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- "Lion Fire Zord Star, activate! Ninja Spin! Lion Fire Zord, out of the shadows!"
- ―Brody Romero summoning the Lion Fire Zord[src]
The Lion Fire Zord is the lion/tank-themed personal Zord of Brody Romero. It is armed with dual laser cannons and capable of flight.
In the toyline, it is named the Lion Fire Fortress Zord to explain the depth of its features.[1]
Overview[]
The Zord first came into being when Mick Kanic sent a Ninja Star flying towards the Lion Ship, converting it into a Zord.
Appearances: NS Episodes 8, 14-15, 19; SNS Episodes 1-2, 6-8, 12, 16-19, 21-22
History[]
The Lion Ship was first introduced when Mick notices a vision from the Ninja Nexus Prism, realizing it belongs to the Lion Galaxy. TV STORY-Gold Rush
The Lion Ship goes to Galvanax's Warrior Dome when arriving on Earth where Princess Viera and Lord Drillion introduce themselves to the audience of Galaxy Warriors. Viera later uses the Lion Ship to force Drillion into retreating after he betrays her and she joins forces with the Rangers. TV STORY-The Royal Rival
The Lion Ship is shot down by the Warrior Dome at Galvanax's behest and crashes in a mountain range where Drillion helps hunt down his former princess. Mick sends a Zord Star to repair and upgrade the Lion Ship into the Lion Fire Zord while Brody uses it to defeat the lord once and for all. TV STORY-The Royal Rumble
Lion Fire Megazord[]
- "Lion Fire Megazord, energize! Ninja Spin! Lion Fire Megazord, ready!"
- ―Brody Romero[src]
The Lion Fire Megazord is the Megazord form of the Lion Fire Zord. To transform into this mode, Brody spins the Lion Fire Zord Star while piloting it. The Zord stands upright upon summoning thunderstorms to protect it during its transformation, with its front legs rotating downwards to become the arms and the rear portion splitting up to become the legs.
The Lion Fire Zord Star is then removed from the body and replaced with the Zord's own head and the Zord Star becomes the new head (essentially the Zord Star and Zord's head switching places). Brody is then transferred to the mouth of the lion head on the Megazord's chest from which he can control the colossal robot.
The Megazord is armed with a pair of giant throwing stars, originally the Zord's tail to slice at monsters and has incredible offensive and defensive power most giants aren't able to deal damage upon and take hits against. The Megazord can rotate its upper torso to refract ranged attacks fired by monsters back at them. The Megazord can also perform the Lion Fire Spin Strike, which involves combining its throwing stars into a larger one and launching it forward to hit opponents multiple times.
The Megazord's finisher is the Lion Fire Slash where the Megazord turns back into its Zord form and Brody rides on it while harnessing the Zord's energy into his Ninja Star Blade to deliver a powerful horizontal strike as the Zord charges at full speed towards the enemy before rapidly turning back into its Megazord form.
Appearances: NS Episodes 15, 19; SNS Episodes 1, 2, 7-8, 22
Additional Formations[]
Ninja Steel Ultrazord[]
- "Ninja Ultrazord, combine! Ninja Ultrazord, ready!"
- ―The Ninja Steel Rangers announcing the Megazord transformation[src]
The Ninja Ultrazord, or Ninja Steel Ultrazord is the Ultrazord combination of the Ninja Steel, Bull Rider, and Lion Fire Megazords. Brody activates this combination using the Ninja Ultra Star.
The Lion Fire Megazord's torso spins 180 degrees to reveal a giant throne on its back and become a Carrierzord for the formation. The Bull Rider Megazord disassembles, its legs attaching to the Lion Fire Megazord's forearms as bazookas while the rest attaches to the front.
The Ninja Steel Megazord sits on the throne of the Lion Fire Megazord's back (similar to how the Robo Red Zord sits in the Ninja Steel Megazord's throne). Finally, the Lion Fire Zord Star reattaches itself on the throne's visor-like head with Levi Weston and Brody rejoining the team in the cockpit. The weapons of both the Ninja Steel and Bull Rider Megazords are tucked nicely into the waist of the Lion Fire Megazord to complete the combination.
