History WMG / HistoryOfPowerRangers

** He'll be impressed at how mobile the Kikanoid suits are

->1. Zordon (MMPR-In Space). The classic talking head. Zordon was a wise, CrazyPrepared mentor yet he was genuinely concerned about the Rangers who pulled a HeroicSacrifice at the GrandFinale to save the world.\\
2. Dr. K (RPM). Linkara did not mention her mentoring capabilities (he probably did not expect much from a TeenGenius with NoSocialSkills), but he praised her tragic backstory, her CharacterDevelopment, and her actress' performance.\\

* ''[[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Beast Morphers]]''
** He'll talk about how Go-Busters was originally skipped for Power Rangers and bring up the change from Bandai to Hasbro for the toy line. Then, he'll add on that latter in the year, Hasbro bought the entire rights from Saban.
*** He'll add on that Power Rangers has been through a lot of owners in the last 25 years with Saban, Disney, Saban again, and now Hasbro.
*** He'll also probably bring up how when Haim Saban brought back the franchise, he tricked Disney into lowering the price by claiming he'd take it to Creator/DiscoveryFamily (which, at the time, was known as ''The Hub''), and say something along the lines of "Well, Hasbro might be able to do that really soon" (or, if the DVD release is delayed long enough, he might mention how it just took a while to do so).
** If he mentions the skipped seasons (''Zyuohger'' and ''Kyuranger''), he might make some theories as to why Hasbro skipped them at the time, citing that ''Zyuohger's'' cubic design may not work well with Western audiences, and ''Kyuranger's'' gigantic number of twelve rangers would have been too expensive to pay that many actors for each episode they were in, on top of having been developed by Bandai of America (who had made the toys before Hasbro brought the franchise).
*** Might speculate if Hasbro plans on adapting them ''at all'', noting that the only thing preventing Hasbro from bringing the series over to Discovery Family was the contract that they had to fulfill with Nickelodeon after buying the franchise from Nickelodeon. Depending on what Hasbro adapts after ''Beast Morphers'', he might say "It's just a matter of time before I talk about those adaptations".
** For the teaser, instead of using something from the show, he'll play the clip from the ''Dino Charge'' review where he talked about how ''Gobusters'' initially had to be skipped, and say "...Well, looks like I was wrong".
*** Surprisingly, he has seen the news and based [[https://twitter.com/Linkara19/status/965005333491052544 on his reaction]], even he was surprised.
** Given the suits using leather instead of spandex, he might be impressed that this is the first time a main team using something different for the series (not counting the movies as they're not canon to him).
*** Might speculate that leather was the reason Hasbro chose to start with this series, noting that they make the action figures for Marvel, whose heroes use leather suits.

