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Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

So let me think a little here (personal opinion abounds):

- "Ghost Ranger": Suggested as either Beet or Stag Busters adaptation, but also Kamen Rider Ghost! Honestly, I don't think a Rider will be adapted right out the door! I do believe that the Riders should receive another adaptation, and be firmly supplanted into the PR Multiverse, but this isn't the time, nor do I fully think that "Ghost" means that a Rider will now be a Ranger!

- "Kyu Ranger": This is just supposition, but what if they have to have a trademark on the Sentai so they can use it for adaptation!? That said, I don't think Saban should continue with Sentai if Hasbro has PR, I don't think any adaptation of Kyuranger should involve the name of the Sentai (as it would be hard to market such a term that doesn't have any meaning in the English language), but I also don't think that Kyuranger is the right answer just yet! Honestly, do Go-Busters and then ToQger, and then Lupinranger vs. Patoranger, and then Kyuranger! It's PR, and given what is happening, it doesn't have to follow the same chronological aspects of Sentai! It might get a little convoluted, but only if it isn't done correctly!

- "Phantom Ranger": Could be for Beet or Stag Buster, but it would be nonsensical as Hasbro as almost surely researched the property they have now purchased, and know that the Phantom Ranger mystery is one of the aspects of Turbo that needs an answer, and while Judd Lynn has given a supposed answer to the Phantom, I don't adhere to it because it makes no sense! Could the Phantom be given a new suit, and supplanted in an adaptation of a separate Sentai? Possible, but another possibility is animation! Rumors of an animated PR have floated for years, and Hasbro has experience with animated properties! Plus, I have a friend who has expressed an interest in such a concept, and it makes sense because like the supposed animated series of Star Trek that has been rumored recently, a cartoon has the ability to explore what live-action cannot! Honestly, I wouldn't be upset if they did an animated Hyperforce cartoon where the team meets the original Phantom Ranger from Turbo/In Space, and reveals his identity! The possibilities are endless!

Good theories.
But Beast Morphers came around because of the Hasbro toys acquisition. It'd been a skip otherwise previously. So that knocks any theories out that have to do with Go-Buster. Do agree that's likely not pertaining to a rider but they will likely bring Riders into the Ranger-Verse again somehow, but find a way for them to keep an iconic name of their own. Would make sense though if they tied it to Phantom Ranger as an apprentice or something. And with no Gold/Silver ranger trademarks to go with the basic colors, that also likely removes them from the reasoning. Unless "Ghost" and "Phantom" are for them directly. But there's no "pink ranger" in Go-buster either. And again, Beast Morphers was chosen because Hasbro took over the toy rights. So maybe those were in prep of whatever they were going to do prior to the Hasbro toy acquisition. Which by all accounts did look like Kyu was going to be it then, but now looks like it's been pushed back to after Beast Morphers. Though KR Ghost could have been a thought too at one time, but then they may have decided to hold off on that, keep the trademark for something else to do later, and moved Rider plans to the back burner for now. And more recently, with amazon holding the Rider name rights, they will likely either have to deal with that by renaming, or work with that somehow. But again that was after this was filed, so not likely associated. So it's likely some kind of place holder because they liked the name and may find a use for it somehow later.

Though Ghost Ranger could have also been for Toqqer too as a cameo somehow. Or anything else. Maybe even if they were looking into the Ninja cameos for Ninja Steel at some point later once upon a time for the veteran ninja hero. It does go back to 2016, which would have been during the brainstorming for Ninja Steel.

On Kyu Ranger, it mentions for merchandise, and they've never had to trademark a show to adapt it before. So that seems unrelated to any plans to do the show. I'm really thinking that was to prep for direct Kyu merchandise brought over, but then plans got delayed there between things so it got pushed back. Which could also explain the "Phantom Ranger" one though, if they were thinking about bringing him back for the Kyu adaptation back then. But if that's the case, you'd think more ranger colors would have been done too.

And on Phantom Ranger, I concur. That mystery should be explored, and the 25th anniversary of that mystery is coming up too. It's not cannon until it's done in a show. So any 'outside blank filling' doesn't count and it's fair game for the media to approach through any medium. Which may also explain the absence from the comics. As they are waiting for the TV side to decide first, and then will run with that with the comics. He kind of is the "wolverine" of the Ranger lore with how he has a complete blank slate backstory, while Blue Senturion was more like "Cable" or "Bishop" with how he was a time traveler.

It is really convenient that the 25th anniversary for Phantom ranger(PR Turbo/season 5) falls on the 30th for Season 1 MMPR though. Marketing-wise, it'd be smart to use that to their advantage.