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Icon-denzimanThis article is about a villain in Denshi Sentai Denziman.

"An interstellar mercenary for hire. A denizen of Hell! Demon King Banriki. "
―Demon King Banriki's first words when meeting Ippei.[src]

"Damn you!"
―Banriki to the Denzimen upon growing.[src]

"Bwaaaaaaah! My eyes! I-I can't see! My eyes! My eyes! I can't see! My eyes! My eyes! Booooooowargh! My eyes! My eyes!!"
―Demon King Banriki after being blinded by Mirror and his final words before his death.[src]

Demon King Banriki (バンリキ魔王 Banriki Maō) was a half-naked, musclebound space wandering mercenary who served as the final antagonist of Denshi Sentai Denziman.

History[]

Past[]

Demon King Banriki's origins are unknown but he claimed to be from Hell itself. Known as the "bringer of calamity" to all he encountered, Demon King Banriki was an infamous wanderer and mercenary who destroyed all he encountered and had a pathological hatred for Denzians.

Denziman[]

Banriki comes to Earth when he gets word of the remnants of planet Denzi, being first seen arriving by Jun Kiyama whilst he was stargazing. The next day, he draws out the Denzimen one after another in brutal attacks (breathing a devastating wind against Tatsuya, attacking Daigoro from underwater and attacking Akira after appearing as an empty van she and Ippei pursued). After revealing himself, Banriki completely overwhelms Ippei with even the Denzi Punch having no effect until Denzi Dog IC holds him at bay long enough for Ippei to withdraw. Storming the Vader Demon Castle, Banriki easily defeats the Dustlers as well as General Hedrer and Keller and Mirror. Although Queen Hedrian predicted his arrival and the possibility of calamity with him being around, she ultimately allies with the barbarian in order to defeat the team much to the disturbance of General Hedrer. While the Denziman have problems fighting him on their own, it is only as a team with multiple team attacks (such as Shotgun, Dragon Fly and DenziStick Boomerang) that they are able to defeat him for the first time. However, he immediately enlarges and escapes after fighting DaiDenzin to a stalemate by holding off its Electric Spark Cut attack since he has made his point. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 37: Brute Force Demon King Banriki

After his initial incursion, Banriki merely hangs around the Vader Demon Castle, becoming nothing but a nuisance to Hedrian and her forces as he eats, drinks and laughs at the failures of the Vader Clan as they constantly plot and fail to defeat Denziman and conquer Earth. Hedrer in particular becomes disturbed by Banriki as he merely just lays around the castle, disturbing everyone by his manners and lack of action as he does whatever he wants. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 38: The Great Adventure in the Infinite Makuu

Eventually, it comes to a head when the Vader Clan prepare a scheme to use a special "Vader Gas" alongside Vader Monster Sakkalar to kill the Denziman and the children they teach. Whilst Banriki continues to cause a disturbance to the Vader as usual, it ultimately is a ruse to hide that Sakkalar was working with him; using normal smoke on the Denziman scheme while using the Vader Gas on Hedrian and her court. Demon King Banriki uses the opening to take over Vader Castle and declare himself ruler but his rule is short-lived as Hedrian uses Kendamalar and Karakurilar to defeat Sakkalar and free them from their confinement. For his insolence, Banriki is “executed” by being hanged where he is transformed into a mannequin-like state used by the Vader Clan to hold candles although not before he claims that he isn't finished yet. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 48: Demon King Banriki's Rebellion

Regardless of his now motionless state, Banriki has one final trump card: the emergence of the Banriki Monster who was hidden as an egg among the Vader Monster eggs and ultimately frees Demon King Banriki from his confinement. With the power of the will-power controlling creature, Banriki shows superiority to all who stand against him whether they be the other Vader Clan members or the Denziman. Ultimately, the other members of the Vader Clan try to stand up to him or use his reign to advance their own desires: General Hedrer manipulates Banriki to gain an honorable death fighting against the Denziman one last time, whilst Keller is killed protecting Hedrian from his and the Banriki Monster's wrath. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 49: The Great Disaster in Vader Castle

Ultimately, Demon King Banriki's fall comes from within the Vader Clan itself: in order to discover Banriki Monster's weakness, Mirror decides to "betray" Hedrian and join the space barbarian. Learning of the willpower connection tied to Banriki Monster's tail, Mirror becomes a crystal ball to allow Hedrian to tell Denzi Dog IC and the Denziman to destroy the demon king's ultimate weapon. When an enraged Banriki discovers the betrayal, he raids Hedrian's prison cell only for Mirror's crystal ball to blind him which renders him unable to see. Flailing widly, he kills Mirror with his spear as he wanders outside Vader Castle but is permanently blinded by Mirror's sneak attack. Seeing him completely vulnerable, the Denziman use the DenziStick Boomerang Spark to put an end to Demon King Banriki once and for all. Tvicon TV STORY-Final Ep.: Resound, Bells of Hope!

Legacy[]

Because of Banriki murdering most of the Vader Clan's leadership, Queen Hedrian destroyed the Vader Castle and disappeared although not before promising to return.

