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HAHAHAHAHA!! Avataro Sentai! Donbrothers! ^{From left to right:} Tsuyoshi Kijino/Kiji Brother, Taro Momoi/Don Momotaro, Haruka Kito/Oni Sister, Jiro Momotani/Don Doragoku, Tsubasa Inuzuka/Inu Brother, and Shinichi Saruhara/Saru Brother. Not pictured: Dangerous Jiro/Don Torabolt, Sonoi, Sononi and Sonoza, and Don Murasame.

Chosen by Jin Momoi to fight alongside his adoptive son, the Donbrothers are comprised of six individuals with drastically different backgrounds and goals. After discovering the secret of the world around them, all of them have lost something of great value, with their current lives turning for the worse as a result.

General Tropes

Equipment Voiced by: Daiki Hamano, Romi Park (for Don Doragoku and Don Torabolt)

• Ambiguous Situation: It's unclear if the various misfortunes the Donbrothers suffered (see It Sucks to Be the Chosen One below) were directly connected to getting their powers in the first place, or if it was entirely coincidential. With Haruka, Shinichi, and Tsuyoshi, we saw bad things happen to them after getting their DonBlasters, with Tsubasa, he was framed for the disappearance of his theater troupe before he became InuBrother, while Taro's inability to tell a lie without nearly killing himself and Jiro's Split Personality are implied to have always been issues they just haven't been aware of yet.
• Animal Mecha: The Robotaro forms of Saru Brother, Inu Brother, and Kiji Brother turn them into this, with more animalistic forms that are nonetheless clearly mechanical.
• Animorphism: The animal-based companion Donbrothers are affected by this to some degree.
  • Saru Brother is still mostly human, but his movements, posture and fighting style all become much more monkey-like.
  • Inu Brother becomes prone to eating dog food as well as obeying dog commands out of a reflex to do so.
  • It is more ambiguous whether Kiji Brother's tendency to "caw" is due to his transformation or just him playing up his bird motif.
• Anti-Hero Team: In a different way then the Gokaigers. While the Donbrothers are generally heroic in their actions, they're also a Dysfunction Junction whose members suffer from serious personality flaws that prevent them from functioning as a cohesive unit, and half of them are actively involved in the conflict against their will. It says a lot when the wanted fugitive might be the most conventionally "heroic" of the lot.
• Breaking the Fellowship: Averted in the finale. Whereas most Sentai teams give up their arsenals at the end of their respective shows and go their separate ways, the majority of the team actually remains together. The only one that leaves the team proper is Taro, due to impending memory loss.
• Character Narrator: They narrate most of the episodes' Previously on… segments, Haruka more often than not.
• The Chosen Many: Each of them were chosen to fight with Taro against the Nōto, being given sunglasses that grant the power of the DonBlaster and the Avataro Gears. It's heavily implied that the current Donbrothers are the exact people needed for the job, as episode 10 explores an It's a Wonderful Plot with a different Oni Sister after Haruka quits, only for her replacement to be unable to take the emotional brunt of the role, forcing Haruka to undo her retirement in order to save everyone. Taken a bit further when #21 reveals that thousands of people have gained the power of the DonBlaster, but most of them failed to become Donbrothers due to merely using their powers for personal gain and thus losing them afterwards almost immediately.
• Clingy MacGuffin:
  • The sunglasses the Donbrothers received from Jin won't leave them — Haruka's flew right back to her face when she tried to throw her shades away in #1 and are also able to teleport back to their owner when their life is in perill as shown in #5 where Tsubasa's shades return to him moments before he is gunned down by Keisatsu-ki.
  • The Donblaster is implied to be this as well — even without the user taking it out from hammerspace themselves, it will appear in mid-air right in front of them to alert them of trouble, and even force the transformation onto them if needed.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character:
  • The Zenkaigers were a team of one humans and four kikainoids, who willingly Jumped at the Call to fight against the Tozitend Dynasty. In contrast the Donbrothers are a team of two Ambiguously Human men and four humans, who are more or less being forced to take part in the fight against the Nōto Layer.
  • Just like the Gokaigers, the Donbrothers are able to transform into past rangers, but while the Gokaigers could transform into any ranger in existence so long as they have their Ranger Key, the Donbrothers are limited to their own colors aside from Don Momotaro and Don Doragoku/Torabolt; the former who at least is able to transform into Zenkaizer, and the latter can transform into SixthRangers, in which their colors are varied.
    • The Gokaigers had nearly all the Ranger Keys from the very start and their journey was more about unlocking the full power of the team via their Greater Powers. The Donbrothers by contrast, start only with the Zenkaiger Gears and gain new Gears and transformations one by one as they defeat the Hitotsuki representing each team. In addition while the Gokaigers had the complete powers of the former Sentai to the point where they couldn't transform anymore without taking their Key back, the Donbrother's Avatar Changes are mere copies of their power, which not only do not totally give access to their all their abilities (they'll can still have the teams sidearms however, such as when they transform into Fiveman or Dairanger), but having the Zenkaiger gears, for example, doesn't stop this universe's version of Kaito from transforming and appearing alongside them. It's also notable that the Gokaigers make very frequent use of the Ranger Keys to vary their arsenals whereas the Donbrothers rarely use legacy Avatar Changes at all, sticking to their Robotaro forms.
• Cool Shades: A common motif for the team. The Donbrothers' helmets give off the impression of wearing sunglasses, which becomes a pair of actual sunglasses when not in-battle and vice-versa. Even the Donblaster itself is adorned with them!
• Deconstructed Character Archetype: The Donbrothers are probably the least Sentai-like team out there. While most of them occupy familiar niches of the Five-Man Band, they’re noticeably not bound by Team Spirit – a factor that takes each of them apart figuratively.
  • Taro is The Leader and The Hero. However, his greater ability compared to his team-mates is more of a curse than a blessing; he cannot really lead them, much less empathize with others on a personal level due to having No Social Skills. While he certainly impresses everyone in battle, his presence is de-stabilizing elsewhere - His strength gives him an “out of sight, out of mind” mindset that robs him of the motivation to rally the team behind bigger threats much less even keep them informed, which keeps everyone splintered and paranoid when tragedy strikes.
  • Saruhara is The Smart Guy. Rather than this resulting in an egghead (In a sense, that's Kaito's role), he instead ends up The Social Expert that acts as The Face during errands and major moments whose occasional bouts of introspection aren't always registered by those around him. Being well-adjusted also means he never goes through any major hang-ups or tragedies like his team-mates do - His character remains static from start to show's end.
  • Tsuyoshi has a few trappings of The Heart: He's the least battle-savvy, averse to conflict, rather clumsy and ultimately well-meaning...on the surface. In private, he's a warped take on the idea: a Sociopathic Hero whose seemingly-upbeat persona hides an unhealthy, toxic love for his wife that lends itself to deep insecurity, frequent backstabbing and an unwillingness to change. Instead of inspiring sympathy, his desperate stubbornness only nets him irritation and scorn from those that deal with it; the only two people he can rely on lacking the empathy to truly be there for him, dedicated to The Masquerade and The Lost Lenore respectively.
  • In a regular season, Tsubasa would be The Lancer. And he is. However, the extremes of being an Aloof Ally with Skewed Priorities are on full display and played up for all their consequences. His distant nature (and criminal circumstances) prevents him from getting involved with team dynamics and the few friends he does make in his search for Natsumi all occur by happenstance. Without the Character Development that can stem from bonds, his cynical tendencies lead him to believe he’s a "lone wolf" Surrounded by Idiots, which constantly sabotages his endeavors. The one friend he does make during his quest slowly becomes an enemy due to Tsubasa's Condescending Compassion enabling the Crane Juto's deceptions and worsening Tsuyoshi's psychotic breaks. By the end of the show, Tsubasa's inability to empathize with others costs him both his friend and his girlfriend, who has developed a crush on the aforementioned friend and gets together with him. He does however manage to get the former back off-screen by the time of the VS movie.
  • Jiro joins the team as the Sixth Ranger and in a typical season, wouldn't need to expend much effort to prove himself. Here, he's seen as something of a joke from the beginning and his Split Personality's backstab-happy agenda tanks any of Jiro's attempts to befriend the team. He spends the majority of the show trying desperately to get anyone to notice him and when they do, bad things tend to happen. Even at his best, his social complications and Glory Seeker tendencies make him a Wild Card unable to gain anyone's trust often shoved into the background. Then his stepfather is outed as the Penguin Juto and the two halves of Jiro Merge to process the trauma, resulting a new identity that took on the worst traits of both halves; becoming (on a meta level) the exact traitor everyone initially mistook him for.
  • Haruka is the only aversion to the trope, being both its resident Genki Girl and Butt-Monkey; a combination of two frequent Super Sentai archetypes. While Haruka is the most obvious source of the team's comic relief, the show also emphasizes her emotional fortitude as opposed to defining her solely by comedy; being the member with the most slice-of-life plots and one of the Donbrothers that frequently interact with resident Hitotsu-Ki hosts. While she herself is not a deconstruction, her connection to Taro gets this treatment in the form of her Alternate Timeline self / "Naoki Shiina", who despises Taro due to his Bad Boss tendencies being so much worse in that world that he's effectively destroyed the team wholesale.
• De-power: The team's Cool Shades are also the source of their Avatar forms. Robbing them of the glasses undoes their transformation.
• Digital Avatar: Their Donbrother forms, as well as the other Sentai heroes they copy, are portrayed as a form of this.
• Dysfunction Junction: All of them present various issues that prevent them from working together as a cohesive unit. Some of their issues are so severe that the fugitive with a missing girlfriend is somehow the Only Sane Man by default.
• Fairy Tale Motifs: Each of the Donbrothers is based off a character featured in Momotarō, though Jiro is notably based off Journey to the West.
• Finishing Move: Momotaro Slash: When Don Momotaro activates the Zanglassword, he summons a folktale art style Phantom Zone where his companions crank levers to raise a large festival stage below him. The surrounding lights then turn to night. Obscured by the darkness, the Donbrothers fire a barrage of shots at the target while Don Momotaro also unleashes a flurry of slashes at it before delivering the final blow.
• Forgot About His Powers: Subverted. The Donbrothers gain the abilities of past Sentai rangers via the Gears they collect from defeated Hitotsu-Ki. In practice, they default to the Robotaro forms for tougher battles two-thirds of the time; only using the powers of their predecessors when the mood strikes.
• Goggles Do Something Unusual: The sunglasses the Donbrothers are given allow them to see through the masquerade of their world, revealing a cyberspace-like world with hidden constructs, Portal Doors, and the fact that some humans are actually Anōni in disguise.
• Instrumental Weapon: The Donblaster that the team uses is partly based on a DJ turntable.
• It Sucks to Be the Chosen One: Due to witnessing the Broken Masquerade of the world after gaining a pair of mysterious sunglasses that turns them into a Donbrother, the respective wielder is struck by some kind of misfortune soon afterwards.
  • Taro Cannot Tell a Lie, as trying to do so kills him, albeit temporarily.
  • Haruka is a manga artist whose life was ruined after being accused of plagiarism.
  • Tsuyoshi dislocated his shoulder, had his bike stolen, was made fun of at work, and was almost run over by a truck. Although, he took this all in stride and even states that his life before was average at best.
  • Tsubasa is a fugitive wanted by the police after being framed by a crime he didn't commit, namely the disappearance of his girlfriend and the comas of his theatre troupe.
  • Shinichi's house was struck by a localized earthquake and all his lights were stolen by a thief. Just like Tsuyoshi, he takes it in stride since he considers it part of fate, thus it doesn't bother him all that much.
  • Jiro develops a Split Personality that's hostile to just about every member of the team, particularly Taro. He's yet to realize it's even there, but it's already steering his new "friends" away from him. #24 shows that said Split Personality can possess his body ala demonic possession. And then later episodes reveal that his friendly personality is the one that came after.
• Kidnapped by the Call: With the exception of Taro, the other Donbrothers are more or less forced to partake in the fight against the Nōto Layer with the Donblaster even forcing them to transform whenever a Hitotsu-Ki appears along with teleporting them to the monster's location.
• Legacy Character: The current crop of the team, save Taro and Jiro, are simply the latest in the long line of people who have acquired the Donbrothers' powers.
• Magitek: The Call appears to them as a creepy pop-up slot machine in their smartphones which strikes triple "eyes", triggering the sunglasses to be magically summoned and stick onto their faces. In Shinichi's case, he gets it through a lost smartphone he picks up due to not personally owning one.
• Next Tier Power-Up: The team's Robotaro forms.
• Personal Gain Hurts: It's implied that using the Donbrothers powers merely for personal gain causes one to lose them almost immediately as they gain them. In #20, this also happens with the team growing long noses due to using their powers to gain publicity as heroes.
• Power at a Price: The Donbrothers gain their powers at the cost of sacrificing their ordinary civilian lives due to their Broken Masquerade of the Nōto Layer as well as forced responsibilities as The Chosen Many. The team (aside from Taro) also run on a points system known as Kibi-Points, where the members are rewarded Points based on their service as Donbrothers that they can use for an Equivalent Exchange to Make a Wish, including requests to leave the Donbrothers. Abusing wishes granted through this however can potentially have disastrous consequences as well.
• Powered Armor: The Robotaro forms the team can use gives them additional armor and power, especially in the case of Don Momotaro and Oni Sister.
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Donbrothers' core team is made up of an unassuming courier who came from a peach capsule, a unemployed studious young man who loves haikus, a high school mangaka who basically lost everything, a Jerk with a Heart of Gold fugitive trying to clear his name, a married salaryman who apparently has nothing to live for aside from his wife and will let anyone who harms her die, and a Heroic Wannabe with a Split Personality that's Ambition Is Evil personified. This motley crew somehow manages to make the Zenkaigers look somewhat normal by sheer comparison.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: In an odd case for a Sentai team, the Donbrothers function like this initially. Because none of them are that close in their civilian lives, neither are they in any urge to learn of each others' identities, they don't work that well together. Not helping things is their "leader", Taro/Don Momotaro, whose idea of training is fighting the others as soon as the Hitsotsu-Ki is defeated. While the team gets the job done well enough, the Donbrothers have a lot to work on before they can properly work together like their predecessors.
• Theme Naming: Their names all allude to the characters from the original Momotarō folktale they represent^note The "Ki" in Haruka's name is an Alternate Character Reading of "Oni/鬼".
• Transformation Sequence:
  • When a Donbrother activates their Avataro Gear in their Donblaster, it summons woodblock print-style waves that carry a Portal Door over. Their sunglasses then fly off their face and transforms into their visor while the portal door positions itself above them. They then fire the Donblaster at the portal door, opening it and summoning a giant version of their Avataro Gear that forms their suit as it descends onto them. The visor lastly sticks back onto their face and forms their helmet.
  • Don Doragoku/Don Torabolt's is essentially similar to the main team's except that his Portal Door arrives by Flying on a Cloud, and despite his Transformation Trinket being a spear it manages to fire a Sword Beam to the door.
• Weapon Specialization: Three of the main five wield personal weapons in addition to their DonBlasters.
  • Don Momotaro — a skilled swordsman — wields the Zanglassword.
  • Inu Brother specializes in speed and agility due to his size, and he wields a Fuuma Shuriken.
  • Oni Sister wields the Full Konbou.

Core Members

Taro Momoi/Don Momotaro

Taro Momoi/Don Momotaro

Portrayed by: Kouhei Higuchi (live); Kosuke Asai [main], Yasunari Tsukagoshi [Donbrothers VS Zenkaiger] (suit)
Young Taro portrayed by: Kira Miura

Looks like we've made a bond.

