Line #79 Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger


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6	-> "''The Five Stars shining in the heavens!''"
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8	''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'' (''Five Stars Squadron Dairanger[[note]]"Dai" has multiple meanings, but it's mainly a reference to the Chinese clan the main characters are descended from.[[/note]]'') is the seventeenth installment in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 1993 to 1994. The TitleThemeTune was performed by New Jack Takuro.
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10	6000 years ago, the Gorma tribe and Dai tribe were at war, with five Dai warriors with extremely high Chi levels leading their efforts. Eventually both tribes disappeared, but the Gorma resurfaced in the modern day. Master Kaku, who did not wish to see them destroy the world, gathered five youths with high Chi levels to become Dairangers and oppose their schemes.
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12	Its relationship with the American ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' series was interesting: the mecha battles were used for most of Season 2; the Kiba Ranger suit was worn by the White Ranger, Tommy's new alter-ego after he lost the Green Ranger powers; Daijinryū became "Serpentera", a warzord used by [[BigBad Lord Zedd]]; and the [[{{BFG}} Super Chi-Power Bazooka]] became the Power Cannon. However, the five main ''Dairanger'' suits were never used on ''Power Rangers''… [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce at least until 2014]]. Also, the costume used for Emperor Gorma XV (with the head piece from Emperor Gorma XVI and a horn) would later form the basis of the costume for [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Master Org]].
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14	The series was the second ''Super Sentai'' to be released in the US by Creator/ShoutFactory. It can be streamed for free on [[https://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/super-sentai-dairanger Shout! Factory TV]].
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17	!!Recurring ''Super Sentai'' tropes:
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19	* AllYourPowersCombined: The Super Chi-Power Bazooka, which was fueled by the six Dairangers' Lai Lai jewels, along with Kameo's.
20	* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Kiryoku Tenshin[[note]]Chi-Power Change Form! - also a pun, as the 'Ten' here sounds like 'Heaven'[[/note]]! ''Aura Changer''!"
21	** Kō uses a variant phrase, replacing "Aura Changer" with "Kiba Changer," the name of his personal TransformationTrinket.
22	* CallingYourAttacks: A variation - if someone has a special martial style, they'll announce that too.
23	* ColorCodedCharacters: Subverted again. The codename system is similar to the Zyurangers (with mythical Chinese creatures instead of prehistoric beasts), only they used the Japanese names of their respective totem animal instead of English names (presumably so that Ryu Ranger wouldn't be confused with Dragon Ranger). Kiba Ranger, whose totem animal is a white tiger, doesn't fit this pattern, since his codename translates to the "Fang Ranger" (otherwise, he would've been "Byakko Ranger"). The Kiber Machines plays this straight though.
24	* CombinationAttack
25	* CoolBike: The Dairangers' bikes, the Kiber Machines, each [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience matching their color]] with modified cowls relating to their mecha.
26	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shadam. [[spoiler: If you accept the explanation that the return of the Gorma Tribe is a case of "revenge from beyond the grave", where the clay dolls were intended to [[TakingYouWithMe destroy the Dai tribe]].]] Shadam's golem-clone ends up killing Kaku, the last legitimate claimaint to the Gorma Tribe throne, thus precipitating the extinction of the line.
27	* EvilWillFail: A good chunk of the Gorma are done in by Shadam's power-hungry backstabbing, [[spoiler:including Emperor Gorma himself. By the time Daijinryū puts his foot down and depowers both sides, Shadam is left with nothing and dies in his final duel with Ryō.]]
28	* EvolvingCredits: New mecha and characters (Kibaranger) show up in the opening.
29	** From episode 15 onwards (the first appearance of the Gorma trio, incidentally) [[TitleMontage a few seconds of footage from the episode got edited in as well.]]
30	* {{Eyecatch}}: Dairanger started the tradition of having eyecatches featuring a single ranger rather than the whole team. In this case, they do a form with a Dairenrod (Byakko-shinken for Kibaranger).
31	* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Iron Face Choryu is actually Ryo's father and a fallen Dairanger.]]
