Engine Sentai Go-onger is the 32nd program in the Super Sentai series, which aired from 2008 to 2009.The world of Go-onger is split into eleven different dimensions* Human, Machine, Samurai, Christmas, Junk, Sound, Stormy, Gunman, Magic, Prism, and Grass World, of which the place we live (the Human World) is only one. When three high-ranking members of the Gaiark, a machine clan which thrives on pollution, escape into the Human World, they are pursued by the inhabitants of the Machine World: Engines, humongous sentient vehicles.Discovering that their power is greatly limited in the Human World, the Engines recruit three people at a racing circuit to become the Go-Onger and fight against the polluting conquests of the Gaiark. They are later joined by two more members, and a pair of psychic siblings who form the aloofSixth Ranger duo "Go-On Wings".Originally unintended to be contractually bound to its US version, Go-onger was... weird. The series took a sharp turn to comedy, sacrificing a significant plotline for Running Gags, Character Exaggerations, and overall tried to be muchLighter and Softer than an average Super Sentai title. For many, this came off as a polarizing shift in the wake of the dark and story-heavy previous series. It didn't help that people weren't informed beforehand about the series being a deliberate attempt at comedy. The incorporated Green Aesop was also seen by some as a bit preachy (though it was for the most part Played for Laughs). That's not to say it's bad; there are many moments where it's genuinely fun, funny, or both, especially when looked past the seemingly childish premise. It also plays a lot of Japanese Media Tropes, in particular Super Sentai tropes, very often, even to the brink of parody. Very ironic when one considers what happened between Power Rangers Turbo and Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. this series and it's American counterpart.And remember: This series is comedy.We're supposed to laugh!"Adapted" for American audiences as Power Rangers RPM.
The Rangers
Go-ongers
1 - Sōsuke Esumi/Go-On Red - "Speed King": A former race car driver. Not a thinker, and expect him to go gung-ho in a battle.
5 - Gunpei Ishihara/Go-On Black - "Chaser": A By-the-Book Cop who resigned from the force to help deal with the Gaiark. As The Lancer, he's the serious one - in comparison) - and also actually competent - again, in comparison.
Go-On Wings
7 - Hiroto Sutō/Go-On Gold - "Philosopher": The older brother. A no-nonsenseGenius Bruiser. The Rival to Go-ongers, but particularly to Sōsuke.
8 - Miu Sutō/Go-On Silver - "Lovely Sensation": The younger sister. Warms up to the others sooner than her brother. Has BST with Sōsuke.
Crossover: Go-onger vs. Gekiranger, the first theatrical installment in the Vs. Series. From this point on, all the Vs. movies premiered as part of the Super Sentai Festival held every January.
Eyecatch: The eyecatch is the five primary Engines shown in a race and BOMPER as the referee, with the viewers told to make a guess who wins. After the break, the winner is shown and that mecha says a short catchphrase. In GP Final, everyone wins and everyone makes a catchphrase altogether.
Home Base: The Ginjiro* Ginjiro-go; the "go" here being a common suffix added to vehicles.: Also Bigger on the Inside, given the number of people, mecha, and pieces of merchandise they're able to fit in there.
Humongous Mecha: Go-onger currently holds the highest record in Super Sentai for multiple mecha combination in-series* Not counting outside the TV series.: EngineOh G12 composed of 12 pieces.
Transforming Mecha: Go-Roader GT; the only one and the only non-mainline one.
Mecha Expansion Pack: The "Engine Busō" system, in which Engine Oh uses other Engines for new weapons or upgrades.
Engine Oh + Birca = Engine Oh Birca
Engine Oh + Gunpherd = Engine Oh Gunpherd
Engine On + Toripter + Jeptras = Engine Oh Jetoripter
Engine Oh + Gunbir Oh = Engine Oh G6
Engine Oh G6 + Seiku Oh = Engine Oh G9
Engine Oh G9 + Kyoretsu Oh = Engine Oh G12
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: "GP"* Read as "Grand Prix". for episodes. The first two characters in the titles are Kanji, and the rest is in Katakana.
