 This article is about a/an Megazord and its components in Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
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- "Bull Rider Zord Star! Lock in! Activate! Ninja Spin! Bull Rider Zords, out of the shadows!"
- ―Levi summoning the Bull Rider Zords.[src]
- "Bull Rider Megazord, combine! Ninja Spin! Bull Rider Megazord, ready!"
- ―Levi announcing the complete Megazord transformation.[src]
The Bull Rider Megazord was the main Megazord of the Ninja Steel Gold Ranger. It resembled a Wild West-era sheriff. It was the combination of his two personal Zords: the Robo Rider Zord and the Ninja Bull Zord.
Overview[]
The Ninja Bull Zord's design resembled a 4-wheel all-terrain vehicle (ATV) adapted with bull characteristics and the Robo Rider Zord resembling a turquoise Robo Red Zord that acted as a cowboy and literally rides the giant four-wheeled beast. The Bull Rider Megazord is formed when Levi spin the Bull Rider Zord Star in his Rockstorm Guitar. The Robo Rider Zord ejected itself from the Ninja Bull Zord while its top and bottom parts split up, with the hind wheels forming the legs while the front wheels became the shoulders. The top part of the Ninja Bull Zord then reattached itself onto the chest of the upright robot, with the Robo Rider Zord combining with it once again. Completing the transformation was the giant Bull Rider Zord Star placed on the head of the Robo Rider Zord and the mask covering its face.
The Bull Rider Megazord's main weapon was the Bull Rifle, a massive shotgun which could not only rapidly fire bullets at monsters from long-range but also had a short bayonet blade which could be charged up with yellow energy to perform the devastating Bull Rider Slash. Its finisher was the Rodeo Rapid Fire (also known as the Rodeo Rapid Blast) where it loaded up its shot using the Bull Rifle's bayonet blade like a pump-action grip before firing a barrage of shots that punctured holes all over the monster's body to obliterate it.
Appearances: NS Episodes 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21; SNS Episodes 2, 3, 8, 22
History[]
After Levi joins the Ninja Steel Rangers, Mick Kanic constructs the Bull Rider Zord Star using the Ninja Nexus Prism. Later, after the Gigantification of Stonedozer, Levi has the other Rangers sit out the fight as he summons his new Zords. He has the upper hand at first, but Stonedozer is able to push the Zord back and hold it in place. The other Rangers form the Rumble Tusk Ninja Steel Megazord to aid the Bull Rider Zords in battle so Levi bucks the monster into the air where the others cut the monster down. Levi then combines his Zords into the Bull Rider Megazord to make a beatdown on Stonedozer. The monster is knocked back by the Bull Rider Slash but is unfazed and throws some rocks, only for the Megazord's shotgun to annihilate them. As the Rangers perform the Double Axe Final Attack, Levi powers up his Rockstorm Guitar and unleashes the Rodeo Rapid Blast which finishes off Stonedozer. 
