History Characters / SamuraiSentaiShinkenger

* HellOnEarth: Around his debut point, he mentions that he wishes to create it. [[spoiler:Turns out that [[ChekovsGun he means it literally]] when he reveals his plan to reverse Hell and Earth, even betraying his fellowship to make it happen.]]

* BerserkButton: Having grown up in a traditional upbringing and a Kabuki business, he has strong attachments to both his parents. As such, calling him "''Faza-kon''"[[hottip:* :"Father complex"]] or "''Maza-kon''"[[hottip:* :"Mother complex"]] is one of the worst insults he could ever hear.
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: With Genta
** Occasionally played for laughs, but as often for drama - Ryu-san takes his duty to his lord ''very'' seriously.

* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: With Ryunosuke.

* LightTheWay: Since he's a lantern he can light up to reveal hidden secrets and blind enemies.

* {{MoeBlob}}

* GadgeteerGenius: He built is own [[HumongousMecha Origami]].

* PlayingWithFire

* ShockAndAwe: The Lightning Disk in his arsenal can execute lightning attacks. He uses it only a couple of times early in the series.

* ElementalPowers: GreenThumb.

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[[folder:Tropes associated with Takeru]]

[[folder:Tropes associated with Ryunosuke]]

[[folder:Tropes associated with Mako]]

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* HolyHandGrenade

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Out of the whole series, there are only '''3''' Acts where he does something other than chugging down sake.

It is later revealed that Takeru's father actually served the head of the Shiba Clan and that Takeru's position is that of a [[BodyDouble kagemusha]] as the true heir, Shiba Kaoru, had not even been born yet and was not of age to take the position of lord.

* BodyDouble

* WeaponOfChoice: [[TheArcher Water Arrow]].

* WeaponOfChoice: [[PaperFanOfDoom Heaven Fan]]

* WeaponOfChoice: [[BladeOnAStick Wood Spear]]

* WeaponOfChoice: [[FuumaShuriken Land Slicer]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Her arsenal is the same as Takeru's, though she never shown using Kyoryu Origami.

* ElementalPowers: PlayingWithFire.

* ElementalPowers: MakingASplash.

* CoolBigSis: One of the most levelheaded and calm characters of the team.

* ElementalPowers: BlowYouAway.

* ElementalPowers: DishingOutDirt

* ElementalPowers: PlayingWithFire. Because she's direct successor to the Shiba Clan, her fire Mojikara is generally stronger than Takeru's.

* [[spoiler:PassingTheTorch:]] [[spoiler:She steps down as lord and makes Takeru her successor. In order for this to legally work, however, she adopts him despite being ''younger'' than him.]]

* ImageSong: "''Gold Ninjō, Ipponjime''" [[hottip:* :''Gold Hospitaliy, Ipponjime'']]

* ImageSong: "''Aonami Yonaoshi''" [[hottip:* :''Blue Wave World Reformation'']].

* ImageSong: "''Nadeshiko Shinken, Hanafubuki''" [[hottip:* :Carnation Shinken, Falling Cherry Blossom'']]. [[spoiler:She sings it in the V-Cinema special during her dream sequence of becoming an IdolSinger.]]

* ImageSong: "''Hannari, Metcha Bushidō Girl''" [[hottip:* :''Elegance, The Extreme Girl'']].

* ImageSong: "''Gold Ninjō, Ipponjime''" [[hottip:* :''Gold Hospitaliy, Ipponjime'']].

* ImageSong: "''Aonami Yonaoshi''".

* ImageSong: "''Nadeshiko Shinken, Hanafubuki''". [[spoiler:She sings it in the V-Cinema special during her dream sequence of becoming an IdolSinger.]]

* ImageSong: "''Shinken Days, Never give up, ''Dōchū''''".

* ImageSong: "''Hannari, Metcha Bushidō Girl''".

* ImageSong: "''Gold Ninjō, Ipponjime''".

* ImageSong: Aonami Yonaoshi.

* ImageSong: Nadeshiko Shinken, Hanafubuki. [[spoiler:She sings it in the V-Cinema special during her dream sequence of becoming an IdolSinger.]]

* ImageSong: Shinken Days, Never give up, ''Dōchū''.

* ImageSong: Hannari, Metcha Bushidō Girl.

* ImageSong: Gold Ninjō, Ipponjime.

* ImageSong: Matsuzaka is the only member of the cast not to sing one. Instead, we get Young Fresh singing about Takeru with clips of dialogue sampled in. The song is aptly called "''Shinken Red, Ippitsu Sōjō!''"
* IWorkAlone: This is how he started out, but [[DefrostingIceQueen he gradually softens up]] over the course. In his defense, though, he ''was'' a lot better than the rest back then, having prior experience.
** He's also got a decent reason for this attitude, too [[spoiler:- he doesn't want anyone to give their life for a lie.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: Hiroki Aiba was Shusuke Fuji in the PrinceOfTennis musicals and TheMovie.
* HeroSecretService: Ryu-san is arguably one of the two most likely to instantly risk their lives for Takeru. In fact, concern about his Tono's well-being can distract Shinken Blue in battle.

* ImageSong: "''Aonami Yonaoshi''", found on the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Song Collection[[hottip:* : (Final) Secret Musical Disk: Unification of Songs Under Providence]]. It'd be such a waste to hire Hiroki for the role and ''not'' do one.

* ImageSong: "''Nadeshiko Shinken, Hanafubuki''" [[hottip:* :A rough translation is "Earnest Nadeshiko, Falling Cherry Blossoms"; one can see references to Mako's desire to be both the Samurai her duty demands and a [[YamatoNadeshiko very ideal Japanese mother/ wife]]]], found on the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Song Collection[[hottip:* : (Final) Secret Musical Disk: Unification of Songs Under Providence]]. [[spoiler:She also sings it in the V-Cinema special during her dream sequence of becoming an IdolSinger.]]

* ImageSong: "''Shinken'' Days, Never give up, ''Dōchū''[[hottip:* :"On the Journey"]]". It suits him to a T.

* ImageSong: "''Hannari, Metcha Bushidō'' Girl" [[hottip:* :Elegance, the Extreme Busido Girl]].

* ImageSong: "Gold ''Ninjō, Ipponjime'' [[hottip:* :Golden Hospitality, Ippon Handclapping]]", sung by Souma with great gusto and every ounce of ham he brings to the screen, and laden with the Tejime[[hottip:* :cermonial handclapping, in this case the 3-3-3-1 pattern of the Ipponjime]] Genta heralded into the show.

* MasterSwordsman: He was a leader of a samurai clan after all... Even Takeru has difficulty in beating him.

** Kobayashi's next series for Toei after Shinkenger was ''KamenRiderOs'', which features a main character called Shiraishi Chiyoko ... any relation?

Note the second: This is a character rich series, as noted. However, ''please'' remember to keep examples brief on this page. Also note that some plot spoilers probably better fit the main page. If the trope is an EVENT linked trope, put it there or on one of our Crowning Moment Pages. Each Main Character has at least one CrowningMomentOfAwesome, for example-- put those on the ''Shinkenger'' [[CrowningMoment/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger [=CMoA=]]] page.