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- "Impossible...! It can't be...!"
- ―Don Armage's final words before being defeated by Kyutama Dai Gattai Kyutamajin.[src]
- "What?! Just how lucky is this guy?!"
- ―Don Armage's final words before his death.[src]
General Don Armage (ドン・アルマゲ将軍 Don Arumage Shogun) was the Shogun and leader of Space Shogunate Jark Matter and the main antagonist of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. Armage ruled over the entire universe and desired to find a cosmic energy source known as Planetium to erase the entire universe as it currently exists and recreate it in his image to rule over it as a god.
History[]
Past[]
Don Armage was 'born' millions of years ago. He was, in fact, a conglomerate of several negative emotions and dark energy that spread through out the universe. The more these negative emotions and dark energy gather, the stronger it got to the point it finally gained sentience. Being filled and only knowing dread, hatred, sadness, and darkness, he made it his goal to take over the universe and make it one without positive emotions.
According to Tsurugi Ohtori, Don Armage was active 300 years ago and attempted to conquer the universe, but he was opposed by 88 warriors from the 88 star systems. However, he killed the 85 other warriors, leaving Tsurugi, Orion, and Quervo, whom he later killed when the former shields Tsurugi from his attack. Tsurugi later bested him in battle after he sacrificed his immortality and killed him. However, he survived and noticed Quervo was also alive, but slowly dying. He offered the Karasu warrior his power to become as strong as Tsurugi, which Quervo accepted and Don Armage merged his essence with him, turning his body into a blend of Don Armage's with crow features: Don Quervo. Now believing he could surpass Tsurugi, Don Armage created a doppleganger of his previous form and sent it after Tsurugi, and continue his conquest of the universe. As he did so, he ordered his subordinates to erase the Earth’s history of the Houou Soldier as well as placing him on the top of his Black List. TV STORY-Space.23: Become My Shield!
Don Armage established Jark Matter's new capital as the planet Southern Cross in the Minami Juuji System, whose ruler Southern King of Minami willingly submitted to the Shogun at the expense of his people due to his philosophy that the weak were destined to serve the strong whom dominated the universe. In return, Don Armage granted Southern King the title of Karo, serving as guardian of the Minami Juuji System. TV STORY-Space.41: Rushing! Planet Southern Cross
Acting on his order, the assassin duo of Ikargen and Mardakko destroyed over a thousand planets together. TV STORY-Space.7: Take Back the Birthday!
Setting his sights on the Sasori System, Don Armage enticed Scorpio to swear loyalty to him in return for power which he granted by transforming the man into a scorpion monster; initially enlisting Scorpio as an assassin, the Shogun would be pleased enough by his service that he would eventually promote him to Karo of the subjugated Sasori System. TV STORY-Space.13: Stinger's Challenge To His Brother!
Secretly, however, Scorpio aspired to one day surpass in power and kill Don Armage, upon which he would become the new Shogun of Jark Matter and rule the universe himself. TV STORY-Space.16: Stinger's Reunion with His Brother
Kyuranger[]
While Eriedrone makes contact with the Shogun from the Big Moraimarz, intending to bring him the joyous news of the subjugation of planet Crotus, Don Armage realizes that he had been shamed by the Kyurangers and blasts him back, ordering the Karo to eliminate the insurgents before immediately terminating the communication. TV STORY-Space.1: The Super Stars of Space
Discovering that the Kyurangers have arrived on Earth, Don Armage orders Eriedrone and Stinger to eliminate them lest they discover the planet's secret. TV STORY-Space.4: Dreamy Android
Following the arrival of Ikargen and Mardakko on Earth, Don Armage addresses them with an order to eliminate the Kyurangers. TV STORY-Space.8: Secret of Commander Shou Ronbou
Shortly before Ikargen's final battle with the Kyurangers, Don Armage addressed him and Mardakko; announcing the coming arrival of Scorpio to Earth, the Shogun ordered Mardakko to welcome him, which she did the night after Ikargen's destruction. TV STORY-Space.12: 11 Ultimate All-Stars
At one point, Don Armage is seen in the Moraimars of Thunderbird when he bestows new power over Mika Retsu, a woman who was persecuted by the Earthlings, which is revealed to be the plan of Thunderbird which pleases Don Armage so much that Thunderbird is promoted into the Karo of Norma. TV STORY-Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger
Seeking to hasten completing the process of draining Earth's Planetium and destroying the world, Don Armage orders a fleet of Moraimarz sent to the planet. Informing Scorpio of this, Don Armage entrusted him with eliminating the Kyurangers. TV STORY-Space.15: Savior of the Water Planet Vela
After Scorpio's defeat at the hands of the Kyurangers and his redemption, giving back the three Argo Kyutama, Don Armage appears, commenting how Scorpio had been useful and orders Madakko to activate all Moraimars before creating a dark energy projection to annihilate the Kyurangers only to be deflected by Scorpio himself. TV STORY-Space.21: Farewell Scorpio! The Day The Argo Revives!
