History Franchise / POWERRANGERS

** From ''Samurai'' to ''Beast Morpheus'', the Halloween specials were also {{Clip Show}}s: for instance, the ''Samurai'' episode ''Party Monsters'' was set in the MonsterOfTheWeek afterlife, as the ghost monsters told scary stories of how the Rangers destroyed them.

* LukeIAmYourFather: Often the [[LongLostRelative Long-Lost Sibling]] version: Andros and [[spoiler: Astronema/Karone (siblings)]], Leo and [[spoiler:Magna Defender - sort of (siblings)]], Dana and [[spoiler: Ryan (siblings)]], Cam and [[spoiler:Lothor (nephew-uncle), Marah, and Kapri (cousins)]], Trent and [[spoiler: Mesogog (son-father, although Mesogog is basically using Anton's body as a vessel)]], Nick and [[spoiler:both Koragg ''and'' Udonna (son-parents)]], Dillon and [[spoiler:Tenaya (siblings)]], and Amelia and [[spoiler:Tarrick/Void Knight and Santaurra/Void Queen (daughter-parents). Incidentally, the Dillon and [[spoiler:Tenaya]] dynamic is ''very'' similar to that of Andros and [[spoiler:Astronema/Karone]]. Dana and [[spoiler:Ryan]]'s storyline during the Titanium Ranger arc in ''Lightspeed Rescue'' did have some similarities to the latter as well, but also shared a lot of characteristics with Tommy's Evil-Green-Ranger-arc. Either way, like many of tropes that apply to the overall franchise, this trope tends to get a RecycledInSpace treatment.

** NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Richard Brancatisano in ''Mystic Force''; eventually handwaved as Xander being a native Aussie, and ''Dino Fury'' makes Chase's Kiwi homeland central to his character. Some other minor characters don't bother either, but they don't get enough lines to be intrusive.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: It doesn't matter whether you're American, from a galaxy far away or from another culture 3000 years ago, you ''will'' be speaking English. Fanon likes the idea that the Power has as a part of it a universal translator, like TranslatorMicrobes.

* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Many]] [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy teams]] [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce are]] [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder animal]] [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury themed]] [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge one way]] [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers or another]].

* ChristmasEpisode: Three during ''MMPR''’s run, then one every year during the Neo-Saban era. During the Neo-Saban era, all of these were also {{Clip Show}}s. For example, in the ''Samurai'' episode "Christmas Together, Friends Forever", Emily writes a letter to her family, reflecting on everything she and her team have done together.

** Pine Ridge in ''Dino Fury''.

* ClipShow[=/=]RecapEpisode: One in every season starting with ''Lost Galaxy'', though earlier seasons occasionally had them too, especially shortly before or after a power switch in the ''Mighty Morphin'' to ''Zeo'' days. The Neo-Saban seasons (up until the first half of ''Beast Morphers'') used Halloween and Christmas specials for this purpose, weaving a plot into them starting with ''Dino Charge''.

* CrossOver: From ''Lost Galaxy'' to ''SPD'' (with the exception of ''Ninja Storm''), there was a recurring tradition of the seasonal team-up, a two-parter where the previous season's cast meets up with the current Rangers to deal with a threat that requires their combined powers. ''Samurai'' briefly revived the tradition, but only one RPM Ranger showed up.

* {{Fanservice}}: Of the non-sexual kind; it's the only reason for the anniversary episodes [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce "Forever Red"]]and [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive "Once a Ranger"]].

** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' and ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' are both [[SpaceOpera Space Operas]].

* GondorCallsForAid: "Forever Red", "Once a Ranger", and the ''Megaforce'' finale. The ''in Space'' GrandFinale actually subverted it as various Rangers across various worlds was still not enough.

* GreatOffscreenWar: ''Several''. Throughout the various series extremely numerous references are made by various unrelated characters in unrelated seasons to significant battles 10,000 years ago and 3,000 years ago. Other than that, we got nothin' on 'em.

