Let the hunt begin! Super Megaforce Ranger Keys are released at Target stores, each pack comes with three keys priced at $12.99 each, and the case assortment are arranged as follows:
38251 – Power Rangers Super Megaforce x 3
38252 – Power Rangers Megaforce x 3
38253 – Power Rangers Samurai x 1
38254 – Power Rangers Mystic Force x 1
38255 – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy x 1
38256 – Power Rangers Wild Force x 1
38257 – Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue x 1
Shout! Factory’s last super-season boxset of “Power Rangers” finally has a release date. Years 13-17 will be available on April 1st, 2014!
This final volume, containing SPD, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury and RPM has a suggested retail price of 129.99 and can currently be pre-ordered from Amazon.com!
It’s time to unleash the power with another gallery from Power Rangers Super Megaforce! A tribute to Power Rangers Zeo, today’s gallery is of the Zeo Racer Zord!
The Zeo Racer is a zord entirely unique to Bandai of America’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce line. There is no corresponding vehicle in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Though this figure is a remold/repaint of the Delta Runner, which is based on the Gokai Machine Pat Striker. This zord is a tribute to the Red Battlezord/Red Puncher and is an incredibly unique reuse of the Delta Runner mold. Transforming just the same way as the Delta Runner, this figure still manages to have more personality and be a better toy all around.
Check out our full gallery of this unique piece by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. And don’t forget to stop back in with us for all your Power Ranger Super Megaforce needs for 2014!
With the premiere of the next season of Power Rangers, eloquently named Power Rangers Super Megaforce, set to premiere in just over a month on Nickelodeon, the toys are in full swing at your local WalMart, Target, and Toys’R’Us stores. As you can tell already, we’ve managed to find a couple ourselves, and we’ll have the Red Zeo Racer gallery up in the next day or so.
One of the more sought-after lines in this new toy line are the 5 inch figures which feature plenty of articulation and detail (except the weapons … they never paint the weapons!). Our good friend Fury Diamond managed to find the figures at his local Target store and uploaded more than 200 first in hand images to his resource site, MegaforceCast.com. If you’d like to check out all the images, click here to see his in-depth look at these figures.
Many of you are planning to pick up the DX Auxiliary Zords as they come out, and many of you already have. But are you going to purchase the 5 Inch Figures as well? Let us know! Discuss away as we welcome in the New Year with New Toys!
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Tokunation is back with another gallery from Power Rangers Super Megaforce and today we’re looking at the Delta Runner Zord!
The Delta Runner is a Bandai of America interpretation of the Pat Striker from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Itself an homage to the original Pat Striker from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Bearing in mind that Dekaranger was adapted for the US as Power Rangers SPD that’s what the BOA version of the toy represents. Included with the Delta Runner are the SPD Red Ranger Key & a PVC figure of the Super Megaforce Blue Ranger, as well as two missiles for it’s battle Station mode!
As a nice cost effective alternative to it’s Japanese cousin, the Delta Runner offers a lot more play value than the previously released Mystic Dragon Zord. To check out the Delta Runner’s full gallery click “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post”. Be sure to stay tuned later this evening as we also bring you a gallery of the Super Megaforce Zeo Racer Zord!
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers, we asked the users at TokuNation to rank who they thought the 10 Best Power Rangers were (with #1 being, of course, their top choice). We then took the nominations, what rank they were, and assigned each rank a certain numerical value that would allow them to be added and averaged in a fair way. In overwhelming fashion (literally more than twice the number that the #2 entrant received), the fans at TokuNation.com selected Jason David Frank – who played Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger and White Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Red Ranger for both Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, and finally the Black Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Thunder – as the Greatest Power Ranger of All Time.
The character Tommy Oliver first appeared in the episode “Green With Evil Part 1” on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Tommy was the new kid in school and showcased an incredible, aggressive style of martial arts. He befriends Kimberly immediately, but as he’s supposed to meet her, Rita Repulsa appears and sends the Putty Patrol after him. Tommy is victorious, and Rita Repulsa decides that Tommy will be the one to wield the Dragon Coin and become her evil Green Ranger.