Later, Don Armage is seen assembling his Vice-Shoguns Tecchu, Akyanba, and Kukuruga, instructing them to destroy Tsurugi Ohtori. TV STORY-Space.22: True Identity of the Legendary Savior TV STORY-Space.23: Become My Shield!
Truth Revealed[]
Half of the Kyurangers go to the past to see what happened after the battle. They see that Tsurugi really did kill Don Armage. However, when they were heading to Earth, Don Armage, who has survived, attacks the Orion while it is heading to Earth and causes it to crash. Don Armage immediately attacks the Kyurangers after they leave the ship. TV STORY-Space.28: BN Thieves, Breakup...
Don Armage reappears when the Kyurangers and Orion are fighting the Vice Shoguns. They all attack and seemingly kill him. However, he shoots Lucky from afar. Don Armage then walks out of the smoke and reveals his true form to the Kyurangers. TV STORY-Space.29: Orion, The Strongest Warrior
Through Shishi Red's miraculous power in the form of Shishi Red Orion, Don Armage appears to be destroyed once and for all. However, when the Kyurangers return to the present, Don Armage turns out to be still living yet again and remaining in control of the universe. TV STORY-Space.30: All Right! The Miraculous Kyutama
Sooner or later, it is eventually revealed that Don Armage has been possessing Hoshi Minato around the time after he became the universe’s well-known Space King of Pop. Until that day, the Kyurangers go undercover to investigate the strange behavior on Minato, with Hammy, Naga and Lucky disguise themselves as a new idol group dubbed “Triple Q” while Spada and Tsurugi disguise as the three disguised Rangers’ managers. Eventually, Don Armage and Akyanba’s cover is blown just as Armage gets out of Minato’s body, freeing the idol from the evil shogun’s possession. He then enlarges himself only to be battled by both Gigant Houtous and Orion Battler. As he is defeated, the shogun declares that while they are able to defeat him, they still can't take his life thus implying there are multiple copies of him. TV STORY-Space.35: The Secret of the Universe's No.1 Idol TV STORY-Space.36: The Legend That Sleeps in Lucky's Homeworld
Realizing that Tsurugi Ohtori is seeking to gather the Kyutamas needed to break the barrier protecting Southern Cross, Don Armage orders Dr. Anton to protect the constellation systems. Anton assures the Shogun that the relevant Karos have their orders and that Madakko is with him on planet Ghem in the Perseus System. TV STORY-Space.38: Flaming Spheres! The 9 Crisis Strike!
Learning that the barrier had been broken by the Kyurangers, Don Armage sends Aslan to deal with the matter, specifically ordering him to eliminate Shishi Red. On Southern Cross, Southern King, through the power of Shishi Red Orion, is subjected to his own inner hell which appears in the form of Don Armage berating him for his failure, providing an opening for Lucky to destroy him. Soon after, Don Armage's image appears before Lucky as he confronts Aslan, revealing that he is possessing his father to act as a puppet, the Shogun reforms the mask that was shattered by Lucky, returning Aslan to his control. TV STORY-Space.41: Rushing! Planet Southern Cross
Don Armage's plan for Planetium is revealed to being used as a bomb so that he can recreate the universe from scratch. TV STORY-Space.42: My Father? The Universe? Lucky's Resolution TV STORY-Space.43: The Vow on the Holy Night, 'Alright, Lucky!'
