History Series / TokusouSentaiDekaranger

** ''[[Film/TokusouSentaiDekarangerVsAbaranger]]'', with its predecessor series ''[[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abaranger]]''.

In 2015, a "Ten Years After" ReunionShow (much like the one ''[[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]'' had two years before) was announced. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11&v=at6Rn5dFEhE here.]]

* {{BFG}}: Dekawing Robo turns into one for its FinishingMove, the Dekawing Cannon.

** Occasionally this is preceded by "Change Standby!"
* ColorCharacter: Another "[team prefix] [English color]" Sentai. Though the FiveManBand play this straight, this trope is subverted in the case of the extras, from the predominantly white Deka Break, the mostly black Deka Master, the half-white/half-orange Deka Swan, to the silver Deka Bright, with Deka Gold being the only one of them to play it straight.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The Dekarangers, being a Sentai.
* CoolBike: Deka Blue's Machine Husky and Deka Break's Machine Boxer. Dekabike is notably a mecha-sized version.
* CoolCar: The Machine Doberman driven by Deka Red and Yellow, and the Machine Bull driven by Green and Pink.

** ''Dekaranger vs. [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abaranger]]''
** An audio drama teams them up with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Cure Black and Cure White]]. You can watch the drama audio [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10468296 here]].

* {{Eyecatch}}: The first half of the eyecatch features the "dog" part of the "n" character howling before pulling back to show the logo and the five rangers in attack position. After the commercial the eyecatch features the ranger(s) of the episode shooting the screen. Later after the debut of Deka Master and Deka Break, the eyecatch also sported either Deka Master slashing or Deka Break punching the screen.
* EvolvingCredits: Maybe the ultimate example: since Sentai shows have a habit of having the villain in the credits and Dekaranger has no main villain, a shot of the monster of the week is inserted in the credits for each episode. As a result, no two episodes share the same title sequence.
** Also counts as a CouchGag.
** When Tetsu joins the squad, he is added to the credits, replacing the scene of the two patrol vehicles and Hoji's motorcycle. In a similar vein, Doggie's shot is also modified after he becomes Deka Master. Swan-san gains the same old shot though.

** AMechByAnyOtherName: The Deka Machines (components of the Dekaranger Robo) and the Pat Wings (components of the Deka Wing Robo).

*** Dekabike -> Dekabike Robo
*** Dekabase->Dekabase Crawler->Dekabase Robo
*** Dekawing Robo->Dekawing Cannon

*** Dekaranger Robo + Dekabike Robo = Riding Dekaranger Robo or Super Dekaranger Robo

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every single episode's title is entirely in GratuitousEnglish.

* InTheNameOfTheMoon - Every member gets to say an entire sentence along with their name and number. Quite possibly the longest in Super Sentai history when Dekaranger came out, but later shows have followed Dekaranger's lead (with Magiranger's arguably being the longest so far).
--> '''[[color:red:Red]]''': "One, to hate inhuman crimes!"
--> '''[[color:blue:Blue]]''': "Two, to pursue mysterious cases!"
--> '''[[color:green:Green]]''': "Three, to investigate using futuristic technology!"
--> '''[[color:gold:Yellow]]''': "Four, the hideous evil of space..."
--> '''[[color:fuchsia:Pink]]''': "Five, ...to exterminate them with all possible speed!"
--> '''[[color:silver:Break]]''': "To attack wicked evil! To smash the darkness of fear! The Daybreak Detective, Deka Break!"
---> alternately, '''[[color:silver:Break]]''': "Six, it's good to be invincible!"

--> '''[[color:black:Master]]''': "Cutting down hundreds of evildoers! Hell's Police Guard Dog, Deka Master!"
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Significantly averted this season; instead of growing to giant size, nearly every MonsterOfTheWeek pilots his/her own HumongousMecha. Only a small number of them can grow on their own. One does grow with the aid of Abrella's bats however.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: Extraterrestrial criminals, who are referred to as "Alienizers".
* TheMovie: ''Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action''

* TheNarrator: He's there, explaining all the quirks in the show (Sen's thinking pose, Jasmine's powers, the transformation sequences) ''[[OnceAnEpisode every single episode]]''.
** Self-parodied in episode 17: "Umeko is ''not'' an [=ESPer=]".
** He also makes an appearance in the 10 Years After special as a disembodied voice of sorts.
* SuperMode: SWAT Mode. Later, [=DekaRed=]'s Battlizer in ''Magiranger vs. Dekaranger''.

