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'''The Kakurangers:'''

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==== '''{{color|red|Sasuke/Ninja Red}}''' | <small>Actor: Teruaki Ogawa</small> ====

* [[Character Development]]: One of the best examples in Sentai - compare the childish slacker at the start of the series to the determined warrior at the end.
* [[Doppelganger Attack]]: His Ninja Arts speciality.
* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: Especially for his mecha.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Phlegmatic (Middle-road).
* [[The Hero]]: He's the POV character even though Tsuruhime is the main character.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Sasuke is given a [[Cool Sword]] by Tsubasamaru that can be used to summon him. He is also the first to get both his JuuShou and ChouNinJuu. His [[Journey to The West]] counterpart is also the most [[Badass]] character there, Sun Wukong.
* [[Playing With Fire]]
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]: His ancestor.
** [[Famous Ancestor]]
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Kakure Ryu Mangetsu Kiri'' <ref>Hidden Style Full Moon Slash</ref>
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]
** [[Fuuma Shuriken|Fuuma]] [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|Shielded]] [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|Boomerang]]: Red Slicer. As Red Saruder, his weapon is the Saruder Slicer.
** [[Cool Sword]]: Hikarimaru

==== '''{{color|gray|Tsuruhime/Ninja White}}''' | <small>Actress: Satomi Hirose</small> ====

* [[Badass Princess]]
* [[Blow You Away]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Had one. Searching him is one of her missions in life. {{spoiler|She succeeded in the end}}.
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: Shodai Tsuruhime (in real life known as Ohori Tsuruhime)
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Choleric.
* [[Knife Nut]]: White Beak. As White Kark, her weapon is the Kark Beak.
* [[The Leader]]: The first female one in [[Super Sentai]].
* [[Leitmotif]]: Usually when she's solo-fighting.
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Kakure Ryu Ku no Ji Kiri'' <ref>Hidden Style Ku Character Slash</ref>
* [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]: She's simply a much-more skilled Ninja than Sasuke. Subverted in that she's actually the team leader. Also, she usually is the one who have a tendency to single-handedly kill a [[Monster of the Week]] (without even letting it grow).
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Her Ninja Arts speciality.

==== '''{{color|cyan|Saizō/Ninja Blue}}''' | <small>Actor: [[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]</small> ====

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: The Basis for his mecha.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: Kirigake Saizo.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Melancholic.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Is good with kids.
* [[Generation Xerox]]: Subverted; whereas his namesake, Kirigake Saizō, was [[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]] to [[Sarutobi Sasuke]], he is a bumbling fool.
** [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: ... on usual day, that is. If he sees an imminent danger that threatens many people (ESPECIALLY KIDS), he'd shed his 'bumbling fool' part and be a competent ninja that makes his ancestor/namesake proud.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: He is played by [[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]. Considering some of his other roles (like [[Soul Series|Zasalamel]]... way to go from one being a male [[Live Action TV]] [[The Chick|Chick]], huh?)
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* [[Kill It With Water]]: Blue Shot. He's the only one that doesn't get an upgraded version of his personal weapon as a JuuShou. Instead, he gets the...
** [[Blade On a Stick]]: Rougan Shaft.
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Kakure Ryu Seiho no Jin'' <ref>Hidden Style Square Formation</ref>
* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]: Was targeted by Amikiri, who lost her arm to the original Saizō.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Walk On Water]]: His Ninja Arts speciality.

==== '''{{color|gold|Seikai/Ninja Yellow}}''' | <small>Actor: Shu Kawai</small> ====

* [[Big Eater]]: And ''how''. It's a wonder that he didn't get fat yet.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one episode where he becomes enormously fat, and grows to the size of a giant, after accidentally eating the [[Monster of the Week]].
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]]: God helps you if he fights in his mecha.
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: Miyoshi Seikai.
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Sanguine.
* [[Green Thumb]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Subversion. Sekai himself isn't exactly a real big/fat guy, but he tends to act and fight like he's bigger than his usual size, yelling the sumo [[Battle Cry]] "Dosukoi!" (Even though he doesn't use sumo).
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Kakure Ryu Sandan Kiri'' <ref>Hidden Style Triple Slash</ref>
* [[Sizeshifter]]: His Ninja Arts speciality.
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: Yellow Claw. As Yellow Kumard, his weapon is the Kumard Claw.

