinin Aramusa): Appears in episodes 21 and 47. A member of the Holy Ninja Clan, a religious Islamic clan that inhabited the desert lands in the Middle East. He wielded a large katana and a knife. He has several Ninpo skills such as creating a Sand Blizzard that seals his enemies' weapons in sand, throwing stars that fed from certain energy sources, and the ability to levitate giant objects. The red stone on his head was the source of his powers. He was ignorant of modern society due to his upbringing. In episode 21, he was tricked by the Sorcerers Clan into blackmailing the Governor of Tokyo and stealing all of the gasoline in Tokyo, but he is taught the errors of his way by Jiraiya and becomes his ally. In episode 47, he is brainwashed by Madam Spider into destroying Jiraishin, but he came to his senses before he could accomplish such a task.
* **Treasure Ninja Jane** (宝忍 ジャンヌ, Honin Jannu): Appears in episode 20. A fortune-telling half-Japanese female ninja from Canada who seeks to help her poor hometown. She could shoot a Diamond Shower from her chest. Demost used her good intentions against her by forcing her to lead Jiraiya to a trap, but ended up saving him instead by giving up her own life.
* **Paper Ninja Oruha** (紙忍 折破, Kaminin Oruha): Appears in episodes 12, 26, and 45. A ninja who could manipulate paper, he was employed by his own clan to hunt down deserters. He first appears in episode 12, where he was assigned to hunt down a deserter named Mimura (三村). However, he was reluctant to finish job, having had a romantic relationship in the past with Mimura's daughter Kasumi (カスミ). After Mimura is killed, Oruha abandoned hisclan to elope with Kasumi. He retired and moved to Yamanakako with Kasumi, but is brought back into action in Episode 26 after becoming involved in a plot by the Sorcerers Clan. He had ability to create paper doll minions and uses dismantled scissors as throwing knives. In Episode 45, he and Kasumi were both killed by his former clan leader, but they are both brought back to life by the powers of Jiraishin.
* **Flower Ninja Yumeha** (花忍 夢破, Hananin Yumeha): Appears in episodes 17, 18, and 32. A female ninja apprentice from the Flower Ninja Clan, a clan from Lake Hamana which was branched off from the Togakureryu School. She was raised by the clan's leader Genichiro Murakami (村上源一郎, Murakami Genichiro) as his own after being abandoned by her birth parents when she was an infant. She was given the task of preventing the cursed armor of the Devil King from falling into the wrong hands. She had the ability to use falling flower petals as weapons and the small branches from cherry blossom trees. She was assisted by Jiraiya in episodes 17 and 18, and returned in episode 32 to team up with Emiha and Reiha.
* **Wind Ninja Mafuuba** (風忍 馬風破, Kazenin Mafuba, Mafuba literally meaning "Destroying Wind Horse"): Appears in episodes 16, 29, 40, 46, 49, 50. After the Special Ninja Team was defeated, the Sorcerers Clan revived Kaze by turning him into a cyborg ninja. Mafuuba had all abilities from his deceased Special Ninja Team comrades in addition to his own, while fully overcoming his phobia of strong winds. He wields a pistol and sword cane and rides an enhanced motorcycle known as the Shadow Mach (シャドーマッハ, Shado Mahha), which rivaled the performance rate of Jiraiya's Black Saber. Although an enemy of Jiraiya at first, he was unable to tolerate the injustices committed by the Sorcerers and departed from the group to become Jiraiya's ally.
* **Henry Rakuchin** (ヘンリー 楽珍, Henri Rakuchin): A comical fortune teller who gets himself involved with the activities of the protagonists throughout the series. Although he was trained to become a ninja, he gave up and ran away from his master's place. Had a one-sided crush on Mei. He possessed no combat skills.
* **Dr. Smith** (スミス博士, Sumisu Hakase): An American scientist who was also Tetsuzan's first disciple. He defected to Japan with the help of Tetsuzan, fearing the way his research was being used for the Strategic Defense Initiative. He dreams of combining his scientific technology with the ways of Ninpo to help protect the world. In his first appearance in episode 11, he repaired and improved the Jiraiya Suit after it was damaged in battle by Chang Kung-Fu Jr. and Lu Long, building the Power Protector upgrade parts as well. In episode 16, he took Toha's beloved car and rebuilt it into the Black Saber. When he was kidnapped by Gamesh alongside his colleagues Dr. Brown and Dr. Schmidt in episode 23, he managed to escape using a Ninpo trick taught to him by Tetsuzan. He also wielded a fountain pen equipped with a laser gun that altered an enemy's brainwaves.
* **Yajiro Iyo** (伊予 野二郎, Iyo Yajir): Appears in Episode 27 played by *Metal Hero* veteran Kenji Ohba. A skilled warrior formerly from the Togakureryu School who seeks to challenge the best, he is known for his unpredictable behavior. He lives in the city of Matsuyama]] at Shikoku, but was asked by Tetsuzan to visit Tokyo in order to discourage Toha from becoming too arrogant. He does so by challenging Toha to an unarmed match for the ownership of the Jiraiya Suit and the Optical Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword. After being defeated by Yajiro, Toha went through an intensive training program in order to defeat him. Toha learns a new skill that allows to blank out his mind and augment his entire body's senses in order to better predict attacks. Toha defeats Yajiro in the rematch and reclaims his armor and sword.