** SPD Arms
*** SP License: Ban, Hoji, Sen-chan, Jasmine, and Umeko.
*** Master License: Doggie
*** Swan License: Swan-san
*** [=MariGold=] License: Mari
** Tetsu and Lisa: [=BraceThrottle=][[note]]These are also their favored weapons[[/note]]

* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Super Sentai'', we generally have a new Alienizer appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them. Justified as our Sentai for the year is a police force.
%%*** Ban: [[GunsAkimbo D-Magnum 01 & 02]] = Hybrid Magnum.
%%*** Hoji & Sen-chan: [[CarryABigStick D-Rod]] + [[PowerFist D-Knuckle]] = Hoji's D-Sniper & Sen-chan's D-Blaster.
%%*** Jasmine & Umeko: [[CarryABigStick D-Stick]] + [[PowerFist D-Knuckle]] = D-Shot.
%%** {{BFG}}: Murphy as the D-Bazooka.
%%** Tetsu & Lisa: [[SuperWristGadget Brace]][[PowerFist Throttle]][[note]]These are also their {{Transformation Trinket}}s[[/note]]
%%** Doggie: [[KatanasAreJustBetter D-Sword Vega]]
%%** Swan-San: BareFistedMonk
%%** Marie: [[GunsAkimbo D-Smasher 01 & 02]]
%%** Dekaranger SWAT Mode: [[HandCannon D-Revolver]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: [[GyaruGirl Faraway]] in Episode 30 becomes this to Ban at the end, when he [[RescueRomance saves her from being dumped into outer space.]]

** In ''10 Years After'', the mike alien is played once again by Creator/IsaoSasaki (who also performs the ED of ''Dekaranger''), and the last thing he yells out is "goodbye to Earth." Which is the first line of the OP for ''Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato'', also performed by Sasaki.

* AssholeVictim: In episode 38, the MonsterOfTheWeek is subject to this, based on him [[spoiler:abducting a young alien, murdering her parents, using her to help commit burglaries, and trying to kill her and Ban while they escape on a bicycle.]] It's hard to sympathize when Ban deletes him.
* BadassBiker: Hoji is the only guy with a bike... until Tetsu arrives, then they share the position.
** The ''Dekaranger Robo'' is also one (again, after Tetsu arrives, since Tetsu's mecha ''is a bike'').
* BareHandedBladeBlock: In one episode, their robot does this to a giant mook.
* BaseOnWheels: Dekabaserobo.
* BeastMan: Several alien SPD officers.
** Boss is a dogman.
** Also Numa O, the birdman in charge of the entire SpacePolice, an {{Expy}} of the birdmen who ran the Space Sheriff organization in the early ''Series/MetalHeroes'' shows. [[HilariousInHindsight With the release of ''Space Squad'', a team-up movie with]] ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'', it may turn out there's a reason for that.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The eccentric Sen-chan is usually very nice but cross him and you'll be in for a world of hurt.
* BigBad: Agent Abrella. He's a unique one compared to other major Super Sentai villains. He does not have any authority or control of the MonsterOfTheWeek (who are independent aliens each with their own EvilPlan) but instead he enables them to be as big of threats as they are through the weapons and technology he sells them.
* BittersweetEnding: Averted [[DisneyDeath at the last moment]]. [[spoiler:The Dekarangers defeat Abrella, but are sad since Doggie apparently died, only for Doggie himself to chime in.]]
* BlackMarket: This is what the BigBad of the series deals in.
* BottomlessMagazines: Ban's guns. Well, they'd have to be, what with his [[GunKata Juu Kun Dou fighting style]] and his TriggerHappy nature.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: During the crossover with the Abarangers, Agent Abrella at one point pulls out an Abaranger infobook to make comments about the different Trinoids they fought.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Change standby... Emergency! Dekaranger!" "Emergency! Deka-Break!" "Emergency! Deka-Swan!"
** Usually followed by "Face On!", the command to put the helmets on.
* CallBack: In ''[[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magiranger]] vs. Dekaranger'', the Dekarangers stop a giant Alienizer via [[AttackPatternAlpha Formation U2]] from taking off with a building with the Ozu siblings [[spoiler:and Umeko]] inside. A similar technique was used in the first episode to stop an Alienizer from terrorizing a bus.
* CanonImmigrant: The Battlizer, which originated in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', and makes its appearance in the crossover with ''Magiranger''.

