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[[caption-width-right:350:''Wherever there is life, there is a roar of justice!'']]

-> ''"Do you all know? This is the beautiful blue Earth that we all live upon. Many dangerous, dark beings have tried to destroy it's beauty. But don't worry, The Earth has courageous warriors that stand up to evil. Their passionate souls have protected this planet's beauty. Five people have inherited the souls of these warriors and continued the fight..."''
-->The Narrator

''Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger'' ("Hundred Beasts Squadron Gaoranger"[[note]]''Gao'' is the Japanese word for "roar".[[/note]]) is the twenty-fifth installment in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', airing from 2001 to 2002. Yukio Yamagata performed the TitleThemeTune.

A thousand years ago, the evil Org spirits were fought by warriors backed by the Power Animals, but in the modern day, Orgs begin to show up again. From the Animarium in the sky, the Power Animals choose five new warriors to fight them, and they're mentored by Animarium caretaker Tetomu and joined by one of the original warriors who was frozen in time.

Partnered with the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' before concluding its airing alongside the first episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' in what would later be known as the ''Series/SuperHeroTime'' block.

Refer to ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' for the Western {{Foreign Remake}}.

The series can be streamed for free at [[https://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/super-sentai-gaoranger Shout! Factory TV]].
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!!Recurring Super Sentai tropes

* AllYourPowersCombined: The [[{{BFS}} HajaHyakujuuken]][[note]] ''Evil Crushing Hundred Beast Sword''[[/note]], which is notably the first melee weapon for a Team Finisher.
** Near the end of the show Shuten, Ura and Rasetsu's remains are merged into the One True King of Orgs, Ultimate Org Senki. There's also a MonsterOfTheWeek formed from a bunch of stolen Power Animals.
* BishounenLine: [[spoiler: Senki, the most powerful and the most humanoid of the Highness Orgs.]]
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Gao Access! Summon, spirit of the Earth!"
%%* CallingYourAttacks
* ColorCharacter: Another "[team prefix] [English color]" Sentai.
%%* CombinationAttack
%%* CoolBike: Gao Silver's Wolf Roader
* {{Crossover}}: ''[[Film/HyakujuuSentaiGaorangerVsSuperSentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai]]''. In lieu of the traditional crossover with the [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger previous team]], this one involves a team consisting of various rangers from assorted teams, particularly [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Soukichi Banba/Big One]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon]], [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Miku Imamura/Mega Pink]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Gouki/Ginga Blue]] and [[Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive Daimon Tatsumi/Go Yellow]]. All the other former red warriors also appear in the movie, albeit [[FakeShemp in costume only]].
* CustomUniform: The first full-blown example. Gao Silver's suit not only has a pattern of dark blue on it along with silver, but his belt has a wolf head emblem rather than the team's five-animal emblem.
* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: In Quest 25, during the giant robot battle, the Karaoke Machine Org attacks the Gao King and Gao Hunter by singing a very off-key version of the Gaoranger opening theme song.
%%* FinishingMove
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Kakeru, though he technically acts as the RookieRedRanger and the second-to-last member to join.
** TheLancer: Samezu, who acts also as TheBabyOfTheBunch when Sae isn't involved and is a bit of a jerk due to how he's treated for his age.
** TheSmartGuy: Gaku, who also plays the role of TheLancer when paired with Kakeru.
** TheBigGuy: Soutarou, the physically strongest of the bunch and largest in height.
** TheHeart: Sae, the youngest member of the bunch and a soft-voiced girl.
** SixthRanger: Shirogane, joining on the second arc after spending some time as an antagonist while merged with an evil spirit.
* HomeBase: Gao's Rock, a flying turtle-like edifice that transports the Gaorangers. Also has a conduit to Sky Island as well as a sacred spring that, among other functions, [[RegularCaller detects the presence of an Org]] by bubbling.
* HumongousMecha: The first Super Sentai to feature extensive use of upgrades. In fact, it was the first to introduce multiple peripheral mecha, imply their compatibility out of the default formations and put the potential to good use. Super Sentai used this concept on and off for several years, before adopting it consistently with ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger''.