*** No speculation, but he likes the leather-based suits, calling them the most practical versions he has seen.
** He'll note that this is the first season that does not overboard using any extra zords, or extra power ups like the Power Stars/Dino Chargers in a long time.
** He'll mention the Red Dragon Thunderzord after looking at the Red Rangers Zord.
** If they adapt Dark Buster, he'll compare Dark Buster's PR counterpart to the Quantum Ranger. If they don't, he might mention it along with the Talon Ranger from ''Dino Charge'' (and Midoninger's PR counterpart), discussing if he would've wanted those suits adapted.
*** Since Dark Buster is adapted, he'll note that it's rare that an evil Ranger is a general, and is more impressed that there are Rangers turned evil that were ''supposed'' to be the original candidates.
*** Might speculate as to why said suits weren't adapted, wondering if it was a lack of footage for Midoninger, and bring up rumors that Nickelodeon didn't want to adapt a ranger who was originally called Deathryuger.
** Will ''definitely'' compare the finished product to ''Cyber Corps'', going more in-depth about it (and mentioning if he would've preferred ''Cyber Corps'' to ''Beast Morphers'').
*** He'll at least point out that it was written by Amit Bahumik long after he'd left the franchise and is basically fanfic.
*** Jossed, he doesn't even bring it up.
** If they end up using some of the Broken Helmet footage from the source material, he might talk about how he feels about it, possibly liking it since it adds more tension, or he might dislike it since it's much more prevalent in ''Gobusters'' than other Sentai. Alternatively, he might not talk about how he feels about it, but might note that it's a lot more prevalent than other series.
** Depending on if they pull a Titanium Ranger (either with Dark Buster, one of the alternate universe Gobusters, or an entirely new ranger suit), he might debate on who he considers the Sixth Ranger(s), noting that the 4th and 5th members have the colors (gold and silver) and normal attributes of a sixth (different morpher, their own Zord).
** He'll like that they are using a team of three at the start, due to that not being done since ''Jungle Fury''.
** He won't dislike the suits, but will find at least one Ranger to look a bit off putting, and possibly attribute it to it not being the spandex he's used to seeing.
** He'll compare Evox to Venjix. Even if it is negatively though, he'll like Evox's snake avatar and motifs given that this series is called ''Beast Morphers''.
*** He'll also bring up that his Sentai equivalent is called Messiah, and make plenty of jokes about what MoralGuardians would do if ''Power Rangers'' of all franchises had a villain called that.
*** There will be an ''Indiana Jones'' "Why did it have to be snakes?" shoutout when Evox first shows up in his cobra form.
** He'll like that they worked around the "GB" present throughout the designs by naming the agency the Grid Battleforce, since it's putting in effort to have the designs make sense in-universe and is comparable to the badges in SPD.
** Considering he's not a fan of civilian powers, he'll be glad that they're limited to the morphed forms. Although, it will be a toss up on what he feels about the weaknesses.
*** Though he'll bring up how cheetahs aren't particularly afraid of dogs in reality.
*** Then he'll concede that the Sentai version (chickens) is even sillier. (Also guard dogs in Africa are used to keep predators away from livestock).
** When talking about the zords, he'll call them Transformers due to the fact they have a vehicle and animal mode and playing off the fact the show and toys are being made by Hasbro now.
** He'll make theories about connections to other seasons like the following:
*** Suggesting that the Grid Battleforce may have been inspired by or otherwise connected to the Silver Guardians.
*** Going off of that, he may suggest that Andrew Hartford may of been the one to provide the tech needed to develop the DNA altering technology, which Nate would of perfected.
*** He may draw a link between GB and SPD, like suggesting Space Patrol Delta absorbed Grid Battleforce in the future for its technology. He may also suggest that the green Morph-X technology is what leads to the creation of Newtech City.
** Might be impressed how they ''don't'' grow the monsters this season, as some of the battles forces one Ranger to deal with a Gigadrone, while the others deal with the Robotron.
** Will like the Morph-X Morphers if only because they are wrist morphers, and are hidden in watches like the Zeonizers and the Turbo Morphers. For the Morph-X keys, he'll note that they remind him of the Turbo Morphers.
*** He'll be divided on the Gold and Silver Morphers since they're technically phones but can be turned into guns.
*** If anything he liked both sets of morphers.
** He may or may not mention the Blake Foster incident [[note]]When Nate was announced as the Gold Ranger, Foster called him a weenie on social media, leading to a backlash from fans and former castmates [[/note]]but if he does, he'll remind people that there are people who did not look like they were made to be Power Rangers (such as MMPR Billy and RPM Ziggy) and that he respects people who do the right thing even if they do not have the powers. However, he will add on that Foster apologized a year later for his comments.
*** Jossed.
** Regarding Steel, he might ask how a bulky robot could slim down into a human body when morphed. That's when he'll go into a theory that the Morphin Grid changes a user's body into what they see fit. He might even bring up Crugar and Xenowing when he gets to Steel.
** He'll have a field day when he finds out why they changed Gold to a mantis instead of a beetle [[note]] Apparently the reasoning was that American children weren't familiar with rhino beetles so they changed it to a more familiar mantis]][[/note]]
** He'll make comparisons to Evox and Grumm, noting that both had plans work despite their monsters getting defeated.
** He'll like the simplistic design of the Red Fury Mode.
** He'll be happy that Hasbro dropped the "Super" suffix for the second season, noting that "Super Beast Morphers" wouldn't have sounded grand.
** Will reference Mesogog and Anton Mercer when talking about Evox and Mayor Daniels. Although, he might be impressed that it's Evox in full control and using Daniels to trick the Rangers.
** Like with Lightspeed Rescue, Linkara will not be upset with the number of weapons and power-ups made as Grid Battleforce is a government-owned branch, and having new weapons makes sense in an escalating fight. He might even mention that a majority of them are American-made.
** He either won't like Betty for being downgrades from Victor and Monty, not contributing much to the plot, and/or just not be as funny, or enjoy them for the opposite reasons stated.
** He will be fond of the Beast-X Modes due to their simpler design, and that they're the first team-based power-up that isn't limited to the cockpit since ''Megaforce''.
** Regarding ''Grid Connection'', Linkara might be on the same lines as with ''Dimensions In Danger''; a nice serviceable episode with some good moments, but too many problems keep it from being perfect.
*** For one thing, he will be happy that Austin St. John returned in this special as it gave someone from the original series to come back other than Tommy. Although he will be confused why he was given the Tyranosaurus Power Coin considering he had it back in ''Forever Red''.
*** While he will note that it sucks that none of the main trio from ''Dino Thunder'' came back in person, he will make mention as to why (more specifically, how James Napier and Emma Lahana no longer want to be a part of the series). At the same time, he will explain the same situation with Shelby and Riley, but at least mentions that their actors did voiceovers.
*** Regarding ''Making Bad'', he will like the idea of the clip show, but will not be happy that they had to redub the stock footage. In addition, he will be disappointed that Kerrigan Mahan was not called back for a voiceover when Goldar returns.
*** He might compare it to "Legacy of Power", commetning that its an interesting twist on the concept in that its the villains recapping previous series, and how rare it is for the clip show to focus on the villains.
*** He might be happy to see the Original Megazord again after 25 years.
** As with a lot of folks, he will be shocked to find out that [[spoiler:Evox was Venjix this entire time]].
*** Jossed, he mentions how the reveal was spoiled for him long before he even began watching the season
** With the season making callbacks to previous seasons, the storyline regarding old villain relics, and the big reveal in the end, he will be shocked that a standalone season treated the Ranger legacy than ''Megaforce''.
*** Confirmed, he flat out states he views it as a redo of Megaforce.
** Given how much the Ranger's parents are involved in this series compared to other seasons, he'll say the main theme is family, specifically the relationship between parents and their grown up children and what they expect from each other. He especially look at how important it is for the Rangers parents to be proud of them.
*** Confirmed, he expands this to include other familiar relationships such as siblings and aunts.

