History MakeMyMonsterGrow / LiveActionTV

* Oddly, the {{Trope Maker|s}} for ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' shows was actually Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]''. Yes, that one. When Toei made a {{Toku}} adaptation of ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', they couldn't think of a good spider-themed finishing move, so they had the villain make the monster grow and then Spider-Man would jump in his giant mecha Leopardon to defeat it. It was that kind of show. And yes, it ended up being a predecessor for Toei's own ''Sentai''.

* The ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series tends to keep its monsters and villains human-sized, or at the very least no bigger than a one-story house. Anytime a monster enlarges to ''Super Sentai'' levels is typically reserved for big movie events, with minimal rare exceptions. While some Riders have MiniMecha available or in the case of J just flat-out enlarge, most battles of these types in the franchise are mainly just DavidVsGoliath ordeals.

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' replaced this with Sledge commanding a Vivix to fire a "Magna Beam" from his spaceship. The same beam can restore a monster to small size.

* In ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'', the Shadow Creeps would automatically enlarge themselves by absorbing the darkness they've gathered in a last-ditch attempt to kill the [=ToQgers=].

* ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger'' has a pretty lenghty one, where [[SentientVehicle Yalcar]] consumes a destroyed Kurumaju's Gyahsoline and enlarge themselves in the process. The Boonboomgers would chase them in their Boonboom cars in highway dimension, and after Yalcar's defeated, they'll come back to the real world, spit the Gyahsoline back out and shrink back down, while the Gyasoline reforms into a giant version of the Kurumaju.

* ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger'' has [[SentientVehicle Yalcar]] consume a destroyed Kurumaju's Gyahsoline and enlarge themselves in the process. The Boonboomgers would chase them in their Boonboom cars in a different dimension, and after Yalcar's defeated, they'll come back to the real world, spit the Gyahsoline back out and shrink back down, while the Gyasoline reforms into a giant version of the Kurumaju.

* ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger'' has [[SentientVehicle Yalcar]] consume a destroyed Kurumaju's Gyahsoline and enlarge themselves in the process, before spitting it back out and shrinking back down, while the Gyasoline reforms into a giant version of the Kurumaju.

* ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers'' introduces the Hitotsu-ki, Sentai-themed Oni monsters (similar to [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]]) with ''two'' forms: If their default forms are defeated, they would automatically evolve into the giant-sized [[{{Kaiju}} Hitotsu-Kings]], and if they're defeated again after enlarging, they're [[NonLethalKO reverted back into normal humans]] instead of being slain.

* ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger'' has [[SentientVehicle Yalcar]] consume a defeated Kurumaju's Gyahsoline and grow giant themselves in the process, before spitting it back out and shrinking back down, while the Gyasoline reforms into a giant version of the Kurumaju.

* The ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series tends to keep it's monsters and villains human-sized, or at the very least no bigger than a one-story house. Anytime a monster enlarges to ''Super Sentai'' levels is typically reserved for big movie events, with minimal rare exceptions. While some Riders have MiniMecha available or in the case of J just flat-out enlarge, most battles of these types in the franchise are mainly just DavidVsGoliath ordeals.

* The Kamen Rider series tends to keep it's monsters and villains human-sized, or at the very least no bigger than a one-story house. Anytime a monster enlarges to ''Super Sentai'' levels is typically reserved for big movie events, with minimal rare exceptions. While some Riders have MiniMecha available or in the case of J just flat-out enlarge, most battles of these types in the franchise are mainly just DavidVsGoliath ordeals.

** Alien Barossas from ''Series/UltramanZ''. The first use Dada's shrink ray, the second use seeds from [[Series/UltraQ Juran]], the third use [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the starch from a bubble tea]].

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* The Vader Monsters of ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' were the first to play this straight, as they can enlarge or shrink themselves at will by manipulating their cellular structures, making them all {{Size Shifter}}s.

* In the final episode of ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'': [[spoiler:[[BigBad Black Cross Fuhrer]] detaches his head from his body after he is hit with his KryptoniteFactor, which then transforms into his true form, a flying fortress called the Black Cross Castle]]. Since the Gorangers do not have a giant robot, they have to sacrifice their vehicles to finish it off before it can escape.

* In the final episode of ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'': [[Spoiler:[[BigBad Black Cross Fuhrer]] detaches his head from his body after he is hit with his KryptoniteFactor, which then transforms into his true form, a flying fortress called the Black Cross Castle]]. Since the Gorangers do not have a giant robot, they have to sacrifice their vehicles to finish it off before it can escape.

