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[[File:TVT-Gokai199_6954.jpg|frame|The Gokaigers. [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|And all the others]].]]
 
 
{{quote|"''On a search for adventure and excitement, these youths went on a journey through the universe. They faced the Space Empire Zangyack and took the title of 'pirates'. They are...[[Title Scream|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger!]]''"}}
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For the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' equivalent, see ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''.
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=== Recurring [[Super Sentai]] tropes: ===▼
 
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▲=== Recurring [[Super Sentai]] tropes: ===
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: In addition to the normal Sentai teamwork aspect, the Gokaiger have the powers of all previous Sentai Teams. Also, the previous Sentai teams use this to wipe out the entire Zangyack invasion force at the finale of the Legend War in the cold open, though [[De-Power|they lost their powers in doing so]].
* [[An Asskicking Christmas]]: #44, complete with a thematic Ranger!
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** KanzenGokaiOh's is Gokai Kanzen Burst, and with the legend mecha it becomes Gokai Kanzen Super Burst.
** The Gokai Galleon Buster is the [[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|Olé Bazooka]] reincarnated, which is not as far-fetched as it sounds, since Doc used Ohranger's greater power to create it.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: There are two [[Smart Guy|Smart Guys]]s on the team. <ref>Don the engineer and Gai the Super Sentai expert.</ref>
** [[The Hero]]: Captain Marvelous
** [[The Lancer]]: Joe
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** [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]] {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Traitor]]}}: Basco
* [[Home Base]]: The GokaiGalleon.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]:
** [[A Mech by Any Other Name]]: The Gokai Machines
** [[Combining Mecha]]: GokaiOh, which transforms from the [[Cool Boat|Gokai Galleon]] (Red), [[Cool Plane|Gokai Jet]] (Blue), [[Cool Car|Gokai Trailer]] (Yellow), [[Cool Car|Gokai Racer]] (Green), and [[Cool Boat|Gokai Marine]] (Pink). It's a [[Dual-Wielding]] [[Dance Battler]] giant robot at that!
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'''Don:''' "Gokai Green!"
'''Ahim:''' "Gokai Pink!"
'''Gai:''' [[Large Ham|"Gooooooookai Silver!"]]<br />
'''Marvelous:''' "Kaizoku Sentai!"<br />
'''All:''' "Gokaiger!" }}
** Although [[Sixth Ranger|Gokai Silver]] introducing himself for the first time is quite literally long enough for all of them put together.
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** [[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger|Gao Lion]]: Unlike most Legend Mecha, it gives GokaiOh [[Composite Character|two alternate formations]]:
*** Gao GokaiOh: [[Our Centaurs Are Different]].
*** [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Shinken GokaiOh]]: [[Double Weapon]]; [[Flaming Sword|Flaming]] [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]] for the finisher.
** [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Furaimaru]] ([[Composite Character|with elements of Tenkuujin]]): Hurricane GokaiOh: [[Fuuma Shuriken]].
** GoJyu GokaiOh: Activated by the [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abaranger]] keys, GokaiOh, swaps arms with GoJyuJin gaining its [[This Is a Drill|drill]] weapon.
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* [[Supervillain Lair]]: The Gigant Horse, the Zangyack mothership stationed on Earth's orbit. Basco has his own ship, the Free Joker.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Not only do the ''Gokaiger'' theme gets applied to this from #5 onwards but whenever the Gokaiger unlock the greater power of a prior Sentai team, an instrumental version of their respective (opening) theme song plays in the ensuing battle.
** The exceptions were Gekiranger in #7, where only standard fight music plays, Jetman in #28, where the music played for the first formation of Hurricane GokaiOh is used ([[ThemeDiegetic TuneTheme Cameo|Gai Ikari does sing the first few notes of the Jetman theme in the episode]], though) and Battle Fever in #44, where the instrumental version of the Gokaiger's insert song, "Gokai Zenkai Dash", plays instead (although the ''Battle Fever J'' theme was played in ''Flying Ghost Ship'' when the Gokaigers changed into them).
** Subverted with Ohranger in #31, where it is not the opening theme "Olé! Ohranger" that plays but rather the final episode's ending song "Nijiiro Crystal Sky".
** This is taken [[Up to Eleven]] in ''199 Heroes'', where, when the Humongous Mecha of all the previous Sentai robots join forces, the extended Goranger theme song plays throughout the fight as they beat down multiple previous enemies that were brought back to life.
*** Also in the beginning of the movie, with the extended Legend War scene, the music is replaced by the extended version of the Goseiger theme.
** In "Flying Ghost Ship", the Gokaigers as the Gorangers "fight" against Baseball Mask, the instrumental version of the Goranger ending theme plays.
** In #49, after recovering the five great powers that were stolen by Basco, a medley of their respective themes (''Changeman'', ''Flashman'', ''Maskman'', ''Fiveman'' and ''Sun Vulcan'', in that order) is played when the Gokaigers transform into a mixed set of rangers from those teams while fighting against Insarn.
** In Gokaiger vs Gavan, the original Gavan theme plays during the team-up fight. Also during Gavan's transformation sequence, the instrumental version of "Chase Gavan" plays.
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** And of course Gokai Silver's GoJyuJin, which can transform between a [[Humongous Mecha]], a [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]], and a [[Drill Tank]]
* [[Two Girls to a Team]]: Pink and Yellow again, but while the Gokaigers mostly stick to their default colors when transforming into other teams (regardless of the gender of their counterpart), in the instances where the colors don't match up, members without a counterpart are assigned the closest color available, resulting in seven instances where Pink changes colors (four whites, two blacks and a dark blue ranger) and three instances where it happens to Yellow (two white and an orange). The girls also get to wear green as well in a couple of special occasions.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The Gokaigers (minus Gai) don't have unique weapons ,<ref>a first since ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]''</ref>, all using [[Sword and Gun|Swords and Guns]], while also having unique fighting styles. Though because they do have the power to transform into past Sentai teams, they can use their weapons.
** [[Sword and Gun]]: The Gokai Sabres and Gokai Guns; a standard issued pair for the main five. The Gokai Sabres also have a built-in [[Grappling Hook Gun|grappling hook]] function. When they are fighting, the Gokaigers, excluding Marvelous, can [[Give Me a Sword|trade one of their weapons]] with each other in the event they wish to do...