--> Deka Break: Is that possible?
--> Deka Blue: Impossible.

--> Deka Green: Naturally, it must come down.

* ChristmasEpisode: oddly enough, this one is spent fighting a RivalTurnedEvil of Doggie.
* ColorFailure: Sen does one when a retired officer completely forgot who he is.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Happens to Ban at the end of episode 38.
* ConspicuousGloves: Jasmine wears gloves to control her powers.
* CoolShades: To go with his CoolSword, Doggie also often sports a pair of CoolShades.

* CopShow [-[[JustForFun/RecycledINSPACE WITH]] {{SENTAI}}!-]

* DancingTheme: "''Midnight Dekaranger''".
* DarkerAndEdgier: While ''[[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abaranger]]'' (which was also written by Arakawa) can get pretty dark with its CosmicHorrorStory and characters, it never really let up its comedic bent. ''Dekaranger'' has its fair share of cartoonish moments, but it's far more grounded than its predecessor and is far more willing to dip its toes into some dark topics such as drugs, genocide, implied suicide, and much more. It also noticeably loses the comedic bent more often than ''Abaranger'', making for some really depressing endings more often than not.
* DeadlyEuphemism: "Deletion": Refers to a specific form of DeaderThanDead, in which an Alienizer is not only executed, but their remains are sterilized so that [[CloningBlues cloning]] is impossible.
** The V-Cinema subverts this though, as the BigBad managed to [[spoiler:clone Abrellar and then make him giant.]]
* DeathOfAChild: In the ''first episode''. The one responsible gets his at the hands of Deka Red.
* DisneyDeath: Doggie Kruger during the 3-episode finale. He gets better.
** And before that, Ban in the first part of said finale. But in a case of ShownTheirWork[=/=]TruthInTelevision, after Tetsu had "killed" him with his Hyper Electro Fist to separate Jellyfish, who had used GrandTheftMe on Ban and who would have killed him anyway if separated from him, Tetsu then used the same attack to restart Ban's heart!
* DontTryThisAtHome: In Episode 17, they tell kids not to imitate Umeko (who has just drunk sake) and that you need to be at least 20 to drink (in Japan). Becomes hilarious when you realise that UMEKO HERSELF is giving the warning!
* DrunkenBoxing: In episode 17, the MOTW used this technique, then Umeko perfected it against the MOTW.
* DynamicEntry: Hoji becomes exceptionally depressed over a mistake he made in combat in an early episode, and Ban, unable to talk him out of it, simply waits for his depression to become a complete distraction before letting loose with "[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan SNAP OUT OF IT]]" scream and a dropkick. Not a perfect use of the trope since Ban was already there, but it was unexpected either way.

* EyeLightsOut: Happens to Volger in TheMovie [[spoiler: before getting back up]].
* FaceHeelTurn: Episode 11 features an SPD officer ([[spoiler:and Hoji's friend]] who became a hitman.
* {{Fainting}}: If Jasmine uses too much of her power, she faints as a result.
* FairCop: This series are generous to both genders.

* FightClubbing: Hoji investigates one of these.
* FoeTossingCharge: Happened during one battle when the rangers activated their S.W.A.T. power-up. The ran down the field with their blasters on full auto, cutting down mooks like chaff.

** "''Paafekuto!''"[[note]]"Perfect!"[[/note]], "''Supaa Kuuru.''"[[note]]"Super cool."[[/note]], "''Anbiribeburu!''"[[note]]"Unbelievable!"[[/note]] and "''O mai goddo!''"[[note]]"Oh my god!"[[/note]]; that's just from Hoji.
** And Tetsu's "''Nonsense!''".
** Face on!, Judgement time!, Strike out!, Got you!, etc.
** [[CatchPhrase "Kore nite, ikken COMPLETE!"]]
* GunKata: Ban's Juu Kun Do, "The Way of the Gun".
** With plenty of UnnecessaryCombatRoll and LeapAndFire action. And BottomlessMagazines, to supplement his TriggerHappy nature.

