Villain Breakdown: Basco Ta Jolokia

For the first post, and the first Villain Breakdown as well, I'm going to take a look at one of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's main villains, Basco.

Basco's background is quite of a typical villain. He used to be an ally to the main character until he betrayed him for any reason. In this case, Basco was a member of the Red Pirates, along with Gokaiger's Marvelous (Gokai Red) and betrayed him in order to get the greatest treasure in the universe for himself. Basco has the power to steal previous rangers' keys and use their power for himself. Many times he has battled the Gokaigers for control of the Ranger Keys, a battle yet to be finished.

Badass Factor: 3/5

Basco seems pretty badass now, post transformation. However, at the start he seemed a bit wimpy due to having his sidekick Sally (the annoying monkey) fight his battles for him, as well as using the ranger keys to do his bidding as well. However, this doesn't take away from the fact that he was pretty smart about things. Basco knew how to pick his fights, so he pretty much had the Gokaigers at the top of their game at all times.

Intimidation Factor: 4/5

Other than the fact that he's a space pirate working for a galactic empire, Basco doesn't seem that fearful physically. Not only that, but Sally seems pretty silly as well. However, his smarts are what seem intimidating at times, due to his tenacity and cunning nature. Then again, there was something about Basco I'm forgetting...oh yeah! He can f*cking transform!

Now, that's more like it! That's a bit more intimidating than his human form. Once able to transform, Basco brought fear to the Gokaigers with his new powers, being able to defeat them easily and taking on their full arsenal with minimal damage. Once transformed, Basco can seem pretty much intimidating. But in his human form, not too much.

Personality Factor: 5/5

Let's face it, this guy's a dick and he's not ashamed to show it off. He constantly taunts Captain Marvelous on his latest achievements, newfound skills, or how he is simply stronger than the rest. Not only that, but Basco's smarts make him survive against even stronger foes. And even if he has to do the bidding of others at times, he still finds a way to keep to his own agenda and not care what happens. Not only that, but he's practically one of the best antagonists in this series (besides Barizorg).

I think that's all for the initial edition of Villain Breakdown. More to come soon!