*** Might even note the lack of a yellow ranger this time, noting that while ''Dino Charge'' also lacked a yellow, the suits had a significant amount of the color.

[[folder: WMGs for previous episodes of "History of Power Rangers"]]

4. Venjix (RPM): He likes his voice, his robot bodies, and calls him "The darkest and most effective villain in the series history" since he almost won before the series even began.\\

13.Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel - (Overall, Ninja Steel is mediocre at worst, but average at best. The plot is simple, not many characters get too much development even though they are likable, there's no real dynamic villains, and there's an overuse of gross out humor).\\
14.Series/PowerRangersMysticForce (Like Ninja Storm, good when great, bad when bad, with less likable rangers then annoying ones, a sub-par theme song and too much focus on the world-building. Even so, Linkara gave it an overall recommendation).\\
15.Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm (A "flawed" series that is great when good, awful when bad, and has only one good villain out of a much larger stand alone evil group).\\
16.Series/PowerRangersSamurai (A bad season filled with cultural mistranslations, bad acting, parental and ChildSoldier issues with the main rangers, a mentor InNameOnly, unsatisfying subplot conclusions, and a main villain that's even less intimidating than Lothor. However, it still has good moments such as the opening music, the HD resolution, the teamup, and the return of Bulk and concluded that it's at least watchable).\\
17.Series/PowerRangersTurbo (Until Operation Overdrive, this was, in his opinion, the worst season ever with a destruction of the old order in a horrible way with a stupid archenemy, and no easily identifiable theme. Still, it did still have great music, fights, an epic ending, and even some ambitious episodes)\\
18.Series/PowerRangersMegaForce (Suffering MASSIVE backlash from being the 20th anniversary season, Megaforce as seen by Linkara isn't so much bad as it's lazy. With bad acting, only 1 character arc, too many continuity issues to count, poor writing, anticlimaxes, and overall, just a bad experience. Despite this though, his least favorite is still...)\\
19.Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive (Bad music, bad pacing, mixed acting, kallishsplosion addled fights, a horrible teamup, and bad characters, though with some redeemable qualities such as Spencer, the [=iMack reveal=] and some nice back story for the 6th ranger).

Series/PowerRangersRPM - Overall, Linkara liked Doctor K the most, saying she was his favorite character. Among the Rangers, while he didn't have a explicit favorite, he seemed to really like Ziggy and Scott.\\

Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel - Hard to say as Linkara does not hate any of the Rangers, but if he had a least favorite, it might be Hayley due to having no real character development or plot lines.

