Trivia / Space Sheriff Gavan

• Completely Different Title: The series is known as X-Or in France and Sky Ranger in the Philippines.
• Milestone Celebration: Returns for the Metal Heroes' 30th anniversary in one of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's movies, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie, with the success of that movie resulting in the start of a new generation in Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie. Geki/Gavan Type-G and Sherry appeared in a two-episode arc of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.
• The Other Darrin: After episode 10, Shōzō Iizuka came down with bronchitis (which is a disease that loves to infect actors and singers) and called in Suspiciously Similar Substitute Takeshi Watabe. However, Iizuka would return in an even more memorable role in Space Sheriff Sharivan as the psychotic Psycho.
• Referenced by...: By admission of screenwriter Ed Neumeier, Gavan inspired RoboCop.
• What Could Have Been
  • Kenji Ohba was warned that, had the show not reached a double-digit percentage in the ratings, he would have been fired and the show itself potentially axed.
  • Gavan's vehicle, the Cyberian, was originally designed as blue but changed to red as it would be filmed against a blue background. A blue Cyberian would later appear in Gavan the movie.
• Working Title: Started as Space Sheriff Z, with Gavan's Lazer Z Beam attack remaining as The Artifact. Z changed to Ginjiro, then Ginbrid (Ginburiddo) before settling on Gavan, named after French actor Jean Gabin.

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