*** [[Dual-Wielding]]: Joe and Luka's speciality. Luka has shown to use the Gokai Sabres in two different ways: a [[Double Weapon]] by combing the two sabres by their hilt, and an [[Epic Flail]] by using the wires in the sabres. It's currently unknown if these are exclusive skills or if the others can do them too. {{spoiler|As for Joe, #4 has him [[Up to Eleven|upping the ante]] by doing this with ''all five'' Gokai Sabres, becoming two- and three-bladers each with a single handle, presumably to make the quint-wielding easier on the suit actor.}}
*** [[Guns Akimbo]]: Don and Ahim's speciality.
** [[BFGBig Freaking Gun]]: The Gokai Galleon Buster, derived from the Ohranger's great power.
*** Before that, the Gokaigers used the Super Sentai Bazooka with the Goseigers in ''199 Heroes''.
** Gai: [[Swiss Army Weapon|Gokai]] [[Prongs of Poseidon|Spear]] <ref>[[Blade on a Stick|Spear]], [[Ray Gun|Gun]], and [[Anchors Away|Anchor]] modes.</ref>
 
 
=== Tropes specific to ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'': ===
 
* [[Acting for Two]]: Not only does Kenji Ohba reprise his role as [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|Denzi Blue]], he also appears as said character, [[Battle Fever J|Battle Kenya]], ''and'' [[Space Sheriff Gavan]] in the Gokaiger vs Gavan film. All untransformed.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Gai's actor, Junya Ikeda, stated in his blog that when he was a child he wanted to be the [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|Kiba Ranger]]. In episode 19, the first thing Gai does when he is allowed to summon Ranger Keys is to summon the Kiba Ranger key.
** [[Joji Nakata]], who played the [[Monster of the Week]] Zaien in the ''Liveman'' tribute episode (#30), was the same actor who played the lead antagonist in that series (Professor Bias).
* [[Alien Blood]]: When Marvelous shoots Warz Gill in episode 11, he bleeds a blue fluid--fittingfluid—fitting, as he's [[Blue Blood|the heir to royal family]].
** {{spoiler|Basco bleeds greenish-blue.}}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The profiles on the official TV Asahi website reveal a lot of details that don't crop up in the show. For example, Gokaioh has unused weapons,<ref>Vulcans in its helmet, and those silver circles on its shoulders are cannons</ref>, almost all of the Action Commanders are aliens whose natural abilities were enhanced by Insarn,<ref>An exception is Jealacit, whose profile describes him as "an otherwise unremarkable nerd"</ref>, and Armadon (the Action Commander from #17) was turned into an unwitting suicide bomber because his arrogant attitude offended Warz Gill.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Used in an escape attempt by the Gokaigers minus Marvelous in episode 16. Unfortunately, their jailer was [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|waiting for them when they came out]]. He even put a note on the same air vent when they were put back in the cell.
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: The Gokaigers and Zangyack aren't from Earth, but they still speak Japanese.
** Luka's newspaper in #5 presents a literal case of Aliens ''Reading'' English.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The pamphlet for ''199 Heroes'' reveals that a majority of the secondary mecha were severely damaged during the Legendary War.
** Turns out [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Doggie Kruger (Deka Master)]] is close friends with [[Space Sheriff Gavan|Retsu Ichijoji (Gavan)]]. In fact, it's one of the reasons [http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/294630_242223739163245_111195458932741_732664_25156731_n.jpg this picture]{{Dead link}} was taken during the filming of ''199 Heroes'' even though Retsu is not in the movie. Though it seems that according to [[Tetsu Inada]]'s twitter, [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|Dekamaster/Doggie Kruger will not be in Gokaiger vs Gavan at all.]]
* [[All Up to You]]: Don in #43.
* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: A Sentai tradition. First attempted by Daiyal, the [[Monster of the Week]] in #29. Very hilariously foiled (see the CMOF page).
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** #3. [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]: [[Heroic Spirit|Courage]]
** #5. [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]: [[Justice Will Prevail|Justice]]
** #7. [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]: [[Took a Level Inin Badass|Hard work]].
** #9. [[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]: [[Friend to All Living Things|Kindness]]
** #11-12. [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]: [[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]] and the importance of [[True Companions]].
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** #21. [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger]]: [[In Harm's Way|The thrill]] [[Jumped At the Call|of the]] [[Call to Adventure|adventure]].
** #23. [[Rescue Sentai Go Go Five]]: [[Rescue|Saving lives]].
** #25-26. [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger]]: [[The Power of Trust|Trust]] and [[Team Spirit|teamwork]].
** #28. [[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]: [[Heroic Resolve|Resolve]]
** #29. [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]]: [[Hot-Blooded|Going on a rampage]].
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** #39. [[Denji Sentai Megaranger]]: [[For Great Justice|Protecting the dreams]] and [[For Happiness|happiness of everyone]].
*** Also, [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World|school]] can be fun if you give it the chance.
** #40. [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]]: [[Friendless Background|Never]] [[I Just Want to Have Friends|give up]] [[Magnetic Hero|trying to make friends]]. <ref>Inverted because Gai taught this to Mirai {{spoiler|(Time Yellow's son).}}</ref>
** #44. [[Battle Fever J]]: [[Saving Christmas]].
** #45-46. [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]: [[The Power of Trust|Trust your friends]]. <ref>Inverted because Ahim taught Ninjaman this.</ref>
** #49. [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|Sun Vulcan]], [[Dengeki Sentai Changeman|Changeman]], [[Choushinsei Flashman|Flashman]], [[Hikari Sentai Maskman|Maskman]] and [[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|Fiveman]]: [[Hot-Blooded|Being Passionate]].
** #50. [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]: [[Hope Springs Eternal|Never lose hope]]. <ref>Although this is not an official tribute episode and it wasn't Goushi who taught them that; it was [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Professor Shuchirou Amachi]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Yuka Yamazaki]], and the boy who stole the Shinken Red key earlier. What Goushi taught was [[Heroic Sacrifice]], which also fits into Zyuranger.</ref>
* [[Androcles' Lion]]: {{spoiler|In #47, Basco injures Sally as part of a plan to get the upper hand on the Gokaigers. Despite their suspecting it was a trap all along, they still took care of her and treated her much better than Basco ever did, which resulted in her [[Jumping on a Grenade]] for Marvelous.}}
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: {{spoiler|The series ends with Marvelous saying that their next target is the ''Second'' Greatest Treasure in the Universe, which he believes is on the Zangyack homeworld.}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Pretty much the whole team aside from Ahim and Gai. Marvelous and Luka especially admit to not really caring about the planet as much as what they're looking for. This notwithstanding, they go to protect Earth for the flimsiest excuses, and in the flashbacks we see their heroic motivation to fight Zangyack. {{spoiler|Eventually, however, they realize Earth was really worth protecting, answering the boy from the second episode's question.}}
* [[Apologises a Lot]]: The boy Don befriends in episode 32. Even being the most sheepish of the pirates, Don calls him on this.
