I DO APOLOGIZE BUT DUE TO LIMITED FUNDS ON MY PART, THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY.

WooHoo! Who can believe that we would make it to our Third Birthday?!
To celebrate my little achievement I propose a contest!

Here’s What To Do:
Our 3rd Year online has brought a very important ally to the site and his name is Deer Zord!
Get Creative, send me Art, Videos, Graphic Art, Comics, ANYTHING dedicated to the Deer Zord. Obviously the most creative entries will win!
I am more looking for something visual so no FanFiction or such. I will accept a song if it is Original and has some sort of visual aspect!
Show the Deer Zord how awesome he is! Use your toys, use your colored pencils or use your imaging skills!
Do Something IMAGINATIVE! There are many Prizes to win!

Rules:
You MUST be a USA Resident, The Entry MUST be related to the Deer Zord (if an entry is received dedicated to the Pink Ranger, it will be discarded), ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 2 AT 12:01AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
(if you don’t how that relates to you, google it.)
Send all entries to: Morphinlegacy@gmail.com

Here’s What You Can Win!

Grand Prize: Red Ranger Key Set 1 & Morphin’ Legacy Tee

Prize Package Includes (Japanese) Red Ranger Keys: GokaiRed, GoseiRed, ShinkenRed and GoOnRed (from Super Megaforce, Megaforce, Samurai and RPM) (*all keys will only work with Japanese Mobirates and not any US toy that will be released in the future.)
AND your very own Morphin’ Legacy Tee-Shirt!

Second Prize: Rare Ranger Card Set of 6

Prize Package Includes Rare Cards from Power Rangers Action Card Game Sets 1 & 2!
Red Armored Ranger, White Ranger, Master Xandred, Red Dragon Fire Mystic Force Ranger, Gigazord & Battlewing Megazord!
(*all cards are foil)

Third Prize:  Red Ranger Key Set 2

Prize Package Includes a (Japanese) Red Ranger Key Set of HurricaneRed, AbareRed, DekaRed & Spade Ace (from Ninja Storm, Duno Thunder, SPD and JAKQ!) (*all keys will only work with Japanese Mobirates and not any US toy that will be released in the future.)

Fourth Prize: UnCommon Ranger Card Set of 7

Prize Package Includes Rare Cards from Power Rangers Action Card Game Sets 1 & 2!
Samurai Megazord, Tiger Drill Megazord, Swordfish Fencer Megazord, Titan Megazord, High Octane Megazord, Valvemax Megazord, Delta Squad Megazord
(*all cards are foil)

So send in all you’re entries! As I said:
You MUST be a USA Resident, The Entry MUST be related to the Deer Zord (if an entry is received dedicated to the Pink Ranger, it will be discarded), ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 2 AT 12:01AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
(if you don’t how that relates to you, google it.)
Send all entries to: Morphinlegacy@gmail.com

I DO APOLOGIZE BUT DUE TO LIMITED FUNDS ON MY PART, THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY.

Good Luck!

Coming this fall exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS: Power Rangers Megaforce! Check out the official box-art below, and click on the image to pre-order it on Amazon!

Official Box-art.

“Unlock your inner Megaforce! For as long as evil has threatened the Earth, there have been teams of Power Rangers sworn to protect it. The Power Rangers Megaforce are the planet’s newest defenders. For the first time, experience the next chapter in the Power Rangers legacy in 3-D! Plus power up your rangers with the all-new card scanning feature! Go, Go Megaforce!”

So, let’s go through all of the basic functions and abilities of the game! The primary controls are mostly the same—A is for Attack and B is for jump. New controls, however, include Y to use the Mega Blaster and X to morph into Ultra Mode! Gameplay is similar to that of the Samurai DS game, as to where it is a single-player side-scroller. Loogies will appear at random for you to defeat. The number of Loogies you defeat will be counted on the bottom-right screen. This feature was also included in the Samurai DS game. Once you get through the levels, you face a final boss, and then a Megazord round, much like all of the other Power Rangers games we’ve seen on other platforms.

