History ShoutOut / HikariSentaiMaskman

* Like with ''Daimos'', ''Maskman'' is basically ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' [[RecycledWithAGimmick WITH SUPER SENTAI!]], albeit less so since Princess Iyal is kept on ice for most of the story until they neared the climax.

* Great Five is [[Franchise/SuperSentai sentai's]] first five-vehicle combiner robot, just like how ''Combattler'' was for [[SuperRobot super robots]], with ''Voltes V'' following suit.

* Combattler V's [[MagnetismManipulation Choudenji]] [[BlowYouAway Tatsumaki]] ends up not in the heroes' hands but instead in the hands of one of the show's villains. Thief Knight Kiros has a similar signature technique known as the [[TornadoMove Crescent]] [[ShockAndAwe Screw]].

* The Galaxy Robo's visual design is reminiscent of ''Anime/GodMars'' (helmet-like head and boxy body) and, by extension and coincidence, ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots''[[note]](whose creators were sued by toy company Tonka or the makers of the ''God Mars'' toys for allegedly plagiarizing the look of God Mars with Mighty Orbots' mech design)[[/note]].

* Combattler V's [[MagnetismManipulation Choudenji]] [[BlowYouAway Tatsumaki]] ends up not in the heroes hands but instead one of the villains. Thief Knight Kiros has a similar signature technique known as the [[TornadoMove Crescent Screw]].

* Galaxy Robo's Aura Road Spark/[[UnfortunateNames Spurt]] is a shout-out to Combattler V's Grand Dasher Wave.

* Galaxy Robo's Aura Road Spark is a shout-out to Combattler V's Grand Dasher Wave.

** Speaking of which, Oyobu looks like a [[Manga/DragonBall red Namekian]] or a PaletteSwap of [[OverlordJr Piccolo Daimaoh Jr.]] with his pointy ears and bald head[[note]](which should delight fans who still hope for a legit live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' remake since Oyobu's sleek design shows it's doable)[[/note]].

** Speaking of which, Oyobu looks like a [[Manga/DragonBall red Namekian]] or a [[PaletteSwap]] of [[OverlordJr Piccolo Daimaoh Jr.]] with his pointy ears and bald head[[note]](which should delight fans who still hope for a legit live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' remake since Oyobu's sleek design shows it's doable)[[/note]].

** Speaking of which, Oyobu looks like a [[Manga/DragonBall red Namekian]] or [[OverlordJr Piccolo Daimaoh Jr.]] with his pointy ears and bald head[[note]](which should delight fans who still hope for a legit live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' remake since Oyobu's sleek design shows it's doable)[[/note]].

* By sheer coincidence, Oyobu looks like a [[Manga/DragonBall red Namekian]] or [[OverlordJr Piccolo Daimaoh Jr.]] with his pointy ears and bald head[[note]](which should delight fans who still hope for a legit live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' remake since Oyobu's sleek design shows it's doable)[[/note]].
** Speaking of Piccolo, the story of [[spoiler:a dying Lethal Doggler birthing an egg to produce his clone progeny, Lethal Doggler II, to enact revenge on the Tube Empire and the Igam Family that killed him]] has shades of what happened in ''Manga/DragonBall'', when [[spoiler:a dying Piccolo Daimaoh spat out an egg that hatched and turned into the current Piccolo, who was originally out to avenge his father against his killer, Son Goku, and all of Goku's allies.]]

** Speaking of Piccolo, the story of [[spoiler:a dying Lethal Doggler birthing an egg to produce his clone progeny, Lethal Doggler II, to enact revenge on the Tube Empire and the Igam Family,]] has shades of what happened in ''Manga/DragonBall'', when [[spoiler:a dying Piccolo Daimaoh spat out an egg that hatched and turned into the current Piccolo, who also was out to avenge his father against Son Goku and company.]]

