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"GoggleBlack!"
―GoggleBlack's roll call[src]

Kanpei Kuroda (黒田 官平 Kuroda Kanpei) is GoggleBlack (ゴーグルブラック Gōguru Burakku).

History[]

Goggle V[]

Kanpei is the 26-year-old (55 in Gokaiger) president of the shogi club at Touto University who specializes in strategy. He normally works as a janitor at Korakuen Stadium (replaced by the Tokyo Dome after the series ended). His forehead jewel is the emerald (second lowest pitch), symbolizing Asia, specifically Angkor Wat. His rhythmic gymnastic apparatus is the clubs.

Kanpei serves as Ken'ichi's second-in-command, going as far as knocking him unconscious when he tried to go into battle while heavily wounded.

Imitations[]

GoggleV45

Two GoggleBlacks.

Tanuki Mozoo: This Mozoo tried to trick the Goggle-V first by posing as Black and goes as far as impersonating Kanpei's human form, but was exposed when the Goggles told both of them to jump from extreme heights. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 45: Two Blacks!

Deathdark V

Deathdark V

Deathdark Black: GoggleBlack's evil counterpart in Deathdark V, a team made of five ninja Spotmen who use a transformation technique similar to Tanuki Mozoo to become the heroes. As with the rest of Deathdark V, Deathdark Black appears similar to GoggleBlack with slight differences, its scarf is the color of his uniform (black) instead of pure white, its weapon is black in color and the team introduction pose has their arms going downwards instead of upwards like the Goggle V entry pose. Also unlike the original GoggleBlack, Deathdark Black does not have the energy of the emerald. Deathdark Black was defeated by being smashed with GoggleBlack's Black Clubs. Upon defeat, along with the rest of the team, it changed back to an ordinary Spotman. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 45: Two Blacks!

Turboranger[]

Goggle V (Turboranger special)

Goggle V come to cheer on the Turborangers.

Kanpei and his team joined up with the other nine Sentai to stand behind the newest Sentai, the Turborangers, as they faced off against the Hundred Boma Tribes. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 1: The Great Gathering of 10 Sentai: Counting on You! Turboranger

Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai[]

GoggleBlack is among the Sentai warriors seen in clips when Daimon Tatsumi (GoYellow) lectured Kai Samezu (GaoBlue) about the past Sentai technical warriors and their fighting spirit. Tvicon TV STORY-Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai

Gokaiger[]

Legend War[]

GoggleBlack (Great Legend War)

GoggleBlack fighting in the Legend War.

Years later, Kanpei fought alongside not only his own team, but every single Sentai Ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Sugormin commanders, Akarenger noticed the fleet moving towards them. He gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada. The GoggleBlack powers are later used by Don Dogoier via the Ranger Keys. Tvicon TV STORY-Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear Tvicon TV STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle

199 Hero Great Battle[]

In Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle, Kuroda was seen fighting in the Great Legend War. Sometime during the Black Cross King's return, through the Ranger Keys, he tells the Gokaigers and Goseigers that somewhere in space, love, courage and hope, as well as justice are still being passed on.

Farewell Space Pirates[]

It is heavily implied that Kuroda got his powers back when the Gokaigers released the Keys after Ackdos Gill's defeat. Tvicon TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates

Super Hero Taisen[]

Goggle V (Super Hero Taisen)

Goggle V appears as one of the surviving Sentai.

Dimensional wall - Liveman, Goggle V, Maskman, Jetman, Fiveman

Goggle V, alongside the Livemen, the Maskmen, Jetmen, and Fivemen, emerge through a dimensional wall.

Kanpei, alongside his team, among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. During the final battle, he is seen in the background fighting Brobajell and Zangyack Commander Daiyarl. Tvicon TV STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen

Zyuohger vs. Ninninger[]

All 40 Super Sentais

The first 38 Sentai projected into Wild Tousai Shuriken King.

