History Series / TaiyouSentaiSunvulcan

* FiveManBand: AvertedTrope for obvious reasons, since there is only three of them. Unlike ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' and the later ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'', they never gained [[SixthRanger any additional members]] to round out the missing two. Commander Arashiyama and Misa respectively came close to being TheSmartGuy and TheChick, but they don't fight alongside the Sun Vulcans.

* ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler: The ''heroes'' finally thwart Black Magma by pulling this ruse.]]

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* WeaponOfChoice:
** CoolSword: The Vulcan Sticks.
** ImprobableWeaponUser: Like [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Goranger]], the Sun Vulcan possess two sports balls that are used as finishers:
*** Vulcan Ball: A volleyball.
*** New Vulcan Ball: A trio of American footballs that merge into a spiked volleyball.
** KatanasAreJustBetter: Hiba possesses one of his own.

* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Vul Eagle is the only Vulcan who pilots an individual mecha. After Hiba replaces Ōwashi, Eagle also starts using a sword in battle, becoming the only Vulcan with a WeaponOfChoice.

!!!Starring:

* Ryūsuke Ōwashi ('''[[red:Vul Eagle I]]'''): [[TheLeader The original Leader]] and Air Force Officer. [[PutOnABus He leaves to research Space Shuttles in America]], and is replaced by...
* Takayuki Hiba ('''[[red:Vul Eagle II]]'''): [[TheLeader The new Leader]] and MasterSwordsman.
* Kin'ya Samejima ('''[[blue:Vul Shark]]'''): TheLancer and Naval Officer.
* Asao Hyō ('''[[gold:Vul Panther]]'''): TheBigGuy, BigEater, and Military Officer. He's also the [[KidAppealCharacter youngest member]] on the team.
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!!!Their allies include::
* Commander Daisaburō Arashiyama: [[{{Mentors}} Their mentor]]. The weapons expert and commander of the Sun Vulcan team. Designed the team's mecha and was [[CrazyPrepared prepared for anything]].
* Misa Arashiyama: The daughter of the Commander. She became a temporary [[SixthRanger fourth member]] of sorts for one episode when she fought Red Rose Mask as White Rose Mask.
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!!! The main units comprising Black Magma are::
* [[spoiler:The Omnipotent God: The real BigBad]]
* Hell Saturn: The [[spoiler:supposed]] BigBad.
* Queen Hedrian: Once the BigBad from the [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman last series]], now the BackFromTheDead [[TheDragon dragon]].
* Amazon Killer: The DarkChick.
* Zero Girls: The AmazonBrigade.
* Inazuma Ginga: TheStarscream - Amazon Killer's former [[TheDragon assistant]]. Is on the run from the Space Police.

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''Taiyō Sentai Sun Vulcan'' (Solar Squadron Sun Vulcan) is the fifth ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series[[note]]and the final one to be co-produced by Toei and Creator/MarvelComics[[/note]], which aired from 1981 to 1982.

* RegularCaller:

The only ''Super Sentai'' entry that [[SharedUniverse continues the storyline]] from the [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman previous show]], it featured the first animal-themed team of rangers, as well as the first sword-wielding red ranger. It is also notable for having the Sentai team with the fewest members (with just three full-time heroes instead of the usual five) and the only one without a female ranger.

* Ryūsuke Ōwashi ('''[[color:red:Vul Eagle I]]'''): [[TheLeader The original Leader]] and Air Force Officer. [[PutOnABus He leaves to research Space Shuttles in America]], and is replaced by...
* Takayuki Hiba ('''[[color:red:Vul Eagle II]]'''): [[TheLeader The new Leader]] and MasterSwordsman.
* Kin'ya Samejima ('''[[color:blue:Vul Shark]]'''): TheLancer and Naval Officer.
* Asao Hyō ('''[[color:gold:Vul Panther]]'''): TheBigGuy, BigEater, and Military Officer. He's also the [[KidAppealCharacter youngest member]] on the team.

* EvilWillFail: This time via an EnemyCivilWar between the original Black Magma members, the Vader loyalists, and the third party of Inazuma Ginga. [[spoiler:The Vader faction manipulates Hell Saturn and Ginga into fighting, with Hell Saturn dying; the Omnipotent God responds by reviving Hell Saturn as a ghost, who disposes of Hedrian and Ginga. Amazon Killer ultimately kills herself rather than continue serving Black Magma without Hedrian, at which point it turns out the Omnipotent God can only use illusions and manipulation to try and stop Sun Vulcan without any physical forces.]]

The only ''Super Sentai'' entry that continues the storyline from the [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman previous show]], it featured the first animal-themed team of rangers, as well as the first sword-wielding red ranger. It is also notable for having the Sentai team with the fewest members (with just three full-time heroes instead of the usual five) and the only one without a female ranger.

* CrippledWingedAngel: [[spoiler:In the penultimate episode, Inazuma Ginga is transformed into Lightning Mooger. Unlike other cases where becoming a MonsterOfTheWeek makes the villain more powerful than ever, Inazuma was already a powerful warrior and becoming a Mooger actually ''diminished'' his threat level and enabled the Sun Vulcan to finally defeat him]].

* ColorCodedCharacters: As the only Sentai teams to consist of only three members during the show's entire run, the colors for the members are red, blue and yellow, the same set of colors that would be used by every later Sentai team that started off as a trio. However, the codenames are animal-based rather than color-based, with "Vul" (not "Vulcan" or "Sun") being used as the head word.

* EvilWillFail: This time via an EnemyCivilWar between the original Black Magma members, the Vader loyalists, and the third party of Inazuma Ginga. [[spoiler:The Vader faction manipulates Hell Saturn and Ginga into fighting, with Hell Saturn dying; the Omnipotent God responds by reviving Hell Saturn as a ghost, who disposes of Hedrian and Ginga. Amazon Killer ultimately kills herself rather than continue serving Black Magma without Hedrian, at which point it turns out the Omnipotent God can only use illusions and manipulation to try and stop Sun Vulcan without any physical forces.]]

!!Tropes specific to Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan:

* Asao Hyō ('''[[color:gold:Vul Panther]]'''): TheBigGuy, BigEater, and member of the Rangers. He's also the [[KidAppealCharacter youngest member]] on the team.