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These are the Sentai Sixth Rangers, officially known as Sixth Hero (6人目のヒーロー Rokuninme no Hīrō)[1][2][3]. They are a subset of Additional Rangers or Heroes, and on occassion referred to simply as that. After 2 unofficial prototypes, the first Sixth Ranger appeared in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. There have been 31 official sixth Rangers, including 1 replacement. They generally debut around the 17th episode of their respective series, but there have been exceptions.

It should also be noted that being a Sixth Ranger is not necessarily a numeric designation (eg, AbareKiller was the fifth member of his respective team) but rather that they serve as a "supplementary" teammate. In series where a Sixth Ranger is absent, an Extra Hero (Kakurangers' Ninjaman, Carrangers' Signalman, Gingaman's Black Knight) will frequently serve in their place. Unlike the main rangers, they are dressed uniquely.

Main Sentai Sixth

Unofficial Sentai Sixth

Historic/Alternate Reality Sentai Sixth

Debatable Sentai Sixth

Prototype Sentai Sixth

False Sentai Sixth

Evil Sixth

Super Sixth

Sixth Rangers who can assume Super Ranger forms.

Gokai Changes

Female Sixth

Female versions of the Sixth Rangers as seen in Gokaiger. Costumes/Forms transformed by Gokai Yellow and Gokai Pink are equipped with skirts.

Male Sixth

Male versions of the Sixth Rangers as seen in Gokaiger. Costumes/Forms transformed by Gokai Silver are equipped with tights.

Avatar Changes

Chronological List of Sixth Rangers

Official

Unofficial

There are several Rangers and other Heroes that could be counted as Sixth Rangers, though they aren't officially classed as such. These normally appear in Sixth Ranger-less series, being the closest thing the series has to a Sixth Ranger.

Legend Sentai Devices

Notes

Sixthrangerfindyourhero

The Sixth Rangers who appear in Super Sentai Large Gathering! Find Your Hero!

Gokai Cellular (Go Busters to Zenkaiger)

Extended Gokai Cellular (From Go-Busters to Zenkaiger)

  • As of Boukenger, the term 'Sixth Ranger' was officially used. It was used to refer to Bouken Silver during one of the 30 Sentai Encyclopedia segments highlighting all the previous Sixth Heroes.
  • For years, there had been debates and discussions over whether Shou Ronpo (Ryu Commander) or Tsurugi Otori (Houou Soldier) represented Kyuranger's Sixth Ranger.
    • The debate was put to rest after Houou Soldier was officially confirmed to be Kyuranger's Sixth Ranger. This confirmation is supported by:
    • Interestingly, Ryu Commander was once stated to be the Sixth Ranger of Kyuranger by Shin-ichiro Shirakura, an early advisor for Kyuranger[7] and was also included in a promotional poster for a hero meet and greet featuring Sixth Rangers.[8]
  • Gokaiger has classified Hyuuga as an Extra Hero, but his original classification as a Sixth Ranger[9] as well as his inclusion on devices that exclude Extra Rangers and Extra Heroes after Gokaiger's run[10] leaves his status up for debate.

See also

References

  1. The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia
  2. 『25大スーパー戦隊シリーズ完全マテリアルブック』 下巻、勁文社、2002年4月5日。ISBN 4-7669-4108-X
  3. 『「スーパー戦隊」40周年!』宝島社〈別冊宝島〉、2015年8月22日。ISBN 978-4-8002-4415-4
  4. https://ameblo.jp/kamen-radiranger/entry-12338033780.html Hiroshi Kamiya interview
  5. https://youtu.be/KSX3uLLjOew?t=92 RangerWiki TokuSpirits interview with Keisuke Minami
  6. https://www.reddit.com/r/supersentai/comments/mvmb8b/official_sixth_rangers_according_to_toei_app_game/ Houou Soldier listed in game
  7. https://twitter.com/cron204/status/1237014006725918721 Shin-ichiro Shirakura's statement on Kyuranger's Sixth Ranger
  8. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/641413342430494730/1175529794721566720/ryu.png?ex=656b906f&is=65591b6f&hm=e597d2d4c4129dec1c4164d5c1f9b56ede27ed82e2c4197e7fab4b2f05010e2d& Ryu Commander's appearance on the promotional poster
  9. https://imgur.com/a/svM1gk9 Black Knight classified as a Sixth Ranger
  10. https://youtu.be/wb3pweV97ik?t=1442 Black Knight's inclusion on the Zanglassword

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