Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー, Dōbutsu Sentai Jūōjā) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. The eponymous Zyuohgers, one human and four anthropomorphic animals known as "Zyumans", protect the Earth from the evil Dethgaliens who wish to use the planet as the venue for their Blood Game.
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Zyuohgers
The core five Zyuohgers are composed of four Zyumans (ジューマン, Jūman), humanoids with animal features from an pocket dimension called Zyuland (ジューランド, Jūrando), and one human who fight together to defend Earth from the Dethgaliens. Each Zyuohger carries a Zyuoh Changer (ジュウオウチェンジャー, Jūō Chenjā), a cuboid-like device which they use to transform, control their mecha, disguise the Zyuman members of the team as normal humans and use as a cellphone, and a Zyuoh Buster (ジュウオウバスター, Jūō Basutā), a sidearm that has both a Sword Mode (剣モード, Ken Mōdo) for the Zyuoh Slash (ジュウオウスラッシュ, Jūō Surasshu) finishing move and a Gun Mode (銃モード, Jū Mōdo) for the Zyuoh Shoot (ジュウオウシュート, Jūō Shūto) finishing move. They also possess a special mode known as Wild Release (野生解放, Yasei Kaihō) that associates each of them with the animal they represent, manifesting certain features from said animal once this ability has been activated. The Zyuohgers later gain another human member that was originally captured and brainwashed to fight for the Dethgaliens, but joins their side after he breaks free from the villains' control with their help. Following the destruction of Ginis and the Deathgaliens, their owners learning that Zyuland was part of Earth, the Zyuohgers' Champion's Proofs merge their realities back into one with humanity and Zyumans entering a coexistence.
Yamato Kazakiri
Yamato Kazakiri (風切 大和, Kazakiri Yamato) is a young zoologist with empathy for humans and animals alike who can transform into the red-colored Zyuoh Eagle (ジュウオウイーグル, Jūō Īguru) who leads the Zyuohgers.
During his childhood, Yamato got lost in a forest during a stormy night after running away from his home due to his resentment for his father and was rescued by a mysterious eagle Zyuman who presented him with a cube known as the Champion's Proof (王者の資格, Ōja no Shikaku), which he kept as a good luck charm. Years later, Yamato discovers a massive structure known as the Link Cube (リンクキューブ, Rinku Kyūbu) which serves as the gateway between Earth and Zyuland, and uses the Champion's Proof to travel to the other side, where he meets the other Zyuohgers for the first time. Once back on Earth, the Champion's Proofs in his and the other Zyuohgers' possession transform into the Zyuoh Changers to help them fend off the Dethgaliens' first attack, but with the Link Cube destroyed and the sixth Champion's Proof gone missing, the other Zyuohgers end up stranded on Earth and Yamato decides to shelter them. In several occasions, Yamato met the Zyuman that rescued him in the past, named Bud who was responsible for severing the Link Cube after the Zyuland officials were discovered trying to dispose human trespassers into their dimension. He greatly resented his father due to the latter's inability to arrive at his mother's final hours before her death, but soon learned his reason for saving Bud in the past.
Yamato later discovers that his vision has increased to superhuman levels after he became a Zyuohger, allowing him to see far distances and dodge enemy attacks much faster. With the help of the gorilla Zyuman Larry, Yamato gains the ability to transform into Zyuoh Gorilla (ジュウオウゴリラ, Jūō Gorira). With help from the Gokaigers, the Zyuohgers gain the Whale Change Gun (ホエールチェンジガン, Hoēru Chenji Gan) with which Yamato can use to transform into Zyuoh Whale (ジュウオウホエール, Jūō Hoēru).
In the final battle against Ginis, Yamato is empowered by the Earth's energy which allows him to perform a Great Wild Release in a similar fashion to Zyuoh The World where he combines the powers and features of his three forms into one. This enables him to fly and wield the Eagriser like Zyuoh Eagle, be strong and muscular like Zyuoh Gorilla, and use the Whale Change Gun to initiate its attacks like Zyuoh Whale.
Yamato Kazakiri is portrayed by Masaki Nakao (中尾 暢樹, Nakao Masaki). As a child, Yamato is portrayed by Shuri Ayuba (阿由葉 朱凌, Ayuba Shuri).
Sela
Sela (セラ, Sera) is a shark Zyuman with a sharp sense of hearing who transforms into the blue-colored Zyuoh Shark (ジュウオウシャーク, Jūō Shāku). She is very competitive and does not like to show any weakness. She harbors a rivalry towards Leo when he purposely let her won a duel in the past, feeling irritated for his tendency to be weak among women. After the Deathgalien's defeat, she reunites with her brother and parents.
As the Champion of the Rough Seas (荒海の王者, Araumi no Ōja) Zyuoh Shark, Sela's Wild Release mode grants her a shark dorsal fin on her back which allows her to swim in all kinds of surfaces as if they were made of water as well as launch herself into a spinning attack with the fin acting as a sawblade.
