 This article is about a Ranger in No.1 Sentai Gozyuger.
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Shoko Yamori (家守 召子 Yamori Shoko) is an individual who was selected to be part of the Universe Warriors as Red Racer (レッドレーサー Reddo Rēsā).
History[]
Shoko is the head of the Bakugami family's 100 housekeepers.[1] Before her first appearance, she came into contact with TegaSword, and made a Ring Contract to bring Ryugi back to his family, gaining the powers of Red Racer. When Ryugi and Hoeru encountered Matter No.One, she came right in to stopping their actions with her Stop ability and informed the latter he crossed the white line by a few centimeters which is dangerous and then introduced herself, Matter No.One responded by politely introduced himself and showed her his name card which meets with Shoko using Stop and send him flying by a kick exclaimed his name card is too sharp which is dangerous. Right after that, she faced Ryugi to bring him home, Ryugi fled before informed Hoeru to run, but she outran him long enough to order a cup of coffee at Tegasword's Village to his shock.
Personality[]
Shoko is a very persistent maid, wanting to keep Ryugi safe from any danger, but also gets irritated when people talk to him so casually. Because of Ryugi telling her he won’t be coming back, Shoko became corrupted by the power of Red Racer, and turned into Boso Red Racer, with a very rude personality of a delinquent by saying she’ll take him back by force.
Red Racer[]
Red Racer
Powers and Abilities[]
Power[]
- Stop (
一時停止 Sutoppu)[2]: With a blow of a whistle, Red Racer can stop and unstop an opponent for a few seconds at will. The effect will also be nullified if the target is attacked.
Abilities[]
- Super Speed: Red Racer has high speed abilities that allow her to attack or evade with ease.
Attacks[]
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Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Appearances: Gozyuger Episodes 13
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Engage!
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Red Racer Transformation
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Carranger!
Boso Red Racer
Boso Red Racer (暴走レッドレーサー Bōsō Reddo Rēsā) is a corrupted form of Red Racer due to Shoko's strong feelings turning into malice of wanting to keep Ryugi safe and bringing him home. Boso Red Racer is equipped with a jacket that has the slogan Boso Safety (暴走安全 Bōsō anzen) on the back, pants that are tucked into the boots, and a spiked bat that also has the same slogan as well.
Powers and Abilities[]
Power[]
- Stop (
一時停止 Sutoppu): With a swing of her Nailed Magic Bat, Boso Red Racer can stop any opponent for an undisclosed amount of time.
Abilities[]
- Super Speed: Boso Red Racer retains her speed, but gains a black-purple aura that surrounds her.
Attacks[]
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Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Nailed Magic Bat (クギマジックバット Kugi Majikku Batto): Boso Red Racer uses a spiked bat. She can launch the nails on it as projectiles, or enlarge it to strike down enemies.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Shoko Yamori is portrayed by Rima Matsuda (松田リマ Matsuda Rima), who previously portrayed Yoko Nakashima
in Ultraman Z. As Red Racer, her suit actress is Momoka Takasaki (髙嵜 百花 Takasaki Momoka).
Etymology[]
- Shoko Yamori's name can be loosely translated as "House's Guardian Summon Master", referencing her role as Bakugami's housekeeper.
- Her job as Housekeeper (家政婦 Kasei-fu) is a reading pun on Car Safe (カーセーフ Kā Sēfu), the main theme of Carranger.
- Boso Red Racer is a reference to the enemies of the Carrangers, Space Bosozoku Bowzock, who were designed off Japanese delinquents.
Notes[]
- Shoko is the first female Universe Warrior shown on-screen.
- When she introduces herself to Ryugi, she does Kyosuke Jinnai's rollcall pose.
- The last few poses of her pre-transformation sequence is an homage to Carrangers' pre-transformation sequence.
- The Nailed Magic Bat that Boso Red Racer uses is retooled from Rider World's Nailed Sword.
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