Given the Sword of Darkness, Tommy overpowers the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He separates the Red Ranger, Jason, away from the others and systematically picks them apart piece by piece, removing Zordon and Alpha 5 from the equation. Good always triumphs over evil however, and the Power Rangers restore Zordon, who shares Tommy’s secret identity with the team. Together, they destroy the Sword of Darkness, thus freeing Tommy from evil, and he, along with his mighty Dragonzord, join the team. At this point, Tommy is nothing more than reinforcements – while he will fight with the others in civilian form, his only scenes in the Green Ranger costume are to call forth the mighty Dragonzord to aid the others. However, Rita Repulsa uses the Green Candle to absorb Tommy’s powers. The others are unable to destroy the candle, and Tommy has to give his power coin to Jason, thus leaving the team.
But when you’re the Best Power Ranger of All Time, you never get to leave for good. When the other Power Rangers had their parents kidnapped and they were duped in to giving up their Power Coins, as well as losing the Dragon Dagger to Goldar, they brought Tommy back as their only hope for salvation. Zordon infused his own energy with the Green Power Coin, and Tommy’s Green Ranger powers were restored, at least for small bursts of time. As soon as he grabbed the box containing the Power Coins, his body absorbed the energy from the force field and restored his powers. Tommy, and the Green Ranger, were back!
Sadly, the Green Ranger powers were limited and destined to run out, this time for good. When Lord Zedd ousted Rita Repulsa and took over, he made it his primary goal to eliminate the Green Ranger once and for all. He would succeed, draining all of the Green Ranger energies, but not before Tommy saved the day one last time. With Lord Zedd stronger than ever, the Power Rangers knew they needed another 6th Ranger. Unbeknownst to the team, Zordon and Alpha 5 create the White Ranger, and in one of the most watched children’s television shows of all time, White Light Part 2, the White Ranger is revealed to be Tommy, his powers created completely from good powers and bestowed as the new team leader. With Tommy as the White Ranger and leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, they would defeat Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa time and time again.
When Goldar and Rito Revolto manage to destroy the Command Center, along with the arrival of the evil Machine Empire, Zordon uses the powerful Zeo Crystal to create the Power Rangers Zeo, with Tommy becoming the Red Ranger. When the evil space pirate Divatox arrives on Earth, Zordon creates the Turbo Powers to combat this new threat, giving creation to the Power Rangers Turbo. Tommy would continue to lead as the Red Ranger until he, and the others, decide that it’s time to pass on the power so they can continue on with the next phase of their lives. Tommy, as a race car driver, would leave the Power Rangers for many years (and miss out on some of the biggest battles!).
When General Venjix, a leftover from the evil Machine Empire, surfaces and attempts to restore Lord Zedd‘s personal zord, Serpentera, Tommy gathers a team of veteran Red Rangers to come together and destroy the Machine Empire once and for all in the episode “Forever Red”, which acted as the franchise’s 10th Anniversary special.
During all this down time, Tommy went to college and become a doctor of paleontology. He discovered the Dino Gems, mysterious jewels taken from the asteroid that crashed on Earth and killed the dinosaurs. When an evil creature known as Mesogag appears, Tommy knows he has to harness the energies of the gems to create a new team of Power Rangers. Three of his high school students stumble in to his secret lab and bond with the gems. With Tommy’s help, they morph in to the Power Rangers Dino Thunder, and Tommy is thrown in to the role of a mentor to his new team. But when he detects the presence of a fourth gem, Tommy goes to inform his students when he is kidnapped by Mesogag, who wants Tommy to show him how to free the Dino Gem from it’s prison. Through a twist of fate, Tommy ends up bonding with the gem and morphing in to the Dino Thunder Black Ranger, stating that he “might be old, but can still pull it off”. In one of the most beloved episodes of the entire franchise, Tommy winds up in a coma, fighting for his life, and ends up fighting his former incarnations – the Mighty Morphin Green & White Rangers, as well as the Zeo Red Ranger. Victory means life, defeat means death. When all is said and done, Tommy implies that he will stay in Reefside and continue teaching.
But you can’t keep the Best Power Ranger of All Time down. When The Armada overpowers the Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Tommy will once again take up the power to help save the world. Tommy will return as the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger in the series finale of Power Rangers Super Megaforce, airing in late 2014.
Jason David Frank is the actor who played Tommy Oliver for more episodes in the franchise than any other actor or character. Jason David Frank is a 7th degree black belt, an inductee in to the World Karate Union Hall of Fame, a Guinness Book of World Records record holder, an undefeated MMA Fighter, owner of the Rising Sun Karatae schools, creator of the clothing brand Jesus Didn’t Tap, an accomplished sky diver, an actor, a husband, a father, a reoccurring guest of the Wizard World convention circuit, and according to our users, The Best Power Ranger of All Time. Congratulations Jason David Frank.