One of the new additions that this game has to offer is the use of the 3DS camera! The player will be able to align the camera to take a picture and morph into their favorite Megaforce Power Ranger! Additionally, you will be able to switch between characters during the levels themselves! Also, throughout the levels, you will be able to collect cameras and television boxes to unlock screenshots and clips from the show!

Honestly, though, one of the coolest additions this game can offer is supporting the ACG cards! Before starting a level, you can scan cards to give the Rangers a special boost or attack, which will last for a set duration (x amount of days). Each card will have a unique power-up!

As for Robo Knight, he will be unlocked later in the game, much like Antonio in the Samurai DS-platform game.

Exclusive screenshots, courtesy of RangerCrew.

Personally, I have to say that I am really excited to see this release! Granted the Samurai DS game was a let-down, but all of the information thus far seems pretty promising! The release date given is “Fall 2013,” although online retailers have pre-orders set to ship on November 30th. Keep in mind the date is always subject to change. And don’t forget to check out the full article on RangerCrew’s Blog for more information!

What do you think of the new game + MEGA features? Plan on adding it to your collection?

Universe of Hope, the 3rd Set in the Power Rangers Action Card Game, will be released in July and features cards from Power Rangers Zeo, Time Force, Dino Thunder, Wild Force, and Jungle Fury!
Here are some newer cards as uploaded currently to the posting of this article.
Below are some of the cards revealed via the Power Ranges ACG Facebook (quotes taken from there)

With the power of the Zeo crystal, the Red Zeo Ranger becomes more and more of a threat as time goes on!

Check out the terrifying and utterly epic Lord Zedd!

Double the Ability Symbol, same great Ranger card! And perhaps a hint of what’s to come in the future?

There’s a light in the distance and it’s Conner – Red Dino Thunder Ranger! Protector of the right!

Win with the Tyrannozord and you’ll have the chance to play it again next turn from your Discard Area!

Dr. Oliver has a PhD in paleontology, an honorary degree in defending the earth, & a minor in stopping evil!

Tommy’s Brachiozord provides the Dino Thunder Rangers the support they need to take down Mesogog!

Lightspeed Rescue is here so have no fear!

It’s time to make some noise for the Red Ninja Storm Ranger, his effect makes Bonus Damage a breeze!

With the power of water, Tori surges forth to defend her allies!

During Episode 10 of the GRID we revealed a contest that would reward the winner with prizes from each of the GRID hosts!
We asked the entrants to send us a fan made submission such as an essay, video, piece of art or bake us a cake!
We had a few great ones and among those we picked a winner!
Today we announce the champion!

Winner!
Congratulations to Michael Ellis aka (TheRedRanger95) @TheRedRanger95
Who submitted some truly awesome videos of us including “Sh*t the GRID Hosts Say” and “The GRID Rap!”
When the hosts saw and listened to these amazing pieces of work dedicated to us it was clear that he was the winner!
Congrats Michael and I hope you enjoy your prizes!

Video #1: ”Sh*t the GRID Hosts Say”

Video #2: “The GRID Rap”

2nd Place

Austin Anderson aka MentoMonster
Twitter: @MentoMonster @OnceARanger
Tumblr: http://powerrangers20.tumblr.com/
Austin wrote and created a very awesome graphic comic in which three of the hosts are Rangers and two are from the evil Saban Empire!

All of the hosts fell in love with his comic and felt he deserved recognition!
Here is a small sample of the comic and a link below to download the Comic File!

Download Here: Mighty Morphin Power Grangers – Comic

Honorable Mentions go to Ryan aka “Boom” 

Here is Ryan’s Awesome Ranger Dedicated Video

“There is a war coming, and the Silver Guardians can only do so much.” ~ General E.A. Collins

I’m going to start this article with a brief recap of my previous rant: Saban is letting us down on the 20^th anniversary season of Power Rangers because they like money and ratings more than actual, progressive content. We shouldn’t give up hope that 90% of the former Power Rangers are not returning in some way, but rather consider them allies as they are re-injected into Saban’s filming process. They must be considered able to stand up for the fans when not even the Power Force can (who said that?).

