The lost Super Sentai tape

One time, I was walking down the street when I saw a flea market. I browsed trough the stalls, trying to look for some hobby shops. Then I stopped to a Super Sentai (one of the most famous tokusatsu series in Japan) stall. It had action figures, tapes, guidebooks and DVDs. Then I found a tape that says "Choudenshi Bioman Lost Episode". In excitement (I'm a Sentai fan, after all), I asked the vendor how much it was, then he said, "Oh, it's free!" I was thrilled to have a lost ep by myself!

I rushed home and popped the VHS in my player (yup, I still have one, and it still works). The Bioman opening played normal, but it suddenly played in reverse. Then the episode started (without EVEN showing the ep title!) with Gou Shirou (Red One) talking to Peebo (the Bio-Particle's guardian android) about his plan. Peebo immediately replied, "What was your plan again?" Shirou-san eventually said, "DESTROY EVERYONE!!!" WTF, I thought to myself, being strange for Red One to act like some crazy killer dude. Then Shirou eventually changed to Red One and began KILLING PEEBO BY STABBING HIM WITH HIS BIO SWORD! I cannot believe what I saw! A protagonist killing a supporting character? THIS IS INSANE! Then I kept watching.

The next scene starts with Red One approaching his allies somewhere in Tokyo. Takasugi Shingo (Green Two) said, "What do you want, Red One?" Red replied, "Fight me." Katsuragi Hikaru (Pink Five) said, "What, fight YOU?! You have got to be kidding me!" Red then said in a raspy voice(!), "I"M SERIOUS!" Nanbara Ryuuta (Blue Three) said, "Fine, we've got no choice." Eventually, the rest of the Biomen changed. They tried to fight the uber-crazy Shirou, but they were no match. Yabuki Jun (the second Yellow Four who succeeded Koizumi Mika, who died in ep 10 of the series) said, "Man, he's strong!" Shingo concurred. Shirou then said in a combination of raspy and distorted voices, "Now, to finish 'yall!" Red One then performed his Super Electronic Radar to his allies, killing them in the process. It may be scary for me to say this, but BLOOD AND ORGANS WERE EVERYWHERE from the blast site.

The crazed-up Shirou then destroyed the headquarters, then said, "All that's left... is the Neo Empire Gear!" "WHAAAAAAAT?!" I yelled. The Neo Empire Gear was the target enemy organization of the Biomen. Red destroyed the NEG's hideout with a nuclear bomb, then Japan with another. Then the video cut to static for 10 minutes before it ended. Then in showed some Japanese text that said, "THE END" in a blood red color. I then pulled the tape out of the player and threw the bin.

I never touched that tape ever since, but I will still love Super Sentai.

However, I will never look at Red One the same way again.