Power Rangers - Gunslinger Company
Written by User:Analytical Engine, Power Rangers - Gunslinger Company is an original Power Rangers story, with heavy Cattle Punk and Weird West elements, set in the United States during the 1860s and 70s. It is hosted on AlternateHistory.com.
Historical characters who appear or are referenced:
- General Henry Halleck
- Abraham Lincoln
- General Philip Sheridan
- General William Tecumseh Sherman
Tropes used in Power Rangers - Gunslinger Company include:
- Aliens Speaking English: Though the Pandemonians have their own languages, including a Language of Magic
- Alternate History
- American Civil War
- Big Bad: General Tharl
- Black Magician Girl/Cute Witch: Talica
- Brother-Sister Team: Talica, but in a very creepy way
- Cattle Punk
- Chest Insignia: Though so far only the Blue and Yellow Rangers have featured so far
- Clock Punk
- Cool Gate: The Steampunky Lesser Gate. The various Postern Gates
- Cool Train: The Ironhorse
- Demon Lords and Archdevils: The Pandemonian Senior Demons
- Divided States of America: Being set around the American Civil War, the Confederate States of America features
- Evil Is Sexy: Pneumonica, thanks to her Glamour powers
- Family-Friendly Firearms: Averted. There are guns. Guns that fire bullets. Lots of bullets in some cases
- Historical Domain Characters: See above for examples
- Genki Girl: Talica
- Great Offscreen War: The battle between the Pandemonians and Dark Spectre
- Invaded States of America: The Confederacy is invaded by the Pandemonians. Fortunately, Hell on Earth isn't the result
- Lady of Black Magic: Pneumonica
- Language of Magic: Which sounds like Magic Music
- Les Yay
- Many Spirits Inside of One: Talica, the Demoniacs
- Meaningful Name: Dr Pfauztaz (Doctor Faustus)
- Mooks/The Legions of Hell: Toadmen, Demoniacs
- More Dakka: Gatling guns are used
- Motifs:
- Animal Motifs:
- Big Badass Bird of Prey: Jennifer Blake/Yellow Ranger (Eagle)
- Panthera Awesome: Ezra Clark/Blue Ranger (Mountain Lion)
- Elemental Powers:
- Making a Splash: Ezra Clark/Blue Ranger - his hammer fires a burst of magically-created water
- Animal Motifs:
- Noodle Incident: Pandemonia may be Hell on Earth at the moment, but it used to be quite nice. No one's mentioned why yet, though.
- Our Demons Are Different: They are beings from Another Dimension
- Our Wormholes Are Different
- Recruit Teenagers with Attitude: Though General Sheridan is rather sceptical
- Shout-Out: References are made to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Lord Zedd), Power Rangers Zeo (the Machine Empire), Power Rangers Turbo (Devatox) and Power Rangers in Space (Ecliptor)
- Steampunk Gadgeteers: Kanistus and Talica
- Transformation Trinket: An unnamed Super Wrist Gadget morpher
- Utopia Justifies the Means
- Weapon of Choice:
- Drop the Hammer: Ezra Clark/Blue Ranger
- Knife Nut: Jennifer Blake/Yellow Ranger
- Magic Staff: The Pandemonian Senior Demons all have one
- Weird West
- Word Power:
"Cunning like a cougar" (Blue Ranger) |