However, this article is about the most powerful allies of the fandom: creative fans. I’ve given an overview on independent tokusatsu before and I constantly plead with those of us within the tokusatsu community to support them and help them and, by God, create their own if they have enough ideas to meld together. There are a little more than a handful of these shows out there, and all of them are worth finding, specifically catered those of you who read these kinds of articles about the little specificities of the genre. These shows (Battle Hero Absolute, Gun Caliber, Exo Hero Exceed, France Five, the MMPR fan series, Supernova Cyber Knights, Task Force Operator) are made by fans just like you and me who decided to take their vision of the genre to the next level when their shows did not.

That brings us to the MMPR fan project. This is possibly the most ambitious independent tokusatsu project being worked on to date; recently, they held a fundraiser on kickstarter.com to raise money for the last few things required to get started on creating actual footage. The group asked for $18,500, which is more money than has been known to be spent on any independent tokusatsu project ever made, possibly besides France Five and Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon. Here are the statistics: they were fully funded in 9 days, and currently, nearly 3 weeks later, they are sitting on $28,000 of donated money from 283 funders. And they still have a month left. This is clearly a big deal.

IT’S A BIG DEAL

Clearly, people believe in this project. They’ve proven to be properly catering to what fans know and love about the franchise, and the conceptual materials are extremely rewarding to those of us who have always wanted a dark, unhomely, maturity-supercharged version of Power Rangers. Heck, they haven’t even released any legitimate content yet! The people at CodeBreaker Productions have earned $28,000 in the time it takes to win a war in Canada with nothing but around 4 minutes of actual footage, concept art of suits and morphers, and direct contact with fans and media. In contrast, Jay Huerto of Jabronie Pictures asked for $4,000 on Kickstarter to finish season one of Battle Hero Absolute with 2 years and 10 episodes of the show to his name, not to mention all of the non-Battle Hero work he’s poured over for the last 10 years. He made it, and in fact made $5,000 by the end of it, but just barely.

I suppose we should go back and learn a little bit more about MMPR. Initially, I thought it was a hardcore revamp of the original series with some more sensible ideas and concepts used in place of things like the abandoned warehouse district. This is not so. Let’s read through the official synopsis, as found on their facebook page (with minor grammatical editing):

“The Power Rangers have vanished. Lord Zedd, their greatest enemy, has been defeated. The world is saved. Tommy Oliver, no longer the White Ranger, is in exile; running…hiding…waiting…for evil to find him again.

The world has moved on. Now, 20 years later, Lord Zedd has returned – stronger, faster and nastier. Slowly regaining his powers and at the helm of a new army, he is looking for revenge against Tommy.

Haunted by his past and having given up on fighting for the world, Tommy is tracked down by Zedd and his minions. But with the help of a mysterious woman, they discover that Zedd is looking for more than revenge…much more.

Now, to stop the forces of evil, Tommy and this mysterious woman seek help in stopping Zedd : an underground street fighter looking to do battle with anyone and everyone, twin sisters as different as night and day….and a police officer who’s no stranger to villains.

Together, Tommy and his new team are all that stands between Zedd and the end of the world. Will they triumph, or will Zedd finally destroy his greatest threat once and for all?

Reformed, repowered, the POWER RANGERS are back.”

It’s absolutely beautiful.

The MMPR team is undoubtedly looking to add to the original continuity with some grown-up, Dark Knight-esque flair that is sure to blow some socks off if we offer them the chance. Old school Ranger lore is a precious timeline that must be treated carefully; some fans see the new approach with the use of the original story as a recipe for disaster that will lead to no one being happy. Some of the more major issues can also be seen with the new suit and morpher design, which has received intense feedback from more traditional fans that do not wish for a change. There has been an equal amount of hate and love for the content that has been released by the MMPR team, and it has no signs of falling anywhere inbetween. I’m here to tell you why you should be excited and what the MMPR project holds for the Power Rangers fandom.

First, let’s review why people are excited in the firstplace with such little content to their names. In the philosophical realm of things, we, as humans, are drawn to tales of heroes early on in our lives, and always have been as long as we have been civilized and domesticated. From the stories told of sailors before Jesus’ birth about mighty catches and devastating battles to the tales that hunters brought back of slain bears and tigers, to the accounts of warriors at Agincourt and Acre and the campaigns of Achilles at Troy and David at the forest of Ephraim, we have listened and retold in our own ways. Why have we done this? Why does the story not stop at the telling to the individual, to the ‘you’? It’s interesting, you had your experience whilst listening, what is left? Some would say to encourage others and to spread the word of a mighty deed or the return of fertility and goodness to the land, to ensure the legend does not die. This can be a universal truth and primary reasoning behind the thousands of years of retelling of countless stories and deeds and whatnots that entertain and astound us.

