Romanov

## Romanov I

Mad Rock Chester Romanov (God form, fusion with Death Romanov V and Varz Romanov)

## Miscellaneous

### Appearances

Thunder Kaiju Hanumerlin
Justice Alliance of Japan
Gamera vs. the Goddamn Samurai
All-Star Taimanin
All-Star Taimanin The Movie: Here Comes! Our Taimanin
Gamera vs. Aldrych
Super Robot Galaxy Fight
Justice Alliance of Earth The Movie: The Greatest Conspiracy
Kaiju World War: Part 3

### Voice Actor

Hiroki Yasumoto

> *“Praise be the name of the Evil Eye Emperor Romanov!”*
> —Romanov
>
>

**Romanov I** (ロマノフⅠ世, *Romanofu Issei*?), better known simply as **Romanov**, was one of the most prominent and recurring supervillains in the *Mahou Kaiju Series*. The **Evil Eye Emperor** (邪眼皇, *Jagan'ō*?) awakened from six thousand years ago, he first appeared in the movie *Thunder Kaiju Hanumerlin* and became one of the antagonists of the anime *Justice Alliance of Japan* and much later, on a greater degree, of *All-Star Taimanin*. He was the first user of the Evil Eye technique that would be later passed down onto the Fuuma Clan thousands of years later.

## Background

### War Against the Six Shields

The ruler of the Empire of Tamazemlya in the Underworld six-thousand years, Romanov I was given the powers of evil by the God of Destruction Heavy Death Metal and allied with the Dark Lord Aldrych and led the demonic armies of the Underworld in theirs attack against the surface world in the Great Ancient War. However, Romanov had his sight specifically on the Land of the Six Shields in the continent of Mu because he told the greatest mages and witches of the Underworld to predict the fate of his empire and himself. He was told the same answer every time, that "a young prince of six shields will vanquish the emperor of the evil eye and his flame of courage will extinguish the light of destruction." Therefore, he decided to take it upon himself to make sure that the prophecy of his downfall will never come to pass. However, he also feared an all-out invasion might only bring him to his inevitable fate, so he sent insiders within the kingdoms of Aretoze and Birenkofen to instigate a war against each other. However, the fall of the Birenkofen kingdom at the hands of Aretoze's armies only brought childhood friends, prince Eric Aretoze and princess Lotte Birenkofen together. Romanov then conspired with Eric's uncle Karl Aretoze to have the young prince assassinated, but the plan was foiled.

Within a year, Eric and Lotte unified the lands of the Six Shields and formed the Six Shield Empire. They got married and bore a child who they named Kunimi. Furious at the development of these events, not wanting for the prophecy of his downfall to come true, Romanov went to war with the armies of the Six Shield Empire. After an invasion of the Empire's Capital, Eric, Lotte, their royal witch Keela and their dragon companion Lord-Dragon fled to an unknown place (in present-day Japan) where they could hide the baby Kunimi from the enemy. Unfortunately, Romanov pursued and followed them all the way to their destination. The Evil Eye Emperor fought the two monarchs while Keela was casting a powerful spell on Kunimi, held in the hands of Lord-Dragon, to seal them in hibernation underground. Romanov shot and stabbed Keela to death, but the spell was successfully cast and the baby Kunimi and Lord-Dragon were sealed below the earth, away from the grasp and sight of the now more furious and angered Romanov.

### All-Star Taimanin

#### Hunt for the Six Shield Prince

Upon seeing the young Taimanin Hajime Hinobori wearing the armband and wielding the sword of the Six Shield Emperor, as well as being Lord-Dragon's companion in kaiju battles, Romanov realized that the boy is the lost Prince of Six Shield Empire, Kunimi, who he was looking and hunting for for the last few thousand years. He decided to make Hajime endure his own "personal hell" before killing him, by either sending his elite fighting sect the Six-Six-Squad or persuading the Nisha Ninja Army or Warda Lucifer to ensure that every single day of Hajime's rest of his life would be absolutely miserable.

#### Revolution V

Romanov attempted to win Warda to his side and make her kill Hajime who was severely injured by the Six-Six-Squad. However, Warda hesitated to finish off the young Taimanin and decided to instead dispose of the Squad, saving Hajime. The infuriated Romanov then ordered the Squad to slaughter Warda. Fortunately, the recovered Hajime came to Warda's aid and the two teamed up against Romanov and the Squad. Ultimately, Romanov's attempts to get rid of Hajime resulted in the formation of the anti-establishment superhero band Revolution V, which started out with only two members, Hajime and Warda, but would slowly grow in numbers all the way to six.

## Abilities

Through many times he faced the Justice Alliance and Taimanin, Romanov has often proved himself to be a very dangerous and powerful foe.

