| Main |
 This article is about a/an Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
|
- "That star came to me, so I could protect it from evil like you."
- ―Dane vowing to keep the Ninja Nexus Star from Galvanax before breaking it.[src]
- "Good luck, team."
- ―Dane's final lines in the series as he retreats with Mick to safety, wishing the Rangers good luck for their final battle[src]
Master Dane Romero is Aiden and Brody's widowed father, as well as the original Ninja Steel Red, independent of the others who would eventually be Ninja Rangers. He was recognized by Galvanax' men as a "Power Ranger." Ten years later, after the Red Ninja Power Star was destroyed by Brody, Dane came back and became one of the two additional Ninja Steel Red Rangers. 
TV STORY-Galvanax Rise
History[]
In his high school years in Summer Cove High School, Dane earned a Summer Cove High championship trophy. This trophy would be displayed for many years to come in the school's trophy display case.
20 years later after he graduated from Summer Cove High School, he married a woman and fathered two sons, Aiden and Brody. Later on, his wife died to unknown causes, leaving their sons under his care. He trained them in the ways of the Ninja, as well as their signature Romero family song to remind his sons that they're always a family even after their mother's death. A decade ago, the Ninja Nexus Prism landed in Dane's yard. As the Prism was encased in Ninja Steel, Dane stripped it and kept the peeled steel. He was somehow able to reach into the Ninja Nexus Prism's hard exterior and take the Ninja Nexus Star that was inside. He believed he was chosen by the Nexus Prism to be its guardian.
Galvanax, Ripcon and Madame Odius attacked his youngest son (Brody) in hopes of getting the Prism. He tasked Aiden to hide until his return, giving him the tin with the Ninja Steel in it. Dane fought Galavanax, where he inadvertently morphed for the first time because of the Ninja Nexus Star. Armed with a Ninja Star Blade, he did great damage to the monster. However Ripcon took Brody hostage, distracting him long enough for Galvanax to blast him out of his ranger form and take the Star. As Galvanax was absorbing the Nexus Star's power, Dane picked up his sword and struck the artifact to stop Galvanax from taking its power, splitting it into six Ninja Power Stars and releasing a blowback of energy. As the dust settled, Dane had disappeared and the Ninja Nexus Prism was in his place. TV STORY-Return of the Prism
Ten years later in the present, Dane returned during the final battle with Galvanax when Brody split the Red Ninja Power Star into three pieces. Emerging from the Ninja Nexus Prism, he revealed that he was severely injured from the blast due to splitting the Ninja Nexus Star, and that the Prism managed to capture his spirit, then healed and protected him until that day. TV STORY-Galvanax Rises
Dane later returns to his normal life while putting his trophy which once held the Ninja Steel back to school, then bidding his two sons a good luck for their school days before departing back home. TV STORY-Echoes of Evil
When Madame Odius manages to send Tynamon to brainwash Mick and proceeding the final plan to enslave humanity through kidnapping thousands of them, Dane and the Yellow Ranger, Calvin Maxwell, were among the victims and eventually became her loyal servants to prevent the Rangers from foiling her plans earlier. The brainwashed Dane attacks his two sons and their teammate, the Blue Ranger Preston Tien, to help Odius achieve her plan on using the Nexus Super Star’s power, until the White Ranger Hayley Foster, who is currently with the Pink Ranger Sarah Thompson to save the brainwashed victims and was under attack by the brainwashed Calvin, managed to destroy the mind control satellite device on the Galaxy Warriors ship, freeing Dane, Calvin, Mick and the rest of the victims. However, he and the Rangers are too late to prevent Odius from achieving the power of the Nexus Super Star, with the Rangers preparing for their true final battle, just as Dane evacuates with Mick. TV STORY-Doom Signal TV STORY-Reaching the Nexus
Personality[]
to be added
Ninja Steel Red[]
Ninja Steel Red
When Dane was attacked, the Ninja Nexus Star activated and morphed him into Ninja Steel Red. Unlike the other Rangers, he seems to emanate white, blue, pink, gold and yellow colored dust likely from his exposure to the Ninja Nexus Star.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Appearances: NS Episode 1
_Profile.png "Ninja Steel Red (Dane Romero) Profile.png (738 KB)")
The legend is true. He's become a Power Ranger.
Hello, boys.
Ninja Steel Red
When Brody split his Red Ninja Power Star into three pieces, the Ninja Nexus Prism took the shards and reformed each piece into a separate Red Ninja Power Star. Dane, whose spirit was within the Prism, had his physical form regenerated and was transformed by one of these Power Stars into a version of the Red Ninja Steel Ranger with a golden sash.
Unlike his original transformation a decade prior, Dane does not wield a Ninja Star Blade this time, wielding his own blade instead.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Ninja Power Stars
- Red Ninja Power Star
- Katana: In battle, Dane uses a katana as his main choice of weapon.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
Family[]
- Aiden Romero/Levi Weston - Oldest Son
- Brody Romero - Youngest Son
- † Mrs. Romero - Wife (mentioned) (deceased)
TV STORY-Family Fusion - Unknown name - Mother or Mother-in-Law (mentioned) TV STORY-Caught Red Handed
Others[]
Enemies[]
Galaxy Warriors[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Dane is portrayed by Mike Edward, who previously played Thor in Operation Overdrive. Coincidentally, Dane Romero morphed in 2007 - the same year the Overdrive Rangers were active.
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
to be added
Notes[]
- In order of series Dane Romero is the third Red Ranger whose son also became a Red Ranger after him. Officer Tate from Power Rangers S.P.D. is the first Red Ranger whose son also became the Red Ranger after him, while Mr. Shiba from Power Rangers Samurai is the second Red Ranger whose son also became the Red Ranger after him.
- Dane Romero is similar to Mr. Shiba and Sky Tate's father each of them are fathers are Red Rangers before their sons. Unlike Sky's father, who died and Mr. Shiba, who was presumed dead, Dane survived his last battle.
- Dane's transformation into the Red Ranger ten years prior to the series echoes the temporal displacement of AkaNinger in episode 8 of Ninninger, who traveled back in time a decade before his first transformation.
- Dane and Mick are the only members of the team to not be given morphing sequences. They also are the only two members to never use a Ninja Power Star except their own transformation stars.
- Dane was born no later than 1978.
- He is the only Ninja Steel Ranger to not have his powers restored after losing them in Galvanax Rises while the main six Rangers had theirs restored in Echoes Of Evil and Mick had his restored by the Red Morphin Master in the Cosmic Fury episode Lightning Strikes 6 seasons later.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Episode 1: Return of the Prism (flashback and mentioned only)
- Episode 2: Forged in Steel (flashback; archive footage, mentioned and photo only)
- Episode 3: Live and Learn (mentioned only)
- Episode 4: Presto Change-O (mentioned only)
- Episode 11: Poisonous Plots (flashback; archive footage, mentioned and photo only)
- Episode 12: Family Fusion (flashback and mentioned only)
- Episode 20/Finale: Galvanax Rises
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 1: Echoes of Evil
- Episode 19: Doom Signal
- Episode 20/Finale: Reaching the Nexus
See Also[]
- Takaharu Igasaki - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. - same first suit
- Yoshitaka Igasaki - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. - same second suit
- Tsumuji Igasaki - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. - Red Ranger's father
- Junji Takigawa - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. - Gold Ranger's father
References[]
Footnotes[]
.png){kind=link}