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Power Rangers Samurai

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PR2020 logo This article is about a/an fanfiction series entry (the "18th") in the Power Rangers franchise.

Power Rangers Samurai is the eighteenth season of Power Rangers, serving as an adaptation of the 33rd Super Sentai season, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. The series follows a group of Samurai Rangers who assemble following the awakening of their centuries-old mortal enemy Master Xandred. To protect their world from being flooded by the poisonous waters of the Sanzu River, the Rangers utilize the Symbol Power that has been passed down from their ancestors to them and later, with Master Xandred and his Nighlok forces growing stronger, the Rangers unlock the Black Box and new weapons while awaiting a secret ally to arrive with their secret weapon that may turn the tides in their war.

The series is the first to be produced by a revived Saban Brands, following their re-acquisition of the franchise from Disney, who intended to cancel the series after the finale of RPM. The show was filmed in an HD-format and premiered on both Nickelodeon and Nick Toons in 2011.

Production[]

Disney decided to cancel Power Rangers for good after Power Rangers RPM due to low toy ratings and production costs in New Zealand rising dramatically. However, Saban (the original creators of Power Rangers now operating under Saban Brands) brought back the rights and took a year to adapt the 33rd entry in the Super Sentai franchise, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger from 2009. To aid in production, Saban re-hired former executive producer Jonathan Tzachor who left the series after Power Rangers Wild Force due to Disney's buyout. However, Tzachor has always preferred to make more Sentai footage heavy episodes to the point that, at several points in Power Rangers Time Force for example, Japanese actors are very visible. For comedy relief, Saban was going to create two completely original characters Big Jack and Skinny Mack meant to be a callback to Bulk and Skull from the original Saban Era. Paul Schrier was brought in for casting and described Skinny Mack as "Skull meets Ace Ventura." However, he got along well with Felix Ryan during casting so it was decided to re-hire him to reprise his role as Bulk with Ryan playing a new character named Spike and the Big Jack and Skinny Mack idea was shelved.

Problems began shortly after production began since Samurai Sentai Shinkenger was a Sentai deeply rooted in Japanese culture with very Japanese imagery; so much so that placing it in America was impossible since the Japanese elements were so intrusive, they could not edit around them. As such, the fictional Panorama City, Japan was created, and Samurai was the only time that an entire season was set in Japan. Tzachor, who had been made head writer, brought Saban a finished script early into production but they were rejected for being terrible and Saban hurriedly hired former Fox Kids executive James W. Bates as head writer with Tzachor only being executive producer. However, by the time that Bates was brought in, it was November 2010 and they had to have finished writing, filming, editing and finalizing all 22 episodes by January 2011 so that Nickelodeon could air them in February. At the same time, Tzachor was forcing the writers to stick to Shinkenger as close as they could. In Bates' own words "To Jonathan, Shinkenger is a great show. Why change it too much? He saw what he thought was working in the show and was just sticking very close to it." This rushing and executive pressuring led to most of the writing and plot-points of Shinkenger being copied into Samurai to expediate the process.

Synopsis[]

"Centuries ago in Japan, Nighlok monsters invaded our world, but samurai warriors defeated them with power symbols, passed down from parent to child. Today the evil Nighlok have risen once again and plan to flood the earth. Luckily, a new generation of heroes stand in their way. They are the Power Rangers Samurai."
ā€•Narrator[src]

Several centuries ago in Ancient Japan, monsters known as the Nighloks began to attack the human world, only to face opposition from humans who could harness Symbol Power and become the Samurai Power Rangers. The Nighlok leader, Master Xandred was eventually sealed away by a previous generation, but he has arisen once again to exact his revenge. Jayden Shiba, the 18th Head of the Shiba Clan and descendant of the former Red Ranger that defeated Xandred years ago, gathers: Kevin, Mike, Emily, and Mia Watanabe to take up the mantle as the 18th generation of Samurai Power Rangers.

Characters[]

Rangers[]

Main article: Samurai Rangers
Shinkenger (Team)

The Samurai Rangers Morphed.

Color Role Actor
Red Samurai Ranger Jayden Shiba ā–ŗā—„ Lauren Shiba Alex Heartman ā–ŗā—„ Kimberley Crossman
Blue Samurai Ranger Kevin Najee De-Tiege
Pink Samurai Ranger Mia Watanabe Erika Fong
Green Samurai Ranger Mike Hector David, Jr.
Yellow Samurai Ranger Emily Brittany Anne Pirtle
Gold Samurai Ranger Antonio Garcia Steven Skyler

Other Generations[]

