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The '''Iron-Masked Marauder''' (Japanese: '''ビシャス''' ''Vicious'') is an [[Team Rocket ranks#Elite_officer|elite officer]] of Team Rocket. He is the main villain of ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', and was voiced by 佐野史郎 ''Shirō Sano'' in Japanese and [[Dan Green]] in English.


The Iron-Masked Marauder is possibly one of the only characters in the whole history of Pokémon who appears to be purely evil; he is shown to be heartless, cruel, and above all, egocentric. He values his life above that of others, whether out of cowardice or selfishness.
The '''Iron-Masked Marauder''' (Japanese: '''ビシャス''' ''Vicious'') is the main antagonist of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''. He is an {{tc|Executive}} member of [[Team Rocket]].


The Iron-Masked Marauder is ambitious and megalomaniacal — although he makes pretense of capturing {{OBP|Celebi|movie 4}} to present it to [[Giovanni]], his true intentions are to use its power to overthrow his boss and rule Team Rocket himself.
==In the movies==
The Iron-Masked Marauder was first seen accosting an old {{OBP|Pokémon poacher|M04}} for information about a {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} he had pursued decades ago. After the poacher refused to talk, the Iron-Masked Marauder decided to show him the power of his [[Dark Ball]]s by using one on a captured {{p|Tyranitar}}. When the corrupted Tyranitar began destroying the hunter's camp, he showed the Iron-Masked Marauder where he found the Celebi.


==History==
Using the poacher's information, the Iron-Masked Marauder set out for the [[Lake of Life]] in a large, spider-like mecha. He eventually came upon {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Sam]], and an injured Celebi. His attempt to capture the Pokémon failed when the [[Team Rocket trio]] intervened, but they quickly offered to join him after they recognized him.
Not much is known about him except that he has quite a reputation within Team Rocket. [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} all recognize him and immediately start kowtowing shamelessly.


==Relationships with other members==
He later sent out his {{p|Sneasel}} and {{p|Scizor}} to pursue the group while he followed in his mecha. Eventually, he discovered his Pokémon tied to a rock, at which point he laughed and noted that "those kids" were tougher than they looked. Declaring that the situation had become "interesting", the Marauder and his allies carried on, leaving his Pokémon behind.
Not much is known about The Iron-Masked Marauder's connections in Team Rocket aside from his strong hatred of Giovanni and ambitions to usurp his boss's position.


Although he dislikes his boss, the Iron-Masked Marauder sees other Rockets as helpers to his cause, and is quick to ally with Jessie, James and Meowth for the purpose of helping him carry out his plans and spreading the word about his new found power.
Despite searching for the rest of the day, the Marauder failed to find Celebi. However, he quickly formulated a new plan, ambushing the group as they attempted to return to [[Arborville]], with [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} blocking their escape route. Destroying a few trees to distract the group, the Marauder finally managed to grab Celebi with his mecha's claws, brutally electrocuting it before capturing it in a Dark Ball. Before the villain could properly relish his victory, Ash attempted to retrieve Celebi with the help of a flock of wild {{p|Pidgey}}. Although the resulting struggle toppled the Marauder's mecha, he quickly reclaimed his Dark Ball by stepping on Ash's hands until the boy passed out.


==Abilities==
Surrounded by angry [[wild Pokémon]], the Iron-Masked Marauder decided to demonstrate the corrupted Celebi's power on them, sending it to attack the wild Pokémon and devastate the forest. Impressed by the resulting display, the Marauder ordered Celebi to absorb the surrounding debris, creating a spiked sphere that he proceeded to ride deeper into the forest. Along the way, he discovered that Jessie had been accidentally sucked into the construct, but welcomed her presence, stating that he needed her to witness Celebi's power and relay the information to {{an|Giovanni|their boss}}. With that, the Marauder had Celebi transform its construct into a nightmarish monster that began laying waste to the forest and the Lake of Life, revealing his intentions to usurp Giovanni as leader of Team Rocket and conquer Team Rocket and the {{pkmn|world}}.
[[Image:Vicious unmasked.png|thumb|250px|left|Marauder unmasked]]
[[File:Marauder unmasked.png|thumb|left|250px|The Marauder unmasked]]
[[Image:Vicious.jpg|thumb|250px|The Iron-Masked Marauder holding a [[Dark Ball]]]]
When Ash and {{ashfr}} arrived to try and save Celebi, the Iron-Masked Marauder directed the corrupted Pokémon's attacks against them. Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and Sam were narrowly saved from one blast by the arrival of {{OBP|Suicune|M04}}, prompting the Marauder to send out his Tyranitar to try and defeat it. Although the corrupted Armor Pokémon was beaten by Suicune and [[Brock's Onix]], the Marauder remained confident as he sent Celebi to destroy them. He watched Celebi trap and torture Suicune with dark energy, but consequently missed Ash, Pikachu, and Sam's infiltration of the construct. When the electric torture paused due to Celebi fighting the Dark Ball's control, the Marauder attempted to keep Celebi on his side, reminding it that the heroes were its enemies. Ultimately, Ash and Sam's pleas won out and Celebi snapped out of its trance, destroying the Marauder's Dark Ball and knocking him into the lake when the construct collapsed.
The Iron-Masked Marauder is skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but does not have the best balance. His primary combat relies on Pokémon that are brainwashed by his [[Dark Ball]]s (it is not known if his {{p|Sneasel}} and {{p|Scizor}} were victim to this, but his {{p|Tyranitar}} was). The origin and technology behind these Dark Balls is unknown; they may not be Rocket technology because he is the only one seen using them. The only quality known about Dark Balls is that they make the target Pokémon extremely loyal to the user, to the point of forgetting itself and attacking without regard to previous friendships and loyalties.