I’m not making an argument against the above reason, as it’s probably more true than the next reason I’m going to use. I believe that we, as humans, recognize subconsciously that the memory of something, whether it be a heroic tale or a deceased family member or a feeling brought on by an old toy, allows the thing that can be recognized as gone or in the past to live on. So long as we remember and honor the ideas of the heroes that are no longer with us, their legacy will ensure that the characters and the stories told to us will never die. Specifically, the Power Rangers legacy itself is cemented within the fandom that I write these articles for and in the biennial Power Morphicon, which will be held for the fourth time in August 2014. Even as the Power Rangers show continues on through the years, evolving past Jason Scott and Tommy Oliver and Trakeena and Ms. Fairweather-Rawlings and Eric Myers and even Zordon, we need some confirmation that the story does not end and feel entitled to homage or a general continuation that allows the legacy to live on.

With that out of the way, we have to realize that the creative team at CodeBreaker Productions is made up of fans of the original series that just like us. These are men and women that grew up with the show that are attempting to revisit the concepts of the show that they loved so much in a relatively unvisited perspective of being a grown-up. I say ‘relatively’ to honor the predecessors of Battle Hero, France Five, Gun Caliber, and the other indie toku groups that have made a name for themselves, all inspired by the Power Rangers and Sentai (and heavier concepts from the Kamen Rider franchise) in an independent setting. However, the Power Rangers themselves have never been subjected to the same revisionist treatment by independent artists with a vision of an upgraded tokusatsu hero, and as long as it remains a children’s market, Power Rangers will never be seen in such a light. As I said earlier, the creative fans remain the greatest hope for the aging fans, and once the Megaforce generation grows up, they will have this MMPR project to fall back on for further entertainment and, hopefully, to provide inspiration for further independent ventures.

The primary function that we should all be excited for, however, comes back to the fact that the original story lives on in the primary storytelling. The effects of what happened in the original story is going to be the world that this new story occurs in. No more random location changes to Turtle Cove or Mariner Bay or any other city that’s totally not Los Angeles and societies that are newly accepting their own local team of Power Rangers on their very streets and in their own abandoned warehouse districts. Ladies and gentlemen, MMPR is set in an Angel Grove where the Power Rangers have faded into history after claiming victory; it can be implied that this is an Angel Grove where not only the Mighty Morphin’ team is in the books, but the dozens of other Rangers all have a place in this world, as suggested by the presence of Silver Guardian commander E.A. Collins. If we are to believe that all the stories are being thrown into a continuity blender and poured over the new concepts from the people at CodeBreaker, this should be more fan service than has been offered in years.

By the way, this happened.

To retain my original statement on the psychology of how heroes live on, this will undoubtedly serve to confirm that our heroes have not completely faded away and are still active, alive, and affected by the things going on within the new continuity. The characters are already established as living, breathing people that grow and change to those of us who grew up with the show, and this is an opportunity that all of us should accept and encourage. If you had to choose, would you prefer a Super Megaforce episode where Tommy’s son appears in the White MMPR suit, or see a new MMPR story arc where Tommy appears to wear an upgraded White MMPR suit? Both are feasible continuity progressions, but most would say that the indirect interaction is less satisfying than the direct interaction with the character.

My next point, which is a key component to my argument that MMPR is a big deal, is the fact that Jessica Rey, who played Alyssa Enrile (Wild Force White), said via twitter she’d be willing to show up in the MMPR project. In fact, the MMPR project has received blessings from Jason Faunt (Time Force Red) and even hired Ron Wasserman to score the footage, and more importantly, got Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd) and David Fielding (Zordon) to reprise their roles.

