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).

Overview

Synopsis

Relationships

Image Gallery

Battles & Events

Bamora
Japanese	バモラ
Rōmaji	Bamora
Official English	Vamola (VIZ)
Epithet	Apartment Complex Ghost (団地の幽霊, Danchi no Yūrei?)
Characteristics
Race	Sumerian
Home Planet	Sumer
Gender	Female
Age	16-17
Hair Color	Blonde Pale lime (Anime)
Eye Color	Green
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Classifi-cation	Alien
Affiliation	Aja Tome Family Kami High (History and Culture Research Club)
Residence	Kamigoe City (Ayase Residence)
Combat Style	Exosuit
Relationships
Family	Banga (Adoptive Mother)
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 63
Anime Debut	Episode 21

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, the 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 (lime-green in the anime). The only unique characteristics that sets her apart are her magenta antennas attached to the top of her head and her green eyes that have star shape corneal reflections. In the anime, her antennae are shown glowing with some form of bioluminescence. She is greatly recognized as being very pretty by the boys around her.

Initially, Bamora wore a white form-fitting bodysuit with navy blue outlines that only exposes her shoulders and thighs but kept this attire concealed while wearing her kaiju suit. In the anime, the shoulders and thighs are covered in a pink-colored material.

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's full appearance in the anime.

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. Despite this, she has extremely low self-worth due to her survivor's guilt as the last child of her race as well as the severe trauma of growing up in a constant warzone, begging Banga to end her life after a fatal ambush so that she wouldn't die at the hands of the Kur, and blaming herself for the Kur invading Earth and hurting her friends. However, 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 rescued by Banga.

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.

Bamora and Banga separate.

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
Bamora goes into combat using an exosuit that was given to her by her adoptive mother Banga before the two became separated.

Statistics
Attack Power 80/110 Defense Power 100/110 Speed 40/110 Stealth 90/110 Flexibility 30/110
Capabilities
Heads-Up Display
	The exosuit features a heads-up display for analyzing the environment.
Heart-Pounding Hidden Mode
	The exosuit has the ability to enter the Empty Space through this function.
Enhanced Strength
	The exosuit 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 exosuit 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 exosuit 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. Hastur also pointed out that the exosuit'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 exosuit can choose to make use of its tail in combat.
Transparency
	The exosuit 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 exosuit is electro-luminescent and is using retro-reflective projection on the image a person would see in front of them.
Size Enhancement
	The exosuit is able to increase in size and mass. The size of the exosuit 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.
Electrical Projectile *
	As part of its offensive arsenal, the exosuit is capable of firing a powerful electrical energy beam from its nasal horn. This charged attack unleashes a wide-range blast that causes significant environmental damage upon impact. In addition to its destructive force, the beam emits dispersing electrical currents that can stun smaller nearby enemies, making it effective for both large-scale assaults and crowd control. This attack has only been shown when the exosuit enters its giant form, making it unknown if it is accessible when in its normal form.
Clothing Replication
	The exosuit 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 exosuit's nose horn scan the person's attire, which will then morph the exosuit to match the clothing and material exactly.
Emergency Defense System (緊急防衛システム, Kinkyū Bōei Shisutemu?)
The exosuit 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 exosuit 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 exosuit 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

Space Globalists Arc
74. Let's Go to School	Appears
75. Ran Into Someone Deadly	Appears
76. What Do We Do With Her?	Appears
77. This Person is a Pain in the Butt	Appears
78. A Pulse-Pounding Night	Appears
79. Just Who the Heck Is This Person?	Appears
80. Ran Into Some Deadly Dudes 2	Appears
81. What Do We Do About These Deadly Dudes?	Absent
82. Number One Deadliest Dude	Absent
83. At Work	Appears
84. Annoying Dudes	Absent
85. The Power of Nessie	Absent
86. I Just Wanna Leave Already	Flashback
87. Can Never Sleep at a Manga Cafe	Absent
88. Spy	Appears
89. Argument	Flashback
90. What're We Gonna Do?	Absent
91. Initiate! The Road to Counterattack!	Absent
92. Just Can't Sleep	Absent
93. Astral Body Adventure	Absent
94. Please Tell Me How To Get Back Into My Body	Absent
95. Day of the Decisive Battle	Absent
96. Motivation	Absent
97. What To Do About the Name?	Absent
98. What To Do About My Beauty Treatment	Absent
99. My Turn	Mentioned
100. Close That Gate	Appears
101. Vamola	Appears
102. Vamola 2	Flashback
103. Vamola 3	Flashback
104. Vamola 4	Flashback
105. Banga	Flashback
106. Vamola's Reasons	Flashback
107. I've Decided On Takoyaki	Appears
108. I'm Gonna Kick Ya Into Tomorrow	Flashback
109. Mantis Shrimp's Calculation	Absent
110. Wicked Power	Appears
111. Everyone's Reconvened	Appears
112. Today is a Tuesday	Appears
113. Wreck 'Em	Appears
114. A Persistent Bastard	Appears
115. It's Kinta's Turn Onstage	Appears
116. Howl, Great Kinta!	Appears
117. Out of the Frying Pan	Appears
118. The Power of Reiko Kashima	Appears
119. That Note	Appears
120. Reiko Kashima's Maiden Heart	Appears

Onbusuman Arc
121. Who's This Person?	Appears
122. Let's Form a Club	Appears
123. The Class Rep's Secret	Appears
124. Ombusman	Appears
125. Let's Do an Exorcism	Appears
126. It's a Parade Float. It's a Festival. It's Ninomiya	Absent
127. Float Performance Face-Off	Absent
128. Let's Be Idols	Absent

