Dai Sentai Goggle-V

Plot

Characters

Future Science Laboratory

Goggle-V

• Kenichi Akama/Goggle Red: A world class explorer and mountain climber, aged 22. By saving Dr. Hongo from Desdark's Madaramen, he came to realize what danger the world was in. His forehead jewel is the ruby, symbolizing Atlantis. His rhythmic gymnastic apparatus is the rope. Akama appeared in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai along with his 23 fellow Red Warriors. He is also the team's leader.
• *Weapons: Red Rope and Red Ruby Whip.
• *Attacks: Red Punch, Triple Punch, Red Sky Punch, Red Kick, Red Ruby Beam, Red Windmill, Climbing Attack, and Fishing Rope.
• Kanpei Kuroda/Goggle Black: The president of the chess club at Touto University, aged 26. He is second-in-command and he specializes in strategy. Normally a janitor at Korakuen Stadium. His forehead jewel is the emerald, symbolizing Asia, specifically Angkor Wat. His rhythmic gymnastic apparatus is the clubs.
• *Weapons: Black Clubs, Black Emerald Nunchaku, Iron Arms, Energy Emitting Device, and Sound Wave Emitting Device.
• *Attacks: Black Shadow, Black Dark Run, Black Shogi Kenpō, Screw Kick, Black Windmill Whirlwind,, Black Windmill Kick, Black Clone, Black Club Random Strike, and Iron Attack.
• Saburo Aoyama/Goggle Blue: An ice hockey player and would-be inventor, aged 20. He develops a friendship with Kijima. He is also good with children. His forehead jewel is the sapphire, symbolizing Egypt. His rhythmic gymnastic apparatus is the hoop.
• *Weapons: Blue Ring, Blue Sapphire Jet Ring, and Portable Rocket.
• *Attacks: Blue Jet Dash, Jet Kick, Blue Windmill Whirlwind, Spin Kick, Kangaroo Kick, Flamingo Kick, Ring Breaking Down, Blue Big Wheel, Blue Ring Galaxy Spin, Ring Wheel, Double Ring Butterfly, Ring Flamingo, and Blue Dragon.
• Futoshi Kijima/Goggle Yellow: He works at a zoo and he is the comedic one of the group. Kijima is the oldest of at 27. His forehead jewel is the opal, symbolizing Mu. His rhythmic gymnastic apparatus is the ball.
• *Weapons: Yellow Ball, Yellow Opal Megaton Ball, and Yellow Hammer.
• *Attacks: Yellow Holedigging, Yellow Attack, Yellow Tackle, Double Throw, Yellow Windmill Throw, Super Ball, Screw Throw, and Yellow Whac-A-Mole.
• Miki Momozono/Goggle Pink: A gymnast who works as an announcer at Kourakuen Stadium. Momozono is the youngest at 16, but is very mature for her age. Her forehead jewel is the diamond, symbolizing the Maya and Inca. Her rhythmic gymnastics apparatus is the ribbon.
• *Weapons: Pink Ribbon, Pink Dia Baton, and Pink Mirror. Special weapon: the ability to transform into multiple disguises and identities, like Cutie Honey.
• *Attacks: Pink Heart Hypnosis, Pink Whirlwind, Pink Ribbon Bind, Pink Ribbon Curtain, Ribbon Shower, Ribbon Whirlwind, Smoke Screen Spread, Sky High, Pink Ribbon Flash, Pink Double Ribbon, and Pink Flower Ribbon.

  Arsenal

• Goggle Brace: The Goggle-V's transformation device. To transform, they either call their name "Goggle " by themselves or the team name together.
• Goggle Sabre: The Goggle-V's sidearm.
• Goggle Machine: Goggle Red's motorcycle.
• Goggle Cougar: The four-wheeled drive for the other Goggle team members.

