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5 [[caption-width-right:650:Color-coded superhero teams battling the forces of evil [[LongRunner since 1975!]][[note]]Official series logo starting from 2000's ''[[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger]]''[[/note]]]]
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7->''Connected by the baton of courage\
8These warriors continue to fight\
9Without them, surely peace on Earth would be destroyed\
10From the past, to the present, and even to the future\
11Let your souls burn bright, Super Sentai!''
12-->-- [[EndingTheme Gotcha☆Ginmaku ~Goseiger VS Shinkenger~]]
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14''Super Sentai'' is a [[LongRunners long-running]] live-action Japanese {{Toku}}satsu franchise by the Creator/ToeiCompany based around a FiveManBand of transforming heroes armed with HumongousMecha, and the TropeMaker of the {{Sentai}} trope.[[note]]Although ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' [[UrExample has them beat by a few years]][[/note]]
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16Unlike most American shows, each [[ThematicSeries season is treated as its own series]], introducing a new team, new costumes, a new setup, and new mecha. Many fans believe that each series is set in its own universe (with the team-ups all taking place in their own side universe), but this has never been officially confirmed, and has been both directly contradicted and supported by recent series. [[note]]Multiple seasons, most notably ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', feature cameos of characters from previous seasons within the show proper, while ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' takes place in a multiverse that explicitly has a separate universe for each season.[[/note]]
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18From 1993 to 2009, each ''Super Sentai'' series from the previous year has been adapted for American and global audiences outside of East Asia in the form of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', using a multi-ethnic cast and splicing in the combat and mecha footage (often with many changes). In TheNewTens, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' continues to be made, though new series no longer adapt the previous year's ''Super Sentai'', thanks to gap years, some individual series being skipped over (and in [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers one case]], come back to later), and adaptations running two years instead of one.
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20To date, the franchise has undergone the following series:
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22----
23
24[[foldercontrol]]
25
26!!Main series
27[[folder: 1970s]]
28[[index]]
29* ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' (1975-1977)
30** ''Film/HimitsuSentaiGorangerTheBombHurricane''
31* ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' (1977)
32** ''Film/JAKQDengekitaiVsGoranger''
33* ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' (1979-1980)
34[[/index]]
35----
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder: 1980s]]
39[[index]]
40* ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' (1980-1981)
41** ''Film/DenshiSentaiDenzimanTheMovie''
42* ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' (1981-1982)
43** ''Film/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcanTheMovie''
44* ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'' (1982-1983)
45** ''Film/DaiSentaiGoggleFiveTheMovie''
46* ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' (1983-1984)
47** ''Film/KagakuSentaiDynamanTheMovie''
48* ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' (1984-1985)
49** ''Film/ChoudenshiBiomanTheMovie''
50* ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'' (1985-1986)
51** ''Film/DengekiSentaiChangemanTheMovie''
52** ''Film/DengekiSentaiChangemanShuttleBaseTheCriticalMoment''
53* ''Series/ChoushinseiFlashman'' (1986-1987)
54** ''Film/ChoushinseiFlashmanTheMovie''
55* ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' (1987-1988)
56** ''Film/HikariSentaiMaskmanTheMovie''
57* ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' (1988-1989)
58* ''Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger'' (1989-1990)
59** ''Film/KousokuSentaiTurborangerTheMovie''
60[[/index]]
61----
62[[/folder]]
63
64[[folder: 1990s]]
65[[index]]
66* ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman'' (1990-1991)
67* ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' (1991-1992)
68* ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' (1992-1993) (''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers, season 1'')
69* ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger'' (1993-1994) (provided mecha, some [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]], and the SixthRanger costume for ''MMPR'' season 2)
70** ''Film/GoseiSentaiDairangerTheMovie''
71* ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'' (1994-1995) (''MMPR'' S3 mecha and (partly) villains; ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' continued the season and gave the costumes to a different team, the Rangers of Aquitar)
72** ''Film/NinjaSentaiKakurangerTheMovie''
73** ''Film/SuperSentaiWorld'' (Shown in amusement parks during the show's run)
74* ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' (1995-1996) (''Series/PowerRangersZeo'')
75** ''Film/ChourikiSentaiOhrangerTheMovie''
76** ''Film/ChourikiSentaiOhrangerOhreVsKakuranger''
77* ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger'' (1996-1997) (''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'')
78** ''Film/GekisouSentaiCarrangerVsOhranger''
79* ''Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger'' (1997-1998) (''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'')
80** ''Film/DenjiSentaiMegarangerVsCarranger''
81* ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman'' (1998-1999) (''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'')
82** ''Film/SeijuuSentaiGingamanVsMegaranger''
83* ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV'' (1999-2000) (''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'')
84** ''Film/KyuukyuuSentaiGoGoFiveSuddenShockANewWarrior''
85** ''Film/KyuukyuuSentaiGoGoFiveVsGingaman''
86[[/index]]
87----
88[[/folder]]
89
90[[folder: 2000s]]
91[[index]]
92* ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'' (2000-2001) (''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'')
93** ''Film/MiraiSentaiTimerangerVsGoGoFive''
94* ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' (2001-2002) (''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'')
95** ''Film/HyakujuuSentaiGaorangerVsSuperSentai''
96** ''Film/HyakujuuSentaiGaorangerTheFireMountainRoars''
97* ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' (2002-2003) (''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'')
98** ''Film/NinpuuSentaiHurricanegerShushuutoTheMovie''
99** ''Film/NinpuuSentaiHurricanegerVsGaoranger''
100** ''Film/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger10YearsAfter''
101* ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'' (2003-2004) (''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'')
102** ''Film/BakuryuuSentaiAbarangerDELUXEAbareSummerIsFreezingCold''
103** ''Film/BakuryuuSentaiAbarangerVsHurricaneger''
104* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' (2004-2005) (''Series/PowerRangersSPD'')
105** ''Film/TokusouSentaiDekarangerTheMovieFullBlastAction''
106** ''Film/TokusouSentaiDekarangerVsAbaranger''
107** ''Film/TokusouSentaiDekaranger10YearsAfter''
108** ''[[Film/SpaceSheriffGavanVsTokusouSentaiDekaranger Space Squad: Uchuu Keiji Gavan vs. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
109** ''[[Film/GirlsInTroubleSpaceSquadEpisodeZero Space Squad: Girls in Trouble]]''
110* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' (2005-2006) (''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'')
111** ''Film/MahouSentaiMagirangerTheMovieBrideOfInfershia''
112** ''Film/MahouSentaiMagirangerVsDekaranger''
113* ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' (2006-2007) (''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'')
114** ''Film/GoGoSentaiBoukengerTheMovieTheGreatestPrecious''
115** ''Film/GoGoSentaiBoukengerVsSuperSentai''
116* ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'' (2007-2008) (''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'')
117** ''Film/JukenSentaiGekirangerNeiNeiHouHouHongKongDecisiveBattle''
118** ''Film/JukenSentaiGekirangerVsBoukenger''
119* ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' (2008-2009) (''Series/PowerRangersRPM'')
120** ''Film/EngineSentaiGoOngerBoomBoomBangBangGekijouBang''
121** ''Film/EngineSentaiGoOngerVsGekiranger''
122** ''Film/EngineSentaiGoOnger10YearsGrandPrix''
123* ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' (2009-2010) (''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' and ''Super Samurai'')
124** ''Film/SamuraiSentaiShinkengerTheMovieTheFatefulWar''
125** ''Film/SamuraiSentaiShinkengerVsGoOngerGinmakuBang''
126** ''Film/ComeBackSamuraiSentaiShinkengerSpecialAct''
127[[/index]]
128----
129[[/folder]]
130
131[[folder: 2010s]]
132[[index]]
133* ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' (2010-2011) (''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'')
134** ''Film/TensouSentaiGoseigerEpicOnTheMovie''
135** ''Series/SuperSentaiVersusSeriesTheater''
136** ''Film/TensouSentaiGoseigerVsShinkengerEpicOnGinmaku''
137** ''Film/ComeBackTensouSentaiGoseigerLastEpicTheGoseiAngelsAreNationalIcons''
138* ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' (2011-2012) (''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'')
139** ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle''
140** ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip''
141** ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerVsSpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie''
142** ''Film/KaizokuSentaiTenGokaiger''
143* ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' (2012-2013) (''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'', [[OutOfOrder which actually follows]] ''Ninja Steel'')
144** ''Film/TokumeiSentaiGobustersTheMovieProtectTheTokyoEnetower''
145** ''Film/TokumeiSentaiGobustersVsKaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovie''
146** ''Film/TokumeiSentaiGobustersReturnsVsDobutsuSentaiGobusters''
147* ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' (2013-2014) (''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'')
148** ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerGaburinchoOfMusic''
149** ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerVsGobusters''
150** ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger100YearsAfter''
151** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoForceBrave'' (South Korean sequel, aired with a Japanese dub as ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Brave'' on Bandai Japan's Website/YouTube channel)
152* ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' (2014-2015)
153** ''Film/ResshaSentaiToQgerTheMovieGalaxyLineSOS''
154** ''[[Film/ResshaSentaiToqgerVsKyoryugerTheMovie Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs Kyoryuger: The Movie]]''
155** ''Film/ResshaSentaiToQgerGoesAndReturnsSuperToQ7gouOfDreams''
156* ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' (2015-2016) (''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'')
157** ''Film/ShurikenSentaiNinningerTheMovieTheDinosaurLordsSplendidNinjaScroll''
158** ''[[Film/ShurikenSentaiNinningerVsTokkyugerNinjasInWonderland Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs Toqger: The Movie]]''
159** ''Film/ComeBackShurikenSentaiNinningerNinninGirlsVsBoysFINALWARS''
160* ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' (2016-2017)
161** ''Film/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohgerTheMovieTheHeartPoundingCircusPanic''
162** ''[[Film/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohgerVsNinninger Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai]]''
163** ''Film/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohgerReturnsLifeReceivedTheEarthsMonarchsDecisiveBattle''
164* ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' (2017-2018) (Provided mecha for ''Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury'')
165** ''[[Film/UchuSentaiKyurangerTheMovieTheGethIndaversCounterattack Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: The Geth Indaver's Counterattack]]''
166** ''[[Film/UchuSentaiKyurangerEpisodeOfStinger Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger]]''
167** ''[[Film/UchuSentaiKyurangerVsSpaceSquad Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad]]''
168** ''Series/HeroMamaLeague''
169* ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'' (2018-2019)
170** ''Film/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatrangerEnFilm''
171** ''Film/LupinrangerVSPatrangerVSKyuranger''
172* ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'' (2019-2020) (''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'', following ''Beast Morphers'')
173** ''Film/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulgerTheMovieTimeSlipDinosaurPanic''
174** ''Film/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulgerVSLupinrangerVSPatranger''
175** ''Film/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulgerSpecialChapterMemoryOfSoulmates''
176[[/index]]
177----
178[[/folder]]
179
180[[folder: 2020s]]
181[[index]]
182* ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'' (2020-2021)
183** ''Recap/MashinSentaiKiramagerEp00EpisodeZERO''
184** ''Film/MashinSentaiKiramagerTheMovieBeeBopDream''
185** ''Film/MashinSentaiKiramagerVsRyusoulger''
186* ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' (2021-2022)
187** ''Film/KikaiSentaiZenkaigerTheMovieRedFightAllSentaiGreatAssemble''
188** ''[[Film/KamenRiderSaberPlusKikaiSentaiZenkaigerSuperHeroSenki Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki]]''
189** ''Film/KikaiSentaiZenkaigerVsKiramagerVsSenpaiger''
190* ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers'' (2022-2023)
191** ''[[Film/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersTheMovieNewFirstLoveHero Avataro Sentai Donbrothers the Movie: New First Love Hero]]''
192** ''Film/AvataroSentaiDonbrothersVSZenkaiger''
193* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' (2023-2024)
194** ''Film/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerAdventureHeaven''
195** ''Film/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerVSDonbrothers''
196** ''Film/OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerVSKyoryuger''
197* ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger'' (2024-2025)
198[[/index]]
199----
200[[/folder]]
201
202!!Other series
203[[index]]
204* ''Series/NinjaCaptor'' (1976-1977)[[note]]A few early sources listed this show as part of the franchise, but it was later excluded, although it has received homages a few times in the franchise so it may be considered an extra series.[[/note]]
205* ''Series/SuperSentaiHandOff'' (2005-present)
206* ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' (2012-2013)
207* ''Series/FourWeekContinuousSuperSentaiStrongestBattle'' (2019)
208* ''Series/TheHighSchoolHeroes'' (2021)
209[[/index]]
210----
211
212The addition of mecha to the series was made with the third installment, ''Battle Fever J'', which was originally intended as an adaptation of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica in the spirit of the [[Series/SpiderManJapan Japanese live-action version]] of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' (which also featured a giant robot). This is often credited for saving the franchise and ensuring its enduring popularity.
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214''Super Sentai'' is usually contrasted with ''Franchise/KamenRider'', another {{tokusatsu}} franchise by the same corporation. The two franchises met (canonically) on-screen for the first time in an episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' featuring the Shinkenger team, with Decade making a brief cameo in a ''Shinkenger'' episode beforehand. Other crossovers between the two franchises have included ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen'', ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiXSpaceSheriffSuperHeroTaisenZ'', ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai'', ''Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3'', and ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiChouSuperHeroTaisen''. From ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' to ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', the two franchises have also crossed over during the spring season to promote the respective movies (starting with a ''[=ToQger=]''/''Gaim'' TV special, regressing to TheCameo in an episode each of ''Kyuranger'' and ''Ex-Aid'' by the end).
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216Before ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the Creator/USANetwork had run several episodes of a GagDub of ''Dynaman'', dubbing ridiculous dialogue in place of the original. Starting in February 2015, Creator/ShoutFactory has been making official English subtitled versions of various ''Super Sentai'' installments available in North America. For several years, the shows released were the ones that have been adapted into ''Power Rangers'', but September 2018 saw ''Jetman'' released in North America, making it the first ''Super Sentai'' series to be available in North America without previous adaptation. After a hiatus, Shout Factory released ''Fiveman'' on September 6, 2022, though as of mid-2023 it has not been made available through their streaming service.