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: Some episodes have tied the Ranger Keys that don't come in a set of 5 directly with the plot: Luka in #6 has to save the mansion owner and his daughter, allowing the remaining 4 to form [[JAKQ Dengekitai|the core JAKQ team]]; #7 has Don and Ahim training under {{spoiler|[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Jan aka Geki Red]],}} leaving the other three to form [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|the Sun Vulcan trio]].
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*** With Episode 21, we can almost ''FEEL'' his joy when [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Satoru]] signs his autograph book. Don't believe me? Look at his face when he reads it.
*** Really, anytime Gai sees one of the Sentai senshi he's familiar with, he freaks out.
* [[Ascended Meme]]: #25-26 are the ''[[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger]]'' episodes, and one of the few times our returning heroes regard the Gokaigers with antagonism, essentially giving us ''Pirates vs Ninjas''. <ref>#25 is even named ''Pirates and Ninjas'', practically foreshadowing it.</ref> Particularly since the Hurricanegers get their powers back and turn the entire arc into a traditional Vs movie.
** In a similar vein, the ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' tribute is an extended 2-episode arc unlike past tribute eps without Legend Sentai Mecha. <ref>Except for those toy collectors who have a serviceable DX Ninjaman, since he fights alongside Gokai-Oh in giant form.</ref>
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: Played with in #17; the [[Monster of the Week]] is protected by [[Deflector Shields]] emitted from his neck brace, of which the back of his neck is said weak point. {{spoiler|Warz Gill has him outfitted with a bomb on the said weak point, [[Batman Gambit|expecting the Gokaigers to attack it and perish in the process]]...if it were not for [[Spanner in the Works|Gokai Silver's]] intervention.}}
** Also invoked by the [[Monster of the Week]] of #28: He deliberately stabs himself to show Marvelous that it would be his weak point.
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** {{spoiler|1=Fitting this trope more closely, #50 features a few past guest characters such as the boy who borrowed the Shinken Red key in #2 and the mother and child from #23, the GoGo-V tribute.}}
** {{spoiler|In the finale, the Gokaigers are greeted by the schoolchildren and teachers they rescued in the very first episode, as well as cameos from various past Sentai members including Tsuyoshi Kaijou (Aka Ranger, who had only appeared in the movies) and Takayuki Hiba (Vul Eagle II, who showed up two episodes before).}}
* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: {{spoiler|[[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Black Condor]], [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Dragon Ranger]], [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Time Fire]] and [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abare Killer]] were all somehow brought back to life in order to participate in the Legendary War (giving it shades of [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]), as were [[Juuken Sentai Gekiranger|Rio and Mele]]}}.<ref>This does not include the original [[Battle Fever J|Battle Cossack]] and [[Choudenshi Bioman|Yellow Four]], as well as [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Ki Ranger]]'s temporary substitute, whose powers were inherited by other characters after they died. Both, ''199 Heroes'' and Episode 20, make it clear that it was Hyuga in the Black Knight armor, and not Bullblack, during the Legendary War.</ref>
** {{spoiler|[[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Ryuwon]]}} comes back in #21, but is dead again by the end of the episode.
** {{spoiler|[[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Gai Yuki]]}} literally ''did'' come back from the dead in #28. Granted though, he's a ghost, and he returns by the end of the episode.
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* [[Beam Spam]]: Any of the Zangyack fleet scenes usually entail this.
** {{spoiler|Upon boarding the Gigant Horse in #51, Marvelous and Gai fight their way to the bridge, where Marvelous turns the Gigant Horse's weapons against ''the entire Zangyack invasion fleet'' and blows them away.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: While Don is the [[Butt Monkey]] of the series, he is heard audibly ''snapping the necks'' of [[Mook|Mooks]]s on at least two occasions.
** Ahim. Unassuming [[Badass Princess]] who cheerfully told a past Sentai team that the Gokaigers would take their powers by force shows she's no pink powderpuff.
* [[BFS]]: In ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'', the Rekka Daizantou is bigger than the wielder and takes a skilled stuntman to use during filming. Now, imagine that scaled up to mecha size, and possibly doubled, and you get the version wielded by Shinken GokaiOh.▼
** Goren Gokaioh's Gokai Hurricane Cassiopeia is even bigger.▼
* [[Big Eater]]: Marvelous, especially after he gets injured. The [[Monster of the Week]] of #33 qualifies, too.
* [[Big Yes]]: The Gokaigers after the defeat of {{spoiler|Ackdos Gil.}}
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: the alien brothers in #8. For some reason the ''elder'' brother is the size of a ''baseball''.
▲* [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]]: In ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'', the Rekka Daizantou is bigger than the wielder and takes a skilled stuntman to use during filming. Now, imagine that scaled up to mecha size, and possibly doubled, and you get the version wielded by Shinken GokaiOh.
* [[BLAM Episode]]: Subverted. While the Carranger crossover in #14 is bizarre, the [[Monster of the Week]] reappears in #24 and follows up on the events of said previous episode. It is worthy to note that #24 is [[Up to Eleven|even more bizarre]]▼
▲** Goren Gokaioh's Gokai Hurricane Cassiopeia is even bigger.
* [[Book Ends]]: #7 begins and ends more or less the same way, except with Don [[Took a Level In Badass|taking a level in badass]]. [[Butt Monkey|Unfortunately]] [[Status Quo Is God|it doesn't stick.]]▼
▲* [[BLAMNon Sequitur Episode]]: Subverted. While the Carranger crossover in #14 is bizarre, the [[Monster of the Week]] reappears in #24 and follows up on the events of said previous episode. It is worthy to note that #24 is [[Up to Eleven|even more bizarre]]
▲* [[Book Ends]]: #7 begins and ends more or less the same way, except with Don [[Took a Level Inin Badass|taking a level in badass]]. [[Butt Monkey|Unfortunately]] [[Status Quo Is God|it doesn't stick.]]
** [[Character Development|Actually,]] if you look at the series as a whole, Don does start showing a little bit more backbone as time goes on. Look at episode #29, when he confronts Marvelous, Joe, and Luka about being so reckless during the battle, and told them "You broke this, you're gonna fix it."
