Joe Gibken

ジョー・ギブケン

Played by Yamada Yuki (山田裕貴)

Second member of the series, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

Personality

A man of few words. Joe's specialty is two-handed sword techniques.

According to writer Arakawa Naruhisa, Joe's personality is based on the director of the Chunichi Dragons, Takagi Morimichi. Also, his name was originally going to be Ken Gibujo, which is based on the name of Takagi's alma mata, Ken Gifushou. 岐阜県立岐阜商業高等学校（県岐阜商=ケン・ギフショウ）

History

Joe Gibken is a swordsman and a former soldier of the Space Empire Zangyack. He was trained by his sempai Sid Bamick after his failure in training as a soldier. He was impressed after seeing the swordsman technique of his sempai. During a mission, Joe refused to execute a child and fled with the help of Sid who sacrificed himself by acting as a distraction. Joe is later attacked by Zangyack troops but Captain Marvelous jumps into the fray and fights alongside Joe. After the fight, Marvelous asks Joe to join him in searching for the Greatest Treasure and hands him a Mobirate and the GokaiBlue Ranger Key.

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Suit Actor: Oshikawa Yoshifumi (押川善文)

Bounty

• 500,000 zagins (during flashbacks)
• 1 million zagins (Ep. 1)
• 2 million zagins (Ep. 5)
• 4 million zagins (Ep. 15)
• 8 million zagins (Ep. 39)