==Future==
The Iron-Masked Marauder made one final attempt to capture Celebi after its recovery, bursting out of the Lake of Life when the Pokémon flew over his hiding place. He attempted to escape with his jetpack, but Ash and Pikachu managed to grab onto his leg. While trying to kick Ash off, the Marauder was electrocuted by Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}, destroying his jetpack and sending all three of them plummeting. Celebi saved Ash and Pikachu with its {{m|Psychic|powers}}, but the Marauder was left to fall into the forest. Although he survived his fall, his mask was knocked off and his remaining Dark Balls were missing. He was last seen being {{m|String Shot|tied up}} by a collection of forest Pokémon and berated by [[Towa|Diana's grandmother]]. It is likely that he was arrested afterwards.
What happened to the Iron-Masked Marauder after ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' is unknown. He was captured by a collection of forest Pokémon and berated by [[Towa|Diana's grandmother]] after losing his iron mask, but nothing more is seen of him afterward.


==Pokémon==
He briefly reappeared in a montage in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', which chronicled the preceding nine {{pkmn|movie}}s.
===Escaped===
 
===Character===
[[File:Masked Marauder Dark Ball.png|thumb|250px|The Iron-Masked Marauder holding a Dark Ball]]
The Iron-Masked Marauder is a villain with absolutely no redeeming qualities. He is malicious, dishonest, and a downright egocentric person. He values his own life above that of others, whether out of cowardice or selfishness, and has no qualms about harming others, be it [[human]]s or {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, for the sake of reaching his own goals.
 
He has quite a reputation within [[Team Rocket]], as [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} instantly recognized him and immediately started kowtowing shamelessly. The Iron-Masked Maruader is also shown to be ambitious — although he makes pretence of capturing the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} to present it to {{an|Giovanni}}, his true intentions are to use its power to overthrow his boss and rule [[Team Rocket]] himself. To achieve his aims, he will gladly sacrifice everything and anything, including his allies and his own Pokémon. Though this later proved to be his undoing, as abandoning his Pokémon left him helpless against the angry forest Pokémon and he was finally defeated.
 
The Iron-Masked Marauder is skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but does not have the best balance. His primary advantages are his [[Dark Ball]]s. He also uses a jetpack concealed under his cloak, and a large, four-legged mecha for transport. The mecha can generate a dark barrier to protect it from attacks, and is armed with a pair of strong tentacles tipped with jagged claws which can electrify themselves.
 
===Pokémon===
====Escaped====
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|trainer=Iron-Masked Marauder
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|type1=Bug
|type2=Steel
|type2=Steel
|img=Vicious's Dark Scizor.png
|img=Masked Marauder Scizor.png
|epnum=M04
|epnum=M04
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|epname=Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|desc=The Iron-Masked Marauder sent his {{p|Scizor}} after Ash and company. It also battled against [[Ash's Bayleef]]. Like all of Marauder's Pokémon, Scizor was also caught with a Dark Ball, having its power charged to the highest level. Despite of this, {{p|Bayleef}} was able to defeat Scizor with a {{m|Razor Leaf}}-{{m|Vine Whip}} combo. Later, after the Marauder was unmasked, Scizor was seen disappearing into the [[Ilex Forest]] along with Sneasel, now being freed.
|desc=The Iron-Masked Marauder sent his {{p|Scizor}} after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}. It battled against [[Ash's Bayleef]]. Like all of the Marauder's Pokémon, Scizor was caught with a [[Dark Ball]], having its power charged to the highest level. Despite this, Bayleef was able to defeat Scizor with a {{m|Razor Leaf}}-{{m|Vine Whip}} combo.  
 
