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Super Sentai and Power Rangers have a few examples of the 11th-Hour Ranger.

  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger has Mikoto/AbareKiller, who joins the fight right at the end thanks to a last-second Heel–Face Turn. (For the record, Power Rangers: Dino Thunder has his counterpart join the heroes earlier, then an evil clone was created so they could use the footage portraying the character as a villain.)
  • Power Rangers S.P.D. has the Nova Ranger, an ally of the Future Badass Omega Ranger, who arrives in the middle of the final battle while searching the timestream for them. Her Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger counterpart, DekaBright, was a One-Shot Character who appeared before the final arc.
  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger and Power Rangers Mystic Force had two characters join the Rangers' side just in time to face N Ma-sama/the Master: Magi Mother/White Mystic Force Ranger, either presumed dead (in Magiranger) or The Mentor whose powers were out of commission (in Mystic Force) for most of the season; and Wolzard Fire/Wolf Warrior, who had been Brainwashed and Crazy as The Dragon Wolzard/Koragg.
  • Some consider Juken Sentai Gekiranger's Rio and Mele an example thanks to a joint Heel–Face Turn in the last two episodes, despite them never officially being acknowledged as Gekirangers. The reason why it's only "some" is because they die redeeming themselves (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger made their status as Extra Heroes official, giving them Ranger Keys and having them return from the dead to fight as part of the 199 Rangers). Power Rangers Jungle Fury not only plays it straight, but straighter than straight, having all seven mentors, the Spirit Rangers, and Jarrod and Camille join in the final battle. And nobody dies in this version.
  • Kaoru in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and her counterpart Lauren in Power Rangers Samurai are a subversion. They're introduced late in their respective series and join the heroes, but then get injured and are forced to sit out the final battle. She's officially an Extra Ranger.
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger has the team's mentor, Wise God Torin join the team as Kyoryu Silver, the Shining Brave, shortly before the final arc. Averted with his successor Dantetsu who simply fills Torin's place. While Yuko and Shinya had predecessors, Ramirez and Shinya's ancestor Tessai, who showed up to assist the team early on from time to time, the two successors join the team in the final two episodes as the new Kyoryu Cyan and Kyoryu Gray, respectively.
  • Power Rangers Dino Charge utilizes this in the first season finale — Kendall Morgan becomes the Purple Ranger halfway through the episode, and her Zord ends up being the deciding factor in the fight against Sledge. The series as a whole matches Kyoryuger by having Torin's counterpartnote  Zenowing join the team just a few episodes before the end.
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Bud/Zyuoh Bird, the person who saved Yamato in his childhood, joins the Zyuohgers in the last quarter of the show. Fittingly enough, his suit is a recolor of Zyuoh Eagle's suit.
  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger: Seto/Ryusoul Brown joins the Ryusoulgers two episodes before the finale, but he's a One-Shot Character.
  • Power Rangers Dino Fury: Tarrick/Void Knight joins the Dino Fury Rangers in the final arc of season 2.
  • Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: After fighting for the bad guys during the entire series, Stacy completes his Heel–Face Turn in time to join the heroes for the final battle against the Tozitend Dynasty. Although Hakaizer (Kaito's missing father) is released from his brainwashing earlier in the show, he never actually gets a chance to fight alongside the Zenkaigers due to being busy with searching for his missing wife until after the end of the show during a post-series movie, making him a sort of 13th-hour ranger.
  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers: The first three Nouto become honorary members of the Donbrothers near the end of the show. The evil ranger Don Murasame also joins the Donbrothers in the final episode after an Heel–Face Turn.
  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger: Rcules Husty/Ohkuwagata Ohger II, who was a villain for most of the season, joins the Ohsama Sentai the final arc.
  • Power Rangers Cosmic Fury has a strange example: Blue Ranger Ollie is one of the first members of the Dino Fury team, but he's Brainwashed and Crazy for most of Cosmic Fury, so unlike the rest of the team, he's only really a Cosmic Fury Ranger for the last couple of episodes.

Alternative Title(s): Power Rangers

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