** AMechByAnyOtherName: The [[AnimalMecha Power Animals]] and the later God Power Animals that form Gao God.
** CombiningMecha
*** Gao Lion + Gao Eagle + Gao Bison + Gao Shark + Gao Tiger = Gao King
*** Gao Gorilla + Gao Eagle + Gao Bison + Gao Polar + Gao Bear = Gao Muscle
*** Gao Falcon + Gao Madillo + Gao Rhinos + Gao Deer + Gao Giraffe = Gao Icarus
*** Gao Falcon + Gao Lion + Gao Shark + Gao Tiger + Gao Elephant = Gao Centaurus
*** Gao Wolf + Gao Hammerhead + Gao Ligator = Gao Hunter
*** Gao Kong + Gao Eagle + Gao Bison + Gao Shark + Gao Tiger = Gao Knight
*** Gao Leon + Gao Condor + Gao Swordshark + Gao Jaguar + Gao Buffalo = Gao God
** FirstChurchOfMecha: The clue is in the name "Gao God".
** MechaExpansionPack: The other Power Animals served as upgrades to the Gao King by replacing the Gao Shark and Tiger (which formed the right and left arms respectively) or the Gao Bison (which formed the waist and legs). The Shark and Tiger also served as alternate parts for the Gao Muscle and Gao Icarus (along with the Bison for the latter). Since the Power Animals were interchangable, there were combined forms that were never used on the show or never had official names.
*** Gao King + Gao Elephant = Gao King with Sword & Shield
*** Gao King - Gao Shark + Gao Giraffe = Gao King Spear
*** Gao King - Gao Tiger + Gao Deer = Gao King Cross Horn
*** Gao King - Gao Shark - Gao Tiger + Gao Polar + Gao Bear = Gao King Double Knuckles
*** Gao King - Gao Bison + Gao Madillo + Gao Rhinos = Gao King Striker
*** Gao Muscle - Gao Bison + Gao Madillo + Gao Rhinos = Gao Muscle Striker
*** Other Power Animals include the Soul Bird (which serves as a power-up to any of the robots) and the rare Gao Panda (which never appeared on the show and was only available as a giveaway along with a bonus CD offered by ''Terebi-kun'' magazine in Japan). There was also a blue version of the Gao Ligator and a black version of the Gao Elephant, as well as several Power Animals that were never made into toys. After all, the show's title was literally "Hundred Animals Task Force", and all 100 were named, but only 24 were featured in the show.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Episodes are called "Quests".
* InTheNameOfTheMoon
-->'''[[color:red:Red]]:''' The Blazing Lion, Gao Red!\\
'''[[color:gold:Yellow]]:''' The Noble Eagle, Gao Yellow!\\
'''[[color:blue:Blue]]:''' The Surging Shark, Gao Blue!\\
'''Black:''' The Iron Bison, Gao Black!\\
'''[[color:silver:White]]:''' The Belle Tiger, Gao White!\\
'''[[color:gray:Silver]]:''' The Sparking Wolf, Gao Silver!\\
'''[[color:red:Red]]:''' Where there is life, there is a roar of justice! Hyakujuu Sentai!\\
'''All:''' Gaoranger!
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Red's weapon is able to transform into a different one.
** He later gets the Falcon Summoner, but only because the others did the work for him.
** Interestingly Red is actually second to last getting an additional Power Animal ([=GaoWhite=] is first and [=GaoBlack=] is the last to) and while he gets a total of 3 so do Yellow Black and Silver. Though Red is the only one to get additional Power Animals on two separate occasions as Yellow and Black both get two at once while Silver simply starts with 3 from the get go.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Tsuetsue's specialty.
* MiniDressOfPower: Part of Gao White's costume.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Orgs.
* {{Mook}}s : The Orgettes.
* TheMovie: ''Gaoranger: Hi no Yama, Hoeru'' ("The Volcano Howls"), the first Super Sentai theatrical featurette since the ''Ohranger'' movie (the ''Gogo-V'' movie with Zeek was a straight-to-video release).
