Kotaro Ushiwaka
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Ushiwaka Kotaro (牛若小太郎 Ushiwaka Kotarō) is a ninja kaijin created by Toho that first appeared in the 1974 Toho tokusatsu series, Go! Ushiwaka Kotaro.
Design
Ushiwaka Kotaro wears yellow ninja garbs which are red on the inside, red fingerless gloves, and a white mask over his mouth. He also 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 under it. Ushiwaka also wears a pair of blue tabi underneath sandal-like footwear similar to the traditional Japanese geta.
History
Go! Ushiwaka Kotaro
TBA
Abilities
Weapons
- Ushiwaka Kotaro uses a naginata, a long staff with a bladed tip, in combat.
- Ushiwaka Kotaro uses a large dagger-like weapon, similar to the tanto used by samurai in fuedal Japan.
Eight-Phase Slash
- Using an ability named Eight-Phase Slash (八相斬り Hassō Kiri), Ushiwaka Kotaro can create a multitude of duplicates of himself and command all of them to slash at an enemy.[1] This is used exclusively as a finishing move.
Gallery
- Main article: Ushiwaka Kotaro/Gallery.
Trivia
- Ushiwaka Kotaro was the last tokusatsu hero to appear on Nippon TV's Good Morning! Children's Show segment.
References
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