An honest 21-year-old young man who is unable to lie. Born to the human world in a peach-shaped capsule, he grew up quickly under the care of his adoptive father Jin who found and raised him, but eventually ran away from home for unknown reasons. He currently lives alone and works as a part-time courier at Shirokuma Express.

As Don Momotaro, he specializes in swordsmanship. In Robotaro form, he forms the head and torso of Don Onitaijin.

Tropes that apply to him in general

Born from a peach! Don Momotaro!

• All-Loving Hero: He heavily believes in meaningful encounters and believes it's his job to help everyone that he comes across.
• All of the Other Reindeer: His whole entire neighborhood loathed his presence since he upstaged everyone he met under the guise of helping them, with most of the neighborhood eventually leaving as a result.
• Almighty Janitor: A multi-talented young man who nevertheless chooses to work as an ordinary deliveryman. He justifies it by saying that he thinks no job is too big or too small to do.
• Ambiguously Human: It is unknown what circumstances led to his birth from a peach capsule, or if he is fully human despite this. He does however show an abnormal proficiency to be an Instant Expert Master of All, so much that people commonly mistake his intentions as trying to upstage them. #13 later reveals that he's the long lost heir of the Don Clan, the former royal family of Ideon, which makes him not fully human.
• Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Has shades of this against his teammates. He's very aware that he is leagues above them in skill, so he decides to fight them to prove it. Shinichi theorizes that he's trying to prepare them to fight more effectively against the Nōto, albeit in a very aggressive manner.
• Attention Whore: He gets ticked off whenever any of the other Donbrothers steal the spotlight from him during battles.
• The Atoner: He gives off shades of this as an adult, having realised as a child that he has a skewed understanding of "happiness" and that his Chronic Hero Syndrome wasn't actually providing such for others. His motivation for continuing to help others as an adult is to ultimately understand what it truly means to be "happy". This even extends to atoning for his whole family's crimes, as he takes Jiro's place as the Penguin Juuto's successor.
• Awesomeness-Induced Amnesia: Played for Drama. During the final two episodes, Taro's "mission" as Don Momotaro is considered complete, kickstarting a gradual built-in process in which his memories fade. The team is devastated when they learn what's going on, yet resign themselves to seeing it through. Taro manages to briefly regain his memories when Kaito gives him a copy of Haruka's manga based on their adventures, allowing him to transform one last time to save his friends from the Noto executioners.
• Beneath Notice: Part of what makes Haruka's journey to find him so difficult is that Taro is an unassuming Nice Guy in civilian guise, with his old-fashioned philosophy and ability to do anything being the only outstanding traits he has.
• Berserk Button: The Nōto killing the Hitotsu-Ki right in front of him is enough for him to drop his Large Ham persona in favor of Tranquil Fury. He even briefly fights his teammates out of sheer frustration over it.
• Big Eater: When he burns out once every few years because of his powers, he requires eating 300 pieces of traditionally-made kibi-dango to recover himself. Episode 9 sees him eating two batches of it due to the first being not made in the exact way required.
• Boisterous Bruiser: The best fighter of the team by a mile and is practically yelling his lines every chance he gets as Don Momotaro.
• Broken Ace: Aside from his impressive fighting ability, he's also capable of cooking, cleaning, driving, etc. As he explains it, he "carries good fortune" wherever he goes. However, this comes with the caveat that he ends up showing up everyone he meets despite trying to help, which lead to him being alienated from his entire neighborhood as a child. Despite his upbeat exterior, it's clear that he struggles with this as an adult, but he doesn't try to change it because of his belief in telling the truth no matter what. His conversations with Sonoi and his teammates' efforts start to slowly change him for the better.
• Cannot Spit It Out: In spite of his dedication to honesty, Taro is terrible at conveying information to his teammates.
• Cannot Tell a Lie: Aside from his steadfast belief in telling the truth, #12 reveals that he cannot physically lie by any means. When he does try to lie, he ends up choking on his words before passing out to the point where he briefly dies.
• Character Catchphrase:
  • "Looks like we've made a bond." towards anyone he believes he made a meaningful encounter with. He also says, "You and I really have a bond now." whenever he meets with those people, usually his teammates.
  • "I don't just carry packages, I also carry good fortune/happiness."
  • Shouts "It's a festival, a festival, everyone!"^note Matsuri da, matsuri da! when he comes onto the battlefield.
  • He tends to refer to the other Donbrothers as "companions".
  • "Interesting!!"^note Omoshiroi!! whenever he is intrigued by a unique approach to an issue, usually for plans of the Crazy Enough to Work variety.
  • In GolDon Form, he utters "I'm the only one"^note ore koso only one da. after he finishes off an enemy.
  • "(If I were to rate it...) XX points!!" when judging others' works based on his own high standards. Being a Caustic Critic, his most common rating is just 25 points.
• Character Development:
  • Taro is slowly starting to learn more about why people lie, thanks to Sonoi and Kilala showing him more benevolent reasonings. While he's still honest to a fault, he's more forgiving towards lies, even going along with a plan that essentially involved lying to a woman who thought he was her son in #24.
  • After coming back from the Noto's prison, Taro is a more affable towards his teammates, even if he vehemently denies it, to the point where he hesitated to fight Dangerous Jiro while he temporarily took on the forms of the other Donbrothers because it reminded him of his companions.
• Characterization Marches On: When Taro is summoned to help the Zenkaigers before the events of Donbrothers, even though he is still the same jovial self we would come to know, he's nowhere near as bombastic as he is compared to later appearances, and his laughter is much more subdued as well.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: While not an idiot, Kaito was very reckless and didn't have a lot of skills outside of his role as Zenkaizer, but is still very sensitive and sharp when it comes to caring for his friends. Taro, despite being just as reckless at times, is shown to be far more proficient in life, but completely lacks tact and is insensitive to the people around him. In addition, while Kaito lacked the personal weapons the other Zenkaigers had, Taro is the only one with a bladed weapon in the form of the Zanglassword.
• Deconstructed Character Archetype: Something that's been common for Sentai Reds recently (think people like Daigo, Takaharu, Lucky, or Koh) is their status as The Ace and their skill in and out of combat, which normally earns the admiration of the other team members. Taro, on the other hand, was ostracized by society for constantly helping anyone he met and showing up everyone to the point where they started to resent him for butting into their business and coming off as a Smug Super instead. In addition, his reckless behavior on the battlefield only serves to further alienate his teammates (who didn't really want to be heroes in the first place) instead of rallying them together as a cohesive unit.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Appears morphed in the 42nd episode of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger before the series proper.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: In the aforementioned cameo in Zenkaiger, Tarou's voice is noticeably higher-pitched than the fairly deep voice he usually speaks with.
• Establishing Character Moment: The first we see of Taro as an adult is him delivering supplies to a down-on-his-luck law student, who in spite of his protestations manages to get motivated after Taro gives him a pep talk.
• Evil Laugh: Despite being on the good side, his laughter as Don Momotaro can give other Super Sentai villains a run for their money. That being said, it's delivery is generally more along the jolly side of life.
• Experienced Protagonist: He's clearly been fighting the Nōto for a while, having gained some impressive swordsmanship and raw power to easily dispatch both Anoni and Hitotsu-Ki.
• Fatal Flaw: His inability to lie is presented as his biggest weakness as the show goes along, with his tendency towards Brutal Honesty making him unable to make meaningful interpersonal relationships, damaging his dynamic with his companions, and becoming a downright lethal example as Sonoi exploits this weakness to kill him in #13.
• For Happiness: Taro himself claims that he doesn't understand what happiness is, so he decides to devote himself into making others happy in any way he can.
• Friendless Background: Being alienated as a child squashed any chance of him getting friends when he was a kid. As #5 shows, no one showed up for his birthday party despite Jin promising him that they would, leaving him a dour mon as a result.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: To say his Friendless Background made it hard for Taro to socialize with others would be an understatement. Due to his eccentric personality on and off the battlefield, most of the other Donbrothers aren't willing to trust him. When Haruka and Shinichi learn that he's Don Momotaro, they only question his training methods further and still aren't willing to place their faith in him. While Tsubasa doesn't know who Taro is yet, he's still very abrasive towards Don Momotaro, just like he is with the other Donbrothers. The only one in the team who actually likes Taro, even after learning his identity, is Tsuyoshi, though it has more to do with the fact that Taro inspired him to start focusing on becoming a better person.
• Honor Before Reason: Despite realizing his faults as a child, he grew up still refusing to believe that lies are necessary for a person's growth. As Jin puts it, "Taro couldn't change himself".
• Hypocrite:
  • He believes Hard Truth Aesop and Brutal Honesty will always help others improve, yet remains Innocently Insensitive (and other times maintains a Selective Obliviousness) to the truth that his help and philosophy would sometimes cause more harm than good, and is unable to significantly improve his own attitude to get along with others better.
  • He criticizes Haruka for announcing her arrival in #10 when in earlier episodes, he was also making elaborate entrances into battle. Then again, this could be a case of Early-Installment Weirdness.
• Ignored Epiphany: Invoked. Quite a few times, Taro's comrades will call him out on his Lack of Empathy and aloof demeanor; The future Saruhara especially lecturing Taro on the issue. While the team does manage to get a few compliments out of him, Taro ultimately never improves in this aspect and only shoots the issue down when it's brought up.
• Innocently Insensitive: A combination of his Chronic Hero Syndrome along with being The Ace and his Brutal Honesty in his childhood led to his entire neighborhood hating him for coming off as a Smug Super even though he believes he was only trying to help. Even when they held a protest against him, he believes they were actually holding a festival instead. He eventually tries to tone it down as an adult, but is still nonetheless quite insensitive to the people around him, which ends up being a key to at least three Hitotsu-Ki creations.
• Instant Expert: While Taro is naturally good at everything, he seems to need some sort of instruction before he can catch on. For instance, #24 has him state that he's unable to play the piano, only for him to play Chopin's Nocturne No. 9 No. 2 flawlessly just by watching Kaito do it the day before.
• Irony: Despite his Will Not Tell a Lie policy, due to his lack of social skills he tends to keep conversations as brief (and blunt) as possible, resulting in heavy misunderstandings happening anyways from his lack-of-context intel.
• It's All About Me: He generally carries this attitude in battle due to some level of awareness of being The Hero and/or The Chosen One; as such he initially doesn't show any appreciation for his companions' assistance because he believes it's only natural for them to serve him. He does get better with appreciating everything the others do for him, albeit not overtly.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While not a jerk in the traditional sense, his attitude does rub others the wrong way, but it is easy to tell he has honest intentions to help people out.
• Lack of Empathy: Played With. Taro is perfectly willing to help other people and do good deeds. However, he's driven more by the need to help itself than actual sympathy; unable to understand both happiness or the dreams people have in its pursuit, thus resolving to make others happy instead. Despite wanting to help, Taro has no actual patience for other peoples' issues, demonstrated by the horrid way he treats the people that fight alongside him. His "companions" are ordered around like living tools, their concerns are dismissed and any plea by others for a response from him is almost-always tossed out. It's more obvious from his first revival onward: Concerns about Don Torabolt are disregarded and he outright keeps the team in the dark about Miho's involvement with the Juto until long-after it reaches boiling point - Tsuyoshi's resulting mental fallout even treated as an annoyance. Both Shinichi's future counterpart and Tsubasa call Taro out on this behavior, but they're ignored. While it isn't coming from a place of genuine malice (he can be kind when the mood strikes him), his volatility toward emotional issues makes it very hard for the team to have real faith in him, inadvertently contributing to their inability to unite.
• Large Ham: He speaks and acts in a dramatic fashion as Don Momotaro, practically yelling out most of his lines. He's generally well-mannered in civilian guise, but his various eccentricities put people off.
• Like Father, Like Son: Like his father Jin, Taro is blunt and abrupt with the majority of people. He has little in the way of sympathy, especially with those he leads, and tends to dismiss concerns and inquiries sent his way; expecting everyone to simply fall in line. He takes it a step further than Jin's Cryptic Conversation however: He simply doesn't say anymore than he has to.
• Mean Boss: He isn't the best leader, as he tends to pick fights with the others in the name of training, and is very blunt when pointing out their flaws. This kind of behavior is one of the biggest reasons why the Donbrothers aren't a complete team yet. #15 shows him starting to improve on complimenting the others, but he still has a long way to go.
• Moses in the Bulrushes: Was found by Jin as a baby within a peach-shaped capsule.
• Nice Guy: Subverted. He's incredibly friendly towards everyone he meets, Brutal Honesty aside, only wanting the best out of them. He's inversely rather cruel to his "companions," seeing it as only natural that they serve him blindly.
• Our Hero Is Dead: He gets hit by Sonoi’s sword in episode 13, which as previously shown, is completely lethal. Subverted in #15, where it's revealed that he was housed in the Noto's cyber prison, and manages to gets out with the help of Jiro and Tsuyoshi.
• Out of Focus: One wouldn't expect this from the series Red and first billed protagonist, but outside of battle, Taro doesn't often have much going on and more than one episode has only had a token appearance of him out of suit until the climactic fight scene.
• Pet the Dog: Despite the apathy he's shown to his "companions" for most of the show, his Failure Gambit in episodes 47 and 48 was designed specifically so the Donbrothers and the Noto could circumvent their differences and properly unite. The scheme going as-planned results in a very rare smile from Taro.
• Punny Name: In Eastern order, Momoi Taro is practically the same as "Momotaro", sans a letter.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Amusingly for the series' theme, he's the Red to Sonoi's Blue.
• Royal Blood: #13 reveals him to be the sole surviving member of the Don Clan, the former royal family of Ideon. Though as it turns out, he wasn't the only survivor.
• Secret-Keeper: Taro keeps all of his meetings with Miho/The Crane Juto to himself. This becomes one of the factors that lead to Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi falling out and keeps the other Donbrothers Locked Out of the Loop.
• Selective Obliviousness: Taro is already rather hands-off with team issues but is especially disinterested in the growing threat of Jiro's Split Personality, whose innate hostility ( and the multiple attempts it's made on Taro's life) has the team on-edge. He even tries to spin it as a "tool to keep everyone on their toes." Taro's willful ignorance isn't necessarily approval of Jiro or his antics however - he makes clear he isn't actually standing up for him.
• Serious Business: He treats mostly everything this way. It's even implied why the Donbrothers do not perform In the Name of the Moon during battles is partly because he believes Stating the Obvious is a waste of time.
• Sherlock Scan: Possibly even stronger than Shinichi's, he's able to tell what a person is hiding with just one look (such as when an idol claiming to have D-Cup Distress turned out to be wearing pads all along), however he generally ticks people off when he just outright exposes their secrets through Brutal Honesty.
• Smarter Than You Look: Downplayed. While he's plenty capable of doing his job, he's regarded as a fool and/or weak because of his unassuming guise, tendency to be brutally honest, and somewhat strange mannerisms. However, he's shown to be quite intelligent when the situation arises, being incredibly observant of his surroundings and highly pragmatic in difficult situations.
• Special Person, Normal Name: Despite being extremely eccentric and talented as well as a formidable fighter, his name "Taro Momoi" is comparatively unimpressive and can be found very easily in real life.
• Stepford Smiler: Being alienated as a child clearly had an effect on his confidence as an adult, though he rarely shows it because of his need to help people.
• The Stoic: Downplayed. He's emotionally muted as his normal self, hardly showing any major emotion aside from being a Stepford Smiler.
• Too Dumb to Live: A negative side effect of his Brutal Honesty. Not only does he lose every Rock-Paper-Scissors game due to saying what he’s going to use beforehand, but he blurts out his one weakness to Sonoi, allowing the latter to kill him.
• Took a Level in Kindness: After coming back from the Noto prison, he's far more willing to compliment his companions for their efforts, even if he tries to downplay it by insisting that praise should only be given once.
• Trickster Mentor: Discussed by Haruka and Shinichi, who both wonder why he attacked his own allies without provocation. Shinichi surmises that it could be to prepare them for future battles since they only recently gained their powers. #7 has him confirm this to the both of them, not that they were surprised by it.
• Troll: His Big Entrances when facing a Hitotsu-Ki comes across as this, often proclaiming to them I Will Show You X! when they state their motive, or even at one point explicitly bringing back his Summon Backup Dancers against a Hitotsu-Ki who wanted peace and quiet.
  Taro: I've got your X right here!!
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom:
  • His status as The Ace and penchant for being brutally honest directly led to the creation of four Hitotsu-Kis and Jiro's Split Personality awakening for the first time, but rather than seeing it as a threat he sees it as another step for them to overcome their weaknesses because he believes he can and will revert them back to normal.
  • Taro saying nothing about Miho's involvement with the Juto leads to an entirely-avoidable brawl between Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi.
• Ungrateful Bastard: In #9, despite all the work all the work Haruka and Shinichi did making 300 kibi dango for Taro to help him recover, not once does he actually thank them for their efforts. The closest we got was Taro saying that Haruka helping him in battle is enough to make up for forgetting to eat one of the required kibi dango, but even then, he just shoves her aside because her work for him was "done".
• Vocal Evolution: His voice significantly deepens over the first 15 episodes or so, settling into a more dramatic, huskier tone of voice around the 20-episode mark.
• Will Not Tell a Lie: He refuses to ever lie, stemming from his belief that the hard truth is all that matters in the world, which unfortunately materializes into Brutal Honesty despite his good intentions. When he does try to lie however, it's revealed he physically Cannot Tell a Lie as well, as the apparent stress of trying to get the words out causes him to briefly pass away without a pulse before jumping back to life, much to his own shock.
• Willfully Weak: Due to his Nice Guy status, he refuses to land any blows on ordinary civilians even if they are a threat. He will still resort to trickery to deal with them, however.

