 This article is about a Ranger in Choshinsei Flashman.
|
- "Blue Flash!"
- ―Blue Flash's roll call[src]
Bun (ブン Bun) is Blue Flash (ブルーフラッシュ Burū Furasshu) of the Flashmen.
History[]
Flashman[]
After Bun was saved from an Alien Hunter, he gained speed, agility and reflexes on the desert planet Blue Star. 
TV STORY-Ep. 2: Behold! The Giant Robo He also learned survival skills on that harsh planet, such as surviving 30 days on one cup of water and how to climb walls.
Bun with the others are being called by Jin to the Flash Star. They are informed that Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess has set their eyes on Earth. They head to Earth using Round Base without permission to the elders of the Flash. As they are travelling, Mag seeks them as intruders and shoots them, only for Sara switching it off by removing its floppy disc and Dai punches it. Arriving at Earth, they shoot some Laboh Fighters using their machines (Bun and Lou use Jet Seeker). After they land on Earth, they meet Mess' generals, a band of Zolohs, and The Baraboss, owing Mess revenge for 20 years. They attack the Zolohs, before the generals then attacks them, with Leh Näfel attacking Bun. Then, they change into Flashmen and fight Zolohs using their signature weapon (in Blue Flash's case, the Prism Ball). After that, they destroy The Baraboss using Rolling Vulcan, making the generals retreat into their base. TV STORY-Ep. 1: Hurry! Save the Earth
In the process to save an abducted baby named Hiromi, Bun makes his presence known by climbing a wall near the Mess' place to attract them. As the result, Jin and the others can go through without the Mess realizing. After Hiromi was saved and the Flashmen decides to visit her, Sara makes a joke by pushing his head, resulting of him accidentally have a kiss with Dai. TV STORY-Ep. 3: An Old Enemy? Hunter!
When the Flashmen are arriving at a scene to fight The Saizar who made chaos with manipulating plants, Laboh Fighters attack them and destroy their Flash Hawks (with Blue Flash is the third to receive severe attack). Later, Bun offers his Flash Hawk Blue to Jin, which the latter can use electronic control panel from the Blue. As Jin repairs Flash Hawk Red, Bun transforms and defends him from Wolk, Kilt, and Zoloh army. The Flashmen then unite to defeat The Saizar for good. TV STORY-Ep. 6: Roar! Machine
Bun is very adept at pouncing due to his training.
Turboranger[]
Flashman come to cheer on the Turborangers.
Bun and his team joined up with the other nine Sentai to stand behind the newest Sentai, the Turborangers, as they faced off against the Hundred Bohma Tribes. TV STORY-Ep. 1: The Great Gathering of 10 Sentai: Counting on You! Turboranger
Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai[]
Blue Flash is among the Sentai warriors seen in clips when Daimon Tatsumi (GoYellow) lectured Kai Samezu (GaoBlue) about the past Sentai technical warriors and their fighting spirit. 
MOVIE STORY-Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai
Gokaiger[]
Legend War[]
Years later, Bun 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 Sugormin commanders, Akarenger 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 Blue Flash powers are later used by Joe Gibken via the Ranger Keys. TV STORY-Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear MOVIE STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
Farewell Space Pirates[]
After the Gokaigers defeated the second Zangyack invasion, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to the Super Sentai, it is assumed Bun and his team have their powers back. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
Super Hero Taisen[]
The Flashmen, alongside the Changemen, Biomen, Dynamen, and Turborangers, emerge through a dimensional wall
.
Bun, alongside his team, among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. During the final battle, he is seen fighting a Gormin and Yokubarido. MOVIE STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
Super Hero Taisen Z[]
The Flashmen as seen in Super Hero Taisen Z.
The Flashmen are seen alongside the Dekarangers, standing behind Space Sheriff Gavan Type G and Kamen Riders Fourze, Meteor, Decade and Super-1 as the three forces of super heroes confront Space Shocker. MOVIE STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
Zyuohger vs. Ninninger[]
The first 38 Sentai projected into Wild Tousai Shuriken King.