* HeirToTheDojo: Doggie apparently is one.
* HumanAliens: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: most aliens living on Earth have human forms they can use to better interact with humans, even though there's apparently no real attempt at a {{Masquerade}}. Some of them naturally look like humans [[RubberForeheadAliens with some modifications]], like the females of the Zamaza race, who look perfectly human apart from having small horns above the ears.

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Boss' sword skills.

* LegCannon: The Dekaranger-Robo's left leg is formed by Deka Blue's machine, whose main weapon is the Gyro Vulcan, a Gatling gun.
* LethalJokeCharacter: The Moth-Gal in #30, a {{Gonk}} and token unruly detainee who's a {{Technopath}} that essentially ''disables the Dekabase'' during her escape.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Ban and Hoji's [[HoYay relationship]] reeks of this, which is of course [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the other characters.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified because they are officers and therefore wear uniforms. Strangely averted occasionally by Doggie who wears various clothing in his flashbacks (though mostly show [[ShirtlessScene his bare body]]).
* LovelyAngels: Jasmine and Umeko's Twin Cam Angels.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Subverted in the non-massive crossover movie, ''Dekaranger vs. Abaranger'', when [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricane Red]] shows up in the middle of a heated battle- but it turns out to be the villain in disguise.
* MeaningfulName: as explained above, Deka is slang in Japanese for detective. It also is a prefix for ten, which is the total number of Dekarangers in the series including [=DekaGold=].

** The [[EliteMook Igaroids and Batsuroids]] use weapons that are recolored Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger weapons.
** Also, the various HumongousMecha are references to Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive mecha: Dekarangerrobo = Victory Robo; Dekabaserobo = Grand Liner; Dekabikerobo = Linerboy; Super Dekarangerrobo = Max Victory Robo; Dekawingrobo = Victory Mars
** Umeko getting drunk in episode 17 to fight the MonsterOfTheWeek with DrunkenMaster power was lifted from episode 4 of ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman'', where Remi did the same exact thing.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: How about Doggie Kruger's nickname, Jigoku no Ban-Ken?[[note]]Hell's Guard-Dog[[/note]]
* TheNapoleon: How many times has Umeko declared herself leader again?
* NeverSayDie: They don't kill the Alienizers they get permission to finish off. They [[InsistentTerminology delete]] them instead.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In ''Dekaranger vs Abaranger'', the bad guys gain the ability to resurrect several past [=MOTWs=] with the intention of resurrecting the BigBad of Abaranger Dezumozorlya, who their leader, the shape-shifting Gijinfuan Kazakh, believed was [[ExactWords the strongest one in the netherworld]]. Which is precisely the reason why Kazakh wound up resurrecting [[spoiler:[=AbareKiller=] instead.]]
* TheNicknamer: Jasmine tends to do this with all the [=MotWs=], including the blatant repaints.

* NowYouTellMe: When Faraway [[{{Technopath}} hacks]] the [=DekaBase=], Swan reports that the launch systems for the [=DekaMachines=] have been locked. Unfortunately, this comes right after Hoji, Sen-chan, and Umeko had jumped into the launch chute [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and ended up getting stuck in it]].

* OfficialCouple: Implied with [[spoiler: Sen and Umeko. Also with Ban and Mari]].
** As of the V-Cinema, this adds up [[spoiler:Jasmine and the boy she saved early in the series (they're HappilyMarried!), and in the end, Doggie and Swan]].
* [[OffhandBackhand Offhand Backhand:]] Jasmine and Umeko in episode 42.
* OnceAnEpisode: "I'm not your partner!"
** The last episode has an inversion of roles with [[BorrowedCatchphrase Hoji calling Ban partner and Ban (jokingly) putting him down]].
*** In the crossover with Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Ban calls Kai (Magi Red) his partner. Needless to say, Hoji gets jealous.
*** In ''10 Years After'', Ban calls Hoji partner twice. The first time he lets it slide (partly because, at that point, [[spoiler:the viewer is left to think that]] Hoji is depressed with all that happened in the past two years). The second time, at the end of the film, Hoji responds as usual, for old times' sake [[spoiler:though this time he's genuinely happy to do so]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Dekarangers, most of the time.

