| “ | Normally a pet to Princess Yuki, actually a highly-trained ninja cat. | „ |
| ~ Goemon's Great Adventure instruction booklet |
Kurobei (忍者猫 クロベエ Ninja Neko Kurobē?) is a recurring character in the Ganbare Goemon series. While at first sight he appears to be nothing more than Princess Yuki's pet cat, he is actually a highly-trained member of a clan of ninja cats.
Background[]
Kurobei first met Goemon in Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru. Since then, he has frequently aided him and his friends on their missions, although he is only playable in a few games.
He made a notable appearance in The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, where he is turned into a Ghost Woman and acts the the boss of the first level. After being rescued and shifting back to his feline form, he reveals the heroes to be part of a clan of ninja cats leaded by their master, Koban. He then gives them some money and asks them to go to Shikoku Island to meet him.
He makes a small cameo in Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame, where he once again appears as the Ghost Woman at the outskirts of the first town, although this time he doesn't attack the heroes, explaining that he just adopted that form in order to investigate while undercover.
Kurobei makes a small cameo appearance in Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, during a cutscene with Lord and Princess Yuki. Unfortunately, he appears out of the shot and only his ears and the top of his head can be seen. Nonetheless, his entire and detailed model appears within the game's files. This model was later reused for the next Nintendo 64 game, Goemon's Great Adventure.
Kurobei makes another prominent appearance in Goemon: Mononoke Sugoroku, where he is apparently being controlled and acts as the first main enemy of the game.
Kurobei makes a cameo appearance in Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius. Much like in The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, after defeating the parody of the Ghost Woman, she turns back into Kurobei.
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References[]
- ↑ In many of her appearances along the Ganbare Goemon series, as well as cameos in other games, the Ghost Woman can be seen shapeshifting into Kurobei. However, it is usually left to ambiguity if he was being controlled by evildoers or if he willingly took that form, whether it was to scare people away or to challenge them to prove their worthiness.
External links[]
- Goemon International - Source of The Legend of the Mystical Ninja sketch image.