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* [[Cool Sword]]: Road Saber
* [[Cool Sword]]: Road Saber
** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]: In GP 35-36.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]: In GP 35-36.}}
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Maha" in the Korean dub.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Maha" in the Korean dub.
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* [[The McCoy]]
* [[The McCoy]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Oddly enough. Throughout the season he appears in various states of undress, most of them [[Played for Laughs]] given the nature of the show.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Oddly enough. Throughout the season he appears in various states of undress, most of them [[Played for Laughs]] given the nature of the show.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The red to Hiroto's blue. Ditto with [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Takeru/ShinkenRed]] in ''Shinkenger vs. Go-onger''.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Hiroto's blue. Ditto with [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Takeru/ShinkenRed]] in ''Shinkenger vs. Go-onger''.
* [[Serious Business]]: Though not to the extent of some other Rangers, since he does it mainly as a parody of 60s' Japanese daytime dramas.
* [[Serious Business]]: Though not to the extent of some other Rangers, since he does it mainly as a parody of 60s' Japanese daytime dramas.
* [[Ship Tease]]: An early episode hinted that he might have romantic interest in Saki when he became worried about her spending time with a man outside the group (who, it turns out, she was asking for advice on how to defeat the [[Monster of the Week]]). He eventually gets heavy [[BST]] with Miu.
* [[Ship Tease]]: An early episode hinted that he might have romantic interest in Saki when he became worried about her spending time with a man outside the group (who, it turns out, she was asking for advice on how to defeat the [[Monster of the Week]]). He eventually gets heavy [[BST]] with Miu.
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Just Correct" <ref>"''Zubari''"</ref>
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Just Correct" <ref>"''Zubari''"</ref>
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: The actor is known in Japan as the face of the Pop-Up Pirate board game.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: The actor is known in Japan as the face of the Pop-Up Pirate board game.
* [[Ki Attacks]]: ''On On Dan'', during the events of ''Go-onger vs. Gekiranger''.
* [[Ki Attacks]]: ''On On Dan'', during the events of ''Go-onger vs. Gekiranger''.
* [[Missing Mom]]: GP 25 reveals that Ren's mother was terminally ill and died when he was a very young child.
* [[Missing Mom]]: GP 25 reveals that Ren's mother was terminally ill and died when he was a very young child.
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* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Team Chef]]
* [[Team Chef]]
* [[Team Mom]]: His teammates even call him "Mother".
* [[Team Mom]]: His teammates even call him "Mother".
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* [[The Pollyanna]]
* [[The Pollyanna]]
* [[Shorttank]]
* [[Shorttank]]
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: In GP 34, with her sister, who turns out to be [[Different As Night and Day|the polar opposite]] of Saki.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: In GP 34, with her sister, who turns out to be [[Different As Night and Day|the polar opposite]] of Saki.
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Bullet Crash''
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Bullet Crash''
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Up until GP 17.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Up until GP 17.
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* [[Signature Move]]: ''Axe Touring''
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Axe Touring''
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: In at least two episodes. Later, in GP 47 Gunpei wants Hanto to dress as a girl and pose for fake wedding photos to deceive Gunpei's mother, despite the presence of two actual women on the team.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: In at least two episodes. Later, in GP 47 Gunpei wants Hanto to dress as a girl and pose for fake wedding photos to deceive Gunpei's mother, despite the presence of two actual women on the team.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]


==== '''{{color|black| Gunpei Ishihara/Go-on Black}}''' | <small>Actor: Kenji Ebisawa</small> ====
==== '''{{color|black| Gunpei Ishihara/Go-on Black}}''' | <small>Actor: Kenji Ebisawa</small> ====
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: [[Rule of Funny|Subverted]]. Donning a trenchcoat led him to be mistaken for a drug dealer.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: [[Rule of Funny|Subverted]]. Donning a trenchcoat led him to be mistaken for a drug dealer.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Eventually took the role from out of Hanto's hands.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Eventually took the role from out of Hanto's hands.
* [[By the Book Cop]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Somewhere down the road, a few braincells dropped dead. By ''Shinkenger vs. Go-onger'', any sanity he might have left was apparently on vacation.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Somewhere down the road, a few braincells dropped dead. By ''Shinkenger vs. Go-onger'', any sanity he might have left was apparently on vacation.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Alex" in the Korean dub.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Alex" in the Korean dub.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Hiro" in the Korean dub.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: "Hiro" in the Korean dub.
* [[Everythings Better With Chickens]]: Toriptor
* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]: Toriptor
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: Hiroto's actor, Hidenori Tokuyama, had previously played Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider Kick Hopper in ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]''.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Hiroto's actor, Hidenori Tokuyama, had previously played Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider Kick Hopper in ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]''.
* [[I Work Alone]]: Initially. He later warms up to the rest of the team, but he and Miu live separately from the Go-ongers.
* [[I Work Alone]]: Initially. He later warms up to the rest of the team, but he and Miu live separately from the Go-ongers.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knife Nut]]: Rocket Dagger
* [[Knife Nut]]: Rocket Dagger
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to Sosuke's red.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Sosuke's red.
* [[The Rival]]: To Sosuke.
* [[The Rival]]: To Sosuke.
* [[Signature Move]]: ''[[Playing With Fire|Burning]] Dagger''
* [[Signature Move]]: ''[[Playing With Fire|Burning]] Dagger''
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
** But [[Not So Stoic]] if Miu is in danger.
** But [[Not So Stoic]] if Miu is in danger.
* [[Spot Light Stealing Squad]]: He and Miu got a lot of screentime for just two people. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] because the Wings function as a separate unit from the Go-ongers
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: He and Miu got a lot of screentime for just two people. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] because the Wings function as a separate unit from the Go-ongers
* [[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Team Dad]]
* [[Team Dad]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts]]: Foreshadowed in the Urameshimedes episode, and confirmed as canon down the line.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts]]: Foreshadowed in the Urameshimedes episode, and confirmed as canon down the line.