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218On July 22, 2021, to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the franchise's 45th Anniversary]], an official "Super Sentai Restaurant" opened in the karaoke bistro chain Pasela's Ikebukuro branch, on the same floor as its contemporary's restaurant "Kamen Rider the Diner".
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220Also appears in the Toys/SHFiguarts and Toys/SuperRobotChogokin toylines.
221
222[[folder: Video Games]]
223[[index]]
224* ''VideoGame/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' (1991)
225* ''VideoGame/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' (1992)
226* ''[[VideoGame/GekisouSentaiCarrangerZenkaiRacerSenshi Gekisou Sentai Carranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshi]]'' (1996)
227* ''VideoGame/DenjiSentaiMegaranger'' (1997)
228* ''VideoGame/TokusatsuBoukenKatsugekiSuperHeroRetsuden'' (2000)
229* ''VideoGame/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' (2001)
230* ''VideoGame/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' (2002)
231* ''[[VideoGame/NinpuuSentaiHurricanegerAndHyakujuuSentaiGaorangerChouSentaiSuperBattle Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger & Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: Chou Sentai Super Battle]]'' (2002)
232* ''VideoGame/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'' (2003)
233* ''VideoGame/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' (2004)
234* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleDiceO'' (2010-2014)
235* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleRangerCross'' (2011)
236* ''[[VideoGame/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerAtsumeteHenshin35Sentai Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Atsumete Henshin! 35 Sentai!]]'' (2011)
237* ''VideoGame/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' (2012)
238* ''[[VideoGame/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerGameOnGaburincho Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game on Gaburincho]]'' (2013)
239* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleBase'' (2013-16)
240* ''[[VideoGame/PowerRangersDash Power Rangers Dash (Ultra Super Sentai Dash)]] (2013)
241* ''[[VideoGame/ShurikenSentaiNinningerGameDeWasshoi Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Game de Wasshoi!!]]'' (2015)
242* ''[[VideoGame/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohgerBattleCubePuzzle Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Battle Cube Puzzle]]'' (2016)
243* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiLegendWars'' (2016-20)
244[[/folder]]
245
246----
247!!{{Trope Name|rs}}d
248* {{Sentai}}: The UrExample.
249* SuperSentaiStance: The TropeNamer.
250
251----
252!!These series provide examples of the following:
253* AcademicAthlete: A recurring archetype for Sentai Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
254* TheAce: Big One, [=DekaMaster=], most {{Sixth Ranger}}s are introduced as this too, and a good deal of Red Rangers also qualify.
255* ActionGirl: Most female Rangers are this by default, as part of the job description. However, some of the ladies from earlier seasons have been known to fall into FauxActionGirl territory.
256* AnAesop: Played to varying degrees across series, but a great deal of episodes are designed to deliver a message to the audience. Common ones include BeYourself, EvilWillFail, TheGoldenRule, {{Forgiveness}}, JusticeWillPrevail, and ThePowerOfFriendship.
257* AliensAreBastards: Aside from the occasional mentor/commander figure, all aliens are apparently out to conquer/destroy/consume Earth.
258** This is a trope that's been averted more and more in recent ''Sentai'' shows. The casts of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' and ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' were all mostly comprised of aliens (though HumanAliens in the former's case) and while there are still shows that feature evil aliens, they're also likely to feature just as many good aliens as well.
259* AlienInvasion: Most series deal with some variant of this.
260* AliensAndMonsters: Basically every antagonist in the series.
261* [[AliensSpeakingEnglish Aliens Speaking Japanese]]: Holds true for the overwhelming majority of aliens in this franchise.
262* AllUpToYou: Most of the single shot episodes involve the character getting focus that day needing to save the rest of the team from the Monster of the Week.
263* AnAsskickingChristmas: It's nearly a norm now that there will be a Christmas episode... and monster ass-kicking WILL still occur. With the New Year's episode next week following the norm.
264* AnimalLover: A recurring archetype for Sentai Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
265* ArtifactTitle: The Super Sentai arcade game ''[[VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleDiceO Dice-O]]'', so named because each Ranger's attacks were represented by six-sided dice. When the game was upgraded during ''Gokaiger''[='s=] run, the dice were replaced by a roulette wheel.
266* AwesomenessIsVolatile: This is the simplest explanation as to why the rangers' TransformationSequence and [[SuperSentaiStance kickass posing]] triggers spontaneous explosions.
267* BadassDriver: Numerous Rangers qualify, particularly the Turborangers, Carrangers and Go-Ongers.
268* {{Baku}}:
269** ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'''s Tapir Evo, while nominally based on a regular tapir, possessed the ability to control dreams by transforming them into nightmares, making them come true, or even creating nightmare versions of others.
270** One MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'' was Bakuki, who appeared in [[SixthRanger Ninjaman]]'s debut episode. While he claims to be a modern version of the Baku, he looks nothing like one, being a hooded demon-like being instead. Appeared as Vampirus for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
271** Nightmare Ninja Yumebakushi from ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' could place children into a deep dream that they would never wake up from, turning them into stone. Adapted as Starvark for ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''.
272** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoFive'' had Dream Vision Saima Beast Bahamuu who is a catfish mixed with a baku.He causes the team members to be trapped in their dreams until Matoi enters his body to find a way to get his siblings to wake up.
273** Yumebakura from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' (Rhinosnorus in ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''), like all ayakashi, claims to be the inspiration for a youkai. In his case, his dream-based powers and amalgamation of rhinoceros, elephant, tiger, and ox body parts make him the Baku.
274** ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' has Elmgaim of the Baku, who combines his motifs with a velvet worm and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreuger]]. Appears in ''Series/PowerRangersMegaForce'' as Dream Snatcher.
275** A purse-based Baku appeared in ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', adapted as Smellephant for ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel''.
276** Yumepakkun from ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' is a Baku-like alien who consumes the dreams of children.
277** ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'': Tapir-themed Gangler monster Nero Kilner was able to trap people in their dreams using his Nemulance staff.
278* BareFistedMonk: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
279* BeastMan: Accounts for a great many villains and a bunch of heroes as well. Most notably, ''Zyuohger'' has a whole world of them in Zyuland[[note]]literally "Beast Land"[[/note]].
280* BigEater: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
281* BigGood:
282** Whenever there's a mass gathering of Super Sentai, it's usually [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger Akaranger]] who takes the lead.
283** [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Big One]] is another common choice and is usually second to Akarenger. in ''Gaoranger Vs. Super Sentai'' he plays it 100% straight, acting as leader of the "Dream Sentai" assembled to help the Gaorangers.
284** There's also [=AkaRed=], the PhysicalGod embodiment of all Sentai Reds, who can be seen as this for the franchise as a whole. He had a direct role in ''Boukenger Vs. Super Sentai'' and later returned in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' as the past [[TheMentor mentor]] to [[TheLeader Captain Marvelous]].
285* TheBigGuy: A common archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by both ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'' and ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''. Pretty much every team has one.
286* BBCQuarry: In fact, Brazilian fans nicknamed a recurring fight location [[http://gaijinsentai.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/pedreira-tokusatsu.jpg "Toei Quarry"]].
287* {{BFG}}: The "[[FanNickname Team Bazooka]]", which comes in one of two flavors. Sometimes it's a combination of all the team members' personal weapons, other times it's a standalone weapon. Overall:
288** Eleven shows use a combined cannon: Battle Fever J's Pentaforce; Changeman's Power Bazooka; Flashman's Rolling Vulcan; Zyuranger's Howling Cannon; Megaranger's Multi-Attack Rifle; [=GoGo=]-V's Life Bird Breaker Mode; Timeranger's Voltech Bazooka; Hurricaneger's Triple Gadget, Double Gadget and Victory Gadgets; Abaranger's Dino Bomber (and upgrades); Go-Onger's Highway Buster, Junction Rifle and Super Highway Buster; and Goseiger's Gosei Buster.
289** Three use the same principle applied to a bladed or other non-cannon weapon: Denziman's Denzi Boomerang; Gaoranger's Evil-Crushing Hundred-Beast Sword and Kyoryuger's Kentrospiker.
290** Ten use separate bazookas: J.A.K.Q.'s Big Bomber; Maskman's Shot Bomber and its replacement, the Jet Cannon; Turboranger's V Turbo Bazooka; Fiveman's Earth Cannon; Jetman's Fire Bazooka; Dairanger's Chi-Power Bazooka; Dekaranger's D-Bazooka; Gekiranger's [=GekiBazooka=]; Shinkenger's Rekka Daizanto Ōzutsu Mode and Mogyuu Bazooka; and Gokaiger's Gokai Galleon Buster.
291** Four use one of each: Liveman's Triple Buster (combined weapon) and Bimotion Buster (cannon); Ohranger's Big Bang Buster (combined weapon) and Olé Bazooka (cannon); Carranger's Giga Formula (combined weapon) and Giga Booster (cannon); and [=ToQger=]'s Renketsu Bazooka (combined weapon) and Daikaiten Cannon (cannon).
292** The other fifteen use alternate methods of finishing off a monster: Gorenger's Gorenger Storm and Gorenger Hurricane attacks; Sun Vulcan's Vulcan Ball and New Vulcan Ball; Goggle V's Goggle Victory Flash and Golden Spear attacks; Dynaman's Super Dynamite and New Super Dynamite attacks; Bioman's Bio-Electron and Super Electron attacks; Kakuranger's Kakuranger Ball; Gingaman's Kiba Imperial Wrath (team attack with their Mechanical Blade Kiba), Galaxy Beast Attack Bullet (team attack with Beast Attack Rods) and Galaxy War Radiance (team attack with Lights of Ginga) attacks; Magiranger's various attacks; Boukenger's Accel Tecter armor and Dual Crusher gun; Go-Busters's Ichigan Buster Special Buster Mode (combination of sidearms) and Lio Attache (used by one Ranger in the main series, but serving as the team cannon when used by the alternate Dobutsu Sentai versions); Ninninger's Karakuri Hengen (multi-form weapons); Zyuohger's team attacks with their sidearms; Kyuranger's team attacks with their sidearms; Lupinranger and Patranger's team attacks with their sidearms; Ryusoulger's assorted finishing attacks with Ryusouls.
293** ''Gokaiger Goseiger 199 Heroes'' introduced the Super Sentai Bazooka, formed from the powers of all 35 (at the time) teams and requiring ten Rangers (two full teams) to wield properly.
294* BigWhat: There is at least one of these scenes in an episode per series, usually induced by the hero group moving their faces up to the camera (as if they're facing the person in question) and simply yelling "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?"
295* BirthdayEpisode: Crops up every now and then.
296** ''Shinkenger'' #20 is an AgelessBirthdayEpisode for Kotoha (Shinken Yellow).
297** ''[=ToQger=]'' #30 is an AgelessBirthdayEpisode for Mio ([=ToQ=] 3gou).
298** ''Kyuranger'' #7 has the 300th birthday of the mechanical Balance (Tenbin Gold), which is hampered by a MOTW who steals birthdays.
299** ''Lupinranger VS Patranger'' #28 has Umika's 19th (Lupin Yellow).
300** ''Zenkaiger'' #39 has Kaito (Zenkaiser) turning 21.
301* BossSubtitles: A tradition that started with ''Bioman'', ended with ''Magiranger'', and revived with ''Kyoryuger'', in which nearly every villain, whether they be a [[MonsterOfTheWeek monster of the week]] or one of the [[BigBad main bad guys]], would have their name displayed during their first appearance. The same goes for the heroes' and villains' [[HumongousMecha mechs]].
302* BrokenFaceplate: In ''deadly'' serious battles, the villains will sometimes land a hit that cracks open the rangers' helmets, partially revealing their faces.
303* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: The letter ''V'', which not only shows up in the brand logo but in certain series' own logo and names as well. It is widely known in Japan as the VSign for "Victory", while also being the roman numeral for "5", referencing how most teams start off as a FiveManBand.
304* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Each Sentai team has its own henshin call.
305* CallingYourAttacks: Every single series. And it's not just the heroes who do it.
306* CameBackStrong: Inverted; resurrected monsters are always weaker than they were originally, go down easier and don't grow giant (Recent series have taken to lampshading this). Combines also with the InverseNinjaLaw; if there are ''multiple'' resurrected monsters they usually don't even need a FinishingMove, exploding from just a few regular hits.
307** Also inverted in that monsters usually lose their special powers when they grow, allowing the team to take them down quicker.
308* CameraAbuse: Starting to see use as of the 2000's, enemy explosions generally cause the battlefield "camera" to shake violently, in an attempt to hide the twitches and slight movements by heroes and mecha during finisher poses.
309* CardCarryingVillain: Many of the villains openly proclaim "evil" as their ideology.
310* CerebusRollercoaster: Applicable to individual series and the overall franchise - Ohranger to Carranger, Go-onger to Shinkenger, etc. Super Sentai has bounced back and forth on this for decades. The franchise took a big turn for the DarkerAndEdgier when it [[GrowingTheBeard grew a massive beard]] in 1985's ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'', a status quo that lasted through 1991's ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman''. Sentai of this era was at least as dark and edgy as any Franchise/KamenRider series short of the first 13 episodes of the original. Super Sentai then shifted to LighterAndSofter with 1992's ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' (which coincided with Noboru Sugimura taking over as head writer) and again with 2001's ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' (Sugimura was long gone by then). While a small handful of individual series since ''Zyuranger'' and ''Gaoranger'' have been DarkerAndEdgier than those two, (2000's ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', for example) the tone of the 1992-2000 era is lighter on average than the 1985-1991 era, and the average tone of the 2001-present era is lighter still.
311* CombiningMecha: Of course. 40-plus years with 2-3 super robots per season mean everything's been covered. ''Everything.''
312** To expand, the first Sentai, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'', and its successor, ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', never had mechas; both featured team vehicles, but they did not have giant monsters to fight in an equally giant robot. It wasn't until the third Sentai, ''Series/BattleFeverJ'', that the series had a mecha (an idea taken from the Japanese tokusatsu Franchise/SpiderMan), and even that mecha wasn't a combining mecha. It wasn't until ''[[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Sun Vulcan]]'' that they introduced the combining mecha idea. And even then, it was usually two or three machines combining - the ''eleventh'' series, ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman,'' was the first to give each member a personal robot that shared his or her theme. "Great Five" was so named because it was the first robot to actually be made from five components.
