Line #45 FanFic/ElementalSentaiKodenranger


1	A FanFic of the long running Franchise/SuperSentai series. This story written by an author known only as 'Redryuranger11' has gone through an interesting history regarding its first appearance.
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3	The plot starts out as a boy named Ryunosuke Rekka first finds himself being driven into a war between two sides, Legend and Shadow. He must take on the mantle of a red ranger of a team known as Elemental Sentai Kodenranger. He is later joined by his childhood friend, Ryn Tsubasa, a girl aspiring to be an idol, Karen Hibiki, an honest but funny boy, Lee Hamura, and the gentle school president, Rai Shishi. Much later there is not one but two {{Sixth Ranger}}s, a [[BrotherSisterTeam team of]] [[SiblingTeam siblings]], Miku and Kousuke Sorahane. Though even with the amount of rangers that the story had, every chapter detailed on the path of the hero, Ryunosuke Rekka, as he strove to become a great protector of the people from despair . . .
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5	Then came the {{Creator Breakdown}}.
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7	After writing twenty five chapters, the updates for the fic stopped. There had been wonders for where the author may have went and why he hadn't been updating the story. Suddenly the author returned, and he was mad. Redryuranger11 had always been shown to be nice in his author notes but his return brought upon rage in everything that he wrote. Why was he mad? [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Because he realized that Ryunosuke Rekka was a]] [[MarySue Mary Sue]].
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9	For once, every one was surprised about this author bashing his own work because one character turned out to be a[[MartyStu Marty Stu]]. During this period of madness the author wrote a fic which [[KillEmAll brutally murdered all the rangers]] of the original fanfiction itself. He changed his profile so that it ended up bashing his own works and announced his canceling of everything and never again putting up any chapters for any of his fics. [[ILied He lied]].
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11	Come one month later, a fic titled "Elemental Sentai Kodenranger" [[note]]it had the same title as the original story but it in itself was a completely different fanfic[[/note]] appeared. It gathered up everything that the original story had established and [[RetCon threw it out the door]]. It turned what was a comedic fic into a [[DarkerAndEdgier grim and dark]] fic.
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13	Ryunosuke was now a wimp who was unsure of himself. Every chapter that has been shown show him needing help from all his friends. Back Stories for certain characters changed though mostly everyone remained the same. Some characters have been shown in a more different light. Rai seemed more like a jerk and Lee appeared to have lost what made him a funny guy. Some characters who had been shown to be total jerks all of a sudden became friendly. [[WordOfGod Redryuranger11]] claims that none of the characters (except for those who had been total jerks in the original story) have their personality changed and the reason it seems that way is because the original fic never dealt with the other characters because the other characters were only there to make it a team of five. It shows.
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15	So came a new fic which unsubtly bashes the original fic while rewriting the whole entire premise of the original fic so that [[MarySue Mary]]- [[TheHero I mean Ryunosuke]]- does not overshadow the other characters.
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17	Can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5939328/1/Elemental_Sentai_Kodenrangers here]].
18	The original story which led the author to a breakdown can be found in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371617/1/Elemental_Sentai_Kodenrangers_First_Strike there]]
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20	As of January 17, 2011, the author is continuing the original fic in a new fic with the subtitle of "Second Turning". This can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6661331/1/Elemental_Sentai_Kodenrangers_Second_Turning here]]
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22	Has a small [[Characters/ElementalSentaiKodenranger character page]] which is in the works.
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26	!!'''Recurring Super Sentai Tropes''':
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28	* AllYourPowersCombined: Many combination finishing attacks. Usually with Ryu being the one to finish.
29	** Remake seems to try to avoid Ryu being the one who finishes the monster as much as it can.
30	* AMechByAnyOtherName: Kodenjyus.
31	** Which are classified into different classes depending on what type of Kodenjyu it is. Sky Type or Land Type. The main five Kodenjyus appeared to be the named the Five Legends and the SixthRanger mechs are known as the Radiant Wings but other Kodenjyus that have appeared don't seem to have any sort of classification yet.
32	* BigBad: At first seemed like Kai is one since he's the only one around but after Raiju's debut, Raiju is obviously the Big Bad.
33	** That's also not even the case. The true big bad is someone known as the Kage Lord . . . except Ryuuji sliced the guy in half before the story even began.
34	* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: ''Release!'' Legend of the Beast, Koden '''HENSHIN!'''