* The Vader Monsters of ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' were the first to play this straight, as they can enlarge themselves by manipulating their cellular structures.

* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' has the Kaijim and Sanagim consuming an unspecified amber-like substance to grow, which isn't shown until Episode 7. The first four Kaijim zig-zagged this, as they were immediately enlarged before fighting the King-Ohgers. This makes it one of the only series where we see {{Mooks}} in giant form and so far the only one where it happens often.

** Played straight with Rhino Doubler... strangely. Rhino Doubler is a monster tied to the lore of ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan''; the episode is a tie-in to the then-upcoming ''Film/SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie'' about Gavan's [[LegacyCharacter successor]]. Monsters in ''Gavan,'' just like monsters in ''Go-Busters,'' do not grow: in ''Gavan'' and several other ''Series/MetalHeroes'' series, the "monster is against the ropes and escalates the battle" move is transporting the whole battle to a bizarre, trippy PhantomZone area where monsters are three times stronger. So, when ''Go-Busters'' {{Dragon}} Enter tries to turn the recently-destroyed Rhino Doubler's "Makuu Space" transporting device into a monster, the unexpected-even-by-Enter result is a giant Rhino Doubler in the ''only'' instance of typical "Make My Monster Grow" in all of ''Go-Busters'' or ''Gavan''. Rhino Doubler's ''Beast Morphers'' counterpart Ryjack, who is not related to ''Gavan'''s counterpart Captain Chaku, but still maintains the oddball monster status by being a criminal alien from outer space, also provides one of the series' very few moments of growth by carrying an enlarging device amongst his arsenal of gadgets which he uses on himself. (Unlike his ''Go-Busters'' counterpart, Evox went giant after getting a physical body. Sadly, we didn't see a proper giant battle with this body. However, he gets a giant battle in a second, different and naturally giant body later).

* {{Averted|Trope}} for the most part in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' and ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', where the Alienizers don't grow. Like the Dekarangers/SPD Rangers, whenever they need to escalate things, they would pilot a [[HumongousMecha Heavy Industrial Machine]] provided by Rainian Agent Abrella/Broodwing. There are also a few occasions where the villains grew instead, never using the same method. On one occasion, Abrella/Broodwing even summoned a bat to bite a suspected Alienizer/alien criminal, which caused him to enlarge.

* Oddly, the {{Trope Maker|s}} for ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' shows was actually Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]''. Yes, that one. When Toei made a {{Toku}} adaptation of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', they couldn't think of a good spider-themed finishing move, so they had the villain make the monster grow and then Spider-Man would jump in his giant mecha Leopardon to defeat it. It was that kind of show. And yes, it ended up being a predecessor for Toei's own ''Sentai''.

* ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' averted this again: they don't have growing monsters. Instead, they have the five Beastnoids, who are recurring human-sized monsters, and a separate [[{{Robeast}} Mecha Gigant]] serving as the series' MonsterOfTheWeek. The Mecha Gigants, which were autonomous robots, were later replaced by the [[HumongousMecha Neo-Mecha Gigants]], which were piloted by [[CoDragons the three generals,]] [[TheDragon Mason]], [[DarkChick Farrah]] and [[TheBrute Monster]].

** [[DarkChick Bohma Princess Jarmin]] breathes out a snake of flame that bites the remains of her Bohma Beasts.

** After unlocking their {{Super Mode}}s Kaito and Zox also gain the ability to grow giant and combine with each other to form their own giant mecha. Kaito's SuperMode also can combine with Juran or (theoretically at least) with Vroon in their giant forms. Interestingly, the strongest mech in the series is made by Kaito transforming a HandCannon into an giant aircraft which then combines with all four kikainoids.

* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' has the Kaijim and Sanagim consuming an unspecified amber-like substance to grow, which isn't shown until Episode 7. The first four Kaijim zig-zagged this, as they were immediately enlarged before fighting the King-Ohgers. This makes it one of the only series where we see [[Mooks]] in giant form and so far the only one where it happens often.

* Parodied in ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger''. In order for the Gorotsuki (Bowzock's [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]]) to grow, they must eat imo-youkan.[[note]]a yellow cube-shaped food made from jellied sweet potatoes.[[/note]] Due to a unique effect the imo-youkan has on their biology, it causes them to glow red and blow steam from their nostrils before growing to massive size. Said food must be freshly hand-made from a certain store (Imocho). Factory-made and/or expired imo-youkan makes the Gorotsuki shrink (when this happens, they glow blue while blowing steam).