Lord of Ruin Jagando (破壊神ジャガンドー, Hakai-shin Jagandō, Destruction God Jagando) is an Aku enemy found exclusively in an invasion which appears in Mount Aku/Mount Fuji after clearing all stages in The Aku Realms. Once defeated, his Legend Cat counterpart Jagando Jr. will be unlocked.
At a glance, Lord of Ruin Jagando may not seem that dangerous, as he only has 300 range and the first two hits of his attack total to just 12,000 damage, with the third taking much longer to execute. These major weaknesses are completely offset by an Omni Strike that extends Jagando's reach to 450, removing any chance of him missing his third hit and allowing him to reach the majority of non-Uber Rare Cats, including Shield Piercers that could help cut down his effective health pool of 5,600,000. If that weren't enough, the third hit also carries a wildly inconsistent Surge Attack that has a 30% chance to spawn and could wipe out everything or nothing depending on when and where it appears; so don't expect to beat him and his support on your first try.
The evil god of destruction, once sealed away by great heroes and now revived by the rituals of a Dark Priest. A long-forgotten age of devastation is about to arise once more...
The evil god of destruction, sealed away by a hero of legend but brought back into this world by the Great Priest's resurrection ritual. The nightmare of the great calamity is back in the minds of the people...
Encounters[]
This enemy has always appeared at 100% strength magnification.
Multi-Hit (6,000 at 20f 0.67s, 6,000 at 35f 1.17s, 24,000 at 108f 3.6s)
Omni Strike (Effective Range: -500~450)
30% chance to create a Lv.1 Surge Attack for 20f 0.67 seconds between 150 and 750 range on third hit Shield (initial HP: 1,800,000; regenerates with 100% HP)
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Gallery[]
Lord of Ruin Jagando's spritesheet
Lord of Ruin Jagando in Mount Aku Invasion's map spritesheet
Lord Of Ruin Jagando's animations
Trivia[]
As a skull-wearing demonic god of destruction summoned by an evil priest, he is more than likely a reference to the Dragon Quest character Malroth.
The name Jagando is a portmanteau of Jagānōto, the Japanese pronunciation of juggernaut, and Shidō, the Japanese name of Malroth.
The Aku Realms' ending mentions that when the Cats defeated Jagando, he spit out an egg which hatched into Jagando Jr. This is a reference to King Piccolo from Dragon Ball, whose last action before dying was to spit out an egg containing his final child and incarnation, Piccolo Jr.
Jagando's design may have been inspired by the Hindu god of destruction, Shiva, who is frequently depicted with multiple pairs of arms.