* PinkySwear: Umeko and Jasmine do this in episode 39, swearing they'll survive the Monster of the Week.
* PseudoRomanticFriendship: Interestingly, Ban and Hoji get so many moments together that you can't help but think they are an OfficialCouple. They started as usual rivals relationship but later got much closer. Hoji even cried for Ban TWICE when he thought Ban was dead. And as in the 10 years later sequel, Ban specifically say "partner" to Hoji as a goodbye, making Hoji embarassed but more than happy to say back his usual response. And the other characters lampshade their closeness a ''lot''.
* PowerUpLetdown: Out of universe, some fans were upset when the long-teased Fire Mode turned out to be the ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' Battlizer. On top of that, most of its best tricks weren't used, in favor of the usual fireball finisher (fired from the tip of the sword.) In PR:SPD it was a SuperMode that allowed for aerial battles and energized slash strikes that [[RazorWind could be launched at distant enemies.]]
* [[PrinceAndPauper Princess and Pauper]]: The episode "Princess Training" has Umeko switching places with an alien princess identical to her, under the assumption that she's being targetted for an assasination attempt. Turns out she's just trying to escape from doing a bunch of silly and annoying ceremonies before she can claim the throne [[spoiler: until it's revealed that one of their aides ''is'' planning to have her murdered.]]
* PuttingOnMyThinkingCap: Sen's handstand thinking pose.
** Ban tries to do this once. It didn't work. The narrator lampshades this by asking the audience if it will work.
* [[DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale Rape Is Funny When It Is Hermaphrodite On Male]]: The Alienizer in #45 clearly wants to mate with [[spoiler:Tetsu]], not only kiss. It is even remarked that his species tries harder if resisted. When the Dekarangers still thought a female team member was targeted, they were concerned, but with a male team member they are amused and don't help him.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ban and Hoji. Also, Umeko and Jasmine, to a lesser extent.
* RunningGag: Umeko declaring that she's the leader.
** This doubles as a CallBack, ShoutOut, and/or TakeThat to ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', the previous Super Sentai police team, in which [=TimePink=] actually ''was'' the leader.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The criminal who used the trope was a son of a very rich father. He thought it permitted him to murder people as part of a game. Sen didn't really care though and gave the guy his just reward.

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: In the Magiranger VS Dekaranger special. When Miyuki Ozu, the mother of the five main rangers in Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger, asks them to guard the Flower of Heaven for her, she says that they're the happiest couple she knows. Both Doggie and Swan deny that statement, but most fans know otherwise.
* ShipTease: Doggie X Swan, and a few others. It's obvious they like each other, in episode 36, it looked like Swan was about to kiss Doggie, but she just gave him the award she got. Also, in Episode 45, when the possibility of Swan having a secret admirer (who could be a criminal) was raised, Doggie looked a little upset and quickly said no when Swan offered to be bait to catch said admirer. Later we see Tetsu [[CrossDresser disguised as Swan]] trying to lure out the admirer, and Doggie seems really angry by the sound of his voice (jealous much?). Turns out, the admirer liked Tetsu and his race pretty much falls in love with AnythingThatMoves. Doggie sighs in relief that no one was after Swan. Finally, they confess their feelings for each other in the ''tenth annversary ReunionShow,'' which must set some kind of record for the length of time a WillTheyOrWontThey was dragged out.
* ShirtlessScene: This show seems to like Doggie without his upper uniform.
** Hoji and Tetsu in episode #26.
* ShoutOut: ''Dekaranger'' is best described as head writer Naruhisa Arakawa's year-long love letter to pop culture. Here's a small handful of the Shout Outs:

** One episode had the team investigating a FightClubbing ring run by an alien named "[[Film/FightClub Durden of Planet Tyler]]".
** Another episode had a MonsterOfTheWeek named "[[Creator/ChristopherLee Pherlee of Planet Christo]]".
** In Episode 34, Sen imitates {{Series/Columbo}} when interrogating the villain of the week.