313** The most common system is: each of the five Rangers has a mecha component corresponding to whatever the series' general "theme" is. They combine into a humanoid mecha, which handles the fighting for the early parts of the season when the villain decides to MakeMyMonsterGrow. Then SixthRanger comes with his MechaExpansionPack which doubles the power of the ensemble. However, the variety of components mean there's no combining scheme we haven't seen.
314** Group of vehicles to giant robot? Pick a series, any series, with a vehicle theme, or the ''Super Sentai'' that predate the mecha component-per-Ranger rule (the 2-3 components were usually a giant plane-thing and 1-2 giant ground vehicles).
315** Group of humanoid robots to giant robot? This is perhaps the least-seen scheme, but it happens. The Giant Beast Generals were all humanoid and formed the Muteki Daishogun, and the Victory Rescue Vehicles were like Franchise/{{Transformers}} (vehicle-to-humanoid transformation) as well as being able to make VRV Robo. [=OhBlocker=] and [=MagiKing=] even managed to have completely symmetrical formations rather than the Voltron-style one-on-each-side. You may choose to count the times mechas combine into bigger mechas, but it's rare for it to ''truly'' work that way (instead, the two mechas' components can recombine and make a larger formation).
316** Group of animal robots to giant robot? Pick a series, any series, with an ''animal'' theme. (Except ''Sun Vulcan'', which just had two relatively generic vehicles that combined rather than having eagle, shark, and panther-themed mecha).
317** Group of vehicles to bigger vehicle? Rare, but a ''few'' mechas have a vehicle mode as well as a robot mode. If the components are themselves vehicles, you get five Jet Machines becoming Icarus Haken, five Time Jets becoming the Time Jet Gamma, or ''Boukenger''[='s=] Gogo Voyager (whose components only exist in StockFootage, sadly).
318** Mix and Match? ''Timeranger'' again. There's the speedy Mode Blue, the strong Mode Red, and the too-expensive-to-CGI-often Time Jet Gamma, all with the same components. Also, ''Magiranger'' has a dragon formation and a mecha formation. The ''Zyuranger'' and ''Dairanger'' mechas also had a tank mode and a robot mode. Gets a bit ridiculous in ''Ninninger'', where the individual mecha components have ''no'' apparent overarching motif (a humanoid karate robot, a dump truck, a European dragon, a train, and a dog are said to represent the "Cool Japan" movement) and the combined mecha has an alternate dragon mode on top of that.
319** MechaExpansionPack? More and more recent series have "auxiliary parts" that can replace limbs to add new powers. Every year starting around 2000, the show tends to feature a wide range of individual animals or vehicles who would start doing this with the base combined mecha. At times like this, instead of "'''''GATTAI!'''''" (combination), get used to "'''''BUSOU!'''''" (armament). This began with ''Gaoranger'', whose claim was that there were '''one hundred''' potential mechas (only a quarter ended up in the show, but others were designed and planned). Once they acquire enough of these, they usually end up combining together to form a second complete mecha. Sometimes they ''all'' pile onto the main mecha at once. Also, some SixthRanger mecha do this with the combined robot of the other Rangers.
320** Parodied in ''Shinkenger'' when the Origami, in their emblem forms, attempt to "combine" by stacking one on top of the other. The formation isn't very effective.
321** A rarer variant of this occurs when the Red Ranger's mecha component can change into a humanoid robot, which then forms the mecha by "wearing" the rest of the team's components as armor. So far there are only three examples: ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''[='s=] Dairenoh, ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters''[='s=] Go-Buster[=Oh=] and ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger''[='s=] [=KishiRyuuOh=].
322* ConflictBall: In pretty much all the {{Crossover}} movies, the two reds will find ''some'' reason not to get along.
323* ConfusionFu: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
324* ColorCodedCharacters
325** Red is the Hero and leader.
326*** One exception for this is Mirai Sentai Timeranger, which had the (female) pink ranger as general leader of the team and the (male) red ranger only acting as field commander during battles.
327** Blue and Green trade off between the comic relief and super serious, though it's usually Blue who is the serious one and Green the goofball.
328** Black is usually the tough guy, possibly the lone wolf. Also applies to yellow if they're male.
329** Yellow, if they're female, are usually masculine.
330** Pink tends to be the feminine one.
331** The SixthRanger tends to be the lone wolf, but may be the goofball in some cases. They often come in nonstandard colors; the two most commonly associated with them are Silver and Gold.
332* {{Crossover}}: Since ''Ohranger vs. Kakuranger'', Toei has released a crossover movie each year that teams up the previous year's ''Super Sentai'' team with their direct successors.
333** Before that, there was a ''JAKQ vs. Goranger'' movie, which serves as an epilogue to the ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' TV series.
334** The first episode of ''Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger'' was preceded by a retrospective of the last ten ''Super Sentai'' shows before it. The Turborangers appeared in the special, along with the ten preceding teams from Battle Fever to Liveman (Gorangers and the JAKQ team were not part of the special, as those shows are co-owned by Ishimori Pro and rights issues briefly prevented them from appearing in crossovers).
335** ''Super Sentai World'' was a short [=3D=] movie shown at amusement parks focusing mainly on the ''Kakuranger'' team, that had them teaming up with the previous four ''Sentai'' teams (''Fiveman'', ''Jetman'', ''Zyuranger'', and ''Dairanger'').
336** The milestone crossovers, ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'' (25th anniversary commemorative, which featured a Dream Sentai consisting of [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Big One]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Red Falcon]], [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Mega Pink]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Ginga Blue]], and [[Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive Go Yellow]], as well as a cameos by all the other Reds up to that point) and ''Boukenger vs. Super Sentai'' (which commemorated the 30th anniversary, but was less broad in its coverage than the Gaoranger one, using heroes and villains from the 2000s series, as its Dream Sentai team consisted of [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricane Blue]], [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abare Black]], [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Deka Break]], [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magi Yellow and Magi Shine]], and [[OriginalGeneration Aka Red]]).
337** Taken UpToEleven with the first episode of ''Gokaiger'', wherein ''all 34 teams'' fight together. Gokaiger's entire premise is of a crossover nature as well.
338** The crossover between ''Kyoryuger'' and ''Go-Busters'' also includes the previous dinosaur teams ''Zyuranger'' and ''Abaranger''.
339** Then there's the arcade game ''[[VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleDiceO Dice-O]]'' (and its successor, ''Dice-O Deluxe''), in which you can build your own dream team of Sentai heroes and have them fight against other heroes or villains from various Sentai series.
340** CrisisCrossover: ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle'' starts off with all the past Super Sentai teams coming together to fight the [[TheEmpire Zangyack Empire]]. From there it mostly becomes your standard ''Vs.'' movie between the Gokaigers and Goseigers, up until the FinalBattle where the spirits of all the past Super Sentai mecha show up to assist them in battling the Black Cross King and his revived monster army.
341** ''Zenkaiger'''s premise is also of a crossover nature, with the world of every previous ''Super Sentai'' being trapped by the antagonists. The Rangers in this season are all modeled after previous mecha, and they can use Sentai Gears to obtain powers from previous teams.
342* CrossoverAlternateUniverse: ''Zenkaiger'', which overrides the SharedUniverse concept to give each Sentai their own universe, strongly hints that the world of ''Gokaiger'' is this; a recurring depiction of all the Sentai Worlds being sealed into Gears has them being represented by team images, the Gokaigers' showing them standing in front of all their predecessors. [[InvertedTrope Alternatively]], the Gokaiger World is the prime universe that ''Gokaiger'', the crossovers between Sentai, and other big crossovers such as ''[[Series/FourWeekContinuousSuperSentaiStrongestBattle Super Sentai Strongest Battle]]'' take place in, while the worlds in ''Zenkaiger'' are all alternative universes each with only one ''Sentai'' team. Helped by the fact that some ''Sentai'' shows, such as ''Denziman'' and Sun Vulcan'', are clearly established as taking place within the same universe.
343* CrossoverComboVillain
344** ''Ohranger vs. Kakuranger'' has Onbu-Gear, a fusion of Onbu-Obake, a Yokai, and Bara Gear, a Baranoia Machine Beast.
345** ''Timeranger vs. [=GoGoFive=]'' has [=BoriPierre=], a fusion of Boribaru, a Londerz Prisoner, and Spell Master Pierre of the Psyma Demon Clan.
346** The manga ''Gaoranger vs. Goranger'' has the Black Cross Org.
347** ''Magiranger vs. Dekaranger'' has one based on a technicality: Hades Beastman Demon Apollos / Agent X is also classed as an Alienizer, alien criminals pursued by the Dekarangers.
348** ''Boukenger vs. Super Sentai'' has a meta-example'', Time Demon God Chronos is a living Precious but was originally conceived as a Hades Beastman.
349** ''Go-Onger vs Gekiranger'' has Nunchuck Banki, a special Barbaric Machine Beast of Gaiark created by the surviving Rinjuken Akugata member Meka, so he is able to use Rinki.
350** ''Goseiger vs. Shinkenger'' combines this with CrossoverVillainInChief with Buredoran of the Bloodbath, the Ayakashi incarnation of the Goseigers' nemesis.
351** Similar to the ''Dekaranger'' example above ''Gokaiger'' #5, a ''Dekaranger'' tribute, has Buramudo, an Alienizer and Action Commander of the Zangyack Empire.
352** ''Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters'' has Space War God Voldos, born from the combined hatred of Dai-Satan (''Zyuranger'') and Dezumozorlya (''Abaranger'').
353** ''Ninninger vs. Drive'' has Roidmude 089, who not only derives his human persona from a dead Shocker scientist, but transforms into a Kibaoni Yokai.
354** ''Ninninger vs. [=ToQger=]'' has Wanyuudou, a Yokai which appears in the form of a Shadow Line Kuliner Robo.
355* CrossoverPunchline: ''Super Hero Time'' idents of recent years have Rider and Sentai casts meeting and interacting in their respective hang-outs and HilarityEnsues.
356* CustomUniform: has varied in use over the years, sometimes crossing over into the realm of LimitedWardrobe, but nowadays, it's par for the course.
357** In terms of the Sentai suits themselves (not counting the girls' miniskirts), this is pretty much the norm for [[SixthRanger extra warriors]]. While each member is (or would be, if they were monochromatic) differentiated by their helmets, extra rangers get a few more tweaks on their suits (like the Kiba Ranger in ''[[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Dairanger]]'', who wears a black vest over his suit while his teammates' vests are white).
358* DanceBattler: The most notable example being the ''Battle Fever'' team.
359* DancingTheme: In recent years, it has become customary to have an ending theme with the Rangers dancing to it. Although the practice isn't exactly new, dating back as far as ''Megaranger'' at least and only seeing intermittent use from ''Dekaranger'' onward.
360* DamagedSoul: In older shows, when the monster was resurrected as a giant, it would often be a growling, rampaging beast even if it was intelligent and talking before. In Maskman, this even applies to one of the major villains; [[spoiler: Anagmas]] is the villains' EvilGenius for most of the show, but when he gets blown up and revived? Just another snarling beast.
361* DarkIsNotEvil: Black is a common color for heroic Rangers.
362* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Along with its [[Franchise/PowerRangers American counterpart]], it is the TropeCodifier. Whenever the team defeats the MonsterOfTheWeek, it will collapse to the ground before going up in a ball of fire. In recent years, the monsters tend to say [[LastWords quips relating to their defeat]] before exploding.
363** Subverted with some series like Kyoryuger, Goseiger and Zyuohger, where the monster ''apparently'' explodes...but still leaves an intact corpse behind for the villains to grow.
364* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Many of the names use both Japanese and English, sometimes meaning the same thing.
365** Ginga Sentai Gingaman from ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman'', which translates to "Galaxy Squadron Galaxyman".
366** [=AkaRed=], from ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', translates to Red Red.
367** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' has two mechs, called Go-buster Oh and Go-buster King. "Oh" means "king", so they have two mechs named Go-buster King.
368*** Additionally, the command to form either of those robots is "Combine Operation! Tokumei Gattai!" Tokumei Gattai translates into "Operation Combine", so they're basically saying "Combine Operation! Operation Combine!"
369* DeusExitMachina: A lot of times, {{Sixth Ranger}}s are often away for crucial fights.
370* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: For starters, the first two shows, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', are different in many ways to the subsequent shows
371** ''Goranger'' and ''J.A.K.Q.'', though they did have {{mecha}}, did not have giant robots. For a while they were not even considered part of the franchise, although this was mainly due to right disputes between Toei and ''Goranger''/''JAKQ'' creator Creator/ShotaroIshinomori. Also, in ''Series/BattleFeverJ,'' the third series, the mecha fights were kick-started by the human-sized monster calling his 'little brother' (a giant robotic duplicate) to avenge him as he was dying, (something of the likes wouldn't be seen in the series until more than 30 years later with ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'') and the Battle Fever Robo was not made from separate vehicles, but was a non-transforming robot stored on a non-transforming airbase. MakeMyMonsterGrow and CombiningMecha debuted in the ''following'' shows.
372** While the uniforms of ''Goranger'' and ''JAKQ'' are very different from later uniforms, they still somewhat resemble the traditional concept of a ''Super Sentai'' uniform. ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' on the other hand, featured face-shaped helmets with two-eyed visors and sculpted noses (a style which was only reused for a OneShotCharacter in ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman''). Miss America wore a blond wig on her helmet and Battle Cossack is notable for being the only main member on a Sentai to wear orange until 35 years later with the arrival of [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQ #6]]. The goggle-like visors were not introduced until ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' and the scarfs were eliminated after ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive''.
373** ''J.A.K.Q. vs. Goranger'', the very first {{crossover}} between two Sentai series, had only the actress for ''Goranger's'' Pink reprising her role in the flesh; the four men were left as TheFaceless, with half of them being FakeShemp voices.
374** ''J.A.K.Q. vs. Goranger'' also established that various Ishinomori heroes existed in that continuity, including ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'', ''Series/KamenRiderV3'' and ''Series/KamenRiderAmazon''. This was never mentioned again afterwards - Super Sentai series were treated as separate universes until ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' and Kamen Riders and Sentai heroes wouldn't meet until the crossover between ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderDecade''.
