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Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (高速戦隊ターボレンジャー Kōsoku Sentai Tāborenjā), translated as High Speed Squadron Turboranger, was the 13th entry of Super Sentai series produced by Toei Company and Bandai. It was aired on TV Asahi on February 25, 1989 to February 23, 1990 with a total of 51 episodes.

It was celebrated of the 10th anniversary of Super Sentai series. But after Toei's official count, Goranger and JAKQ were re-included the format.

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Plot

20,000 years ago, the Faery race assisted humans in a battle against the Violent Demon Tribes and sealed them away. Due to modern day pollution and man's destruction of nature, the power of Faery magic has weakened, allowing the seal to be undone and the Tribes escape. With the help of Dr. Dazai, Shilon, the last of the faeries, summoned five high school seniors. As children, they were showered with the "flames of spirit" of the fallen faeries in a forest, and can now hear Shilon's voice. Donning powered suits, the product of a collaboration between Shilon's magic and Dr. Dazai's science, the five become the Turboranger. Juggling days of fighting with their regular school lives, in order to fight the Violent Demon Tribes.

Characters

Turborangers

"High Speed Squadron Turboranger!"

The five rangers are all high school students.

  • Riki Honoo (炎力 Honō Riki) / Red Turbo (レッドターボ Reddo Tābo) : Brave high school baseball team captain. Ace pitcher, his technique is the "Demonball of Fire/Honoo." Has a high sense of justice and confidence. He is the kind of person who is not in good graces with his teacher due to his low grades which is seen earlier. He shows his confidence in matters like when he defeats Zimba when challenged for the final duel. He also kills Rehda after the battle with the Super Violent Demon Beast. He was captured by Yamimaru and forced to pit against Raghorn to where he mortally wounds Raghorn despite the hardship. He pulled the team together during the final battle.
    • Weapons: GT sword, it can combine with Turbolaser sword
    • Attacks: GT slash
  • Daichi Yamagata (山形大地 Yamagata Daichi) / Black Turbo (ブラックターボ Burakku Tābo) : A patient track star. Armed with T Hammer. He once befriended a sumo-wrestling monster and granted that monster eternal rest after defeating this monster in a sumo battle. He shows his team concern and is self-sacrificing even when he placed himself at risk to be able to have the Turborugger completed. He defeats Jarmin in battle.
    • Weapons: T Hammer
  • Youhei Hama (浜洋平 Hama Yōhei) / Blue Turbo (ブルーターボ Burū Tābo): A swimmer and high jumper. He is jocular and chases girls. Armed with J Gun, can combine with Turbolaser gun mode. He once befriended a Violent Demon named Belle, whose people were oppressed by the evil Jarmin and caught inside a series of bells.
    • Weapons: J Gun, it can combined with Turbolaser gun mode
  • Shunsuke Hino (日野俊介 Hino Shunsuke) / Yellow Turbo (イエローターボ Ierō Tābo): He is a gymnast and class clown. He was in love with a girl he only knew as "Sayo-chan" when younger, never realizing it was actually Sayoko Tsukikage/Kirika. Has a younger brother named Shunji who was killed in a hit and run, therefore he befriends a Violent Demon Beast who had a falling out with his brother.
    • Weapons: B Bowgun
  • Haruna Morikawa (森川はるな Morikawa Haruna) / Pink Turbo (ピンクターボ Pinku Tābo): A student body president and brightest student in the school. She is popular, everyone looks up to her.
    • Weapons: W Stick, can combine with Turbolaser gun mode