  Mecha

• Goggle Caesar: The flying fortress that is launched from a pad beneath Kourakuen Stadium, launches three numbered carriers which contain the components of Goggle Robo. It is driven by Goggle Black and Goggle Pink to aid Goggle Robo in battle. It shoots missiles from its "mouth".
• *Goggle Containers: Three remote controlled carrier pods carried by Goggle Caesar. Goggle Jet is carried by Goggle Container 1, Goggle Tank by Goggle Container 2, and Goggle Dump by Goggle Container 3.
• Goggle Robo: A giant robot that is composed of three giant vehicles that combine when the command "Go! Go! Change!" is given. Its main weapon is the Earth Sword and it destroys monsters with its finishing attacks like the Earth Sword Electron Galaxy Slash and the Earth Sword Electron Galaxy Missile. Its other weapons are the Goggle Shield, the Goggle Spin, and the Goggle Hand. Its other attacks are the Hand Missile, the Goggle Flash, the Eye Catch, the Goggle Thunder, the Victory Punch, the Goggle Robo Big Tornado, the Goggle Beam, and the Triple Attack.
• *Goggle Jet: Goggle Red's mecha. It is stored in Goggle Container 1, with wings retracted. It forms Goggle Robo's head and chest. It can shoot down Desfighters, but Goggle Red can also use its speed to outmaneuver them. Since it is a jet, it can take off while Goggle Caesar is still airborne.
• *Goggle Tank: Goggle Blue's mecha. It attacks with retractable missile launcher. It forms Goggle Robo's arms and back.
• *Goggle Dump: Goggle Yellow's mecha. It has a rectangular cavity in the back. It forms Goggle Robo's legs.

  Allies

• Dr. Hideki Hongo: A 45-year-old doctor who works for the Future Science Laboratory and is the founder of Goggle-V.
• Midori Wakagi: The assistant of Dr. Hongo. Even after the doctor leaves, she remains in a research institute, and Goggle-V is supported with Sayuri.
• Sayuri Yamamoto: The assistant of Dr. Hongo. Even after the doctor leaves, she remains in a research institute, and Goggle-V is supported with Midori.
• Computer Boys and Girls : Five children in blue tights who comprise the Junior Goggle 5 and support the team proper w/ the Comboyputer. Each follows a specific team member:
• *Tatsuya Ueda
• *Makoto Takenaka
• *Haruo Shimada
• *Daisuke Oyama
• *Akane Aizawa

  Dark Science Empire Desdark

• Führer Taboo: A one-eyed 'super gene' product of genetic engineering that hides behind a translucent wall. He is merciless and unforgiving and seeks to reform the Earth in his image. During the final episode, Goggle Red attacked him in one on one battle thrusting him thus revealing the monster he really was in the process behind his translucent wall. When the Destopia was destroyed, he finally appeared in giant form hoping to destroy the Goggle-V. He was ultimately destroyed by Goggle Robo with the eye-poking Earth Sword Electron Galaxy Missile when the default final attack did not work on him.
• General Desgiller: A swordsman field commander in black. He is rivals with Goggle Red and close allies with Mazurka. However he betrayed Mazurka by trying to use her as a bomb. However Mazurka was able to counter and the base exploded along with him. However he was found alive and nursed back to health by the Goggle-V team until he was well to fight with them again. He showed no gratitude to the enemy by revealing the location of their new hiding place to Desmark, however with the excuse of paying his debt to the Goggle V for saving him, he protects them from Bear Moozoo. He piloted the last of the Kongs, Bear Kong before his death after the defeat of Bear Mozoo which he threatened Desmark in the process to use the robot.
• Mazurka: The first female field commander introduced. Armed with Dark Sword Black Thunder sword. Serves Desdark faithfully and with extreme fierceness against those who oppose Desdark. She dies when showered with the powerful Hightron energy that makes her invisible and intangible while draining her life force considerably. She was expected to die from the process and the necklace given to her by Desdark would explode for in reality it was a bomb. She took the control from Desgiller and set the bomb to try to destroy Desgiller, but failed.
• Dr. Zazoriya: A Desdark Scientist dressed as a scorpion-woman who builds mecha-motif robots. An occasional rival of Doctor Iguana. She was put to death by Desmark.
• Dr. Iguana: A Desdark Scientist dressed as an iguana-man who builds beast-motif robots. He was put to death by Desmark.
• Grand Marshal Desmark: A Pharaoh-like commander brought back to life by Taboo. He executed both Iguana and Zazoriya to reorganize Desdark as Führer Taboo ordered him to. He was the last to be destroyed before the emergence of Führer Taboo with Goggle Golden Spear.
• Bella & Beth: The faceless warriors in purple and blue who can assume human forms. They are the twin handmaidens of Desmark. Were fight as two young feisty girl warriors. They were destroyed alongside Desmark.
• Hybrid Monsters: Called Mozoos, each is a fusion of an animal/plant and a machine.
• Madaramen: The android foot soldiers in camouflage-colored tights.

