Recap / Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Ep 23 The Great Combo Trio Earths Greatest Battle Kai

The Great Combo Trio, Earth's Greatest Battle-kai!

Original Airdate: August 15, 2021
Written by: Junko Komura
Directed by: Katsuya Watanabe

Summary

Stacy's here. He can't be bargained with. He can't be reasoned with. He doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear...and he absolutely will not stop, ever, until Kaito's dead.

Setchan: Previously on… Zenkaiger!
Stacy had been quiet for a while, but now he's on the attack in Battle Caesar Robo II!
It's a lot stronger now, being able to fight ZenkaijuOh to a standstill!
Looks like this fight's gonna take a while!

Stacy finally makes his big return to the battlefield, but Kaito hesitates on whether to counter back or not. As Stacey summons multiple Sentai teams to attack the Zenkaigers, Battle Caesar Robo II takes on ZenkaijuOh in an all-out war. How can the Zenkaigers pull themselves out of this one? What does Stacy want to prove?

Episode Tropes

• Alas, Poor Villain: Everyone celebrates their victory over Stacy, but Kaito is visibly saddened by the outcome and regrets not being able to find a peaceful solution.
• Beam-O-War: ZenkaijuOh and Battle Caesar Robo II finish their battle with the former's Kaiju Max Blaster and the latter's Caesar Dark Thunderstorm Blitz going up against each other. ZenkaijuOh wins.
• Cerebus Syndrome: This episode continues the more serious tone established by last episode, exchanging wacky comedy for emotionally heartfelt and dramatic moments.
• Cliffhanger: Stacy is brought to the Tozitend Palace by Gege, who orders Ijirude to fix him up. Ijirude then decides to bring up Mitsuko (who's trapped in stasis), using her for his unknown plans.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: As soon as ZenkaijuOh is able to combine, its sheer power causes Battle Caesar Robo II to instantly lose, as the robot was only equipped to handle the Zenkaigers' main mechas.
• Disney Villain Death: Zenkaigers consider Stacy dead after their final battle, but it's soon shown that his only-mostly dead body has washed up on a nearby riverbank.
• Hidden Agenda Villain: When Ijirude questions if Gege's order to fix Stacey really did come from Boccowaus, the latter only laughs in response as he shrugs it off and flies away.
• Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The episode title is one to the 1964 film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦, "Three Giant Monsters: The Greatest Battle on Earth").
• Screw the Rules, They Broke Them First!: Midway through his duel with Zenkaiser, Stacaesar uses his Ohranger Dark Sentai Gear, under the basis that it's one of his weapons for a one-on-one duel. The Kikainoids call him out on this and jump into the fray themselves. Things escale quickly from there on.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Try as he might, Gaon quickly finds out that he can't transform into his giant form due to the injuries he sustained last episode.
• Wham Shot: Ijirude picking Mitsuko from his console, bringing up her actual body in stasis.