* Igam serves as the [[ConqueringAlienPrince Garuda/Heinel/Richter]] equivalent or the invader general regularly thwarted by the heroes. Baraba is her [[NobleDemon Girua/Jangal/Balbas]] and Fumin is her [[MoralityPet Miia/Katharine/Raiza]]. Emperor Zeba is also their [[GreaterScopeVillain Oreana/Empress Janera/Emperor Zambajil/King Olban]] while Anagmas is their [[EvilGenius Narua/Warchimedes/Zuhl/Georiya]].

* The Masky Fighter piloted by Takeru/Red Mask looks a lot like the Volt Cruiser piloted by Ken'ichi Gou.

* Igam serves as the [[ConqueringAlienPrince Garuda/Heinel/Richter]] equivalent or the invader general regularly thwarted by the heroes. Baraba is her [[NobleDemon Girua/Jangal/Balbas]] and Fumin is her [[MoralityPet Miia/Katharine/Raiza]]. Emperor Zeba is also their [[GreaterScopeVillain Oreana/Empress Janera/Emperor Zambajil/King Olban]] while Anagmas is their [[EvilGenius Narua/Zuhl/Georiya]].

* By sheer coincidence, Oyobu looks like a [[Manga/DragonBall red Namekian]] or [[OverlordJr Piccolo Daimaoh Jr.]] with his pointy ears and bald head[[note]](which should delight fans who still hope for a live-action ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' remake since Oyobu's sleek design shows it's still a viable proposition)[[/note]].

* The Maskmen's "Turbo Ranger" is seemingly named after the "Bio Turbo" (police) car from ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' because it looks like a gigantic flying car the size of an aircraft carrier.

* The Galaxy Robo's visual design is reminiscent of ''Anime/GodMars'' (helmet-like head and boxy body) and, by extension and coincidence, ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots''[[note]](whose creators were sued by toy company Tonka or the makers of the ''God Mars'' toys)[[/note]].

* Underground Empire Tube is reminiscent of the Jashinko Empire from ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' in that they're both underground societies who've evolved separate from humanity before invading the surface world.

* The Galaxy Robo itself is basically Daimos, with its martial arts method of battle, multiple melee weapons, a hands-on finishing move[[note]]Galaxy Robo's Finishing Move is also a death blow known as the Tekken Ōra Gyarakushī (Aura Iron Fist), just like Daimos's Hissatsu Reppuu Seikenzuki (Deadly Gale Holy Fist Thrust)[[/note]], and a truck mode (Land Galaxy is essentially Daimos in Tranzer mode).

* The Galaxy Robo's visual design is reminiscent of ''Anime/GodMars'' (helmet-like head and boxy body) and, by extension and coincidence, ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots''[[note]]whose creators were sued by toy company Tonka or the makers of the ''God Mars'' toys[[/note]].

* Titan Boy from the previous series ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman'' also looks a lot like Galaxy Robo with its baseball helmet head. They're also both auxiliary robots to the main robots of the sentai team with a truck form.

* Galaxy Robo's Aura Road Spark is also a shout-out to Combattler V's Grand Dasher Wave.

* Igam also serves as the [[ConqueringAlienPrince Garuda/Heinel/Richter]] equivalent or the invader general regularly thwarted by the heroes. Baraba is her [[NobleDemon Girua/Jangal/Balbas]] and Fumin is her [[MoralityPet Miia/Katharine/Raiza]]. Emperor Zeba is also their [[GreaterScopeVillain Oreana/Empress Janera/Emperor Zambajil/King Olban]] while Anagmas is their [[EvilGenius Narua/Zuhl/Georiya]].

* Great Five is [[Franchise/SuperSentai sentai's]] first five-vehicle combiner robot, just like how ''Combattler'' was for super robots, with ''Voltes V'' following suit.

* Meanwhile, Commander Baraba is similarly named as Barubasu/Balbas from ''Daimos''. They're both bald, wear black eye shadow, have prominent lips[[note]](Baraba wears blue lipstick)[[/note]], and fulfill the same role in the story as TheBrute and TheDragon.