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6	[[caption-width-right:350:''The savage [=DinoGuts=]!'']]
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8	''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger'' ("Explosive Dragon"/"Blastosaur"/"Dynasaur" Squadron Abaranger[[note]]A portmanteau of ''Abare'' (Rampage) and "ranger".[[/note]]) is the twenty-seventh program in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 2003 to 2004. The TitleThemeTune was sung by Masaaki Endoh.
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10	In the backstory of ''Abaranger'', the meteorite that killed all the dinosaurs in the distant past actually split Earth into two [[AlternateUniverse parallel worlds]]: "[[InsignificantLittleBluePlanet Another Earth]]", the world as we know it where the dinosaurs became extinct, and "Dino Earth", where dinosaurs lived on alongside humans and eventually evolved into "Bakuryu"[[note]]Coming from "Bakuretsu" (Explosion) and "Kyouryuu" (Dinosaur)[[/note]] and "Ryujin"[[note]]"Dragon people", coming from "Kyouryuu" (Dinosaur) and "Jin" (People)[[/note]] respectively.
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12	All is well in Dino Earth until the awakening of the evil lifeform Evolien and their god, Dezumozorlya. Dino Earth soon falls to the Evolien, and a lone Ryujin warrior called Asuka flees through an interdimensional portal to Another Earth. There he seeks human allies with the ability to harness a powerful inner energy called "Dinoguts", and fight against the invading Evolien before they conquer Another Earth as well.
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14	He soon finds three: Ryouga Hakua, a young father with boundless optimism; Yukito Sanjō, a cold and cynical chiropractor; and Ranru Itsuki, a keen [[WrenchWench tomboy mechanic]]. Together they gain the partnership and power of three Bakuryu, and fight against the Evolien as the Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger.
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16	Asuka soon recovers from being BroughtDownToNormal and joins as the fourth Abaranger, only to have his resolve tested as he is forced to fight Jeanne, a [[DarkActionGirl vicious Evolien general]] who [[IdenticalStranger shares the appearance]] of his lost love. Later on, a powerful EvilCounterpart appears in the form of Mikoto Nakadai, an [[EvilGenius amoral genius]] who uses a SuperPrototype of the Abaranger technology to become "[=AbareKiller=]", a nemesis that challenges the Abaranger's belief in the [[RousseauWasRight basic goodness of humanity]].
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18	The theme of the series is, [[MeaningfulName quite obvious from the title]], dinosaurs, lots and lots of [[HotBlooded hotbloodedness]], and [[StuffBlowingUp explosions]].[[note]] Just for starters: The word "[=AbaRanger=]" is from "''Abare''", meaning "riot/rampage/outbreak/run wild".[[/note]]
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20	Also, did we mention that the dinosaurs can ''[[TalkingAnimal speak]]''?
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22	Partnered with the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series ''Series/KamenRider555'' before concluding its airing alongside the first episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderBlade'' in the ''Series/SuperHeroTime'' block, marking the first such Sentai/Rider partnership to be accompanied by the name.
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24	Check/help build the [[Characters/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger character sheet]].
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26	Adapted as ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' which also adapted a directly dubbed episode 10 of the original show in one of their episodes as a ShowWithinAShow.
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28	A V-Cinema epilogue film titled ''Film/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger20thTheUnforgivableAbare'' released in cinemas in 2023 followed by a Blu-ray/DVD release in March 27, 2024.
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30	!!Recurring ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' tropes:
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32	* AllYourPowersCombined: The Superior Dino Bomber, once Abare Killer joins the team.
33	** Dino Bomber: Combination of the main trio's weapons.
34	** Super Dino Bomber: Combination of the Dino Bomber and Asuka's weapon.
35	*** ''Abaranger vs [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]'' takes this up to nine when the Abarangers combine their Super Dino Bomber with the Hurricaneger and Gouraiger's Victory Gadget to form the Super Dino Victory.
36	* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Blastasaur Change!"
37	* CallingYourAttacks
38	* ColorCharacter: Another "[team prefix] [English color]" Sentai. Averted in the case of the last Abaranger, the white-colored Abare Killer.
39	* CombinationAttack
40	* {{Crossover}}:
41	** With ''[[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]'' in ''Film/BakuryuuSentaiAbarangerVsHurricaneger''.
42	** With ''[[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Dekaranger]]'' in ''Film/TokusouSentaiDekarangerVsAbaranger''.