375** While Toei has commemorated every "5th" Sentai anniversary since the 10th, they started as something more humble than the grand spectacles expected today, mostly consisting of commemorative logos and print advertisement. Additionally, ''after'' they had already run a campaign celebrating the 10th anniversary during ''Flashman'', rights issues blocked Toei from grouping the first two series with the rest of the franchise for a number of years; As a result, they ran a ''second'' 10th anniversary campaign two years later, celebrating ''Liveman'' as the tenth installment and treating ''Battle Fever'' as the first during ''Turboranger's'' retrospective special. It wasn't until ''Ohranger'', the franchise's 20th anniversary, that they were able to celebrate ''Goranger's'' anniversary once again.
376** ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger: Olé vs. [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kakuranger]]'', the official first film in the Super Sentai Vs. Series (not counting the earlier ''J.A.K.Q. vs. Goranger'' movie), had a slightly different title format than the subsequent Vs. films and the Kakuranger's giant robots are not even present.
377** A minor example is that the first three {{Sixth Ranger}}s had vests. While the next proper SixthRanger wouldn't be seen until Megaranger sans vest, the vest wouldn't reappear until Hurricanger and Abaranger only to vanish again. Gokai Silver sort of had one with his Gold Mode power up.
378** When ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'' first appeared in ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerVsGobusters'', they had a few differences in their roll call- specifically, their final pose used in the show is instead a build up to a more traditional SuperSentaiStance. Also, behind them in the scene their team name is transliterated as "Tokkyuger".
379** The franchise's US DVD releases from Creator/ShoutFactory suffered from this, due to them not knowing either how to properly market it or design the DVD sets for it. Initially, ''Kyoryu Senytai Zyuranger'' had "Super Sentai" plastered in front of it on online marketplaces while the [=DVDs=] would just say "Zyuranger", the subtitles would translate the name completely, and the subtitles themselves were a disgusting yellow rather than white like they would be from ''Kakuranger'' on (this one goes for ''Dairanger'' as well), which made them feel unofficial. Later sets would rectify these by having the official transliterated names on the covers and menus and would leave them untranslated (aside from ''Gingaman's'' name being translated in the opening title sequence and not in the episodes proper) and would have the subs be in white. The odd translation error and whatnot occasionally slips through, but the sets are much better off now.
380%%* ElementalPowers
381* TheEmpire: While it's fairly common for the bad guy side to have "empire" or some variation thereof in their name, the ones who fit it the best would be the Zangyack Empire from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', a vast interstellar empire spanning over most of the known universe, with Earth as one of the few planets that have yet to fall to them.
382** The Tube Empire in ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' are unique in being a (comparatively) more realistic empire, being comprised of multiple tribes united under a single royal family.
383** While they don't have "empire" in their title, the Space Shogunate Jark Matter from ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' fit the mold also. Like Zangyack, they're a space-faring empire with a good chunk of the universe under their belt. In fact, unlike Zangyack they actually succeeded in conquering Earth (though to be fair, ''Kyuranger'' Earth didn't have 30+ Sentai teams guarding it like main ''Sentai'' Earth does).
384%%* EmptyShell:
385* EvilWillFail: A trend that originated in ''JAKQ'' but was codified in ''Denziman'' is that the villain groups tend to tear themselves apart as much as the heroes defeat them, if not moreso. The reasons vary; sometimes it's a simple case of TheStarscream, sometimes it's a full-on case of EnemyCivilWar, sometimes one of the villains is hiding an AwfulTruth from the rest that inevitably gets exposed, sometimes the BigBad is just a BadBoss, and sometimes it's simply that none of the villains like each other and will regularly indulge in backstabbing.
386* EvolvingCredits: Usually happens when a new BigBad takes control of the villains, a new member joins the team or when they get a new Mecha and/or Mecha combination.
387* FakeCrossover: Most ''Super Hero Time'' idents have the contemporary Riders and Sentai posing side-by-side, while recent years have the casts interacting in their resepective hide-outs, giving the impression that they are all good friends. Of course, this has no canonical bearing on their proper crossovers, if they have them.
388* FantasyKitchenSink: Originally unintentional, as each series was placed in its sole continuity (barring ''Denziman'' and ''Sun Vulcan'') and crossovers having debatable canonicity. Then comes ''Gokaiger'', which stablishes all 34 previous shows ''do'' take place in the same universe, and the appearance of the Gokaigers in ''Zyuohger'' further confirms the series that followed still are in the same continuity. This means that in the ''Super Sentai'' universe, concepts such as [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman aura]], [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger angels]], [[Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV demons]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger yo]][[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger kai]], [[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger m]][[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger ag]][[Series/MashinSentaiKiramager ic]], [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger time traveling]] and [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger chi]] co-exist, aliens attempt to invade or destroy Earth every year or so, the extinction of dinosaurs has had [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger mult]][[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger iple]] [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger retel]][[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger lings]] that don't try to tie to one another, [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger multiple dimensions themed around a single concept are present]], [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger imagination can affect reality]], multiple artifacts such as the [[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Precious]] and the [[Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger Lupin Collection]] exist alongside one another, and this all happens in the same world.
389** Some individual shows are able to qualify on their own. ''Hurricaneger'' for instance had {{ninja}}s, aliens, LostTechnology, magic and mysticism all in one package.
390** Averted with ''Kyuranger'', as it's confirmed it takes place in an alternate universe during a crossover episode where they travel to the main universe and meet the Dekarangers and the second [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Gavan]]. This remains consistent as of ''Strongest Battle'', where Stinger makes it clear his and the universe the rest of the Sentai teams live are still different.
391** As of ''Zenkaiger'', the franchise has ditched the aspect of a single shared universe to instead depict every ''Super Sentai'' series as its own world, which remains the case in ''Donbrothers'' and ''King-Ohger''. Of course, this does nothing to address series with crossovers with long-lasting and therefore undoubtedly canon effects[[note]]such as ''Ninninger'' and ''Zyuohger''[[/note]]; and ''Ten Gokaiger'' later makes it seem like all shows since ''Zyuohger'' also take place in the same world. Whether this is a VoodooShark or not is up to the viewer to decide.
392* FiveManBand: Although the dynamic varies from series to series, Super Sentai tends to follow a specific formula:
393** Red Rangers are almost always TheLeader. Even when not the official team leader, Red Rangers are always TheHero.
394** Blue Rangers are TheLancer, but can also include any type of 'Lone Wolf' (Gekiranger) or those with authority issues ([=GoGoV=]), or simply just the {{Foil}} to TheHero. Black and Green are the second most likely to play this role.
395** Green or Black are TheSmartGuy. This is the second most common role for Blue Rangers.
396** Yellow Rangers are TheBigGuy. Black and Green Rangers are the second most likely to play this role.
397** Pink or White Rangers are usually the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple token female]], or the Girly Girl half of the TomboyAndGirlyGirl. The more developed examples may serve as TheHeart of their respective teams (Gokaiger). Yellow Rangers are the second most likely, if the Pink fills a different role in the Band.
398* FlatCharacter: In the eighties shows, there was a trend of the villains having a minion such as Okalampa, Gash, Gyodai or Kuragen whose sole purpose was to enlarge the monster. They would show up when the monster was defeated, enlarge it, say a catchphrase and leave. And that was all there was to them. [[note]]If lucky, they might get a bit more characterization or focus, but not too much (Gyodai, like every other Gozma members, is being strong-armed to service by Bazoo and [[spoiler:pulls a HeelFaceTurn in the end]]; Gash is extremely loyal to Bias, [[spoiler:staying with him and trying to assure him of victory in his last moments]] and is TheDreaded that goes to kill off anyone who fails Bias)[[/note]]. While post-eighties shows also sometimes have dedicated monster-growers like Luckyuro, Kyuuemon, Insarn or Acha and Kocha, they do get to have some personality besides that.
399* FleetingDemographicRule: There are some original themes here and there, but sometimes the creative team rehashes past themes. So far, there have been a few Sentai themes that have been used more than once, like mythical creatures (''Changeman'', ''Dairanger'', and ''Magiranger''), martial arts (''Maskman'', ''Dairanger'', and ''Gekiranger''), cars (''Turboranger'', ''Carranger'' and ''Go-Onger''), dinosaurs (''Zyuranger'', ''Abaranger'', ''Kyoryuger'' and ''Ryusoulger''), ninjas (''Kakuranger'', ''Hurricaneger'', and ''Ninninger''), and magic (''Magiranger'' and ''Kiramager'').
400** One theme that's often explored, to varying degrees, are AnimalMotifs: starting with ''Sun Vulcan'', we've had ''Liveman'', ''Jetman'' (which used a bird subset), ''Gingaman'', ''Gaoranger'', ''Hurricaneger'' (mainly in the team's mechas and uniform designs), ''Gekiranger'' (to a lesser degree, as the series explores mostly Kenpo), ''Go-Onger'' (half of it anyway, as the Engines are basically vehicles that look like animals), ''Goseiger'' (also mainly in the team's mechas and Ranger helmets), ''Go-Busters'' (if only because of the Buddyroids) and ''Zyuohger''.
401* {{Flight}}: A power most notably employed by ''Jetman''.
402* FreezeFrameIntroduction: A freeze-frame intro shows up whenever a new suit is introduced, whether it's a new character or an existing one getting an upgrade. Gotta show off all the pretties (so the audience knows to buy the action figure) before the new character kicks some ass!
403* GenderedOutfit: Mainly in the form of miniskirts for female rangers. Exceptions are ''Bioman'', ''Changeman'', and ''Flashman'', where rather than a skirt, the females' uniforms were differentiated by swimsuit-like lines along the hip joints; ''Goranger'', ''Dynaman'', ''Fiveman'' and ''Dekaranger'', whose suits lacked gender differentiation; and Miss America in ''Battle Fever J'', who wears a LeotardOfPower.
404** Usually, the female rangers were portrayed by male suit actors while morphed. The skirts are used to discretely hide the area most likely to give this away. Modern Sentais have pretty much phased this practice out.
405** Special mention to [=ToQger=], whose gimmick for the season allowed rangers to swap their colors among each other, requiring all suits to have complimentary skirts to achieve.
406** Gokaigers' season gimmick of becoming previous Sentai frequently saw whole cloth new suits being made as the corresponding Ranger for that team was a different gender than the Gokaiger member of that color. Frequent offenders were Blue and Yellow, who would often have male variants made for teams with female blue rangers and female variants for teams with male yellows. Additionally, on a few times the team would make an "All color" change where the previous rangers were all of a same color rather than a same team. On one occasion this required whole cloth creations of new costumes for members of the opposite gender as "All Red" had one female Red Ranger prior to the series in canon, while "All Green" needed two female variants as the first female green ranger wouldn't debut until sometime after the series concluded. Bizarrely, a three person "All White" didn't require this as it was done by one male (as Big One) and two females (as Female White Rangers), but a female variant of Big One was still made because a later episode would have him used as Yellow's ranger for a team JAKQ morph, since that team lacked a yellow ranger. Initially, an episode focusing on the Pink Ranger in the arc where many of the "All Colors" debuted enshewed the all Pink to favor rangers with a motif of close family or friends, highlighting that season's Pink Ranger's role as the team's mediator whose diplomatic skills were seen as more valuable than her lackluster fighting prowess. (It also saved on having to create four male variant Pink Rangers for a one-off moment; an All Pink was done in a movie, but was [=CGIed=]. A female variant of Flashman was used by the Pink Ranger a second time in the series to justify its late season creation cost for the "all green" episode, but the production crew couldn't do that for pink.)
407* GoldColoredSuperiority: Gold Rangers serve as the SixthRanger in several seasons.
408* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: There may be some downs at times in each series, but the heroes ''do'' always finally defeat the villains in the end.
409* GoodIsNotNice: Some series have some characters that are good, but are also jerks. Turned up to eleven in ''Gokaiger'', where 60% of the team (50% with the SixthRanger) has a dickish demeanor.
410* GreatWhiteFeline:
411** ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger'': Mythical Chi Beast Won Tiger is the first and most iconic example in the franchise. It is piloted by TheLeader in ''Power Rangers'' and the SixthRanger in the ''Sentai'' show. It has the ability to [[TransformingMecha transform into a "Warrior Mode"]] and can combine with all the other mecha except the Red Ranger's.
412** ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'': [=GaoTiger=] is a white tiger and is one of the main five Animal Mecha.
413** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'': [=MagiLion=] is created by the Green, Blue, Yellow and Pink Rangers fusing together in their SuperMode. It can combine with the Mystic Firebird/[=MagiFirebird=] to form the Manticore Megazord/Densetsu Gasshin [=MagiLegend=]
414** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'': Tora Origami which is controlled by the Red Ranger and is part of a MechaExpansionPack.
415** ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'': Cube Tiger is a white tiger mecha and part of the main group of animal mecha.
416* HeadButtingPachy: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] the pachycephalosaurus are {{Mecha}}:
417** ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'': Has Bachycelo, a Bakuryu those thick skull can then be weaponized as a PowerFist for the giant mechas.
418** ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'': Zigzagged, one of the Zyudenryu, Bunpachy, can headbutt enemies like a stereotypical pachycephalosaurus, but its main power is swinging its mace on its tail. Curiously, the mace is attached to its head before activation. Its Ranger partner has also used a headbutt technique on occasion.
419** Averted in ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'' as the resident pachy mecha, Pachygaroo, is half BoxingKangaroo. Even as a MechaExpansionPack, while it becomes a pair of boxing gloves, its head is a part of the arm instead of a fist, meaning the pachy dome is never used to attack.
420* TheGunslinger: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
421* TheHeart: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
422* HenshinHero: They mostly don't use the word itself, instead opting to use phrases that include the([[GratuitousEnglish english]]) word "change". However, the ''Ohrangers'' and ''Magirangers'' say it, and the ''Shinkengers'' have it written on their [[TransformationTrinket Shodophones]]. The ''[[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Ninningers]]'' use ''"Shuriken Henge! (Shuriken Transform!)"'' as their call (except for Starninger, who says "Shuriken Change!").
423* HeroesPreferSwords: Every other Sentai carry swords as sidearms. There's also the MasterSwordsman archetype.
