Go Go Sentai Boukenger/Characters

S | Actor: Mitsuomi Takahashi
The Fiery Adventurer, as Bouken Red he drives Go Go Dump and leads the team with a calm expression and a fire in his heart. He mostly battles against Ryuuwon of the Jaryuu Tribe. He is often called Chief by the other Boukengers.


 * The Ace
 * Badass
 * Butt Monkey: Eventually developed a mild case while mantaining his cool persona. An entire episode was dedicated to taking this trope to the extreme, by way of a bad luck curse.
 * Catch Phrase: *snaps finger* Attack!
 * Dub Name Change: "Keine" in the Korean dub.
 * Finishing Move: Red Zone Crash
 * The Hero
 * Hot Blooded
 * Image Song: The Greatest Precious
 * Last Name Basis: Those who don't refer to him as Chiifu or BoukenRed just call him Akashi.
 * Law of Chromatic Superiority
 * Married to The Job
 * Mr. Exposition
 * Oblivious to Love
 * Playing With Fire
 * Signature Move: Javelin Crash
 * Standardized Leader: A parody of one.
 * Swiss Army Weapon: His Bouken Arm has two modes.
 * Blade On a Stick: Bouken Javelin
 * Simple Staff: Bouken Bo
 * Two Guys and A Girl: In his Backstory.
 * Two Guys and A Girl: In his Backstory.

Masumi Inou / Bouken Black | Actor: Yasuka Saito
The Fast Adventurer, as Bouken Black he drives Go Go Formula, a racecar-like vehicle, and is only part of the Boukengers to pay his debt back to Akashi for saving his life. He has a personal vendetta against Yaiba of Darkness of Dark Shadow.


 * Badass
 * Big Brother Instinct: Towards Natsuki.
 * British Teeth: Not as part of his character, but a joke magnet for the fandom.
 * Can't Live With Them Can't Live Without Them: As part of his character development, it turned out his treasure was being part of the team.
 * Drop the Hammer: Radial Hammer
 * Dub Name Change: "Ray" in the Korean dub.
 * I Owe You My Life: The reason he joined the Boukengers is to repay Satoru.
 * Image Song: Black Drive
 * The Lancer: Due to his reluctant actions.
 * Alternatively, he can also fit The Big Guy due to his weapon.
 * Revenge
 * Savvy Guy Energetic Girl: Savvy Guy to Natsuki's Energetic Girl.
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Souta's Sensitive Guy.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Signature Move: Hammer Break and later Hammer Dynamite.

S | Actor: Masashi Mikami
The High-Up Adventurer, as Bouken Blue he drives Go Go Gyro, an airplane-like vehicle, and serves as the team's information specialist. Before he joined the Boukengers, he was an international spy which is why he's so effective at finding info. He often finds himself fighting (and flirting with) Shizuka of the Wind of Dark Shadow.


 * Bifurcated Power Fist: Blow Knuckle
 * Blow You Away
 * Catch Phrase: Sou sou, souta
 * Dub Name Change: "Ryuu" in the Korean dub.
 * Handsome Lech
 * Image Song: Blue for You
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Sensitive Guy to Masumi's Manly Man.
 * Signature Move: Knuckle Cannon
 * The Smart Guy

N | Actress: Chise Nakamura
The Strong Adventurer, as Bouken Yellow she drives Go Go Dozer, a giant bulldozer, and is the most childish of the group. Her main reason to adventure was to discover more about her own past.


 * Action Girl
 * Adult Child
 * The Chick
 * Distressed Damsel
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * The Ditz
 * Dub Name Change: "Hannah" in the Korean dub.
 * Genki Girl
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Image Song: Secret Treasure
 * Improbable Weapon User: Bucket Scoopers
 * Journey to Find Oneself
 * Kawaiiko
 * Kid Appeal Character
 * Mysterious Past:
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Savvy Guy Energetic Girl: Energetic Girl to Masumi's Savvy Guy.
 * Signature Move: Scooper Phantom
 * Third Person Person
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Sakura's Tomboy.
 * Woman in White:
 * Signature Move: Scooper Phantom
 * Third Person Person
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Sakura's Tomboy.
 * Woman in White:

S | Actress: Haruka Suenaga
The Deep Adventurer, as Bouken Pink she drives Go Go Marine, a giant submarine, and is the most serious member of the team when it comes to work. She often appears to be cold and emotionless, but cares for her teammates. Before she joined the Boukengers she was in the special forces of the military.


 * Action Girl
 * The Big Girl: Of the Genius Bruiser variety.
 * Alternatively, she is The Lancer, being Satoru's second-in-command and her strict, no-smiling personality contrasts with his outgoing, inner-Hot Blooded personality.
 * Catch Phrase: "Use codenames while on a mission." Usually when someone her junior called her with name rather than 'Pink'
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Dub Name Change: "Yumi" in the Korean dub.
 * Image Song: Sakura
 * Improbable Weapon User: Hydro Shooter
 * Lady of War
 * Making a Splash
 * Meaningful Name: She's the Pink Ranger. Her name becomes even more meaningful when you realize her PROO counterpart was named "Rose."
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Signature Move: Shooter Hurricane
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic: And when she decided to be not stoic, she's screaming. Just ask Eiji how getting her to cry turned out.
 * Subordinate Excuse: To Akashi.
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Natsuki's Girly Girl.
 * When She Smiles: It's adorable. Plus, as Satoru said, it's one thing only she possesses, and it becomes her greatest treasure in the end.

