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- "Magna Power!"
- ―Mike Corbett[src]
- For the Boom Studios comic version of this character, see Mike Corbett (2016 comic).
Michael[1] "Mike" Corbett was a soldier of Terra Venture. Though he was one who pulled the Quasar Saber containing the Red Galaxy Ranger powers, an ensuing battle forced him to hand the saber to his younger brother as he fell into an abyss to his assumed death. However, he is later revived and became the second Magna Defender after the original Magna Defender sacrificed his life to save Terra Venture.
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History
Mike was one of the security personnel assigned to the space station Terra Venture, acting as Commander Stanton's second in command. During a training exercise, he encountered a girl named Maya, who had emerged through a spatial rift from the planet Mirinoi. Accompanying her, he and several others pulled the five Quasar Sabers from their stones. Furio, who was attempting to take the sabers, became enraged and began turning the planet into stone. As they attempted to escape, Mike fell into an abyss that Furio created. Mike was able to pass his Quasar Saber to Leo before he fell.Quasar Quest As Mike fell into the abyss, the Magna Defender spotted him and stopped Mike's fall using his Magna Sword. Needing to escape and the strength to defeat Scorpius, the Magna Defender possessed Mike's body.
Mike's spirit influenced the Magna Defender by causing him pain when he did something that was morally wrong. The Magna Defender later freed Mike by sacrificing himself Redemption Day. When Leo considered giving Mike the Red Quasar Saber back, Mike refused, saying it was Leo's destiny to become the Red Ranger, even speculating that he had only been the one to draw the Saber from the stone so that he could pass it on to his brother. The spirit of the Magna Defender later appeared to Mike and gave him a Morpher that allowed him to become the new Magna Defender, telling him that it was his own destiny Destined for Greatness. Mike became a loyal ally to the Lost Galaxy Rangers. Terra Venture attempted to escape the Lost Galaxy by entering through an open portal. The portal was closing and the station was not fast enough. Mike sacrificed his powers, and nearly killing himself in the process, to hold open the portal long enough to let the space station through. Escape the Lost Galaxy
Super Megaforce
Years later, Mike's powers were fully restored by unknown means and he became the Magna Defender once more and returned with the other Galaxy Rangers as part of the army of Legendary Rangers that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. He then returns to Mirinoi Legendary Battle
Video game appearances
Power Rangers Legacy Wars
The Magna Defender as seen in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
The Magna Defender is among the Rangers who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
Mike’s 3D Render in Battle For The Grid.
Mike is one of the playable characters in Battle For The Grid at launch.
Magna Defender
Legendary Ranger Devices
The Magna Defender Ranger Key.
The Magna Defender Ranger Key is Mike’s personal Ranger Key. This key is mainly used by Orion (Super Megaforce Silver) who uses it to fight as the Magna Defender.
- Among several Legendary Ranger modes as he and the others fought against Emperor Mavro. The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition
Magna Defender Ninja Power Star
The Magna Defender Ninja Power Star is a special Ninja Power Star that bears the likeness of the Magna Defender and is marked with the kanji for "black". This will be a part of the upcoming Super Ninja Steel toyline and it's currently unknown if it will have a in-show appearance.
Family
- Leo Corbett - Younger Brother
Notes
- The Magna Defender Morpher was actually a repainted version of the previously unused Gosei Sentai Dairanger's changer device, the Aura Changer. It was never in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman. It is not the same as his Sentai counterpart's Bull Riot from Gingaman.
- He shares his first name with Mike of Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai.
- He is the first hero to morph by calling out his designation/color followed by the word "Power" without the word for what he is (defender) or "Ranger" (in his own case, "Magna Power"). This is followed by Ryan Mitchell, Eric Myers and Antonio Garcia.
- Mike and the Magna Defender are considered to be the first Ranger or Ranger-esque ally to become his or her own Zord. This concept would later be used for the entire team of Power Rangers Mystic Force.
- Russell Lawrence (Mike) is five years younger than his on-screen younger brother Danny Slavin (Leo).
- In the Japanese Dub of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Mike is voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida who previously played Saizou in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
- Since he uses a Morpher, has a secret identiy, has a Ranger Key in Megaforce and Super Megaforce, has his own Zord, is in a poster of Black Rangers as of Ninja Steel, and participated in Legendary Battle, he can be considered a Ranger.
- If considered a Ranger-like ally, he is the first to use a Morpher to transform and to have a predecessor.
- Mike is the first Ranger to be the older brother of the Red Ranger followed by Levi Weston of Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
- He is the first Ranger to lose his powers before the season finale (with a possible exception being Kendrix).
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Mike is portrayed by Russell Lawrence. When morphed into the Magna Defender, his suit actor in Super Sentai footage from Gingaman is Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹 Ōfuji Naoki). In US footage, his suit actor is Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩 Maeda Hiroshi).
Appearances
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
- Episode 1: Quasar Quest, Part 1
- Episode 2: Quasar Quest, Part 2
- Episode 4: Rookie in Red (archive footage only)
- Episode 6: The Lights of Orion (mentioned only)
- Episode 9: The Magna Defender (Leo's mind only)
- Episode 10: The Sunflower Search (photo only)
- Episode 11: Silent Sleep (mentioned only)
- Episode 14: Shark Attack (Leo's mind only)
- Episode 15: Redemption Day
- Episode 16: Destined for Greatness
- Episode 17: Stolen Beauty
- Episode 18: The Rescue Mission
- Episode 19: The Lost Galactabeasts, Part 1 (morphed only)
- Episode 20: The Lost Galactabeasts, Part 2
- Episode 22: An Evil Game
- Episode 23: Memories of Mirinoi (morphed only)
- Episode 24: Green Courage
- Episode 25: Blue to the Test
- Episode 28: A Red Romance (mentioned only)
- Episode 29: The Chameliac Warrior
- Episode 30: To The Tenth Power
- Episode 31: The Power of Pink
- Episode 32: Protect the Quasar Saber
- Episode 33: Facing the Past
- Episode 35: Enter the Lost Galaxy
- Episode 36: Beware the Mutiny
- Episode 37: Grunchor on the Loose
- Episode 38: Until Sunset (archive footage only)
- Episode 39: Dream Battle
- Episode 40: Hexuba's Graveyard
- Episode 41: Raise the Titanisaur
- Episode 42: Escape the Lost Galaxy
- Episode 43: Journey's End, Part 1
- Episode 44: Journey's End, Part 2
- Episode 45: Journey's End, Part 3
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce (morphed only)
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers (season 2)
- Villains Special: Making Bad (archive footage only)
See Also
- Hyuuga - Super Sentai counterpart in Gingaman. See comparison page.
- Magna Defender - Mike's predecessor with whom at one point he shared a body with.
References
- ↑ As revealed in the episode "Dream Battle".
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