GoggleBlack appeared with his team among the first 38 Super Sentai whom collectively empowered Wild Tousai Shuriken King in its fight against the titanic Gillmarda, granting the Ninningers and Zyuohgers the power to perform the Zyuoh Ninnin Super Sentai Burst which destroyed Gillmarda with the combined power of all 40 Super Sentai. Tvicon TV STORY-Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai

Super Sentai Strongest Battle[]

Kanpei joined the Super Sentai Strongest Battle as a member of Legendary Team, where he partnered with ChangePegasus and OhYellow in a three-way match against GoGreen, Yellow Racer, and Bouken Silver of Vehicle Team. His team lost the match and thus were eliminated from the competition.

Personality[]

to be added

GoggleBlack[]

Goggle-black

Goggle Black Suit

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

to be added

Attacks[]
  • Black Shadow
  • Black Windmill Whirlwind
  • Energy Dispatch Machine
  • Black Dark Run
  • Black Chess Art
  • Screw Kick
  • Black Windmill Kick
  • Black Delivery
  • Black Clone
  • Black Junior

Abilities[]

to be added

Weaknesses[]

to be added

Arsenal[]

Mecha[]

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Rangers[]

Family[]

to be added

Others[]

Enemies[]

Villain Groups[]

Dark Science Empire Deathdark[]
Space Empire Zangyack[]

Family[]

to be added

Others[]

to be added

Behind the Scenes[]

Portrayal[]

  • Kanpei Kuroda is portrayed by Junichi Haruta (春田 純一 Haruta Jun'ichi), who previously served as a sub for VulEagle. Haruta did most of his own stunts as GoggleBlack, with Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務 Kitagawa Tsutomu) serving as an understudy.

Design[]

  • GoggleBlack wears a black cloth suit with a white torso rounded down towards a stripe around the belt-buckle, with a white belt and a buckle in a triangular form; the long top of the triangle is a stretched-out letter "G" with the Arabic number "5" filling the rest. His gloves are white with a black band around the wrists and the boots are pure white. A pin with the Goggle V logo is pinned on his left side and a scarf flows around his neck. Beneath the belt is a white pocket where he keeps his Goggle Sabre. The helmet is split in three, with a black top and a gray mouthpiece at the bottom. His visor is black surrounded in silver similar to the design above. Above the visor is an ornate design with a dark emerald in the center carved in the shape of a diamond, a representation of the number "2".

Etymology[]

to be added

Ranger Key[]

GoggleBlack Ranger Key

The GoggleBlack Ranger Key.

The GoggleBlack Ranger Key (ゴーグルブラックレンジャーキー Gōguru Burakku Renjā Kī) is Kanpei Kuroda's personal Ranger Key and what became of his powers after he along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War.

This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. The GoggleBlack Ranger Key was mainly used by Don Dogoier (Gokai Green), who used it to fight as GoggleBlack.

The Goggle V keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers. The Goggle V keys were defeated by Super Gosei Black. Tvicon TV STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle

After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. Kanpei received his key and became GoggleBlack once more. Tvicon TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates

Notes[]

  • Kuroda shares the notability alongside Goggle V teammate Miki Momozono of being the only Sentai heroes to not pilot a component of the team mecha.
  • His name is based from Kanbei Kuroda, an adviser to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a famous strategist.
  • While Kuroda is not the first Black Ranger in Super Sentai, he is the first with a fully-black costume, thus making some give him the title of the first "Black Ranger".
    • His predecessor, Shirou Akebono, is named as the first Black Ranger in some sources but has accents of green representing him in some matters of his team, thus causing confusion on whether he or Kuroda is the first Black.
    • Promotional material for Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle refers to Kanpei Kuroda as the very first Sentai Black Ranger in history.[1]
    • Although Kuroda is the first official Black, the gem he is associated with is the emerald, a green gemstone.
  • Kuroda is the only official Black Ranger in Sentai with "kuro" (Black) in his name.
  • Kuroda is the first Black Ranger to be second-in-command.

Appearances[]

Goggle V Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi[]

In a stage show where the Goggle V are seen fighting Dark Science Empire Deathdark, VulPanther, DenziRed, DenziGreen, Kamen Rider V3Icon-crosswiki, Kamen Rider StrongerIcon-crosswiki, Gavan and Ultraman TaroIcon-crosswiki arrive to assist the Goggle V.

