Shokera

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Shokera
Shokera in episode 13 of Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka
Alternate names Shaukera, Seukera
Allies Coonjo
Enemies Kotaro Ushiwaka
Played by Masashi Amenomori (voice)[1]
First appearance Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka episode 13, "Shokera's Venomous Claw"

Shokera (しょうけら,   Shōkera, lit. Mole Cricket Spirit) is a kind of yokai in Japanese folklore. One appears in episode 13 of the 1974 tokusatsu series, Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka, entitled "Shokera's Venomous Claw."

Name

Shokera's name is a combination of the Japanese words shō (精), meaning "spirit" or "sprite," and kera, meaning "mole cricket." The yokai is also known by the names Shaukera (しゃうけら) and Seukera (せうけら). While sometimes written entirely in kanji as 精螻蛄 (Shōkera), the name of Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka's Shokera is written in hiragana in the title of "Shokera's Venomous Claw," though pronounced the same.

Development

Though unconfirmed, Shokera's head may be heavily altered from that of Herara from Kure Kure Takora.[1]

Design

Shokera has an entirely dark green body with a bulbous head and permanently open eyes, red grinning lips and clawed fingers.

History

Showa series

Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka

"Shokera's Venomous Claw"

To be added.

Abilities

  • Shokera's primary weapon are his sharp, venomous claws (毒爪,   dokuzume), which he may use to incapacitate an enemy.
  • Shokera, after surviving having his hand cut off, appeared to use some form of telekinesis to levitate the severed hand toward him.

Weaknesses

Shokera was weak to light and thus operated primarily at night. When Nyudo lit a fire nearby Shokera, the flash of light blinded him and caused him to fall to the ground and explode.

Gallery

Main article: Shokera/Gallery.

References

This is a list of references for Shokera. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Good Morning! Kid's Show: Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (おはよう!こどもショー~行け!牛若小太郎~)". Super Variety Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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