Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger ("Phantom Thief Squadron Lupinranger" vs. "Police Squadron Patrolranger") is the 42nd entry in the Franchise/SuperSentai franchise. It will air alongside 'Kamen Rider Build' in the Super Hero Time block.

Years ago, the infamous PhantomThief Literature/ArseneLupin stole a number of mysterious treasures which would come to be known as the "MacGuffin Lupin Collection". Rumour has it that if GottaCatchThemAll every item of the Lupin Collection is brought together, their combined power would be enough to destroy the planet.

When the Lupin Collection is stolen by an intergalactic gang of villains called the "Gangler", a young trio of aspiring phantom thieves decide to take up the name of the legendary rogue and steal the Collection right back as the anti-heroic "Lupinranger".

Yet they are not alone in their pursuit of the Lupin Collection! In response to the theft, the Global Special Police Department (G.S.P.D.) put together their SuperCop own elite task force called the "Patranger", whose mission is to arrest the Gangler and safely contain the Collection before their power can be used to hurt innocent people.

With these two superhero teams on opposite sides of the law, a three-way race for the most valuable treasures in the world begins!

Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger

• Kairi Yano/Lupin Red:The Anti Heroic theif who fights against Gangler to get back his brother
• Touma Yoimachi/Lupin Blue:The Lancer who has a very cool attitude and acts as a older brother to his teammates
• Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow:The Chick and the only female member of the team comes of as a dumb little sister at first but is more responsible than her male teammates

Keisatsu Sentai Patranger

• Keiichiro Asaka/Patren 1gou:The Hero and The Leader of Patrangers he is a very serious cop who aims for zero crime rate and is Married to the Job.
• Sakuya Hikawa/Patren 2gou:A cheerful cop and a skilled fighter but is also very gulible
• Tsukasa Myojin/Patren 3gou:A good friend of Keiichiro and has a tendency to give manly speech acts as a mother to her teammates

Recurring Super Sentai tropes:

• Action Girl:Umika and Tsukasa are this as part of their job as female rangers
• Combining Mecha: Both teams use the same "core" component — the Good Striker — to make their respective Super Robot.
  • Lupinrangers combine their Cool Plane Dial Fighters to form the Lupin Kaizer.
  • Patrangers combine their Cool Car Trigger Machines to form the Pat Kaizer.
• Humongous Mecha: Lupin Kaizer and Pat Kaizer.
• Law of Chromatic Superiority: Two teams, but both have a red Ranger and both of them serve as the leader of their respective group.
• Mecha Expansion Pack: The Lupinrangers have the Cyclone Dial Fighter, while the Patrangers get the Trigger Machine Biker.
• Swiss Army Weapon: Outside of the VS Changer used by both groups, Lupinrangers use the Lupin Sword, which can shift between sword and claw (as in a "magic hand" grabby-claw, not WolverineClaws) modes, and Patrangers utilize the Pat Megabo, a megaphone that can turn into a LawmanBaton.
• Transformation Trinket: The VS Changer, used by both teams, albeit in a different manner: Lupinrangers stack their Dial Fighters on top of it, while Patrangers attach their Trigger Machines beneath it.

Tropes specific to Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger:

