Choujin Sentai Jetman/Characters

The Jetmen

Ryū Tendō/Red Hawk | Actor: Kotaro Tanaka
Member of the Skyforce who was given the Birdonic Waves to become the first Jetman. Too bad right after that, the Vyrams attack and he lost his girlfriend Rie Aoi. Ryū goes to lead the Jetmen, but is pretty hung up with Rie's death, moreso when. He thankfully got over it by the end of the series and


 * Arranged Marriage: By his grandma, no less.
 * Badass
 * Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Gai's Veronica for Kaori's Archie.
 * Fingerless Gloves: From Gold's Gym nonetheless!
 * The Hero
 * Law of Chromatic Superiority: He gets his own vehicle, the Jet Striker, which is the team's BFG, too. His Jet Hawk is also the biggest among the Jet Machines, and he's the only Jetman to have had formal training beforehand.
 * Loving a Shadow: He's pretty hung up about Rie's death.
 * Official Couple: Initially with Rie,.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Gai's red.
 * Standardized Leader

Gai Yūki/Black Condor | Actor: Toshihide Wakamatsu
A rebellious lone wolf who's just out to enjoy his life before his death. While accidentally struck with Birdonic Wave and being called to become a Jetman, Gai refused being ordered around, especially from someone like Ryū, but his sense of justice got over him and he ends up joining and developing that sense. He makes advances on Kaori, and while at first refused, his persistence paid off... only for him to break it up due to different lifestyles. In the end, he decided to let Kaori marry Ryū, now his best friend. Sadly,.


 * Anti-Hero: Starts out as a Type V before quickly shifting into Type IV, eventually winding up as a Type II.
 * Badass
 * Badass Biker
 * Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Ryū's Betty for Kaori's Archie.
 * Casanova
 * Determinator
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Fingerless Gloves: Fingerless?
 * Ineffectual Loner
 * Image Song: Honoo no Condor, by Gai's actor Toshihide Wakamatsu, which plays during his Crowning Moment Of Awesome.
 * Jerkass Dissonance: In one episode while the group is out shopping, Gai decides to grab Kaori by the arm, drag her away from the others against her will, shove her into an elevator to isolate her from everyone else, and then invade her personal space as he demands to know why she doesn't love him instead of Ryu. Despite this and many more actions like this, he is one of the most popular characters in the whole of the Super Sentai franchise.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * The Lancer: He gets into fights with Ryū especially often early on, but the two eventually become friends.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Ryū's blue.
 * Refusal of the Call
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Raita's Sensitive Guy.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Signature Move: Condor Finish
 * Smoking Is Cool
 * Sour Supporter
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Raita's Sensitive Guy.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Signature Move: Condor Finish
 * Smoking Is Cool
 * Sour Supporter

Raita Ōishi/Yellow Owl | Actor: Tomihisa Naruse
A fat farmer who at first really doesn't like fighting, even after he's struck with Birdonic Waves. He just wants to be a farmer... until the Vyrams trample his farm and he ends up fighting anyway. Has a childhood friend named Satsuki whom he eventually married in the end of the series. Despite so, he used to have a crush to Kaori, but decided that she's too good for him and settles with 'being able to protect her'.


 * Acrofatic
 * The Ageless: Not with the character, but with Tomihisa Naruse, his actor. It's been 2 decades since the show aired and the man hasn't aged a day. The other actors, not so much.
 * Big Eater
 * The Big Guy
 * Childhood Marriage Promise: With a girl named Satsuki. He does marry her in the end.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: Raita has the hots for Kaori, just like Gai, but he never even gets the privilege to go out on a date with her.
 * Expy: of Daita Ōiwa, the original yellow ranger himself. Even the names are similar (Ōishi and Ōiwa both mean "large stone").
 * Farm Boy
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Gentle Giant
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * Meaningful Name: Ōishi means "big rock". Guess what one of his signature moves is. Oishii, a homophone, sounds like "delicious", referring to his love of food.
 * Megane
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Sensitive Guy to Gai's Manly Man.
 * The Smart Guy
 * Stout Strength: He is one of the more visibly fat Sentai heroes, and one of the strongest physically.

