Preston Tien

This article is about a/an ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel.

Preston Tien
Ninja Steel Blue Ranger
Ninja Super Steel Blue
Gender:	Male
Colors:	Blue
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Return of the Prism
Last Appearance:	Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown
Number of Episode Appearances:	22 (Ninja Steel) 22 (Super Ninja Steel) 1 (Short Film) Full list of appearances
Actor:	Peter Sudarso
Ninja Steel Blue Ranger
Ninja Super Steel Blue

"Stealth of the Ninja! Ninja Steel Blue!"

―Ninja Steel Blue's roll call

Preston Tien is Ninja Steel Blue, the Blue Ranger of the Ninja Rangers, who through the power of the Ninja Steel, can perform feats of magic.

Character History

Preston was born to Marcus Tien and Ellen Tien on January 3rd as seen in "The Ranger Ribbon." Preston was very young when he lost his mother to unknown causes.

Street Fighter Showdown

Personality

Preston is kind-hearted and loyal to his friends. He comes from a wealthy family and is obsessed with magic, and loves to entertain others with magic tricks (much like DC Comics' Zatanna). He is also fascinated with mythological creatures, especially dragons.

Family

• Marcus Tien - Father
• † Ellen Tien - Mother, Deceased
• Zach - (Angel Grove's) Cousin _{Under Odius' Spell}

Powers and Abilities

• Magic: Thanks to the Ninja Steel, Preston can perform real magic. However unless he uses it to help others, Preston has no control over his powers. However he seems to have overcome it.

Ninja Steel Blue

Ninja Steel Blue

Arsenal

• Ninja Battle Morpher
• Ninja Power Stars
  • Blue Ninja Power Star
• Ninja Star Blade
• Ninja Blaster
• Mega Morph Cycle

Zords

• Dragon Zord

Appearances: NS Episodes 1-22, SNS Episodes 1-22

Ninja Master Mode

When combined into the Megazord, the Rangers need to access Ninja Master Mode in order to operate it. Using the Ninja Master Mode Star, the Blue Ranger can access the Ninja Master Blade to perform attacks with the Ninja Steel Megazord. Without it the Megazord is without energy.

Arsenal

• Ninja Master Blade
• Ninja Master Mode Star

Zords

• Dragon Zord

Appearances: NS Episodes 3-14, 16-19, 21

Ninja Super Steel Mode

When combined into the Megazord, the Rangers need to access Ninja Super Steel Mode, an upgrade version of Ninja Master Mode, in order to operate it. Using the Ninja Super Steel Star, the Blue Ranger can access the Ninja Master Blade or the Ninja Super Steel Blaster to perform attacks with the Ninja Steel Megazord. Without it the Megazord is without energy.

Arsenal

• Ninja Master Blade
• Ninja Super Steel Star
• Ninja Super Steel Blaster

Zords

• Dragon Zord
• Serpent Zord

Appearances: SNS Episodes 2-9, 11-17, 19, 21, 22

Arsenal

• Ninja Star Blade
• Ninja Power Stars
  • Lion Fire Power Star

Zords

• Dragon Zord
• Lion Fire Zord

Appearances: SNS Episode 18

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Preston is portrayed by Peter Sudarso, who would also portray Marvin, the Red Ranger in the spin-off Power Rangers HyperForce, his suit actor is Yuji Nakata (中田 裕士 Nakata Yuji).

Notes

The other Sudarso, saved by the Blue Ranger.

