History Series / EngineSentaiGoOnger

* FunWithAcronyms: Bomper's full name (in a very [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya SOS-dan]] way): '''B'''orn to '''O'''uterdimensional and '''M'''echanical x '''P'''it Crew Type '''E'''ngine Support '''R'''obot. It's so long that Hant ''faints'', and Saki acts as if she got a headache just from trying to take it all in.

** GP 42, Miu infiltrates a high school as a student and actually introduces herself saying "[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya I have no interest in ordinary people... if there are creatures from other worlds, Bankijuu, or Gaiairc...]]"

'''[=BearRV=]:''' The ''tough girl'' of charm and guts! Engine [=BearRV=]-[[KansaiDialect ya]]!\\

** The core five have the same color layout as ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman''.

** During the brief moment we get to see the Engine World in GP 1, [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} there's a race going on and lots of Engines are watching from the side]].

** The fact that Bomper is 66 cm tall, weighs 66 kg and has a top speed of 66 km/h may very well be a subtle, yet unintentional, shout-out to Route 66, thus strengthening the connection with ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.

* MixAndMatch: ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' + ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''... [[WidgetSeries on crack]]?

In 2018, a ReunionShow, titled ''Engine Sentai Go-onger 10 Years Grand Prix'', was announced for a release later that year, making ''Go-onger'' the third Sentai to receive a 10 Years After special after ''[[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Dekaranger]]'' and ''[[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]''.

-->'''Sōsuke:''' Mach Full Force! ''Go-On Red''![[note]]"''Mahha Zenkai! Go-on Red!''"[[/note]]\\

-->'''Speedor:''' The ''highway star'' with a full tank of courage! Engine Speedor!\\

-->'''Yogostein:''' The ground dried and fissured! I'm[[note]]"''Ware''"[[/note]] the Land Pollution Minister, Yogostein!\\

-->'''Yogostein:''' The one who hatefully pollutes the land! Earth Pollution Minister Yogostein -nari!\\

* EnemyMine: Episode 31.

** The Super Highway Buster.

* CustomUniform

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The opening of ''Shinken Vs Go-On'' even implies that [[spoiler: they've been [[WalkingTheEarth Walking The Parallel Worlds]].]]

* BusmansHoliday: GP 25.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Hant. Oh god, Hant.

** [[spoiler:Sōsuke in GP 35-36.]]

%%* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Hant and Gunpei.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Hant and Gunpei.
* ShesGotLegs: Miu

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Ancient Engines.

* FreudianTrio
** Id -- Sōsuke
** Superego -- Renn
** Ego -- Saki

%%** Hant: [[AnAxeToGrind Bridge Axe]]

%%* WeaponOfChoice

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[[caption-width-right:350: (Counterclockwise) '''[[DefrostingIceQueen Miu]]''', '''[[{{Keet}} Hant]]''', '''[[TeamMom Renn]]''', '''[[IdiotHero Sosuke]]''', '''[[GenkiGirl Saki]]''', '''[[ByTheBookCop Gunpei]]''' and '''[[TheStoic Hiroto]]'''.]]

* WeaponOfChoice
** SwissArmyWeapon: The Mantan Guns.[[note]][[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Gun]] and [[CarryABigStick Rod]] Modes.[[/note]]
** CarryABigStick: The Kankanbar.
** BifurcatedWeapon: Two of them:
*** Rocket Dagger + Wing Trigger = [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Wing Booster]]
*** Mantan Gun + Kankanbar = [[HandCannon Kankan Mantan Gun]]
** Sōsuke: [[CoolSword Road Saber]]
** Renn: [[HandCannon Garage Launcher]]
** Saki: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Racing Bullet]]
** Hant: [[AnAxeToGrind Bridge Axe]]
** Gunpei: [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Cowl Laser]]
** Hiroto and Miu: Rocket Daggers

%%* WeaponOfChoice
%%** SwissArmyWeapon: The Mantan Guns.[[note]][[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Gun]] and [[CarryABigStick Rod]] Modes.[[/note]]
%%%%** CarryABigStick: The Kankanbar.
%%** BifurcatedWeapon: Two of them:
%%*** Rocket Dagger + Wing Trigger = [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Wing Booster]]
%%*** Mantan Gun + Kankanbar = [[HandCannon Kankan Mantan Gun]]
%%** Sōsuke: [[CoolSword Road Saber]]
%%** Renn: [[HandCannon Garage Launcher]]
%%** Saki: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Racing Bullet]]
%%** Hant: [[AnAxeToGrind Bridge Axe]]
%%** Gunpei: [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Cowl Laser]]
%%** Hiroto and Miu: [[Rocket Daggers]]

* SuperMode

* ThemeMusicPowerUp

* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Pushed ''way'' UpToEleven: The Rangers[[note]]Separately for Go-Ongers and Go-On Wings.[[/note]], the Engines[[note]]Including the Prehistoric Engines ''who can't speak a word''; they get ''subtitles''.[[/note]], [[spoiler: the ''villains'']] and -- wait for it -- [[spoiler: ''all'' the HumongousMecha ''including'' Go-Roader GT]] ''all'' have their lines. Short version? '''''EVERYONE'''''.

