Dai Sawamura

## Space Sheriff Shaider

> Uchuu Keiji Shaider!
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> Shaider's roll call, Uchuu Keiji Shaider

**Dai Sawamura**/**Space Sheriff Shaider** (沢村 大/宇宙刑事シャイダー, *Sawamura Dai/Uchū Keiji Shaidā*?): A former archaeologist, he continued his astronomer father's research into studying the Nazca images and manages to track the meaning behind it from Peru to Easter Island. There, Dai uncovers an altar that knocks himself unconscious. Finding himself on Planet Bird, Dai becomes a Space Sheriff for managing to solve the missing. Eventually learning of the warrior Shaider and his presumed relation, Dai realizes his fate is to finish his ancestor's duty by putting an end to the Fuuma. When Fuuma managed to take over most of the Universe, Dai learns the altar is actually an entrance to where headless body of Kubilai was sealed along with Kubilai's weak point. Though sealed in by Poe with a limited amount of oxygen, Shaider manages to escape and fight his way through the Fushigi Castle to save Annie before fighting Kubilai and won against the fiend. With his mission on Earth over, Dai decides to take Annie around the world. When he transforms with the command Shouketsu (焼結, *Shōketsu*?, "Sinter"), the Vavilos envelops him with Blue Plasma Energy particles that form his armor within milliseconds. As Shaider, he uses the Laser Blade sword in his signature move Shaider Blue Flash or the Video Beam Gun in conjunction with Shaider Scope scanner to track down invisible foes. His own blues include, Shaider Punch, Shaider Kick, and Blue Flash Spark.

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## Biography

### Bioman Stage Show at 3 Heroes Korakuen YuenchiFile:Icon-crosswiki.png

In a stage show where the BiomenFile:Icon-crosswiki.png are seen fighting Neo Empire GearFile:Icon-crosswiki.png and Bio Hunter SilvaFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Shaider and Kamen MachinemanFile:Icon-crosswiki.png then arrive and assist the team.

### Bioman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen YuenchiFile:Icon-crosswiki.png

In a stage show where the Bioman are seen fighting Neo Empire Gear and Bio Hunter Silva, Kamen Rider StrongerFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Shaider, Kamen Machineman, DynaRedFile:Icon-crosswiki.png & BlueFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, GoggleBlackFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, DenziGreenFile:Icon-crosswiki.png and VulPantherFile:Icon-crosswiki.png arrive and assist the team.

### Changeman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen YuenchiFile:Icon-crosswiki.png

In a stage show where the ChangemenFile:Icon-crosswiki.png are seen fighting usual foes, Megabeast Empire and Bio Hunter Silva show up and wind up defeating them. Juspion, ByclosserFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Shaider, Kamen Rider Super-1File:Icon-crosswiki.png, Red1File:Icon-crosswiki.png, Green2File:Icon-crosswiki.png, DynaRed, GoggleBlack and VulSharkFile:Icon-crosswiki.png arrive and assist the Changemen.

### Flashman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen YuenchiFile:Icon-crosswiki.png

In a stage show where the FlashmenFile:Icon-crosswiki.png are seen fighting Reconstructive Experiment Empire MessFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Spielban, Kamen Rider Super-1, Juspion, Shaider, ChangeDragonFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, & MermaidFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Red1, Green2, and DynaRed arrive and assist the team.

### Maskman Stage Show at Super Hero Korakuen YuenchiFile:Icon-crosswiki.png

In a stage show where the MaskmenFile:Icon-crosswiki.png are seen fighting the Underground Empire TubeFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Kamen Rider BlackFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, Metalder, Speilban, Shaider, RedFile:Icon-crosswiki.png & Blue FlashFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, ChangeDragon & Phoenix, Green2 and DynaBlackFile:Icon-crosswiki.png arrive and assist the team.

### Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie

By the time of *Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie*, Dai has been replaced by Shu Karasuma as the new Space Sheriff Shaider.

