 This article is about a monster in Mahou Sentai Magiranger.
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Manticore (マンティコア, Mantikoa, 8): A Hades Beast who can make people dance against their will so that he could eat them once they were exhausted. He had a fascination with Urara and Houka, targeting their brothers. He was defeated by the girls when they perform their "Magical Sisters Dance" attack, later killed by MagiDragon.
When Nai & Mea were reading from the Book of Prophecy, Manticore was listed as "Manticore the eater of Dancers".
History[]
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Personality[]
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Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Dancing Spell: Manticore can force people to dance against their will by first strumming it's abdomen, then striking it's eyes like drums.
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Manticore strums its abdomen
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Manticore drums his eyes
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Manticore forces people to dance
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Tsubasa, Makito, Houka & Kai forced to dance by Manticore
Abilities[]
- Agility: Manticore possesses immense agility.
- Extraordinary Leaper: Manticore can leap great distances.
Manticore's Agility
Manticore's Extraordinary Leap
Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Claws: Manticore uses it's claws in battle.
- Energy Balls: Manticore can fire orange-colored energy balls at enemies.
- Feathers: Manticore can fire the feathers on his head at his enemies.
Manticore's Energy Balls
Manticore's Feather Fire
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Hades Beast Manticore is voiced by Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美 Shiono Katsumi) in vocal effects.
Design[]
His design is based off of a manticore, a mandrill, and a tribesman.
Concept Art[]
Hades Beast Manticore Concept Art
Etymology[]
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Notes[]
- Hades Beast Manticore was not adapted for Power Rangers Mystic Force.
- However, his episode plot was adapted for the Operation Overdrive episode "Lights, Camera, Dax".
Appearances[]
Mahou Sentai Magiranger
- Stage 8: You're Just the Heroine
- Stage 35: Valley of the Gods (archive footage only)
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