Later, after the Marauder was unmasked, Scizor was seen disappearing into the surrounding forest along with Sneasel, freed from the Marauder's control.


Scizor's known moves are {{m|Double Team}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}.}}
Scizor's known moves are {{m|Double Team}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}.}}
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|epnum=M04
|epnum=M04
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|epname=Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
|vajp=Yumi Tōma
|vajp=Yumi Touma
|vaen=Kayzie Rogers
|vaen=Kayzie Rogers
|desc=Marauder first used his {{p|Sneasel}} to unlock the cell of Tyranitar at the [[Pokémon poacher|Pokémon Hunter]]'s camp. Later he sent it to go after Ash and company. It also battled with [[Professor Oak|Sammy]]'s {{p|Charmeleon}}, but got defeated by Charmeleon's {{m|Headbutt}}. Later freed Sneasel was seen disappearing into the Ilex Forest along with Scizor.
|desc=The Marauder's {{p|Sneasel}} was first seen during his interrogation of the old {{OBP|Pokémon poacher|M04}}, where it freed a {{p|Tyranitar}} for the Marauder to capture with a [[Dark Ball]]. It was later deployed to go after {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, battling [[Sam]]'s {{p|Charmeleon}}. Despite its Dark Ball-enhanced power, it was defeated by Charmeleon's {{m|Headbutt}}.  
 
After the Marauder's final defeat, Sneasel was freed from his control, and it was last seen disappearing into the surrounding forest along with {{p|Scizor}}.


Sneasel's only known move is {{m|Slash}}.}}
Sneasel's only known move is {{m|Slash}}.}}
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|type1=Rock
|type2=Dark
|type2=Dark
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|img=Masked Marauder Tyranitar.png
|epnum=M04
|epnum=M04
|epname=Celebi: Voice of the Forest
|epname=Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
|desc=Marauder caught this {{p|Tyranitar}} at the Pokémon Hunter's camp in order to get himself a new, strong Pokémon, demonstrate the powers of his Dark Ball and force the Hunter to reveal the place where he had seen Celebi. Marauder also sent Tyranitar to battle against Ash and friends, who were carrying Celebi, but they got away as [[James's Weezing]] used its {{m|SmokeScreen}} to distract the Marauder, so he wouldn't "steal their {{AP|Pikachu}} away", as Team Rocket thought he was doing.
|desc= {{p|Tyranitar}} was originally captured by an old {{OBP|Pokémon poacher|M04}}, who kept it caged outside along with his other captures. The Iron-Masked Marauder later specially selected Tyranitar in order to demonstrate the powers of his [[Dark Ball]] and force the old poacher to reveal the place where he had seen {{OBP|Celebi|M04}}. It was originally rather timid &ndash; possibly due to its captivity &ndash; but the Dark Ball's influence transformed it into a violent monstrosity that lay waste to whatever its new {{pkmn|Trainer}} commanded it to.


Later Marauder sent his Tyranitar to battle against [[Suicune (movie 4)|Suicune]]. Brock used his {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}} to battle Tyranitar, but the powered-up Armor Pokémon was too strong for Brock's Rock Snake Pokémon. {{p|Suicune}}, however, was able to defeat Tyranitar with a powerful {{m|BubbleBeam}}, and Onix used its last powers to slam it to the Lake of Life. Later, after the Marauder was defeated, the freed Tyranitar was seen swimming through the lake and disappearing into the mist, sinking Team Rocket's raft on the way.
The Marauder sent his new Tyranitar to attack {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, who were carrying Celebi, but they got away when [[James's Weezing]] used its {{m|Smokescreen}} to distract the Marauder. It was later sent out against {{OBP|Suicune|M04}} in order to weaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]] so the Marauder could capture it. {{an|Brock}} used his {{TP|Brock|Onix}} to battle Tyranitar, but the powered-up Armor Pokémon was too strong for Onix. Suicune, however, was able to defeat Tyranitar with a powerful {{m|Bubble Beam}}, and Onix used the last of its strength to slam Tyranitar into the [[Lake of Life]].  
 
Later, after the Marauder was defeated, the freed Tyranitar was seen swimming through the Lake of Life and disappearing into the mist, sinking {{TRT}}'s raft on the way.