==== '''Jiraiya/Ninja Black''' | <small>Actor: Kane Kosugi</small> ====

* [[Americans Are Cowboys]]
* [[The Archer]]: Black Bow. As Black Gammer, his weapon is the Gammer Bow.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: Jiraiya the Gallant from Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (The Story of [Jiraya the Gallant]).
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: The Supine.
* [[Frogs and Toads]]: The Basis for his mecha, a [[Shout-Out]] to his namesake.
* [[Gratuitous English]]
** [[Surprisingly Good English]]: A result of being an American-born Ninja played by American-born Kane Kosugi.
* [[The Lancer]]: Aside of being the oddball American guy, he's also kind of emotional and would've rushed to battle solo when pissed off, if his friends didn't restrain him in time.
* [[McNinja]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Pair the Spares]]: A non-canon, non-love example: Yulong has no counterpart in Kakuranger, and Jiraiya has no counterpart in Journey To The West, so they are often compared.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Jiraiya's sensei Gali, {{spoiler|the man who killed his father}}, is played by Kosugi's ''father,'' Shou.
* [[Reverse Mole]]: He pretended to side with the Yōkai in order to get the last four JuuShou Scrolls.
* [[Signature Move]]: ''Kakure Ryu Nagareboshi'' <ref>Hidden Style Shooting Star</ref>
* [[You Killed My Father]]: His father was murdered by Gali, and he sucessfully fought his master to the death.  {{spoiler|Once he learned the reasons for Gali's actions, he forgives him.}}

==== '''{{color|blue|Ninjaman/Samuraiman}}''' | <small>Voice: [[Kazuki Yao]]</small> ====
* [[Berserk Button]]: Does not like to be called "Blue Squirt".
* [[Finishing Move]]: ''Samurai Rage Bomber''
* [[Friend to All Children]]
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: A departure from the previous two sixths. Whereas [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Dragon Ranger]] and [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger|Kiba Ranger]] were human characters who changed into costumed heroes similar to the other members of their respective teams, Ninjaman is a costumed character by default without a human alter-ego. Moreover, instead of piloting a giant robot, Ninjaman grows into giant size and transforms into a mecha-like form called Samuraiman when angered.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: One for each of his forms.
** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Ninja Sword, as Ninjaman.
** [[Blade On a Stick]]: Samurai Javelin, as Samuraiman.

'''Allies'''
==== '''Sandayū Momochi''' | <small>Actor: Akira Sakamoto</small> ====
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: By Gashadokuro in Episode 31.}}
* [[The Mentor]]
** {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}

'''The Sanshinshō<ref>The Three Divine Generals</ref>'''
==== '''Muteki Shogun''' | <small>Voice: Tomoyuki Horita</small> ====
==== '''Tsubaramaru''' | <small>Voice: Dai Matsumoto</small> ====
==== '''Kakure Daishogun''' | <small>Voice: Dai Matsumoto</small> ====

'''Yōkai Army'''

==== Yōkai Daimaō ====
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]
* [[True Final Boss]]

==== Young Nobleman Junior/Gasha Dokuro ====
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]
* [[My Death Is Only the Beginning]]: {{spoiler|After being defeated by the Kakurangers, he sacrifices himself to open Daimaō's seal.}}
* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]

==== Hana no Kunoichi Gumi (Flower Kunoichi Gang) ====
* [[Psycho Rangers]]

==== Hakumenro ====
* {{spoiler|[[Fake Defector]]}}
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]
==== Dr. Yugami ====
* [[Mad Scientist]]

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