Kaori Rokumeikan/White Swan | Actress: Rika Kishida
Heiress to the Rokumeikan family, at first an extremely Spoiled Brat, but eventually evolved into Spoiled Sweet, thanks to Ryū's scoldings. While at first repulsed at Gai, she ends up with him after discovering his heart of gold, but he broke up with her after introducing him to her high-class family which... pissed him off.


 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: Subverted. While she does give Gai a chance, it is Ryu whom she is attracted to.
 * Betty and Veronica: The Archie for Ryū's Betty and Gai's Veronica.
 * The Chick: She's the weakest fighter (at first), and that's saying something.
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life
 * Hello, Nurse!: Sort of. Gai and Raita both want a piece of her, in their own way!
 * Official Couple:
 * The Ojou
 * Runaway Bride: From an Upper Class Twit; this lead to a Crowning Moment of Awesome where she jumps the Monster of the Week on a motorbike. Wearing her bridal gown.
 * Spoiled Sweet: See entry.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Ako's Tomboy.

Ako Hayasaka/Blue Swallow | Actress: Sayuri Uchida
An Ordinary High School Student that accidentally got hit with Birdonic Waves and ends up becoming a star athlete in instant. A bit of materialistic, demanding money here and there, but she instantly got over it, realizing her own sense of justice after the first encounter with the Vyrams, joining the Jetman. She's the tomboy of the team, though


 * Cute Bruiser
 * Gold Digger: At first. Want to hire her for the athletic team? Give her a good salary first. Want her to join the Jetman? Pay her 1500 yen per hour!
 * High School Hustler: Pre Character Development
 * Hollywood Tone Deaf: She's... not very good at singing.
 * Kid Appeal Character
 * Ordinary High School Student: Until she got hit by the Birdonic Waves...
 * Shipper on Deck: She apparently ships Ryū/Kaori
 * Shorttank
 * Signature Move: "Swallow Dash"
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Kaori's Girly Girl.
 * You Go, Girl!: She's an athlete in school.
 * You Go, Girl!: She's an athlete in school.

Allies:

Chief Aya Odagiri

 * The Captain
 * Da Chief
 * Good-Looking Privates
 * Team Mom
 * The Mentor

Villains

Radiguet
One of the Vyram elites spearheading the attack of Earth. A Complete Monster through and through, he thinks of nothing but himself, not even his queen, and would do every dirty tricks available to make him the supreme ruler of the universe, including betrayal. And he's not above betraying his fellow Vyrams.


 * A God Am I: First day of his invasion, he claims to be a God for the Earthling. He probably said that to ANY dimensions he tried to invade.
 * Dragon-in-Chief: At first.
 * Enemy Civil War: With Tranza.
 * Enemy Mine: Teams up with the Jetmen at least twice. First to take down Empress Juza and later against Tranza.
 * It's All About Me: Screw the rest of the Vyrams. Radiguet wants to take everything for himself, even from fellow elites.
 * Morality Pet: Subverted. When he got amnesiac, he received one. Then he got his memory back... then killed her. The bastard! You just leveled up in Complete Monster department!
 * One-Winged Angel: He has a more powerful, yet uglier form.
 * The Starscream: To Empress Juza and later Tranza.
 * True Final Boss
 * Ungrateful Bastard

Tran / Tranza

 * Black Cloak
 * Cool Sinister Shades
 * Enemy Civil War: With Radiguet.
 * Evil Is Stylish: As Tranza. On transforming he goes to... beat Ryū in training, steal more girls than Gai and eat more than Raita. And he does them with style.
 * Fate Worse Than Death:
 * Plot-Relevant Age-Up: Into Tranza.
 * Tagalong Kid, Enfante Terrible, Creepy Child: At first.
 * Took a Level in Badass

Grey

 * The Dragon
 * Drowning My Sorrows
 * Noble Demon
 * Ridiculously Human Robot: He loves cigarettes, wine, music, and Maria!
 * Irony: Despite being a robot, he's the most human out of all the Vyram.
 * The Rival: To Gai.
 * Smoking Is Cool: So much that
 * Worthy Opponent

Maria

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Dark Chick
 * Nice Hat
 * Woman in White
 * Nice Hat
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White