### Uchuu Keiji Shaider NEXT GENERATION

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When counseling Shu, the new Shaider, she asks him to trust his partner Tamy, like Dai did with her. She later on looks at an old photo of her and Dai together.

## Video Game appearances

### Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001

Dai Sawamura/Shaider, with Gavan, Shaider and Annie, is a playable character in the Sony PlayStation crossover strategy game *Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001*.

### Shouketsu Process

When Dai shouts the command **Shouketsu** (焼結, *Shōketsu*?, Sinter"), the Vavilos envelops him with Blue Plasma Energy particles that form his armor within milliseconds.

### Arsenal

* Laser Blade - Shaider's sword, hidden in the waistband of his armor when not in use. It can also be used as a energy lasso. In the Philippine dub, it was called the **Shaider Cutter**.
	+ Shaider Blue Flash - As Shaider, he uses the Laser Blade sword in his signature move, the **Shaider Blue Flash** to finish off an opponent. In the Philippine dub, it was called the **Shaider Super Slash**.
* Video Beam Gun
* Shaider Scope - Amplifying system Shaider vision, allowing him to see through obstacles or disguise a person and locate an invisible opponent.
* Sound Sensor - Auditory sensor also to communicate with the Super Dimensional Mothership Vavilos.
* Shaider Phone
* Super Phone Shaider

### Techniques

* Shaider Punch - Shaider performs a backflip before hitting his opponents with his fists.
* Shaider Kick - Shaider performs a running jumpkick.
* Shaider Full Power - The following increases Shaider's power levels for a brief moment.
* Blue Flash Spark - Plasma discharge energy emitted by his armor to help him break out of confinement.

### Vehicles

* Shaian
* Super Dimensional Machine Blue Hawk
* Suzuki SJ
* RX-7 Savanna FB

## Ranger Key

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The **Shaider Key** (シャイダー, *Shaidā Kī*?) is a Metal Heroes Ranger KeyFile:Icon-crosswiki.png released as part of the Ranger Keys Metal Hero Edition in Bandai Premium. It is unknown if it will appear in a future crossover. Of course as with all Ranger Keys, should it exist, it would be able to transformFile:Icon-crosswiki.png one, i.e. one of the GokaigersFile:Icon-crosswiki.png, into Shaider.

## Behind the scenes

### Portrayal

Dai Sawamura was portrayed by Hiroshi Tsuburaya (円谷 浩, **Tsuburaya Hiroshi**?), the grandson of *Ultra SeriesFile:Icon-crosswiki.png* creator Eiji TsuburayaFile:Icon-crosswiki.png. Sadly, Tsuburaya died of liver cancer on July 24th, 2001 due to alcoholism developed through the years. He was 37 years old. When the Space Sheriffs returned in the 2006 video game, *The Space Sheriff Spirits*, Dai was voiced by Takuo Kawamura (川村拓央, *Kawamura Takuo*?).

As Shaider, his suit actors were Takanori Shibahara and Akira Shimizu.

### Recognition

*Space Sheriff shaider* is featured as **#88** in the 1986 archive compilation video *Toei 100 Great Heroes Super FightFile:Icon-crosswiki.png*.

## Notes

* In the IBC-13 and GMA dub in the Philippines, he is renamed as Alexis.
* Sho Mikagami from the game, *Evil Zone* shares some similarities to Dai Sawamura as both men transforms into Shaider and Danzaiver respectively.
	+ Both of their suits are completely different when they transform when Shaider's signature color is blue while Danzaiver is red.
	+ Both men also shares their signature moves during battle against their enemies especially using their signature attacks to destroy enemies. In Danzaiver's case, he puts a battery to unleash a laser-like blade to make a heavy slash on his opponent.
* In the Philippine Dub, he was voiced by two male voice actors in both broadcasting companies. In the ABS-CBN dub until it was replayed in both IBC-13 and GMA Network, Dai Sawamura is voiced by Tony Nierras and in GMA dub, he was voiced by Vincent Gutierrez.
* In *Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan*, the late Marky Cielo who portrays as Alexis Lorenzo bears a strong resemblance to Dai Sawamura and as Shaider in both his casual and his metal hero form as his color motif is green.
	+ Coincidentally, both actors who portrayed their main characters are also died in different causes; Hiroshi Tsuburaya dies from liver cancer on July 24, 2001 while Marky Cielo dies from his sleep on December 7, 2008 after his role in *Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan*.

