Dokugandokuzu

Dokugandokuzu as he appears in GetsuFumaDen.

**Dokugandokuzu** (独眼独頭 (どくがんどくず)?) is an enemy character in the *GetsuFumaDen* series. He was introduced as one of the *Majins* (bosses) of the 1987 game *GetsuFumaDen* and since then he has made several cameo appearances in many other Konami products.

## Description

A demon in the form of a gigantic decapitated skull of a cyclops wearing a classic Oriental battle helmet. He floats about and attacks any intruders that dare to enter his domains.

## Appearances

### *GetsuFumaDen*

First appearance of Dokugandokuzu in any media. He is one of Ryukotsuki's three *Majins*, and as such, the latter commended him one of the three legendary Hadou katanas he stole from the Getsu brothers to guard it.

When Fuma first enters his chamber, he'll be welcomed by nothing but darkness and emptiness; however, soon enough a myriad of skulls will start raining from above and from their source One Eye One Head will materialize into the room.

Dokugandokuzu will then start to endlessly move from one end of the screen to the other in an undulating manner. Every time he closes his eye and mouth, he'll spew a fireball directly at Fuma's current position. When touching the floor, the flames will remain for a short while until they extinguish.

Every time Dokugandokuzu is hit, he will stagger a little and remain in place for a split second, allowing the player to deal subsequent hits before he manages to break free. The player is then advised to keep a medium distance from him, try to hit him every time he's at the lowest height of his swoop, and keep hitting him as much as possible before he escapes.

For a boss, Dokugandokuzu is not remarkably resilient and it won't take long before he subdues to Fuma's blade, yielding with this the Hadou katana he had in his possession.

### *Wai Wai World*

Dokugandokuzu appears as a guest enemy in this Konami mascots crossover game.

### *Castlevania: Harmony of Despair*

Renamed "Decapiclops" in this game, he is one of the guest enemy characters included in the downloadable Chapter 11, *The Legend of Fuma*. He is one of three sub-bosses that must be defeated before reaching the final boss, Ryukotsuki.

A decapitated cyclops head boss who rules over Ogre Head Island (鬼顔島（きがんとう）, *Kigan Tō*?). The stage itself originally appeared in the classic Famicom game *GetsuFumaDen*.

Decapiclops becomes more powerful after either of the other two sub-bosses, Oxocutioner and Chimyriad, are destroyed. He can also be summoned by Ryukotsuki during the final boss fight.

## Other appearances

* *Warera Hobby's Famicom Seminar*: Dokugandokuzu makes a cameo appearance in Chapter 20.
* *pop'n music 18: Sengoku Retsuden*: Dokugandokuzu makes a cameo appearance in the animation for one of the songs in this music & rhythm game.

## Gallery

**Dokugandokuzu** artwork from the *GetsuFumaDen* instruction booklet.**Dokugandokuzu** art from the *Must Win Perfect Book*.**Dokugandokuzu** artwork from the *Wai Wai World* instruction booklet.**Dokugandokuzu** from *Wai Wai World*.**Dokugandokuzu** "Miss" animation from *pop'n music 18*.
## Trivia

* The *kanji* on his helmet reads *shi* (死?), meaning "death/dead/die".