The Gingamen (ギンガマン Gingaman) are a group of fictional characters who are the protagonists of the Super Sentai series, Seijuu Sentai Gingaman. They are descendants of the original Gingaman from the Ginga Forest who use a fighting style originating three thousand years ago and are chosen at a ceremony to become the current Gingamen. Their enemies are the Space Pirates Barban.
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"We pierce through the Galaxy with legendary blades... Seijuu Sentai Gingaman!" (銀河を貫く伝説の刃 (やいば)…星獣戦隊ギンガマン！ Ginga wo tsuranuku densetsu no yaiba...Seijū Sentai Gingaman)
Bringing their hands together, they can do techniques called "Earth Drift Forward" and "Earth Heavenly Companion".
Fire Warrior Ryouma/Ginga Red (リョウマ/ギンガレッド Ryōma/Ginga Reddo) is 22 years old. Ryouma becomes Ginga Red to fulfill Hyuuga's last wish. His potential is stronger than Hyuuga's. He is bright, optimistic, and hardworking. When Hyuuga returns, Ryouma offers his saber back, but he changes his mind, to Hyuuga's pleasure. In his civilian form, Ryouma wields a boomerang. Later, with the Lights of Ginga, Ryouma can become Super Armor Shine Ginga Red (超装光ギンガレッド Chōsōkō Ginga Reddo). Appeared alongside the red warriors from Goranger to Timeranger in Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai, but had no interactions with his former teammate Gouki, who also appeared, but alongside the Dream Sentai instead.
Wind Warrior Hayate/Ginga Green (ハヤテ/ギンガグリーン Hayate/Ginga Gurīn) is 22 years old. Cool and quick-witted, he is an expert flute player. A very qualified second-in-command, his only weakness is tomatoes (although he fixes this through the series) and honey. Being engaged with a girl named Miharu, Hayate always carries the flute and amulet she gave him before leaving the Ginga Forest. Because he is a Wind Warrior, whenever he plays his flute, he has the power to eliminate evil sounds. He is rivals with Sherinda after she destroys his flute and having a sword fight with her (same day Hayate and Miharu would have been married). He makes a new flute with similar materials on Moon Mountain. He can also use his flute as a pea-shooter. Later, with the Lights of Ginga, Hayate can become Super Armor Shine Ginga Green (超装光ギンガグリーン Chōsōkō Ginga Gurīn). After the final battle Hayate is reunited with Miharu.
Water Warrior Gouki/Ginga Blue (ゴウキ/ギンガブルー Gōki/Ginga Burū) is 22 years old. Gouki is strong but shy and slightly nervous, and a lover of forests and wildlife. He is good at cooking. He thought this aspect of his personality would not let him be a good Gingaman but at the end he even conquered long secret love Suzuko Miyasawa. Can wield a whip in civilian form. Later, with the Lights of Ginga, Gouki can become Super Armor Shine Ginga Blue (超装光ギンガブルー Chōsōkō Ginga Burū). In Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai, he lectured Soutarou Ushigome (GaoBlack) on the many strong warriors of the Super Sentai franchise. He would later offer his assistance in the fight against Rakushassa alongside the other Dream Sentai warriors.
Thunder Warrior Hikaru/Ginga Yellow (ヒカル/ギンガイエロー Hikaru/Ginga Ierō) is 17 years old. Even though he can be very childish at times, he hates to be treated like a kid. Hikaru is a gluttonous prankster. His favorite food is Mister Donut's donut. After the appearance of Biznella they often fought each other. Later, with the Lights of Ginga, Hikaru can become Super Armor Shine Ginga Yellow (超装光ギンガイエロー Chōsōkō Ginga Ierō).
Flower Warrior Saya/Ginga Pink (サヤ/ギンガピンク Saya/Ginga Pinku) is 17 years old. Admiration for Hyuuga has given her courage to fight. She is always playing and competing with Hikaru. She loves climbing trees. Saya is a strong but introverted girl. In civilian form, Saya can wield a slingshot. Later, with the Lights of Ginga, Saya can become Super Armor Shine Ginga Pink (超装光ギンガピンク Chōsōkō Ginga Pinku).
