History Series / GoseiSentaiDairanger

** [[spoiler:TurtlePower: Daimugen]]

* TheDollEpisode: Featuring everyone's favorite [[LargeHam King of the Large Hams]], General Cactus! And an angry Daigo. [[spoiler:With the dolls being played by paralyzed human girls.]]

*** Daigo: Shishi Konbou[[note]]''Lion Staff''[[/note]]

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

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

*** Daigo: [[SimpleStaff Shishi Konbou]][[note]]''Lion Staff''[[/note]]

** DualWielding: The [[KnifeNut Star Cutters]] and [[CoolSword Star Swords]].

* CaptainErsatz: Iron-Face Chōryu is a blatant [[DarthVaderClone clone of Darth Vader]], and his story is directly taken from ''Franchise/StarWars''. He was once a great hero who sold out his allies to the bad guys, worked for them for a very long time, has a [[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather moment with TheLeader (who also has a sister), [[RedemptionEqualsDeath reforms and subsequently dies]], and is welcomed to death by the ghosts of his former allies who forgive him]]. Given that ''Dairanger'' also borrowed from the soundtrack of ''Franchise/StarWars'', this can't be unintentional.

** The story arc of Iron-Face Chouryo and his master, Archbishop Saw, is a WholePlotReference to the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, with Chouryo being a rather obvious DarthVaderClone and Saw being a Palpatine/Sidious {{Expy}}, and Chouryo gets his final [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and death]] in very much the same way Vader does. In addition to this character and plot reference, there is even a [[https://youtu.be/G9tCROTRrUk BGM track]] in the show that sounds suspiciously similar to the famous Darth Vader theme, "The Imperial March".

Preceded by ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' and followed by ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.

!!The Dairangers:
* "Tenkasei"[[note]]Heavenly Fire Star[[/note]] Ryō/'''[[red:Ryū Ranger]]'''[[note]]Dragon Ranger[[/note]]: The red one. An aspiring chef and RookieRedRanger who [[TheLeader leads the charge against the evil Gorma]].
* "Tengensei"[[note]]Heavenly Illusion Star[[/note]] Daigo/'''[[green:Shishi Ranger]]'''[[note]]Lion Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Gravity Star[[/note]] Shōji/'''[[blue:Tenma Ranger]]'''[[note]]Pegasus Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Time Star[[/note]] Kazu/'''[[gold:Kirin Ranger]]'''[[note]]Qilin Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Wind Star[[/note]] Rin/'''[[pink:Hōō Ranger]]'''[[note]]Phoenix Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]New Howling Star[[/note]] Kō/'''[[evil:[[white: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 ''Super Sentai'' history.

!!Gorma Tribe:
* Emperor Gorma XV: The BigBad. [[spoiler:Or so we are led to believe.]] Insane ruler of the Gorma.
* Shadam: DragonInChief. At first glance, he's merely [[TheDragon the Gorma Emperor's number two]], [[spoiler:but he's TheManInFrontOfTheMan who fully ascends to BigBad status when he kicks the emperor out, becoming [[OneWingedAngel Emperor Gorma XVI]].]]
* Gara: DarkChick. Shadam's own second-in-command. Has a fierce rivalry with Daigo's love interest, the Peacock Buddha Kujaku.
* Zydos: TheBrute. The last third of the TerribleTrio made of him Shadam and Gara.
* Akomaru: Shadam's son [[spoiler:and Kou's twin brother]]. He and his father loathe each other and constantly feud for higher positions.

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

* CaptainErsatz: Iron-Face Chōryu is a blatant clone of Darth Vader, and his story is directly taken from ''Franchise/StarWars''. He was once a great hero who sold out his allies to the bad guys, worked for them for a very long time, has a [[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather moment with TheLeader (who also has a sister), [[RedemptionEqualsDeath reforms and subsequently dies]], and is welcomed to death by the ghosts of his former allies who forgive him]]. Given that ''Dairanger'' also borrowed from the soundtrack of ''Franchise/StarWars'', this can't be unintentional.