Everyone who has hate against this project so far cannot have any possible grounds to doubt the project. Look at the facts: total strangers gave them $28,000. The most revered PR mentor and villain are coming back voiced by the original actors. Other Power Rangers alumni support it and are willing to perform in it. Why are people so vocally against the project thus far? Let’s collect the main issues, gathered from what I’ve observed in comments and conversation, and lain out here for review:

The General Surge Of Originality
The inclusion of several original characters that the fans are not familiar with has left many fans with a bad taste in their mouth. From detectives that are not Lt. Stone to a fresh new team of Rangers that don’t include any MMPR cast members (so far) to the mystery and discomfort surrounding the new story, many fans are just that: uncomfortable. It’s a scary new venture into a story that many fans hold sacred, and I believe many don’t like the new concepts and characters because, subconsciously, we are afraid it will not be up to snuff with our vision of what a ’20 years later’ should look like. This is the most understandable argument, and it is the base for most of the issues fans have; though we may not be courageous enough to admit it, none of us want to see Tommy portrayed wrongly by a non-Jason David Frank actor, or put into a situation we don’t feel he should be involved with. The natural flow and progression of the story and the characters is what we will be looking at when the Rangers aren’t in the suits, and to deny and pervert the characters we’ve loved for so many years is the ultimate sin against the fandom, whether in an official or unofficial capacity.

The New Morpher
About 50% of fans cannot stand the fact that there is a new morpher design and a new suit design. Apparently, the concept art is so maddeningly different from the retro designs that some want nothing to do with MMPR from here on out. The morpher itself seems to be a combination of the ‘greave’ section of the classic MMPR glove that goes around the wrist and forearm, made to look very technological and advanced, combined with the Ranger’s respective power coin. Not much has been found wrong with the suits themselves, but the morpher, going against the classic Dino Buckler-knockoff, has effectively left many fans to expect that other basic elements to the MMPR universe will also be scrapped without meaning. Those guys at CodeBreaker Productions are surely evil assholes!

The Gender Benders
The fact that the new Blue Ranger has been written and cast as a female has made several fans upset. It goes against the foundation we have established in the original MMPR team. This also means there will be more females than males on the core team, which is not being received well by several male fans. It is disappointing that the fandom, in this day and age, cannot accept such a notion without making their discourse public. As above, this is a matter of the old ideas we first loved clashing with the new ideas that must, in some respect, stand alone; if you are one of those guys who can’t handle a female blue MMPR Ranger, please remember that the character herself will be a key member of the storyline and an indirect team leader that will have a BIG part to play in the revisit of the story. Give her a chance and you will see that her place and the necessity of her place as Blue is not a random choice, but most likely pertinent to a bigger story that will dazzle us all.

Acting
There is another group that has panned the acting in the recently-released mini-episode, where General Collins of the Silver Guardians discusses the need for progress in the search for Zordon with Dr. Clark Maxwell of the mysterious PROJECT_RANGER. Although reception has been generally favorable, many found the acting itself to be just a shade under what has been promised; according to a more fevered reviewer, the moment when General Collins knocks the clipboard from Dr. Maxwell’s hands appears unnatural and doesn’t completely flow within the context of the scene leading up to the act. There are also those who believe that certain lines of dialogue are made too intense to the point of cheese and, in some respects, exploding within a scene that does not demand such delivery. Excluding a minor audio flaw that left some lines nearly unhearable and the strange setting of the scene, no other issues have been brought up.

This is the worst of the project that I can currently find, and all of it is easily fixable with either a few more rehearsal notes or a kick in the pants. I’ve tried to flesh these issues out as much as I can and I have to say that I am still highly optimistic about the MMPR project, and I still believe the Power Rangers fandom should be, too. Let’s review my final big point, which everyone should really pay attention to and let fester on your minds:

Prepare thy anus.

The people at MMPR are literally in direct contact with fans, as I mentioned before. They respond to just about everyone who contacts them on facebook, twitter, and I’d assume email. They are LISTENING to us, and as a result of our involvement, the planned White Ranger was changed back to a Green Ranger, as confirmed on Morphicon4Ever’s interview with the director and producer. They have made a shit-load of money with practically nothing. Former Power Rangers actors know about it and want to act in it. If we continue to support MMPR and get the word out, what’s to stop the greatest aspirations for it to come true?