Blue Flash appeared with his team among the first 38 Super Sentai whom collectively empowered Wild Tousai Shuriken King in its fight against the titanic Gillmarda, granting the Ninningers and Zyuohgers the power to perform the Zyuoh Ninnin Super Sentai Burst which destroyed Gillmarda with the combined power of all 40 Super Sentai. MOVIE STORY-Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai
Super Sentai Strongest Battle[]
Bun joined the Super Sentai Strongest Battle as a member of Speed Team. It’s unknown whether he participated in the match, but was ultimately eliminated after his team lost the first round against Brain Team.
Zenkaiger[]
Blue Flash in Zenkaiger
A copy of Blue Flash was summoned by Stacy through the Flashman Dark Sentai Gear to fight Zenkaizer after the copies of the Maskmen and Fivemen were beaten, but the Blue Flash copy was beaten along with the other Flashmen copies by the Mashins that were summoned by Zenkaizer using the Kiramager Sentai Gear. TV STORY-No. 8-kai! Door to Door from Another World?!
Ten Gokaiger[]
A manifestation of Blue Flash was summoned during the Speed Showdown on the Super Sentai Derby Colosseum, fighting against Blue Mask, Red Turbo, Pink Racer, GingaYellow and Kyoryu Green. In the process, the Blue Flash copy fought against the Blue Mask copy. MOVIE STORY-Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger
Personality[]
Bun frequently makes sarcastic quips. As the youngest member of the team, he yearns most to find his parents.
Blue Flash[]
Blue Flash
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
- Hurricane Bolt (ハリケーン・ボルト Harikēn Boruto, with Prism Ball)
- Prism Beam
- Super Cyclone
Abilities[]
- Superhuman Speed
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Mecha[]
- Jet Seeker (shared with Pink)
- Great Titan
- Flash Titan / Titan Boy
Blue Flash!
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Flashmen - Teammates
- Jin/Red Flash - Leader
- Dai/Green Flash - Second-in-command
- Sara Tokimura/Yellow Flash
- Lou/Pink Flash
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess[]
- Great Emperor Lah Deus
- Great Doctor Lie Köpflen
- Leh Wanda
- Leh Näfel
- Leh Gals
- Wolk and Kilt
- Sir Kauler
- Zolohs
Space Empire Zangyack[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Bun is portrayed by Yasuhiro Ishiwata (石渡 康浩 Ishiwata Yasuhiro).
- As Blue Flash, his suit actor was Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多川 務 Kitagawa Tsutomu).
- In the Korean dub of Flashman entitled Earth Protector Flashman, which aired in South Korea, Bun (붕 Bung?) keeps his name and ranger designation (블루 후뢰시 Beullu Huloesi?). He was voiced by the late Jang Se-Jun (장세준?), who also voiced Hero Titan in the same series.
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
to be added
Legend Sentai Devices[]
Ranger Key[]
The Blue Flash Ranger Key.
- "Flashman!"
- ―Mobilates' Gokai Change announcement[src]
The Blue Flash Ranger Key (ブルーフラッシュレンジャーキー Burū Furasshu Renjā Kī) is Bun's personal Ranger Key and what became of his powers after he along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War.
This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. The Blue Flash Ranger Key was mainly used by Joe Gibken (Gokai Blue), who used it to fight as Blue Flash.
- When the Gokaigers became the Flashmen while fighting Action Commander Regaeru.
TV STORY-Ep. 27: An Unusual Gokai Change
The Flashman Keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers. The puppet Flashmen fired their Rolling Vulcan alongside the Changemen, Maskmen, Livemen, and Turborangers, only to be swiftly defeated by the individual finisher attacks of the Gokaigers and Goseigers as they emerged from the resulting fireball. MOVIE STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. Bun received his key and became Blue Flash once more. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
The Blue Flash Ranger Key was donated to be used in the Super Sentai Derby Colosseum. The Blue Flash Ranger Key Clone participated in the Speed Showdown and fought against the Blue Mask Clone. MOVIE STORY-Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger
Usage[]
_(1).png "Ranger Key Summon (Changeman, Flashman, Maskman, Liveman and Turboranger) (1).png (3.17 MB)")
.png "Ranger Key Summon (Blue Flash vs Blue Mask).png (1.95 MB)")
Notes[]
- He shares his prism gem with Goggle Blue, Saburo Aoyama.
