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{{quote|''Wherever there is life, there is a roar of justice!''}}
 
''Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger'' ("Hundred Beasts Squadron Gaoranger" <ref>''gao'' is the Japanese word for roar.</ref>) is the twenty-fifth installmentinstalment in the ''[[Super Sentai]]'', airing from 2001 to 2002.
 
A thousand years ago the evil Org spirits were fought by warriors backed by the Power Animals, but in the modern day Orgs begin to show up again. From the Animarium in the sky, the Power Animals choose five new warriors to fight them, and they're mentored by Animarium caretaker Tetomu and joined by one of the original warriors who was frozen in time.
 
Refer to ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'' for the Westernized version.
 
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=== '''The GaoRangers: ==='''
* Kakeru Shishi / '''{{color|red|Gao Red}}''': [[The Hero]], [[Rookie Red Ranger]], and the new leader. He's a [[Friend to All Living Things]] given that he's a Veterinarian.
* Gaku Washio / '''{{color|gold|Gao Yellow}}''': [[The Lancer]] and second-in-command. He LOVES speaking in [[Gratuitous English]].
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* Shirogane / Tsukumaro Oogami / '''{{color|gray|Gao Silver}}''': The [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] [[Sixth Ranger]]. [[I Work Alone|Loves to work on his own.]]
 
=== '''The Ogre Tribe, Orgs: ==='''
* Org Master, a stone idol worshipped by the lesser Orgs. {{spoiler|Revealed later on to be just that.}}
* Duke Org Yabaiba. [[Knife Nut]]. One of two surviving Orgs from the last conflict, lying in wait for the Orgs' return.
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* High Duke Org Rasetsu. [[Extreme Omnivore]], [[Bad Boss]]. Introduced in the story arc where Gao God rejoins the heroes.
* Duke Org Loki: The [[Sixth Ranger]] {{spoiler|in the literal sense, until he is separated bodily from Tsukimaro.}}
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=== Recurring [[Super Sentai]] tropes ===
 
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=== Recurring [[Super Sentai]] tropes ===
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: The [[BFS|HajaHyakujuuken]] <ref> ''Evil Crushing Hundred Beast Sword''</ref>. Notably the first melee weapon for a Team Finisher.
** Near the end of the show all the Org leaders are merged into one super Org. There's also a [[Monster of the Week]] formed from a bunch of stolen Power Animals.
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* [[Home Base]]: Gao's Rock, a flying [[Turtle Power|turtle-like]] edifice that transports the Gaorangers. Also has a conduit to Sky Island as well as a sacred spring that, among other functions, [[Regular Caller|detects the presence of an Org]] by bubbling.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The first [[Super Sentai]] to feature extensive use of upgrades. In fact, it was the first to introduce multiple peripheral mecha, imply their compatibility out of the default formations and put the potential to good use. [[Super Sentai]] used this concept on and off for several years, before adopting it consistently with ''[[Go Go Sentai Boukenger]]''.
** [[A Mech Byby Any Other Name]]: The [[Animal Mecha|Power Animals]] and the later God Power Animals that form Gao God.
** [[Combining Mecha]]
*** Gao Lion + Gao Eagle + Gao Bison + Gao Shark + Gao Tiger = Gao King
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*** Other Power Animals includes the Soul Bird (which serves as a power-up to any of the robots) and the rare Gao Panda (which never appeared on the show and was only available as a giveaway along with a bonus CD offered by ''Terebi-kun'' magazine in Japan). There was also a blue version of the Gao Ligator and a black version of the Gao Elephant, as well as several Power Animals that were never made into toys.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Episodes are called "Quests".
* [[In the Name of Thethe Moon]]
{{quote| '''{{color|red|Red}}:''' The Blazing Lion, Gao Red!<br />
'''{{color|gold|Yellow}}:''' The Noble Eagle, Gao Yellow!<br />
'''{{color|blue|Blue}}:''' The Surging Shark, Gao Blue!<br />
'''Black:''' The Iron Bison, Gao Black!<br />
'''{{color|silver|White}}:''' The Belle Tiger, Gao White!<br />
'''{{color|gray|Silver}}:''' The Sparking Wolf, Gao Silver!<br />
'''{{color|red|Red}}:''' Where there is life, there is a roar of justice! Hyakujuu Sentai!<br />
'''All:''' Gaoranger! }}
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Red's weapon is able to transform into a different one.
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* [[Mook|Mooks]] : The Orgettes.
* [[The Movie]]: ''Gaoranger: Hi no Yama, Hoeru'' ("The Volcano Howls"), the first Super Sentai theatrical featurette since the ''Ohranger'' movie (the ''Gogo-V'' movie with Zeek was a straight-to-video release).
* [["On the Next Episode of..." Catchphrase]]: Surprisingly averted.
* [[Strictly Formula]]: To wit:
** The first [[Mecha Expansion Pack]] appears in Episode 5.
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** Silver: [[Swiss Army Weapon|Gao Hustler Rod]] <ref>[[Royal Rapier|Sabre]], [[Ray Gun|Sniper]], and [[Improbable Weapon User|Break]] modes.</ref>
 