TV STORY-Rocking & Rolling
After Madame Odius betrays Ripcon and Galvanax has him gigantified by Cosmo, the Rangers summon the Ninja Steel and Bull Rider Megazords to finish him and his Skullgators off. The Megazords overwhelm the monsters and destroy them. However, they merge into a giant sword which Ripcon uses to overpower the Megazords and take them down with a single slash. However, Brody has the idea to combine their Megazords like they did their fighting power before and uses the Ninja Fusion Star to fuse them into the Ninja Fusion Zord. With the new powerful Megazord combination, Ripcon was no match and was destroyed by the Ninja Fusion Zord Master Slash Final Attack. TV STORY-Family Fusion
The Bull Rider Zords are rendered unsummonable after Galvanax melts all the Ninja Stars and drinks them to power up. With the Nexus Prism burning itself out to destroy him, the Zord Star is unable to be recreated. TV STORY-Galvanax Rises
When Madame Odius restores the Ninja Nexus Prism, Mick Kanic recreates the Power Stars in the Prism which Levi later uses to help defeat Deceptron. TV STORY-Moment of Truth
After the Rangers destroyed Rygore, Madame Odius creates the Foxatron, which rips apart the Ninja Steel Ultrazord so the Rangers combine the Master Slash and Rodeo Rapid Fire. However, the attacks are completely ineffective and both Megazords are obliterated by the Fox Blade Slash with the Zord Stars being burnt out and rendered unusable. TV STORY-Caught Red-Handed
Mick Kanic starts repairing the Zord Stars but it will take longer than the one day until Foxatron is repowered. Fortunately, three mysterious figures give them access to the Ninja Blaze Megazord, which allows them to destroy it. TV STORY-Outfoxed
After the Galactic Ninjas are wiped out, the Ninja Nexus Prism is able to recreate the rest of the Zord Stars. They are later used to destroy Dreadwolf. TV STORY-Fan Frenzy
Despite the destruction of Galaxy Warriors, Sledge's Crew assumes control of the Warrior Dome, where they establish their own TV series, so the Prism returns to Earth. When Snow Fright is destroyed and gigantified, the Rangers form the Ninja Steel Megazord Dragon Formation, Bull Rider Megazord, and Lion Fire Megazord. Snow Fright freezes them into a giant snowman, but they were able to form the Ninja Steel Ultrazord which destroys her. Ever since the Ninja Nexus Prism left Earth after the utter destruction of Galaxy Warriors and Sledge's crew, the Bull Rider Megazord has been completely unsummonable. It remains stored in its hiding place. TV STORY-The Poisy Show
Components[]
Robo Rider Zord[]
The Robo Rider Zord is one of Ninja Steel Gold's Zords that is summoned together with the Ninja Bull Zord and the one that rides it. Designed similarly to that of Ninja Steel Red's Robo Red Zord, the Robo Rider can eject off the Ninja Bull Zord to launch rapid attacks, with its punching style seeming to be that from a boxer and has a giant lasso just like a Western cowboy, similar to how Robo Red can eject off the Ninja Steel Megazord itself. But unlike Robo Red, the Robo Rider can be remotely controlled when Ninja Steel Gold himself is inside the cockpit within the Ninja Bull Zord. In reference to Robo Red's ability to act outside the Ninja Steel formation, the Robo Rider can also hold and use the Bull Rifle on his own.
Alternatively, Ninja Steel Gold can also control the Robo Rider Zord the same way the core Rangers control their own Zords whilst the Robo Rider Zord battles solo against giant monsters.
Appearances: NS Episodes 9, 11-14, 16, 18, 19, 21; SNS Episodes 2, 3, 6-8, 12, 17-19, 21, 22
Ninja Bull Zord[]
The Ninja Bull Zord is the vehicle that the Robo Rider Zord rides on when summoned. When Ninja Steel Gold summons this using his Bull Rider Zord Star, it appears as a single wheel, which splits into four (making the Robo Rider Zord appear), before the rest of the body manifests itself, allowing the Robo Rider to ride on it. Ninja Steel Gold can go directly inside the Ninja Bull Zord to control both Zords unlike that of the core Rangers. The Ninja Bull Zord can move and maneuver at high speeds on extremely uneven terrain similar to those of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and also fire the Ninja Bull Zord Blast, which manifests as lightning bolts shot at giant monsters at medium-range from its horns or energy beams from its forehead.
Appearances: NS Episodes 9, 11-14, 16, 18, 19, 21; SNS Episodes 2, 3, 6-8, 12, 17-19, 21, 22
Additional Formations[]
Ninja Fusion Zord[]
- "Ninja Fusion Zord, combine! Ninja Spin! Ninja Fusion Zord, ready!"
