Power Rangers Ninja Storm: Difference between revisions

Lothor soon decides to fight fire with fire, and convinces a pair of adoptive brothers from a rival academy that Sensei was responsible for the deaths of their parents. Eventually, things are sorted out and they become the Navy and Crimson Thunder Rangers. And even after that, Cam, fed up with his father's refusal to train him as a ninja and the others underestimating him because of it, travels back into the past, obtains a mysterious artifact from his mother, and becomes a more traditional [[Sixth Ranger]], the Green Samurai Ranger. Things come to a head as Lothor continues to sacrifice minion after minion, general after general, and the Wind Rangers begin to understand that their presence in this fight isn't as much of an accident as they might have thought.

 

 

First series of Power Rangers to: 1) have only one girl, 2) switch the Blue and Yellow Rangers' genders, 3) begin with three Rangers, then add two, then add one more, and 4) be filmed in [[Useful Notes/New Zealand|New Zealand]] ([[Banned in China|Where it was frustratingly banned from being broadcast due to the standards of violence]]).

This season unfortunately broke the chain of the [[Reunion Show|last season team up episode]] started in ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy|Lost Galaxy]]'', possibly due to the move to New Zealand as well as budget and union issues. Next season would continue the trend, however.

 

 

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** [[Shock and Awe]] and [[Japanese Beetle Brothers]]: Blake and Hunter

** [[Non-Elemental]] and [[Fuuma Shuriken]] in place of an animal theme: Cam

{{quote| '''Dustin:''' These guys are fearless!<br />

'''Tori:''' They're ''dead''. What do they have to lose? }}

* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]

* [[Recycled in Space]]!: Power Rangers {{smallcaps|with [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|NINJAS]]... [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|AGAIN]]!}}

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tori can do this by herself. Unmorphed she's fairly tomboyish, but once she morphs, her mannerisms and gestures are far more girly.

'''Marah:''' Don't forget littering!<br />

'''Lothor:''' Littering? The most underrated of intergalactic crimes! I'm impressed! }}

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Dustin, somewhat. He was a big Power Rangers fan and the only one to believe in them before becoming one

* [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]: the finale. {{spoiler|Lothor's ressurected army versus the Rangers and the rescued Wind Academy students.}}

* [[Dummied Out]]: Shurikenger had a mild baseball theme; his morpher was a ball and his sheathed sword was like a bat. This motif was taken out of ''Ninja Storm'' because the makers presumably didn't want kids imitating the show to [[Batter Up|smack each other with baseball bats]].

* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Dustin's given name is Waldo.

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: The Thunder Rangers, pre-[[Heel Face Turn]].

* [[Fake Nationality]]: New Zealander Grant McFarland and Malaysian Jason Chan as the Japanese Kanoi and Cameron Watanabe.

* [[Hard Light]]: The Ninja Rangers get a lot of mileage out of holographic constructs, especially with the zords: they're used to disguise the zord summoning points, "split" the megazord for its standard [[Finishing Move]], and even summon a tidal wave for the dolphin zord. Cyber-Cam is another prominent example.

* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Thunder Rangers early on.

* [[Horrible Camping Trip]]: In "General Deception". To quote Hunter, "I feel like the cast of ''[[Survivor]]''."

* [[Hour of Power]]: the Ninja Megazord's Lightning Mode, limited to one minute (at least the first time)

* [[Keep-Away]]: Wind Rangers vs. Thunder Rangers over Sensei in a hamster ball, uh, I mean force field; in "Thunder Strangers Part 3".

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]

* [[Leotard of Power]]: Tori's Ranger suit is one of these with the usual [[Mini-Dress of Power]] attached, giving the appearance of the occasional [[Panty Shot]].

* [[Local Hangout]]: Storm Chargers, the sporting goods store where Dustin, Hunter, and Blake work.

** with hints of [[Mushroom Samba]], being caused by the [[Monster of the Week]]'s magic dust.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: In "Thunder Strangers, Part 2", Tori's morpher is damaged and a monster tells her, "Guess it's not [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|morphin' time]] after all, is it?"

* [[Ninja]]

** [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]

** {{spoiler|[[Men of Sherwood]]: In the Final Battle}}

* [[Real Life Relative]]: Shane's older brother is played by Pua Magasiva's brother, Robbie.

* [[Rival Dojos]]: the Wind and Thunder Academies

* [[Serkis Folk]]: Sensei

* [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]]: Sensei is stuck as a guinea pig for most of the series.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Amazingly, it took the show eleven seasons to make a reference of some kind to [[Godzilla]]: The monster Footzilla.

*** Well the Ninja Turtles DO exist in [[Power Rangers in Space|this universe.]]

** In what feels like being a bit of [[Take That]] in "I Love Lothor":

{{quote| '''Lothor:''' I fail to see what lip gloss and face powder have to do with world domination.<br />