In the Name of the Moon: Pushed wayUp to Eleven: The Rangers* Separately for Go-Ongers and Go-On Wings., the Engines* Including the Prehistoric Engines who can't speak a word; they get subtitles., the villains and — wait for it — all the Humongous Mechaincluding Go-Roader GTall have their lines. Short version? EVERYONE.
First, the Rangers* When said in Japanese, all their lines end with "-kai", thus making rhymes.:
Then the Engines* The Prehistoric Engines can't speak human language; theirs are subtitles.:
Speedor: The highway star with a full tank of courage! Engine Speedor! Bus-On: The safe ride gallant and pure! I be Engine Bus-On! BearRV: The tough girl of charm and guts! Engine BearRV-ya! Birca: The easygoing dreamer! Engine Birca here! Gunpherd: The hard emergency dispatch! This is Engine Gunpherd! Carrigator: The giant chieftain* More accurately, "star" or "leading figure".! Engine Carrigator-de gozaru! Toripter: Flying free and tricky! Me Engine Toripter! Jetras: The silver air master! Engine Jetras! Jum-bowhale: With me, everything is first class! I am Engine Jum-bowhale! Kishamoth: Full speed ahead from the ancient times! Engine Kishamoth arriving! T-Line: Ascend* Go uphill! The Engine of wishes* "Nozomi"; also the fastest Japanese long-distance railway line., T-Line! K-Line: Descend* Go downhill! The Engine of light* "Hikari"; also a famous Japanese bullet train., K-Line!
And the Ministers* Notably, each of them uses a slightly different variation of "I".:
Yogostein: The ground dried and fissured! I'm* "Ware" the Land Pollution Minister, Yogostein! Kegalesia: The water murky and defiled! I'm* "Warawa" the Water Pollution Minister, Kegalesia! Kitaneidas: The atmosphere tainted and black! I'm* "Watashi" the Air Pollution Minister, Kitaneidas!"
As if the concept hasn't been lampooned enough already, Yogostein, Hiramechimedes and Happa* Dynamite Banki struck the final blow in GP 17. Yogostein: The one who hatefully pollutes the land! Earth Pollution Minister Yogostein -nari! Hiramechimedes: I gain a flash of brilliance through pok-pok-ping* The sounds of his Idea Bulbs lighting up.! Earth Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes! Happa Banki: No. 1 ruffian of Earth Pollution! Happa Banki! All:In the name of Earth Pollution, we'll eliminate you!
Sōsuke is the only one who can control KyoretsuOh efficiently, because no one else can understand what the Prehistoric Engines say.
The KanKan Bar and its expansion, KanKan Mantan Gun; they're probably not assigned to only Sōsuke, but by default, they require all three Prehistoric Engine Souls contracted to him.
A side-story and GP50 also show that Speedor, Bus-on and Bearrv can also be used.
Make My Monster Grow: "Industrial Revolution!": KO'd Bankiju can use the Bikkurium capsule inside them to grow to giant size. It's possible for them to shrink back when it runs out. They're also not above activating it before KO.
Two Girls to a Team: Like in the previous series, the main team only has one girl (Go-on Yellow), even after it was extended from the initial trio to a standard five member team. However, a second full-time female ranger is later introduced in the form of Go-on Silver, the female half of the Go-on Wings, resulting in another odd color combination for the female duo (Yellow and Silver).
Achilles in His Tent: or rather, Yogostein In The Banki Chamber mourning the death of Hiramechimedes.
Actor Allusion: or in this case, Voict Actor Allusion, as the voice of Carrigator also voiced the comic relief crocodilian monster Yatsudenwani from Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger.
Backronym At first glance, Bomper's name sounds like a twist of "Bumper", especially because the vehicle theme. But then we find out that it actually stands for "Born-to Outerdimension and Mechanic × Pitcrew-type ENGINE-support Robot".