** During the Neo-Saban era, the Halloween specials were also {{Clip Show}}s: for instance, the ''Samurai'' episode ''Party Monsters'' was set in the MonsterOfTheWeek afterlife, as the ghost monsters told scary stories of how the Rangers destroyed them.

** ElaborateUndergroundBase: ''Zeo'', ''Turbo'', ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', and ''Operation Overdrive''.

*** The Rangers had the Astro Megaship and Terra Venture.

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: Following the example of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', the series has various episodes when Rangers from previous seasons (usually called "Retro Rangers" and "Legendary Rangers"), made mostly for [[MilestoneCelebration Anniversary Specials]] of the series. The most known are the [[Recap/PowerRangersWildForceForeverRed 10th Anniversary Special]] (''Series/PowerRangersWildForce''), the [[Recap/PowerRangersOperationOverdriveS1E20OnceARangerPart1 15th Anniver]][[Recap/PowerRangersOperationOverdriveS1E21OnceARangerPart2 sary Special]] (''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'') and the [[Recap/PowerRangersSuperMegaforceS2EP20LegendaryBattle 20th Anniversary Special]] (''Series/PowerRangersSuperMegaforce'', DirectToVideo UpdatedRerelease included.)[[invoked]]

* LongRunners: Celebrated its silver anniversary in 2018.

* LukeIAmYourFather: Often the [[LongLostRelative Long-Lost Sibling]] version: Andros and [[spoiler: Astronema/Karone (siblings)]], Leo and [[spoiler:Magna Defender - sort of (siblings)]], Dana and [[spoiler: Ryan (siblings)]], Cam and [[spoiler:Lothor (nephew-uncle), Marah, and Kapri (cousins)]], Trent and [[spoiler: Mesogog (son-father, although Mesogog is basically using Anton's body as a vessel)]], Nick and [[spoiler:both Koragg ''and'' Udonna (son-parents)]], Dillon and [[spoiler:Tenaya (siblings)]]. Incidentally, the Dillon and [[spoiler:Tenaya]] dynamic is ''very'' similar to that of Andros and [[spoiler:Astronema/Karone]]. Dana and [[spoiler:Ryan]]'s storyline during the Titanium Ranger arc in ''Lightspeed Rescue'' did have some similarities to the latter as well, but also shared a lot of characteristics with Tommy's Evil-Green-Ranger-arc. Either way, like many of tropes that apply to the overall franchise, this trope tends to get a RecycledInSpace treatment.

** In particular Creator/JasonDavidFrank (Tommy, the first Green Ranger) is undefeated in his MMA career, and Blake Foster (Justin, the Blue Turbo Ranger) has beaten opponents in tournaments who want to fight "the blue Power Ranger."
* MetaOrigin: The Morphin' Grid: hinted at in ''Mighty Morphin'', ''Dino Thunder'' and ''SPD'', confirmed in ''Operation Overdrive''. They finally explain the grid in ''RPM'', though they don't call it by name and that's an AlternateUniverse.

* NeverSayDie: The show tends to shy away from discussing uncomfortable concepts and prefers euphemisms.

* NoHuggingNoKissing: averted in some seasons, played straight in others.

* OfficialCouple: There's one about every other season: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Kimberly and Tommy]], [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Tommy and Kat]], [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Andros and Ashley]], [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Joel and Ms. Fairweather]], [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Jen and Wes]], [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Merrick and Princess Shayla]], [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Tori and Blake]], [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Nick and Madison]], [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Lily and Theo]], [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Summer and Dillon]], [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Mike and Emily]], [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Gia and Jake]], [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Tyler and Shelby]], [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel Hayley and Calvin]], and in ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' two couples are thrown the viewer's way- Ravi and Roxy are official, whereas Nate and Zoey are undercover.

** NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Richard Brancatisano in ''Mystic Force''; eventually handwaved as Xander being a native Aussie. Some other minor characters don't bother either, but they don't get enough lines to be intrusive.

* PrecursorHeroes: Several teams (Galaxy, Wild Force, Mystic Force, Jungle Fury) are successors to previous non-Ranger groups of heroes. ''Samurai'' is a rare instance of the previous generations also wearing the spandex.

** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive:'' A smug GentlemanThief, a snarky TVGenius, a CloudCuckooLander stunt man, a GenkiGirl race car driver, and a [[spoiler: secretly robotic]] LonelyRichKid. They’re later joined by a {{Human Alien|s}} with a DarkAndTroubledPast.

* RecapEpisode: Generally one per season. The only noteworthy one being ''Dino Thunder'''s "Legacy of Power", which featured a compilation of clips from the entire franchise in honor of the show's 500th episode. Plus, since Saban took back the reins of the franchise, every season (counting the ''Super'' upgrades) has a {{Halloween|Episode}} and a ChristmasEpisode which will be this (and filler, on top of that).

* RobotBuddy: Alphas 5 and 6 for the Zordon era plus ''Lost Galaxy'', Circuit in ''Time Force'', RIC in ''SPD'', Tensou in ''Megaforce'', and Redbot in ''Ninja Steel''. ''Ninja Storm'''s Cyber Cam might fit by proxy, since he's a computer-generated duplicate of Cam, but pretty solid for a holographic counterpart.

** Andros in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' is looking for his sister Karone, who was kidnapped as a child. She turns out to be brainwashed and operating as the series BigBad, Astronema, but is saved at the end of the season. [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy The following year]], she redeems herself by becoming a Power Ranger.
** Nick in ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' is looking for his real parents (he was adopted). His mother turns out to be the team mentor Udonna, but her husband Leanbow is brainwashed as the evil Koragg. Near the end of the season, he gets rescued and becomes the final member of the team as the Wolf Warrior.

** Both Jarrod and Chamille in ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury''. Even before [[DemonicPossession being possessed by Dai Shi]] in the first place, Jarrod was a JerkAss and ArrogantKungFuGuy, which got him expelled. Camille is simply Dai Shi's loyal "Dragon", despite his abuse and disposal of her. It's when Dai Shi decides to have Camille executed that Jarrod decides to fight back, while in Camille's case, she eventually starts to develop feelings for Jarrod, not Dai Shi, as well as begin to realize that he considers her expendable. This eventually leads to both of them siding with the Rangers.

** It’s worth noting that the comic book adaptation published by Creator/BoomStudios has introduced two OriginalGeneration women in Red: Grace Sterling from the [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios main series]] and Britt from Kimberly’s spin-off miniseries, though Grace is a CoolOldLady who hasn’t been a Ranger since 1969, and Britt is not the team leader; rather, that role falls to Kimberly. And speaking of the above-mentioned Lauren Shiba, she’s since become a major player in ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid'', a comic book event that served as the franchise’s 25th anniversary MilestoneCelebration.[[invoked]]

* SuperheroParadox: Once could make an argument that the franchise has this zigzagged. For over 24 years now, different teams of rangers have battled various villains, and somehow, no matter how old or new the threats were, they're joined in battle again over a much shorter period of time. This was especially apparent during the ''Mighty Morphin'' days, where different villains kept getting attracted to Earth because of the Rangers' victories over Rita. Then again, starting from ''In Space'', every villain faced has eventually been destroyed or redeemed, so while there's a wide range of threats, the Power Rangers themselves have been pretty effective in destroying one ancient evil per year.

* TechnoWizard: A recurring character type, who can usually be counted on to bring out new gear occasionally. See Billy, Miss Fairweather, Trip, Cam, Hayley, Kat Manx, Dr. K, Antonio, Noah, Miss Morgan, and Sarah.

* ThemeNaming: Probably unintentional, but the first five Pink Rangers are, in order: Kimberly, Katherine, Cassie, Kendrix and Karone, although it seems the writers noticed this and have avoided K-or-C names since: the next Pinks were Dana, Jen, Syd, Vida, Rose, Mia, Emma, Shelby and Sarah. Of course, later ''Yellow'' Rangers include Kelsey, Katie and Kira, while Kat Manx had a brief stint as a Ranger, too.

* ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange: True to some extent. While there is an entirely new narrative set in the States or wherever they need it to be each season, they still use ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' Japanese stock footage for the majority of the fight scenes. The Japanese skylines, architecture and fields being so close to places that are ostensibly California is just never given any attention.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Bulk and Skull, who incidentally are the longest lasting cast members from Season 1 to Season 6, longer than any individual Power Ranger (outlasting even ''Tommy'', if ''Samurai'' is included). The dynamic was recreated in ''Samurai'' with Bulk returning and Skull's son Spike taking his dad's place (with Skull showing up in the last episode). Cassidy and Devin in ''Dino Thunder'', Victor and Monty in ''Ninja Steel'', and Betty and Ben from ''Beast Morphers'' also fit this trope.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The series pretty much enforced this in the first Saban era; while some ''Super Sentai'' seasons had two girls to begin with (the Pink Ranger was always female and the Yellow Ranger could be either gender), others had TheSmurfettePrinciple in effect, which was mitigated by [[ShesAManInJapan making the male Yellow Ranger female]] in the US - though they didn't have to do this for a long time after ''Wild Force'' thanks to ''Sentai'' following this trope themselves more frequently. ''Dino Fury'' changed the ''Green'' Ranger to female - as the Green Rangers of some other recent seasons had been female in Japan - when ''Ryusoulger'' had only one female Ranger and no Yellow. This practice is dropped for PowerTrio seasons, which have all kept the trio's two-males-to-one-female ratio.

** Panorama City in ''Samurai'' is an odd mashup of America and Japan, and we couldn't even confirm its name until three-quarters of the way through the season. On top of that, it's in a fictional state abbreviated "PR" (which I think we can all agree does not mean Puerto Rico as in real life) and has a six-digit zip code.

** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersSamurai'' (2011) - [[/index]]BeatEmUp for the Platform/NintendoWii and Platform/NintendoDS, with the former being in 3D.
*** ''Power Rangers Super Samurai'' (2012) - BeatEmUp for the Platform/XBox360 and UsefulNotes/{{Kinect}}. Tropes for this game are on the same page as ''Samurai'''s.[[index]]

* ComingOfAgeStory: Some seasons tell variants of this revolving around the teens with attitude. This is especially prominent in the [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangers comic book adaptation of MMPR]], which is essentially a TeenDrama.

** It’s worth noting that the comic book adaptation published by Creator/BoomStudios has introduced two OriginalGeneration women in Red: Grace Sterling from the [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangers main series]] and Britt from Kimberly’s spin-off miniseries, though Grace is a CoolOldLady who hasn’t been a Ranger since 1969, and Britt is not the team leader; rather, that role falls to Kimberly. And speaking of the above-mentioned Lauren Shiba, she’s since become a major player in ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid'', a comic book event that served as the franchise’s 25th anniversary MilestoneCelebration.[[invoked]]

** ''VideoGame/MightyMorphinPowerRangersSega'' (1994) - FightingGame developed by Creator/{{Banpresto}} and published by Creator/{{Sega}} for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, UsefulNotes/MegaDrive, and UsefulNotes/GameGear, as well as a full motion video-based QuickTimeEvent game for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD.
** ''VideoGame/MightyMorphinPowerRangersNintendo'' (1994) - A [=2D=] side-scrolling brawler developed by Creator/{{Natsume}} and published by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem and UsefulNotes/GameBoy.
** ''VideoGame/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' (1995) - Four different games based on the movie by different developers for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, UsefulNotes/GameBoy, and UsefulNotes/GameGear.
** ''VideoGame/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheFightingEdition'' (1995) - Another Power Rangers FightingGame, this time developed for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem; features [[Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie Ivan Ooze]] as the Final Boss.

** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersZeoFullTiltBattlePinball'' (1996) - A {{Pinball}} game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation where you must stop King Mondo from attacking areas around the world via your mad pinball skills.

** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' (2000) - For the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/Nintendo64, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor. The start of Creator/{{THQ}}'s era of making games for the franchise.
** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersTimeForce'' (2001) - For the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. Based more on what the show team ''wanted'' to do with the series rather than what actually happened.
** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersWildForce'' (2002) - For the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. Isometric BeatEmUp with a TagTeam mechanic.
** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' (2003) - For the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. Features three different campaigns, depending on if you choose the Wind Rangers, Thunder Rangers, or the Green Samurai Ranger.
** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' (2004) - For the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. The console versions have you playing exclusively as the Zords, with the ability to unlock Zords from ''Wild Force'' and ''Ninja Storm''. The GBA version includes puzzles and a customizable Megazord.

** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersSamurai'' (2011) - [[/index]]BeatEmUp for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, with the former being in 3D.
*** ''Power Rangers Super Samurai'' (2012) - BeatEmUp for the UsefulNotes/XBox360 and UsefulNotes/{{Kinect}}. Tropes for this game are on the same page as ''Samurai'''s.[[index]]
** ''VideoGame/PowerRangersMegaforce'' (2013) - [[/index]]BeatEmUp for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Can unlock the ability to play as the ''Mighty Morphin'' Rangers.
*** ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'' (2014) - BeatEmUp also for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. Tropes go on the same page as its predecessor. [[index]]

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** ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', sadly, took this a step backward; Gold and Silver became SingleMindedTwins, so Gemma basically amounted to half a character. Though it did make up for it by having the mentor character, Dr. K, be female and get plenty of focus.

** In the Zordon era. First there was Rita, then there was her boss Lord Zedd who was way worse than her, then Rita's Master Vile who Zordon described as "wiser in the ways of evil than Lord Zedd", then the Machine Empire which Master Vile described as the only ones in the galaxy more evil than himself. Then finally Dark Specter, the grand monarch of evil who ruled over all the villains.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Of the original sentai counterpart. Any violence, dark or sexual is completely rewritten, removed or replaced. Notable is the "skimpy" villainess. Then again, here they got [[EvilIsSexy Astronema, Tenaya]] etc. Megazord finishers that include the monster being impaled or cut in half are usually edited as well.

* PowerTrio: ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', ''Jungle Fury'', ''RPM'' and ''Beast Morphers'' start with these instead of a FiveManBand. Technically ''SPD'' also started with one, but it was up to a FiveManBand by the second episode. Each trio also inevitably fills the subtropes" TokenTrio (though ''Ninja Storm'' and ''RPM'' switched it up by having the minority male be the leader, while ''Beast Morphers'' subverts it with both males being a minority and one being the leader), TwoGuysAndAGirl, and the separate-but-related trope ThreePlusTwo.

* PowerTrio: ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', ''Jungle Fury'', ''RPM'' and ''Beast Morphers'' start with these instead of a FiveManBand. Technically ''SPD'' also started with one, but it was up to a FiveManBand by the second episode. Each trio also inevitably fills the subtropes ThreeAmigos, TokenTrio (though ''Ninja Storm'' and ''RPM'' switched it up by having the minority male be the leader, while ''Beast Morphers'' subverts it with both males being a minority and one being the leader), TwoGuysAndAGirl, and the separate-but-related trope ThreePlusTwo.

** As mentioned in the YMMV section, the franchise has not seen a black actress being cast as a Ranger for fourteen years -- specifically, in the years between ''Time Force'' and ''Dino Charge''. Before Camille Hyde got the part of Shelby in ''Dino Charge'', there have only been three black actresses who got to play Rangers: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Karan Ashley]] (Aisha), [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Nakia]] [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Burrise]] (Tanya), and [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Deborah Estelle Phillips]] (Katie); all three were cast as Yellow Rangers. On the other hand, since ''Operation Overdrive'', every female Yellow Ranger has been Caucasian and blonde.

* ''Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid'' (2019) - A co-operative {{Board Game|s}} for 2-5 players taking the role of Rangers saving Angel Grove from Rita Repulsa and her evil army of monsters.

* PeopleInRubberSuits

* SuperRobotGenre

** CoolBike: The most common vehicles.
** CoolCar

* ThemeTable

* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: So many examples...

** TogetherWeAreX

* WorldOfHam: Less so than ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', but not ''less so enough'' to not still qualify.

