Lucky

Lucky (ラッキー) is Shishi Red (シシレッド), the Red Ranger of the Kyurangers. An extra-terrestrial human from Planet Luth (惑星ルース) in the Shishi System. Chronologically, he was the fifth Kyuranger to be awakened. He is later revealed to be a distant descendant of the legendary warrior Orion, and gains an alternate White Ranger form. He is also the heir to the throne of his real homeworld Kaien, becoming the king of said planet and succeeding his father Aslan, who was thought to be murdered by a Jark Matter Vice Shogun Kukuruga, but ended up being turn into one of Don Armage’s possessed servants in truth, until the former king made his noble sacrifice to save the universe for Lucky. Two years after defeating Don Armage, Lucky decided to fulfill his dream of seeing the entire universe. This time, with Garu at his side.

Aged 20, Lucky was born on July 7th.

Past
Contrary to his name and his title as the Luckiest Man in the Universe, he was not born that way, even though he says himself he was born "unlucky". When Lucky was still a child, his father, Aslan presented Lucky with a small lion companion named Caesar to ensure Lucky would never be alone if something bad might happen to his parents. Some time later, he was caught up within an incident with everything around him being destroyed. Having been separated from his parents, with their fates unknown, Lucky and his pet Caesar, along with their father’s servant Jiiya were sent away from their original home planet Kaien in an escape pod to the planet Luth where he grew up. After growing up as a young adult, Lucky began travelling around the universe to search for information about what happened to his parents, much to Jiiya’s disapproval for his departure, just for Lucky’s own safety. Lucky also left Caesar under Jiiya’s care and guarding planet Luth.

Present
Traveling from planet Luth, Lucky came across a meteor shower and crashed onto the surface of the planet Crotos where he came upon three Kyurangers battling Space Shogunate Jark Matter. Impressed by them he then decides that he will be one of them. With his cruiser crashed, the Kyurangers took him back to the Orion where Raptor 283 told him their story. He attempts to get a Transformation Controller Seiza Blaster to work, but can't without a Kyutama, so he makes off with the Seiza Blaster to find one. He crash lands (again) on Jagjag and meets Garu, who possesses a Kyutama. Garu's hesitance to fight annoys him and he tries to push Garu. The Kyurangers find him and so do Jark Matter. In the ensuing fight, Jark Matter throws him into space, but the Kyutama awakens in front of him and allows him to change into Shishi Red. As Shishi Red he has full control of his powers and discovers that he has access to the Shishi Voyager which has the ability to dock other voyagers as well as form a Giant Robo. Upon defeating Jark Matter in the battle and gaining new comrades in the Kyurangers, along with newly-minted Ookami Blue, Garu, he is welcomed by Raptor 283 as part of the Rebellion.

During a briefing on the Rebellion's mission by Raptor 283, Lucky pinpointed the location of the next Kyuranger to the planet Zigama, taking off in the Shishi Voyager to find them. Coming across a pair of thieves, Balance and Naga Rei, Lucky believed them to the bearers of Kyutamas themselves and joined them the way to their mark, a precious gem in a Jark Matter facility. However, instead of being stealthy, they are discovered because of Lucky looking for a fight. Naga is surprised as Balance betrays Lucky by lashing him with his cables, in full view of Jark Matter. However, Naga is angered and chooses to stay with Lucky. He watches as Balance asks to see the gem as reward and is allowed. Lucky and Naga are put on a death trap to be executed immediately. Balance intervenes by controlling the death trap. Lucky's shot proved to be fruitful as Naga Rei and Balance earned their Kyutamas and fought with the Kyurangers to take down Zigama's Daikaan Gamettsui.

Lucky appeared before, now accompanied by , again as he was facing off an example of his own enemies, a trio of from . Offering his assistance, Lucky was blasted off a ledge by the Bugsters only to luckily have his fall broken by landing on an Instigate before joining Emu in transforming, with Ex-Aid assuming the  which he split in two to even the odds. Taking out their swords, Shishi Red met the Bugster trio in a skirmish alongside the Ex-Aid duo, with Shishi Red personally engaging the. The fight was soon ended when Motors' fellows disengaged and left, leaving him to be defeated by the three heroes' triple slash, freeing his. Canceling their transformations, Lucky was thanked for his assistance by Emu, leading him to question if the Kamen Rider had any comrades of his own. Assured by Emu that he had , Lucky voiced to the doctor that he was lucky and that he should cherish them before bidding him farewell as he took his leave.