Allies

  • Doctor Dazai (太宰博士 Dazai-hakase): Scientist who was contacted by Shilon and assisted in the invention Turborangers' mecha. Being a car enthusiast, he based their mecha and suits on vehicles. Slight eccentric who longs for the Turborangers' teacher, Yamaguchi.
  • Fairy Seelon (妖精シーロン Yōsei Shīron): 18 cm tall, last surviving Faery. She can only be seen with the naked eye by the Turborangers; Dazai invented goggles that allows him to see her. She teamed with Dr. Dazai to stop the Tribes. Befriends Saint Beast Rakia. Can emit a "Shine of the Soul" that temporarily disorients enemies, but can be fatal to her. Lives in a small, reconstructed doll house made for her by Dazai. Isn't afraid to dive into danger to assist the Turboranger. After the finale, she becomes a star with Rakia.
  • Saint Beast Rakia (聖獣ラキア Seijū Rakia): White-maned, winged holy beast defender of Earth. Keeper of peace. Fought the Violent Demon Tribe back in the day and sealed many of them. Power was lost and became endangered upon the pollution of the Earth. Left the task of restoring peace to the future of the Earth to the Turborangers before dying and becoming a star.
  • Misa Yamaguchi (山口美佐 Yamaguchi Misa): The Turborangers' homeroom teacher. A gentle and well-liked teacher, the five Turboranger aren't in her good graces for how often they shirk their classes and extracurricular activies to take part in fighting (although it's unknown to her why they're always absent). Dislikes Dr. Dazai, believing he plays a part in corrupting the five. Is a fan of sumo wrestling. Has a younger sister named Mika who studies martial arts. Finds of the five's secret life of Turboranger in the finale, boarding the Turbo Base to give them words of inspiration.

100 Violent Demon Tribe (暴魔百族 Bōma Hyakuzoku)

Lost to human-Faery coalition 20,000 years ago. They are now free due to pollution having weakened the Faery magic that sealed them. They intend to conquer Earth and eliminate humanity.

  • Great Emperor Ragorn (Daitei Ragorn)(1-39, 46-51):

The absolute dictator of the Violent Demons. He is initially partly immobile as he can still move his head and arms, he always remained seated. He is shown merciless and cruel to everyone. He sends Zimba and Jarmin on their death missions and suggested that Yamimaru be made a new officer to Rehda. He sends Rehda to have his new Super Violent Demon Beast try to kill the Turborangers.

He 'dies' after the conspiracy of Yamimaru, who decided to kidnap Riki and pit him against Ragorn in a one-on-one battle to the death. Riki mortally wounds him with a stab at the heart, causing him to explode. However he becomes mobile and he becomes giant. He is then 'killed' by Turbo Builder (Fighter Mode) when the Super Turborobo combined with the Turbo Builder. He later revives himself by consuming energies of hatred and sadness around him, and becomes the gold-skinned and mobile Neo-Ragorn. He faces the Turborangers as a giant in the final episode in which he is killed for good.

  • Doctor Rehda (1-30):

Bearded genius mystic. Gifted and cruel, he hates humans so much and his schemes involve killing humanity with various tactics like through using their own deeds against them. He is very skilled in witchcraft. His favorite tactics one involved using human pollution, another involved the use of a racing monster and other tactics.

He was sent to take care of the Turborangers with the Chomajin Boma where he almost buried them alive. When he saw the Turborobo pass by, he used his efforts to lure Red Turbo out. This was because of his tiredness of Yamimaru's delaying tactics that he decided a final battle should be fought. In that battle, Red Turbo and him duel to the death. He reveals his illusion powers from his cape (and his ugly visage under it) in an attempt to wipe out Red Turbo. However Red Turbo managed to counter his attacks, stabbed him at the stomach and performed a GT Slash which inevitably killed him but not without final words.

  • Zimba (1-28):

Samurai-like masked warrior in black armor, expert in all martial arts. Hates love and his plans usually involve tearing apart loved ones. The reason is because Zimba was once actually a man who fought with a powerful opponent for a princess he loved. At the end of the fateful battle, Zimba was worn down and near death -- the princess was disgusted by his appearance and abandoned him for worms to devour. He died, a supernatural grudge born, transforming his corpse into the beast he is today.

Tired of his repeated failure, he was sentenced to death by Raghorn and it gives Yamimaru the opportunity to trick him into walking into a deathtrap by challenging the Turborangers one last time. He was killed by Red Turbo with a GT Slash. Yamimaru enlarged him into a far more powerful form where he defeated the Turbo Robo. He was then killed by the Turbo Builder.

  • Princess Jarmin (Jāmin-hime) (1-29):

Magician who, when angered, flashes her true face, which is that of a snake. A cold and cowardly woman who uses a whip. Her tactics involve deceit especially where she forced two non-violent demon beasts to fight for her. When she was forced by Ragorn to challenge the Turborangers one last time, she revealed she had a hidden ally called the CrocoBoma. Jarmin then asborbed CrocoBoma to assume a giant-demon form and was killed shortly afterwards by Turborugger.