## Appearances

* File:Icon-shaider.png *Uchuu Keiji Shaider*
	+ Episode 1: *The Strange World*
	+ Episode 2: *Dance, Petpet*
	+ Episode 3: *Annie doesn't listen*
	+ Episode 4: *The Children who became Animals*
	+ Episode 5: *Suddenly! Lazy People*
	+ Episode 6: *Counter-attack of the Strange Cooking*
	+ Episode 7: *Have you seen the Girls' hallucination?*
	+ Episode 8: *Rebellious Girl from the Stars*
	+ Episode 9: *I hate the Blue Boys band!*
	+ Episode 10: *House of Twillight*
	+ Episode 11: *Leave it to Annie*
	+ Episode 12: *Perfect-Score Genta's True Identity?*
	+ Episode 13: *The Gold Medal Tricked People*
	+ Episode 14: *The Mutant's Love*
	+ Episode 15: *Marine blue of the seashore*
	+ Episode 16: *The surprised alien life form*
	+ Episode 17: *The mysterious writings of the space sheriffs*
	+ Episode 18: *The fallen empire swallowed by the pacific ocean*
	+ Episode 19: *Annie in danger*
	+ *Uchuu Keiji Shaider: The Movie*
	+ Episode 20: *The Fushigi Song*
	+ Episode 21: *Yaada! The Beast Family*
	+ Episode 22: *The Merman Calls the Ocean of Mysteries*
	+ Episode 23: *The great escape with wounds all over*
	+ Episode 24: *The Beautiful Poe's Mask*
	+ Episode 25: *Esper Queen*
	+ Episode 26: *Great crash into the Demon Zone*
	+ Episode 27: *The Mashima Deathmatch*
	+ Episode 28: *The Demon Palace's Backstabbing Brothers*
	+ Episode 29: *Police Woman with a Hundred Faces*
	+ Episode 30: *The message of life slicing the sky*
	+ Episode 31: *Canned Beast Bargain*
	+ Episode 32: *Our Melody*
	+ Episode 33: *The walking Puppet Master*
	+ Episode 34: *Kubilai's secret*
	+ Episode 35: *The mysterious golden arrow*
	+ Episode 36: *It's the maddening age of Yumecom*
	+ Episode 37: *Roaring beam gun*
	+ Episode 38: *Mashōjo Cinderella*
	+ Episode 39: *The Masked Dancing Choir*
	+ *Uchuu Keiji Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!*
	+ Episode 40: *Vavilos S.O.S.*
	+ Episode 41: *Direct attack on the female journalist*
	+ Episode 42: *The 6th Grade Class 0 Strangeness*
	+ Episode 43: *Our Fuuma*
	+ Episode 44: *The great invasion*
	+ Episode 45: *The fire breathing golden idol*
	+ Episode 46: *Phantom Showtime*
	+ Episode 47: *12,000 years of darkness*
	+ Episode 48: *Justice, friendship, And love*
	+ Episode 49/Finale: *The Three Space Sheriffs - Gavan, Sharivan, Shaider Great Gathering!*
* File:Icon-gavan.png *The Space Sheriff Spirits*
* File:Icon-gavan.png *Uchuu Keiji NEXT GENERATION*
	+ File:Icon-shaider.png *Uchuu Keiji Shaider NEXT GENERATION* (photo only)

## See Also

* Ryan Steele - *American* counterpart in *VR Troopers*.  *See comparison page*.