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Power Rangers Super Megaforce

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This article is about a/an season in the Power Rangers franchise.

Power Rangers Super Megaforce is an American superhero drama and the 21st season of Power Rangers, serving to commemorate the franchise's 20th anniversary. It is the sequel season to Power Rangers Megaforce and adapts both the 34th and 35th Super Sentai series, Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

Taking place directly following the end of Megaforce, the Mega Rangers stand their ground to defend Earth as the invading Armada forces them to borrow the powers of their predecessors to protect their home.

Production

"Power Rangers Megaforce" was trademarked by Saban Brands in 2011 during the run of Power Rangers Samurai. Casting sides released in April 2012 match with the blue and silver rangers of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

According to Brian Casentini in Power Rangers: The Ultimate Visual History, there were concerns that the angel motif from Goseiger might not appeal to kids for two years. Additionally, there had been a lack of successful sales with pirate-themed content in the Western market. Megaforce was anticipated to be a large celebration of the franchise. James W. Bates, the head writer, aimed to honor the show's legacy by repurposing footage from Goseiger and Gokaiger.[1]

After the end of Super Megaforce, longtime executive producer Jonathan Tzachor was fired from the series and replaced by Judd Lynn. As it turns out, this was due to multiple disagreements and arguments with head writer and story editor James W. Bates which caused most of Megaforce's problems. According to Bates, his job was mostly superfluous since many of the stories (namely "Blue Saber Saga" and "A Lion's Alliance" in particular) were written with no oversight and were just given to him to be rushed along. It got so bad that he just quit after filming wrapped for the episode “Spirit of the Tiger” and Tzachor took over as editor. Bates came back to write "Vrak is Back" but the idea to clone Serrator's plan verbatim from Samurai (as opposed to Brajira's plan to remake the world with him as it's god from Goseiger) was Tzachor's idea. Bates' departure was also why Vrak disappears for over half of Megaforce; he wanted him to appear every two episodes but this was dropped when he left. One of the biggest criticisms of Megaforce is that the characters are extremely underdeveloped (to the point we never even see their personal lives beyond school and Ernie’s Brain Freeze) because Tzachor forced Bates to disregard it in favor of using copious amounts of Sentai footage.[2]

Plot

"An alien armada has arrived and invaded our planet. Wave after wave have attacked us, with a ferocity never seen before. To battle this new threat, the Power Rangers must master the abilities of the Legendary Rangers; to become Super Megaforce."
―Narrator[src]
"Power Rangers Super Megaforce focuses on the Rangers' mission to defeat a massive alien army Armada that was sent to conquer Earth. To face this threat, Gosei, a supernatural guardian who has protected Earth for centuries, gives the Rangers special morphers and keys, which allow them to morph into Super Megaforce Rangers. The Rangers also have an added special ability to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. These super-sized adventures can only mean one thing: the all-new Power Rangers Super Megaforce has arrived!"
―Official synopsis from press release[3]

After defeating Warstar, the Rangers discover that they were only the tip of the iceberg as their chain of command make their way to Earth, the Armada, led by Emperor Mavro. A massive empire of enemies from outer space, Gosei realized that it was time make use of the Legendary Ranger Keys that he has lined up in their command center. He presents them the Legendary Morpher that will allow them to use the keys and morph into any past Power Ranger. In their journey to stop the massive Armada from taking over Earth, they will meet past Power Rangers and gain new abilities for their Legendary Megazord.

Along the way, they meet young Orion, who is an Andresian refugee and has the powers of the Silver Ranger. They bond with him and he officially joins the team as their Sixth Ranger.

However they discover that an old enemy of theirs, Vrak had survived the Warstar ordeal and was in reality a member of the Armada royal family. To truly eradicate the Armada, they must deal with Vrak.

In their final battle with Emperor Mavro and his leftover army of X Borgs, the Mega Rangers are met with the reunion of all the Power Rangers gathered together in order to fight this one final threat.

Characters

Rangers

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Super Mega Rangers

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Super Mega Rangers helmetless

Main article: Mega Rangers
Designation Name Actor
Megaforce Super Megaforce
Megaforce Red Super Megaforce Red Troy Burrows Andrew Gray
Megaforce Blue Super Megaforce Blue Noah Carver John Mark Loudermilk
Megaforce Yellow Super Megaforce Yellow Gia Moran Ciara Hanna
Megaforce Black Super Megaforce Green Jake Holling Azim Rizk
Megaforce Pink Super Megaforce Pink Emma Goodall Christina Masterson
Super Megaforce Silver Orion Cameron Jebo
Robo Knight (Dark) Robo Knight Robo Knight Chris Auer (voice)

