 This article is about an episode in Power Rangers Super Samurai.
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Kevin's Choice is the eighth episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai, the second season of Power Rangers Samurai. It is the first appearance of the Samurai Gigazord as well as the return of Deker.
Synopsis[]
A Nighlok named Skarf eats Kevin's Samuraizer before he can morph. Leaving the others to take on Skarf, he has an inner turmoil if he will put his former swim team in danger by explaining why he left. Meanwhile, Dayu and Deker join the fight against the Rangers.
Plot[]
Jayden suggests that Antonio work on the Samurai Gigazord. While Antonio is flattered for the vote of confidence, he tells Jayden that it is Kevin who would be the best person to work on the combination. Kevin however, is nowhere in the Shiba House. He had discovered his former swim team is set to compete in a championship.
Meanwhile, Serrator executes two plans. On Xandred's ship, he reveals a plan involving the Nighlok Skarf, a monster who eats endlessly, revealing that Skarf's true power is unlocked after Skarf has been destroyed in ground battle.
On land, he approaches Dayu and offers to fix her harmonium and Deker's sword Uramasa. Dayu is surprised to learn Deker is alive. She comes to him with Serrator's offer.
After a long hiatus from his swim team, Kevin tries to see what is happening. He accidentally bumps into a rookie, Chad, who he's never met before. Chad recognizes him and tells Noah, Kevin's old best friend and the leader of the swim team, that he was in the area. While Chad is excited that he saw Kevin, Noah has been hurt that Kevin left the swim team without saying goodbye and made them slower.
Kevin runs into Skarf devouring objects in town, but before he could morph, Skarf ends up eating his Samuraizer. The rest of the Rangers arrive but Skarf, undefeated, retreats.
Kevin tries to watch the swim team from afar. However, Noah gets a cramp in the middle of a lap. With none of the other members of the swim team seeing him writhe in pain, Kevin is forced to save him. Noah is still offended that Kevin left, but Kevin says he is only there to wish the swim team luck.
The Rangers once again encounter Skarf. But as they battle him, Serrator's new generals arrive- Dayu and Deker. When Jayden asks Deker how he is still alive, he reveals Uramasa had taken the damage for him during their duel, leaving him with his curse. Skarf soon finds himself 'upset' when he is overloaded. The Rangers think of a way to get the Samuraizer, and Mike calls it to find out where it is in Skarf's body. But before they can attack, Dayu and Deker destroy Skarf, to unleash his Mega-Monster form.
Jayden gets into the fray just before Skarf grows, slashing off his arm, to reveal the Samuraizer. Kevin arrives, and the Rangers try and battle Skarf, now a Mega-Monster with a powerful shield, with the Claw Armor Megazord. Unable to make a dent in him, The Rangers decide to try for the Samurai Gigazord combination. Using the combined power of the eleven Zords, plus the power of the Grand Shogun with the Red Ranger in Shogun Mode, the Rangers finally destroy Skarf.
After the battle, Kevin decides to attend the championship. However, Noah is still aching from his cramp and Kevin realizes that he will not be able to swim fast enough to win, so Kevin decides to substitute. Kevin's laps win the championship for his former swim team.
Cast[]
- Alex Heartman as Jayden Shiba (Red Samurai Ranger 1)
- Najee-De-Tiege as Kevin (Blue Samurai Ranger)
- Erika Fong as Mia Watanabe (Pink Samurai Ranger)
- Hector David Jr. as Mike (Green Samurai Ranger)
- Brittany Anne Pirtle as Emily (Yellow Samurai Ranger)
- Steven Skyler as Antonio Garcia (Gold Samurai Ranger)
- Rene Naufahu as Mentor Ji
- Jeff Szusterman as Master Xandred and Octoroo (voices)
- Felix Ryan as Spike Skullovitch
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Derek Judge as Serrator (voice)
- Adam Gardiner as Skarf (voice)
- Rick Medina as Deker
- Kate Elliott as Dayu (voice)
- Greg Padoa as Noah
- Joshua Leys as Chad
Power Discs[]
- Red Samurai Ranger - Super, Super Samurai Combination, Ultimate Samurai Combination, Shogun
- Blue Samurai Ranger - Samurai (Dragon FoldingZord)
- Pink Samurai Ranger - Samurai (Turtle FoldingZord)
- Green Samurai Ranger - Samurai (Bear FoldingZord)
- Yellow Samurai Ranger - Samurai (Ape FoldingZord)
- Gold Samurai Ranger - Claw (Samurai ClawZord)
Errors[]
- Jayden is says "Super Red Combination" instead of "Super Samurai Combination".
- When Jayden activates Shogun Mode, due to the shot of him inserting the disk into the buckle being spliced in from "The BullZord", he is briefly seen with not only an incorrect console, but in the wrong cockpit altogether, causing a sudden backdrop change.
- After Jayden has transformed into Shogun Mode, the buckle is still closed for the first scene.
- As Spike is sinking in the pool his float comes off, but a few seconds later it's back on.
- In the same scene when he stands up, his goggles and snorkel have vanished.
Notes[]
- The contact image of Kevin (in a tutu) on Mike's Samuraizer is the image he took from when Kevin switched places with a ballerina music box in the episode "Trading Places".
- When Mike dials to connect to Kevin's Samuraizer the tone he dials is the "Go Go Power Rangers" jingle
- Bulk said he used to be a lifeguard. It could be a reference to his and Skull's assignment in the episode Changing of the Zords.
- This episode confirms that Serrator was the Nighlok King that transformed Dayu and Deker into Nighloks.
TV STORY-The Tengen Gate - When the Rangers use their Symbol Power for the Final Strike the symbols they draw are the kanji for the respective animals their Zords are based on.
See Also[]
- Act 35: Eleven Origami All Combination - Super Sentai counterpart in Shinkenger. See comparison page. (fight footage & story)
- Note: this episode also uses some footage from Act 33: MouGyuuDaiOh.
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