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Asuka soon recovers from being [[Brought Down to Normal]] and joins as the fourth Abaranger, only to have his resolve tested as he is forced to fight Jeanne, a [[Dark Action Girl|vicious Evolian general]] who [[Identical Stranger|shares the appearance]] of his lost love. Later on, a powerful [[Evil Counterpart]] appears in the form of Mikoto Nakadai, an [[Evil Genius|amoral genius]] who uses a [[Super Prototype]] of the Abaranger technology to become "AbareKiller", a nemesis that challenges the Abaranger's belief in the [[Rousseau Was Right|basic goodness of humanity]].
Asuka soon recovers from being [[Brought Down to Normal]] and joins as the fourth Abaranger, only to have his resolve tested as he is forced to fight Jeanne, a [[Dark Action Girl|vicious Evolian general]] who [[Identical Stranger|shares the appearance]] of his lost love. Later on, a powerful [[Evil Counterpart]] appears in the form of Mikoto Nakadai, an [[Evil Genius|amoral genius]] who uses a [[Super Prototype]] of the Abaranger technology to become "AbareKiller", a nemesis that challenges the Abaranger's belief in the [[Rousseau Was Right|basic goodness of humanity]].


The theme of the series is, [[Meaningful Name|quite obvious from the title]], [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs|dinosaurs]], lots and lots of [[Hot-Blooded|hotbloodedness]], and [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosions]].<ref> Just for starters: The word "AbaRanger" is from "''Abare''", meaning "riot/rampage/outbreak/run wild".</ref>
The theme of the series is, [[Meaningful Name|quite obvious from the title]], [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|dinosaurs]], lots and lots of [[Hot-Blooded|hotbloodedness]], and [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosions]].<ref> Just for starters: The word "AbaRanger" is from "''Abare''", meaning "riot/rampage/outbreak/run wild".</ref>


Oh, and did we mention that the Dinosaurs ''[[Talking Animal|talk]]''?
Oh, and did we mention that the Dinosaurs ''[[Talking Animal|talk]]''?
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* [[Horse of a Different Color]]: The Road Raptors.
* [[Horse of a Different Color]]: The Road Raptors.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
** [[A Mech By Any Other Name]]: The ''Bakuryu'' ([[Animal Mecha|Explosive Dinosaurs]]).
** [[A Mech by Any Other Name]]: The ''Bakuryu'' ([[Animal Mecha|Explosive Dinosaurs]]).
** [[Combining Mecha]]:
** [[Combining Mecha]]:
*** Tyrannosaurus + Triceratops + Pteranodon = Abaren-oh
*** Tyrannosaurus + Triceratops + Pteranodon = Abaren-oh
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*** Killer Abaren-oh + Spinogold + Ranfogold = Oh Abaren-oh
*** Killer Abaren-oh + Spinogold + Ranfogold = Oh Abaren-oh
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: All the episode titles contain the word "Abare".
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: All the episode titles contain the word "Abare".
* [[In the Name of The Moon]]
* [[In the Name of the Moon]]
{{quote|'''Ryouga''': "Bursting energy!<ref> Genki Bakudai!</ref> ''AbareYellow''!"<br />
{{quote|'''Ryouga''': "Bursting energy!<ref> Genki Bakudai!</ref> ''AbareYellow''!"<br />
'''Yukito''': "Explode Seriously!<ref> Honki Bakuhatsu!</ref> ''AbareBlack''!"<br />
'''Yukito''': "Explode Seriously!<ref> Honki Bakuhatsu!</ref> ''AbareBlack''!"<br />
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** Brachio has his twist; his lines are different every time he goes through his [[Stock Footage]].
** Brachio has his twist; his lines are different every time he goes through his [[Stock Footage]].
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: {{spoiler|1=Ryoga later obtains the power to become [[Shonen Upgrade|AbareYellow]].}}
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: {{spoiler|1=Ryoga later obtains the power to become [[Shonen Upgrade|AbareYellow]].}}
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: Whenever a Trinoid is defeated, the Life Berry used in its creation breaks and summons a rain which revives them in giant form. Averted with Voffa's Giganoids, ''[[Attack of the Fifty Foot Whatever|which start out in giant form already]]''.
