Ep. 9: Suddenly!! A Traitor

This article is about an episode in Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.

Ep. 9: Suddenly!! A Traitor
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, Episode 9
Air Date(s)	April 28, 1995
Production Information
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Directed by	Masato Tsujino
Episode Guide
Previous	Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie
Next	Ep. 10: He's Here!! It's a Thief

Suddenly!! A Traitor (突然！！裏切り者, Totsuzen!! Uragirimono) is the ninth episode of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.

This Ohranger episode is the first made after the events of the Aum Shinrikyo attack on the Tokyo subway on March 20th, 1995; it marks a dramatic departure from the original 8 Ohranger episodes produced and the end of the original intentions of the series.

Synopsis

When a Machine Beast infects the male Ohranger with a deadly rusting malady, Juri decides to join with Baranoia in order to save herself, even against Momo's pleas.

Plot

After Bara Darts shot Goro, Shouhei, and Yuji with its magical darts, the three male Ohranger started to rust like machines. Juri and Momo confronted Bara Darts, hoping to gain the antidote. Instead, Juri betrayed Momo and became Darts’ partner.

Later, Juri and Momo had a duel. When Bara Darts opened fire at the subdued Momo, Juri was hit. Darts handed over the antidote to his wounded comrade, but Juri revealed her plan. She had pretended to go bad just to get the cure.

Unfortunately, the antidote given to Juri was a fake. Goro, Shouhei, and Yuji suddenly appeared, free of the poison. Thinking that his remedy was now useless, Bara Darts tossed it aside. Momo caught the antitoxin, and she showed the monster her hologram trick.

Acha’s attempt to stop Momo and Juri from saving their friends was futile. Momo raced off with the antidote and Juri stayed behind to distract the enemy. Before Juri was struck by Bara Darts’ projectile, Momo intervened with an arrow. The other Ohranger had been cured of Darts’ rust poisoning. The heroes regrouped and transformed.

While OhRed, OhGreen, and OhBlue fought the Barlo, OhYellow and OhPink ganged up on Bara Darts. OhRed weakened the monster with Secret Sword Super Power Riser. Acha enlarged the wounded Machine Beast, and the Ohranger summoned Ohranger Robo.

To counter Bara Darts’ stinger blast, OhYellow fired away with Super Power Dogu Vulcan. She then hit the creature with Dogu Sky Kick.

OhPink subdued Bara Darts with Moa Tornado and Super Power Moa Cannon. Finally, Ohranger Robo used Crown Final Crash to kill the enemy.

Cast

• Goro Hoshino (星野 吾郎, Hoshino Gorō): Masaru Shishido (宍戸 勝, Shishido Masaru)
• Shouhei Yokkaichi (四日市 昌平, Yokkaichi Shōhei): Kunio Masaoka (正岡 邦夫, Masaoka Kunio)
• Yuji Mita (三田 祐司, Mita Yūji): Masashi Goda (合田 雅吏, Gōda Masashi)
• Juri Nijou (二条 樹里, Nijō Juri): Ayumi Hodaka (穂高 あゆみ, Hodaka Ayumi)
• Momo Maruo (丸尾 桃, Maruo Momo): Tamao Satō (さとう 珠緒, Satō Tamao)
• Chief Counsellor Naoyuki Miura (三浦尚之参謀長, Miura Naoyuki-sanbōchō): Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内 洋, Miyauchi Hiroshi)
• Emperor Bacchus Wrath (皇帝バッカスフンド, Kōtei Bakkasu Fundo, Voice): Toru Ohira (大平 透, Ōhira Tōru)
• Empress Hysteria (皇妃ヒステリア, Kougou Hisuteria, Voice): Minori Matsushima (松島みのり, Matsushima Minori)
• Prince Buldont (皇子ブルドント, Ōji Burudonto, Voice): Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, Seki Tomokazu)
• Butler Acha (執事アチャ, Shitsuji Acha, Voice): Kaneta Kimotsuki (肝付兼太, Kimotsuki Kaneta)
• Butler Kocha (執事コチャ, Shitsuji Kocha, Voice): Shinobu Adachi (安達忍, Adachi Shinobu)

Guest Cast

• Bara Darts (バラダーツ, Bara Dātsu, Voice): Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi)

Notes

• Viewership: 4.5%

DVD Releases

Ohranger Volume 1, DVD cover

• Chouriki Sentai Ohranger Volume 1 features episodes 1-12.
  

Ohranger: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

• The complete Ohranger series was released in North America by Shout! Factory in 2016.
  

See Also

• There's No Business Like Snow Business - Power Rangers counterpart in Power Rangers Zeo. See comparison page.