OtomoNin Paonmaru

OtomoNin Paonmaru is a green auxiliary OtomoNin modeled after an elephant. Paonmaru is the first OtomoNin to be borne out of a purified Sealing Shuriken obtained during their previous battle, which occurs when the five Ninningers managed to work together to defeat Youkai Tsuchigumo. When summoned, it arrives riding on a giant round boulder, mimicking a circus elephant.

In this form Paonmaru can fire a blast of air from its trunk called the Paon Jet as well as using its trunk to perform a vacuum cleaner attack which it used to suck up Tsuchigumo's webbing which the OtomoNin Companions had been bound in. Like all OtomoNins, Paonmaru was created by Yoshitaka Igasaki and Tetsunosuke Saika the 21st, throughout the cooperation of alien races, using UFOmaru as it's main basis. Paonmaru hides itself in a mountain until it was needed. After the Ninningers defeated Youkai Tsuchigumo by capitalizing on their impeccable teamwork, their Nintality levels reached a level enough for the purified Sealing Shuriken to transform itself into the OtomoNin Shuriken - Paon. Later when their OtomoNins are fighting Youkai Tsuchigumo in its Giant Youkai form, Tsuchigomo was still able to trap their OtomoNin in its spider web threads, unable to move.

Publication Information

Ninningers : OtomoNin Paonmaru
Japanese : オトモ忍パオンマル
Version : Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Series
Pilot : Ninningers
Length : 23.0 m
Width : 15.7 m
Height : 20.2 m
Weight : 400 tons
Speed : 330 km/h
Power : 6,000,000
Type : Auxiliary OtomoNin
Usage : Combat Support
Season : Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
Appeareance : Shinobi 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 39-40, 42, Ninninger vs ToQger The Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland, Message from the Future from Super Sentai.

AkaNinger had no choice but to make use of the new OtomoNin Shuriken to summon Paonmaru on MomoNinger's advice and transferred to the new companion, where the OtomoNin not only was able to neutralize Youkai Tsuchigumo's spider web threads by absorbing them, but also used the same technique to free the Ninningers and their OtomoNins by sucking up the spider web threads that bounded them.

During the Ninningers' last battle against Mangetsu Kibaoni and the Super Advanced Yokai Shuten-douji, Paonmaru was summoned alongside UFOmaru and Surfermaru to set free Lion Ha-Oh and Bison King, with Paonmaru routing the Hyakkarage using its trunk. Soon after, Shurikenjin, piloted by Yoshitaka with Tsumuji and Shishi-Oh, briefly made use of all three auxilary OtomoNin against Mangetsu.

Paonmaru was summoned during the Ninningers' and ToQgers' battle against the Dark Doctor Mavro as part of an assembly of the six humanoid OtomoNin brought forth before Ha-Oh ToQ Dai-Oh to perform the OtomoNin Connection Splendid Crash finisher alongside the six ToQgers' personal Ressha, with Paonmaru standing on top of Yellow Ressha as KiNinger and ToQ 4gou stood on top of it to provide their respective slash attacks, which finally destroyed the Cho Cho Kuliner Robo.

Formations:

Humanoid Form

OtomoNin Paonmaru Humanoid Form
- Original Form : OtomoNin Paonmaru
- Version : Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Series
- Length : 8.2 m
- Width : 15.7 m
- Height : 23.3 m
- Weight : 300 tons
- Speed : 350 km/h
- Power : 4,500,000
- Appearances : Ninninger Episodes 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 39-40, Ninninger vs ToQger
When the Ninninger piloting Paonmaru announces OtomoNin Transformation, Paonmaru splits itself up and recombines into its Humanoid Form, removing the giant OtomoNin Shuriken: Paon in the process. In this form, the hind legs of Paonmaru's elephant form become apair of shoulder mounted missile launchers.

Shurikenjin Paon

Shurikenjin Paon
- Original Form :
- Version : Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Series
- Announcement : Paon, Paoooooon! Wasshoi! Paon, Paooooooon! Wasshoi! Shurikenjin... Paooooon! (Indian musical fanfare)
- Length : 25 m
- Width : 30 m
- Height : 48 m
- Weight : 1,900 tons
- Speed : 450 km/h
- Power : 28,500,000
- Appearances : Ninninger Episodes 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 39
Component :
Shurikenjin Paon is the alternate form of Shurikenjin formed when Paonmaru takes over Shinobimaru's place in the cockpit while Shinobimaru becomes the right hand and the giant OtomoNin Shuriken - Paon replaces the Shinobimaru one as the head. This is performed when AkaNinger spins his OtomoNin Shuriken - Paon in the Ninja Ichibantou and the Shuriken Paon Combination is announced. As elephants are renowned for their strength, Shurikenjin Paon specializes in power-type attacks.
Shurikenjin Paon is armed with twin Paon Axes formed by Paonmaru's rear feet (machine gun cannons in its Humanoid Form) to hack at the giant Youkai and can fire the Paon Jet for close quarters combat. In, it was able to counter Giant Youkai Tengu's nose attack , which previously the normal Shurikenjin couldn't, by grabbing that same nose with its trunk and crushing it to bits.
Shurikenjin Paon's finisher is Shurikenjin: Paon Boomerang. In this finisher, the Ninningers inside Shurikenjin Paon's cockpit performs a double slash with their Ninja Ichibantous, allowing Shurikenjin Paon to throw its twin Paon Axes at the giant Youkai, creating a X-slash before returning to the hands of Shurikenjin Paon like boomerangs.
Youkai, I Never Failed, an alternate version of Shurikenjin Paon is seen with Dumpmaru's arm instead of Shinobimaru as the latter had left with AkaNinger to battle Rodeomaru, who was under Youkai Futakuchi-onna's control.

Nin Shuriken

OtomoNin Shuriken : Paon

Main Article : OtomoNin Shuriken : Paon
- Created from a purified Sealing Shuriken after AkaNinger sharpened his Nintality through the power of teamwork against Youkai Tsuchigumo, this Shuriken is marked with the kanji for "elephant". Its primary use is to summon the OtomoNin Paonmaru, as well as completing the helmet for Shurikenjin Paon.
- In addition, the OtomoNin Shuriken can be used to channel Paonmaru's power in order to perform a variety of Shuriken Ninja Art techniques. If this Shuriken is used to initiate such a technique, it makes the Ninja Ichibantou announce "Pao Pao Ja!" after being spun.
  - Shuriken Ninja Art : Stretching Technique - Elongates, as well as enlarges and strengthens, the user's limbs for them to reach out and attack enemies from any distance. This technique reflects the natural ability of an elephant's trunk, which Paonmaru itself is modeled upon.

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