Sokichi Banba

"Big One!"

Banba Soukichi is a flamboyant playboy and master of disguise. He is the ISSIS officer who was called in to take over operations in Tokyo for Joker. Helped Joker implement the JAKQ project. He is himself a cyborg and is in fact considered the ultimate “super cyborg” for his bionic implants allowed him to harness and manipulate all four cosmic powers (atomic, magnetic, electric and gravity).

Biography
His nickname was the “Shiroi Chojin” (The White Superman). He can direct his powers to perform a variety of incredible feats including flying, superhuman strength and super speed. Banba wields a fighting baton called the “Big Baton” which he can use to strike and hit opponents with great force and impact. He is a cool-headed leader and masterful tactician who can come up with the most brilliant of battle plans to defeat Crime’s cyborgs.

He is unique in that he can transform at will without the use of the Kyouka Capsules and instead takes a sniff out of a magic red rose.

Twenty-four years after the fall of Crime, Banba returned in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai as the leader of the "Dream Sentai" team. He usually does not shout a 'henshin' phrase, but did shout "Big One!" in Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai. He also used "Big Finish" which is a spectrum slash with the Big Baton.

Years later, Banba fought alongside not only his own team, but every single Sentai ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Zgormin commanders. Tsuyoshi Kaijou aka AkaRanger noticed the fleet moving towards them, he gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada. The powers of Big One are later used by Luka Millfy via the Ranger Keys.

It is shown that Banba will return in Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle, the 35th anniversary movie.



Big One

Age: 24 years old

Actor: Hiroshi Miyauchi

Birthday: June 14, 1942

Arsenal

 * Big Baton

Trivia

 * Soukichi is a pun because ichi is Japanese for one.
 * Hiroshi Miyauchi, who played Banba (Big One), previously played Akira Shinmei (AoRanger), a role arguably overshadowed by his role of Big One, in the previous season.
 * Big One is the first Sentai White Ranger.
 * He is the first Sentai boss to become a Ranger, later followed by Anubian Chief Doggie Kruger.