History Series / GogoSentaiBoukenger

* WeaponOfChoice
** SwissArmyWeapon: The [[{{Handguns}} SurviBusters]] / [[CoolSword SurviBlades]].
** EmergencyWeapon: The [=ScopeShots=].[[note]]They aren't really used as weapons, but more as "pocket-sized survivor kits".[[/note]]
** BifurcatedWeapon: [=SurviBuster=] + [=ScopeShot=] = [=SurviBuster=] Sniper Mode.
** PoweredArmor: The Acceltector.
** [[BifurcatedWeapon Bifurcated Cannon]]: The Dual Crusher.[[note]][[TakenForGranite Mixer Head]] and [[ThisIsADrill Drill Head]] Modes.[[/note]]
** Satoru: [[MartialArtsStaff Bouken Bo]] / [[BladeOnAStick Javelin]]
** Masumi: [[DropTheHammer Radial Hammer]]
** Souta: [[PowerFist Blow Knuckle]]
** Natsuki: [[WolverineClaws Bucket Scooper]][[note]]Miniature bulldozer scoops[[/note]]
** Sakura: [[HandCannon Hydro Shooter]]
** Eiji: [[SwissArmyWeapon Sagasniper]][[note]][[CoolGuns Gun]], [[BladeOnAStick Spear]], and [[ImprobableWeaponUser Metal Detector]] modes.[[/note]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Adventure for Treasure, Boukenger!"'']]

** Satoru: Bouken Bo / [[BladeOnAStick Javelin]]

** Satoru: [[SimpleStaff Bouken Bo]] / [[BladeOnAStick Javelin]]

* MsFanservice: Shizuka, hoo boy, Shizuka with her frequent sexy disguises. The Rainbow Cloth just cranks this UpToEleven (well, unless she decides to turn into a truck and then a harpy-like monster...).

* CustomUniform
* EvilPlan: The Negative Syndicates and their plans for the Precious.

%%* FinishingMove

* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Most often used by Dark Shadow, who can invoke this trope directly with their Shikigami. Ryuuwon can also do it, but when he's the villain most of the time it's on account of that episode's Precious. The Ashu can do this to themselves by ripping their skins open, but loose the ability once they are turned into Questers. Gajah is basically the only one who doesn't use this trope (the giant monsters he sends after the Boukenger are either naturally giant or grow on their own), untill the GrandFinale (in which he makes both his last monster and himself grow).

* [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]]: Dark Shadow's Shikigami and Jaryu Tribe's Jakuryu. The Questers would have their new HumongousMecha, and when Gajah showed up the Precious of that episode itself was usually some kind of monster.
* {{Mook}}s: Gaja's Karths and Ryuon's Jaryu soldiers.

* SupervillainLair
* ThemeMusicPowerUp

* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Satoru and Sakura departing for space to hunt for Precious out there in the last episode, plus while their threat level might have been reduced by the death of their leader or most evil member, the Jaryuu Clan and Dark Shadow are shown to still be around and hunting down Precious. And there being so many bad guy groups in one show in general, it feels like it won't be too long before another one shows up.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: The first ''Super Sentai'' installment that have several main antagonists and evil organizations in the same row. The so-called Negative Syndicates are composed by four evil organizations, led by Arch Priest Gajah, Creator King Ryuuwon, Furious Demon God Gai and Gekkou of Illusions, respectively. They fuction simultaneously throughout the story. [[spoiler:By the end of the series, Gajah ends up being the FinalBoss, while Gekkou went free.]]

* ChristmasEpisode:

* DarkSide: Yaiba keeps on telling Masumi to fall into it.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Sakura.

** TheLancer: Masumi

** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Sakura

* GenkiGirl: Natsuki. ''In spades''.

* GirlishPigtails: Natsuki again.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Eiji.

* {{Kawaiiko}}: Kaze no Shizuka. The {{Fanservice}} is just a secondary trait.

* LargeHam: Gajah. So. Very. Much.