Bad Boss: Yogoshimacritein, who fires through two of his Quirky Miniboss Squad to hit the Go-ongers. He even denounced his (dead) son as a useless failure.
Batman Gambit: GP 22 is basically about Hiramechimedes and Hiroto trying to out-gambit each other. Pretending to be exiled by Yogostein, fatally injured and all, Hiramechimedes tells the Go-ongers that he wanted to race Hiroto to Hellgaille Palace as his last wish. Hiroto accepted, and knowing him awfully well, had everything prepared. Hiramechimedes finally outwitted them, but there's one thing he didn't calculate about: Go-ongers* Well, they didn't follow him because they suspect him; on the contrary, they came to cheer for both of them..
Benevolent Boss: Despite being the villains, the Gaiark Ministers are surprisingly nice. Their monsters may lose to the Go-ongers' tactics and have to retreat, but if they did well, they praise them. Now that's a boss. * Suck it, Dokoku! Just to drop the anvil; Yogostein personally mourns over Hiramechimedes' death. And that guy's supposed to be the villain!
The Go-ongers may be simple, gullible and headstrong Idiot Heroes who can't do not plan ahead, but it's not an advisable course of action to take advantage of them. Hiramechimedes learned it the hard way.
Played straight in GP 13: the Yakuza boss' daughter is a Kawaiiko who's a closet Delinquent.
Boring Invincible Hero: Averted painfully for Sōsuke as an Aesop. In GP 8, while helping Speedor recover from a bad rust, Sōsuke kept believing that a miracle will happen, since they're the heroes; nothing happened. In the end, he decided to make miracles happen, rather than waiting for them.
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Done blatantly in GP 45, where the Go-Ongers thank the viewers at home and wish them a happy new year.
Catchphrase: "Go-on!" for everyone; perhaps even too often.
"Go-onger - Checker Flag!"
"Go-onWings - Touchdown!"
Sōsuke, Renn and Saki in particular; Their catchphrases "Mach", "Zubari" and "Smile, Smile." make their way into their daily conversations more than any prior Super Sentai character's possibly could.
Hant and his "Doki doki". Not as often as the other three, but that's not saying much.
Hiramechimedes' "Pok-pok-PING! I just had a flash of brilliance!"
Chekhov's Gunman: Averted with Nigoru. He's introduced as if he might be to Kegalesia as Hiramekimedes was to Yogostein, only to die shortly afterward and never be mentioned again.
The Chosen Many: There are countless other Engines in the Engine World which, from how they look, seem perfectly capable of anything the hero Engines can do.
(Voice): Young lady. Please receive my love. Saki: Could this be... a sudden confession?! Oh my. Miu: This is too sudden... I have to consult with Ani. Nigoru: My beautiful... Bearrv. (silence) Saki: So BearR is the one you're confessing to? Miu: Hey! That's not what you should be surprised about. Look, it's Nigoru! Saki:Oh, right.
Cool Plane: Toripter, Jetras and Jum-bowhale; the only members of the Wing Race we get to see, given their rarity. So, in principle, the whole Wing Race can count as Cool Planes.
Not a direct example, but the effect is pretty much the same. GP 26: In a plan to retrieve Bearrv's Soul, which she willingly gave to Nigoru after proposing to her, Jetras went into Bearrv's Cast to fool him into believing that the real one is actually at large.
Danger Deadpan: A pilot who never loses his cool? A good description for Hiroto!
Deadpan Snarker: Hiroto, noticeably after he accepted the Go-ongers.
Disaster Dominoes: GP 15 opens with one. It's regarded as ominous (especially since this is the week Hiramechimedes debuts). Then it results in an Eureka Moment.
Fandom Nod: Gunpei was the subject of much mockery among internet fans in Japan. The show incorporated this into an episode where Gunpei worries about being the least popular hero in internet polls.
