Kairi Yano


Kairi Yano (夜野魁利 Yano Kairi) is the main protagonist of Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger. Being the Red Ranger of the Lupinrangers, he serves as the three member group's leader. Kairi uses the VS Changer to transform into Lupin Red (ルパンレッド RupanReddo). Kairi is portrayed by Asahi Itou (伊藤あさひ Itou Asahi). His suit actor for Lupin Red is portrayed by Kosuke Asai (浅井宏輔 Asai Kosuke).

History

In The Troublemaking Phantom Theif, Kairi and his members, Touma Yoimachi and Umika Hayami, arrived at the scene of a gambling place. They were there because a Gangler, Ruretta Gerou was found rampaging, and messing with people's luck.

They made their entrance through the window before landing on the floor. The Gangler demanded for the information on who they are, and they replied that they are the thieves that everyone was looking for. They then transformed into their Sentai forms. Kairi went to fight the Gangler, and later the team managed to tackle him enough, and open him, to take out the piece of the Lupin Collection. Suddenly, the Keisatsu Sentai broke in, and told them to put their actions to a halt. They then shot them, and transformed. Kairi and his members used their hang gliders and made their great escape.

Later, Kairi was sitting on a bench oppositing Keiichiro Asaka. He gave him a warning, that if he throw his garbage from the distance he is from, he'll definitely miss. The man didn't listen and threw it, and his warning was right. It fell next to the garbage can.

After Keiichir picked up his litter, Kairi left while saying "Adieu". Kairi later was with Kogure, talking about the Lupin Collection in a moving van. Kairi asked how much more they need to collect, slowly making his hand way to touch the collection, before Kogure instantly lifted the collection away from reach.

Later, he went out and went to the cafe that his friends are located at. He looked around the place, and see it's full of customers. He started pushing out the customers, with Touma's assistance and Umika is surprised and asks why are they scaring the customers away, until she got the idea. They gathered at a spot and discussed about the next Gangler, and told that Garatt Nargo is rampaging somewhere.

Sooner or later, they found the Gangler, and fought. Suddenly, the Gangler grabbed his two partners, and he asks Kairi whether he will die with them like buddies or coward away and gets crushed, before knocking down their hats and masks. Kairi then lowers his mask and says he will die with them, because he has a promise, and the Gangler shoots him, which he easily dodges. He then shoots the top of the Gangler causing a lot of rocks to topple over.

The Gangler calls Kairi and idiot, due to him also crushing his friends! Kairi then explains about the promise, and the fact that he doesn't think his friends are that soft to be crush by boulders like that. His partners broke out from underground and explains the story, before transforming by side with Kairi. After their role calls were finished, they started fighting the Gangler.

They got knocked out of the building, and defeated him until he's done. Kairi then prepares to take the Lupin collection from him, before the Keisatsu Ranger had to butt in... They transformed and started fighting.

In International Police, Chase After Them, they started having a rough battle against both rangers. While fighting, the Gangler didn't know what's happening, but he thanked them and took the opportunity to bail.

Later, Kairi was watching in a crowd and saw Keiichiro, who explained about a promise of taking down the Gangler. Kairi felt a pity for the guy. Later when they were alerted where the Garatt Gangler was, they headed to the location. When they arrived, they beat it until it was in a state of defeat. They took out the Lupin Collection, just in time. The Keisatsu Rangers has arrived!They wanted to defeat the monster. At first, the Lupinrangers didn't let them have a chance, until Keiichiro told himself about the promise again, strikingly reminding Kairi of a memory and lost his motivation to fight. He then swung away with his gripping hook, and his friends eventually does the same.

Touma started scolding Kairi, and Kairi replied that they got what they wanted and to let the Patrangers handle this battle. They watched them until they became Patren Ugou. They had a laugh. Suddenly, the monster became huge after revival, and they though to join in. GoodStriker was somewhat in a good mood and went on their side, and so they became a huge mecha! They started fighting alongside with the Patrangers, and together defeated it.

After the fight was over, they went away, and back to their cafe. There, they were looking at their stuff, before the door was shaken. Kairi watches Umika go to the door and greet the new customers. All of them in surprise, saw Keiichiro, Sakuya Hikawa and Tsukasa Myoujin. Do they know their identities?

In Take Them Back No Matter What, they found out that the Police Force who visited their cafe doesn't know that they were the Lupinrangers. What a relief! Kairi asked for their orders, and as they thought for a response, Touma wanted to steal their VS Changers, which Kairi successfully stopped him from.

The police patrol were all unaware of their identities, which came to a relief. Before the police could order, they were suddenly dragged away by a message from the Tactical Unit. When they left the building, Kairi reassured them that they no need to come back. As all this happened, Kogure mysteriously disappeared.

After they left, he reappeared and they returned the Allume-Moi to him. Kogure then gave them their next target, which was Namero Bacho. So they set off.

Later, a Gangler was located, a snail like Gangler. They went off to find it, which they did. They had  a thought to scoop out the Lupin Collection before the Kesatsu Sentai shows up, but they were too slow. But they were able to beat it up a bit, before it got away. The Lupinrangers themselves flee the scene, leaving Sakuya stuck there.

Moments after they managed to relocate where it was, the situation became sticky for the Keisatsu Sentai, which brings the advantage for the Lupinrangers. Touma, still feeling depressed and guilty for his girlfriend, was neatly convinced by Kairi that they were doing this because it was a promise.

During the battle, Goodstriker offered them for help, and so they used it. What a surprise! Instead of combining into one, like Patren Ugou, they cloned him into three!

They started fighting like that, until the Gangler was defeated. Goche heard the news and went there, and there they fused to their Kaiser. Now, the Gangler and the Lupinrangers are huge, so they fought. While fighting, they accidentally break the top half of the statue for Dogranio.

After the battle was over, they returned back to the cafe. Surprisingly, the Tactical Unit has returned, wanting to eat again. They still don't know their identities.

In Unacceptable Relationship,

Personality

Kairi's catchphrase is "You've been warned", to forecast his prediction on what's gonna happen which always turns out right, and before he battles. Every time Kairi leaves the destination, such as when he bails a battle, he will say "Adieu". Kairi has a chill personality, and a keen motive to keep his promise to unfreeze his older brother, Shori Yano.

He and his team members also don't protect each other, because they all have independent minds. He also has a cool and straight personality, and shows pity for other people, such as Keiichiro, and let him have his opportunity to fulfill his promise.

Forms

Lupin Red

Kairi can transform into Lupin Red by using the VS Changer. In this form, he has a red top-hat like mask, over his red and white head. He has a white mouth piece.

On his neck is white, and his shoulders whole a neck-to-knee long cape, in the colors of red and black on the outside, white on the inside. He has a red bodysuit, with a black stripe in the middle that ends at his hips. His legs are all black.

At his left side of his chest is a grey badge. At his hands have to black stripes, and his feet are fully black, except for two red stripes. He wears a belt with a black strap and a grey buckle.

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