Sela is portrayed by Miki Yanagi (柳 美稀, Yanagi Miki).
Leo
Leo (レオ, Reo) is a lion Zyuman with a loud roar who transforms into the yellow-colored Zyuoh Lion (ジュウオウライオン, Jūō Raion). Usually calm, Leo actually has a bad temper, but is sensitive to his surroundings and is considerate towards those weaker than himself. After the Deathgalien's defeat, he reunites with his little brothers and sisters.
As the Champion of the Savanna (サバンナの王者, Sabanna no Ōja) Zyuoh Lion, Leo's Wild Release mode grants him a pair of lion claw-like gauntlets which allow him to scratch and slash enemies.
Leo is portrayed by Shohei Nanba (南羽 翔平, Nanba Shōhei).
Tusk
Tusk (タスク, Tasuku) is an elephant Zyuman with a sharp sense of smell who transforms into the green-colored Zyuoh Elephant (ジュウオウエレファント, Jūō Erefanto). He is from a wealthy family and is also the most intelligent member of the team who seems to have a soft spot for Amu, a fact he denies. He is seemingly unnaproachable at first, but is actually very kind. He at first refused to take refuge under Yamato since he accused him of stealing a Champion's Proof and did not wish to be indebted to him. But Tusk changes his mind after learning of Yamato's past. After the Deathgalien's defeat and the Zyuland combined with the Earth, he met his father again and bravely decided to discuss about the future.
As the Champion of the Forests (森林の王者, Shinrin no Ōja) Zyuoh Elephant, Tusk's Wild Release mode grants him a pair of elephant hoof-like boots which allow him to create shockwaves when he pounds the ground.
Tusk is portrayed by Tsurugi Watanabe (渡邉 剣, Watanabe Tsurugi).
Amu
Amu (アム) is a white tiger Zyuman with a sharp sense of taste who transforms into the white-colored Zyuoh Tiger (ジュウオウタイガー, Jūō Taigā). Mischievous, but shrewd, Amu is always prone to help those in need. She is easily influenced by trends and has an affinity for pretty things. After the Deathgalien's defeat and the Zyuland combined with the Earth, she reunites with her mother and helps run the cafe.
As the Champion of the Snow Fields (雪原の王者, Setsugen no Ōja) Zyuoh Tiger, Amu's Wild Release mode grants her a pair of tiger claw-like gauntlets which allow her to strike and pounce enemies from a distance.
Amu is portrayed by Haruka Tateishi (立石 晴香, Tateishi Haruka).
Misao Mondo
Misao Mondo (門藤 操, Mondō Misao) is a human introvert who has problems befriending others since his childhood. Because of his desire to gain friends and get stronger, he was kidnapped and brainwashed by the Dethgaliens to fight for them. After Ginis infuses his body with the souls of three Zyumans (rhinoceros, wolf, and crocodile) also held prisoner by him, Misao is transformed into a tricolored artificial Zyuohger called The World (ザワールド, Za Wārudo) to serve as an Extra Player (エクストラプレイヤー, Ekusutora Pureiyā) in the Blood Games to counter the core five Zyuohgers. However, Yamato and the others manage to break him free from Ginis' mind control and eventually gained the Zyuohgers as his first friends. Then with moral support from the three Zyumans inside his mind, Misao develops more self-confidence by letting go of his regret over everything the Dethgaliens subjugated him into doing, especially the deaths of the three Zyumans, although he is still prone to getting depressed easily when conflicted about the notion of either criticism or failure, and joins the Zyuohgers while changing his moniker from The World to Zyuoh The World (ジュウオウザワールド, Jūō Za Wārudo). Misao later discovers that his sense of touch has been enhanced due to the rhinoceros Zyuman power, allowing him to either detect danger through the tip of his fingers or feel the heartbeat of others just by holding their hands. Following the Deathgalien's defeat and the Zyuland's merging with the Earth, Misao assisted Larry in teaching both humanity and Zyumans of their homeworlds' backgrounds, and his three Zyuman ghosts are very proud of him.
As the Champion of the World (世界の王者, Sekai no Ōja) Zyuoh The World, Misao uses the flashlight-like Zyuoh The Light (ジュウオウザライト, Jūō Za Raito) to transform, control his mecha and access each of his Zyuman powers either separately or all at once. His sidearm is the Zyuoh The GunRod (ジュウオウザガンロッド, Jūō Za Gan Roddo), which has three modes that are each compatible with one of Zyuoh The World's different colored forms. During the final battle against Ginis, the Zyuoh The Light is broken by the enemy's attack along the other Zyuohgers' Champion's Proofs, but is restored by the Earth's power with them as a sign that Misao was accepted by the Earth's will as one of its protectors despite his powers having a different origin.
Misao Mondo is portrayed by Naoki Kunishima (國島 直希, Kunishima Naoki).
