Sotaro Ushigome

"Iron Bison! GaoBlack!"

- Soutarou

Biography
Soutarou Ushigome is a 22-year-old retired sumo wrestler who was chosen as the fourth Gaoranger about a month before Kakeru. He aspired to become a grand champion sumo wrestler, but a knee injury forced him to retire from his wrestling career. Afterwards, he worked as an assistant at Flower Garden Casablanca with his crush, Shi-chan. Though he is the strongest out of the Gaorangers, he is a very gentle soul with a fear of heights and a weakness for women. He is in charge of forming the lower body for the Gaorangers' mecha formations. After the final battle, he and Shi-chan worked together on a ranch although he and Kai initially planned to run a Chanko shop together to "dominate the world."

Years later, Soutarou 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. 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.

After the Gokaigers defeated the Zangyack, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to thier original owners. It is assumed Soutarou and his team have their powers back.

Power Animals

 * GaoBison
 * GaoRhinos & GaoMajiro

Arsenal

 * G-Phone
 * Beast King Sword
 * Gao Jewels
 * Bison Axe

Trivia

 * Soutarou appeared on Twitter after the final Gokaiger episode, Farewell Space Pirates, to give a farewell to the departing team. He did not appear in the episode, with the return of the Black heroes instead depicted by Sharma Tribe Knight Goushi (MammothRanger) of Zyuranger.