Thank you to all the TokuNation.com users who participated in this event. We had over 75 different Power Rangers nominated, and we calculated all the nominations to create our Top 20 list. Please take a moment to review our Top 20, listed below:
20 – Danny Slavin (Leo, Lost Galaxy Red Ranger)
19 – Amy Jo Johnson (Kim, Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)
18 – Chris Violette (Sky, SPD Blue Ranger)
17 – Valerie Vernon (Kendrix, Lost Galaxy Pink Ranger)
16 – Doggie Cruger (SPD Shadow Ranger)
15 – Brandon Jay McLaren (Jack, SPD Red Ranger)
14 – Erin Cahill (Jen, Time Force Pink Ranger)
13 – Matt Austin (Bridge, SPD Green Ranger)
12 – Ciara Hanna (Gia, Megaforce & Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger)
11 – Dan Ewing (RPM Black Ranger)
10 – Sean CW Johnson (Carter, Lightspeed Rescue Red Ranger)
9 – David de Lautour (RJ, Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger)
8 – Christopher Khayman Lee (Andros, In Space Red Ranger)
7 – Milo Cawthorne (Ziggy, RPM Green Ranger)
6 – David Yost (Billy, Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
5 – Dan Southworth (Eric, Quantum Ranger)
4 – Austin St. John/Jason Geiger (Jason, Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Zeo Gold Ranger)
3 – Jason Faunt (Wes, Time Force Red Ranger)
2 – Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam, Mighty Morphin Black Ranger, Zeo Green Ranger, Turbo Green Ranger)
1 – Jason David Frank (Tommy, Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, Mighty Morphin White Ranger, Zeo Red Ranger, Turbo Red Ranger 1, Dino Thunder Black Ranger)
That was the list that YOU, our users, voted for! Thank you again so much for your participation in our celebration of the Top 20 Best Power Rangers of All Time in honor of the Power Rangers 20th Anniversary. Maybe we’ll revisit this for the 25th. Maybe. Thanks again, and congratulations to our Top 20!
The fans of TokuNation voted very heavily in favor of this character and actor as their 2nd Best Power Ranger of All Time, and that honor goes to the very-talented and very-popular Johnny Yong Bosch, who played the role of Adam Park, the second Black Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, as well as the Green Ranger in both Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo.
Adam Park’s life forever changed the day he went rollerblading with his buddies Rocky and Aisha, as they ran in to Tommy, Kimberly, and Billy. Originally from the rival school Stone Canyon, he transferred to Angel Grove and in the process ended up being kidnapped by the evil Goldar. Discovering the hard way that you can’t wrestle snakes, Billy was forced to remove his helmet, leaving Adam as one of the only people to know the true identities of the Power Rangers. Eventually, a peace conference would occur and three Rangers would leave, and thus, Adam was selected to become the new Black Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
The character of Adam would go through a few different things – overcoming self-doubt and gaining self-confidence, being duped by Scorpina, developing a mild romance with fellow Zeo Ranger Yellow, Tanya, and would actually have two of his most memorable moments in the show (prior to his 15th Anniversary return) helping instill self confidence in to others.
Adam would eventually become a second-in-command to Tommy during Power Rangers Zeo (until Jason returned), and continue in that role briefly in Power Rangers Turbo. Adam would return in Power Rangers In Space, specifically the episode Always a Chance, where he would help the In Space Black Ranger, Carlos, to overcome his lack of self-confidence after he accidentally injured a fellow Ranger. He would morph back in to the Mighty Morphin Black Ranger, using the damaged (but not destroyed) Mastadon Power Coin, and would eventually have the powers give out entirely during the fight.
He would return again for the 15th Anniversary two-parter during Power Rangers Operation Overdrive titled Once A Ranger, where the son of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa, a villain named Thrax, would severely damage the Operation Overdrive Rangers’ connection to the morphing grid, causing the Sentinel Knight to grab Adam, as well as other previous Power Rangers, and restore their power, creating a new team of Power Rangers. Adam would restore Alpha 6 from a storage unit and take him back to his dojo in Angel Grove.