## Sorcerers Clan

The Sorcerers Clan (妖魔一族, Yoma Ichizoku, sometimes translated as Demons Clan, were the main antagonists of the series led by the imposing patriarch Dokusai. They possessed half of the Inscription which contains the location of Pako.

* **Org Ninja Dokusai** (鬼忍 毒斎, Oninin Dokusai): The leader of the Sorcerers Clan, his true face was concealed with an Oni mask. He was formerly a student of the Togakureryu School who trained alongside Tetsuzan before his greed compelled him to steal the clay map, escaping with one half and establishing the Sorcerers Clan. He began to demonstrate his true powers from Episode 37 and onward as he shows various skills such as shooting ray of lights from his arms and confusing Jiraiya by changing his face to that of Tetsuzan's. He was revealed to be entirely faceless during the final episode, likely due to his use of black magic.
* **Butterfly Ninja Benikiba** (蝶忍 紅牙, Chonin Benikiba, Benikiba literally translates to Crimson Fang): Dokusai's daughter, she was a master of disguises who could assume the shape of any person, from a young schoolgirl to Toha himself. Her special technique was the Sorcerer Ninja Art Restless Butterfly (妖魔忍法乱れ蝶, Yoma Ninpo Midare Cho). She surrendered and escaped during the final battle.
* **Star Ninja Retsukiba** (星忍 烈牙, Hoshinin Retsukiba, Retsukiba literally meaning Violent Fang): A young ninja from the Sorcerers Clan who spearheads its front line activities. He could shoot rays of light from the cross-shaped shuriken on his mask, produce fire through sorcery, and he is also a skilled archer with a yumi bow. Just like Benikiba, he surrenderd and escaped alive in the end.
* **Bird Ninjas Karasutengu** (鳥忍 カラス天狗, Torinin Karasutengu): Crow-like underlings of the Sorcerers Clan who worked primarily in groups of three. Their weapons include calthrop bombs and dart-shooting blowguns. They were easily defeated in battle due to being incredible weak. They could fly by making a breaststroke-like gesture. They always end their phrases with the onomatopoeia "*yansu*".
* **Witch Ninja Madam Spider** (妖忍 クモ御前, Yunin Kumo Gozen): Appears in episodes 37-42, 45, and 47-50. A female ninja closely acquainted with Dokusai who could change between two different human forms (a "front" form and a "rear" form) or into a spider. She used weapons such as spider-shaped bombs and electric discharging spider-web and even has the magic powers to summon the souls of deceased World Ninjas into the living world. Her regular human form is known as her "front form", while the one she uses as a public disguise is her "rear form". She had a flirtatious, but respectful relationship with Dokusai.
* **Special Ninja Team** (特殊忍者群, Tokushu Ninjakun): An elite group of five ninjas chosen by the Sorcerers Clan in episode 16. Each member is named after a different element: **Fire** (火, Hi), **Water** (水, Mizu), **Land** (土, Tsuchi), **Wood** (木, Ki), and **Wind** (風, Kaze). Each member had a skill which used the elements they were named after: Hi could engulfed his whole body in flames and throw fireballs; Mizu could swim in high speeds in water and use high water pressure in his attacks; Ki could turn himself into wood and ram himself into the enemy; Tsuchi could perform lunge attacks from underground; and Kaze could rush attack in high-speed by surrounding his body in a tornado and control the wind itself. However, Kaze was afraid of the sound of raging winds due to the fact that he lost his parents on a night with strong winds. He studied his art with the hopes of overcoming his fear, which proves unsuccessful when the group fought Jiraiya.
* **Killer** (キラー Kira) and **Commando** (コマンド Komando): Two mercenaries employed by the Sorcerers Clan during episodes 34 and 35. Killer wielded a kusarigama while Commando used a shotgun and a long spear.
* **Sorcerer Behemoth Gohma** (妖魔巨獣ゴーマ, Yoma Kyoju Goma): A giant beast that Dokusai managed to revive using a wicked magical skull in episodes 34 and 35. He was equipped with a spear and fires out flames from his mouth when angry.

