List of Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger characters explained

is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 16th installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the fourth entry in the Heisei era.

Zyurangers

The eponymous Zyurangers are five warriors from an ancient civilization of humans that evolved from dinosaurs and coexisted with them. The team was kept in suspended animation for 170 million years by their mentor Barza until their nemesis Bandora was accidentally released from her prison on the planetoid Nemesis. A sixth member later joins the team after being revived from suspended animation. The team utilize in order to transform. While transformed, each Zyuranger possesses enhanced strength, speed, agility and durability; and wield the that can switch between its and modes, the, and the . The Zyurangers also ride motorcycles.

The primary Zyurangers use the, the combined form of the Legendary Weapons, to finish off human-sized Dora Monsters. The Ranger Sticks are used for the finisher by having the Zyurangers form a human tower, bringing the tips of each Ranger Stick toward the center and then shooting a combined, powerful energy blast. The Thunder Slingers can also combine with the Ranger Guns to form the, which are used for the finisher by having the Zyurangers shoot their Ranger Slingers simultaneously at the target.

Geki

is the 24-year-old prince of the who is known as the and fights as the red-colored . Geki is the leader of the Zyurangers who is the younger brother of Burai and has a strong sense of justice. Though he was raised by the King and Queen of the Yamato Tribe, he was actually adopted by them after his birth father rebelled against the Yamato King and was forced to give Geki up for adoption as punishment for his insubordination. His birth father used this as an opportunity to challenge the King and reclaim Geki, only to be killed by the King. Geki learns the truth after meeting Burai. Geki's Legendary Weapon is the and his Guardian Beast is Tyrannosaurus. He also rides . Geki inherits Burai's powers after his death, allowing him to transform into where he wears Burai's Dragon Armor and wields his Zyusouken to summon Dragon Caesar.

During the events of , Geki is kidnapped by Neo-Grifforzar so his Dino Hope can be extracted for Voldos, but is saved by the Kyoryugers. Geki and his team then join forces with the Abarangers, Kyoryugers and Go-Busters in order to defeat their common enemy.

Geki is portrayed by .

Goushi

is a 27-year-old knight of the who is known as the and fights as the black-colored . Calm, cool, and collected, Goushi is the team's second-in-command and his wisdom allows him to come up with strategies to save his teammates whenever they're cornered. He lost his parents when he was young and was raised by his older sister, who died while fighting Bandora's forces after Goushi reached adulthood. He uses grappling techniques during battles and his Legendary Weapon is the battle axe, which can be converted into an alternate rifle mode. His Guardian Beast is Zyu Mammoth and rides the, which has a sidecar for Boi. Goushi appeared in the final episode of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, receiving his powers back in the form of the Mammoth Ranger Key as the Gokaigers left Earth.

Goushi is portrayed by, credited under his real name .

Dan

is a 19-year-old knight of the who is known as the and fights as the blue-colored . He is 19 years old and a courageous warrior who is willing to stand up for himself against the enemy, although he has a tendency to rush into dangerous situations without thinking things through. He is a cheerful character who serves as the team's comic relief. His Legendary Weapon is the double-bladed trident that can separate in half to form a pair of spears, which are shortened when used as part of the Howling Cannon, and his Guardian Beast is Triceratops. He also rides the, which has a sidecar for Mei.

Dan is portrayed by .

Boi

is a 15-year-old knight of the who is known as the and fights as the yellow-colored . Boi is the youngest and most curious member of the team. He is also the most energetic and has greater reflexes than the others. Due to his young age, Boi is often befriended by children despite being mature for his age. His Legendary Weapon is the twin and his Guardian Beast is Saber Tiger.

Boi is portrayed by .

Mei

is the 18-year-old princess of the who is known as the and fights as the pink-colored . Although a gentle and loving young woman, Mei is also a warrior who refuses to lose, no matter how dire the situation is. Her Legendary Weapon is the bow and her Guardian Beast is the Pteranodon.

Mei's ancestor,, sacrificed her life to stop the plant demon Guzzler, which Dora Guzzler was modeled after.

Mei is portrayed by .

Burai

is the 32-year-old knight of the Yamato Tribe who is known as the and fights as the green-colored He is the oldest Zyuranger and is Geki's biological older brother, whom he was separated from when Geki was still an infant after his birth father was forced to hand Geki over to the Yamato Tribe's King and Queen after rebelling against him. Burai's father then used this as an opportunity to challenge the King in order to reclaim Geki, only to be defeated. Before dying, he told Burai to avenge his death. Burai froze himself in a separate sleeping chamber from the others and is the last Zyuranger to be revived in the present day. After awakening in the present day, Burai discovers that he is living on borrowed time and preserves his lifespan by staying inside the Timeless Room after the cave he originally froze himself in collapsed and was revived by Clotho. After fighting against the Zyurangers for a while with the Hellfried sword as his weapon, Burai reconciles with Geki and joins the team. Burai eventually dies after helping the others and passes his powers onto Geki.

