Evil Army Shadow Line

This article is about a villain group in Ressha Sentai ToQger.

Evil Army Shadow Line

Ressha Sentai ToQger

Villains

Other factions battled:

Deboth Army

Teamed up with:

Deboth Army

A representative teamed up with:

Underground Empire Badan

Kibaoni Army Corps

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The Evil Army Shadow Line (邪悪な軍隊シャドーライン, Ja'aku na Guntai Shadō Rain) is a Victorian-themed dark empire that wishes to consume the world in its darkness.

History[]

They hail from the underworld and their plan is to wrap the world in darkness, their lair being a giant castle/railway station known as the Castle Terminal, which has multiple railroads emerging from it, which give way to multiple versions of their own Ressha, known as Kuliners, to make their way into the world by taking over the stations the Rainbow Line uses to spread their darkness onto Earth to consume cities with their influence by connecting with the darkness within the hearts of humans.

Their theme is a mix of the Victorian Era and the American Prohibition Era. They also have a branch in space led by Count Nair.

They aim to accomplish their plan by collecting the energy that is emitted from the human heart when it goes into states of rage, sadness, hatred, jealousy, and regret from the humans they abduct in order to create Dark Stations and enlarge Shadow Line's railway system. The more darkness they collect, the closer to completion the railway will be. Once the railway is complete, the Dark Emperor can use his personal train to get to Earth. Towns completely taken over by the Shadow Line are called Shadow Towns.

Later history[]

Zyuohger[]

"Watch yourself. Out of all the scum that have tried to destroy this planet, these are the worst."

―Gokai Red to Zyuoh Eagle^[src]

Taken from the memory of Gokai Red, a recreation of Zet Shin was brought forth by Bangray among a collection of the most nefarious adversaries faced by the Super Sentai. Overwhelming Gokai Red and Zyuoh Eagle initially, Bangray's forces were matched when the Gokaigers and Zyuohgers joined their respective Red warriors. Engaging the remaining five Gokaigers alongside "Doukoku Chimatsuri", "Zet Shin" was worn down by a succession of two all-Red Gokai Changes, struck by Gokai Blue as Red Flash then VulEagle, Gokai Yellow as Shinken Red then GingaRed, Gokai Green as Red Racer then Gosei Red, Gokai Pink as MagiRed then GekiRed, and Gokai Silver as Bouken Red then TyrannoRanger, before being ultimately destroyed by the Final Wave. TV STORY-Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs

Captain Marvelous had evidently followed the exploits of the ToQgers to be aware of Zet, whom he had not been shown to encounter on-screen beforehand.

Chou Super Hero Taisen[]

A pack of Kuros led by an iteration of Zet Shin were among the Shocker army of the Game World led by Shocker Leader III, the boss of the Chou Shocker Taisen bonus stage. This army was ultimately wiped out by a combined force of Sentai Rangers and Kamen Riders. TV STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen

Members[]

Main article: Shadow Monsters

Arsenal/Vehicles[]

Kuliners/Kuliner Robos
- General Schwarz's Kuliner/Kuliner Robo
- Imperial Kuliner/Kuliner Robo
- Marchioness Morc's Kuliner/Kuliner Robo
- Count Nair's Kuliner
- Zaram's Drill Kuliner (Before Zaram defected and became Akira Nijino to fight alongside the ToQgers)

Behind the scenes[]

to be added

Notes[]

The Shadow Line generals (except Zet) are named after the word "black" in various languages.
Zet and his Shadow Line elites (except General Schwarz and Miss Gritta) are the only Sentai villains to perform their stances with explosions and finishing moves alongside two Super Sentai teams, which only appears in Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie.
The Shadow Line generals are the only villains in the Super Sentai franchise to have been adapted for different seasons of Power Rangers, detached from ToQger and unrelated to each other, something that only happened once before with Dr. Hinelar and Furio. Coincidentally, they're all consecutive seasons.
- The first example comes from Nero becoming Cosmo Royale in Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
- The second example is Mavro being a loose inspiration for Scrozzle in Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
- The third example is Noir becoming Santaura in Power Rangers Dino Fury.