Tropes exclusive to him as Don Momotaro

Don Momotaro! Yo! Nippon Ichi!^note Japan's Number One!

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Don Momotaro! Yo! Tenka Ichi!^note Number One Under Providence!

Ah, Seiya! Seiya! Seiya, Seiya, Seiya, Seiya, Seiya! Kanzen Muketsu no Oni Taiji! GolDon Momotaro! Yo! Tenka Musou!^note The flawless demon slayer! GolDon Momotaro! Yo! Unparalleled under Heaven!

• Big Entrance: He and the EnyaRideon are carried by a group of men on a palanquin while a troupe of women dance in front of them whenever he comes onto the battlefield. The sheer ostentatiousness of his whole entrance is enough to stun the whole battlefield for a few seconds. He reveals in Episode 3 that he can omit his shrine at any time in favor of riding the EnyaRideon to battle.
• Cool Bike: His superbike, the EnyaRideon.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: During his Early-Bird Cameo on Zenkaiger's 42nd episode, Don Momotaro traps Kotatsu Wald in an energy prison for Zenkai Juran to finish off. In the series proper, this isn't something Don Momotaro is able to do until he obtains his GolDon Form.
• Finishing Move:
  • Base Form: Has several variations, depending on how many times he spins the gear on the Zanglassword before pressing the trigger.
  • Iaizan (once): Don Momotaro charges the Zanglassword with energy and performs a single downward slash.
  • Kaitō Ranma (four times): Don Momotaro performs a series of slashes to the enemy.
  • GolDon Form: Guffawing Peach: Festival End: Don Momotaro entraps the enemy in a peach-shaped cage of pink energy, before charging the Omikoshi Phoenix-Donblaster and firing a golden energy blast in the shape of a giant phoenix. Don Momotaro then fuses with the phoenix before performing a charging attack, shattering the prison and impaling the enemy.
• Golden Super Mode: GolDon Momotaro Form, obtained via the Omikoshi Phoenix, grants him gold-colored armor, along with a significant increase in power.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: His personal weapon is the Zanglassword, and he — for all his idiosyncrasies — is indisputably a good guy.
• Jet Pack: Has a jet on his back in Don Robotaro form that allows him to move at Super-Speed.
• Law of Chromatic Superiority: His Transformation Sequence is more unique than his comrades' in that he summons golden waves in contrast to their usual blue and utilises a much more heavier Sigil Spam of the team's icon. Also for some unexplained reason, he is able to tranform into Zenkaizer, a white ranger, with the Zenkaiger gear even though the other Donbrothers can't transform into different colored rangers.
• Light 'em Up: #46 has him emit a wave of golden light in GolDon Form that completely destroys the Juto's origami, greatly weakening them.
• Meaningful Name: Don is a Spanish/Portuguese/south Italian title derived from the Latin dominus ("lord"), befitting the leader of the Donbrothers.
• Pintsized Powerhouse: His Alter form is an exaggerated version of this. Standing at just 15 cm. tall^note around 6 in., he can hit just as hard while moving twice as fast around opponents.
• Rule of Symbolism: The Omikoshi Phoenix debuts in the wake of Taro's resurrection.
• Split Personality: His personality drastically shifts from a strange, yet well-mannered young man to a hammy Boisterous Bruiser as Don Momotaro. While all of the team contrast their Donbrothers form to some extent, Taro is the only one that undergoes this (Don Doragoku/Torabolt notwithstanding). It's implied that it's a front on his behalf as he can drop the bombastic personality when things have gotten serious.
• Summon Backup Dancers: His Transformation Sequence somehow summons both supporters carrying him and the EnyaRideon on a palanquin, along with female dancers.

Shinichi Saruhara/Saru Brother

Shinichi Saruhara/Saru Brother (II)

Portrayed by: Yuuki Beppu (live), Yasuhiro Takeuchi (suit), Kosuke Asai (body double, episode 43)

I'm a natural-born oddball... or so I've been told. I can't say I understand, but that's what everyone tells me.

A refined, unemployed 21-year-old man living a monk-like lifestyle who is studious and cautious. Known by his neighbors as a professor of sorts, he is great at giving advice. He has a keen eye and a talent in analyzing opponents on par with Sherlock Holmes. Despite his intelligence, he lacks the drive to pursue something greater, preferring to let fate run its course.

As Saru Brother, he specializes in brute strength. In Robotaro form, he forms the arms and abs of Don Onitaijin.

Tropes that apply to him in general

Farewell, transient world! Saru Brother!

• Alliterative Name: Shinichi Saruhara.
• Blue Means Smart One: Shinichi is the team's resident poet and philosopher as well as its resident Blue Ranger.
• Brilliant, but Lazy: Shinichi is less "lazy" and more cheerily apathetic towards his life, due to his aversion to greed. While he's incredibly intelligent, he admits that he never had a job or wishes to gain one, stating that living is his current job. He lets fate decide the course of his life, even if it means that he get thrusted into a battle that he didn't ask for.
• Character Tics:
  • He has a habit of making haikus whenever possible, stating beforehand "Koko de iku..."^note Over-Time translates it as "And now for a haiku...".
  • Has a habit of keeping his hand near his face when pondering, usually pointing up with one finger as he speaks. When he's upset, he turns it into a shaking fist, albeit with the pointer finger curled instead of clenched.
• Cloudcuckoolander: His knack for haikus at any moment paired with his desire to live life according to fate and his massive imagination paint him in this light. Even his introductory quote has him say his peers all consider him one, even though he does not quite understand why.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: While Vroon was more passionate about his curiosity and desire to learn more, Shinichi is a very laid-back individual who likes to give advice and recite haikus to the people he meets.
• Ditzy Genius: Downplayed. While he's genuinely intelligent, his vivid imagination and arrogance make him slightly oblivious to reality.
• Everyone Has Standards: Even someone as carefree and relaxed as him was put off by how utterly shameless his predecessor was in using his powers.
• The Face: Shinichi is the most socially-adjusted Donbrother, ascetic lifestyle notwithstanding. He ends up taking point in most social endeavors, namely the group's conference with the Noto.
• Face Death with Dignity: Parodied in #15. When Jiro announces his intent to execute Shinichi and Haruka for "their incompetence holding Taro back," Shinichi's seemingly okay with it; seeing his inability to compose haikus as reason enough to die. Jiro "admires his resolve," but doesn't actually go through with it.
• Genius Bruiser: A studious young man with a knack for analyzing opponents, who also just so happens to be the strongest physically.
• In-Series Nickname:
  • His neighbors often call him "Professor" due to his sage advice and refined sense of taste.
  • Haruka dubs him “the Haiku Monkey” in the preview for #7.
• Insistent Terminology: Tells Haruka in the third episode that Saru Brother is based on the Japanese macaque, not the African gorilla.
• Irony: Despite his aversion to greed and wealth, he lives in a large mansion that is often the target of burglars. Episode 43 even humorously introduces an alternate future version of him that is rich and wealthy, to his surprise.
• The Lancer: Serves as this to the team once most of them are aware of their identities, being the one to challenge Taro the most.
• Mellow Fellow: He's a soft-spoken, calm young man who seems to be in a constant state of contemplation. As he explains it, he allows fate to decide where he's going, even if it comes with misfortune.
• Mr. Imagination: He tends to use his imagination to transport himself into places unknown, as well as conjure up ideas and events.
• Mundane Utility: He uses his newfound powers to help out anyone in need, mostly using his strength to do so. #3 shows him transforming into Saru Brother to transport down to a river to throw up a kid's soccer ball.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
  • Played for Laughs. Taro mocking his carefree way of life back in #5 irked him so much that in their following encounter, he straights up challenges Taro to prove his worth. Haruka notes how strange it was to see him actually irritated for once.
  • In general, Taro's aloof state makes him notably irritated at his presence, to the point where he decides to protest in #13 to "teach" him a lesson about appreciating his teammates. He mostly gets over it after Taro's defeat and revival, though he still holds some reluctance towards Taro.
• Out of Focus: Compared to the other Donbrothers, he doesn't really have any major arc or conflict going on, due to lacking a connection or rivalry with any of the villains like Taro, Haruka, and Tsubasa with the Noto generals or Tsuyoshi's connection with the Jūto.
• Placebo Effect: Episode 21 reveals that because he has no money, whenever he isn't paid in physical food he would go to restaurants to order imaginary food for his meals that is somehow still able to fill him up, and the chefs who know him actually entertain his odd requests by presenting him with empty bowls and utensils to do so.
  • It's hinted that being physically hurt by money like what we saw in #25 could be the result of this too.
• Sherlock Scan: Just through a few details, he's able to figure out a person's whole personality within seconds of meeting them.
• The Smart Guy: The most knowledgeable of the team. He's capable of doing a Sherlock Scan within seconds and loves researching various subjects. He can also pull off quite the Haiku on the fly.
• The Social Expert: He's able to read people based on their emotions and actions.
• Static Character: While the rest of the main cast go through considerable personal growth, Saruhara enters and exits the story as effectively the same eccentric philosopher.
• Starving Artist: Downplayed. He rejects wealth due to his aversion to greed, leading to the point where he pays for his order at Donbura with a haiku. Other times has his customers repay him directly with food.
• Weaksauce Weakness: Episode 25 has Haruka make an off-hand remark that Shinichi can't help raise money because money burns him, and in fact it does literally do that: when a girl pays 10 Yen for a Haiku, the coin instantly burns his hand.
• Wise Beyond His Years: Downplayed. He's 21 years old, but he has a very refined worldview and can give exceptionally good advice to his neighbors.

Tropes exclusive to him as Saru Brother

Saru Brother! Yo! Mukimuki!^note So Bee-heefy! (A pun on the Japanese onomatopoeia of a monkey's cry, "uki-uki")

• Bare-Bottomed Monkey: Has a red patch on the backside to better represent the Japanese macaque he's based on.
• The Big Guy: He is physically the strongest in the team.
• Homage:
  • His base form's design is one to Zyuoh Gorilla, with the fur on his sleeves evocative of Ookami Blue's.
  • His Robotaro form's design is evocative of Gorisaki Banana in Buddyroid form.
• Top-Heavy Guy: His Robotaro form is an interesting example, the suit giving him an ape's proportions to the point his arms and chest are much larger than his lower body.

Haruka Kito/Oni Sister

Haruka Kito/Oni Sister (I)

Portrayed by: Kohaku Shida (live), Ayumi Shimozono (suit, main/body double, episode 43), Masaru Obayashi (suit, male Avatar Changes)

I am a natural-born genius. The gods of manga love me.

A 17-year-old high school student and aspiring manga artist. Originally meant to receive a manga award for her work, being forced to become a warrior ended up ruining her so-called "perfect" life. She lives with her aunt who works as a detective and works part-time at Kaito's cafe Donbura.

As Oni Sister, she specializes in confusing opponents with her tricky movements. In Robotaro form, she forms the right leg of Don Onitaijin.

Tropes that apply to her in general

The Manga master! Oni Sister!

