History
Satoru is the chief of the Search Guard Success Foundation and the Fiery Adventurer. Once an enthusiastic treasure-hunter known as the "Immortal Fang," the tragic deaths of his partners Kyouko and Masaki in a blaze trap made him retire, only to be hired by SGS. With a calm exterior, Satoru actually hides hot blood inside, as evidenced when he simply catapulted Masumi Inou and Natsuki Mamiya into the Go Go Dump's bucket and carried them and an entire tub of dirt and gravel at full throttle out of the Gordom temple before dumping the entire load upon coming to a full stop.
Publication Information
- Protagonist : Satoru Akashi
- Japanese : 明石 暁
- Boukengers : Bouken Red
- Color : Red
- Season : GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- HomeWorld : Earth
- First Appearance : GoGo Sentai Boukenger Task 1 : The Heart of the Demon God
- Last Appearance : GoGo Sentai Boukenger Episod 3 : Lame! Drunken Hero Adventure!
- Number of Appearances : 49 (Boukenger), 1 (Gokaiger), 3 (Akibaranger), 5 (Movies)
- Portrayer : Mitsuomi Takahashi
- Main View : Full Episode
He says "Attack!" and simultaneously snaps his finger at the end of each order he gives to the others. He refers to the other Boukengers by their respective colors, something that Masumi has a thing against.
Juken Sentai Gekiranger
Six months after the final battle with Gajah, Satoru left the Boukenger team to take on a new adventure by taking the space-worthy GoGo Voyager into space to fight outer space Precious, though he was surprised that Sakura followed him, and apparently utterly clueless as to her true intentions. However, when Sakura is possessed by Pachacamac, Satoru is forced to aid him in obtaining the two jewels the monster needed to regain his power. Once Sakura is freed, Satoru aids his team and the Gekirangers in defeating Pachacamac.
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
An imaginary Bouken Red appear twice alongside the "unofficial" Sentai team, Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, in the third episode, after AkibaRed says his catchphrase "Boukenger, Attack!", wearing his "lucky outfit". Later, he appears to encourage AkibaBlue and transforms into Bouken Scooper.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger : The Space Pirates Appear
A few years later, Satoru fought alongside not only his own team, but every single Sentai ranger in existence, against the Empire of Zangyack when it attacked the Earth in the Great Legend War. After fighting against hundreds of Gormin and their Zgormin commanders, the Red he was based on, AkaRenger noticed the fleet moving towards them, he gathered all the Rangers together and gave them the order to sacrifice their powers to wipe out the first invasion's armada.
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
During the battle with the Black Cross King, Satoru gave the Gokaigers the Boukenger's Greater Power.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Episod 21 : The Adventurer Heart
Satoru appeared in episode 21 of Gokaiger, asking for the Gokaiger's aid in retrieving The Heart of Hades, a powerful Precious. He taught Marvelous about Adventurer's Heart. At the end of the episode, Satoru mentions AkaRed, wondering if this is best for him.
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger : Farewell Space Pirates
After the Zangyack's final defeat, Marvelous returned the Ranger Keys to their original owners. It is assumed Satoru and the rest of his team got their powers back.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Super Hero Taisen
Satoru, alongside his team (Bouken Silver and Zubaan were absent), among the majority of the Super Sentai heroes, was caught up in the "Super Hero Taisen" incident which eventually resulted in the Super Sentai teams and Kamen Riders joining forces to defeat both Dai-Zangyack and Dai-Shocker. During the final battle, he is seen fighting Kiaido and the Armadillo Orphnoch.
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff : Super Hero Taisen Z
The five-man Boukenger team was part of a force of Sentai and Rider reinforcements led by Akarenger and Kamen Rider #1Icon-crosswiki that came to assist the Sentai and Riders of recent years who were overwhelmed by the revived monster army of the Space Crime Syndicate MadouIcon-crosswiki. The combined forces of superheroes were able to turn the tide against the Madou army. They lined up and used their various finisher attacks to destroy the revived monsters.