  • Zulten (Zuruten) (1-39):

A fat, disgusting creature able to turn into golf cart-like vehicle for Jarmin. A cheat who does anything to win; weak willed, always sucking up to superiors. He was the last of the original four bad guys serving Raghorn to be killed. He was killed when Raghorn was somewhat defeated by Red Turbo.

  • Wular (Ūrā):

Foot soldiers. They are black-skinned grunts able to merge into ball-shaped Wular Dumplings. Their name is derived from the Japanese term "urami" (grudge). Led by two captain named Wu and Lar who are red colored who no longer show up later on.

Fallen Violent Demons

They are Hanyo, the offspring of human and a demon.

  • Yamimaru (15-51):

A Fallen Violent Demon who was refused from being a member of the Violent Demon 100 Tribe. Because he was helf-demon, Yamimaru wasn't sealed and simply wandered Earth for 20,000 years to obtain as much knowledge as he could, while never being accepted by people. In modern times, Yamimaru assumed the guise of Hikaru Nagareboshi. Originally shaggy-haired, later gains flashy red and black armor. When he saw Zimba dead, he decided to use Zimba at his own advantage to destroy the Turborobo. He rides the giant bat Dragras. Hating both humans and Violent Demons, plots the downfall of Ragorn along with Kirika. He suceeded in Raghorn's supposed death by kidnapping Red Turbo and having the two battle against each other. Took charge of creating misery for the Turborangers until Ragorn's resurrection to where he was almost killed if not saved by Kirika. He became peaceful in the end.

    • Weapons: Shooting Star Gun, Darkknife, Darkaxe, Darkbow, Shooting Star Sword, Darksticks, Darkspear, Darkshuriken, Darkspider.
  • Kirika (31-51):

Another Fallen Violent Demon. She orginally lived as a normal girl named Sayoko Tsukikage until she learned that her father was a demon on her 18th birthday, shortly after finding that the man and woman who raised her were really just Skull Monsters. As Tsukikage, was an outcast in the school who secretly loved Riki. She is permanently connected to Yamimaru through the "red thread of fate." Cruel and lacking compassion, her resentment of humans stems from her life of being bullied. She's repulsed that the blood running through her is a mixture of human and demon, deciding to call herself a full-fledged demon and throw away her humanity for Yamimaru, resulting in his power-up and her armor. She can combine with Armor Violent-Demon to become Armored Kirika. She meets her true father, a peaceful demon named Kashiam, who tells her of how much he loved her fellow peaceful, human mother, who wanted for both sides to coexist and this begins to break the hatred of Kirika and causes her to cease fighting. She manages to save Yamimaru and left to live a peaceful life with him, as Sayoko and Hikaru.

    • Weapons: five-pointed ringknife

Violent Demon Beasts (Bōmajū)

Monsters used in the field. Most of them have been sealed away while some were hidden. They are enlarged by their field commanders.

  • Ball Violent Demon (4)
  • Samurai Violent Demon (5)
  • Trash Violent Demon
  • House Violent Demon (8)
  • Youth Violent Demon(17)
  • Croco Violent Demon (Krocobōma) (29):
  • Super Violent Demon (Choubōma) (30):
  • Armor Violent Demon (Gaibōma):

Arsenal

Each arsenal has a set of group weapons and vehicles.

Gear

  • Turbo Brace: Turboranger's changing devices.

Group Weapons

  • Turbo Lasers: Turborangers' gun and sword modes.
  • Team Attacks:
    • Combination Attack
    • Plasma Shoot
    • V Turbo Bazooka

Vehicles

  • Mach Turbos: Motorcycles for each ranger, numbers 02 and 05.
  • Turboattackers: Personal vehicle of Red Turbo. It is a buggy.

Mecha

  • Turbo Builder:

The Turborangers' base. It launches the Turbo Machines and the Ruggerfighter .

  • Turbo Robo:

Giant Robo formed from 5 piece automobiles.

    • Weapons: High Speed Sword, Turbo Cannons, Turbo Shield
    • Attacks: Turbo Crash

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    • Turbo GT- Fires GT lasers
    • Turbo Truck- Fires truck lasers
    • Turbo Jeep- Fires jeep gattlers
    • Turbo Buggy- Uses wire grappler
    • Turbo Wagon- Fires turbo rockets


  • Turborugger:

Turborangers' second robo that transforms into Ruggerfighter. It was frst used to kill an enlarged Jarmin in battle and was nearly destroyed by the Chomajin Boma.