• 10-Minute Retirement: She quits the Donbrothers as soon as she learns Kaito is the Kibi-Points administrator and she has enough Points to spend to do so. However, not only did she end up dissatisfied with her normal life, learning that her replacement could not cope with the Trauma Conga Line that comes with being a warrior forces her to undo her wish and re-assume her role in order to save the day.
• Action Survivor: Her first few encounters with the Nōto only work out due to sheer luck, though she's plenty crafty enough to use more backhanded ways to get out of a fight. She becomes more of an Action Girl the more accustomed she gets to fighting, but she's still trying to get the hang of it.
• All of the Other Reindeer: She was widely revered in her school for winning a prestigious manga award. However, her manga faced backlash for supposedly plagiarizing another manga, which caused the whole school (including her boyfriend) to turn on her.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Butt-Monkey she may be, she can quickly resort to violence if anybody pisses her off, no matter if they have the upper hand or not.
• Blessed with Suck: It's implied that the sudden turnaround in her fortunes was caused by her being chosen to become one of the DonBrothers.
• Break the Cutie: She had a seemingly perfect life until a random pair of glasses forced her to be a hero. She then underwent a massive Trauma Conga Line that consisted of her getting accused of plagiarism, her manga disowned by the publishing company, her entire school turning on her, seeing her classmate get killed right in front of her, and having to get a part-time job that she didn't want.
• Butt-Monkey: She is one of the rare female rangers to become the residential butt monkey of her team. Her classmates frequently humiliate her for being a plagiarist, Taro frequently shoves her after the battle, Tsubasa and Kaito tend to ignore her, and in the beginning of the series she constantly gets dragged into the battle against her will.
• Can't Refuse the Call Anymore: She was forced into the role of a hero by Jin, with her life quickly falling apart afterwards. After trying and failing to get rid of the glasses that granted her powers, she reluctantly embraces her role as Oni Sister by the end of the first episode after seeing Taro's abilities, and in the hopes of reclaiming her lost life. After her 10-Minute Retirement soul-searching, she eventually pushes her old near-perfect life for a while and accepts the call without reluctance.
• Child Prodigy: Wins a prestigious manga award despite being in high school.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Haruka is a very stubborn person who struggles to get along with her new teammates, a far cry from her predecessor Gaon who initially had a disgust for his fellow Kikainoids due to preferring humans, before warming up to Kaito for being a human and his fellow Zenkaiger Kikainoids.
• Cute Little Fangs: She gives herself one in her own self-portrait within the Donbrothers manga she published at the end of the series.
• Deadpan Snarker: Tends to be quite the smartass in her Inner Monologues.
• Ditzy Genius: Highly skilled to the point of getting a manga award at the age of 17, yet repeatedly doesn't get the connection that Taro Momoi is Don Momotaro due to her stubbornness. Then again, Jin's vague statements on how to find Taro don't really help her in the slightest.
• Drives Like Crazy: And how! To say Haruka is terrible behind the wheel is an understatement. She managed to give her first two instructors neck injuries, coupled with a few instances of collateral damage. This also turns out to be a blessing in disguise when she rams the driving school car at DON MURASAME of all people.
• Electric Slide: She does this to swear loyalty to who she thinks is Taro, only to be proven wrong shortly after.
• Embarrassing Nickname: Her classmates call her "Plagiarist" everywhere she goes. By the final episode, Haruka has already taken it in stride.
• Failed a Spot Check: While looking for Taro Momoi, she runs into him in his delivery uniform. He's wearing a nametag with "Taro Momoi" on it, but she totally misses it, probably due to reeling from her sudden encounter with Jin.
• Fatal Flaw:
  • Stubborness. She can't accept that Don Momotaro is Taro because she's too absorbed on the "cool" image of Taro she has in her mind. Episode 3 flat-out has her refuse Taro's chance of formally introducing himself, since she believes that a seemingly "weak", unassuming courier couldn't possibly be him. Taro implies that the only reason it took her so long to figure it out is because she flat out refuses just ask.
  • Pride, which is where her stubbornness stems from. Being a mangaka prodigy at a young age led to her overconfidence and heavy belief in her fantasy ideals, which makes her Wrong Genre Savvy when real-life does not play out like how she imagines it to be.
• Frame-Up: She is accused for a page-for-page Plagiarism of another manga shortly after becoming Oni Sister, highly implied to be a Confidence Sabotage for her Broken Masquerade of the world. Near the end of the series, it's revealed that Naoki Shiina, the plagiarist, is Haruka herself, having time travelled from the future!
• Full-Name Basis: She often refers to people she is not especially close to by their full names, such as her Donbrother comrades or Naoki Shiina, the mangaka who accused her of plagiarism.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: She's very prone to getting pissed off at the smallest provocation, opting to try and throw random objects at the people that slighted her. She grows out of this after learning more about her teammates.
• Hero with Bad Publicity: After the accusations of plagiarism come up, her friends and boyfriend turn against her. She initially wears a Paper-Thin Disguise at work to hide her shame, but stops wearing it after her accusations die down.
• Horrible Judge of Character: She doesn't accept that Don Momotaro is Taro because of his boisterous personality, as she honestly believes that heroes are levelheaded romantics that swoop in at the right time. This is how she believed that Sonoi and Sonoza was Taro, only to be proved horribly wrong.
• I Reject Your Reality: Despite increasingly mounting evidence that the courier she met named Taro Momoi is the Taro Momoi she's looking for, she stubbornly insists he's not because of her misconception about what "Taro Momoi" is like. When she asks why Taro never told her who he was in Episode 3, Taro just states that she refused to ask.
• I Should Write a Book About This: The final episode shows that she has chronicled the Donbrothers' adventures into an award-winning manga.
• Magic Skirt: Her school uniform never exposes anything beyond her legs no matter the actions she does; her doing a cartwheel in episode 7 shows her skirt having a pants-like shape, likely designed as such by the show's costume designers to invoke this in real-life.
• Meido: She dresses like this at Donbura to keep with the noir-cafe theme, albeit with a much longer skirt than most examples. Also, unlike most examples, this is decidedly not played for Fanservice.
• Never My Fault: Once she realizes her mistake in Episode 3, she blames Taro for not revealing himself sooner. He points out that she simply didn't ask for his identity.
• Only Sane Man: Haruka thinks of herself as this. She's REALLY not, being a Drama Queen who thinks of the world in terms of manga plots and is willing to do absurd things like going along with a kidnapping for the sake of manga inspiration.
• Ordinary High-School Student: The only teenager of the team and is still a student.
• Selective Obliviousness: Haruka still refuses to believe that Don Momotaro has the highest chance of being the exact "Taro Momoi" she had been looking for, largely due to his Large Ham personality contrasting her general "cool" image of how a hero should be. It takes finding his Shirokuma Express nametag for her to finally connect the dots.
• Ship Tease: There are several instances between her and Taro, such as her rushing to hug him after his revival in #15, her anger at Dangerous Jiro's attempt on Taro's life in #16, and #50 having her describe Taro as "the person whom she wants to see the most".
• The Smurfette Principle: The only female Donbrother. No longer the case in the final episodes after Sononi joins, making it Two Girls to a Team instead.
• Supporting Protagonist: While Taro is the main hero, Haruka is the main viewpoint character. According to the production staff Haruka is actually considered the overall protagonist of the story with Taro only getting the majority of the heroic moments because of Sentai's typical boys demographic.
• Took a Level in Badass: #10 sees her go through a significant level-up after accepting her fate as Oni Sister and gaining her kanabō, fighting the MoTW on equal grounds without Taro's help.
• Took a Level in Kindness: She gradually gets less acerbic towards her teammates after seeing the effect Marina had on them in the alternate timeline. While still plenty fiery, Haruka is less likely to get irrationally angry.
• Trauma Conga Line:
  • Her perfect life gets uprooted and thrown into the gutter after becoming Oni Sister - her manga gets cancelled after being accused of plagiarism, the whole school (including her boyfriend) loses all respect for her, she gets forced to fight in a battle that she never asked for, and witnesses one of her fellow students get erased from his existence by her so-called "hero". This continues right into the second episode with her getting disrespected while working at the café and not getting any sort of pay from Shinichi.
• Unlimited Wardrobe: Compared to her teammates, she has much more varied outfits, outside from her work outfit and school uniform. Justified considering Taro and Tsuyoshi are usually seen in their work uniform, Tsubasa most likely does not have much clothing since he's a fugitive on the run, and Shinichi most likely has a Limited Wardrobe due to his disbelief in worldly possessions.
• Wrong Genre Savvy: Doesn't understand what type of Super Sentai series she's in given that her image of Taro Momoi doesn't match the flashy, bombastic Don Momotaro. Once she finally realizes this, she's not happy.
• Womanchild: Despite being in high school, Haruka is prone to complaining a lot when things don't go the way she wants to, possibly as a result of her being used to her old "perfect" life. She grows out of it after #10, though she still has quite the Hair-Trigger Temper.

Tropes exclusive to her as Oni Sister

Oni Sister! Yo! Oni ni Kanabō!^note Give the Oni a Kanabō! (A Japanese idiom meaning to make an already strong thing/person even stronger)

• Ass Kicks You: Utilizes a flying butt slam alongside Saru Brother as part of Toradora Onitaijin's Unified Peach: Donbro Fantasia finisher attack.
• Carry a Big Stick: Uses a kanabō called the Full Konbou as her weapon. It doubles as a missile launcher in Robotaro Mode.
• Confusion Fu: Her fighting style uses an completely random moveset.
• Cross Player: Some of the previous Yellow Rangers were male, which can sometimes result in this when she Avatar Changes.
• The Runt at the End: Presented as such in the initial trailer, which also lampshades the oddness of her representing the Oni, originally The Antagonist in the Momotaro folktale.
  Taro: After the monkey, pheasant, and dog... you must be the oni!
  Haruka: WHAAAAT!? An oni??
• Shoulders of Doom: As Oni Sister, she has spikes on her shoulder pads. They get upgraded to large pauldrons in Robotaro form.

Tsubasa Inuzuka/Inu Brother

Tsubasa Inuzuka/Inu Brother (I)

Portrayed by: Toutaro (live); Kazuya Okada [episodes 1-44], Shigeki Itō [episodes 45-48], Naoya Iguchi [episodes 49-50] (suit/motion capture)

They say I'm a natural-born criminal. But they're wrong. Granted, I'm no angel... But nothing worse than breaking the speed limit. Yet here I am, on the run, as a fugitive. I'm going to run, and keep running! Because I'm innocent!

A 24-year-old man on the run from the police. Cynical and distrusting, he seems to care only about himself. Framed for a crime he did not commit, he seeks the true culprit behind it to clear his name.

As Inu Brother, he is only a meter tall and specializes in speed. In Robotaro form, he forms the left leg of Don Onitaijin.

Tropes that apply to him in general

Number One on the run! Inu Brother!

