History Series / GoseiSentaiDairanger

The Mentor dies
Three Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains die (subverted)
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You Arrogant Kung Fu Guy dies
A vengeful anthropomorphic goddess dies
A love redeemed MOTW dies
A little girl dies (actually a MOTW cactus minion who is thrown to the ground and crushed at the heel by Gara)
The Leader’s power-hungry traitorous father dies
And finally the Sixth Ranger’s mother dies along with the abused Enfant Terrible

* Kill’em All: Probably the last Super Sentai to have such a ridiculous death count of good aligned or sympathetic characters. [[Spoiler: The Mentor dies, three Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains die (subverted), The Only One Allowed to Defeat You Arrogant Kung Fu Guy dies, a vengeful anthropomorphic goddess dies, a love redeemed MOTW dies, a little girl dies (actually a MOTW cactus minion who is thrown to the ground and crushed at the heel by Gara), the Leader’s traitorous father dies, and finally the Sixth Ranger’s mother dies along with the abused Enfant Terrible]]

* Kill’em All: Probably the last Super Sentai to have such a ridiculous death count of good aligned or sympathetic characters. [Spoiler: The Mentor dies, three Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains die (subverted), The Only One Allowed to Defeat You Arrogant Kung Fu Guy dies, a vengeful anthropomorphic goddess dies, a love redeemed MOTW dies, a little girl dies (actually a MOTW cactus minion who is thrown to the ground and crushed at the heel by Gara), the Leader’s traitorous father dies, and finally the Sixth Ranger’s mother dies along with the abused Enfant Terrible]

* PropRecycling: Iron-Face Choryu's armor skirt was originally made for Burai from the previous season.

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series is 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. At least until 2014 in ''PowerRangersMegaforce'.

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series is 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, at least until 2014 in ''PowerRangersMegaforce'.

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series is 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, (at least until 2014 in ''PowerRangersMegaforce'') making them the only post-''Zyuranger'' Sentai team whose suits were never used on ''Power Rangers'' (as far as the main team is concerned).

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series is 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, making them the only post-''Zyuranger'' Sentai team whose suits were never used on ''Power Rangers'' (as far as the main team is concerned).

* ChaoticNeutral: Daijinryu.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: One background music is the Imperial March theme from ''StarWars'' with a few notes sharped.

-->'''Kō''': "Kiba Ranger! Howling New Star, Kō!"

* HeyItsThatGuy: Kameo is [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Yellow Owl]].

''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 ''SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 1993 to 1994.

* "Kōshinsei" [[note]]New Howling Star[[/note]] Kō/'''Kiba Ranger''' [[note]]Fang Ranger[[/note]]: The white one. A BrattyHalfPint who found the legendary [[NamedWeapons Byakkoshinken]], and joined the team as the [[KidAppealCharacter youngest]] SixthRanger and the [[TagalongKid youngest hero]] in ''SuperSentai'' history.

!!Recurring ''SuperSentai'' tropes:

* HumongousMecha: The second ''SuperSentai'' to feature MechanicalLifeforms for mecha. In fact, one of them (Daimugen) actually transforms into a human.

** MechaExpansionPack: Like the extra mechas from the [[KyoryuSentaiZyuranger previous series]], the Wang Tiger can replace Ryūseioh in combining with the mecha of the other Dairangers, while Daimugen can combine with all six of the other mechas for an ultimate attack.

* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Ryō is the first to get his Kidenjū, the Ryūseioh, which can face off against Gorma Monsters on its own. It's also the first TransformingMecha given to a ''SuperSentai'' warrior.

!!Tropes specific to ''GoseiSentaiDairanger'':

* HeyItsThatGuy: Kameo is [[ChoujinSentaiJetman Yellow Owl]].