43	* CurbStompBattle: In Episode 34 when Ryoga decided to stop holding back against Mikoto.
44	* CustomUniform
45	* FinishingMove: The Abarangers' main finisher is the Dino Bomber's "Hissatsu! Super Dino Dynamite".
46	* HomeBase: Kyoryuya Curry House. A small MissionControl chamber is installed in episode 4, making the shop an actual HomeBase.
47	* HorseOfADifferentColor: The Road Raptors.
48	* HumongousMecha
49	** AMechByAnyOtherName: The ''Bakuryu'' ([[AnimalMecha Explosive Dinosaurs]]).
50	** CombiningMecha:
51	*** Tyrannosaurus + Triceratops + Pteranodon = Abaren-oh
52	*** Top Galer + Stegoraidon = Killer-oh
53	*** Styracosaurus + Dino Carry = Max Oja[[note]]Although, the Dino Carry was just a chariot pulled by the Styracosaurus, so the Max Oja could be considered more of a TransformingMecha depending on whether you view the Dino Carry as part of the Styracosaurus or as a separate equipment.[[/note]]
54	*** Carnoleutus + Chasmoshieldon = Bakuren-oh
55	** MechaExpansionPack: The Brachiosaurus stored many of the smaller dinosaurs inside, which could be used as upgrades to the main mecha.
56	*** Abaren-oh + [[UseYourHead Bakycelo]][[PowerFist knuckles]] = Abaren-oh Knuckles
57	*** Abaren-oh + [[ChainsawGood Dimenocodon]] = Abaren-oh Nocodon
58	*** Abaren-oh + [[CoolBoard Stegoraidon]] = Abaren-oh Raidon
59	*** Abaren-oh + [[ImprobableWeaponUser Parasaro]][[BladeBelowTheShoulder kkiru]] = Abaren-oh Rokkiru
60	*** Abaren-oh + [[ThisIsADrill Ankylo]][[DualWielding veilus]] = Abaren-oh Veilus
61	*** Killer-oh + Bakyceloknuckles + Dimenocodon = Killer-oh Knuckles Nocodon
62	*** Killer-oh + Parasarokkiru + Ankyloveilus = Killer-oh Veilus Rokkiru
63	*** Max Oja + [[AllYourPowersCombined Bakyceloknuckles + Dimenocodon + Parasarokkiru + Ankyloveilus]] = Max Ryu Oja
64	*** Abaren-oh + Killer-oh = Killer Abaren-oh
65	*** Killer Abaren-oh + Spinogold + Ranfogold = Oh Abaren-oh
66	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All the episode titles contain the word "Abare".
67	* InTheNameOfTheMoon
68	--> '''Ryouga''': "Bursting energy![[note]] Genki Bakudai![[/note]] ''[=AbaRed=]''!"
69	--> '''Yukito''': "Explode Seriously![[note]] Honki Bakuhatsu![[/note]] ''[=AbareBlue=]''!"
70	--> '''Ranru''': "Dashing with courage![[note]] Yuuki de bakushin![[/note]] ''[=AbareYellow=]''!"
71	--> '''Asuka''': "The invincible soul of the Dragon People![[note]]Muteki no Ryujin tamashi![[/note]] ''[=AbareBlack=]''!"
72	--> [[spoiler:'''Mikoto''': "[[TheStoic The finest example of excitement.]][[note]] Tokimeki no haku.[[/note]] ''[=AbareKiller=]''!"]][[note]]The work "Haku" is a wordplay; "Haku" means "Doctor", among other things, and the Kanji used here for "Ha" stands for "White".[[/note]]
73	---> '''All''': "The savage [=DinoGuts=]! ''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger!!''"
74	** Brachio has his twist; his lines are different every time he goes through his StockFootage.
75	* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: [[spoiler:Ryoga later obtains the power to become [[NextTierPowerUp [=AbareMax=]]].]]
76	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Whenever a Trinoid is defeated, the Life Berry used in its creation breaks and summons a rain which revives them in giant form. Averted with Voffa's Giganoids, ''[[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever which start out in giant form already]]''.
77	* MiniDressOfPower: Part of Abare Yellow's costume.
78	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Two kinds. Mikela created Trinoids (hybrids of animal, plant, and object; such as a donkey-vacuum cleaner-pomegranate) using paint, while Voffa made Giganoids ({{Kaiju}} themed around certain music compositions) using music.
