Ep. 22: Big Red Counterattack!! Attack the Suicide Bomber Army

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Big Red Counterattack!! Attack the Suicide Bomber Army
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Episode 22
Air Date(s)	September 17, 1977
Production Information
Written by	Hikaru Arai
Directed by	Kouichi Takemoto
Episode Guide
Previous	Ep. 21: The Rose-Colored Baseball Era!! CRIME's Slugger
Next	Ep. 23: White Bird Man! Big One

Big Red Counterattack!! Attack the Suicide Bomber Army (赤い大逆転! 自爆軍団を攻撃せよ, Akai Dai Gyakushū!! Jibaku Gundan o Kōgeki Seyo) is the twenty-second episode of J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai.

Synopsis

The J.A.K.Q. face off against warriors set up to take them down or blow them up doing so.

Plot

The scene starts when dummy JAKQ fights the Scrap Army. Dummy JAKQ fights the Scrap Army until the match was stopped by Devil Scrap. He states that their move gave gotten better, which the real JAKQ will be much stronger, so Devil Scrap gives them an even more powerful weapon: a cyborg surgery run by Devil Scrap, in purpose of getting rid of real JAKQ, being the new members of special attack squad named Scrap Army, advising to be beaten, blow themselves with the bombs inside their bodies, and take them because the hated JAKQ is their target. Devil Scrap returns, Iron Claw advises him about JAKQ's special attack squad's training is complete, nonetheless, he had created robots that are masters in karate and martial arts, and taught them fighting styles from all over world. As they speak, Scrap Army soldiers are out hunting for JAKQ as soon as possible, indicating after JAKQ have been given their strengthening energy, they are invulnerable to most injuries, as he has a way that prevent them from ever transforming, he sures Iron Claw will enjoy the results of his plan.

At Ikuta Town Kendama Club Champion Ship Tournament at September 3 in Yamano Park, King teaches Ichiro Tsukioka practicing kendama, until ISSIS agents 9 and 10 come to tell King not to play in places like this, and supposed to be investigating a smuggling deal. King seems is fine, as he wants ISSIS agent to take a break, keeping Joker's secret until ISSIS agent takes King back to patrol. Ichiro comes to King that he has to patrol, as Ichiro wants King to back playing kendama for finishing the game with his rival soon. King patrols, Devil Scrap makes its scene to kidnap Ichiro, alerting ISSIS agents to struggle against CRIME who kidnaps Ichiro. Joker thinks that CRIME has kidnapped Ichiro Tsukioka, an elementary school boy, shocking JAKQ to move out. Meanwhile, JAKQ was trying to find CRIME's smuggling transaction, as King is currently in pursuit. King has no idea what's waiting for me when he find them, guessing their kendama game will have to wait. Within JAKQ HQ, they get a letter from CRIME: If you want the hostage returned, JAKQ must come to this place. Jack endures they will go without transforming and unarmed. Joker says he still have obligation to rescue Ichiro, showing CRIME is after JAKQ's lives and kidnapping was just a ruse to lure JAKQ out, letting King follow them and fall into their trap.

King is near pursuit of Ichiro, showing the kendama that King gave Ichiro had a strong transmitting device hidden inside. Devil Scrap declares the nuisance JAKQ will be erased from this world soon, and preparing the weapons to be transported tonight. Crimers take kendama from Ichiro, as they plays a moment, King takes it from CRIME, as he is skilled in kendama skills, beating Crimers and wrecks the chest of weapons. Returning to HQ, King has lucky, finding the weapons that were about to be smuggled, and stille no clues of finding Ichiro. King notes CRIME is ridiculous, who want them to march to our deaths and Ace wants them to stop CRIME from killing Ichiro. Joker admits it, willing to get the strengthening capsules to you somehow. Back to CRIME HQ, Ichiro is kidnapped as he heard JAKQ should be there any moment now. Devil Scrap proclaimed, if JAKQ enters this, they won't de able to transform as its base has a barrier device strong enough to survive a missile strike. JAKQ arrives to Scrap House, and they were ambushed by CRIME's flying daggers while asking to get back the hostage. Devil Scrap reveals his scheme, as JAKQ have entered his Scrap House, they will never leave alive, showing Ichiro as hostages as a key for JAKQ to rescue. JAKQ fights Scrap Army, as their struggles to stop CRIME's scheme.