32	* FinishingMove: Dairen-oh had a nice variation where, after striking down a giant Gorma, it sheathed its sword. If the battle happened to be during the sunset, then that got prominently shown.
33	* HomeBase: A secret warehouse underneath Tokyo Station; it was nothing overly elaborate though. Basically just a meeting room, maybe a couple of training rooms.
34	* HumongousMecha: The second ''Super Sentai'' to feature MechanicalLifeforms for mecha. In fact, one of them (Daimugen) actually transforms into a human.
35	** AnimalMecha: Based on creatures from Chinese mythology this time.
36	** AMechByAnyOtherName: The animal mecha were known as the ''Kidenjū''[[note]]Legendary Spirit Beast[[/note]], while the humanoid forms of the ones that can transform are referred as ''Kiden Bujin''[[note]]Legendary Spirit Warrior[[/note]].
37	** TransformingMecha: The Ryūseioh[[note]]Dragon Star King[[/note]] and the Wang Tiger[[note]]King Tiger[[/note]] can switch between animal and humanoid forms. The series later introduces the Super Kidenjū Daimugen, a tortoise-based mecha that also has a "warrior" mode, which has the ability to heal the Ryūseioh or the Wang Tiger with an energy pool stored inside its body.
38	** MotionCaptureMecha: Ryūseioh, being one of the lightest Sentai mecha ever, follows Ryū Ranger's movements (for the scenes where he's doing this, Ryū Ranger is played by the face actor rather than the stunt actor).
39	** CombiningMecha: The animal mecha of the other four Dairangers could combine with themselves to form a flying chariot for Ryūseioh to ride on, or wrap themselves around Ryūseioh like an armor.
40	*** Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō[[note]]Star Lion, Star Pegasus, Star Qilin and Star Phoenix in that order.[[/note]] = Tenkū Kiden[[note]]Heavenly Chi Palace[[/note]]
41	*** Ryūseioh + Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō = Dairen-oh[[note]]Great Union King[[/note]]
42	** MechaExpansionPack: Like the extra mechas from the [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger previous series]], the Wang Tiger can replace Ryūseioh in combining with the mecha of the other Dairangers, while Daimugen can combine with all six of the other mechas for an ultimate attack.
43	*** Wang Tiger + Sei Shishi + Sei Tenma + Sei Kirin + Sei Hōō = Kiba Daioh[[note]]Great King Fang[[/note]]
44	*** Ryūseioh + Tenkū Kiden + Wang Tiger + Daimugen = Jūkō Kiden[[note]]Heavily Armored Chi Palace[[/note]]
45	* InTheNameOfTheMoon: The longest for some time.
46	-->'''Ryō''': "Ryū Ranger! Heavenly Fire Star, Ryō!"
47	-->'''Daigo''': "Shishi Ranger! Heavenly Illusion Star, Daigo!"
48	-->'''Shōji''': "Tenma Ranger! Heavenly Gravity Star, Shōji!"
49	-->'''Kazu''': "Kirin Ranger! Heavenly Time Star, Kazu!"
50	-->'''Rin''': "Hōō Ranger! Heavenly Wind Star, Rin!"
51	-->'''Ryō''': "The Five Stars shining in the heavens!"
52	--->'''All''': "''Gosei Sentai'' - ''Dairanger''!"
53	-->'''Kō''': "Kiba Ranger! Howling New Star, Kō!"[[note]]Before TheReveal, it would be Byakko Shinken voicing Kō with "Howling New Star, Kiba Ranger ''sanjou'' (has arrived)!"[[/note]]
54	** The roll call can be done in pretty much any order; the focus character for the episode will usually go first.
55	* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Ryō was the first to get his Kidenjū, the Ryūseioh, which can face off against Gorma Monsters on its own. It is also the first TransformingMecha given to a ''Super Sentai'' warrior.
56	** The series was written with the intent that all five members serve as the main character, rather than just the red ranger, breaking with the usual Sentai status quo. As such, Ryō was not the best Ki user at the beginning - that was Rin.
