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Originally Posted by Kickback

Power Rangers biggest issue with continuity is that they haven't figured out what to do with it. They had a constant universe through Wild Force - we saw that with "Forever Red". Ninja Storm looked to be a franchise reboot until Dino Thunder with Tommy and the whole Ninja Storm team up. SPD gave us the "oh, it's in the future" bit and their Dino Thunder team up kind of cemented them in continuity.

After that it's up in the air. There's nothing (really) from Mystic Force through RPM that ties those series to continuity - especially with RPM.

Samurai brought it back with Bulk and Skull (and Spike, I guess), and Megaforce/Super Megaforce did so with the Legendary War though with zero explanation for a lot of it (although they kept the whole RPM in a separate universe thing that Samurai started intact).

Dino Charge will depend on whether or not they do the MMPR/Dino Thunder team up. if they do then yes I'd call it continuity. However, very loosely. You'd think a giant war (twice, In Space and Super Megaforce) would be referenced but it never is, ever.

Didn't Once a Ranger from Overdrive tie Mystic Force and Overdrive into the whole thing? From there the only two outliers are Jungle Fury and RPM, and we know the latter is an alternate universe.

I agree, it's all VERY loose and wish-washy. My biggest issue with Power Rangers continuity is that they're lukewarm with how they deal with it.
The general feeling I get (and this goes for both Disney and Saban) is that they don't want things to be overly referential, as that could potentially alienate the kids.
If that's the case, ok. Cool. Then commit to making each series a stand-alone universe. Problem is they keep referencing the past despite not being overly-referential. So you end up with a franchise where each new series seems standalone in almost every way but which...isn't. Each new threat is the single biggest threat to ever face the Earth, yet it also exists where the Earth has, at least twice, been in the cross-hairs of an invading alien armada.

Not to mention what will happen in ten years if Power Rangers is still going. Isn't 2025 the year SPD was supposed to take place? That'll get...interesting.