The Mighty Power Rangers' Impressive Legacy Through 2023 (Video)

When we enter the universe of successful franchises in the cinema and television, we must undoubtedly mention the Power Rangers. A legendary series that began in August 1993, those who were in charge of the creation was Haim Saban and Shuky Levy, inspired by the Tokusatsu genre. So, it's kind of hard to find people under 30 who aren't familiar with these characters.

From then on, the harvest of successes has been unstoppable. With about 820 chapters in 26 seasons and 4 moviesWe have a lot of material to enjoy. However, the production has been under the supervision of several companies.

From From 1993 to 2002 he was in charge of MMPR Productions, after the From 2002 to 2009 it belonged to the Walt Disney Company. Then in 2010 is reacquired by Haim Saban until 2018. Now in this 2019, passed into the hands of Hasbro.

Who are the Power Rangers?

The Power Rangers is a team of young people of 5 or 6 members, with some special suits and helmets that turn them into superheroes. So when there is a latent threat from a villain, they transform using a device linked to magic, technology or both, obtaining its power from the Morphin Grid, also called Metamorphosis Network.

It should be noted that The Power Rangers costumes are similar in design and different in color.The colors that superheroes typically use are red, green, blue, yellow, pink, and black.

In this way, whoever uses the color red is the strongest and leader of the team., while the one dressed in blue or green is second in rank. Therefore, the rest of the colors complement the team, but don't have a defined rank. Additionally, in various seasons, others appeared in shades of white, silver, and crimson, just to name a few.

On the other hand, The Power Rangers helmets have amazing different designs.. But they always have a distinctive detail that refers to the Zord that can direct when they are in battle.

Besides They have an arsenal of weapons, some can be used by just one of them, but others can be assembled to obtain greater power. Obviously, The team has a mentor named Zordon, who assigns them missions throughout the series.

As if that weren't enough, the Power Rangers keep an oath. It obliges them to avoid using their powers for personal gain. They will only fight if the enemy leaves them no other option. And most importantly, they must keep their identity a secret, so that no one finds out they're the powerful superheroes. A situation that resembles more than one champion of justice.

Zords and Megazords

The Power Rangers, In addition to their powers and weapons, they have each with an assault vehicle known as a Zord, which allows them to obey their opponents. Basically, the design varied depending on the season, and could have ship shape, abstract or zoomorphic shapes.

Without a doubt, the climax scene in each of the chapters, is when these Zords join together and form a much more powerful humanoid giant called Megazord.

Obviously, When assembling the Megazord comes the good stuff, the epic battle against the enemy, who has also grown enormously. Because at his original size he couldn't defeat the Power Rangers.

26 seasons, 4 movies and counting

They are said and told easily 26 seasons, but this is quite the opposite: not just any series can reach these numbers. Only the big ones do, those that offer a plus to the fan.

The first Saban era

They started with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, divided into three seasons, for a total of 145 episodes, with total success. In the first season, we see how she is released the evil witch Rita. Hence Zordon and Alpha 5 select 5 younglings to defend the planet.. Then in the second series comes the dreaded Lord Zedd and the appear Thunderzords. Later in the third, the assault teams are destroyed, so the superheroes turn to the Lost Temple, where they are granted new powers and the Ninjazords.

Then it was released the first feature film Power Rangers: The Movie, which was not linked to the series. Thus, in this adventure the Command Center is destroyed, the superheroes lose their powers and Zordon is at risk of dying. Meanwhile, they head to another planet to recover what they lost. Afterwards, the seasons of Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers and another called Zeo.

This is how your second feature film Power Rangers Turbo. Which is related to the series, because it is set between the last chapter of Zeo and the first of the next one known as Turbo. In this film they face the demon Maligore, to rescue Lerigot with the help of new powers and the Turbo Megazord. In the following years, series related to the universe continued, such as In Space, The Lost Galaxy, The Speed of Light, Time Force and in 2002 Wild Force.

Disney series

Months later in the 2003, the Disney era begins with the Ninja Storm series, where we see two teams, the Wild and the Thunder, who fight at first but end up uniting in the end. Later, the seasons of Dino Trueno, the futuristic SPD. chronologically located in 2025, to continue with Mystic Force, Operation Overload and Animal Fury.

Finally, to close this cycle with the RPM series, also futuristic, as a virus called Venjix takes control of all the world's computers, seeking to enslave humanity. Only in his attempt, he runs into Dr. K and the Power Rangers to save what's left of civilization.

The new Saban era

Then we move on to the new Saban stage, between 2011 and 2018, starting with the series of Samurai and Super SamuraiThe enemy to face are the Nighlock who want to destroy all civilization, overflowing the waters of the Sanzu River. During this period, the third film called Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie is released., chronologically located between chapters 4 and 5 of Super Samurai.

They then continue with a double line in the series, repeating the success of the Samurai episodes. In these cases, the seasons of Megaforce and Super Megaforce, where they can be transformed into Historical Rangers and unlock new, never-before-seen powers at will. Then, in Dino Charge and Super Dino Charge, dinosaurs can be transformed thanks to crystals called Energems. While They face villains like Sledge, Heckyl and Snide, just to mention a few.

For him 2017, the fourth film called simply Power Rangers arrives, being a remake of the original series. And to close this cycle with the seasons of Ninja Steel and Super Ninja Steel. In which The superheroes fight against Galvanax, after a split star with great powers is obtained by them, thus becoming the new paladins.

The beginning of the Hasbro era

In the past month of March of this 2019, they released the new and so far the last series called Power Rangers Beast Morphers. This season the team of sSuperheroes is created from the union of a substance called Morph-X and animal DNAOn the other hand, there is Evox, a malicious computer virus that creates evil clones of the paladins' avatars.

It's worth noting that in this era, Hasbro owns all rights to Power Rangers, from the toy line to the series and film rights. All of this suggests that many exciting things are coming to the franchise.

Is Power Rangers a Remake?

In many cases, we take the new series that are released as original, then we find out they are remakes. That's what happens with Power Rangers, they are based on a Japanese television series that began in 1975. So far it has been 43 seasons, with an astonishing 2,118 episodes, we refer to the famous Super Sentai Series.

In this way, Power Rangers is an adaptation of the Super Sentai Series, starting from season 7. Now, the Super Squad It was created by the famous Shōtarō Ishinomor. Who, since the 1950s, has brought to life a good number of characters.

It is worth noting that since season 28, called Tokusō Sentai Dekaranger, they introduced a custom: the passing of the baton. It occurs at the end of the series, in a brief scene, where the red-haired member of the outgoing team welcomes the new member of the same color for the following season.

Some curiosities of the series

Among the most popular seasons are In Space, The Lost Galaxy and Ninja Storm. Also in one of the episodes appeared the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In the Super Sentai series, the yellow character is male. In Power Rangers, he becomes female, one of the changes the squadron underwent.

On the other hand, some comics were also made, with an excellent design that was very well received by fans.

The way to transform into both the Japanese and American versions is the same. They superimposed the American actor's face over the original.

One of the most controversial aspects was its censorship in Malaysia. According to the government, the name "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" encouraged children to use the drug morphine.

Finally, we imagine that at some point in your life, you've watched Power Rangers. So, tell us what you think of this TV series. Which character do you like the most? Have you seen the Super Sentai Series?

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