Utilizing a variant of the Dino Buckler called the, Burai can transform into Dragon Ranger. While transformed, he wears the golden and can fire an energy blast from his hands. His Guardian Beast is the Dragon Caesar-like Godzilla, which he summons with the, a short sword that doubles as a flute and teleports its owner to the Timeless Room.

During the events of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Burai appeared in a vision to Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver and granted him the Greater Power of the Zyurangers, which is the dinosaur-themed mecha GouZyu Rex.

Burai is portrayed by who previously played Yuuma Oozora in Dengeki Sentai Changeman. As a child, Burai is portrayed by who later portrayed Kou of the Howling New Star in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.

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Barza

is an immortal white wizard who serves as the Zyurangers' mentor. He watched over the Zyurangers during their long sleep while masquerading as the landlord of the Sakura Condominium, where the underground temple of the Zyurangers is located.

Barza is portrayed by .

Gnome

is the King of the Elves and an old friend of Barza's. During the Dora Circe battle, Gnome saves the Zyurangers before making them accept his challenge of eating all the food on the table he conjured. Though Boi manages to finish the last ounce of food, it is his selfless motivation that convinces Gnome to give them the Moly.

Gnome is also the keeper of Burai's key, hoping that Burai would simply never be revived. When his grandson Ryuta takes the key, Gnome attempts to stop him even it means killing his grandson.

Gnome is portrayed by .

Apelo Tribe

The were the guardians of the orchards in Daizyuzin's realm until Dora Cockatrice tricked them into eating from the holy fruit that they were forbidden to eat, resulting in their exile to Dalos Island and turned into monkeys as punishment.

After Bandora's entrapment, the Apelo were reprieved of their curse as Daizyuzin restored their natural forms on the condition that they safeguard the last two Dinosaur Eggs. When Bandora learns of this, she sends her forces to take the eggs from the Apelo as Euro makes his way to Japan to find the Zyurangers. Though the Apelo fail to honor their covenant with the deity when the dinosaur eggs lost at sea during the ensuing battle, the pleading made by Euro's new-found friend Emiko and the Zyurangers convince Daizyuzin to renounce his curse and allow the Apelo back to his domain.

Euro

is the prince of the Apelo Tribe. is determined to redeem his people, being the only one of them who knows the eggs' location. Arriving in Japan and befriending a girl named Emiko, they are attacked by Golems as the Zyurangers arrive to save them. However, through Dora Cockatrice's deceptions, Euro is forced to reveal the eggs' location. However, Emiko and the Zyurangers pleas convince Daizyuzin to bring the Apelo back to its domain. As thanks, Euro gives Emiko a beautiful white dress before departing with his tribe to join the Guardian Beasts in their domain.

Euro is portrayed by .

Crockle and Daisy

Prince Euro's two assistants and members of the Apelo tribe. is the inventive footman while his wife is the nanny. As well as the Volkswagen they used for travel, Crockle also made special glasses that allowed anyone who wore them to see a portal into Dora Cockatrice's dimension.

Crockle is portrayed by and Daisy is portrayed by .

Gin

is a jackal-like genie who has the power to grant wishes. He ends up in the hands of four children whom he becomes fond friends with. He is revealed to be the genie from the tale of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" which he confirms was factual. Bandora manages to steal the lamp, shattering it in the process. However, while the Zyurangers and the children help Gin gather the lamp pieces, Bandora creates a personal lamp for him which sucks Djinn in and turns him into the monster known as . After his original lamp is restored, Mei destroys Bandora's evil one causing Djinn to return to his true lamp and be restored normal. He is then sealed away for a time to keep his powers from being used for evil until the threat of Bandora is over.

Gin is voiced by .

DonDon

is a troll-like elf who applies for a job to be Pleprechuan's assistant, but is kicked out by Bandora. DonDon meets a kindred spirit in Toshio, a boy who gets frequently picked on by his overly-strict mother. They become friends and go around sucking things into DonDon's magic bottles — including planes and buildings with people inside. After seeing DonDon trapping Boi and Dan in his bottle, Bandora decides to recruit DonDon, promising both him and Toshio the power to get back at all the people who push them around. However, the Zyurangers manage to convince Toshio and DonDon that there are people who care about them. After he and Toshio return everything to normal, DonDon goes on his way, but not before giving Toshio a black & gold toy replica of Daizyuzin.