Don Armage soon confronts the Kyurangers again, only to show his true form as Quervo, Tsurugi's close friend. As it turns out after his defeat in the past, Don Armage, in his ghost form managed to possess Quervo’s corpse as his own to live in few years later as of the present. TV STORY-Space.44: Don Armage's Identity TV STORY-Space.45: Tsurugi's Life and Earth's Crisis
Final Battle[]
After the Kyurangers stop the Planetium bomb in the Southern Cross galaxy, Don Armage reveals he has a back-up plan: he intended to convert all of Earth's Planetium into Dark Planetium, causing Earth to explode and take the universe with it. TV STORY-Space.45: Tsurugi's Life and Earth's Crisis
After an intense fight, the Kyurangers thwart Don Armage's plan and defeat Quervo. However, Don Armage has another plan: possessing the body of his sworn enemy Tsurugi. With Tsurugi's power, Don Armage gains the ability to absorb Planetium which he will use to restore Tsurugi's immortality and become unstoppable. Using this ability, he attempts to absorb the Kyurangers but they are protected by Shou Ronpo who he absorbs. TV STORY-Space.46: Between Hope and Despair
Don Armage then sets about draining Planetium from Earth for 99 hours to restore himself. The Kyurangers fight against the remainder of his forces for day and night, until they are exhausted, allowing Don Armage to absorb them one by one until only Lucky remains. However, Lucky reveals his plan: his teammates deliberately allowed themselves to be absorbed and, when Lucky threw his Kyutama into Don Armage's body, so that all twelve were within him, the combined power of the twelve Kyutamas overwhelm and free the other Kyurangers, including Tsurugi and Shou. However, thanks to the Planetium he has absorbed, Don Armage manages to create his own body, following by absorbing everyone in the universe except the Kyurangers to take on his final form. TV STORY-Space.47: The Saviors' Promise
The Kyurangers fight fiercely but Don Armage manages to momentarily overwhelm them, also revealing his origins with his ultimate plan of filling the universe with despair and sorrow to give himself unlimited power. The Kyurangers, however, are able to overcome Don Armage's attack and rally all the lives within Don Armage's body. Their hope weakens him enough that the Kyurangers manage to push Don Armage back, forcing him to grow to giant size. The Kyurangers fight him in Kyutama Dai Gattai Kyutamajin and, aided by the power of every constellation in the universe, they defeat Don Armage's ultimate form, releasing all the beings he had absorbed and returning him to his base form. In a last ditch effort, Don Armage attempts to possess Lucky and throw him into space while his body finishes off the other Kyurangers. Much to his shock, Lucky manages to resist Don Armage's possession and flies back down to Earth on a giant meteor and forces his spirit back into his body while he and the other Kyurangers deal the final blow with the Ultimate All Star Crash, finally destroying Don Armage once and for all since he is unable to possess anymore bodies as his spirit has been obliterated. All Don Armage can do as he lies on his back mortally wounded is how Lucky can be this dangerous before being torn apart with the Jark Matter no more. TV STORY-Space.Final: Echo in the Universe! Alright, Lucky
Legacy[]
With Don Armage's death, the entirety of the universe is restored and the last remnants of the Jark Matter’s vast empire was taken over by Don Arkage but soon were destroyed by the Sentai and with the universe once again restored to peace.
Personality[]
Ruling space with an iron fist, Don Armage was shown to be strict, fierce, and tolerated neither defiance towards him nor failure from his subordinates. At some point during the final battle against the Kyurangers, Armage somehow changed his tones from “watashi/washi/ware” into “boku”, the same latter tone which usually used by Quervo due to Armage’s possession of the former’s corpse as his own. After switching to using Tsurugi Ohtori as his next vessel, Don Armage would inherit aspects of Tsurugi's personality, changing his tone to "ore-sama" which is usually used by Tsurugi.
Forms[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
This was the form in which Don Armage most commonly appeared in. His appearance was initially obscured by a hood until he revealed himself. The appearance of this form encountered by the Kyurangers were mainly clones created by the real Don Armage although it can be presumed that this was also his original form before possessing Quervo.
- Repulsion Shockwave: Even through his holographic projection, Don Armage possessed the power to emit an overwhelming shock-wave that can force back his enemies as well as servants that have failed him.
- Transmutation: As with his previously-listed power, Don Armage had the ability to transform beings and bestow new abilities upon them, even through his holographic projection.
- Dark Energy: Don Armage could produce a dark energy, even through his holographic projection as well.
- Dark Energy Annihilation-Don Armage also used a blast of dark energy to attack the Orion and its current crew (Stinger, Champ, Raptor 283, Spada, Shou Ronpo, and Tsurugi), destroying the ship and knocking them unconscious.
- Electrokinesis: In the past, Don Armage killed Quervo with a blast of lightning from both of his hands.
- Enlarging: Without the help of an Enlarge Inro, Don Armage was able to enlarge himself at will.
- Possession: Don Armage was able to possess other beings, as seen what he had done with Hoshi Minato, Aslan, Quervo, and even Tsurugi Ohtori.
- Resurrection: Don Armage was capable of resurrection as he was able to revive the defeated Tecchu, Kukuruga, and Akyanba.
