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Byakkoshinken (白虎真剣 White Tiger Truth Sword), known as Byakko for short, is an enchanted talking saber that was originally in the possession of Grandmaster Yufang. Yufang entrusted it to his fiancé Shoukyou but following her kidnap by Kabuki Novice, Yufang drove it into a boulder at a shinto shrine until its destined wielder appeared. The one chosen turned out to be a young boy named Kou of the Howling New Star who Byakko called out to with telepathy, guiding Kou to Byakko's location where he removed the weapon from its resting place.
Byakko offered to help Kou as KibaRanger, voicing-over for him upon his debut as KibaRanger until the other Dairangers found out about Kou's secret identity, as well as co-piloting Mythical Qi Beast Won Tiger. He could also control Kou's body while fighting as KibaRanger.
Later History[]
Gokaiger[]
Byakkoshinken was wielded by KibaRanger during the Legend War, which ended when he sacrificed his powers with the rest of the first 34 Super Sentai to destroy the invasion force of the Space Empire Zangyack. As the personal weapon of KibaRanger, Byakko was incorporated into his lost powers which resurfaced in the form of a Ranger Key. Initially, this Ranger Key was initially animated into a subservient warrior by Basco ta Jolokia's Rapparatta before being claimed by the Gokaigers, who assumed KibaRanger's form via the Gokai Change. Ultimately, the Gokaigers returned their borrowed powers to their rightful owners after overthrowing Zangyack.
Zenkaiger[]
Byakkoshinken was summoned and utilized by Zocks after using the Dairanger Sentai Gear to save the Zenkaiger and Flint from Izirude and Hakaizer. TV STORY-No. 40-kai! Rescue My Father, One Chance!
The Byakkoshinken was summoned and utilized by a manifestation of KibaRanger summoned by the Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon to help Vroon fight Barashitara. TV STORY-No. 42-kai! New Hero! Secret Meeting!!
Donbrothers[]
The Byakkoshinken was wielded by Don Torabolt when he did an Avatar Change into KibaRanger fighting Don Murasame as AbareKiller. TV STORY-Don 21: The Extreme Ramen Path
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Byakkoshinken was voiced by Wataru Abe (阿部 渡 Abe Wataru), who later voiced KibaRanger in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season Tsuu.
Appearances[]
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger
- Ep. 14: Well, Time To Get Married
- Ep. 17: The New Hero Has Arrived
- Ep. 18: The Secret Byakko-chan
- Ep. 19: The Heart-Throbbing Pretty Girl
- Ep. 20: First Opening Of The Gorma Palace
- Ep. 21: The Birth of a Mythical Ch'i Beast
- Ep. 22: The Great Secret Art of the Tiger Cub!!
- Ep. 24: The 3 Stooges' Super Baseball!
- Ep. 28: Everyone's Here!!
- Ep. 29: The Secret Inside Story of a Mother and Child's Tears
- Ep. 30: The Deadly, Fast-Talking Wanderer
- Ep. 31: Another Hero Comes Forth
- Ep. 33: An Idol's First Experience
- Ep. 34: A Prickly Maiden Hunt
- Ep. 35: New Secret Art, the Dance of Spiders
- Ep. 37: You Have to See It!! Enormous One
- Ep. 38: Huh!! A Ceasefire!?
- Ep. 40: Farewell! 3 Stooges
- Ep. 42: A Straight Line To Mom
- Ep. 43: Forbidden Past Is Revealed
- Ep. 44: Touching!! You Cry Too
- Ep. 48: Death Of The Heroic Master!!
- Final Ep.: Let's Go!
- Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (archive footage only)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
- Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear
- Ep. 15: A Privateer Appears (Ranger Key Clone only)
- Ep. 16: Clash! Sentai vs. Sentai (Ranger Key Clone only)
- Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
- Ep. 22: Promise from the Star (Gokai Change only)
- Ep. 33: Iiiit's a Hero!! (Gokai Change only)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie (Gokai Change only)
- Ep. 47: The Limits of Betrayal (Gokai Change only)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
- Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs (flashback; archive footage)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
- Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (Avatar Changes only)
See Also[]
- Saba - Power Rangers counterpart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2). See comparison page.