==== '''{{color|Silver| Miu Suto/Go-on Silver}}''' | <small>Actor: Yumi Sugimoto</small> ====
==== '''{{color|Silver| Miu Suto/Go-on Silver}}''' | <small>Actor: Yumi Sugimoto</small> ====
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* [[Image Song]]: Dream Wings
* [[Image Song]]: Dream Wings
* [[Knife Nut]]: Rocket Dagger
* [[Knife Nut]]: Rocket Dagger
* [[Noblewomans Laugh]]
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]: And complete with [[Who Wears Short Shorts|really short shorts]] to show them off.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: And complete with [[Who Wears Short Shorts|really short shorts]] to show them off.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Sosuke.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Sosuke.
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly Girl to Saki's Tomboy.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly Girl to Saki's Tomboy.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Well Excuse Me Princess]]
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]


=== The Engines ===
=== The Engines ===
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* [[Flying Car]]: Accel Full Throttle
* [[Flying Car]]: Accel Full Throttle
* [[Shout Out]]: He's a [[Deep Purple|Highway Star]].
* [[Shout Out]]: He's a [[Deep Purple|Highway Star]].
* [[Verbal Tic]]: [[Spell My Name With an S|Dor/Drrr!]]<ref>The former spelling would match his name; the latter would be his onomatopoeia. The latter is also spelled out on the back of Sosuke's jacket.</ref>
* [[Verbal Tic]]: [[Spell My Name With an "S"|Dor/Drrr!]]<ref>The former spelling would match his name; the latter would be his onomatopoeia. The latter is also spelled out on the back of Sosuke's jacket.</ref>


==== '''{{color|blue|Bus-on}}''' | Voice actor: [[Hisao Egawa]] ====
==== '''{{color|blue|Bus-on}}''' | Voice actor: [[Hisao Egawa]] ====
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==== '''{{color|gold|BearRV}}''' | Voice actress: Miki Inoue ====
==== '''{{color|gold|BearRV}}''' | Voice actress: Miki Inoue ====


* [[Everythings Worse With Bears]]: Aversion, unless you're a Gaiark cohort.
* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]]: Aversion, unless you're a Gaiark cohort.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The only female Engine to have a major role in the series.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The only female Engine to have a major role in the series.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: V!
* [[Verbal Tic]]: V!
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* [[Cool Bike]]
* [[Cool Bike]]
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]: He likes peppering his speech with words from various Romance languages.
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]: He likes peppering his speech with words from various Romance languages.
* [[Mecha Expansion Pack]]: [[Everythings Better With Spinning|Spinning]] [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]
* [[Mecha Expansion Pack]]: [[Everything's Better With Spinning|Spinning]] [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Baru!
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Baru!


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==== '''{{color|goldenrod|Toripter}}''' | Voice actor: Shizuka Ishikawa ====
==== '''{{color|goldenrod|Toripter}}''' | Voice actor: Shizuka Ishikawa ====


* [[Everythings Better With Chickens]]
* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]
* [[Helicopter Blender]]
* [[Helicopter Blender]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Bata!
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Bata!
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: At the end of GP 36. [[Back From the Dead|He came back]] in ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]] vs. Go-Onger'', however.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: At the end of GP 36. [[Back From the Dead|He came back]] in ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]] vs. Go-Onger'', however.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref>"''Yogosu''" = "Pollute"</ref>
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref>"''Yogosu''" = "Pollute"</ref>
* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]]: In GP 35-36}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: In GP 35-36}}
* [[Verbal Tic]]: ''"-Nari"''
* [[Verbal Tic]]: ''"-Nari"''


