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Power Rangers Megaforce is an American superhero drama and the 20th installment of Power Rangers, serving to commemorate the franchise's 20th anniversary. It adapts footage, props, and elements from the 34th Super Sentai series, Tensou Sentai Goseiger.
The series follows a group of teenagers chosen by the mythical Gosei to protect the Earth from the invading Warstar and its Insectoids army. The season was followed by the franchise's 20th anniversary titled Power Rangers Super Megaforce, which premiered the following year.
Production
"Power Rangers Megaforce" was trademarked by Saban Brands in 2011 during the run of Power Rangers Samurai. Due to the audition calls for Power Rangers (which Rangers were not identified outright) involving a black ranger, there were speculations that it may be Power Rangers' reinterpretation of Tensou Sentai Goseiger. The official name was then revealed as "Power Rangers Megaforce" with the descriptions reflecting it is indeed a Goseiger adaptation. However, leaked casting sides and other information also showed Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger influence, which was revealed to be part of the show's second season Super Megaforce.
Synopsis
- "Our world was once a safe and happy place until evil aliens arrived with one plan: to destroy Earth. Gosei, Earth's ancient guardian, awoke and called on a new team of teenagers to fight off this new threat. They are the Power Rangers Megaforce."
- ―Narrator[src]
Since 1993, Earth has been protected by the mighty Power Rangers. When Zordon disappeared, he left Gosei in charge of protecting the Earth, who has been doing so with his robotic assistant Tensou. However, an evil organization of aliens known as the Warstar begin their descent to Earth in order to conquer it, Gosei responds to the emergency by calling upon five teenagers with attitude to form a new team of Power Rangers. Not only do they face off the Warstar, but also a species of Toxic Beasts and a robotic army who wish to take Earth for themselves.
Later, the Mega Rangers gain an ally by the name of Robo Knight, a powerful android created by Gosei, who assists them in their battle against these adversaries.
Characters
Rangers
Designation | Name | Actor |
---|---|---|
Megaforce Red Ranger | Troy Burrows | Andrew Gray |
Megaforce Pink Ranger | Emma Goodall | Christina Masterson |
Megaforce Black Ranger | Jake Holling | Azim Rizk |
Megaforce Yellow Ranger | Gia Moran | Ciara Hanna |
Megaforce Blue Ranger | Noah Carver | John Mark Loudermilk |
Robo Knight | Robo Knight | Chris Auer (voice) |
Allies
Civilians
Harwood County High School
- Mr. Burley (1-2, 6, 8-10, 18)
- Jordan (4 & 21)
- Roy (7)
- Barry (7)
- Howie (7)
Harwood County Mall
- Ernie (1, 4-7, 9-10, 13, Halloween Special, 15, Xmas Special)
Villains
- Warstar
- Leader
- Admiral Malkor (1-6, 8-10, 12-13, 16, 18)
- Generals
- Insectoids
- Grunts
- Loogies (1-3, 5-6)
- Leader
- Toxic Beasts
- Leader
- Bigs (8, 10, 12-14, 19)
- Generals
- Bluefur (8, 10, 12-14)
- Minor Toxic Beasts
- Hisser (8 & 11) / Limo Form (8)
- Psychotick (9 & 11)
- Shadow Serpent (10)
- Distractor (11)
- Mummy (11)
- Kesaran (11)
- Gremlin (11)
- Skyfish (11)
- Nojoke (12)
- Dream Snatcher (13)
- Glytcher (Halloween Special)
- Grunts
- Loogies (9 & 14)
- Leader
- Robots
- Leader
- Vrak (15-20) / Cyborg Form (19-20)
- Generals
- Metal Alice (15-17, 19-20)
- Minor Robots
- Rotox (15) / Rotox DX (15)
- Rico the Robot (16)
- Grunts
- Loogies (16-17, 19-20)
- Leader
- Armada
- Generals
- Prince Vekar (19)
- The Messenger (19-20)
- Grunts
- Generals
Arsenal
Transformation Devices
- Gosei Morpher for use with Power Cards ◆◆◆◆◆
- Robo Morpher for use with Power Cards ◆
Multi-Use Devices
- Power Cards ◆◆◆◆◆◆
Sidearms
- Mega Blaster for use with mini-versions of the Zords ◆◆◆◆◆
- Robo Blaster for use with the Vulcan Cannon ◆
- Ultra Sword for use with the Ultra Zords ◆◆◆◆◆
Team Blaster and Individual Weapons
- Megaforce Blaster ◆◆◆◆◆