*** One episode has the [=DekarangerRobo=] stopping an incoming missile by invoking the BarehandedBladeBlock (complete with JidaiGeki terminology).

*** ''Ten Years After'' gives us new recruits Mugi Grafton and Assam Asimov, presumably named after Sue Grafton and Issac Asimov. [[spoiler: Too bad they're TheMole.]]

*** Dekaranger Robo also has the original Murphy's spin-and-holster move. Although said holster's location in the lower leg seems to be a ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' reference.
** The girls' weapons include small bombs resembling a washer or a pierced coin--called "Zeni Bombs" in reference to the original Japanese supercop, Zenigata Heiji, and his throwing coins.
** One episode was a full-episode homage to John Woo.
** An early villain who wanted to kill Doggie was called [[Film/{{Benji}} Ben G]].

** As mentioned below, the ThemeNaming for [[Manga/CaseClosed the Algolians.]]

* SpitTake: Ban and Hoji do this at the end of episode #23 when they realize Tetsu hadn't left Earth.
* StarFishAliens: Do not appear much, since most of the aliens in the show are humanoid, but examples are [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dekaren/jadge/index01.html Lovelians]], who look like tree/lobster thingies with long arms and one leg, and Pyrians, which are sentient flames.
* StrappedToABomb: This happens to Swan in an episode. When the episode was adapted for ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', the same thing happened to Kat (Swan's counterpart), only now it was some sort of device that would [[{{Bowdlerise}} scramble her DNA]] or something.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The announcer whenever a Deka Machine is sent out, although the inflections can sound off at times.

*** And that in itself is ''[[Manga/CaseClosed yet another shout-out]]''.
** Shiratori Swan: Her surname "Shiratori" literally means "white bird". Those kanji are usually read "haku-chō", which also literally means "white bird" but the name of a ''specific'' bird. Three guesses which one; first two don't count. [[spoiler:Pin-Pon! It's her given name: Swan.]] (This must be a double or triple PunnyName, as well.)
** The four Deka Vehicles are named after different dog breeds: Machine Bull(dog), Machine Doberman, Machine Husky and Machine Boxer.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jasmine and Umeko.
* TriggerHappy: Ban, of course, since his fighting style is [[GunKata Jun Kuu Dou]].
* UseYourHead: Jasmine's Deka-Machine has a reinforced cockpit, used for (as she puts it) "'DON' to itte miyou! ''DON''!"[[note]]Literally, "Let's give it a 'THUD' and see how it goes!"[[/note]] Usually, it doesn't do much, and she gets knocked for a loop.
** Umeko also does this using the ''Dekaranger-Robo'' in Episode 12. It was extra funny because she actually leaned forward in her command chair and got right up in the camera's face to deliver it. Though her face was hidden by her visor, you could tell she was ''pissed''.
* VillainousBreakdown: Normally Agent Abrella is a calculating opportunistic arms-merchant, setting up wars so his business will flourish. In the series, he mostly stayed behind the scenes and sold Mooks and HumongousMecha to the VillainOfTheWeek. But when the Dekarangers foiled his plans just too many times,[[spoiler:he starts direct attack on the Dekabase, killing the hundreds of employees working there.]], thus turning from a cold-hearted merchant into a bloodthirsty murderer.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Tetsu becomes this whenever he has to go undercover for a mission. It ends up getting him into trouble with a lovestruck alien criminal both times. He even does it in the Magiranger CrossOver movie, alongside Hikaru/Magishine.
** Although not when he's undercover in ''Boukenger vs. Super Sentai.''
* YeahShot: In the finale.

''[[GratuitousEnglish GOT YOU!]] With this, trope page [[GratuitousEnglish COMPLETE!]]''

* InnocentAliens: The series goes to great lengths to avert AliensAreBastards; beyond the numerous aliens who are part of SPD, many of the witnesses and civilians the Dekarangers meet are perfectly normal people who are just trying to live normal lives on Earth. Alien felons are referred to as "Alienizers" to distinguish them from innocent civilian aliens.