* {{Narrator}}: Hiroshi Masuoka narrates the series.
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: Surprisingly averted.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Gao Centauru.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: After three straight pinks, the lone girl gets to wear a different color this time, making her the fourth female white ranger.
* StrictlyFormula: To wit:
** The first MechaExpansionPack appears in Episode 5.
** Episode 10 features the debut of [=GaoMuscle=].
** Played with in Episode 17 is the middle of the Rouki arc. He doesn't become [=GaoSilver=] until Episode 24.
** The Gaorangers are BroughtDownToNormal a grand total of ''three'' times: First in Episode 14 where Freezer Org's freeze attack froze the G-Phones and the Gao Jewels. Then in Episode 44 where Rasetsu activates the bug he had planted in [=GaoRed's=] phone. Then there's the penultimate episode.
** Then there's the Wedding Dress Org who attacks brides and other women, forcing [=GaoBlack=] to impersonate as a bride.
** Clock Org also seemingly sends four of the Gaorangers to Edo-era Tokyo. It was merely an illusion, however.
** The friendly MonsterOfTheWeek for this series was Charcoal Grill Org, whom the Gaorangers were forced to MercyKill. [[spoiler: It seemed it wasn't a true death though, as he's shown serving food to Futaro at the end of the episode.]]
* SupervillainLair: The Matrix.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp
* TransformationTrinket: The G-Phone and Shirogane's G-Brace Phone.[[note]] Notable for being the first series to have cell phone {{Transformation Trinket}}s for the main team.[[/note]]
* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Super Sentai'', we generally have a new Org appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.
%%** CoolSword: The [=JuuOhKen=].[[note]]''Beast King Sword''[[/note]]
%%** Red: [[BifurcatedWeapon Lion Fang]][[note]]Splits from a [[PowerFist lion head-shaped fist]] into [[WolverineClaws two fangs]].[[/note]], which can also [[MorphWeapon transform]] into the [[GatlingGood Gao Mane Buster]]. Red later gains the [[spoiler:[[SwissArmyWeapon Falcon Summoner]]]].[[note]]Gun and [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Arrow]] Modes.[[/note]]
%%** Yellow: [[CoolSword Eagle Sword]] & [[FeatherFlechettes Feather Cutters]].
%%** Blue: [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Shark Cutters]]
%%** Black: Bison Axe
%%** White: [[CarryABigStick Tiger Baton]].
%%** Silver: [[SwissArmyWeapon Gao Hustler Rod]][[note]][[RoyalRapier Sabre]], [[RayGun Sniper]], and [[ImprobableWeaponUser Break]] modes.[[/note]]
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!!Wherever there is trope, there is a roar of justice!
* ActorAllusion: Creator/HidekatsuShibata once more voices the male half of a villain with male and female nature.
* AirplaneArms: A variation where the Gaorangers run partially bent over with their arms out in what is apparently intended to be a [[PrimalStance ready-to-strike-savagely position]]. [[RuleOfCool It's not as practical as it sounds.]]
* AlienBlood: Orgs tend to bleed green--the fact that Rouki bleeds red is a hint as to his true nature.
* AllThereInTheManual: The ''Super Sentai Art Collection: Sentai Robo Edition'' illustration book includes a list of ''all 100'' Power Animals. No, it wasn't just a a grandiose title. On top of the 22 Power Animals that appeared in the show, the [[TheMovie movie-only]] Gao Kong, and the audio drama-only Gao Panda, all of which had toys released, it also includes the 4 Power Animals that had brief appearances in the finale and then the other 72 that are canon. And there were plans for ''many'' of the Power Animals to be made into toys and/or feature in the show such that they had officially named Gao King, Gao Muscle, and Gao Hunter powerups, as well as several brand new combinations that never made it on the show. There's even a ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' reference in the string of Power Animals of Gao Hawk, Gao Vulture, Gao Owl, Gao Swallow, and Gao Swan.
* AnimalMecha: In spades, and one of the instances where it's crucial to the plot.