DonDon is voiced by .

Ryota

is Gnome's grandson. 170 million years ago, Burai saved him from a rock that threatened to crush him. In the present day while living among humans in secret, Ryota takes Gnome's key and unseals Burai against his grandfather's wishes, but feels betrayed after seeing how cruel Burai has become.

Ryota is portrayed by .

Dinosaur Eggs

After the war with Bandora ended, the heads of the five ancient tribes placed two within a chest and sent it off to sea, hoping for a safer place and time for dinosaurs. The chest drifted over to Dalos Island, where the Apelo Tribe resided. The Guardian Beasts appeared to the Apelo and entrusted them to protect the eggs until the Zyurangers returned to this world. After several attempts by Bandora to use them for her evil deeds, the Zyurangers finally claim the eggs and send them to King Brachion to incubate the eggs inside its body. The book known as "Dino Revelation" mentions that the eggs are the last pair of dinosaurs on Earth and if they are destroyed, the dinosaurs will become extinct from this world. After Dora Talos' destruction, the eggs finally hatch into two Tyrannosaur hatchlings (one male and one female) and are now in the care of Satoshi and his friends.

Clotho

is an entity who takes on the form of a childlike being and possesses the power of life itself. When the Zyurangers go into suspended animation, Burai follows them in his own chamber. However, an earthquake causes the cave where Burai was sleeping to collapse, crushing Burai to death. Daizyuzin asks Clotho to restore Burai's life, since he is the only person who can summon Dragon Caesar. Burai is restored to life, but only with a limited lifespan. Shortly after his revival and subsequent betrayal of Bandora, Clotho takes Burai to the Lapseless Room and gives him the Beast Play Sword. Clotho tells Burai that he only has a limited lifespan and leaves him with a green candle that represents the time he has left. The Lapseless Room is a chamber where time stands still, and every time Burai goes out to aid his brother, the candle gradually melts away. After Bandora destroys the room, Goushi and Dan attempt to get the Water of Life from its guardian, who is actually Clotho in disguise. She reveals that even with the Water of Life, Burai's life cannot be saved, since he has already died once. Clotho convinces Dan and Goushi to fulfill Burai's last wishes by giving the water to a boy in a hospital that Burai earlier befriended and save his life instead.

Clotho is portrayed by .

Guardian Beasts

The are the seven gods worshipped by the five ancient tribes that the Zyurangers come from. The Guardian Beasts originally existed in one form as Ultimate Daizyuzin before splitting into seven separate forms due to being weakened after banishing Great Satan. The Guardian Beasts are summoned when the command is given. However, if the five core Guardian Beasts are commanded, the Zyurangers say "". When they first get in their cockpits, the Zyurangers shout the command and use the, created from the medallions within each Zyurangers' Dino Buckler, to enable the Guardian Beasts to combine. When not in use, the Guardian Beasts can speak to the Zyurangers in their individual separate forms.

Daizyuzin

is the combined form of Tyrannosaurus, Zyu Mammoth, Triceratops, Saber Tiger, and Pteranodon. He is first formed as with the command, and then into Daizyuzin with the command . Tyrannosaurus forms the head and body; Zyu Mammoth forms the arms, back, and shield; Triceratops forms the left leg; Saber Tiger forms the right leg; and Pteranodon forms the chest. As Dino Tanker, he attacks enemies with its two powerful cannons, the, or with laser blasts from the eyes of each Guardian Beast called the . Daizyuzin wields Zyu Mammoth's head as the, which can fire energy beams from its eyes, and the, which he uses in his finisher. Daizyuzin can also fire energy beams from his eyes and forehead.

Gouryuzin

is the combined form of Dragon Caesar, ZyuMammoth, Triceratops, and Saber Tiger. He is formed with the command . Gouryuzin is armed with the drill lance and uses the weapon in his finisher.

Bandora Gang

The are the nemeses of the Zyurangers. The members of the gang originated from Earth and emerged 170 million years ago during the same era the Zyurangers lived in. After being sealed away on the planet Nemesis which orbits Earth once every 230 million years, the Bandora Gang were released in the present day by two careless astronauts. Bandora and her minions were located at the, which was located on the Moon. Though their intent was making Earth a wasteland, they also caused mischief for the Zyurangers until they were sealed again in the finale.