Abilities[]
- Don Armage showed no special abilities.
Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Dark Scythe (ダークサイズ Dāku Saizu): Don Armage wielded a massive scythe in his armored form.
The form assumed upon the merger of Don Armage and Quervo, known in official materials as Don Quervo (ドン・クエルボ Don Kuerubo). Quervo first assumed this form upon his initial merger with Don Armage though Don Armage would mostly be the one in control from then on until later when Quervo began to resurface as himself to Tsurugi.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Replication: Don Quervo could create copies of Don Armage's original form.
- Forcefield: When Don Quervo resided within Dr. Anton's Super Big Class Moraimars, he was able to project a forcefield to protect it it from attack.
- Giant Tsuyoindaver Creation: Don Quervo was able to create giant Tsuyoindavers, even via his projection form.
- Dark Energy Ball: Don Quervo was able to fire a giant dark energy ball from his head.
- Despair Illusion: By generating an energy manifestation of the Karasu Kyutama, Don Quervo could trap others into an illusion world filled with despair. He used this on Lucky, though the latter was able to escape.
Abilities[]
- Don Quervo showed no special abilities.
Weaknesses[]
- Kyutamas-Though Don Armage had managed to absorb Shou Ronpo along with the other Kyurangers (with the exception of Lucky) into his own body as well, Lucky was able to make use of his plan to get all 12 Kyutamas into Don Armage's body so as to weaken him and free all of the other Kyurangers, including Tsurugi, from Don Armage himself.
Arsenal[]
- Armasword (アルマ剣 Arumaken): Don Quvervo wielded two shortswords in battle.
- Dark Energy Slash: Using his Armaswords, Don Quervo could generate very powerful energy slashes powerful enough to knock even Tsurugi Ohtori out of his transformation with one hit.
This is the form Don Armage acquired after possessing Tsurugi's body. This gives him access to the Houou Kyutama's power, including immortality. This form shared many similarities to his original form though his usual shoulder armor was absent. Elements of Tsurugi's Houou Soldier Form was presented by the Houou Soldier's symbol tatted over various areas of his body, including the entirety of his wingspan and face. He also wore a tattered remnants of Tsurugi's clothes which remained after his metamorphosis. Physical changes aside, his possession of Tsurugi also altered Don Armage's own personality, incorporating the qualities of Tsurugi into his own.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Planetium Absorption: Don Armage was able to absorb Planetium to make his body stronger.
- Immortality: As a result of possessing Tsurugi, Don Armage gained the power of the Houou System as well.
- Immortality Restoration-By using his ability to absorb Planetium, Don Armage can potentially restore his immortality as well.
- Planetium Transformation-Don Armage was able to convert an individual's body into Planetium as well, as was done with Shou Ronpo and the other Kyurangers (sans Lucky) after they were defeated.
- Universal Planetium Transformation-Don Armage converted everyone else in the universe into Planetium and absorbed them into his body
- Planetium Evolution-Don Armage's absorption of everybody in the universe into his body resulted in his transformation into his final form.
- Universal Planetium Transformation-Don Armage converted everyone else in the universe into Planetium and absorbed them into his body
Abilities[]
- Don Armage possessing Tsurogi showed no special abilities.
Weaknesses[]
- Houou Kyutama-Don Armage's weakness in this form was Tsurugi's power source as it restricted Don Armage's possession of Tsurugi, preventing him from taking complete control of Tsurugi's body.
Arsenal[]
- Houou Dark Scythe (ホウオウダークサイズ Hōō Dāku Saizu): Don Armage wielded an alternate version of his Dark Scythe in his phoenix form.
Don acquired these forms in a stageshow. Dark Shishi Red and Dark Shishi Red Orion shared a design with their normal counterparts with slight alterations. Such as Dark Shishi Red’s waist Cape and Dark Shishi Red Orion’s chest piece.
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Arsenal[]
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Appearances: Kyuranger Stageshow
After being separated from Tsurugi, Don Armage reverts to a form appearing similar to Don Quervo, though lacking all of the crow-like details and wings and with Don Armage's original head instead. By converting all of the universe's inhabitants into Planetium and absorbing it into his body, Don Armage's head was transformed into a more heavenly-like appearance, with a giant, spiked, Ouroboros-like ring on his back, all while retaining Don Quervo's armor.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Planetium Blast: Don Armage was able to gather enough Planetium to fire an immensely powerful blast consisting of massive clouds of green energy. This was his most powerful attack that he used in his true form and was able to kill Shou Ronpo and almost completely destroy the Kyuranger's mecha.