Tyranitar's only known move is {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}
Tyranitar's only known move is {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}
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|img=Dark Celebi.png
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|epnum=M04
|epname=Celebi: Voice of the Forest
|epname=Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
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|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Kazuko Sugiyama
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|vaen=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Kazuko Sugiyama
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|main=Celebi (M04)
|desc=Marauder was for long hunting this {{p|Celebi}}, and finally he managed to capture it with his Dark Ball, turning it into a mindless destruction machine. Marauder used Celebi to create a huge {{p|Scyther}}-shaped monster out of forest materials. His destination was to destroy [[Giovanni]] and rule [[Team Rocket]], finally even the whole world by using Celebi's powers.
|desc=The Marauder's ultimate goal was to capture and corrupt a {{p|Celebi}} to use for his schemes. After searching for a long time and gaining the assistance of the [[Team Rocket trio]], he finally managed to capture it with his [[Dark Ball]], turning it into a mindless engine of destruction. The Marauder used Celebi to create a huge monster out of debris in the forest, planning to destroy {{an|Giovanni}} and take over [[Team Rocket]], eventually achieving conquest of the entire world by using Celebi's powers.


Ash and Sammy, however, managed to get to Celebi and cancel its brainwashing by returning their shared memories back into its mind. This destroyed Celebi's Dark Ball, freeing it and causing the huge "twig-monster" (as [[James]] called it) to collapse into the lake. After the Celebi from the future and the past had saved this Celebi from dying, the Marauder comes out of the lake, grabs Celebi and attampts to fly away with his rocket pack, but Ash grabbed his feet and had his Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, destroying the rocket pack and freeing Celebi from Marauder's grip.}}
However, {{Ash}} and [[Sam]] managed to infiltrate the construct and negate Celebi's brainwashing by reminding it of their shared memories. This destroyed Celebi's Dark Ball, freeing it, and causing the huge "twig-monster", as [[James]] called it, to collapse into the [[Lake of Life]]. Celebi was left injured and dying from the Iron-Masked Marauder's actions, though Celebi from the future and the past restored its health. The Marauder tried yet again to snatch Celebi and attempted to fly away with his jetpack. Though Ash grabbed his feet and had his {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, destroying the jetpack and freeing Celebi from the Marauder's grip.}}


==Voice actors==
===Artwork===
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===Voice actors===
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|ja=佐野史郎 Shirō Sano
|ja=佐野史郎 ''Shirō Sano''
|en=Dan Green
|en=[[Dan Green]]
|pt_br=Luiz Antonio Lobue
|he=צביקה שוורצברג ''Zvika Shwartzberg''
|da=Ole Fick
|de=Torsten Münchow
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|fr_eu=Pascal Germain
|it=Pietro Ubaldi
|no=Simen Sand
|pt_br=Luiz Antônio Lobue (original dub)<br>Affonso Amajones (redub)
|es_eu=Héctor Cantolla
|es_eu=Héctor Cantolla
|es_la=Humberto Solórzano
|sv=Andreas Svensson
}}
}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Iron-Masked Marauder M04 manga.png|thumb|150px|Iron-Masked Marauder in [[Celebi: a Timeless Encounter (manga)|Celebi: a Timeless Encounter]]]]
===Movie adaptations===
The Iron-Masked Marauder appears in the {{ma|Celebi: a Timeless Encounter|manga adaptation of the movie}}, fulfilling the same role as he does in the movie.
====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Iron-Masked Marauder
|pkmn=Tyranitar
|type1=Rock
|type2=Dark
|img=Masked Marauder Tyranitar M04 manga.png
|epnum=Celebi: a Timeless Encounter (manga)
|epname=Celebi: a Timeless Encounter
|desc=The Iron-Masked Marauder caught a {{p|Tyranitar}} in a [[Dark Ball]], instantly corrupting the Pokémon, at the old {{OBP|Pokémon poacher|M04}}'s camp in an attempt to learn of a reclusive {{OBP|Celebi|M04}}'s whereabouts. It blew up the poacher's camp after the old poacher refused to offer up any information.
Later The Marauder used Tyranitar to help him capture Celebi near the [[Lake of Life]]. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} tried to intervene, so the Iron-Masked Maruader called on Tyranitar to fight off [[Brock's Onix]] and {{OBP|Suicune|M04}}, who also came to Celebi's rescue.
None of Tyranitar's moves are known.}}
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Iron-Masked Marauder in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Best of Game|Rocket's Scizor|4}}|type=Metal|enset=Best of Game|ennum=4|jpset=P Promotional cards|jpnum=002/P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Best of Game|Rocket's Sneasel|5}}|type=Darkness|enset=Best of Game|ennum=5|jpset=P Promotional cards|jpnum=003/P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|VS|Rocket's Tyranitar|142}}|type=Darkness|jpset=Pokémon VS|jprarity=Rare Holo|jpnum=142/141}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* According to voice actor Shirō Sano, the Japanese name ''Vicious'' comes from {{wp|Sid Vicious}}, the bass player of the English punk rock band, {{wp|Sex Pistols}}.
* According to voice actor Shirō Sano, the Japanese name ''Vicious'' comes from {{wp|Sid Vicious}}, the late bass player of the English punk rock band, {{wp|Sex Pistols}}.
* Due to a mistranslation before the movie's release, it was mistakenly thought for a time that he was the future son of Jessie and James.
* Due to a mistranslation before the movie's release, it was mistakenly thought for a time that he was the future son of Jessie and James.
**On the Netflix website, their summary of ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' still mentions this.
** On the [[Netflix]] website, their summary of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' still mentions this.
* In the [[Pokémon 4Ever - The Voice of the Forest (book)|film novelization]], he is simply referred to as "Iron Mask".
* In the [[Pokémon 4Ever - The Voice of the Forest (book)|film novelization]], he is simply referred to as "Iron Mask".
* In the [[Pokémon in Finland|Finnish]] dub, Iron-Masked Marauder was referred as "{{tt|Öinen rautanaama|Nightly Iron Face}}".
* In the book {{OBP|Pokémon Hall of Fame|book}}, he is referred to as "Iron Mask Marauder".
* The Iron-Masked Marauder is currently the only movie antagonist to be a member of a [[villainous team]] at the time of his movie, as {{OBP|Annie|M05}} and [[Oakley]] were only members of Team Rocket in the dub, and [[Butler]] had already been dismissed from [[Team Magma]].
* The Iron-Masked Marauder is the first Trainer in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have {{pkmn2|caught}} a [[Mythical Pokémon]].


