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* ''VideoGame/LisaThePainfulRPG'' has the Salvation Rangers. A group of color-coded vigilante roleplayers, they appear first early in the game. Salvation Pink, real name Dick Dickson, can be recruited later after he was kicked out from the team for showing up while suffering from a nasty hangover in most meetings.[[spoiler: Eventually, both Salvation Red and Blue became Joy mutants and killed the rest of the team with the sole exception of Salvation Green, who reappears in ''VideoGame/LisaTheHopeful'']].

* ''Manga/RangerReject'' has a self-serving version in the Dragon Knights, a sentai team whose leaders have kept their enemies' [[{{Mooks}} footsoldiers]] around for the last 13 years so they can make themselves look good by [[EngineeredHeroics staging weekly mock battles against them]]. One of the footsoldiers eventually has it about up to here with this and sets out to bring the Knights down.

* Saban, the company that translated ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' to ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', also tried its hand at translating another series, coming up with ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}'', and created an original series, ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog''. ''Beetleborgs'' was adapted from ''Series/JuukouBFighter''. They also made ''Series/VRTroopers'', although their source footage was three earlier ''Series/MetalHeroes'' shows, and those shows don't qualify for this trope as they only had one or two heroes.

** In some regard, the five boys from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' could be considered a Sentai, as well, inspired by the Shuffle Alliance. The only difference is that they're antiheroes who tried to kill each other because none of them were told about their other four's existences to keep their mission a secret, and together waged a five-man rebellion against a corrupt government and military organization. They were even named after numbers to hammer in that Sentai-style setup, for example:
*** Heero "Yui" = Lone, or one.
*** "Duo" Maxwell = Two.
*** "Trowa" Barton = Three.
*** "Quatre" Raberba Winner = Four.
*** Chang "Wu"fei = Five.

* The Axem Rangers from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' are another Sentai parody.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' introduces Sanji's family, the Vinsmokes, a royal family of killing warmongers who lead an evil army known as Germa 66, and are even featured in the InUniverse Marine Propaganda comic, "''Sora, Warrior of the Sea''". They dress up in color coded high tech PoweredArmor known as ''Raid Suits'', have unique individual powers, and even have thier own SuperSentaiStance. Following Whole Cake Island, Sanji is given his own Raid Suit by his family, which Law says is similar to the fictional character, Stealth Black, from the aforementioned comic. [[spoiler: As of yet the reason they gave him a raid suit is still a mystery, considering that Sanji hates his family and the feeling is mutual since they see him as a weak failure, his sister being the sole exception.]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' introduces [[spoiler:Sanji]]'s family, the Vinsmokes, a royal family of killing warmongers that are known as Germa 66 in the Marine-Propaganda comic, ''Sora, Warrior of the Sea''. Their colorful clothing and formation resemble Power Rangers. They dress up in their fighting clothes by using belt and wrist devices. [[spoiler:Following Whole Cake Island, Sanji is given his own Raid Suit called Stealth Black, though he rechristens it [[ItMakesSenseInContext O-Soba Mask]] to distance himself from his criminal family]].

* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': The Science Team Super Five was formed to protect Japan from recurring attacks by silicon-based monsters called Biomega, and is composed of five color-coded fighters with helmets that have large visors and sculpted lips. They’re given ''slightly'' more grounding in reality in that they’re all specially trained adults and have extensive logistical support, and their flagship giant robot is basically just a vehicle for getting a {{BFG}} where it needs to go to punch a hole in a {{kaiju}}. Their roles have passed through at multiple generations; it seems standard for their MissionControl to have been the red one in their youth. When Biomega reemerges years later as a global threat, [[GovernmentConspiracy Majestic 12]] takes over their operation not for the Super Five, but to mass-produce the advanced technology that made them possible.

* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': The Science Team Super Five was formed to protect Japan from recurring attacks by silicon-based monsters called Biomega, and is composed of five color-coded fighters with helmets that have large visors and sculpted lips. They’re given ''slightly'' more grounding in reality in that they’re all specially trained adults and have extensive logistical support, and their flagship giant robot is basically just a vehicle for getting a {{BFG}} where it needs to go to punch a hole in a {{kaiju}}. Their roles have passed through at least two generations; their MissionControl was the red one in his youth.

* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': The Science Team Super Five was formed to protect Japan from recurring attacks by silicon-based monsters called Biomega, and is composed of five color-coded fighters with helmets that have sculpted noses and lips. They’re given ''slightly'' more grounding in reality in that they’re all trained adults and have extensive logistical support, and their flagship giant robot is basically just a vehicle for getting a {{BFG}} where it needs to go to punch a hole in a {{kaiju}}. Their roles have passed through at least two generations; their MissionControl was the red one in his youth.

* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': The Science Team Super Five was formed to protect Japan from recurring attacks by silicon-based monsters called Biomega, and is composed of five color-coded fighters with helmets that have sculpted noses and lips. They’re given ''slightly'' more grounding in reality in that they’re all trained adults and have extensive logistical support, and their flagship giant robot is basically just a clumsy, unwieldy platform for a very effective {{BFG}}. Their roles have passed through at least two generations; their MissionControl was the red one in his youth.

* Spoofed in ''Anime/MyHime'', where Midori (the one who JumpedAtTheCall, thinking she's Franchise/SailorMoon) proposes teaming up into the "[=HiME=] Rangers" to fight the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] more effectively. The two [=HiMEs=] who dismiss the idea as ridiculous ([[spoiler:Natsuki and Nao]]) are tied up and dragged to the meeting place anyway.

* Parodied in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE78xrjBdJk The Heavy Rangers]]'', where a standard Sentai team gets crushed to death by morbidly obese people, who end up inheriting their powers.

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'' with the Force Fighters V. [[labelnote:*]]The V is not Roman Numeral 5, [[ShapedLikeItself it's the letter V]][[/labelnote]]

* Parodied in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' doujinshi "Dorodorodororon", with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura forming the ninja squad 'Ninja-Man'.

* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has five [[ChineseVampire Jiang-Si]] in the service of Tao Yuan who are a direct parody of this, though they don't really have the FiveManBand dynamic; nor are they ColorCodedCharacters.

* The Monokubs from "VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3" have this as their motif. Each member is a different color and pilot giant mechs called Exisals.

* The Monokubs from "VideoGame/DanganronpaV3" have this as their motif. Each member is a different color and pilot giant mechs called Exisals.

* ''VisualNovel/LimeIroSenkitan'', with its five-girl Lime unit, in five colours.

* ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'' had a group of Autobots who pretty much acted as a sentai team.
* An audio drama of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' of all things, set post-series and [[AnimatedActors thoroughly destroying the fourth wall]], has the cast having to re-tool the show for new episodes; Asuka has the pilots (Rei, herself, Shinji, Toji, and Kaworu) try being super sentai. [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible It's]]...[[StylisticSuck special]].

* ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'' subverts this by stripping its titular (and very over-the-top) sentai team of their powers after they enter Jewel Land in episode 2. Each member does his/her own thing for the majority of the series instead of doing... sentai things.
* Parodied in ''Manga/HeroesAreExtinct'' - the protagonist Cassiel is a general in an aggressive space-faring empire, and his lifelong dream has always been to attack the Earth to do battle with the hero teams that he’s seen in intercepted television broadcasts (he's a bit of an {{Otaku}}). Unfortunately for him, in this story sentai don't exist. Not willing to take this lying down, he secretly kidnaps a random group of teenagers and provides them with training and advanced technology so that he’ll have someone worthy to fight. Since this is basically treason, Cassiel has to pull a balancing act, cultivating his Terra Rangers while attacking them, all in secret from the empire’s high command (including his love interest, the princess/stock sentai villainess).

* ''Manga/KyujitsuNoWarumonoSan'' (''Mr. Villain's Day Off'') is a slice-of-life series about [[VillainsOutShopping a sentai villain's days off]], with a fair chunk of HeroesGoneFishing from the team he and his organisation oppose, the Rangers.
* ''Manga/LoveAfterWorldDomination'' is a comedy about Red Gelato, leader of the Gelato 5, and Death Queen, a sub-boss of the villainous organisation Gekko, who're in a {{secret relationship}}, hiding the fact [[DatingCatwoman they're dating the enemy]] from their respective sides.
* ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'' is exactly what it says on the tin, an isekai about a HotBlooded Red Ranger who ends up [[TrappedInAnotherWorld trapped in a fantasy world]] after the final climactic battle with the Rangers' enemies, and uses his Ranger powers to become an adventurer while he looks for a way home - much to the confusion of the otherworld's residents, who have absolutely no context for sentai heroes or their powers.

* ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'': Book 6 introduces the "Taiyou Butai Sunranger" ("Sun Rangers" in the official translation), a secret government taskforce created to defend against attacks from BeneathTheEarth. They're initially treated as a joke, a dead-end department with so little budget that they can't even afford to give the team's suits different colours. However, by their second appearance in book 15 they've TakenALevelInBadass, having gained real combat experience and (now that the their enemy's existence is proven) the budget for better equipment. This leads to the team and Koutarou developing a great mutual respect for each other, to the point where they consider him an honorary SixthRanger. By their ''third'' appearance in book 28, the loose wording of their mission statement has left them with a priority seat in humanity's FirstContact with the Forthorthian Empire, and the team have become skilled infiltrators and bodyguards assigned to watch over visiting alien [=VIPs=].

* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/GodHand'' with the Mad Midget Five: a squad of five characters in colour-coded outfits with high-pitched voices, none of whom even reach the main character's waist, prentending they're super heroes and pulling flashy moves. Add to that their high speed and agility, and you have [[ThatOneBoss one of the most annoying boss encounters in the whole game]].

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'' brings us ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R''. They're cliched, but not a parody. [[spoiler:And the heroes of ''Innocent Sin'' count, as they roleplayed as these heroes in their childhood, and you need all five masks to unlock all five ultimate Personas. Joker, leader of the Masked Circle and the initial antagonist, is one of them, and each executive is a counterpart of the other four heroes]].

* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' has a sentai themed idol unit called Ryuuseitai.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' also makes reference to sentai with the team colors (Beast Boy: Green, Robin: Red, etc) which are displayed at the end of its upbeat TitleSequence, then of course there's all the team poses.

** [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 The 2012 cartoon]] makes the brothers fans of various [[ShowWithinAShow Shows Within The Show]] that parody different genres; one of which is a sentai/anime send-up called ''Super Robo Mecha Force Five''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': The eponymous Mummies are four Ancient Egyptians who were once the bodyguards of a young prince. [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull By shouting, "With the strength of Ra"]], they can transform into battle ready warriors dressed inarmor. Each Mummy's armor is [[AnimalMotifs modeled after a certain animal]] and has a signature color.

* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': The eponymous Mummies are four Ancient Egyptians who were once the bodyguards of a young prince. [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull By shouting, "With the strength of Ra"]], they can transform into battle ready warriors dressed in gold armor. Each Mummy's armor is [[AnimalMotifs modeled after a certain animal]] and has a signature color along with the gold of their armor.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima:'' In an obvious parody of ''Franchise/SuperSentai''/''Franchise/PowerRangers'', the five girls from Negi's class with the lowest grades dub themselves the "Baka Rangers," complete with appropriate "hero names," like "Baka Red" and "Baka Pink". For clarification: Red = Asuna, Blue = Kaede, Yellow = Fei, Black = Yue, Pink = Makie. During the festival story arc in the manga, there is the "Maho(ra) Rangers" performing on a stage.

* Spoofed in ''Anime/MaiHime'', where Midori (the one who JumpedAtTheCall, thinking she's Franchise/SailorMoon) proposes teaming up into the "[=HiME=] Rangers" to fight the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] more effectively. The two [=HiMEs=] who dismiss the idea as ridiculous ([[spoiler:Natsuki and Nao]]) are tied up and dragged to the meeting place anyway.

* ''Manga/MutekiKanbanMusume'':

* Parodied in ''FanFic/{{Klaanon}}'' with the Toa Squadron Angoranger.

* ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' has heaps, especially those with ''Sentai'' on squad names. This game is based around [[MoeAnthropomorphism WWII ships as cute girls]], and many WWII task forces carry the word "Sentai".