57	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: The Gorma Monsters each have an Enlargement Bomb (essentially a grenade) which they use after being KO'd. The bombs themselves eventually got [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers carried over to the US]]. This also came with a couple of subversions, listed later.
58	* MiniDressOfPower: Part of Houou Ranger's costume.
59	* MonstersOfTheWeek: The Gorma Monsters, many of whom have human forms. Their names consisted of a noun (usually their motif), followed by a social title or occupation.
60	* {{Mook}}s: Kottopotoros, who act as servants to the higher-ranked Gormas and appear to be wearing tuxedos.
61	* TheMovie: The Dairangers took on four revived monsters and a new one. Premiered the day after the eighth episode.
62	* {{Narrator}}: Hironori Miyata narrates the series.
63	* PsychoRangers: The Copy Empress in episode 25 could create clones of the Dairangers by merely taking their pictures. This actually allowed her to make more than one clone of each Dairanger.
64	* RegularCaller: Averted: Whoever encounters a Gorma interference reports to the HQ through their {{Transformation Trinket}}s, where Master Kaku relays the message to the rest. With a simple radio, at that!
65	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Hōō Ranger.
66	** As pointed out above, the series was written so that each ranger was the main character. Gerenrally, this played out between major story-arch episodes in the order of red, green, blue, yellow, and pink. Because of this order, Rin's episodes tended to be the major story-arch episode so she would often carry the bulk of the story focus for the big events of the series (often these were two-parters). She may have been the lone heroine of the team, but she was one of the most important characters on the show.
67	* SupervillainLair: Anyone who learned to use the ''Yo'' power can become a Gorma. So, in theory, anyone in the entire city can be an enemy...
68	** The actual lair of the Gorma Tribe is a floating upside-down pyramid known as the Gohma Palace.
69	* ThemeMusicPowerUp
70	* TransformationNameAnnouncement: Sometimes, but it's a question of timing.
71	* TransformationTrinket: The Aura Changer, which was later used for [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Magna Defender's morpher]]. (It's apparently very difficult to use in real life.)
72	** Ko uses his own version called the Kiba Changer.
73	* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Super Sentai'', we generally have the Gorma sending out a MOTW with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.
74	%%** DualWielding: The Star Cutters and [[CoolSword Star Swords]].
75	%%*** BifurcatedWeapon: Star Sword + Star Cutter = Daibuster.
76	%%** RingsOfDeath: The Dairinkens.[[note]]''Great Ring Blades''[[/note]] Sharp rings with handles in the middle, and often [[DualWielding Dual Wielded.]]
77	%%** {{BFG}}: The (Super) Kiryoku Bazooka. Unusually for this type of weapon, it's rather involved (most {{BFG}}s used by Sentai teams go "Summon/assemble, lock on target, wait a few seconds if necessary, then fire"; here, they summon it, then insert their Star Cutters as grips, the ammo {super-sized versions of the Lai-Lai jewels} is inserted, the ammo is loaded into firing position, the ''safety lock'' is disengaged, and finally a Star Sword is locked on the top; that's when they finally fire it).
78	%%** MartialArtsStaff with optional blades: The Dairenrods, which are also {{Morph Weapon}}s that can become other weapons.
79	%%*** Ryō: [[DualWielding Sekiryu]] [[CoolSword Soryuken]][[note]]''Double Red Dragon Swords''[[/note]]
80	%%*** Daigo: [[MartialArtsStaff Shishi Konbou]][[note]]''Lion Staff''[[/note]]
81	%%*** Shōji: Tenma Nunchakus[[note]]''Pegasus Nunchakus''[[/note]]
82	%%*** Kazu: [[EpicFlail Kirin Ku-setsu Ben]][[note]]''Qilin 9-Part Whip''[[/note]]
83	%%*** Rin: Yari Houou[[note]]''Phoenix Spear''[[/note]]
84	%%** Kō: [[TalkingWeapon Byakko]][[CoolSword shinken]][[note]]''White Tiger True Sword''[[/note]]
85
86	!!Tropes specific to ''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'':
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88	* AbusiveParent & DomesticAbuse: Shadam, oh boy, Shadam. Whether it was his treatment to Akomaru or his lack of compassion to the mother of his children, he fit in spades.