• 10-Minute Retirement: In #31, he passes on the mantle of Inu Brother to a street musician named Ryuji Inui, after a misunderstanding that led the others to assume the latter was Inu Brother, as part of an Impersonation Gambit to maintain his Secret Identity due to being The Most Wanted. He reassumes the role after Ryuji coincidentally becomes Tensou-ki.
• All for Nothing: The reason Tsubasa became a Donbrother was to save Natsumi and clear his name. He finally succeeds in both by #46... only for the following episodes to see him once again become a fugitive as the price for using his Kibi-points to save Sononi, while Natsumi breaks it off with him due to his refusal to share everything that led up to his current circumstances.
• Badass Longcoat: Wears a black trench coat in his civilian guise and is a skilled Combat Pragmatist.
• Be Careful What You Wish For: He spends a great deal of his Kibi-Points to bring Sononi Back from the Dead in episode 44, but as Kaito warns him, using his Points for a wish as drastic as a revival will incur a large misfortune on his life. Episode 48 reveals this misfortune ended up putting him back on bounty for an unknown crime.
• Brutal Honesty: His attempts to tell Tsuyoshi about Miho completely fail to take his emotional state into consideration, as he expects Tsuyoshi to instantly get over Miho upon being told she's a monster. This eventually plays a major role in Natsumi breaking up with him.
• Clear My Name: His goal in being on the run is to investigate and find the true culprit of the crime he was framed for. He manages to succeed after he becomes a police asset in their investigations into the Jūto.
• Combat Pragmatist: He doesn't hesitate to use his powers and backhanded tactics to get out of a fight fast, even if it does leave a big body count.
• Crime of Self-Defense: Is at one point pursued by an officer after being witnessed and recognised from knocking out a pair of thugs. But the officer couldn’t see that the thugs were actually Anōni who were initially after Tsubasa for ransom before deciding to kill him because He Knows Too Much.
• Deuteragonist: Tsubasa's character arc spans the entire series, and especially in the latter half effectively forms half of the main story.
• Disappeared Dad: Claims that he doesn't have a father in #4. #38 expands this by stating that his fugitive status prevents him from coming home as much.
• Dork Knight: A tough-as-nails fugitive and chosen Donbrother he may be, but even he's not spared from moments of theatrics and silliness. #17 really shows his silly side in full force.
• Dragged by the Collar: His treatment of Natsumi after her saves her ultimately amounts to this when she is confused by the police pursuing him, but has to drag her along to run away with him without explaining.
• Embarrassing Nickname: He really dislikes being called "Wan-chan"^note Over-Time translates it as "pupper", given to him by Haruka.
• Entitled to Have You: In the final episodes, he automatically assumes his romance with Natsumi will continue as it was before even after Natsumi makes it clear she fully remembers being married to Tsuyoshi, and his attempt to clear the air by sitting all three of them down to talk boils down to him trying to force Tsuyoshi to forget about a woman who, despite being a monster, he had devoted his life to in love for over a year and later trying to force Natsumi into becoming a fugitive with him. Natsumi, naturally, silently breaks up with him over his complete inability to empathize with even a close friend or his girlfriend.
• Establishing Character Moment: His first scene has him escaping from a detective chasing after him, before hiding himself away and saying that he’s innocent.
• Expy: He has a good number of similarities with Gai Yuki, Toshiki Inoue's original Black Ranger. Like Gai, Tsubasa is the Anti-Hero Deuteragonist, and a cold, abrasive loner with a Hidden Heart of Gold who is distanced from the rest of the team (though this is due to his criminal status and spending much of the series Locked Out of the Loop, rather than just being an Aloof Ally like Gai). Like Gai, Tsubasa is also primarily motivated by his feelings for the woman he loves and ultimately has to let her go to be with another man, to similarly bittersweet results.
• Fatal Flaw: His habit of Cannot Spit It Out due to his circumstances built an ego where he believes he's a heroic lone wolf Surrounded by Idiots, which resulted in multiple instances of Poor Communication Kills. To date, he's the only member of the Donbrothers who's successfully hid his identity from them for the longest time because he strongly believed none of them could help him, and even after saving Natsumi he refuses to share any detail of his rescue journey to her, which begins to drive a rift into their relationship and ultimately leads to her breaking up with him in #49.
• Foil: To his fellow Donbrother, Tsuyoshi Kijino/Kiji Brother;
  • Inu Brother's transformation involves him losing height. This is the opposite for Kiji Brother, who instead becomes taller.
  • Tsubasa is a wanted fugitive of the law, and is described as having a very hostile personality, but gradually shows himself to be one of the most genuinely heroic characters in the series. Tsuyoshi is an unassuming and seemingly harmless salaryman, but shows himself over time to be far and away the least moral.
  • While both have love interests involved in the Noto conflict (not to mention that their love interests happen to be the exact same woman), the key difference is how they handle it.
    • Tsubasa lost Natsumi before proper marriage, having been on the run for at least a year before becoming a Donbrother and maintaining his composure when confronting an enemy. He also handles the situation involving his love interest with much more composure than Tsuyoshi, and only acts within reason, willing to maintain someone's trust if they prove genuine. Generally, Tsubasa manages to maintain his love for his girlfriend at a healthy level, and is much better at handling the stress of a romantic relationship.
    • Tsuyoshi, on the other hand, has been married to Miho for only a few months, and aside from fleeing if things get too much is willing to betray others even if they prove trustworthy, simply for advancing on his wife. Additionally, while Tsubasa managed to maintain composure over Natsumi's well-being and only reacts accordingly, Tsuyoshi consistently flips his lid and always overreacts with great prejudice if someone were to even bump into Miho accidentally. Generally, he lets his love for his wife climb to unhealthy extremes, and handles the stress in their relationship VERY poorly. In fact, his obsession over his wife has resulted in him becoming a Hitotsuki not once, but three times.
  • Tsubasa also shares parallels with Taro. Both men are Ineffectual Loners with little patience for people, short fuses and pasts that haunt their ability to empathize with others on a personal level; all of which lead to numerous instances of Poor Communication Kills. Their differences lay in how that's expressed: Taro is a Broken Ace whose Brutal Honesty repulses people and sabotages any attempt to bond with others; socially stunting from a young age. Taro has no real motivation to explain himself to others and keeps important context to himself, causing avoidable issues by not saying enough. Tsubasa meanwhile is an average person who's on the run for something he didn't do and his inability to put himself in other peoples' shoes is an effect of his fugitive status rather than something deliberate. He's much more socially-adjusted than Taro (Being an actor helps), but his journey to find Natsumi has robbed him of patience for others' worldviews; manifesting as a tendency to act like he's Surrounded by Idiots and attempt to bury issues quickly rather than hash them out, which only intensifies them further.
• Frame-Up: Allegedly framed for a yet-unknown crime. #5 expands on this, as he claims that he took on his current situation to get his girlfriend Natsumi back from an unknown force. In #17, it's finally revealed that the Jūto had taken her, leaving him under suspicion for her disappearance and the rest of his troupe being comatose.
• Generation Xerox: #38 reveals that his father was also a Supreme Chef that was wrongly accused and on the run, which Haruka internally lampshades.
• Good Is Not Nice: He's one of the heroes, but he's established to be a self-centered Jerk with a Heart of Gold who mainly cares about clearing his name (though for good reason).
• Hidden Depths:
  • #17 reveals he was a bona fide theater kid, with connections to makeup people and the ability to ham it up to the nines it if need be.
  • #25 reveals that he's good enough of a cook that Taro can't help but praise his cooking, especially considering that the latter is more than willing to give scathing reviews of his other teammates' cooking.
• Honorary True Companion: This is what the other Donbrothers think what Tsubasa is since they don't know he is actually Inu Brother, but nonetheless still consider him a part of their group.
• Idiot Ball: Despite having made allies in the police force such as Yuriko Kito, who helped clear his name in the Jūto case, his response to being wanted again in the final arc for an unknown crime even he has no idea of is to once again keep running from the cops while yelling that he's innocent rather than seek their help.
  • This is ultimately revealed to be subverted in the epilogue Donbrothers VS Zenkaiger film, as it turns out he's become a Thrill Seeker who now actively wants to be on the run for life. The end of the film has him and Sononi post up fake wanted posters of themselves in order to sic the police on them just to continue their life on the run together.
• It's All About Me: Grows more and more apparent in the show's second half, as once he realizes fully that Miho is a Jūto impersonating Natsumi, he attempts to get Tsuyoshi to accept the same. He does this via Brutal Honesty to a man who he knows has latched his entire happiness onto a woman that he's now telling Tsuyoshi to forget about, and his refusal to try and be gentle about the topic for Tsuyoshi's sake results in Tsuyoshi's already shaky sanity degrading further. Once Natsumi is saved and Miho is killed, it really shines as his attempts to console Tsuyoshi become even more blunt and he refuses to tell Natsumi anything except about the Jūto. This fails to comfort the former and drives away the latter, as Tsubasa has proven incapable of putting himself in another's position.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's described as hostile, distrusting, and mostly caring about himself. He's also more than willing to snark at others for making the littlest of mistakes, even when they are trying to help him out. Despite this, he does have a kind side to him when it comes down to it, which becomes more apparent as his journey to find Natsumi takes priority.
• Lack of Empathy: Downplayed. Tsubasa is kind enough to care about others, but he demonstrates an inability to compromise his worldview with others, resulting in most attempts to communicate boiling down to him treating his target like an idiot for not agreeing with him. It's most apparent with Tsuyoshi, who he spends the second half of the show trying to liberate from the Crane Juto. Rather than approach what is a very delicate marital situation with a patient and understanding ear, Tsubasa constantly provokes the salaryman with callous claims about his wife's legitimacy and getting into petty arguments with him when he's told he's wrong, which eventually escalate into hostility thanks to Sononi's attempts to Murder the Hypotenuse and Taro's unwillingness to intervene. It's Played for Drama in the last two episodes when Tsubasa begs Tsuyoshi to forget Miho completely, which serves as one of the things that causes Natsumi's faith in him to waiver.
• Locked Out of the Loop: The fact that as of #11 he's the one team member whose identity is unknown to the others and vice versa means that he's left out of situations that explore the team dynamic, as well as the fact that Tsuyoshi's wife is a dead ringer for his girlfriend.
• Mistaken Identity: Finally meets Tsuyoshi's wife Miho in #14, mistaking her for Natsumi. He's shocked by her apparent inability to remember him and runs off. She faints shortly after the encounter and ends up in the hospital, which enrages Tsuyoshi into turning into Gekisou-Ki.
• The Most Wanted: Being a prime suspect, he escaped from the police to seek the truth by himself, while the police are on a lookout for him. Apart from a brief period where he is mistaken for his Jūto impersonator, he is no longer a fugitive as of #35, having been proven innocent... until #48, where he loses his exoneration as the price for using his Kibi-points to save Sononi.
• Only Sane by Comparison: Somehow, the guy who decided to run around in public dressed up as a devil while acting as over the top evil as possible in public was a good solution to a lover's quarrel comes across as the most normal person in this Super Sentai team.
• Only Sane Man: Compared to the other five Donbrothers, he's the one with the least quirks to his personality.
• Outlaw Couple: At the end of the series, he's now dating Sononi and they're both on the run from the police.
• Out of Focus: Downplayed. Since he doesn't know the group's identities and vice-versa for most of the show, he is relegated to a couple of scenes focusing on his run from the cops, his journey to find Natsumi, or his burgeoning relationship with Sononi. This is even applicable in fight scenes, where he only joins the group for a short time before warping out quickly after. It's notable that the team's Sixth Ranger joins the group officially before he does. That being said, he has a few focus episodes that manage to significantly drive the plot forward, namely when it comes to the Jūto.
• Perpetual Frowner: He rarely expresses anything other than disdain. The few times that he does however, it's best to run the other direction. As the series goes on, he gradually shows a much softer side to himself in more intimate situations.
• Poor Communication Kills: Tsubasa's idea of exchanging important information with Tsuyoshi (and for an episode, Jiro) is to yell directly to the target's face what he wants them to learn whether they'll believe it or not. This never works and tends to make the situation worse.
• Riches to Rags: #11 implies that he used to be fairly well-off, as he was able to pay out a whole dress shop for Natsumi. Becoming a fugitive has clearly erased most of his wealth, forcing him to take a few deadbeat jobs just to get by.
• Secret-Keeper: #17 reveals that Tsubasa is sworn to secrecy about the Jūto's abduction of Natsumi in the hopes he'll be allowed to see her again. He only tells someone (namely Tsuyoshi and token civilian Makoto) the day of their appointed reunion.
• The Snark Knight: In line with his cynical character, he is more than willing to call out anybody who pisses him off, especially his fellow teammates.
• Sole Survivor: Of a sort. He's the only one who escaped his theater troupe's encounter with the Jūto unscathed as he managed to avoid swallowing the crane origami sent out to test their "compatibilities" whist asleep. However, being sworn to secrecy over the incident in order for a chance to reunite with Natsumi naturally puts him under the police's highest suspicion for what happened to her and their now comatose troupe.
• Sour Outside, Sad Inside: As much of a sarcastic cynic he makes himself out to be, Tsubasa is an emotional wreck on the inside since being on the run. When the team holds an impromptu birthday party for him in #5, he can't help but nearly bawl at the gesture.
• Status Quo Is God: The series ultimately ends with him being put back into fugitive status indefinitely, due to him choosing to keep on running and claiming his innocence rather than simply surrendering himself and talking it out with the authorities. He's also separated from Natsumi once again - albeit by her own choice this time.
• Supreme Chef: Tsubasa is shown to be an incredibly good cook, making high-end worthy cuisine. He's good enough to have Taro praise him.
• Team Chef: He is the most proficient chef within the team, even if the others were not aware he is part of it.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Twice.
  • While Tsubasa ultimately loses Natsumi, he does earn the admiration of Sononi, who ultimately elopes with him on the run.
  • Despite the devastating falling-out between the two men during the show's final stretch, VS Zenkaiger reveals Tsubasa and Tsuyoshi managed to patch up their friendship off-screen.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: The last five episodes of the show see Tsubasa's aggression grow and his own character flaws come to light. He becomes even more distant from the team after they learn his Secret Identity, is much easier to provoke (outright attacking Taro over his demanding nature, albeit not without cause) and even less sensitive to the issues of those around him; demonstrating a sudden need to deflect from any source of strife. This ends up having consequences: Him begging Tsuyoshi to forget about Miho rather than empathize with the man's loss sabotages his attempts to reconcile while his unwillingness to tell Natsumi what happened during her absence causes her to lose patience with Tsubasa's newfound aloofness and dump him.
• Trauma Conga Line: Tsubasa cannot win at any point throughout the show. He spends the first half constantly missing his girlfriend by near inches apart, all while forced to take part in a Forever War in which he's treated as a living kickball by the callous leader of a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits. Then he finds out one of the monsters that took her away a year ago copied her likeness and married one of his battle-partners. His inability to truly empathize with this friend causes a rift in their relationship as he constantly tries (and fails) to explain the ruse, which briefly gets him copied too. He falls for a plot to kill both women by an Abhorrent Admirer on the enemy team, whose conscience is the only thing that prevents that tragedy from coming to pass. And after all that, the girl he fought for ultimately finds him too emotionally-repulsive to remain with, her eyes staring in the direction of the man he'd been clashing with the whole time. In exchange for all of his loyalty and dedication, Tsubasa has everything he knows and loves taken from him by the end of the show - with Sononi as his only company.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: #12 reveals that he suffers from acrophobia, leading him to panic the first time he fights as part of Don Onitaijin.
• Wrong Genre Savvy: Tsubasa handles the revelation that his girlfriend Natsumi is apparently Tsuyoshi's wife Miho calmly, gathering info and waiting until #34 to make any sort of move. When his Trigger Phrase brings "Natsumi" back, he immediately realizes that this has affected Tsuyoshi's marriage and attempts to talk the matter out to avoid a Love Triangle. However, his attempts to reconcile are more tantamount to claiming victory than reassurance; apologizing for the inconvenience caused by Miho's sudden change into Natsumi while simultaneously invalidating the idea that she was ever Tsuyoshi's wife at all. This obviously doesn't sit well with the obsessive man that's just lost his wife and causes the very hostilities he wanted to avoid. The final episodes take it to its natural conclusion when Tsubasa has the brilliant idea of having another talk with Tsuyoshi to get him to forget about Miho with Natsumi herself present. He expects they'll all clear the air, Tsuyoshi will accept the situation, and he and Natsumi will resume their romance. Instead, Natsumi finds herself sympathizing with Tsuyoshi over Tsubasa and breaks up with the latter in part because of it.

Tropes exclusive to him as Inu Brother

Inu Brother! Yo! Wan-derful!^note A pun on the Japanese onomatopoeia of a dog's cry, "wan"

• Forced Transformation: He lampshades this with admitting that being Super-Deformed wasn't his choice, and that he fights better in a more normal-sized form when he Avatar Changes into other Sentai warriors.
• Fragile Speedster: He's the fastest of the Donbrothers, at the expense of much of his offensive and defensive capabilities.
• Fuuma Shuriken: Uses a yet-unnamed shuriken as his weapon.
• Gun Fu: He usually fights with his Donblaster when he isn't using Avatar Changes.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: When transformed, he gets referred to by his allies by his Ranger name, or as “Inu-san” or "Wan-chan". Justified, as none of them know his identity.
• Pintsized Powerhouse: Subverted. He's capable of maneuvering his way through opponents with his speed, but he can't hit as hard. As such, he relies on Avatar Changes and pragmatism to gain the high ground.
• Shout-Out: Differences in animal motifs aside, his body design and being the fastest of his team, as well as his cold personality, is one to Shadow the Hedgehog.
• Super-Deformed: Compared to the other characters, Inu Brother is much more smaller and deformed.
• Weirdness Censor: Zigzagged. Any time he's seen as Inu Brother, some people think he's an actual dog while others have a legit freakout - and in one rare case, fallen far enough into depression to turn a Hitotsu-Ki.

Tsuyoshi Kijino/Kiji Brother

Tsuyoshi Kijino/Kiji Brother/Gekisou-Ki/Taiyou-Ki/Hyakujuu-Ki

Portrayed by: Hirofumi Suzuki (live), Masashi Takada (suit, main/motion capture), Nagisa Tabata (suit, female Avatar Changes)

That's right. I'm a pretty average guy. But... but! I've been married for three months. I have my dearest Miho!

A 33-year-old married man who lives a simple life as a salaryman. Unlike the other members, he isn't burdened by any loss due to believing that he's nothing special in the grand scheme of things. Lacking any dreams of his own, he solely dedicates himself to his wife's wishes.

As Kiji Brother, he is 2.2 meters tall and specializes in flight. In Robotaro form, he forms the wings and swords of Don Onitaijin.

For traits specific to his time as Gekisou-Ki, Taiyou-Ki and Hyakujuu-Ki, see the Nōto Layer page.

Tropes that apply to him in general

This birdy is sturdy! Kiji Brother!