===In other languages===
==Names==
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|- style="background: #666;"
|- style="color:#fff;"
! Language
! Language
! Name
! Name
! Origin
! Origin
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ビシャス ''Vicious''
| From ''vicious'' and ''{{wp|Sid Vicious}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Iron-Masked Marauder
| From ''iron'', ''mask'', and ''marauder''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Der Mann mit der Maske
| Literally "The Man with the Iron Mask"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Máscara de hierro
| Literally "Iron Mask"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Chasseur Masqué
| Literally "Masked Hunter"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Predatore Mascherato
| Literally "Masked Predator"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| Korean
| 비셔스 ''Vicious''
| 비셔스 ''Vicious''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name.
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})  
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 比夏斯 ''Bǐxiàsī''
| 比夏斯 ''Bǐxiàsī''
| Transliteration of his Japanese name.
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 比剎士 ''Beihsaatsih''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Danish
| Jernmasken fra Ban<br>Marodøren i jernmasken{{tt|*|Subtitles}}
| Literally "The Iron Mask from Ban", possible referencing Azkaban, a jail in the Harry Potter universe.<br>Literally "The Marauder in the Iron Mask"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Finnish
| Öinen rautanaama<br>Rautanaamioinen Ryöväri{{tt|*|subtitles}}
| Literally "Nightly Iron Face"<br>Literally "Iron-Masked Robber"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Norwegian
| Jernmaskejegeren
| Literally "The Iron Mask Hunter"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Saqueador da Máscara de Ferro
| Literally "Marauder of the Iron Mask"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| European Portuguese
| O Ladrão da Máscara de Ferro
| Literally "The Thief of the Iron Mask"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Swedish
| Järnmaskmarodören
| Literally "Iron-Masked Marauder"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| บิชาส ''Vicious''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 17:39, 19 September 2024

Iron-Masked Marauder
ビシャス Vicious
Iron-Masked Marauder.png
Iron-Masked Marauder
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Unknown
Member of Team Rocket
Rank Executive
Anime debut Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
English voice actor Dan Green
Japanese voice actor Shirō Sano

The Iron-Masked Marauder (Japanese: ビシャス Vicious) is the main antagonist of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. He is an Executive member of Team Rocket.

In the movies

The Iron-Masked Marauder was first seen accosting an old Pokémon poacher for information about a Celebi he had pursued decades ago. After the poacher refused to talk, the Iron-Masked Marauder decided to show him the power of his Dark Balls by using one on a captured Tyranitar. When the corrupted Tyranitar began destroying the hunter's camp, he showed the Iron-Masked Marauder where he found the Celebi.