## Other Antagonist World Ninjas

* **Metamorphosis Ninja Parchis** (化忍 パルチス, Kenin Paruchisu) Appears in episodes 19, 22, 40, 48, and 49. A free agent ninja master of disguises who cooperated with the Sorcerers Clan in episodes 19 and 22. In episode 31, he stole the treasured Nobutora Sword from a museum in Paris in cooperation with a group of international thieves, but his plot was foiled by Jiraiya. He cooperates with the Sorcerers Clan again in episodes 40 and 48 before he was defeated for good.
* **Fire Ninja Chang Kung-Fu** (火忍 チャンカンフー, Kanin Chan Kan Fu): Appears in episodes 1, 4, and 49. A 90-year-old ninja from Hong Kong who could control fire. In episode 4, he joined with the Sorcerers Clan in order to obtain the Pako for the purposes achieving eternal youth and immortality. His weapons include a ninjato, a kusarigama, a nunchaku, and a three-sectioned staff. He wrapped his opponents with his kusarigama, as well as attack them with his illusion flames. He also had a special skill called the Art of the Three Illnesses (三病の術, Sanya no Jutsu) which caused his opponent to take him lightly, over-analyze the situation, and then fill the opponent with fear. After Chang Kung-Fu was defeated, his son seeks revenge on Jiraiya in episodes 10 and 11. The son, in addition to having the same outfit and abilities as his father, the son used a specially prepared type of giant Ramen noodles from Hong Kong that ties the mobility of his opponents.
* **China Ninja Green Dragon** (漢忍 緑龍, Kannin Ryokuryu): Appears in episodes 10, 11, 29, and 49. A member of a drug cartel from Hong Kong who allied with the Sorcerers Clan in episodes 10 and 11. He had a grudge against Toppa for interfering in his deals in the past. He was a master of the Drunken Fist who wielded a Green Dragon Blade and a nunchaku. He could distract his adversaries with his illusions while striking continuously with his nunchaku, as well as create "flame dragon" that attacks with its claws and illusion flames. He defeated Jiraiya with the help of Chang Kung-Fu's son during their first battle, but both are defeated during the second battle. Voiced by Eisuke Yoda with stunt acting by Tsutomu Kitagawa. The name Lu-Long means "Green Dragon".
* **Beast Ninja Makumba** (獣忍/マクンバ, Junin Makunba): Appears in episodes 7, 25, and 49. A ninja employed by a guerrilla group from Kenya. In episode 7, he becomes involved a smuggling operation with Japan's Miyamura Commercial Affairs, trading the furs of animals he has poached for weapons. He was responsible for the death of Jou, a beloved student of Tetsuzan who was also the chief of the African Wildlife Poaching Control. When the Yamaji family receives news of Jou's death, Jiraiya decided to challenge Makumba, becoming involved with the Miyamura corporation as well. After being defeated by Jiraiya, **Makumba's older brother** (獣忍 マクンバの兄, Junin Makunba no Ani) appeared in episode 25 to seek revenge. With the help of the Sorcerers Clan, Makumba's brother captured several animals and causes them to shriek loudly in front of the statue of the evil African god Dada. This causesdMakumba's spirit to be brought back to life and challenge Jiraiya only to lose again.
* **Strong Ninja Abdad** (剛忍 アブダダ, Gonin Abudada): Appears in episodes 8 and 49. A ninja from the fictional Democratic Republic of Amel (アメール民主共和国, Ameru Minshu Kyowakoku), he was the uncle of a young girl named Maira, who was chosen to serve peace ambassador on behalf of Amel. He plots the assassination of his niece in order to turn Amel back into a dictatorial monarchy. Not wanting to kill his elder brother's daughter with his own hands, he hired the Sorcerers Clan to do the deed by paying them with 100 carat diamond. His weapons included a dagger and a double-barreled handgun and he also uses a ninpo technique that allows him to cause large explosions with a mysterious type of powder. His ninja mask was a turban that wraps his entire face.