->6. Dimensions in Danger (25th Anniversary): Ultimately Linkara puts this as a SoOkayItsAverage team up. On the one hand, he felt the fan service was not handled very good, it could have been fleshed out as a two parter, and he did not like the Tommy worship shown. On the other hand, it's '''miles''' better than Once A Ranger and Legendary Battle as it did featured a couple of Rangers from different eras, the Master Morpher itself being a great feature, and being a nice and serviceable anniversary episode.
->7. Clash of The Red Rangers (Series/PowerRangersSamurai - Series/PowerRangersRPM): While he liked that it confirmed that RPM took place in an alternate universe and he also liked the team-up between a team heavily entrenched in technology and a very magic-based team, he disliked that it only showed the tech-heavy team reacting to the magic based team, and didn't give any screentime to the Samurai Rangers who went to the world of RPM.
->9. Trakeena's Revenge (Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue - Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy): A misstep in every way compared to To The Tenth Power. The main criticism he has with this is that it focuses on a little girl instead of the two ranger teams. Oh, and it contains what Linkara calls "The Dumbest Person in Power Rangers History".
->10. Once A Ranger (15th Anniversary): Linkara calls this the worst team up ever of the franchise. Terrible pacing, too much kalishplosions, the teams don't even interact that much, {{Fanservice}} with no substance, and having the Overdrive rangers quit over the loss of their powers is considered selfish when compared to other ranger teams who never gave up when things were at it's darkest. However, it wasn't given nearly as much build-up as his least favorite...
->11. Legendary Battle (20th Anniversary): The ''ultimate'' example of wasted potential, noting how the battle feels so underwhelming for all the build-up that it had, due to the fact that it focused more on just showing that "this part of Power Rangers existed" instead of giving it more depth.

Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel - For the rangers, Linkara admits Sarah had more development than the other rangers, but not by much. Non rangers, he likes Victor for being an enjoyable {{Jerkass}} despite disliking the overuse of gross out humor.\\

*** Or both

** When he gets to the Super Royal Punch that the Graphite Ranger does, he'll call it the "I am a Man" punch.

*** He doesn't mention that, but jokes that Sledge had a good health care plan.
** Much like with SPD, he'll include a counting gag whenever a new ranger is introduced. However, he'll use a modified version of the [[Anime/DragonBallZ It's Over 9000!]] clip when the 10th ranger is introduced.
** He'll mention that many of the monsters get an EarlyBirdCameo due to how the prison is set up.

** Might note that this is the shortest amount of time since the previous Dino Sentai (''Dino Charge'')[[note]]5 year gap since the end of ''Dino Charge'', whereas there was an 8 year gap between the end of ''Mighty Morphin'' and the start of ''Dino Thunder'', and a 12 year gap between ''Dino Thunder'' and ''Dino Charge''[[/note]], and might note that while he doesn't pay attention to the source material, there were similar complaints of how recent the theme was for Sentai fans[[note]]''Zyuranger''-''Abaranger'', roughly 10 years; ''Abaranger''-''Kyoryuger'', also roughly 10 years; ''Kyoryuger''-''Ryusoulger'', 6 years[[/note]].
** Will probably compare this to the 4 series (''Toqger'', ''Zyuohger'', ''Kyuranger'', and ''Lupinranger vs Patranger'') that have been skipped so far, and might speculate on why ''Ryusoulger'' was chosen instead, noting ''Kyuranger'' was made with involvement from Bandai of America so it would be awkward for Hasbro to adapt said season;, the train theme of ''Toqger'' wouldn't have appealed to American kids (might also bring up his note about the train episode in ''Megaforce''); and might speculate that while ''Zyuohger'' and ''[=LuPat=]'' both have themes that have been used before (animals and cops) that dinosaurs were seen as more appealing. He might also speculate if Toei has a different contract with Hasbro than the one they had with Saban and Disney. Given that the next season will be airing by the time his episode comes out, he might say "But I'll talk about the adaptation of (insert whatever season is adapted after ''Ryusoulger'' here) next episode" if Hasbro opts to adapt one of the skipped ones next as opposed to moving onto ''Kirameiger''.

* He'll theorize about various teams the Morphin Masters could have had a hand in creating.

*** Give how much the Ranger's parents are involved in this series compared to other seasons, he'll say the main theme is family, specificaly the relationship between parents and their grown up children and what they expect from each other. He specially look at how important it is for the Rangers parents to be proud of them.