Goemon

> "*..First Oedo Castle, then the Wise Old Man's house, how senseless can you be! You...you WEIRDO!!!*"
> ― Goemon to Baron in Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon
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## Goemon

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**Goemon** is the main protagonist of the *Ganbare Goemon* series, known as *Mystical Ninja* internationally.

## Background

A hot-blooded man from Edo, Goemon has a strong sense of justice and will right whatever wrong there is in front of him. He is loosely based on Ishikawa Goemon, an outlaw hero from medieval Japan who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

Renamed "Kid Ying" in the North American release of *The Legend of the Mystical Ninja*, in the North American releases of *Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon* and *Goemon's Great Adventure* his name is correctly translated to "Goemon". He primarily uses a variety of kiseru (smoking pipes) as his weapon of choice. In the future, his descendant is referred to by the same name.

## Stats

**Attack Potency:** **Building Level** (Knocked Ebisumaru off, who survived a lightning strike which produces this much energy. Comparable to characters, who can harm/damage him) | **Planet Level**, possibly **Star Level** (Impact fought against Harakiri Seppukumaru who is stated to have a bomb in his body that will destroy the entire planet or a star according to a translation if he commits hara-kiri)

**Speed:** **Massively Hypersonic+** (Can dodge lightnging bolts from the Green Oni), possibly **Faster than Light** (Dodged laser beams from one of the bosses in *Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu*) | **Massively Faster than Light+** (Impact flew across the universe at these speeds)

**Durability:** **Building Level** (Comparable to his sidekick Ebisumaru and Sasuke, who survived a explosion that destroyed the Wise Old Man's house) | **Planet Level**, possibly **Star Level** (Impact can take hits from Harakiri Seppukumaru)

**Hax:** Elemental Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction, Status Effect Inducement (By slowing down enemies), Flight, Statistics Amplification, Invulnerability (By spinning like a tornado), Summoning, Hair Manipulation, Snow Manipulation, Healing, Paralysis Inducement (Via Hanafubuki), Teleportation (Via Deruderu), etc.

**Intelligence:** Above Average (Can use various magical skills with ease. Is an experienced thief and a capable fighter when it comes to fighting ninjas and demons)

**Stamina:** **High**

## Powers, Techniques, and Equipment

### Powers

* **Non-Physical Interaction:** Goemon can damage ghost enemies and bosses such as Ghost Woman and Tsurami.
* **Fire Manipulation:** Goemon can engulf his weapons like his coins and Chain Pipe in flames to make them more stronger.

### Techniques

* **Double Jump:** In *Goemon's Great Adventure*, Goemon can jump higher by performing a double jump.
* **Sudden Impact:** Goemon can increase his strength and attack power twice as his regular form by charging up and turning his hair to gold Super Saiyan-like one for a short period of time.
* **Medal of Flames:** Goemon can charge up his coins by surrounding them on flames and then throwing them. Can burn enemies and light torches when thrown.
* **Judo Skills:** In *The Legend of the Mystical Ninja*, Goemon can use various magical Judo powers in four different levels.
	+ **Kobun Tiger (Level 1):** Goemon summons a tiger companion which he can ride on and use to ram/attack into enemies.
	+ **Lightning Blaster (Level 2):** Goemon shoots off powerful lightning blasts that kills every enemy on-screen.
	+ **Super Yin (Level 3):** Goemon dons a superhero cape and can fly temporarily around in the air for a short period of time.
	+ **Kabuki Quantum Yin (Level 4):** Goemon unleashes a powerful repetitive attack by growing his hair and whipping around, damaging enemies around him.
* **Mice Bombs:** Goemon summons six bombs in mice form that hits enemies in the area by exploding around.
* **Bull Wheels:** Goemon can summon and send away bull wheels at enemies as seen in *Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon*.
* **Tornado Spin:** Goemon transforms into a tornado and becomes invincible for a short period of time.
* **Healing:** Goemon can recover 200 of his health as seen in *Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon*.
* **Water Serpent:** Goemon releases 8 water serpents that attacks enemies in the area.
* **Mist Meteorite:** Goemon surrounds himself in mist, shooting up in the sky and comes back down as a type of meteorite.
* **Snow Storm:** Goemon surrounds himself in a ice shield and then releases a snow storm at enemies.
* **Slowdown:** Goemon can slow down enemies to make them easier to attack as seen in *Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon*.
* **Deruderu:** Goemon is able to teleport/warp back to the dungeon's entrance.
* **Shake/Ri-Shake:** Allows Goemon to damage enemies with earth powers as seen in *Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2*.
* **Speeder!:** Goemon is capable of increasing his speed twice as fast.
* **Thunder/Lightning Punch:** Allows Goemon to electrically damage enemies as seen in *Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2*.
* **Hanafubuki:** Goemon can paralyze his enemies during a battle as seen in *Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2*.

### Equipment

* **Pipe:** Goemon's default melee weapon. A Japanese smoking pipe that can be upgraded to a golden pipe, and then to a yo-yo or any other long-reaching item.
* **Coins:** Also known as **Ryo** or **Medals**, Goemon can actually throw coins at enemies as a manner of long-distance weapons. By charging, Goemon can surround a coin projectile in flames before throwing it, doing twice the amount of damage.
* **Chain Pipe:** Can be used to hit far-off targets. When Goemon swings the chain pipe in *Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu*, it is engulfed in flames. It can also hook on and break Star Boxes similar to Zelda's Hookshot.
* **Boxing Gloves:** Goemon can use these to push heavy objects.
* **Yo-Yo:** A yo-yo with spikes which has a long distance, but cannot latch on unlike Chain Pipe.
* **Bombs:** Goemon can throw bombs at enemies, making them explode on contact. They aren't any stronger than coins however.
* **Golden Hammer:** In *Mr. Goemon*, when picked up, Goemon will become invincible for a short period of time and is able to kill enemies on-contact.

## Minor Feats

### Attack Potency/Strength

* Can push and throw giant boxes.
* Can push giant barrels to make them roll over enemies.
* Tossed over 150 solid blocks during 99 seconds of Sudden Impact Training.
* Stampeded through an army of small robots.
* Crushed a giant robot with just one hit from his pipe.
* Can hit enemies high into the sky with his pipe.
* Knocked Ebisumaru off with his pipe.
* While using Sudden Impact, Goemon can push heavy metal blocks.

### Speed/Reactions

* Dodges lightning bolts from the Green Oni.
* Can dodge laser beams from bosses in Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu.

### Durability/Endurance

* Comparable to Ebisumaru, who survived a lightning strike.
* Comparable to Sasuke, who survived a explosion which destroyed the Wise Old Man's house and falling unconscious after flying far away from it.

## Sources

* Gamefaqs (techniques from Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2)