* LastPlanStanding: What made Gajah the FinalBattle was more than the fact that his plan was the most dangerous, but also because he outlasted the Questers, Yaiba, and Ryuwon.

* MookMaker: Gajah, a (re-)living example.

* MsFanservice: Shizuka, hoo boy, Shizuka. The Rainbow Cloth just cranks this UpToEleven (well, unless she decides to turn into a truck or a harpy-like monster...).

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Masumi and Natsuki.
%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Souta and Masumi.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Sakura

* ThirdPersonPerson: Natsuki.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sakura and Natsuki.
* VillainTeamUp: Some episodes but they quickly break up.
** Also in ''Boukenger vs. Super Sentai''.

* WholePlotReference: Task 26 is basically ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', minus over-abundent rose symbolism, plus giant robot battle. And it is awesome.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: According to TheMovie, it's bugs for Sakura. To her credit though, [[BigCreepyCrawlies they were huge.]]

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* Satoru Akashi / '''[[red:Bouken Red]]''': TheLeader who is pretty much MarriedToTheJob.
* Masumi Inou / '''Bouken Black''': The rebellious [[TheLancer Lancer]], and sometimes TheBigGuy due to him carrying the heaviest weapon there is (DropTheHammer).
* Souta Mogami / '''[[blue:Bouken Blue]]''': TheSmartGuy computer whiz.
* Natsuki Mamiya / '''[[gold:Bouken Yellow]]''': TheDitz, KidAppealCharacter, GenkiGirl, and DistressedDamsel in one package.
* Sakura Nishihori / '''[[pink:Bouken Pink]]''': The GeniusBruiser and LadyOfWar. ''Way'' [[TheStoic too stoic]], [[DefrostingIceQueen at least at first]]. The official second-in-command for Satoru.
* Eiji Takaoka / '''[[gray:Bouken Silver]]''': The [[ExtremeOmnivore Extreme Herbivore]] SixthRanger.
* Morio Makino: Called just "Makino-sensei" by everyone. Takes the [[MrFixit Mr. Fixit]] position mostly, but sometimes he also does some MissionControl.
* Mr. Voice: A [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection voice]]-and-avatar combo which appears now and then on-screen [[MrExposition only to give instructions]]. Can be a bit harsh at times in attitude and logic.

!!Negative Syndicates

* '''Godom Civilization''': An ancient (and dead) civilisation led by [[BigBad High Priest Gajah]], who is awakened from his SealedEvilInACan and decides to [[TakeOverTheWorld resurrect his lost empire]]. He cannot create [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]], but has an endless supply of {{Mook}}s and often strikes deals with the other Negative Syndicates to advance his plans.
* '''Jaryu Clan''': A tribe of [[LegoGenetics genetically engineered dragonmen]], led by their king Ryuwon. Their {{Mook}}s are stronger (but less numerous) than that of Gajah, and they occasionally create [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant half-cyborg dragon monsters]].
* '''Dark Shadow''': A ninja clan which steals Precious purely to sell them for profit. Their primary agents are DarkActionGirl "Kaze no Shizuka", EnigmaticMinion "Yami no Yaiba", and the boss, "Maboroshi no Gekkoh". They have no {{Mook}}s of their own, but can freely create [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]] and [[MakeMyMonsterGrow make them grow to humongous proportions]].
* '''Questers''': The Questers were originally two members of the demonic Ashu Tribe, Gai and Rei, who were killed but later [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] by Gajah with new cybernetic bodies. However, they soon rebelled against him and became their own Negative Syndicate. They possess no {{Mook}}s or [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]], but are individually the most powerful fighters of the four Negative Syndicates and occasionally create {{Giant Robot}}s called Quester Robos.

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** Natsuki: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Bucket Scooper]][[note]]Miniature bulldozer scoops[[/note]]

''[=GoGo=] Sentai Boukenger'' (Rumbling Squadron Adven-ger[[note]]A combination of ''bōuken'' (adventure) and "ranger"[[/note]]) is the thirtieth program in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 2006 to 2007.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Natsuki's bracelet. If the ''camera'' shows it close-up in the first two episodes, we better remember that.]]