Demon King Banriki was mentioned in passing by Queen Hedrian when she recruits the Vader Clan's infamous space warrior Amazon Killer to her follow-up group, Machine Empire Black Magma. She stated, that if the female warrior was on the Vader Clan's side when Banriki attempted his take-over, she would have been able to stop him. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 23: The Female Commander of Galaxy Haunts

Personality[]

Demon King Banriki was a violent brute obsessed with power and revenge whose only interest was power and besting his enemies. According to Denzi Dog IC, he hated all things in the universe and attacked others for no reason and proved very treacherous as he overthrew Hedrian for his own benefit.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

  • Power: True to his reputation, Demon King Banriki was an insanely powerful warrior stronger than Queen Hedrian or any of her warriors. He was only defeated after being permanently blinded by Mirror which left him completely vulnerable.
  • Super Strength: Banriki was stronger than any other member of the Vader Clan, being able to take down Ippei with a tab from his spear and pin him underfoot. When giant, he knocked back DaiDenzin with a jab from his spear and could even block DaiDenzin's Electric Full Moon Spark finisher in both hands.
  • Durability: Banriki was repeatedly hit across the face and in the gut by Ippei's Denzi Punch but he was completely unfazed.
  • Teleportation: Banriki could teleport to any location at will either by exploding or by phasing in and out of existence.
  • Energy Ball Transportation: Banriki was able to come to Earth in a gigantic blue energy ball.
  • Wind Breath: Banriki could breathe out a strong gust of wind from his mouth strong enough to blow away Daigoro and rip his clothes.
  • Energy Blasts: Banriki was able to fire an energy blast from his left hand capable of causing massive explosions.
  • Transformation: Banriki could turn himself into various objects as seen when he turned himself into a van to attack Ippei and Akira.
  • Energy Bolts: As seen during Denzi Dog IC's explanation, Banriki could fire white energy blasts from his eyes capable of destroying entire spacecraft with one hit.
  • Fire Blasts: Banriki could shoot walls of fire from his right hand.
  • Size Changing: Banriki could grow to giant size and shrink back down to human size at will.

Abilities[]

  • No Need for Sustenance: According to Demon King Banriki himself when he met Hedrian, he hadn't eaten for 50 years.
  • Hand to Hand Combat: Banriki easily defeated the Denzimen in battle and even Ippei's DenziStick was deflected.

Weaknesses[]

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Arsenal[]

  • Spear: Demon King Banriki's signature weapon was a long grey spear that he could use in battle. He used it to kill Mirror and Keller.
  • Arm Blades: Demon King Banriki could extend blades from his gauntlets that he could use to slash his enemies.
    • Blade Launch: Banriki could also launch his arm-blades at his enemies as projectiles.
  • Fists: Even without his weapons, Demon King Banriki was able to completely overwhelm Ippei with his bare hands.

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Behind the Scenes[]

Portrayal[]

Design[]

  • Demon King Banriki was designed by character designer Ryuu Noguchi.

Concept Art[]

Etymology[]

  • Demon King Banriki's name was a portmanteau of "ban" (meaning "Barbaric") and "Riki" (meaning "Power.")

Notes[]

  • The constellation that Banriki associated with was the constellation of Serpens, being held up in the hands of Ophiuchus. In his initial episode, the constellation that Serpens is held in is misidentified as that of the nearby constellation of Hercules.

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Icon-denziman Denshi Sentai Denziman
Rangers
Ippei Akagi - Daigoro Oume - Jun Kiyama - Tatsuya Midorikawa - Akira Momoi
Gear:
Denzi Ring - Denzi Stick - Denzi Punch - Denzi Machine - Denzi Buggy - Denzi Crafts
Planet Denzi/Denzi Descendants:
Denzi Dog IC - Denzi Computer - Princess Denzi
Other Allies:
Ken'ichi Ooishi - Santa Noda - Hiroshi Hirai - Katsuo Sano - Yumiko Nakagawa - Officer Chieko Matsuo - Officer Tomoko Nakai - Battle Fever - Turboranger - Gokaiger - Gavan - Minor Characters
Mecha and Robo
DaiDenzin - DenziTiger
Vader Clan
Queen Hedrian - General Hedrer - Keller and Mirror - Dustlers - Demon King Banriki - Banriki Monster - Amazon Killer (Sun Vulcan)
Vader Monsters
Musasabilar - Shabonlar - Chikagerilar - Rupankamelar - Tsutakazular - Higekitakolar - Umitsular - Firumular - Denwalar - Hambular - Taiyajikolar - Balar - Adobaloolar - Jukular - Panchirolar - Samelar - Deadbolar - Kaigalar - Gamalar - Hachidokular - Rousokular - Taimular - Kokelar - Hamigakilar - Angolar - Medamalar - Rekolar - Kilar - Nazolar - Sabimushilar - Chōchinlar - Mimilar - Datolar - Saxophonelar - Bidamalar - Dokugalar - Noranekolar - Kamakilar - Akumalar - Pikarilar - Jishinlar - Ninpolar - Desumasukular - Arazinlar - Onilar - Torikagolar - Botolar - Sakkalar - Kendamalar - Karakurilar
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