=== Tropes specific to [[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] once more voices the male half of a villain with male and female nature.
* [[Airplane Arms]]
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* [[Body Horror]]: the three High Dukes are [[Eyes Do Not Belong There|especially]] guilty of this.
* [[Break Out the Museum Piece]]: In the finale, after the Gaorangers are [[Brought Down to Normal]], they bring out their last weapon against {{spoiler|Senki}}: an old sword dating to the Heian era. Needless to say, it doesn't work.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: In the beginning of episode 15, Red starts taking off his pants and everyone tries to stop him. Black then turns to the screen and puts his hand over it saying, "Don't look!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "''[[Gratuitous English|Nebaa]] [[Heroic Spirit|Gibaapu!]]''"<ref> "Never give up!"</ref>
** Yabaiba has... "''Yabaiba!''", meaning "[[Oh Crap|This is bad!]]" while also a direct pun on his name.
** TsueTsue's "[[Make My Monster Grow|Oni in, luck out!]]".<ref> "Oni wa uchi, fuku wa soto!" This one is a pun on a traditional Japanese saying which is recited during New Year's time to attract good fortune, which is the exact reverse of Tsutsue's quote: "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!" (Oni out, luck in!)</ref>
* [[Chromatic Arrangement]]: The three High Dukes have colors corresponding to the RGB scheme: Shuten is red, Ura is green, and Rasetsu is blue.
* [[Climb, Slip, Hang, Climb]]: Happens to Gao Black in episode 4.
* [[Clip Show]]/[[Breather Episode]]: Episode 45. Features, apart from the Gaorangers (and Yabaiba) reminiscing about the series so far, GaoKing ''dancing'' and the episode ending with everyone in a hot spring.
** ''Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'', while including plenty of new action scenes, doubles as a clip show for the entire franchise, as the veteran rangers tell the Gaorangers about Super Sentai history.
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* [[Golem]]: The Power Animals are more like this than actual mecha. They're spirit animals who inhabit material aspects created from the Earth itself. Their robot-like appearance is due to using metal ore deposits to make their skins.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Q-BfxLtVU As seen here.]
{{quote| '''Yellow:''' Jesus.}}
** Blue and Black have their own [[Gratuitous English]]: "Never give up!"
** Even Red gets in on it. "Open the vulcan!"
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* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Played for laughs between Yabaiba and Yellow.
* [[Palette Swap]]: Many Power Animals are slightly modified recolors of others, most notably Gao God's components being retools of Gao King's components. Thanks to the stacked retools, Gao God avoids being a blatant example.
** There's also Gao Hunter's [[Super Mode|Blue Moon mode]], which, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|as you'd expect]], turns most of its non-silver coloration into a bright blue.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]: Usually, animal-themed Sentai have at least one large cat ranger in the mix. Here, we have two, Gao Red for a lion, Gao White for a tiger. Additionally, we have the Leon and Jaguar mecha for Gao God.
* [[Psycho Rangers]]: Done in Quest 12 by an Org based on a photocopy machine. And later, a specialty of Duke Org Dorodoro - he made the Gaorangers fight their shadows, which they could not defeat without hurting themselves.
* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]: Also see link to [[Gratuitous English]] above.
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: See link to [[Gratuitous English]] above.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: [[Lampshaded]] when White points out that Tsuetsue is the [[Oba-san|oldest woman in the show.]]
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* [[Recursive Import]]: Korea had already dubbed [[Power Rangers Wild Force]], the American adaptation, and is now dubbing Gaoranger itself as well.
* [[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You]]: In the second [[Eyecatch]], GaoRed fires the Gao Mane Buster.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In episode 30, Tsuetsue and Yabaiba do a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Who Wants to Be Aa Millionaire?]]''.
{{quote| '''Tsuetsue:''' Well, which one?<br />
'''Yabaiba:''' Hmm... no. 3!<br />
'''Tsuetsue:''' Final answer?<br />
'''Yabaiba:''' [[Gratuitous English|Yes, final answer!]]<br />
'''Tsuetsue:''' ......correct!<br />
'''Yabaiba:''' I did it! Yes! }}
** Also included is a great white shark Power Animal named Gao Jaws and a reindeer named Gao [[Rudolph the Red -Nosed Reindeer|Rednose]]. And in [[The Movie]], there's a gorilla Power Animal named Gao [[King Kong|Kong]].
** Why else would a pool-cue weapon be named the Gao ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054997/ Hustler]'' Rod?
** The list of all 100 Power Animals contains two very familiar groupings: [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Hawk, Condor, Owl, Swan, and Swallow]], and [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger|Ape, Bear, Toad, Japanese Wolf and Crane]].
* [[Team Pet]]: Soul Bird fills this role before growing into a [[BFG]].
* [[Turtle Power]]: Both the [[Floating Continent]] and the Gao's Rock (a rare heroic version of the [[Ominous Floating Castle]]) are shaped like giant turtles.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: Episode 15. Just when the going seemed good for the heroes after Shuten's defeat, Ura appears and unseals the [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]] Rouki, who [[Curb Stomp Battle|wipes the floor with the Gaorangers]] in their first encounter.
** Episode 30. {{spoiler|Ura reveals his master plan and absorbs the thousand-year old evil spirit, killing all but two of the Rangers.}}
* [[Written Sound Effect]]: The ''[[Written Roar|GAO!]]'' kanji pops up on screen numerous times. Other instances include the kanji for ''Slash!'' when the Haja Hyakujuuken is used.
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