Mythology Gag / Ressha Sentai ToQger

• Based on their default colours, the ToQgers have the exact same colours and roll call order (red -> blue -> yellow-> green -> pink) as Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Their colour swapping gimmick is also a smaller version of the pirate's Gokai Change. Also, that particular color palette comes up so often thanks to being that of the original sentai, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.
• Shadow Line's members are themed after a specific color and make humans suffer to complete a path of transportation.
• The Rainbow Rush Finishing Move hits the Monster of the Week with whichever odd effect that counters it specifically, bringing to mind the Goranger Storm.
• In #2, the Transfer Change has ToQ 2gou, 3gou and 4gou aligning both in color and number with Choudenshi Bioman. ToQ 1gou and 5gou align naturally.
• #7's Transfer Change leads to ToQ 4gou and 5gou sporting the same colors as their numbered counterparts in Goranger. Of course, ToQ 1gou, 2gou, and 3gou's colors are already aligned with their Goranger counterparts. Due to being affected by Hanko Shadow's powers in this episode, they do not participate in the Transfer Change).
• In #8, Wagon goes on a strike.
• In #9, Toru's business card says SCRTC. Bonus points for his actor playing Gekiranger's GekiChopper.
• In #12, a computer screen has various readings for Enetron.
• Cho ToQ-Oh's Finishing Move shoots projections of all the Ressha forming him at the enemy, a move that's been done by several past mecha like DaikaiShinkenOh with IkaTenkuuBuster or Engine-Oh G6, G9, and G12.
• In #13, like #2 before it, 2gou, 3gou and 4gou do a Transfer Change which has their colors aligning with their numbered Bioman counterparts.
• Build-DaiOh Drill's finisher seems familiar, especially with the word "crash" in it.
• #20 has Right's 1gou suit changing from red to white when he is depressed, reflecting the Turborangers when cut off from fairy magic.
• The Movie has a few in the form of the team's Safari Ressha forms.
  • 2gou's wings resemble the ones on GaoYellow's costume and the same motif of an eagle. To a lesser extent, they also bear resemblance to those of the Jetmen.
  • In another example of Gaoranger, 3gou's wildcat claws are similar to the claws on the gloves of that team's costumes.
  • 4gou's Alligator claws are similar to the Deinosgrander props. Incidentally, the Deinosgrander was primarily used by Kyoryu Black, who was portrayed in-suit by the same suit actor as 4gou, Yasuhiro Takeuchi.
• Let's see: Grita is a child of a female villain who piloted a mecha, attempted to sacrifice herself for a male character she loves, and is revealed to be a vessel for the Big Bad to get his One Winged Angel form.
• #25 has Tokatti use the Monster of the Week's pulling of storybook characters out of their books against it, by summoning all of them for a ToQ-Legendream!
• #26 has Akira introducing the team to bath house traditions, like drinking bottled milk coffee, which is actually a lesson from VRV Master in Gekisou Sentai Carranger.
  • In the same episode, Coin Shadow sure feels reminiscent of Kanedama.
• #34 Billar Shadow use the weapon identical to GaoSilver Gao Hustler Rod Break Mode.
• #44 introduces ToQ 1gou of Darkness, changing the suit from red to black not unlike HurricaneDark.
• The final battle is very similar to that of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger; Both involve rapid switching between all available forms, accessing a previously unused Super Mode, before finishing off the Big Bad with a point-blank team bazooka to the chest.
• Near the end of Tensou Sentai Goseiger; the other angels offer red ranger Alata all their powers so that maybe he can beat Brajira if he has everything. Alata refuses because it would kill the others if they gave up their powers. Four years later, the final battle in this season has the red ranger Right being given everyone's powers to take down the Emperor. The difference is it won't kill the others to give up their train morphers so Right can transfer between them. Also, the last fight is similar to Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, becuae only the red ranger is fighting while the others cheer him on.