 This article is about a grunt army in Power Rangers Samurai and Power Rangers Super Samurai.
|
The Moogers are the basic coral/sea anemone-themed foot soldiers of the Nighloks in Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai.
History[]
They come from the Netherworld and serve under Master Xandred. It's possible that Moogers have some form of basic intelligence, as in the Tengen Gate, they agreed with Arachnitor about forcing the Red Ranger to show them the Sealing Symbol. Moogers are typically in golden brown attire and equipped with swords or bows. Master Xandred is capable of creating Moogers of all types when he is enraged.
Moogers are Nighlok who live to serve as noted by Deker with Master Xandred absorbing his new surge of power, the Moogers started running wild with no one in charge. 
TV STORY-The Tengen Gate
Twice in the show, there are purple colored Moogers that are are slightly stronger, typically using staffs as a weapon. TV STORY-Clash of the Red Rangers - The Movie TV STORY-The Rescue
They were all transported to the Netherworld after Master Xandred's death. TV STORY-Samurai Forever
Destroyed Moogers end up in the Nighlok Heaven where some of them were working at the Halloween party there. TV STORY-Party Monsters
Personality[]
to be added
Variants[]
Regular Mooger
The most common type of Mooger that was easily dispatched with amazing ease.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Gap Teleportation: Moogers can teleport through gaps.
- Anger Empowerment: When Master Xandred went berserk in the episode "Jayden's Challenge", his pure anger enhanced the Moogers to insane proportions whilst also turning them completely feral.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: The enhanced Moogers became almost completely immune to regular Spin Sword slashes and required the special attacks to slay.
- Speech: When empowered by Xandred's anger, the Moogers could speak with his voice to deliver a threatening message.
- Sedative Breath: Moogers can expel a dark red mist from their mouths that puts people to sleep.
Abilities[]
- Strength: If caught at the right time, they could easily cut down a Samurai Ranger with one hit and easily both cut apart and flip big and heavy tables.
- Enhanced Strength: When empowered by Xandred's anger, the Moogers could easily take down the Samurai Rangers with even greater ease and nearly slay them.
- Archery: Since some Moogers carried large Wakyuus, they showed exceptional archery skills and were only ever thwarted by the Rangers' equal skill.
- Sight: They can see despite not having any visible eyes.
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Daos: The most common weapons wielded by Moogers were giant red-pink swords with razor sharp edges.
- Yumis: Moogers were also typically armed with gigantic red bows capable of firing up to four arrows in a single volley.
- Monk Spades: Moogers also could wield giant spears with two prongs and a large space in the middle capable of blocking weapons.
- Wakyus: Some Moogers wield wakyu-like bows to fire arrows at their opponents.
Giant Mooger
Moogers that emerge from gaps giant sized by default to fight the Rangers' Megazords and were far stronger than the typical Moogers but still very weak when compared to the Rangers. Their trousers are a dirty-brown colour, as opposed to the bright yellow worn by regular Moogers.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Gap Teleportation: Giant Moogers can teleport through gaps.
- Anger Empowerment: When Master Xandred went berserk, his pure anger enhanced the giant Moogers to insane proportions whilst also turning them completely feral.
Abilities[]
- Strength: The giant Moogers were far superior to their normal sized counterparts, easily restraining the Beetle Blaster Megazord with their weapons.
- Archery: Like the regular sized Moogers, some giant Moogers showed exceptional archery skills.
- Sight: They can see despite not having any visible eyes.
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Daos: Giant Moogers most commonly wielded the same giant red-pink swords with razor sharp edges.
- Yumis: Giant Moogers were also typically armed with gigantic red bows.
- Monk Spades: Giant Moogers also could wield the same giant spears as their human sized counterparts.
- Restraints: Unlike their normal sized counterparts however, the giant Moogers' monk spades doubled as restraints since (when wedged in the Samurai Megazord's joints) could render it completely immobile.
- Chains: Unlike every other kind of Mooger, giant Moogers could also equip themselves with giant chains to restrain the Megazords.
- Wakyus: Giant Moogers can also wield wakyu-like bows to fire arrows at their opponents like regular sized Moogers.
Flying Mooger
A unique type of Mooger able to (like their name implies) fly and are one of only two types of Mooger that are only seen giant sized and never human sized. Despite being able to fly, and being able to easily defeat ground-based Megazords, they were easily dispatched by the Battlewing Megazord. They wear brown trousers, like normal Giant Moogers, and helmets that resemble a bird's head.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Gap Teleportation: Flying Moogers can teleport through gaps.