Using the poacher's information, the Iron-Masked Marauder set out for the Lake of Life in a large, spider-like mecha. He eventually came upon Ash, Misty, Brock, Sam, and an injured Celebi. His attempt to capture the Pokémon failed when the Team Rocket trio intervened, but they quickly offered to join him after they recognized him.

He later sent out his Sneasel and Scizor to pursue the group while he followed in his mecha. Eventually, he discovered his Pokémon tied to a rock, at which point he laughed and noted that "those kids" were tougher than they looked. Declaring that the situation had become "interesting", the Marauder and his allies carried on, leaving his Pokémon behind.

Despite searching for the rest of the day, the Marauder failed to find Celebi. However, he quickly formulated a new plan, ambushing the group as they attempted to return to Arborville, with Jessie, James, and Meowth blocking their escape route. Destroying a few trees to distract the group, the Marauder finally managed to grab Celebi with his mecha's claws, brutally electrocuting it before capturing it in a Dark Ball. Before the villain could properly relish his victory, Ash attempted to retrieve Celebi with the help of a flock of wild Pidgey. Although the resulting struggle toppled the Marauder's mecha, he quickly reclaimed his Dark Ball by stepping on Ash's hands until the boy passed out.

Surrounded by angry wild Pokémon, the Iron-Masked Marauder decided to demonstrate the corrupted Celebi's power on them, sending it to attack the wild Pokémon and devastate the forest. Impressed by the resulting display, the Marauder ordered Celebi to absorb the surrounding debris, creating a spiked sphere that he proceeded to ride deeper into the forest. Along the way, he discovered that Jessie had been accidentally sucked into the construct, but welcomed her presence, stating that he needed her to witness Celebi's power and relay the information to their boss. With that, the Marauder had Celebi transform its construct into a nightmarish monster that began laying waste to the forest and the Lake of Life, revealing his intentions to usurp Giovanni as leader of Team Rocket and conquer Team Rocket and the world.

The Marauder unmasked

When Ash and his friends arrived to try and save Celebi, the Iron-Masked Marauder directed the corrupted Pokémon's attacks against them. Ash, Pikachu, and Sam were narrowly saved from one blast by the arrival of Suicune, prompting the Marauder to send out his Tyranitar to try and defeat it. Although the corrupted Armor Pokémon was beaten by Suicune and Brock's Onix, the Marauder remained confident as he sent Celebi to destroy them. He watched Celebi trap and torture Suicune with dark energy, but consequently missed Ash, Pikachu, and Sam's infiltration of the construct. When the electric torture paused due to Celebi fighting the Dark Ball's control, the Marauder attempted to keep Celebi on his side, reminding it that the heroes were its enemies. Ultimately, Ash and Sam's pleas won out and Celebi snapped out of its trance, destroying the Marauder's Dark Ball and knocking him into the lake when the construct collapsed.

The Iron-Masked Marauder made one final attempt to capture Celebi after its recovery, bursting out of the Lake of Life when the Pokémon flew over his hiding place. He attempted to escape with his jetpack, but Ash and Pikachu managed to grab onto his leg. While trying to kick Ash off, the Marauder was electrocuted by Pikachu's Thunderbolt, destroying his jetpack and sending all three of them plummeting. Celebi saved Ash and Pikachu with its powers, but the Marauder was left to fall into the forest. Although he survived his fall, his mask was knocked off and his remaining Dark Balls were missing. He was last seen being tied up by a collection of forest Pokémon and berated by Diana's grandmother. It is likely that he was arrested afterwards.

He briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.

Character

The Iron-Masked Marauder holding a Dark Ball

The Iron-Masked Marauder is a villain with absolutely no redeeming qualities. He is malicious, dishonest, and a downright egocentric person. He values his own life above that of others, whether out of cowardice or selfishness, and has no qualms about harming others, be it humans or Pokémon, for the sake of reaching his own goals.

He has quite a reputation within Team Rocket, as Jessie, James, and Meowth instantly recognized him and immediately started kowtowing shamelessly. The Iron-Masked Maruader is also shown to be ambitious — although he makes pretence of capturing the Mythical Pokémon Celebi to present it to Giovanni, his true intentions are to use its power to overthrow his boss and rule Team Rocket himself. To achieve his aims, he will gladly sacrifice everything and anything, including his allies and his own Pokémon. Though this later proved to be his undoing, as abandoning his Pokémon left him helpless against the angry forest Pokémon and he was finally defeated.

