Saturday, 2 February 2013

Super Sentai: Same Name, Different Hero Edition

Daigo Green and Daigo Red.

Super Sentai has been around for 37 years now, which is why it is no surprise that the franchise will feature heroes with the same name but they are totally different characters. This post compiles the heroes with the same names, with a little help coming from Wikipedia, Notepad and Ctrl+F (Find).

  1. Akira - AoRanger, DenziPink & Blue Mask
  2. Asuka - Shurikenger & AbareBlack
  3. Daigo - Shishi Ranger & KyoryuRed
  4. Daigoro - KiRanger II & DenziBlue
  5. Gai - Black Condor & GokaiSilver
  6. Gaku - FiveRed & GaoYellow
  7. Goro - Spade Ace & OhRed
  8. Hikaru - Pink Five, GingaYellow & MagiShine
  9. Joe/Jou - Yellow Lion & GokaiBlue
  10. Jun - DenziYellow & Yellow Four II
  11. Kai - GaoBlue & MagiRed
  12. Ken - FiveBlue & GekiChopper
  13. Kenta - Black Mask & MegaRed
  14. Kyosuke - Battle France & Red Racer
  15. Riki - Red Turbo & King Ranger
  16. Ryu - Dia Jack, DynaBlack & Red Hawk
  17. Shiro - Battle Kenya & Red One
  18. Sho - Change Gryphon & GoGreen
  19. Takeru - Red Mask & ShinkenRed
  20. Tatsuya - DenziGreen & TimeRed
  21. Yoko - Pink Racer & Yellow Buster
  22. Yosuke - DynaBlue & Hurricane Red

Akira Blue I, Akira Pink and Akira Blue II.

Now that the data has been properly arranged, it is time to analyze it. From a total of 22 names, only 3 of them were used thrice, namely Akira, Hikaru and Ryu. 4 names featured two heroes with the same color and these names are Akira, Goro, Jun and Takeru. 19 names featured heroes with the same gender, and these names are Asuka, Daigo, Daigoro, Gai, Gaku, Goro, Joe/Jou, Kai, Ken, Kenta, Kyosuke, Riki, Ryu, Shiro, Sho, Takeru, Tatsuya,Yoko and Yosuke, with Yoko being the only female.