** In #1, the Gokaigers give the [[Monster of the Week]] a speech. The same speech is given to Dailando in #50.
*** Also in #1, the team tells the schoolchildren and teachers they save to [[Think Nothing of It]] -- they—they weren't saving anyone, they were just kicking the MOTW's butt for ruining their lunch. {{spoiler|In #51, the same kids and teachers come up to thank them for saving the world, and they respond "We're just space pirates, we came here for treasure and Zangyack got in our way so we took them out. There's no need to thank us."}}
** Also from #1, the team goes to [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|Snack Safari]] for lunch, and the place is blown up [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich|before Marvelous can eat his curry.]] {{spoiler|After the final battle in #51, they go there again, only this time it's the Snack ''New'' Safari -- and Marvelous not only gets to finish his meal, but scarfs down six or seven platesful of curry.}}
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: In ''Gokaiger vs. Gavan'', when the team first notices [[Gou Gou Sentai Boukenger|Gekkou]], they say "Bird?", and Shizuka immediately blurts out "It's not 'Bird'!", which is what Navi says every time Marvelous refers to him as such.
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*** He does it again after his second defeat.
** #29 tries to replicate [[The Stinger]] style from Abaranger (being its tribute episode) at the halfway CM cut.
** Machalcon in #44 references that this would be the last time this year (#44 being the last episode of 2011). <ref>Though it ''was'' close enough to the end of the year that he'd probably be right anyway, you never know if you'll get attacked in those last 7 days</ref>
** When the Gokaigers do an All-Blue change in #45, Ninjaman asks if that's allowed, pointing at the TV screen as he does so.
*** Also when right before the CM, Navi asks the viewers if they know that the Gokiagers are doing an {{spoiler|All Lion Gokai Change}}.
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** Also attempted by Kyousuke with {{spoiler|Don}} in #14, but it doesn't quite work out.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Don.
** Made especially apparent in the ending, where he's getting attacked by his own [[Transformation Trinket|Transformation Trinkets]]s.
*** And the exchange between Damaras and Insarn in #8, where they discuss the level of threat each of the Gokaigers pose: when they get to Don, after a [[Beat]], they state that "he can be skipped". Also, his reward is ''really'' low compared to that of his teammates, much like [[One Piece|Chopper]].
** Gai in #17. After all, he gets ignored for most of the episode in favor of a fat guy in a silver tracksuit. In the same episode, during Gai's [[Imagine Spot]], Don is non-existant, replaced by Gai.
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** [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Kaoru Shiba and Toshizo Tanba]] in #11 & 12
** [[Gekisou Sentai Carranger|Kyousuke Jinnai]] in #14
** [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Tsuyoshi Kaijou]], [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Soukichi Banba]], [[Dai Sentai Goggle Five|Kanpei Kuroda]], [[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman|Rei Tachibana]], [[Choudenshi Bioman|Shirou Gou]], [[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger|Riki Honoo]], [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Koume "Umeko" Kodou]], [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Saki Rouyama]], [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Chiaki Tani and Genta Umemori]], plus the full [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]] roster in ''199 Heroes''.
** [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Dr. Mikoto Nakadai/Abare Killer]] (the only one who appears untransformed), [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Dragon Ranger]] and [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Time Fire]] ([[Fake Shemp|suit only for both]]) in #18
** [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|Ryoma and Hyuga]] in #20
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** [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|Takayuki Hiba]], [[Dengeki Sentai Changeman|Sho Hayate]], [[Choushinsei Flashman|Dai]], [[Hikari Sentai Maskman|Akira]] and [[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|Remi Hoshikawa]] in #49
** [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Goushi]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Yuka Yamazaki]] and [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Professor Amachi]] in #50
** [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|"Tenjusei" Shoji, "Tenjisei" Kazu]], [[Rescue Sentai Go Go Five|Sho Tatsumi]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Hoka Ozu]] and [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Miu Suto]], plus the return of [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Doggie Krueger]], [[Gekisou Sentai Carranger|Signalman]], [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Goushi]], [[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|Remi Hoshikawa]], [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|Takayuki Hiba]] and [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Tsuyoshi Kaijo]] for the finale. <ref>All of whom get their Ranger Keys back after Ackdos Gill's defeat.</ref>
* [[Continuity Cavalcade]]: The whole series itself goes without saying, but specific mention goes to the final battle in episode #51, when they cycle through all 34 previous teams all in rapid succession.
* [[Continuity Nod]]
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** [[Triangle Shades]]
* [[Cosmic Retcon]]: What the effects of the power of the Greatest Treasure in the Universe would have had on the previous 34 Super Sentai teams.
* [[Cross DresserCrossdresser]]: Joe and Don encounter one in #23.
** The [[Monster of the Week]] in #44 claimed to be one as well (at the very least, he was [[Camp Gay]]).
* [[Crucified Hero Shot]]: Marvelous in #43, when he's prepared for execution.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Joe, with emphasis on "deadpan", and Luka.
* [[Death or Glory Attack]]: {{spoiler|In #48, Marvelous stomps his foot on Basco's, then '''stabs both their feet with Basco's sword''', holding him in place so Marvelous can deliver the deathblow.}}
* [[DingDecapitated Dong the Witch Is DeadArmy]]: [[Averted Trope|Not this time!]] The destruction of the leaders {{spoiler|reduces Zangyack to something similar to the Empire in the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]],'' with smaller factions forming and collapse ''impending,'' but not having happened yet (the newspaper Luka reads suggests at least four factions). The entire empire doesn't instantly cease to be with Ackdos Gil. However, its threat is reduced ''drastically'', not just by this splintering, but because most of its military force was lost in the [[Final Battle]].}}▼
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Joe used to be an elite of Zangyack Empire, but is now a full-blown Gokaiger.
* [[Degraded Boss]]: The Boukenger and Hurricaneger focus episodes have end-of-series enemies as the [[Monster of the Week]]; Boukenger has Ryuuwon brought [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]], while Hurricaneger has the [[Identical Grandson|Identical Sons]] of Sandaaru and Satorakura. In fairness, they're only "degraded" in the sense that they're Monsters of the Week rather than final bosses; otherwise, they give the Gokaiger really tough fights.
** Ep. 35 and 36 has {{spoiler|the successor of the big bad from the Go-Onger vs. Shinkenger Movie.}}
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Given its nature as a 35-year celebration, it's obviously not possible to give equal time to all 34 previous Super Sentai teams, though a few do stand out, [[Your Mileage May Vary|depending on which series you liked more]].
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* [[Diagonal Cut]]: The monster from #4, by way of being a swordfighting master, can somehow do this to ''buildings.''
* [[Die Hard on an X]]: #39 starts out playing all [[High School]] tropes to the hilt, before abruptly becoming this.