Bud
A mysterious eagle Zyuman that the Zyuohgers labeled as the "Bird Man" (鳥男, Tori-otoko), Bud (バド, Bado) was the one who gave Yamato his Champion's Proof and stole the sixth Champion's Proof after the Link Cube is destroyed to prevent all access to it while also using it to disguise himself as a human just like Sela, Leo, Tusk and Amu. He harbors a contempt for his people's racism towards humans, which led him to leave Zyuland, but once he is attacked by humans, he is rescued by Yamato's father. In return, Bud always protected Yamato when he was in danger, going to the heights of sharing with him some of his Zyuman power when they first met to help him at the expense of shortening his lifespan. He is also an acquaintance of Larry, who knows his true name. Eventually, Bud manages to convert his Champion's Proof into the gold-colored Zyuoh Changer Final (ジュウオウチェンジャーファイナル, Jūō Chenjā Fainaru), which he can use to transform into an orange-colored version of Zyuoh Eagle called Zyuoh Bird (ジュウオウバード, Jūō Bādo). Following the Deathgalien's defeat and Zyuland's merging with Earth without any racism problems between their races anymore, Bud has a final conversation with Kageyuki before departing to travel aboard.
As the Champion of the Heavens (天空の王者, Tenkū no Ōja) Zyuoh Bird, Bud is equipped with his own version of the Eagriser which allows him to perform two finishing moves: Riser Spinning Slash and Glide Feather Slash (グライドフェザースラッシュ, Guraido Fezā Surasshu). Also, like Zyuoh Eagle, his Wild Release mode grants him a pair of eagle wings on his arms which allow him to fly and strike enemies from above at high speed. Unlike Yamato, Bud can use this ability untransformed. However, as his Zyuman power was weakened, Bud strains himself every time he transforms, putting his life at risk.
Bud is portrayed by Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平, Murakami Kōhei).
Zyuoh Cubes
The Zyuohgers possess mechas called Zyuoh Cubes (ジュウオウキューブ, Jūō Kyūbu), which are small enough to fit in the palm of a hand but can grow to a giant size when summoned into battle, enough for them to be piloted by the Zyuohgers. Almost every Zyuoh Cube has two different forms: Cube Mode (キューブモード, Kyūbu Mōdo) and Animal Mode (動物モード, Dōbutsu Mōdo). Each one of the main Zyuoh Cubes are marked with a number from one to ten.
- Cube Eagle (キューブイーグル, Kyūbu Īguru): Zyuoh Eagle's personal Zyuoh Cube. It can fire lasers from the turbine on its back and perform a flaming divebomb attack.
- Cube Shark (キューブシャーク, Kyūbu Shāku): Zyuoh Shark's personal Zyuoh Cube. It has a powerful bite attack and can both fly and swim.
- Cube Lion (キューブライオン, Kyūbu Raion): Zyuoh Lion's personal Zyuoh Cube. It fires a lightning blast from his mouth which it also uses to bite its opponents.
- Cube Elephant (キューブエレファント, Kyūbu Erefanto): Zyuoh Elephant's personal Zyuoh Cube. Its trunk can be used both to shoot an energy beam or to spread an extinguishing mist to put out wildfires.
- Cube Tiger (キューブタイガー, Kyūbu Taigā): Zyuoh Tiger's personal Zyuoh Cube. It is armed with an extra pair of claws on its back to shoot boomerang-like energy blades at opponents.
- Cube Gorilla (キューブゴリラ, Kyūbu Gorira): Zyuoh Gorilla's personal Zyuoh Cube. It relies on its massive strength and is armed with the Big Wild Cannon (ビッグワイルドキャノン, Biggu Wairudo Kyanon) mounted on its shoulder.
- Cube Crocodile (キューブクロコダイル, Kyūbu Kurokodairu): The first of Zyuoh The World's personal Zyuoh Cubes. It capable of swimming and attacks with an energy beam fired from its mouth. It also has a powerful bite and can eat smaller enemy vessels like the Dethgalien's Triangular.
- Cube Wolf (キューブウルフ, Kyūbu Urufu): The second of Zyuoh The World's personal Zyuoh Cubes. It uses its speed and agility to confund enemies while attacking them with mouth fired energy bolts. It can also fire a sonic beam in its cube mode.
- Cube Rhinos (キューブライノス, Kyūbu Rainosu): The third of Zyuoh The World's personal Zyuoh Cubes. Unlike the other Zyuoh Cubes, it lacks a cube form of its own due to Ginis' modification and instead acts as a truck-like carrier for Cubes Crocodile and Wolf.
- Cube Whale (キューブホエール, Kyūbu Hoēru): Zyuoh Whale's personal Zyuoh Cube. It is capable of both swimming and flying, also armed with massive torpedoes. Including its cube and animal forms, it also has a third, alternate form, accessed via Animal Transformation (動物変形, Dōbutsu Henkei), that is the giant robot Dodekaioh (ドデカイオー, Dōdekaiō) that wields the Kaioh Spear (カイオースピア, Kaiō Supia) with which it can perform the Dodekai Ocean Splash (ドデカイオーシャンスプラッシュ, Dodekai Ōshan Supurasshu) finishing move. The Kaioh Spear can also shrink down to be used by its owner.
