"I never lose! You hairballs can't possibly defeat me. I'm one of the most powerful warriors the Chrome Dome Empire's ever seen. It's time for your utmost termination! This ends now, your dance class is over!" |
Dark Yasha (闇夜叉, Yami Yasha, lit. meaning "Yaksha of Darkness") and Sambaman (サンバマン, Sanbaman) are two characters from the manga and anime series, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. but first debuted in the video game Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Gag Fusion of the Nine Ultimate Warriors. They are split characters who share the same body, and only one of them can exist at a time.
| Dark Yasha and Sambaman | |
| (闇夜叉, Yami Yasha) and (サンバマン, Sanbaman) | |
| Debut (Manga): | Chapter 165 (Dark Yasha) Chapter 169 (Sambaman) |
| Debut (Anime): | Episode 73 |
| Appears in: | Video Games Anime and Manga |
| Seiyū (Japanese): | Eiji Takemoto |
| Voice actor: | Paul St. Peter (Dark Yasha) (Spanish) |
| Nickname(s): | |
| Aliases: | |
| Species: | Human |
| Affiliation | Maruhage Empire |
| Classification: | Maruhage Empire's Highest-Ranking Officer |
| Birthdate: | |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Height: | |
| Weight: | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Blood type: | |
| Eye Color: | Red (Dark Yasha) Teal (Sambaman) |
| Hair Color: | White (Dark Yasha) Red (Sambaman) |
| Fist Skill: | Dokoro Shinken (Dark Yasha) |
Background
Dark Yasha
Dark Yasha is the most powerful Hair Hunter in the entire Maruhage Empire. Teamed up with Katsu, he competes in the New Emperor Playoffs to stop Bo-bobo from reaching Maruhage Castle. He fights Bo-bobo in "Bottle Edge", the first battleground in the playoffs.
Sambaman
A bizarre-looking creature and Dark Yasha's true form. Sambaman's attacks cause anyone who hears and/or witnesses them to begin dancing. When he's defeated, he asks to join the Rebels, which Bo-bobo responds to by strapping him to a rocket and launching him into space.
Personality
Dark Yasha
Dark Yasha is a fairly serious man, having no quirks and being very hard to rattle. However, the antics of Bo-bobo, Don Patch, and Tennosuke gradually wear his patience thin during his battle with them.
Even though he's the Maruhage Empire's "highest official", it's unknown what kind of relationship he has with those he'd have authority over (similar to Giga, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Block leaders). Dark Yasha and Katsu apparently agreed to work together in the playoffs, but he never interacts with the latter and has no concern over his defeat.
Sambaman
In contrast to the serious Dark Yasha, Sambaman is eccentric and would rather sing and dance than fight. As a result, even the likes of Bo-bobo, Don Patch and Tokoro Tennosuke see him as more of an annoyance than a threat. However, he does take his love of samba very seriously, and is still aware of his rank in the empire and can get genuinely hostile if he wants to.
History
The Playoffs and the Reverse Maruhage Empire
Video Games
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Gag Fusion of the Nine Ultimate Warriors
Dark Yasha makes his debut in the series here. He participates in the Number One Train Martial Arts Tournament, where he's its last opponent.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Escape!! Hajike Royale
Abilities & Powers
Dark Yasha
Dark Yasha is the master of the "Dokuro Shinken" (ドクロ真拳, True Fist of the Skull), giving him the power to reanimate skeletons, manipulate a "skull sword", and place seals on his opponents that force their bones out of their bodies. Furthermore, he can transform into a demonic state using a special "Skull Sake" (Skull Juice in the anime). He also has a special juice that make people ugly, but it ends up turning Bo-bobo and Don Patch into fruits, and Tokoro Tennosuke into a pizza delivery man.
Sambaman
Sambaman's primary powers are his singing and dancing, which can overpower other people and make them sing and dance along with him. His only real form of offense, however, are a pair of fire batons, which he uses as a last resort if his singing and dancing doesn't work.
Attacks
Dark Yasha
| Image | Technique Type | Name (Manga/Anime) |
US Name (Anime/Manga) |
Debut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Skull Sword (ドクロ刀, Dokuro-gatana) |
Skull Sword | Episode 73 | ||||
| Dark Yasha's primary weapon of choice; a stack of skulls affixed to the hilt of a katana. | Used Against: Bo-bobo | ||||||
| Secret Technique | Bone Snake Meal (蛇骨食, Dakotsu-shoku) |
Boney Bite | Episode 73 | ||||
| The skull at the end of Dark Yasha's Skull Sword bites the opponent. | Used Against: Bo-bobo | ||||||
| Secret Technique | Skeleton Eye (骨眼, Kotsu Gan) |
Eye for an Eye | Episode 73 | ||||
| Dark Yasha summons three giant grim reapers to attack the opponent. | Used Against: Bo-bobo Don Patch Tennosuke | ||||||
| Secret Technique | Yaksha Transformation (夜叉変化, Yasha Ben Ge) |
Transform Evil to Eviler | Episode 73 | ||||
| Dark Yasha drinks a special potion that transforms him into a more demonic state. | Used On: Himself | ||||||
| Secret Technique | Bone Wave (骨波, Hone Nami) |
Skull Wave | Episode 73 | ||||
| Dark Yasha fires a large wave of dark energy at the opponent. | Used Against: Bo-bobo Don Patch Tennosuke | ||||||
| Secret Technique | Skull Crest (紋骨承, Mon Kotsu Shou) |
Skull Crest Shockfest | Episode 73 | ||||
| Dark Yasha marks the opponent with skull symbols, which remove their bones. | Used Against: Bo-bobo Don Patch Tennosuke | ||||||
Sambaman
| Image | Technique Type | Name (Manga/Anime) |
US Name (Anime/Manga) |
Debut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samba Phone (サンバ☆ホン, Sanba Fon) |
Samba Refrain | ||||||
| Sambaman pulls out a phone that perpetually plays samba music and forces people to listen to it. | Used Against: | ||||||
| Samba Step (サンバ☆ステップ, Sanba Suteppu) |
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| Sambaman sings and dances, causing inanimate objects to move to the rhythm of his song. | Used Against: | ||||||
| Samba Revolution (サンバ☆レボリューション, Sanba Reboryuushon) |
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| Sambaman takes out a pair of fire batons and twirls them intensely as he charges at his opponent. | Used Against: | ||||||
Video Game Attacks
- Goodbye, Skull Universe (サヨウナラ ドクロウ ユニバース, Sayōnara Dokurō Yunibāsu): A stampede of dogs, a mass of skulls, and a flurry of orbs attack the opponent.
- Skull Wolf (髑狼, Dokurō):
Appearances
Gallery
Trivia
- Being a white-haired male with an aggressive personality, and a nonsensical transformation makes him similar to OVER (and later Shiryuen Kamara). Whether or not there was any connection between them, was never revealed.
- For reasons unknown, Dark Yasha's name is never referred to in the English dub of anime.
- He's the last Hair Hunter from the fourth era of the Maruhage Empire the Rebels ever fight, as the Rebels turn their attention to the Reverse Maruhage Empire when they appear.
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