History Series / GoseiSentaiDairanger

* ElementalPowers
** PlayingWithFire: Ryō
** MasterOfIllusion: Daigo
** GravityMaster: Shōji
** TimeMaster: Kazu
** BlowYouAway: Rin
** MakeMeWannaShout: Kō

* ChineseGirl: Rin. She's more prone to speaking Chinese due to this. (At the same time, when he first turns up, Guhon notes that she's really going native in Japan.)

''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'' (''Five Stars Squadron Dairanger[[note]]"Dai" has multiple meanings, but it's mainly a reference to the Chinese clan the main characters are descended from.[[/note]]'') is the seventeenth installment in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 1993 to 1994.

** [[spoiler:TurtlePower: Daimugen]]

** [[spoiler:Turtles: Daimugen]]

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Gohma's human forms tend to draw less attention than you'd think they would.

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series was interesting: the mecha battles were used for most of Season 2; the Kiba Ranger suit was worn by the White Ranger, Tommy's new alter-ego after he lost the Green Ranger powers; Daijinryū became "Serpentera", a warzord used by [[BigBad Lord Zedd]]; and the [[{{BFG}} Super Chi-Power Bazooka]] became the Power Cannon. However, the five main ''Dairanger'' suits were never used on ''Power Rangers''…[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce at least until 2014]]. Also, the costume used for Emperor Gorma XV (with the head piece from Emperor Gorma XVI and a horn) would later form the basis of the costume for [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Master Org]].

* MartialArtsUniform: The Dairanger suits have this as a motif. The Carddass art plays it up.
* MayDecemberRomance

''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'' (''Five Stars Squadron Dairanger[[note]]"Dai" has multiple meanings, but it's mainly a reference to the Chinese clan the main characters are descended from.[[/note]]'') is the seventeenth installment in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 1993 to 1994. The TitleThemeTune was performed by New Jack Takuro.

%%** MartialArtsStaff with optional [[BladeOnAStick blades]]: The Dairenrods, which are also {{Morph Weapon}}s that can become other weapons.

%%*** Rin: [[BladeOnAStick Yari Houou]][[note]]''Phoenix Spear''[[/note]]

6000 years ago, the Gorma tribe and Dai tribe were at war, with five Dai warriors with extremely high Chi levels leading their efforts. Eventually both tribes disappeared, but the Gorma resurfaced in the modern day. Master Kaku, [[spoiler:a former member of the Gorma]] who did not wish to see them destroy the world, gathered five youths with high Chi levels to become Dairangers and oppose their schemes.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shadam. [[spoiler: If you accept the explanation that the return of the Gorma Tribe is a case of "revenge from beyond the grave", where the clay dolls were intended to [[TakingYouWithMe destroy the Dai tribe]]. Shadam's golem-clone ends up killing Kaku, the last legitimate claimaint to the Gorma Tribe throne, thus precipitating the extinction of the line.

%%* WeaponOfChoice

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%%*** Shōji: [[FightingWithChucks Tenma Nunchakus]][[note]]''Pegasus Nunchakus''[[/note]]

* WeaponOfChoice
** DualWielding: The Star Cutters and [[CoolSword Star Swords]].
*** BifurcatedWeapon: Star Sword + Star Cutter = [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Daibuster]].
** RingsOfDeath: The Dairinkens.[[note]]''Great Ring Blades''[[/note]] Sharp rings with handles in the middle, and often [[DualWielding Dual Wielded.]]
** {{BFG}}: The (Super) Kiryoku Bazooka. Unusually for this type of weapon, it's rather involved (most {{BFG}}s used by Sentai teams go "Summon/assemble, lock on target, wait a few seconds if necessary, then fire"; here, they summon it, then insert their Star Cutters as grips, the ammo {super-sized versions of the Lai-Lai jewels} is inserted, the ammo is loaded into firing position, the ''safety lock'' is disengaged, and finally a Star Sword is locked on the top; that's when they finally fire it).
** MartialArtsStaff with optional [[BladeOnAStick blades]]: The Dairenrods, which are also {{Morph Weapon}}s that can become other weapons.
*** Ryō: [[DualWielding Sekiryu]] [[CoolSword Soryuken]][[note]]''Double Red Dragon Swords''[[/note]]
*** Daigo: [[MartialArtsStaff Shishi Konbou]][[note]]''Lion Staff''[[/note]]
*** Shōji: [[FightingWithChucks Tenma Nunchakus]][[note]]''Pegasus Nunchakus''[[/note]]
*** Kazu: [[EpicFlail Kirin Ku-setsu Ben]][[note]]''Qilin 9-Part Whip''[[/note]]
*** Rin: [[BladeOnAStick Yari Houou]][[note]]''Phoenix Spear''[[/note]]
** Kō: [[TalkingWeapon Byakko]][[CoolSword shinken]][[note]]''White Tiger True Sword''[[/note]]

* RealMenWearPink: All members of the previous Dairangers (six thousand years before the present day) were male, including their Houou Ranger... who is, as of 2018 and excluding [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Changes]], [[Series/ResshaSentaiToqger Transfer Changes]] and Sentai Wannabes like [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Zyuoh Human]], the first and ''only'' male Pink Ranger in the franchise.