** In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', Conner [=McKnight=], an energetic soccer star, has SuperSpeed, and Kira Ford, an aspiring singer who’s unafraid to speak her mind, has a powerful [[MakeMeWannaShout sonic scream]]. Subverted by their teammate Ethan James, a TeenGenius who has InstantArmor and SuperStrength, though [[DareToBeBadass he grows into it]] through his CharacterDevelopment.

** ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', and ''Jungle Fury'' were also exceptions, being able to have only one female team member through the whole show (unless you count Camille in ''Jungle Fury'' who pulled a HeelFaceTurn near the end[[note]]and whose ''Gekiranger'' counterpart is counted as an Extra Hero as of ''Gokaiger''[[/note]]). This is probably because those shows started with a PowerTrio which included the female ranger, making her a more consistent presence on the team than the males who came later.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The series pretty much enforced this in the first Saban era; while some ''Super Sentai'' seasons had two girls to begin with (the Pink Ranger was always female and the Yellow Ranger could be either gender), others had TheSmurfettePrinciple in effect, which was mitigated by [[ShesAManInJapan making the male Yellow Ranger female]] in the US (though they didn't have to do this for a long time after ''Wild Force'' thanks to ''Sentai'' following this trope themselves more frequently). ''Dino Fury'' changed the ''Green'' Ranger to female - as the Green Ranger of some other recent seasons had been female in Japan - when ''Ryusoulger'' had only one female Ranger and no Yellow). This practice is dropped for PowerTrio seasons, which have all kept the trio's two males to one female ratio.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The series pretty much enforced this in the first Saban era; while some ''Super Sentai'' seasons had two girls to begin with (the Pink Ranger was always female and the Yellow Ranger could be either gender), others had TheSmurfettePrinciple in effect, which was mitigated by [[ShesAManInJapan making the male Yellow Ranger female]] in the US (though they didn't have to do this for a long time after ''Wild Force'' thanks to ''Sentai'' following this trope themselves, ''Dino Fury'' changed the ''Green'' Ranger to female - as the Green Ranger of some other recent seasons had been in Japan - when ''Ryusoulger'' had only one female Ranger and no Yellow). This practice is dropped for PowerTrio seasons, which have all kept the trio's two males to one female ratio.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Virtually every seasonal roster consists of three guys and {{two girls|ToATeam}}. That is, until the invariably male SixthRanger showed up. A few seasons instead start with a PowerTrio of two guys and one girl, and are then joined by multiple (still invariably male) extra rangers.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The series pretty much enforced this in the first Saban era; while some ''Super Sentai'' seasons had two girls to begin with, others had TheSmurfettePrinciple in effect, which was mitigated by [[ShesAManInJapan making the male Yellow Ranger female]] (though they didn't have to do this for a long time after ''Wild Force'' thanks to ''Sentai'' following this trope themselves, ''Dino Fury'' changed the ''Green'' Ranger to female when ''Ryusoulger'' had only one female ranger and no Yellow). This practice is dropped for PowerTrio seasons.

** ''Power Rangers RPM'', set AfterTheEnd, takes place in an AlternateUniverse, something that may not have been intentional during its inception--since it was almost certainly the final season at the time, most theorize the creators planned to TorchTheFranchiseAndRun, but the lack of any cameos from past Rangers made it easy to say it was its own continuity. This wasn't made obvious until its crossover with ''Samurai'' stated it outright. It is, however, still part of the same {{Multiverse}} as the universe that other seasons take place in.[[invoked]]
** ''Dino Charge'' is also confirmed to take place in an Alternate Universe in the ''Ninja Steel'' MilestoneCelebration episode "Dimensions in Danger", though most people expected that, since [[spoiler: the end of that series would completely obliterate the timeline thanks to dinosaurs never going extinct]]. Here, both the ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'' worlds cross over with the main one. This episode also shows that Rangers from the main timeline have developed and distributed transportal devices to cross dimensions in case of emergency. It's stated that overusing them can destabilize the Morphin' Grid, but considering ''Ninja Steel'' ended with the team using one to attend a Christmas party in the ''Dino Charge'' world, it's safe to say that any future crossovers won't be too difficult.[[invoked]]
** ''Hyperforce'' takes place in the main continuity ''probably''. On the one hand, it has plenty of cameos from past rangers and is set far enough in the future (after ''Time Force'') that it doesn't risk running against the show's continuity too much. On the other hand, it's highly unlikely the Hyperforce team will ever appear in the main show due to the cost of their all-original suits and zords, not to mention three of their team members [[YouLookFamiliar look identical to major characters from the past]] (not that that's stopped them before). And on a third hand, the events of their finale [[spoiler: may have tossed them into their own separate universe themselves]].[[invoked]]