Zyuoh Cube Weapons
The Zyuoh Cube Weapons (ジュウオウキューブウエポン, Jūō Kyūbu Uepon) are smaller Zyuoh Cubes which can not be piloted by the Zyuohgers, but can also change into a different Weapon Mode (ウエポンモード, Uepon Mōdo) to combine with their mecha for extra firepower. Instead of being marked with numbers and being named in English like the main Zyuoh Cubes, they are marked with an exclamation point (!) and are named in Japanese.
Big Zyuoh Cube Weapons
The Big Zyuoh Cube Weapons (ビッグジュウオウキューブウエポン, Biggu Jūō Kyūbu Uepon) are larger, special Zyuoh Cube Weapons that combine with the Zyuohgers' mecha to give them new abilities. Unlike the regular Zyuoh Cube Weapons, they are inscribed with a question mark (?) and are named in English.
Animal Combinations
The Zyuohgers can assemble three Zyuoh Cubes into larger mecha via Animal Combination (動物合体, Dōbutsu Gattai).
Zyuoh King
Cube Eagle can combine with two other Zyuoh Cubes in specific arrangements to form the giant robot Zyuoh King (ジュウオウキング, Jūō Kingu), with the Zyuoh Cubes used in the transformation identified by their numbers.
Zyuoh Wild
Cube Gorilla can combine with two other Zyuoh Cubes in specific arrangements to form the giant robot Zyuoh Wild (ジュウオウワイルド, Jūō Wairudo), with the Zyuoh Cubes used in the transformation identified by their numbers. Each of Zyuoh Wild's formations wield the Wild Cannon (ワイルドキャノン, Wairudo Kyanon) with which it can perform the Wild Cannon Beam (ワイルドキャノンビーム, Wairudo Kyanon Bīmu) attack. Its finishing move is the Wild Rocket Knuckle (ワイルドロケットナックル, Wairudo Roketto Nakkuru).
Tousai Zyuoh
Cubes Crocodile, Wolf, and Rhinos can combine together into Zyuoh The World's personal giant robot Tousai Zyuoh (トウサイジュウオー, Tōsai Jūō). By launching Cubes Crocodile and Wolf from its body, they can slam into the enemy with great force. Its finishing move is the Tousai Triple The Beast (トウサイトリプルザビースト, Tōsai Toripuru Za Bīsuto).
Condor Wild
A combination of Cubes Condor, Tiger and Elephant, Condor Wild (コンドルワイルド, Kondoru Wairudo) that appears exclusively in the film Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Exciting Circus Panic!. Its finishing move is the Condor Rocket Knuckle (コンドルロケットナックル, Kondoru Roketto Nakkuru).
Great Animal Combinations
The Zyuohgers later gain the power to assemble a larger number of Zyuoh Cubes, including their Zyuoh Cube Weapons, into stronger mecha via Great Animal Combination (動物大合体, Dōbutsu Dai Gattai).
Wild Zyuoh King
The Zyuoh Cubes from 1 to 6 can combine with Cubes Kirin and Mogura to form the giant robot Wild Zyuoh King (ワイルドジュウオウキング, Wairudo Jūō Kingu). Like Zyuoh King, it can wield the King Sword for battle. Its finishing move is the Zyuoh Dynamic Strike (ジュウオウダイナミックストライク, Jūō Dainamikku Sutoraiku).
Wild Tousai King
The Zyuoh Cubes from 1 to 9 can combine with Cubes Kirin, Mogura, Kuma, and Koumori to form the giant robot Wild Tousai King (ワイルドトウサイキング, Wairudo Tōsai Kingu). It is armed with both the Big King Sword (ビッグキングソード, Biggu Kingu Sōdo) on its right arm and the Big Wild Cannon on its left arm. It can initiate one of the following finishing moves:
Wild Tousai Dodeka King
The ten main Zyuoh Cubes can combine with Cubes Kirin, Mogura, Kuma, and Koumori to form the Zyuohgers' ultimate robot Wild Tousai Dodeka King (ワイルドトウサイドデカキング, Wairudo Tōsai Dodeka Kingu) via Full Animal Combination (動物全合体, Dōbutsu Zen Gattai). It is armed with both the Kirin Bazooka on its right arm and the Mogura Drill on its left arm with which it can perform the Zyuoh Dodeka Shot (ジュウオウドデカショット, Jūō Dodeka Shotto) attack. Its finishing moves are the Zyuoh Dodeka Dynamite Stream (ジュウオウドデカダイナマイトストリーム, Jūō Dodeka Dainamaito Sutorīmu) and the Zyuoh Dodeka Grand Final Finish (ジュウオウドデカグランドファイナルフィニッシュ, Jūō Dodeka Gurando Fainaru Finisshu).