Abilities[]
- Flight: Flying Moogers could fly/glide through the air via the wings on their back.
- About Face: Almost every time that they were confronted by the Battlewing Megazord, they would turn around and try to flee in fear.
- Super Speed: Whilst retreating from the Battlewing Megazord, they could flee at high speeds but were still never to escape in time.
- About Face: Almost every time that they were confronted by the Battlewing Megazord, they would turn around and try to flee in fear.
- Sight: They can see despite not having any visible eyes.
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Monk Spades: Flying Moogers were only ever seen using the same giant spears as their contemporaries.
- Energy Blasts: Flying Moogers could aim their monk spades to fire yellow or red energy blasts from the space in the middle of them. These were strong enough to cause large explosions and take down the Samurai Megazord with one hit.
Purple Mooger
Specially colored Moogers utilized by General Gut and Eyescar in their attacks but have no special powers or weapons.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
to be added
Master Blaster Mooger
A special kind of Mooger introduced by Serrator and trained by Maldan to use laser rifles or cannons to blast down their enemies. The idea was that they would use firearms in such a way that the Spin Swords would be completely outdated and they'd easily kill the Samurai Rangers. However, aside from their updated ranged weapons, these Moogers were as weak as the rest and were even more easy to destroy due to having no close ranged abilities whatsoever. They wear tailed coolie hats on their heads.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
to be added
Colossal Mooger Cannon Company
Giant versions of the Master Blasters who, rather than using rifles, wielded giant sized Japanese battle cannons that are much more powerful than the usual Master Blasters. However, they could easily drop it and be helpless or the blasts would just be very easily overpowered. They wear brown trousers and Master Blaster-style hats. It takes four Moogers of this sort to wield the cannon.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
to be added
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
to be added
Notes[]
- The purple Moogers exist because they were originally part of a special group of Nighlok dubbed the Kusare Gedoshu in Shinkenger.
- Although this group and the group's leaders became General Gut and Eyescar, the idea of them being their own unique standalone army was omitted.
- The Moogers emit sounds and roars similar to the Hidiacs, from Power Rangers Mystic Force. It’s possible that the same audio was reused for the Moogers.
- Despite them all getting destroyed in "Samurai Forever", several Moogers can be seen in the Sanzu River as it returns them back to the Netherworld.
- With the Spitfangs, the Moogers are the only Foot Soldiers sealed instead of being destroyed for good.
- They’re only ever heard speaking in the episode “Test of the Leader” where Master Xandred possesses them to attack Jayden although it’s unclear if this is really them speaking or if Xandred is talking through them.
Appearances[]
Power Rangers Samurai
- Episode 1: Origins, Part 1
- Episode 2: Origins, Part 2
- Episode 3: The Team Unites
- Episode 4: Deal with a Nighlok
- Episode 5: Day Off
- Episode 6: Sticks and Stones
- Episode 7: A Fish Out of Water
- Episode 8: There Go the Brides
- Episode 11: Test of the Leader
- Episode 12: Jayden's Challenge
- Episode 13: Unexpected Arrival
- Episode 14: Room for One More
- Episode 15: The Blue and the Gold
- Episode 16: Team Spirit
- Episode 17: The Tengen Gate
- Episode 18: Boxed In
- Episode 19: Broken Dreams
- Episode 20/Finale: The Ultimate Duel
- Halloween Special: Party Monsters
- Christmas Special: Christmas Together, Friends Forever (flashback; archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Super Samurai
- Episode 1: Super Samurai
- Episode 4: Something Fishy
- Team-up Special: Clash of the Red Rangers - The Movie
- Episode 5: The Rescue
- Episode 6: The BullZord
- Episode 7: He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Brother
- Episode 9: Runaway Spike
- Episode 10: The Strange Case of the Munchies
- Episode 11: A Sticky Situation
- Episode 12: Trust Me
- Halloween Special: Trickster Treat
- Episode 13: The Master Returns
- Episode 14: A Crack in the World
- Episode 15: Stroke of Fate
- Christmas Special: Stuck on Christmas (flashback; archive footage only)
- Episode 16: Fight Fire with Fire
- Episode 18: Evil Reborn
- Episode 19: The Sealing Symbol
- Episode 20/Finale: Samurai Forever
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce
- Episode 5: Samurai Surprise (archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 2
- Episode 2: The Festival (archive footage only)
- Season 2
See Also[]
- Nanashi Company - Super Sentai counterpart in Shinkenger. See comparison page.
References[]
Footnotes[]
