 This article is about an episode in GoGo Sentai Boukenger.
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The Age of the Questers is the forty-second episode of GoGo Sentai Boukenger.
Synopsis
With Eiji still lost and nothing standing in their way of destroying Earth, Akashi makes a desperate move to finally defeat the Questers and their Homunculus.
Plot
Shouta's right hand, Sakura's right knee, Masumi's whole back, and Akahsi's head are bandaged. Tensions are high in SGS as Mr. Voice scolds the Boukenger for disobeying orders. Masumi thinks he is happy he was right. Akashi doesn't answer when Sakura asks what are the orders. Shouta makes Masumi face reality that they
can do a thing because the vehicles are still damaged. Natsuki contacts Morio, asking to hurry in repairs. He says he is doing the best he can, he hasn't even dealt with Zuban yet. Akashi stands and orders everyone to be stanby and wait until repairs. Masumi angrily tosses his glass to the floor, breaking it. Natsuki stands up and addresses Eiji.
In the dimensional rift, Eiji eats his mother's meal and feigns a smile. He then thinks back to his days as a Boukenger. He stands up and looks out the window. The Questers continue destroying the city. The Boukenger watch. Sakura catches that Akashi is at her computer. He doesn't answer her, closes the laptop and goes
to the elevator. They ask where he is going. With a smirk, he lies to them, saying that he is going to see Morio as the elevator door closes. The Questers are attacked. SirenBulder is formed. Rei thinks it is Silver. Red speaks to them and they recognize the voice. The others are surprised. Sakura wonders why he went
alone. She goes to her laptop. In the battle, SirenBuilder flashes past the Quester's attacks and punches them. He avoids their attack again by jacking up above them. They run towards him and punch him. Eiji heads for the door and Rei makes him feel guilty. He denies wanting to leave her, saying that if they investigate the 'world', they might find a way to escape together. She tells him she can't escape. She
hugs him in tears, saying she doesn't want to be alone no longer. He is touched. He clutches her and says her name. A devlish smile then skirms across her face. The Questers outblast Red and SirenBuilder falls. Gai says 'battle favors the veterans.' He then teases him, imitating Natsuki, calling him 'Red-chan.' Red saysthat might
be true but there is another way. Shouta asks Sakura if Red was checking the operational data of SirenBuilder. She confirms it. The others say he is leading the Questers to the mountains. The computer says with the Limiter off, a warning flashes. Sakura knows what this means. She runs and trips over her foot and falls. The others try to help her up but she pushes them off. She shouts for Red to respond.
He ignores her and activates the Safety Device Release. A button pops out with the label saying destruct system and Suicide. Homunculus then blasts SirenBuilder and it is engulfed in electricity as it glows orange. Sakura screams at the screen for her Chief and Shouta and Masumi try to pry her off. She won't calm down.
Yaiba and Shizuka arrive at the site. She says she hopes the Questers get defeated, but she does have mixed feelings about cheering for the Boukengers. Ryuuwon arrives, saying the Homunculus will get in 'their' way. Gaja arrives, saying he hopes they destroy each other. Red says all he needs to do is wait for the Neo-Parallel
Engines to pass the critical point. The Questers want to finish this once and for all, Red has the same sentiments. SirenBuilder runs full force and the Questers control critical to approach. They start holding each other off and pushing each other. SirenBuilder then starts glowing orange. The Questers are of course shocked.
Rei is impressed Red is willing to blow himself up. They try for him to let them go. A 360 pan is done around the two robots. It then proceeds to spin round and round. Akashi aks the others to take care of 'the rest' and take care of Eiji. He proceeds to flip the Suicide glass up and is about to press the button when the others arrive. Blue says there is no point in him going alone since he'd blow them up as well.
