Line #37 Recap/SamuraiSentaiShinkengerEp01TheGallantAppearanceOfTheFiveSamurai


1	!''Act 1: The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai''
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4	[[caption-width-right:350: Five Youths Assemble to Fulfill Their Destinies.]]
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6	-> ''"That’s far enough, Gedōshū.''"
7	-->-- '''Takeru Shiba'''
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9	''The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai'' (''伊達姿五侍, Date Sugata Go Samurai'') is the 1st episode for the season Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger.
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11	[[TheHero Takeru Shiba]], the 18th head of the Shiba Clan, must gather together his four retainers to become Shinkenger to face against the return of the [[{{Youkai}} Gedōshū]] and their leader [[BigBad Chimatsuri Dōkoku]].
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14	!!Tropes:
15	* ArtInitiatesLife: Takeru is able to bring a horse by writing the character for “horse” with his ShodoPhone.
16	* AnimalMotifs: Every Shinkenger is represented by an animal. This is what their HumongousMecha are based on.
17	** Takeru is [[KingOfBeasts the lion]].
18	** Ryūnosuke is the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]].
19	** Mako is the turtle.
20	** Chiaki is [[BearyFunny the bear]].
21	** Finally, Kotoha is [[SillySimian the monkey]].
22	* AvengersAssemble: Against Takeru’s wishes, the Shinkenger are assembled to battle the Gedōshū for the first time.
23	* BadBoss: Chimatsuri Dōkoku threatens to murder his EvilGenius Shitari of the Bones for no reason when he awakens.
24	* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: The Shinkenger say Shodofon! Ippitsu Sōjō before transforming.
25	* CurbstompBattle: Twice.
26	** When we first see him, Shinken Red is able to defeat the [[{{Mook}} Nanashi Company]] without them landing a single hit on him.
27	** Later on, Shinken Red goes on to completely embarrass Kagekamuro, with the latter being completely helpless against him.
28	* BigDamnHeroes: Takeru arrives just in time to save a child from the Nanashi Company.
29	* BigEntrance: Shinken Red makes quite the entrance in the beginning of the episode.
30	* BFS: Shinken Red’s Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru can become the Rekka Daizantou Mode (大斬刀モード, Daizantō Mōdo).
31	* CombatHandFan: Shinken Green’s Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru can become the Heaven Fan.
32	* DareToBeBadass: Takeru gives a speech of this manner before giving his new retainers their ShodoPhones.
33	* EstablishingCharacterMoment
34	** Jii gets one when he heroically rushes a child to safety before singing Takeru’s praises to the Gedōshū.
35	** Takeru gets his when he tells Jii to shut up and commences his attack [[TerseTalker in three words]].
36	--->'''Shinken Red:''' Jii. Too long.
37	** Dōkoku has his own when he threatens murder.
38	--->'''Chimatsuri Dōkoku:''' You’re too noisy, Shitari. I’m over here. Maybe I should wake myself up by splitting that ridiculously large head of yours?
39	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Takeru’s father is shown with arrows sticking out of his body as he dies.
40	* FlamingSword: Using a Secret Disk, Shinken Red is able to light his sword ablaze.
41	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ryūnosuke thinking Mako was his new Tono can be seen as this.
42	* FuumaShuriken: Shinken Yellow’s Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru can become the Land Slicer.
43	* HammyHerald: Jii acts as this towards Takeru in the beginning, much to the latter’s annoyance.
44	* HumongousMecha: Every member of the Shinkengers have one.
45	* IWorkAlone: Takeru insists he needs to this because, he wants to be the only one hurt.
46	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Kagekamuro does this, but it only makes him a bigger punching bag.
47	* OffingTheAnnoyance {{Discussed}}. Dōkoku threatens to kill Shitari because [[DisproportionateRetribution he was too noisy]].
48	* OneManArmy: Every Shinkenger is this but [[RankScalesWithAsskicking Shinken Red]] takes the cake.
49	* OneWingedAngel: Kagekamuro does this, not that it helps him at all.
50	* OnTheNext: The [[CombiningMecha Samurai Gattai]] s born.
51	-->'''{{Narrator}}:''' Going forth!
52	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Chiaki was this before being summoned and was shown [[ProductPlacement shown]] playing Franchise/{{Tekken}}.
53	* PlayingWithFire: This is Shinken Red’d ability.
54	* TheStraightAndArrowPath: Shinken Blue’s Secret Playback Katana Shinkenmaru can become the Water Arrow.
55	* TakeUpMySword: Takeru’s father entrusts him with his.
56	* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The theme song blares when the action becomes intense.
57	* TransformationNameAnnouncement: The Shinkengers all do this.
58	* TransformationSequence: The Shinkengers perform their first one together when they confront Kagekamuro.

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