E | Actor: Masayuki Deai
The Dazzling Adventurer, as Bouken Silver he drives Go Go Fire and serves as the spiritually strongest of the team because his father. He mostly battles against Gai (as either form) due to their bitter history. In Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, he embodies Hope.


 * Badass: Eij may suffer some Badass Decay, but there's no denying he still has his moments such as his final fight with Gai.
 * Chrome Champion
 * Dub Name Change: "Jackie" in the Korean dub.
 * Extra Ore Dinary
 * Extreme Herbivore
 * Fan Nickname:
 * Image Song: Blown by a Silver Wind
 * Signature Move: Sniper Gatling
 * Sixth Ranger
 * Swiss Army Weapon: Sagasniper
 * The Gunslinger: Standard mode.
 * Blade On a Stick: Sagaspear
 * Improbable Weapon User: Sagasu Mode
 * Improbable Weapon User: Sagasu Mode

High Priest Gajah of the Gaodom Civilization | Actor: Hiroo Otaka
The priest of a long-dead civilization, who the Boukengers accidentally reawaken in the first episode. Desires to revive his country by conquering the Earth.


 * Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
 * Large Ham: Boy howdy.
 * Laughably Evil: When one of your plans involves stealing from Santa Claus, it's hard not to fall into this.
 * Mook Maker: Can spawn his Karths out of any stone.
 * One Winged Angel: In the finale as a result of his consuming the Heart of Godom.
 * Orcus On His Throne: Gajah no specific Monster of the Week to call upon, and can't really fight on his own, so he usually stays in the background, only striking with well-thought out schemes...
 * Superpower Lottery
 * Orcus On His Throne: Gajah no specific Monster of the Week to call upon, and can't really fight on his own, so he usually stays in the background, only striking with well-thought out schemes...
 * Superpower Lottery

Creator King Ryuuwon of the Jaryuu Tribe | Actor: Junpei Morita
An ancient once-human adventurer who transfigured himself into a dragon after being betrayed by his comrades. He despises humanity, and wishes to create a world where only the truly worthy may survive. Often fights against Akashi, due to their similarities.


 * The Dragon: Literally. In respect to the trope, though, he's not a straight example, but he's one of the stronger villains in combat, often takes to the battlefield himself.
 * Humans Are Bastards: His Freudian Excuse.
 * Shadow Archetype: Ryuuon represents a darker side of Akashi, an adventurer that was ridiculed and ended up seeking more power for the revenge of his ridicules in the past.
 * Social Darwinist: Watch how he creates his Jakuryuu.

Dark Shadow
A group of Japanese-based thieves who are out to make big bucks by stealing Preciouses. Consist of Maboroshi no Gekkou (owl), Kaze no Shizuka and Yami no Yaiba.


 * Anti Villain: They're called Dark Shadow, they're antagonists, but they're the least evil amongst the Negative Syndicate since Gekkou and Shizuka are not interested in causing harm to humanity unlike Gaja, Ryuuon or the Questers, they just want to make a lot of money and can be shown to be friendly to the Boukengers. Yaiba, on the other hand...
 * Genki Girl: Shizuka is genki, but is also a baaad girl.
 * Make My Monster Grow: Gekkou is the most reliable source of this trope with his 'Oogami Henge no Jutsu.
 * Ninja: Yaiba and Shizuka.
 * Owl Be Damned: Maboroshi no Gekkou.
 * Token Evil Teammate: Gekkou and Shizuka can be sympathetic and look like 'just doing their job'. Yaiba is the only straight up villain as he is a darkness-worshipping guy who ends up betraying the whole team for the power of darkness.

Questers
A group of Ashu demons out to make humans suffer and take over the human world. It has a whole army, but only two are in the world: Rei and Gai. They were quickly defeated but came back more powerful and mechanized when Gaja gave them the Godom Engine. They quickly broke out of Gaja's services and worked on their own. They're Eiji's Arch Enemy.


 * Boisterous Bruiser: Gai is a villainous example, combining efficiency, bravado and Troll laugh whenever things go his way.
 * Evil Counterpart: They were made into Questers by Gajah using research on the Boukenger's Parallel Engines.
 * Humongous Mecha: The Quester Robos, most of which were designed specifically to use a particular Precious.
 * Not Quite Dead: Their apparent status between being killed as Ashu and revived as Questers.
 * Sealed Evil in A Can: Rei was trapped in a mirror, along with the rest of the Eastern Ashu, until Gai and Hyouga found a way to bring Rei back.