History Film / SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie

Released as part of the 30th anniversary of ''SpaceSheriffGavan'' and the start of the next generation.

* {{Badass}}: [[CaptainObvious HEAVEN YES]]!

** BadassMustache: Shu Karasuma/New Shaider. Hiroaki Iwanaga still keep his mustache from when played [[KamenRiderOOO Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The reborn of Don Horror has been stopped, but Toya, the best friend dies and Itsuki continue alone waiting from return of Geki.]]

* CoolMask / MaskOfPower: Bliton Mask.
* CoolSword: Bliton Sword.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Geki and Toya.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: The new Gavan, Gavan Type-G, appeared in episodes 31 and 32 of TokumeiSentaiGobusters. Almost a month before the release of the film.
** Ironically, the Go-Busters own early-bird cameo was in ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerVsSpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie'', which led to the revival of the Space Sheriff series which starts in this movie.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: All characters in Makuu Space.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy: Toya turned into Bliton and Itsuki in the ending, but reverted only for her.]]

* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: Four cops, Itsuki boss at the beginning of the movie and Toya]].

* PoweredArmor: Pretty much all the Space Sherrifs.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The new Gavan, Gavan Type-G, appeared in September episodes 31 and 32 of TokumeiSentaiGobusters. Almost a month before the release of the film.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The new Gavan, Gavan Type-G, will appear in the September episodes of TokumeiSentaiGobusters. Almost a month before the release of the film.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Itsuki Kawai is [[KamenRiderDouble Aoi Katsuragi]]
** Shelly is [[SamuraiSentaiShinkenger ShinkenYellow]].
** Eleena is [[HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Malshina]].
** The new [[SpaceSheriffSharivan Sharivan]]/Kai Hyuga is [[JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiViolet]].
** The new [[SpaceSheriffShaider Shaider]]/Shu Karasuma is [[KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider Birth]].
** Commander Kom's actor will be returning, best known for being in Film/GodzillaVsGigan as the chairman.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The new Gavan, Gavan Type-G, will appear in the September episodes of TokumeSentaiGobusters. Almost a month before the release of the film.

** BadassLonghair: Kai Hyuga/New Sharivan. Riki Miura seems to have been growing his hair since he played [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Gou Fukami/[=GekiViolet=].

** BadassMustache: Shu Karasuma / New Shaider. Hiroaki Iwanaga still keep his mustache from when played [[KamenRiderOOO Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth]].

* CH

* GlowingMechanicalEye

* GlowingMechanicalEyes.

** Itsuki Kawai is [[KamenRiderW Aoi Katsuragi]]

** The new [[SpaceSheriffSharivan Sharivan]] / Kai Hyuga is [[JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiViolet]].
** The new [[SpaceSheriffShaider Shaider]] / Shu Karasuma is [[KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider Birth]].

* GlowingEyes

** Commander Kom's actor will be returning, best known for being in [[Film/GodzillaVsGigan]] as the chairman.

** Commander Kom's actor will be returning, best known for being in GodzillaVsGigan as the chairman.

** Commander Kom's actor will be returning, best known for bing in Godzillavs.Gigan.

** The new [[SpaceSheriffShaider Shaider]]/Shu Karasuma is [[KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider Birth]].

** The new [[SpaceSheriffSharivan Sharivan]] is [[JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiViolet]].
** The new [[SpaceSheriffShaider Shaider]] is [[KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider Birth]].

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[[caption-width-right:300:The one that started it all.]]

''JOUCHAKU!''

''Space Sheriff Gavan'' was the first installment of the MetalHeroes franchise, as well as the first part of the Space Sheriff Trilogy. It aired from 1982-1983.

Sometime in the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture not so distant future]], Earth is invaded by the evil Don Horror and his Makuu Empire. Rather than simply cause the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, Horror wishes to cause fear and panic amongst the populace, as well as steal every valuable his mooks can get their hands on. To thwart them, Space Sheriff Gavan of the Galactic Union Patrol arrives on Earth. Under the guise of Retsu Ichijōji, Gavan and his sidekick Mimi fight the never ending battle against evil.

