Sentai Rangers Who Faked Defection

In Super Sentai, we have the art of deception. Here's some rangers I remembered faked their deception:


Haruka and Momoko pretended to be under the control of Kiros in Maskman episode 41

They supposedly robbed shops but it was all an act. Not even the Maskmen knew what went on. =P  I enjoyed all the gun action they did. Of course, it was revealed by Director Sugata that he set up the shops. The males weren't informed ahead of time -- in order to avoid the plan from being ruined. This created a lot of badass action no longer allowed in present-day Super Sentai. Most gunshots done these days come out pretty comedic. 


Haruna faked defection in Turboranger episode 19

She did it to get the antidote from Zulten.  It was also pretty badass for me. Haruna pretended to be an amnesiac to fool the rather clumsy Zulten in the process. Zulten's really the worst villain in the series. One must wonder why Ragorn never bothered to sentence Zulten to death during the Bouma Realignment Arc. 

Kasumi faked defection in Fiveman episode 32

Chevalier killed Gaku Hoshikawa. Kasumi pretended to fall into despair and pledged her allegiance to the Silver Imperial Army Zone. Chevalier may have conquered a lot of planets BUT lacked common sense. The MOTW Wanikaerugin (a combination of an alligator and a frog) allowed Chevalier to supposedly murder Gaku. However, Kasumi's plot was SO CONVINCING that the MOTW practically ruined it. Gaku was resurrected when the whole process was undone. The MOTW's hunger for diamonds was its Fatal Flaw. 

Ryu in Jetman episode 34 pretended to defect to Vyram. 

He used a robot version of himself which was probably beyond him. He was able to deceive both Vyram and his comrades in the process. This was a plot to find the Vyram's base. So Close Yet So Far fits this trope. It also plays the It's a Doombot trope in a sense too.

Juri in Ohranger episode 9 pretended to defect to Baranoia.  

For Bacchushund though, he was able to warn Bara Darts on it so it wasn't all that effective. It took both Momo and Juri to actually get the antidote for the others.  

Missed any?  Let me know!

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  1. Would Jiraiya of Kakuranger count? Then again, he hadn't officially joined the team yet.

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