Film / Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger

Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger is a 2009 theatrical movie which depicts a crossover between Engine Sentai Go-onger and Juken Sentai Gekiranger, part of the annual Super Sentai "Vs. Series".

The story begins when Geki Red battles Nunchaku Banki after returning from his trip around the world for Natsume's birthday, with Geki Yellow and Geki Blue arriving to provide backup. After sending the Gekirangers into another dimension, the Go-ongers arrive before the Savage Machine Beast departs after his quarry. After clearing a misunderstanding with Geki Violet and Geki Chopper, the two bring them to SCRTC to see Master Xia Fu, with Hant revealing he met Miki at one of his past jobs at the Kyoryuya Curry Shop. After taking Xia Fu to the site, realizing the Gaiark are after Dōkokugan, he opens the path for them to follow as the Gekirangers are overwhelmed by Nunchaku Banki, who demands the sealed Long from Jyan. After the Gekirangers' reunion and meeting the Go-ongers, they take out the Ugats and overwhelm Nunchaku Banki. In retaliation, he steals the Engine Souls as the Pollution Ministers arrive with the mastermind of their scheme, Meka, who reveals himself as the last of Rinjū Hall's fighters. Using the Engine Souls as his hostages, Meka tricks Jyan in giving up the Dōkokugan to save the Engine Souls before sending the Rangers back to their world. As Meka pounds the Dōkokugan into a Engine Soul that is implanted into Nunchaku Banki, the Gekirangers attempt to teach the Go-ongers the ways of the Gekijūken style. Nunchaku Banki arrives to test his new-found power with Meka overseeing it to take in the suffering. The Go-on Wings arrive to take the two trouble makers out of the city before fighting them with what they learned from Gorie.

Although he was unable to endure Jyan's teachings, Go-on Red runs to Hiroto and Miu's aid as he battles Nunchaku Banki and gets Speedor back with his newly-acquired Engine Ken. After mastering their own Engine Ken style, the other Go-ongers arrive to support Go-on Red and Geki Red while getting back their Engine Souls. After scrapping Nunchaku Banki, the Pollution Ministers retreat to have Meka fend for himself. However, Long breaks from his seal, discarding his robot vessel with intent to get his revenge to be completely free. However, the Go-on Wings arrive with the resurrected Rio and Mele to turn the tables as Long converts Nunchaku Banki into a new form for him to inhabit, Long Banki. While the reds and Rio battle Long Banki, Mere and the Go-on Wings deal with Meka before the teams use a Super-Super Special combo on them. Although Meka is destroyed, Long Banki enlarges with Engine-Oh G9 and Geki Rin Tohja Wolf fighting him; Bae would return all the way from India to give commentary. Although the teams are initially overpowered by the immortal, Engine-Oh G12 and Saidai Geki Rin Tohja are formed and manage to destroy Long Banki with Long resealed. After giving the Dōkokugan back to Jyan, Rio and Mele depart for purgatory, with Rio telling Jyan he hasn't forgotten his promise. The movie ends with both teams throwing a birthday party for Natsume later that night.

This movie contains examples of the following tropes:

• Backup from Otherworld: Master Shafu asks Hiroto and Miu in summoning Rio and Mele Back from the Dead (temporarily) in order to help fight in the final battle against Long.
• Call-Back: The training exercises the Gekirangers put the Go-Ongers through are all challenges shown in previous episode of their own series: cleaning the outside of a building by running straight up it, catching falling leaves in mid-air, and playing the piano with their toes.
• Came Back Wrong: of a sort; Ryo and Mele join the other Rangers to fight Long, the cost being that they'll have to wander hell in eternity without a chance to reincarnate.

• Continuity Snarl: Despite the fact the Go-ongers obtained the Engine-Oh G12 combination in the same storyline that ultimately concluded in Yogostein's demise(episode 35-36), said character is alive in the crossover while Engine-Oh G12 is used, making it impossible for the film to take place in continuity with the Go-onger TV show.
• Hostage for MacGuffin: the Engine Souls of the five Go-Ongers are taken by the Gaiark Ministers, bartering them in exchange for the Dōkokugan.
• In the Name of the Moon: For the Vs. movie, both teams give their roll call in succession. In this case, the current team (Go-Onger) goes first, followed by the previous team (Gekiranger).
  Sousuke: Mach Full Force! Go-On Red!^note "Mahha Zenkai! Go-on Red!"
  Renn: Just Correct! Go-On Blue!"^note Zubari Seikai! Go-on Blue!"
  Saki: Smile Blooming! Go-On Yellow!^note "Smile Mankai! Go-on Yellow!"
  Hant: Doki Doki^note Heart-thumping/Exciting Delight! Go-On Green!^note "Doki Doki Yukai! Go-on Green!"
  Gunpei: Dash Dynamic! Go-on Black!^note "Dash Gokai! Go-On Black!"
  Hiroto: Break the Limit! Go-On Gold!^note "Break Genkai! Go-on Gold!''"
  Miu: Sparkling World! Go-On Silver!^note "Kirakira Sekai! Go-on Silver!''"
  Go-Ongers: "Pressing forward on the Road of Justice! Engine Sentai Go-Onger!"
  Go-On Wings: "Take Off! Go-On Wings!"
  Jan: "This body swells with infinite energy! Unbreakable Body, GekiRed!"
  Ran: "With daily purification, polishing the heart! Honest Heart, GekiYellow!"
  Retsu: "Techniques color this grand flower! Fantastic Technique, GekiBlue!"
  Gou: "Excitement, my style, to the limit of my will! Iron Will, GekiViolet!"
  Ken: "Polishing the talent, I cut open my future! Amazing Ability, GekiChopper!"
  Rio: "As purely fierce as a lion, as powerful as a lion. My name is the Black Lion Rio!"
  Mele: "For Lord Rio's love I live, for Lord Rio's love I fight as his Love Warrior. Rin Ju Chameleon-Ken Mistress, Mele!"
  Jan: "Our blazing Geki is our proof of justice!"
  Gekirangers: "Juken Sentai Gekiranger!"
  Sousuke: "We are...^note Oretachi"
  Jan: "Super Sentai!"
• MacGuffin: Long's sealed pendant form, which is first used to empower the Nunchaku Banki, and later releases him.
• Milestone Celebration: to commemorate the 15th official teamup, this movie was given a cinematic release. The ending even leans on the fourth wall by the characters coining the whole event as a "Super Sentai birthday".
• No Body Left Behind: Averted with Nunchaku Banki, who leaves a fully intact corpse for Long to possess.
• Took a Level in Badass: A small example, in that Natsume has progressed far enough in her Juken training to summon her own GekiBeaset and use it in a spar with her mother.
• Training from Hell: The Go-Ongers agree to undergo training from the Gekirangers, and struggle in the beginning.
• Transformation Sequence: This movie has a unique sequence featuring the Go-Ongers and Gekirangers transforming side by side.
• Verbal Tic: Meka ends his sentences with mennan.
• Versus Title
• Villain Teamup: although the Ministers make a quick retreat when the odds are now stacked against them, and Long breaks free of his seal to be the final villain the teams have to face.

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