They all express their thoughts. He says there is no other way. They say they will work together as a team. Red is touched. The Questers punch SirenBuilder down and the others block another attack from them. They then attack the Questers and Homunculus falls. Red thanks everyone, saying they have always accomplished their missions as a team. He is confident Eiji will return, because he is BoukenSilver and
his adventure isn't over yet. Morio thanks everyone for waiting and states all the vehicles can be launched but unfortunately, because of the rush, they can't form Ult. DB. Black says that is fine with them. Eiji apologizes to his mom, he thinks he has to go. "Someday I'll see you again but right now, my team mates are waiting." He stands up and walks away, stops and turns to say he was happy, even though their
time together has been short. He explains that perhaps he would have stayed if he hadn't met them. He admits he got caught in their adventure. Rei says she won't let him go. He turns to her, surprised. She says in a sinister voice that he will wander the dimensional rift forever. It was Ouga all along. The house melts and becomes the desert again. Eiji is pissed and calls him Ouga a bastard.
Red in SB, Black in DaiTanken, the others in DaiBouken fight the Questers. They spin around and attack our heroes. Our heroes then attack from all directions. Ouga and Eiji fight. Eiji says he is not running away, he is just returning to where he belongs. A little ball of light agrees with him and forms his old Khakkhara.
Eiji fights Ouga and impales him with the Khakkhara and performs the Ashu Soul Destruction. Ouga screams out Rei's name as he disappears into black smoke. The real Rei then appears. Eiji's clothes glow and becomes his SGS uniform jacket. He runs toward his mother's spirit and disappears in a teal light. Rei is obviously sad.
Eiji's statue slowly becomes his body once again. Once he can breathe again, he falls to his side on the steps. He slowly awakes and realizes where he is. He thanks his mother, almost breaking into tears. The Questers bring the robos down when Silver arrives with GoGoVoyager. Everyone turns around to see him. Morio is tired and has ice on his head. He then realizes he still has to fix Zuban.
Yellow welcomes him back. Black admits he really worried them. Silver says he is fine now. Blue says he believed he would return. Silver jokes that he is immortal. They all bring Homunculus down. The five in DaiBouken jump on Voyager and bat off attacks. Red calls for Zuuban and they perform Super Riding Adventure Drive attack. The Questers grab the Precious and escape. Morio faints on the keyboard.
Rei helps Gai up and relish in having the Mercurius Vessel, they can always create another Homunculus. Eiji arrives, saying he won't let them. The others arrive, ready to take the Precious. Eiji says they are going to finish things. Gai can't agree more. Rei says they will get them before tthey will but they wait for the Boukenger to present themselves. The Questers blast them and our heroes avoid the blasts. They roll over
and they go into battle. Gai stops and calls Silver out. Silver challenges him and they zip in the air fighting. Silver finishes off Gai, his spirit howling through the explosion. The Boukenger finish Rei off with the Dualcrasher. Later, Eiji makes a grave marker for his mother next to his father's grave stone.
The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia: Special Files
Jetman's real achievement: Ako-chan Ramen.
- Third Robo: The team looks at Sentai's first Third Robo (3号ロボ, Sangō Robo), Choujin Sentai Jetman's Tetraboy, who transformed into the TetraCannon, a cannon that was used by both Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda. Chouriki Sentai Ohranger's Tackle Boy, Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V's LinerBoy, and Mirai Sentai Timeranger's Time Shadow are also mentioned. At the end of the task, the Boukengers all eat Ako-Ramen as the commercial jingle "Cheerful Ako" plays.
- This is Natsuki's seventh time starting the segment
- Songs: "Dashing Through Time" (時を駆けて, Toki o Kakete) performed by Hironobu Kageyama and "Cheerful Ako" (陽気なアコちゃん, Yōki na Ako-chan) performed by Rika Kishida (White Swan) and Sayuri Uchida (Blue Swallow)
- The Ako-chan Ramen eaten at the end of this segment refers to Jetman episode Cup Noodles, where an otaku of ramen is inspired by a Vyram monster to create a brand of ramen after Blue Swallow, even making a commercial and jingle for the snack.
Trivia
- Several aspects of this episode were edited during the footage used for Power Rangers Operation Overdrive:
- The word 'suicide' was blurred in the SirenBuilder cockpit controls.
- Other than the usual superimposing, the Red Sentinel Ranger was superimposed over the explosion of Rei.
See Also
- Home and Away - The corresponding Power Rangers Operation Overdrive two-parter