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''"[[Three Plus Two|Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!]]"''
''"[[Sixth Ranger|Samurai Storm, Ranger Form!]]"'' }}
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As stated above, Ninja Storm was an [[Affectionate Parody]], and [[Lampshaded]] every trope and gimmick Power Rangers had invented. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether or not you find the jokes funny, but it is still an otherwise good season. Particular note goes to Cam, who is in almost as many (if not as many) fan theories as Andros and Tommy.
First series of Power Rangers to: 1) have only one girl, 2) switch the Blue and Yellow Rangers' genders, 3) begin with three Rangers, then add two, then add one more, and 4) be filmed in [[
This season unfortunately broke the chain of the [[Reunion Show|last season team up episode]] started in ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy|Lost Galaxy]]'', possibly due to the move to New Zealand as well as budget and union issues. Next season would continue the trend, however.
Succeeded by ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''. Not to be confused with the ''[[Naruto]] Shippuden: [[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2|Ultimate Ninja]] [[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations|Storm]]'' games.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Tori
* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]
* [[Chest Insignia]]: Circular personal symbols on the chest. There's also the rare case of the megazord sporting a gigantic chest emblem, in the form of the Wind Academy logo.
* [[City of Adventure]]: Blue Bay Harbor
* [[Evil Plan]]: Lothor's [[Take Over the World]] plan, {{spoiler|and general bitterness at his good guy family.}}
* [[Family-Friendly Firearms]]: Applied to ''Hurricaneger'''s ''shuriken'' of all things, made "ninja beams" in ''Ninja Storm''.
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
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* [[Mooks]]: Kelzaks
** [[Elite Mooks]]: Kelzak Furies and Wolfblades.
* [[
** [[Land, Sea, Sky]] for the core trio:
*** [[Blow You Away]] and [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: Shane
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** [[Non-Elemental]] and [[Fuuma Shuriken]] in place of an animal theme: Cam
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Enforced as usual, except for one bit when fighting ninja ghosts:
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'''Tori:''' They're ''dead''. What do they have to lose? }}
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]/[[Self-Parody]]
* [[Affably Evil]]: Lothor.
* [[
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Tori's infamous line in the first episode, implying that Power Rangers are merely comic book characters. The line was meant to play the trope straight, but some fans thought it indicated that continuity was being rebooted. References to ''Ninja Storm'' next season were meant to correct this misconception.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When Marah introduces Beevil:
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'''Marah:''' Don't forget littering!
'''Lothor:''' Littering? The most underrated of intergalactic crimes! I'm impressed! }}
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Skyla the Karmanian in "Shane's Karma"
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* [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]: the finale. {{spoiler|Lothor's ressurected army versus the Rangers and the rescued Wind Academy students.}}
* [[BBC Quarry]]: One of the bigger offenders in ''Rangers'' history. Lampshaded, of course:
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'''Shane:''' (in another episode) Not another rock quarry! }}
* [[Beach Episode]]: Many episodes had scenes at the beach due to Tori being a surfer, but the "Shane's Karma" two-parter had a sub-plot devoted to the Rangers trying to get some R&R at the beach.
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* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: on occasion
** Lothor outright does this in one episode after a monster grows:
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** Not to mention when he's in a zord of his own and kicking the Rangers around:
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* [[Brick Break]]: The Rangers try this in "The Samurai's Journey Part 1" - they all fail, and when Cam the non-Ranger does it succeeds they think it's a trick.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Sensei and Lothor}}
* [[Cave Behind the Falls]]: Ninja Ops (though the falls are just a ninja-trick illusion)
* [[The Chosen Zero|The Chosen Zeroes]]:
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'''Tori:''' Where's the switch?
'''Dustin:''' Does it have any games or what?
'''Cam:''' [[Face Palm|Ladies and Gentlemen, the defenders of the galaxy.]] }}
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: And ''how''.
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* [[Groupie Brigade]]: The Rangers nearly get trampled by a Lothor-obsessed one in "I Love Lothor".
* [[Hard Light]]: The Ninja Rangers get a lot of mileage out of holographic constructs, especially with the zords: they're used to disguise the zord summoning points, "split" the megazord for its standard [[Finishing Move]], and even summon a tidal wave for the dolphin zord. Cyber-Cam is another prominent example.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Thunder Rangers early on.
* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Played with, as Sensei's son Cam was specifically denied ninja training. Hence the handwave of him being a samurai while Shurikenger was explicitly "Ninja of Ninja".
* [[Horrible Camping Trip]]: In "General Deception". To quote Hunter, "I feel like the cast of ''[[Survivor]]''."
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** Also ''Sky''la the Karmanian, who gave her power to Shane, (whose power is ''air'') which included a flying Battlizer.
** And the techie named ''Cam''.
* [[Mirror Universe]]: in "The Wild Wipeout"; somewhat subverted in that
** with hints of [[Mushroom Samba]], being caused by the [[Monster of the Week]]'s magic dust.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: In "Thunder Strangers, Part 2", Tori's morpher is damaged and a monster tells her, "Guess it's not [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|morphin' time]] after all, is it?"
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** [[Ninja Log]]: Done with spare costumes most of the time, but at least once with actual logs (in "Nowhere To Grow").
** [[Ninja School]]
** [[
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Lothor
* [[Opening Narration]]:
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* [[The Power of Rock]]: The Lightning Riff Blaster, a weapon used to summon the Mighty Mammoth Zord. It's a Guitar/Blaster, and the Mammoth Zord is summoned with one awesome chord.
* [[Power Limiter]]: Cam's weighted vest in Samurai Ranger form, which he removes when in Super Samurai Mode.
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** "Looming Thunder" has a mole monster taunt "Can you guess who the mole is now?", likely referencing the then-current reality show, ''[[The Mole (TV series)|The Mole]]''. Speaking of reality shows, there's Hunter comparing a [[Horrible Camping Trip]] to ''[[Survivor]]'' in "General Deception".
** In what feels like being a bit of [[Take That]] in "I Love Lothor":
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'''Marah:''' Well, it worked for [[Britney Spears|Britney]] and [[Christina Aguilera|Christina]]. }}
* [[Similar Squad]]: Three new ninja students in the finale who act suspiciously like the Wind Rangers did.
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* [[Unwinnable Training Simulation]]
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Zurgane has one of these after the Rangers defeat him in "General Deception, Part 2".
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy|"Well Done, Brother" Guy]]: Shane
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Very early materials suggested that the rivalry between the Wind and Thunder Rangers was supposed to play out a lot longer than it did (and possibly be the central conflict of the series, rather than a traditional villain), with kids even being encouraged to pick sides for themselves.
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