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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[]
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[]
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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.
Appearances[]
- Ressha Sentai ToQger
- Starting Station: Let's Ride the Limited Express Train
- Station 2: We Are Here
- Station 3: Desperate Once Convinced
- Station 4: Be Aware of the Things You Lose
- Station 5: The Other Side of the Line Has Vanished
- Station 6: What Are We Looking For?
- Ressha Sentai ToQger Vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special (mentioned only)
- Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
- Station 7: Inconsolable, Unmotivatable
- Station 8: Big Explosion on the Rainbow Line
- Station 9: Memory Is a One-Way Ticket
- Station 10: Tokatti, I'll Die at Sunset
- Station 11: The Dark Emperor
- Station 12: The Rainbow Commuter Pass
- Station 13: Run Fire Extinguisher
- Station 14: Lost Cop, Great Detective
- Station 15: The Thing In Your Heart
- Station 16: The Dangerous Extraordinary Ressha
- Station 17: The Sky After the Rain
- Station 18: And What Do We Call You?
- Station 19: Now Departing! Build-Dai-Oh
- Station 20: Smiling Is Dangerous
- Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line SOS
- Station 21: The Runaway Bride
- Station 22: The Birth of the Empress
- Station 23: United Hand in Hand
- Station 24: Pass the Junction
- Station 25: Right Out of a Fairy Tale
- Station 26: The Fight that Started in a Bathhouse
- Ressha Sentai ToQger DVD special: Farewell, Ticket! The Wasteland Super ToQ Battle!
- Station 27: A New Power
- Station 28: Uncool but Cool
- Station 29: The Meeting with the Oncoming Train
- Station 30: The Birthday Celebration
- Station 31: The Hyper Train Terminal
- Station 32: Determination
- Station 33: Number One at Karate
- Station 34: Love Furor
- Station 35: The Stolen Terminal
- Station 36: 100% Dream
- Station 37: Unreasonable Quiz
- Station 38: Let's Make a Movie
- Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie
- Station 39: The Beginning of the End
- Station 40: Who Is He? He Is Whom?
- Station 41: The Christmas Battle
- Station 42: Words to Reach You
- Station 43: The Locked Door
- Station 44: To Subarugahama
- Station 45: The Home We Left Behind
- Station 46: The Final Stop
- Final Station: The Shining Ones
- Ressha Sentai ToQger Returns: Super ToQ 7gou of Dreams
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger The Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs (represented by Bangray's Zet Shin)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen (Game World)
- 4 Week Continuous Special Super Sentai Strongest Battle!!
- Battle3: A Secret Revealed (represented by the Combatant Kuros)
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger The Movie: Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!! (as part of the Super Sentai Villain Army)
- / Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger (represented by the Combatant Kuros)
See Also[]
- Galaxy Warriors - Power Rangers counterpart in Ninja Steel. See comparison page. (Baron Nero and Kuliner Robo costumes)
- Void Family - Power Rangers counterpart in Dino Fury. See comparison page.(Madame Noir's costume)
References[]
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