Space Pirates Barban

The Space Pirates Barban (宇宙海賊バルバン Uchū Kaizoku Baruban?) are a group of fictional pirates and the primary antagonists in the Super Sentai series, Seijuu Sentai Gingaman who have destroyed many planets along the Milky Way. Their base of operations are the Rowdy Invincible Castle (荒くれ無敵城 Arakure Mutekijō?), which is mounted on the back of Daitanix. They once tried to invade Earth but the first generation of Gingaman and the Starbeasts sealed them in the bottom of the sea. Three thousand years later, an earthquake broke the seal and Barban was released, with plans of awakening Daitanix in the modern time. Its four great armies plot various strategies to achieve it.

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Main Crew

Zahab

Captain Zahab (ゼイハブ船長 Zeihabu-senchō?, [Note 1]) is the leader of the Barban. Cruel and violent but at the same time a great strategist and expert warrior who became immortal thanks to a Star Soul Jewel created by Daitanix, using the monster to gather a crew by offering them long life. Zahab's left hand is missing, as a result of the battle sustained with the first generation Ginga Red three thousand years earlier. He has replaced it with a cannon integrated hook. As a result, Zahab has a grudge against those who take the mantle of Ginga Red, including Ryouma. Hearing the death of an underling does not seem to affect him, but deep inside he suffers in private. Eventually, having known of Shelinda's death, Zahab can not take it anymore and falls apart in grief. In the final battle he uses the castle to take control of the Earth Demon Beast, but Zahab is forced to flee from his castle when it is destroyed by Bull Taurus. After losing the Earth Beast, Zahab fights and beats the tar out of the Gingamen, until Ginga Red and Black Knight use their fire ability to destroy his Star Soul Jewel. He is then killed by the Black Knight, the Gingamens' Beast Shockwave, and finally by Ginga Red's sword and claw attack as the final blow. He is later resurrected by Gregory, only to be killed once again by the Gingamen in the Galaxy Lights armor in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Zahab is voiced by Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu?).

Gregory

Captain Gregory (グレゴリ艦長 Guregori-kanchō?, Gingaman vs. Megaranger) is an old friend of Zahab's who came to Earth to revive the Barban, with the aid of Hizumina, Dr. Hinelar's second "daughter". He had his own personal Majin, Ghelmadix, which was originally a second Daitanix. According to Moku, Gregory was sealed by the Starbeasts long before the Barban, feared as much as they were, all on his own. He could make himself grow without the aid of an enchanted liquid. Eventually revived every Barban member along with almost every Majin. He was killed by Galaxy Mega & Super Armor Shine Gingaioh.

Gregory is voiced by Seizō Katō (加藤 精三 Katō Seizō?), who previously voiced Dai Satan in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.

Shelinda

Steerwoman Shelinda (操舵士シェリンダ Sōdashi Sherinda?, 1-49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger[Note 2]) is the cruel and selfish second in command and the navigator of the Barban. During the Sutoiji incident, Shelinda destroys Hayate's flute before later attempting to stop him from making a new one. After finding him as Sutoiji is defeated, Shelinda duels Ginga Green with it ending with her forearm scarred as she vows a vendetta on him. Shelinda had romantic feeling's for Budoh but she hated the fact that he saved her life one time. This is mentioned in an interview with Toei but not in the Series. An expert with the sword, though she was killed in a final duel with Hayate in episode 49. Her costume is shell themed. She is revived by Gregory, and is killed once again by the Gingaman in the Galaxy Lights armor in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Shelinda is portrayed by Kei Mizutani (水谷 ケイ Mizutani Kei?).

Bucrates

Barreled Scholar Bucrates (樽学者ブクラテス Tarugakusha Bukuratesu?, 1-35[Note 3]) is a stout little being with a barrel-shaped body, Bucrates lacks battle skills, though he makes up for it with his extensive knowledge. He is called "Mentor" (Sensei) by Zahab and is the one who gave Zahab an immortal body. He helps his niece Iliess to frame Budou and have him killed. Bucrates' fellow Barban members, having discovered that he and Illies arranged Budou's death, plot to steal her power to revive Daitanix. Bucrates tries to stop them, but is attacked by an enraged Zahab. He barely escapes with his own life, and becomes maddened by a hatred for Zahab, changing into a new form called Pucorpse Bucrates (Bukuratesu, 37-49). He hatched a plot to kill him, eventually forcing Hyuuga to work for him, by trapping the wounded Gou Taurus in a small barrel. Bucrates later let Gou Taurus out temporarily to have Hyuuga aid the Gingamen against Daitanix in episode 42, before drawing them both back when the battle was over. However, Bucrates is mortally wounded in episode 48, by Shelinda for his betrayal, before he can see his revenge fulfilled and subsequently commits suicide in episode 49 with a bomb to give Hyuuga a chance to escape. He does not appear in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Bucrates is portrayed by Chafurin (茶風林 Chafūrin?).