Team-Up with the Dekarangers and Gavan


Seeking the Kyutama of the Tokei System, the Kyurangers came to the planet Toki and turned the 12 keys needed to unlock it within 30 minutes. Approaching key I, Lucky engaged an illusion of the late Karo Eriedrone, destroying him with the power of Taiyou Shishi Red.

Rise of Shishi Red Orion
After acquiring the Tokei Kyutama and following Naga's brainwash by Akyanba into Hebitsukai Metal the Kyurangers were split. Lucky, along with Balance, Hammie, Garu and Kotaro remained in the present day to rescue Naga from Akyanba's control. Following a battle with Akyanba and Hebitsukai Metal the team finds out ORION-gou crashed down and heavily damaged. Lucky quickly realises that something must have happened in the past and uses the Tokei Kyutama to go in the past with his Shishi Voyager.

After arriving in the past he finds his teammates laying down and rushes to check on them. In the same time he encounters Orion, a warrior from the Orion System. Their confrontation is interrupted by a Deathworm who later steals the Tomo Kyutama. Orion quickly blames Lucky for the loss, but Lucky assures him that he'd reclaim it in the future. Then Lucky, Orion and the the remaining Kyurangers (Tsurugi, Stinger, Champ, Raptor, Spada and Shou) battle the Vice-Shoguns, who are in forms different from what they appeared in the present day. During Lucky and Orion's battle with Akyanba a large Kyutama appears to aid them to defeat her, sparking Tsurugi's curiousity. After seemingly defeating Don Armage, Lucky was shot down by an arrow, injuring him severely. The one who did it was revealed to be Don Armage himself.

After unsuccessful attempt to defeat Don Armage once again, Orion and the Kyurangers retreat to the ORION-gou to try and heal Lucky's wounds. While Spada and Raptor deduce that there's little they can do at the moment, Tsurugi decides to use the power of his Houou Kyutama to heal him. Orion quickly objects this as using it may cost Tsurugi's life in the process. However Tsurugi insists on using it and tells Orion that he needs Lucky alive in order to bring the Kyutama that appeared while Lucky and Orion battle side-by-side. Also he mentions that Lucky hails from the Shishi System and connects those two events. After he was healed successfully, Lucky confronts Don Armage once again and the large Kyutama appears again, revealing it to be the Saiko Kyutama. Orion then tells Lucky that he is his distant descendant and that he has blood from both the Shishi and Orion Systems. Then Lucky uses the Saiko Kyutama to transform into Shishi Red Orion and quickly defeats Kukuruga. He then proceeds to battle Don Armage and using the Saiko Kyutama he launches a barrage of the other Kyuranger's weapons at him and defeating him in the process. However after returning in the present he finds out that Don Armage is still alive.

Return and Reclaim Planet Luth and Kaien
After revealing Jark Matter's homeworld, the team heads to the planet Southern Cross to confront Don Armage once again. But before that the team recieves a distress signal from planet Luth in the Kojishi System, from where Lucky was raised. Lucky also hears Ceasar's cry for help and goes to Luth along with Stinger, Garu, Champ, Hammie and Spada. There the team fights the systet's Karo Wunjet, whose goal is to find a legendary machine that's dormant on this planet and attacking Ceasar in process as he deduces that he may know where the machine is. During the fight Lucky is confronted by Jiiya, who recognises him despite Lucky being in his Kyuranger form. Jiiya quckly berates him for abandoning him and Ceasar and it was revealed that Lucky left to search for his parents and not to reach the end of the universe as he said earlier. During a fight between Lucky and Wunjet, Jiiya inteferes and saves Lucky and telling him the truth - Lucky is the heir of the throne of the Shishi System and that he was entrusted by its ruler, King Aslan, to get him to safety. After that battle Lucky asks him why he didn't tell him earler. Jiiya says that he did it for two reasons: the first is to protect him from dying in battle as this would result in no one being able to inherit the throne, and the second reason involved King Aslan himself. He reveals that Aslan is alive, but he has become a servant of Jark Matter and from that the people of Kaien, Lucky's homeworld, suffer.