▲* [[Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead]]: Not this time! The destruction of the leaders {{spoiler|reduces Zangyack to something similar to the Empire in the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]],'' with smaller factions forming and collapse ''impending,'' but not having happened yet (the newspaper Luka reads suggests at least four factions). The entire empire doesn't instantly cease to be with Ackdos Gil. However, its threat is reduced ''drastically'', not just by this splintering, but because most of its military force was lost in the [[Final Battle]].}}
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Zealousto}} in episode 24. He even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it.
{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Zealousto}}''': I'm still alive. But it would have been dramatic if I died.}}
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* [[Easy Logistics]]: Who would've thought that an Action Commander-sized hole in a Humongous Mecha could be fixed with wooden planks and nails?
* [[Economy Cast]]: The Red Pirates, scourge of the Zangyack Empire, consisted of three pirates: the only ones important to the rest of the story.
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: In #50, Gai finally uses Megaranger's Grand Power -- itPower—it gives GoZyuJin the Mega Winger's flight wing.
* [[Equivalent Exchange]]: {{spoiler|The Greatest Treasure in the Universe can grant any wish and retroactively rewrite the universe such that, say, the Zangyack empire never existed. However, this would consume the powers of the 34 preceding Super Sentai such that they will have never existed in the new universe.}}
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: In episode 17, Damaras is ''not'' happy that Warz Gill has rigged the Action Commander with a bomb.
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* [[Evil Former Friend]]: {{spoiler|Barizorg/Sid}} to Joe, Basco to Marvelous
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: Warz Gill wasn't exactly happy with [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Babacheed's]] interference. He thus decides to attack the Gaiark with Barizorg, Insarn, and some Gormin in tow. Cue Uguts and Gormin clashing against each other.
* [[Exactly What I Aimed At]]:
** In episode 9, Luka [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|throws her swords]] past the main monster to take out a group of mooks that are threatening civilians. Then she lampshades it "Good throw me!"
** {{spoiler|In the finale, Gokai Red and Gokai Silver take aim at Akudos Gill...then suddenly change their aim and strike the control panel ''directly in front of him'', using the resulting cascade of sparks to blind him for their ''real'' attack.}}
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*** In #33, when the team does the Dairanger pose (which involves hitting your open palm with your fist), Don breaks the pose to shake his hand in pain. Then when they do the Sentai-standard "leap over the camera" shot, he flashes a peace sign at the camera as he flies by.
** In #29 when the MOTW enters Gokai Yellow's suit as tiny being, the rest of team tries to remove him (sans Gokai Silver, as he was in GoZyuJin), Gokai Blue however is heard muttering incoherently and appears uncertain what to do help. He even tries to do his signature pose as this happens (holding his right hand up to his helmet) but can't even do it properly.
** The end credits of ''199 Heroes'' has the Gokaiger changing into each of their precursor teams and doing their signature pose; since not every team has the right number of members,<ref>They don't include [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]s because this is just before Gai joined</ref>, a couple get tweaked. The Sun Vulcan segment has Don doing a silly pose and Ahim clapping, while the Abaranger segment has Ahim trying to do the team pose but getting it backwards.
* [[Gendered Outfit]]: Several past Ranger costumes have been tailored for the opposite gender. By default: all past Yellow Ranger costumes, male or female ,<ref>five of which were flipped in ''[[Power Rangers]]''</ref>, as well as [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Big One]]'s and [[Battle Fever J|Battle Cossack]]'s, are worn by Gokai Yellow; all past Blue Rangers are worn by Gokai Blue, including male versions of four female blues ([[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Blue Dolphin]], [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Blue Swallow]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Hurricane Blue]] and [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Blue]]); and finally, Gokai Pink can transform into [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Black Bison]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Kuwaga Raiger]], [[Juuken Sentai Gekiranger|Geki Chopper]], and [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Go-On Black]], in addition to all the Pink Rangers and a few White ones.
** The Gokaigers can also borrow Ranger Keys from each other during special Gokai Changes, leading to a few gender flips outside the default sets. The girls have transformed into Magi Red (in #2, 40 48, ''Gosei vs. Shinken'' and ''Gokaiger vs. Gavan''), Geki Red (in #2, 40 and ''Gosei vs. Shinken''), Ninja Black (#3), Abare Killer (#17), Mega Silver (#17-18), Green Flash (#43 and 49), Shishi Ranger (#43), and Ginga Red (#44 and 48). Outside the series, the girls have also transformed into Deka Red and Go-on Red in a few stage shows.
** Played with when {{spoiler|Gokai Silver fuses the Go-on Gold and Go-on Silver Ranger Keys together, making only half the resulting costume a gender flip. A male version of the full Go-on Silver suit has been shown in guidebooks, but has never actually appeared on the show.}}.
** In ''Gokaiger vs. Gavan'', there's a scene where {{spoiler|the team performs an All-Pink Gokai Change, giving us the first instance of male pink rangers. In addition to having Ahim as [[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Mega Pink]] and Luka as [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Bouken Pink]], we also get to see Marvelous as [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Ptera Ranger]], Joe as [[Choushinsei Flashman|Pink Flash]], Don as [[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|Five Pink]] and Gai as [[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman|Dyna Pink]]}}.
** Played straight in #41, when {{spoiler|Marvelous and Ahim use the [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|male and female Shinken Red]] keys at the same time}}.
** Also played straight in #44 and #45, during the all-Yellow and all-Blue transformations respectively. <ref>The girls only transform into former female yellows and blues, and the boys only transform into former male yellows and blues</ref>
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: {{spoiler|Done in #43 to Don by ''Navi'', of all characters.}}
* [[Gondor Calls for Aid]]: The Great Legend War.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Zealousto in #24}} and {{spoiler|Sally in #47}}
* [[Hero for a Day]]: #2 a kid steals Marvelous' ShinkenRed key, but Marvelous allows the boy to use his Mobirates to morph into a kid-sized ShinkenRed to take on the Gormin. The boy loses, but is unharmed.
