Sae Taiga

This article is about a ranger in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger.

Sae Taiga
GaoWhite
Gender:	Female
Sentai Show:	Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
Colors:	White
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Super Sentai Big Gathering
Last Appearance:	Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger
Number of Episode Appearances:	51 (Gaoranger) 5 (movies) Full list of appearances
Actor:	Mio Takeuchi
GaoWhite

"Belle Tiger! GaoWhite!"

―GaoWhite's roll call^[src]

Sae Taiga (大河 冴, Taiga Sae) is GaoWhite (ガオホワイト, Gao Howaito) of the Gaorangers. She is a 17-year-old (27 as for the Great Legend War in Gokaiger) martial arts student who was chosen as the second Gaoranger around the same time as Kai.

Biography

Gaoranger

Sae is incredibly level-headed. Her father runs a dojo in Kagoshima and taught her various combat techniques. Against his will, she moved to Tokyo and enrolled in a special martial arts institution to further improve her skills. She worries about the rest of the team, though she is sometimes belittled by them (except for Kakeru) since she is the only female on the team.

She yearns for a prince that rides on a white horse and carries a bouquet of roses. Unlike most Super Sentai heroines, she had never changed her clothing in the blink of an eye until she met up with Miku Imamura/MegaPink. She is in charge of forming the left arm for the Gaorangers' mecha formations. After the final battle, she continued her martial arts training although she initially planned to travel across Japan with Tsukumaro/Shirogane.

Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai

to be added TV STORY-Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai

Gaoranger vs. Gorenger

to be added TV STORY-Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger

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Sae in Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger

Sae along the other four core Gaorangers got their powers stolen by Space Ninja Group Jakanja. She, however managed to escape and told the Hurricanegers that her team were held hostage by the Jakanja. Her teammates were saved by the Hurricanegers and got their powers back when Tsukumaro arrived. TV STORY-Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger

Gokaiger

Legend War

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Sae (in the center of the image) in the aftermath of the Legend War.

Years later, Sae fought alongside not only her own team, but every single Sentai ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Zgormin commanders. AkaRenger noticed the fleet moving towards them, he gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada. The GaoWhite powers are later used by Ahim de Famille via the Ranger Keys. Sae is one of several rangers (portrayed by a stand-in) who could be seen in the background when the Goseigers awoke after sacrificing their powers. TV STORY-Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear TV STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle

Farewell Space Pirates

After the Gokaigers defeated the Zangyack, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to their original owners. It is assumed Sae and her team have their powers back. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates

Super Hero Taisen

The Gaorangers, alongside the Gekirangers and Carrangers, are sent to the dimensional rift by Kamen Rider Decade.

The Gaorangers, alongside the Gingamen, Megarangers, Timerangers, and GoGo-V, emerge through a dimensional wall.

Sae, alongside her team (bar GaoSilver), among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. TV STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen

Super Hero Taisen Otsu

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to be added TV STORY-Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Otsu: Heroo! Answers

Super Sentai Versus Series Theater

Sae's appearances in the "Versus Series", Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai and Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger, are featured in the Super Sentai Versus Series Theater, hosted by the heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger. Eri (Gosei Pink) also dresses as Sae in the Gaoranger cosplay.

Akibaranger

Kozukozu Mita cosplays as Sae in the tenth episode of the first season of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger. TV STORY-Ep. 10: The Bitter Curse of Z ― A New Chapter Begins

Video Game appearances

Gaoranger video game

GaoWhite appears with her team in the Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger video game.

Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O

GaoWhite as depicted in Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O.

• Profile

Sae Taiga/GaoWhite: to be added

Super Sentai Battle Base

GaoWhite is among the vast pantheon of Rangers which are avaliable in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base.

GaoWhite

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GaoWhite Outfit

Power Animals

• GaoTiger
• GaoElephant
• GaoDias

Arsenal

• G-Phone
• Beast King Sword
  • Gao Jewels
• Tiger Baton

• Gao Weapon: Tiger Baton
• Special Attacks: Belle Crisis, Byakko Cross Cut

Ranger Key

The GaoWhite Ranger Key.

"Gaoranger!"

―Mobilates' Gokai Change announcement^[src]

The GaoWhite Ranger Key (ガオホワイトレンジャーキー, Gao Howaito Renjā Kī) is Sae Taiga's personal Ranger Key and what became of her powers after she along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War.

This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. The GaoWhite Ranger Key was mainly used by Ahim de Famille (Gokai Pink), who used it to fight as GaoWhite. It was also used by Luka Millfy (Gokai Yellow) on two occasions.

• Luka became GaoWhite alongside Joe (Big One) and Ahim de Famille (White Swan) as part of an all-white change in their fight against Action Commander Salamandam. TV STORY-Ep. 3: Changing Courage into Magic
• When the Gokaigers became the Gaorangers while fighting against the Sneak Brothers' Gormin Sailors. TV STORY-Ep. 8: Little Spy Tactics
• When the Gokaigers became the Gaorangers while fighting against Action Commander Bowser. TV STORY-Ep. 9: Lion, Run
• When the Gokaigers became the Gaorangers while fighting against Action Commander Zakyura. TV STORY-Ep. 33: Iiiit's a Hero!!
• Luka became GaoWhite as part of an all-white Gokai Change in the Gokaigers' fight with Makuu Prison Chief Ashrada.  TV STORY-Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie

The Gaoranger keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers. Splitting up, the puppet GaoWhite was defeated as part of a group of surviving Pink and White warrior keys by Gokai Pink and Super Gosei Pink. TV STORY-Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle

After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. Sae received her key and became GaoWhite once more. TV STORY-Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates

Imitations

Copy Sentai Copyranger.

A copy of GaoWhite was created by Copy Org as part of the Copy Sentai Copyranger. Org copies of the Gaorangers, Copy Org created these clones with horns, they were killed by the special attacks of the Gaorangers. TV STORY-Quest 12: Which is the Real One!?

Shade Rangers.

A shadow-clone GaoWhite was created by Dorodoro's ninja powers as part of the Shade Rangers. The Gaorangers could not destroy these shadows without killing themselves in the process. After GaoRed used his Falcon Summoner to kill Dorodoro, the Shaderangers then disappeared. TV STORY-Quest 42: The Org Ninja Invasion! TV STORY-Quest 43: The Lion Burns Hot

First Spear, Furabiijo disguised herself as Sae as well as using her G-Phone to become GaoWhite along with four other Seven Dark Spears to make the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers believe the Gaorangers were evil. TV STORY-Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Sae Taiga is portrayed by Mio Takeuchi (竹内 実生, Takeuchi Mio). As GaoWhite, she had several suit actors, Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州, Nakagawa Motokuni), Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子, Kamio Naoko), and Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi).

See also

• Alyssa Enrilé - Power Rangers counterpart in Wild Force. See comparison page.

External links

• GaoWhite at the Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O official website
• GaoWhite at the Dice-O Wiki