Wow, it's been a while since I've done a post on this blog!
Anyways, today I will be talking about the team ranking system in Super Sentai.
Now, by ranking, I mean who is the leader (Red, obviously), who is #2, and so on. Here, I'll be listing the rankings of each of the Super Sentai teams up to Gokaiger. I'll also note some of the controversies when it comes to ranking them, and giving my opinions on my fan-based rankings.
(notes: Italicized Sentai Rangers are female. Also, I am listing only the "core five" Rangers, with a few exceptions.)
Goranger
#1--AkaRanger (red)
#2--AoRanger (blue)
#3--KiRanger (yellow)
#4--MomoRanger (pink)
#5--MidoRanger (green)
JAKQ
#1--Spade Ace (red)
#2--Dia Jack (blue)
#3--Heart Queen (pink)
#4--Clover King (green)
#5--Big One (white; even though he ultimately became team leader)
Why is Big One #5, you ask? Well, he didn't join the team until midway through the series, so that's why he's #5.
Battle Fever
#1--Battle Japan (red)
#2--Battle France (blue)
#3--Battle Cossack (yellow {I consider him to be yellow, end of discussion})
#4--Battle Kenya (black)
#5--Miss America (pink)
Now, OFFICIALLY, Battle Cossack is considered to be #2, and Battle France #3. I consider France to be #2 because his uniform is of similar design to Battle Japan (mostly white with their respective primary colors on their uniform).
Denziman
#1--DenziRed
#2--DenziBlue
#3--DenziYellow
#4--DenziGreen
#5--DenziPink
SunVulcan
#1--VulEagle (red)
#2--VulShark (blue)
#3--VulPanther (yellow)
Goggle Five
#1--Goggle Red
#2--Goggle Black
#3--Goggle Blue
#4--Goggle Yellow
#5--Goggle Pink
Dynaman
#1--Dyna Red
#2--Dyna Black
#3--Dyna Blue
#4--Dyna Yellow
#5--Dyna Pink
Bioman
#1--Red One
#2--Green Two
#3--Blue Three
#4--Yellow Four
#5--Pink Five
Changeman
#1--Change Dragon (red)
#2--Change Griffon (black)
#3--Change Pegasus (blue)
#4--Change Mermaid (white)
#5--Change Phoenix (pink)
Flashman
#1--Red Flash
#2--Green Flash
#3--Blue Flash
#4--Yellow Flash
#5--Pink Flash
Maskman
#1--Red Mask
#2--Black Mask
#3--Blue Mask
#4--Yellow Mask
#5--Pink Mask
Liveman
#1--Red Falcon
#2--Yellow Lion
#3--Blue Dolphin
#4--Black Bison
#5--Green Sai
Here's another confusing one. After Tetsuya (Bison) and Junichi (Sai) join the team, the roll call goes Red, Black, Green, Yellow, Blue. However, in the official ranking, as well as mine, it goes Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, Green, due to the other three's seniority.
Turboranger
#1--Red Turbo
#2--Black Turbo
#3--Blue Turbo
#4--Yellow Turbo
#5--Pink Turbo
Fiveman
#1--Five Red
#2--Five Blue
#3--Five Black
#4--Five Pink
#5--Five Yelllow
Okay, I want to talk about something before we continue. In the Hoshikawa family, the birth order goes Gaku (red), Ken (blue), Kazumi (pink), Remi (yellow), and Fumiya (black). So, why is Fumiya ranked above his sisters, you ask? Well, maybe it's because of that saying--"In Japan, men come first, women come second."
Jetman
#1--Red Hawk
#2--Black Condor
#3--Yellow Owl
#4--White Swan
#5--Blue Swallow
Okay, let's get this out of the way. Even though the cast listing is Ryu (red), Kaori (white), Raita (yellow), Ako (blue), Gai (black), the roll call always goes Red, Black, Yellow, White, Blue. Get it? Got it? Good.
Zyuranger
#1--TyrannoRanger, Geki (red)
#2--MammothRanger, Goushi (black)
#3--TriceraRanger, Dan (blue)
#4--TigerRanger, Boi (yellow)
#5--PteraRanger, Mei (pink)
Dairanger
#1--RyuRanger, Tenkasei Ryo (red)
#2--ShishiRanger, Tengensei Daigo (green)
#3--TenmaRanger, Tenjuusei Shouji (blue)
#4--KirinRanger, Tenjisei Kazu (yellow)
#5--HououRanger, Tenpuuseu Lin (pink)
Kakuranger
#1--NinjaRed, Sasuke
#2--NinjaWhite, Tsuruhime
#3--NinjaBlue, Saizou
#4--NinjaYellow, Seikai
#5--NinjaBlack, Jiraiya
Okay, here we go again. Most of the time, Seikai is ranked above Saizou, due to the shapes on the Kakurangers' visors and coins (Red has a circle, White has an arrow, Yellow has a triangle, Blue has a square, Black has a pentagon). However, I prefer to rank Saizou above Seikai for two simple reasons...ONE, Saizou is listed first in the opening credits, and TWO, Seikai didn't become a Kakuranger until the second episode (and Jiraiya didn't become one until the third, for those of you keeping score).