Bandora

was originally the Queen of the Dall Tribe. After her son Kai was killed when he was discovered breaking Tyrannosaurus eggs by being chased off a cliff by a mother Tyrannosaurus, Bandora sold her soul to Great Satan for the power to become a witch and vowed revenge on the dinosaurs by killing children as part of her pact with Great Satan with the intention of wiping out the human race. Viewing herself as the greatest witch ever known, she has seemingly unlimited magical abilities including enlarging her Dora Monsters. She has served as the nemesis of the Zyurangers. Occasionally she has sung her theme song "Dora! The Song of Witch Bandora". The song is sung after Burai first appears. She planned on making everyone dance to her song when she took over Earth.

Bandora gets extremely furious in a hilarious manner when defeated. She also experiences headaches at times, only to be comforted by her fellow warriors, usually Grifforzer. Moreover, Bandora does eccentric things such as going on a crash diet and dismissing her followers when they fail. When she created Dora Franke from the Dokiita-Clay, she had her minions build the Satan Tower. After which, she performed the Strongest of Black Magic rituals, which is used in the summoning of Great Satan, and this nearly kills her.

She loses her powers after shedding a tear over Kai's death (after being resurrected by Great Satan to pilot Dora Taros) as a witch loses her powers upon crying. Powerless, Bandora and her henchmen are sealed away and exiled to space by Daizyuzin. She is overwhelmed by the cuteness of Lamie and Grifforzer's son and cradles him around, proving she has, in the end, regained a part of her former goodness.

Bandora's staff, the DoraSceptre, can do many magic tricks, including making the Dora Monsters grow. She often looks down at Earth through her DoraScope.

Bandora is portrayed by .

Grifforzar

is a manticore-themed knight who wields the Grifocaliber IV sword and can fly with the help of his retractable wings. He is also Lamie's husband. Grifforzar was mute until Lamie came along (he saved his voice for her to hear). Despite being mute, he was still capable of giving commands to his soldiers with his vicious personality. Griffozar had a frequent rivalry with Tyranno Ranger. He is violent and possesses amazing strength. Griffozar is a dangerous opponent as evident by being able to outlast and defeat Daizyuzin. Even alone, he proved to be more than a match for the Zyurangers in their early battles. He had a son with Lamie towards the end of the series, which Bandora adored. Unlike the others, he is much less vicious than his fellow lackies.

Grifforzar is initially voiced by and later by .

Lamy

is the human-looking servant of Bandora who was sent after the Dinosaur Eggs before her mistress and her group were sealed. Unable to find the eggs, Lamy was forced to wait 170 million years for the return of her husband Grifforzar, whom she calls "darling". She was reunited with him when she found the eggs. Lamy wields the Lamy Boomerang, a crescent-shaped blade that can also be a sword.

When she is enlarged, she assumes the form of, a scorpion monster with an electrocuting stinger on her ponytail. This form of Lamy is a dangerous opponent to the Zyurangers and even more with Grifforzar's help as they held Daizyuzin at bay during an eclipse before an enlarged Dragon Ranger appeared to finish the giant off.

When the Zyurangers were dealing with Dora Silkis, Lamy found a rival in Mei in the art of disguises. She gave birth to a baby boy at the end of the series, who looks human like her. She is sealed away during the finale alongside the other main villains and has a son with Grifforzar which Bandora adored.

Lamy is portrayed by .

Topat

is a vampire who has never tasted blood and is a scatterbrained alchemist. He often talks very fast when nervous and is able to take human form. Topat is the companion of Bookback, whom he picks on for being slow. Topat is also much of a comedy relief. He attempted to taste the blood of a youth until a little girl named Michi intervened, with him vowing to get back at her for stepping on his foot while he hid away from her. Topat nearly tried to taste the girl's blood with Dora Argus' aid until Dan intervened. He also made a potion that makes people's personalities change (done with Dan and Mei) which could be cured by a rare herb called the Mandragora. His name is an ironic pun on "bat" and "tooth", as he is a somewhat harmless and funny vampire. Topat is voiced by .

Bookback

is a blue-skinned hobgoblin who records all of Bandora's evil deeds. He is able to assume human form. Bookback is extremely stupid, short-witted, and a cowardly cheat who'd do anything to win. Bookback has a large appetite and usually provides comic relief, along with Topat. He also annoys and/or angers Bandora quite frequently. Bookback is armed with a pistol for battle, though it is useless in most situations.

Bookback is voiced by .

Pleprechaun

is a leprechaun-like potter who forges the Dora Monsters and Golem Soldiers out of clay and is focused on his craft as he brings them to live with his Nendora Machine. He rarely shows up in battle and focuses more on enemy tactics. While working for Bandora, Pleprechaun is not really an evil character, but rather a somewhat unusual artist. He hates being rushed, claiming "You can't rush perfection or it'll be ruined." He is extremely brilliant and somewhat all-knowing, though he isn't much of a comedy relief, compared to most of Bandora's Gang.