** Power Rangers RPM takes place in an AlternateUniverse, something that may not have been intentional during its inception--since it was almost certainly the final season at the time, most theorize the creators planned to TorchTheFranchiseAndRun, but the lack of any cameos from past rangers made it easy to say it was its own continuity. This wasn't made obvious until its crossover with ''Samurai'' stated it outright.[[invoked]]

** Power Rangers RPM takes place in an AlternateUniverse, something that may not have been intentional during its inception--since it was almost certainly the final season at the time, most theorize the creators planned to TorchTheFranchiseAndRun, but the lack of any cameos from past rangers made it easy to say it was its own continuity. This wasn't made obvious until its crossover with ''Samurai'' stated it outright.

* ClarkesThirdLaw: Invoked and subverted across various seasons. In the first few series, the Power Rangers received their powers, weapons and vehicles from Zordon, explicitly identified as an alien wizard, even if their first new Zords were created by genius teammate Billy Cranston, and the Space Rangers relied on weapons provided by Zordon even if it simply appeared to be advanced technology. Magic continued to be the source of the Rangers' power immediately after Zordon's death in ''Lost Galaxy'', but from this point, series such as ''Lightspeed Rescue'', ''Time Force'', ''SPD'', ''Operation Overdrive'' and ''RPM'' were explicitly identified as using advanced technology as the source of their weapons and vehicles, even if it is generally implied that their powers all come from the same core source of the Morphing Grid.

The extent to which each ''Power Rangers'' incarnation resembles its ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' counterpart varies from season to season. In most cases, the general premise is preserved, but its interpretation is greatly changed. ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' added the US-exclusive "Titanium Ranger" to the team, while its counterpart ''Kyuukyuu Sentai [=GoGoV=]'' did not include a traditional SixthRanger. However, some series have closely followed the plots of their counterparts, and even borrowed whole episodes (''Time Force'', ''Wild Force'', ''SPD'', ''Samurai''). In other cases, the original premise is all but discarded (''Lost Galaxy'''s setting was changed from a LostWorld-style forest to a space station, and ''RPM'' took a goofy parody series with the mecha as [[RobotBuddy Robot Buddies]] and turned it into a story set AfterTheEnd). A major difference between ''Power Rangers'' and ''Super Sentai'' is that ''Power Rangers'' has a single continuity with all series set roughly in the same year it aired (the exceptions being ''SPD'', which was set TwentyMinutesInTheFuture, and ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'', which were placed in {{Alternate Universe}}s). Each ''Super Sentai'' season is typically treated as its own ContinuityReboot (barring ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', which uses nearly all prior Sentai series [[BroadStrokes as backstory in some form]][[note]]Which is not to say Toei did not flirt with the idea, if the crossover movies and the Gokaigers' appearance in ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' are any indication[[/note]]).

** ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': In ''[[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magiranger]], Phantom Spy Vancuria can split into two ElegantGothicLolita girls named [[TheDividual Nai & Mea]]. Their equivalents in ''Mystic Force'', Necrolai and Leelee, are mother and daughter, rather than Leelee being Necrolai's civilian form, so they count as this.

** ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': There's a MonsterOfTheWeek named Spydex who is a spider-like creature with a big bulging egg sac on his back. There is also a straight-up [=CGI=] GiantSpider serving as an obstacle in one episode that takes place in a forest.