TV-Series
Description
Dokurobee functions as the central antagonist throughout multiple Yatterman series, with his role and origins undergoing significant development. Initially portrayed as an unseen benefactor in the 1977 series, he directs the Doronbo gang via disguised communication devices such as food or electronic screens, frequently providing flawed information about Skull Stone fragment locations. He enforces harsh punishments, usually electric shocks accompanied by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, for the gang's failures or perceived disobedience, even when his own misinformation contributes.
His true background is later uncovered: an alien from Planet XYZ (originally Dokuro planet) whose body shattered upon Earth's primordial magma. To reassemble himself, he invented the story of the Skull Stone fragments leading to gold, manipulating the Doronbo gang into gathering them. Once complete, he abandons the gang, unveiling his form as the unified Skull Stone entity and departing for his homeworld.
In the 2008 remake, Dokurobee recruits the Doronbo gang to collect Skull Rings instead of stone fragments, promising granted wishes. His characterization expands to include a grandson, Dokubon. The finale reveals the rings were recently planted by him to harvest human hopes and dreams for power. Emotionally swayed by memories invoked by the protagonists, he halts his plan and leaves Earth—though he later returns under the pretext of finding more rings, suggesting lingering attachment to the gang.
The OVA *Time Bokan: Royal Revival* shows him rewarding the gang's race victory by trapping them in a lava pit. He later disguises himself as "Togurobei" to dispatch them on a mission for the "Tonguro Stone," followed by another punitive session.
*Yatterman Night* radically recontextualizes Dokurobee's legacy. Having survived prior events, he conquers Earth as "Lord Yatterman," blaming humanity and the original Yatterman duo for his past defeats. He establishes a tyrannical regime (Yatter Kingdom), enslaves populations for energy to sustain his immortality, and propagates false narratives vilifying the Doronbo gang’s descendants. His appearance shifts to a taller humanoid form with a monocle, elongated mustache, and red-and-black robes. After deploying robotic proxies of the original heroes and brainwashing humans into enforcers ("Yatter-Guardian Gods"), he is ultimately defeated by new protagonists adopting the Yatterman mantle.
Across all iterations, Dokurobee exhibits consistent traits: deceitfulness, egotism, a distinct speech pattern (adding "beh" to sentences and using insults like "Akapontan"), and a ruthless disregard for subordinates. His physical forms vary—from obscured communicator to a portly humanoid decoy, the Skull Stone entity, and finally a dictatorial figure—reflecting his escalating villainy.
His true background is later uncovered: an alien from Planet XYZ (originally Dokuro planet) whose body shattered upon Earth's primordial magma. To reassemble himself, he invented the story of the Skull Stone fragments leading to gold, manipulating the Doronbo gang into gathering them. Once complete, he abandons the gang, unveiling his form as the unified Skull Stone entity and departing for his homeworld.
In the 2008 remake, Dokurobee recruits the Doronbo gang to collect Skull Rings instead of stone fragments, promising granted wishes. His characterization expands to include a grandson, Dokubon. The finale reveals the rings were recently planted by him to harvest human hopes and dreams for power. Emotionally swayed by memories invoked by the protagonists, he halts his plan and leaves Earth—though he later returns under the pretext of finding more rings, suggesting lingering attachment to the gang.
The OVA *Time Bokan: Royal Revival* shows him rewarding the gang's race victory by trapping them in a lava pit. He later disguises himself as "Togurobei" to dispatch them on a mission for the "Tonguro Stone," followed by another punitive session.
*Yatterman Night* radically recontextualizes Dokurobee's legacy. Having survived prior events, he conquers Earth as "Lord Yatterman," blaming humanity and the original Yatterman duo for his past defeats. He establishes a tyrannical regime (Yatter Kingdom), enslaves populations for energy to sustain his immortality, and propagates false narratives vilifying the Doronbo gang’s descendants. His appearance shifts to a taller humanoid form with a monocle, elongated mustache, and red-and-black robes. After deploying robotic proxies of the original heroes and brainwashing humans into enforcers ("Yatter-Guardian Gods"), he is ultimately defeated by new protagonists adopting the Yatterman mantle.
Across all iterations, Dokurobee exhibits consistent traits: deceitfulness, egotism, a distinct speech pattern (adding "beh" to sentences and using insults like "Akapontan"), and a ruthless disregard for subordinates. His physical forms vary—from obscured communicator to a portly humanoid decoy, the Skull Stone entity, and finally a dictatorial figure—reflecting his escalating villainy.