History Series / HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger

* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Gao Centauru

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: After three straight pinks, the lone girl gets to wear a different color this time, making her the fourth female white ranger.

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

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

%%** Red: [[BifurcatedWeapon Lion Fang]][[note]]Splits from a [[PowerFist lion head-shaped fist]] into [[WolverineClaws two fangs]].[[/note]], which can also [[MorphWeapon transform]] into the [[GatlingGood Gao Mane Buster]]. Red later gains the [[spoiler:[[SwissArmyWeapon Falcon Summoner]]]].[[note]][[CoolGuns Gun]] and [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Arrow]] Modes.[[/note]]

* {{Crossover}}: ''[[Film/HyakujuuSentaiGaorangerVsSuperSentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai]]''. In lieu of the traditional crossover with the [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger previous team]], this one involves a DreamTeam consisting of various rangers from assorted teams, particularly [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Soukichi Banba/Big One]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon]], [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Miku Imamura/Mega Pink]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Gouki/Ginga Blue]] and [[Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive Daimon Tatsumi/Go Yellow]]. All the other former red warriors also appear in the movie, albeit [[FakeShemp in costume only]].

** TheChick: Sae, the youngest member of the bunch and a soft-voiced girl.

%%** Black: [[AnAxeToGrind Bison Axe]]

* WeaponOfChoice:
** CoolSword: The [=JuuOhKen=].[[note]]''Beast King Sword''[[/note]]
** Red: [[BifurcatedWeapon Lion Fang]][[note]]Splits from a [[PowerFist lion head-shaped fist]] into [[WolverineClaws two fangs]].[[/note]], which can also [[MorphWeapon transform]] into the [[GatlingGood Gao Mane Buster]]. Red later gains the [[spoiler:[[SwissArmyWeapon Falcon Summoner]]]].[[note]][[CoolGuns Gun]] and [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Arrow]] Modes.[[/note]]
** Yellow: [[CoolSword Eagle Sword]] & [[FeatherFlechettes Feather Cutters]].
** Blue: [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Shark Cutters]]
** Black: [[AnAxeToGrind Bison Axe]]
** White: [[CarryABigStick Tiger Baton]].
** Silver: [[SwissArmyWeapon Gao Hustler Rod]][[note]][[RoyalRapier Sabre]], [[RayGun Sniper]], and [[ImprobableWeaponUser Break]] modes.[[/note]]

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* HomeBase: Gao's Rock, a flying [[TurtlePower turtle-like]] edifice that transports the Gaorangers. Also has a conduit to Sky Island as well as a sacred spring that, among other functions, [[RegularCaller detects the presence of an Org]] by bubbling.

* TurtlePower: Both the FloatingContinent and the Gao's Rock (a rare heroic version of the OminousFloatingCastle) are shaped like giant turtles.

** White: Tiger Baton.

** White: [[SimpleStaff Tiger Baton]]

** KnifeNut: The [=JuuOhKen=].[[note]]''Beast King Sword''[[/note]]

!!The [=GaoRangers=]:
* Kakeru Shishi / '''[[red:Gao Red]]''': TheLeader, RookieRedRanger, and the new leader. He's a FriendToAllLivingThings given that he's a Veterinarian.
* Gaku Washio / '''[[gold:Gao Yellow]]''': TheSmartGuy and second-in-command. He LOVES speaking in GratuitousEnglish.
* Kai Samezu / '''[[blue:Gao Blue]]''': TheLancer, something of a {{Jerkass}}.
* Sōtarō Ushigome / '''Gao Black''': TheBigGuy. A retired Sumo wrestler, he is a GentleGiant by nature... [[BewareTheNiceOnes just don't get on his nerves and hurt his friends or innocent people]]. Also, just like Red, he's a FriendToAllLivingThings.
* Sae Taiga / '''[[pink:Gao White]]''': TheChick. She's basically level headed, but have a tendency to [[BrattyTeenageDaughter throw tantrums]] because she claims that no one takes her seriously because she's the [[JustAKid youngest member]] and the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only girl in the group]].
* Shirogane / Tsukumaro Oogami / '''[[gray:Gao Silver]]''': The TallDarkAndSnarky SixthRanger. [[IWorkAlone Loves to work on his own.]]
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!!The Ogre Tribe, Orgs:
* Org Master, a stone idol worshipped by the lesser Orgs. [[spoiler:Revealed later on to be just that.]]
* Duke Org Yabaiba. KnifeNut, TheDragon (sort of) and TheBrute. One of two surviving Orgs from the last conflict, lying in wait for the Orgs' return.
* Duke Org Tsuetsue. The DarkChick and [[EvilSorcerer Sorceress]]. Carries [[MakeMyMonsterGrow the Phlebotinium Launcher that turns the Orgs into giants]].
* High Duke Org Shuten. AxeCrazy. Acted in place of the BigBad [[DiscOneFinalBoss for the first 14 eps]].
* High Duke Org Ura. FlamboyantGay. Introduced in the arc where Rouki returns, then killed off by Gao Silver.
* High Duke Org Rasetsu. ExtremeOmnivore, BadBoss. Introduced in the story arc where Gao God rejoins the heroes.
* Duke Org Rouki: The SixthRanger [[spoiler:in the literal sense, until he is separated bodily from Shirogane.]]
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** Interestingly Red is actually second to last getting an additional Power Animal (GaoWhite is first and GaoBlack is the last to) and while he gets a total of 3 so do Yellow Black and Silver. Though Red is the only one to get additional Power Animals on two seperate occasions as Yellow and Black both get two at once while Silver simply starts with 3 from the get go.

* {{Crossover}}: ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai''. In lieu of the traditional crossover with the [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger previous team]], this one involves a DreamTeam consisting of various rangers from assorted teams, particularly [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Soukichi Banba/Big One]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon]], [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Miku Imamura/Mega Pink]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Gouki/Ginga Blue]] and [[Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive Daimon Tatsumi/Go Yellow]]. All the other former red warriors also appear in the movie, albeit [[FakeShemp in costume only]].

!!Tropes specific to Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger:

** Why else would a pool-cue weapon be named the Gao ''[[Film/TheHustler Hustler]]'' Rod?