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Yeah, I saw a bit of that during Linkara's Ninja Storm review. Of course, he didn't show the epic bits, just every...single...Ranger (For lack of a better term) together. That was impressive even WITHOUT all of them fighting together.

Shadowman wrote:Yeah, I saw a bit of that during Linkara's Ninja Storm review. Of course, he didn't show the epic bits, just every...single...Ranger (For lack of a better term) together. That was impressive even WITHOUT all of them fighting together.

I just go with "Sentai Warrior".

Though, I've seen other vids like this one that are previews for something, but they include the five Gokaigers in the front of the army (in this video, the five Goseigers are at the front). So, this series could feature another all out battle with everyone a second time.

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Shadowman wrote:

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sdknight76 wrote:I mean, if it WAS canon, then the Time Force rangers should've done something about Venjix so that RPM's post-apocalyptic world would not happen.

Not unless it takes place before the year 3000. Like in a post-SPD, pre-Time Force era. After all, from what we saw of Millennium City in the year 3000, the outsides of the city looked a lot like wastelands, like those seen in RPM.

The wastelands in RPM were caused by Venjix's nuclear (?) attack, and at the end of the series, it was shown that the damage was coming undone and life was returning.

Well, maybe there were a few parts that didn't heal. The world is a big place, and global damage that severe is difficult to undo 100%.

Totally, all of this makes sense. I really believe that RPM takes place before Time Force though. Just like in the Terminator movies (the former producer of RPM was probably influenced by the story), the humans send people back in time to prevent the young John Connor from being killed from terminators from the future. However, maybe Time Force chose not to mess with that part of history because if they helped destroy Venjix, it would cause Time Force to not exist in the future at all. Another reason why they don't stop Venjix, is probably because of their policy. SPD only went back in time to chase Gruum. Time Force only went back in time to chase Ransik & again for the Wild Force team-up of course. And humans send someone back in time to chase Terminators. Now I see, they only use time-traveling technology to go after their current enemies. They will not change other parts of history unless they have to chase someone from their time because they have to. Their goal is to preserve and leave history the way it is. Otherwise, so many things would change drastically if they don't take action & stop them as best they can.

Okay, having finally caught up with the episodes that have aired thus far, here's a few comments:

Episode 6 -

Deker has become my official reason for watching this show. His formal debut has piqued my interest in the guy.

Episode 7 -

Ricardo Medina Jr., who played Cole in Wild Force, both voices Deker and portrays his human form.

Also, it is mentioned that Xandred was defeated by a previous Samurai Red Ranger. I guess that these Ranger powers have been used a few times before. Let's see the canon tackle that one in regard to past series.

Episode 8 -

I would so pay money to see Bulk perform a complete play of DDR (instead of the brief moment we see here). Though, I'm still not used to seeing him bald (I starting to kinda miss his ponytail ).

I also kinda hoped that Spike (and Bulk) would have found out (or at least would have come closer to finding out) the Rangers' identities, since Bulk and Skull spent so long wanting to find out their identities and never once got the chance to become fully fledged Secret Keeper allies to the Rangers. I'd think that Bulk especially would deserve such an honor, considering how much his character developed from high school bully to hero (he and Skull led the charge of civilians in the final fight of "Countdown to Destruction"). Not to mention that he suffered under tyrannical dictatorship of Angel Grove High, where students can get detention just for failing an assignment even if their behavior is good.

Additionally, this episode shows a sequence of flashbacks to where the Jayden and Kevin had used their Symbol Power in civilian form in previous episodes. However, the first of these flashbacks shows shows an even not seen in any previously-aired episode (Jayden uses his symbol Power to manifest a horse). Could this be a scene from a possibly unaired episode set before the first one that aired?

I hope you guys can help me, I'm looking for a set of Shinken-Oh candy toys from Japan. I can't find them anywhere on Ebay or any of the imports sites. I've been buying a few Sentai kits here and there as I don't have space for the DX versions. Looking for Dekawing too by the by.

I'm about a week behind, but here's something from episode 9 (last week's episode) that I gotta comment on.

"My only desire is to find someone skilled enough to be my opponent. Someone worthy to clash against my sword, Uramasa... That was too easy. This isn't the battle I want. Robtish's Double Slash took too much out of you. Uramasa won't be satisfied unless you're at your peak. Next time, you will taste this slash... Now go. You'll need to be at full strength to even have a chance against me... Red Ranger, you will satisfy my hunger. You will give me the battle I have desired for centuries. So for now I leave you be. Until you are again at your best, then we will duel... I am Deker. Nothing more, nothing less."


Why isn't this guy around more often?! He has become the reason I watch this show!


EDIT: Just watched episode 10 and am now caught up. Turns out his human form isn't a disguise, but that he is actually half-human!

Also, Jayden's got some ominous-sounding secret that he and Mentor Ji are keeping from the others.

And, is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the term "Power Ranger" has never once been used in the show? Only the term "Samurai Ranger" or just "Ranger" have. Even Bulk uses the term "Samurai Ranger" instead of "Power Ranger" to refer to the Rangers, as though it the term "Power Ranger" was nonexistent in this show outside of the theme song.

Episode 11 just aired today and introduced Antonio, the Gold Ranger.

Four words: Worst. Sixth. Ranger. Ever.

I mean, this guy is just... lame. He lacks everything that was cool about all other past Sixth Rangers. He comes off as a this guy who thinks he's mega-cool and that everything he does is/has to be done in a "fantastic" way. He even describes how he's going to reveal himself to the other Rangers as his "big moment". And when the Rangers see that he looks kinda suspicious to them (before they find out who he is), he's all like, "No! You guys are going to ruin my big moment!"

Personality-wise, he's basically a direct rip off of the DC Comics' Booster Gold character, right down to his color scheme. All he lacks is his own version of Skeets and a desire to capture the media's attention. And, he keeps speaking in Spanish-esque slang terms like "Excellente!" Even Dustin from Ninja Storm was a little more dignified than this guy.

Sure, he's a great and awesome fighter (moving faster than the naked eye can see, as well as performing fighting techniques none thought possible), but that's to be expected of any Sixth Ranger. And because he's so good at these moves, it makes him come off as being even more of a Deus ex Machina than any of previous Sixth Ranger.


We also got to see his zord too. It's a squid. Regardless of them calling it an "Octozord", it's still a squid. They made the grade school mistake of calling a squid an octopus, when it's so obviously a squid.

However, I can say that I did find Antonio's Mega Mode to look cooler than that of the others. While their shields look more like rubber/plastic/spandex, his actually looks metallic (even if it isn't). It looks reminiscent to the original MMPR Green Ranger's Dragon Shield (the Sentai version, not the cloth shield from the U.S. footage).

But, despite all my disinterest in the guy, I'm sure he'll wind up growing on me like many of the others in the past have (even Gem and Gemma of RPM grew on me over time).


Though, there's something else of notice to point out. This episode had a short flashback to when Jayden and Antonio were kids, and both of their child actors kept their Down Under accents instead of trying out Amercian ones. This means that both Jayden and Antonio must have lost their accents as they grew up.

I don't know if we have a Super Sentai thread but I just found this clip of 34 Sentai teams teaming up.

I haven't watched Power Rangers since Zeo but this piques my interest. Plus hearing about Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle, the 35th anniversary movie sounds amazing.

OMG I love the 6th Samurai Ranger's megamode!! I bet Saban wanted it to be gold and black just like the 1st Gold Ranger from Zeo!

I just watched this... thing today.



MAJOR disappointment!

Sabrblade wrote:I just watched this... thing today.



MAJOR disappointment!

The series or the movie?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Isn't Gokaiger after Shinkenger and Gokaiger is the pirates?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Isn't Gokaiger after Shinkenger and Gokaiger is the pirates?

Goseiger is between the two.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Isn't Gokaiger after Shinkenger and Gokaiger is the pirates?

Goseiger is between the two.

Are you sure? I thought it goes Goseiger Shinkenger Gokaiger?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Isn't Gokaiger after Shinkenger and Gokaiger is the pirates?

Goseiger is between the two.

Are you sure? I thought it goes Goseiger Shinkenger Gokaiger?

If it did, we would have already gotten a Power Rangers adaptation of Goseiger. Saban (and formerly Disney) is contracted to skip no Sentai series for their Power Rangers adaptations. The reason we got MMPR 2010 was because Disney was too scared to adapt Shinkenger, yet Saban did so by making Samurai. So now, instead of being one year behind Super Sentai, we are now two years behind.

Sabrblade wrote:I just watched this... thing today.



MAJOR disappointment!

So they finally decide to do the crossover with RPM, and they only bring in Scott? Why? Scott wasn't even the interesting one!

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The series or the movie?

The movie. The series isn't over yet.

Is this the movie they used in Japan to introduce the Pirate Rangers?

That's two whole series away.

This "movie" (if you can really call it that ) took footage from both the Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger movie and the Shinkenger Fated War movie... and then put them together in a half-done job. Especially with ONLY RPM's Ranger Red appearing (and never demorphed) and NONE of the other RPM Rangers.

But that doesn't begin to describe how subpar this thing was pulled off.

Isn't Gokaiger after Shinkenger and Gokaiger is the pirates?

Goseiger is between the two.

Are you sure? I thought it goes Goseiger Shinkenger Gokaiger?

If it did, we would have already gotten a Power Rangers adaptation of Goseiger. Saban (and formerly Disney) is contracted to skip no Sentai series for their Power Rangers adaptations. The reason we got MMPR 2010 was because Disney was too scared to adapt Shinkenger, yet Saban did so by making Samurai. So now, instead of being one year behind Super Sentai, we are now two years behind.

You're right I just checked wikipedia. I'd hope we don't get Goseiger here. The candy toys were ok but the mecha's were off and the idea of headers didn't really float.

Shadowman wrote:So they finally decide to do the crossover with RPM, and they only bring in Scott? Why? Scott wasn't even the interesting one!

And that's not all.

• Scott never demorphed.
• His voice actor wasn't Eka Darville (unless "Tobias Reiss" was a pseudonym)
• Antonio's actor, Steven Skyler, was absent. Someone named "Jeremy Birchall" dubbed over his morphed scenes.
• The special was aired out of order, since there are power ups, zords, and characters in this movie that haven't been given proper introductions in the series yet, but are treated as though they've always been there.
• RPM was confirmed to be an alternate dimension (and maybe another planet to boot!) from the main Power Rangers continuity.
• None of the other RPM Rangers make any appearance, only references. Emily: "Scott, your team says hi."
• Scott acts like a royal jerk throughout a good amount of the movie.
• The Red Rangers race each other to fight the enemies, yet this race takes FOREVER to get through, padding out a good chuck of the movie. During which they both act like jerks to each other.
• Both Red Rangers take part in a plan to fool the enemies, when really this plan doesn't make a lick of sense and the REAL reason for it was to fool the audience instead.
• The editing of the footage from the two movies made the plot of this movie fell really forced and really disjointed. Once they defeat the main villain of this story (who's Sentai counterpart was the villain of the Vs. movie), there's suddenly another Big Bad they gotta beat (whose Sentai counterpart was the villain of the Fated War movie), as though his importance had been made known the whole time. Yet, IT WASN'T.
• During the whole Megazord fight, Scott and (Not-)Antonio spend their time trying to fix the engine of a (Symbol Power-created) car... in the middle of the battlefield.
• The method of which the (very small) RPM cast used to travel to "Earth" from their dimension and back was really lame, lazy, nonsensical, unexplained, and random.

And yet, in spite of all of this, the whole thing was somehow fun. Riddled with facepalms and nonsense, but still somehow kinda fun. I guess it helps that the action was good. But this was, by no means, up to par with such crossovers as "To the Tenth Power" and "Reinforcements from the Future".

Sabrblade wrote:

Shadowman wrote:So they finally decide to do the crossover with RPM, and they only bring in Scott? Why? Scott wasn't even the interesting one!

And that's not all.

• Scott never demorphed.
• His voice actor wasn't Eka Darville (unless "Tobias Reiss" was a pseudonym)
• Antonio's actor, Steven Skyler, was absent. Someone named "Jeremy Birchall" dubbed over his morphed scenes.
• The special was aired out of order, since there are power ups, zords, and characters in this movie that haven't been given proper introductions in the series yet, but are treated as though they've always been there.
• RPM was confirmed to be an alternate dimension (and maybe another planet to boot!) from the main Power Rangers continuity.
• None of the other RPM Rangers make any appearance, only references. Emily: "Scott, your team says hi."
• Scott acts like a royal jerk throughout a good amount of the movie.
• The Red Rangers race each other to fight the enemies, yet this race takes FOREVER to get through, padding out a good chuck of the movie. During which they both act like jerks to each other.
• Both Red Rangers take part in a plan to fool the enemies, when really this plan doesn't make a lick of sense and the REAL reason for it was to fool the audience instead.
• The editing of the footage from the two movies made the plot of this movie fell really forced and really disjointed. Once they defeat the main villain of this story (who's Sentai counterpart was the villain of the Vs. movie), there's suddenly another Big Bad they gotta beat (whose Sentai counterpart was the villain of the Fated War movie), as though his importance had been made known the whole time. Yet, IT WASN'T.
• During the whole Megazord fight, Scott and (Not-)Antonio spend their time trying to fix the engine of a (Symbol Power-created) car... in the middle of the battlefield.
• The method of which the (very small) RPM cast used to travel to "Earth" from their dimension and back was really lame, lazy, nonsensical, unexplained, and random.

And yet, in spite of all of this, the whole thing was somehow fun. Riddled with facepalms and nonsense, but still somehow kinda fun. I guess it helps that the action was good. But this was, by no means, up to par with such crossovers as "To the Tenth Power" and "Reinforcements from the Future".

Japan has it down to a science; have the Red Ranger of the new series show up in the finale of the old series as a set up.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Japan has it down to a science; have the Red Ranger of the new series show up in the finale of the old series as a set up.

Well, we're not Japan.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Japan has it down to a science; have the Red Ranger of the new series show up in the finale of the old series as a set up.

Well, we're not Japan.

Are you sure?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Japan has it down to a science; have the Red Ranger of the new series show up in the finale of the old series as a set up.

Well, we're not Japan.

Are you sure?

Hai, Oji-sama.

But seriously, Power Rangers is made in New Zealand (formerly Los Angeles).