35	** Depending on the character, the incantation can change, but the above seems to be the default since said characters also seem to be able to use this to transform. Also every incantation also uses the words 'Release' at the beginning and 'Henshin' at the end.
36	* CallingYourAttacks
37	* CombinationAttack: Other than [[SpotlightStealingSquad Ryu]] being the one to attack, every one uses a combination attack at least once with someone else on the team.
38	** Remake seems to like using these as a way to make sure Ryu gets [[OutOfFocus away from the spotlight]].
39	* CombiningMecha: As a special note, the remake claims that it is going to reinvent the way the combination works in the story.
40	* FinishingMove: Mostly done by [[SpotlightStealingSquad Ryu]] of all people. Not like the others don't do it, [[OutOfFocus but . . .]]
41	* FiveManBand: Comes in many different flavors too depending on how it is viewed.
42	** TheHero: Ryu
43	** TheLancer: Rai [[note]]is second in command (in the original, leader in the remake) but can be viewed as the smart guy due to him being a better strategist than Ryu is[[/note]]
44	** TheBigGuy: Lee
45	** ActionGirl: Karen [[note]]actually can be viewed as TheChick due to her more softspoken personality.[[/note]]
46	** TheChick: Ryn [[note]]despite that can be viewed as an ActionGirl due to her more abrasive personality.[[/note]]
47	** SixthRanger: Miku & Kousuke
48	* HomeBase: [[AvertedTrope averted actually]]. But Ryu's home is used as a home for the other rangers (that aren't Rai and Kousuke at least).
49	** Although the remake gets rid of that aspect meaning every one just lives at their houses now, completely eliminating this trope at the very least.
50	* InTheNameOfTheMoon: It's phrasing is a ShoutOut to Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger even.
51	* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Ryu is the first to obtain his powers, the first to use the team power up, the only one with a default warrior mech that can take on giant monsters, and the one who the [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight]] shines on. Also the one who made the creator have a [[CreatorBreakdown breakdown]].
52	** Ryuuji whose red as well gets most of the things that Ryu has, and stars in his own Spinoffs written by the author, plus Ryuuji has his own CoolBike.
53	** The remake [[InvertedTrope inverts]] this a bit. Ryu is now made much less effective than his original counterpart, and gets the worst of a lot of things.
54	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: First batch seemed to be revived by dark magic used by Daisan, but later Kagejyus appear to be able to just grow on their own. Makes sense though, the first batch were sent out by Kai's forces while later Kagejyus are sent out by Raiju whose much more powerful than Kai is and most of the later Kagejyus were Raiju's doppelgangers with the ability to transform.
55	* MechaExpansionPack: Sort of. When Rai, Lee, and Karen joined, their Kodenjyus became extra parts for Ryuoh to combine with. A true expansion came when Kodentiger was introduced and the Kodenjyus used by the Koden Fighters appear to be extra parts for Ryuoh as well.
56	** The remake seems to do away with the old expansion but states that it will do something new with this that has yet to be seen.
57	* MonstersOfTheWeek: Kagejyus
58	* RegularCaller: The Koden Gems used for transforming. Pretty practical when one thinks about it.
59	* SuperMode: Winged Koden Henshin. Ryu was the first to use it and the only one so far to have used it effectively. Sadly the only other Ranger to obtain it is Lee who uses it for a few minutes, and the fic got cancelled before anything else could be done with it.
60	* SupervillainLair: Not exactly clear where it's located, but it's in a temple in a dark place at least.
61	* TransformationTrinket: comes in many different varieties, Gloves, Braces, Cellphones, Card Readers, Spheres, some handheld thingy. One thing that all of them share though is the use of a Koden Gem as a fuel source for the henshin.
62	* TransformingMecha: Didn't even have to wait for the SixthRanger [[note]]though the actual sixth rangers don't exactly have one at all[[/note]], the red ranger already has one right from the start.
63	** His dad gets one as well.
64	** TheDragon has one too.
65	* WeaponOfChoice
66	** EveryoneHasPistols: Well not everyone. Three out of seven of them. Though each of them do have their projectile attacks and the remake gives Ryu and Ryn access to rifles. Also those three with the guns can turn them into [[CoolSword swords]]. And the two with rifles can turn them into [[SimpleStaff rods]].