==== '''Earth Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes''' | <small>Voice actor: [[Kazuya Nakai]]</small> ====
==== '''Earth Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes''' | <small>Voice actor: [[Kazuya Nakai]]</small> ====
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]: for some reason he wears glasses anytime he's outdoors
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]: for some reason he wears glasses anytime he's outdoors
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Kazuya Nakai]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Kazuya Nakai]]
* [[Idea Bulb]]: Literally. He actually ''has'' a trio of lightbulbs built into his head that light up whenever he has an idea.
* [[Idea Bulb]]: Literally. He actually ''has'' a trio of lightbulbs built into his head that light up whenever he has an idea.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref> A combination of "''Hirameki''" = "Flash" ie. an idea, and Archimedes, tying him to his mathematics and strategy themes.</ref>
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref> A combination of "''Hirameki''" = "Flash" ie. an idea, and Archimedes, tying him to his mathematics and strategy themes.</ref>
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Ren is the only Go-onger able to remember Hiramechimedes' name correctly
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Ren is the only Go-onger able to remember Hiramechimedes' name correctly
* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]]: In GP 23}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: In GP 23}}
* {{spoiler|[[Only Mostly Dead]]: His grudge against the Go-ongers enables him to return as a ''yurei'' <ref>vengeful spirit</ref>, the undead Urameshimedes}}
* {{spoiler|[[Only Mostly Dead]]: His grudge against the Go-ongers enables him to return as a ''yurei'' <ref>vengeful spirit</ref>, the undead Urameshimedes}}
* [[Overly Long Name]]
* [[Overly Long Name]]
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Piper" thanks to her costume and her actress's history as an "AV" (Adult Video) performer.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: "Piper" thanks to her costume and her actress's history as an "AV" (Adult Video) performer.
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref>"''Kegare''" = "Impurity"</ref>
* [[Meaningful Name]] <ref>"''Kegare''" = "Impurity"</ref>
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: Is somehow able to successfully pass as a human despite the giant tap on her head.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Is somehow able to successfully pass as a human despite the giant tap on her head.
* [[Robot Girl]]
* [[Robot Girl]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]

Revision as of 14:35, 8 January 2014


Engine Sentai Go-onger character sheet.

The Go-ongers

Sosuke Esumi/Go-on Red | Actor: Yasuhisa Furuhara

Ren Kosaka/Go-on Blue | Actor: Shinwa Kataoka

Saki Royama/Go-on Yellow | Actor: Rina Aizawa

Hanto Jo/Go-on Green | Actor: Masahiro Usui

Gunpei Ishihara/Go-on Black | Actor: Kenji Ebisawa

Hiroto Suto/Go-on Gold | Actor: Hidenori Tokuyama

Miu Suto/Go-on Silver | Actor: Yumi Sugimoto

The Engines

The partners of the Go-Ongers, hailing from the Engine World. In order to survive on Earth they need to separate into Engine Casts, miniature versions of their true Engine forms, and Engine Souls, which are cartridge-shaped objects that store the soul of an Engine. When the Engine Casts are reunited with the Engine Souls, the Engines are brought back to full size for ten minutes, after which they risk rusting.

Speedor | Voice actor: Daisuke Namikawa

Bus-on | Voice actor: Hisao Egawa

BearRV | Voice actress: Miki Inoue

Birca | Voice actor: Soichiro Hoshi

Gunpherd | Voice actor: Kenji Hamada

Carrigator | Voice actor: Kyousei Tsukui

  • Keigo
  • Stealth Pun: Carrigator is pronounced "kari-geta", a reference to his role as the "shoes" of BearRV formations from G6 and up.
  • Verbal Tic: Geta!

Toripter | Voice actor: Shizuka Ishikawa

Jetras | Voice actor: Kiyotaka Furushima

Jum-bowhale | Voice actor: Tomomichi Nishimura

Kishamoth

T-Line

K-Line

Barbaric Machine Clan Gaiark

Earth Pollution Minister Yogostein | Voice actor: Kiyoyuki Yanada

Earth Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes | Voice actor: Kazuya Nakai

Water Pollution Minister Kegareshia | Actor: Nao Oikawa

Air Pollution Minister Kitaneidas | Voice actor: Mitsuaki Madono

Prime Minister Yogoshimacritein

Pollution President Batcheed | Voice actor: Banjo Ginga

  1. ↑ "Zubari"
  2. ↑ The former spelling would match his name; the latter would be his onomatopoeia. The latter is also spelled out on the back of Sosuke's jacket.
  3. ↑ "Yogosu" = "Pollute"
  4. ↑ A combination of "Hirameki" = "Flash" ie. an idea, and Archimedes, tying him to his mathematics and strategy themes.
  5. ↑ vengeful spirit
  6. ↑ "Kegare" = "Impurity"
  7. ↑ "Kitanai" = "Foul"
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