Power Rangers: Difference between revisions

The extent to which each ''[[Power Rangers]]'' incarnation resembles its ''[[Super Sentai]]'' counterpart varies from season to season. In most cases, the general premise is preserved, but its interpretation is greatly changed - for instance, ''Lightspeed Rescue'' added the US-exclusive "Titanium Ranger" to the team since its counterpart, ''GoGoV'' did not include a traditional [[Sixth Ranger]]. However, some series have closely followed the plots of their counterparts, even borrowing entire episodes (''Time Force'', ''Wild Force'', ''SPD'', ''Samurai''). In other cases, the original premise is all but discarded (''Lost Galaxy'''s setting was changed from a [[Lost World]]-style forest to a space station, and ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'', a [[Lighter and Softer]] Sentai series with the mecha essentially as [[Robot Buddy|Robot Buddies]], was changed to ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'', a [[Darker and Edgier]] season set [[After the End]]). A main difference with ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Super Sentai]]'' is the fact that ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has a single continuity (except for ''RPM'') while each ''[[Super Sentai]]'' season is its own universe.

 

 

'''The Saban Era:'''

* 2015-2016 ''[[Power Rangers Dino Charge|Power Rangers Dino Charge/Dino Supercharge]]'' (''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger]]'')

* 2017-2018: ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Steel|Power Rangers Ninja Steel/Super Ninja Steel]]'' (''[[Shuriken Sentai Ninninger]]'')

 

The franchise spawned two feature films. ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (film)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' was a big-budget affair with entirely US-produced footage and extensive CGI, set as a [[Non-Serial Movie]] in an [[Alternate Continuity]] to season 3. The second film, ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' had simply better production values than the TV series, and is within the regular continuity, setting up the premise of the ''Turbo'' season, but reception was much more negative than the other one.

 

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* [[The Ace]]: Phantom Ranger, Shadow Ranger, most [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] before the footage runs out.

* [[Action Girl]]: All of the female Rangers fall under this, as they're all talented martial artists, either by training, [[Applied Phlebotinum]] or magic.

** [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: ''In Space'' skewed the franchise a bit more seriously, and ever since it's never been quite as goofy as the earliest seasons. ''RPM'' can be considered a half-Cerebus; its [[After the End]] setting is darker than any before, but plays franchise tropes with a wink and a nudge that keep you from taking it ''too'' seriously.

** [[Reverse Cerebus Syndrome]]: ''Ninja Storm'' brought a level of silliness and self-awareness back to the series (though not quite to the level of ''Mighty Morphin''). ''Samurai'' does this in contrast to ''RPM'''s darker elements.

* [[Character-Magnetic Team]]: There's always at least one [[Sixth Ranger]], but the Disney seasons tended to pile them on - ''Operation Overdrive'' is the only one of those that got away with a single [[Sixth Ranger]]<ref>Not Disney's fault, blame ''[[Super Sentai]]''</ref>. This is partly because a lot of those seasons started with reduced [[Power Trio|Power Trios]] and had more room to expand.

* [[Chest Insignia]]: Almost every Ranger sports a team logo and maybe a personal symbol ''somewhere'' on their suits; if not on the chest then on the belt buckle or helmet, usually. A number of these are [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"]].

* [[Continuity Nod]]: A [[Long Runner]] like [[Power Rangers]] is almost obligated to have them.

** For instance the Red Ranger towards the end of ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'' says "[[Catch Phrase|May The Power Protect You]]", referencing Zordon's line from the earlier seasons.

* [[Creator Provincialism]]: Most of the [[City of Adventure|Cities Of Adventure]] are based in California, and the rest also appear to be in the western US. ''RPM'' has a couple hidden references to Boston (the hometown of its first executive producer Eddie Guzelian).

* [[Cute Is Evil]]: The child among the villains is ''always'' [[The Starscream]].

* [[Shonen Upgrade]] (of course)

* [[Showy Invincible Hero]]: The whole point of the show, and arguably the [[Trope Codifier]] for a generation or more.

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The show itself is not so bad about this, but good luck finding an action figure of one of the girls.

** Played straight in ''Ninja Storm'' (Tori), ''Dino Thunder'' (Kira), and ''Jungle Fury'' (Lily) - all three core teams were [[Power Trio|Power Trios]] instead of [[Five-Man Band|Five Man Bands]], and the Rangers that joined them later were all male. ''RPM'' is arguable; aside from Summer, there is Gemma, but she's a [[Sixth Ranger]] (and so was absent from the first half) and only half of a [[Single-Minded Twins]] character (except when you consider her interactions with Flynn).

 

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