Daita Ooiwa
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| Daita Ooiwa | |
| Name: | Daita Ooiwa |
| Gender: | Male |
| Sentai Show: | Himitsu Sentai Gorenger |
| Color: | Yellow |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| First Appearance: | Ep. 1: The Crimson Sun! The Invincible FiveRangers |
| Last Full Appearance: | Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle |
| Number of Episode Appearances: | n/a Full list of appearances |
| Actor: | Baku Hatakeyama, Tomokazu Seki (Super Sentai 199 Hero Battle voice) |
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"Kirenger!"
Daita Ooiwa (大岩 大太, Ōiwa Daita) is Kirenger of the Gorengers, with the designation number "3". He is a jovial engineering recruit at EAGLE’s Kyushu branch.
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Biography
Gorenger
While adept in mechanics and mathematics, he had a very hard time solving simple word puzzles and riddles. Being a Judo Champion, Daita was very strong and tough. He had a voracious appetite and often ordered “Omori” (big portions) of everything, especially curry rice, which was his favorite. He is said to have ten siblings.
As Kirenger, he was armed with the “Ki Sticker” <Yellow Sticker> which was a fighting pole whose head can be outfitted with various attachments such as a punching fist. He also utilized the “YTC” radio which could jam electronic circuitry. Ooiwa was later promoted to Chief of the Kyushu EAGLE branch.
Daigorou Kumano was recruited from among EAGLE’s other trainees to fill his position. Daigorou, however fell in battle while battling a Kuro Jujigun operative. Daita soon returned to active duty again with the Gorenger team. He rode in the “Blue Machine / Blue Star” sidecar. He also copiloted the “Varibloom” and “Varidreen” sky vehicles.
J.A.K.Q. vs Gorenger
to be added J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai
KiRenger is among the Sentai warriors seen in clips when Gouki (GingaBlue) lectured Soutarou Ushigome (GaoBlack) about the past Sentai strong warriors, humbly claiming to not be nearly as strong as they are. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai
Gaoranger vs. Gorenger
to be added Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Manga
In Gorenger's manga sequel, which takes place several years after the defeat of the Black Cross Army. Daita, now no longer Kirenger, acts as a mentor to the new Gorenger team, made up of the children of the former Gorengers, led by Tsuyoshi's son after Tsuyoshi was killed by the remnants of the Black Cross Army. The Gorenger manga is considered to be non-canon, as Akarenger is seen alive several years later alongside his teammates and other Sentai Rangers.
Gokaiger
Years later, Daita fought alongside not only his own team, but every single Sentai ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Zgormin commanders, his team's leader, Tsuyoshi Kaijou noticed the fleet moving towards them. He then gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada. The Kirenger powers are later utilised by Luka Millfy via the Ranger Keys.
After the Zangyack's final defeat, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to their original owners. Daita's team leader, Tsuyoshi, was seen seeing the Gokaigers off. It is assumed Daita and his teammates have their powers again.
Super Hero Taisen
Daita, alongside his team, among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
Video Game appearances
Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001
Kirenger appears with his team in Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001, which features characters from various tokusatsu series.
Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross
Kirenger appears with his team in Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross.
Kirenger
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Design
KiRenger wears a yellow spandex-like suit with three red "V" shapes across his chest. He wears black boots and gloves. His uniform also sports a pinup collar, a yellow cape, and a black belt with the teams "5" symbol as a belt buckle. His helmet is yellow with a black, oblong visor and a silver "3" on the forehead.
Ranger Key
The Kirenger Ranger Key (キレンジャーレンジャーキー Kirenjā Renjā Kī?) is Daita Ooiwa's personal Ranger Key and what became of his powers after he along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War.
This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. The Kirenger Ranger Key was mainly used by Luka Millfy (Gokai Yellow), who used it to fight as Kirenger.
- The Gokaigers became the Gorengers in their first ever Gokai Change on Earth. Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear
- The Gokaigers became the Gorengers in their baseball match with resurrected Black Cross Army monster Baseball Mask. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship
The Gorenger keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers. At the start of the battle, the Gorengers had a brief skirmish with the two teams alongside the keys of three recent teams, the Gekirangers, Go-Ongers, and Shinkengers. The Gorengers appeared again after all the other puppets were defeated, with a Gorenger Hurricane ball being kicked at Gokai Red and Super Gosei Red. The Gorengers stood behind the three recent teams who fired their cannons at the Gokaigers and Goseigers, who countered with their team finishers, taking down the three teams as Gokai Red and Super Gosei Red finished off the fake Gorengers. Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. It is presumbed that Daita received his key and became Kirenger once more.
Behind the scenes
Portrayal
Daita Ooiwa was portrayed by Baku Hatakeyama. As KiRenger, he had several suit actors: Naotaka Maeda, Kōsaburō Tanaka, Masato Amano, Kōji Ueda (Episodes 1-60), and Yutaka Takebe (Episodes 61-84).
Notes
- Daita is the original Sentai Yellow Ranger.
- He was temporarily written off the script because Baku Hatakeyama had a schedule conflict with a play he was doing. Daigorou Kumano was then to be a temporary replacement.
- Daita Ooiwa is the only Sentai warrior whose actor (Baku Hatakeyama) is currently deceased. Because of this, Kirenger was voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle and Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross, and he didn't appear detransformed.
- His tragic fate is parallel to that of Trini Kwan, the first American Yellow Ranger whose actress (Thuy Trang) became the first deceased Ranger.
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