Adam Park was played by the masterful Johnny Yong Bosch. Where Mighty Morphin Power Rangers launched his acting career, Johnny’s role as Vash the Stampede in the anime series Trigun would launch his anime career. He has had voicing roles in over 60 different anime movies and series, ranging from Akira to Gurren Lagann to even Pokemon. He’s also voiced some characters in video games, from Bumblebee to Zero to Nero. He continues to star in various films, teaming up with former Power Rangers director Koichi Sakamoto, and continues to do a majority of his own stunts. If that wasn’t enough to impress you, Johnny is also the lead singer in his own band titled Eyeshine, who continue to grow in popularity to this day. One can easily make the argument that Johnny Yong Bosch has gone on to have one of the most, if not THE most, impressive careers after Power Rangers. And you would agree, as you’ve voted him the 2nd Best Power Ranger of All Time.
So who will be number one? Pretty sure if you’re a Power Rangers fan you can figure this one out. If you’re not, you’ll still want to check back tomorrow when we announce the individual that TokuNation users have voted as the #1 Best Power Ranger of All Time. See you on New Year’s Eve!
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers, we asked our users months ago to list their Top 10 Power Rangers. We took all that information and compiled a list, based on where each user ranked each Ranger, and created the TokuNation Users’ Top 20 Power Rangers of All Time list! And we’re winding down to the very end here as 2013 nears its finale, and we’re pleased to announce that our users voted Jason Faunt, who played Wes Collins the Red Ranger on Power Rangers Time Force as the 3rd Best Power Ranger of All Time!
When an evil mutant from the future, Ransik, escapes the year 3000 and ends up in the 21st century, a team of heroes from the future, the Power Rangers Time Force, come to the past to apprehend him. However, due to an unfortunate incident that left their Red Ranger and team leader dead, or so they believed, they were unable to unlock the Chrono Morphers as it required the DNA of their deceased leader, Alex. A man striking a very similar resemblance to Alex, Wes Collins, aids the Rangers and they realize – he’s the ancestor of their former leader, and with his DNA they could unlock the morphers. With that, Wes unlocks the morphers and becomes the Red Ranger of Power Rangers Time Force. However the Pink Ranger and acting team leader, Jen, refuses to let Wes help, and takes back his morpher. After some time and convincing, from Wes and the others, Jen gives back the morpher and Wes joins the team.
As time passed, Wes and Jen began to develop feelings for each other, though neither would admit it. Their budding relationship would play in to many episodes and continue to grow as the series progressed. It wasn’t until Wes’ father, Mr. Collins, was gravely injured that Wes would contemplate leaving the team. To top it off, the original Red Ranger for Time Force, Alex (Wes’ descendant), came to the past alive and well, and immediately took control of the team. It was at that time that the other Rangers realized how much Wes had become the leader of the team and how he genuinely cared about each of them – something Alex did not. In the end, Alex would return to the future and Wes would resume the role of the Red Ranger.
In the final battle, the other Rangers would be tricked in to going back in to the future so Wes and Eric, the Quantum Ranger, could finish the battle against Ransik on their own, as the time stream was beginning to fall apart from their presence. In the year 3000, the others would discover that in this final battle, Wes would die, but that his sacrifice saved the city and, in the end, the world and time itself. Not believing that someone’s destiny is written in to stone, the others return back to the past and aid Wes in capturing Ransik. In the end, Wes and Jen finally share their feelings for each other, and part ways.
Wes would return as the Red Ranger from Power Rangers Time Force twice – both in Power Rangers Wild Force. One was the annual team-up between the current and previous series, and the other would be for the franchise’s 10th Anniversary with the Forever Red episode. It was announced earlier this year that Wes would return again in the 20th Anniversary special episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce.
Wes Collins is played by the popular Jason Faunt. He frequently makes the convention circuit and, speaking from personal experience, is an incredibly professional, respectable, and an all around nice guy. After Power Rangers, he took on the role of Alexander the Great for the Battleground: The Art of War series, and the same role again in Deadliest Warrior. As stated previously, Jason is reprising the role of Wes Collins the Red Ranger of Power Rangers Time Force in the special 20th Anniversary episode tribute in Power Rangers Super Megaforce, slated to air, most likely, around this time in 2014.
This is it! We’re down to the Top 2 Power Rangers based on YOUR nominations! Is this placement a bit of an upset, seeing as he beat out the original Red Ranger? Stay tuned – tomorrow we’ll announce #2, and Tuesday we’ll announce #1!
And we’re back with another gallery from Bandai of America’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce toy line!