* NiceHat
** Look carefully at chibi Gunpherd -- his sirens resemble [[Anime/CuteyHoney Hayami Seiji's]] hat.
** Chibi [=Jum-bowhale=] gains one of these ''and'' a mustache out of ''nowhere.''

* WeaponOfChoice
** SwissArmyWeapon: The Mantan Guns.[[note]][[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Gun]] and [[CarryABigStick Rod]] Modes.[[/note]]
** CarryABigStick: The Kankanbar.
** BifurcatedWeapon: Two of them:
*** Rocket Dagger + Wing Trigger = [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Wing Booster]]
*** Mantan Gun + Kankanbar = [[HandCannon Kankan Mantan Gun]]
** Sōsuke: [[CoolSword Road Saber]]
** Renn: [[HandCannon Garage Launcher]]
** Saki: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Racing Bullet]]
** Hant: [[AnAxeToGrind Bridge Axe]]
** Gunpei: [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Cowl Laser]]
** Hiroto and Miu: [[KnifeNut Rocket Daggers]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: 7 Rangers, 12 Engines and 4 major villains[[note]]Including Hiramechimedes.[[/note]] all get enough screentime. Quite a record for Franchise/SuperSentai, no?

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Saki and Miu, respectively.

!!The Rangers

!!! Go-ongers
* 1 - Sosuke Esumi/'''[[red:Go-On Red]]''' - "Speed King": A former race car driver. [[IdiotHero Not a thinker]], and expect him to [[HotBlooded go gung-ho]] in a battle.
* 2 - Renn Kousaka/'''[[blue:Go-On Blue]]''' - "Cyclopedia": A bus driver. Essentially [[TeamMom the manager of the crew]], and [[TheSmartGuy smarter than he looks]]. He's the team's [[MrFixit repairman]]. When he becomes Go-On Blue, his [[TheBigGuy strength is magnified]].
* 3 - Saki Rouyama/'''[[gold:Go-On Yellow]]''' - "Sweet Angel": Previously a vendor. Always [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] and [[TheChick comforting]]. Initially [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only girl]] in the Go-onger crew.
* 4 - Hant Jou;/'''[[green:Go-On Green]]''' - "Vagabond": A freeter boy who lost his previous job because of Gunpei. [[{{Keet}} Hyperactive,]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} spacey,]] [[DumbIsGood naive, and]] [[ButtMonkey often the butt of jokes.]] [[MrFanservice Surprisingly]] [[KidAppealCharacter cute.]]
* 5 - Gunpei Ishihara/'''Go-On Black''' - "Chaser": A ByTheBookCop who resigned from the force to help deal with the Gaiark. As TheLancer, he's the [[TheStoic serious one]] - [[RuleOfFunny in comparison]] - and also actually competent - again, in comparison.
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!!! [=Go-On Wings=]
* 7 - Hiroto Sutou;/'''[[cinnamon:Go-On Gold]]''' - "Philosopher": The older brother. A [[TheStoic no-nonsense]] GeniusBruiser. TheRival to the Go-ongers, but particularly to Sōsuke.
* 8 - Miu Sutou;/'''[[gray:Go-On Silver]]''' - "Lovely Sensation": The younger sister. [[NotSoAboveItAll Warms up to the others sooner than her brother.]] Has BelligerentSexualTension with Sousuke.
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!!The Engines