The Barban Army Generals

Four of the strongest Majins, they each lead one of Zahab's four armies. Due to quarrels in the past that caused them to be sealed away, Zahab has only one General-in-command form a plan at a time.

Sambash

Gun Boss Sambash (銃頭サンバッシュ Jūtō Sanbasshu?, 1-12, 18 (flashback), Gingaman vs. Megaranger[Note 4]) is a hot-headed gunman who carries a pistol and rides a motorcycle with cannons. His Majin are based on insects. 3,000 years ago, Bull Black had come to Earth to hide the Galaxy Lights and Sambash cornered him in order to learn where they were hidden. Bull Black gave him the key of an empty chest and a fake location in Cape Kagerou, with Sambash keeping this information from Zahab. Being the first general chosen to revive it, Sambash attempts to find ways of providing energy for Daitanix to revive. After continuous failures to revive Daitanix and defeat the Gingamen, Sambash decided to go after the Galaxy Lights by first having Neikaa open up the cave at Cape Kagerou where the box containing the lights was hidden. Unable to open the entrance without an Earth user, Sambash has Gurinjii assume Hyuga's form to trick Ryouma into fetching it for him. As Gurinjii is destroyed by Gingaioh, heavily wounded from his fight with Ginga Red, Sambash opens the box to use the Lights of Ginga on himself to even the odds. However, finding it empty and with nothing to lose, a crazed Sambash climbs onto his bike to run over Ginga Red. In the process, after being hit by Ginga Red's attack, Sambash drives off a cliff as his motorcycle explodes, destroying both itself and him. He is later resurrected by Gregory, only to be killed once again by the Gingamen in the Galaxy Lights armor in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Sambash is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 Hiyama Nobuyuki?), who previously voiced Gasha Dokuro in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

Budoh

Sword General Budoh (剣将ブドー Kenshō Budō?, 1-3, 12-24, Gingaman vs. Megaranger[Note 5]) is a calm swordsman who became the second Barban General-in-command chosen. Budoh has a mostly white and blue outfit with manta ray-like wings as a partial cape bearing his army's emblem. He possesses the Girasame sword. Budoh has a strong sense of honor and loyalty that even Zahab recognized. Once Zahab even said, "Sometimes you cannot tell what he is thinking, but he will not betray me". His Majin are traditional Japanese Samurai culture and sea creature based. Budoh was always well-mannered and thanked his fallen Majin, who called him "My General". He takes over the search for the Galaxy Lights to revive Daitanix after Sambash dies, using a scroll of potential hosts that might contain the Lights. When the Lights are finally found, Budoh sends his most powerful servant, Dotoumusha, to retrieve them. Meanwhile, Illiess intercepts and sends her own soldier, Medoumedou, to pose as Budoh and deceive Dotoumusha into betraying his general, and Zahab, by absorbing the power of the Lights. Budoh is locked up, accused of treason, only to be released by Yamimaru and Onimaru, who reveal to him that Medoumedou, and ultimately Illiess, had framed him. Budoh gains his revenge by killing Medoumedou, however, he is killed soon after in a duel against Super Armor Shine Ginga Red before he can also kill Illiess. In Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger, he is revived and killed once again by the Gingaman in the Galaxy Lights armor.

Budoh is voiced by Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫 Hayashi Kazuo?).

