Bamora

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This is the article on the sole surviving Sumerian child. For the exosuit, head to Bamora. For other uses, see Bamora (Disambiguation).

Bamora (バモラ, Bamora^? Viz: Vamola) is one of the main characters in Dandadan and was the primary antagonist during the Kaiju Arc.

She is a Sumerian and the sole surviving child of her race. After arriving on Earth from escaping an invasion on her home planet, Bamora honors her adoptive mother's wishes to find a worthy husband who can help her preserve the Sumerian bloodline. Her quest leads to her battling against Momo and Okarun, along with their allies, and choosing Okarun as her partner to marry in the end. She combats her foes with the extremely powerful stolen Kur exosuit which represents the God of Sumer, reason why the aliens went after her to retrieve it.

Appearance

As a Sumerian, Bamora's physical appearance indistinguishably matches with that of a young female Earthling, as her body is completely humanoid with a slender build and has short, blonde hair. The only unique characteristics that sets her apart are her antennas attached to the top of her head and her green eyes that have star shape corneal reflections. She is greatly recognized as being very pretty by the boys around her.

Bamora wears a form-fitting white and black body suit that only exposes her shoulders and thighs but keeps this attire concealed while wearing her kaiju suit.

After Seiko decided to have her attend Kami High as an exchange student, Bamora used her kaiju suit to replica Momo's school uniform, with the only difference being the kaiju head left unaltered as a hoody or helmet of sorts. Currently, instead of Momo's sweater, she now switches to wearing the school blazer but has it customized with a hoody resembling the head of her kaiju suit.

Gallery

Bamora's color scheme.

Bamora's full appearance.

Bamora as a child.

Bamora as child while wearing her protective gear.

Bamora at a slightly grown age.

Bamora's third protective gear.

Bamora's first school uniform.

Bamora's second school uniform.

Personality

Bamora is a friendly, innocent, kindhearted and compassionate young girl. Feeling sympathetic for her people as they were reduced to nothing but nourishment for the Kur's Big Mamas to create exosuits, Bamora chose to rush in and help the male Sumerians escape from their fates instead of prioritizing on her own safety to leave Sumer as Banga, Tome, and Aja instructed her to do. She is also very brave, as she chose to join Momo and her friends in stopping the Kur from invading Earth in light of her fear of them.

Following her adoptive mother's request to find a worthy husband to continue the Sumerian bloodline, Bamora was on the lookout for a strong male companion who could defeat her in battle. Her attempts could be perceived as being a bit rash, as the moment she arrived on Earth she instinctively attacked anyone she encountered to determine whether they were either weak or strong. While Okarun is the one she chose, Bamora can still acknowledge others who are strong, such as Kinta who started off gaining the upper hand in his battle against the Spatial Carving Kur. While wanting to honor her mother's wishes, Bamora is clueless about the concept of love and romance between a man and a woman, due to the fact that she has only been around females while growing up, and only has Banga's words about marriage to go off of. After feeling flustered from once observing a couple kissing, Bamora realizes that there is more to it than a male companion being strong.

Bamora is shown to have a love for Earth food, usually scarfing down on whatever she is served. Her favorite food in particular is takoyaki, which she had a tendency of saying while foreign to the Japanese language.

Background

Bamora was rescued as child by Banga after the alien terrorist army known as the Kur commenced an attack on Sumer and was deemed as the only surviving Sumerian child to make it out of the invasion. She was then taken care of by Banga as the woman fought alongside the other female Sumerians as the invasion continued on and came to acknowledge her as her mother in light of Banga's refusal to be viewed as such.

By the time she reached her adolescence, Bamora, Banga, and two of their colleagues (Tome and Aja) became the only survivors of the resistance after the group was annihilated by the Kur's ambush attack. Bamora began to lose hope in staying alive as the four of them are forced into hiding in a cave and asks for Banga to end her life using her rifle, wanting her to be the one to kill her instead of their enemies. Banga also starts to fall into despair until she remembers the Sumerian pyramid, a structure used to travel to their second homeland Idea (Earth) that she figures could help get them off the planet.

Going along with this plan, Bamora and the others fought through the invading army until they had reached the pyramid, which became a spot for holding the male Sumerians prisoners. Wanting to help free them, Bamora made the choice to sneak in amongst the line-up and unlock one of the male Sumerians restraints, resulting in a riot ensuing as the Kur shoot down the male Sumerians trying to make their escape. After Banga acquired an exosuit resembling the god of Sumer and persuaded the male Sumerians into fighting alongside her, Bamora and her mother managed to make it to the pyramid together and activated the gate to the next planet. However, due to the gate only having enough power to transport one person, Bamora was forced by Banga to enter the gate alone and was given her exosuit to take along with her, much to Bamora's distress as she calls out to her mother from the other side. Before being teleported, Bamora was requested by Banga to find a strong man to marry on the next planet to continue the Sumerian bloodline and hears her mother expressing how much she loves her throughout the time they spent together.