Agent 10 arrives with Sky Ace, so Devil Scrap activates the magnetic barrier. Agent 10 fires the Sky Missile, but it misses. Agent 10 reports to Joker the enemy built a fortress with the abandoned building as a facade, and a barrier up as well. Joker rogers Agent 9 to go underground. Agent 9 goes to underground, she can't drill so there's a huge barrier wall. Back JAKQ continue fighting Scrap Army, Jack battles Scrap Soldier No.3 until he casts Electric Spark on him, suiciding with his bomb. With Devil Scrap to make Ichiro die, King saves Ichiro, and the other JAKQ continues struggle to battle Scrap Army. Joker, disguises as Crimer, stops CRIME, rides on the way until the Crimers about that course as he drinks sake while finding the Powered Capsules while Ace fights Scrap Soldier No.4 until explodes. As King escorts Ichiro, the other JAKQ were captured by the other Scrap Soldiers, they can't move until they activate Suicide Bombs, and the other JAKQ dodges an explosion. Devil Scrap deploys the Crimers, but a Crimer won't move as he enjoys a sake because JAKQ was strong until he told him to get out. The other JAKQ fights Crimers, as Jack fights a Crimer, he realized it was Joker afterall, asking to get in Powered Capsules. King pushes Devil Scrap to fall, getting dizzy while Joker as Crimer bombs CRIME away until he was encountered by JAKQ. JAKQ fights Devil Scrap's Crimers, but he was finished by JAKQ Covack. After Devil Scrap's demise, Joker orders Agent 10 to bomb Scrap House using Sky Missiles, deployed from Sky Ace.

After the battle, JAKQ joins Ichiro as the participant in Ikuta Town Kendama Club Champion Ship Tournament. Joker comes to see, how JAKQ participated in Ichiro's kendama tournament. Ichiro comes, and King is ready to battle with him. The other JAKQ admits Joker to join the kendama tournament, surprising Ichiro. CRIME's trained special attack squad, the Scrap Army, was crushed. After risking their lives, JAKQ gets to enjoy a brief moment of relaxation after the battle.

Cast

• Goro Sakurai (桜井 五郎, Sakurai Gorō): Yoshitaka Tanba (丹波義隆, Tanba Yoshizaki)
• Ryu Azuma (東 竜, Azuma Ryū): Heizan Itou (伊東平山, Itō Heizan)
• Karen Mizuki (カレン水木, Karen Mizuki): Mitchi Love (ミッチー・ラブ, Mitchī Rabu)
• Bunta Daichi (大地 文太, Daichi Bunta): Yuusuke Kazato (風戸佑介, Yūsuke Kazato)
• Daisuke Kujirai (鯨井 大助, Kujirai Daisuke): Hiroshi Tanaka (田中浩, Tanaka Hiroshi)
• Iron Claw (アイアンクロー, Iron Claw): Masashi Ishibashi (石橋 雅史, Ishibashi Masashi)
• Yoshiko Iijima (飯島 佳子, Iijima Yoshiko): Yuko Takase (高瀬夕子, Takase Yūko)
• Agent 10: Michiko Ashizawa (芦沢道子, Ashizawa Michiko)
• Hamster-kun(Voice): Kotoe Taichi (太地琴恵, Taichi Konoe)

Guest Stars

• Devil Scrap (デビルスクラップ, Debiru Sukurappu, Voice): Eisuke Yoda (依田 英助, Yoda Eisuke)
• Ichiro Tsukioka (月岡 一朗, Tsukioka Ichirō): Minoru Dendo (田 遠実, Dendō Minoru)
• Scrap soldier: Mister Chin (ミスター珍, Mister Chin)

Stunts

• Spade Ace: Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登, Okamoto Yoshinori)
• Dia Jack: Hiromichi Suzuki (鈴木弘道, Suzuki Hiromichi)
• Heart Queen: Minoru Yokoyama (横山稔, Yokoyama Minoru)
• Clover King: Hirohumi Koga (古賀弘文, Koga Hirohumi)

Errors

• Shortly after the episode starts, the zipper on the back of the Crimer dressed as Diamond Jack can be seen for a split second.

Gallery

Notes

• Viewership: 7.6%
• This is the last episode where Joker leads the J.A.K.Q. team. In the next episode, the team gains a new leader, and Joker will only appear indirectly to give a final message to the team. Joker will return in the final episode.
• This episode marks the first time that an Evil Sentai team is seen; four Crimers dressing as J.A.K.Q. train the Scrap Brigade used by Devil Scrap. While they do not face the actual J.A.K.Q., this will become a notable part of the franchise in the future.
• This is the final Sentai episode to be written by Hikaru Arai, and the only one he wrote without the involvement of Susumu Takaku.

DVD releases

J.A.K.Q. Volume 4, DVD cover

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai Volume 4 features episodes 18-23: Ep. 18: Blue Whirling Tides!! The Face of the Secret Spy, Ep. 19: Great Crimson Adventure!! Demon Extermination of Bottomless Haunts, Ep. 20: Messenger of Darkness!! The Transparent Monster Runs the Darkness, Ep. 21: The Rose-Colored Baseball Era!! CRIME's Slugger, Ep. 22: Big Red Counterattack!! Attack the Suicide Bomber Army, and Ep. 23: White Bird Man! Big One.