Black Masai

**Black Masai**(ブラックマサイ *Burakkumasai*) is a Stolen Nation Robot from Kenya from Episodes 1 and 2 of Super Robot Red Baron.

## Appearance

Black Masai has a grey-colored body with copper-colored chest and a red stripe on the front body. It has a tall head with with glowing white eyes and a forehead with a swollen appearance. It also has pincher claws shaped like hands and a harpoon pointing up on it’s right shoulder.

## Biography

### Conspiracy of the Robot Empire

During a World Robot Expo being held at Tokyo, a giant robot built from Kenya, called Black Masai, was transported there and was held at the expo building until Troy Horse smashes through the roof of the building, allowing helicopters sent by the Iron Alliance to steal Black Masai along with three other giant robots and be taken to their hidden base in the ocean.

### Violent Clash! the Baron Break

The S.S.I started investigating a building being constructed by a rushed crew. As Ken investigates the building at night, he spots a giant robot inside and finds out that the Iron Alliance is behind the construction. Ken gets taken prisoner by the Mecha-Robos and is tricked by the leading Mecha-Robo into calling Red Baron. Since Red Baron can only be piloted by Ken, the Mecha-Robos make their way out to turn Ken into a human slave. Fortunately, Ken reaches his bracelet and commands Red Baron into destroying the building, revealing the giant robot, Black Masai. Black Masai and Red Baron start fighting each other but without Ken piloting Red Baron, Black Masai was able to knock the super robot down. The leading Mecha-Robo then commands Black Masai to commence with their demolition operations. As the Mecha-Robos take Ken away in a car, which is also a mobile device controlling Black Masai, the giant robot starts destroying the city. Army tanks and fighter jets arrive and start shooting at Black Masai but the giant robot pulls off it’s Harpoon and destroys some of the fighter jets by thrusting it through all of the jets at once and making them crash to the ground. The fighter jets and tanks continue firing until Black Masai blows up the tanks with it’s Explosive Eye Flash. Fortunately, the S.S.I. manage to rescue Ken where Daigo takes him to Red Baron while the others fight off the Mecha-Robos. Red Baron confronts Black Masai as it continues destroying the city and they face off. Black Masai entangles Red Baron with grappling cables from it’s pecs and throws it’s harpoon at the super robot. Ken uses Baron Punch to block the Harpoon and knock down Black Masai. With Black Masai down, Daigo reveals to Ken that the weak point is in Black Maasai’s right eye, saying a small nuclear reactor is set there. As Black Masai gets back up, Ken targets it’s right eye and fires Elec-Trigger, blowing up the head. However, another head pops out in place of the destroyed head. Realizing this means that Black Masai is being controlled by a mobile device, Ken informs Daigo about this so he orders the rest of the S.S.I to destroy the mobile device, which is with the leading Mecha-Robo. Once they’re successful in destroying the mobile device as well as the leading Mecha-Robo. With the device destroyed, Black Masai starts operating at only half-speed. The two giant robots begin charging at each other where Red Baron strikes Black Masai when they pass each other. Upon being hit, Black Masai’s body blows up, finally destroyed.

## Powers/Abilities

**Harpoon**: Black Masai carries around a short harpoon kept on it’s right shoulder that it can pull off to throw at it’s enemies or as a melee weapon.

**Explosive Eye Flash**: Black Masai can emit a flash from it’s right eye that can create explosions.

**Dual Pectoral Grapple Cables**: Black Masai can launch our cable from out of it’s pecs to entangle it’s enemies.

**Secondary Head**: When Black Masai’s first head gets blown off, a second head will pop up to replace it.

## Gallery

Black Masai fighting Red BaronPromotional ImageBlack Masai along with Troy Horse and Big Bison
## Trivia

* Black Masai is named after the Maasai People, a Nilotic ethnic group.
	+ Being made from Kenya is most likely referencing on how the Maasai People inhabit northern, central and southern Kenya, as well as northern Tanzania.