** Tetsu and Lisa: [=BraceThrottle=][[note]]These are also their {{Weapon Of Choice}}s[[/note]]

* CatchPhrase: Tetsu's [[GratuitousEnglish "Nonsense!"]].
** [[ShoutOut "Kore nite, ikken]] [[GratuitousEnglish COMPLETE!"]] (With that, the case is complete!)
** Also Jasmine's "Bye-nara!" (Good bye!). Occasionally.
** Or Hoji's [[GratuitousEnglish "Super Cool. Perfect!"]]
** No mention of Sen-Chan's occasional "There is no mystery in this world that cannot be solved!"?
** And of course, after defeating a tough enemy: "Got you!"

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Earlier episodes have Ban, Hoji, and even Sen going out of their way to get the attention of women they meet on cases, but this fades out as Ban ends up falling for movie-exclusive character Mary Gold, Hoji has an ill-fated romance with a singer named Teresa, and [[spoiler:Sen and Umeko eventually develop feelings for each other and get together]]. This was due to main writer Arakawa realizing that having too many flirts in the cast would [[BrokenAesop give kids the impression that flirting is more important than solving cases]].

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The story focuses on the Earth Branch of the Space Police and its team of Dekarangers under legendary commander Doggie Kruger. For some reason, Kruger has decided to bring in [[RookieRedRanger new recruit]] Banban "Ban" Akaza, a self-proclaimed "[[HotBlooded fireball]]" whose arrival shakes up the team's dynamic. Together, under Kruger's command, this team of [[BunnyEarsLawyer oddballs]] works together to investigate crimes, track down intergalactic criminals threatening the peace, and bring them to justice.

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The series is notable for not having a real BigBad or organized enemy organization; instead, it's composed of a number of [[MonsterOfTheWeek individual case files]], loosely connected by the presence of the shadowy Agent Abrella (a black market ArmsDealer who supplies many of the villains with their equipment). As such, the series is ReferenceOverdosed with homages to/parodies of HardboiledDetective fiction and Japanese DetectiveDrama shows (many of which are [[ParentalBonus way outside of the target audience's age range]]). It also set several precedents that have now become staples in Sentai, such as having [[DancingTheme dancing in the regular ending theme]] and having the Red be an IdiotHero RookieRedRanger who grows via CharacterDevelopment instead of having natural leadership skills from the get-go.

The series is notable for not having a real BigBad or organized enemy organization; instead, it's composed of a number of [[MonsterOfTheWeek individual case files]], loosely connected by the presence of the shadowy Agent Abrella (a black market ArmsDealer who supplies many of the villains with their equipment). As such, the series is ReferenceOverdosed with homages to/parodies of HardboiledDetective fiction and Japanese DetectiveDrama shows (many of which are [[ParentalBonus way outside of the target audience's age range]]).

In 2015, a "Ten Years After" ReunionShow (much like the one ''Hurricaneger'' had two years before) was announced. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=11&v=at6Rn5dFEhE here.]]

Has a [[Characters/TokusouSentaiDekaranger character sheet]].

In an AlternateHistory, Earth has become part of the greater universal picture and ushered in a new era where [[AliensAmongUs aliens walk alongside humans in everyday life]]. Of course, with powerful aliens come powerful criminals, and the elite intergalactic organisation tasked with protecting the peace is the "Space Police".

The story focuses on the Earth Branch of the Space Police, and the five members of its ''Dekaranger'' division. Led by legendary commander Doggie Kruger, the Dekarangers are tasked with solving crimes committed by the various alien criminals on Earth. Although the Dekaranger have the authority to execute the most dangerous of criminals, they must obtain approval from the highest court in the galaxy before they can do so.

The series is composed of a number of individual case files, loosely-connected by the presence of the shadowy Agent Abrella, a black market ArmsDealer who supplies many of the villains with their equipment.

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[[caption-width-right:320:Clockwise from top-right: '''Ban, Sen, Umeko, Jasmine, Hoji, Tetsu''']]

''Five detectives who fight with cool, yet burning, hearts.''\\
''Their mission: To combat space criminals who have invaded Earth.''\\
''They will protect the peace and safety of all humanity!''"

The story focuses on the Earth Branch of the Space Police, and the five members of its ''Dekaranger'' division. Led by legendary commander Doggie Kruger, the Dekaranger are tasked with solving crimes committed by the various alien criminals on Earth. Although the Dekaranger have the authority to execute the most dangerous of criminals, they must obtain approval from the highest court in the galaxy before they can do so.

