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Rita Kaniska


Rita Kaniska (リタ・カニスカ, Rita Kanisuka) is the ruler of Gokkan who transforms into Papillon Ohger (パピヨンオージャー, Papiyon Ōjā), the Violet Ranger of the King-Ohgers.

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As the King of Gokkan, Rita Kaniska transforms into Papillon Ohger, the Violet Ranger of the King-Ohgers. She wields the King's Proof, a power sealed within Hymeno's tiara, enabling her to use the Kings Weapon in Sickle Mode, a weapon capable of draining life from any living organism it strikes. Additionally, her heterochromatic eyes are a conduit for the Frozen imprisonment technique.
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The ascension of Rita Kaniska to the throne of Gokkan was not a result of bloodline inheritance. Instead, in Gokkan, the current ruler appoints an aide, who serves as their right hand and successor. As the chief judge of Gokkan, Rita rose to power following this tradition.
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As the Chief Justice and ruler of Gokkan, Rita Kaniska oversees the judgement and imprisonment of those accused of international crimes. Prior to her current role, she was an aide to Karras Dehaan for five years. Her duties include directly sentencing individuals, demonstrated during Gira's trial where she declared him not guilty due to his unique use of the King-Ohger.
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History

Rita is the Ruler and Chief Justice of Gokkan, where those who are accused of international crimes are judged and imprisoned, regardless of country or status. They were initially an aide to their predecessor, Karras Dehaan, for five years before ascending to the throne at age 10 when Karras faked her death during the Wrath of God incident. Before this, Karras embedded the Frozen Imprisonment technique in Rita's right eye, resulting in their heterochromatic eyes. Karras does explain the technique in detail to Rita, and after orders them to keep this technique a secret, also hoping that the day Rita has to use this technique will never come.

When Gira surfaced, Rita arrested him in Tofu with Kaguragi's help. There they researched Gira's true origins and found him innocent and Rcules corrupt. And when Jeramie surfaced into the world, they researched him as well as not appearing during the Wrath of God incident.

Rita then refereed the second Trial by Combat as Gira finally defeated his brother, becoming king of Shugodom.

Imprisonment

Rita was imprisoned for violating the Labor Standards Act. Unintelligible language and behavior, such as "I need Moffun" increased due to overwork. Rita served their sentence as mandatory rest.[16]

Personality

Rita speaks with Moffun
Rita speaks with Moffun

Rita is firm and ruthless, but also fair in their rules when judging defendants in the court of law. As such, they earned the nickname "The Walking Code." When they are in public and on duty, they present themselves as gender neutral, since whatever gender they choose to identify as does not affect their job.[Citation needed] However, despite their lawful nature, they are extremely introverted and shy, and talks to themselves using their plush doll named Moffun (もっふん, Moffun) when in private and off-duty.

Rita screams
Rita screams.

A running gag with Rita is that they will unexpectedly scream when things do not go their way. Rita also has a major obsession with the fictional character "Moffun", going so far as to own various merchandise of the fictional character. This obsession can be used against them however, as Rita can be easily manipulated if a plush doll of Moffun is at stake or is pulled into the situation with Moffun as the deal breaker for them.

Non-Ranger Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • King's Proof: Sealed within Rita's bracelet which bears the mark of the crest of Gokkan, Rita can create and control ice. It can be used to help counter the weakness of the power within Kaguragi's King's Proof.
    • Frozen Imprisonment: Rita could encase themself and their _target in ice for an indefinite amount of time or until the ice is broken by outside forces, effectively imprisoning the _target.
    • Blizzard Manifestation: Rita can conjure blizzards on a massive scale that freezes anything it comes into contact with, which can be used to put out fires.

Weaknesses

  • Self-Inflicted Frostbite: If Rita uses their King's Proof's power without an effective way to counter the side-effects, the power will additionally backfire on them and inflict frostbite to their body. However, this weakness can be countered when the power is used alongside the power within Kaguragi's King's Proof.

Forms

Kingoh-violet
Papillon Ohger


Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Energy Wings: By using the command Ryouga Issen (凌牙一閃, Ryōga Issen, lit. Flashing Fang), Papillon Ohger can summon God Papillon's wings for flight, and change their size for defensive or offensive attacks.
Attacks
  • Ohger Finish (オージャフィニッシュ, Ōja Finisshu): Papillon Ohger activates the violet switch on the OhgerCalibur two times, summoning a swarm of butterflies to blind the opponents. Papillon Ohger then slashes the opponents multiple times at great speed. When activating the violet switch three times, Papillon Ohger is surrounded by an ever larger butterfly swarm that strike the _target at the ranger's wave of the OhgerCalibur. The _target is then frozen in a block of ice before Papillon Ohger executes multiple violet energy slashes that destroy the ice.

