TV-Series
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Dokurobei, also called Dokurobey or Dokurobee, leads the Dorombo Gang throughout the *Yatterman* franchise. His specific background and goals change between versions, but he consistently serves as a primary antagonist.
In the original 1977 *Yatterman*, he declares himself the "god of thieves," ordering the gang to collect pieces of the Dokuro Stone, claimed as a family heirloom hiding a map to gold. He promises them half the treasure. He communicates via disguised robots, often giving incorrect fragment locations. He harshly punishes failures, usually with electric shocks set to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. He reveals himself as an alien from Planet XYZ (Dokuro Planet), split into four pieces when Earth was molten magma. After manipulating the gang into reassembling him, he abandons them and returns home.
The 2008 remake introduces minor changes. He seeks Dokuro Rings, initially stating there are five before correcting to ten, claiming they grant wishes. He tolerates nicknames like "Doku-chan" and introduces his doted-on grandson, Dokubon, whom he never punishes. His role remains similar—issuing flawed orders and punishing failures—but he shows indifference to the Yatterman heroes. In the finale, he reveals the rings are keys to release his true body (the Dokuro Stone) and tries to drain Earth's inhabitants of their hopes and dreams for unlimited power. Nostalgic memories triggered by the Yatterman make him abandon this plan; he returns to Earth supposedly searching for 50 more rings, hinting at fondness for the gang.
In *Yatterman Night* (2015), after prior defeats, he exiles the Dorombo Gang, attacks Earth with aliens, decimates humanity, and shatters the moon. After defeating the original Yatterman, he establishes the dystopian Yatter Kingdom in Hokkaido, posing as "Lord Yatterman" to tarnish his enemies' legacy. His regime enforces brutal propaganda against the Dorombo Gang and forces civilians into hazardous factory labor; their suffering fuels his immortality. He creates robotic Yatterman soldiers and brainwashes twelve individuals into "Yatter-Guardian Gods" for control. His appearance shifts to a taller, imposing figure with a monocle and red-and-black robes. He is ultimately defeated by new heroes.
In other media, the *Time Bokan: Royal Revival* OVAs show him punishing the Dorombo Gang for winning a race by dropping them into a lava pit. He later poses as "Togurobei" to send them on another mission, only to punish them again. In *Bokandesuyo*, he manipulates the gang into defeating other *Time Bokan* protagonists to seize franchise control, then betrays them. *Bokan GoGoGo* features him commanding villain trios to find magical tulips, though he never succeeds.
Dokurobei's personality varies: comical and self-aggrandizing in early works, genuinely affectionate toward his grandson in the 2008 remake, and ruthlessly vindictive in *Yatterman Night*. His appearance ranges from a short, portly humanoid with a handlebar mustache to his true form as a black skull-shaped stone with red eyes.
In the original 1977 *Yatterman*, he declares himself the "god of thieves," ordering the gang to collect pieces of the Dokuro Stone, claimed as a family heirloom hiding a map to gold. He promises them half the treasure. He communicates via disguised robots, often giving incorrect fragment locations. He harshly punishes failures, usually with electric shocks set to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. He reveals himself as an alien from Planet XYZ (Dokuro Planet), split into four pieces when Earth was molten magma. After manipulating the gang into reassembling him, he abandons them and returns home.
The 2008 remake introduces minor changes. He seeks Dokuro Rings, initially stating there are five before correcting to ten, claiming they grant wishes. He tolerates nicknames like "Doku-chan" and introduces his doted-on grandson, Dokubon, whom he never punishes. His role remains similar—issuing flawed orders and punishing failures—but he shows indifference to the Yatterman heroes. In the finale, he reveals the rings are keys to release his true body (the Dokuro Stone) and tries to drain Earth's inhabitants of their hopes and dreams for unlimited power. Nostalgic memories triggered by the Yatterman make him abandon this plan; he returns to Earth supposedly searching for 50 more rings, hinting at fondness for the gang.
In *Yatterman Night* (2015), after prior defeats, he exiles the Dorombo Gang, attacks Earth with aliens, decimates humanity, and shatters the moon. After defeating the original Yatterman, he establishes the dystopian Yatter Kingdom in Hokkaido, posing as "Lord Yatterman" to tarnish his enemies' legacy. His regime enforces brutal propaganda against the Dorombo Gang and forces civilians into hazardous factory labor; their suffering fuels his immortality. He creates robotic Yatterman soldiers and brainwashes twelve individuals into "Yatter-Guardian Gods" for control. His appearance shifts to a taller, imposing figure with a monocle and red-and-black robes. He is ultimately defeated by new heroes.
In other media, the *Time Bokan: Royal Revival* OVAs show him punishing the Dorombo Gang for winning a race by dropping them into a lava pit. He later poses as "Togurobei" to send them on another mission, only to punish them again. In *Bokandesuyo*, he manipulates the gang into defeating other *Time Bokan* protagonists to seize franchise control, then betrays them. *Bokan GoGoGo* features him commanding villain trios to find magical tulips, though he never succeeds.
Dokurobei's personality varies: comical and self-aggrandizing in early works, genuinely affectionate toward his grandson in the 2008 remake, and ruthlessly vindictive in *Yatterman Night*. His appearance ranges from a short, portly humanoid with a handlebar mustache to his true form as a black skull-shaped stone with red eyes.