Let me preface by saying that there is support coming to this project from all over the world from Power Rangers fans and non-fans alike. We all had a moment of truth at some point in the show’s run to either let it go or continue watching and claim fan status; many who dropped out early became fully average members of society that never came back to the franchise they once loved. MMPR is piquing the interest of those forgotten audience members who are now interested in seeing a long-gone storyline continue within the context of their adult perspective; the ability to be taken seriously is a major factor and will certainly be a challenge leading up through its release. When MMPR is released and begins getting traction both within the PR fandom and the independent film community, it will have more options and opportunities available to them. If enough people support the releases on YouTube and they happen to get more popular, viral even, what WILL the options be for the guys at CodeBreaker?

Should their ego stay tamed and the interest remains steady, we can easily see a Power Rangers reunion that was once implied by Saban. What is stopping Jessica Rey from flying to New York for a day to film a quick scene of an aging Bulkmeier picking up his nephew from school? Why shouldn’t Jason Faunt and/or Daniel Southworth return as Silver Guardian advisors? The possibilities are much more plausible with this new production directly linked to the Power Rangers continuity on the same continent as most of the actors that we wish to see return. What is really stopping Jason David Frank from reprising his role as Tommy? Why shouldn’t Walter Jones and David Yost play Zack and Billy in a production run by fans that cherish their place in the story? How likely can it be, if the MMPR project gains enough momentum, to see a full-fledged Saban-era team-up with the new team of Indie Rangers in a project run by Saban-era fans, made for Saban-era fans?

The idea is entirely plausible. With the legions of cosplayers wearing show-correct uniforms and props, often made by other fans, it’s entirely a possibility to pull practically any former Ranger, actor and uniform and props alike, right out of thin air with a single request via facebook. Maybe some polls are in order: which PR alumni would you want to see, with or without morpher, in the MMPR indie project? Either way, to come back to the quote I used, I can see a major rift coming within the PR fandom over the future of this project, and us writers can only do so much to help advise and provide opinion on such matters. I’ve given you everything I know on it; it’s now up to you.

I literally have nothing else to give. I’ll send you my shoes if that’s what it takes to support MMPR.

We have an exclusive interview with the crew of MMPR coming up soon, and in early July, I will be visiting New York City to hang out with them and learn more about it all, and probably have some other exclusive pre-production updates for MorphinLegacy.com around that time.

Until next time, be courageous and press on regardless.

QC by thebubbledragon

(Take this article from more of a Power Ranger standpoint than anything, many of these changes had been done in previous Sentai seasons)

This is Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, the current Sentai in Japan, first thing that you notice is that there is no Yellow Ranger and the second is their suit and helmet design. With luck, we will see this as Power Rangers in 2016. Let’s hope luck is on our side. The point of this article is to point out the differences and revolutionary changes in suits and helmets that have come to pass from Mighty Morphin to “Power Rangers Go-Busters“

Differentials in Visors
Mighty Morphin and the Alien Rangers (save for one thing discussed later) did not offer many aesthetic changes to the Ranger ideal of suit designs. The Alien Rangers had a new motif for their helmets and moved away from animals but they still kept the general idea of the helmet and suit design.
The most intrinsic change came from Zeo when the Rangers changed their helmets in an interesting way! For the first time the helmet visors were changed to shapes. A Circle, Two Horizontal Lines, A Triangle, A Rectangle and A Star adorn their new powered up helmets which was a vast change from MMPR to Zeo! We will see more intrinsic changes like this to the helmets in later generations.

Light Source in Helmets
Although this was slightly present in the Mighty Morphin Movie, which is not canon to the show, I can discuss this here as a Turbo innovation.
The Turbo helmets allowed the Rangers to light a dark area surrounding them which had never been done previously in Power Rangers.
Their helmets, based off of the grills of cars and trucks did not offer much an in innovation after Zeo. Both are essentially shapes as well.

Imaging in Helmets
Power Rangers in Space had an interesting addition to new aesthetic changes! This change actually added electronic images into the Rangers’ helmets themselves! From A cellphone, a satellite, a PC and Wide Screen TV these light ups were never mentioned in Power Rangers but seemed to be somehow important in Megaranger. Either way, this change was the first electronic addition to Ranger helmets.

