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My takeaway from the strike subplot: Why the heck did Nick think J would be reliable? Guy has most of the letters of “trouble” in his full name (Kuwagata Jueki Kabuto is just missing t, r and l).

So anyway, the rest of the episode is Lioh’s briefcase form showing off how much it can make everyone’s lives easier. It can detect the Messiah Cards activating and when Metaloids are created, and the toy has sounds for detecting the weak points of the main three (including the utterly hilarious “Sakurada Hiromu Chicken Reaction: CATCH!). It also doubles up as a tradition for Sentai dating back to 198w overall, 1987 as an overall thing: the ultimate weapon, a new role play toy introduced partway through a season (can be introduced anywhere starting from the late teens to the last 5 episodes of the show) to be the strongest weapon in the Rangers’ Arsenal. The term is one I’m using in lieu of anything better, since I don’t think there is a catch all term. The closest Bandai came to acknowledging them as a thing was having Donbrothers’ ultimate weapon, the GolDonblaster, contain standby sounds from the previous 11 examples (Gokaiger’s Gokai Galleon Buster, Lioh, Minityra from Kyoryuger, the Revolving Cannon from ToQger, the Ichibanshoubutou from Ninninger, Zyuohger’s Whale Change Gun, the Saiko Kyutama from Kyuranger, LupinPat’s Lupin Magnum and Siren Striker, Ryusoulger’s Max Ryusoul Changer, Kiramager’s Kiraful Go Arrow and Zenkaiger’s Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon).

And in the inverse of this power up talk, in an episode which shows off the necessity for Powered Custom slightly better than its debut by having Dozeroid wallop the base form Busters, Escape proves the inverse of Enter’s sudden level in badass by losing in one hit to Powered Ryuuji. Someone clearly forgot to level grind.