Holy crap Troy's acting is bad. I mean, that's kind of old news for most, but I skipped Megaforce, and now I'm glad I did.

I admit I've seen Gokaiger but just going by the suits themselves with NO context...They still look like pirates.

If the suits don't give it away the Legendary Megazord sure does.

Now it's a non-issue for me cause I like the Gokaiger suits and mecha but the symbol on the chest which is two cutlasses crossed and a Ranger Key down the middle really looks like the Jolly Rodger and I tell kids who like Power Rangers that this season is pirate-themed and they go "Wow! Awesome!"

I think Saban's not acknowledging the pirate look but also kinda acknowledging it without saying anything. Or maybe I'm just reading too deep into it.

Side note: I'm liking that the suits are not just a power-up and they're own set of powers. Gives me hope they won't get tossed out at the end of the season.

If I was a kid, I wouldn't assume them pirates for even a second, I dunno what is even particularly piratey about their design in your eyes? No eye patch, no parrot, no peg leg, no hook hand, no big hat. The pirate ship is granted but the suits themselves are only pirate themed in the most vaguest of contexts.

At least one of them brought up Ultra Mode. Now let's see Saban attempt to explain the pirate motif.

Or not.

If they bring up the morphing grid I will be amazed.

There is Navi, but who knows if he'll be adapted. Anyway, I think the helmet design, the jackets, the sabers and pistols, the jolly roger logo (I dont think its vague at all), Gokai Silvers bandanna helmet and eventually the giant ship cannon all scream "pirate". Sure, there will definitely be less pirate stuff and some of the minor stuff can be hand waved, but I think its a bit like Alien Rangers, where theres a painfully obvious motif they're ignoring.

To be fair, they never did bother explaining why Dinosaurs and Chinese mythological creatures were used for the first two MMPR seasons. :lol

Then again, that was nearly 20 years ago, it's time to do more.

Painful and Obvious are Saban's bread & butter.

:D

Will Dinosaurs because fuck yeah dinosaurs. The mythological creatures make sense to in perspective of harnessing power. The transition from dinosaurs to mythological creatures however still needs some explanation. But I personally will just go with the idea that Zordon decided to give them stronger animals to draw power from.

If anything needs to be explained (in PR snese), it's freaking Turbo.

I guess we'll agree to disagree then. I think people are making a big deal out of nothing. I think the helmet design and logo are both granted, but not SCREAMING issues like say the Goseier Cards. Sure they look piratey to you because that is what you're looking for, but as a kid who doesn't know the context I don't think they spell out pirates as much as the ninja costumes from Kakuranger, which I perfectly recognised as ninjas about two decades before I'd know what a Kakuranger is.

With the long coats, the gold and silver trims, I think they work just as well as regal anniversary suits like the Gosei ones did and function fine entirely with only that context in mind.