79	* {{Mook}}s: Baomea soldiers; anagram for "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba Amoeba]]"[[note]]read as "A-mee-ba"[[/note]].
80	* TheMovie: ''Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Kinkin Chū!''
81	* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: Averted; the phrases are different each time.
82	* RobotBuddy: All the Bakuryu can qualify in a sense, despite their size.
83	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Abare Yellow, who is the first true female yellow in Sentai since [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Mega Yellow]] (not counting the four {{gender flipped}} yellows in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' of course).
84	* SuperMode:
85	** Abare Mode. In a twist from the usual, it comes with the suit and doesn't actually need to be unlocked.
86	** And [[spoiler:[=AbareMax=].]]
87	* SupervillainLair
88	* TheTeaser: Abaranger is the very first sentai to use one, and the only sentai so far to use a [[TheStinger stinger]].
89	* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Used with both the opening theme, the "Dino Guts" song and various characters' specific themes.
90	* ThreePlusTwo: Asuka is there from the beginning, but his costume is visually distinct from the core trio. Nakadai, meanwhile, spends most of his screentime as a villain.
91	* TransformationTrinket
92	** Ryouga, Yukito, & Ranru: Dino Brace
93	** Asuka: Dino Commander
94	** Makito: Dino Minder
95	** A non-Sentai and evil version of this trope would have to be the Geildon armor.
96	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Averted. [[spoiler:Unless you count [[JokeCharacter Abare Pig]] as a legitimate Sentai warrior.]]
97	* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Super Sentai'', we generally have the Evolien sending out a MOTW with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.
98	%%** SwissArmyWeapon: The [=AbaLasers=].[[note]]Gun and [[CoolSword Sword]] Modes.[[/note]]
99	%%** SpikesOfDoom: Abare Mode
100	%%*** PowerGivesYouWings: Ranru's Abare Mode offers her this.
101	%%** Ryouga: [[MartialArtsStaff Tyranno Rod]]. [[spoiler:As [=AbareMax=], he uses the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Sty]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Riser]].]]
102	%%** Yukito: [[ShieldBash Tricera Bunker]]
103	%%** Ranru: [[DualWielding Ptera Daggers]]
104	%%** Asuka: [[RoyalRapier Dino Thruster]][[note]]Has 4 different [[ElementalPowers elemental]] attacks.[[/note]]
105	%%** Mikoto: [[CoolSword Wing]] [[ThePenIsMightier Pentact]]
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108	!!Tropes specific to ''Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger'':
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110	* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:Episode 44]] is revealed to be a dream.
111	* AndIMustScream: the victims of the Ep. 38 Trinoid are turned into Rafflesia flowers, known for smelling like rotting meat and relying on ''flies'' to be pollinated. [[FridgeHorror Think about it.]]
112	* AppliedPhlebotinum: [=DinoGuts=].
113	* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler:The cursed armor that Asuka acquires eventually causes the wearer to go insane attacking both friend and foe alike.]]
114	* BadassLongcoat: Yukito fancies himself as one initially. Then Mikoto comes along and hijacks the trope for his own.
115	* BerserkButton: Ryouga goes crazy in attacking Mikoto in episode 34 after Mikoto said he doesn't care if everybody on Earth ends up being killed off.
116	* BreakingTheFourthWall: In episode 14 when Denjirou tells Ranru about his old friendship with Ryunosuke, with a flashback for the viewer. She interrupts the story to ask which of the boys in the flashback scene is Ryunosuke.
117	* ButtMonkey: Asuka, generally in [=AnotherEarth=]'s everyday life.
118	* CallBack: In episode 2, Sanjo claims he wants 400 million yen for his services. In episode 49, Asuka says he has 398,125,000 yen to go.
119	* CampGay: Ranru's trainer for idol singing qualifies.
120	* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 41.
121	* ColorFailure: The FinishingMove of Giganoid 10: Tragic.
122	* CompanionCube: Ranru's bicycle, nicknamed "Mr. Birdie".
123	%% * CompetitiveBalance: The main 3 Bakuryus.
124	%% ** LightningBruiser: Tyranno
125	%% ** StoneWall: Tricera
126	%% ** FragileSpeedster: Ptera
127	* {{Crossover}}: With ''Manga/TsuribakaNisshi'', a fishing anime, by way of RogerRabbitEffect.
128	* CuteBruiser: Ranru.
