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    |fighting_style=Uses a sledgehammer and a saw
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    |allegiance=[[Jagi]]
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    |voice=[http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Masashi_Hirose Masashi Hirose]<br>[[Shigeru Chiba]] (1986 movie)
    |voice=[[Masashi Hirose]] (TV series)<br>[[Shigeru Chiba]] (1986 movie) (Japanese)</br>Gavin Glennon (TV series)<br>[[wikipedia:Doug Stone (voice actor)|Doug Stone]] (1986 movie) (English)
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    |appearances=Manga (ch. 39), Anime (ep. 30), 1986 Movie
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 39), Anime (ep. 30), 1986 Movie
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    '''{{nihongo|Kubaru|クバル}}''' was a member of [[Jagi]]'s gang who executed villagers that refused to pay tribute to his master (who at the time was posing as [[Kenshirō]]). Kubaru would bury certain villagers down to their head and then force other villagers to behead them with his saw. Those that did not comply, he killed with his sledgehammer. However, Kubaru met his comeuppance when the real Kenshirō arrived at his turf and had his sawn head in half when he requested Ken to use the saw.
    '''{{nihongo|Kubaru|クバル}}''' was a member of [[Jagi|Jagi's]] gang who executed villagers that refused to pay tribute to his master (who at the time was posing as [[Kenshirō|Kenshiro]]).  


    == Manga & TV Series ==
    : Kubaru would bury certain villagers down to their head and then force other villagers to behead them with his saw. Those that did not comply, he killed with his sledgehammer. However, Kubaru met his comeuppance when the real Kenshiro arrived on his turf and he turned the saw on its owner, slicing through Kubaru's head.
    ==1986 Movie==
    : In the 1986 movie, [[Rei]] is the one who kills him instead, although the scene plays out identically otherwise.
    == Trivia ==
    * The name Kubaru was given to him in the computer game ''[[Hokuto no Ken Online]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/hokuaniken/chara/hokuto/ryuuko1/kubaru.html|title=Hokuto Saito}}</ref> The character was nameless in the manga and anime.


    ==In other media==
    [[Image:Sawhead.jpg|thumb|left|Kubaru in the 1986 movie]]
    *In the 1986 movie, [[Rei]] is the one who kills him instead, although the scene plays out identically otherwise.
    *The name Kubaru was given to him in the computer game ''[[Hokuto no Ken Online]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/hokuaniken/chara/hokuto/ryuuko1/kubaru.html|title=Hokuto Saito}}</ref> The character was nameless in the manga and anime.
    *Kubaru appears in episode 8 of [[DD Hokuto no Ken]]. When Jagi knocks over some plants in front of a cafe, the owner, Kubaru viciously beats him up as the narrator quips "a very End of the Century Cafe owner." Ironic as Jagi was Kubaru's boss in the main series.
    *Kubaru appears in episode 8 of [[DD Hokuto no Ken]]. When Jagi knocks over some plants in front of a cafe, the owner, Kubaru viciously beats him up as the narrator quips "a very End of the Century Cafe owner." Ironic as Jagi was Kubaru's boss in the main series.
    ==Gallery==
    <gallery>
    File:Sawhead.jpg|Kubaru in the 1986 movie
    </gallery>


    ==References==
    ==References==
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    Latest revision as of 04:03, 25 July 2022

    Kubaru

    Kubaru
    Name in Kanji クバル
    Name in Romaji Kubaru
    Fighting Style Uses a sledgehammer and a saw
    Allegiance(s) Jagi
    Position(s) Member of Jagi's Gang
    Appearances Manga (ch. 39), Anime (ep. 30), 1986 Movie
    Voice actor(s) Masashi Hirose (TV series)
    Shigeru Chiba (1986 movie) (Japanese)
    Gavin Glennon (TV series)
    Doug Stone (1986 movie) (English)

    Kubaru (クバル) was a member of Jagi's gang who executed villagers that refused to pay tribute to his master (who at the time was posing as Kenshiro).

    Manga & TV Series[edit | edit source]

    Kubaru would bury certain villagers down to their head and then force other villagers to behead them with his saw. Those that did not comply, he killed with his sledgehammer. However, Kubaru met his comeuppance when the real Kenshiro arrived on his turf and he turned the saw on its owner, slicing through Kubaru's head.

    1986 Movie[edit | edit source]

    In the 1986 movie, Rei is the one who kills him instead, although the scene plays out identically otherwise.

    Trivia[edit | edit source]

    • The name Kubaru was given to him in the computer game Hokuto no Ken Online.[1] The character was nameless in the manga and anime.
    • Kubaru appears in episode 8 of DD Hokuto no Ken. When Jagi knocks over some plants in front of a cafe, the owner, Kubaru viciously beats him up as the narrator quips "a very End of the Century Cafe owner." Ironic as Jagi was Kubaru's boss in the main series.

    Gallery[edit | edit source]

    References[edit | edit source]