In this state, the Ninja Steel Megazord gains firepower and armor to the extent of near-invulnerability.
The Rangers can command the Ninja Steel Megazord to pilot its throne and fire blasts from its bazookas that can break most defenses and counter most enemy fire. The Ultrazord can also perform the triple-ejection Red Ranger Solo Strike (of Ninja Steel Megazord to Robo Red Zord to Brody) to slash directly at a monster's armaments; however, this was only used in its debut.
Since the introduction of Ninja Super Steel Mode, a Ranger in Lion Fire Mode jumps to the top of the Ultrazord after the formation is complete and the rest of the Rangers assume their Super Mode.
The strongest attack for this formation is the Ninja Ultra Strike where the Ultrazord rapidly fires its cannons at the monster. This was powerful enough to destroy Forcefear's force field; for some reason, the Ninja Ultra Strike involved ramming Snow Fright instead.
The Ranger in Lion Fire Mode goes to the top of the Ultrazord for its finishing move: the Ninja Ultrazord Blast where the Ninja Ultrazord sends multicolored energy beams from its cannons and other various points to finish off the monsters. This was powerful enough to destroy General Tynamon and Rygore.
Appearances: NS Episode 19; SNS Episodes 2, 6, 8, 12, 18-19, 21-22
Ninja Blaze Ultrazord[]
The Ninja Blaze Ultrazord is the combination of the Ninja Blaze, Bull Rider, and Lion Fire Megazords.
During the combination, the Lion Fire and Bull Rider Megazords take the same positions they did in the Ninja Steel Ultrazord formation, while the Ninja Blaze Megazord (much like the Ninja Steel Megazord) sits on the "throne" of the Lion Fire Megazord's back, the Zord Star of the Ninja Blaze Megazord attaches to its chest, the Tortoise Zord's head splits apart to reveal a face which becomes the new head for the Ninja Blaze Megazord, and the Falcon Zord attaches itself to the Lion Fire Zord Star to serve as the formation's crown.
Compared to the regular Ninja Ultrazord, this Ultrazord is a lot faster, being comparable to a racecar as opposed to a tank. It can also perform the Blaze Ultra Blitz (where the cannons are pumped like piston-mounted boxing gloves and can also be fired as missiles which were able to destroy Megamauler's roller) and the Blaze Ultra Strike (where the Ultrazord fires laser beams from its cannons).
The Ultrazord's finisher is the Ninja Blaze Firestorm where it destroys the opponent with fiery blasts in the shape of the six Ninja Blaze Zords which tear through monsters and blow them apart. This was powerful enough to even destroy Brax.
Appearances: SNS Episodes 17, 19
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
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Design[]
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Etymology[]
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Ninja Power Star[]
The Lion Fire Power Star allows a Ranger to power-up to Lion Fire Mode. It carries a lion motif with the kanji for "super" (超 Chō) located inside the mouth itself.
The Lion Fire Zord Star allows Brody Romero to call upon the Lion Fire Zord. This Zord Star is marked with the kanji for "lion" (獅 Shi). Also completes the helmet for the Lion Fire Megazord.
Notes[]
- The Lion Fire Fortress Zord toy is significantly larger in scale than the DX Lion Ha-Oh toy from Ninninger.
- The Lion Fire Megazord is also the first Megazord with its cockpit on the outside of the Megazord.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Episode 8: Gold Rush (cameo)
- Episode 14: The Royal Rival
- Episode 15: The Royal Rumble
- Episode 19: Helping Hand
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 1: Echoes of Evil
- Episode 2: Moment of Truth
- Episode 6: Attack of the Galactic Ninjas
- Episode 7: The Need for Speed
- Episode 8: Caught Red-Handed
- Episode 12: Fan Frenzy
- Episode 16: Car Trouble
- 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[]
- Sky OtomoNin Lion Ha-Ojo - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page.
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