129	* CosmicHorrorStory: Surprisingly for a Sentai, which generally has a LighterAndSofter tone compared to its sister series Series/KamenRider, ''Abaranger'' is one of few series that managed to have this implemented on the story. [[spoiler:There is an EldritchAbomination that crashed together with the meteor that caused the Dino Earth and our Earth to separate. Said entity is later worshipped as GodOfEvil through brainwashing his followers into launching their invasion on earth. It doesn't even stop there, as said creature split himself in two parts, and said latter half is held within the SixthRanger's body, manipulating him and leading him to the events of his life. It even gets worse once both half of the said entity fused together, which likely will cause extinction.]]
130	* DancingMookCredits: The series had dancing Baomia grunts as part of its end title sequence. (In most series, the it's the Rangers who dance, if anyone.)
131	* DartboardOfHate: Mikoto is doing this with a picture of the yellow, blue, and [=AbareMax=] Red rangers at the start of episode 37.
132	* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:At the very end of the season, Asuka and Mahoro name their baby daughter Mikoto after the deceased AbareKiller.]]
133	* DeadlineNews: episode 39. See AndIMustScream above.
134	* DeathOfAThousandCuts: Paras' final attack.
135	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Episode 13 has the villains celebrating getting rid of the Abarangers [[spoiler:by sending them to the past in Episode 12. However, they start disappearing in the course of the episode. Turns out, sending your enemies back in time is not the most sound plan. In short, the Abarangers make it back to the present because the ''villains'' brought them back (granted, they tried killing them first with monsters, but that went as well as expected).]]
136	* DreamWithinADream: [[spoiler:Episode 44 starts with the 4 rangers in a dream world where they have white collar jobs in a office building. They eventually figure out it's a dream and escape to reality. Then they find out they were trapped in that dream because of a attack by Yatsudenwani. The rangers track him down and blow him up, except it turns out the whole episode was a nightmare Yatsudenwani was having.]]
137	* DumbIsGood: Asuka, once again. The exception is when he is fighting Evoliens.
138	** Ryouga is ''even more''. At least Asuka was knowledgable in Dino Earth culture. But Ryouga out-messiah'd Asuka.
139	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Exactly what [[spoiler:Asuka]] did.
140	* EvilLaugh: Mikoto does a ''very'' hammy version. [[spoiler:Still, not as bad as Lejewel's.]]
141	* {{Expy}}: The three main Abarangers draw their powers from dinosaurs that were represented by three of the Zyurangers (namely the tyrannosaurus, the triceratops and the pteranodon), while Abare Black draws his power from a brachiosaurus (which was present in ''Zyuranger'' in the form of King Brachion).
142	** Mikoto is a [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorite]] evil SixthRanger who wields a dagger as a weapon. He later [[HeelFaceTurn turns good]], but [[RedemptionEqualsDeath didn't live long enough]], much like [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Burai]].
143	* FastballSpecial: in TheMovie, [[spoiler:the villain is defeated after Tyranno tail-whips RYOGA into him.]]
144	* ForTheEvulz: Mikoto's motivation.
145	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble
146	%%** Ryouga: Choleric
147	%%** Yukito: Phlegmatic
148	%%** Ranru: Sanguine
149	%%** Asuka: Melancholic
150	%%* FreakyFridayFlip: Ryouga and Yukito in Episode 27.
151	%%* FreudianTrio
152	%%** Id: Ryouga
153	%%** Superego: Yukito
154	%%** Ego: Ranru
155	* FuelMeterOfPower: [[spoiler:Abarekiller's suit is set to self-destruct after a set amount of transformations. [[ForegoneConclusion It eventually does.]]]]
156	* FunWithAcronyms: "Abare"; it's a word-per-syllable acronym instead of word-per-letter, and stands for "'''A'''ttack '''Ba'''ndit '''Re'''sistance".
157	* GiantRobotHandsSaveLives: done in the final battle with [=AbarenOh's=] very-seldom-used hands.
158	* GrandTheftPrototype: [=AbareKiller=] forces Stego into combining with [=TopGaler=] to form [=KillerOh=]. [[spoiler:Later on he temporarily kidnaps Bachycelo and Dimenoko and uses them against their own will.]]
159	* GratuitousSpanish: The Parasarokkiru zord does this, because it woke up off the coast of Chile.
160	* GrievousHarmWithABody: Mecha variation in TheMovie, after [=BakurenOh=] jacks [=AbarenOh's=] drill arm.