* 1 - '''[[red:Speedor]]'''[[note]]"Speedster" + "Condor"[[/note]]: A race car. Sōsuke's partner.
* 2 - '''[[blue:Bus-on]]'''[[note]]"Bus" + "Lion"[[/note]]: A bus and Renn's partner.
* 3 - '''[[gold:[=BearRV=]]]'''[[note]]"Bear" + "RV"[[/note]]: A [=4WD=]. Saki's partner.
* 4 - '''[[green:Birca]]'''[[note]]"Bike" + "Orca"[[/note]]: A motorbike (but he has two rear wheels). Hant's partner.
* 5 - '''Gunpherd'''[[note]]"Gun" + "Shepherd"[[/note]]: A police car. Gunpei's partner.
* 6 - '''[[cinnamon:Carrigator]]'''[[note]]"Carrier" + "Alligator"[[/note]]: A trailer. In joint partnership with Hant and Gunpei. [[{{Keigo}} Talks like a samurai.]]
* 7 - '''[[cinnamon:Toripter]]'''[[note]]"''Tori''"/"Chicken" + "Helicopter"[[/note]]: A helicopter. Hiroto's partner.
* 8 - '''[[gray:Jetras]]'''[[note]]"Jet" + "''Tora''"/"Tiger"[[/note]]: A fighter jet. Miu's partner.
* 9 - '''[[blue:Jum-bowhale]]'''[[note]]"Jumbo Jet" + "Whale"[[/note]]: A jumbo jet. Hiroto and Miu's mentor.
* 10 - '''[[red:Kishamoth]]'''[[note]]"''Kisha''"/"Train" + "Mammoth"[[/note]]: A steam locomotive. The head car of the Prehistoric Engines.
* 11 - '''[[gray:T-Line]]'''[[note]]"''Tirano''"/"Tyranno" + "Liner"[[/note]]: A bullet train car. The middle car of the Prehistoric Engines.
* 12 - '''[[teal:K-Line]]'''[[note]]"''Kera''"/"Triceratops" + "Liner"[[/note]]: A bullet train car. The final car of the Prehistoric Engines.
** The K-Line and the T-Line may also refer to the K/T boundary.
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!!Gaiark

* Land Pollution Minister, Yogostein: Leader of the Ministers.
* Water Pollution Minister, Kegalesia: The sexy DarkChick.
* Air Pollution Minister, Kitaneidas: The EvilGenius.
* Hiramechimedes: Yogostein's vice-minister. Fiercely loyal, and in return, Yogostein values him more than anything.
* [[spoiler:Prime Minister Yogoshimacritein: Yogostein's father and the true BigBad of the series.]]
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!!'''Recurring''' Franchise/SuperSentai tropes:

** Also happened to Hatsuden Banki and Sōsuke in GP 12. While Sōsuke was able to use the opportunity to foil one of Gaiark's plans, Hatsuden Banki wasn't as lucky.

''Engine Sentai Go-onger'' (roughly translated as "Blazing God[[note]]pronounced as ''[[PunnyName Enjin]]''[[/note]] Squadron Roaring Sound-ger") is the 32nd program in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series, which aired from 2008 to 2009.

** Chibi [=Jum-bowhale=] gains one of these ''and'' a BadassMustache out of ''nowhere.''

* '''''WidgetSeries''''': Oh god, where do we start...?
** Take a hunk of "Japanese Humor".
** Throw in a whole series' worth of "RuleOfFunny".
** Grill well in a [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum Nonsensoleum flame]].
** ''Voila!'' Your no-way-in-hell-is-this-average Franchise/SuperSentai series is ready.
* VillainDecay
** As the series went on, the Gaiark Ministers are shown to be quite an odd bunch of fellows themselves, rather than the initial impression of "Evil Invaders from Another Dimension". Near the end of the show surviving members realize just how low their rank with the organization really is. However, showing their silly side and their friendship sets the stage for the VileVillainSaccharineShow situation we'll find ourselves in for the final arc.
** Happens very quickly with the Drill Banki from the Dino Engines' debut arc. He starts out capable of curbstomping all the Rangers, then promptly gets bitchslapped by the Dino Engines - by the next episode, ''one Ranger'' is enough to hold him off. [[KickTheDog And then the Dino train runs him over.]]
** Hiramechimedes, first mentioned by Yogostein as Gaiark's sharpest mind, started as a genuinely threatening villain; he has a mecha more powerful then the Go-ongers' at that time, he has excellent predictivity, and the core five Engines are scared witless ''just by hearing his name'' because of the experience from prior encounters. The only threat to him was the Go-on Wings. But... his losing streak began ''really'' quickly after his appearance, starting with a small tactic of teamwork from Go-ongers, and it just went on all the way, [[spoiler:even beyond the grave]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Arelunbra, who was introduced like he was going to be a prominent new officer, only to be killed off in his debut episode and never mentioned again. At the time it seemed like they were playing with the idea of giving all the villain leaders a sidekick like Hiramechimedes, but that arc had gone so badly the only reason this character showed up at all is they'd already made the costume.