67	*** Ryu: [[DualWielding Twin]] [[CoolSword Dragon Swords]]
68	*** Rai: [[AnAxeToGrind Shishi Axe]]
69	*** Lee: [[{{BFG}} Tenma Bell Cannon]]
70	*** Karen: [[RingsOfDeath Kirin Rin Ken]]
71	*** Ryn: [[DoubleWeapon Houou Blade Bow]]
72	*** Miku: [[PaperFanOfDoom Hawk Feather Fans]]
73	*** Kousuke: [[BladeOnAStick Eagle Spear]]
74	*** Ryuuji: [[KatanasAreJustBetter Hinote Katana]]
75	*** Takeshi: DualWielding [[HooksAndCrooks Hook Swords]]
76	*** Takumi: {{BFS}}
77	*** For Lee it should be specially noted that Lee actually plays around with this trope. His weapon at first appears to be a {{BFG}} since that's the first thing that appears for him when he wants to use his personal weapon, but his actual WeaponOfChoice are the Tenma [[MusicalAssassin Bell]] [[PowerFist Knuckles]] which are located on the [[BifurcatedWeapon back]] of the cannon.
78	*** Kousuke also plays with this trope. His use of guns outside of his suit suggest he's a [[TheGunslinger Gunslinger]] but his actual weapon happens to be the polar opposite of that. Still has range though.
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80	!!'''Tropes Specific to Elemental Sentai Kodenranger''':
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82	* AbortedArc: The summer arc as Second Turning just starts after the vacation. Might as well since that arc wasn't going anywhere.
83	** Also the side plot with Jun was also aborted as Second Turning went straight to revealing that Jun was Nue the whole time.
84	* AscendedExtra: Takeshi was treated much like a minor character would be in the original fic. He was also never formally introduced as Kodengeneral what with the only reveal being an offhanded comment from Ryuuji in a segment that wasn't even part of the story, but the remake gives Takeshi more time in the limelight and he also transforms before Ryu even gets his powers in the fic. He also now appears a lot more often and helps Ryu out. It helps this time that no one is LockedOutOfTheLoop anymore.
85	** [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Vice President]]. He was a nameless character in the original. The remake instead has him . . . actually he never gets [[SubvertedTrope ascended]], he just gets [[RetCon retconned]] out of existence and gets replaced by a girl, Ayako, whose a love interest to Rai, a red herring to the blue powers (come on, every one knew it was going to be Lee), and also set to star as the main female in Radiant Sentai Seinaranger.
86	* BadassNormal: Rai and Lee, both without powers, can fend off villains such as Kai
87	* BadassBiker: Ryuuji as well.
88	* BadassLongcoat: Ryuuji has one as a default outfit. Kousuke and Takeshi wear one on a daily basis an they're both badass.
89	* BadassTeacher: Is there any other way to describe Takeshi and Takumi? Heck even Ojii-chan might count.
90	* ChekhovsGun: The fence on the roof was broken when Kai threw Ryu on it. This has repercussions later when Ryu gets blown off the roof in chapter 6 and when [[spoiler: Lee tries to commit suicide and nothing is blocking him]] in chapter 8.
91	%%* CompetitiveBalance: The rangers seem to fall under classifications of this trope.
92	* CreatorBreakdown: The original story should be infamous for the cancellation of all Redryuranger11 fics.
93	* CreatorBacklash: It seems nowadays that whenever the author has a chance, usually in a fic that has to do with Kodenranger, he will berate the original fic. He even does it in the remake of the fic. Hell, for a few months his profile was essentially putting down his own work with violent words and phrasing.
94	* DarkerAndEdgier: The Remake was already sort of this for First Strike, but Second Turning, the actual continuation of First Strike, took this UpToEleven! We now have Kai turning out to have killed [[spoiler: Ryou]] the Real Kai and he turns out to be a clone of Raiju mixed in with [[spoiler: Ryou's]] traits, and both Ryuoh and the Red Koden Gem have been destroyed. [[spoiler: Also, Kousuke was KilledOffForReal.]]
95	* DemotedToExtra: Sadly this happened to [[TheMentor Ojii-chan]]. He only appears near the end of the first chapter of the Remake and he doesn't exactly make a regular appearance afterwards either.
96	** Ryn too, from main heroine to just another girl friend except unlike Ojii-chan, she actually has more lines than her original incarnation, which might be a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]].
97	* TheDragon: Kai at first began as what seemed to be the BigBad, but after an absence in the fic and the sudden appearance of Raiju, Kai was revealed to be just this.
98	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kai does not like Raiju's method for gathering despair . . . [[FridgeLogic except Kai seemed to be doing the exact same thing in the very beginning.]]