** Another instance happens in the [[Christmas Episode]] when an adolescent girl becomes GokaiYellow after Luka is incapacitated by the monster.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Joe goes through this when he fights Barizorg for the first time and {{spoiler|realizes it's his friend Sid, a fellow deserter who sacrificed himself so Joe could escape from the Zangyack Empire}}. The effect is strong enough that {{spoiler|Marvelous is forced to take a hit meant for Joe and the Gokaigers are forced to retreat, but not before managing to wound Warz Gill first}}.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Aka Red's sacrifice for Marvelous, which inspires him to do the same for his teammates in #37. {{spoiler|Sally does this for Marvelous by putting Basco's bomb inside her hammerspace stomach.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]:
** {{spoiler|Remember that bomb necklace Basco put on Sally? A part of that necklace acted as a [[Pocket Protector|shield]] for Marvelous against Basco's shot.}}
** {{spoiler|How do the Gokaiger deal with that massive Zangyack armada? They hijack the Gigant Horse and turn its weapons on it!}}
* [[Homage]]: GoZyuRex has a few to [[Godzilla]], like the back spikes and the blue flame [[Breath Weapon]]. Of course, this makes perfect sense because GoZyuRex is half inspired by Zyuranger's Dragon Caesar, itself an Homage to the Big G. It even makes stock Godzilla sounds.
* [[Human Alien]]: The Gokaigers are the first ''Sentai'' team who are not from Earth.<ref> While the [[Choushinsei Flashman|Flashmen]] were raised in the Flash Galaxy, they were actually Earthlings who were abducted from their homes by Alien Hunters when they were infants. While born in another planet, the [[Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman|Fivemen]] were children of Earthlings, which makes them human. The [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Zyurangers]] and [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Goseigers]], while technically not humans, were still from Earth. Other teams such as the [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timerangers]] and [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Dekarangers]] have had individual nonhuman members but most of the team was still human.</ref>
* [[Hybrid Monster]]: The monster from [[The Movie]] is a fusion of the [[Mooks]] from the 34 previous series.
* [[I Was Just Passing Through]]: No need to thank us, we're not heroes, we just fought those bad guys 'cause they interrupted our lunch. {{spoiler|Although in the end, the kids thank them anyway.}}
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: When the [[Monster of the Week]] [[Make My Monster Grow|grows]] in episode 9 Marvelous remarks that the enemies weren't going to let the crew skip that part.
** In #29, [[Monster of the Week]] uses his unique power to jump directly to giant form, which gets this following exchange:
{{quote|'''Gai''': Waaah! The giant form already?! [[Strictly Formula|Is that even allowed?!]]<br />
'''[[Monster of the Week|Diaal]]''': It is-[[Verbal Tic|de arimasu]]!! }}
* [[Lap Pillow]]: Both Gai and Don [[It Makes Sense in Context|wind up]] on Ahim's lap in 46 as she says a heart warming speech about trusting your friends.
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* [[List Song]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ors9QuebHN0&feature=channel_video_title The ending theme] is pretty much a Sentai [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokérap]].
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Did you ''see'' the page picture?
* [[Loan Shark|Loan Sharks]]s: The victim/bystander of #13 succumbs to this.
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: Insarn in episode 14, when she instantly falls for [[Gekisou Sentai Carranger|Kyousuke]] after seeing him on her screen.
** {{spoiler|Engine Speedor and Bearv}} in episode 35 after {{spoiler|revealing to Sosuke that they are married.}}
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*** Barizorg: "Barizoogu" puns on "''barizougon''", meaning "vilification" and playing on the word "cy'''borg'''".
*** Dairando: "Dairando" comes from "''dai rantou''" meaning a big fight or brawl.
*** Zatsurig: "Zatsurigu" comes from "''satsu riku''", meaning "slaughter" or "massacre".
*** Gormin Sailors: a play on ''gomi'', "trash" or "garbage", {{spoiler|[[Visual Pun|which is why the Goranger Hurricane ball transforms into a garbage disposal truck when the Gokaigers use the technique on them in #1]]}}.
*** Sugormin: "Sugoomin" comes from "''sugomi''", the verb form of "''sugomu''", aptly "to threaten".
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* [[Milestone Celebration]]
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: Played with, as there are skirted female variations of several male Ranger suits and non-skirted male variations of female Ranger suits.
** Given the way some of the costumes look baggy on the "female" Gokaigers ,<ref>There are very few actual suit actresses; most female roles are played by smaller men with chest padding, with the exception of Gokai Pink</ref>, it looks like rather than making whole-new costumes they just made skirts which are worn over the original costume.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Episode 44 goes from the villains to the Gokaigers (minus Gai) evaluating the serious situation they're in. Then Gai comes in singing "Jingle Bells"...
* [[More Dakka]]: Seems to be the point of Deka GokaiOh.
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* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Somewhere between versions A and D, but Navi does not like it when Marvelous calls him "Bird." When Navi disappears in episode 8, Luka claims this might be the reason he ran away.
** Also, in #7, Warz Gill can ''never'' get Pacha Kamaq's name right; at one point he calls him "Pajama Jack". Pacha Kamaq doesn't actually mind, though.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: [[Mythology Gag/Live-Action TV/Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger|Has its own page]].
* [[Name of Cain]]: {{spoiler|Subverted with}} Luka's childhood friend, Cain. He comes off as a shady, [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|screw-the-rules-I-have-money]] type, and is hinted to be in league with Zangyack, {{spoiler|but this turns out to be an imposter, and the real Cain is revealed to be a genuinely good guy}}.
* [[Newspaper Dating]]: While the Gokaigers are certain that they traveled to the intended time in #40, Gai points out that [[wikipedia:Tokyo Sky Tree|the Tokyo Sky Tree is still under construction]]. Incidentally, this also dates ''Gokaiger'' as taking place at least post-February 2012.
* [[Nice Hat|Nice Hats]]s: Built into the Ranger helmets!
** GokaiOh gets a rather fancy one as well, not to mention the additional ones for Shinken GokaiOh, Hurricane GokaiOh and Kanzen GokaiOh.
** Gokai Silver's helmet has a [[Nice Hat|Nice Bandana]].
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*** Go-On GokaiOh: A pirate race car robot.
*** Kanzen GokaiOh: A pirate dinosaur time-machine (may not be accessible in this formation) race car robot that has a drill for an arm and fires missiles.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: [[Tomokazu Seki]], who does the narration as well as the voice of the Mobirates, Gokai Sabre and Gokai Gun, tends to scream everything. Listen to the team names when the Gokaigers transform, perform the Final Wave, or even [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hPnRY5ffVk the pre-#28 Super Hero Time block's intro], which is just him screaming "Gokaiger! [[Kamen Rider OOO]]! Let's Go!" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IyVHJdIgSw&feature=player_embedded The post-#28 Super Hero Time intro] tones his one-man act down to "Super Hero Time!" [...] "[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]!" while [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] delivers a more-indoors "Gokaiger! Switch on!"), or even more [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG25uG8B7XQ the] [[Vanity Plate|Vanity Plates]]s for ''Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross'', which is just him screaming "[[Namco Bandai|BANDAI NAMCO GAMES!]] BANDAI!"