Fire Warrior Hyuuga/Black Knight (ヒュウガ/黒騎士 Hyūga/Kuro Kishi, 1, 2, 25-50, Gingaman vs. Megaranger, & GoGo Five vs. Gingaman) is 27 years old and is Ryouma's elder brother. He was chosen for the 133rd Ginga Red, but he falls into a crack in the ground caused by Zaihab. He is saved by Bull Black, who possesses the boy's body for a while before discarding him. Soon thereafter, Hyuuga is given the power to become the new Black Knight.
But later when Gou Taurus is wounded during the battle against Evil Empress Iliess, it is captured by Pucrates who blackmails Hyuuga to come work for him so he could sever his connection to the Earth in order to wield the cursed Knight Axe, the only thing that can shatter Zahab's Star Soul Jewel. Hyuuga agrees to give up his Earth power in hopes of using the Knight Axe to kill Zahab. Hyuuga regains his Earth Power in the finale after the Knight Axe is destroyed, and fought as the Black Knight alongside the Gingaman to finally kill Zehab.
Hyuuga's element is fire, though he does not use it in special attacks like the other Gingamen very often. He can become the Heavy Knight with the aid of Gou Taurus.
Black Knight Bull Black (黒騎士ブルブラック Kuro Kishi Buru Burakku, 17-25) was a vengeful warrior. He sought revenge for his young brother Krantz (Kurantsu, 19 (flashback), 25), who was killed by Zahab during the Barban's assault on their home planet, Taurus. His original goal is to find the Lights of Ginga, so he could take revenge on Zahab. But his means are very selfish, as he does not care about hurting innocent humans to reach his goal, which put him at odds with the Gingamen who did care.
It was later revealed that he had fallen one thousand years earlier in the same abyss as Hyuuga, and that Bull Black uses the man's body to escape the abyss and fight again. This revelation came up when Hyuuga begins stopping him from using techniques that would hurt humans. After Krantz's spirit begged him to stop hurting people, Bull Black releases Hyuuga and dies to save the Gingamen from a hate energy explosion. His spirit found peace after reuniting with Krantz. Later, Bull Black's spirit gives Hyuuga the Bull Riot and the powers of the Black Knight.
Bull Black is voiced by Koji Ochiai (落合 弘治 Ochiai Kōji).
Fairy Bokku (Yoshi Bokku) is a very distracted fairy with an acorn-shaped helmet. He is always with Moak and ends every phrase saying "bokku!".
Elder Orghi (Choro Ogi, 1-2, 50) is the leader of the Ginga people. When the Ginga Forest is attacked by Shelinda to use its energy to revive Daitanix, Orghi casts a petrification spell on himself and everything in the forest to prevent her from sucking the energy, submerging it into the lake. Before becoming fully petrified, Orghi leaves a pendant with a seed to the Gingamen. In the finale after Zahab's death, the Ginga Forest resurfaces and Orghi as well as the rest of the Ginga people are restored much to the surprise of the Gingamen.
Wisdom Tree Moak (Chie no ki Moku, 3-48, 50-Gingaman vs. Megaranger) is Orghi's final gift to the Gingamen before he is fully turned to stone and is located outside the Silver Star Equestrian Club. Moak sense all the events that happen near any forest or wood, such as Barban's presence. He is the one who gives new weapons to the Gingamen. He also has knowledge of all Ginga legends. Near the finale, he sacrifices himself to prevent the birth of the Earth Beast and remove the traces of the Extreme Growth Extract which was affecting the earth and the Gingamen's Earth powers, but he left behind a seed. After the Ginga Forest is restored in the finale, Moak is revived when Orghi plants his seed in the Ginga Forest.
Suzuko Mizusawa (Mizusawa Suzuko, 11-50) is Yuuta's school teacher at Wakatake Elementary School. Mizusawa is Gouki's secret love.
Misaki Hoshino (Hoshino Misaki, 14) is a popular acting idol who looks a lot like Saya, the only difference being that she has a mole. Was selfish until she had a talk with Saya. She even helps Saya against the Barban.
Haruhiko Aoyama (Aoyama Haruhiko) is a writer of children's stories, who believed in the existence of the legendary Ginga Forest. He offers the Gingaman his ranch, for them to live in after their forest home was petrified and wrote all their adventures.
Yuuta Aoyama (Aoyama Yuuta) is Haruhiko's 9-year-old son. He did not believe the legend until he witnesses the birth of the 133rd Gingamen.
