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Ikkou Kasumi
Name:	Ikkou Kasumi
Gender:	Male
Sentai Show:	Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
Color:	Crimson
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Scroll 7: Thunder and Ninja
Last Full Appearance:	Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 YEARS AFTER
Number of Episode Appearances:	45 Full list of appearances
Actor:	Yujiro Shirakawa

"Crimson lightning. Horned Ninja, KabutoRaiger!"

Ikkou Kasumi (霞 一甲, Kasumi Ikkō) is Horned Ninja KabutoRaiger (角忍カブトライジャー, Tsunonin Kabutoraijā) of the Gouraigers, and later the Hurricanegers. The older brother, called the "Horned Ninja," his original goal was to raise Ikazuchi as the greatest Ninja school using "it."

Biography

Hurricaneger

Learning of the method his father intended, Ikkou ingested the Girigiri gas to go insane so Isshuu Kasumi could kill him, but Ikkou eventually regains his sanity and refuses to obtain the Evil Will like that.

After joining forces with the Hurricangers and getting a job as a construction worker with Isshu, Ikkou decided to abandon his previous dream and decided the Gouraigers new mission is to support the Hurricanger from the darkness.

He develops a friendly rivalry with Yousuke Shiina later in the series as the second-in-command, as well as gain a mortal enemy in Third Spear, Manmaruba, who implanted a Space Scorpion egg in the man's body for using him to get into Universal Ninja Group Jakanja's ranks.

He attempted to have the egg removed from his body with Yuusaku Ramon's aid in secret, even from Isshu. However, Ramon could only hinder the hatching until Manmaruba's Mind Wave made it beyond Ramon's skills.

Though told a cure may be found in Tibet, Ikkou refused to leave and it nearly killed him as a result if it wasn't for Yousuke nearly killing himself to provide an antidote. Ikkou would later kill Manmaruba soon after the Fangerus crisis.

Gokaiger

Years later, Ikkou 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 Zgormin 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 KabutoRaiger powers are later used by Don Dogoier via the Ranger Keys.

After the Zangyack Empire was defeated by the Gokaigers, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to their orginal owners. Ikkou and his teammates have their powers again.

Akibaranger

Ikkou and Isshuu appear in a delusion in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2 where they, not the Hurricaneger, were the lead characters of their Sentai season. They were joined in the Gouraiger by a third, yellow member.

10 Years After

to be added Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After

Akibaranger

In Nobuo Akagi/AkibaRed's roll call in the second episode of the first season of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, he says "Big bro's my favorite Hurricaneger!" Ep. 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion

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Shinobi Machine and Karakuri Balls

• Gorai Beetle
• Plant Axe
• FūraiKnuckle
• TriTsume

Arsenal

• Gorai Changer
  • Shinobi Medals
• Ikazuchimaru
• Horn Breaker
• Bari Thunder

Arsenal

• Ikazuchimaru

Ranger Key

The KabutoRaiger Ranger Key (カブトライジャーレンジャーキー, KabutoRaijā Renjā Kī^?) is Ikkou Kasumi'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 KabutoRaiger Ranger Key was mainly used by Don Dogoier (Gokai Green), who used it to fight as KabutoRaiger.

• When the Gokaigers became the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers while fighting Action Commander Bongan. Ep. 2: The Worth of this Planet
• When the Gokaigers became the Hurricanegers with Gouraigers and Shurikenger while fighting Action Commander Senden. Ep. 24: Foolish Earthlings
• When Don and Ahim became the Gouraigers while fighting Zatsurig of the Imperial Guard. Ep. 41: Something I Don't Want to Lose
• When the Gokaigers became the Hurricanegers with Gouraigers and Shurikenger while fighting against Basco after Marvelous was incapacitated. Ep. 47: The Limits of Betrayal
• Alongside Gai (Shurikenger) and Ahim (KuwagaRaiger) to take down an Avatar replica of Damaras. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie

After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. It is presumed that Ikkou received his key and became KabutoRaiger once more.

Imitations

A copy of KabutoRaiger was created by Madogi as part of the Fake Rangers. Madogi of the Phantom Beast Corps created evil duplicates of the Earth Ninja to draw out the real ones as part of Sandaaru's plan to trap them to lure out Gozen to destroy the barrier he made with the Raging Arrow medal. Though the the fakes were destroyed after this, this was part of Sandaaru's plan to take control of the Hurricanger, Gouraiger, as well as Shurikenger with special collars to force Gozen to feel sadness so he could remove the Grieving Bow medal she possessed from within her body. Scroll 48: Trap and Eternal Life

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Ikkou Kasumi is portrayed by Yujiro Shirakawa (白川 裕二郎, Shirakawa Yūjirō^?). As KabutoRaiger, his suit actor was Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki^?).

Notes

• Ikkou and his brother Isshuu Kasumi are the first Sentai heroes that have a theme based on insects; in contrast, Kamen Rider, Toei's other major Tokusatsu franchise based on the works of Shotaro Ishinomori, were insect-themed from the beginning.
• Ikkou is similar to Naoto from Timeranger, as both are another Red Ranger and not a precursor of the first Red Ranger.

See also

• Hunter Bradley - His counterpart from Power Rangers Ninja Storm