Tokusou Exceedraft

Tokusou Exceedraft was the tenth entry in the Metal Heroes franchise, airing from 1992-1993. It was the third part of its Rescue Heroes Trilogy.

The story centers on another rescue team, the Exceedraft team. Their all-human members, Hayato, Kosaku, and Ken team-up to strike at disasters that grip their fair city.

The main heroes are:

 * Hayato Kano/$: The Hero.
 * Kosaku Muraoka/$: Smart Lancer.
 * Ken Okuma/$ : Kid Appeal Big Guy who is a trained Martial Artist.

This show features examples of:

 * BFG: DraftRedder.
 * Big Bad: Nope. There is no main villain organization.
 * By the Power of Grayskull: "Jisso!"
 * Cool Car: Varias 7, Redder's personal car, a modified Chevrolet Corvette C4, that is equipped with various modes and weapons.
 * Cop Show
 * Hey Its That Guy: Jun'ichi Haruta as Red Spade, the leader of a criminal organization.
 * Laser Blade: E.M Blade, Redder's personal close-combat weapon.
 * Mid Season Upgrade: Hayato is later upgraded to DraftBlues.
 * Power Armor: All three heroes have them.
 * Rescue
 * Retool: Around mid-series, Toei decides to go back to the sci-fi angle with an odd plot about an alien hunter seeking help from the Exceedraft team seeking his nemesis, Carlos. Then there's . Afterwards the team fights a lot of laser spewing enemies.