* Eiji Takaoka / '''Bouken Silver''': The [[ExtremeOmnivore Extreme Herbivore]] SixthRanger.

* Sakura Nishihori / '''Bouken Pink''': The GeniusBruiser and LadyOfWar. ''Way'' [[TheStoic too stoic]], [[DefrostingIceQueen at least at first]]. The official second-in-command for Satoru.

* Natsuki Mamiya / '''Bouken Yellow''': TheDitz, KidAppealCharacter, GenkiGirl, and DistressedDamsel in one package.

* Souta Mogami / '''Bouken Blue''': TheSmartGuy computer whiz.

* Satoru Akashi / '''Bouken Red''': TheLeader who is pretty much MarriedToTheJob.

* ShoutOut / MythologyGag: Aside from the design ShoutOut listed above, this series was also the 30th Anniversary of the franchise. The ending of almost every episode, starting with episode 4, had a 30-second tribute to a Super Sentai crew of years past - and then went on to make special mentions of firsts in the franchise, such as the most notable SixthRanger characters in addition to the first. It ended with ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'', the next season, as the last segment.
** The title might be a shout-out to the ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' theme song, "Go Go Power Rangers".
** Of note, the only series whose mecha got no 'enemy representative' is [[Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive Goggle V]]. However, Boukenger still gives them ShoutOut in form of any of their mecha's [[TransformationNameAnnouncement completion quote]], "''(insert mecha name here), Gattai Kanryou (Combination Complete)!''"
** The arc where Natsuki's origins are revealed contains plenty of connections to previous yellows. [[spoiler:First off, she's the princess of Lemuria, which is the civilization represented by [[Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive Goggle Yellow]]. And her parents? [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Kirin Ranger]] and [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Mega Yellow]].]] And aside of that, she also has more similarities with other Yellows, she's a BigEater like [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Kiranger]] and [[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Vul Panther]] and uses a bulldozer for her combiner vehicle like [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Yellow Racer]].
** The powerful artifacts referred to as "[[MacGuffin Precious]]" and all kinds of evil characters are after them. [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sound familiar]]?

** [[MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover Boukenger Vs Super Sentai]] gives us a Precious with a hazard level of [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]].

* FinishingMove
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Satoru
** TheLancer: Masumi
** TheSmartGuy: Souta
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Sakura
** TheChick: Natsuki
** SixthRanger: Eiji

** [[BifurcatedWeapon Bifurcated]] [[HandCannon Cannon]]: The Dual Crusher.[[note]][[TakenForGranite Mixer Head]] and [[ThisIsADrill Drill Head]] Modes.[[/note]]
** Satoru: [[SwissArmyWeapon Bouken]] [[SimpleStaff Bo]] / [[BladeOnAStick Javelin]]

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Souta and Masumi.
* ShipSinking: Despite the ShipTease between Masumi and Natsuki, nothing comes out of it. The ship sunk when Masumi's actor, Yasuka Saitou, [[http://bouken-blogs.livejournal.com/24955.html explained]] that Masumi sees Natsuki as a [[MoralityPet little sister or a daughter]] [[BigBrotherInstinct he needs to protect]].

* {{Golems}}: A Jewish style golem is the MonsterOfTheWeek for the Christmas episode. It's even defeated in the traditional way when [=DaiBouken=] drills away the first letter on its forehead.

* KabbalicGolem: A Jewish style golem is the MonsterOfTheWeek for the Christmas episode. It's even defeated in the traditional way when [=DaiBouken=] drills away the first letter on its forehead.

* {{Golem}}: A Jewish style golem is the MonsterOfTheWeek for the Christmas episode. It's even defeated in the traditional way when [=DaiBouken=] drills away the first letter on its forehead.

* PantheraAwesome: the Ashu's entire schtick, which seeps into their Quester forms.