Now knowing the truth, Lucky heads to the planet Kaien to confront his father. He goes to one of his speeches and he's in shock to see him side by side with Kukuluga and the system's Karo Jumotsu. During a fight with Kukuluga, Lucky finds out that Kukuluga himself was responsible for the planet's destruction.

Sudden Family Reunion
During Kyurangers’ raid on Jark Matter’s home planet Southern Cross, he is about to battle a mysterious Jark Matter masked warrior who bested almost every Kyurangers, causing Tsurugi tried to keep Lucky away from this dangerously mysterious masked warrior, while the rest of the Kyurangers head back to the base. When the projectile attacks between ShishiRed and a mysterious warrior clashed where ShishiRed manage to shot the warrior’s mask off from his face, Lucky and Tsurugi eventually found out that the mysterious masked warrior happens to be the real king Aslan, who is actually alive well, but now ended up as one of Don Armage’s possessed servants. Apparently, his reunion with his father is very short when Don Armage reverting Aslan back to his possessed state, recovering the brainwashed mask on the former Kaien king’s face, causing Lucky having conflicted choices whether he should save his father, or the universe first. Strugling to deal with the fact that his father is now an enemy, Lucky begins to be more hesitant in his decisions. This causes Tsurugi to question his dedication to save the galaxy and tells him that hesititating would jeopardise their mission. After a talk with Stinger, Lucky decides to save both the galaxy and his father from Jark Matter's control. The team splits into to with Lucky, Garu, Hammie and Kotaro staying to deal with Aslan. While Aslan bested the four and was about to finish off Lucky, the Shishi Kyutama appears giving Lucky an opening to strike the mask slicing it in half thus freeing Aslan from the control of Don Armage. Later Lucky tries to convince his father not to activate the Black Hole Kyutama manually (after the automatic functionality was negated by Don Armage) as the black hole would destroy him in the process. But Aslan decides to stay since for the first time in his life he has the chance to help his son.

Zyuohger vs. Ninninger
Through unknown circumstances, the nine Kyurangers made a brief appearance on an Earth where Jark Matter was not present. Instead, the Kyurangers arrived to intervene against members of the Space Outlaws Deathgalien: Naria, Azald, Quval, and a pack of Moebas, before they could interfere with the Zyuohgers' fight with the Ninningers for the future of Super Sentai against Gillmarda. Lucky was the first to arrive, ramming into the Deathgalien trio as he transformed before yelling "yossha lucky!" Fighting off the Deathgalien, Shishi Red faced the Azald, who was confused in that, in contrast to his familiar foes, he was a red warrior yet a lion. Through a lucky bout of momentum provided by backing into a net, Shishi Red was able to crush Azald before breaking him apart when the team performed their combined All-Star Crash against the Deathgalien, forcing them into retreat as Azald reformed. Their work done, the Kyurangers took their leave while their appearance was observed by the Zyuohger ally Bud, who realized that the future was in safe hands.

Transformation Lessons ~Let's Star Change Together!~
Having walked around the Orion, Lucky walks in on Hammy as she is maintaining her Seiza Blaster with some clear polish. He asks Hammy to teach him how to pose when doing the "Star Change" (transformation). Hammy agrees. She notes that Lucky shouldn't simply carelessly move around the Kyutama as different movements launch different actions. She also says that her, Champ and Spada have practiced a lot to get it right. Much to her surprise Lucky nails it in his first try.

Lucky acted as a judge for Balance and Naga Rei as they practiced performing a Star Change roll call. The duo tries it the first time, but Lucky rejected it. Then they tried again a few more times only to fail. Their last attempt, which is their standard roll call, earns Lucky's applause.