* WeaponOfChoice
** BifurcatedWeapon: Each of the main five's dual sidearms can combine with each other to form a [[{{Handguns}} gun weapon]].
*** Ban: [[GunsAkimbo D-Magnum 01 & 02]] = Hybrid Magnum.
*** Hoji & Sen-chan: [[CarryABigStick D-Rod]] + [[PowerFist D-Knuckle]] = Hoji's D-Sniper & Sen-chan's D-Blaster.
*** Jasmine & Umeko: [[CarryABigStick D-Stick]] + [[PowerFist D-Knuckle]] = D-Shot.
** {{BFG}}: Murphy as the D-Bazooka.
** Tetsu & Lisa: [[SuperWristGadget Brace]][[PowerFist Throttle]][[note]]These are also their {{Transformation Trinket}}s[[/note]]
** Doggie: [[KatanasAreJustBetter D-Sword Vega]]
** Swan-San: BareFistedMonk
** Marie: [[GunsAkimbo D-Smasher 01 & 02]]
** Dekaranger SWAT Mode: [[HandCannon D-Revolver]]

-->'''All''': Tell us sooner!

* EvilDetectingDog: When an Alienizer subjects Hoji to a GrandTheftMe and walks into Swan's room, Murphy is the first to start barking and growling at "Hoji", and it's also implied that Doggie's canine senses helped identify him as a fake. The former ends up actually becoming the main solution to the SpotTheImpostor problem in the episode's ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' counterpart, with Murphy's counterpart R.I.C. pulling off full-on PetPositiveIdentification (the ''Dekaranger'' version instead has the team figure it out via OutOfCharacterAlert).

* EvilDetectingDog: When an Alienizer subjects Hoji to a GrandTheftMe and walks into Swan's room, Murphy is the first to start barking and growling at "Hoji", and it's also implied that Doggie's canine senses also helped identify him as a fake. The former ends up actually becoming the main solution to the SpotTheImpostor problem in the episode's ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' counterpart, with Murphy's counterpart R.I.C. pulling off full-on PetPositiveIdentification (the ''Dekaranger'' version instead has the team figure it out via OutOfCharacterAlert).

* EvilDetectingDog: When an Alienizer subjects Hoji to a GrandTheftMe and walks into Swan's room, Murphy is the first to start barking and growling at "Hoji", and it's also implied that Doggie's canine senses also helped identify him as a fake. The former ends up actually becoming the main solution to the SpotTheImpostor problem in the episode's ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' counterpart, with Murphy's counterpart R.I.C. pulling off PetPositiveIdentification (the ''Dekaranger'' version instead has the team figure it out via OutOfCharacterAlert).

* ParentalBonus: The series is ReferenceOverdosed with nods to Japanese detective and procedural TV shows from long before its target audience was even born, but would be easily recognizable to adults watching at the time the series released in 2004.

* HumanDisguise: Being able to assume human forms seems to be a common ability for a pretty huge percentage of alien species (of course, the real reason is to cut down on the number of [[PeopleInRubberSuits rubber suits]] that would be necessary).

* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Averted on a technicality. The Dekarangers don't judge the Alienizers themselves, but a special mode on their [[TransformationTrinket Licenses]] sends all known evidence and [[LieDetector current bioreadings]] to "the highest court in the galaxy", which somehow returns a verdict in seconds that the Rangers then carry out. Since the Dekarangers won't be called in the first place unless the Alienizer in question isn't a serious serial killer-level threat, deletion is usually approved.

* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Averted on a technicality. The Dekarangers don't judge the Alienizers themselves, but a special mode on their [[TransformationTrinket Licenses]] sends all known evidence and [[LieDetector current bioreadings]] to "the highest court in the galaxy", which somehow returns a verdict in seconds that the Rangers then carry out.
** This is explained in the reunion special: The Supreme Court that handles all of the SPD Judgements is on a far different timescale than the rest of the universe due to a temporal distortion that surrounds the planet where it is located. [[YearInsideHourOutside Eight months for them is equal to 8 seconds in real time for Judgement.]]