History Series / BlueSWAT

* AllThereInTheManual: Official info from Toei suggests that the BS unit was formed with secret backing from the United Nations. The first episode mentions that they use the Jonan Geological Research Institute as a cover.

* CoolGuns: The BW-01 Dictator is a Beretta M9 with kibble attached to it. Normal magazine is 10 rounds, comes with an optional 32-round Long Clip, and fires titanium-coated artificial ruby AP rounds that the gun itself then further gives an energy coating. It is powerful and accurate.

* HandCannon: The BW-01 Dictator. It says something when the all-round most effective weapon available to the Blue SWAT team is their ''handgun'', and they've got access to a '''missile launcher'''.

* IdiotBall: #39: Sig doesn't ever ask Show and Sarah to try and remove the ShockCollar Jisp put around Meeru, even as it's slowly killing the poor cute alien. Granted, we later learn that [[spoiler:Meeru was slowly dying anyway]] but Sig, Show and Sarah didn't know that and at the very least [[spoiler: he could have given Meeru a less painful end]]. Justified somewhat, as the collar was also a PowerLimiter that kept Moeru from killing Sig
* LighterAndSofter: Suddenly turned to this around midway through, for different reasons than ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger''. Apparently, it was having trouble attracting the targeted child audience (but was doing fine with older fans). As such, more conventional superhero elements were introduced, such as the character of Gold-Platinum and Show getting a MidSeasonUpgrade, and the episode plots became a lot goofier.

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome: While it starts off a gritty show with occasional goofy and fun moments, but an overall darker plot, later episodes have the show shift too a much more light-hearted tone akin to your typical ''Sentai'' series, where the darker moments become more sparing.

** Blue SWAT more or less stop trying to keep their SecretWar against the Space Mafia a secret.

* IdiotBall:
** #39: Sig doesn't ever ask Show and Sarah to try and remove the ShockCollar Jisp put around Meeru, even as it's slowly killing the poor cute alien. Granted, we later learn that [[spoiler:Meeru was slowly dying anyway]] but Sig, Show and Sarah didn't know that and at the very least [[spoiler: he could have given Meeru a less painful end]].
** #46: Jisp mistreats Manny, even though it was his machine that {{de power}}ed Blue SWAT and Gold Platinum. [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal This naturally ends up backfiring]]. At the very least, he could have waited until Blue SWAT was dealt with before throwing Manny under the bus. He also could have had Manny move his machine to a secure location, instead of leaving it out in the open and giving Blue SWAT a chance to destroy it and reclaim their energy.
** Queen keeps Jisp around and doesn't kill him despite him outright challenging her authority at several different points and his obvious distaste for having to serve under her. She doesn't even do anything to keep tabs on him to make sure he isn't plotting behind her back, even though she catches him doing so several times.
** #49: Jisp's entire grand plan in his final episodes is undone because he [[spoiler:killed Doctor Aldo in order to prevent anyone else from getting their hands on the MindControl formula in his {{cyborg}} brain, and then left his body ''right out in the open for anyone to get to it''. This allows Blue SWAT to extract the formula from his computerized brain and develop an antidote. If Jisp had disposed of Aldo's body, or just sent Aldo away on a FlyingSaucer instead of killing him, he wouldn't have lost.]]
* LighterAndSofter: Suddenly turned to this around midway through, for different reasons than ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger''. Apparently, it was having trouble attracting the targeted child audience (but was doing fine with older fans). As such, more conventional superhero elements were introduced, such as the character of Gold-Platinum and Show getting a MidSeasonUpgrade, and the episode plots became a lot goofier. The villains also gradually became [[VillainDecay much less serious]].

* NoPeripheralVision: This is the source of several particularly noticeable {{plot hole}}s in the second half, where the characters apparently can't see anything that isn't shown on camera. An especially glaring example comes in #47, in a scene where Show is clearly facing Queen and her bodyguards, yet somehow doesn't notice her bodyguards going off to take Cosma hostage.

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome: While it starts off a gritty show with occasional goofy and fun moments, but an overall darker plot, later episodes have the show shift too a much more light-hearted tone akin to your typical ''Sentai'' series, where the villains become increasingly goofy and less competent, and the darker moments become more sparing.

* Sara Misugi/Agent #071, Purple armor: TheLancer; a ByTheBookCop who's also [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the lone female.]]

Deciding to take advantage of Earth's problems, an evil band of aliens called the Space Mafia decide to invade in the mid 1990s. To defeat them, a special covert anti-alien police unit called Blue SWAT is established by the Japanese government. One day, the Mafia attacks Blue SWAT's base and kills them all. Everyone, that is, except three brave heroes. The heroes set up shop on their own and with the help of their allies, dedicate themselves to defeating the Space Mafia.

* Sara Misugi/Agent #071, Purple armor: TheLancer; a ByTheBookCop who's also [[TheChick the lone female.]]