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Return of the Prism is the first season premiere episode of Power Rangers Ninja Steel and is the first part of the two-part pilot of the Power Rangers series.
Synopsis[]
Redbot and a young teen named Brody escape to Earth from an alien spaceship with a special artifact called the Ninja Nexus Prism. He and two new friends, Preston and Sarah, must unlock its secrets to defend it from the villainous champion Galvanax.
Plot[]
The episode opens up ten years ago, narrated by Brody. When he was a kid, the Ninja Nexus Prism chose his father Dane as its protector, leaving behind a mystery alloy called Ninja Steel. Not long after it landed, a trio of aliens, Galvanax, Ripcon, and Madame Odius, arrive to take the prism. Dane hides the Ninja Steel with his other son, Aiden, while Brody is captured. The Prism's Nexus Star empowers Dane, transforming him into a warrior called a Power Ranger. With this boost, Dane is more than a match for Galvanax, however Ripcon takes Brody hostage in hopes he would surrender. Brody calls out, distracting Dane and allowing Galvanax to blast him, reverting him to human form. Galvanax takes the star and begins absorbing its power. However, Dane destroys it, causing an explosion. When the dust clears, Dane is gone, and the Prism sits in his place. It absorbs the pieces of the main star, turning them into six smaller stars. Galvanax tries to remove them from the Prism, but it does not allow him to do so. So he takes the entire Prism, and Ripcon brings Brody to their ship, the Warrior Dome.
10 years later, a teenage Brody now works for Galvanax as a slave for: a popular game show where monsters from across the universe compete for the title of champion like Galvanax and to pull out a power star. For ten years, no one has been able to do so. At Odius' suggestion, Galaxy Warriors would be relocated to Earth to find the Ninja Steel Dane hid. After one match, Brody and his two friends and fellow slaves Redbot and Mick make their escape through the trash chute, with the Ninja Nexus Prism. However Mick is separated from them.
Meanwhile on Earth, Summer Cove High School's new student Sarah makes friends with struggling magician, Preston. In doing so, the two see the meteor shower that made up Brody's escape. Deciding to go look, the duo meet Brody and Redbot, where the three humans pull out a Power Star each and fight against one of the more recent victors of Galaxy Warriors, Korvaka, where he attacks the trio in hopes of getting the stars. Remembering his father's battle with Galvanax, Brody, Preston, and Sarah morph into the Red, Blue, and Pink Rangers, quickly destroying him.
Deciding to hide the Prism, Preston and Sarah agree to help Brody get home and find the missing Ninja Steel. However the Nexus Prism shoots into the air.
Cast[]
- William Shewfelt as Brody Romero (Ninja Steel Red 2)
- Taimana Marupo as Young Brody
- Peter Sudarso as Preston Tien (Ninja Steel Blue)
- Nico Greetham as Calvin Maxwell
- Zoe Robins as Hayley Foster
- Chrysti Ane as Sarah Thompson (Ninja Steel Pink)
- Kelson Henderson as Mick Kanic
- Chris Reid as Victor Vincent
- Caleb Bendit as Monty
- Mike Edward as Dane Romero (Ninja Steel Red 1)
- Ethan Buckwell as Young Aiden
- Byron Coll as Redbot (voice)
- Richard Simpson as Galvanax (voice)
- Jacque Drew as Madam Odius (voice)
- Campbell Cooley as Ripcon, Cosmo Royale (voices)
- Tim Raby as Korvaka (voice)
- Andi Crown as Datacom (voice)
Ninja Power Stars[]
- Ninja Steel Red (I) - N/A
- Ninja Steel Red (II) - N/A
- Ninja Steel Blue - N/A
- Ninja Steel Pink - N/A
Errors[]
- When this episode first aired on Nickelodeon, it had Dino Super Charge bumpers before and after the commercial breaks, rather than new ones for Ninja Steel.
- When Brody, Redbot and Mick fall out of the Galaxy Warriors' ship, they fall straight down, but when Preston and Sarah spotted them falling, everything that was emptied out of the ship was falling sideways.
- During the opening, at Calvin's intro screen, the glowing star in the background is the Ninja Steel Pink Ranger's star glowing yellow.
- This error was corrected.
- When Korvaka shoots sparks at Brody, he falls on his stomach, but in the next shot Brody is seen on his back, holding his stomach.
- When Sarah and Preston tackle Korvaka using Sarah's hover board, She says "See? I told you that wasn't a guy in a costume." even though Sarah could not have seen Korvaka from that far away while on their way to tackle him.
- Also, the hand that Sarah tackled with switched in the impact shot. She stuck out her left hand for the tackle, but she ends up attacking him with her right hand.
- On top of that, Korvaka clearly dropped his sword when he hit the tree, but in the next shot he is seen, he is still holding it.
- Also, Sarah was originally going to fall on the ground after the impact shot of the tackle, but in the next frame she lands on her feet.
- In the opening theme, the Ninja Steel Megazord is mirror flipped. This error happens continuously throughout, until episode 8 when Levi joins the team.
Notes[]
- Like the first episode of Power Rangers Dino Charge, there is no Sentai footage used in this episode.
- Brody, Preston and Sarah are the only three Ninja Steel Rangers to be morphed in this episode.
- Korvaka was stated to be from the Ninninger Galaxy, a clear nod to the very Sentai season that Ninja Steel borrows its footage from.
- This episode highlights all of the items and creatures that will eventually be become the basis for the Rangers' Zords. Preston turns into a fake dragon, Calvin is working on his truck, Hayley's dog is in the back of Calvin's truck, Sarah's hoverboard is described by herself as being as strong as a train, and finally, Redbot is Brody's android friend.
- Korvaka is a partially-repainted version of Mig's cyborg form from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive while Lavagor is a recycled version of Venjix's first body from Power Rangers RPM.
- Ironically, the cast includes Kelson Henderson who, among his several Power Rangers characters, was the voice of Mig in Operation Overdrive.
- Among the audience members in the Warrior Dome where Galaxy Warriors is filmed are reused suits of Beevil, Behemoth, Broodwing, Crazar, Jellica, Kamdor, Knight Bot, Necrolai, Snapper, and Vexacus.
- This is the first episode to not feature a Green and/or Black Ranger since the Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode, "Now the Final Fury".
See Also[]
- Starting Station: Let's Ride the Limited Express Train - Super Sentai counterpart in ToQger. See comparison page. (Cosmo Royale's costume except the head)
- Shinobi 1: We're Ninja! - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. (story)
- Shinobi 2: Become the Last Ninja! - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page. (Ripcon debut)
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