Iliess

Spectral Empress Iliess (妖帝イリエス Yōtei Iriesu?, 1-3, 13, 23-34, Gingaman vs. Megaranger[Note 6]) is an Egyptian-themed, spiteful, and ambitious sorceress. She always demanded monetary compensation upon a successful plan. Having become impatient, she arranged, along with her uncle Bucrates, Budoh's death, so she could become the new and active general. Having succeeded (in her plan and general status), she intended to revive Daitanix through various forms of sorcery. Her Majin are based around mythological creatures. After her younger brother, Desphias, was killed, Iliess took matters into her own hands, absorbing the fallen souls of all her Majin to fight the Gingamen in a powerful chimera-like second form, called Evil Empress Iliess (邪帝イリエス Jatei Iriesu?, 34). Used her magic to grow. She was killed by Super Armor Shine Gingaioh, after being thrashed by Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix. When Bucrates attempted to revive her, Zahab, who had found out she had framed Budoh, stopped him and used her soul gem to prevent Daitanix's body from rotting to death. She is revived by Gregory and is killed once again by the Gingamen in the Galaxy Lights armor in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Iliess is voiced by Gara Takashima] (高島 雅羅 Takashima Gara?).

Battobas

Destruction King Battobas (破王バットバス Haō Battobasu?, 1-3, 13, 24 and 34-49, Gingaman vs. Megaranger[Note 7]) is the strongest among the four generals and a weapons specialist as well. He is considered by Zahab to be "his right arm" which suggests a longer relationship between them than the rest of the generals. His Majin are based on weapons, although many of them are also machine-based. Battobas sometimes would let Biznella plot the plan while he would provide the Majin and Yartots. He is the last general chosen to fight the Gingaman, with the mission to gain enough energy to fully revive Daitanix. Battobas succeeded, but upon Daitanix's destruction, he is later sent to find the Earth Beast to mature and/or empower it fully with a Extreme Growth Extract. He succeeds, but ends up being eaten alive by the monster in episode 49. He is revived and killed once again by the Gingaman in the Galaxy Lights armor in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Battobas is voiced by Takeshi Watabe] (渡部 猛 Watabe Takeshi?), who previously voiced Emperor Aton in Kagaku Sentai Dynaman and Bookback in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.

Biznella

Black Marketeer Biznella (闇商人ビズネラ Yamishōnin Bizunera?, 29-47) is an evil weapons merchant. He captured three Starbeasts and turned them into cyborgs, before selling them to the Barban. After his merchandise fails, Biznella is recruited into Barban, as a consultant of sorts under the service of Battobas, who he had been acquainted with previously. During one of their attempts to find the Demon Earth Beast, Biznella is thrown into the Extreme Growth Extract by accident and mutates into Majin Biznella (魔人ビズネラ Majin Bizunera?, 47) who overpowers the Gingamen until they defeated him with their upgraded Beast Attack Rods. He is then betrayed and enlarged by Battobas and is ironically killed by the vengeful Giga Rhinos, Giga Phoenix and Super Armor Shine Gingaioh in episode 47.

Biznella is voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa] (塩沢 兼人 Shiozawa Kaneto?).

Yartots

The Pirate Soldier Yartots (賊兵ヤートット Zokuhei Yātotto?) are Barban's foot soldiers, orange with striped shorts and wielding sabers. When fighting, they would only say "Yartot!!" but can speak when talking to their superiors.

Majin

The Majin (魔人 Majin?) are criminals and mercernaries who, drawn by the evil energy of Daitanix, are recruited by Barban. They are divided in four armies depending on their home galaxy and the strongest member of each is appointed General. These four armies tend to fight with each other, being this one of the reasons of their defeat against Gingaman 3,000 years earlier. Knowing this, Zaihab decides that this time the plans would be executed by one army at the time, avoiding inner conflicts. When defeated, the majin will draw a bottle (its design depends on the army the majin belongs to) containing Barba-X (バルバエキス Baruba Ekisu?), a potion that enlarges them, but that also shortens their life, making Barba-X a last resort in battle. Many of them are revived and killed by the Megarangers & the Gingaman in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger.

Sambash Majin Gang

The Sambash Majin Gang (サンバッシュ魔人団 Sanbasshu Majin Dan?) are bug-based Majin that dress in leather, like biker punks. They're the first army to fight. Their primary objective is find a way to revive Daitanix. Their Baruba-X container is a liquor bottle, and their symbol is a wing pin.

Budoh Majin Mob

The Budoh Majin Mob (ブドー魔人衆 Budō Majin Shū?) are marine creature-based Majin in feudal Japanese attire and masters of the Majin Arts. They begin activities after Sambash reveals the existence of the Galaxy Lights and their mission is to find them. After having been defeated by the Gingamen, the Budoh majin draw the Baruba-X and "pay their last service". Their Baruba-X container is a hyoutan, a gourd-like container and their symbol is a diamond-shaped image of a sunrise.

