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- "Blue Buster!"
- ―Blue Buster's roll call[src]
Ryuji Iwasaki (岩崎 リュウジ Iwasaki Ryūji) is Blue Buster (ブルーバスター Burū Basutā) of the Go-Busters.
His partner Buddy Roid is Gorisaki Banana.
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History[]
Background[]
Ryuji is the eldest of the three core Busters and the most level headed of the three. He is 28 years old. He's the only one of the main three to not have a family member appear in the series. Though, out of all five of his team, only himself and Jin, don't have any family members appear, only friends.
Past[]
Ryuji was visiting Jin in the Energy Management Center 13 years ago. When the Energy Management Center was teleported into the hyperspace, Ryuji, along with Hiromu and Yoko, were given the vaccine program and left behind. Ryuji spent 13 years living with the Special Missions Department with Yoko, making him and Yoko so close that they are like siblings.
Gokaiger vs. Gavan[]
The three Go-Busters make their first appearance in Gokaiger vs. Gavan where they take on their predecessors' nemesis, Basco ta Jolokia. 
MOVIE STORY-Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie
Super Hero Taisen[]
Super Hero Taihen
[]
Ryuji as well as Hiromu and Yoko solve the mystery of the deaths of GokaiPink, GoseiPink, & ShinkenPink in their base. MOVIE STORY-Super Sentai Murder Mystery! You’re the Great Detective!
He also appear as a detective solving the curious case of Sakuya Tachibana
. MOVIE STORY-Ep. 2: A Challenge from Mr. Kougami
Super Hero Taisen[]
Alongside Hiromu and Yoko, Ryuji fought Kamen Rider Decade. They've been defeated, but later he has been freed from Decade's dimensional trap, and fought alongside the All Sentai and All Riders against the Dai-Shocker and Dai-Zangyack alliance. When Kamen Rider Diend had turn against the heroes, Ryuji summoned GT-02 to form the Go-Buster Oh. Piloted with Red Buster and Kamen Rider Fourze, Super Astroswitches were added to create the Sentai Rider Uchu Kick, finishing the Big Machine and Diend. MOVIE STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
The Black and White Brides[]
When Yoko gets a wedding invitation from her elementary school teacher and imagining a romance scene with him, Ryuji reminds her that she is too young for romance. The next day, he as Blue Buster Powered Custom finishes Tiaraloid with his own hand while Red Buster is fighting Tiarazord and Yellow Buster is fighting Escape. 
TV STORY-Mission 37: The Black and White Brides
Christmas Determination[]
He and Kuroki also started the trend of having a Christmas party every year, so that he and Yoko will not hate Christmas. TV STORY-Mission 43: Christmas Determination
Escape's Demise[]
Ryuji ends up fighting a lot with Escape after she deemed him "pretty good" after fighting with him when he was overheated. He was horrified when he found out that Enter had been able to revive Escape using her backup data and that she didn't remember him anymore, as her backup did not contain memories of the Go-Busters. Escape (after she was combined with the data from a flower) repeatedly made him overheat so that she could have a good fight, nearly killing Ryuji. When Escape's data becomes too corrupted and she starts assimilating everything, Ryuji defeats her, intending to end her suffering. As Escape dies, she calls Ryuji her "Papa" and asks him if she become pretty good, to which he replies "Yes", to give her peace. He then watches until she disappears. TV STORY-Mission 48: Setting the Trap
Aftermath[]
Ryuji fulfilled his dream of becoming an engineer after the Vaglass were defeated.
Super Hero Taisen Z[]
When Yoko was attacked by Space Shocker, Ryuji and Hiromu come to save her but are sucked away in a portal. Psycholon later uses its powers to bring the two boys to her once she's back on Earth. They then fight against Raider and Shadow Moon until the Gokaigers, Gavan, Kamen Rider Beast, Kamen Rider Wizard, Sharivan, Kamen Rider Fourze, and Fourze appear to assist them, joined by Shaider, Kamen Rider OOO and the Kyoryugers. MOVIE STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
Kyoryuger vs Go-Busters[]
The Go-Busters were chasing a Bugler truck, until meeting with the Kyoryu Super Sentai, to help them fight Enter, the Deboth Army and Voldos. Ryuji is particularly surprised about the return of his deceased teacher Masato Jin. MOVIE STORY-Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Eternal Friends
Zyuohger vs. Ninninger[]
The first 38 Sentai projected into Wild Tousai Shuriken King.