424* HighlyConspicuousUniform: appropriately, overlapped with HighlyVisibleNinja in ''Kakuranger'', ''Hurricanger'', and ''Ninninger''.
425* HotBlooded: The number one defining trait of a Red Ranger, though there are aversions, like [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Ryu Tendou]] and [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Takeru Shiba]].
426* HumongousMecha: Introduced in ''Battle Fever J'' - and, conversely, introducing the "Super" to Sentai.
427* IdenticalGrandson
428** The finale of ''Dairanger'', whose epilogue is placed 50 years into the future, has the FiveManBand succeeded by their identical grandchildren.
429** ''Kyoryuger: 100 Years After'' has a new yeam of Kyoryugers consisting of the great-grandchildren of the six Kyoryugers with the exception of Nossan, whose counterpart Nobuta-san is the grandson of his niece Rika.
430* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Enemy blasts almost never seem to actually ''hit'' the rangers, simply blowing up the ground around them. It does still seem to hurt them, however.
431* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Most teams will have each member say a phrase and/or their Ranger designation while getting into their AssKickingPose, followed by the group coming together to do a team phrase and SuperSentaiStance. (No, [[TalkingIsAFreeAction bad guys never interrupt this by shooting at them]]). And sometimes they also do this ''during the fight''.
432** Vs. movies typically a combined roll call with both starring teams in succession. There is no consistency as to which team comes first.
433* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: In many seasons, the red hero often develops a personal rivalry with the villain faction's strongest general, the two of them clashing numerous times throughout the season, usually with TheDragon having the advantage and constantly overpowering Sentai Red, until their final confrontation when the red hero has grown strong enough to surpass his foe and finally defeat him.
434* KidsLoveDinosaurs: Being a MerchandiseDriven franchise, one of Super Sentai's go-to themes is dinosaurs. (For the record, some others are animals, cars, and ninjas.) Notably, when there was a sales slump and they had to start moving merch fast, they used dinosaurs to do it. Twice.[[note]]First with ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'', then with ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger''[[/note]]
435* TheLancer: A common archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''. Typically they act as the Leader/Hero's foil in addition to being second-in-command of the team.
436* LandSeaSky: A popular theme for {{Power Trio}}s, namely ''Sun Vulcan'', ''Liveman'' and ''Hurricaneger''. The heroes of ''Goseiger'' are divided into the Landick, Seaick and Skick tribes, with Gosei Knight wielding the powers of all three.
437* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Not to the extent of Power Rangers, but the Reds definitely have the advantage, usually getting extra weapons and vehicles. Taken to the extreme with Abaranger's [=AbareMax=], in which [=AbaRed=] takes some of the power from his partners, [=AbareBlue=] and [=AbareYellow=], to gain a SuperMode.
438* TheLeader: The vast majority of Sentai have a designated leader who is most often the Red.
439* LeaderFormsTheHead: Varies depending on the show.
440* LegacyCharacter
441** The Ki Ranger identity was transferred from Daita Ōiwa to Daigorō Kumano in ''Goranger''. However, Daigorō was only added so that the actor playing Daita the character could participate in a play he was asked to do. Daigorō's spot on the team only lasted ten episodes before he was KilledOffForReal, allowing Daita to return.
442** In ''Battle Fever J'', two of its members were replaced. The actor who played Gensaku Shiraishi, the original Battle Cossack, wanted to leave the series to spent more time with his new wife, so his character was killed off and replaced by Gensaku's friend Makoto Jin. A few episodes earlier, Diana Martin, the original Miss America, was injured in combat and was replaced by Maria Nagisa.
443** In ''Sun Vulcan'', the actor who played Ryūsuke Ōwashi, the original Vul Eagle, could only do the first 25 episodes of the series due to a previous contract he had on another project which conflicted with his work on ''Sun Vulcan''. His character was sent away to the US to work for NASA and replaced by Takayuki Hiba.
444** In ''Bioman'', Mika Koizumi, the original Yellow Four, was killed off ten episodes into the series after the actress playing her abruptly left the series, necessitating the need of her replacement, Jun Yabuki.
445** A more traditional example occurs in the finale of ''Dairanger'': [[spoiler:50 years after the defeat of Gohma, the grandchildren of the original Dairangers inherit their powers when Gohma returns.]]
446** The main characters of ''Kakuranger'' are implied to have inherited their powers from their ancestors as well.
447** Like its ''Power Rangers'' counterpart, Hyūga inherited the identity of the Black Knight in ''Gingaman'' once [=BullBlack=] was killed off. Unlike the above examples, [=BullBlack=]'s death was actually a planned event in the story.
448** ''Shinkenger'' are another team that inherited their powers from their ancestors (which was then pretty much copied whole into the above-mentioned ''Power Rangers Samurai''). Specifically, the current FiveManBand is the eighteenth generation of Shinkenger, with the SixthRanger being a totally new element. The first generation is glimpsed in flashbacks, with their Red appearing as a spirit in TheMovie, while the seventeenth generation are the parents of the current Shinkengers, with only Yellow's predecessor not appearing substantially. Things become shaken up when it is revealed that Shinken Red, Takeru Shiba is [[spoiler:a decoy for the true head of the Shiba House, Kaoru Shiba, daughter of the last Shinken Red. When Kaoru adopts Takeru as her son, he officially becomes the ninteenth Shinken Red.]]
449** Played with in ''Ninninger'', where the FiveManBand are all grandchildren of Yoshitaka Igasaki, the Last Ninja. He was not a Ninninger himself, and the five Ninningers compete along with the unrelated SixthRanger to inherit the title of Last Ninja, which Yoshitaka himself inherited from his father. This trope is inverted in the endgame when Yoshitaka finally transforms into a version of [=AkaNinger=] along with his son, the father of the current [=AkaNinger=] who was passed over. Played straight in ''[[Film/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohgerVsNinninger Zyuohger vs. Ninninger]]'', which has Takaharu's KidFromTheFuture becoming the fourth incarnation of [=AkaNinger=].
450** ''Zyuohger'' reveals Cetus (Zyuoh Whale), the very first Zyuohger who fought in ancient times. By inheriting his power, Yamato, already Zyuoh Eagle/Gorilla, becomes the second Zyuoh Whale, which functions as a SuperMode for him.
451* LegionOfDoom:
452** When the Black Cross King returns in ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle'', he brings along past villains [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Brajira of the Messiah]], [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Prime Minister Yogoshimacritein]] and [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Hades God Dagon]] as his minions. Later in the FinalBattle, they're joined by Kireizky, Chirakasonne, Ifrit, Cyclops and copies of Brajira's various guises.
453** ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen'' sees Super Sentai get a full-fledged LegionOfDoom a la [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Dai-Shocker]] in Dai-Zangyack, an alliance of past villains and monsters that have been inexplicably revived under the leadership of a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed Captain Marvelous for the purpose of eliminating all Kamen Riders.
454** For the 1000th episode special in ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'', Bangray uses his memory summoning power to bring back past Sentai villains [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Dokoku Chimatsuri]], [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Brajira]], [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Enter and Escape]], [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Deboth]] and [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Z Shin]] to battle the Zyuohgers and Gokaigers.
455* LetsYouAndHimFight: Almost every series from about 2000 and on must have its yearly teamup movie with the previous group of Rangers start with the two groups mistakenly battling it out before getting into the meat of the plot.
456* LighterAndSofter: When compared to its sister show ''Franchise/KamenRider''. But not as light and soft as ''Franchise/PowerRangers''... [[Series/PowerRangersRPM sometimes]][[note]]A special case of YMMV: the two are hard to compare, because of ValuesDissonance about what is allowed on a children's TV show between Japan and the US, allowing tropes to be used that are considered DarkerAndEdgier in ''Super Sentai'' that can't be used in ''Power Rangers'' (like some of the entries in the 80's), while ''Power Rangers'' cuts out a lot of ''Super Sentai's'' silliness making it DarkerAndEdgier. It could be called Darker And Softer vs. Lighter And Edgier[[/note]].
457** DarkerAndEdgier: A few of the shows do feature a somewhat heavier tone than most, however, most notably ''Jetman'', which was at least as dark as the original Franchise/KamenRider towards the end.
458** ''Ohranger'' was also supposed to go the DarkerAndEdgier route until real-world disasters (including the sarin gas attack) forced the studio to quickly change it.
459** In general, ''Super Sentai'' employs the usage of [[KilledOffForReal keeping killed characters dead]] a lot more often, compared to how reviving deceased characters is a common plot point in ''Kamen Rider'', even if their series is finished.
460*** Part of the lighter tone recent Sentai has had in general is due to its being in a Sunday morning time slot (geared towards kids) since 1997, as opposed to a Wednesday evening time slot (more family-oriented).
461* LongRunners: 2021 marked 45 years of Super Sentai, sharing its most recent reunion with its its companion franchise, ''Kamen Rider'' (which reached 50 years in 2021) in ''Super Hero Senki''. Unlike ''Kamen Rider'', there has been a new Sentai series almost every year since the beginning, with the exception of 1978 (''Spider-Man'' took its timeslot during that year).
462* MakeMyMonsterGrow:
463** Practically the TropeCodifier. In nearly every series, after the MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated at human size by the Super Sentai team, it becomes a {{Kaiju}} which the team then fights in their HumongousMecha for a MechVsBeast FinalBattle.
464** Averted by a few series (''Series/BattleFeverJ'', ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'', ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'', ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' and ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters''), which instead have the villains give their smaller monsters their own Humongous Mecha to pilot (and a few series feature one or two villains using these instead of growing like the rest of their allies), or create giant duplicates of the smaller monsters that are unleashed once the original monster is destroyed.
465* MakingASplash: Numerous Rangers, usually the Blues, wield the power of water.
466* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover:
467** The ''Super Hero Taisen'' movie series sees ''Super Sentai'' crossing over with their sister show ''Franchise/KamenRider'', as well as the [[Series/MetalHeroes Space Sheriffs]] in [[Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiXSpaceSheriffSuperHeroTaisenZ one film]]. Similarly, the ''Space Squad'' film series is a crossover between the space-related ''Super Sentai'' and ''Metal Hero'' shows.
468** The crossover film between ''Kyoryuger'' and ''Go-Busters'' has them joining up with all the past dino-themed Sentai teams.
469* MasterArcher: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
470* MasterSwordsman: A common archetype for Sentai heroes, acknowledged in ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai''. Honorable mention goes to Joe Gibken (Gokai Blue), who once wielded '''five''' swords at once.
471* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName[=/=]ThemeNaming: PLENTY, if you're really knowledgeable in Japanese and each specific theme.
472* MerchandiseDriven: Like ''Kamen Rider'', individual shows are made to be broadcast across a year, financially divided into quarters of about 12 episodes, each accompanied by a new wave of toys.
473** For 21st century Sentai, the end of the first quarter generally sees the debut of the first greater CombiningMecha (itself a combination of multiple CombiningMecha).
474** The second quarter typically starts with the introduction of the SixthRanger, who comes with a unique TransformationTrinket, WeaponOfChoice and HumongousMecha. Their mecha will then combine with the earlier mecha to form an even greater CombiningMecha.
475** The third quarter typically introduces an extremely powerful Final Mecha, which is mostly reserved for the Red Ranger. This mecha is the centerpiece of the ultimate CombiningMecha.
476* MediaWatchdog: Around 1983/84 Super Sentai series received serious retools in how the action scenes played out due to being specifically targeted by MoralGuardians for violent content due to being directly targeted at children.
477** And again in the early [=90s=], after all the adult and graphic content present in ''Jetman''.
478* MiniDressOfPower: Every female ranger since ''Maskman'' (plus the girls in ''JAKQ'' and ''Denjiman'' before it; ''Fiveman'' and ''Dekaranger'' being the only exceptions after), over their regular bodysuit/leggings, which allows one to tell which (usually yellow) rangers were gender-swapped when the series was converted to ''Power Rangers''. Even when they did not have them, sometimes the suits had designs reminiscent of swimsuits (as seen in ''Bioman'' and ''Changeman'').
479* MoodWhiplash: Aside from {{Wham Episode}}s interspersing with {{Bizarro Episode}}s depending on the series, there's also the fact that the ending theme is quite upbeat pretty much most of the time, creating the effect when an episode ends in a dramatic note.
480** Worse when watching online or on DVD - the original TV broadcast would have commercials between the final scene and the end credits.
481* MookMobile: [[MookMobile/SuperSentai Has its own page.]]
482* MoreDakka: If a series introduces a second mecha, it typically runs on this. Larger combinations of two or more mecha also tend to add lots and lots of firepower to the original.
483* MultinationalTeam: ''Battle Fever J'' has Rangers themed after different countries. The heroes in ''King-Ohger'' also represent different countries, though in this case they are fictional countries on another planet.
484* TheMultiverse: Due to this franchise's love of {{Alternate Universe}}s, the ''Super Sentai'' multiverse has become pretty crowded over the years.
485** ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' has the baddies residing in the Vader Dimension. They also have an extra-dimensional prison, the Infinite Makuu
486** ''Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger'' has the Fairy World.
487** ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' has the baddies hailing from the Back Dimension[[note]]Ura Jigen[[/note]].
488** ''Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger'' has Neziregia.
489** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoFive'' has Psyma Road plus Ghost Psyma Hell.
490** ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'' has Dino Earth, which split off from the familiar Earth when the meteor hit 65 million years ago.
491** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' has numerous Marudeyouna Worlds.
492** ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' has a multiverse of 11 Braneworlds, including the familiar Human World and the Machine World, which is home to the RobotBuddy and HumongousMecha as well as the bad guys.
493** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' has the baddies residing in the Sanzu River. The {{crossover}} with ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' also links the "World of Shinkenger" to the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' multiverse. A another dimensional crossover occurs between ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderDrive''.
494** ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' has Gosei World, home to our heroes [[spoiler:and the BigBad]].
495** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', as well as calling back to the ''Go-Onger'' multiverse, includes the Makuu Space from ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'' (''Series/MetalHeroes'').
496** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' has Hyper Space.
497** ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' has Zyuland, home of the [[BeastMan Zyumans]] who originally lived on Earth before breaking away into their own world. The series ends with Zyuland being reintergrated back into the human world.