161	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Dr. Nakadai Mikoto[=/AbareKiller=], Mahoro[=/Jeanne=], and (arguably) Yatsudenwani.]]
162	* HeroStoleMyBike: episode 35, Ranru jacks up to three vehicles in succession.
163	* HotBlooded: "Abare Mode" ''encourages'' hot-bloodedness, since rage equals ass-kicking in this form.
164	** And let's not forget that [[Music/JAMProject Masaaki Endoh]] did the theme song.
165	---> "Rampage! Rampage! Rampage even more! ''[[GratuitousEnglish Get up!]]''"
166	** "[[StuffBlowingUp Blast]]-Dinosaur Task Force [[HotBlooded Rampage]] Rangers"... It seems no further elaboration would be necessary.
167	* IdenticalStranger: [[spoiler:At the very end of the series, most of the cast has reunited at the Dino Curry restaurant. People identical to Asuka and Mahoro show up with a daughter who looks like Leje. Then, a couple come in who are identical to Mikoto and Lejewel. Ryouga, Yukito, Ranru, Emiri, Ryunnosuke, and Yatsudenwani are very surprised.]]
168	* IdolSinger: Ranru trained as one before becoming a mechanic.
169	* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Ever since its creation, the Dinosaur Curry shop has been referenced in some of the annual teamups, serving as a place where members of the past and present teams meet each other. The thing's a landmark.
170	* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Episode 6 feature's Aiko Ito's old friend from her time as an idol as Ranru's old friend from her time as an idol. They even play one of the group's songs.
171	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If any one trope sums up Yukito's character, this is it.
172	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: The girl group from episodes 22-23, who were not only fully aware that their song and program were brainwashing kids into delinquency, but actively banking on it to boost their credo and even protected Mukadenpansy, the Trinoid responsible, so the Abarangers wouldn't destroy him and ruin their show. Though the manager has a HeelRealisation when he sees that his granddaughter is among the affected, [[EvenEvilHasStandards despite him telling her not to watch]]. And one of the G3 Princesses calls it quits after the dust settles, wanting to start over honestly; but for the rest there's no indication they reformed.
173	* LighterAndSofter: Played with. It is generally pretty lighthearted, with many funny moments coming out of the dynamic between our oddball trio, Asuka's lack of knowledge about Earth, the Bakuryus in general, and even the Evolien. However, it still has plenty of dark moments with its CosmicHorrorStory, the reveal of Jeanne's real identity, [[spoiler:Asuka wielding the Cursed Armor]], ''everything'' about Leje and Lejewel, and [[spoiler:Mikoto's death.]]
174	* LiteralGenie: ep. 25's Trinoid.
175	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Reje's father turned out to be Asuka.]]
176	* MeaningfulName: Ryouga, Yukito and Ranru's family names, "Hakua" (Cretaceous), "Sanjō" (Triassic) and "Itsuki" (Jurassic[[note]]''Jura-ki''; ''ju'' is a possible reading for the kanji ''Itsuki''[[/note]]), are puns on names of the prehistoric periods where dinosaurs thrived in. Lampshaded in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger vs. Abaranger''.
177	** There is also Mikela, the painter, named after Michelangelo, and Voffa, the composer, whose name derives from ''Wolf''gang Amadeus Mozart.
178	* MediumAwareness: in episode 14, Ranru meets Ryuunosuke's old friend, who relates a story from their childhood in the form of a sepia toned flashback ''that they can actually see.''
179	--> "So which one is Ryuunosuke?"
180	--> "Sshh, pay attention!"
181	* MissedTheCall: Mikoto misses the distribution of [[TransformationTrinket Transformation Trinkets]]. He finds a [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In An]] [[EggMcGuffin Egg McGuffin]] while moping.
182	* MoodWhiplash: The series somehow manages to be both one of the campiest Franchise/SuperSentai AND one of the darkest.
183	* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:After breaking free from [=AbareKiller=]'s influence, Stego decides to stay with him anyway since this means a promotion from "auxiliary zord called out once-every-so-often" to "one half of a Megazord". Even Mikoto was surprised at the FaceHeelTurn]].
184	* MythologyGag
185	** The spamming of diamond motifs on the outfits is most certainly a callback to [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]].
186	** Also like ''Zyuranger'', Red is a Tyrannosaurus, Blue is a Triceratops, while the ActionGirl is a Pteranodon, only yellow rather than pink this time. The official SixthRanger (technically fifth here) [[spoiler:starts as evil, then DeathEqualsRedemption]]. There is also an immense Brachiosaurus which functions as a Carrier Mecha, only now he has his own Ranger and is not the Final Mecha.