Blue Buster appeared with his team among the first 38 Super Sentai whom collectively empowered Wild Tousai Shuriken King in its fight against the titanic Gillmarda, granting the Ninningers and Zyuohgers the power to perform the Zyuoh Ninnin Super Sentai Burst which destroyed Gillmarda with the combined power of all 40 Super Sentai. MOVIE STORY-Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai
Super Sentai Strongest Battle[]
Ryuji joined the Super Sentai Strongest Battle as a member of Gunman Team. It’s unknown whether he participated in any of the matches, but his team was eliminated either after losing the second round against the Brain Team or the third round against the Swordsman Team.
Zenkaiger[]
Blue Buster in Zenkaiger
A manifestation of Blue Buster was summoned alongside his team by Vroon through the Go-Busters Sentai Gear which allowed Vroon to use Blue Buster's Super Strength power to fight Garbage World. TV STORY-No. 6-kai! Unpleasant and Mysterious Garbage Handling!
Personality[]
Cool-headed and reasonable, Ryuji is always one to keep his head in the game while his younger comrades bicker among themselves. He prefers to think of himself as an older brother instead of a father, and gets annoyed when people around him call him a father. While he is normally level headed, if Ryuji overheats because of the use of his super strength he becomes sadistic, violent and easily aggravated by anything and anyone. Ryuji was mature from a young age, which is shown by his care and love towards Yoko in her flashbacks and how he and Kuroki organized a Christmas party every year so that no one would hate Christmas. TV STORY-Mission 43: Christmas Determination He is also very protective towards Yoko and gets very agitated when Yoko talks about romance, as he thinks that Yoko is too young for romance. TV STORY-Mission 37: The Black and White Brides
Imitations[]
- A copy of Blue Buster was created by Filmloid as part of a fake Go-Buster trio. TV STORY-Mission 20: 5-Man Concentration! Great Go-Buster!
- Two Buglers were given the appearance of Blue Buster by Sprayloid 2. TV STORY-Mission 28: Beware of Chickens!
Non-Ranger Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Super Strength: When using his Buster Power, Ryuji boasts tremendous physical strength.
Abilities[]
- to be added
Weaknesses[]
- Overheating: As a side effect of the vaccine program, Ryuji will overheat if he uses his super strength for too long, requiring him to cool down. If he overheats completely, he becomes very violent, which takes a great toll on his body.
Blue Buster[]
Blue Buster's insert theme is Blue Banana Moon.
Blue Buster
- "(digital formatting sfx) It's Morphin' Time!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Super Strength: Blue Buster retains his super strength and can create a mini‑earthquake by hitting the ground.
Abilities[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
- Overheating: When engaged in prolonged battles or exposed to a heat source for too long, Blue Buster overheats and goes berserk, attacking anyone in sight—whether friend or foe—while gaining a temporary boost in physical strength. After a while, he becomes exhausted, collapses, and loses his stamina. Notably, in this state, Ryuji's voice is altered with digital noises.
Arsenal[]
Vehicles[]
Mecha[]
Appearances: Go-Busters Episodes 1-8, Super Hero Taisen, 9-41, Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger, 42-44, Go-Busters Returns, 45-50; Super Hero Taisen Z, Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters; Zyuohger vs. Ninninger
Blue Buster!
Blue Buster Powered Custom
- "Powered Custom! It's Morphin' Time! (digital formatting sfx)"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Blue Buster Powered Custom (ブルーバスターパワードカスタム Burū Basutā Pawādo Kasutamu) is Blue Buster's upgraded form, accessed by transferring Gorisaki Banana's data into the GB Custom Visor before attaching it to the Morphin Brace.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Enhanced Strength: Blue Buster's super strength is heavily increased in Powered Custom and can create a mini‑earthquake by hitting the ground.
- Inorganic Duplication: Blue Buster, in Powered Custom, can convert any object he touches into data and then materialize it as a weapon by transmuting it into an avatar, such as a giant rock.
Abilities[]
to be added
Attacks[]
- Gorillarge Punch (ゴリラージパンチ Gorirāji Panchi): Blue Buster concentrates his Enetron to transform his right arm into Gorisaki's arm and then delivers a powerful punch.