Chou Super Hero Taisen
Lucky led the five-man team sent by Shou Ronbou to capture, leading the Kyurangers into a confrontation with the. Lucky fought one-on-one against   before the fight was interrupted by the  ships.

Later, all nine Kyurangers joined the with various Sentai Rangers and  fighting against the  army of the  led by. Through use of the Futago Kyutama, the complete team fought using a duplicated KyurenOh utilizing all nine Voyagers against the Big Moraimarz Robo by the Oogumo Great Leader, whom they vanquished by fighting alongside the.

Personality
Lucky is naive, optimistic, determined, and hyperactive. He has a habit of saying "Yossha lucky!" whenever something good happens, which is often due to his amazing luck. Lucky is incredibly strong-willed, both in his ideals and his goals: he has a tendency to make decisions with barely any evidence and believe in their plausibility no matter how much the facts suggest otherwise. This, combined with his naivety, makes him come across as immature and stupid. However, he has solid instincts and a logic to his actions, paying attention to things that others do not.

He is overdependent on his luck, and quickly became insecure and even panic when his luck ran out, this becoming apparent when he was defeated by Ikargen. In truth, this all stems from his traumatic childhood in the past, leading him to believe that he was born unlucky. In turn, his frequent shouts of "Yossha lucky!" serve as a form of encouragement to himself as he tries his best to stay positive and uphold his unwavering belief in good fortune. He later manages to regain his confidence, which helps him in defeating Ikargen.

Over time, Lucky would mature throughout his battles as a Kyuranger, especially with the revelation of his royal heritage, both as a descendant of the legendary warrior Orion as well as the prince (later king) of his home planet Kaien in the Shishi System. While transformed as Shishi Red Orion, he would carry himself with an air of grandeur. He would turn out to be a competent leader of his team with his unwavering optimism and resilience, while his belief in his amazing luck would continue to persist even after his duties as a Kyuranger ended.

Family

 * Aslan (Father)
 * Jiiya (Retainer)

Powers and Abilities

 * Devil's Luck: The most notable of Lucky's abilities is his extraordinary luck which provides unintentional benefits to him and his allies. It is so great to the point that he has survived when falling from orbit and pinpoint the remaining Kyuranger in a short amount of time when the Rebellion that had been searching them for long was unable to do so. Furthermore, he himself claimed to be the luckiest man in the universe. Unfortunately, by episode 11, it ran out, rendering him powerless. After a talk with Shou Ronpo and Garu, Lucky regained the confidence he lost and regained his status as the Luckiest Man in the Universe. The strongest of his luck was exhibited during the final battle with Don Armage, where he was able to resist being possessed by the shogun and survive being thrown into space.
 * Immeasurable Dream: His dream of freeing the universe from Jark Matter's domination is so vast that the dream-eating Yumepakkun died trying to consume it.
 * Magician (魔法使い): A temporary form granted on the RPG-influenced planet Ghem.
 * Alright, Lucky! (ヨッシャラッキー): A spell named for Lucky's catchphrase; causes a series of explosions.
 * Grazie (グラッシエ): A unused spell named for Spada's catchphrase.
 * Here We Go (キタコレ): A unused spell named for Hammie's catchphrase.

Arsenal

 * Space scooter: Lucky took off in a one-man space vehicle from Luth, before a meteor shower in the Shishi System sent him into the path of the Kyurangers on Crotus. The machine was repaired when he boarded the Orion, though it would soon malfunction yet again.  Two years after the permanent defeat of Don Armage, he and Garu are seen riding on it, but end up crash landing on Earth.

Behind the Scenes

 * Of the 88 modern constellations, he represents, "The Lion" (As Shishi Red) and , "The Hunter" (As Shishi Red Orion).
 * His finisher "Regulus Impact" refers to the star Regulus, the brightest of the Leo constellation.

Portrayal

 * Lucky is portrayed by Takumi Kizu. As Shishi Red, his suit actor is Masashi Takada (高田将司), whose previous role was Zyuoh The World and Cube Gorilla in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger.