King-Ohger Inspired By The Corona Aurora Plot From Operation Overdrive? (Spoilers)

I wrote a post where I raised my ever-changing opinions on Gougou Sentai Boukenger. Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger aired in 2023 -- the same year as Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers' anniversary. I even felt King-Ohger probably felt that it was going to be that signal that Super Sentai was getting ready to be enshrined at Toei HQ as a museum relic. I decided to revisit the Corona Aurora plot from Power Ranges' Operation Overdrive. It was all because of King-Ohger's 18th episode, where the Founder's Crown was introduced as a plot device. It's a relic of Shugoddom that was introduced sometime later as a moving plot device. Still, I can't get over how the concept was almost from Operation Overdrive.

The Battlizer that Kuwagata-Ohger dons (the King Kuwagata-Ohger) may remind some of the Operation Overdrive Battlizer. The difference was that Red Overdrive Ranger merged with Sentinel Knight to create the Battlizer. This Battlizer seems almost unintentional. After all, James MacLurcan actually met the Engine Sentai Go-Onger cast in 2008. King-Ohger was pretty much 15 years later. The Battlizer here is more polished than what was from 2007. After all, one's a concept, and the other's a reinvention. It's like taking a past concept and then fixing it. 

Operation Overdrive, IMHO, introduced an ongoing plot that had potential. However, I felt that Operation Overdrive's Corona Aurora became a distraction instead. King-Ohger managed to fix it by putting the crown as a power-up to bring the Red Ranger Battlizer. Yeah, I felt the Battlizer got overused for a couple of episodes, presumably to sell a new toy. Sure, it's not overpowered but I wonder why the King Kuwagata-Ohger got overused? 

Later on, it's established that the monarchs held the King's Proof, which goes with the Founder's Crown. They are a series of heirlooms that were handed down from one generation to the next. They all contained some destructive power. These heirlooms or Royal Symbols are:

• Tombo-Ohger's earring has the power of lightning and electricity. This could power up but also damage technology.
• Kamakiri-Ohger's tiara actually bears the ability to drain life force, in contrast to the healing powers of Ishabana.
• Papillon Ohger's bracelet has the ability to freeze anyone without prejudice. 
• Hachi Ohger's necklace has the ability to generate fire, which is necessary for agriculture but can also destroy agriculture.
• Spider Kumonos has a jewel, which was later used to defeat Grodie. In the finale, the life force of several people was used to create a replacement.

Those who have tried watching Operation Overdrive may remember these jewels, which were:

• Brownbeard's Pearl, which was the Black Jewel.
• The Toru Diamond, which was the Yellow Jewel.
• The Blue Sapphire, which was the Blue Jewel.
• The Star of Isis, which is the Red Jewel.
• The Pink Emerald, which is the Pink Jewel.

For the finale arc, the Royal Symbols were to be taken by the people of Chikyu. It was just in case the monarchs would lose against DagDEAD Dujardin. They contain so much power that the monarchs couldn't risk them falling into the hands of Dagded. Dagded's other Jesters (save Kamejim) were already defeated, but as said -- why risk letting them fall into his hands? The monarchs knew they needed all the power they could to defeat Dagded. However, losing Jeramie's power to defeat Grodie was why they needed a REPLACEMENT. That replacement was soon revealed in the finale. The united front of Chikyu gave their life force, so all six elements can be used to create the ultimate power to defeat Dagded once and for all. It was to allow all the Shugods to form a last-minute Ultrazord to defeat a god-tier threat with Dagded.

This differs from what Operation Overdrive did during the finale. The hype built with the Corona Aurora was effectively stripped off with how the finale turned out. Flurious supposedly attained a new, more powerful form. Sure, it was OG American footage, but I felt the way Flurious got defeated by Red Overdrive Ranger Battlizer Mode felt anticlimactic. After all, the Corona Aurora was supposed to be the Crown of the Gods. I felt that the Operation Overdrive Rangers should've all fought him together -- not just the red ranger vs. the final villain. Yeah, that scene also made me think why I also didn't like Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger's finale, too. Sure, Daigo Kiryu got powered up by the Earth's Melody, but it felt anticlimactic IMHO too. Speaking of which, King-Ohger was also linked to Kyoryuger's continuity. That's why I speculated that Super Sentai was certainly going on hiatus or even planning a definite end any time soon.

In this case, Dagded finally got what he deserved. I felt the final battle had that imperfect yet somehow satisfying narrative. Dagded's two-thousand-year curse and manipulation had finally ended. I was expecting to see Gira turn into a real boy using the Founder's Crown. Episode 40 revealed Gira wasn't a real boy. I guess the whole idea was skipped probably because it wouldn't fit into the bigger picture. Instead, somehow, Gira was left as an artificial construct created by Dagded -- all the while he ironically led against his own creator's defeat.