89	* AgainstTheSettingSun: The show made a point of occasionally featuring 'duels' between the Gorma and Dairenoh against a setting sun backdrop.
90	* AnimalMotif
91	** CoolHorse: [[{{Pegasus}} Sei Tenma]] and [[{{Unicorn}} Sei Kirin]]
92	** KingOfBeasts: Sei Shishi
93	** OurDragonsAreDifferent: Ryūseioh [[spoiler:and Daijinryū]]
94	** PantheraAwesome: Wang Tiger
95	** ThePhoenix: Sei Hōō
96	** [[spoiler:Turtles: Daimugen]]
97	* AnyoneCanDie: The series has a ridiculous body count. The death toll includes [[spoiler: [[TheMentor MasterKaku]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jin]], Kujaku, Iron Face Choryuu, and Kou's mother. Every single villain, with the exception of [[RedemptionEarnsLife The Three Stooges]], is either killed or revealed to be DeadAllAlong. Other than the aforementioned Three Stooges and [[EldritchAbomination Daijinryuu]], the only survivors are the Dairangers themselves.]]
98	* AppliedPhlebotinum: Chi.
99	* ArbitrarySkepticism: In the third, episode, the entire team, except Daigo who was skeptical anyway, but did not dismiss the claim, is convinced that a [[ItMakesSenseInContext puppet]] Shōji and Kazu were attacked by was "radio-controlled or something" rather than the work of a Gohma. Later in the episode, even Shōji and Kazu convinced themselves of it, which led to Daigo giving them a WhatTheHellHero after he himself was attacked.
100	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the movie, the Dairangers called out Duke of Trumps on the evil he has committed...including having a playing card motif, because playing cards should only be used for fun and games.
101	* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: [[spoiler:As revealed in the final episode--The Dairanger's Chi power and the Gohma's You powers are two sides of the same coin. Eliminate one, the other goes with it. Thus to maintain the balance, the Gohma and the Dairangers are locked in a never-ending cycle of war. That is, if Daijinryū doesn't destroy them all first. The reveal makes for a BittersweetEnding, driven home by the look of horror on older Ryo's face as he watches his grandson start the battle anew... But of course, the last shot of the series is Dairenoh just kinda... flexing a little, as if to say "we'll do it".]]
102	* BaseballEpisode: Episode 24.
103	* BeachEpisode: Episode 25
104	* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:The fate of Jin in episode 39]].
105	* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Baron String is the first monster of the week the Dairangers face. In the last episode, 50 years later, the Gorma start attacking again, and the grandchildren of the original Dairangers take up the fight. The first monster they face is a re-colored Baron String.]]
106	* CampGay: Saboten Shogun[[note]]General Cactus[[/note]], the monster of the week in #34.
107	* CampStraight: Kazu - although he's more of a [[TheDandy Dandy]].
108	* CaptainErsatz: Iron-Face Chōryu is a blatant clone of Darth Vader, and his story is directly taken from ''Franchise/StarWars''. He was once a great hero who sold out his allies to the bad guys, worked for them for a very long time, has a [[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather moment with TheLeader (who also has a sister), [[RedemptionEqualsDeath reforms and subsequently dies]], and is welcomed to death by the ghosts of his former allies who forgive him]]. Given that ''Dairanger'' also borrowed from the soundtrack of ''Franchise/StarWars'', this can't be unintentional.
109	** Not only that, but Chōryu's master, High Priest Saw (the MonsterOfTheWeek) had the human form of an old man in robes who shot lightning at Ryō. Who does that remind you of?
110	* CardCarryingVillain: The 3 Gorma Executives. Despite being ordered into a ceasefire twice, they still proceeded to launch attacks on humans.
111	* ChineseGirl: Rin. She's more prone to speaking Chinese due to this. (At the same time, when he first turns up, Guhon notes that she's really going native in Japan.)
112	* CoolOldGuy: Rin's grandpa Guhon. So badass that even 20-year-old women are all swooning over him.