- Sky Blaster ◆◆
- Land-sea Blaster ◆◆◆
- Snake Axe ◆
- Tiger Claw ◆
- Shark Bowgun ◆
Zords
- Legend:◆ piloted zord, ❖ aux zord, ◇ combo-assist zord, ✶ team-piloted zord; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors
- Ultra Gosei Great Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖◇
- Gosei Great Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
- Sky Brothers Zords ❖❖❖/❖❖❖
- Hawk Zord ❖/❖
- Ptera Zord ❖/❖
- Crow Zord ❖/❖
- Land Brothers Zords ❖❖❖/❖❖❖
- Beetle Zord ❖/❖
- Dino Zord ❖/❖
- Rhino Zord ❖/❖
- Sea Brothers Zords ❖❖❖
- Ultra Change Zord ◇
- Gosei Grand Megazord ◆❖❖
- Gosei Ultimate Command Ship / Gosei Ultimate Megazord ✶/◆◆◆◆◆
- Gosei Jet / Gosei Jet Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
- Vulcan Cannon
Additional Formations
- Sea Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
- Land Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
- Sky Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
Alternate Formations
- Gosei Great Grand Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆◆❖❖
- Gosei Great Grand Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆◆❖❖
- Sky Brothers Zords ❖❖❖/❖❖❖
- Hawk Zord ❖/❖
- Ptera Zord ❖/❖
- Crow Zord ❖/❖
- Land Brothers Zords ❖❖❖/❖❖❖
- Beetle Zord ❖/❖
- Dino Zord ❖/❖
- Rhino Zord ❖/❖
- Sea Brothers Zords ❖❖❖
- Ultra Change Zord ◇
- Gosei Ultimate Command Ship / Gosei Ultimate Megazord ✶/◆◆◆◆◆
- Gosei Jet / Gosei Jet Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
- Vulcan Cannon
Additional Formations
- Sea Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
- Land Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
- Sky Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
Alternate Formations
- Ultra Gosei Great Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖◇
Episodes
- Mega Mission
- He Blasted Me With Science
- Going Viral
- Stranger Ranger
- United We Stand
- Harmony and Dizchord
- Who's Crying Now?
- Robo Knight
- Prince Takes Knight
- Man and Machine
- Ultra Power
- Last Laugh
- Dream Snatcher
- Gosei Ultimate
- Raising Spirits
- The Human Factor
- Rico the Robot
- Staying on Track
- The Human Condition
- The Robo Knight Before Christmas
- The Messenger
- End Game
Games
- Power Rangers Megaforce (video game) - Nintendo 3DS
Notes
- This is the first Power Rangers series to use footage from multiple, previously unadapted Super Sentai series in a single episode. The episodes where Troy dreams with the Legendary Battle as Mega Mission uses footage from both Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
- This is the first anniversary season where the main Sentai counterpart, Goseiger, is not counted as an anniversary season. However, it also uses footage from Gokaiger, which is an anniversary season.
- In the opening at 0:01, the person behind the morpher is actually Troy's Super Sentai counterpart. This error is unedited for unknown reasons.
- This is the first season to have its UK premiere on terrestrial free to air TV, as it airs on Channel 5 starting in August[2] but had yet to appear on a subscription channel. All previous seasons premiered on Sky One, Fox Kids, Jetix or Nickelodeon. In October, Megaforce reruns started on Nicktoons, Nickelodeon itself having apparently dropped the show.
- This is the only season where the Zords share the same names as their Sentai counterparts.
- This season along with the next season are the only seasons in the Neo-Saban Era to not feature a Gold Ranger.
- This season premiered in Japan on Toei Channel on October 10th, 2016.
- This season contains 3 arcs in terms of the main threats the Rangers face, the insectoid arc (Mega Mission to Who's Crying Now) the toxic mutant arc (Robo Knight to Gosei Ultimate) and the Robot arc (The Human Factor to End Game).
External Links
- Power Rangers Megaforce | Power Rangers - The Official Power Rangers Website
- Power Rangers Megaforce Episodes on the Power Rangers Official YouTube Channel
See Also
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page.
References
Footnotes