• Badass Cape: The Lupinrangers' suits have capes on them, making them the fourth Sentai to wear capes after Gorenger, JAKQ, and Magiranger.
• Double Meaning Title: The "VS" in the title represents how the two teams are versus one another, but "VS" also has some yet-unspecified meaning in-universe: the TransformationTrinket is called the VS (pronounced "Vee-Ess") Changer, and the Lupinrangers have a "V" logo while the Patrangers sport "S" insignia.
• Foil: Lupinrangers and Patrangers contrast each other in almost every aspect.
  • The first are thieves, while the latter are police officers.
  • Lupinrangers have black suits with colored "jacket" designs, while the Patrangers have colored suits with white "jackets". Their helmets are similarly inverted; the Lupinrangers have black helmets with colored visors and the Patrangers have colored helmets with black visors. More subtly, the Patrangers have a vertical stripe down the middle of their suits reminiscent of a tie, while the Lupinrangers' suits have a stripe that tapers at the collar that makes it seem like they're wearing bow ties.
    • Their outfits when untransformed reflect this as well — while both teams are Color Coded For Your Convenience, the Patrangers wear uniforms akin to what you'd see actual police wear, with a stripe of their color on the left side of their outfits; the Lupinrangers, on the other hand, are dressed very formally, with the color not being a specific part of the outfit.
  • Each team goes with different form of NomDeGuerre — Patrangers use YouAreNumberSix simple numeric designations (ex. Patren 1gou), while Lupinrangers use the ColourfulThemeNaming (ex. Lupin Red).
  • Lupinrangers FinishingMove has each member SelfDuplication split in three. Patrangers, on the other hand, combine into a single Ranger, Patren Ugou.
  • Lupinrangers Dial Machines are planes, while Patrangers Trigger Machine are land vehicles.
  • Lupinrangers title is expressive and fluid, while Patrangers' is much more solid and to the point.
  • In a meta sense, the Patrangers are using a previously used theme (police, which was previously used in Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger), whereas the Lupinrangers are the first Phantom Thief-themed team.
  • In terms of colors, Lupin Blue and Lupin Yellow are wearing colors that are almost always present on a Sentai team, whereas Patren 2gou and Patren 3gou have colors that aren't present in every season.
  • The team's respective TheLeader leaders, Lupin Red and Patren 1gou, appear to have opposite personalities as well. Patren 1gou is serious while Lupin Red is more loose.
• Fusion Dance: As a FinishingMove, Patren 1gou, 2gou, and 3gou merge into Patren Ugou (a play on "yuugou", meaning "fusion"). In contrast, the Lupinrangers have a SelfDuplication finisher.
• Gendered Outfit: Lupin Yellow and Patren 3gou's suits both have a skirt and their visors lack the sharp edges that their male compatriots have.
• Good Vs Good: The Patrangers and Lupinrangers are both good guys, but their motivations put them at odds with each other.
• Gotta Catch Em All: Retrieving the Lupin Collection is the main goal of both teams and the villains.
• Mission Control: The Lupinrangers get their instructions from the mysterious butler Kogure played by veteran Japanese actor Yoichi Nukumizu. The Patrangers have their chief Officer Hilltop played by Nigerian-American comedian Ike Nwala.
• Mythology Gag:
  • This isn't the first time a Toei tokusatsu series has had a cop as a Henshin Hero with the name "Hikawa".
• Nice Hat:
  • Fitting with their inspiration of ArseneLupin, the Lupinrangers primary motif is a top hat. Their visors are shaped like one, their logo evokes the imagery of them, and even their Dial Fighters and Lupin Kaizer have them.
  • Its subtle, but the Patrangers have a police cap motif to their visor.
• Oddly Named Sequel: The first Sentai series to have the names of two teams on the title.
• Order Vs Chaos: The Patrangers and the Lupinrangers.
• Phantom Thief: The motif of the Lupinrangers. They even have it in their team name.
• TheRival: The unique aspect of the series: two co-existing Sentai teams with the same goal are competing with one another. While previous series have had sub teams (see the Gouraigers in Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger and the Go-on Wings in Engine Sentai GoOnger), this is the first time the two are genuinely separate teams, even if they both use the VS Changer and the Good Striker.
• Shout Out: The Patrangers' colors of red, pink, and green seemingly reference the jackets worn by the classic incarnations of Anime/LupinIII.
• Super Cop: The motif of the Patrangers.
• Spell My Name With An S: There was a debate whether it was either "Patoranger" or "Patranger". Merchandise revealed it to be the latter.
  • The individual Patrangers are apparently called "[Patren [Xgou]]" (with an E) in English.
  • The kanji spelling of "Kaitou" used for the Lupinrangers is spelt as "fast thief"(快盗) here instead of the more literal proper spelling of "phantom thief"(怪盗).
• ThemeNaming: The first syllable of the Lupinrangers' names put together forms "[=KaiToU=]"(Phantom Thief) while the Patrangers' forms "[=KeiSaTsu=]"(Police).
• Two Guys And A Girl: Both teams are arranged this way.
• Versus Title: Played with, as "VS" has some other meaning within the show itself, considering it is pronounced as "Vee Ess" in the title rather than "versus" or "tai".