Abilities[]
- Don Armage's ultimate form showed no special abilities.
Weaknesses[]
- Internal Resistance-Unfortunately, Don Armage had a major side-effect from absorbing everyone in the universe. Due to so many civilians’ fighting spirit inspired by those Rangers were also becoming stronger to weaken Armage from the inside as well, forcibly reverting Armage back to his incomplete final form and making him very easy to defeat.
- Willpower-Unfortunately for Don Armage, his power did not work on the individuals whose will and luck are too strong (such as Lucky) preventing Armage's future resurrection forever.
Arsenal[]
- Armasword (アルマ剣 Arumaken): Don Armage retained his two shortswords from his Don Quervo form in combat.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Generals[]
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Family[]
As of now, Don Armage has no family but after his death Jark Matter was given to his heir Don Arkage.
Enemies[]
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Others[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Don Armage was initially voiced by Atsuki Tani (谷昌樹 Tani Atsuki) who previously voiced Chanbaano in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive and Mercenary Org in Mirai Sentai Timeranger for the first half of the series. After Tsurugi was freed from Don Armage's possession, Atsuki Tani returned to voice him for the series finale.
- After revealing himself to be Quervo, he was voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔 Namikawa Daisuke) who previously voiced Absolute God N Ma in Mahou Sentai Magiranger and Engine Speedor in Engine Sentai Go-Onger from episodes 44 to 46.
- After taking possession of Tsurugi Ohtori, he was played by Tsurugi's actor Keisuke Minami (南 圭介 Minami Keisuke).
- His suit actor was Yohei Fujita (藤田洋平 Fujita Yohei), who would later go on to play Houou Soldier. As of episode 29, Don Armage was portrayed by suit actor Riichi Seike (清家利一 Seike Riichi) until Don Armage's death in the final episode.
Design[]
- Don Armage is designed by K-Suke. His regular head is based on the deformed skeletons from Paracas, Peru, which were originally mistaken to be alien skeletons. His white colored forms when possessing Quervo and his final form is a reference to ancient Hindu Cosmology.
Concept Art[]
Etymology[]
- His name was a rearrangement of the word "Armageddon."
- "Don" is an Italian name for a crime boss; similar to Don Dolnero, head of the Londerz Family from Mirai Sentai Timeranger.
Notes[]
- None of Don Armage’s forms were utilized for Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.
- His appearance is similar to Black Cross Führer's hooded form from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.
- His nature as a being born of negative energy is similar to Grand Witch Grandiene from Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive.
Appearances[]
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
- Space.1: The Super Stars of Space
- Space.4: Dreamy Android
- Space.5: 9 Ultimate Saviors (mentioned only)
- Transformation Lessons ~Let's Star Change Together!~ "Sasori Orange Chapter" (mentioned only)
- Space.7: Take Back the Birthday! (flashback)
- Space.8: Secret of Commander Shou Ronbou
- Space.12: 11 Ultimate All-Stars
- Space.13: Stinger's Challenge To His Brother! (flashback)
- Space.15: Savior of the Water Planet Vela
- Space.16: Stinger's Reunion with His Brother (mentioned only)
- Space.19: The Spirit Forest of Planet Keel
- Space.21: Farewell Scorpio! The Day The Argo Revives!
- Space.22: True Identity of the Legendary Savior
- Space.23: Become My Shield!
- Space.24: I Will Be A Shield to Fight!
- Space.25: Planet Toki, the Boy's Determination!
- Space.28: BN Thieves, Breakup... (past)
- Space.29: Orion, The Strongest Warrior (past)
- Space.30: All Right! The Miraculous Kyutama (past)
- Space.32: Orion, Forever
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger (flashback)
- Space.35: The Secret of the Universe's No.1 Idol
- Space.38: Flaming Spheres! The 9 Crisis Strike!
- Space.41: Rushing! Planet Southern Cross
- Space.42: My Father? The Universe? Lucky's Resolution
- Space.43: The Vow on the Holy Night, 'Alright, Lucky!'
- Space.44: Don Armage's Identity
- Space.45: Tsurugi's Life and Earth's Crisis
- Space.46: Between Hope and Despair
- Space.47: The Saviors' Promise
- Space.Final: Echo of the Universe! Alright, Lucky (Death)
- Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger (flashback)
See Also[]
- Lord Zedd - Power Rangers counterpart in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury. See comparison page. (as the main antagonist)
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