Grub Monger

**Grub Monger**(ジムシモンガー *Jimushimongā*) is a white larva-based Monger that appeared in Episode 1 of Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan.

He is voiced by **Teiji Ōmiya**.

## Personality

Grub Monger is an energetic Kaijin who’s always ready to cause havoc.

## Appearance

Grub Monger has a dull tan body-color with some areas gray-colored. His mechanical interior is exposed on his chest and has half a gear on each of his shoulders. His limbs resemble larva bodies where they’re covered with ridges. He also has red eyes, larges pinchers on his face, two sets of mouths filled with sharp teeth, large misshapen antennas on the head, black boots worn on the legs, and large claw-shaped flippers over it’s hands

## Biography

After a mysterious incident caused by an undersea volcano, the world leaders gather together to discuss about it until they are suddenly contacted by the leader of the Black Magma Machine Empire, Hell Saturn, who has declared war against them. In order to fight back, the summit agrees to form a new squadron called Sun Vulcan. Once the three members, Ryuusuke, Kinya, and Asao, are chosen to become Vul Eagle, Vul Shark, and Vul Panther, they train for the combination of Sun Vulcan Robo. However, when Hell Saturn sees the footage recorded by a Dark Q, he orders for it to be destroyed while it’s in its early stages. In order to destroy it, they switch on a machine that gives birth to a Machine Lifeform, called Grub Monger. Hell Saturn instructs Grub Monger to attack the Guardians of World Peace base, believing the Sun Vulcan to be there. Once teleporting out of the empire, Grub Monger and a group of Machinemen invade the base and start killing off the guards. As they invade the base, the Sun Vulcan arrive and they fight off the Machinemen using their powers. The three then fight against Grub Monger where he uses his Grub Anchor attack and shoots ammunition from his mouth until the Sun Vulcan use their Vulcan Ball. After they pass the Vulcan Ball to each other, Vul Eagle hits the ball at Grub Monger and it blows up in his face. After getting hit by the attack, Grub Monger’s inner gears start rotating at a high speed, causing the Monger to grow into a giant. As a giant, Grub Monger starts destroying the area with his spear. Needing to fight back against their giant opponent, Vul Eagle calls forth the Jaguar Vulcan. Once they board inside, Vul Eagle launches missiles at Grub Monger, giving them time to launch out of Jaguar Vulcan within Cosmo Vulcan and Bull Vulcan. Vul Shark and Vul Panther use Bull Vulcan to grapple Grub Monger and fling him over. Vul Eagle then shoots at Grub Monger with Cosmo Vulcan’s missiles. The Sun Vulcan then combine Cosmo Vulcan and Bull Vulcan together into Sun Vulcan Robo and face Grub Monger with the Vul Shield and the Vul Tonfa. Grub Monger tries to to fight back with his spear, but it gets destroyed by Vul Shield. With his main weapon destroyed, Grub Monger changes into his Grub Anchor form and rolls at Sun Vulcan Robo. Fortunately, Sun Vulcan Robo dodges Grub Monger and uses of its weapons to grapple the Machine Lifeform and swing him around. Once Grub Monger to back to his original form, Vul Eagle summons Sun Vulcan Robo’s Solar Sword and the trio perform Aura Plasma Kaeshi. Just as Grub Monger charges toward them, Sun Vulcan Robo uses the Solar Sword to slice Grub Monger at the waist, causing the Machine Lifeform to blow up into mechanical pieces.

## Powers/Abilities

**Spear**: Grub Monger’s main weapon is a spear with half a gear attached to it around the neck.

**Grub Anchor**: Grub Monger can turn himself into a big roller with gears on each side to throw himself at his enemies.

**Mouth Cannon**: Grub monger can shoot out ammunition from his lower mouth.

## Trivia

* Ryu Noguchi drew the design for Grub Monger completely with inspiration.
	+ He stated that he drew it at the planning stage, so he may not have thought about the fusion of living things and machines.