Weaknesses[]
- Overheating: When engaged in prolonged battles or exposed to a heat source for too long, Blue Buster Powered Custom overheats and goes berserk, attacking anyone in sight—whether friend or foe—while gaining a temporary boost in physical strength. After a while, he becomes exhausted, collapses, and loses his stamina. Notably, in this state, Ryuji's voice is altered with digital noises.
Arsenal[]
Mecha[]
to be added
Appearances: Go-Busters Episodes 33-34, 36, 39-41, Go-Busters vs. Gokaiger, 42, Go-Busters Returns, 46, 47-50, Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Go-Busters - Teammates & Friends
- Hiromu Sakurada/Red Buster - Leader
- Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster
- † Masato Jin/Beet Buster: Ryuji's senior in terms of robotic engineering in 1999. He was also the judge in a robotics in the same year, in which Ryuji came as runner-up for his creation being 'too perfect'. TV STORY-Mission 15: Gold Warrior and Silver Buddy
- Beet J. Stag/Stag Buster/Silver Stag
- Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters
- Gokaigers
- Kyoryugers
- Zyurangers
- Abarangers
Kamen Riders[]
Metal Heroes[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
- Energy Managment Center - Affiliation
- Takeshi Kuroki - Mentor
- Miho Nakamura
- Toru Morishita
- Buddy Roids
- Cheeda Nick
- Gorisaki Banana - Partner
- Usada Lettuce
- Ene-tan
- Shelly
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Vaglass[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
Profile[]
Ryuji as he appears in the title sequence.
- This profile is given in the Go-Busters credit shots in the opening sequence.
Ryuji Iwasaki
- ID: 222-458-804
- Code Name: Blue Buster
- Blood type: O
- Age: 28
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Ryuji Iwasaki is portrayed by Ryoma Baba (馬場 良馬 Baba Ryōma), he would later portray Rei Gushima in No.1 Sentai Gozyuger. As a teenager, he is portrayed by Koudai Matsuoka (松岡 広大 Matsuoka Kōdai). Ryuji was briefly portrayed by Sho Jinnai (陳内 将 Jinnai Sho) in Mission 28: Beware of Chickens, when Sprayloid 2 caused his appearance to change into that of Enter, though Ryoma Baba still provided Ryuji's voice.
- As Blue Buster, his suit actor is Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro), whose previous role was Gokai Green in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Other recent roles are Gosei Red, Shinken Green, and Go-On Green. His substitute is Masashi Takada (高田 将司 Takada Masashi).
- In the Korean dub of Go-Busters entitled Power Rangers Go-Busters, which aired in South Korea, Ryuji is voiced by Ryu Seung-gon (류승곤?). He is renamed Ryu (류?), while he keeps his Ranger designation (블루 버스터 Beullu Beoseuteo?). He has the same Korean name as Souta Mogami.
Design[]
- As Blue Buster, he sports blue pleather shirt with silver accent, and black pleather trousers. For accessories, he wears: a pair of straps with the left one storing the Transponder; a belt with black strap and silver buckle bearing Go-Busters crest; and blue gloves and boots. His helmet bears the motif of a gorilla's head, and it also has a silver mouth piece. Additionally, the black visor is overlaid with a pair of blue sunglasses.
- When using Powered Custom, he gains: a blue chest with a Transponder stored on the left; a pair of silver-blue wrist armors; and a pair of silver boot armors. His sunglasses overlaying the visor also has silver outline.
- Out of the core three Go-Busters, Ryuji is the only one whose Buster Power does not manifest in his legs.
Etymology[]
to be added
Legend Sentai Devices[]
Blue Buster Ranger Key
- "Go-Busters!"
- ―Mobilates' Gokai Change announcement[src]
The Blue Buster Ranger Key (ブルーバスターレンジャーキー Burū Basutā Renjā Kī) is a Go-Buster Ranger Key which as part of the first three Go-Busters was released as part of the "Legends" series of toys. It only exists as a toy and it is unknown if it will appear in the series. Of course as with all Ranger Keys, should it exist, it would be able to transform one, i.e. Gokai Blue, into Blue Buster.
