Dora Boogaranan

Dora Boogaranan (ドーラブーガラナン) is a frog-like Dora Monster from the Japanese live-action series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.

Characters Consumed

 * Boi
 * Goushi
 * Geki
 * Dan

General
Dora Boogaranan had a gleefully ravenous and cruel personality, taking great delight in overpowering the Zyurangers and ultimately devouring them. He verbally mocked the Zyurangers throughout the battle and happily patted his belly after swallowing them.

Motive
He devours the Zyurangers out of hunger and his obligation to fulfill the desire of his mistress, Witch Bandora, who wishes to destroy the Zyurangers.

Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, Episode 26
Dora Boogaranan is created and sent by Witch Bandora to battle and eliminate the Zyurangers. As two of the Zyurangers, Dan and Mei, are indisposed due to a curse inflicted by Totpat, Dora Boogaranan attacks the remaining three Zyurangers, Geki, Goushi, and Boi.

Dora Boogaranan proves to be a powerful foe, easily fending off the Zyurangers' attacks and delivers several powerful strikes against them. After knocking Boi to the ground, Boogaranan fires an energy beam from his horn that wraps around the Zyuranger and transforms him into a yellow energy sphere. The transformed Boi then flies into Dora Boogaranan's mouth and he swallows him whole. An image of Tiger Ranger's helmet then appears on Dora Boogaranan's belly, signifying that Boi has been devoured and is trapped in the monster's stomach. Clearly demonstrating his superior strength, Dora Boogaranan forces Geki and Goushi to retreat.

Dora Boogaranan is later confronted by Geki and Goushi again who attack his face believing it to be his weak spot. However, the attack does nothing and Boogaranan easily repels them. After several more failed attacks against him, Dora Boogaranan lands a decisive blow on Goushi and fires his energy tongue at him as well. Goushi is transformed into an energy sphere and Boogaranan swallows him, after which Mammoth Ranger's helmet appears on his belly as well.

Dora Boogaranan fights Geki alone for a short period and continues to dominate the battle. The monster readies to fire his energy tongue to eat Geki, but is knocked down by Dan and Mei who arrive on the scene having been cured of their curse. After getting back up, Dora Boogaranan continues the fight, but Dan and Mei cut off his horn, leaving him unable to use his energy tongue. Frustrated, but unperturbed as his horn will grow back, Dora Boogaranan retaliates by firing his physical tongue and grabbing Geki with it. He then pulls the Tyranno Ranger into his mouth and swallows him whole. In doing this, however, he exposes the weak spot on his neck to Dan and Mei.

With only two Zyurangers left, Dora Boogaranan begins to approach them hungrily. After he delivers a powerful dive-punch to the both of them, Dan enacts a plan to expose the monster's weak spot, allowing Mei a clear shot. The Tricera Ranger leaps into the air, making himself an easy target. Dora Boogaranan takes the bait and catches Dan with his tongue, pulls him into his mouth, and swallows him.

As Dora Boogaranan swallows Dan, Mei attempts her shot, but is knocked over by Totpat. With the Ptera Ranger totally vulnerable, Boogaranan fires his tongue at her, severely weakening her. Dora Boogaranan and Totpat then chase the fleeing Mei into a nearby forest. After searching for her for a bit, Mei appears before them, apparently giving herself up. Dora Boogaranan wraps his tongue around her, ready to eat her, but Mei then sets off an arrow trap that hits the monster's weak spot, forcing him to release the other Zyurangers. Dora Boogaranan is then destroyed when Mei fires an arrow into his mouth.

Method of Consumption
Dora Boogaranan had a large mouth and stomach that allowed him to swallow his victims whole, and utilized two methods of consumption. First, he was able to conjure an energy-based mouth from the horn on his head that subsequently fired a tongue-like energy beam. This beam would then wrap around his victim's waist, "lick" their head, and turn them into a small energy sphere. Apparently compelled to do so on its own, the sphere would then fly into Dora Boogaranan's mouth and he would swallow it. This seems to be Boogaranan's preferred method as, thanks to his transformed victims being incapacitated and greatly reduced in size, he is able to swallow them quickly and easily without exposing his weak spot. The energy beam has good range, able strike a target from several feet away, and there appears to be no escaping once the victim is caught. Still, it is perhaps not foolproof as the target can potentially dodge it (as seen with Geki) and Boogaranan tends to weaken his victims before using it on them.

His second method, which he used only after his horn was cut off, involved him launching his long tongue out and ensnaring his victims with it. He would then pull them into his mouth and swallow them whole. Since he had to swallow his victims' entire body, it took noticeably longer for him to consume them, but not so long as to be impractical in battle. The main disadvantage to this method was that, as he swallowed his victims, his neck flaps would undulate, momentarily exposing his weak point and making himself vulnerable. As with his energy beam, Boogaranan's tongue had good range, able to reach targets from several feet away. His tongue was also very strong as even the super-powered (albeit weakened) Geki was unable to escape once caught. Dora Boogaranan described this method as eating his victims "raw".

Whenever Boogaranan swallowed a Zyuranger, an image of their helmet would appear on his belly. This apparently served no practical purpose, aside from possibly psychologically tormenting the remaining Zyurangers as it served as a cruel reminder of the swallowed Zyurangers that were trapped in his stomach. It's possible that the monster has some degree of control over this ability, as Tiger Ranger's helmet materialized at the exact point on his belly where he was patting once Boi had been eaten. It is also possible that these images are, in fact, the Zyurangers themselves, at least partially converted to manifest on the Terror Toad's belly, or they could just be replications produced by the monster.

Appetite
He has an incredibly large appetite and hungrily devoured four of the Zyurangers without difficulty. He claimed to be full after eating Dan (the fourth Zyuranger he had eaten), but still tried to eat Mei afterwards.

Status of Swallowed Prey
The state of the Zyurangers while inside Dora Boogaranan's stomach is unconfirmed, since no interior shots are ever shown. Since Geki and Dan were spit out as energy spheres, despite being swallowed whole, it is likely that those who are swallowed whole by Dora Boogaranan are turned into energy inside his stomach. It is also possible that the Zyurangers change back to their physical forms once inside the monster, however this would likely require the victims to be shrunk down or sent to another dimension. As discussed above, there is also a possibility that the victims, in fact, become the images on the monster's belly. In any case, those swallowed by Dora Boogaranan are evidently completely incapacitated and can do nothing to affect an escape.

Quotes
"You are next, Tyranno-Ranger!" (said to Geki after swallowing Goushi, ShoutFactory sub)

"You are finished, Tyranno-Ranger!" (said to Geki during his first attempt to devour him, ShoutFactory sub)

"Fine. I will just swallow you!" (said after his horn was severed and right before swallowing Geki, ShoutFactory sub)

"Who's next?" (said as he approaches Dan and Mei, the two remaining Zyurangers, ShoutFactory sub)

"I'm so stuffed!" (said after swallowing Dan, ShoutFactory sub)