Dan

Dan (ダン) is a character from the Japanese live-action series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, and a member of the Zyurangers, serving as the TriceraRanger.

Consumed By

 * Dora Boogaranan

General
As a younger member of the Zyurangers, Dan is fun-loving and undisciplined, but also considerate towards other people. Like his comrades, he is a courageous warrior who willingly throws himself into danger to battle Witch Bandora's monsters to protect the people of Earth.

Regarding Scenario
Dan fights bravely against Dora Boogaranan, even after seeing the monster devour his comrade Geki. He truly demonstrates his courage and sense of self-sacrifice when, without hesitation, he willingly allows himself to be eaten by the monster to give Mei a chance to defeat it, even knowing the peril it will put him in. Even as he is being eaten, his only thought is of the plan's success as he commands Mei to fire her arrow. After being released from Dora Boogaranan's belly, Dan appears initially startled as he changes back to his normal form, but otherwise seems unaffected by the experience and he enthusiastically joins his team in finally taking down Dora Boogaranan.

Background
170 million years ago, Dan was a member of the ancient Etoffe Tribe, one of the five great tribes that lived peacefully alongside dinosaurs. When the evil Witch Bandora attempted to wipe out all dinosaurs, the five great tribes went to war against her and banished her to another planet. Dan, alongside Geki, Goushi, Boi, and Mei, agreed to be put into suspended animation so he could be revived and fight Bandora if she ever returned. 170 million years later, Bandora did return and Dan and the others were revived to fight Bandora and her monsters.

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, Episode 26
Dan and his fellow Zyuranger Mei are afflicted with a curse, prepared by Bandora's minion Totpat, which makes them evil. While under the spell, their comrades Geki, Goushi, and Boi do battle with Dora Boogaranan, a voracious monster sent by Witch Bandora to eliminate the Zyurangers. During this battle, the monster devours Boi and Goushi after first transforming them into energy spheres via a beam fired from its horn. After their curse is lifted, Dan and Mei arrive in time to save Geki from the same fate and assist him in fighting the monster. Geki informs Dan and Mei that the monster's weak point is its "true face", the location of which he has yet to discover. In the midst of battle, Dan and Mei cut off Dora Boogaranan's horn, rendering him unable to use his energy beam. In retaliation, the monster catches Geki with his tongue and swallows him as well, but in doing so, Boogaranan's neck folds undulate, revealing its "true face". Dan concludes that the monster's weak spot is only exposed while he is eating and so he volunteers himself to be eaten so that Mei can strike while the monster is vulnerable. Dan leaps into the air, making himself an easy target, and he is caught and swallowed whole by the monster. However, the plan fails as, before Mei can attack, she is knocked down by Totpat, causing her to miss her shot.

Fate
Dan remains helplessly trapped in Dora Boogaranan's belly as he and Totpat chase Mei through the forest. However, he and the others are soon safely released from the monster's belly by Mei after she devices a new plan and strikes the monster's weak point by firing several arrows into its throat, forcing Dora Boogaranan to spit them back up. The reunited team then destroys the monster.