113	* CosmicHorrorReveal: A giant dragon solely focus on balance that it'll wiped out every life on the planet Earth to ensure it. [[spoiler: The only way it'll back off if there is everlasting peace but since the Dairanger and Gorma have a ForeverWar, not likely going to happen]].
114	* CouchGag: Later episodes would sometimes begin with one of the three major Gorma generals throwing the MonsterOfTheWeek out of a large sack.
115	* CryingWolf: Used in Episode 32. Shōji, after failing to wake Ryō up using normal telephone, wakes him up using the RegularCaller telling that there's a Gorma Attack. Ryō got pissed when he realized he was suckered. And when an actual Gorma appeared, Ryō didn't bother to go thinking Shōji was lying again, until Master Kaku sets him straight immediately.
116	* DarkerAndEdgier: The series' general tone is much more grim compared to its [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger preceding series]].
117	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:The Gohma tribe was defeated 6000 years ago and every major villain is actually a clay puppet created by Shadam and in a jarring twist it turns out that Shadam is a clay puppet as well. It is unknown who or what created him.]] Also, the robber in episodes 13 and 14 was killed by the police before being possessed by Kabuki Boy, meaning their worries about killing him were totally unnecessary.
118	* {{Determinator}}: In episode 23, Daigo and his love interest, Kujaku, are swallowed by a Gorma. So Daigo punches his way out, saving both their lives. Afterwards, his knuckles are shown to be bleeding.
119	* DisproportionateRetribution: Episode 18. How to deal with an annoying BrattyHalfPint who barges into your apartment? Fool him into thinking his long-lost mom has come back to see him again, of course! [[DudeNotFunny Ha ha... ha?]]
120	* EldritchAbomination: Daijinryū, who destroyed the Gohma Palace and a huge chunk of Tokyo to force the good and bad guys to stop fighting. When that did not stop the action, he [[spoiler:came back to Earth, took control over the minds of a large number of innocent civilians, making them jump to their deaths against their will as the ultimate form of blackmail to the good guys]].
121	* ElementalPowers
122	** PlayingWithFire: Ryō
123	** MasterOfIllusion: Daigo
124	** GravityMaster: Shōji
125	** TimeMaster: Kazu
126	** BlowYouAway: Rin
127	** MakeMeWannaShout: Kō
128	* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: The Dairangers and the Gorma Monsters had their own set of martial art skills.
129	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:In Episode 38, we see Master Kaku get into the Gorma Palace and that he can use You-Power. This is close to the revelation in Episode 44 Master Kaku is really from the Gorma tribe.]]
130	* TheFourGods: While the colors are off, four of the Mythical Chi Beasts are meant to invoke the Four Gods: the Red Dragon, the Pink Hōō, the White Tiger, and Daimugen, their ally. As Dairanger draws more from Chinese mythology than Japanese, Huanglong/Koryu also shows up in the form of the giant dragon Daijinryuu.
131	* FreudianExcuse: Gara. [[spoiler:She got a facial scar saving Kujaku from falling rocks. Ashamed of her scar, she became distant from everyone but Kujaku. When Kujaku left to get powers from the Peacock Buddha, Gara fell into despair and joined the Gorma as a means to get rid of the scar when all she had to do was put on makeup to cover it instead of Gorma magic.]]
132	* FusionDance: In TheMovie this is the assembled monsters' answer to the Rangers forming Dairen'oh.
133	* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler:The grandchildren of the original Dairangers in the finale.]]
134	* GratuitousEnglish: Kazu indulges in this from time to time.
135	* GratuitousSpanish: Frequently spouted by the Birdcage Vagabond.
136	* GroinAttack: Given that they use Rods on a regular basis, this comes up from time to time.
137	* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The third episode, sort of. The first half focuses on Kazu and Shōji, while the second half follows Daigo.
138	* HellBentForLeather: Shadam, Gara and Zydos.
139	* IdenticalGrandson: [[spoiler:The grandchildren of the Dairangers in the final episode, although they clearly have different personalities than their grandparents.]]