Appearances in other media
Hand-Offs (Final Stage : Return to Legends)
MagiRed (outside) calls Bouken Red (black background) through his MagiPhone. Through a split-screen effect, Bouken Red turns his attention toward the viewers, posing. This is, so far, the only Hand-Off where the two Reds do not physically meet one another, with MagiRed instead making phone contact with Bouken Red (Satoru Akashi) from a different location. This is also the only Hand-Off between two Reds who did not meet up in a subsequent team-up focused exclusively on their teams' meeting (ie. not counting the Legend War, where they did not interact with each other anyway).
Hand-Offs (Last Task : The Endless Adventure Spirits)
Bouken Red and GekiRed walk through a fog and give each other a high five. Bouken Red walks off to the fog where GekiRed walked through, and the viewers' attention turns toward GekiRed.
Super Sentai Versus Series Theater : Boukenger vs. Super Sentai and Gekiranger vs. Boukenger
Satoru's appearances in the "Versus Series", Boukenger vs. Super Sentai and Gekiranger vs. Boukenger, are featured in the Super Sentai Versus Series Theater, hosted by the heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger. Alata (Gosei Red) also dresses as Satoru in the Boukenger cosplay.
Video Game To be added
- Super Sentai Battle Base
Form
Bouken Red
GoGo Vehicles
- GoGo Dump
- GoGo Jet
- GoGo Commander
- Accellular
- Survi-Buster Sniper Mode
- Survi-Buster/Survi-Blade
- Scope Shot
- Bouken Bo/Bouken Javelin
Bouken Red Accel Tector
GoGo Vehicles
- GoGo Dump
- GoGo Jet
- GoGo Commander
Arsenal
- Accellular
- Survi-Buster Sniper Mode
- Survi-Buster/Survi-Blade
- Scope Shot
- Bouken Bo/Bouken Javelin
- Accellular
- Survi-Buster Sniper Mode
- Survi-Buster/Survi-Blade
- Scope Shot
- Bouken Bo/Bouken Javelin
- Accel Tector
- Dual Crusher
- Drill Head
- ixer Head
Lucky Mode
Akashi donned a good luck outift in Task 27: The Feng-Shui Trap, which he later wore as Bouken Red. The whole team donned "Lucky Mode" (referred by Akashi as "Courageous Mode") in the The 30 Sentai Encyclopedia file of Task 46: The Awakened Darkness, in a parody of the Power-Up Henshin. The lucky outfit was later worn by the imaginary Bouken Red in his first appearance in Akibaranger episode 3.
Bouken Scooper
In order to help Akibarangers, the imaginary Bouken Red transformed into Bouken Scooper, the Ludicrous Power of the Boukengers. The Bouken Scooper is wielded by Akiba Blue. Bouken Scooper is based on DaiBouken's Go Scooper. The Bouken Scooper is strong enough to be used as a drill and a normal spade. As a drill, the user can also drill in along with it for hiding purposes.
Bouken Red Ranger Key <
- Bouken Red Ranger Key
- Boukenger! ― Mobilates' Gokai Change announcement
- The Bouken Red Ranger Key is Satoru Akashi's personal Ranger Key and what became of his powers after he along with the rest of the 34 Super Sentai sacrificed their powers to end the Great Legend War. This key along with the majority of the Ranger Keys were collected by the Red Pirates and later used by the Gokaigers. Marvelous and AkaRed found the Bouken Red key together, with AkaRed saving Marvelous from a trap shortly before.
- Bouken Red Ranger Key was mainly used by Captain Marvelous (Gokai Red), who used it to fight as Bouken Red. It was also used by Joe Gibken (Gokai Blue) and Gai Ikari (Gokai Silver) on one occasion each. The Boukenger keys, along with all the Ranger Keys of the first 33 Super Sentai, were briefly taken by the Black Cross King and turned into Ranger puppets that were fought by the Gokaigers and the Goseigers.
- Splitting up, the puppet Bouken Red was defeated as part of a group of surviving Red warrior keys by Gokai Red and Super Gosei Red. After Zangyack were finally defeated, the Gokaigers gave the Ranger Keys back to their rightful owners. Satoru received his key and became Bouken Red once more.
Red Spirit
- GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai
- As the thirtieth Red, Bouken Red's Red Warrior Spirit was embodied by AkaRed.
- A copy of Bouken Red was created by Ouga as part of the Evil Boukengers.
