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Kotaro Ushiwaka is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant, able to hold his own in battle barehanded and may even disarm his opponents. Kotaro is also incredibly agile, able to perform flips and high jumps, such as to land on the branch of a tree. While in the air, he may also perform a downward slicing attack with his naginata or a strong '''Hurricane Kick''' {{Nihongo|ハリケーンキック|Harikēn Kikku}} to an enemy's head. Kotaro demonstrates his physical strength in episode 87, when he shatters a stone with a single chop of his hand. | Kotaro Ushiwaka is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant, able to hold his own in battle barehanded and may even disarm his opponents. Kotaro is also incredibly agile, able to perform flips and high jumps, such as to land on the branch of a tree. While in the air, he may also perform a downward slicing attack with his naginata or a strong '''Hurricane Kick''' {{Nihongo|ハリケーンキック|Harikēn Kikku}} to an enemy's head. Kotaro demonstrates his physical strength in episode 87, when he shatters a stone with a single chop of his hand. | ||
===Weapons=== | ===Weapons=== | ||
Kotaro Ushiwaka uses a long staff with a bladed tip as his weapon of choice, called a [[wikipedia:naginata|naginata]], and keeps a shorter dagger-like weapon, called a [[wikipedia:wakizashi|wakizashi]], as a sidearm. He also keeps a number of small throwing dagger-like projectiles tucked beneath his belt. The blade of Kotaro's naginata is detachable, and can be thrown like a boomerang. He may also throw his wakizashi as an additional ranged weapon. In episode 12, Kotaro vaults himself using his naginata to repeatedly kick | Kotaro Ushiwaka uses a long staff with a bladed tip as his weapon of choice, called a [[wikipedia:naginata|naginata]], and keeps a shorter dagger-like weapon, called a [[wikipedia:wakizashi|wakizashi]], as a sidearm. He also keeps a number of small throwing dagger-like projectiles tucked beneath his belt. The blade of Kotaro's naginata is detachable, and can be thrown like a boomerang. He may also throw his wakizashi as an additional ranged weapon. In episode 12, Kotaro vaults himself using his naginata to repeatedly kick Yamasei. | ||
If disarmed, Kotaro may also wield the weapons of his allies or opponents, such as [[Coonjo]]'s sword or Nyudo's club. | If disarmed, Kotaro may also wield the weapons of his allies or opponents, such as [[Coonjo]]'s sword or Nyudo's club. |
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I am Kotaro Ushiwaka, I come from the land of light. (光の国からやってきた、牛若小太郎だ。)
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— Kotaro Ushiwaka introduces himself (Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka episode 1, "The Birth of Kotaro") |
Kotaro Ushiwaka (牛若小太郎 is a ninja Ushiwaka Kotarō)character that appears in the 1974 Toho tokusatsu series, Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka.
Design
Kotaro Ushiwaka wears yellow ninja garbs, red fingerless gauntlets, and a white mask over his mouth. He has a red rope tied around his waist, presumably functioning as a belt, and as a holster of sorts for his dagger which is tucked underneath it. He also wears a pair of sandals which resemble the Japanese zōri with long blue tabi socks.
Origins
Kotaro Ushiwaka is a mysterious figure, said to have been born from light itself. In his first appearance, he alludes to having come from a "land of light" while pointing to the sky.
History
Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
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Abilities
Physical capabilities
Kotaro Ushiwaka is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant, able to hold his own in battle barehanded and may even disarm his opponents. Kotaro is also incredibly agile, able to perform flips and high jumps, such as to land on the branch of a tree. While in the air, he may also perform a downward slicing attack with his naginata or a strong Hurricane Kick (ハリケーンキック to an enemy's head. Kotaro demonstrates his physical strength in episode 87, when he shatters a stone with a single chop of his hand. Harikēn Kikku)
Weapons
Kotaro Ushiwaka uses a long staff with a bladed tip as his weapon of choice, called a naginata, and keeps a shorter dagger-like weapon, called a wakizashi, as a sidearm. He also keeps a number of small throwing dagger-like projectiles tucked beneath his belt. The blade of Kotaro's naginata is detachable, and can be thrown like a boomerang. He may also throw his wakizashi as an additional ranged weapon. In episode 12, Kotaro vaults himself using his naginata to repeatedly kick Yamasei.
If disarmed, Kotaro may also wield the weapons of his allies or opponents, such as Coonjo's sword or Nyudo's club.
Eight-Phase Slash
Though scarcely used, Kotaro Ushiwaka's signature finishing move is the Eight-Phase Slash (八相斬り, performed by assuming the Eight-Phase Light stance Hassō Kiri) (光八相の構え. Kotaro projects a number of reflections of himself to confuse the enemy, before attacking with a barrage of slashes from his naginata. This was used to great effect in his first battle against Coonjo's Dark Clan, dispatching four yokai at once. Hikari Hassō no kamae)
Light abilities
Being an individual born of light, Kotaro often harnesses sunlight as a weapon against his opponents. In episode 1, Kotaro's appearance caused blinding flashes of light and lifted the area of a thick haze, while in episode 2, he used his Eight-Phase Light stance to blind Coonjo. Beginning with episode 4, he demonstrated the ability to reflect sunlight off of the blades of his naginata and wakizashi by crossing them over each other. This is referred to as the Light Sword Cross (光十字剣. In episode 67, he performs this using Coonjo's sword in place of his wakizashi, and in episode 82, he reflects sunlight directly off of Coonjo's sword to ward off the Darkness Yokai. Hikari Jūjiken)
Teleportation
In episode 44, Kotaro appears to demonstrate some manner of teleportation; after being double-crossed by the Deceptive Yokai and blinded by a noxious gas, he leaps into the air and disappears into clothing, only to reappear a short distance away.
Weaknesses
Kotaro Ushiwaka's primary weakness is a lack of access to direct sunlight. Over the course of the series, he was also weakened or incapacitated by:
- Poisonous gas hidden in a scroll in episode 5
- A voodoo doll-like drawing of Kotaro used by the Hannya to inflict pain on him in episode 9
- Shokera's venomous claw in episode 13
- Lord Kanen's hypnotic koban coin and garment in episode 18
Filmography
- Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (TV 1974-1975) [156 episodes]
Gallery
- Main article: Kotaro Ushiwaka/Gallery.
Trivia
- Kotaro Ushiwaka was the last tokusatsu hero to appear on Nippon TV's Good Morning! Children's Show block. He was the only of Toho's contributions to the segment to not transform into a giant.
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