Tensai Doronbo

A list of games that feature any trio of villains blatantly modelled after the Doronbo Gang from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan anime Yatterman (who weren't the first Time Bokan villain trio but are by far the most famous). If you know of any others, please comment! Listen whilst reading for optimal experience.

God Hand
God Hand
Conchita, Felix & Bruce
Gunbird
Gunbird
The Trump Gang - bonus points for both Gunbird games as they use the actual Doronbo Gang VAs!
Gunbird 2
Gunbird 2
The Queen Pirates
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
Devilotte, Dave & Xavier
Monster Maulers
Monster Maulers
The Happy Droppers
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy X-2
The LeBlanc Syndicate
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
The Bonne Family - consider this an all-in-one entry for Legends 2 and The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Secret of Mana
Secret of Mana
The Scorpion Army - kind of shaky as both the minions are identical, but they are modelled on Boyacky and the leader is obviously Doronjo, so it counts
Gunstar Heroes
Gunstar Heroes
Pink, Kain & Kotaro - actually modelled on the Grandis Gang from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, but the Grandis Gang is an obvious Doronbo rip, so...
Also a stand-in for Gunstar Super Heroes.
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Flea, Slash & Ozzie
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Kayla, Wally & Ink
Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt
Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt
Hercules, Fredi & the leader whose name I haven't found out yet
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
Jessie, James & Meowth - also appear in Pokémon Puzzle League

Contributed by 87th
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
The Pilaf Gang - also appear in Dragon Ball Origins, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-hen, presumably a bunch of others. If it's a Dragon Ball game, it's a solid bet they're in there!

Contributed by 87th
Rent-A-Hero No. 1
Rent-A-Hero No. 1
The Dynamite Dogs trio (named Gloria Gams, Dudley and Bull in the fan translation).

3 Comments


1 year ago

Pokémon Yellow?

1 year ago

Had Team Rocket in the back of my mind but couldn't remember if the Jessie/James/Meowth trio had ever actually shown up in one of the games, cheers!

1 year ago

They're in Puzzle League too. Emperor Pilaf's gang from Dragon Ball might qualify some of those games too (i.e. Advance Adventure, Origins, Revenge of King Piccolo, etc.) but I've probably annoyed enough anime fans already


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