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: Whenever a Trinoid is defeated, the Life Berry used in its creation breaks and summons a rain which revives them in giant form. Averted with Voffa's Giganoids, ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|which start out in giant form already]]''.
* [[Mix and Match]]: {[[Super Sentai]] + ([[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs|Dinosaurs]] * [[Talking Animal]]) + [[Stuff Blowing Up|Explosions]] + [[Alien Invasion]]} * '''[[Hot-Blooded|HOT BLOODED!!!]]''' = [[Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger]]
* [[Mix and Match]]: {[[Super Sentai]] + ([[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|Dinosaurs]] * [[Talking Animal]]) + [[Stuff Blowing Up|Explosions]] + [[Alien Invasion]]} * '''[[Hot-Blooded|HOT BLOODED!!!]]''' = [[Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger]]
* [[Mook|Mooks]]: Baomea soldiers; anagram for "[[wikipedia:Amoeba|Amoeba]]"<ref>Read as "A-mee-ba".</ref>.
* [[Mook|Mooks]]: Baomea soldiers; anagram for "[[wikipedia:Amoeba|Amoeba]]"<ref>Read as "A-mee-ba".</ref>.
* [[The Movie]]: ''Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Kinkin Chū!''
* [[The Movie]]: ''Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Kinkin Chū!''
* [[On the Next Episode of Catchphrase]]: Averted; the phrases are different each time.
* [["On the Next Episode of..." Catchphrase]]: Averted; the phrases are different each time.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: All the Bakuryu can qualify in a sense, despite their size.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: All the Bakuryu can qualify in a sense, despite their size.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Abare Yellow, who is the first true female yellow in Sentai since [[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Mega Yellow]] (not counting the four [[Gender Flipped]] yellows in ''[[Power Rangers]]'' of course).
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Abare Yellow, who is the first true female yellow in Sentai since [[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Mega Yellow]] (not counting the four [[Gender Flipped]] yellows in ''[[Power Rangers]]'' of course).
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** Makito: Dino Minder
** Makito: Dino Minder
** A non-Sentai and evil version of this trope would have to be the Geildon armor.
** A non-Sentai and evil version of this trope would have to be the Geildon armor.
* [[Two Girls to A Team]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Unless you count [[Joke Character|Abare Pig]] as a legitimate Sentai warrior.}}
* [[Two Girls to a Team]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Unless you count [[Joke Character|Abare Pig]] as a legitimate Sentai warrior.}}
* [[Weapon of Choice]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]
** [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: The AbareKiller <ref>[[Handguns|Gun]] and [[Cool Sword|Sword]] modes.</ref>
** [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: The AbareKiller <ref>[[Handguns|Gun]] and [[Cool Sword|Sword]] modes.</ref>
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** Ryouga is ''even more''. At least Asuka was knowledgable in Dino Earth culture. But Ryouga out-[[The Messiah|messiah'd]] Asuka.
** Ryouga is ''even more''. At least Asuka was knowledgable in Dino Earth culture. But Ryouga out-[[The Messiah|messiah'd]] Asuka.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Exactly what {{spoiler|Asuka}} did.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Exactly what {{spoiler|Asuka}} did.
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Of course!
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: Of course!
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Mikoto does a ''very'' hammy version. {{spoiler|Still, not as bad as Rijewel's.}}
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Mikoto does a ''very'' hammy version. {{spoiler|Still, not as bad as Rijewel's.}}
* [[Expy]]: The three main Abarangers draw their powers from dinosaurs that were represented by three of the Zyurangers (namely the tyrannosaurus, the triceratops and the pteranodon), while Abare Black draws his power from a brachiosaurus (which was present in ''Zyuranger'' in the form of King Brachion).
* [[Expy]]: The three main Abarangers draw their powers from dinosaurs that were represented by three of the Zyurangers (namely the tyrannosaurus, the triceratops and the pteranodon), while Abare Black draws his power from a brachiosaurus (which was present in ''Zyuranger'' in the form of King Brachion).
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** Ego: Ranru
** Ego: Ranru
* [[Fuel Meter of Power]]: {{spoiler|Abarekiller's suit is set to self-destruct after a set amount of transformations. [[Foregone Conclusion|It eventually does.]]}}
* [[Fuel Meter of Power]]: {{spoiler|Abarekiller's suit is set to self-destruct after a set amount of transformations. [[Foregone Conclusion|It eventually does.]]}}
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: "Abare"; it's a word-per-syllable acronym instead of word-per-letter, and stands for "'''A'''ttack '''Ba'''ndit '''Re'''sistance".