187	** Asuka’s storyline with Jeanne/Mahoro mirrors that of [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Ryu’s storyline with Maria/Rie]]. [[spoiler:It has a happier ending though]].
188	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [=AbareKiller=]. Also, the main antagonists are named [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Evolian Evolian]].
189	* {{Nephewism}}: Ryouga is biologically Mai's uncle and has been caring for her since her parents were killed.
190	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Actually ''justified in-universe'', with WrenchWench Ranru making random modifications to the Dino Braces (explaining the out-of-nowhere 'Abare Beam' in the [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]] teamup) and adding stuff to the Bakuryu (Kera slaps a bug on the ep. 25 Trinoid, which tricks it into attacking a holographic building).
191	* NextTierPowerUp / MidSeasonUpgrade: [[spoiler:[=AbareMax=] and Bakuryu Styracosaurus / [=MaxOhja=]]].
192	* NonActionGuy: Brachio is a Non Action ''Mecha''. In Super Sentai, nonetheless.
193	* TheOneThatGotAway: Yukito's FirstLove was forced to move away after his father broke up their relationship.
194	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: All the Bakuryu have nicknames, to be addressed easily, except for [=TopGaler=]. Mikoto does call him "Toppu" in TheMovie, though.
195	* OurMonstersAreWeird: Even by Super Sentai standards, the Trinoids are pretty bizarre.
196	* OverlyLongName: All Trinoids, see PunnyName below. Mikela turns out to have one in ep. 22.
197	* OvernightAgeUp: [[spoiler:Happens to Lije full-circle; from baby to 11 to 20 then back to 11 and to baby again.]]
198	* PaletteSwap: the first three Bakuryuu go through this when they are brought under control.
199	* PapaWolf: Ryoga.
200	** Tyra also revealed in episode 3 that he had a child, all the while teaching Ryoga a parental aesop.
201	* PhantomZone: When in [=AbareMax=] mode, Ryouga can trap the Trinoid in a bizarre alternate dimension -- the "Max Field" -- to whale away at it; he can even change the dimension to whatever he feels like.
202	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Ryoga has a moment in the Abaranger vs. [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Dekaranger]] special:
203	-->I'm! I'M! A FATHER! I CAN'T BE KILLED HERE!!!!!
204	* PunnyName: Each Trinoid comes from three concepts: a plant, an animal and a man-made appliance, not necessarily in that order. Naturally, their names are punny {{portmanteau}}x of all three. For the pun to work, however, each concept's last syllable(s) must be the same as the next concept's first syllable(s).
205	** For example, the first Trinoid to appear in the series is created from "''Bakudan''/Bomb", "Dandelion" and "Lion". Its name? Bakudandelion.
206	** Taken to its logical extreme with the Hexanoid's six-piece name: Hanabi[[note]]fireworks[[/note]] + Bi[[note]]bee[[/note]] + Bikini + Nikibi[[note]]pimple[[/note]] + Binasu[[note]]Venus[[/note]] + Nasu[[note]]eggplant[[/note]] = [[OverlyLongName Hanabikinikibinasu]].
207	* PutOnABus: Happens to Emiri and Ryuunosuke sometime before episode 13, when the Rangers get hurled into the past and meet their Identical Strangers.
208	* RecycledPremise: The plot of the show is oddly reminiscent of the plot of the ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' movie. This means Asuka is ''Princess Daisy.''
209	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:[=AbareKiller=], and in a way, [=TopGaler=].]]
210	* RefusedByTheCall: Emiri and Sugishita weren't able to handle the transformation, so they chose to stay in the sidelines anyway. Emiri kept hoping, though, and did (sort of) join in once in a homemade costume.
211	* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Reje is actually Asuka's daughter. Dezumozorlya just implanted his DNA in to her.]]
212	* RubberForeheadAliens: All Ryujin have four claws over their cheekbones.
213	* SealedEvilInAPersonShapedCan: Half of the Evolien's [[EldritchAbomination God]] is sealed away inside [[spoiler:Mikoto Nakadai, which triggers his VillainousBreakdown]].
214	* ShirtlessScene: Asuka, Ryouga, and Sanjo on the beach at the start of the summer movie. And Mikoto in episode 18.