Retractable Visor
Lost Galaxy followed the same formula as MMPR and had animal motifs as their design for helmets and suits. That changed with Lightspeed Rescue when not only did the suits change but their helmets added a new function to the Ranger helmets. Before, a Ranger had to take off his or her helmet  to show expression but for the first time ever in Lightspeed  Rescue we got a retracting visor in the Rangers’ helmets! This would be carried over later into Ninja Storm but this was first seen here in the original 5, and later Titanium, Lightspeed Rangers! This gave the ability to the  Rangers to keep their helmets on and carry an even more emotional interaction with the camera.

First Original US Made Ranger Suit and Helmet
Lightspeed Rescue also brought us our first original US Exclusive Power Ranger with the Titanium Ranger!
The helmet followed the same basic style of the original GoGoV Helmet design but the suit was vastly different from the other 5 Rangers.
To me, I feel the designers took lessons from MMPR Green/White, Zeo Gold and In Space Silver and used the idea that the suit should be similar but have some sort of flash that makes the 6th Ranger stand apart. This design is greatly loved by me and many others.

Colorful Motion Light
During Time Force we got another small update to the electronic helmet revolution! When the Rangers would morph, utilize weapons and etc their helmets would light up and emit moving bolts of color!
This, again, was an intrinsic change to the helmet design based on its predecessor, In Space which was just a motionless image inside the helmet.
Another notable change to the helmets was the visor, which was a solid color instead of the normal dark color we had seen before.

Ranger Glove Claws
Wild Force added another interesting addition to a suit design with their Wild Claws!
We had never seen anything like this before and it was an interesting addition to the tier suits. While the suits and general helmets stay true to their animal theme we do get some kind of revolution to the suits!
I felt it stayed true to their theme of the season and gave Wild Force an interesting change to the previous tech themes.

Super Dino Spikes
Although it is a Super Mode addition the spikes that were added during Super Dino Mode are another of the intrinsic changes to the Ranger suits I have been talking about! The spikes seemed to serve no real purpose but were mostly for show and drama!

Ranger Wings
I have to say that the only change to the basic suits (before Super Mode) from Dino Thunder was the fact that the Yellow Ranger could fly via her Ptera Wings!

Random Silver Stripe Additions
I figured you knew I would talk about this, so let me just say this.
Dino Thunder, and essentially Disney, introduced us to a new style of Green MMPR Ranger helmet we had never seen before.
Not only did we get a real shield for the Green Ranger but we got a change that would ignite a discussion that would spark a thousand debates.
Which version do you like better? Silver stripe or no Original Helmet? Either way, this was an important change to the helmet and suit design!

Female Rangers with no skirts (even in Sentai)
Now, you must be saying “Hey! Trini, Aisha, Maya, Kelsey, Katie & Taylor didn’t have skirts!”
Well, that’s because they were Men in the Sentai version! However, in this version of Sentai, Dekaranger; the females did not have skirts at all!
Even Pink! Pink has ALWAYS had a skirt and for the first time she does not! (In Power Rangers anyways)
Mind Blown!
This series proved that you don’t need a skirt to be a Female Ranger, yet I have always loved the skirt addition to the Ranger suits this revolution to the suits definitely stands out!

Police Light Helmets
Not only did the SPD Rangers become too tough for skirts, but they also gained shining police lights within their helmets.
You may say that this is not original because Turbo did it years ago, but the police light is slightly different and important to these intrinsic changes to the Ranger suits! Let’s not forget the giant numbers on the suits which had also never been done before!

Capes, Capes and Mystical Shapes!
Mystic Force delivered a huge amount of change to the Ranger Universe and say what you want to about the show itself, it was always innovative!
For the first time ever, the Power Rangers had capes!
Then, Innovating on the shape and animal design we get our first Mystical Animal shape visor we had ever seen!

Non-Belted Suits
Jungle Fury was the first Power Rangers ever that had no belts and changed the aesthetic of the suit design!
Many fans did not like this design at first because it has gone against everything that Power Ranger suits had been about.
But to me, it look great and new to the suit design! The boot design is just as different but when you see it enough times, it grows on you!