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: "Abare"; it's a word-per-syllable acronym instead of word-per-letter, and stands for "'''A'''ttack '''Ba'''ndit '''Re'''sistance".
* [[Giant Robot Hands Save Lives]]: done in the final battle with AbaLasers very-seldom-used hands.
* [[Giant Robot Hands Save Lives]]: done in the final battle with AbaLasers very-seldom-used hands.
* [[Grievous Harm With a Body]]: Mecha variation in [[The Movie]], after AbareMax jacks DinoGuts drill arm.
* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: Mecha variation in [[The Movie]], after AbareMax jacks DinoGuts drill arm.
* {{spoiler|1=[[Gundamjack]]: AnotherEarth forces Stego into combining with AbarenOh's to form BakurenOh. Later on he temporarily kidnaps every non-main Bakuryu and uses them against their own will.}}
* {{spoiler|1=[[Gundamjack]]: AnotherEarth forces Stego into combining with AbarenOh's to form BakurenOh. Later on he temporarily kidnaps every non-main Bakuryu and uses them against their own will.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|1=Dr. Nakadai MikotoAbarenOh's, MahoroAbareKiller, and (arguably) Yatsudenwani.}}
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|1=Dr. Nakadai MikotoAbarenOh's, MahoroAbareKiller, and (arguably) Yatsudenwani.}}
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* [[Idol Singer]]: Ranru trained as one before becoming a mechanic.
* [[Idol Singer]]: Ranru trained as one before becoming a mechanic.
* [[Inn Between the Worlds]]: Ever since its creation, the Dinosaur Curry shop has been referenced in every annual teamup, serving as a place where members of the past and present teams meet each other. The thing's a landmark.
* [[Inn Between the Worlds]]: Ever since its creation, the Dinosaur Curry shop has been referenced in every annual teamup, serving as a place where members of the past and present teams meet each other. The thing's a landmark.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: If any one trope sums up Yukito's character, this is it.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: If any one trope sums up Yukito's character, this is it.
* [[Literal Genie]]: ep. 25's Trinoid.
* [[Literal Genie]]: ep. 25's Trinoid.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|Rije's father turned out to be Asuka.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|Rije's father turned out to be Asuka.}}
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{{quote| "So which one is Ryuunosuke?"<br />
{{quote| "So which one is Ryuunosuke?"<br />
"Sshh, pay attention!" }}
"Sshh, pay attention!" }}
* [[Missed the Call]]: Mikoto misses the distribution of [[Transformation Trinket|Tranfsormation Trinkets]]. He finds [[Sealed Evil in A Can|Sealed Evil In An]] [[Egg McGuffin]] while moping.
* [[Missed the Call]]: Mikoto misses the distribution of [[Transformation Trinket|Tranfsormation Trinkets]]. He finds [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Sealed Evil In An]] [[Egg McGuffin]] while moping.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]
* [[Mood Whiplash]]
* {{spoiler|1=[[More Than Mind Control]]: After breaking free from TopGaler's influence, Stego decides to stay with him anyway since this means a promotion from "auxiliary zord called out once-every-so-often" to "one half of a Megazord". Even Mikoto was surprised at the [[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
* {{spoiler|1=[[More Than Mind Control]]: After breaking free from TopGaler's influence, Stego decides to stay with him anyway since this means a promotion from "auxiliary zord called out once-every-so-often" to "one half of a Megazord". Even Mikoto was surprised at the [[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: /Jeanne.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: /Jeanne.
* [[Nephewism]]: Ryouga is biologically Mai's uncle and has been caring for her since her parents were killed.
* [[Nephewism]]: Ryouga is biologically Mai's uncle and has been caring for her since her parents were killed.
* [[New Powers As the Plot Demands]]: Actually ''justified in-universe'', with [[Wrench Wench]] Ranru making random modifications to the Dino Braces (explaining the out-of-nowhere 'Abare Beam' in the [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Hurricaneger]] teamup) and adding stuff to the Bakuryu (Kera slaps a bug on the ep. 25 Trinoid, which tricks it into attacking a holographic building).