In episode 6, he is given Ginga Leon's planet stone, which he would later use in the next episode to stop the Barban from trying to collect the energy the Gingamen were using to revive the Starbeasts.
The Starbeasts (星獣 Seijū) are sentient beings, originally from different planets (Galeon, Galcon, Garilla, Gaverick, Gat, Taurus, Rhinos, Phoenix and Bitus), located in the Ginga Forest that help the Gingaman fight evil. The Gingaman's Earth power would increase when man and beast combine.
Each of their planets has a planet stone, which are miniature versions of the planets themselves. When the Gingaman channel the energy of the Starbeasts' home planet through their Kiba Swords the first five Starbeasts are able to transform into Silver Starbeasts (銀星獣 Ginseijū) by the command "Great Rebirth, Silver Starbeasts!" (Daitensei Ginseiju).
The planets of Starbeasts GingaRhinos, GingaPhoenix, and GingaBitus were destroyed by the Barban long ago. They were converted into Steel Starbeasts (鋼星獣 Kōseijū) by Biznella under his control when they were rendered dormant. After recharging them with the Galaxy Lights, Biznella set them against the Gingamen. The fact that they were Starbeasts made Super Armor Shine Gingaioh and Bull Taurus reluctant to fight them. However, the Steel Starbeasts were freed from their programming by the brotherhood of their fellow Starbeasts. They then destroyed Biznella near the finale. They aided the Gingamen in many of their battles. However, in the Gingaman vs. Megaranger special, Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix die after fighting Ghelmadix. What happens to Giga Bitus is unknown.
Starbeast Combination Galaxy Beast Warrior Gingaioh (星獣合体 銀河獣士ギンガイオー Seijū Gattai Ginga Jūshi Gingaiō) is a giant robot formed from the Starbeasts. It is armed with the Silver-Armor Sword (銀鎧剣 Gingaiken) and the Galcon Bowgun (ガルコンボーガン Garukon Bōgan), a bowgun formed from Gingalcon.
Ginga Leon becomes the torso and head. Gingarilla becomes the legs, Gingalcon becomes the back, waist & the crossbow and lastly Ginga Verick & Gingat becomes the shoulders & arms. Its finishing attacks are Galaxy Beast King Cut (銀河獣王斬り Gingajūō Kiri) and Shooting Star Bullet (流星弾 Ryūseidan), in which Gingaioh fires the Galcon Bowgun to destroy a monster. It can also fire the Silver Flower Bullet from Gingat's face which became the shoulder and fire the Silver Flame from the lion's face.
Later, when the Gingaman receive the power of the Lights of Ginga, it enables Gingaioh to become Super Armor Shine Gingaioh (超装光ギンガイオー Chōsōkō Gingaiō). This is where Gingaioh receives an armored chestplate and head and the Silver Armor Sword's power is enhanced, becoming the Super Silver-Armor Sword (超銀鎧剣 Chogingaiken). Its finishing attack is the Great Galaxy Beast King Cut (銀河大獣王斬り Ginga Daijūō Kiri).
In the final episode, to defeat the Demon Beast, Super Armor Shine Gingaioh's power is enhanced by Ginga Red's flame ability with attacks such as the following - Galaxy Beast King Flaming Cut (銀河獣王火炎斬り Gingajūō Kaen Kiri), Flaming Shooting Star Bullet (火炎流星弾 Kaen Ryuseidan) and finally Great Galaxy Flame (ギンガ大火炎 Ginga Daikaen) (enhanced by Giga Rhinos and Giga Phoenix).
Combined Beast-Warrior BullTaurus (合身獣士ブルタウラス Gasshin Jūshi BuruTaurasu) is created by the command "Beast Warrior Combination" (騎獣合体 Jūshi Gasshin). Gou Taurus forms a bodysuit for Heavy Knight when doing so - the rear legs become the legs, the front legs become the arms, and the neck swings up to reveal the head.
In this form both of Heavy Knight's Bullswords are combined into a single Twin Bullsword (ツインブルソード Tsuin Burusōdo) which Bull Taurus uses for the Bison Fierce Cut (野牛鋭断 Yagyū Eidan) finisher. Later in the series, after Hyuuga receives the Knight Axe, he also gains the ability to use it as BullTaurus.
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