• Acquired Situational Narcissism: He has a bit of a power trip in #6 after getting a confidence and skills boost by spending his Kibi-Points through Kaito. After seeing the effect this has on Miho, he goes back to his awkward self by the end of the episode, even declining his promotion to department chief. Unfortunately, this seems to be a recurring character flaw for him as he continuously falls back into this mentality whenever either things start going his way or his personal happiness is threatened.
• Action Survivor: Tsuyoshi more or less flails around during fights, relying on Kiji Brother's abilities and sheer will to get by.
• Aesop Amnesia: Tsuyoshi consistently flutters in and out of learning that Personal Gain Hurts. He develops Acquired Situational Narcissism in both #6 (upon gaining a higher position at his firm) and #20 (growing a Pinocchio nose with the others as Jiro corrupts the team into snobs) - being humbled both times by circumstance. Despite this, he waxes repeatedly that Heroism Won't Pay the Bills. It's even a brief plot-point in #25: Tsuyoshi tries appealing to both Kaito and Jin for payment as a Donbrother so he doesn't have to tell Miho he was fired. Neither of them are having it.
• Anti-Hero: A double-sided front; while generally sympathetic, Tsuyoshi is a weak-willed salaryman prone to complaining, and a poor fighter in battle, making him the least heroic of the team by default. As the series goes on, however, this takes on a darker edge as his obsession with his and Miho's happiness shows itself to be disturbingly selfish and self-destructive, leading to him making a good number of increasingly terrible decisions before escalating into full-blown Sanity Slippage after she starts toying with her other identities and leaves him.
• Asshole Victim: Getting attacked by a 3-on-1 assault, and then kidnapped by Sonoshi's gang in #45 would have been a Kick the Dog moment for them just to spite Sonoi and the Donbrothers. But if Tsuyoshi's antics are taken into consideration and the problems he has caused for Tsubasa especially, it's still averted by technicality—the crimes done to his wife are indeed serious and Tsubasa's problem started because when he tried to explain to Tsuyoshi that Miho was Natsumi, Tsuyoshi thought he tried to take her away. It also didn't help that the Crane Juto played along with both sides.
• Awful Truth: Tsuyoshi spends the second half of the show avoiding the increasingly-mounting evidence that his wife is a Juto. He actively disregards Tsubasa's attempts to get through to him and his desperation for normalcy has him commit to increasingly-desperate acts to get her back, culminating in an attempt on the fugitive's life after the latter acts on Sononi's lie and attacks Miho in the hopes of saving Natsumi. It's only when confronted by Taro's inability to lie that Tsuyoshi is finally forced to accept the circumstances for what they are.
• Berserk Button: Getting his wife involved leads to him going out for the offender's blood. It's this precise factor that almost leads to Shinichi's fake family scheme failing spectacularly.
• Beware the Nice Ones: He's an otherwise nice person, but hurt his wife and he'll make you regret it.
• Beyond Redemption: He believes anyone who hurts Miho is this.
• Butt-Monkey: To boot, he's clumsy, considered average at his job and often shoved around because of it, constantly gets into embarrassing situations, and is thrust into a battle he didn't ask for. It's heavily implied in the second episode that he was like this even before his Trauma Conga Line, suggesting that it didn't impact him much and why he's the only one who hasn't suffered an actual loss after becoming a Donbrother.
• Can't Refuse the Call Anymore: As much as he wants to resign to being a normal salaryman and husband, Tsuyoshi has accepted that he has to fight by the time the first episode rolls around. He will complain about it whenever he gets the chance however.
• Cassandra Truth: He absolutely refuses to believe that Miho is a Jūto, regardless of word from Tsubasa or even a confirmed list of their identities. Only in episode 47 was he forced to face the truth as not only Sononi and Taro confirms this, he still had to be reminded that Taro Cannot Tell a Lie.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character:
  • To Magine, in terms of being the pink ranger of the team. Tsuyoshi is far more of a nervous wreck compared to the introverted (unless pushed past her limit) Magine.
  • In addition of being the oldest member of the group, he's also one to Juran, who is more cynical than the easily nervous Tsuyoshi. While Juran isn't afraid to speak his mind when he's upset, Tsuyoshi isn't as willing to stand up for himself when facing trouble. There is another clear difference; Juran is far more restrained and won't kill unless necessary. Tsuyoshi, however, will gun down anyone at the slightest provocation, even over trivial matters.
• Disproportionate Retribution:
  • After Miho ends up in the hospital after an accidental run-in with a motorcycle rider (whom unbeknownst to Tsuyoshi is Tsubasa), he swears to make the assailant pay for causing harm to his wife with the implication that he is going to kill them, just like with Mashin-Ki, even though the incident was a complete accident and Miho herself considers it not a big deal. Upon his transformation into Gekisou-Ki, he directs his rage into making "safe traffic" for her, granting him the power to erase all vehicles to literally achieve such.
  • Deconstructed in episode 44, in that whenever Tsuyoshi is Blinded by Rage by anyone or anything that tries to threaten Miho, he seems to realize too late that he could actually hurt someone who did nothing to hurt her... a realization that usually only comes after he takes the first strike. Just ask Sononi.
• The Everyman: Is an ordinary salaryman and initially prefers it that way. However, seeing Taro's work ethic in #4 makes him want to change this, not content with just being average.
• Everyone Has Standards: Is very willing to inflict lethal injuries to someone for messing with his wife, but only looked on in horror after realizing he almost killed Sononi.
• Expy: He's essentially a Lighter and Softer version of Masato Kusaka from Toshiki Inoue's previous work Kamen Rider 555, being a Token Evil Teammate motivated entirely by his obsessive attachment to the woman he loves, and being perfectly willing to betray people who call him a friend purely for his own ends. Kusaka's actor Kohei Murakami has even noted the similarities.
• Family Man: He puts his wife as a major priority to his life, even above himself. This takes a very dark turn in #8, where he lets Sonoi kill Mashin-Ki or rather makes sure Sonoi kills the letter for kidnapping his wife.
• Fatal Flaw: A combination of Lust, Envy, and Wrath, all have everything to do with Miho. Tsuyoshi only sees Miho as a possession rather as an individual, and at the same time is oblivious to her identity as the Crane Juto. He is quick to lash out at anyone who will lay a finger on her, be it friend or foe. The "Envy" part involves Tsubasa due to Miho's resemblance, or rather, the Crane Juto copying Natsumi's appearance, Tsuyoshi is more willing to even betray Tsubasa for coming between him and Miho. And finally, whenever Tsuyoshi becomes more unhinged thanks to his obsession, he is also prone to indiscriminately hurt people who done nothing wrong to his wife, something that Sononi experienced firsthand.
• Foil: To his fellow Donbrother, Tsubasa Inuzuka/Inu Brother;
  • Inu Brother's transformation involves him losing height. This is the opposite for Kiji Brother, who instead becomes taller.
  • Tsubasa is a wanted fugitive of the law, and is described as having a very hostile personality, but gradually shows himself to be one of the most genuinely heroic characters in the series. Tsuyoshi is an unassuming and seemingly harmless salaryman, but shows himself over time to be far and away the least moral.
  • While both have love interests involved in the Noto conflict (not to mention that their love interests happen to be the exact same woman), the key difference is how they handle it.
    • Tsubasa lost Natsumi before proper marriage, having been on the run for at least a year before becoming a Donbrother and maintaining his composure when confronting an enemy. He also handles the situation involving his love interest with much more composure than Tsuyoshi, and only acts within reason, willing to maintain someone's trust if they prove genuine. Generally, Tsubasa manages to maintain his love for his girlfriend at a healthy level, and is much better at handling the stress of a romantic relationship.
    • Tsuyoshi, on the other hand, has been married to Miho for only a few months, and aside from fleeing if things get too much is willing to betray others even if they prove trustworthy, simply for advancing on his wife. Additionally, while Tsubasa managed to maintain composure over Natsumi's well-being and only reacts accordingly, Tsuyoshi consistently flips his lid and always overreacts with great prejudice if someone were to even bump into Miho accidentally. Generally, he lets his love for his wife climb to unhealthy extremes, and handles the stress in their relationship VERY poorly. In fact, his obsession over his wife has resulted in him becoming a Hitotsuki not once, but three times.
• Fourth-Date Marriage: With the revelation that Miho is a Jūto and her template Natsumi only went missing a year before, this means that Tsuyoshi ended up marrying Miho in less than a year.
• Happily Married: To his wife Miho. It's to the point where he believes that she is the only high point of his life. This winds up being brutally deconstructed in that his reliance on her as the "one good thing" he has in his life makes him toxically dependent on her, willing to commit atrocities to punish those who hurt her and willing to throw anyone who threatens to take her from him under the bus. Once her true nature as a Jūto comes to light and she exits his life he very quickly suffers Sanity Slippage to the point where he's treated a doll as Miho.
• Heroism Won't Pay the Bills: Complains multiple times about how he isn't earning anything for being Kiji Brother. Justified, as he already has to balance this with his normal life in Japan's notoriously intense regime as a salaryman, and never wanted to fight to begin with.
• I Just Want to Be Normal: He really doesn't want to fight, much preferring to live a perfectly content life with Miho and his job. While he has resigned to being Kiji Brother, he won't hesitate to complain when he can.
  Tsuyoshi: Huh? Another battle?! Give me a break—!
• Ironic Name: "Tsuyoshi" is a name with a strongly heroic connotation in Japan, in large part due to being the name given to the franchise's very first Red Ranger. Tsuyoshi is decidedly not that.
• Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: In a rather unusual way, Tsuyoshi going into great lengths to protect Miho by becoming a Hitotsu-ki on two separate occasions and letting a villain kill a Hitotsu-ki just because said Hitotsu-ki kidnapped his wife would be morally reprehensible at worst, yet none of the Donbrothers call him out for it. However, throwing Tsubasa under the bus by turning him to the police merely because of him meeting with Miho is this.
• Karma Houdini: Downplayed. While he's subject to an extensive Humiliation Conga over the course of the series' latter half, Tsuyoshi ultimately suffers no long-term consequences for his more morally dubious actions. The epilogue even implies he gets together with Natsumi due to her lingering memories as Miho.
• Knight Templar: Miho's safety and happiness comes first and foremost to him, to the point where he lets Sonoi kill a Hitotsu-Ki simply because Miho was harmed.
• Laser-Guided Karma:
  • After throwing Tsubasa under the bus and turning him into the authorities for trying to "steal" Miho from him, he gets himself arrested for stalking and harassment after trying to win Natsumi back. On top of this, after a series of public breakdowns over Miho not having returned he learns that the charges against Tsubasa are being dropped due to the police investigation proving his innocence.
  • After turning into a Hitotsu-Ki for the third time, he finds himself in a receiving end of a 3-on-1 mugging from Sonoshi's goons before he gets captured by them. While this seems to be an underhanded tactic at worst even for the villains, it's for the best seeing Tsuyoshi getting beaten within an inch of his life serves as a well-deserved rude awakening.
• Love Hurts: Finally accepting that Miho is a Jūto in episode 47 has him stuck in a Heroic BSoD or just bawling like a baby for most of the episode.
• Love Makes You Crazy: While he is genuinely happy being married with Miho, his love towards his wife is extremely detrimental to his mental health due to his dependency and overprotectiveness towards her, which caused him to become a Hitotsu-Ki three times and eliminate people he considers a threat towards his wife, like when he made sure Sonoi killed Mashin-Ki for kidnapping her and getting Tsubasa arrested for causing Miho to leave after her attempts to roleplay as Natsumi to throw Tsubasa off her trail. It reaches boiling point when Sononi tricks Tsubasa into thinking destroying the Crane Juto will bring Natsumi back to kill both women off. Him attacking Miho sends Tsuyoshi over the edge and he attacks Tsubasa; only saved by Sononi's interference.
• Love Makes You Evil: Tsuyoshi is an interesting case of this. While he is a kind, if not timid person most of the time, harming Miho is a very good way to get on his bad side and even jump off the slippery slope all in the name of protecting her. As #8 shows, he's even willing to let Sonoi kill the Monster of the Week simply because he kidnapped her.
• The Mentally Disturbed: Tsuyoshi very clearly goes through numerous psychotic breaks throughout the show's second half, yet the story treats almost all of these moments as gags. Tsubasa is the only Donbrother that seems to care about his mental condition, but the fugitive's inability to be gentle prevents him from ever really getting through to Tsuyoshi. It's Taro's inability to lie (as opposed to someone actually giving Tsuyoshi the chance to air his grievances) that finally helps him stabilize.
• Mundane Utility: Takes his powers in stride with the fact that he mainly uses them to protect his wife, as shown in a flashback where he used them to pull them out of a potential road accident.
• My God, What Have I Done?: He's visibly horrified by the fact that he nearly kills Sononi of all people in episode 44.
• Prefers the True Form: Defied. Once Tsuyoshi finally accepts that Miho was a Juto manipulator, he has an Imagine Spot about marrying her Crane form and promptly faints of shock.
• Psychopathic Manchild: While Tsuyoshi looks like an average adult on the surface, the lengths he will go through to protect Miho are immature at best and downright morally reprehensible at worst. His obsession makes him difficult to reason with (especially once Tsubasa starts insisting that Miho is a Juto), and is quick to throw a temper tantrum at anything that he perceives as offending his wife. This almost completely derailed Shinichi's fake family plan had he and Haruka not improvised a cover story.
• Punch-Clock Hero: Downplayed. Ultimately, one of his main motivations since becoming a Donbrother is protecting Miho before anything else. However, he will fight against the Noto when it comes down to it, even at the cost of his previously average lifestyle.
• Real Men Wear Pink: Subverted: Tsuyoshi is the first male Ranger to have pink as his primary color, but his weak-willed personality makes him less of a real man instead.
• Ridiculously Average Guy: By his own admission he considers himself an average person who does not specialize in anything. It's also this fact that makes Haruka not recognize him as Kiji Brother until #11 despite the fact that she saw him transform all the way back in #1.
• Salaryman: His day job as a civilian.
• Sanity Slippage: A combination of "Miho" leaving him for Tsubasa, Natsumi rejecting his advances and getting him arrested has done a major toll on his own sanity, and the end of #37 has him treating a doll as a Replacement Goldfish for Miho. It only intensifies after that point: Tsubasa's aggressive attempts to communicate Miho's deception only makes the salaryman more stubborn and his wife's second post-Christmas departure re-invigorates Tsuyoshi's desperation, leading to him embracing his status as a Hitotsu-Ki magnet to try and force things to change. Taro's inability to lie is what finally breaks through Tsuyoshi's stubbornness; forcing him to accept the Awful Truth.
• Smug Snake: Whenever he has a leg up, or thinks he does, he tends to get a lot more condescending and rude. He also becomes much more sensitive towards this state being shaken due to his overconfidence in himself due to his perception of himself. Nothing shows this more than his reaction to a police officer taking down Tsubasa's wanted poster after Tsuyoshi betrayed him.

  Tsuyoshi: It's a good thing they caught him. I heard he's in jail.
  Officer: Actually, he was released. The charges against him are probably being dropped.
  Tsuyoshi: (internally) That's impossible! Why would they do that?!

• Sociopathic Hero: Played for Drama. His unhealthy relationship with Miho causes him to develop some sociopathic traits. He's quick to react impulsively towards anyone trying to interact with his wife, be it friend or foe alike, and has no qualms in committing morally dubious acts all in the name of protecting Miho. Also, Tsuyoshi only sees Miho as nothing more but a "trophy wife" rather as an individual, yet he remains oblivious that she is also a Juto. On the other hand, he draws the line at anyone who did nothing wrong to hurt Miho, as best shown with his realization on how he mortally wounded Sononi.
• Super Loser: His awkwardness and clumsiness are put front and center when he's in battle, as he's often trying to just survive what happens rather than fight.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: While finding out Miho was a Juto did a number on him to the point nearly going past the Despair Event Horizon, Natsumi entering in Tsuyoshi's life turned out to be a blessing in disguise, at the cost of breaking up her relationship with Tsubasa.
• Token Evil Teammate: Downplayed, but when his wife is endangered, he's far more willing to cross lines none of the other Donbrothers will cross if it means getting revenge. This escalates into him becoming a Hitotsu-ki in #14 & #15, vowing to make whoever hurt Miho pay. Eventually, it begins to play itself straight when he gets Tsubasa arrested for stealing Miho away from him, unaware that he is betraying his own team given that Tsubasa is InuBrother. Once he's made aware of the latter fact, he still tries to aim for him even knowing he's a fellow Donbrother, but is thankfully stopped by Sononi and the appearance of Choudenshi-Ki.
• Trauma Conga Line: Like Haruka, his whole life was turned upside-down when he became Kiji Brother - he got his shoulder dislocated, his bike was stolen, he got made fun of at work, and he almost got hit with a truck when he was walking with Miho. Unlike Haruka, this was entirely Played for Laughs as he readily admits that his life before was average at best.
• Weak-Willed: Because of his obsession with his wife, Tsuyoshi is particularly vulnerable to becoming a Hitotsu-Ki over it. It's happened three times so far.
• We Used to Be Friends: He sees his relationship with Tsubasa as this, having been each others' closest friend until his apparent betrayal with the whole Miho-Natsumi Jūto drama. Even after his identity as Inu Brother is finally revealed to the team, he is the most dead set against actually accepting him into the team due to this. The two are slightly more cordial during the last two episodes (actively working together), but it's clear there's still some tension between them. The V-Cinema confirms the two eventually repaired their friendship.
• What You Are in the Dark:
  • After thinking about the fact he let Sonoi kill Mashin-Ki, he admits that he doesn't really care since Miho's safety comes first.
  • Miho says to Taro that she doesn't believe Tsuyoshi loves her in the traditional sense, seeing her as a possession.
• Yandere: He's obsessively in love with his wife, so much so he shows pictures of her to strangers. Later his obsessiveness manifests into weird actions where he lets Sonoi kill her kidnapper, then later vows to take revenge on the people he believes hurt Miho in a suspected accident. This obsession then turns him into a Hitotsu-ki. Three Times. And if that wasn't enough, the moment he catches Tsubasa with Miho, he turns him into the police at the earliest convenience. And THEN after learning Tsubasa wounded Miho, he asks no questions and immediately tries to murder him, and Tsubasa would've died if Sononi didn't block his finisher.

Tropes exclusive to him as Kiji Brother

Kiji Brother! Yo! Tori-cky!^note A pun on the Japanese term for "bird", tori

• Armed Legs: Uses his clawed feet as his primary mode of attack.
• Cross Player: Avatar Changing into previous Pink warriors generally gives him a female Avatar, thanks to the fact that all Pinks before him were women.
• Flight: His main ability as Kiji Brother.
• Noodle People: His limbs are extremely long and lanky.
• Stumbling in the New Form: He sometimes trips up in battle, because his KijiBrother form has longer limbs than his human form.

Additional Members

Jiro Momotani/Don Doragoku and Dangerous Jiro/Don Torabolt

Portrayed by: Raizō Ishikawa (live), Shigeki Itō (suit, main/body double)
Young Jiro portrayed by: Ryūto Gotō (elementary school), Yū Mizusawa (middle school)

The second survivor of the Don Clan's massacre, and Taro's designated Replacement Goldfish should he be eliminated in battle. Growing up, he developed individual personalities to cope with his environment and prepare for his assigned Goal in Life.

