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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Would you rank the Magiranger villains above Gekiranger's Rio?

I haven't watched Gekiranger so I can't say for sure yet. Based on what I do know, however, they're different flavors of villains. Rio and Mele are more personal villains, with sympathetic personalities. They're definitely anti-heroes and very easy to connect with. We like them because their character development is top notch, we can relate with their desires even if we do not agree with them.

Magiranger villains, on the other hand, like Dr Kain said, are very Lovecraftian. You won't find many personable villains among the Infershia ranks because they are frightening and dangerous on a more epic scale. They are intriguing as a group rather than individually. That's not to say that they're not interesting as individuals, far from it, it's just that Magiranger's focus is on presenting a chaotic, overwhelming force.

In fact, I'd say the whole of Magiranger focuses on the group aspect. Take any individual Ranger, even Kai (Red) or Tsubasa (Yellow) and give them their own show, they wouldn't be able to hold it up as well as someone like Marvelous (Gokaired) or Takeru (ShinkenRed) can. However, put them together and as the Ozu family they really work well. I guess it's only fitting considering Magiranger's "family" theme and Super Sentai's "teamwork" focus as a whole.