* **Miracle Ninja Strowver** (灼忍 ストローボ, Shakunin Sutoroba): Appears in episodes 43 and 49}}: He once challenged Tetsuzan for the title of world's best ninja, but lost his right arm in the ensuing battle. After the battle, he replaced his missing arm with a prosthetic one and began to train to seek revenge on Tetsuzan. He decided to do so by targeting Toha. His Art of the Miraculous Light (灼光の術, Shakuko no Jutsu) caused his opponents to become blind by shooting them with one million volts of flashing lights from the chest of his golden armor. After Jiraiya became blind from his technique, the only thing that could cure him is the root of a red Lilium auratum flower that grows only in Mount Kumotori.
* **Kurozaru** (黒猿): Appears in episodes 17 and 18. A member of the Flower Ninja Clan, he was raised by the clan's master after being orphaned as a child similarly to Yumeha. However, he became corrupt and conspired with half of the clan to conquer the world, assassinating his former master in the process. He sought the Devil King armor in a cave near to the Lake Hamana to achieve his ambition, but became possessed after wearing it with Dokusai proclaiming him as Demonic Ninja Kurokiba (魔忍黒牙, Manin Kurokiba), but dismissed, as Kurozaru wanted to dominate even the Sorcerers Clan and ended up fighting Jiraiya.
* **Sound Ninja Uha** (音忍 宇破, Otonin Uha): Appearrs in episodes 6, 32, and 49. A surviving member of the cruel Sound Ninja Clan who dresses like a Komuso. He allied with the Sorcerers Clan to seek revenge on the Togakureryu School for destroying his clan. When he plays his shakuhachi, he was able to control his adversary with his people Controlling Ninja Art (忍法人操り, Ninpo Hito Ayatsuri) and create an illusionary group of ninjas to appear within a fog with his Demon World Encampment Secret Art (秘術魔界陣, Hijutsu Makai Dan). Although he was defeated by Jiraiya, he was brought back to life by Dokusai in episode 32 and began summoning ghosts at the beach dormitory of the Saint Mariana Girl School in order to lure out a powerful psychic girl and bring her under his control.
* **Water Ninja Silver Shark** (水忍 シルバーシャーク, Suinin Shirubashaku): Appears in episodes 24, 40, 48, and 49. An assassin descended from a Caribbean pirate who swam the seas in search of treasure. He specialized in underwater combat and wielded a harpoon gun. In episode 24, he joined with the Sorcerers Clan in search of Captain Cook's treasure only to be defeated by Jiraiya. He returned in episode 40 to cooperate with the Sorcerers Clan again alongside Parchis, but was caught in one of Gamesh 002's traps. He returned again in episode 48 and 49 where he was defeated for good.
* **Evil Ninja Black Thorn** (邪忍 黒い茨, Janin Kuroi Ibara): Appears in episode 30. A young shinobi who was raised and trained by the ancient ninja master **Gensai Koshimura** (越村玄斎, Koshimura Gensai). Despite being trained by Koshimura to be a champion of justice, being the one who gave Black Thorn his name, Black Thorn rejected his master's values after his mother's death and turned to a life of crime by becoming a bank robber, believing that he could have saved his mother's life if he had money. Presumed dead after a fight with his former master, he returns four years later to plot revenge on Koshimura by framing him for various bombing and blackmailing incidents against the Government. He used rose thorns as weapons.
* **Paper Ninja Clan Leader** (紙忍一族頭領, Kaminin Ichizoku Toriyo. Appears in episode 45. The cold-blooded leader of Oruha's ninja clan, he turned his clan into an assassin group to kill people for gold. He allied with the Sorcerers Clan to seize Oruha and Kazumi for deserting the clan. He had the ability to transform himself into a dragon using a Whirlwind Technique (竜巻の術, Tatsumaki no Jutsu).
