Super Megaforce (episode)

This article is about an episode in Power Rangers Super Megaforce.

Super Megaforce (episode)
Super Megaforce, Episode 21x01
Air Date(s)	February 9 2014 (nick.com) February 15 2014 (TV)
Production Information
Written by	James W. Bates
Directed by	James Barr
Episode Guide
Previous	End Game (Megaforce)
Next	Earth Fights Back

Super Megaforce is the first episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, the sequel to Power Rangers Megaforce. It is the debut of the Super Megaforce Rangers and the Legendary Megazord, as well as The Armada's villains.

Synopsis

Gosei presents the Rangers with new Morphers that unlock a Super Mega Mode, which will allow them to access the powers of every previous team of Power Rangers.

Plot

In the beginning, the episode shows a recap from previous episode.

Elsewhere in the Armada's Mothership, three main villains Argus, Levira, and Vrak's brother Prince Vekar talk about the invasion of Earth and they presume that Vrak is dead and they will avenge him.

On the ground, waves of X-Borgs invade Ernie's BrainFreeze and Ernie tries to hide. Emma defeats the X-Borgs, and tells Ernie to get someplace safe. More X-Borgs are at the school and Noah beats them down and tells the students to find everyone else and help out.

Back at the command center, Jake and Gia return exhausted, followed by Noah and Emma. Gosei tells them that The Armada knocked out their communications. He also explains that the villains they fought against the past year were only the tip of the spear and that The Armada is an overwhelming foe. Troy comes in and he was looking for Robo Knight. Gosei says he could not locate him but he knows that the Rangers 'll defeat the aliens because of their pride and spirit.

He gives them new Morphers and Ranger keys that'll unlock their Super Megaforce Mode. The figures that lines the walls are actually keys to unlock Legendary Mode to become every Ranger from the past but also tells them Legendary Mode is hard to maintain.Jake ask why his key was green but before Gosei could answer, they were under attack and Gosei sends them out to use their new powers.

The rangers arrive at the scene of destruction. Gia suggest they use Ultra Mode instead but Troy denies and says to use Super Mega Mode. They use their new Morphers and transform into Super Mega Rangers.

They begin fighting using their new powers. Then they transform into Samurai and Mystic Force Rangers. They use their keys in their sabers and use a final strike, defeating Headridge.

Back at the spaceship, an irate Prince Vekar becomes infuriated of the loss. So, a new villain is sent down and the Rangers find him. The Rangers fight off more X-Borgs and then they transform into S.P.D. Rangers and they take out the missiles. As Tentacus attacks, they transform into Ninja Storm Rangers then into various Red Rangers and defeat him.

Levira fires the Maximizers making Tentacus, plus three Bruisers grow and says they no longer need Zombats. Gosei informs the Rangers that the Armada have new capabilities. But, so does the Rangers themselves.

They summon a sky ship that releases new zords and they form the Legendary Megazord. They use their Ranger Keys to perform their final attack: The Super Mega Starburst. 

Back at the school, everything looks back to normal and Noah finds Mr. Burley nearly collapsing near a shelf but helps him out. Mr. Burley enters the classroom and tells him what Troy said from when he first arrived. He finds it to be true and is proud of his students. Meanwhile, Troy returns to the place where Robo Knight fell and questions where he is.

Cast

• Andrew Gray - Troy Burrows/Super Megaforce Red
• John Mark Loudermilk - Noah Carver/Super Megaforce Blue
• Azim Rizk - Jake Holling/Megaforce Black/Super Megaforce Green
• Ciara Hanna - Gia Moran/Super Megaforce Yellow
• Christina Masterson - Emma Goodall/Super Megaforce Pink

Minor Cast

• Geoff Dolan as Gosei/Gosei Morpher/Legendary Morpher
• Estevez Gillespie as Tensou
• Jason Hood - Vrak (flashback only)
• Andrew Laing - The Messenger (flashback only)
• Stephen Butterworth - Prince Vekar
• John Leigh - Damaras
• Rebecca Parr - Princess Levira
• Mark Wright - Argus
• Cameron Rhodes - Headridge
• Ryan Cooper - Tentacus
• Shailesh Prajapati - Ernie
• Ian Harcourt - Mr. Burley
• Chris Auer - Robo Knight (flashback only)

