CRIME
J.A.K.Q. Lightning
Strike Team battles the international criminal orginization CRIME, lead
by Iron Claw (Ishibashi,
Masashi).
Although Iron Claw
appears human but he is in fact a cyborg. Iron Claw gets his name from
a metal clawed hand. This hand can fire explosive shells and detach
itself from his body to attack his enemies on its own.
Iron Claw is a master
of diguise. He and Banba, Sôkichi try to out do one another. Iron Claw
transforms into Warrior Iron Claw.
Under Iron
Claw are various human CRIME Bosses and robotic monsters of the week.
If the CRIME Bosses aren't killed by J.A.K.Q. then they are executed by
Iron Claw for failing in their assignments. The CRIME Bosses last the
first 21 episodes, after that the monsters are put in charge of their
own plans.
Mechanical
Monsters (episodes 1-22)
Episode 01: Devil
Killer
Episode 02: Devil Drill
Episode 03: Devil 'Mite
Episode 04: Devil Gun
Episode 05: Devil Wrestler
Episode 06: Devil Amazon
Episode 07: Devil
Electric
Episode 08: Devil Flower
Episode 09: Devil Spider
Episode 10: Devil Cane
Episode 11: Devil Gang
Episode 12: Devil Sphinx
Episode 13: Devil Goo
Episode 14: Devil Wolf
Episode 15: Devil Mummy
Episode 16: Devil Ball
Episode 17: Devil Devil
Episode 18: Devil Fishing
Episode 19: Devil
Athletic
Episode 20: Devil BEM
Episode 21: Devil Batter
Episode 22: Devil
Scrap & Scrap Army
There was no CRIME Boss in this
episode to give Devil Scrap orders. Instead the plan to destroy
J.A.K.Q. was devised by Devil Scrap. The monster created a squad of
cyborgs, the Scrap Army (Scrap Gundan).
Episode 23 reveals
that Iron Claw is actually second in command of CRIME. The true leader
is the mysterious enity known as Shine. Shine turns out to be an
Artificial Intelligence from another galaxy which has been using CRIME
in an attempt to conquer Earth.
Invader
Robots (episodes 23-35)
Episode 23: Atomic
Witch
Episode 24: Hell's Angel
Episode 25: General Antongam
Episode 26: Captain
Ghost
Episode 27: President Crocodile
Episode 28: Tentacles Lay Priest
Episode 29: Chief
Mantis - General
Antongam (episode 25) is revived as the more powerful Chief Mantis.
Episode 30: Great Priest Cobra
Episode 31: Shachira Khan
Episode 32: Battalion
Leader Chameleon
Episode 33: Admiral Buffalo
Episode 34: Great King
Icarus & Warrior Iron Claw
Episode 35: Great King Icarus, Warrior Iron Claw, Shine
The monsters were
assisted by "Crimers".
CRIME's aircraft are
the "Devil Sharks".
"J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team vs. Goranger" (Movie)
Although it
appeared that Iron Claw had been killed in the final episode of J.A.K.Q.
Dengeki Tai he had in fact survived and was secretly
recreating CRIME. Off camera (ie not shown in the movie) the Gorangers
battle CRIME agents in Africa, Kikaida battles CRIME agents in
Mongolia, Kamen Rider V3 battles CRIME agents in Europe and Kamen Rider
Amazon battles CRIME in the Amazon jungle. When CRIME's top agents
journey to Japan the Gorangers follow them back home and join JAKQ in
defeating them.
Iron Mask Baron
(played by Ushio,
Kenji)
General Sahara (played by Amamoto, Eisei)
UFO Captain (played by
Andô,
Mitsuo)
Hell Boxer (played by Kaneda Osamu)
Four Deva Kings Robo -
all four combined
The four masked kaijin
in this film were assisted by both Zolders (from Himitsu
Sentai Gorenjâ) and Crimers (from J.A.K.Q.
Dengeki Tai. The UFO Captain also had his own crew.
"J.A.K.Q.
Lightning Strike Team vs. Goranger" was the first of the Sentai series
cross over films. It's the first one set after both TV series had
concluded.
Monster names from Marc H.
Miyake's Sentai Series Manual Version 2.0 © 1995 Marc H. Miyake
