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The toy-hound himself, raz, is at it once again – digging through Toys’R’Us computers looking for all the latest information!  This time, he managed to find some new listings for the 5″ Legacy Power Rangers figures!  Check out this list below!

  • 96971 Armored MMPR Red
  • 96972 MMPR Black
  • 96973 MMPR Blue
  • 96974 MMPR Yellow
  • 96975 MMPR Pink
  • 96976 MMPR Green
  • 96977 MMPR White
  • 96978 Lord Zedd

It’s important to note that often times items will change, be cancelled, or simply never see release, even if they’re found in a computer system.  So while we cannot confirm that these items are 100% happening, it’s nice to know that there is some more stuff planned for the anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.  As always, be sure to follow raz‘s blog, Razzle’s Dazzles to keep up on all Power Rangers Super Megaforce and Power Rangers Legacy Collection detailed news, information, and research.  As always, we’ll share anything news worthy on our front page here!  Are you excited for these figures?  Let us know!

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If you’re a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers then you might be interested to know that Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger and White Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has released the first episode of his documentary My Morphin Life through the popular YouTube channel BatInTheSun. The video is shown below. If you’re hoping for some cool behind-the-scenes Power Rangers footage, you’ll be sad to see that there is none. And there looks to be none in the next episode. This series looks to be, for the moment, strictly about the man behind the helmet, Jason David Frank.

NOTE! If you only see a black screen with audio, change the video’s resolution settings, then switch it back to what you want. This will fix the problem immediately.

So what did you think? Are you going to tune in to the next episode of My Morphin Life? What could be added or removed from the show to make it better, or is it pretty awesome as is? Sound off!

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Well Green Ranger fans, the moment has finally come. Legacy Dragon Dagger has begun to arrive in selected Toys R’ Us stores in Southern California.  One of the most anticipated item shown at NYCC 2013, the gorgeous replica will soon be in the hands of many collectors.  Toku Nation member Raz has given info on how to find the Dragon Dagger in the selected Toys R’ Us locations.

Dragon Dagger
Price: $79.99
TRU Item # – 043894
Bandai Assortment: 96840

96841 – Dragon Dagger (UPC: 045557968410)

Source: http://razzle1337.tumblr.com/tagged/toynews

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After posting official images last week, Bandai UK has uploaded a video to it’s youtube account showcasing the features of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Dragon Dagger!

According to the video’s description:

Coming to the UK 2014 The Legacy Dragon Dagger includes 3 battle sound effects activate by pressing the keys. Activate 2 further zord summon sounds and the theme song when the mouth piece is pressed changing the keys functions.

The nice thing about the theme music played on this piece versus the Legacy Morpher? It actually has the lyrics “Go Go Power Rangers”!!

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Thanks to the Bandai UK Facebook page, we have the first packaging images of the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Dragon Dagger exclusive from Toys’R’Us! With the UK Toy Fair coming at us at the end of the month, Bandai UK has been teasing everyone with Power Rangers images, and this set here is the first “first-look” we’ve been given.

For those out of the loop – the Dragon Dagger was the weapon of the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, who used it to summon the mighty Dragonzord! This is the year of the Green Ranger, as the Legacy Morpher Green & White Ranger Edition exclusive has just been released, with the Dragon Dagger and Dragonzord following in the next couple of months.

Did you pre-order the Legacy Dragon Dagger? The item is schedule to release in February 2014 at Toys’R’Us. There was a pre-order for it at the Toys’R’Us website, but a matter of days after the pre-orders went up they were taken offline and have yet to return. Discuss the packaging with us and if you’re excited for this awesome toy!

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The continuation of the Thundercats line continues! Just kidding (well, kind of, it’s the same body mold from the Thundercats line from 2011). Our own photo contributor conundrum got his Armored Might Mighty Morphin Green Ranger and has taken a number of images for your eyes’ viewing pleasure.

This beefy, muscular figure comes with his armor, his Dragon Dagger, and two interchangeable hands. It’s a great continuation of an already successful and popular line of Armored Might figures. Check out a ton of images by clicking here or clicking on the ”Discuss on the TokuNation forums” link. Don’t forget to use our social media buttons in this news post to share this gallery with your friends!

Are you collecting the Armored Might line of Power Rangers figures? If so, who do you hope to see released next? How about some Gold Zeo Power?! Voice it up, discuss it, and enjoy these awesome images!

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Hey Power Rangers fans! Check your E-mails if you pre-ordered the Gold Legacy Morpher from ToysRUs.com! Pre-orders are now being processed and shipping notices sent out. Soon you can be Tommy Oliver and shout “Dragonzord!” or “Tigerzord!” or even “White Ranger Power!” and either be adored or shamed by your friends and family.

Did you pre-order this exclusive item? Are you excited for it? Or are you one of the rare few who managed to score a SDCC Exclusive Gold Legacy Morpher, complete with the advertised 24K plating? Discuss away!

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Thanks to TokuNation.com member BigRich71, we can confirm that the Toys’R’Us Exclusive Power Rangers Legacy Gold Morpher has begun to hit the sales floors at some Toys’R’Us stores! The image attached to this story was (presumably) taken at a Massachusetts Toys’R’Us store. As soon as we get a better description of where the item was found, we’ll update this news post! Until then, begin calling and HAPPY HUNTING!

And don’t forget – if you do manage to find the Gold Legacy Morpher, be sure to share your findings in our TOY SIGHTINGS forum! It’s broken down by state so you and your fellow collectors can help each other find these products in a timely fashion! If you manage to find one, send us a tweet @TokuNation on Twitter and we’ll re-tweet it to the world!

UPDATE! The Gold Legacy Morpher was found at a Toys’R’Us in Woburn, MA! If you’ve thawed out from the deep freeze up north, get in your cars first thing in the morning and get to the store to grab your Gold Legacy Morpher!

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Thanks to our good friend raz and his Tumblr blog, we were pointed in the direction of an interesting eBay auction where the upcoming Green & White Ranger Legacy Morpher item, exclusive to Toys’R’Us, are in hand and ready to ship.

According to this auction, an accidental shipping error landed the seller with a case of 4 of the highly sought after Legacy Morphers. If you remember, a 24K Gold Plated version was available at the previous San Diego Comic Con as an exclusive, and after-market prices soared in to the range of a thousand dollars or more for the item. The item is still available for pre-order on ToysRUs.com for $59.99. There is now an estimated ship date of January 28th, 2014. The difference between the SDCC exclusive and this Toys’R’Us exclusive is the lack of the 24K plated gold, as well as the finish on the coins (no longer gold, but a ‘worn’ look similar to the other Legacy Morpher). raz promises updates on the different store’s stock/expected stock tomorrow.

Are you excited to get your hands on this item? Did you pre-order from Toys’R’Us, or were you planning to find one in stores? Let us know! And stay tuned for an upcoming gallery of the SDCC and Toys’R’Us items compared to each other!

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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!