* AnimalMotifTeam: The six Gaorangers are themed after a Lion, Tiger, Bison, Shark, Eagle and Wolf.
* TheAtoner: Silver, once he's freed from the thousand-year evil.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Blue is killed in episode 30; Black, Yellow, and White follow suit in episode 31. They don't stay dead for long; after a short quest in the afterlife, they come back by the end of the episode thanks to a literal DeusExMachina.]]
** [[spoiler:Tsuetsue and the three High Dukes also get revived in episode 47.]]
* BadGuysPlayPool: Silver is often seen playing in the bar he hangs out at. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as [[ImprobableWeaponUser his weapon includes a pool cue configuration]].
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Gao Red does this against Rouki. With his ''feet''.
* BerserkButton: Whenever somebody calls Tsuetsue [[MaamShock Oba-san]].
* BodyHorror: the three High Dukes are [[EyesDoNotBelongThere especially]] guilty of this.
* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: In the finale, after the Gaorangers are BroughtDownToNormal, they bring out their last weapon against [[spoiler: Senki]]: an old sword dating to the Heian era. Needless to say, it doesn't work.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the beginning of episode 15, Red starts taking off his pants and everyone tries to stop him. Black then turns to the screen and puts his hand over it saying, "Don't look!"
* BrokenAesop: Played for laughs. In episode 12, an Org is is disgusing himself as one of the Gaorangers. When they discover two Whites, Red realizes who the real one is because the doppleganger is stepping on a flower and the Gaorangers swore to protect all life. Then the real White reveals she accidentally stepped on a flower as well.
* CatchPhrase: "''[[GratuitousEnglish Nebaa Gibaapu!]]''"[[note]] "Never give up!"[[/note]]
** Yabaiba has... "''Yabaiba!''", meaning "[[OhCrap This is bad!]]" while also a direct pun on his name.
** [=TsueTsue=]'s "[[MakeMyMonsterGrow Oni in, luck out!]]".[[note]] "Oni wa uchi, fuku wa soto!" This one is a pun on a traditional Japanese saying which is recited during New Year's time to attract good fortune, which is the exact reverse of Tsutsue's quote: "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!" (Oni out, luck in!)[[/note]]
* ChristmasEpisode: Quest 41.
* ChromaticArrangement: The three High Dukes have colors corresponding to the RGB scheme: Shuten is red, Ura is green, and Rasetsu is blue.
* ClimbSlipHangClimb: Happens to Gao Black in episode 4.
* ClipShow[=/=]BreatherEpisode: Episode 45. Features, apart from the Gaorangers (and Yabaiba) reminiscing about the series so far, [=GaoKing=] ''dancing'' and the episode ending with everyone in a hot spring.
** ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'', while including plenty of new action scenes, doubles as a clip show for the entire franchise, as the veteran rangers tell the Gaorangers about Super Sentai history.
* CodeName: In a strange departure from previous series, the Gaorangers refer to each other by color and have no knowledge of their comrades' true names, and [[GivenNameReveal so the audience only learns of them by the last episode]] (though the names are shown in the opening and a few moments throughout the series). Even Gao Silver's apparently real name turns out to be either a nickname or a codename.
** Their names are occasionally given in the show itself, but only on a few occasions prior to the finale.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:The Gaorangers' battles with Rouki. When he brings out Gao Hunter you can generally be sure that some Power Animals are going to be taken.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's not as dark as ''[[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger]]'' there are still some dark moments, [[spoiler:especially the Gaorangers' FinalBattle against Ura]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Strangely, a heroic example. The supremely powerful Gao God is killed by Orgs twice in series history, and was evenly-matched with the Org-controlled Gao King.
* DinosaursAreDragons: The episode with Clock Org showed us what appeared to be a fire-breathing t-rex.
* DisguisedInDrag: Henshin, what henshin? All Black needs to wear to kick ass is a wedding dress.
* {{Fanservice}}: Tsuetsue "accidentally" reveals her leg in Gaoranger vs Super Sentai.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Shirogane has a hard time adjusting to life a millennium later. [[spoiler: GaoGod isn't happy with what humans have done over the last thousand years, either.]]