498** Whilst most crossovers, despite continuity hiccups, have all Sentai (plus Metal Heroes) existing in the same world, ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' explicitly takes place in an AlternateUniverse where Earth had fallen to TheEmpire.
499** ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVSKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'' has the baddies [[spoiler:and the SixthRanger]] hailing from the Back World[[note]]Ura no Sekai[[/note]].
500** ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'' has Crystalia.
501** Taken UpToEleven with ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'', the premise of which has the first 44 ''Super Sentai'' each taking place in their own world, with the 45th human world becoming home to the Zenkaigers after it is partially merged with yet another, Kikaitopia. In addition, there are numerous non-Sentai worlds where the {{Monsters of the Week}} are derived from.
502* MythicalMotifs: Used by the Rangers of ''Changeman'', ''Dairanger'' and ''Magiranger''.
503* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Villains tend to have names that translate into this, as well as the team mecha.
504* NearVillainVictory: The last few episodes of any given series will see the BigBad on the cusp of absolute victory before their inevitable defeat.
505* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: One thing about ''Sentai'' is that it likes to stack motifs on top of each other. Special mention goes to the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaigers]], who are pirates capable of transforming into past Sentai teams, which lets them be Pirates + Whatever Ranger Key they're using (yes this includes {{Ninja}}s.
506** Sargain in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' may be the closest to a literal example of this in the franchise. He's a ninja, miniature alien in a kabuki mecha (making him a robot), a pirate of sorts since the Jakanja plunder worlds and [[spoiler:his body gets brought back in the finale to fight against Hurricanegers, technically making him a zombie.]]
507* NoOntologicalInertia: Several cases of whatever damage the villains have caused being completely undone after their defeat. More specifically, afflictions to civilians seemingly disappear after the [=MotW=] is brought down the first time, ''even if it's NotQuiteDead AND still able to [[MakeMyMonsterGrow return as a giant]].''
508* ObviousStuntDouble: This is why the majority of female rangers have skirts on their outfits, to hide the fact that most of the in-costume work is done by stunt''men'' (although JAE has been employing stuntwomen for female rangers in recent series; fully suited villainesses are still played by male stuntmen, though).
509** OlderThanTheyThink: While it was the norm for the first few decades to use male stuntmen, women weren't completely absent from suit work. Both Miss Americas were doubled first by Lisa Komaki ([[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger MomoRanger]]), then by Eiko Onodora (although her stuntman husband Tsutomu Kitagawa stood in for more dangerous stunts).
510* OhAndXDies: In the early series, episode titles made it no secret on the rare occasions where a Ranger was killed.
511** ''Goranger'' #67 is entitled "Crimson Special Attack!! Ki Ranger Dies at Sunset" and features the death of Daigorou Kumano, the substitute Kiranger.
512** A downplayed example for ''Battle Fever J'' #24, "Tears! Diane Falls", where Diane Martin is injured with the exposure of her secret identity forcing her to step down as Miss America. Then played straight in #33, "Cossack Dies in Love", in which Kensaku Shiraishi (Battle Cossack I) is killed.
513** Another kind of downplaying with ''Bioman'' #10, the episode where Mika Koizumi (Yellow Four I) is killed is simply entitled "Goodbye Yellow".
514** ''Zyuranger'' #42, "Burai Dies", sees the death of Dragon Ranger, who had been established as having been living on borrowed time.
515** Subverted in ''Go-Busters'' #22, "Farewell, Blue Buster", which has Ryuji Iwasaki facing a death scare. Had it been 30 years ago there might have been cause for worry, but since its 2012 he of course makes it out of the episode just fine.
516** ''[=ToQger=]'' #10 is entitled "Tokatti Dies at Sunset" as homage and a subversion to the ''Goranger'' example above. Basically, a typewriter monster that has everything he types out come true writes that Tokatti ([=ToQ=] #2) will die and indeed he does, only to immediately revive as Tokatti had punched it into the typewriter earlier.
517* OnlyOneName: Generally used to mark characters who are outsiders to modern day Japan, like the Zyurangers, Kakurangers, Gingamen, Timerangers (except, obviously, for Tatsuya and Naoto), Goseigers, Zyuohgers (again, with the exceptions of Yamato and Misao), Kyurangers (also, except for Kotaro and Tsurugi; Naga Ray and Shou Ronpo might be exceptions to the rule) and Ryusoulgers. Exceptions to this rule include the Maskmen, the Dairangers (who use titles rather than surnames, e.g. Tenkasei[[note]]Heaven's Fire Star[[/note]] Ryo) and the Toqgers (whose case can be chalked up to their LaserGuidedAmnesia; their full names - except for Akira's, who was always known - eventually get revealed toward the end of the series as they recover their memories).
518* OrcusOnHisThrone: In almost every show, the BigBad will almost never take any action personally and will delegate fighting the heroes to his minions until near the end of the series, even when it is obvious that the BigBad could easily defeat the heroes if they bothered to try. Sometimes there is a justification for them not bothering to fight but not always.
519* OriginalGeneration: MilestoneCelebration character [=AkaRed=], who is the embodiment of all Sentai Reds yet doesn't belong to a single series.
520* PassingTheTorch: A symbolic version. Starting with ''Dekaranger'', the closing credits of each series finale ends with a short vignette of the current Red Ranger shaking hands with the Red Ranger of the next series.
521* PinkHeroine: Pink is a very common color for Sentai and the overwhelming majority of them are girls[[note]]Boys get to wear pink suits in ''Gokaiger'', ''[=ToQger=]'' and ''Donbrothers''[[/note]].
522* PinkMeansFeminine
523** The series often has a girl in the group wearing pink. Nowadays in teams without a Pink Ranger, it's often the Yellow Ranger instead. For bonus points, when the girl is the White Ranger, she tends to have pink accents in the uniform (examples being ''Jetman'' and ''Gaoranger'', while ''Kakuranger'' is an aversion; notably, ''Changeman'' and ''Ninninger'' have both a Pink Ranger and a female White Ranger, and the latter's uniforms ''do'' have details in pink).
524** While the franchise had both male and female White Rangers, only females tend to actually have the word "White" in their codenames. All the male White Rangers have fancier codenames such as Abare Killer, Deka Break and Geki Chopper. The only exception so far is [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger the 40th installment's Zyuoh Tiger]].
525* PlanetOfHats
526** ''Go-Onger'' has a multiverse of 11 Braneworlds which are named in GratuitousEnglish by the "[X] World" format. By hat, the worlds are Human (formerly Dino World), Machine, Junk, Samurai, Sound, Stormy, Magic, Christmas, Prism, Grass and Gunman.
527** As well having giving each Sentai their own world, ''Zenkaiger's'' multiverse has numerous parallel worlds named in the "[Japanese word]topia". Most notably is Kikai[[note]]Machine[[/note]]topia, home to both heroes and villains, it also shares a Hat with ''Go-Onger's'' Machine World, though the two are presumably not the same place. Other "topias" have been sealed within gears by the villains, who apply their Hats to their monsters, though this means that the worlds are freed when their monster is destroyed. Gomi[[note]]Junk[[/note]]topia is another world which shares a Hat with ''Go-Onger''.
528* PluckyComicRelief: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
529* PowerCreepPowerSeep: This applies every time a new team teams up with an old team, since the old team at this point has already unlocked its full potential, so logically they should be more powerful and skilled than the new ones that are usually in the middle of the season, but for the convenience of the script, both teams are shown as being at the same power level.
530* PrecursorHeroes: Several teams (Dairanger, Kakuranger, Gingaman, Gaoranger, Gekiranger) are successors to previous non-Ranger groups of heroes. ''Shinkenger'' is a rare instance of the previous generations also wearing the spandex, followed by ''Ryusoulger''.
531* ThePresentDay: The vast majority of ''Super Sentai'' series take place in the year they air. A notable exception is ''Ohranger'' (1995), which takes place in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 1999]], then has its post-series {{crossover}} with ''Carranger'' which explicitly concludes in January 1997.
532* PrimaryColorChampion: Red and Blue Rangers are constants, and all but a very small handful have a Yellow. This is especially obvious whenever they use the ThreePlusTwo format.
533* ProductPromotionParade: Given that it's a show that's MerchandiseDriven, there will often be scenes that exist to show how each of the team's devices (and thus their corresponding toys) work. One of the most standout examples of this would have to be in the ''Sun Vulcan'' movie, where the villains plot out their EvilPlan using Sun Vulcan toys. Starting with the 2010s series, there have been videos posted online in which the characters explicitly walk the viewers through the steps of their transformations.
534* PromotionToOpeningTitles: The position of SixthRanger itself. Tsukumaro Oogami ([=GaoSilver=]) is, funnily enough, the ''sixth'' official Sixth Ranger (as recognised in ''Gokaiger'') but the first to join the opening titles.
535* RagtagBandOfMisfits: Some Sentai fit this trope more than others, most notably ''Jetman'', ''Gokaiger'', ''Kyuranger'', Team Oddball from ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle'', ''Donbrothers'', and ''KingOhger''.
536* {{Ranger}}: Many Super Sentai heroes aren't technically this by name, but they're all generally this in description. Vul Panther from ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' happened to be a ranger in the military sense before he even got his powers!
537* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The higher you get up the villains' chain of command, the more powerful they generally are. The leader of the Sentai also tends to be the strongest fighter.
538* RealMenWearPink:
539** Played straight, believe it or not... of the thirteen colors that have been used (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink, Black, White, Silver, Gold, Orange, Violet, Gray and Brown) as of Ryusoulger, only gray and brown have yet to be used by both genders. Specifically:
540*** Red: mainly male, but also used by Hime [=ShinkenRed=].
541*** Blue: mainly male, but also used by at least six women.
542*** Yellow: Almost evenly split between male and female.
543*** Green: mainly male, but also used by Green Water Lotus of the villainous [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Flowery Ninja Kunoichi]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Mele]], [[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Midoninger]], [[Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger Chameleon Green]] and [[Series/MashinSentaiKiramager Kiramai Green]].
544*** Pink: Almost all female, outside of the Gokaigers' Gokai Changes (such as in ''[[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaiger]] VS [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Gavan]]'', which has a scene in which all six members change into pink warriors - complete with no MiniDressOfPower for the boys) or the [=ToQgers=]' line changes. For a while, the only true exception was the original [=HououRanger=], who served in the original (and all-male) Dairangers six thousand years before the events of the series. It took until ''Donbrothers'' for a male pink warrior to be part of the main cast from the very start.
545*** Black - mainly male, but also used by [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman [=J5=] of the Neo Jetman]].
546*** White - Almost evenly split between male and female.
547*** Silver - mainly male, but also used by [=DekaBright=] and Go-On Silver.
548*** Gold - mainly male, but also used by [=DekaGold=].
549*** Orange - mainly male, but also used by Orange Lily of the Flowery Ninja Kunoichi and [=DekaSwan=], who has no official color but is commonly associated with orange.
550*** Violet - mainly male, but also used by Purple Orchid of the Flowery Ninja Kunoichi and [=KyoryuViolet=] II.
551*** Gray - exclusively male (only used in Kyoryuger).
552*** Brown - exclusively male (used as a gag in Shinkenger, only used properly in Ryusoulger)
553* RecurringElement: In most seasons' final episode, when the team morphs for the last time, they'll give their roll call without their helmets (and in the most extreme examples, they'll perform the roll call without any Ranger gear at all).
554** Starting with ''Dekaranger'', there is the PassingTheTorch vignette detailed above.
555* RedIsHeroic: All seasons have a Red Ranger, who is almost always the leader. Even when he isn't (as in ''Kakuranger'' and ''Timeranger''), the POV is mostly centered on Red rather than the leader.
556* TheRemnant: Remnants of the evil factions tend to crop up to justify post-series crossovers.
557** ''J.A.K.Q. vs. Goranger'' has Zolder mooks, remnants of ''Goranger's'' Black Cross Army, as part of Crime's army.
558** In ''Ohranger vs. Kakuranger'', Onbu-Obake is a survivor of the Youkai Army, whose members were mostly all sealed at the end of ''Kakuranger''.
559** ''Carranger vs. Ohranger'' has Bara Mobile, the last surviving warrior of the Baranoia Empire.
560** The finale of ''Gokaiger'' establishes that, a month following the death of Zangyack Emperor Akudos Gill at the hands of the Gokaigers, TheEmpire has fractured into smaller factions. ''Super Hero Taisen's'' Dai-Zangyack is a fleet consisting of resurrected Zangyack members plus other Sentai antagonists. ''Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger'' later deals with a Zangyack faction led by Bacchus Gill, the nephew of the late emperor.
561** ''Series/HeroMamaLeague'' establishes that 13 years following the conclusion of ''Magiranger'', despite Sphinx's efforts to reform the Infershia Empire, the Magirangers still have to deal with remnants of the evil Infershia regime.
562* ReturningBigBad: The BigBad of the 35th anniversary film, ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle'', is the reincarnated form of the original Sentai BigBad, the Black Cross Fuhrer from ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger''.
563* RookieRedRanger: While the trope namer is ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', it actually debuted in ''Dairanger'' first and was later used in such series as Megaranger, Gingaman, Timeranger, Gaoranger, and Gekiranger. Its Power Rangers debut came in ''Lost Galaxy''.
564* ScarfOfAssKicking: All of the series from ''Battle Fever J'' and ''Goggle V''. ''Akibaranger'' uses them probably as a MythologyGag.
565* ScavengersAreScum: Many series feature one or more [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] that are based on animals that scavenge (such as vultures, hyenas, crows, rats, jackals, skunks, weasels, and cockroaches), while the heroes almost never have scavenger-themed mecha. A rare exception is the Crow Headder from ''Goseiger''. [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementary material]] reveals that the hundred Power Animals of ''Gaoranger'' include a few scavengers, but they never appear onscreen.
566* ScienceHero: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
567* {{Sentai}}: The TropeCodifier in modern history.
568* ShapeDiesShifterSurvives: A trope shared with sister franchise ''Franchise/KamenRider''. Normally, a Sentai who takes overwhelming damage will detransform. However, there will sometimes be climactic fights where a character manages to stay in their transformed form through HeroicWillpower, instead suffering [[BrokenFaceplate helmet damage]] which exposes part of their face. Alternatively, if a Ranger is in their SuperMode or transformed into another Ranger like the Gokaigers can do, sufficient damage can knock them down to their base form.