Suit Jets
Continuing  with Jungle Fury, for the first time ever we got to see rockets and power ups inside of the actual Ranger suits that would help the Rangers fly and charge their attacks!

Spirit Rangers
These revolutionized the ideals of Power Rangers! Original Helmets and Original Suits!
These three changed the history of Rangers by existing alone!

Rotating Wheel Helmets & Boots
While the front motif of the RPM helmets goes along the lines of the previously used animal design, the sides of the helmets went along with the revved up theme of both the Ranger season and the Sentai. Inside the helmets are wheels, or in the Gold and Silver helmets they are turbines, which rev up and spin when the Rangers morph!
With the suits we also are shown tires which spin atop their boots & gloves!

Word Symbols on Visors
Zeo used shapes and it was carried on from there, but in the 18th season with the adaptation of Shinkenger there was a representation of Japanese Kanji on Power Rangers helmets!
Red was Fire, Pink was Heaven, Blue was Water, Yellow was Earth and Green was Wood.
Of course these were changed for Samurai but those are the true meanings!

Leather Spandex
Power Rangers “Go-Busters” which I love to call “Power Rangers Special Ops” 2015 has a great innovation to the shows tradition of suit design!
The suits are made of leather and not of spandex as they are normally made of!
The helmets, when morphing, are added first and then the metallic visor is added last!
What a fantastic idea and I love these suits and cannot wait to see them in Power Rangers!

Sadly we never got to see the Dairanger suits in action outside of the Sentai.
What could have been said that they were the first helmets, in Power Rangers anyways, not to have a mouth piece.
Instead the Alien Rangers take the cake on that one. Many love these suits and would’ve loved to see them on the US screens!
In conclusion, there has been so many changes to the Ranger suits and cannot wait to see what Toei and/or Saban creates for us in their suits and Ranger design! Personally, I hope to see another US Original Ranger!

What kind of new innovations would you like to see?
(If I’ve forgotten something important, let me know and I’ll add it!)

In Case You Missed It!
This beautiful figure is set to release as a Tamashii Nations Web Exclusive in Japan
It was immediately questioned if this item would have a US release given that it is the Power Rangers 20th Anniversary and with previous announcements of the Green, Red and White MMPR Figuarts!
Later new information was added:

“”The S.H. Figuarts Mighty Morphin Power Rangers lineup continues with the original Pink Ranger.  An exclusive item only available in Asia via the Tamashii Web Shop, she has been made specially available as a standard release for North American Power Rangers fans via Bluefin affiliated retailers, and will feature special Power Rangers 20th anniversary packaging.  The Pink ranger has been reproduced in elegant proportion and features dynamic S.H.Figuarts articulation for recreating acrobatic action scenes.  This set also includes a full arsenal of accessories, including her signature Power Bow, Blade Blaster and Thunder Slinger.  Three sets of interchangeable hands are also provided to allow for character specific poses.  Quantities are limited, so don’t miss your chance to own this piece of 90′s pop culture!” Coming November 2013 for $39.99.”

– information taken from CollectionDX

Who is going to buy this Figuart?

Universe of Hope, the 3rd Set in the Power Rangers Action Card Game, will be released in July and features cards from Power Rangers Zeo, Time Force, Dino Thunder, Wild Force, and Jungle Fury!
Below are some of the cards revealed via the Power Ranges ACG Facebook (quotes taken from there)

Once lost in time, the Q-Rex is a truly ferocious Zord that can really pack a punch, especially in Megazord form!

To defend their future, the Time Force Rangers count on Eric’s Q-Rex Megazord to put the freeze on any foes!

Time Force was voted for on the official page and here are the previews we have so far!

One of the most epic Pink Rangers, Jen will travel through time and space in order to take down evil!

Leader of the Silver Guardians, Eric is one of the toughest Rangers around, and this goes double for his Megazord!

Lucas is the smooth talking Blue Ranger, you’re opponent better watch out or it will be time out for their Support cards.

Our 1st preview today is a real trip (pun intended)! Trip sees no Megazords cards in your opponent’s future!

Katie is the caring Yellow Ranger who will clear out any obstructive Zord blocking your path to victory!

Thanks to all our great fans we’ve hit 2,200 likes! To celebrate here’s a Super Rare from “Universe of Hope”!