Recently, [[http://henshinjustice.com/2012/07/13/first-look-at-the-new-space-sheriff-gavan/ a new movie with a new actor for Gavan has been announced]]. AndTheFandomRejoiced, indeed.

!!This work features examples of:

* AnotherDimension: Don Horror can send Gavan to an alternate dimension, Makuu Space, in which the MonsterOfTheWeek's strength and powers are increased threefold.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "JOUCHAKU!", which is the Japanese word for "electroplate".
* ChekhovsGunman: A minor victim of the week comes back [[spoiler: as Sharivan!]]
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The series was known in France as ''X-Or''.
* CoolBike: The Cyberian, a cherry-red four-wheeled superbike that can fly. Gavan uses it to chase the MonsterOfTheWeek into Makuu Space in order to finish it off at the end of each episode.
* {{Crossover}}[=/=]MilestoneCelebration: Returns for the Metal Heroes' 30th anniversary in one of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger's'' movies, ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerVsSpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie'', with the success of that movie resulting in the start of a new geneartion in ''Film/SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie''.
** Becomes a case of AndTheFandomRejoiced.
* FinishingMove: "GAVAN DYNAMIC!" A powerful LaserBlade slash that can either split the monster in half vertically or just straight up cause it to explode.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Gavan is the son of a human woman and a HumanAlien man.
* HandBlast: "LASER Z(ETTO)-BEAM!" Arrow-shaped bolts of energy that fire forth from Gavan's index and ring fingers.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[BattleFeverJ Kenji]] [[DenshiSentaiDenziman Ohba]] is Gavan.
* InstantArmor: Gavan can materialize his combat armor in .2 seconds (.05 in the French dub). Every time this happens, the narrator informs the audience of this fact, then shows a slowed-down version of the Jouchaku/electroplating process where we can actually see the Gavan suit being beamed down from Gavan's ship.
* LaserBlade: TropeNamer!
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: SpaceSheriffSharivan appears in the last episode when Gavan's on the ropes.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: With a rare few exceptions, Gavan kills the monster at the end of every episode, and faces off a new one the following week.
* {{Mooks}}: Don Horror systematically sends a bunch of disposable foot soldiers to try and soften up Gavan before deploying the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The former Space Sheriff who betrayed Gavan's father in the past is named Hunter Killer. Gee, with a name like that, you'd think his FaceHeelTurn wouldn't have surprised anyone. Not to mention Don Horror...
* OriginalGeneration: Gavan's EvilCounterpart Gavan Bootleg, who will appear in the crossover movie with ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''.
* ProductionForeshadowing: ''Space Sheriff Gavan'' is referenced in Episode 45 of ''TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan''. The episode introduces a space pirate named Inazuma Ginga, who was once caught in a trap by the Galactic Police, fleeing to Earth from them. Former Super Sentai writer Shozo Uehara was already working on ''Gavan'' by the time ''Sun Vulcan'' was ending and ''Gavan'' began airing on the same month ''Sun Vulcan'' concluded.
* ShoutOut: Received one in [[RoboCop Robocop]], whose suit was inspired by Gavan's.
** Gavan's name is a ShoutOut to French actor Jean Gabin, famous for playing numerous police officers, among many other roles.
* SpacePolice: [[CaptainObvious It's in the title]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Marin becomes this to Mimi when the latter is PutOnABus for a few episodes.
** Don Horror's voice actor change; see below.
* TheOtherDarrin: After episode 10, ShozoIizuka came down with bronchitis (which is a disease that loves to infect actors and singers) and called in SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute TakeshiWatabe. However, Iizuka would return in an even more memorable role in SpaceSheriffSharivan as the [[IncrediblyLamePun psychotic]] Psycho.
* TransformationSequence: Naturally! The pose is quite well known as well.
** [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDofpxNH1Bc Here's]] Ohba Kenji doing it in 2009 or so.
* TransformingMecha: The bottom part of Gavan's spaceship, Dolgiran, can separate and transform into the Chinese dragon-styled Denshi Seijuu (Electronic Starbeast) Dol, which is armed with lasers (from both the eyes AND the claws), fire breath, and a nasty tail whip attack.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Mimi, with her "Laser Vision" pendant.

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