Mark Scorpio

Mark Scorpio is a scientist, philanthropist, researcher, and founder of the Direct Scorpio International Institution, or DSII. He is actually a villain and DSII is just a coverup for Dark Shadow 2. The two I's stand for 2 in Roman numerals.

History
Mark Scorpio got a Cyber Shuriken from the Cyberninja Tech Company, which allowed him to use a humanoid scorpion-like form in battle. He founded Dark Shadow 2 and recruited people including Swordblade X, former Dark Shadow member Kaze no Shizuka (no, not that Shizuka) and a spy who's also BoukenBlue of the Boukengers, Souta Mogami. They ended up getting artifacts known as Precious to sell, such as the magic beans, Excalibur, and the Stone of Probability.

Kuroninja first ran into Scorpio and Dark Shadow 2 when visiting South America to search for the Serpentine Amulet. Scorpio got defeated by Kuroninja and Ayame when they found out what was really going on, along with Souta, who revealed that he only joined to spy on Scorpio.

Mark Scorpio then ran into Kuroninja again while they were in Egypt, this time looking for a scorpion statuette that could cure venom. Kuroninja was poisoned but he defeated Scorpio anyway.

After this, Mark Scorpio got an upgrade from Anti-Kuroninja and gained the ability to transform into '''Mark Scorpio Hazard. '''Kuroninja still defeated him anyway.

After being absent for months, Scorpio returned in Episode 13 of Kuroninja Gold, where he hosted a party in his villa, the Villa Scorpio. Mark Scorpio then got offered power by Ikustan, who turned him into '''Shadow Scorpio. '''Shadow Scorpio was defeated by the combined efforts of Kuroninja and the Darkprism Ranger.

The Search for Jackpot Striker
During the events of The Search for Jackpot Striker, Mark Scorpio was hired by Anti-Kuroninja to retrieve the Okazaki Strawberry, which had a map inside that would lead to a powerful artifact. This powerful artifact was none other than the Jackpot Striker. Mark Scorpio and Kuroninja fought for the strawberry, along with the 2nd generation of Lupinrangers. Kuroninja and Scorpio then followed the trail to a casino which was revealed to be owned by Kuroninja's Earth 893 counterpart, Don Kuroninja.

Kuroninja's 5-year anniversary special
After a long absence, Mark Scorpio returned in Kuroninja's 5th Anniversary Special, where he was once again hired by Anti-Kuroninja to fight Kuroninja while he focused on chasing a UFO. Kuroninja and Kasumi Momochi defeated Mark Scorpio easily.

Trivia

 * Mark Scorpio was an idea that came out of nowhere.


 * There is the possibility he was inspired by Stinger from Kyuranger, or his brother Scorpio.


 * Mark Scorpio's birthday is on November 2, which makes him a Scorpio.
 * Scorpio's monster form is a reference to Smash from Kamen Rider Build, especially Mark Scorpio Hazard form.