Abilities

to be added

Weaknesses

to be added

Arsenal

Mecha

Appearances: King-Ohger Episodes 1, 5-6, 9-10, 13, 16-19, 21-23, Adventure Heaven, 24-31, 33-34, 36-39, 41-50, King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers

Kingoh-blue
Tombo Ohger


Inhabiting Yanma Gast's body due to the actions of Goma Rosalia, Rita transformed into Tombo Ohger to join the fight.

Arsenal

This form is exclusive to King-Ohger Episode 28.


Relationships

Allies

Rangers

Others

Enemies

Earth Empire Bug Naraku

Uchu

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Rita Kaniska is portrayed by Yuzuki Hirakawa (平川 結月, Hirakawa Yuzuki). As Papillon Ohger, their suit actor is Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi). As Tombo Ohger, when body swapped, their suit actor is Hirotsugu Mori (森 博嗣 Mori Hirotsugu).

Design

to be added

Etymology

Rita Kaniska official character card
  • Rita's name is a combination the Japanese word for Blue Admiral butterfly (ルリタテハ, Ruritateha), and its scientific name,

Kaniska Canace.[17]


Legend Sentai Devices

Papillon Ohger Key
Papillon Ohger Key
The Papillon Ohger Ranger Key (パピヨンオージャーレンジャーキー, PapiyonŌjā Renjā Kī) is Rita's personal Ranger Key released as part of the "Ranger Key Memorial Edition - Anniversary Heroes and King-Ohger Set". It is unknown if it will appear in a future crossover. Of course, as with all Ranger Keys, should it exist, it would be able to transform one, i.e. Gokai Pink, into Papillon Ohger.[18]

Notes

Rita's turquoise right eye
Rita's turquoise right eye
Papillon Ohger in Uchusen
Papillon Ohger, the first Gender Neutral Hero
  • Rita is the first Violet Ranger as a core member of the team and not as an Additional Ranger.
  • Papillon Ohger is the only member of the King-Ohgers whose name is in French rather than Japanese.
  • In pre-production stages, Rita was originally named Shijima Uragin (シジマ・ウラーギン, Shijima Urāgin).[19]
  • Rita has heterochromatic eyes. Their left iris is brown and the right one is turquoise. In episode 30, the reason behind their heterochromatic eyes is revealed as a medium for the Frozen imprisonment technique inherited from Karras Dehaan.
  • Rita's gender was undecided during the initial planning and casting process. This allowed many people to audition without a specified gender. Director Kazuya Kamihoriuchi envisioned the character more clearly as the other Rangers would be like. During Yuzuki Hirakawa's audition, her voice became the defining factor that secured her the role. Her portrayal exuded dignity and regal presence solely through voice and demeanor, ultimately defining Rita's character.[20]

Appearances

  1. ↑ 『宇宙船』vol.180（SPRING 2023.春）、ホビージャパン、2023年4月1日、ISBN 978-4-7986-3133-2。
  2. ↑ https://www.toei.co.jp/tv/king-ohger/story/1233230_3346.html
  3. ↑ https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20240224_1943313.html/3
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/at_raku_grosso/status/1760227867600863405
  5. ↑ https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/king-ohger/story/0005/
  6. ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/542232790951788564/1092345543365234708/image0.jpg
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/King47_toei/status/1655017100778274817
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/tokusatsu_fc/status/1655014588037857281
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4b40DIl9ak
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4WyTqcwbw
  11. ↑ https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230331dog00m200058000c.html
  12. ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/542232790951788564/1094859824526794752/image-9.png
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/hi_erica_/status/1690596955163176960
  14. ↑ https://wiki.tvnihon.com/wiki/Ohsama_Sentai_King-Ohger_38_Transcript 0:18:14.44 - 0:18:18.45 ありのままの彼女を\N受け入れてあげるのが→
  15. ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1131483840444104744/1178635629945434122/image.png
  16. ↑ https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/king-ohger/item/
  17. ↑ https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/king-ohger/news/0003/
  18. ↑ https://figsoku.net/blog-entry-360872.html
  19. ↑ https://www.toei.co.jp/tv/king-ohger/story/1231460_3346.html
  20. ↑ King-Ohger episode 37 production notes: Casting the character of Rita Kaniska section

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