Tropes that apply to both of them

• Ambition Is Evil: Downplayed in the sense that neither side is truly evil, yet both Jiros are willing to stoop to somewhat-unsavory lows in their climb to the top; particularly the Dangerous side.
• Gollum Made Me Do It: Averted. Once the two Jiros become aware of each other, they're affable to one another and interface regularly. Neither side directly bullies the other into taking actions against their will. In fact, the "Hyde" of this dichotomy is actually trying to improve the life of his respective "Jekyll" and gives him frequent pep-talks.
• Heroic Wannabe: Both sides want to be a hero, but have warped ideas of what this really means. The social side is almost addicted to the attention and validation that comes from heroics whereas the Dangerous side thinks a hero is simply the strongest; having Taro's battle-philosophy with none of the worldview to iron it out.
• Jekyll & Hyde: Normal/Dragon!Jiro is the more sane Jekyll to Dangerous/Tiger!Jiro's bloodthirsty Hyde.
• Shout-Out: A toku hero with a superpowered evil side armed with a Swiss-Army Weapon, who can assume different forms depending on what mode the aforementioned weapon is in? Sounds like Kamen Riders Live and Evil, if Kagero were the original personality.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Neither of the Jiros are respected by the other Donbrothers. The social side is seen as something of a joke to the others, a viewpoint fueled by the overwhelmingly-hostile actions of the Dangerous side. The team views them as Wild Cards at-best. They do adjust to them over time, but just barely so.
• Split-Personality Merge: Both Jiros fuse together in #48.

Jiro Momotani/Don Doragoku

Portrayed by: Kazuya Okada (suit)^note When Don Doragoku and Don Torabolt are both on-screen

I'm a natural-born hero! The heavens sent me into this world in order to save humanity!

An energetic young man and aspiring hero who declares himself the new leader of the Donbrothers during Taro's absence. While genuinely pleasant and well-meaning, his overenthusiasm tends to get on other people's nerves.

As Don Doragoku, he specializes in lance combat. In his Robotaro form, he forms the legs, arms, armor and sword of Toradragonjin.

Tropes that apply to him in general

Able-bodied and dragon-muscled!^note A pun on 隆々/ryūryū/"muscular" and 龍/ryū/"dragon" Don Doragoku!

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to see Jiro post- Split-Personality Merge

• All for Nothing: His whole existence is this, he was created by Dangerous Jiro so he could fit in with his friends back at the village, and when he discovered they weren't even real to begin with, it broke him as he lost everything that mattered to him.
• Ambition Is Evil: Downplayed. On some level, Jiro wants to replace Taro as leader of the Donbrothers, going so far as to contemplate executing the others and forming his own team in #15. Then again, he doesn't actually go through with that and when he meets the man shortly after, he is very eager to fight alongside him.
• Bait-and-Switch: He's set up to be a Juto after being seen folding a Penguin origami. The Penguin is actually his adoptive father Terasaki.
• Became Their Own Antithesis: Despite a savage demeanor and It's All About Me philosophy, Dangerous Jiro (the core personality) was straightforward about his intent, wanted to fight Taro on his own terms and was actually a budding empath that could detect anguish in other people. The crossover film shows that the Split-Personality Merge has resulted in someone starkly different: The fully-formed Jiro has become a Control Freak that's lost empathy for others and now places iron-fisted strategy and bought loyalty over self-improvement - resorting to social pressure and blackmail to preserve his role as leader and keep Taro out of the team rather than challenge him upfront; having gone from a Heroic Wannabe Glory Hound to a schemer much like the monsters that manipulated his life before now.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Downplayed. Jiro generally means well and has good intentions, but also approaches the idea of murdering Taro's companions when he thinks they were holding him back with an unhealthy zest.
• Broken Pedestal: He's visibly devastated upon learning the truth about Terasaki manipulating him into becoming the guardian of the Forest of Slumbers.
• Charles Atlas Superpower: Even when unmorphed, he's able to lift and throw a boulder with ease thanks to his lifelong training.
• Contrasting Sequel Protagonist:
  • Zocks Goldtsuiker was an anti-heroic pirate who fought for his own goals without regard to the civilians caught in the crossfire, and in his debut disarmed and overpowered Stacaesar. Jiro is someone who aspires to become a hero, but has no combat prowess and utterly failed to do anything against the Nōto generals. Zocks also initially kept himself separate from the Zenkaigers and worked with them as an ally, while Jiro tries to join the Donbrothers even before getting his powers. In addition, while Zocks only fought Zenkaizer as part of a duel in two separate episodes, Jiro willingly went to attack the other Donbrothers and steal their powers thanks to his Split Personality.
  • Both Noël Takao and Jiro are their teams' Sixth Rangers who have two forms (Gold and Silver). Unlike Jiro, who is a member of the Don Clan, the royal family of Ideon, Noël was the adopted son of phantom thief Arsène Lupin. Noël, while friendly to both the Lupinrangers and Patrengers, was far more restrained in his approach than the overbearing Jiro, and unlike the latter did not have a Split Personality.
  • Both Gai Ikari and Jiro are the Sixth Rangers of their respective teams who can transform into their counterparts from previous teams. While Gai was the token Earthling of the otherwise Human Aliens Gokaigers, Jiro is a Don Clan heir who joins a mostly Earth human team in the Donbrothers. Gai is able to win his team's trust pretty quickly and becomes one of them, while the Donbrothers largely distance themselves from Jiro due to his Split Personality. And finally, Gai is a Silver Ranger who wears Gold armor for his alternate mode, while Jiro is a Gold Ranger who wears Silver armor for his alternate mode.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Is nigh-useless as a civilian but once he transforms, he's a powerhouse able to keep up with Taro of all people.
• Deconstructed Character Archetype: Of the Sixth Ranger. Most Sixth Rangers in Super Sentai are generally able to prove themselves to the team with a skill only they possess or are at least able to keep up with The Leader in some form; able to become an additional cog in the team machine in no time. Jiro by contrast is treated like a poser from the get-go and is nigh-useless until he's armed with the Ryukonogeki. When he is finally able to become a Donbrother, his amazing skill and power come with a major downside. Due to an ambitious streak, an insensitivity that rivals even Taro's and a villainous Split Personality that will attack the team on a whim in its desperate attempts to become The Leader, Jiro is a wild card that's at best disliked and at worst a liability.
• Foil: To Taro:
  • Their names mirror one another, along with sharing the same backstory of being born from a peach floating down the river after falling from a Crack in the Sky and found by a passer-by. However, while Taro was found and raised by Jin, Jiro was found by a cop who brought him to an orphanage. The cop in question actually raised Jiro in an indirect manner by creating an imaginary village for his purposes.
  • In his childhood, Taro ended up driving his entire neighborhood away due to butting into their business way too much, compared to Jiro who while considered weird is still well-liked enough to have genuine friends who miss him after he leaves to join the Donbrothers. This extends to the present with Taro not interacting much with people related to his past, not even Jin, while Jiro would return to his hometown from time to time.
  • Upon adulthood Taro became a part-time courier, while Jiro became a paper boy.
  • Taro is an Experienced Protagonist at the series' beginning, in contrast to Jiro possessing no combat skills whatsoever in his first appearance, resorting to just throwing rocks at the Nōto generals.
  • While Taro is aloof and brutally honest to the point of alienating his teammates, he still sees them as his companions and wants them to improve on the battlefield and as people. Jiro, on the other hand is much more jovial and willing to work with the team, but is also shown to be willing to execute them in case they prove themselves to be liabilities.
  • While the reason the other Donbrothers aren't fond of Taro initially is because of how he does a less than ideal job helping them adjust to the conflict with the Noto, Jiro is more inconsiderate to the other Donbrothers by getting on their nerves in their civilian lives.
  • Their Ranger forms both bear the title "Don", though they differ in their motifs; Don Momotaro is based on Momotaro, while Don Doragoku is based on Journey to the West.
  • Taro has top level skills in everything he does to the point of showing up everyone that competes with him even if it's his first attempt. Jiro, while he does seem to have entry level ability to attempt almost anything is pretty pathetic in results as shown when he tries to "help" the other members with their jobs.
  • Taro is selfless to a fault and is a hero just for the sake of helping others. He's happy to work under the radar and wants no acknowledgement for his deeds. Jiro as episode 20 shows while he still does good also is in it for his own ego and to prove himself to his hometown by being a public hero, and prioritizes making the Donbrothers (or Dragonfires when he's temporarily in command) famous.
  • Taro is a questionable leader whose "training" is mostly attacking the others and he refuses to give them any praise (later improves to giving them minimal praise when he feels they deserve it) but he actively makes them better people and heroes doing so. Jiro, when he's temporarily the team's leader, gives them actual physical training and heaps of praise which makes them start to like him and brings the group closer but also proves to be a corrupting influence by giving them big heads and prioritizing being awarded over saving people until they snap out of it.
• Foreshadowing: In #23, he states that he still needs Dangerous Jiro, a rather odd thing to say considering the latter is supposed to be his Split Personality. Come #29, it is revealed that he is the split personality, while Dangerous Jiro is the original.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: While he's well-meaning in his attempts, it's clear that his actions only drive most of the team away from him, to the point where even Taro points out he's annoying the others. In fact, his constant Yes-Man attitude towards his teammates only serves to prove that his opinion is useless when it comes to group interactions. It's more explicit in the VS movie, where he's showered everyone with gifts and status, but he's such a repulsive leader that nobody can stand fighting with him.
• Glory Seeker: Jiro desperately wants to prove himself a hero that saves lives, however episode 20 reveals that when he does get to lead he is more in it for the fame and glory rather than anything moral, even making it a point to spread awareness of the team despite claiming they should not be remembered.
  Jiro: You don't have to remember us or anything, but we're known as the Dragonfires!
• Happy Ending Override: Jiro ends the show having been appointed leader of the new Donbrothers, the implication being that he overcame the trauma of his time with the Juto; his halves having merged into a man with a new lease on life. The crossover film reveals that he's actually become a worse person come the Time Skip who has been such a terrible leader that the Donbrothers are on the verge of Breaking the Fellowship.
• Helpless Good Side: #29 reveals he's actually the real Split Personality of the two Jiros; created unconsciously to fit in with those raising him. While not "helpless" in combat, he's definitely helpless socially - too ambitious to be a proper do-gooder but too unstable to inspire trust from his comrades.
• Hero Antagonist: While Kikai-Ki / Minoru Ohno is the "antagonist" of the Donbrothers portion of the crossover film, Jiro is its real villain; going to increasingly-desperate lengths to keep Taro out of the team and being the source of the team's fugue in the present day. He almost opposes Taro in the climax, narrowly stopped by Sonoi.
• Heroic Wannabe: Jiro desperately wants to be a hero, even though he sorely lacks the abilities to fight against the Noto. The best that he does in his debut episode is simply throw a bunch of rocks at the Nōto generals, which aptly do nothing against them and only gets him labelled a "superhero nut" by the others. He also has some less-than-heroic ideas turning in his head; casually tossing about the idea of killing his allies and making his own team in his pursuit of leadership, and carrying an antagonistic Split Personality that Tsuyoshi and Haruka have to prevent from killing Taro outright.
• Hidden Depths: #15 reveals that he's willing to downright execute those he thinks are holding Taro back. Granted, the whole affair's Played for Laughs and he doesn't go through with it. On a much darker note, this is more than likely a hint to Jiro's Split Personality.
• Identity Amnesia: He forgets everything that happened when Dangerous Jiro takes over, reverting back to his cheerful self after some time when he recognizes his existence he loses this, being able to remember what Dangerous Jiro does.
• It's All About Me: Arguably to a greater degree than Taro, as he tries to weasel his way into being the leader at any cost.
• Irony: Is willing to execute the others for being liabilities to Taro in #15, yet his insensitivity and backstab-happy Split Personality prove to be greater liabilities to the Donbrother's operations.
• Kid with the Leash: He becomes this after becoming fully aware of Dangerous Jiro's existence, often struggling to wrestle back control of their body whenever the latter is causing trouble for the Donbrothers.
• The Lost Lenore: The crossover film has him berating a maid for not imitating Rumi's hairstyle like the others, indicating that he isn't taking her loss (of existence) well. A nurse he encounters in the hospital looks suspiciously like her, which instantly improves his mood even after he realizes his mistake.
• Meaningful Name: "Jiro" normally means "Second Son", which contrasts Taro's "Eldest Son" and lampshades him as Taro's Replacement Goldfish.
• Never Accepted in His Hometown: Downplayed. While the people of his hometown generally like him, they think his heroic aspirations are a little too much and are relieved when he leaves for the big city. Surprisingly, this is the reason he came to be, so he could be happy with people in the first place.
• Nice Guy: This guy simply wants to be a hero who is eager to help those in need, despite the skepticism of the people he wants to join up with (and his contemplating their demise).
• Orcus on His Throne: An inverted variant. When he does get to lead the Donbrothers on their heroic exploits, his role basically amounts to throwing his companions to do all the hard work while he spreads publicity for the team, and yet he still praises himself whenever they appear to succeed. It is shortly revealed that Taro was the only one saving the day (and his companions in trouble) all along.
• Punny Name: His name in Eastern order, Momotani Jiro, is basically "Momotaro" with two extra syllables, emphasizing his status as Taro's foil.
• Replacement Flat Character: While he doesn't officially replace Taro as the leader of the Donbrothers until the series finale, Jiro is essentially meant to contrast with Taro as the latter is starting to undergo Character Development.
• Replacement Goldfish: He is allegedly one for Taro, with Jin outright calling him Taro's replacement. He notably becomes worried when Taro seemingly gets revived, but after it being revealed to be a Hope Spot he proudly declares that Taro's era is over and that it's his turn to be The Hero. He officially succeeds Taro as leader in #50, after Taro's memory is reset.
• Royal Blood: He's from the same clan as Taro, though the exact nature of their kinship is yet to be revealed. #22 actually has him suggest that they may be siblings, only for Taro to dismiss him.
• Rule of Symbolism: Jiro's dragon persona is friendly while his tiger persona is ruthless and hateful; in Chinese mythology, the dragon represents yang (light/good) and the tiger represents yin (darkness/evil).
• Sixth Ranger: He officially joins the Donbrothers after he is bestowed the Ryukonogeki in #15. Interesting though, he's actually the 5th member to officially join the team as he joins when Tsubasa still has yet to knowingly meet them outside of battle.
• Split Personality: #16 reveals he has two personalities, in the form of a dragon and a tiger. Normal Jiro, the dominant personality represented by the dragon, is affable and energetic, to the point where it's overbearing. Dangerous Jiro, activated in times when he is slighted in some form and represented by the tiger, is ruthless and hateful towards anybody who disrespects him. It's later revealed that it's actually the other way round; he is the split personality, with Dangerous Jiro being the original, as Dangerous Jiro lacked the means to cope with having positive well-meaning friends growing up.
• Split-Personality Merge: When the two Jiro personas fuse, the social side becomes dominant over Dangerous, whose leftovers involve slicked back hair and tiger-striped sashes across the arms and waist, as well as a slightly-raspier voice.
• Sketchy Successor: The crossover film reveals that fighting under Jiro is a nightmare, despite him sharing his wealth with everyone. He's a Control Freak compared to the free-spirited Taro and is willing to stoop to increasing lows throughout the film to keep his role of commander; having sapped the team of all morale and drive and kicked Sonoi off the team over a minor scuffle. When Taro comes back, Jiro's first act is to try and de-motivate him. When that doesn't work, he tries to use the wealth he shared with the other Donbrothers as leverage to try and blackmail them into shunning their former leader. This fails and they only return to Taro's side (after a 10-Minute Retirement) faster. Jiro doesn't take it well and has to be stopped from dogpiling Taro during the final act by Sonoi, who puts him in the hospital off-screen.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Of a sort to Taro in terms of team dynamic. While Taro is still around, Jiro appears to take his spot of "the Innocently Insensitive quirky weirdo that alienates his friends" and develops a chip on his shoulder right as Taro begins brushing him off. He almost literally becomes the "substitute" after Sonoi kills Taro, though the latter soon returns and the pecking order is re-established.
• The Starscream: The crossover film reveals that Jiro's social side being prioritized in the Split-Personality Merge has made him even more backtstab-happy than his core persona ever was. He's ran the team completely ragged during his stint as leader and is too concerned with keeping his position to care about tact or honor; repeatedly trying to undermine Taro and turn his friends on him the whole time. He doesn't learn his lesson when the others get fed up and Sonoi has to hospitalize him to prevent him from killing Taro during the climax.
• They Were Holding You Back: Jiro tosses around the idea of executing Haruka and Shinichi for this reason, seeing them as liabilities. He snaps out of it and apologizes once he realizes Haruka has essentially sacrificed her ability to walk to bring Taro back.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: While the majority of the team dismiss him in combat, they're getting used to him socially - He engages in food games with the others in #31, wherein Saruhara outright admits he's "isn't all that bad."
• Token Evil Teammate: Downplayed. Jiro is generally affable and well-intentioned, yet he's willing to consider potential ally-murder in his pursuit of heroic leadership and harbors an even worse Split Personality that kicks in when he's seen as anything less. It's much more explicit in the annual crossover film, where he prioritizes his position as leader over the Donbrothers' morale; having kicked Sonoi out over a disagreement and even stoops to blackmail to try (and fail) to keep everyone on his side when Taro returns to lead once again.
• Tomato in the Mirror: His entire life in Kakamura — childhood friends included — is revealed in #45 to be an illusion created by his foster father, who is a Penguin Juto.
• Took A Level In Jerk Ass: Jiro's depiction in the crossover film is a far-cry from the newfound man in the finale. He's harsh to both the servants of his mansion and even his fellow Donbrothers; forcing his comrades into fighting the way he wants, kicking Sonoi off the team for getting fed up with it and even trying to blackmail the other Donbrothers into shunning Taro to keep his position as leader of the team. When Taro re-takes command at the end of the team's side of the V-Cinema, everyone voluntarily gives up the perks Jiro gave them just to put things back to normal. And even then, Jiro doesn't learn his lesson and has to be stopped by Sonoi from attacking Taro during the final battle against the Mook horde.

