History Headscratchers / KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger

*** So Column C then, the FlashedBadgeHijack? I mean, I know it’s not a direct example, but it’s the best I could find - using the authority of the police to utilize another’s property to handle a severe criminal situation.

*** So Column C then?

*** Likely a little of column A, and B. While Keiichiro is being a hypocrite, he rationalizes it by believing in the authority the Patrangers have to protect the planet. As far as he's concerned, he can't trust the Lupinrangers because he doesn't know their motives, nor their plans for the Collection. However as Kairi correctly points out, he's only ''slightly'' better then the Gangler, due to still using something that's not his.

Given that this is in response to [=LupinRed=], a criminal who he probably doesn't trust with the Collection's power, it's hard to say.

* I was wondering, in episode 4, how come there are no CCTV installed in a crime-fighting facility as important as GSPO station? Had them installed one inside the Patranger's control room, they would quickly figure out why Tsukasa's missing, and her "little secret" would be safe. Is there any written law about that in Japan? Would anyone know about Japan or living in Japan confirm this?

** Right, I thought that might be the case, I just wanted to make certain.

** It's likely to be a plot point at some point.

* Quick question. The VS Vehicles are Collection pieces too right? Because if so, then we need to have a talk about how many seem to be in ''police'' hands.

** That's actually a toy catalog not meant to be seen by the public. Toei/Bandai send them out to retailers so they know what's coming up and thus what they're going to be selling/advertising/making room for. We just get them leaked when they come out. As a fun fact, there are usually four, the first covers the initial Rangers, and all their gear. The second is secondary gear/mecha, or the sixth in shows that debut them early. The third is usually the power up item, and movie mecha if there's one and the sixth, if he/she/they haven't been shown yet, and the last is the "big" mecha, like Orion Battler, or Cube Whale, or what have you and anything else. The scans in question are from number 2.

*** As of right now (Episode 4) the greater power would probably be GoodStriker

*** Besides the fact that they share a transformation device, which in itself is not that unusual, there's the whole hidden meaning behind what "VS" means in this universe, down to why both teams each have emblems with one letter or the other on their gear, how the Pats can use the Good Striker at all, as you would expect only the Lupinranger to, and why their powers seem to be so evenly mirrored. One team combines, the other duplicates. One flies, the other drives. It honestly seems as if both teams were ''designed'' to purposefully counter each other, but from what we've learned from scans, it seems that both teams were created independently of one another. I'm certain there's an explanation but at the moment it just appears suspect.

** That's actually a toy catalog not meant to be seen by the public. Toei/Bandai send them out to retailers so they know what's coming up and thus what they're going to be selling/advertising/making room for. We just get them leaked when they come out. As a fun fact, there are usually four, the first covers the initial Rangers, and all their gear. The second is secondary gear/mecha, or the sixth in shows that debut them early. The third is usually the power up item, and movie mecha if there's one, and the last is the "big" mecha, like Orion Battler, or Cube Whale, or what have you. The scans in question are from number 2.

** That's actually a toy catalog not meant to be seen by the public. Toei/Bandai send them out to retailers so they know what's coming up and thus what they're going to be selling/advertising/making room for. We just get them leaked when they come out. As a fun fact, there are usually four, the first covers the initial Rangers, and all their gear. The second is secondary gear/mecha, or the sixth in shows that debut them early. The third is usually the power up item, and movie mecha if there's one, and the last is the "big" mecha, like Orion Battler, or Cube Whale, or what have you.

* Magazine scans for this season had a picture of an upcoming hero, [[spoiler:who is looking to be a double agent]]. Why put in a new hero in a magazine scan when the show hasn't even started yet?

*** The Lupins are billed first, so they likely got the colors that are on almost every team. As for two reds, well, the last time there was a team without a red was the [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Hanarangers]], who were PsychoRangers.

** Maybe when the powers were created for both teams, the lupin were made first, and thus got the color? Although that wouldn't explain two reds...

* I know I'm just nitpicking here but, why isn't the blue ranger on the Patranger line-up? Considering how common is to associate said color with law enforcements.

* I know I'm just nickpicking here but, why isn't the blue ranger on the Patranger line-up? Considering how common is to associate said color with law enforcements.

** It's not out of the question, but unlikely that they're allied with the S.P.D from Dekaranger - the S.P.D from Dekaranger stood for "Special Police Dekaranger". [='G.S.P.D'=] stands for Global Special Police Department.

*** Besides the fact that they share a transformation device, which in itself is not that unusual, there's the whole hidden meaning behind what "VS" means in this universe, down to why both teams each have emblems with one letter or the other on their gear, how the Pats can use the Good Striker at all, as you would expect only the Lupinranger to, and why their powers seem to be so evenly mirrored. One team combines, the other duplicates. One flies, the other drives. It honestly seems as if both teams were ''designed'' to purposefully counter each other, but from what we've learned from scans, it seems that both teams were created independently of one another. I'm certain there's an explanation but at the moment it just appears suspect. N

*** Besides the fact that they share a transformation device, which in itself is not that unusual, there's the whole hidden meaning behind what "VS" means in this universe, down to why both teams each have emblems with one letter or the other on their gear, how the Pats can use the Good Striker at all, as you would expect only the Lupinranger to, and why their powers seem to be so evenly mirrored. One team combines, the other duplicates. One flies, the other drives. It honestly seems as if both teams were created to ''purposefully'' counter each other, but from what we've learned from scans, it seems that both teams were created independently of one another. I'm certain there's an explanation but at the moment it just appears suspect.

* Could the allies of the Patrolrangers being called [='G.S.P.D'=] be a sign that they're allied with the S.P.D. from Dekaranger? And if so, does this mean this season is back in the main Sentai universe?

** I'd argue it depends on if they join together or not. It should be two, but there seems to be something odd about their powers in universe.