History Series / AvataroSentaiDonbrothers

Don Doragoku/Don Torabolt uses the ''[[SwissArmyWeapon Ryukonogeki]]'', which allows him to change forms depending on [[SwissArmyWeapon what mode it's in]] (a spear for Doragoku and an axe for Torabolt). He uses the ''[[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe TiGuarDra]]'' for Avatar Changes.

** The main five Rangers use the [=DonBlaster=], along with the Avataro Gears.

** Don Doragoku/Don Torabolt uses the ''Ryukonogeki'', which allows him to change forms depending on [[SwissArmyWeapon what mode the weapon is in]] (a spear for Doragoku and an axe for Torabolt).
%%** Three of the main five wield personal weapons in addition to their [=DonBlasters=].
%%*** Don Momotaro wields the Zanglassword.
%%*** Oni Sister wields the [[CarryABigStick Full Konbou]].
%%*** Inu Brother wields an unnamed FuumaShuriken.
%%** Don Doragoku/Don Torabolt, in addition to wielding the ''Ryukonogeki'', wears the [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe TiGuarDra]] shield.

** The Donbrothers being barely together as a team is reflected even in their official rolecall (which is so far only used in stage shows and spinoffs!) as unlike past Sentai teams, none of them have any single similarity that unifies all the calls[[note]]for example, ''Zenkaiger'' rolecalls all having "Power", ''Ninninger'' rolecalls all having a word that references their own civilian name either straightforward or via a pun, and ''Zyuohger'' rolecalls all calling themselves as a "Monarch/Ruler"[[/note]] - there's always at least one of them that breaks the pattern.

* TeamMercyVsTeamMurder: The titular hero Sentai can use their powers to deal with the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Hitotsu-Ki]] without killing their hosts, while their rivals the WellIntentionedExtremist team, deems it necessary to defeat the hosts as well. The show goes on the premise that BothSidesHaveAPoint, with some people being too overwhelmed by their desires that they become repeat hosts for a Hitotsu-Ki, while others are simply ordinary people in the wrong place at the wrong time. [[spoiler:At the end, both sides end up befriending and allying each other, with the final conflict of the show becoming about the trio's increasing humanity putting them at odds with their higher-ups instead.]]

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Most of the Donbrothers are [[PunchClockHero only fighting because they've been forced to]] and as a result can barely work together, but they are still good people at the end of the day. Over the course of the series, they eventually adjust to both their mission and each other, to varying degrees. The Noto, meanwhile, aren't actual evil-doers so much as pragmatic vigilantes that have [[WellIntentionedExtremist neither sinister intent]] or [[TheUnfettered morality dial]]. Their willingness to kill Hitotsu-Ki rather than save them is [[HeadbuttingHeroes the main reason the Donbrothers battle them]], and even then, some of them have formed interesting relationships despite being "enemies".

--->'''Jiro:''' The muscular powerhouse! Don Doragoku![[note]]After his merging with Dangerous Jiro, he follows up with "...and Don Torabolt!"[[/note]]\\

* DebutQueue: In the first three episodes, our heroes are introduced and assembled as a team, but it takes them a little while to figure out who they are outside of the suit, usually by sheer coincidence.
** In fact, as of episode 30, most of the team still doesn't know who Inu Brother is.

* IndecisiveParody: The show seems to parody Toshiki Inoue's tendency to use PoorCommunicationKills to fuel the conflicts, but at the same time, several subplots in the second half are a direct result of that trope being played straight.

* RedHerring: In #35, Naoki Shiina is shown to be able to perfectly replicate Haruka's art style and beef stroganoff; with "Miho" explaining that Crane Jūto are able to imitate their hosts later on, it was implied that Shiina was a Crane Jūto imitating Haruka. [[spoiler:#43 reveals that it's actually Haruka from an alternate future.]]

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* AbortedArc:
** The first few episodes established the Anoni were secretly living among the humans, and that the Donbrothers were the only people who could see through their illusion. The paranoia stemming from this is rarely acknowledged in future episodes, and none of the people the Donbrothers help seem to be Anoni in disguise.

--->'''Jiro:''' The muscular powerhouse! Don Doragoku!\\

--->'''Don Murasame:''' Awakening at the peak of jawsome! Don Murasame!

--->'''Don Murasame:''' Awakening at the peak of jaws! Don Murasame!

* ''Avataro Sentai Donbrothers: New First Love Hero'': The summer movie, double-billed with ''Kamen Rider Revice''[='=]s summer film, ''[[Film/KamenRiderReviceBattleFamilia Battle Familia]]''.

* ''Avataro Sentai Donbrothers VS Zenkaiger'', a crossover film with its predecessor that takes place one year after the series.

%%** The final episode gives Don Murasame one as well:
%%--->'''Don Murasame:'''

** In #29, Don Murasame wonders if there is more to his existence than simply being a weapon for the Noto Council and even strikes up a friendship with Jiro, setting up an arc where he learns to be his own person. This is never brought up again in his subsequent appearances.

* AbortedArc: The first few episodes established the Anoni were secretly living among the humans, and that the Donbrothers were the only people who could see through their illusion. The paranoia stemming from this is rarely acknowledged in future episodes, and none of the people the Donbrothers help seem to be Anoni in disguise.

** #50 features Taro and Shinichi lying on a grassy hill while Shinichi raises a hand towards the sun, referencing the final scene of ''Series/KamenRider555''['=]s final episode.

** The debut of [=ToradoraGonjin=] involves Jiro making his face sppear in place of the mecha's face, which is straight out of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
** #34 has a couple. To wit, the scene where Jiro reunits with Rumi homages Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti's ''[[Art/SistineChapel]] The Creation of Adam'', while Natsumi recites a few lines from Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt''.

** #50 features Shinichi lying [[Series/KamenRider555 on the very same hill as Takumi, Mari and Keitaro in their series' final episode.]]