Hi there this is DS rider here with another toku rant and today we are talking about, well you read the title didn't you. But before we get into that lets have some backstory first.
In 1992 the dinosaur based super sentai Zyuranger (later adapted into the first series of power rangers) introduced the first official sixth ranger however while Dragon Ranger burai was the first sixth ranger he wasn't the first.
The first sixth ranger first appeared in Choudenshi Bioman and he was known as Magne warrior not to be confused with Magna Defender from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. However he only appeared in two episodes of the show.
The second Sixth Ranger appeared in Hikari Sentai Maskman for only one episode and he was known as X1-Mask
Ever since Zyuranger Sixth Rangers have become a staple of both Super Sentai and Power Rangers. However my issue isn't with rangers themselves but their transformation devices. You see the majority of sixth ranger transformation devices were just either modifications or repaints of the main team's transformation devices due to cost saving measures I imagine or at least they would be something similar however my biggest gripe with the transformation devices for sixth Rangers are the latest two. From Ressha Sentai Toquger and Shuriken Sentai Nininger.
Do you know what's wrong with them. They are respectively a friggin IPhone and cheese burger. That means I can just stick a peice of wooden rails to my phone and swipe a Thomas the tank engine train across it to transform. However I do give credit to Nininger becuase it's unique as I said they either are repaints or modified from the main team's transformation devices or at the very least follow the same asthetic as the main team's. But I understand that the sixth Ranger is American but you don't need to make it that obvious that he is from America. That and when I ever I see the thing I get a little hungry.
Please Toei for jyugoger (I think that's how it's spelt) can we just have a repainted or modified version of the main team's transformation devices thank you.
Super sentai is property of Toei and Ishinomori Productions
Power Rangers is property of Saban entertainment
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