Todays offering is the Mystic Dragon Zord, a tribute to Power Rangers Mystic Force. The basis for this figure is the DX Gokai Machine Magi Dragon[/URL] from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, itself an homage to Mahou Sentai Magiranger. Check out both galleries to see the similarities and differences between these two figures,
The Mystic Dragon Zord and the other auxiliary zord builder compatible vehicles/sets have literally just begun to hit regular retail. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled for them in the coming weeks! The Mystic Dragon used for this gallery was purchased at a local Walmart in Lexington KY.
Click “Discuss on the TokuNation Fourms” to access our full image gallery of this figure.
In continuing the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Power Rangers, we had our users nominate their Top 10 Power Rangers of All Time, and from that, we created a Top 20 Power Rangers of All Time list. These updates are the results of what TokuNation users submitted. To start this entry off right – yes, we’re aware that it has been reported that Austin St. John’s real name is actually Jason Geiger. And we’ll touch on that later. But for now – TokuNation users have voted that Austin St. John/Jason Geiger is the 4th Best Power Ranger of All Time!
Jason Lee Scott was your ordinary teenager – great in school, totally ripped, martial artist, probably the head-everything in every sport – and to top off his normal teenage life, he was selected by intergalactic being Zordon to be the Red Ranger for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers once it was discovered that the evil Rita Repulsa has escaped her prison. He controlled the mighty Tyrannosaurus Dino Zord and led his friends and teammates, the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, in to battle anytime the forces of evil attacked.
Jason’s greatest challenge came when Rita Repulsa revealed that she had the Green Dragon Coin, and used it to create her own evil Power Ranger … the Green Ranger. She selected a new kid in town named Tommy Oliver, and he was nearly a match physically and martial arts ability against Jason. Jason and his friends would prevail and save Tommy from Rita’s evil spell allowing him to join the team. His greatest failure in his own eyes was when Rita used the Green Candle to drain the powers away from the Green Ranger. Jason was within grasp of the candle but his friends were on the brink of being destroyed, so he left. To save the Green Ranger powers from being lost back to Rita, Tommy gave his coin to Jason, and Jason gained the ability to summon the armor and weapon of the Green Ranger.
Time passed – Jason received the new Red Dragon Thunderzord – but at the cost of having to fight new villains under the evil of Lord Zedd. When push came to shove, the Power Rangers agreed they needed another Ranger to help. It was then that the White Ranger was revealed – created by Zordon and Alpha 5 – and Jason was stripped of his leadership of the team as it was given to the White Ranger. Soon after, Jason – along with Zack and Trini – would be selected to be part of a peace conference, and would leave the team.
It would be a couple of years until we saw Jason again. During Power Rangers Zeo, the Gold Ranger was in a dire straight – he had lost his focus, and thus, was unable to use the powers and needed to pass them to a pure of heart individual. When the power transfer failed with Billy, Tommy knew just who to call – and Jason became the Gold Ranger, helping the team fight King Mondo and the Machine Empire, even leading the team when Tommy went missing. In time, Jason’s body was unable to continue to hold the powers of the Gold Ranger, and it became a life and death situation – Jason’s life force was now connected to the powers, and if the powers left, so would his life force. With the help of the other Power Rangers Zeo, Jason was able to pass the powers back to Trey of Triforia.
Jason would have a guest role in the Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie film, and would not return again to the show until Power Rangers Wild Force, taking part in the Forever Red anniversary episode. It was never explained on or off screen just how exactly he got back the original Mighty Morphin Red Ranger powers.
Austin St. John is the screen-name for Jason Geiger. The reason for this is not officially known, although co-star Jason David Frank has stated that Jason Geiger was unhappy that so many “Jason”s were working on the show (Jason David Frank, Jason Narvy) … so wanting to stand out from his co-stars, he had his name switched to Austin St. John. Geiger states he left the show to take care of his mother, while other reports have stated it was over money. Geiger also states he returned to the show during Power Rangers Zeo because he received a phone call that ratings were down and they needed a boost. His appearance in the Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was part of the contract he signed. His acting career never took off after Power Rangers, and it is now reported that he works as an EMT somewhere in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. There is apparently a feud between Jason Geiger and Jason David Frank, and while Geiger has been relatively quiet and a non-participant in anything Power Rangers related, Frank talks about it anytime someone asks a question about their work relationship.
We are now down to the final three results! What do you think of this result? Are you surprised the original Red Ranger ranked 4th and not 1st or 2nd, or even 3rd? Chime in! And stay tuned for tomorrow when we reveal your choice for third best Power Ranger of all time!