Venoct's Revenge 4: Rubeus J (Japanese: さすらいのオロチ 最終幕 絶望の真実,Sasurai no Orochi Saishū-Maku Zetsubō no Shinjitsu) and Yo-kai Dromp (Japanese: 妖怪だいだらぼっち,Yōkai Daidarabotchi) is the 53rd episode of the Yo-kai Watch anime series. It was broadcasted in Japan on January 23, 2015, and in the United States on December 27, 2016.
Nate and Whisper encourage Jibanyan to he is Rubeus J to Venoct. To avenge his fallen family, Venoct fights Rubeus J. Venoct hears about a new villain, Hardy Hound, whose description sounds like Komasan. Nate and Whisper try to head home to watch a new episode of Professor Vacant, but finds he has been trapped in a maze set up by the Yo-kai Dromp.
If the recap from EP026 is counted then this is the second episode to make a reference to Looney Tunes.
The imagining scene when Jibanyan is worried after Venoct punches near him is a reference to the 1997 Japanese song Maji de Koi suru go-byou mae by Sashihara Rino, with the pun as "Maji de Kesaru ni-byou mae" and Whisper dressed like the musical artist.
Whisper poses like Jin Munakata from the Japanese series Ace o Nerae! when he tries to help Nate find his way back home.
Whisper holds a mask which resembles the real-life Omoshiro Eyemask.
Whisper quotes Bruce Lee's iconic quote "Don't Think, Feel." when he tries to direct Nate into finding a proper way home from the 1978 Chinese film Enter The Dragon.
The animation for when Venoct attacks Rubeus J would be reused for the real-life Yo-kai Chocobar commercial in summer 2017.
During the recap, Jibanyan says that Dromp is an Eerie, which has lead to a misconception that Jibanyan was saying Dromp is an Eerie Yo-kai.
Dub Differences[]
The MK2 reference was written out in the dub, changing it to "going into hiding and wearing a disguise".