Final Speech: The Bankijuu will often make these types of speeches after being dealt the killing blow from the Go-ongers, and before exploding.
Freaky Friday Flip: The Engine Souls aren't strictly for their original Casts, so the potential is there.
Hant actually did it to the Engines in GP 14. Hilarity Ensues. Among others, Birca doesn't seem to mind.
Saki and Miu used it again in GP 26, this time for a rather serious plan.
Also happened to Hatsuden Banki and Sōsuke in GP 12. While Sōsuke was able to use the opportunity to foil one of Gaiark's plans, Hatsuden Banki wasn't as lucky.
Funny Bruce Lee Noises: Nunchaku Banki in the teamup movie with Juken Sentai Gekiranger just loved this trope. Regardless of whether he was attacking, jumping, getting hit, or painfully getting knocked across the battlefield by exceptionally powerful attacks, he still made these noises.
Fun with Acronyms: Bomper's full name (in a very SOS-dan way): Born to Outerdimensional and Mechanical x Pit Crew Type Engine Support Robot. It's so long that Hant faints, and Saki acts as if she got a headache just from trying to take it all in.
GP 6: Up aginst a Bankiju who spams sound waves? Just bring earplugs! You won't hear anything though.
Hiroto is overall pretty Genre Savvy, especially when it comes to fighting. A good example of his savviness is in GP 17, when, he managed to pull out Happa Banki's Bikkurium capsule during the battle, preventing it from going Industrial Revolution after it falls asleep.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: GP 14: While Hant was ogling at Kegalesia under a human disguise, Sōsuke just had to choose that moment to place a big log in front of him. Upright. And just to hammer it home, Hant later used the Super Highway Buster* A really long BFG in and of itself.all by himself.
Idiot Hair: Saki's hair pops up from time to time at unexpected moments. It's not permanent though.
Idiot Hero: The first 5 rangers all have their moments.
Infinite Supplies: The only explanation for everything the Go-ongers, excluding Hiroto and Miu, run onnote Despite not working because of full-time hero activity.; the obvious cost for daily meals, gas for the Ginjiro and electricity for all those supercomputers in the Bigger on the Inside base, and we haven't even gotten to all those equipments and repairs...
Insufferable Genius: Both Hiroto and Hiramechimedes. Guess there's a reason they're arch-nemeses...
Insult Backfire: Intentionally inverted with the Gaiark: Being the ones to thrive on pollution, they love anything dirty; literally or metaphorically.
Ki Attacks: When the Go-ongers lose their partner's Engine Souls in Go-onger vs. Gekiranger, the Gekirangers teach them a new fightning move called "Engine Fist", where the Go-ongers project Geki versions of their Engine partners.
Lethal Chef: Saki averts and plays this trope straight. The aversion is her sweets; they look suspicious at first sight, but actually taste good. The straight example is pretty much anything else; she uses too much sugar.
Lightning Can Do Anything: Played straight in GP 12: Hatsuden* Generator Banki's lightning switched its mind with Sōsuke's.
Loads and Loads of Characters: 7 Rangers, 12 Engines and 4 major villains* Including Hiramechimedes. all get enough screentime. Quite a record for Super Sentai, no?
Magic from Technology: A student in GP 42 modified his laptop to function as a spellbook. It actually works.
Market-Based Title: The series itself is called Power Rangers Engine Force in Korea.
Meadow Run: Spoofed in GP 26 with Saki and Miu; they did run towards each other but since they're actually meeting up for a plan to save Bearrv, there was no hugging or kissing. Not that it stopped the shippers...
The Ministers have parts of the words related to pollution in their names; Yogostein* "Yogosu"/"Pollute", Kegareshia* "Kegare"/"Impurity" and Kitaneidas* "Kitanai"/"Foul". * Interestingly, all three words derive from the same Kanji.
And Hiramechimedes: His name comes from "Hirameki"* "Flash", i.e: an idea. and "Achimedes", tying him to his mathematics and strategy themes.
