This article is about a/an ranger in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.

DekaRed (SWAT Mode/Battlizer)
Banban Akaza
Name:	Banban Akaza
Gender:	Male
Sentai Show:	Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Color:	Red
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Episode. 01: Fireball Newcomer
Last Full Appearance:	Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
Number of Episode Appearances:	50 Full list of appearances
Actor:	Ryuuji Sainei Tetsu Inada (voice - Super Hero Taisen)

"One! Hating cruel wickedness!"
"DekaRed!"
"Justice will prevail!"

Banban "Ban" Akaza is DekaRed of the S.P.D. and Dekarangers.

Contents 1 Design 2 Biography 2.1 Dekaranger 2.2 Gokaiger 2.3 Super Hero Taisen 2.4 Super Hero Taisen Z 2.4.1 Super Hero Taisen Otsu 3 Akibaranger 4 DekaRed 5 Ranger Key 6 Red Spirit 7 Behind the scenes 7.1 Portrayal 7.2 Notes 8 See also

Design

He wore red spandex with a large, black "1" on the left side, which extended over the entire left arm, except for the white gloves. His belt buckle held the S.P.D. emblem. His helmet bore the S.P.D. emblem over the Visor, with a rouded sigle shape in between the two.

Biography

Dekaranger

Nickname, "Ban" (バン, Ban), although Jasmine has called him "Ban-chan" on one occasion. He was training in space until he was assigned to the Earth Unit. He has a chaotic, but fiercely loyal and friendly personality. However, in Magiranger vs. Dekaranger, Ban is significantly more mature and was not as fiery as he was before. It took awhile before he gained Hoji's trust. Irritates Hoji by calling him "aibou", which translates to "buddy" or "partner".

He has a special martial arts technique called Juu Kun Do (modeled on Jeet Kune Do) when he blends his martial arts skills with his gunfire. Ban rides in Machine Doberman with Jasmine when patrolling. In the series finale, Ban joined the SPD Fire Squad as a new elite officer.

In Magiranger vs. Dekaranger, Ban returns to help his old team when Jasmine gets kidnapped though he's on the search for Agent X at the time. During his time with FireSquad, he gained a upgrade called DekaRed Battlizer, where the modified Murphy becomes a suit of armor and powerful sword for him to use in the fight.

In both of the Dekaranger teamups, Ban notably had initial trouble in getting along with the red ranger members Ryouga and Kai from the Abaranger and Magiranger teams at first, which lead to an argument, until they bonded with him seeing how similar their goals were. Ban also called Kai "aibou" in the team-up, his affectionate term usually reserved for Hoji, much to the latter's annoyance.

He has a crush on Mari Gold. In Magiranger vs. Dekaranger, there's implications of Ban and Mari being together. For one, Ban carries a picture of Mari with him and Hoji asked him if Ban "popped the question" to her. His number is 1.

Gokaiger

A few years later, Ban 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. AkaRenger noticed the fleet moving towards them, he gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada.

After Kruger and the Gokaigers defeated a Zangyack Action Commander that was a wanted Alienizer, Ban met up with them and informed them that the alleged acts of piracy by the Gokaigers were proven to be a hoax instigated by the Zangyack Empire. Though the pirates were free to go as he takes Kruger, Ban warns Captain Marvelous not to abuse the Dekarangers' powers with a promise of personally hunting him down with less mercy as Kruger had shown to the pirate.

After the final battle with the end of the Zangyack, Doggie Kruger regained his powers, it assumed Ban and Jasmine and their teammates have their powers back.

Super Hero Taisen

Ban, alongside his team (DekaBreak, DekaMaster, and DekaSwan were absent), 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

Super Hero Taisen Z

The five Dekarangers are seen alongside the Flashmen, standing behind Space Sheriff Gavan Type G and Kamen Riders Fourze, Meteor, Decade and Super-1 as the three forces of super heroes confront Space Shocker. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z

Super Hero Taisen Otsu

to be added Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Otsu: Heroo! Answers

Akibaranger

The unofficial Sentai series Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger starts off with die-hard Super Sentai fan Nobuo Akagi daydreaming that he is Ban, with red duct tape around his legs and the SPD logo taped to the back of his jacket, covering the logo of where he actually works, which ironically has the same acronym (Sasaki Ponpoko Delivery), in an attempt to resemble Ban's uniform. The tape is promptly ripped off by his boss when he walks in, addressing her as Umeko. Ep. 1: Lameness is Power