  Episodes

1. The Invasion of Dark Science
2. Rise up! Warriors of the Future
3. Attack Deathtopia
4. Swelling Dark Land Mines
5. The Legend Where a Devil Lurks
6. The Love of a Villainous Wrestler
7. Papa is Turned into a Ghost
8. The Targeted Beautiful Professor
9. The Village of the Hell Mushroom
10. The Secret of the Rare Pomato
11. The Terrifying Magma Strategy
12. The Sandpit Which Emerged from a Lie
13. The Greatly Riotous Underground Catfish
14. It's Serious! The Earth is Sinking
15. The Revived Demonic Commander-in-Chief
16. Red! Close Call
17. The Tears of the Kappa Boy
18. The Day the Adults Disappeared
19. The Secret of the Haunted House
20. The Flower of Death: Poison Cactus
21. Fear! The Fish are Fossilizing
22. Attack of the Cursed Dolls!
23. The Great Soap Bubble Plan
24. Defeat the Unseen Enemy
25. The Dinosaur is the Messenger of the Devil
26. Black! Great Reversal
27. The Human Jungle!
28. The Revived Dead Mozoos
29. Terror of the Sleeping Quarter
30. The Golden Demon Sword of Inawashiro
31. Blue! Great Assault!
32. Startling Boneless Humans
33. Great Explosion of Caesae?!
34. It Came Forth! Golden Finishing Move
35. Attack of the Iron-Eating Humans
36. Shoot-Out! 0.3 Seconds!
37. Attack the Mysterious Bomber
38. The Attack of Friendship!
39. The Demonic Man-Eating Picture Books
40. The Secret Base is in Danger
41. The Great Adventure of a Transformed Papa
42. Assassination! The Snare of the Scorpion
43. Fight to the Death! The Koban Struggle
44. Oh! Food Turns into Sand
45. Two Blacks!
46. Super Energy Arrival
47. This is the Ultimate Weapon
48. The Last Day of the Secret Base
49. General! The Final Challenge
50. Proceed! To the Shining Future

    Movie

Cast

• Kenichi Akama: Ryōji Akagi
• Kanpei Kuroda: Jyunichi Haruta
• Saburo Aoyama: Shigeki Ishii
• Futoshi Kijima: Sanpei Godai
• Miki Momozono: Megumi Ōkawa
• Midori Wakagi: Itsuko Kobayashi
• Sayuri Yamamoto: Chieko Hosoya
• Tatsuya Ueda: Hidenori Iura
• Makoto Takenaka: Minoru Takeuchi
• Haruo Shimada: Kazuhiko Ōhara
• Daisuke Oyama: Tomonori Mizuno
• Akane Aizawa: Hanae Sugimoto
• Dr. Hideki Hongo: Noboru Nakaya
• General Desgiller: Toshimichi Takahashi
• Mazurka: Mayumi Yoshida
• Dr. Zazoriya: Kumiko Nishiguchi
• Dr. Iguana: Eiichi Kikuchi
• Grand Marshal Desmark: Yohsuke Naka
• Bella: Mariko Ōki, Noriko Nakanishi
• Beth: Kumiko Shinbo
• Führer Taboo : Eisuke Yoda
• Narrator: Tōru Ōhira

  Crew

• Directed by
• *Shohei Tohjo, Kazushi Hattori, Makoto Tsuji, Minoru Yamada, Michio Konishi
• Story and Screenplay by
• * Hirohisa Soda, Tomomi Tsutsui, Isao Matsumoto, Akiyoshi Sakai, Kyoko Sagiyama, Yoshi Yoshio
• Action Director
• *Junji Yamaoka

  International broadcasts

• In the Philippines, Goggle V was aired on RPN-9 in 1998.
• In Italy, the series was broadcast in the mid-1980s and re-broadcast during the Power Rangers' boom in the country
• In Brazil, the series was aired on Rede Bandeirantes, Rede Record and TV Guaíba as "Goggle Five - Os Guerreiros do Espaço", acquired from the Italian version, in the early 1990s, following the success of Dengeki Sentai Changeman and Choushinsei Flashman in the previous decade. However, it didn't reach the same popularity of Changeman and Flashman previously had there.
• This Super Sentai series was very popular in Indonesia during the mid-1980s. It was readily available in VHS and Betamax format for rental during that time. Goggle V was so popular, it was the only Super Sentai that had a Live Stage Show in Jakarta.
• Goggle-V was the third super sentai series being broadcast in Thailand and the first series for MCOT Channel 9.

  Songs

• "Dai Sentai Goggle-V"
• *Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
• *Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
• *Artist: MoJo, Koorogi '73, The Chirps

• "Stop The Battle"
• *Lyrics: Kazuo Koike
• *Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
• *Artist: MoJo