is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 36th installment in the Super Sentai franchise and the 24th entry in the Heisei era.
Main characters Go-Busters
The primary members of the eponymous Go-Busters composed of Hiromu, Ryuji, and Yoko each carry a Morphin Brace as their transformation device along with an Ichigan Buster handgun and a Sougan Blade dagger, which double as a reflex camera and a pair of binoculars respectively and can combine to access the former's Special Buster Mode, as their sidearms. They also each possess a unique Buster Power ability at the cost of being afflicted with a Weak Point side effect.
The secondary members composed of Masato and Jay each carry a Morphin Blaster, which doubles as a cellphone, as their transformation device along with a DriBlade sword, which doubles as a steering wheel for their Buster Machines, as their sidearm. Unlike the primary Go-Busters, Masato's Buster Suit is created from Jay's armor parts that are cast off when they transform.
The Go-Busters later acquire GB Custom Visor adapters, which allow the primary members to fuse with their Buddyroid partners and assume Powered Custom forms that grant upgraded versions of their Buster Powers, and the Lio Blaster, which doubles as a briefcase and can combine with a Sougan Blade to access the former's Final Mode.
Hiromu Sakurada is the serious, dedicated, and level-headed yet blunt and solitary leader of the team, despite joining last, who serves as Red Buster. His Buster Power is superhuman speed, but he is alektorophobic and will freeze up if he even hears the word "chicken". While fused with his Buddyroid partner Cheeda Nick, Hiromu gains warp speed capabilities. Hiromu is portrayed by Katsuhiro Suzuki.Hyper Hobby, February 2012Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Tokyo Dome City Prism Hall event promotional pamphlet Ryuji Iwasaki is the easygoing, cool-headed, and passive second oldest and most experienced member of the team who serves as Blue Buster. His Buster Power is superhuman strength, but overusing it causes him to overheat and become highly aggressive. While fused with his Buddyroid partner Gorisaki Banana, Ryuji gains the ability to analyze substances and create a digital copy of it. Ryuji is portrayed by Ryoma Baba. Yoko Usami is the energetic and hyperactive youngest member of the team who serves as Yellow Buster. Her Buster Power is superhuman jumping, but she is prone to extreme calorie deficiency that forces her to frequently consume sweets. While fused with her Buddyroid partner Usada Lettuce, Yoko gains the ability to manifest objects in the air using data that she can either run or jump on mid-air. Yoko is portrayed by Arisa Komiya. Masato Jin is an eccentric and haughty genius engineer, and the oldest member of the team who serves as the gold-colored Beet Buster. He finds minor flaws to be more interesting than perfection. Because his physical body is trapped in Hyper Space, Masato relies on Jay to project an avatar to stay present on Earth. During the events of the crossover film Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen, the Game World version of Masato temporarily assumes the form of Kirider where he commands the Magirangers' Magi Dragon. Masato is portrayed by Hiroya Matsumoto. Beet J. Stag, often simply referred to as "Jay", is Masato's beetle-themed Buddyroid partner who serves as the silver-colored Stag Buster. Created in Hyper Space by Masato, Jay is sent to reality by stowing away in a Vaglass Megazord that Enter transported. Like Masato, he is an egotist who likes appearing cool and often stands in the way of others, annoying whoever he inconveniences. Despite this, he has a high sense of awareness around himself, allowing him to sense immediate danger. Jay is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura.
Buddyroids The Buddyroids are sentient robots capable of understanding human behavior who behave similarly to humans. Despite initially being unable to take part in combat, they later gain the ability to transform into protective armor and fuse with their Go-Buster partners via the GB Custom Visors. Cheeda Nick is Hiromu's cheetah-themed Buddyroid partner who can assume an alternate Motorbike Mode. Gorisaki Banana is Ryuji's gorilla-themed Buddyroid partner. Usada Lettuce is Yoko's rabbit-themed Buddyroid partner. Ene-tan is a frog-themed Buddyroid who first appears in the film Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!.
Recurring characters Energy Management Center The Energy Management Center (EMC) is a fictional organization whose Special Operations Unit employs the Go-Busters in their fight to keep the fictional energy source Enetron safe from Vaglass.
Vaglass Messiah is a powerful yet unintelligent, ill-tempered, single-minded, and impatient entity that originated as a computer virus that infected the TRC's computers. He originally reformatted Enter's personal Megazord into Messiah Reboot, the Go-Busters use their anti-virus program to destroy him permanently. Enter is Messiah's primary servant and a frivolous and laid-back, yet smart and manipulative Avatar created from the data of several Transport Research Center scientists. Enter faces the Go-Busters in a final battle, during which he learns he failed to understand humans' greatest strength is their friendship and imperfections before he is permanently destroyed and his victims are restored. Escape is an emotional yet reserved and cautious female Avatar who was also created from the data of several Transport Research Center scientists, such as Michiko Sakurada, and loyal servant of Messiah, whom she refers to as "Papa". Having destroyed Enter, she resolves to revive Messiah as she remembers him, only to be absorbed by her creator, who deems she outlived her usefulness.