140	* IdiotBall: Kaku. [[spoiler: To save the Earth from destruction by Daijinryū, Kaku rejoins the Gorma and says he'll disband the Dairangers in return for a second truce. There was just one problem, [[PoorCommunicationKills he doesn't tell the rangers they're disbanded until after they see him in armor and then tells them more only after they kill Shiryuu]], a Gorma that also wanted peace between the Dai and Gorma tribes and was working with Kaku. Oops.]]
141	* ImposedHandicapTraining: Ryo undergoes torturous training with his body being covered with springs that can make him bleed in order to train himself to the point where he can take on Jin.
142	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Tombstone President, Telephone Teacher, and [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Kamikaze Boss]] (AKA the "Three Gorma Stooges"). Rather than fighting the Dairangers, they'd rather have a motorcycle race or play soccer (they're not very strong in a straight fight). They try this three times, failing each time, and in the end [[spoiler:they give up fighting and survive the war.]]
143	* InstantExpert: Despite not knowing jack about Chi power or fighting, Ryō instantly turns badass after his ''very first'' Henshin.
144	* {{Irony}}: Despite the core five suits never appearing in any of the Zordon Era shows[[note]]Saban chose not to switch over to the ''Dairanger'' suits for the second season of ''Mighty Morphin'' to keep brand consistency. There were plans to use them as a team of "Ancient Rangers" in ''Lost Galaxy'', but production troubles caused those plans to be scrapped, and after that, Saban gave up on attempting to use them[[/note]], ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'' would have the team use the suits more times than the suits from ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'', ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'', or ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive''[[note]]''Super Megaforce'' adapted footage from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''; despite the fact that footage of the Gokaigers using the Sentai counterparts of the aforementioned shows exist, for some odd reason, more of a focus was given to the Sentai-only teams[[/note]].
145	* KabukiTheatre: One episode featured a MonsterOfTheWeek called Kabuki Kid. Notably for this season's monsters, he was not able to transform into a human guise but rather possessed humans. The fact that the stylized paint and wig would appear meant he had to possess multiple people.
146	* KiManipulation: The basis of the Dairangers powers is Kiryoku (Chi Power).
147	* LarynxDissonance: [[spoiler:The elderly Dairangers and their grandkids are played by the main actors, meaning they sound like their teenage selves.]]
148	* LegacyCharacter: The Dairangers themselves and the Gohma Emperor.
149	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Iron-Face Choryu, the Dai tribe defector who fights the Rangers in Episodes 7-8 is actually Ryō's father. Also, Shadam is secretly Kō and Akomaru's father.]]
150	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: By design, it was possible to interrupt the growing process by preventing the Gohma from using the bomb (one got fenced in with Dairenrods, and a few got blown up in human size). There's also a limit on how long they can stay giant (this allowed a few Gormas to survive). And the bombs don't revive corpses - [[spoiler:the giant Media Magician was completely silent, as he was already killed by Lt. Gara.]]
151	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:'''Colonel Shadam'''.]]
152	%%* MayDecemberRomance
153	* MotorMouth: The Fast Talking Vagabond monster in episodes 29 and 30.
154	* MundaneUtility: The Dairinkens apparently make pretty good cooking knives, as demonstrated by their inventor.
155	** Pops up from time to time in the Gohmas. Telephone Teacher can use her ability to make free calls from anywhere to anywhere, for example, and Tombstone President has (at least) a TV and a ''Fortune Slip Dispenser'' in his tombstone.
156	* [[MyFriendsandZoidberg My Friends... and Zoidberg]]: It is impossible to neatly split the Super Sentai shows into ones that weren't adapted into Power Rangers and those that were, because ''Dairanger'' didn't get a full adaptation, mixing the ''Zyuranger'' heroes with ''Dairanger'''s monsters, mecha, and [[SixthRanger Sixth Ranger]]. Even ''Kakuranger'' was briefly adapted fully with the Alien Rangers arc after mixing the Zyurangers and Kiba Ranger with Kakuranger's monsters and mecha.