The Iron-Masked Marauder is skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but does not have the best balance. His primary advantages are his Dark Balls. He also uses a jetpack concealed under his cloak, and a large, four-legged mecha for transport. The mecha can generate a dark barrier to protect it from attacks, and is armed with a pair of strong tentacles tipped with jagged claws which can electrify themselves.

Pokémon

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Scizor
Iron-Masked Marauder's Scizor
Debut Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Eric Stuart

The Iron-Masked Marauder sent his Scizor after Ash and his friends. It battled against Ash's Bayleef. Like all of the Marauder's Pokémon, Scizor was caught with a Dark Ball, having its power charged to the highest level. Despite this, Bayleef was able to defeat Scizor with a Razor Leaf-Vine Whip combo.

Later, after the Marauder was unmasked, Scizor was seen disappearing into the surrounding forest along with Sneasel, freed from the Marauder's control.

Scizor's known moves are Double Team and Quick Attack.

Sneasel
Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel
Debut Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Voice actors
Japanese Yumi Touma
English Kayzie Rogers

The Marauder's Sneasel was first seen during his interrogation of the old Pokémon poacher, where it freed a Tyranitar for the Marauder to capture with a Dark Ball. It was later deployed to go after Ash and his friends, battling Sam's Charmeleon. Despite its Dark Ball-enhanced power, it was defeated by Charmeleon's Headbutt.

After the Marauder's final defeat, Sneasel was freed from his control, and it was last seen disappearing into the surrounding forest along with Scizor.

Sneasel's only known move is Slash.

Tyranitar
Iron-Masked Marauder's Tyranitar

Tyranitar was originally captured by an old Pokémon poacher, who kept it caged outside along with his other captures. The Iron-Masked Marauder later specially selected Tyranitar in order to demonstrate the powers of his Dark Ball and force the old poacher to reveal the place where he had seen Celebi. It was originally rather timid – possibly due to its captivity – but the Dark Ball's influence transformed it into a violent monstrosity that lay waste to whatever its new Trainer commanded it to.

The Marauder sent his new Tyranitar to attack Ash and his friends, who were carrying Celebi, but they got away when James's Weezing used its Smokescreen to distract the Marauder. It was later sent out against Suicune in order to weaken the Legendary Pokémon so the Marauder could capture it. Brock used his Onix to battle Tyranitar, but the powered-up Armor Pokémon was too strong for Onix. Suicune, however, was able to defeat Tyranitar with a powerful Bubble Beam, and Onix used the last of its strength to slam Tyranitar into the Lake of Life.

Later, after the Marauder was defeated, the freed Tyranitar was seen swimming through the Lake of Life and disappearing into the mist, sinking Team Rocket's raft on the way.

Tyranitar's only known move is Hyper Beam.

Celebi
Iron-Masked Marauder's Celebi
Main article: Celebi (M04)

The Marauder's ultimate goal was to capture and corrupt a Celebi to use for his schemes. After searching for a long time and gaining the assistance of the Team Rocket trio, he finally managed to capture it with his Dark Ball, turning it into a mindless engine of destruction. The Marauder used Celebi to create a huge monster out of debris in the forest, planning to destroy Giovanni and take over Team Rocket, eventually achieving conquest of the entire world by using Celebi's powers.

However, Ash and Sam managed to infiltrate the construct and negate Celebi's brainwashing by reminding it of their shared memories. This destroyed Celebi's Dark Ball, freeing it, and causing the huge "twig-monster", as James called it, to collapse into the Lake of Life. Celebi was left injured and dying from the Iron-Masked Marauder's actions, though Celebi from the future and the past restored its health. The Marauder tried yet again to snatch Celebi and attempted to fly away with his jetpack. Though Ash grabbed his feet and had his Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, destroying the jetpack and freeing Celebi from the Marauder's grip.

Artwork

Sugimori Iron-Masked Marauder anime.png
Ken Sugimori's design of Iron-Masked Marauder


Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 佐野史郎 Shirō Sano
English Dan Green
Danish Ole Fick
Finnish Pasi Ruohonen
European French Pascal Germain
German Torsten Münchow
Hebrew צביקה שוורצברג Zvika Shwartzberg
Italian Pietro Ubaldi
Norwegian Simen Sand
Brazilian Portuguese Luiz Antônio Lobue (original dub)
Affonso Amajones (redub)
Spanish Latin America Humberto Solórzano
Spain Héctor Cantolla
Swedish Andreas Svensson


In the manga

Iron-Masked Marauder in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter

Movie adaptations

The Iron-Masked Marauder appears in the manga adaptation of the movie, fulfilling the same role as he does in the movie.