    • Weapons: Battleball, Big Rugger Guns
    • Attacks: Screw Rugger Kick


  • Super Turbo Robo:

The combination of Turbo Robo and Turborugger. It was first used to destroy the mighty Chomajin Boma. It failed to destroy Raghorn until it merged with the Turbo Builder.

    • Attacks: Super Mirage Beam
  • Turbo Builder (Fighter Mode):

The combination of Super Turbo Robo and Turbo Builder. Unlike its previous Sentai, Choujuu Sentai Liveman, it is the first Sentai with a very powerful robo.It was first used to destroy Ragorn who has enlarged twice- one as the traditional default and the other as the fully resurrected one. This concept was later used for Zyuranger, Dairanger and Ohranger.

    • Attacks: Super Turbo Builder Beam

Name/Puns

Yamimaru's name is a pun on "Yami" or Darkness. His human name, Hikaru Nagareboshi, can be tranlated into shining, falling star.

Episodes

  1. Counting on You! Turboranger (頼むぞ! ターボレンジャー Tanomu zo! Tāborenjā)
  2. Did You Guys See a Fairy!? (君達は妖精を見たか! Kimitachi wa Yōsei o mita ka!)
  3. Violent Demon Castle! The 20,000-Year Curse (暴魔城! 二万年の呪い Bōma Shiro! Niman-nen no Noroi)
  4. The Rumbling Human Ball! (ゴロゴロ人間ダンゴ! Gorogoro Ningen Dango!)
  5. Escape! The Samurai Town (脱出だ! サムライの町 Dasshutsu da! Samurai no Machi)
  6. Slimy! Violent Demon Zombie (ヌルルッ! 暴魔ゾンビ Nururū! Bōma Zonbi)
  7. The Lover-Eating Violent Demon Beast! (恋人を食べる暴魔獣! Koibito o Taberu Bōmajū!)
  8. Jarmin's House That Flies in the Sky (空飛ぶジャーミンの家 Sora Tobu Jāmin no Uchi)
  9. Yearning for a Demonic Flute (憧れは悪魔のフルート Akogare wa Akuma no Furūto)
  10. Boys' Day Dolls That Call Demons (鬼を呼ぶ五月人形 Oni o Yobu Gogatsu Ningyō)
  11. Roar! Wular Highway! (爆走! ウーラー街道! Bakusō! Ūrā Kaidō!)
  12. The Violent Demon Beast That Became a Star! (星になった暴魔獣! Hoshi ni Natta Bōmajū!)
  13. Activate the Witch's Trap! (魔女にワナをかけろ! Majo ni Wana o Kakero!)
  14. He's Here! The Wandering Exchange Student (参上! さすらい転校生 Sanjō! Sasurai Tenkōsei)
  15. Yamimaru! Lethal Alignment (ヤミマル! 必殺の照準 Yamimaru! Hissatsu no Shōjun)
  16. Firing the V-Turbo Bazooka (射てVターボバズーカ Ite Bui Tābo Bazūka)
  17. The Teacher Who Became a Child (子供になった先生 Kodomo ni Natta Sensei)
  18. 5-Second Transformation (5分間の変身 Gofunkan no Henshin)
  19. Clash! Demon Siblings (激突! 魔兄弟 Gekitotsu! Ma Kyōdai)
  20. Violent Demon Tribe Haruna (暴魔族はるな Bōma Zoku Haruna)
  21. DOSUKOI Contest (ドスコイ勝負 Dosukoi Shōbu)
  22. Youth Road! (青春ロード! Seishun Rōdo!)
  23. A Lot of Ghosts (幽霊いっぱい Yōrei Ippai)
  24. Dreadful! Summer Sea (怖い! 夏の海 Kowai! Natsu no Umi)
  25. The Fighting Puppy (戦う子犬 Tatakau Koinu)
  26. Riki! Desperate Situation (力! 絶体絶命 Riki! Zettai Zetsumei)
  27. Girl Violent Demon Rin (少女暴魔リン Shōjo Bōma Rin)
  28. Robo Fusion Failure (ロボ合体不能 Robo Gattai Funō)
  29. Hurry! New Model Robo (急げ新型ロボ Kyōge Shindaka Robo)
  30. The End of Rehda (レーダの最後 Rēda no Saigo)
  31. Woman Warrior Kirika (女戦士キリカ Onna Senshi Kirika)
  32. The Demonic Big Mystery Bird! (悪魔の大怪鳥! Akuma no Ōge Tori)
  33. Steal! Youhei's Face (奪え! 洋平の顔 Ubae! Yōhei no Kao)
  34. Zulten's Sneaky Trick (ズルテンの裏技 Zuruten no Urawaza)
  35. The Majin Sword That Calls Love (愛を呼ぶ魔神剣 Ai o Yobu Majin Ken)
  36. Memories of Destiny... (運命の想い出… Unmei no Omoide...)
  37. Mysterious Kung Fu Girl (カンフー謎少女 Kan Fū Nazo Shōjo)
  38. The Painting of Hell That Devours People (人を喰う地獄絵 Hito o Kū Jigokue)
  39. The End of Ragorn (ラゴーンの最後 Ragōn no Saigo)
  40. Walk! Child of Shikoku (歩け! 四国の子 Aruke! Shikoku no Ko)
  41. The Star Is Me! (スターは俺だ! Sutā wa Ore da!)
  42. Scary Birthday! (コワイ誕生日! Kowai Tanjōbi!)
  43. The Sixth Soldier! (6人目の戦士! Rokunin-me no Senshi)
  44. Stream Violent Demon Legend (流れ暴魔伝説 Nagare Bōma Densetsu)
  45. Super Magic Boy (超マジック少年 Chō Majikku Shōnen)
  46. Ragorn's Counterattack (ラゴーンの逆襲 Ragōn no Gyakushū)
  47. SOS Transformation Failure (SOS変身不能 Esu Ō Esu Henshin Funō)
  48. Stream Violent Demon's Secret (流れ暴魔の秘密 Nagare Bōma no Himitsu)
  49. Beautiful Kirika (美しきキリカ Utsukushiki Kirika)
  50. The Dreadful Big Seal (恐るべき大封印 Osorubeki Dai Fūin)
  51. Graduation of Youth (青春の卒業式 Seishun no Sotsugyōshiki)

