Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan

Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, (太陽戦隊サンバルカン|Taiyō Sentai San Barukan), translated into English as Solar Squadron Sun Vulcan, is Toei's fifth entry to its Super Sentai series. It was broadcast in February 7, 1981-January 30, 1982 and is the only sentai to serve as a direct sequel to the one prior, Denshi Sentai Denjiman. It was Toei’s last series with a Marvel copyright, but again with no Marvel involvement in the production.

Plot
The threat of the Machine Empire Black Magma causes the EPDS (Earth Peace Defense Squad) to decide to establish the Solar Squadron at a summit. From the EPDS's air force, navy, and rangers, Commander Arashiyama assembles three specialists to become Sun Vulcan. Harsh training begins. Learning of this, Black Magma attacks the EPDS base, but the Sun Vulcan debuts in time to save it. Hell Saturn prays to the Black Solar God and is rewarded with a revived Queen Hedrian, now a cyborg with a mechanical heart and a metallic afro. But plot after plot of Black Magma, even with Hedrian's aid, fails. Following the death of 01, Amazon Killer, a Vader, arrives from space, destroying the Sun Vulcan Base. A new Vulcan Base is built.

The original Vul-Eagle, Ryuusuke Oowashi, is replaced by a friend and master of the sword, Takayuki Hiba (who first appeared on episode 21). The team successfully defends the psychic descendant of the Denzi, the nun Himiko, from Black Magma. Shortly after this, Lightning Galaxer shows up. Sun Vulcan devises the New Vulcan Ball, but their attacks are no use against Lightning Galaxer until he becomes the gigantic Lightning Monger. Finally, the trio and their commander go to the North Pole to rescue Arashiyama Misa, and succeed not only in doing so (despite a fake Misa to confuse them), but also in defeating the Omnipotent God, the true leader of Black Magma, by feigning surrender and striking when it lowers its guard.

Sun Vulcan
"Shine! Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan!"


 * Oowashi Ryuusuke / VulEagle I (1-23)
 * Hiba Takayuki / VulEagle II (23-50)
 * Samejima Kin'ya / VulShark
 * Hyou Asao / VulPanther

Allies

 * Arashiyama Daizaburō
 * Arashiyama Misa

Machine Empire Black Magma

 * Führer Hell Saturn
 * Zero Girls
 * The Omnipotent God
 * Queen Hedrian
 * Amazon Killer
 * Lightning Galaxer
 * Dark Q
 * Machinemen

Black Magma monsters
 * Hell Fighters

Arsenal

 * Vulcan Brace
 * Vulcan Sticks

Mecha

 * Jaguar Vulcan
 * Sun Vulcan Robo
 * Cosmo Vulcan
 * Bull Vulcan

Trivia

 * This is the first Sentai series to have a combining Robo, Sun Vulcan Robo.
 * This is the only Sentai series to have no women on the core team.
 * This is also the first sentai that was the first to be adapted into the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Followed by Bioman and Jetman. The first series to be later adapted into A Power Rangers Franchise would be the 1992 series Zyuranger