Mundane Utility: Invoked in GP 34 when Heater Banki goes into hiding, standing in for a barbecue, then a salon hairdryer...
My Name Is Not Durwood: Hiramechimedes, whose names Go-ongers initially mistake. Only Renn remembers his name right, much to his delight.
The second line of opening lyrics say "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go-onger!"; One of the [[Catch Phrase|s]] of SunVulcan was "Ichi, Ni, Sun* Sounds exactly the same as "San"/"Three".Vulcan!".
GunBirOh is pretty much GaoHunter; an alligator for the body, a canine and an aquatic animal for arms.
One short scene in GP 19 has Go-ongers rescuing civilians from a collapsing building. Although they're not strangers to civilian rescue, it's the rubbled insides of the building that sparks the nostalgia.
Also, Go-Roader GT's "Giant Tire" gimmick is an analogue to TackleBoy.
Kyouretsu-Oh is very reminding of Daizyujin/Megazord, particularly the horns and how they fold out in the Transformation Sequence, and also having a Triceratops head for a foot. It is also a dinosaur-themed Expy of God Sigma, because of its similar formation and being three-pieced.
"Time to go on" is a line in the full version of the Dekaranger theme song.
In GP 39, Matsuri Banki is decorated with a bunch of masks, including an AkaRed.
The main team ends their transformation with a spin and a revving sound almost identical to (if not the same as) the one used for Carranger.
The team starts with Red, Blue, and Yellow, and are then joined by Green and Black, same as Choujuu Sentai Liveman.
The whole idea of an environment-conscious, car-themed Sentai has already been done before.
Sōsuke and Speedor, the Red ranger and his mecha, share the symbol of a winged number 1, which was last seen (though in a simpler form) on the helmet of Akaranger.
In GP 40, the finisher for Engine Dai Shogun looks suspiciously similar to another team's finisher.
They even do the finisher the same way as that team along with their predecessor!
From Shaman King, a previous Ren who also had a soul partner named Bason (ignoring how their names are spelled).
Neat Freak: Prince Nigoru* Who, in the BIGGEST of ironies, a member of the Water Pollution branch and part of a Gaiark Royal Family. just loves everything a Gaiark can possibly hate; hygiene, beauty and love, among other things. This trait of his is what prompted the patriotic Kegalesia to leave him to die when he lost against Saki and Miu.
Look carefully at chibi Gunpherd — his sirens resemble Hayami Seiji's hat.
Chibi Jum-bowhale gains one of these and a Badass Mustache out of nowhere.
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: in GP 11, the Banki misleads Sōsuke, Renn, Saki and Hant into leaving the team via TV broadcasts, singling out Gunpei - then decides to broadcast Gunpei's plight. Which is precisely what snaps our heroes out of it.
One, Two, Three, Four, Go!: The lyrics in particular take the direct approach; "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go-onger".
One-Winged Angel: Hiramechimedes in GP 23 and Yogostein in GP 35-36. Maki from The Movie even says something about not having used this form for a while - except it's the more humanoid form.
Only Mostly Dead: Hiramechimedes' grudge on Go-ongers made him linger on as a "Yurei"* Vengeful spirit.
Planet of Hats: The various Brane Worlds, Christmas World takes the cake for being so specific.
Pokémon Speak: Somewhat overlaps with Say My Name, and arguably, Verbal Tic; the Engines and the Bankiju say their names quite often, but aren't limited to them.
Poke the Poodle: Despite being a comedy series, this is usually averted.
Brainwashed Sōsuke and Renn's "misdemeanors" in GP 30 gradually devolve into this.
GP 42 opens with the MotW mixing up sorted garbage.
For villains, the Gaiark Ministers are more antagonistic than actually evil for the most part; the reason they're the bad guys is because pollution is vital for their race and they just happened to choose the Human World for it, which puts them on the different side of the coin from the Go-ongers. The Enemy Mine episode is one instance. So, when it's their turn to die, it was quite sad, especially after what Kegalesia and Kitaneidas said with their last breath.* Of course, this is one viewpoint of Alternate Character Interpretation.