Special

  • Turboranger Special (Episode 1 is really a clip show honoring the sentai series starting with Battle Fever J to Liveman)
  • Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (theatrical short)

Cast

Crew

Trivia

  • The concept of car-based weaponry and giant mecha was later used again in Gekisou Sentai Carranger. The series was not originally intended to mimic Turboranger, but later proved to be very similar in some ways except the Carrangers fought against aliens, not ancient enemies of mankind and had two females instead of one.
  • It's ironic to see how Zimba dies by Red Turbo alone but can defeat the Turborobo or how Red Turbo can beat Ragorn in a one-on-one battle, without having been killed.
  • The part where Red Turbo duels Zimba to the death is a recycling of Red Mask's slaying of Baraba except that Baraba wasn't enlarged and Zimba was. The idea was also incorporated into Fiveman where Five Red kills Billion.
  • The show's opening and ending themes song were sung by Red Turbo himself, Kenta Satou who later sang for Zyuranger.
  • The characters of Zimba, Jarmin, Rehda and Zulten were later recycled into other concepts. Like Zimba may have been modified to Grifforzar, Zulten into Bukbak. Jarmin's desgn was mixed with the design of Flashman's Ley Nefel to create Lami for Zyuranger. The next possible inspiration is that Rehda may have inspired Daimaoh of Kakuranger since both were extremely intelligent.
  • Ragorn's being initially immobile is similar to Goggle Five's Fuehrer Taboo. Also his being killed twice is similar of Dai Satan in Zyuranger, a series which came later.
  • It is the first sentai to write off villain cast memebers a lot. Zimba dies in episode 28, Jarmin dies in episode 29, Rehda dies in episode 30 and Zulten dies in episode 39. They were quickly written off. The reason was supposedly a decision on the part of the writer and producers' due the series becoming stale and trying to liven it up by focusing on the storylines with Yamimuru, Kirika, and the Nagare Bouma or more likely, the actors leaving the cast for some reason unknown.
Preceded by Super Sentai
1989 – 1990 		Succeeded by
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