Kuruma Nikuras

Template:Character InfoboxKuruma-Nikuras is a kaiju that appeared in episode 23 and 24 of the TV series Spectreman.

Powers/Weapons

• Teleportation: Kuruma-Nikuras is able to teleport at will.
• Smokescreen: Kuruma-Nikruas is able to shot black smoke out from his face that can blind foes.
• Hooks: Kuruma-Nikuras is equipped with hooks insted of hands that he uses to attack or pick up items.

History

Episode 23

Kuruma-Nikuras was originally a hand-built robot action figure, made by a man for his young son. One day, the boy was hit by a car while carrying Kuruma-Nikuras, the driver fleeing the scene. While in hospital, the boy's negative emotions towards the incident, as well as his growing grudge towards the hit-and-run driver, led to Kuruma-Nikuras gaining sentience. The figure grew to a massive size, and Kuruma-Nikuras escaped to begin his rampage.

The giant robot soon began attacking hit and run drivers. His actions would eventually forces Jôji to transform into Spectreman and fight him. Spectreman was outmatched by the monsters teleporting abilities and eventually teleports else where. Later Kuruma reappears when he finds the actual driver that ran him over and tries to kill him but, meets Dr. Gori's newest creation Baronsaurus (a monster based on a drawing the same boy drew) and the two began their fight. Baronsaurus was also outmatched due to his teleportation. Eventually he teleports to a near by location and watches in amusement as Baronsaurus is attacked by the military. Spectreman then appears again and the hero then fights both creatures but, tries to convince Kuruma to stop but, then Dr. Gori not only calls back Baronsaurus but, also Kuruma as well and both are transfered to the ship.

Episodes 24

Back on Dr. Gori's ship, Baronsaurus led Kuruma-Nikuras into a room to try and contain the giant robot. Sensing this was a trick, Kuruma-Nikuras teleported away and resumed his rampage, attacking another city. During the rampage, Kuruma-Nikuras prepared to kill a car with a family of four inside it, but had second thoughts, and moved the car to safety. It seemed that the robot had finally calmed down. Angry that Kuruma-Nikuras was now refusing to continue the destruction, Dr. Gori sent Baronsaurus to attack Kuruma-Nikuras. The robot and the monster quickly began to fight. Spectreman arrived on scene, and Kuruma-Nikuras teleported a short distance away to observe the battle. Spectreman seemed to be on the ropes fighting Baronsaurus but, just when he was about to be hit with a building, Kuruma teleports right in front of the building to catch and throw it back at the monster. with the chance Spectreman uses his Spectre-Flash and kills Baronsaurus. With the fight over, the driver who was originally responsible for the accident that injured Kuruma-Nikuras' owner arrived on scene and apologised for what he did. Satisfied by this, Kuruma-Nikuras finally disappeared.

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Trivia

• In the english dub, the monster is just referred to as Kuruma
• Kuruma-Nikuras story is later adapted for another tokusatsu series Ultraman 80 episode 44 where a similar case happens to a boy who had been attacked by a biker gang and was holding a Ultraseven figure during his assult. His anger lead to the toy becoming Delusion Ultraseven and goes on a rampage. Both had a connection to their monsterous bodies, the only difference being that while Delusion Ultraseven was a complete villian of his own anger and will, Kuruma was able to control his mood.