Ohranger
#1--OH Red
#2--OH Green
#3--OH Blue
#4--OH Yellow
#5--OH Pink
Carranger
#1--Red Racer
#2--Blue Racer
#3--Green Racer
#4--Yellow Racer
#5--Pink Racer
Now, here's a little something many Sentai fans don't know about. Green Racer, aho that he is, is actually the subleader of the team, not Blue Racer. This is due to Blue being the youngest of the team. However, the ranking that you see here is the official ranking of the Carrangers.
Megaranger
#1--MegaRed
#2--MegaBlack
#3--MegaBlue
#4--MegaYellow
#5--MegaPink
Gingaman
#1--GingaRed, Ryouma
#2--GingaGreen, Hayate
#3--GingaBlue, Gouki
#4--GingaYellow, Hikaru
#5--GingaPink, Saya
GoGo-V
#1--GoRed
#2--GoBlue
#3--GoGreen
#4--GoYellow
#5--GoPink
Timeranger
#1--TimeRed
#2--TimeBlue
#3--TimeGreen
#4--TimeYellow
#5--TimePink
Okay, this might get a bit confusing, so I'll try to make it as simple as I can. Pink is the actual leader of the Timerangers, not Red. However, the Super Sentai rule is Red is always ranked #1, no exceptions. Also, in the series itself, the official ranking seems to be Red, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Green. However, I rank them the way I list them because of the numbers on the TimeJets.
Gaoranger
#1--GaoRed
#2--GaoYellow
#3--GaoBlue
#4--GaoBlack
#5--GaoWhite
Hurricanger
#1--HurricaneRed
#2--HurricaneBlue
#3--HurricaneYellow
#4--Kabuto Raiger (crimson)
#5--Kuwaga Raiger (navy)
Abaranger
#1--AbaRed
#2--AbareBlue
#3--AbareYellow
#4--AbareBlack
#5--AbareKiller (white)
Dekaranger
#1--DekaRed
#2--DekaBLue
#3--DekaGreen
#4--DekaYellow
#5--DekaPink
#6--DekaBreak (white)
#7--DekaMaster (black)
#8--DekaSwan (orange)
#9--DekaBright (silver)
#10--DekaGold
Break is ranked above Master because Break is considered to be among the primary six Dekarangers. Master is ranked #7, even though he appears before Break, because he doesn't fight all that often. DekaSwan only appears twice, while DekaBright and DekaGold only appear once. Oh, I also ranked Bright above Gold because Gold has an X on her uniform, which is the roman numeral for 10.
Magiranger
#1--MagiRed
#2--MagiYellow
#3--MagiBlue
#4--MagiPink
#5--MagiGreen
#6--MagiShine (navy)
#7--MagiMother (white)
#8--Wolzard Fire (crimson)
The five Ozu siblings (Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Green) are ranked in inverse order of age (that is, Red being the youngest and Green being the oldest). Shine is ranked #6 because he's considered to be part of the main team, as opposed to MagiMother, who only appears at the beginning and the end of the series, and Wolzard Fire, who only appears at the end of the series.
Boukenger
#1--BoukenRed
#2--BoukenBlack
#3--BoukenBlue
#4--BoukenYellow
#5--BoukenPink
Gekiranger
#1--GekiRed
#2--GekiYellow
#3--GekiBlue
#4--GekiViolet
#5--GekiChopper (White)
Go-onger
#1--Go-on Red
#2--Go-on Blue
#3--Go-on Yellow
#4--Go-on Green
#5--Go-on Black
Shinkenger
#1--ShinkenRed, Shiba Takeru
#2--ShinkenBlue, Ikenami Ryunosuke
#3--ShinkenPink, Shiraishi Mako
#4--ShinkenGreen, Tani Chiaki
#5--ShinkenYellow, Hanaori Kotoha
#6--ShinkenGold, Umemori Genta
#7--ShinkenRed, Shiba Kaoru (female)
I rank Kaoru-hime last because she only appeared at the end of the series.
Goseiger
#1--GoseiRed
#2--GoseiPink
#3--GoseiBlack
#4--GoseiYellow
#5--GoseiBlue
I think the reason the Goseigers are ranked the way they are is primarily due to the tribes that they are in (Red and Pink are in the "sky" tribe, Black and Yellow are in the "land" tribe, and Blue is in the "sea" tribe).
Gokaiger
#1--GokaiRed
#2--GokaiBlue
#3--GokaiYellow
#4--GokaiGreen
#5--GokaiPink
Whew! That took a while. I promise it won't be an eternity before I come up with another post. The reasons I haven't been posting is because, A--I've had a bit of a block, and B--my computer acted up, so I had to get a new one.
See y'all later.
