Rio (理央) is the leader of the Confrontation Beast Hall, the youngest to lead the Confrontation Beast-Fist Akugata and Confrontation Beast Lion-Fist (臨獣ライオン拳 Rinjū Raionken) expert, able to assume the fighting form called Black Lion Rio (黒獅子リオ Kurojishi Rio), donning black and gold armor made of his own Confrontation Ki. He later came to fight alongside and identify with the Gekirangers. His mecha is RinLion. His Power Rangers: Jungle Fury counterpart is Jarrod, the Black Lion Warrior.