* **Shapeshifting** –
* **Superhuman Endurance** –
* **Superhuman Agility** –
* **Master Marksmanship** –
* **Evil Eye** –
* **Kaiju Transformation** –
* **Light of Destruction** –

## Quotes

* “Praise be the name of the Evil Eye Emperor Romanov!” (この邪眼皇ロマノフ様の名を讃えよ！, *Kono Jagan'ō Romanofu-sama no na wo tatae yo!*?)
* “My goal is unique and absolute! All superheroes shall all be deleted!” (我が目標は唯一にして絶対！全てのスーパーヒーローのオール・デリート！?)
* “Impossible! No! NOOOO!! Damn you…! DAMN YOU ALL TO HEEEEEELL!!” (馬鹿なっ！何故だ！何故なのだぁぁぁっ！！許さん…！貴様ら許さんぞぉぉぉぉぉっ！！, *Bakana! Naze da! Naze na no daaaa!! Yurusan…! Kisamara yurusan zoooooo!!*?)
* “The only ones I will not disregard… are the comrades… who have a thirst for blood!! We are immortal!” (この私が捨てなかったこと…それは…血に飢えた、仲間だけだ！！我らは、不滅だっ！！, *Kono watashi ga sute nakatta koto… sore wa… chi ni ueta, nakama dake da!! Warera wa, fumetsu da!!*?)
* “Now, to bury everything of yours in darkness.” (お前のすべてを闇に葬る, *Omae no subete o yami ni hōmuru*?)
* “How does it feel to swallow your pride out here?” (ここで自分の誇りを飲み込むの気分はどうだぞ？, *Koko de jibun no hokori wo nomikomu no kibun wa dou da zo?*?)
* “You opened the floodgates for your own personal hell!” (お前は自分自身の地獄の扉を開けた！, *Omae wa jibun jishin no jigoku no tobira wo aketa!*?)
* “I can assure you when my son and I get finished with Kunimi Birenkofen-Aretoze, he will fall on his knees and worship at my feet!” (必ずに、私と息子がクニミ・ビレンコーフェン・アレトゼーを終えると、奴は我が足元でひざまずいて礼拝になる！, *Kanarazu ni, watashi to musuko ga Kunimi Birenkōfen Aretozē wo oeru to, yatsu wa waga ashimoto de hizamazuite reihai ni naru!*?)
* “Last time I checked, you two are nothing more than a bunch of degenerative juvenile delinquents!” (前回確認したに、貴様達二人はただの退行非行者共過ぎないっ！！, *Zenkai kakunin shita ni, kisama-tachi futari wa tada no taikō hikō monodomo suginai!!*?)
* “You have laughed in the past, but there's an old expression: "he who laughs last laughs loudest".” (過去に笑ったことだが、古い表現がある…「最後に笑う者が…最音量に笑う」, *Kako ni waratta koto daga, furui hyōgen ga aru… "saigo ni warau mono ga… sai onryō ni warau".*?)
* “Me and my son will be back in the battlefield with you two, but this time, the Super Gyaos will be joining us, and this time, it will be in… YOMIHARA!!” (私とⅡ世の息子は二人で戦場に戻るが、今度こそはスーパーギャオスが参戦する…今度こそも…戦場は…ヨミハラだぁっ！！, *Watashi to Ni-sei no musuko wa futari de senjō ni modoru ga, kondo koso wa Sūpā Gyaosu ga sansen suru… kondo koso mo… senjō wa… Yomihara da!!*?)
* “It will in Yomihara when RV is disenfranchised, dismembered and defeated!” (ＲＶアールブイが断殺され、解体され、破滅されときの場所、それはヨミハラになる！, *Ārubui ga dansatsu-sare, kaitai-sare, hametsu-sare toki no basho, sore wa Yomihara ni naru!*?)
* “Taimanin, this time, I, Romanov, will bring down the Light of Destruction upon you all!” (対魔忍共よ、今度こそ、このロマノフは天焦餓主滅亡能光あまこがすほろびのひかりを貴様らに解き放ってくれるわ！, *Taimanin-domo yo, kondokoso, kono Romanofu wa Amakogasu Horobi no Hikari wo kisamara ni tokihanatte kureru wa!*?)
* “Behold, my glorious destiny!! HAAAHAHAHAHA… HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!” (見ろ！これは我が大いなる運命さだめだぁっ！！ハァァハハハハ…ハァァァハハハハハァァァァッ！!, *Miro! Kore ga waga ōinaru sadame da!! HAAAHAHAHAHA… HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!*?)

## Trivia

* His name is a reference to the House of Romanov, the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917 when it was deposed during the Russian Revolution while his other form Caesar is a reference to Gaius Julius Caesar, a Roman general and statesman who will be Roman's dictator until his death in 44 BC.
* The prophecy of his death is a reference to multiple mythology involving the prophecy of the death of someone (usually a ruler) which lead to them trying to revert it but it leads to that person death by the prophecy person.