157	* MythologyGag
158	** A little girl in Episode 3 dresses like Kazumi from ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman''.
159	** Three of the rangers share the same colors and beast motifs with their counterparts from ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Change Dragon and Ryū Ranger (both are red) Change Pegasus and Tenma Ranger (blue), and Change Phoenix and Hōō Ranger (pink).
160	** ''Dairanger'' also has a martial arts theme similar to ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman''. The power source used by the Maskmen was actually "aura power", which is what ''kiryoku'' means in Japanese (more or less).
161	** The Gorma Shitennō would appear to be a homage to the Crime Shitennō from ''Film/JAKQDengekitaiVsGoranger'', both villainous quartets are composed of human-form villains who combine into one monster.
162	** Kazu's character seems to be based off Kyosuke Shida a.k.a. [[Series/BattleFeverJ Battle France]], who was also a dandy hairdresser.
163	* NoAnimosityInTheAfterlife: [[spoiler: In episode 49, we learn the fight Gara had with Kujaku was because the Gara we've seen the whole show is actually made of clay. The real Gara died a long time ago, and now Kujaku has joined her in heaven and all their animosity has disappeared.]]
164	* OneNameOnly: Despite being regular civilians, none of the Dairangers have any known surnames. Instead, they precede their names by mentioning their Star of Destiny when they perform their roll call (Ryū Ranger, "Tenkasei" Ryō; Shishi Ranger, "Tengensei" Daigo; ect.) . Their zodiac titles are usually written in quotation marks to indicate that they're not actual surnames.
165	* PaletteSwap: [[spoiler:The final monster in the show's epilogue is a recolor of Roper Baron.]]
166	* PeacockGirl: Kujaku.
167	* PeopleInRubberSuits: Played with - the heavier material on the majority of the Gohma costumes is torso-only (imagine a heavy vest with a built-in mask), with far lighter material (spandex or even loose clothing) on the arms and legs, likely to facilitate any martial fights.
168	* PunBasedTitle: The title ''Dairanger'', could be interpreted as a reference to the "Dai" tribe that the heroes are descended from, or as the "Great Rangers". It's also worth noting that ''Dairenja'', the Japanese pronunciation of the title, shares a partial namesake with ''Dairen'', the Japanese name of the Chinese city of Dalian. While Dalian is never directly referenced on the show, the name of the team's mecha, ''Dairen-oh'', uses the same kanji used to write the city's name.
169	** The title in Chinese is ''Wuxing Zhandui Dalianger'', making the Dalian connection obvious.
170	* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Three Gohma Idiots are this from the get-go. How do they carry out their first nefarious plot against the Dairangers? By challenging Ryo to a soccer match. Of course, it's rigged and one (later five) aginst eleven, but still.
171	* RealMenWearPink: All members of the previous Dairangers (six thousand years before the present day) were male, including their Houou Ranger... who is, until [[Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers KijiBrother]] in 2022, and excluding [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Changes]], [[Series/ResshaSentaiToqger Transfer Changes]] and Sentai Wannabes like [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Zyuoh Human]], the first and ''only'' male Pink Ranger in the franchise.
172	* SdrawkcabName: The name "Wong Tiger" is derived from a backward reading of the kanji characters used to write Kiba Daioh's name. "Wong" comes from the Cantonese pronunciation of the kanji for "king"[[note]]王[[/note]], while ''tai'' and ''ga'' are alternate pronunciations of the kanji for "great" or ''dai''[[note]]大[[/note]] and "fang" or ''kiba''[[note]]牙[[/note]] respectively.
173	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Daigo and Shōji.
174	* SenselessSacrifice: Poor Kujaku. She uses the only drop of the Peacock's Tears to restore Gara's beauty in hopes Gara can finally forgive her instead of restoring her own life. [[spoiler: Turns out the real Gara has been dead for years and had already forgiven Kujaku, while the Gara that was healed was merely a clay puppet created by Shadam who still hates her.]] That said, there is a good reason for Kujaku not to use the Teardrop for herself- if the entire thing were opened for whatever reason, it would destroy humans' immunity to diseases and lead to the eventual extinction of humanity.
