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A Lovely Christmas Eve (素敵な聖夜 Suteki na Seiya) is the forty-fourth episode of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, the Christmas episode of the series, and the tribute to Battle Fever J.

Synopsis[]

Gai gets Luka interested in Christmas just as Bibaboo of the Imperial Guard is sent to Earth, using his powers to turn those he attacks into dolls. A young girl, Sayo Kinoshita is put in the position of being a Gokaiger in order to save her little brother.

Plot[]

On the Gigant Horse, Ackdos Gill decides to hold the invasion back until the problem with the pirates is solved, as Dyrandoh decides to bring Action Commander Bibaboo to Earth. After Damaras' demise, Doc's bounty is increased and Navi also gets a small bounty on his head as well, but the rest of the team is still wondering about the true intentions of Basco who was put back on the wanted list for helping them against the Zangyack. Then, Gai chimes in with a tiny Christmas tree to remind them that Christmas is coming and he takes Luka to help him with the preparations. Gai and Luka stumble on a Santa Claus, accompanied by a panda. Luka gets excited at the thought of getting a present and approaches Santa. However he refuses, saying that he only gives presents to good kids, which angers Luka. Later, as Gai tries to calm her down, they find sister and brother Sayo and Seiji Kinoshita who are decorating a Christmas tree in the park with for group of children. Luka and Gai help out until Dyrandoh and Bibaboo appear. Bibaboo uses his magic wand to turn their targets into dolls. During the fight, both Seiji and Gai are turned into dolls, just as the other Gokaigers appear to fight Bibaboo. While as the Kakurangers, they attempt to take Bibaboo's wand and use a spell to turn everyone back to normal, but Dyrandoh joining the fray foils their plans. Later, as Sayo is worried about her little brother and feeling guilty because they have been bickering a lot, Luka comforts her and promises that she will save him as she comes up with her own plan.

She goes after Bibaboo on her own, but her attempt appears to fail when Bibaboo turns her into a doll. However, this is revealed to only be a distraction to allow Sayo to use Luka's Mobilate and Ranger Key to transform into Gokai Yellow, retrieve the wand (which is later broken by Gai) and turn everyone back to normal. With the team gathered, and Luka given her Mobilate back, the Gokaigers transform into an all Yellow team, consisting of TigerRanger, KirinRanger, GaoYellow, HurricaneYellow, Bouken Yellow, and Gosei Yellow to fight Dyrandoh and Bibaboo's Dogormin before the main team transforms into the Battle Fever J team, and Gokai Silver manages to combine Gokai Red and Gokai Green's Ranger Keys to transform into Gokai Christmas, to take on Dyrandoh and Bibaboo, ultimately destroying Bibaboo and leading to Dyrandoh's retreat. Insarn makes Bibaboo and the two Dogormin grow to giant size, leading the Gokaigers to form GokaiOh and GoZyuRex to fight them. After using MagiDragon, GaoLion, and Fūraimaru against Bibaboo, the group forms Kanzen GokaiOh to defeat Bibaboo once and for all.

Later, the Gokai Galleon crew joins in the park's Christmas celebration with Luka using the powers of MagiMother to make it snow. Unbeknownst to them, the Santa Claus from earlier was actually the former Battle Kenya, Shiro Akebono, and he states that the Gokaigers have been 'good kids' so they deserve a present. When the Gokaigers return to the Gokai Galleon after the Christmas party, Navi tells them that the Treanger Box suddenly started glowing. Opening it, they find that the Battle Fever keys are shining, having been granted their Greater Power. The Gokaigers are confused as they are unsure of how and when they earned it, when Luka guesses it was a present from Santa. Marvelous then states that Santa is 'awesome', when Gai notices that it has started snowing in the city and the other Gokaigers rush to look through the window, ready to enjoy Christmas.

Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Gokai Changes[]

Elements/Homages to Battle Fever J[]

Battle Kenya Legend Shift

Battle Kenya's Legend Shift

  • Akebono disguising himself as Santa Claus is a reference to the disguises for undercover work that Battle Kenya performed.

Notes[]

  • As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Fourze episode 16, Right and Wrong Conflict.
  • Viewership: 4.5%
  • Total Greater Powers Collected:
    • Gokaigers: 29
    • Basco: 5
  • The leading guest actress in this episode goes unnamed for the entire episode. Magazine articles and the episode's opening credits refer to her character as Sayo Kinoshita.
  • When Sayo transforms into Gokai Yellow, she does not say "Gokai Change!".
  • When the Gokaigers transform into Battle Fever J, that team's theme does not play. This also happens during the Gekiranger tribute.
  • The Kakuranger Gokai Change foreshadows the next episode, which is a tribute to Kakuranger.

DVD/Blu-ray release[]

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Volume 11 features episodes 42-46: Ep. 42: The Strongest Man in the Universe, Ep. 43: To the Legendary Hero, Ep. 44: A Lovely Christmas Eve, Ep. 45: The Confused Ninja, and Ep. 46: Hero Eligibility. It was released on May 21, 2012. [1]

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Icon-gokaiger List of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Episodes
Episodes 1-10
Ep. 1: The Space Pirates AppearEp. 2: The Worth of This PlanetEp. 3: Changing Courage into MagicEp. 4: What are Friends For?Ep. 5: Judgement PiratesEp. 6: The Most Important ThingEp. 7: Niki-Niki! Kenpō LessonEp. 8: Little Spy TacticsEp. 9: Lion, RunEp. 10: Card Game
Episodes 11-20
Ep. 11: The Serious RebellionEp. 12: The Guaranteed Showy SamuraiEp. 13: Tell Me the WayEp. 14: Now More Road SafetyEp. 15: A Privateer AppearsEp. 16: Clash! Sentai vs. SentaiEp. 17: The Amazing Silver-Colored ManEp. 18: The Big Abare with the Dinosaur Robot DrillEp. 19: Armor of the 15 WarriorsEp. 20: The Lost Forest
Episodes 21-30
Ep. 21: The Adventurer HeartEp. 22: Promise from the StarEp. 23: People's Lives are the Future of the EarthEp. 24: Foolish EarthlingsEp. 25: Pirates and NinjasEp. 26: Shushuuto The SpecialEp. 27: An Unusual Gokai ChangeEp. 28: Wings are EternalEp. 29: The Abare Quick-Changing New CombinationEp. 30: Just a Lone Friend's Soul
Episodes 31-40
Ep. 31: Crash!! Secret OperationsEp. 32: One PowerEp. 33: Iiiit's a Hero!!Ep. 34: Dream Comes TrueEp. 35: Dimension on the Other SideEp. 36: Partner PirateEp. 37: The Strongest Fighting MachineEp. 38: The Power to Seize DreamsEp. 39: Why? We're High School StudentsEp. 40: The Future is the Past
Episodes 41-51
Ep. 41: Something I Don't Want to LoseEp. 42: The Strongest Man in the UniverseEp. 43: To the Legendary HeroEp. 44: A Lovely Christmas EveEp. 45: The Confused NinjaEp. 46: Hero EligibilityEp. 47: The Limits of BetrayalEp. 48: The Fated ShowdownEp. 49: The Greatest Treasure in the UniverseEp. 50: The Day of BattleFinal Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates
Movies & Specials
Movies: Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great BattleKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost ShipKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The MovieIcon-crosswikiKamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero TaisenIcon-crosswikiTokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The MovieKamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen ZIcon-crosswikiKaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger
Specials: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let's Do This Goldenly! Roughly! 36 Round Gokai Change!!Pirate Edition!! Ten Gokai Change ~10 Years Anew Transformation Course~Twokaizer × Gokaiger ~June Bride is Tanuki Flavor~
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