* FloatingContinent: Animarium, the turtle-shaped flying island where the Power Animals reside after they're found.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: In Quest 34, Charcoal Grill Org just wants to make food for everyone. He gets brainwashed and the rangers have no choice but to kill him. Afterwards, the White Ranger says, "I'm sure he's cooking for God now". After that, we see Charcoal Grill Org in his human form making food for Futaro - who is GaoGod, but that hasn't been revealed yet.]]
* GoldfishPoopGang: Tsuetsue and Yabaiba after the first act.
* {{Golem}}: The Power Animals are more like this than actual mecha. They're spirit animals who inhabit material aspects created from the Earth itself. Their robot-like appearance is due to using metal ore deposits to make their skins.
* GratuitousEnglish: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Q-BfxLtVU As seen here.]]
-->'''Yellow:''' Jesus.
-->'''Yellow:''' (After seeing a zombie) AAAAAHHH!!! [[GratuitousEnglish *whack* OH! *whack* MAH! *whack* GAAAWD!]]
** Blue and Black have their own GratuitousEnglish: "Never give up!"
** Even Red gets in on it. "Open the vulcan!"
** The entire team's henshin call: "''Samon! Supiritsu obu ji aasu!''"
* GreenGators: [=GaoLigator=] is a green alligator mecha.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:When Silver first showed up, he was possessed by the demon Rouki and became a good guy after the other Gaorangers beat him. His mecha, the Gao Hunter, also does a literal heel face turn, as his face changed from an "Evil Mode" to a "Justice Mode".]]
** Part of Charcoal Grill Org's backstory. When he saw that humans enjoyed his cooking, he took on human form and then lived to enjoy human's delight.
* ILetYouWin: Ura pulls one in the Rangers by [[spoiler:letting them win against Orgs powered by the thousand-year evil spirit, then using its matured power to power himself up.]]
* IfItSwimsItFlies: Gaoshark, and it's various modifications, fits this perfectly.
** Forget the mecha, GAOBLUE can fly on occasion.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Almost all the Orgs. Rasetsu has [[ExtremeOmnivore a giant fork and spoon]] for chrissakes.
* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Well, more of an Innocuously Important Scene. [[spoiler: Rasetsu smelling Tetom's cooking and being distracted by it doesn't just let the Gaorangers destroy the Monsters of the Week. Rasetsu's craving for it is ultimately responsible for Senki's creation.]]
* KingOfBeasts: Red's first mecha is the lion, and his powers are based on it.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Red suffers from this in episode 8. He doesn't forget everything, just his time as a Gaoranger.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: vs. Super Sentai spoils a bit of ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman''. [[spoiler: Yuusuke is mourning not just for his friends who died in the pilot, but ALSO Kemp and Mazenda, not only spoiling their deaths, but also that Obular survived.]]
* MakingUseOfTheTwin: Quest 12 features twin sisters Chiharu and Akiyo Tomita as an office lady and the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Copy Org]] assuming her form. Averted when the Copy Org copies Sae Taiga (Mio Takeuchi); as the actress does not have a twin sister, {{tokusatsu}} trickery was used.
* MeaningfulName: The Gaorangers' civilian names all contain the names of their animal.
* MegaNeko: While all the feline Power Animals count, this trope goes solely to the Super [=GaoLion=], bigger than most of the combined mecha.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Not only do the Gaorangers get new Power Animals as the series progresses, [[spoiler:Yabaiba and Tsuetsue also get upgrades of their own... for a while at least]].
* {{Miko}}: Tetomu. [[spoiler: Tsuetsue is promoted to this by the Highness Dukes near the end.]]
* {{Mons}}: There's a reason they're called ''Hyakujuu'' "[[note]] ''Hundred-Beast''[[/note]] Sentai. Several episodes revolve around receiving new Power Animals. And then it's revealed at the end that [[spoiler:There are literally 100 Power Animals, most of which were still dormant. This includes Gao Peafowl and Gao Wallaby, which are as awesome as they sound.]]