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: Actually ''justified in-universe'', with [[Wrench Wench]] Ranru making random modifications to the Dino Braces (explaining the out-of-nowhere 'Abare Beam' in the [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Hurricaneger]] teamup) and adding stuff to the Bakuryu (Kera slaps a bug on the ep. 25 Trinoid, which tricks it into attacking a holographic building).
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Brachio is a Non Action ''Mecha''. In [[Super Sentai]], nonetheless.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Brachio is a Non Action ''Mecha''. In [[Super Sentai]], nonetheless.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: All the Bakuryu have nicknames, to be addressed easily, except for AbareKiller.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: All the Bakuryu have nicknames, to be addressed easily, except for AbareKiller.
** Mikoto does call him "Toppu" in [[The Movie]].
** Mikoto does call him "Toppu" in [[The Movie]].
* [[Overly Long Name]]: All Trinoids, see [[Punny Name]] below. Mikela turns out to have one in ep. 22.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: All Trinoids, see [[Punny Name]] below. Mikela turns out to have one in ep. 22.
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** For example, the first Trinoid to appear in the series is created from "''Bakudan''/Bomb", "Dandelion" and "Lion". Its name? Bakudandelion.
** For example, the first Trinoid to appear in the series is created from "''Bakudan''/Bomb", "Dandelion" and "Lion". Its name? Bakudandelion.
** Taken to its logical extreme with the Hexanoid's six-piece name: Hanabi<ref>fireworks</ref> + Bi<ref>bee</ref> + Bikini + Nikibi<ref>pimple</ref> + Binasu<ref>Venus</ref> + Nasu<ref>eggplant</ref> = [[Overly Long Name|Hanabikinikibinasu]].
** Taken to its logical extreme with the Hexanoid's six-piece name: Hanabi<ref>fireworks</ref> + Bi<ref>bee</ref> + Bikini + Nikibi<ref>pimple</ref> + Binasu<ref>Venus</ref> + Nasu<ref>eggplant</ref> = [[Overly Long Name|Hanabikinikibinasu]].
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Happens to Emiri and Ryuunosuke sometime before episode 13, {{spoiler|when the Rangers get hurled into the past and meet their Identical Strangers.}}
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Happens to Emiri and Ryuunosuke sometime before episode 13, {{spoiler|when the Rangers get hurled into the past and meet their Identical Strangers.}}
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|1=TopGaler, and in a way, AbareKiller.}}
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|1=TopGaler, and in a way, AbareKiller.}}
* [[Refused By the Call]]: Emiri and Sugishita weren't able to handle the transformation, so they chose to stay in the sidelines anyway.
* [[Refused by the Call]]: Emiri and Sugishita weren't able to handle the transformation, so they chose to stay in the sidelines anyway.
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Rije is actually Asuka's daughter. Dezumozorya just implanted his DNA in to her.}}
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Rije is actually Asuka's daughter. Dezumozorya just implanted his DNA in to her.}}
* [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]: All Ryujin have four claws over their cheekbones.
* [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]: All Ryujin have four claws over their cheekbones.
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in A Can|Sealed Evil In A Man]]}}: {{spoiler|Half of the Evolien's [[Eldritch Abomination|God]] is sealed away inside Mikoto Nakadai, which triggers his [[Villainous Breakdown]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in a Can|Sealed Evil In A Man]]}}: {{spoiler|Half of the Evolien's [[Eldritch Abomination|God]] is sealed away inside Mikoto Nakadai, which triggers his [[Villainous Breakdown]]}}.
* [[Shonen Upgrade]] / [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: {{spoiler|1=AbareKiller and Bakuryu Styracosaurus / TopGaler}}.
* [[Shonen Upgrade]] / [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: {{spoiler|1=AbareKiller and Bakuryu Styracosaurus / TopGaler}}.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Brachio, every time he appears on the battlefield, does so with a different line. Best part? Virtually all of them are lyrics from Toku songs. [http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Theater/5032/abare_brakio.html See here].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Brachio, every time he appears on the battlefield, does so with a different line. Best part? Virtually all of them are lyrics from Toku songs. [http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Theater/5032/abare_brakio.html See here].
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