Wild Tousai Shuriken King
Wild Tousai King can combine with a special Combination Nin Shuriken to form Wild Tousai Shuriken King (ワイルドトウサイシュリケンキング, Wairudo Tōsai Shuriken Kingu) via Great Animal Shuriken Combination (動物手裏剣大合体, Dōbutsu Shuriken Dai Gattai) while teaming up with the Ninningers. This combination appears exclusively in the film Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future.
Mario Mori
Mario Mori (森 真理夫, Mori Mario) is Yamato's maternal uncle, who is the younger brother of his late mother Wakako (和歌子). He owns a workshop in the woods where he makes sculptures of animals, and sometimes can be seen cosplaying as different animals to seek inspiration for his works. Yamato sends the Zyumans to live with him, as they cannot be seen in normal society until they can control their animal instincts. During most of the series, he has no awareness of his guests' true nature until witnessing one of their battles and learning their secret. Mario is the person Yamato admires the most and his vast knowledge of animals is what inspired his nephew to become a zoologist. After the Earth and Zyuland combined, Mario befriended three Zyumans in his atelier as they became fast friends after presenting them his artwork.
Mario Mori is portrayed by Susumu Terajima (寺島 進, Terajima Susumu).
Larry
Larry (ラリー, Rarī) is a gorilla Zyuman and anthropologist who got stranded in the human world once the Champion's Proof that is currently in Yamato's possession was removed from the Link Cube. He went to Earth sometime ago but wasn't able to return after Bud removed one of the Zyuoh Cubes to seal the gateway to Zyuland. He enjoyed studying humans at first, but started to loathe them because he was feared and shunned every time he tried to make contact with them, until he meets Yamato and discovers that he does not fear him at all. However, when Yamato is gravely wounded during a fight with Azald, Larry donates a large portion of his vital energy to save him via his Champion's Proof. This gesture of mercy also bestows the Zyuohger the power to transform into Zyuoh Gorilla, but greatly shortens Larry's lifespan, although the Zyuman claims that he does not regret it at all because thanks to their meeting, his admiration for humans was renewed. He also an old friend of Bud, reuniting with him on a later occasion and was exposed with the Zyuland's dark secret. Sometime later, Larry was entrusted with a piece of Azald's cube by Bud and realised that the Deathgaliens themselves were able to replicate Zyuohger's powers through said object, having used the same method to create Zyuoh The World's arsenals. When Ginis injected the Earth with his cells, Larry devised a plan to cut the Earth's relation with Zyuland but the Zyuohgers refused and instead destroyed the Sagittariark. Following the Deathgalien's defeat, Misao assisted Larry in teaching both humanity and Zyumans of their homeworlds' backgrounds.
Larry is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka (石塚 運昇, Ishizuka Unshō).
"Rhino Man", "Crocodile Man" and "Wolf Man"
The "Rhino Man" (犀男, Sai-otoko), the "Crocodile Man" (鰐男, Wani-otoko) and the "Wolf Man" (狼男, Ōkami-otoko) are three Zyumans that were captured by the Dethgaliens in order to have their lifeforce transferred into Misao to become The World, killing them in the process. Initially haunting Misao upon his freedom from the Dethgalien's servitude, all three of them decided to encourage him instead and give him a new resolve to fight at the Zyuohgers' side. They also appear occasionally in Misao's mind to give him some advice. Each Zyuman serve a different role in Misao's subconscious: the "Crocodile Man" and "Wolf Man" act like a pair of manzai, while the "Rhino Man" appears to be wiser and always halts the former two's bickering. After the Deathgalien's defeat and the Zyuland combined with the Earth, the three Zyumans met Misao for the final time, bidding farewell before they disappeared.
The "Rhino Man", the "Crocodile Man" and the "Wolf Man" are voiced by Volcano Ōta (ボルケーノ太田, Borukēno Ōta), Mitsuaki Kanuka (かぬか 光明, Kanuka Mitsuaki) and Hidenori Takahashi (高橋 英則, Takahashi Hidenori) respectively.
Perle
Perle (ペルル, Peruru) is a young, orphaned condor Zyuman born on Earth who is a member of the travelling Zyuman circus. He appears exclusively in the film Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Exciting Circus Panic!
Perle is voiced by Ririne Sasano (笹野 鈴々音, Sasano Ririne).
Cetus
Cetus (ケタス, Ketasu) is a whale Zyuman from ancient times who was the founder and first great king of Zyuland. In his youth, when the Zyuman race lived on Earth, Cetus fought Azald Legacy by himself to protect his fellow Zyumans, despite having no chance of winning. Cetus's desire to protect the lives of all was answered when the planet gave him the Whale Change Gun to transform into the first Zyuohger, Zyuoh Whale, and drove the monster back into space. Afterwards, he sealed the Whale Change Gun inside the Great Champion's Proof (大王者の資格, Dai Ōja no Shikaku) and hid it within the Link Cube along with a recorded message containing his story for future generations of Zyuman to find. In present days, this message is shown to Captain Marvelous and the Zyuohgers when they discover the Great Champion's Proof inside the Link Cube. When Yamato brands the Whale Change Gun, Cetus' Zyuman power is transferred to him, allowing him to transform into Zyuoh Whale as well.