* MoodWhiplash: Pretty big-time. Episodes can typically begin rather light - then end up rather serious. Such as Quest 38, where Lion Tamer Org "tames" the Gaorangers and the Power Animals, showing off various combinations of the latter along the way; but ending with [[spoiler: Futaro showing his true powers, and that he isn't merely a child.]]
* MythologyGag: In the list of Power Animals above-mentioned, there were two sets intended to pay homage to earlier series: one set consisted of [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman a hawk, a vulture, an owl, a swallow, and a swan]]; the other included [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger an ape, a frog, a wolf, a bear, and a crane]]. Amusingly, all of these teams have the same color configuration with Gaoranger (red, blue, yellow, black, and white).
** Then there's a ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]]'' nod, an elephant whose head becomes a shield for [=GaoKing=] (homage to Guardian Beast Zyumammoth's head being Daizyujin's shield) while the rest becomes a sword with which [=GaoKing=] performs a lightning-charged slash to finish the monster (homaging Daizyujin's Dinosaur Sword Godhorn and his Super Legendary Lightning Cut).
** [=GaoKing=] is a nod to [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger Ohranger]] Robo. Avian forming back and head, leonine torso, bovine pelvis and legs, with blue and white mecha forming limbs. The main design difference is that [=GaoKing=] has the last two mecha as arms and the bovine mecha forms complete legs, whereas Ohranger Robo's leonine mecha is torso and arms, and the last two mecha are lower legs.
** Gao Red is a lion-themed hero who uses a PowerFist and a BFG, just as [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Yellow Lion]] was.
** The idea that the villains are ranked by how many appendages they have harks back to ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' and the Jashinka (which had a similar system involving how many tails you had).
* NotWhatItLooksLike: White chances upon Red's wallet in episode 8 and assume the girl in the picture is his girlfriend. [[spoiler:Turns out she's the ''wife'' of Red's boss when he was a veterinarian.]]
* {{Oni}}: The Oni Tribe Org, who were born from the madness and despair of humans. They are shown to have a hierarchy base on the number of horns they have. Baron Orgs, the MonstersOfTheWeek, have two horns and are spirits who possess Inanimate objects. The Duke Orgs and their masters the Highness Duke Orgs had single horns.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Played for laughs between Yabaiba and Yellow.
* PaletteSwap: Many Power Animals are slightly modified recolors of others, most notably Gao God's components being retools of Gao King's components. Thanks to the stacked retools, Gao God avoids being a blatant example.
** There's also Gao Hunter's [[SuperMode Blue Moon mode]], which, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as you'd expect]], turns most of its non-silver coloration into a bright blue.
* PantheraAwesome: Usually, animal-themed Sentai have at least one large cat ranger in the mix. Here, we have two, Gao Red for a lion, Gao White for a tiger. Additionally, we have the Leon and Jaguar mecha for Gao God.
* PsychoRangers: Done in Quest 12 by an Org based on a photocopy machine. And later, a specialty of Duke Org Dorodoro - he made the Gaorangers fight their shadows, which they could not defeat without hurting themselves.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Also see link to GratuitousEnglish above.
* PunctuatedPounding: See link to GratuitousEnglish above.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: {{Lampshaded}} when White points out that Tsuetsue is the oldest woman in the show.
** Played straight by Tetomu in episode 5.
* {{Remaster}}: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in ''Gaoranger vs Super Sentai''. All the flashbacks of previous Sentai used whatever tape masters Toei currently had of their previous series and it shows. Only a few shots looked as clean as the Gaoranger portions of the movie; most were faded, dirty, and less sharp.
** It's not DigitalDestruction as that implies Toei ACTUALLY put remastering work into the older clips. Considering the typical ''Super Sentai'' budget and that any extra budget for this film probably went to bringing back the five older actors, it's likely Toei just used what they had.
** It's also not StockFootageFailure as they're flashbacks and not meant to show currently happening events. It does count when the older footage is used for the mecha fight and Red Ranger role call (although Toei did a decent job MOSTLY matching everything together; while it's clear each Red Ranger was in a different spot for the main part of their roll-call, it was all still on some cliff so it's consistent).