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Gokai Pink is seen doing this in pretty much any promotional shots that don't have her holding a weapon. Which is a little odd since it's at odds with [[The Ojou|Ahim's actual personality]].
* [[Not So Different]]: Gai and Don in #19.
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* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In #10, the whole team wears essentially buckets for helmets and cardboard body armor to infiltrate an enemy ship as Gormin. No one notices (even with Don wearing a motocross helmet!). This is very reminiscent of what happened in the [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]] movie.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Ahim in #11. [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]] indeed!<ref>Of course, this being ''Super Sentai'', Yui Koike is wearing shorts underneath.</ref>
** In a rare costume example, Luka in ''Gokaiger vs. Gavan'' as Hurricane Yellow.<ref>Which is compounded by the fact that the original Hurricane Yellow was male</ref>.
* [[Pirate]]
** [[Ghost Pirate]]: In the movie, complete with [[Ghost Ship]] (Ghost GokaiOh, no less).
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** [http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2387/poster1us.jpg This diagram] shows the following forms the main five will presumably be using throughout the series:
*** Gokai Red: All 34 Red Rangers.
*** Gokai Blue: All 34 Blue Rangers. <ref>This includes male versions of [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Blue Dolphin]], [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Blue Swallow]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Hurricane Blue]], and [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Blue]].</ref>
*** Gokai Yellow: All 31 Yellow Rangers ,<ref>which includes female versions of [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|Ki Ranger]], [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|Denzi Yellow]], [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan|Vul Panther]], [[Dai Sentai Goggle Five|Goggle Yellow]], [[Kagaku Sentai Dynaman|Dyna Yellow]], [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Yellow Lion]], [[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger|Yellow Turbo]], [[Choujin Sentai Jetman|Yellow Owl]], [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Tiger Ranger]], [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|Kirin Ranger]], [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger|Ninja Yellow]], [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|Ginga Yellow]], [[Kyuukyuu Sentai Go Go Five|Go Yellow]], [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Time Yellow]], [[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger|Gao Yellow]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Hurricane Yellow]], and [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Yellow]].</ref>, [[Dengeki Sentai Changeman|Change Mermaid]], and female versions of [[JAKQ Dengekitai|Big One]] and [[Battle Fever J|Battle Cossack]].
*** Gokai Green: All 16 (non-extra) Green Rangers, 15 out of 17 (non-extra) Black Rangers, [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Kabuto Raiger]], and [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Geki Violet]].
*** Gokai Pink: All 25 Pink Rangers, 3 out of 4 (non-extra) White Rangers, and female versions of [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Black Bison]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Kuwaga Raiger]], [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Geki Chopper]], and [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Go-On Black]].
** As for Gokai Silver, he uses the powers of the 15 [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]s before him. <ref>This includes [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Dragon Ranger]], [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|Kiba Ranger]], [[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|King Ranger]], [[Denji Sentai Megaranger|Mega Silver]], [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Time Fire]], [[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger|Gao Silver]], [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Shurikenger]], [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abare Killer]] (despite actually being the Fifth Ranger of his team), [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Deka Break]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Shine]], [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Bouken Silver]], [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|The Go-On Wings]] ([[Fusion Dance|both of them at the same time]]), [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Shinken Gold]], and [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|Gosei Knight]].</ref>
*** There are also ten "Extra Hero" keys that are not assigned to any specific Gokaiger, but can be used by any of them. <ref>These are [[Gekisou Sentai Carranger|Signalman]], [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|Black Knight]], [[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger|Deka Master & Deka Swan]], [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|Magi Mother & Wolzard Fire]], [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Zubarn]], [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Rio & Mele]] and [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Lady Shinken Red]].</ref>
** In the cases of [[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan]], where there are only three members, or [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]], where the Abare Killer key was originally missing, the team usually compensates this by leaving out the "extra" members. Of course, this means Green and Pink are often left doing their own things a lot.
*** The Abaranger keys are eventually used for a full set: with the Abare Killer key given to Gai by default, all that is left to Ahim is...{{spoiler|the [[Joke Character|Abare Pig - er, Pink]] - key}}.
** For teams that didn't have a [[Sixth Ranger]], the writers usually find a way to get Gai out of the action.
** Note that they don't ''have'' to stick with Rangers whose colors match their own (though they generally will); they've been known to color-coordinate so they all fight as different Rangers of the same color. <ref>We have had an All-Red Team (Goseiger vs. Shinkenger/#40, #2, Gokaiger vs. Gavan, and #48), All Black (#3, though with only 3 members), All-White (#3, with 3 members, and Gokaiger vs. Gavan), All-Silver (#17), All-Green (#43), All-Yellow (#44) All-Blue (#45), and All-Pink (Gokaiger vs. Gavan).</ref>
* [[Power-Up Letdown]]: Apparently, Carranger's Greater Power is ''their pose''. Navi even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it by remarking that some Greater Powers are more useful than others.
* [[Power Walk]]
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* [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]]: {{spoiler|Damaras}} does it to Kanzen Gokaioh in #43, though at that moment it was obviously pure rage and frustration rather than a considered attack strategy (not to mention that the Gokaiger had taken out all his weapons at that point).
* [[Punny Name]]: The Gokai in Gokaiger can be translated as ''mistaken'', now think of an episode where being mistaken is not used to dramatic, or comedic effect.
* [[Purely Aesthetic Glasses]]: #39. When the whole team gets to become [[New Transfer Student|New Transfer Students]]s for a day, Don gets [[Nerd Glasses]] and Joe gets [[Stoic Spectacles]].
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Joe comments in #47 that he is impressed how Marvelous managed to put together a crew composed of an ex-member of Zangyack (Joe himself), a thief (Luka), an engineer who can't fight ([[Butt Monkey|guess]]), a princess (Ahim) and a passing-by Earthling (Gai).
* [[Ramming Always Works]]: {{spoiler|Gokai Red and Gokai Silver board the Gigant Horse by ''ramming the Free Joker into it!''}}
* [[Rasputinian Death]]: {{spoiler|In #51, Akdos Gil takes a barrage of attacks from the Gokaiger in various [[Super Mode|Super Modes]]s, then takes a Final Wave, and finally gets hit point-blank with the Galleon Buster before he finally dies}}.