Cetus is voiced by Chō (チョー), who is also the series' narrator and voice of the Zyuohgers' equipment.
Kageyuki Kazakiri
Kageyuki Kazakiri (風切 景幸, Kazakiri Kageyuki) is Yamato's father and a doctor of a certain hospital, but because of his career, he hardly spent his time with his family, causing Yamato to resent the former. Fifteen years prior to the story, Kageyuki encountered an injured Bud while on his way to Wakako's ward. Kageyuki healed Bud's wounds and bore no fear for the bird Zyuman, believing that all lives support each others. His actions cause Bud to renew his faith in humanity and constantly took care of Yamato. But due to being late, he wasn't able to arrive at Wakako's final moments as she died while Yamato further resent his father, causing him to run away and being taken care by Mario. Compared to his son, Kageyuki bears no ill feelings, knowing it as the price of his actions for saving Bud and therefore willingly took care of an injured Misao at his hospital when the latter was injured by Quval. During Azald Legacy's attack on his hospital, Kageyuki rescued several of the workers inside before he was saved by both Yamato and Bud from a falling rubble. This event as well lead to Yamato's discovery of Bud's relation to his father and the two finally reconcile during their visit to Wakako's grave. After the Earth and Zyuland combined, Kageyuki managed to get the situation of his hospital under his control while meeting Bud for the final time before the latter departed.
Kageyuki Kazakiri is portrayed by Tomiyuki Kunihiro (国広 富之, Kunihiro Tomiyuki).
Dethgaliens
The Space Outlaws Dethgalien (宇宙の無法者デスガリアン, Uchū no Muhōmono Desugarian) are a group of alien rogues who travel around space in their starship known as the Sagittariark (サジタリアーク, Sajitariāku) hunting down the life of other planets for sport as part of their Blood Game (ブラッドゲーム, Buraddo Gēmu). Earth was chosen as the site for their 100th Blood Game and it was seemingly defenseless against their attack until the Zyuohgers were assembled.
Ginis
The owner of the Dethgaliens, Ginis (ジニス, Jinisu) is the host of the Blood Games, normally within the Sagittariark as he depends on its power supply. The winner of the Blood Games is chosen according to whoever amuses him the most and after Jagged's defeat by the Zyuohgers, he offers a special prize to the one who hunts them down. After seeing Zyuoh Eagle's initial transformation into Zyuoh Gorilla, Ginis captures Misao Mondo to recreate the conditions with three Zyumans, brainwashing the altered human to become an Extra Player and enforcer in the Blood Games until Yamato frees Misao from the Dethgalien's mind control. Ginis gradually became bored with the Blood Game until Bangray's arrival to Earth, allowing him to roam the Earth as his pleases until realizing his true objective, giving Naria use of Gift Custom to compete with him to capture the awakened Cube Whale. Though Naria fails in his mission, Ginis instructs her to fall back with Gift Custom memory core before it was destroyed by Dodekai-Oh. After Quval scanned Naria's memory for his weakness, Ginis was lured to Earth by Quval in order to separate him from the Sagittariark, which is the source of Ginis' power. Allying momentarily with the Zyuohgers, Quval then orders his illusory Dethgalien members to destroy Ginis. But Ginis revealed that he was always aware of Quval's deception and proceed to insert the memory core from Gift Custom, which contain Cube Whale's data, into himself. This allows him to absorbs the energy of Earth while evolving into the winged humanoid form Shin Ginis (シン・ジニス, Shin Jinisu), driving off Quval after easily decimating his illusory underlings. Following Azald's death, Ginis decides to bring the 100th Blood Game to a close.
He does so by firing a giant arrow from the Sagitarri Ark right into the Earth, infusing it with his cells to start cracking the planet. The Zyuohgers manage to pull down the Sagitarri Ark down to Earth and destroy it by making it crash, but Ginis survives and challenges the Zyuohgers to a final game where they must stop him before he directly implants his cells into the planet. During the battle, his actions revealed to be a means prove himself as a superior life form, Ginis is exposed by Yamato discovers as a conglomerate of countless Moebas which reorganize themselves according to his will. Ginis is livid with his darkest secret revealed, resolving to kill everyone who has learned it along with Naria despite her desire to protect him. Ginis is then pinned down by Yamato's Great Wild Release mode before being defeated by the Zyuohgers' Zyuoh Final attack, reverts to his original form as he enlarges, and is destroyed for good by Wild Tousai Dodeka King's Zyuoh Dodeka Grand Final Finish.
In his original form, Ginis is twice taller than a regular human. His only known ability is to upgrading Moeba Medals into Continue Medals and deliver them to his Players to be enlarged. As Shin Ginis, his "throne" transforms into legs and he acquires wings, becoming more humanoid in form and height. His weapons include a pair of swords manifested from his arms and laser blasts from his wings. He can also enlarge Players, duplicates included, from a beam fired from his palm.