Appearances[]
- Choshinsei Flashman
- Ep. 1: Hurry! Save the Earth
- Ep. 2: Behold! The Giant Robo
- Choshinsei Flashman: The Movie
- Ep. 3: An Old Enemy? Hunter!
- Ep. 4: Mag is a Genius Robo?!
- Ep. 5: In the Care of the Female Warriors!
- Ep. 6: Roar! Machine
- Ep. 7: Balloon! Become a Weapon
- Ep. 8: Father!! Mother!! Little Sister!
- Ep. 9: The Doctor Who Travels Through Time
- Ep. 10: Attack! The Flower Girl's Trap
- Ep. 11: Lou is the Beast Warrior's Mother
- Ep. 12: Super Power! Wanda
- Ep. 13: Intense Battle! Danger, Jin
- Ep. 14: Love!? Bun and the Female Gangster
- Choshinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!
- Ep. 19: Baraki's Dying Warning
- Ep. 20: Revival! Giant Robo!
- Ep. 21: Sorrowful Sara
- Ep. 22: SOS! Phoenix!
- Ep. 23: Heart-Throbbing Wishes!
- Ep. 24: The Occult Summer Vacation
- Ep. 25: Hurry, Jin, Fusion is Impossible
- Ep. 26: Space Pumpkin Cooking
- Ep. 27: Dai's Punch of Friendship
- Ep. 28: Sublime! Fiery Gals
- Ep. 29: Monstrous Warrior Wandarla
- Ep. 30: Bizarre Näfelura
- Ep. 31: It Vanished! The Power of the 5
- Ep. 32: We Like You, We Like You, Mag, We Like You
- Ep. 33: Papa Won't Lose!
- Ep. 34: Bun Disappeared in the Rapids
- Ep. 35: The Starry Sky's Duet
- Ep. 36: The Shocking Wonder Slug
- Ep. 37: A Ghost's First Love
- Ep. 38: The Day Jin Dies?!
- Ep. 39: Burn, Angry Sara
- Ep. 40: Execution City, Operation XX
- Ep. 41: Dai Becomes a Child
- Ep. 42: Don't Cry! Female Warriors
- Ep. 43: Kauler's Treachery!
- Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear
- Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth
- Ep. 46: Only 20 Days to Live!!
- Ep. 47: Wanda! Death Cry
- Ep. 48: The End of Kauler!!
- Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus
- Final Ep.: Farewell! Our Home Planet
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
- Mirai Sentai Timeranger
- Super Sentai Compilation (archive footage only)
- Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (archive footage only)
- GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai (archive footage only)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (as Blue Flash only)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (as Blue Flash onnly)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (as Blue Flash only)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
- Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs (transformed archive footage only)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai (as Blue Flash only)
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
- No. 8-kai! Door to Door from Another World?! (suit only)
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O[]
.jpg){kind=link}
Blue Flash as depicted in Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O.
- Profile
- Bun/Blue Flash: to be added
Super Sentai Battle Base[]
Blue Flash is among the vast pantheon of Rangers which are available in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base.
Super Sentai Legend Wars[]
Flashman as seen in Super Sentai Legend Wars.
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Kodansha <Kodansha Series MOOK>. (2019). "Super Sentai Official Mook 20th Century 1986 Choshinsei Flashman". p. 12-13, "Bun/Blue Flash". ISBN 978-4065137147.
- ↑ Toei Company. (2021). Super Sentai Encyclopedia. p. 220-221. ISBN 978-4054067882.
Footnotes[]