Equipment

Bamora [v · e]
Bamora goes into combat using an exosuit that was given to her by her adoptive mother Banga before the two became separated. The exosuit's design greatly resembles the god of Sumer, which is depicted as being a kaiju. The exosuit has a spring body, with the only exception being its four-fingered claw hands, three-toed feet, and thighs. Its head has a dark line running down to each of its eyes and is followed up with two dark lines running down to its jaw. Previously, the kaiju had three horns, two on its head and one on its nose, but was left with only the nose horn after the exosuit took heavy damage in battle against the Great Kinta Bodhisattva, Zeta Version piloted by Kinta. The mouth of the kaiju can be opened to allow the wearer to stick their head out and roam around.
Capabilities
Heads-Up Display
	The Bamora features a heads-up display for analyzing the environment.
Heart-Pounding Hidden Mode
	The Bamora has the ability to enter the Empty Space through this function.
Enhanced Strength
	The Bamora provides the wielder with incredible strength, as a single punch delivered from them is shown to have enough force behind it to knock back a bear a good distance away. The enhanced strength is also capable enough to overwhelm humans who possess yokai powers that has their bodies become superhuman.
Enhanced Durability
The Bamora has proven to be very durable when hit with attacks that possess a great deal of power behind them. Even though it was hit with a charging attack from Okarun at full force and dealt with serious attacks from Kinta, Momo, and Aira while piloting the Great Kinta Bodhisattva, including a destructive powerbomb that caused a giant crater to form, the Bamora showed no signs of any major damage other than its horn being destroyed and continued to function properly after the battle. It is also worth noting that Bamora showed no signs of injury after ejecting out of the exosuit. The Kur that once piloted a Spatial Carving Exosuit also pointed out that the Bamora's durability is what makes it an incredible exosuit to wield, having praised it for not taking any damage from the Tokyo Tower that was being used as a weapon by Kinta piloting his mecha.
Tail
	The wearer of the Bamora can choose to make use of its tail in combat.
Transparency (透明, Tōmei?)
	The Bamora has the ability to blend in with its environment, rendering itself invisible to the naked eye. As elaborated by Kinta, the invisibility follows the same principles as in science fiction where the Bamora is electro-luminescent and is using retro-reflective projection on the image a person would see in front of them.
Size Enhancement
	The Bamora is able to increase in size and mass. The size of the Bamora varies depending on how big the wearer wishes the exosuit to be, with the maximum size being 45 meters, a gigantic size that overshadows the buildings of Kamigoe City.
Clothing Replication
1/2	The Bamora is able to replicate the attire of anything the wearer wishes to change into. This is done when the wearer has the core within the Bamora's nose horn scan the person's attire, which will then morph the Bamora to match the clothing and material exactly.
Emergency Defense System (緊急防衛システム, Kinkyū Bōei Shisutemu?)
The Bamora has an emergency defense system that is programmed to fight on the wearer's behalf. It is unknown how the wearer can activate and deactivate this function voluntarily, as the emergency defense system was accidently set off after Okarun charged at it with full force, resulting in Bamora losing control and having no idea how to regain it until it was forcibly shut down by Momo and Aira performing a powerbomb while piloting the Great Kinta Bodhisattva.
Slaughter Mode (大虐殺モード, Dai Gyakusatsu Mōdo?)
	The Bamora features a second form called Slaughter Mode that drastically changes its appearance, becoming bestial and ferocious looking while gigantic in size.
Usage
As with all exosuits, Bamora uses hers for the main purpose of engaging in combat. With her fighting style being hand-to-hand combat, Bamora is able to utilize the enhanced physical prowess that the exosuit offers to deliver strong melee blows. This also includes using the exosuit's tail as an effective attack by slamming it at her opponents like a whip. If facing an opponent who is strong and/or large in stature, Bamora uses the exosuit's size enhancement to match their height and give an increase to her physical strength. Using the exosuit's invisibility, Bamora can perform sneak attacks on her enemies or to retreat undetected. With the exosuit being able to fit more than one person, Bamora can help mask the presence of her allies by having them join her inside, though so far it is only known to be able to fit at least two people. This was showcased when Bamora hid Momo from Reiko Kashima as she shouted out the word "pomade" to have the yokai vanish. Bamora also has shown using the exosuit's invisibility to spy on others, as she observed a couple making out up close to understand the concept of marriage. Outside of battle, Bamora uses the exosuit's clothing replication to dress as a student at Momo's high school.

Character Appearances

Kintama Hunt Saga

Current Saga

Trivia

• Like all aliens in the series, Bamora takes references from the Ultraman series:
  • Bamora's name, as well as the name of her exosuit, is most likely a reference to the kaiju Bamora, while the suit's design itself is a combination of the kaiju Gomora and Red King.
• Jiji connects Bamora's name to a Dekavita C commercial sponsored by Kazuyoshi Miura, known as King Kazu, where the famous footballer shouts the word "Bamora" towards the end. Coincidentally, Jiji refers to this commercial in Chapter 32.
• Bamora might be modeled after Rie Ota, the Japanese stuntwoman who was the primary suit actress for Baragon in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
• Bamora also bears a resemblance to Rei Ayanami from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Additionally, they are both pilots of a mecha and have similar designs to their piloting outfits.
• The language Bamora speaks when she first arrives on Earth is Ugarit. Tatsu disguised hiraganas as a mixture of Ugarit symbols which can be translated through romanization.

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