Ginis is voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue (井上 和彦, Inoue Kazuhiko).
Naria
Naria (ナリア) is Ginis' secretary and is usually tasked to bring special golden Continue Medals (コンティニューメダル, Kontinyū Medaru), Moeba Medals enhanced by Ginis' cells, to fallen Team Leaders and Players in order to revive and enlarge them. In battle, she wields the Nunchacrusher (ヌンチャクラッシャー, Nunchakurasshā) nunchaku that can also be used as a gun. Curious of what Quval was planning on Earth, she went down and discovered his true plans but was quickly captured and her memories were scanned by Quval as part of his assassination plot on Ginis, as well as the creation of illusory Dethgalien members such as Azald and Ginis himself. During Ginis's end game, Naria oversees the protection of the Sagitarri Ark and battled the Zyuohgers alongside a platoon of mass-produced Gifts. She enlarges herself to stop Wild Tousai Dodeka King from pulling down the Sagitarri Ark, but fails. During the Zyuohgers' final battle with Ginis, accepting her master for what he is and resolving to protect him to the very end, Naria ends up being killed by a livid Ginis as he dismissed her act of compassion towards by him as an unacceptable insult.
Naria is voiced by Minako Kotobuki (寿 美菜子, Kotobuki Minako).
Azald
Azald (アザルド, Azarudo) is one of the Team Leaders who enjoys making his victims suffer physically, the Players on his team utilizing brute force. Armed with the large Azald Natta (アザルドナッター, Azarudo Nattā) sword, Azald possesses a durable body and is immortal, using his core to reconstruct his body after being blown to pieces. While initially standing in the sidelines, Azald personally deals with the Zyuohgers when needed to as he first went to Earth to find one of his Players an later to capture Misao after he was freed from Ginis's control. Azald later confronts Bud, who is troubled by the Team Leader's cube-like appearance, specially after he reconstructs his damaged body while absorbing the Zyuoh Cubes that Bud collected, leaving behind one of his own cubes as a consequence for Bud to analyze. Azald is later revealed to be Azald Legacy (アザルド・レガシー, Azarudo Regashī), an ancient monster who calls himself the Cosmic God of Destruction (宇宙の破壊神, Uchū no Hakaishin) and attacked Earth in the past before being defeated by Cetus as Zyuoh Whale prior to being found by Ginis, who reconstructed Azald into his current form. But Azald regains his memories after being attacked by Zyuoh Bird the Whale Change Gun, reverting to his former self and regaining the strength to rupture his surroundings with simple gestures. After Azald servers his ties to the Deathgaliens and proceeds to destroy Earth, the Zyuohgers confront him and discover that the Azald's core piece is also his weakness. Zyuoh Whale then almost destroys the exposed core, but Naria enlarges it with three Continue Medals. The enlarged Azald is then broken up into pieces by Wild Tousai Dodeka King before Zyuoh Shark, Zyuoh Lion, Zyuoh Elephant and Zyuoh Tiger freeze the core with the Whale Change Gun and destroy it with their bare hands, defeating him for good.
Azald is voiced by Joji Nakata (中田 譲治, Nakata Jōji).
Quval
Quval (クバル, Kubaru) is another Team Leader who enjoys making his victims suffer mentally. He possesses the Fasticker (フェイスティッカー, Feisutikkā) that has a blaster and rapier mode, the Switchusha (スイッチュウシャー, Suitchūshā) injector and the Voltaic Knuckle (ボルテックナックル, Borutekku Nakkuru) gauntlets. Players from his team tend to rely on strategy and deception. According to Bungray after scanning his memory, Quval is in fact the sole survivor of a world destroyed by the Dethgaliens and joined the organization under false pretenses to have his revenge. Quval attempted to kill the hunter when he learned of his hidden agenda, only to end up forming an alliance where he aids Bungray in his hunt for Cube Whale in return that the hunter helps him overthrow Ginis. But when the alliance falters, Quval chops off Bungray's right forearm and implants it in his own arm to gain Bangray's mind reading powers. Quval captured Naria and Misao and mounts his ambush on Ginis by creating replicas of the defeated Players, only to retreat when Ginis assumes his Shin Ginis form. During that time, he also sent a fake Misao to have the Zyuohgers to join his cause but this alliance falters when they discovered his deception. Terrified by Ginis' power, Quval decides to participate in the Blood Game and earn his forgiveness by personally killing the Zyuohgers, only to be defeated by Zyuoh Whale. Enlarged with five Continue Medals, Quval returns much stronger, powerful enough to overpower Zyuoh King Octopus, Zyuoh Wild and Dodekaioh with little effort, until Tousai Zyuoh enters the fray and the four mecha turn the tides of the battle before they recombine into Wild Tousai Dodeka King to finally destroy him.
Quval is voiced by Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央, Iwata Mitsuo).