Iliess Majin Tribe

The Iliess Majin Tribe (イリエス魔人族 Iriesu Majin Zoku?) are the phantom beast Majin based on different entities from various mythologies. They enter in action after Iliess sets up Budoh, who failed in retrieving the Galaxy Lights. Their mission is to find another way to revive Daitanix now that they cannot use the Galaxy Lights. Their Baruba-X container was a boot-like vial and their symbol is an Egyptian-looking eye.

Battobas Majin Corps

The Battobas Majin Corps (バットバス魔人部隊 Battobasu Majin Butai?) are machine/weapon-based Majin, the last series of Majin to appear. Having used Iliess' power to revive Daitanix, the Battobas Army seek to fully awaken it. Their Baruba-X container is an ale barrel and their symbol is a stylized anchor.

Demon Beasts

Daitanix

Demon Beast Daitanix (魔獣ダイタニクス Majū Daitanikusu?, 1-42[Note 8]) was born in a contaminated star (which also happened to be Zahab's home planet) and his only instinct/purpose is to destroy planets by absorbing their life force to condense into jewels, which Zahab would add to his collection to maintain his immortality and to expand the lives of his followers. In battle it possesses powerful jaws, its tail is extremely muscular, and it can fire powerful blasts of energy from its mouth. By attaching his castle to Daitanix's back, Zahab was able to control it, destroying and absorbing stars throughout the Milky Way. The goal of the Barban is the resurrection of Daitanix which was still in a state of lifelessness after the seal was broken in the earthquake. The plan finally succeeds when Iliess' lifeforce is absorbed by it. It results in the monster's heart beating and Battobas eventually gathered enough energy to fully revive it by having Degius act as a conduct for a massive amount of energy from a passing Asteroid. When finally revived it easily defeated Super Armor Shine Gingaioh even with Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix, but its body decays during the fight, so the Barban leave the monster to die and is later fought by Bull Taurus armed with the Knight Axe, double-teaming Giga Phoenix and Giga Rhinos, and finally killed by Super Armor Shine Gingaioh.

Earth Demon Beast

The Earth Demon Beast (地球魔獣 Chikyū Majū?, 44-50) was the result of a piece of Daitanix's flesh ending up within the Earth itself upon being destroyed, feeding on the life of the planet. The Barban then decides to make it the new host of their castle. However, having just been born, the Earth Demon Beast was still in an immature state, so Battobas and Biznella attempt to give it the Extreme Growth Extract eventually succeeding with the monster now fully grown but at the cost of both their lives. At full size it possessed immense brute strength, could breathe fire, and was able to fire deadly bursts of energy from his claws. Having attached the castle to it, Zahab confronts Gingaman. The Earth Demon Beast puts up an excellent fight (defeating Bull Taurus after it destroyed Zahab's castle), but after a hard battle is killed by the a sustained burst of fire from Super Armor Shine Gingaioh after gaining a power boost from Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix.

Ghelmadix

Demon Beast Fortress Ghelmadix (魔獣要塞ゲルマディック Majū Yōsai Gerumadikusu?, Gingaman vs. Megaranger) is the second red-colored Daitanix that belongs to Gregory. Originally, it was called Daitanix 2. Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix use all their power to try to destroy it, which cause themselves to be destroyed in the process. Unfortunately, Daitanix 2 was only injured, and used the Earth's energy to heal itself, becoming a blue-colored version of itself, now named Ghelmadix. It is killed by Bull Taurus & Super Armor Shine Gingaioh.

Notes

  1. ^ Zahab's name is from the fictional character Captain Ahab (アハブ船長 Ahabu-senchō?).
  2. ^ Shelinda's name is a combination of "shell" (シェル shieru?) and the Japanese word for "helm" (darin).
  3. ^ Bucrates's name is a combination of "book" (ブック bukku?) and "Socrates" (ソクラテス Sokuratesu?).
  4. ^ Sambash's name is from the Japanese word for "pier" (桟橋 Sanbashi?).
  5. ^ Budoh's name is from the Japanese words for "wharf" (埠頭 Futō?) and "Budō" (武道 Budō?)
  6. ^ Illiess's name is from the Japanese word for "inlet" (入り江 Irie?).
  7. ^ Batobas's name is from the Japanese word for "quay" (波止場 Hatoba?).
  8. ^ Daitanix's name is a combination of "big" (大 dai?) and "Titanic" (タイタニック Taitaniku?).
 
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