* [[Rearrange the Song]]: The ending theme "Super Sentai Hero Getter" initially comes in three pieces<ref>Goranger through Liveman, Turboranger through Timeranger, and Gaoranger through Goseiger</ref> and the show cycles through them in order. [[The Movie]] has the 199 Version, which strings all three versions together. The complete OST collection has the Now & Forever Version, which remixes the 199 Version and rewrites the ending to add in the Gokaiger themselves and the [[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters|Go-Busters]] and changes the final line to "Super Sentai forever!"
* [[Recap Episode]]: #45, where the team explain everything they have endured throughout the course of the series to Ninjaman, who was stuck inside a pot during the past ten years and missed out on the Legend War.
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* [[Secret Test of Character]]: {{spoiler|Hyuuga puts Gai through one in #20, by asking him to relinquish the Gokai Silver powers so he can defend the Earth. Turns out he was testing Gai's drive to follow his dream of protecting the Earth as a Sentai warrior.}}
* [[Sequel Episode]]: #24 features the same MOTW as #14, as well as the same batshit insanity.
* [[Serial Escalation]]:
** ''Gokaiger'' started out with the already ambitious premise of uniting all the past Super Sentai teams. However, by the end, they've not only drawn in a ''previously discontinued'' franchise by crossing over with ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]'', but they've got an impending faceoff with the next biggest franchise, [[Kamen Rider]].
** By the end of its run, ''Gokaiger'' managed to bring back at least one unmasked hero from each of the previous 34 Sentai shows for a guest appearance (counting the cameos in ''199 Heroes''). Admittedly the series cheated a bit by having Kenji Ohba more than once as a representative for both, ''Battle Fever'' and ''Denziman'', but at least ''Gokaiger vs. Gavan'' addressed the issue of what happens when people meet two Sentai warriors played by the same actor at the same time.
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: The Gokaigers use GoZyuDrill to travel back to October 2, 2010 to prevent the destruction of a temple, with the promise of a Sentai ultimate power at the end of it.
* [[Shapeshifter Baggage]]: [http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1896/gokai1morganlamia.gif The five parts to GokaiOh load into each other like Matryoshka dolls.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109074712/http://ooebihara.sakura.ne.jp/diary11/021301.jpg In practice, though...]
* [[Ship Tease]]: [http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3479/17178048m.gif Joe and Ahim at the end of #4.]
** Marvelous and Luka in #21
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** The Action Commander in Episode 34 is a walking ''[[Guyver]]'' shout-out, from the pale yellow coloration to the spheres to the Mega Smasher he uses when giant.
*** We also get yet another ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' shout out, this time to [[Kamen Rider Decade|Decade]], the Rider series most like Gokaiger. When the Action Commander first appears {{spoiler|disguised as Luka's old friend, Cain,}} he introduces himself as "A passing through space businessman."
** Engine Machalcon,<ref> Mach + Falcon</ref>, together with his father Speedor, resemble vehicles used by [[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Condor Joe.]]
** Machalcon also gains light-up wheels while racing through the neon-lit streets of Machine World, which could be a nod to ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' as Machalcon's primary complaint was of [[Parental Abandonment]].
** {{spoiler|Great Warz}} is a [[Humongous Mecha]] with {{spoiler|Warz Gills'}} [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|face for the torso.]]
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* [[Stone Wall]]: The Monster of the Week of #32, Shieldon, is this, demonstrating [[The Worf Barrage]] against any one of the Gokaigers' attacks minus the Galleon Buster.
* [[Stunned Silence]]: When Gai combines the Gold and Silver Go-onger keys in #19, the entire battle stops for several seconds...minus Ahim clapping in excitement.
* [[Super Dickery]]: Promotional material from the teamup with Kamen Rider shows Marvelous ''leading'' past [[Big Bad|Big Bads]]s.
* [[Super Speed]]: Any of the vehicle-themed Sentai teams the Gokaigers transform into (Turboranger, Carranger, Go-Onger) give them this power.
** Apparently ex-Red Racer Kyousuke also has this ability, as shown in episode 14...and he can't transform anymore!
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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Ahim apparently loves [[A Spot of Tea|tea]].
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: Some of the previews to the following episodes show images that wind up giving away important plot points.
* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]: Joe in #4. According to flashbacks in #11, it was ''the norm.''
** #7. Turns out the Captain's been throwing darts while wearing an armlet that weighs some unspecified but clearly ridiculous amount, judging from how hard Doc struggled just to pick it up.
* [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]: Ever present in Sentai, but taken to new, [[Genre Savvy]], heights with Gokaiger. Our pals seem to be fully aware that their [[Transformation Sequence]] protects them from harm, even extending the strategy to their [[Humongous Mecha]]! To top it off, they will often immediately follow the transformation with a quick salvo of pistol shots.
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* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: When Emperor Ackdos Gill arrives to take over the invasion of Earth in #41, he brings with him two [[Co-Dragons]], Dailando and Zatsurig. Whilst the latter is shown in a flashback to have been the one responsible for destroying planet Famille, he gets defeated by the Gokaiger team in the same episode.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Gokai Green using what is quite obviously a trapeze in the middle of a fight. [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|As usual, he's not the first]].
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: #10 has an interesting insight into the Zangyack ranks. Apparently Sugormin not only get lines, [[TedSmall BaxterName, Big Ego|but have been actively treating the Gormin like dirt for a while.]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: In #37-38, Warz Gill actually shows some empathy towards Barizorg. He even goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] in #38 after {{spoiler|Joe kills him, which ultimately does him in}}. Loses something when you realize Barizorg is a guy Gill had ''mindwiped.''
* [[With My Hands Tied]]: Marvelous in D-Cuffs against a whole bunch of cops in ep. 5.
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** More superficially, ''[[Captain Harlock]]'' meets ''[[Super Sentai]]''.
* [[You Are Already Dead]]: In an inversion, this is done to the Gokaigers by {{spoiler|Basco in his Final Form}} in #31.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Ackdos Gill's first order when stepping in for his son is to have Damaras arrested for not taking care of the Prince like he was supposed to, even ignoring Insarn's (true) appeal that it was Warz who bought this, despite Damaras' vehement objections.
** And before that, Damaras and Insarn first found out about the emperor's presence when the Imperial fleet came out of nowhere and instantly obliterated the original fleet by Gigant Horse's side.
* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Father, My Mother ]][[Overly Long Gag|and My ]][[Doomed Hometown|Homeworld]]: The Monster of the Week of #41 is the one who was directly responsible for the destruction of Ahim's planet, as well as the death of her parents ''before her eyes''.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Luka is a Grade B in #6 while wearing a maid outfit.
* [[Zipperiffic]]: [http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1327/66079548.jpg Joe].
 
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