Victor Lee (Battle Star)

"Battle Star 1!"

- Red Battle Star Ranger's roll call

is, leader of the Battle Star Rangers, with the designation number "1". He is the younger brother of the EAGLE base captain.

Gorenger
When the Black Cross Army launched an assault on the EAGLE bases in America, a force led by Gold Mask attacked the Touhoku base, slaughtering everyone with only Bristow surviving after watching his brother die. Along with the survivors of the other bases, Kaijo was summoned to Snack Gon, the secret gateway to EAGLE Japan's main command center by America's EAGLE Commander Captain Zandar. There they were given special formfitting electronic battlesuits, which empower its wearer with various superhuman abilities. Zandar told them that they are Power Rangers Battle Star (Kravitz Force's version), the world's best chance against the forces of the Black Cross Army. Their first battle was with Gold Mask, who they destroyed with the Battle Star Storm.

Following the end of the Battle Star Ranger's first battle, Bristow would become, as Red ranger and leader of what would be recognized as the first Power Rangers Team, the leader of the Power Rangers legacy that fought evil to protect the Earth and beyond.

Power Rangers Trump Squad Vs. Battle Star
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Personality
Before the Black Cross Army's attack, Bristow was undergoing special training in combat planning and strategy. He is a natural born leader and tactician. While still young and brash at times, he showed a maturity level well beyond his years. Bristow was also the “Ace Striker” for the EAGLE American Soccer Team. He was a master of disguise and an expert sharpshooter.

Red Battle Star Ranger
As Red Battle Star Ranger, Bristow was team leader of the group and often helped coordinate the group attacks such as the "Battle Star Storm or Battle Star Hurricane."

Red Battle Star Ranger carried a number of special weapons such as a blaster (Silver Shotgun) and a multi-purpose whip whose end could transform into a number of different weapons such as a drill or claw "(Super) Red Whip Blade." It can also stiffen into a fighting pole. He rides the supercharged motorcycle “Red Machine” which can race at high speeds and was later replaced by the “Red Star” super cycle.
 * Red Battle Star Ranger can use his goggles to transmit a signal which can be read as a secret message.

Arsenal

 * Battle Star Jet Packs
 * (Super) Red Whip Blade
 * Spear Blade
 * Drill Blade
 * Silver Shotgun
 * Red Machine
 * Red Star
 * Variccune
 * Varidreen
 * Red Hunter

Techniques

 * Gorenger Charge - Transfers energy to charge up a weakened fellow Gorenger, to the point of being able to restore a heartbeat. Used alongside Aorenger, Kirenger and Momorenger to recharge an injured Midorenger.
 * Red Spark - A high voltage current transmitted from Kaijou's Gorenger suit through the Red Bute. It is Akarenger's 'Ultra C' attack.
 * Kick - A -esqe attack used while fighting Sun Halo Mask. / Red Kick
 * Triangle Leap - Performed to elude an opponent before the Red Kick.
 * Akarenger Punch / Red Punch

Design
Akarenger wears a red cloth suit, with a yellow "V" design across his chest. He wears white boots and gloves. He has a pinup collar, which is much taller than that of his comrades, signifying him as the leader, and a red cape. He wears a black belt, holding his gun holster, with the team's "5" symbol as a large belt buckle. His helmet is red with a blue visor in the shape of his weapon, the Red Whip, with a winged, yellow "1" on the forehead.

Red Spirit
As the first Red, Akarenger's Red Warrior Spirit was embodied by AkaRed.

Imitations
Akarenger was the subject of a question in Satarakura Jr.'s game show which the first three Gokaigers, Captain Marvelous, Joe Gibken, and Luka Millfy, were forced to take. They saw Akarenger and successfully identified him, only for Akarenger to take off his helmet to reveal Satarakura Jr., thus actually making the answer wrong as the quiz was fixed so it would be impossible to get the questions right.

Portrayal
Tsuyoshi Kaijo was portrayed by Naoya Makoto (誠 直也), who reprised his role in the 35th anniversary Super Sentai series, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, on three occasions. The first was the prologue of Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear, which featured Akarenger (in-costume) leading the 34 Sentai in the Great Legend War, (Naoya only provided Akarenger's voice in that episode). The second was the movie Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle, which expanded the Great Legend War, where Naoya seemingly redid Akarenger's lines which were heard in the first episode as well as briefly appearing out of costume later on in the movie. The third time is at the very end of Final Ep.: Farewell Space Pirates, which shown Tsuyoshi receiving his Ranger Key.

In the video game Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross, Akarenger was voiced by Takahiro Fujimoto (藤本 たかひろ), who also voiced Daifobosu of Devil Jark.

In Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, however, which was released only a few months after his appearance in the Gokaiger finale, Akarenger was voiced by Tomokazu Seki (関 智一), a voice actor who had various roles in Gokaiger and is known for voicing older characters in place of their original actors, such as Kamen Riders and Sentai heroes. Tomokazu Seki voiced Akarenger again the next year in Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (Akarenger's last appearance before Ninninger).

As Akarenger, he had two suit actors. The first was Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男) from episodes 1 to 60, who would go onto be the suit actor for every Sentai Red up to Red Hawk (excluding Spade Ace), and the second was Kenji Ohba (大葉 健二) from episodes 61-84, who would go onto play Shiro Akebono/Battle Kenya in Battle Fever J, Daigorou Oume/DenziBlue in Denshi Sentai Denziman, and Retsu Ichijouji/Space Sheriff Gavan in Uchuu Keiji Gavan. Kazuo Niibori once again served as Akarenger's suit actor in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

Shigeru Araki
The role of Akarenger almost went to the late Shigeru Araki, who would play Shigeru Jo, the titular hero of Kamen Rider Stronger. Araki was originally given the offer of either playing Stronger or Akarenger, Stronger and Gorenger having been in development as the major Toei Tokusatsu productions of 1975. Araki ultimately went with Stronger due to the established nature of the Kamen Rider franchise at the time.

Musical Themes
Akarenger has one leitmotif, entitled "Akai Chikara Akarenger" (赤井チカラアカレンジャー).

In popular culture

 * There is a statue of Akarenger in front of the Ishinomori museum, which survived the Sendai Earthquake of 2011.
 * Similarly a statue of Akarenger's Kamen Rider counterpart,, in Ishinomaki in Miyagi, a city hit by the tsunami, still stood among the devastation.
 * In the Japanese Amino Supli C commercials, Akarenger is parodied as a Red Fat Ranger under the name Tashi-Boo means Body fat in Japanese. However, his costume design is very similar to original one except he exposed his fat stomach.

Recognition
Akarenger is featured as #48 in the 1986 archive compilation video .