Dangerous Jiro/Don Torabolt

I'm gonna beat you... and become the greatest superhero, without compare! I won't need companions. I'm more than enough!

Jiro's Superpowered Evil Side as well as the original personality, who awakens whenever Jiro suffers a blow to his ego.

As Don Torabolt, he specializes in axe combat. In his Robotaro form, he forms the torso, head and claws of Toradragonjin.

Tropes that apply to him in general

I am the strongest! Don Torabolt...!

• Badass Longcoat: After his full awakening, he wears a tiger stripe-lined longcoat over his usual clothes.
• Character Tics: Has a tendency to crack his neck.
• Defrosting Ice King: Downplayed. Dangerous' tendency to attack the other Donbrothers wanes over time. While he still doesn't interact with the team very much, he takes priority during the team's scattered role calls over his social side.
• Disproportionate Retribution: He seeks to eliminate all who would hinder Jiro's chances at being an honored hero.
• The Empath: Surprisingly, despite being driven and consumed by The Power of Hate he is still able to feel a sense of sorrow coming from Don Murasame.
• Enemy Without: He obtains his own body separate from Normal Jiro's in #23.
• Evil Costume Switch: Dangerous Jiro shoves an imposing white robe over his good side's sleeveless civvies.
• Evil Sounds Raspy: He speaks with a coarse, rough rasp and is intensely ruthless towards pretty much everyone.
• Expository Hairstyle Change: His hair is much more swept-back compared to Jiro's usual winged hairstyle.
• Facial Markings: He has red markings below his eyes.
• Glory Hound: Believes he's the only one who should deserve the glory of a "hero" if everyone else would only serve to get in his way.
• Hidden Depths: Is deceptively empathetic towards others when the mood strikes him and is even willing to cut an enemy slack if they're emotionally compromised.
• In-Series Nickname: Haruka refers to this side of Jiro as "Dangerous Jiro"^note Over-Time translates this as "Feral Jiro" for lack of a better term to describe him, which the team (and the TV-Asahi website) adopts to using as well.
• It's All About Me: Exaggerates Jiro's already-unhealthy obsession with heroism and Glory Hound habits, convinced that he needs to be the best and only hero.
• I Work Alone: Surpassing Jiro's own desire to lead a team of heroes, Dangerous Jiro insists he'd rather be The Only One if it means not having anyone that can potentially hold him back or even have a chance to outshine him.
• Jerk Ass Has A Point: Dangerous Jiro derides his good side for idolizing Taro, claiming Jiro can never get stronger under his shadow.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his ruthless nature, he's quite empathic towards others in certain moments. He also doesn't actively antagonize Jiro for his idolization of Taro, going out of his way to point out how unhealthy it is. He slowly but surely stops attacking the other Donbrothers too (and even saves Taro's life at one point), though he still shows a desire to fight and supplant Taro.
• Light Is Not Good: His Badass Longcoat may be white/silver, but he is the Obviously Evil side of Jiro.
• Literal Split Personality: Dangerous Jiro has the unexplained ability to split off from Jiro's body and fight on his own.
• Primal Stance: Stands in one as Don Torabolt, slinking about the battlefield while lashing out at anything in range.
• Screaming Warrior: Every time he attacks, he screams like a tiger roaring in battle.
• Split Mind, Split Powers: The energetic good side becomes Don Doragoku, while the bloodthirsty "Dangerous Jiro" becomes Don Torabolt.
• The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Only he, and no one else, is allowed to defeat Taro. To that end, he is even willing to protect Taro from Don Murasame in #33.
• The Starscream: He makes no secret that he's gunning for Taro, even executing him in his twisted re-telling of the Momotaro story.
• Superpowered Evil Side: What Dangerous Jiro essentially is — stronger, more ruthless, even more willing to kill his teammates than Jiro already is, and displays an added ability to forcefully steal and use the companion Donbrothers' powers. #29 reveals this to be an inversion: He's the genuine article, having unconsciously created a Helpless Good Side to better fit in with people.
• Token Evil Teammate: To the Donbrothers at-large (including his other half). While the others generally care about protecting people, he's only in it for the glory. He's such a Glory Hound that he'll jump into battle mindlessly and slash at ally and foe with abandon. When Torabolt transforms, he's generally a bigger threat than the monster the others are facing. This eases out over time and eventually stops; Dangerous even joining in on role calls.

Tropes exclusive to Don Doragoku and Don Torabolt

Chō Ichi Ryū!^note Top Dragon! (A pun on 超一流/chō ichiryu/"top notch" and 龍/ryū/"dragon") Achō—!

Ex-Tora!^note A pun on "extra" and 虎/tora/"tiger" Hoachō—!

• Alliterative Name: Don Doragoku.
• Bash Brothers: Despite barely getting along, Doragoku and Torabolt work well together when they aren't bickering, dispatching Juken-Ki in perfect sync.
• Chrome Champion: He's a primarily gold-colored hero as Don Doragoku, and adds silver to the mix when he becomes Don Torabolt.
• Finishing Move:
  • Lightning Dragon Flash: Don Doragoku fires a red beam from his chest emblem, which takes the form of a giant Chinese dragon that strikes the enemy multiple times at lightning speed; he then delivers the final blow with the Ryukonogeki Spear Mode.
  • Raijin Yamigake Byakko:^note Thunder God Prowling White Tiger Same as the above, except that Don Torabolt creates a silver white tiger and finishes the enemy off using the Ryukonogeki Axe Mode.
• Forgot About His Powers: The ability to duplicate the forms of his fellow Donbrothers using their glasses is never used again after its single debut in #16. Although justified since said usage robs said Donbrothers of their powers.
• Gratuitous Foreign Language: The Ryukonogeki announces "Zài jiàn!"^note 再见, "Goodbye" in Chinese after an enemy is defeated via finisher. His Tiguardora announces "Xiè xie!" ^note 谢谢, "Thank you" in Chinese after Avatar Changing to any of the past Sixth Rangers.
• Meaningful Name: His Gold Ranger form's name is a portmanteau of "dragon" (doragon) and "Goku", with his Silver Ranger form's being one of tora (Japanese for "tiger") and "thunderbolt".
• Monkey King Lite: As the name suggests, his Don Doragoku form is themed on Sun Wukong/Son Goku; the Ryukonogeki can shrink or enlarge, much like the Ruyi Jingu Bang/Nyoi Kinko Bou, and his transformation sequence involves a flying cloud.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: His TiGuarDra^note Written in Kanji as 虎的盾鑼 ("tiger target shield gong") shield, which he uses to Avatar Change into previous Sixth Rangers.
• Morality Dial: Jiro is able to purposely invoke Dangerous Jiro/Don Torabolt through using the Ryukonogeki as this.
• Personality Powers: His TiGuarDra shield was created when Dangerous Jiro first awakened, which grants him the ability to Avatar change into his Alter form and other avatars, while his Don Torabolt powers were created as a result of Dangerous Jiro's full awakening. In a sense, Dangerous Jiro is an aggressive "shield" that regular Jiro subconsciously hides behind whenever the latter suffers a Heroic BSoD.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: His Alter form is just as small as Don Momotaro Alter, yet is equally capable of handling Hitotsu-ki in combat.
• Power Copying: Can take on the powers of Sixth Rangers, as well as those of his fellow Donbrothers if he has their glasses if his Split Personality has taken over.
• Red Is Heroic: His suit as Don Doragoku has red trim, and he is one of the heroes... at least when his other self isn't in control.
• Shock and Awe: His Finishing Moves are lighting-elemental.
• Tiger Versus Dragon: He is themed after this animal stereotype, with Don Doragoku being the form themed after the dragon and Don Torabolt being the one based on the tiger.^note Coincidentally, the first two Sixth Rangers in the franchise, DragonRanger and KibaRanger, were themed after a dragon and tiger respectively.
• Transforming Mecha: Unlike Don Momotaro Alter, Don Doragoku Alter can transform between a dragon-like mode and a humanoid mode without requiring another Gear.
• Tron Lines: The Red/Silver trimmings of his suit glow in the dark.
• Swiss-Army Weapon: His Ryukonogeki,^note 龍虎之戟 ("warring dragon and tiger") which can switch between spear and axe modes.

The New Donbrothers (unmarked spoilers)

For tropes relating to the Noto Trio and Don Murasame, see here.

Mecha

Don All-World Combination DonZenkaiOh

Portrayed by: Yohei Fujita (motion capture)

The combination of Enya Rideon and JuranTyranno, piloted by Don Momotaro.

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• Early-Bird Cameo: First appears in episode 42 of Zenkaiger.
• Lightning Bruiser: Owing to Don Momotaro's massive skill and power, DonZenkaiOh can hit hard and fast, making quick work of HitotsuKings.
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: A sunglasses-wearing eagle-themed Humongous Mecha formed from the combination of an enlarged eagle-themed Cool Bike and an Assist Character Robot Buddy T-Rex clone of of a main character from the previous series.
• Put on a Bus: Once Onitaijin appears, DonZenkaiOh is shelved, namely due to DonZenkaiOh being entirely CG while Onitaijin (on top of having Taro being one of the components for Onitaijin) was a suit that they could use. Though, given how anyone can pilot the mecha (as Zenkaizer last season showed) and the Enya Rideon isn't something that Taro can turn into, it borders on Chuck Cunningham Syndrome given there's no real in universe explanation for it disappearing.
• So Last Season: Literally in this case, as it's a variant of the main robot from the previous season and was introduced then. DonZenkaiOh is effective enough in the early episodes when they have nothing better to work with, but once the Robotaro's and Don Onitajin are introduced it's quickly rendered obsolete and abandoned.

Great Combination Don Onitaijin

Great Combination Don Onitaijin/Omikoshi Great Combination GolDon Onitaijin

Portrayed by: Yohei Fujita (suit)

The combination of the Donbrothers' Robotaro forms.

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• Combining Mecha: It's formed through the five Donbrothers' Robotaro forms. They are joined by Omikoshi Phoenix later on.
• Finishing Move:
  • Dauntless Peach: Donbro Utopia: GolDon Onitaijin spins the Avatar Gear on the GolDon Lance, charging the blade with azure energy and unleashes a powerful beam at the enemy.
• Gold-Colored Superiority: GolDon Form, obtained by combining with Omikoshi Phoenix, grants Don Onitaijin a significant power boost.
• Humongous Mecha: Played With. In a franchise-first, Don Onitaijin is relatively human-sized when initially formed, although still as large as you'd expect a combination of the Robotaros to be. This gives it the unique ability to fight regular Hitotsu-ki as well as access to Don Momotaro's Donblaster. It takes the additional use of its own Avataro Gear for it to grow to the size of an average Sentai Mecha.
• Leader Forms the Head: Taro, as Don Robotaro, becomes the head and torso of Don Onitaijin, with the others acting as his arms and legs.
• Locked Out of the Loop: Played for Laughs. Omikoshi Phoenix's wings in GolDon Form actually blocks Saru Brother's and Kiji Brother's line of view, preventing them from seeing what is going on in battle. While Don Momotaro doesn't care, this ends up having them try to ask Oni Sister and Inu Brother to relay to them what is happening during the fight.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The Golden Shield in GolDon Form, which can absorb enemy attacks and launch them right back.
• Samurai: It resembles a shogun with its swords even functioning as the flags when stored on its back.
• Symbol Motif Clothing: The center of its helm in GolDon Form has the Kanji for "rampage" (暴, aba).

Great Combination Toradragonjin

Portrayed by: Shinsuke Kusano (suit)

The combination of Don Robogoku and Don Robobolt.

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• Finishing Move:
  • Nenko Ryūryū:^note 燃虎流竜, "Burning tiger flowing dragon" Jiro's Hurricane: Toradragonjin creates energy constructs of Don Robogoku and Don Robobolt and launches them at the enemy. The constructs then strike multiple times before Toradragonjin enlarges his sword's blade and impales the enemy.
• Humongous Mecha: Like Don Onitaijin, he has a normal form and a giant form.
• Leader Forms the Head: An interesting case. While Robobolt forms most of the body and the base head of the combination, Robogoku becomes Animated Armor that envelops and becomes a Restraining Bolt for Robobolt, gaining full control of their shared body once he forms the helmet that covers the head.
• Me's a Crowd: Toradragonjin is formed from both Robogoku and Robobolt, having split into their own bodies to do so. It's implied they fuse back into a singular being offscreen afterwards.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Every time they combine into Toradragonjin, Robobolt tries to run away, only for Robogoku to capture and force him to merge with him anyway.
• Stock Wushu Weapons: His jian, dubbed the Netsuretsu Kangeki.^note 熱烈貫戟, "Ardent Piercing Halberd"
• Wolverine Claws: The Aegis Toraiger.^note Written in Kanji as 神盾撃器, "Heavenly Shield Attack Weapon"

Super Combination Toradora Onitaijin

Super Combination Toradora Onitaijin/Omikoshi Great Combination Toradora Onitaijin Kiwami

Portrayed by: Yohei Fujita (motion capture)

The combination of Don Onitaijin and Toradragonjin.

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• Finishing Move:
  • Unified Peach: Donbro Fantasia: Toradora Onitaijin splits into its Robotaro components, who attack the enemy in succession: Oni Sister and Saru Brother perform a butt-slam attack, Inu Brother and Don Robobolt a combined circle spinning attack, Kiji Brother a lance thrust, and Don Robogoku a fire breath attack, finishing with a sword slash from Don Momotaro before the components combine back.
• Horse Archer: Toradora Onitaijin can mount a holographic horse, the Avatar Horse, and use the Kiji Swords attached on its left arm as a Energy Bow.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Like when he combines into Toradoragonjin with Robogoku, Robobolt tries to run away, not wanting to combine with everyone into Toradora Onitaijin, only to be captured and forced by Robogoku to merge into the arm of Toradora Onitaijin.