• Preston is portrayed by Peter Sudarso, the younger brother of Yoshi Sudarso who played Koda in the previous series.
  • Both actors are also Blue Rangers in consecutive shows.
  • Coincidentally, his brother made a cameo appearance in an episode of Ninja Steel's source Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, portraying a bystander who was rescued by Preston's Blue Ranger counterpart.
    • However, this episode involved a crossover with Jiraiya, a Metal Hero that was never brought over to the US (until Sheriff Skyfire, but the brothers would be seen together in 2 different episodes).
• Preston is the second Blue Ranger in a Ninja-themed season to have a standard blue color. The first was Billy from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 3.
• The surname "Tien" is of Chinese and Vietnamese origin. Preston's actor Peter Sudarso is Indonesian-American of Chinese origin.
• Preston is the second Blue Ranger who is the "stealth" of the team, following Theo Martin from Power Rangers Jungle Fury.
• He is the first Ranger to gain a super power since Operation Overdrive.
  • Theo's powers come from his training and not given to him by an outside force (injection, arsenal, Mutation).
    • His Sentai counterpart gained his magical powers from education.
• In The Ranger Ribbon, it is revealed Preston's birthday is January 3rd.
• Preston's kind-hearted and loyal personality contrasts with his Sentai counterpart, Yakumo Katou who is cool-headed and serious.
• Preston's personality is very similar to Calvin's Sentai counterpart.
• Preston is playable in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
• Preston's roll call may have been a reference to his actor Peter Sudarso hiding his role as the Blue Ninja Steel Ranger from his brother Yoshi Sudarso until it was revealed at Power Morphicon.
• Because of his love of Super Sentai, Peter Sudarso has slipped several references to the counterpart franchise in his character's actions.
• Preston is the only Ninja Steel Ranger who hasn’t used an Element Star unmorphed.
• Preston is the only male Ninja Steel Ranger out of the main team who hasn’t used the Ninja Super Steel Blaster and the Ninja Clone Star.
• In the episode Doom Signal, Preston mentions his "cousin Zack" in Angel Grove. The line was ad-libbed by his actor, Peter Sudarso, and seems to be a reference to Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger, though it likely is a coincidence in the show's actual canon.
• He is the only Ranger to not have a close up of him in his suit. Though there is a bloopers and outtakes video on YouTube that shows a brief clip of him in suit.
• He is the second Blue Ranger, to have a dragon-based Zord with the first being Kevin.

Appearances

• Power Rangers Ninja Steel
  • Episode 1: Return of the Prism
  • Episode 2: Forged in Steel
  • Episode 3: Live and Learn
  • Episode 4: Presto Change-O
  • Episode 5: Drive to Survive
  • Episode 6: My Friend Redbot
  • Episode 7: Hack Attack
  • Episode 8: Gold Rush
  • Episode 9: Rocking and Rolling
  • Episode 10: The Ranger Ribbon
  • Episode 11: Poisonous Plots
  • Episode 12: Family Fusion
  • Episode 13: Ace and the Race
  • Episode 14: The Royal Rival
  • Episode 15: The Royal Rumble
  • Halloween Special: Grave Robber
  • Episode 16: Monkey Business
  • Episode 17: The Adventures of Redbot
  • Episode 18: Abrakadanger
  • Episode 19: Helping Hand
  • Episode 20/Finale: Galvanax Rises
  • Christmas Special: Past, Presents, and Future
• Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
  • Episode 1: Echoes of Evil
  • Episode 2: Moment of Truth
  • Episode 3: Tough Love
  • Episode 4: Making Waves
  • Episode 5: Game Plan
  • Episode 6: Attack Of The Galactic Ninjas
  • Episode 7: The Need for Speed
  • Episode 8: Caught Red-Handed
  • Episode 9: Outfoxed
  • Episode 10: Dimensions in Danger
  • Episode 11: Love Stings
  • Episode 12: Fan Frenzy
  • Episode 13: Prepare To Fail
  • Episode 14: Sheriff Skyfire
  • Episode 15: Tech Support
  • Episode 16: Car Trouble
  • Episode 17: Happy to Be Me
  • Halloween Special: Monster Mix-Up
  • Episode 18: Magic Misfire
  • Episode 19: Doom Signal
  • Episode 20/Finale: Reaching the Nexus
  • Christmas Special: The Poisy Show
• Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown (morphed only)

See Also

• Yakumo Katou - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page.