569* SharedUniverse: DependingOnTheWriter, all the ''Sentai'' shows in fact take place within the same world, barring ones like ''Kyuranger'' which are clearly stated to take place in an alternate universe.
570** This concept actually dates as far back as the crossover movie ''JAKQ vs. Gorenger'', which not only confirmed that ''JAKQ'' and ''Gorenger'' take place within the same continuity, it also showed they share a world with Series/KamenRider and Series/{{Kikaider}} as well.
571** ''Sun Vulcan'' is shown to take place in the same universe as its predecessor ''Denziman'', featuring the return of Queen Hedrian as well as several other plot elements from ''Denziman''.
572** Starting with ''Ohranger'', it became an annual occurrence for the Sentai team of the year to have a film where they meet their predecessors. While some of these have too many {{Continuity Snarl}}s to take place in the same universe (including the aforementioned [[Film/ChourikiSentaiOhrangerOhreVsKakuranger Ohranger-Kakuranger crossover]]) others like [[Film/SamuraiSentaiShinkengerVsGoOngerGinmakuBang Shinkenger vs Go-onger]], [[Film/TensouSentaiGoseigerVsShinkengerEpicOnGinmaku Goseiger vs Shinkenger]] and [[Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerVsGoBustersDinosaurGreatBattleFarewellEternalFriends Kyoryuger vs Go-Busters]] all fit quite neatly into the timelines of their respective series, and several even tie up loose plot threads from each of them.
573** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' establishes that the previous 34 ''Sentai'' all take place with the same universe. Later crossovers like ''Series/SuperSentaiStrongestBattle'' and ''Film/KaizokuSentaiTenGokaiger'' imply that most of the succeeding ''Sentai'' series share a universe with ''Gokaiger'' as well. ''Gokaiger'' also shares a continuity with ''Series/MetalHeroes'' according to the film ''KaizokuSentaiGokaigerVsSpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie''.
574** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'' was initially implied to take place within its own alternate timeline, but this was altered to allow it to cross over with Gavan and do a promo for ''Film/SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie''.
575** ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' seemingly [[{{Retcon}} contradicts]] the notion that ''Sentai'' is a shared universe, given how it features all the past Sentai teams each having their own parallel world. Although ''Gokaiger'' still takes place in a universe with other Sentai teams, and shows like ''Sun Vulcan'' have confirmed links to other ''Sentai'' seasons, so it's likely the worlds featured in ''Zenkaiger'' are just alternate universes that have only one Sentai team.
576* ShowyInvincibleHero: This varies from era to era, but especially in recent years, it's common to see the team getting through entire battles without even getting a single scratch until around episode 3. The SixthRanger tends to be this in his intro episode as well.
577* SixthRanger: Along with ''Power Rangers'', TropeNamer. A once-a-year tradition that began with ''Zyuranger'', although ''J.A.K.Q.'' and ''Liveman'' both featured additional members introduced mid-series, while ''Bioman'' and ''Maskman'' experimented with the idea of a sixth member in the form of a OneShotCharacter. Some of the more recent shows that begin with just three members on the team (such as ''Hurricaneger'' and ''Gekiranger'') have more than one additional warrior in order to round out a team of five. At some points it gets crazy; ''Hurricaneger'' ends up getting a sixth member anyway, the fifth member of ''Abaranger'' is counted as a sixth due to showing up at the usual time for a sixth to appear and joining really late, and ''Go-Onger'' has two official sixth rangers and, as of now, is unique in that regard, as other teams with more rangers choose one to be the sixth and make the others extra rangers, most notably ''Dekaranger'', ''Magiranger'', and ''Kyoryuger''. More recently, the ReunionShow direct-to-video specials have introduced new rangers (usually essentially recolors of one of the main ones).
578* TheSmartGuy: A common archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by both ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'' and ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''. Every team has one.
579* TheSmurfettePrinciple / TwoGirlsToATeam: Almost all of the early shows up to ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' only had one female ranger per team. ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' didn't even have a female member at all, just a supporting character who assisted the team from the sidelines. ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' in 1984 started the tradition of having two full-time female rangers at the same time, going back and forth between periods where the franchise would return to having just one female per team ([[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman 1988]]-[[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger 1989]], [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger 1992]]-[[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger 1994]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman 1998]]-[[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger 2003]]) and then going back to having two again ([[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman 1990]]-[[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman 1991]], [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger 1995]]-[[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger 1997]]). Almost all the teams since [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger 2004]] have featured two full-time female rangers with the exception of ''[[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]]''[[note]]Unless you count Mele as the second heroine, who performs a HeelFaceTurn towards the end of the series[[/note]] and ''[[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Go-Busters]]'', while the second girl in ''[[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Go-onger]]'' and ''[[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Kyoryuger]]'' both ended up being [[SixthRanger latecomers]] to the roster.
580** The villains also tend to follow this rule. Interestingly, if there's two female members of the Sentai team, there's likely to only be one female member of the villain side and vice versa.
581** There are exactly three aversions to both of these tropes in the franchise. ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' featured four female Sentai rangers in total with [=DekaYellow=], [=DekaPink=], [=DekaSwan=] and [=DekaBright=], although the latter two only made brief appearances and never appeared at the same time. ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' started with only one female member, but gained a second one when Yayoi Ulshade became [=KyoryuViolet=] and a third one towards the end when [[spoiler:Yuko Fukui became the next [=DekaCyan=]]]. And ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' featured a third female Ninninger, Luka Kokonoe / [=MidoNinger=], joining the team in TheMovie.
582** During its early seasons, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' would {{gender flip}} the yellow rangers when adapting Sentai shows with just one girl in order to have two girls for each each season, resulting in five male yellow heroes from Super Sentai being changed into female characters for Power Rangers.
583* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: For the most part, Sentai adheres to the formula of first having the teams fight several MonsterOfTheWeek, then have a battle against one of the villain generals halfway through, then fight all of the other villain generals in order from weakest to strongest, and finally at the end face the EvilOverlord at the top.
584* SpacePolice: There was Signalman from [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Carranger]] and years later we had a Space Police Sentai in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger''. And then the [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaigers]] [[Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerVsSpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie teamed up]] with a [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Space Sheriff]] who kicked off a whole other {{Toku}} [[Series/MetalHeroes legacy]].
585* SpoilerTitle: In older series, many episodes where a character dies are simply titled "X Dies!"
586* TheStoic: A recurring archetype for Rangers, acknowledged by ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''.
587* StrictlyFormula: Not just individual episodes, but the series themselves.
588** Around episode 10, there will be an unbeatable MonsterOfTheWeek necessitating a new HumongousMecha combination.
589** The SixthRanger appears around Episode 17[[note]]Changed around in ''Dekaranger'', as Doggie first transforms into Dekamaster in Episode 12 (thus giving the team their first SixthRanger), but the official SixthRanger of the team is Tetsu, who joins in the arc between episodes 21 and 23. Also changed around in ''Kyoryuger'', with the SixthRanger, Kyoryu Gold appearing in Episode 10, while in Episode Six, they get a GuestStarPartyMember in the form of Kyoryu Cyan. ''Ninninger'' and ''Zenkaiger'' both beat most series at their time of intoduction, as their respective Sixth Rangers debut in their 8th episodes.[[/note]].
590** Roughly Episode 20 will involve the villains having another extra strong MonsterOfTheWeek, which will require the heroes to get another HumongousMecha in order to defeat it.
591** The vicinity of Episode 30 will get the villains the ability to create stronger MonstersOfTheWeek. Some seasons simply have them get stronger, while others will introduce a brand new type of monster that either replaces the previous kind or only shows up for specific episodes.
592** Anywhere from Episode 42-47, the villains get their own HumongousMecha that's every bit as strong as the heroes'. In some cases, this is the last battle.
593** In the final 3 episodes the team's base (if they have one) [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs will be destroyed]] (though their tech crew and mentor will be able to escape in time) and they will lose the ability to transform until the very final battle.
594** Also the team almost always use the same equipment year after year with different names and slightly different looks and design. (All members carry a sidearm that can transform into a melee weapon. All members have personal weapons, Red almost always has a sword, and the others vary but usually at least one member has a stronger ranged weapon and another has a spear and one member will have a very weird weapons like a flute or fan or something. The team always has a big cannon to finish off the monster off on the ground. The trademark Humongous Mecha always has a sword to finish off monsters, but Mid Season upgrades and combinations of the two will focus on firepower instead.
595*** A few series have deviated from this. Most recently:
596*** Magiranger had staffs that transformed for the male members into personal weapons,
597*** Gekiranger had two personal weapons for each of the core 3 members.
598*** Gokaiger had the rangers have identical swords and guns.
599*** Go-busters did the same as Gokaiger for the core 3.
600*** Likewise, Lupinranger VS Patranger has both teams with the same gun, the VS Changer, which is also their transformation device (Though how they use it varies). Each team then has their own sidearms: The Lupinrangers have a sword that has a grabber claw on the reverse end, while the Patarangers have a combination megaphone and police baton. X, being a Sixth Ranger to both teams, has totally unique equipment.
601** Also, fights follow similar formulae year after year. Monster attacks civilians. Team has initial face-off against the monster, in which it uses its gimmick against the team, which disables all members except the character getting focus that week, and they need to retreat. Focus character researches weakness/gets confidence back/does some other CharacterDevelopment thing. Round two, focus character beats up the monster and frees the other members. The use the team attack to knock the monster out. MakeMyMonsterGrow. Mecha battle. Scene with group at the end.
602** Certain plots will happen [[OnceASeason once per series]]
603*** A character dresses as a bride, almost gets married, or two characters go undercover as a couple getting married. Commonly due to a MonsterOfTheWeek attacking brides.
604*** Two of the members will be forced into one body and unable to transform.
605*** The villains will create duplicates of the heroes and fool civilians.
606*** The heroes will be BroughtDownToNormal and have to fight without transforming until they can regain their transformation ability somehow (tends to happen near the end).
607*** One of the heroes will become a FakeDefector, usually to save one of the others.
608*** The two female heroes will get into a CatFight with each other, about factors unrelated to saving the world.
609*** TheLancer will try saving the day on his own and have to learn the meaning of teamwork.
610*** A MonsterOfTheWeek will pose as a human and fool one of the heroes into falling in love with them. The monster may or may not [[BecomingTheMask become the mask]].
611*** One hero (usually but not always male, but almost never the Red) will encounter and [[TheDulcineaEffect fall in love with]] a mysterious person, who by the end of the episode turns out not to be human and either leaves the show or dies. If it's the latter, cue a cry of ThisIsUnforgivable at whatever bad guy killed her (or him, if the episode's hero is female) followed by a cathartic CurbstompBattle. Sometimes overlaps with the above plot, sometimes not. Usually written by Naruhisa Arakawa, who has written episodes of nearly every ''Super Sentai'' since 1991 and likes to write this plot into nearly every series he writes for.
612*** The heroes may find and befriend a MonsterOfTheWeek who doesn't want to harm anybody. They are usually forced to destroy the monster at the end of the episode. It also usually ends up being a TearJerker for the heroes and the viewers. However, it may also be a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Episode of Funny]] and, in this case, the monster will end the episode alive.
613*** The heroes fight off {{Mook}}s unmorphed while dressed up as medieval samurai. Or cowboys. For the latter's case, this always happen: Most rangers are owning the mooks, but [[TheLancer the token cool guy]] will nearly blast themselves by accident for comic relief. The women of the group will knock down the {{Mook}}s using a cute wink (This trend started in ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'', especially the 'wink knockdown'. The comic relief by the cool guy started out by ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'', and it keeps getting better and better, especially in ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman''. You'll more often see this in earlier Sentai, though, the last time used being in ''[[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger vs GoGoV]]'').
614*** One MonsterOfTheWeek will have an ability to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwash one of the heroes and make them attack the team]]. The usual victim is those saddled with the color Blue.
615*** A BeachEpisode (not counting episodes where the battle just happens to take place on a shoreline).
616*** The characters prepare for some sort of festival or event (usually New Year, Tanabata or a summer festival), requiring them to dress in [[KimonoFanservice gorgeous traditional clothing]]
617*** The characters are forced to go to UsefulNotes/{{Kyoto}} and/or go back in time to [[JidaiGeki Edo-era Kyoto]], complete with gratuitous SceneryPorn. This one has a funny subversion in ''Dekaranger'', where the characters voluntarily ''pretend'' they are in Edo-era Kyoto to calm an alien (not an Alienizer) who had [[Main/FishOutOfTemporalWater a brief freak-out with modern-day Kyoto]].
618*** The Christmas episodes mentioned in AnAsskickingChristmas don't need to happen (Shinkenger didn't necessarily have one - the plot is occupied by the final battle against Akumaro instead - but it was shown that they celebrate Christmas there), but the New Year episodes do (New Year's Day in Japan has a higher cultural significance than Christmas).
619*** One of the rangers meets up with an old scientist friend who has made a deal with the villains or has otherwise lost their way while trying to [[AmbitionIsEvil advance their research]]. Through ThePowerOfFriendship, the focus ranger helps their friend see the error of their ways (often by reminding them of ''why'' they pursued a career in science in the first place) and inspires them to redeem themselves.
620*** A monster who turns people into inanimate objects, usually dolls.
621*** [[Main/FreakyFridayFlip A body swap episode,]] often complete with a ManIFeelLikeAWoman moment.
622*** An AmusementPark episode.
623*** An episode in which a parent or grandparent visits and tries to set up an arranged marriage with one of the rangers. Usually, but not always, it will be one of the girls, and in that case the male rangers inevitably pose as suitors to sabotage the interview.
624*** An episode with a MonsterOfTheWeek who challenges a Ranger to honorable combat, and ''always'' ends up cheating.
625*** An episode where a Ranger must help a wimpy/bratty/spoiled/bullied child to become strong. Endemic in the older shows, and still shows up at least twice a season in the newer.
626*** A monster who traps people in a dimensional labyrinth.
627*** The Sixth Ranger is introduced, only to either leave the team at the end of the episode or have his powers confiscated by the Red or the mentor. In the next episode, the Sixth resolves his differences with the rest of the team and joins permanently.
628*** Following the introduction of the Sixth Ranger will be a series of episodes focusing on them along with the various members of the core team in turn.