Allies

Command Center

Main article: Command Center (Megaforce)
  • Gosei (1-10, 12-20, LBEV)
  • Tensou (1-2, 4, 6-10, 12-19, LBEV)

Shiba Clan

Legendary Rangers

Main article: Legendary Rangers
Legends
Designation Name Actor
Red Samurai Ranger Jayden Shiba Alex Heartman
Jungle Fury Red Ranger Casey Rhodes Jason Smith
White Ranger Tommy Oliver Jason David Frank
Green Ranger
Blue Space Ranger T.J. Johnson Selwyn Ward
Pink Space Ranger Cassie Chan Patricia Ja Lee
Galaxy Red Ranger Leo Corbett Danny Slavin
Galaxy Green Ranger Damon Henderson Reggie Rolle
Galaxy Pink Ranger (II) Karone Melody Perkins
Red Lightspeed Ranger Carter Grayson Sean Cw Johnson
Pink Lightspeed Ranger Dana Mitchell Alison MacInnis
Time Force Red Ranger Wesley Collins Jason Faunt
Green Samurai Ranger Mike Hector David, Jr.
Yellow Samurai Ranger Emily Brittany Anne Pirtle
Legendary Battle
Ranger Teams
Main article: Legendary Rangers (20)
Ranger-like Allies

Civilians

Harwood County High School

Main article: Harwood County High School

Harwood County Mall

Main article: Harwood County Mall
  • Ernie (1-2, 5, 7-10, 16, 18-19, LBEV)

Villains

Arsenal

Main article: Arsenal (Super Megaforce)

Morphers

Multi-Use Devices

Sidearms

Team Blaster

Zords

Main article: Zords (Super Megaforce)

Main

Super Mega/Legendary Zord System
Legend: ◆ piloted zord, ❖ aux zord; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors
Mechazord System
Main article: Mechazords

Auxiliary

Additional Formations

Legendary Megazord
Q-Rex Megazord

Episodes

Main article: Episodes (Super Megaforce)
  1. Super Megaforce
  2. Earth Fights Back
  3. Blue Saber Saga
  4. A Lion's Alliance
  5. Samurai Surprise
  6. Spirit of the Tiger
  7. Silver Lining, Part 1
  8. Silver Lining, Part 2
  9. Power of Six
  10. The Perfect Storm
  11. Love Is In the Air
  12. United as One
  13. The Grass is Always Greener… or Bluer
  14. In the Driver's Seat
  15. All Hail Prince Vekar
  16. Vrak is Back Part 1
  17. Vrak is Back Part 2
  18. Emperor Mavro
  19. The Wrath
  20. Legendary Battle
    1. The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition

Notes

  • There are several errors in the opening sequence. At the end before the logo appears, a montage of Ranger helmets appears. But some of them are wrong:
    • SPD Yellow and Blue are mirror flipped, so the police badge is the wrong way around.
    • SPD Red has holes on the mouthplate and on the black panel between the police badge and the visor. These are the breathing holes from the theme park version of the helmet.
    • RPM Yellow and Blue are mirror flipped, meaning that the G symbol is backwards.
  • This is the first season to incorporate Super Sentai Ranger suits whose counterparts did not previously appear in Power Rangers- Dairanger (not counting how the sixth Dairanger's suit was used), Flashman, Maskman, Changeman, and Fiveman for reasons that are not explained in-show.
  • This is the first season to credit only the Rangers in the opening titles without any allies or villains.
  • Similar to how Gokaiger had the Roman numeral for 35 (XXXV) in their transformation sequence, this season has the Roman numeral for 20 (XX), referencing the 20th anniversary for Power Rangers.
  • This is the only season in Neo-Saban Era that does not have Halloween or Christmas episodes.
  • A common error made in all original footage is the suit neck collars not being properly folded to match the Sentai footage

External Links

See Also

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Soundout12/status/1740613300222824599/photo/2
  2. ↑ https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/power-rangers-super-megaforce-what-went-wrong/
  3. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeon-to-debut-sabans-power-rangers-super-megaforce-in-2014-211796351.html

Footnotes


Mighty Morphin (s01) • Mighty Morphin (s02) • Mighty Morphin (s03) • Alien Rangers (mini-series) • Zeo • Turbo
• In Space • Lost Galaxy • Lightspeed Rescue • Time Force • Wild Force • Ninja Storm • Dino Thunder • S.P.D. •
Mystic Force • Operation Overdrive • Jungle Fury • RPM • Samurai • Super Samurai • Megaforce • Super Megaforce • Dino Charge • Dino Super Charge • Ninja Steel • Super Ninja Steel • Beast Morphers • Dino Fury • Cosmic Fury

Power Rangers: The Movie (alternate continuity) • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie • 2017 movie (alternate continuity)

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