[Kurona]

Something I feel you're missing here is that the argument of kids not recognising Drakkon? For admittedly different reasons, it can easily apply to much older non-MMPR teams. Would a kid really recognise, say, Lightspeed Rescue rangers or Dino Thunder rangers? Would an average kid really know Turbo Blue or Wild Force Yellow better than Drakkon?

Beyond that there's two others things to consider:-
- Power Rangers has gone on a big media push for Drakkon since his debut. Legacy Wars and Battle for the Grid; a Legacy toy; a live-action mini movie; an appearance in Hyperforce... they've made a big deal out of him and he's getting more mainstream in regards to Power Rangers fandom at large.

- He is recognisably MMPR. Obviously he's far from an original team member, and people might not spot it at first. But compared to something like Operation Overdrive or Jungle Fury, his suit aesthetics are much more comparable to and recognisable as the MMPR Green and White rangers; and he is of course going to include a Tommy head which will draw the eye of casual fans. Even if they don't know who Drakkon is, they probably know who Tommy is and might recognise elements of MMPR Green and White's suits in there. The same argument can naturally be had of if they decide to do Ranger Slayer or any of Drakkon's militia. Just because they weren't actually in MMPR does not mean that casual and MMPR fans won't pick them up.


I feel you're overstating the aspects of recognisability when there's far more to consider than him just not being on the show (which, honestly? I think he could start being on the show fairly soon). Given what else has been leaked, I feel safe in saying that he will be a standard part of Wave 3.