* **Feast Ninja Gyuma** (祭忍 ギュウマ Sainin Gyuma): Appears in episodes 13, 42, and 49. A ninja from Cambodia who sought to defeat Jiraiya in order to become the world's best ninja and obtain the Pako board. He could emit an electric shock from his horn and create underlings from his own colorful cloth. The original Gyuma was defeated by Jiraiya in episode 13, but his identity is later assumed by a successor. In episode 42, **Gyuma's Successor** (祭忍 ギュウマ 二代目, Sainin Gyūma Nidaime) sent a female ninja named **Akiko Masumoto** (松本 秋子, Masumoto Akiko), a dead-ringer of Tetsuzan's late wife, to spy on the Yamaji family. However, Akiko betrayed the second Gyuma after befriending the Yamaji Family, particularly Manabu.
* **Devil King** (魔王, Mao): A cursed armor said to turn its wearer into an Ashura. It was invulnerable to projectiles such as arrows and bullets as it emitted a powerful aura that can use its opponent's feelings against themselves. When Jiraiya approached the Devil King by lowering his fighting spirit, the Devil King's katana proved to be of no use at that moment. After Kurozaru is defeated, the Devil King is sealed away from the rest of the world once again.
* **Demonic Ninja Sylvia** (魔忍 シルビア, Manin Shirubia: Appears in episode 15. A sorceress who once terrorized Europe during the Middle Ages, she was magically sealed inside the Devil Sword (魔剣, Maken), but was released from her confinement after the sword is dug out by Haburamu from underneath a palace in Istanbul. She had the power to hypnotize people she comes in contact with and bring them under her control, as the ability to shoot lightning bolts from her Devil Sword. She was shown to be powerful enough to take on the entire Sorcerers Clan by herself.
* **Akunobo Sugitani** (杉谷 悪之坊, Sugitani Akunobo): Appears in episode 28. A master of the Wicked Ninja Arts (邪悪忍法, Jaaku Ninpo) and skilled Kamayari wielder, he was the man responsible for the deaths of Hanzo and Chiyo, Toha's birth parents. He kept himself hidden for 17 years in a hideout within the Togakure Mountain Range alongside his army of minions. When Sugitani finally decided to come out of hiding to attack the Togakure village, he was challenged by Jiraiya, who sought to avenge his parents. His name comes from Zenjunbo Sugitani (杉谷善住坊).
* **Darkness Ninja Devil Cats** (闇忍 デビルキャッツ, Yaminin Debiru Kyattsu): Appears in episodes 36, 48, and 49. An international jewel thief who lives a civilian as the fortune teller Kuroneko (黒猫). He was very proud of his work and despised being called a petty thief. He wielded a variety of weapons and has a ninja art which allows him to produce tarot cards. In episode 36, he eas arrested after being defeated and unmasked by Jiraiya and Reiha. In episode 48, he escaped from jail to fight Jiraiya again alongside Parchis and Silver Shark.
* **Iron Ninja Gamesh** (鉄忍 ガメッシュ, Tetsunin Gamesshu): Appears in episodes 23, 29, and 40. The boss of the Metallic Ninja Clan, a gang which plots to rule the world by using science for crime. His weapons included two swords, a kusarigama that channels electricity, and a boomerang knife which he stores inside his right eyepatch. His Magnetic Storm Metallic Ninja Art (鉄忍法磁気嵐, Tetsuninpo Jikiarashi) caused him to shoot a red laser from his armor and cause a magnetic storm, while his Dark Hiding Metallic Ninja Art (鉄忍法闇隠れ, Tetsuninpo Yamikakure) allowed him to hide in the shadow of his opponent. In episode 23, he kidnapped three scientists (Dr. Smith, Dr. Brown, and Dr. Schmidt) with the aid of the Sorcerers Clan, but his plot was foiled as a result of a quarrel with the Sorcerers Clan and he was ultimately defeated by Jiraiya. In episode 40, he is rebuilt as "Gamesh 002" and joined with Demost to hunt down Jiraiya only to end up being defeated by Mafuuba.