Dynaman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi[]

In a stage show where the Dynamen are seen fighting Tailed People Clan Jashinka Empire, GoggleRed, GoggleBlack, GogglePink, Ultraman TaroIcon-crosswiki, Gavan, SharivanIcon-crosswiki, VulPanther, and Kamen Rider StrongerIcon-crosswiki arrive to assist the Dynamen.

Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen Yuenchi[]

In a stage show where the Biomen are seen fighting Neo Empire Gear and Bio Hunter Silva, Kamen Rider StrongerIcon-crosswiki, ShaiderIcon-crosswiki, Kamen MachinemanIcon-crosswiki, DynaRed, DynaBlue, GoggleBlack, VulPanther, and DenziGreen arrive to assist the Biomen.

Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O[]

GoggleBlack (Dice-O)

GoggleBlack as depicted in Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O.

  • Profile
Kanpei Kuroda/GoggleBlack: to be added

Super Sentai Battle Base[]

GoggleBlack is among the vast pantheon of Rangers which are available in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base.

Super Sentai Legend Wars[]

Dai Sentai Goggle V in Super Sentai Legend Wars

Goggle V as seen in Super Sentai Legend Wars.

GoggleBlack appears with his team among all Sentai in the mobile game Super Sentai Legend Wars.

See Also[]

External Links[]

References[]

Footnotes[]


Icon-gogglev Dai Sentai Goggle V
Rangers
Ken'ichi Akama - Kanpei Kuroda - Saburou Aoyama - Futoshi Kijima - Miki Momozono
Gear:
Goggle Brace - Goggle Sabres - Golden Spear - Red Rope - Black Clubs - Iron Arm - Blue Ring - Yellow Ball - Yellow Hammer - Pink Ribbon - Goggle Machine - Goggle Cougar
Future Science Foundation:
Dr. Hideki Hongou - Midori Wakagi - Sayuri Yamamoto - Comboy
Other Allies:
Tadao Takayama - Turboranger - Gokaiger
Mecha and Robo
Goggle Caesae - Goggle Jet - Goggle Tank - Goggle Dump
Goggle Robo
Deathdark
Führer Taboo - Grand Marshal Deathmark - General Deathgiller - Mazurka - Dr. Zazoriya - Dr. Iguana - Bella and Beth - Spotmen
Synthetic Beasts
Seashell Mozoo/Fan Kong - Bird Mozoo/Light Kong - Octopus Mozoo/Gorilla Kong - Spider Mozoo/Mammoth Kong - Mantis Mozoo/Kong - Gecko Mozoo/Kong - Mole Mozoo/Kong - Cat Mozoo/Kong - Moth Mozoo/Kong - Baku Mozoo/Kong - Mouse Mozoo/Kong - Lion Mozoo/Kong - Antlion Mozoo/Kong - Catfish Mozoo/Kong - Angler Mozoo/Kong - Bee Mozoo/Kong - Starfish Mozoo - Kappa Mozoo/Kong - Monkey Mozoo/Kong - Bat Mozoo/Kong - Cactus Mozoo/Kong - Coelacanth Mozoo/Kong - Peacock Mozoo/Kong - Crab Mozoo/Kong - Chameleon Mozoo/Kong - Pterano Mozoo/Kong - Boar Mozoo/Kong - Watermelon Mozoo/Kong - Shark Mozoo/Kong - Fly Mozoo/Kong - Tengu Mozoo/Kong - Rattlesnake Mozoo/Kong - Hermit Crab Mozoo/Kong - Tiger Mozoo/Kong
Neo-Metal Mozoo: Crocodile Mozoo/Kong - Hyena Mozoo/Kong - Porcupine Mozoo/Kong - Flying Squirrel Mozoo/Kong - Rhino Mozoo/Kong - Horned Owl Mozoo/Kong - Walrus Mozoo/Kong - Silkworm Mozoo/Kong - Scorpion Mozoo/Kong - Earthworm Mozoo/Kong - Condor Mozoo/Kong - Tanuki Mozoo/Kong - Skunk Mozoo/Kong
Hightron Mozoo: Giant Tortoise Mozoo/Kong - Cheetah Mozoo/Kong - Bear Mozoo/Kong
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