215	* ShoutOut: Brachio, every time he appears on the battlefield, does so with a different line. Best part? [[https://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Theater/5032/abare_brakio.html Virtually all of them are lyrics from Toku songs.]] For those unable to read Japanese, Brachio's referenced songs from ''Series/SpaceSheriffSharivan'', ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', ''Series/BattleFeverJ'', ''Series/BishoujoKamenPoitrine'', ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'', ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban'', ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'', ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'', ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'', ''Series/KaiketsuZubat'', ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'', ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'', ''Series/YuugenJikkouSistersShushutorian'', ''Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive'', ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'', ''Series/KamenRiderSkyrider'', ''Series/TokusouRoboJanperson'', ''Series/SeiunKamenMachineman'', ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'', ''Series/KamenRider555'', ''Abaranger'' itself, ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger'', ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', ''Series/CaptainUltra'', ''Series/KamenRiderX'', ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' (in the CrossOver with that show), and ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' (again, in the CrossOver with that show).
216	** Ranru using different disguises to get past the ep. 35 [=MotW=] is straight out of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.
217	** In episode 13, the villains figure out the past is changing because they are disappearing from a photograph, thanks to the interference of people from the present day. Sounds a lot like ''Film/BackToTheFuture1''...
218	** In episode 13, a baby carriage is seen and protected by the rangers. [[Manga/LoneWolfAndCub A samurai in a straw hat takes it away]].
219	** The closing sequence mimics the Beatles' iconic "Abbey Road" cover, which makes it into the [=EDs=] of the movies.
220	** According to designer Satou Keiichi, Giganoid 10: Tragic from #37 is based on Alien Waiell from ''Series/UltraSeven''.
221	* SpecialEditionTitle: In #30, three Trinoids are revived as ''Jamei Sentai Evoranger'' and even get for a few seconds a special version of the opening theme before Abare Killer stops it abruptly.
222	* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Asuka and Mahoro aka Jeanne. They got better temporarily. After that, they enter a DatingCatwoman scenario, even take an ActOfTrueLove fight for each other in episode 40. Finally things turned HappilyEverAfter for them.]]
223	** [[spoiler:In lesser degree Rije/Rijewel and Mikoto/Abarekiller]].
224	* TheStinger: Unusually for ''Super Sentai'', every episode has a post-credits scene.
225	* SuperPowerLottery: Mikoto's Zero Suit will eventually explode. In the meantime, he's powerful enough to take on the entire team at once and go toe-to-toe with [=AbareMax=].
226	* SuperSpeed: One of [=AbareKiller=]'s ''many'' abilities.
227	* [[ThatManIsDead That Woman Is Dead]]: [[spoiler:Jeanne is formerly Asuka's lover Mahoro. She discarded her name and became the Apostle of Destruction, fixated on killing Asuka for "betraying" her.]]
228	* ThemeNaming: The main trio have family names that allude to the three periods of the Mesozoic Era (aka the Age of Dinosaurs).
229	** Ryoga '''Hakua''' derives his name from Hakuaki, the Japanese term for the Cretaceous period.
230	** Yukito '''Sanjyou''' derives his name from Sanjyouki, the Japanese term for the Triassic period.
231	** Ranru '''Itsuki''' derives her name from Juraki, the Japanese term for the Jurassic period via AlternateCharacterReading; the kanji used for her name can be read as "Ju".
232	* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Episode 30, when we learn that [[spoiler:Asuka was not only the first to become Geildon, but killed scores of fellow Ryujin.]]
233	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Let's just say that Mai-chan got along well with the Bakuryu ''awfully'' fast. Case in point: Tyra is the one who attacked the building she and Ryoga are living in, yet at the end of the next episode, she's cheerfully riding on Tyra's head.
234	* UnwinnableTrainingSimulation: episode 30.
235	* VerbalTic: Every Bakuryu speaks with a repetition of these, except for Styracosaurus, Carnoryutus, and Chasmoshieldon.
236	* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Dr. Nakadai was naturally good at anything he tried, [[spoiler:due to being the host for half of the series' main villain]], and spent most of his life bored out of his skull from the lack of challenge. When he found the dangerous prototype TransformationTrinket, he became a supervillain rather than a good guy because it was more fun, and learning that [[spoiler:the device will eventually explode]] only made it more exciting. Ironically [[spoiler:Mikoto implies he only truely found satisfaction when finally joining up with the Abarangers briefly towards the end, implying he might actually have been better off as a good guy from the start.]]

Context Series / BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger