[guncannon109]

I'm mentioning a PR character, but I'm entering for the Super Sentai prize if I'm allowed to do that. It's practically Super Sentai, not sure if it counts though.

Dayu from Power Rangers Samurai:

Dayu from Shinkenger had the potential to be a great character, and she was. She had a deep sense of mystery and a history of pain, like someone who just wants to end an eternity sorrow. However her back story left a little to be desired.

I'm sorry but when I learned her back story in Shinkenger, I thought it was more needlessly dark than tragic and it was too overblown. However, surprisingly the PR version managed to give the character the treatment that she deserved. When I saw the Samurai episode "Broken Dreams" I was pleasantly surprised to see that her back story was not only different, but better.

I won't say how for those who haven't seen either version yet, but I'll leave it at this. If you skipped on Power Rangers Samurai for any particular reason, you might want to go back and check it out just for Dayu alone, for she proves that darker doesn't always mean more tragic. And that is why the PR version of Dayu is my favorite sentai, no my favorite tokusatsu character of all time.