In the same vein, even Hiramechimedes can count. Originally a second-rate member of Gaiark, he initially planned to assassinate Yogostein to take his position. But then, to his surprise, Yogostein offered him the position of second-in-command... which prompted him to completely devote his entire self to his Minister without question. After beaten again and again by Go-ongers, he finally threw away his precious mind by overloading himself with Psycho Serum to match them with raw power, despite Yogostein's plea. All for his master right until his last moment... * sniff* Pardon me...
Punny Name: GunBir-Oh. * "GunBir" = "ganbaru" = "hang in there"/"fight"/"do your best".
The main one has twelve different verses, one per Engine, split across four "Laps".* Possibly also a pun considering "Rap" and "Lap" are pronounced identically in Japanese.
"Engine First Lap -Type Normal-"* Speedor, Bus-on and Bearrv
"Engine Second Lap -Turbo Custom-"* Birca, Gunpherd and Carrigator
"Engine Third Lap -Aero Dynamic Custom-"* Toripter, Jetras, Jum-bowhale
"Engine Final Lap -Type Evolution-"* Kishamoth, T-Line, K-Line
"Engine Winning Run -Type Formula-"; Used only in the finale and it mentions everyone.
During the events of Shinkenger vs. Go-onger, Sosuke also acted as the Red Oni to his successor's, Takeru Shiba, Blue Oni.
Retraux: It may not look it, but Go-Onger has been lightly touched by this. On the one hand, there's the return to chunkier mecha designs; then there's Sōsuke's display of patriarchial chauvinism in ep 6, Renn (see Yamato Nadeshiko below), that judo master's forest retreat, even the concept behind G3 Princesses is meant to be old-school... not to mention that the token Jidai Geki episode is a movie instead.
Robot Girl: Kegalesia actually has machinery under her skin.
Secret Identity: Essentially discarded this time: Go-ongers have no qualms about revealing their identities or having them discovered. In fact, some of them even outright said it to people at some point. People even seem to know that the Go-ongers exist. They even have an online fansite. With ratings for all 7.
Not only does Hiroto use punches for his fighting style, he used◊ a Rider Sting-ish punch in his debut battle, all in its golden-yellow glory* Kamen Rider TheBee's primary color scheme.
In GP 22, summoning his Wing Dagger actually causes it to zip around and attack the Uguts before landing in his hand, much like the Zecters were known to do.
When Chirakasonne is attacking the city, he shouts that "The Gaiark are bringing change!." A few moments later, Yogoshimacretein responds with his own Gratuitous English: "Yes, we can!"
Same episode; when finally confronting Mahobin Banki, Miu is shown weilding a yo-yo. It helps that she's been undercover as a schoolgirl for the episode.
The fact that Bomper is 66 cm tall, weighs 66 kg and has a top speed of 66 km/h may very well be a subtle, yet unintentional, shout-out to Route 66, thus strengthening the connection with Cars.
The Smurfette Principle: While averted within the team once the Go-on Wings joined, it is played straight among the Engines, with Bear-RV being the only female (despite Toripter being voiced by a woman, he is male). As well as Kegalesia among the Gaiarc, of course.
Soap Opera: One Go-On Seminar has Saki mentioning that she follows Korean Drama. A more blatant reference appears in the episode where Miu infiltrates a high school, which has a Drama Club attempting a Korean drama performance, complete with Bae Yong-Jun impersonator.
Spell My Name with an S: The Go-ongers and Go-on Wings' "civilian" jackets are loaded with Gratuitous English, leading to some normal looking names (Sôsuke◊* The name is parsed as "Sōsuke" but TV Tropes won't let you put the ō in a link, Saki◊, Gunpei◊, Hiroto◊, Miu◊), some "OK, I'll give it to you" names (Renn◊), and then Hant◊. Despite the fact that his name was plastered in front of viewers faces for 49 episodes, some English language fansubbers still decided to go with the direct romanization of his name "Hanto".