629*** One of the villains will take a special interest in the powers of a certain monster. They'll often save the monster from being destroyed by the rangers, and then use its abilities in a much deadlier way than before.
630*** An episode where one of the female rangers foils the monster by donning a succession of different disguises, many of which [[{{Fanservice}} conveniently include short skirts.]].
631*** An episode in which a ranger has to get a job, and then [[WaxOnWaxOff uses the skills and strengths the job teaches them to defeat the monster.]]
632*** There will be a Recap Episode explaining everything that has happened so far. This will be late in the series, and often a New Year's Day themed episode at the same time.
633*** An episode where the monster incapacitates the male rangers, leaving it up to Pink and Yellow to save the day.
634*** A shapeshifting monster that leads to a game of SpotTheImposter.
635*** A monster with the ability to revive previously defeated monsters.
636*** A gluttonous monster with a bottomless stomach out to consume the world's food supplies. It will usually swallow up a weapon, morpher, or even one or more of the heroes themselves, leaving the team at a disadvantage until they can get it back. A variation on this plot is for the monster to simply [[ExtremeOmnivore eat everything in sight]] and convert it into power.
637*** An episode in which two rangers having a quarrel must put it aside and save the rest of the team.
638*** The villains use a MonsterOfTheWeek that can easily analyze, copy, and neutralize all of the Rangers powers, weapons, and/or mecha. Conveniently, this is usually when a new ranger appears or they get a new weapon or mecha. If not, then the Rangers resort to tricking the monster by using each others' weapons.
639*** One of the mecha (often one of the most powerful ones) being considered somehow wild, and needing to be tamed by the Red or the team as a whole before it can be used. The villains will attempt to either destroy it or attempt to take control of it, often using an animal tamer themed MonsterOfTheWeek.
640*** A movie or special in which the members of the team are thrown into various alternate-universe scenarios, usually based on movie genres.
641*** If the team doesn't have an explicitly-defined leader among the core members, there will be an episode in which they wonder if they need one and who it should be. Usually, after giving some amount of consideration to giving the role to Red as is typical, they end up deciding they don't need a leader after all.
642*** One last wacky, light-hearted episode before the final arc. It will often be a ChristmasEpisode.
643*** One of the rangers has a date or some other important social event [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife just as a monster attacks.]] Often, the other rangers will try to defeat the monster themselves, but it will be one that they can't beat without the missing ranger's skill/power/weapon.
644*** A situation forces some main characters to be DisguisedInDrag (usually at least one male character), sometimes leading to AttractiveBentGender[=/=]WholesomeCrossdresser moments.
645*** A monster with an impenetrable shield, forcing the rangers to get a new finishing attack and/or mecha configuration.
646** As for the series themselves, starting with ''Hurricaneger'' a 5 year pattern seems to have developed:
647*** Year 1: Experimentation (''Hurricaneger'', ''Gekiranger'', ''Go-Busters'', ''Kyuranger'', ''Donbrothers''). Attempts to play with and deconstruct the Super Sentai formulae are tried and tested, like rival teams or DarkerAndEdgier takes. Also, it follows the ThreePlusTwo team scheme (though ''Kyuranger'' has broken this) and always introduces new colors to the core team.
648*** Year 2: Wacky Stuff (''Abaranger'', ''Go-Onger'', ''Kyoryuger'', ''Lupinranger VS Patranger'', ''King-Ohger''). A still-moderate "[[{{Reconstruction}} return to form]]" that plays up all of Sentai's classic corniness by adding even more corniness on top of it, such as a BigWhat scene. Included are cartoony elements like the RogerRabbitEffect or CGI used for ToonPhysics. ''Lupinranger VS Patranger'', while still retaining some of these tropes, subverted this trend over time with its dark tone and environment while ''King-Ohger'' tended to retain a more serious tone even as it returned to more conventional series dynamics.
649*** Year 3: Action (''Dekaranger'', ''Shinkenger'', ''[=ToQger=]'', ''Ryusoulger'', ''Boonboomger''). Now fully back in track with the StrictlyFormula for the next three years, it instead puts focus on a "cool" motif that's associated with battle by default, which reflects in the improved combat choreography that gives this series an intense action feel. ''[[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQger]]'' seems to have broken this however. Though, if one were to count [=ToQger's=] PowersAsPrograms as being associated with action, it could be counted under this.
650*** Year 4: Fantasy (''Magiranger'', ''Goseiger'', ''Ninninger'', ''Kiramager''). Where the previous series put focus in action, this one puts focus in mystical powers and abilities. Expect ElementalPowers and less TestosteronePoisoning than usual. Seasons in this pattern usually tend to be LighterAndSofter, involve demons at some point in their story, have one villain that was previously on the heroic side before their betrayal, and have some form of magic utilized.
651*** Year 5: Anniversary (''Boukenger'', ''Gokaiger'', ''Zyuohger'', ''Zenkaiger''). The apparently mandatory {{Homage}} series that Toei seems to have decided to hold on every fifth year, it features collection elements and MythologyGags by the bushel, subtlety may vary.
652** Although not an anniversary series in the traditional sense, ''Kyoryuger'' contains a lot of MythologyGags in the show that it teeters on borderline. Similarly, ''Kyuranger'' has so far been heavier in the number of MythologyGags than it's predecessor, ''Zyuohger''.
653** ''Gaoranger'' was a precursor to this type of series; however, its more blatant MythologyGags were cut during production and ended up as AllThereInTheManual elements.
654** Of course, with a LongRunner such as this series, expect Subversions to occur from time to time.
655* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Every show features a lineup of distinct and colorful villains existing opposte from the Sentai team.
656* StockSoundEffects: Super Sentai is known to reuse some of the same sound effects in multiple series.
657** In particular, the same electricity-crackling sound effect that precedes a monster explosion has been used in pretty much every series since the early 2000s.
658** There is also a high pitched jump sound effect used in many of the 80's and 90's series. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=31qfZR_ZsgM Especially in Liveman.]]
659** It was also relatively common in the 80s and 90s series to hear the [[Franchise/DoctorWho TARDIS]] dematerialization noise in at least one episode, as the BBC had shared their sound library with Toei.
660* StuffBlowingUp: The first explosion in Super Sentai history occurs two seconds into the opening of ''Goranger''. Between the colored post-transformation explosions behind the heroes and the huge detonations of defeated monsters, it's a long-held tradition.
661* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Combines with RuleOfDrama to spell the downfall of some villains. A MonsterOfTheWeek can suck up attack after attack and not explode until the FinishingMove hits it...but there are more than a few cases of major villains being destroyed with a single non-powered strike if it's dramatic enough.
662** Can apply to rangers as well, such as [[spoiler:Magis]] from Goseiger who dies from one monster attack and a fall (you know the thing that happens to rangers all the time when they get thrown out of their mechs) or [[spoiler:the previous generation of Shinkengers]] who actually get killed by ''mooks.''
663* SuperCop: A recurring archetype for Rangers. Most notably, ''Dekaranger'' and ''Patranger'' are whole teams of them.
664* SuperheroesInSpace: The Kyurangers in ''Orion'' and the Gokaigers aboard the Gokai Galleon.
665* SuperRobotGenre: Inspired by ''Series/SpiderManJapan'' and started with ''Series/BattleFeverJ'', Super Sentai would carry on the tradition of each team of rangers piloting {{Combining Mecha}} against giant monsters every time they are destroyed in their smaller forms and [[MakeMyMonsterGrow regrown to giant sizes]].
666* SuperSpeed: A power employed by numerous Sentai heroes, applied to the car-themed teams by nature.
667* SwissArmyWeapon: Most team's sidearms can transform from a gun into a sword. It's also notably the preferred weapon for most {{Sixth Ranger}}s.
668* [[TalkingIsAFreeAction Talking]] [[TransformationIsAFreeAction and Transformation Is A Free Action]]: Every so often played with, but most of the time when a Sentai team transforms and gives its roll call, the MonsterOfTheWeek patiently waits until they finish before sending in the {{Mooks}}.
669* TieInNovel: A rarity for the franchise. ''Flashman'', ''Jetman'', ''Megaranger'', ''Hurricaneger'', and ''Shinkenger'' each have one.
670* ThreePlusTwo: Several Sentai teams have started out with just three members, only to gain two more and become a full-fledged FiveManBand.
671* TitleScream:
672** A tradition that began with ''Goggle-V'', although they don't scream the ''full'' title until ''Bioman''. From then on, prior to ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters''. ''Kakuranger'', on the other hand, possessed a variation of this, with something we could call Title Sing (as it is the first line of the opening theme).
673** ''Go-Busters'' changed it's OP mid-series and no longer averts this trope.
674* TogetherWeAreX: Roll calls always take this format, with each Ranger introducing him/herself (either [[TransformationNameAnnouncement just saying their codename]] or [[InTheNameOfTheMoon giving a little speech about themselves]]) before all the members say the team name together. In fact, the call of the original ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' team ends with "The five of us are... Goranger!"
675* TragicMonster: In the "sympathetic monster" stock episode, the monster will ''occasionally'' get a happy ending...but most other times, the villains will force it to rampage against its' will, forcing the rangers to destroy it.
676* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: It's a good rule of thumb to stop watching the previews once you get to around the last ten episodes if you want to be surprised, especially in the older series. ''Dairanger'' is especially bad in this regard since the ''openings'' spoil things as well!
677* TransformationSequence: Originally, the Gorangers transformed in the blink of an eye. Over the years, Transformation Sequences would become more and more flashy, with most Sentai having a distinct sequence repeated as StockFootage. For Sentai of recent the past few decades, expect to see a specially filmed sequence for TheMovie, while "Versus" crossovers alternate between StockFootage a specially shot blend of the multiple teams. Of course, the tradition is adapted by ''Power Rangers'' too.
678* TransformationTrinket: Known throughout the series as Changers, these vary from wrist-mounted ones in early Sentai to handheld ones resembling cell phones in the early 2000s. When the trending flip-phones/clamshell phones were [[TechnologyMarchesOn phased out]] in the 2010s, the designs became even more liberal due to limited workability around the brick-like smartphone[[note]]Only ''two'' Changers were designed based on it: The ''[[Series/ResshaSentaiToQGer Applichanger]]'' and ''[[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Ninja Starburger]]'', the latter of which still closes like a clamshell phone.[[/note]], resulting in more recent designs flip-flopping between wrist-mounted ones again or being {{impossibly cool weapon}}s, more commonly CoolGuns.
679* TranslationMatchmaking: Ever since ''Abaranger'', ''Super Sentai'' is dubbed in South Korea under the title of ''Power Rangers'' (with the exception of ''Shinkenger'', as Korea still hasn't gotten over their cultural aversion of samurai; they aired ''Gaoranger'' in its place). Funnily enough, ''Abaranger'' and ''Dekaranger'' had the same titles as their respective [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder American]] [[Series/PowerRangersSPD counterparts]].
680* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Regardless of where they are, it seems the team can always call for their mecha and have it arrive within seconds.
681* TrueCompanions: Every Sentai is this. During the VS crossovers, the starring two teams will become this.
682* UnflinchingWalk: A Sentai-only variant of this trope occurs when a new giant robot is introduced, and performs the Unflinching Walk [[MadeOfIron INTO ENEMY FIRE.]]
683* VersusTitle: The "Vs. Series" features two teams together in a {{crossover}}. However, it's rare for the "vs." to actually mean that the teams end up fighting each other; more often they become allies immediately.
684** The franchise's use of this is {{Parodied}} in ''Akibaranger'' - after the team's show is [[HostileShowTakeOver taken over]] by ''Franchise/{{Ultraman}}'' {{pastiche}} ''Hikonin Kyoujin Prism Ace'', they convince the studio executives to produce an "Akibaranger vs Prism Ace" team-up movie so they can have one last hurrah. However, as soon as the movie starts they [[CombinedEnergyAttack form their team bazooka]] and shoot Prism Ace in the face, mocking him for not knowing what "versus" means.
685** And then there's the multi-franchise ''Super Hero Taisen'' series, which like with ''Kamen Rider's'' ''Movie Wars'' starts its titles with a form of "[X] X [Y]": the first and fifth were "Kamen Rider X Super Sentai", the second was "Kamen Rider X Super Sentai X Series/{{Space Sheriff|Gavan}}", and the third is "Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider" (referring to the two subdivisions of the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise). In these cases, though, the various sides ''do'' fight each other.
686** It finally appears in a series itself with ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVSKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'', which features two heroic teams competing with one another. Played with in that "VS" is used in contexts besides just meaning "versus"; the teams' shared tech is called the "VS System" (pronounced Vee-Ess, with VS Changers, VS Vehicles, etc.) and each team wears one of the letters as their logo (the Lupinrangers wear a V insignia while the Patrangers have the S). Noel Takao, inventor of the VS System and a member of both teams, refers to the Lupinrangers and Patrangers collectively as the "VS Sentai". It isn't made clear if VS stands for anything in-universe; the closest it gets is that later in the series the Lupinrangers receive a ''V''ictory Striker mecha while the Patrangers' counterpart is a ''S''iren Striker.
687* VillainsActHeroesReact: A {{tokusatsu}} staple. Generally, the villains send forth the MOTW with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.
688* VillainDecay: Averted for the most part. A lot of times, the villains will get ''more'' dangerous as they come closer to completing their EvilPlan towards the end of the series.
689* VillainTeamUp: Tends to happen in {{crossover}}s. Usually it will be the villains from the previous show teaming up with the ones from the current one.
690* WasOnceAMan: A few series, like Dairanger and Gekiranger, have the monsters be former humans who can take on monster form as a martial arts technique. Unsurprisingly, this does not carry over to Power Rangers.
691* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: No matter how relatively harmless the MonsterOfTheWeek is, don't expect any non-lethal options to be brought up.
692* WholesomeCrossdresser: They actually do this a lot. Granted, not '''every''' season does this, but many series have at least one character doing this for some reason. Special mention goes to [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Tetsu]], [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Ryunosuke]], and [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Hant]].
693* WireFu: Used in a lot of the [=80s=] series.
694* WorldOfBadass: Almost every hero and villain are badasses to some extent. Some series, such as Maskman and Kyoryuger, take this UpToEleven.

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