Legendary Ranger Modes

• Legendary Ranger Modes for Super Megaforce:
  • Super Megaforce Red - Red Samurai Ranger (x2), Red Mystic Ranger, S.P.D. Red Ranger, Red Wind Ranger
  • Super Megaforce Blue - Blue Samurai Ranger, Blue Mystic Ranger (male version),  S.P.D. Blue Ranger, Blue Wind Ranger (male version), Red Wild Force Ranger
  • Super Megaforce Yellow - Yellow Samurai Ranger, Yellow Mystic Ranger (female version),  S.P.D. Yellow Ranger, Yellow Wind Ranger (female version), Red Mystic Ranger (female version)
  • Super Megaforce Green - Green Samurai Ranger, Green Mystic Ranger, S.P.D. Green Ranger, Crimson Thunder Ranger, Red Overdrive Ranger
  • Super Megaforce Pink - Pink Samurai Ranger, Pink Mystic Ranger, S.P.D. Pink Ranger, Navy Thunder Ranger (female version), Jungle Fury Red Ranger (female version)
• The first ever Legendary Ranger Change was Samurai, the first team of the Neo-Saban era.
• With the exception of Red Samurai Ranger, the all-Red Change here is composed of all Disney-era Legendary Rangers.
• Jake's transformation is Red Overdrive Ranger, the Red Ranger from the last anniversary series before Megaforce. This is a departure from the source material which instead saw Gokai Green transform into Gosei Red.
• Noah has already morphed into both his female counterparts in this episode.
• Similar to what happened in the original Gokaiger red change, when fighting Tentacus as Red Rangers, 4 out of 5 of the Super Mega Rangers pair up in 2 groups of 2 based on the similarities of the Rangers they've transformed into before Troy finishes him off as the Red Samurai Ranger.
  • Gia and Jake: Immediate predecessor/successor series and projectile weapons.
  • Noah and Emma: Jungle Cat theme and hand to hand fighter.

The first Legendary Ranger Mode of the season: Samurai Rangers

Mystic Rangers

S.P.D. Rangers

Wind Rangers & Thunder Rangers

Red Rangers

Notes

• In the flashback to the previous episode, The Messenger tells Vrak that he should go into hiding because his brother, the Prince won't recognize him. However, in the actual episode The Messenger never mentioned the Prince and only said that "new soldiers" would not recognize him.
• As with the first episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai, the title of this episode is the same as the series.
• Ian Harcourt (Mr. Burley) and Shailesh Prajapati (Ernie) have been removed from the opening credits (although both continue their roles in the series, now credited with the guest cast). 
• As with many adapted episodes, the first episode makes several departures from the source material through dialogue and editing to explain certain plot elements
  • As opposed to just being a preference of weaponry as it was in Gokaiger, twin weapons double their attack power.
  • Jake's different fighting style as Green Ranger is chalked up to excitement, where Don was a techical pacifist and had a unorthodox fighting method. This is similar to how Tommy Oliver as White Ranger also behaved overexcitedly when adapting Kou/Kiba Ranger (a pre-pubescent child) as the White Ranger.
  • Legendary Ranger Modes are explained as taxing on one's strength, which explains the short duration of time they can be used, while the Gokai Changes in Gokaiger did not have the same disclaimer to explain their short duration other than simple short-term use.
• There is to be a series of premiere screenings on February 14-17 & 21-23, 2014 at the Nickelodeon Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
• When Super Megaforce Blue becomes the Red Wild Force Ranger, the kanji of "Gao" (牙吠, "Fanged Roar") appears; this was a common motif used both in Gaoranger and in association with Gaoranger-related Gokai Changes in Gokaiger but was completely erased from Wild Force.
• In this version, Jake changes into the Red Overdrive Ranger instead of Megaforce Red, due to the fact that it would be redundant seeing a Super Megaforce Ranger transform into a Megaforce Ranger (who happened to be transformed as the Red Samurai Ranger standing right next to him, no less).
  • He is then seen shooting at Tentacus with the Drive Defender which did absolutely nothing while Gia summoned a fiery cyclone, where as in Gokaiger, Luka had summoned some fire and Don used the Twistornado Gosei Card to enhance her attack into a fiery cyclone.
• Rather than refilm the unusable Gorenger Gokai Change (which was followed by the Shinkenger Gokai Change) in the first fight, the scene was simply skipped. It had been speculated by fans that the Mighty Morphin Legendary Mode would be used instead; it did not however, and instead the Super Mega Rangers change directly into the Samurai Rangers.
• Super Megaforce Red transforming into the Red Samurai Ranger twice in this episode is due to using footage from two separate Gokaiger episodes. Changing into the same past Ranger twice in one episode only happened once in Gokaiger.

See Also

• Ep. 1: The Space Pirates Appear - Super Sentai counterpart in Gokaiger. See comparison page.
• Ep. 2: The Worth of this Planet - Super Sentai counterpart in Gokaiger. See comparison page.