Notes[]
- Ryuji was born on January 15th, 1984.[note 1]
- In All Super Sentai Great Voting, Blue Buster is ranked 82nd in "Sentai Heroes".
Appearances[]
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (voice only as Blue Buster)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
- Mission 1: Tokumei Sentai, Assemble!
- Mission 2: A Promise Made 13 Years Ago
- Mission 3: GT-02 Animal, Deployed!
- Mission 4: Special Ops and Determination
- Mission 5: Dangerous Feverish Runaway!
- Mission 6: Combine! Go-Buster Oh
- Mission 7: Bad Maintenance on Ace?!
- Mission 8: Protect the Machine Blueprints!
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
- Mission 9: Usada Rescue Strategy!
- Mission 10: A Reason to Fight
- Mission 11: The Targeted Weakpoint
- Mission 12: You Like Going Undercover?
- Mission 13: A Surprise Holiday
- Mission 14: Ça va? Rescue Operation
- Mission 15: The Gold Warrior and the Silver Buddy
- Mission 16: The Man from Hyper Space
- Mission 17: Its Name is Go-Buster Beet!
- Mission 18: Cooperative Operations 3000 Meters in the Earth
- Mission 19: My Combination! Buster Hercules
- Mission 20: 5-Man Concentration! Great Go-Buster!
- Mission 21: Farewell, Blue Buster
- Mission 22: The Beautiful Avatar: Escape
- Mission 23: The Will of the Inheritors
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!
- Mission 24: A Très Bien Summer Festival
- Mission 25: Pursue the Mystery of the Avatars!
- Mission 26: The Tiny Enemy! Control Room SOS
- Mission 27: An Out of Control Combo to Escape the Labyrinth!
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Beet Buster vs. J
- Mission 28: Beware of Chickens!
- Mission 29: Breaking Into Hyperspace!
- Mission 30: Messiah Shutdown
- Mission 31: Space Sheriff Gavan Arrives!
- Mission 32: Friendship Tag With Gavan!
- Mission 33: Morphin'! Powered Custom
- Mission 34: The Enemy Is Beet Buster?!
- Mission 35: Roar, Tategami LiOh!
- Mission 36: Go-Buster LiOh, Shoom!
- Mission 37: The Black and White Brides
- Mission 38: Live! Ace Deathmatch
- Mission 39: Finishing Blow! Messiah's Fist
- Mission 40: Suffering J. and the Messiahloid
- Mission 41: The Thief Pink Buster!
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie
- Mission 42: Attack! Within the Megazord
- Mission 43: Christmas Determination
- Mission 44: Christmas Eve - Time to Finish Our Mission
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters
- Mission 45: Happy New Year! Another Small Formidable Enemy
- Mission 46: The New Fusion and Overheated Rampage!
- Mission 47: Reset and Backup
- Mission 48: Setting the Trap
- Mission 49: Preparation and Selection
- Final Mission: Eternal Bonds
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: Dinosaur Great Battle! Farewell, Eternal Friends
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
- Ep. 29: The Monarch of the Monarchs (transformed archive footage only)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger: Message from the Future from Super Sentai (as Blue Buster only)
- Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
Go-Busters video game[]
Ryuji as Blue Buster appears with his team in the Nintendo DS Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters video game.
Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O[]
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Blue Buster as depicted in Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O.
- Profile
- Ryuji Iwasaki/Blue Buster: to be added
- Ryuji Iwasaki/Blue Buster Powered Custom: to be added
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Super Sentai Battle Base[]
Blue Buster is among the vast pantheon of Rangers which are available in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base, with his Powered Custom being available as well.
Super Sentai Legend Wars[]
Go-Busters as seen in Super Sentai Legend Wars.
Go-Busters as seen in Super Sentai Legend Wars.
Blue Buster (Powered Custom) appears with his team among all Sentai in the mobile game Super Sentai Legend Wars.
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride[]
Blue Bister, Red Buster and Yellow Buster in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride.
See Also[]
- Ravi Shaw - Power Rangers counterpart in Beast Morphers. See comparison page.
External links[]
TV Asahi[]
Interwiki[]
- Ryuji Iwasaki at the Metal Heroes Wiki
Dice-O[]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 As seen in Ryuji's highschool student card. TV STORY-Mission 15: Gold Warrior and Silver Buddy