175	* ShoutOut: In the second episode, the Gohma spheres arrive on Earth with the end part of [[Series/DoctorWho the TARDIS sound effect.]][[note]]Apparently the BBC and TV Asahi exchanged sound effects and stock footage respectively; TARDIS sound effects appear in other ''Sentai'' series and a "jungle" sound effect from the Radiophonic Workshop made its way into ''Zyuranger''.[[/note]]
176	** The story arc of Iron-Face Chouryo and his master, Archbishop Saw, is a WholePlotReference to the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, with Chouryo taking after Darth Vader and Saw being a Palpatine/Sidious {{Expy}}, and Chouryo gets his final [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and death]] in very much the same way Vader does. In addition to this character and plot reference, there is even a [[https://youtu.be/G9tCROTRrUk BGM track]] in the show that sounds suspiciously similar to the famous Darth Vader theme, "The Imperial March".
177	* SkewedPriorities: As Zydos is dying [[spoiler:and crumbling into pieces]], he worries about receiving his pay/getting promoted rather than [[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror learning that he's a clay doll]]]].
178	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Lin, or Rin? You'd think it's "Lin" since she's Chinese, but the Media Magician episode plasters "Rin" all over the place.
179	* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman''.
180	* SquashedFlat: Zydos suffers this after the Jūkō Kiden drops down on him in episode 40. His paper-thin body slides out from under it, screeching in agony as he vanishes.
181	* TheStarscream: Shadam, whose overall motive throughout the series is to kill the Emperor and take over the Gohma Empire.
182	** Down the line, [[spoiler:it turns out Shadam is the ManBehindTheMan due to the fact that he had already controlled the Gohma tribe. The Gohma leader is technically already dead; the man sitting at the top is a clay replica. In fact, they are all clay replicas; Shadam just happened to be the only one carrying on the will of his past self.]]
183	* ThemeNaming: Unique in ''Super Sentai'', the vast majority of Gohma are members of a society, and usually have two-part names consisting of a noun (the theme they're based around, very rarely a personal name) and a title/job.
184	** Some of the characters' names are taken from ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', such as Zhang Liao (Choryo, Ryo's father), Jia Xu (Master Kaku) and Zǐlóng (Shiryu, [[spoiler:Master Kaku's sympathizer within Gohma]]).
185	* ThreeStoogesShoutOut: The Three Gorma Stooges, a HarmlessVillain trio who simply want to defeat our heroes in competitions, rather than kill them.
186	* TitleScream: Some episode titles are rendered like this (including the premiere).
187	* UnnamedParent: Ko's mother. None of the other Dairangers even bother to figure out her name, simply calling her "''kaasan''".
188	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Gorma's human forms tend to draw less attention than you'd think they would.
189	** And then there's General Kamikaze's first appearance, riding around on his bike - there's some bystanders in the background (likely not part of the shoot), and their expressions appear to be: "WTF?"
190	* VanityIsFeminine: The Monster of the Week in Episode 9, Mirror Makeup Artist traps women in it's mirror if they show any vanity in front of a mirror. And spits out men if they end up in him.
191	* VillainousBSOD: Akomaru is very shaken upon learning that [[spoiler:he, Ko and his mother are all related.]]
192	* WhatTheHellHero: Daigo delivered one to everyone for coming too late to save a child of the week, first by socking Shōji and Kazu with a punch on the face. And when even Ryō and Rin didn't even seem to show determination to keep the team, he delivers this:
193	-->''You all make me '''sick'''''.
194	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Sort of. We find out, at the ''50th year anniversary'' of their final battle with over the Gohma, that they all did well in life and settled down with their families in peace. [[spoiler:And then a new Roper Baron appears, which their ''grandchildren'' stand up to as the new Dairangers.]]
195	** This has lead to the joke that [[spoiler:the ''Super Sentai'' series of 2043 will be Dairanger.]]
196	* WorthyOpponent: Ryō and Jin view each other as this.

Context Series / GoseiSentaiDairanger