Main article: Ancient Samurai Rangers
Main article: Shogun Rangers
Designation Name Actor
Red Samurai Ranger Ancient Red Ranger ā–¶ The Grand Shogun ā–¶ Mr. Shiba ??? ā–¶ Jim McLarty ā–¶ Steven A. Davis
Blue Samurai Ranger Ancient Blue Ranger ā–¶ Blue Shogun Ranger ā–¶ Kevin's Father ??? ā–¶ N/A ā–¶ Steven Smith
Pink Samurai Ranger Ancient Pink Ranger ā–¶ Pink Shogun Ranger ā–¶ Mia's parent ??? ā–¶ N/A ā–¶ N/A
Green Samurai Ranger Ancient Green Ranger ā–¶ Green Shogun Ranger ā–¶ Mike's parent ??? ā–¶ N/A ā–¶ N/A
Yellow Samurai Ranger Ancient Yellow Ranger ā–¶ Yellow Shogun Ranger ā–¶ Emily's parent ??? ā–¶ N/A ā–¶ N/A

Allies[]

Shiba Clan[]

Main article: Shiba House


Ranger Operators[]

Main article: Ranger Operators


Designation Name Actor
Ranger Operator Series Red Scott Truman Eka Darville (credited as Tobiass Reiss; voice)
Ranger Operator Series Blue Flynn McAllistair Ari Boyland (voice)
Ranger Operator Series Yellow Summer Landsdown Rose McIver (voice)
Ranger Operator Series Green Ziggy Grover Milo Cawthorne (voice)
Ranger Operator Series Black Dillon Daniel Ewing (voice)
Ranger Operator Series Gold Gem Mike Ginn (voice)
Ranger Operator Series Silver Gemma Li Ming Hu (voice)

Tengen Gate[]

Main article: Tengen Gate


Civilians[]

Main articles: powerrangers:Panorama_City and Panorama City


Villains[]

Arsenal[]

Main article: Arsenal (Samurai)


Morphers[]

Multi-Use Devices[]

Sidearms and Individual Weapons[]

Other Weapons[]

Power-up[]

Vehicles[]

Zords[]

FoldingZord System[]

Legend:ā—† piloted zord, ā– aux zord, ā˜… battlezord; colors are in reference to Rangers who piloted them and not the physical color of the zords

Additional Formations[]

Alternate Formations[]

Episodes[]

  1. Origins, Part 1
  2. Origins, Part 2
  3. The Team Unites
  4. Deal With a Nighlok
  5. Day Off
  6. Sticks and Stones
  7. A Fish Out of Water
  8. There Go the Brides
  9. I've Got a Spell on Blue
  10. Forest for the Trees
  11. Test of the Leader
  12. Jayden's Challenge
  13. Unexpected Arrival
  14. Room for One More
  15. The Blue and the Gold
  16. Team Spirit
  17. The Tengen Gate
  18. Boxed In
  19. Broken Dreams
  20. The Ultimate Duel
  21. Party Monsters
  22. Super Samurai
  23. Shell Game
  24. Trading Places
  25. Something Fishy
  26. Clash of the Red Rangers
  27. The Rescue
  28. The BullZord
  29. He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Brother
  30. Kevin's Choice
  31. Runaway Spike
  32. The Strange Case of the Munchies
  33. A Sticky Situation
  34. Trust Me
  35. Trickster Treat
  36. The Master Returns
  37. A Crack in the World
  38. Stroke of Fate
  39. Christmas Together, Friends Forever
  40. Stuck on Christmas
  41. Fight Fire With Fire
  42. The Great Duel
  43. Evil Reborn
  44. The Sealing Symbol
  45. Samurai Forever

Notes[]

  • This fanfiction is exactly the same as their real, (Super) Samurai counterparts, with a few exceptions:
    • This fanfiction adapts Shinkenger as a single season.
    • During the crossover episode "Clash of the Red Rangers", all of the Power Rangers RPM appear alongside Scott (unlike the real one in which only the Operator Series Red Ranger appeared). Plus it's an episode instead of a movie.
  • Production is still set in New Zealand and maintains an American, Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian cast.
  • It is the first season broadcast on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons.
  • This is the first season to employ its Enemy Foot Soldiers in a fight against a Megazord in giant form.
  • Megazord cockpit images tend to be extremely inconsistent. Rangers will often appear to be using the incorrect console for their Zord. This can be noticed by looking at the animal ornament on each console, and sometimes there will be multiple console changes in a single episode. Antonio, for example, has the Clawzord console switch between having a star and a lobster on it.
  • This season follows the plot of its original counterpart.
  • This is the first season to clearly state that other Power Rangers teams existed before Mighty Morphin.
  • This is the first Power Rangers series to be shown on the big screen and also the first to be presented in 5.1 surround sound.
  • This is the first series that features no fight scenes without weapons.
  • This is the only season that has one multi-part episode: the 2-part premiere.
  • The series also marked a return of Power Rangers dubs in Japan as it was released in fall of 2013.

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