Pokémon

Tyranitar
Iron-Masked Marauder's Tyranitar

The Iron-Masked Marauder caught a Tyranitar in a Dark Ball, instantly corrupting the Pokémon, at the old Pokémon poacher's camp in an attempt to learn of a reclusive Celebi's whereabouts. It blew up the poacher's camp after the old poacher refused to offer up any information.

Later The Marauder used Tyranitar to help him capture Celebi near the Lake of Life. Ash and his friends tried to intervene, so the Iron-Masked Maruader called on Tyranitar to fight off Brock's Onix and Suicune, who also came to Celebi's rescue.

None of Tyranitar's moves are known.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Iron-Masked Marauder in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Rocket's Scizor Metal Best of Game   4 P Promotional cards   002/P
Rocket's Sneasel Darkness Best of Game   5 P Promotional cards   003/P
Rocket's Tyranitar Darkness       Pokémon VS Rare Holo 142/141
 


Trivia

  • According to voice actor Shirō Sano, the Japanese name Vicious comes from Sid Vicious, the late bass player of the English punk rock band, Sex Pistols.
  • Due to a mistranslation before the movie's release, it was mistakenly thought for a time that he was the future son of Jessie and James.
  • In the film novelization, he is simply referred to as "Iron Mask".
  • In the book Pokémon Hall of Fame, he is referred to as "Iron Mask Marauder".
  • The Iron-Masked Marauder is currently the only movie antagonist to be a member of a villainous team at the time of his movie, as Annie and Oakley were only members of Team Rocket in the dub, and Butler had already been dismissed from Team Magma.
  • The Iron-Masked Marauder is the first Trainer in the anime to have caught a Mythical Pokémon.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ビシャス Vicious From vicious and Sid Vicious
English Iron-Masked Marauder From iron, mask, and marauder
German Der Mann mit der Maske Literally "The Man with the Iron Mask"
Spanish Máscara de hierro Literally "Iron Mask"
French Chasseur Masqué Literally "Masked Hunter"
Italian Predatore Mascherato Literally "Masked Predator"
Korean 비셔스 Vicious Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 比夏斯 Bǐxiàsī Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 比剎士 Beihsaatsih Transcription of his Japanese name
Danish Jernmasken fra Ban
Marodøren i jernmasken* 		Literally "The Iron Mask from Ban", possible referencing Azkaban, a jail in the Harry Potter universe.
Literally "The Marauder in the Iron Mask"
Finnish Öinen rautanaama
Rautanaamioinen Ryöväri* 		Literally "Nightly Iron Face"
Literally "Iron-Masked Robber"
Norwegian Jernmaskejegeren Literally "The Iron Mask Hunter"
Brazilian Portuguese Saqueador da Máscara de Ferro Literally "Marauder of the Iron Mask"
European Portuguese O Ladrão da Máscara de Ferro Literally "The Thief of the Iron Mask"
Swedish Järnmaskmarodören Literally "Iron-Masked Marauder"
Thai บิชาส Vicious Transcription of his Japanese name

Related articles

Boss: Giovanni • Madame Boss (formerly)
Secretary: Matori
Executives: Iron-Masked Marauder
Notable members: Team Rocket trio (Jessie • James • Meowth)
Miyamoto • Mondo • Attila • Hun • Domino • Rocket Scout
Wendy • Tyson • Jubei • Viper • Pierce • Gozu
Scientists: Dr. Fuji • Dr. Namba • Sebastian • Dr. Zager
Lower members: Team Rocket Grunts (Matori Matrix)
Former members: Butch • Cassidy • Christopher
Dub only: Annie • Oakley
Locations: Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ
Team Rocket Academy • Bewear's den
Related: Mechas (Rocket Prize Master) • Motto • Blasting off
Arsenal • Alternate World Team Rocket
See also: Games • Adventures


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Alice • Ash Ketchum (M20) • Audrey • Baraz • Bianca • Callahan • Carlita • Corey • Damos • Diana • Diane • Eric • Fergus • Harriet • Jack Walker • Juanita
Karl • Kathryn • Kidd Summers • Kimia • Koko • Lisa • Lizabeth • Lorenzo • Mannes • Maren • Margo • Melody • Meray • Neesha • Newton Graceland
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Human antagonists
Alva • Annie • Argus Steel • Butler • Cherie • Cross • Damon • Doctor Zed • Galen • Goone • Grings Kodai • Iron-Masked Marauder • Lawrence III • Levi • Marcus
Merilyn • Millis Steel • Molly Hale • Oakley • Pokémon hunters • Pokémon poacher • Riot • The Phantom • Zero
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