99	** Not anymore he doesn't. In Second Turning, Kai is now Raiju's loyal [[TheDragon Dragon]].
100	** Kai's not exactly evil in the remake so he has a different set of standards . . . which he uses to kick evil in the butt.
101	*** Which makes sense, [[spoiler: Both Kais are different characters. Remake Kai being Ryou Hinote, Ryuuji's son, and overall good guy and First Strike Kai is actually a Raiju Clone.]]
102	* EvilCounterpart: The Kage Kodenjyus are evil versions of the Kodenjyus. Hebioh is in fact basically a snake version of Ryuoh.
103	** The remake, Kai comes along a ranger named Kodenblack. He seems to be an evil version of a Kodenranger.
104	** As of chapter 10, it seems that Kodenblack even has a true evil and feral version of Ryuoh, even more than Hebioh had been. The remake also subverts this with Hebioh itself, IT'S A GOOD KODENJYU! Along with the rest of the Kage Kodenjyus.
105	* EvilVsEvil: The remake actually has Kai, a villain (or so he [[DesignatedVillain claims]] to be), fighting Kagejyus alongside the rangers with his own {{Mooks}}.
106	* FirstKiss: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rai]] of all people ends up being real worried about losing his first kiss to some [[CatGirl Tiger Girl]] he was freaked out by. And he loses it by the end of the chapter, which causes him to go berserk. He's surprised by the fact that Ryu isn't worried about his first kiss since Ryu already had his a long time ago. Ryu can't even remember his first kiss, and both Ryn and Karen are adamant that either one of them happens to be Ryu's first.
107	* FragileSpeedster: Ryn doesn't seem to have much defense but she does use speed in her attacks.
108	* FridgeLogic: Why is Kodentenma classified as a Land Kodenjyu when it has wings which it uses to fly?
109	* FridgeBrilliance: Probably because it has four legs which many of the Land Kodenjyus have. The fact that it has wings doesn't necessarily automatically make it a Sky Type since Ryuoh also doesn't have wings yet is a Sky Type Kodenjyu. Besides, Kodentenma is more at home in the water. The Land Type Kodenjyu could actually be a classification for Kodenjyus which are more linked with the Earth itself as in Land and Water.
110	* HotTeacher: Mai-sensei who is described as one. She's also [[HotForStudent has the hots for Ryu]].
111	* JackOfAllStats: Even though Rai is not the hero, he appears to be the most balanced out of all the rangers.
112	* MagicKnight: Miku uses a combination of light magic and melee attacks.
113	* NobleDemon: The remake version is really a NobleDemon. He's so noble . . . he's not actually a villain. He's more like an AloofBigBrother, since he fights against the bad guys himself, but the thing is, he [[DesignatedVillain constantly claims to be a bad guy]]. Yeah, that's not going so well since you're helping the heroes a lot.
114	** [[spoiler: And as of chapter 7, Kai has finally made a move in actually doing some damage to the rangers. He still seems noble as he takes the blame for apparently the death of Ryu's parents and Kai himself just wants Ryu to hate him.]]
115	* NominalImportance: If you have a name, then there is a high chance that you're important in some way. If you don't, good luck even getting the spotlight at all. Unless you're Ojii-chan, and that's because [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep everyone calls you Ojii-chan]].
116	** One chapter even introduces a character named . . . ''Vice President''. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by constantly crying over the fact that he doesn't even have a name.
117	*** It should be noted that the remake replaces Vice President with a character named Ayako, who has a hell lot more importance than Vice President ever had. Why? Probably because she has a name.
118	* PowerTrio: In the Remake, Kai, Kyoko, and Daisan serve as this.
119	* ThePsychoRangers: There's only one but Kodenblack looks like Kodenred, has his own literal Black Ryuoh, and is a complete monster. Yep, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he's a ranger whose a psycho]] version of Kodenred.
120	* ShoutOut: A team of Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, and Pink who use the animals Dragon, Lion, Pegasus, Kirin, and Phoenix for mechas, [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger where have we heard this before?]]
121	* ThreePlusTwo: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. It's actually Two (Ryu and Ryn) plus Three (Rai, Lee, Karen).
122	** The Remake kind of plays this straight since the fic starts out with three rangers (Ryu, Ryn, and Karen). The thing is, Karen still uses the same TransformationTrinket as Rai and Lee so this is somewhat hard to judge.
123	** To be technical, it's actually one (Ryu) plus two (Ryn and Karen) plus two (Rai and Lee).

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