Danmara Arc
129. Kawabanga	Absent
130. Mission Impossible	Absent
131. It's, Like, Pride	Absent
132. Delinquents' Track Meet	Absent
133. Where's Zuma?	Absent
134. Deadly Magic Object	Absent
135. She Went and Entered It	Absent
136. It's, Like, a Board Game	Absent
137. That Zuma Dude	Absent
138. Start Game	Absent
139. Let 'Em Eat Cake	Absent
140. How to Use Powers	Absent
141. Eatin' Too Many Treats	Absent
142. That's Enough Of Sweets!	Appears
143. Let's Take a Break!	Absent
144. Let's Go On An Adventure!	Absent
145. Commence Castle Siege	Absent
146. Castle Sieges Are Hard	Absent
147. It's a Megabrawl	Absent
148. Game Cleared	Absent
149. That Devil, the Fairy-Tale Card	Absent
150. This Guy's a Pain	Absent
151. Get That Family Jewel Back	Absent
152. Turbo Granny vs. Brella Boy	Absent
153. Unji Zuma	Absent
154. Unji Zuma 2	Absent
155. Unji Zuma 3	Absent
156. 'Brella Boy	Absent
157. Masamichi Bega	Absent
158. That Kawabanga Girl	Absent
159. Escape from the Cursed Trunk!	Absent
160. The Power of the Demonic Fairy-Tale Card	Absent
161. Saint-Germain, the Mysterious Man	Absent
162. Let's Blow the Demonic Fairy-Tale Card Away!	Absent
163. Saviors, Don't Be Late!	Absent
164. She's Gone All Little!	Appears
165. Family Jewels—Intact	Appears

Current Saga

Kozuka Knives Arc
166. Is This a Little Fairy?	Appears
167. Hey, There's Something There	Appears
168. There's Someone Here	Absent
169. Find The Culprit!	Appears
170. A Suspicious Woman	Appears
171. Corner the Perp!	Appears
172. Those Pygmies Are Scary	Absent
173. Corner the Criminal!	Appears
174. Queen Sensei's Infirmary	Appears
175. So Who's the True Perp?	Appears
176. Scattering the Bait	Absent
177. Let's Do Some Kung Fu	Absent
178. The Power of a God	Absent
179. This Seems Kinda Deadly	Absent
180. The Owner of the Kozuka Knives	Appears
181. Must Be the Influence of a Curse	Appears
182. Something's Taken the Bait	Appears
183. So It's You!	Absent
184. The Class Rep's Head!	Absent
185. So You're The Perp!	Absent
186. Kouki Yukishiro's Power	Absent
187. Kick the Crap Outta Murakami!	Absent
188. Okarun and Kinta	Absent
189. Jumping Granny and Kung Fu Alien	Absent
190. Merging Is What Makes Us Strong!	Absent
191. The Mistake	Appears

Typhoon Human Arc
192. Departing for Shimane	Appears
193. You People?!	Appears
194. We've Been Hijacked	Appears
195. It's a Typhoon Direct Hit	Appears
196. Let's Blow Away That Typhoon	Appears
197. Earthworm! Go!	Absent
198. Smash the Typhoon's Eye!	Absent
199. Clear Skies After the Storm	Appears
200. Everyone's Whereabouts	Appears

Shimane Arc
201. Here We Are, In Shimane	Appears
202. Where'd the Magic Hammer Go?	Appears
203. The Mysterious Man	Appears
204. Enenra, the Smoke Yokai	Absent
205. Spiral Training	Absent
206. Jiji and the Evil Eye	Absent
207. What Even Is a Ninja?	Appears
208. Who's The Real Ninja?!	Appears
209. All Alone	Appears
210. After the Ritual	Appears
211. Who the Heck?	Appears

Current Arc
212. Momo's Memories	Appears
213. Okarun's Resolve	Appears
214. Feeling Kinda Fuzzy	Appears
215. A Feeling of Distance Between Them	Absent
216. Look, We're Being Attacked By Space Aliens!	Absent
217. The Ogre Club	Absent
218. He's a Mummy, Isn't He?	Absent
219. The Mummy's Weakness	Absent

Bonus Appearances

Volumes Omake
1. Volume 1	Absent
2. Volume 2	Absent
3. Volume 3	Absent
4. Volume 4	Absent
5. Volume 5	Absent
6. Volume 6	Absent
7. Volume 7	Absent
8. Volume 8	Absent
9. Volume 9	Appears
10. Volume 10	Absent
11. Volume 11	Absent
12. Volume 12	Absent
13. Volume 13	Absent
14. Volume 14	Absent
15. Volume 15	Appears
16. Volume 16	Absent
17. Volume 17	Absent
18. Volume 18	Absent
19. Volume 19	Appears
20. Volume 20	Absent
21. Volume 21	Absent

Dandadan Daizukan Stories
1. Momo	Absent
2. Okarun	Appears
3. Aira	Absent
4. Jiji	Absent
5. Bamora	Appears
6. Kinta	Absent
7. Rin	Absent
8. Unji	Absent
9. Sanjome	Appears
10. Turbo Granny	Absent
11. Rokuro Serpo	Absent

Trivia

• Bamora is currently a student in class 2-C at Kami High, like Okarun, Rin and Kinta.
• 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.
• According to Dandadan Daizukan:
  • She likes Momo, Takakura, and takoyaki.
  • She dislikes chopsticks.
  • Her hobby is takoyaki.
  • Her specialty is sleeping within seconds.
  • Her motto is "let's eat".
• In Chapter 8, while Okarun practices greeting Momo, one of his practice greetings has him go "Bamora!"