Lets not forget Ninja Storm. You know the season where a ninja becomes a luchador leading an army of space ninjas! Remember people this is the series where a mighty wise sage like being from space gives awesome powers to untrained, no combat experienced teenagers! Then left a dumbass tiki head in charge of the back up plan! We do not question shit about this series or we could be here for at least a month!

Point to the 2017 movie for making it seem like they got the powers by accident.

I have hope for this, Redbots head does bother me a bit

No, please. Let us forget Ninja Storm...Please.

Can we really call Zordon wise? Like, really? He didn't make the powers, he didn't train the team, and he certainly didn't aid the team when they needed him the most :lol

Also, considering Alpha was the one in charge of operating the command center, you could argue that Alpha was basically leading the team, since all Zordon was good for was saying "Look to the Viewing Globe"

Ehh matters on what you would consider wise. He did managed to get a crap ton of powers or knew how to get them. Just never really thought much of what else or was to lazy. You could say him being stuck in the tube affect him intellect wise.

It seems as though that the lackluster effect of Dino Supercharge has left everyone with a bad taste in their mouths! Word of friendly advise, rinse it out and start anew in the morning, cause this as gotten old! We can't let a few continuity-crushing mistakes destroy anyone's love of any franchise, and though Neo-Saban has made some questionable decisions, we have to let every new entry stand on its own merit, not simply based on the merit of what preceded it. I'll admit that "Redbot" and "Ripcon" are not highly imaginative names given the PR designations of the past, and how voice-acting as become generic and unassuming, but nothing should deter someone from watching based solely on such baseless reasons. The second you think that something is no longer worth your time, things will change behind your back and you'll never bother to turn around to see what your missing!

Now! That said, what about the possibilities?

Kelson Henderson is definitely unexpected, and the last thing I saw him in was an episode of Ash vs. The Evil Dead (which was also unexpected)!!! Using an Otomonin as a robotic assistant has its perks because that implies that EVERY SINGLE ONE FROM NINNINGER COULD RECEIVE SUCH TREATMENT!!! The Zords have become Extra/Bangai Heroes in their own right and could receive new battle footage in the process!!! Some of the auxiliary Otomonin did very little on their own after their individual introductions, so this offers a degree of possibilities! If possible, find the new trailer and view it as well. You may find some obvious new footage which looks promising (though not involving robots or Zords). And yes, while it does seem like they are needlessly copying Dino Charge "What about daddy?" plotlines, that doesn't mean they will exactly follow the same mold. Remember, Kyoryuger and Ninninger had the "Daddy of Red" in a major supporting role, so this is just riding the tide. And note, Ninninger had less extra Rangers than Kyoryuger, so they can't completely replicate the same parameters unless they make NEW RANGERS!!! Given the number of aforementioned auxiliary Otomonin, PR-exclusive Rangers aren't entirely out of the question!!!

http://www.morphinlegacy.com/2017/01...premieres.html

Pro's
- Kelson Henderson. Welcome back, Boom.
- Red Bot. Unique plot-device potentially.
- Brother is name-dropped

Con's
- Missing dad
- Ripcon's voice
- First interaction between Brody and Ripcon

So here we go.

I didn't like this preview overall. Why? Because once again it feels like we're being given a slapstick attempt at slapstick comedy. Ripcon appears to be a general and, if given Ninninger footage is any indication, meant to be the first real villain that harasses the Ninja Steel Rangers. And in this VERY FIRST CLIP we see the Red Ranger, before he's the Red Ranger, best Ripcon in a comedy moment.

Therefore the entire threat that Ripcon is supposed to represent (we're going to be told how evil he is, because Power Rangers TELLS us things now and doesn't bother to SHOW us things) is wasted because I know the Red Ranger already out-smarted him before he had any powers.

Look back at like Goldar before he was comedy relief. He was a badass. He was never "defeated", only "subdued". The Rangers were afraid of him. Nearly everyone who loved MMPR will agree that the two most memorable unmorphed fights were between Jason and Goldar during "Green with Evil" and Tommy and Goldar in "Green No More". During "Return of an Old Friend", the Rangers were timid when handing in their power coins.

Ripcon?

Falls for the "look over there while I do something sneaky" trick.

Do not like. And his voice - did we go back to Megaforce villain voice overs? Not a great step in my opinion and not the voice I would choose.

The writing? Again - more telling, not showing. We're TOLD that Brody has a father who is missing and that this will be story for the future. We're TOLD that Brody also has a brother who is missing and that this will be story for the future. We're TOLD that Brody's father is a Ninja Master and that this will be story for the future.

How much more epic would it have been to start with a flashback of Brody's dad, in suit, fighting the bad guys and something like an explosion happening and everyone going "Where is he? Was he destroyed?" only to see a shadow dart off in to the distance. Fast forward to the ship scene. Done. Now we were SHOWN a mysterious Red Ranger ninja who disappeared and THEN discover it's this guy's father and it's been 10 years and no one knows where he is.

This is why Power Rangers Ninja Steel has a lot of work to do. For starters, it's following one of the biggest disappointments in Power Rangers Dino Supercharge, where an entire season of build-up and brilliant story-telling was flushed away for poop jokes, throwaway story resolution ("Dad! You're back! Oh, you're leaving? Okay dad, see ya!"), and an overall dumbing of the writing to a forcefully felt pre-school level.

I do not have high hopes for this season. If we've learned anything from Dino Charge/Dino Supercharge, it's that Chip and Co. would rather carve their own Universe than expand on the one that's already there, meaning don't count on Mystic Force Yellow, Ninja Storm Red, or Alien Red Ranger to make an appearance.

Now - I'd love to be wrong. I'd love to see Shane return and for the audience to learn that Brody is his son. I'd love to see Preston mention his mentor at magic school was a bit of a whacky guy only to see Chip roll up to give him another magic lesson. I WOULD LOVE THAT.

But that's too easy. That's too "fan-service"y. That's too much of what I want.

Instead, I expect toilet humor, numb writing, and of course, never using the theme song in the show ever because it's cheaper to use this royalty-free music we purchased.

I hope I'm wrong. I really, really do.

Why would the teacher be chip?

because in ninninger the blue ranger went to a magic school in england (:eyebrow) and his teacher was magiyellow (aka mystic force yellow if you not familiar with super sentai)

Chip's Magiranger counterpart appeared in Ninninger 38 as the magic instructor to a special academy in England. The original actor appeared and while he didn't participate in any battles, he did transform toward the end. It's generally hoped that if Ninja Steel follows Ninninger, that they would incorporate some of the ENDLESS stream of Sentai cameos they kept churning out, but it's not likely!

I think he confused Chip from Mystic Force with Chip Lynn.

Also, RedBot somehow....reminds me of Redman, haha.