This article is about a/an companion/ally who doubles as a mecha in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Secret Lantern DaiGoyou (秘伝提灯ダイゴヨウ, Hiden Chōchin Daigoyō) is a support robot created by Genta. He was created when an Ayakashi switched his soul into a piece of sushi that was eaten by a cat; although he was saved before the cat ate it, Genta became fearful of sushi, preventing him from even using his Sushi Changer due to its shape. To make a means to fight without him, he infused his Electronic Mojikara with a lantern in his sushi cart that would be able to fight for him when needed, but with his phobia cured he became able to transform yet decided to still use his new weapon to assist the Shinkenger. DaiGoyou refers to his creator as "Boss" (親分, oyabun).

He is normally in the splintered form of the Secret Disc shooting Paper Lantern Mode (提灯モード, Chōchin Mōdo) and the Jitte Mode (十手モード, Jitte Mōdo) blade which ShinkenGold uses as a weapon. He forms into his giant robot mode, having undergone the DaiGoyou Big Transformation (ダイゴヨウ大変化, Daigoyō Daihenge). Assuming his giant robot mode, DaiGoyou can swap limbs with both ShinkenOh and DaiKaiOh, though the latter was never shown in the series. His techniques include the DaiGoyou Big Flash (ダイゴヨウ大閃光, Daigoyō Daisenkō) and the DaiGoyou Big Spin (ダイゴヨウ大回転, Daigoyō Daikaiten). His finishing attack is the Secret Disk Turbulence Shot (秘伝ディスク乱れ撃ち, Hiden Disuku Midareuchi), firing a huge array of disks from his body which float in the air above him then shred through the opponent.Act 28: The Lantern Samurai

Shinken DaiGoyou

Combining the Ryu, Kuma, Saru, and Kame Origami with DaiGoyou result in a Big Transformation initiated by a Shinkenger writing the kanji for "big", DaiGoyou becomes Shinken DaiGoyou (シンケンダイゴヨウ, Shinken Daigoyō) using the Jitte Mode as a weapon. Shinken DaiGoyou's final attack is the Jitte Straight (十手一直線, Jitte Itchokusen).

The combination itself came about by accident: DaiGoyou became so excited into entering the battle that it knocked Takeru's Shishi Origami out of the way during the beginning of the ShinkenOh transformation, fusing with the other four Origami into this combination.Act 30: The Manipulated Academy

Super Sentai Versus Series Theater

Daigoyou makes an appearance in the Goseiger hosted Super Sentai Versus Series Theater to advertise The Return of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: Special Act.

Notes

• DaiGoyou is notable for being the first character to have encountered two future Super Sentai teams before their actual introductions.
  • In Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang!!, he witnessed the Tensou Sentai Goseiger take on Akumaro Sujigarano, Dayuu Usukawa, and Juzo Fuwa
  • As for Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku, he was the only witness to the destruction of Shitari of the Bones via the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
• The design is based similar to that of lanterns hung off of sushi carts to fend spirits away.
  • Incidently, Genta owns a sushi cart.

See Also

• LightZord - His (voiceless) Power Rangers counterpart
• Spike Skullovitch - takes his role in the plot of Act 29: The Runaway Lantern's adaptation, Runaway Spike.