Buglers The Buglers are Vaglass' robotic computer virus-themed foot soldiers created by Enter using a Bugler Card that are capable of piloting giant Bugzords.Hyper Hobby, March 2012Toei Hero Max, vol. 40
Metaloids The Metaloids are Vaglass' robotic warriors created from objects infected with a Metavirus, a fragment of Messiah's data that mimics its inorganic assimilation and transforms the object into an artificial life form. A Metaloid's primary purpose is to serve as a beacon for its corresponding Megazord, though it will teleport within a three kilometer radius of them due to a margin of error in the teleportation process. Enter creates them to fight the Go-Busters, siphon Enetron, and buy time for the Megazords to arrive while Escape creates them to cause as much human suffering as possible.
Shovelloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from an excavator via the Kaziru Metavirus who is equipped with a bucket arm. He is sent to attack an Enetron plant, but is destroyed by Blue and Yellow Buster. Shovelloid is voiced by Takashi Nagasako. Burnerloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a gas cylinder via the Moyasu Metavirus who is equipped with a flamethrower arm. He is sent to create chaos by committing arson, but is destroyed by the Go-Busters. Burnerloid is voiced by Rintarō Nishi. Needloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a syringe, among other pieces of medical equipment, via the Sasu Metavirus. He is sent to infect humans with Metal Cells to turn into Vaglass' obedient slaves, but is destroyed by Red and Yellow Buster. Needloid is voiced by Kōji Tobe. Cutterloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a pizza cutter via the Kiru Metavirus who is equipped with a right arm-mounted saw and several upper back-mounted saws that allow him to attack anywhere so long as he is 30 minutes away. He is sent to distract the Go-Busters while the Cutterzord steals Enetron, but is destroyed by Blue and Yellow Buster. Cutterloid is voiced by Hajime Iijima. Tireloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a bicycle tire via the Hashiru Metavirus who is capable of moving at superhuman speed and controlling vehicles. He is sent to attack an Enetron convoy, but is destroyed by Blue Buster under the effects of his Weak Point. Tireloid is voiced by Takeharu Ōnishi. Sprayloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a fire extinguisher and the locker it was in via the Tokasu Metavirus who is equipped with a right arm-mounted spray gun capable of spraying acidic mist. He assists Enter in infiltrating the EMC's command center and kill the Go-Busters, but is destroyed by Blue and Yellow Buster. Sprayloid is voiced by Katsuya Shiga. Denshaloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from an Enetron cargo train via the Atsumeru Metavirus who is capable of firing train tracks and train wheels from his chest and enhancing his arms with extra armor. He is tasked with siphoning Enetron from the city's wiring systems so Vaglass can create more Metaloids, but is destroyed by the Go-Busters before he can complete his objective. Denshaloid is voiced by Kensuke Tamura. Drilloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a handheld impact drill via the Horu Metavirus who is equipped with a drill-like agitator on his right arm and four smaller drills on his left arm. He is tasked with infiltrating the EMC's Megazord development center and stealing their blueprints for a new Buster Machine, but is destroyed by Blue Buster. Drilloid is voiced by Keiichi Kuwabara. Danganloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a toy pistol that belonged to a Meta-Cell-infected boy via the Utsu Metavirus who is capable of moving at superhuman speed. He is tasked with hindering Red Buster's efforts to disrupt Enter's plot to transport a Deltarium 39 crate, but is destroyed by the Go-Buster. Danganloid is voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto. Fanloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from an electric fan via the Fukitobasu Metavirus who is equipped with arm-mounted blades and a chest-mounted turbine capable of generating powerful gusts. He is tasked with altering Blue Buster's body temperature and aggravate his Weak Point, but is destroyed by the Go-Buster. Fanloid is voiced by Akio Suyama. Copyloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a video projector via the Utsusu Metavirus who is capable of holographically disguising itself and avoid detection while disguised. He is tasked with stealing Hong Kong actress Angie Sue's rare crystal earrings so Vaglass can use them to construct a new Megazord. He succeeds in stealing one for Enter before Copyloid is destroyed by Blue and Yellow Buster. Copyloid is voiced by Wataru Takagi. Tubaloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a tuba via the Hoeru Metavirus. Purposefully making him weak, Enter uses him to mark the Go-Busters with the latter's soundwaves. After Tubaloid successfully marks Red and Blue Buster before the Go-Busters destroy him, Enter infects another tuba with the Hoeru Ver. 2 Metavirus to create Tubaloid 2, granting him the ability to destroy anything his predecessor marked via his concussive sound blasts and tasking him with taking Yellow Buster hostage. Upon realizing Enter's scheme, the Go-Busters modify their equipment, rescue Yellow Buster, and destroy Tubaloid 2. Both Tubaloid and Tubaloid 2 are voiced by Junichi Suwabe. Soujikiloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a vacuum cleaner via the Suikomu Metavirus who is equipped with the right arm-mounted Enetron Cleaner, which allows him to siphon Enetron from any machine and doubles as a gun. While amassing Enetron, Soujikiloid overpowers the Go-Busters, but is destroyed by Beet and Stag Buster. Soujikiloid is voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino. Parabolaloid: A Metaloid that Enter created from a parabolic antenna via the Sagasu Metavirus who is capable of tracking designated targets and firing homing missiles. He is tasked with tracking Beet and Stag Buster for Enter, but is destroyed by Blue and Yellow Buster. Parabolaloid is voiced by Makoto Yasumura.