*** According to rumor, the differences in quality did have one benefit: it supposedly inspired a remastering effort of every series before Carranger[[note]]Carranger-Timeranger were completed on analog tape; the show was pre-edited, than put to tape for the final edit so the completed episode doesn't exist on film like the older series[[/note]] that were released on DVD and averted DigitalDestruction. However, it goes around and becomes a slight problem again when Toei released ''Gaoranger vs Super Sentai'' on Blu-Ray: namely due to the budget, the film was only upscaled, with all the lesser quality flashback footage as before. It's worse as the movies from Ohranger vs Kakuranger to Go Go V vs Gingaman were remastered and looked great and showed the rest of their respective series could be remastered as such[[note]]As stated before, the films, created the same way as their respective series (and Oh vs Kaku likely being a test for Carranger) were pre-edited on film and only needed the pieces rescanned for the HD release. As for why the series hadn't, it's likely (theory, not fact) Toei thought the original masters were good enough for a standard def release and only did the rescan when it was time for HD. Gaoranger-Magiranger (plus Boukenger vs Super Sentai and Gekiranger vs Boukenger) had the film scanned before any editing and therefore have to make due with an upscale (it also reported that Toei [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup didn't keep the raw film for those productions]])[[/note]].
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: In the second EyeCatch, [=GaoRed=] fires the Gao Mane Buster.
* SeriesContinuityError: In Episode 27, the Soul Bird is trapped, and the team laments that they won't be able to combine their Power Animals without it. Apparently forgetting all the times they combined them before they got the Soul Bird.
* ShoutOut: In episode 30, Tsuetsue and Yabaiba do a ShoutOut to ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire''.
-->'''Tsuetsue:''' Well, which one?\\
'''Yabaiba:''' Hmm... no. 3!\\
'''Tsuetsue:''' Final answer?\\
'''Yabaiba:''' [[GratuitousEnglish Yes, final answer!]]\\
'''Tsuetsue:''' ......correct!\\
'''Yabaiba:''' I did it! Yes!
** Also included is a great white shark Power Animal named Gao Jaws and a reindeer named Gao [[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rednose]]. And in TheMovie, there's a gorilla Power Animal named Gao [[Film/KingKong Kong]].
** Why else would a pool-cue weapon be named the Gao ''[[Film/TheHustler1961 Hustler]]'' Rod?
** The list of all 100 Power Animals contains two very familiar groupings: [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Hawk, Condor, Owl, Swan, and Swallow]], and [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Ape, Bear, Toad, Japanese Wolf and Crane]].
* SomethingAboutARose: The monk who talks to Sae in ''Gaoranger vs Super Sentai'' gives her a rose. This turns out to be foreshadowing, as [[spoiler:the monk is none other than JAKQ Dengekitai's Sokichi Banba, who was always seen with a rose]].
* SplitScreenPhoneCall: Done in Quest 25 when Tetom uses her necklace to reach Silver.
* TeamPet: Soul Bird fills this role before growing into a {{BFG}}.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 15. Just when the going seemed good for the heroes after Shuten's defeat, Ura appears and unseals the SealedEvilInACan Rouki, who [[CurbStompBattle wipes the floor with the Gaorangers]] in their first encounter.
** Episode 30. [[spoiler:Ura reveals his master plan and absorbs the thousand-year old evil spirit, killing all but two of the Rangers.]]
* WingShield: Gao Icarus can use the Falcon's wings to deflect incomming attacks.
* WrittenSoundEffect: The ''[[WrittenRoar GAO!]]'' kanji pops up on screen numerous times. Other instances include the kanji for ''Slash!'' when the Haja Hyakujuuken is used.
** UnsoundEffect: Even more Kanji used during some fights("Separate Drowning!"), and each Gaoranger's title tends to appear on the screen as they do their role call.
* VillainDecay: After the first act, Tsuetsue and Yabaiba turn into comedic relief. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools They're actually more entertaining like that]].
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Pulled after Shuten's defeat, the Gaorangers prepare to return to their normal lives - right until Highness Duke Ura appears.
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