Puripurikan is voiced by .

Golem Soldiers

The are warriors made out of clay. Their hands can change into boulder-fists and stone-blades. The Golem Soldiers' unorthodox tactics involve amassing in large numbers, dancing around enemies before going in for the attack and are able to regenerate their bodies after being destroyed. Two rocky armored versions of the Golems usually lead the others. When the Dokeeta-Clay is found, are made from it. The Dokeeta Golems are stronger versions of ordinary Golem Soldiers, their regeneration abilities are advanced to the point that they each can split into two new Dokeeta Golems from the scattered remains. Also unlike normal Golems who have black eyes, the new Dokeeta Golems have red eyes and can fire lasers from their fingers. Geki and Burai retrieved the Thunder Slingers to defeat them. The Dokeeta Golems continued to appear in the series afterwards.

The Golem Soldiers were later summoned by Zaigan during Super Sentai World.

Great Satan

is an evil god that is depicted as a floating blue-skinned head and is the ultimate evil of the series. In the past, Great Satan used Bandora to try to destroy Earth 170 million years ago, but was banished back to Hell by Ultimate Daizyujin. In the present day, after having enough of the Zyurangers' interference, Bandora summons Great Satan with the help of the Satan Tower as her followers gather thirteen ten-year-old children as sacrificial payment in the Strongest of Black Magic ritual. Once he arrives, Great Satan uses his power to turn the Dora Monster Zombie Franke into Satan Franke. Great Satan is overpowered by Ultimate Daizyuzin, but brings Bandora's son Kai back to life to cement his pact with Bandora. Though he overpowers both Daizyuzin and Dragon Caesar, Great Satan is finally destroyed along with Dora Talos by Ultimate Daizyuzin's Grand Banisher.

Great Satan returns in the Super Sentai Strongest Battle mini-series when resurrected on the planet Nemesis by Rita, a sorceress who lost her homeworld and wanted to destroy what she considered an irredeemable universe. Rita orchestrated a tournament among the Super Sentai warriors to acquire the energy needed, bringing back Great Satan in his full-bodied form before he is destroyed once more.

Great Satan is portrayed by and voiced by .

Kai

is Bandora's ruthless son and the prince of the Dahl Tribe who dies when he is discovered breaking dinosaur eggs and falls off a cliff evading a mother Tyrannosaurus. He is resurrected by Great Satan as the main pilot of Dora Talos. He would not let his mother hug him whenever she wanted to. When Dora Talos is eventually destroyed by Daizyuzin, a mortally wounded Kai struggles to make his way back to Bandora and dies in his mother's arms and faded away to Heaven.

Kai is portrayed by .

Dora Taros

is a giant white knight mecha piloted by Kai, Bandora's resurrected son. It has various weapons including its Taro Missiles, Taro Beam, Taro Punch, and could use Kai's telekinesis. Came when Kai gave out the command . Daizyuzin and Gouryuzin were of no match for this new menace. After being destroyed by Ultimate Daizyuzin, Bandora cast a spell that caused the ground to collapse from underneath King Brachion, causing him to sink into the ground, with the Dinosaur Eggs inside of him.

Once Great Satan appears on Earth, Bandora rebuilds Dora Taros with two extra horns on the sides of its head and extended blades from its arms which it uses to sever Daizyuzin's left arm and half of Dragon Caesar's tail, leaving Bandora free to cast a spell that causes the two to disappear. The Zyurangers later learn from Burai's spirit that the Guardian Beasts are trapped in Bandora's Magic Realm. The Zyurangers escape after smashing the globes containing their Guardian Beasts and attack Dora Taros through several quickly-ascending stages: separate Guardian Beasts, Daizyuzin, Dragon Caesar, Gouryuzin and finally Ultimate Daizyuzin destroying both Great Satan and Dora Taros forever.

Dora Monsters

The (1-10, 12–16, and 23–27) are made out of clay by Pleprechuan and processed by the oven into human size. Throwing her DoraSceptor to Earth, usually when her Dora Monster is defeated, Bandora conjures the spell "Evil spirits that sleep in the ground, give more power to Dora (name of Dora monster)!" to regenerate the defeated Dora monster into a giant.

Dokeeta-Clay Dora Monsters

In response to the Zyurangers having Dragon Caesar and Gouryujin, Bandora's gang retrieves a batch of the new Dokeeta-Clay to create super-powered Golems as well as new and stronger Dora Monsters called the (28-33, 35–38, and 40–46), which the Guardian Beasts say are powerful enough to fight the Gods.

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