- ―Ninja Fusion Megazord transformation announcement[src]
The Ninja Fusion Zord is the combination between the Bull Rider Megazord and the Ninja Steel Megazord. This combination can only be made using the extremely powerful Ninja Fusion Star. In this new combination, the Bull Rider Megazord's legs split up and are attached underneath the Ninja Steel Megazord's feet with the rear wheels folded inwards. Its rear-skirt armor is inverted over and attaches itself to become the Ninja Steel Megazord's own rear-skirt armor. The Bull Rider Megazord's arms are folded and attached to the front hands of the Ninja Steel Megazord where the joints that previously connected the arms to the body of the Bull Rider Megazord reveal a bigger pair of hands within. The Ninja Bull Zord's head is removed from the saddle and the giant Robo Red Zord Star is removed from the Ninja Steel Megazord to be reattached with the saddle part of the Bull Rider Megazord (arm parts transferred to the Bull Rider Megazord's body from the Ninja Steel Megazord's own). Completing the transformation will be the Ninja Bull Zord's head attaching both the giant Zord Stars of Bull Rider (on top) and Robo Red (at the bottom) to form a giant horn-like headpiece that is placed on the Bull Rider Megazord's head, with the front of its saddle flipping upwards to form a brand new mask over its face. Ninja Steel Gold's cockpit controls within the Bull Rider Megazord will be transferred into the front area of the Ninja Steel Megazord's cockpit when the combination is complete.
The Ninja Fusion Zord defeats its first monster, Ripcon.
The Ninja Fusion Zord's weapon was the Bull-Dragon Sword, a combination of the Ninja Steel Megazord's Dragon Sword and Dragon Shield and the Bull Rider Megazord’s Bull Rifle into one single bladed weapon. It was much stronger than the two default Megazords, easily overwhelming Speedwing and Ripcon with sheer power and being able to release a blue energy slash strong enough to rip apart Ripcon's Skullgator sword with one slash. The Ninja Fusion Zord's finisher attack is the Ninja Fusion Zord Master Slash (also known as the Fusion Slash) where all six Rangers charge up their Ninja Star Blade to deal a straight-downwards earth-splitting slash with the light energies of the Robo Red Zord on the front and Robo Rider Zord at the top granting maximum energy charge to the Bull-Dragon Sword. They would then deliver a devastating vertical orange energy slash (empowered by the Ninja Bull Zord) and a blue horizontal energy slash (empowered by the Dragon Zord) into the enemy. This was strong enough to obliterate two Skullgators and mortally wound Ripcon with one hit.
Appearances: NS Episodes 12-14; SNS Episodes 3, 7, 18
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
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Design[]
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Etymology[]
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Ninja Power Star[]
Bull Rider Zord Star
Bull Rider Zord Star - Summons both the Robo Rider Zord and Ninja Bull Zord, which the Robo Rider Zord rides on. Also used to combine both Zords into and completes the helmet for the Bull Rider Megazord. This Zord Star is marked with the kanji for "cattle" (牛 Ushi).
Notes[]
- The Bull Rider Megazord toy is designed so that the Robo Rider Zord can be omitted from the combination entirely. This was not the case with the original Bison King toy.
- The Robo Rider Zord has the same title as Donais' Rider form
from Masked Rider, a Power Rangers spin-off also made by Saban.
from Masked Rider, a Power Rangers spin-off also made by Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Episode 9: Rocking & Rolling
- Episode 11: Poisonous Plots
- Episode 12: Family Fusion
- Episode 13: Ace and the Race
- Episode 14: The Royal Rival
- Halloween Special: Grave Robber
- Episode 16: Monkey Business
- Episode 18: Abrakadanger
- Episode 19: Helping Hand
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 2: Moment of Truth
- Episode 3: Tough Love
- Episode 6: Attack of the Galactic Ninjas
- Episode 7: The Need for Speed
- Episode 8: Caught Red-Handed
- Episode 12: Fan Frenzy
- Episode 17: Happy to Be Me
- Halloween Special: Monster Mix-Up
- Episode 18: Magic Misfire
- Episode 19: Doom Signal
- Christmas Special: The Poisy Show
See Also[]
- Bison Change BisonKing - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page.
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