## Dark Star Natives

The Dark Star (暗黒星, Ankoku Sei) was an ancient mechanized and automonous planet that wandered space looking for planets to destroy and mine for resources.

### Pako

The Treasured Pako (秘宝パコ, Hiho Pako was an alien time capsule that fell from space during 300 B.C. It held a mysterious super energy equivalent to the Sun itself, causing the Sorcerers Clan and most of the World Ninjas to fight fiercely to obtain it. Its location is inscribed on a clay board (粘土板, nendo ita), which was split into two by Dokusai when he betrayed the Togakure school and took one of the halves, with the other half being kept by Tetsuzan. Its true form is that of an energy being from the Dark Star that originally intended to invade the Earth, but was reformed when it experienced the kindness of earthlings. It can only communicate telepathically via Reiha, who is descended from one of the aliens that brought Pako to Earth. In the final episode it had to leave Earth to prevent the Dark Star from destroying Earth.

### Jiraishin

Jiraishin (磁雷神) was a giant statue of a war god that was kept within the depths of Mount Kongo. Stands approximately 20 meters tall, it served as the guardian deity of the Pako against the greatest evils. Jiraiya could fuse with Jiraishin and control its movement by transporting himself into its chest. Jiraishin's weapons consisted of the Indestructible Magnetic Bolt Sword (金剛磁雷剣 Kongo Jirai Ken) and the Windmill Lance (風車槍, Fusha Yari). It was said to had been built by Prince Shōtoku with the purposes of protecting Pako. While Jiraishin appears in a total of six episodes following its first appearance in episode 34, the only times that it fights a giant enemy are in episode 35 against the Sorcerer Behemoth Gohma and in the final episode against a giant Dokusai. When not in use, Jiraishin was kept underground inside a giant rock seal with Jiraishin's name inscribed that covers it from up to its neck, with its blow-back helmet part usually closed. In the final episode it and Pako had to return to space so that Earth would not be destroyed by the Dark Star.

### Demost

Space Ninja Demost (宇宙忍 デモスト, Uchuunin Demosuto): Appears in episodes 37-41, 46, 48, and 49. He was an alien who served as the main antagonist for the series finale, originating from the Dark Star before being sealed underground at Mount Kongo by Jiraiya's ancestor around the 4th century B.C. But Demost is released due to a change in the Earth's crust caused by Jiraishin's resurrection, plotting to acquire the Pako and use its power to return to his homeworld. Demost later appears in  *the movie Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad* as a member of the Genmaku cult, using the Neo Kyutamas in an attempt to take over the Kyurangers' universe and offer it to Guru Fumein. However, he was defeated by the Kyurangers and the Star Sheriffs, ending up in the latter group's custody. Demost could detach his head from his body and float in the air, be restored after being destroyed once, attack and bind his enemies with electric shocks from his hands and his face, read his opponent's mind, and uses the Dark Sword (暗黒剣, Ankoku Ken), a laser blade equivalent to Jiraiya's in terms of strength.

## Ninja Vehicles

* **Black Saber** (ブラックセイバー, Burakku Seiba): Full length: 4405mm / Full width: 1725mm / Height: 1295mm / Total weight: 1470 kg. A modified sports car driven by Jiraiya. It is originally an ordinary black Nissan 300ZX Fairlady Z that belonged to Toha until Dr. Smith decides to modify it, inspired by Tetsuzan's idea of combining science with ninjutsu. While it still resembled an ordinary car on the outside, it was equipped numerous special devices such as a state-of-the-art radar, pop-up-style machine guns inside the retractable light units, a missile and anchor launchers inside the hood, and makibishis behind the rear wheels. Its body has also been reinforced to make it durable enough to withstand any explosion. Its top speed is 310 kilometers per hour.
* **Ninja Car** (忍者カー, Ninja Ka): Toha's car prior to being modified into the Black Saber. In the episode 2, it can be seen that its license plate is Shinagawa (品川)33 や 27-12. Three episodes later, it had Jiraiya Suit's helmet's forehead design incorporated into the bonnet.
* **Shadow Mach** (シャドーマッハ, Shado Mahha): Wind Ninja Mafuba's superbike. It was equipped with a laser beam gun in the right side of the headlight. In the episode 49, a shotgun was used as fake exhaust.