Rangers

The **Rangers** (大だい 戦せん隊たい, *Dai-Sentai*?) are an organization created to combat the Villainous Army after the Sky Fortress appeared 13 years ago. They are based in Milky Way City, which lies in the shadow of the Sky Fortress, and are responsible for fending off attacks from Dusters and their Executives in the televised weekly Sunday Battles. The official mascot of the Rangers is Ryujin.

Although the Rangers are widely popular and considered the primary defenders of humanity, not all people appreciate their efforts. Conventional police forces resent the Rangers somewhat for often disregarding their jurisdictions and drawing away potential recruits, and some members of the public sympathize with the Invaders, arguing that Dusters should be permitted human rights and the years-long stalemate between the Rangers and Invaders should be concluded through peace negotiations.

Unknown to the public, the Rangers defeated most of the Villainous Army's original Executives years ago using the Divine Tools and drove the rest into hiding, then coerced the leaderless Dusters into a secret arrangement. In order to avoid extermination, the hapless Dusters agreed to fabricate a new Executive every week and carry out mock attacks on Milky Way City: the Sunday Battles. This allowed the Rangers to continue to present the Invaders as a threat to the public and demonstrate the ongoing necessity of their organization.

## Divisions

The Rangers are divided into five divisions. Each is designated a different color and assigned a particular operational specialty, but all undergo extensive combat training to be able to deal with the Invaders.

* **Red Battalion** (レッド 部ぶ隊たい, *Reddo Butai*?)
	+ Front-line combat specialists responsible for containing and eliminating Dusters.

* **Blue Battalion** (ブルー 部ぶ隊たい, *Burū Butai*?)
	+ Command specialists who plan and coordinate Ranger operations.

* **Green Battalion** (グリーン 部ぶ隊たい, *Gurīn Butai*?)
	+ Stealth combat specialists who are secretly tasked with locating and eliminating any surviving Executives. The smallest battalion, with only 3 active members.

* **Yellow Battalion** (イエロー 部ぶ隊たい, *Ierō Butai*?)
	+ Intelligence and R&D specialists considered to be the backbone of the Rangers. The largest battalion, with approximately 1,000 active members.

* **Pink Battalion** (ピンク 部ぶ隊たい, *Pinku Butai*?)
	+ Medical and logistical support specialists who are secretly tasked with covering up all Invader-related incidents that occur outside of Sunday Battles.

## Organization

Each Ranger battalion is organized into a hierarchy based on their members' combat strength. The six strongest members hold special ranks and leadership responsibilities.

* **First Class** (正しょう一いち位い, *Shō Ichi-I*?)
	+ The leader of a battalion, also known as the **Keeper**. Each Keeper's title contains the color of their battalion, for example the leader of Red Battalion is Red Keeper. The five Keepers are collectively called the **Divine Dragon Rangers** (竜りゅう神じん戦せん隊たい, *Ryūjin Sentai*?), or **Dragon Keepers** (ドラゴン キーパー, *Doragon Kīpā*?). They wield the most powerful Divine Tools and participate in the Sunday Battles.

* **Junior First Class** (従じゅ一いち位い, *Jyu Ichi-I*?)
	+ Abbreviated **JFC**. The Junior First Class Ranger of a battalion is its second strongest member, its second-in-command, and in most cases the most likely candidate to succeed the battalion's Keeper should they retire or die.

* **Second Class** (正しょう二に位い, *Shō Ni-I*?)
	+ Abbreviated **SC**. The Second Class Ranger of a battalion is the third highest-ranking and third-strongest member.

* **Junior Second Class** (従じゅ二に位い, *Jyu Ni-I*?)
	+ Abbreviated **JSC**. The Junior Second Class Ranger of a battalion is the fourth highest-ranking and fourth-strongest member.

* **Third Class** (正しょう三さん位み, *Shō San-Mi*?)
	+ Abbreviated **TC**. The Third Class Ranger of a battalion is the fifth highest-ranking and fifth-strongest member.

* **Junior Third Class** (従じゅ三さん位み, *Jyu San-Mi*?)
	+ Abbreviated **JTC**. The Junior Third Class Ranger of a battalion is the sixth highest-ranking and sixth-strongest member, and the lowest-ranking and weakest among its leadership, but still possess a level of strength and skill that noticeably surpasses the rest of their battalion.

* **Rankless** (無む位い階かい, *Mu-I Kai*?)
	+ All standard members of a battalion below the leadership hierarchy.

* **Independent** (無む所しょ属ぞく, *Mushozoku*?)
	+ Also known as **Colorless**, which is meant as a disparaging term. The Independent designation is used for Ranger trainees who have yet to pass the Bailong Exam, as well as full-fledged Rangers who, for whatever reason, are not invited to join one of the five battalions. Independent Rangers wear white uniforms.