** The arc of Iron-Face Chouryo and his master, Archbishop Saw, is a WholePlotReference to the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, with Chouryo being a rather obvious DarthVaderClone and Saw being a Palpatine/Sidious {{Expy}}, and Chouryo gets his final [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and death]] in very much the same way Vader does. In addition to this, there is even a [[https://youtu.be/G9tCROTRrUk BGM track]] in the show that sounds suspiciously similar to the famous Darth Vader theme, "The Imperial March".

** The arc of Iron-Face ChouRyu and his master, Archbishop Saw, is a WholePlotReference to the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, with ChouRyu being a rather obvious DarthVaderClone and Saw being a Palpatine/Sidious {{Expy}}, and ChouRyu gets his final [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and death]] in very much the same way Vader does. In addition to this, there is even a [[https://youtu.be/G9tCROTRrUk BGM track]] in the show that sounds extremely similar to the famous Darth Vader theme, "The Imperial March".

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]].

''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.

Followed by ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.

* FreudianExcuse: Gara. [[spoiler:She got a facial scar saving Kujaku from falling rocks. Ashamed of her scar, she became distant from everyone but Kujaku. When Kujaku left to get powers from the Peacock Buddha, Gara fell into despair and [[WhatAnIdiot joined the Gorma as a means to get rid of the scar when all she had to do was put on makeup to cover it instead of Gorma magic.]]]]

* ShoutOut:
** [[Film/TheThreeStooges The Three Gorma Stooges]], a HarmlessVillain trio who simply want to defeat our heroes in competitions, rather than kill them.
** In the second episode, the Gohma spheres arrive on Earth with the end part of [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS sound effect.]][[note]]Apparently the BBC and TV Asahi exchanged sound effects and stock footage respectively; TARDIS sound effects appear in other ''Sentai'' series and a "jungle" sound effect from the Radiophonic Workshop made its way into ''Zyuranger''.[[/note]]

* 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. As Dairanger draws more from Chinese mythology than Japanese, Huanglong/Koryu also shows up in the form of the giant dragon Daijinryuu.

* [= Emperor Gorma XV=]: The BigBad. [[spoiler:Or so we are led to believe.]] Insane ruler of the Gorma.

* "Kōshinsei"[[note]]New Howling Star[[/note]] Kō/'''[[gray: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 ''Super Sentai'' history.

* ShoutOut: [[Film/TheThreeStooges The Three Gorma Stooges]], a HarmlessVillain trio who simply want to defeat our heroes in competitions, rather than kill them.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Goseisentai_Dairanger_6069.jpg]]

* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:The Gohma tribe was defeated 6000 years ago and every major villain is actually a clay puppet created by Shaddam and in a jarring twist it turns out that Shaddam is a clay puppet as well. It is unknown who or what created him.]] Also, the robber in episodes 13 and 14 was killed by the police before being possessed by Kabuki Boy, meaning their worries about killing him were totally unnecessary.

The series was the second ''Super Sentai'' to be released in the US by Creator/ShoutFactory.

* "Tenkasei"[[note]]Heavenly Fire Star[[/note]] Ryō/'''Ryū Ranger'''[[note]]Dragon Ranger[[/note]]: The red one. An aspiring chef and RookieRedRanger who [[TheLeader leads the charge against the evil Gorma]].
* "Tengensei"[[note]]Heavenly Illusion Star[[/note]] Daigo/'''Shishi Ranger'''[[note]]Lion Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Gravity Star[[/note]] Shōji/'''Tenma Ranger'''[[note]]Pegasus Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Time Star[[/note]] Kazu/'''Kirin Ranger'''[[note]]Qilin Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[note]]Heavenly Wind Star[[/note]] Rin/'''Hōō Ranger'''[[note]]Phoenix Ranger[[/note]]: 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"[[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 ''Super Sentai'' history.

* MythologyGag: A little girl in Episode 3 dresses like Kazumi from ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman''.