* MythologyGag: A little girl in Episode 3 dresses like Kazumi from ''ChikyuuSentaiFiveman''.
** Three of the rangers share the same colors and beast motifs with their counterparts from ''DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Change Dragon and Ryū Ranger (both are red) Change Pegasus and Tenma Ranger (blue), and Change Phoenix and Hōō Ranger (pink).
** ''Dairanger'' also has a martial arts theme similar to ''HikariSentaiMaskman''. The power source used by the Maskmen was actually "aura power", which is what ''kiryoku'' means in Japanese (more or less).

* ThemeNaming: Unique in ''SuperSentai'', the vast majority of Gohma are members of a society, and usually have two-part names consisting of a noun (the theme they're based around, very rarely a personal name) and a title/job.

** This has lead to the joke that [[spoiler:the ''SuperSentai'' series of 2043 will be Dairanger.]]

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

* "Tenkasei" [[hottip:*:Heavenly Fire Star]] Ryō/'''Ryū Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Dragon Ranger]]: The red one. An aspiring chef and RookieRedRanger who [[TheLeader leads the charge against the evil Gohma]].
* "Tengensei" [[hottip:*:Heavenly Illusion Star]] Daigo/'''Shishi Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Lion Ranger]]: The green one. A pet shop owner, he's [[TheLancer the second-in-command]] and the second-best warrior of the team next to Ryō. He's also very proficient in [[MasterOfIllusion creating illusions]].
* "Tenjūsei" [[hottip:*:Heavenly Gravity Star]] Shōji/'''Tenma Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Pegasus Ranger]]: The blue one. A former delinquent and [[PluckyComicRelief comedy relief]] with dreams of being a boxing champion. He can [[GravityMaster control gravity]] to [[TheBigGuy increase his fighting abilities]].
* "Tenjisei" [[hottip:*:Heavenly Time Star]] Kazu/'''Kirin Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Qilin Ranger]]: The yellow one. A [[TheHeart smooth]] hair-dresser who ran away to Tokyo in his youth. His fighting style is DrunkenBoxing with a little bit of [[TimeMaster time control]].
* "Tenpūsei" [[hottip:*:Heavenly Wind Star]] Rin/'''Hōō Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Phoenix Ranger]]: The pink one. The [[TheSmurfettePrinciple lone]] [[TheChick female]] of the team; Kaku's niece from China who moved to Japan to attend college. Like Ryō, she is a Dai Tribe descendant. She is [[TheSmartGirl very intelligent and difficult to con]].
* "Kōshinsei" [[hottip:*:New Howling Star]] Kō/'''Kiba Ranger''' [[hottip:*:Fang Ranger]]: The white one. A BrattyHalfPint who found the legendary [[NamedWeapons Byakkoshinken]], and joined the team as the [[KidAppealCharacter youngest]] SixthRanger and the [[TagalongKid youngest hero]] in ''SuperSentai'' history.

* Daijinryū [[hottip:*:Great Divine Dragon]] A dragon god who shows up near the end and unleashes a reign of terror to get the Dairangers and Gohma to stop fighting. Literally a HumongousMecha that is over 500 meters tall.[[hottip:*:That's roughly 1,640 feet.]]

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Kiryoku Tenshin [[hottip:*:Chi-Power Change Form! - also a pun, as the 'Ten' here sounds like 'Heaven']]! ''Aura Changer''!"

** AMechByAnyOtherName: The animal mecha were known as the ''Kidenjū''[[hottip:*:Legendary Spirit Beast]], while the humanoid forms of the ones that can transform are referred as ''Kiden Bujin''[[hottip:*:Legendary Spirit Warrior]].
** TransformingMecha: The Ryūseioh[[hottip:*:Dragon Star King]] and the Wang Tiger[[hottip:*:King Tiger]] can switch between animal and humanoid forms. The series later introduces the Super Kidenjū Daimugen, a tortoise-based mecha that also has a "warrior" mode, which has the ability to heal the Ryūseioh or the Wang Tiger with an energy pool stored inside its body.

*** Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō[[hottip:*:Star Lion, Star Pegasus, Star Qilin and Star Phoenix in that order.]] = Tenkū Kiden[[hottip:*:Heavenly Chi Palace]]
*** Ryūseioh + Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō = Dairen-oh[[hottip:*:Great Union King]]

*** Wang Tiger + Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō = Kiba Daioh[[hottip:*:Great King Fang]]
*** Ryūseioh + Tenkū Kiden + Wang Tiger + Daimugen = Jūkō Kiden[[hottip:*:Heavily Armored Chi Palace]]

** RingsOfDeath: The Dairinkens. [[hottip:*:''Great Ring Blades'']] [[hottip:*:Sharp rings with handles in the middle, and often [[DualWielding Dual Wielded.]]

*** Ryō: [[DualWielding Sekiryu]] [[CoolSword Soryuken]] [[hottip:*:''Double Red Dragon Swords'']]
*** Daigo: [[SimpleStaff Shishi Konbou]] [[hottip:*:''Lion Staff'']]
*** Shōji: [[FightingWithChucks Tenma Nunchakus]] [[hottip:*:''Pegasus Nunchakus'']]
*** Kazu: [[EpicFlail Kirin Ku-setsu Ben]] [[hottip:*:''Qilin 9-Part Whip'']]
*** Rin: [[BladeOnAStick Yari Houou]] [[hottip:*:''Phoenix Spear'']]
** Kō: [[TalkingWeapon Byakko]][[CoolSword shinken]] [[hottip:*:''White Tiger True Sword'']]

* CampGay: Saboten Shogun [[hottip:*: General Cactus]], the monster of the week in #34.

* SdrawkcabName: The name "Wang Tiger" is derived from a backward reading of the kanji characters used to write Kiba Daioh's name. "Wang" comes from the Chinese reading of the kanji for "king"[[hottip:*:王]], while ''tai'' and ''ga'' are alternate pronunciations of the kanji for "great" or ''dai''[[hottip:*:大]] and "fang" or ''kiba''[[hottip:*:牙]] respectively.

* TheFourGods: While the colors are off, four of the Mythical Chi Beasts are meant to invoke the Four Gods: the Red Dragon, the Pink Hōō, the White Tiger, and Daimugen, their ally. Huanglong/Koryu also shows up in the form of the giant dragon Daijinryuu.

* MakingUseOfTheTwin: In Episode 25, the Copy Empress made evil duplicates of the Dairangers. Kazu's was played by Keisuke Tsuchiya's twin brother, Daisuke. The roles were later reversed when Daisuke went on to play [[{{JuukouB-Fighter}} Blue Beet]] two years later, while Keisuke played his EvilCounterpart Black Beet.

* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase

** SimpleStaff with optional [[BladeOnAStick blades]]: Perhaps their most famous weapons are the Dairenrods. They are also {{Morph Weapon}}s that can become other weapons.

** RingsOfDeath: The Dairinkens [[hottip:*:''Great Ring Blades'']], sharp rings with handles in the middle, and often [[DualWielding Dual Wielded]].

*** BifurcatedWeapon: Combining the two makes the [[{{Handguns}} Daibuster]].

* [[MyFriendsandZoidberg My Friends... and Zoidberg]]: It is impossible to neatly split the Super Sentai series neatly into the series that weren't adapted into Power Rangers and those that were because Dairanger didn't get a full adaptation, mixing the Zyuranger costumes with Dairanger's monsters, mecha, and [[SixthRanger Sixth Ranger]]. Even Kakuranger was briefly adapted fully with the Alien Rangers saga after mixing the Zyurangers and Kiba Ranger with Kakuranger's monsters and mecha.

Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series is 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, making them the only post-''Zyuranger'' Sentai team whose suits were never used on ''Power Rangers'' (as far as each of the main team is concerned).

* HilariousInHindsight: Ko and young Burai (Zyuranger) share a child actor. This nearly mirrors Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, in which the two costumes share a character.