[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Because so far, in the last three tributes, the answer to "where are they now?" is "just chillin'", which creates so many problems when you think of all these active Rangers, still with their powers and their zords, twiddling their thumbs as the world burns.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Characters like GekiRed, who fights with mystic martial arts or characters like MagiRed who fights with fire magic, there is no excuse for them to not be helping. Ranger costumes or not.

They don't have their powers anymore, though. Kai specifically said he had lost his magic and later Ryo can't use Qi-Power anymore either.

As for the mecha, this is actually apparently explained in the 199 Heroes companion book. Apparently most of the mecha were destroyed by the Zangyack during the Legend War, although in the movie proper we only see a destroyed Gosei Great. Apparently the book also explains how the dead Rangers were alive for the War, but I can't find it translated anywhere.