Jagged
Jagged (ジャグド, Jagudo) is another Team Leader and the first of the Dethgaliens to attack Earth and confront the Zyuohgers. He is armed with the Stiblaster Cannon (スティブラスターカノン, Sutiburasutā Kanon) on his left arm. He is defeated by Zyuoh Eagle at the start of the Blood Game, just as the Zyuohgers gain their powers. After being enlarged by a Continue Medal, he is finally destroyed by Zyuoh King 1-2-3. Some time after his demise, two remaining Players on his team take part in the Blood Game aiming to prove themselves in order to be promoted to Team Leaders as well, only to have both of them be destroyed by the Zyuohgers.
Jagged is voiced by Eiji Takemoto (竹本 英史, Takemoto Eiji).
Players
Dethgaliens send out their Blood Game's Players (プレイヤー, Pureiyā) to Earth to cause mayhem, leading the Zyuohgers to have to fight back to save the world. Each Player possesses a Medal Slot on their bodies which allows them to revive and enlarge when a Continue Medal is placed in it. With the arrival of Bangray, they are usually duplicated by the Megabeast Hunter to be used as his soldiers against the Zyuohgers. The Dethgalien Players are named and themed after their respective weapons or tricks:
Shiomaneking
Shiomaneking (シオマネキング, Shiomanekingu) is a revived fiddler crab monster from Shocker who attracts the attention of Yamato, Sela and Leo upon mistaking him for a Dethgalien at first, and they join forces with Takeru Tenkūji (Kamen Rider Ghost) against him. Though defeated by Zyuoh Gorilla with the Kamen Rider's help, Shiomaneking is enlarged by the Dethgaliens, who decide to lend a hand to him, but he ends up destroyed by Zyuoh Wild 6-2-3.
Shiomaneking is voiced by Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, Seki Tomokazu).
Bangray
Bangray (バングレイ, Bangurei, 23-35) is a Megabeast Hunter (巨獣ハンター, Kyojū Hantā) who had traveled the universe hunting down giant animals for fun. He has a hunting ship known as the Yabangreat (ヤバングレイト号, Yabangureito-gō), and is armed with the anchor-shaped Bariblade (バリブレイド, Baribureido) sword. Bangray makes his presence known during the Zyuohgers' fight with Cruiza, resulting with the hunter being scouted by Ginis to join the Dethgaliens. Although enjoying his time as a Dethgalien member, he soon leaves on his own accord, although Ginis seems to accept his wish out of amusement. Bangray has the ability to read the memories of others simply by touching their heads and then create constructs of any individuals (even the dead) from those memories. He has rivalries with both Yamato and Quval, the former for not being able to submit to his mind trick and the latter for knowing his secrets. Bangray's arrival on Earth is due to his search for his 100th prey, which is later revealed to be Cube Whale. Bangrays uses the memories he scanned from Quval to extort his services in catching his quarry in exchange for an alliance to overthrow Ginis. But after their efforts to defeat the Zyuohgers together failed, Quval chops off Bangray's right forearm in a treacherous act while leaving the hunter with a Continue Medal. After Bangray is mortally wounded by the Zyuohgers, having converted his Bariblade into an artificial limb, he eats the medal to enlarge himself before being destroyed by Wild Tousai Dodeka King.
Bangray is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna (神奈 延年, Kanna Nobutoshi).
Domidol
Domidol (ドミドル, Domidoru) is the owner of the Space Circus (宇宙サーカス団, Uchū Sākasu-dan) and the main antagonist of the film Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Exciting Circus Panic!. He can control any animal with his whip. His goal is to recreate the entire universe into a circus stage by destroying any unnecessary planets. Before arriving to Earth, he steals a large number of Moeba Medals from the Sagittariark. He uses the Zyuman circus to gather the energy of the children's cries to create a powerful energy, and attempts to destroy Earth with its powerful energy. During the final battle, he combines with his starship to become his giant Perfect Form (完全態, Kanzentai), but is finally destroyed by Wild Tousai King armed with Cube Condor (as a sword).
Domidol is portrayed by Takashi Yoshimura (吉村 崇, Yoshimura Takashi) of the owarai duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi.
Gillmarda
Gillmarda (ギルマーダ, Girumāda) is a hitman who eliminated several warriors of justice across the universe, and the main antagonist of the film Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future. He is hired by Naria to take down the Zyuohgers. Gillmarda's weapon of preference is a rifle, and he has the ability to create Dark Emissaries (闇の使い, Yami no Tsukai), summoning creatures based on past enemies of the Zyuohgers and the Ninningers to fight them. He takes the form of Runrun (ルンルン) to deceive the Ninningers into defeating the Zyuohgers. Though defeated by the Zyuohgers and the Ninningers, he enlarges before being destroyed by Wild Tousai Shiriken King.
Gillmarda is voiced by Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望, Sasaki Nozomu), while Runrun is voiced by Haruka Fukuhara (福原 遥, Fukuhara Haruka).