In Nobuo Akagi/AkibaRed's roll call in the first episode of the first season of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, he says "Banban is my favorite Dekaranger!" Ep. 1: Lameness is Power

After becoming AkibaRed, discovering that his new position as leader of the Akibarangers is actually a delusion, Nobuo bumps into Ryuji Sainei - Ban's actor - who is dressed in his SPD uniform as he is on his way to a press conference for the Japanese dub of Power Rangers SPD. When Nobuo becomes disillusioned, he sees a DekaRed who speaks to him in signs and snaps him out of it with the same drop kick Ban used to snap Hoji out of it in Dekaranger. What Nobuo didn't know was that the DekaRed he saw was actually a suit actor paid by Hiroyo Hakase. An delusion DekaRed later appears during the battle of Akibarangers and Team Evil Stemer Corporation and encourages Akiba Red. He grants the Akibarangers the Dekarangers' Inordinate Power, transforming into the Deka Wapper, allowing the Akibarangers to defeat Shibuyakouzorinahigenagaaburamushi. Ep. 2: The Activation of a Bizarrely Decorated Vehicle Summons a Full Blast of Red Delusion

DekaRed reappears leading his five-man team alongside the other two Inordinate Sentai, Dekaranger and Jetman, in Season Two's alternate take on the events of the first season. The three official Sentai come to aid the Akibarangers in the final battle with the Stema Otsu Corporation. Ep. 1: Delusional War

DekaRed

Ranger Key

The DekaRed Ranger Key (デカレッドレンジャーキー, DekaReddo Renjā Kī^?) is Banban Akaza'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 DekaRed Ranger Key was mainly used by Captain Marvelous (Gokai Red), who used it to fight as DekaRed. It was also used by Don Dogoier (Gokai Green) and Gai Ikari (Gokai Silver) on one occasion each.

• Don became DekaRed as part of an all-red Gokai Change when the Gokaigers traveled to the past and fought against Shitari of the Bones and his Gedoushu during the Goseigers' team-up with the Shinkengers. Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku Ep. 40: The Future is the Past
• When the Gokaigers became the Dekarangers while fighting Action Commander Bongan. Ep. 2: The Worth of this Planet
• When the Gokaigers (bar Joe) became the Dekarangers while fighting Action Commander Zodomas' Zugormin. Ep. 4: What are Friends For?
• When the Gokaigers became the Dekarangers in their fight with Alienizer Buramudo. Ep. 5: Judgement Pirates
• When the Gokaigers became the Dekarangers in their fight with Barbaric Officer Chirakashizky. Ep. 35: Dimension on the Other Side
• Gai became DekaRed as part of an all-red Gokai Change when the Gokaigers fought against Basco's Gokai Red Ranger Key Clone while Marvelous was incapacitated. Ep. 48: The Fated Showdown

After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. It is presumed that Banban received his key and became DekaRed once more.

Red Spirit

As the twenty-eighth Red, DekaRed's Red Warrior Spirit was embodied by AkaRed.

In his role call, he briefly changed to GaoRed, HurricaneRed, AbaRed, DekaRed, MagiRed, then back to himself as a demonstration of his power.

While being binded by Time Demon God Chronos, AkaRed recreated DekaRed's D-Magnum for Bouken Red to use against Chronos. GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Banban "Ban" Akaza is portrayed by Ryuji Sainei (載寧 龍二, Sainei Ryūji^?). As DekaRed, his suit actor was Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文, Fukuzawa Hirofumi^?).

Notes

• Ban is the only Sentai Red Ranger to have a Battlizer, which was made originally for Power Rangers.
• Ban's family name is derived from Agatha Christie. [Citation needed]
• He is the only male Dekaranger of the main 5 to appear in Gokaiger.
  • He's also the only Imaginary Legend to have his actor return physically in Akibaranger, although Ban doesn't appear unmorphed in the episode (Ryuuji Sainei appeared as himself and voiced Ban morphed). Bouken Red's actor Mitsuomi Takahashi only voiced his character and Red Hawk's actor Kotaro Tanaka didn't appear at all.

See also

• Jack Landors, Ban's main Power Rangers counterpart from Power Rangers: SPD
  • Sky Tate, Jack's successor who also wore Ban's suit
  • Bridge Carson, Sky's successor who also wore Ban's suit

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