The official spelling was probably chosen so that the names would divide symmetrically on either side of the zipper: SOS/UKE, RE/NN, SA/KI, GUN/PEI and HA/NT
Stealth Hi/Bye: Jum-bowhale can make his own Engine Soul appear in other Rangers' changers at will.
The word "Engine" is actually written with two Kanji in the official title: "Flame" and "God/Deity".
Hiroto's constant boxing exercises — he's clearly a bantamweight.
Possibly a stretch, but Kegalesia with her everpresent tap might count...
Also, Carrygator forms the shoes* It's a pun on Gator, when pronounced in Japanese, is a homophone for Geta, those traditional wooden sandals you see people wearing in Jidai Geki of every Engine-Oh combination he participates in.
Hiramechimedes is the straight example, being the smartest person among Gaiark.
Hiroto's strategy of reading his opponents stopped working when Hiramechimedes becomes crazy, and thus unpredictable. Naturally, it took Sōsuke's equally unpredictable antics to match him.
Super Sentai Stance: Spoofed in GP 14 by Hant; he physically set their bodies to the usual pose.
Too Soon: Shortly after the Go-on Wings' debut, some guy committed a murder using a dagger. As a result, the toy version of the Rocket Dagger was called Rocked Booster, and the show avoided using the word dagger for a while (as a result, the Wings would avoid calling some of their attacks).
Unobtainium: Bikkurium* "Bikkuri"/"Surprise"., the substance which enlarges the Bankiju when they're KO'd. Which means what makes the monsters grow is, literally, the Element of Surprise.
All the Engines have one each, and they use theirs pretty often all the time. But it's a bit arguable with the Prehistoric Engines, because they don't speak.
Bomper's "Bom Bom!".
Renn adds "-su" to every sentence he speaks. But he drops that when in his household.
Birca has a handful of gratuitous foreign phrases, mainly italian, in addition to his usual one.
Even the Ministers: "-nari" for Yogostein, "-(de) ojaru" for Kegalesia, "-zoyo" for Kitaneidas.
They mixed up each other's Verbal Tics in GP 7 while instructing the Literal-Minded Bombe* Gas cylinder Banki what to say via phone.
During the Dino Engines' debut arc, Speedor actually takes offence at the Drill Banki's Verbal Tic "Dori", for being one letter away from 'Doru'. A few eps later, the same thing happens with Jetras and the Engine Banki (see Hilarious in Hindsight above).
Villainous Crossdresser: Hiramechimedes's Camp Gay older brother Kokorootomedes takes this trope to its wackiest, complete with pink wig and heart-based attacks.
In one episode, Gunpei wants Hant to wear a dress and pose as his girlfriend in order to stop Gunpei's mother trying to arrange a marriage for him. Apparently, Hant makes a better girl than the actual girls on the team ...
It's also revealed (at the end of the Granddaughter Hant episode) that one of Hant's side-jobs is being a transvestite maid. He even says it's his favorite!
World Of Pun: The series is very, very rich when it comes to puns.
Scoop Banki in GP 3 mistook the place he's supposed to strike for a hill* His actual target was "Neo Tokyo Hills".
One of the Character-of-the-Day in GP 13 is played straight as a yakuza boss. And his ferocity is just... out of this world; he can scare not only the Gaiark Ministers, who are by and large main villains, off like little kids, but even objects!. Could be justified by him being an alien, though.
In GP 30, brainwashed Sōsuke and Renn dress as a Yakuza and a Delinquent respectively, even though both types are NOT known to associate.
Yamato Nadeshiko: Renn is a textbook example despite being male: tall, modest, polite, gentle and overall the most mature and responsible of the Go-ongers. He is the Team Chef and likes to fuss over others to the point where his teammates call him "mother".
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