History YMMV / PowerRangersMysticForce

* BrokenAesop: The lesson in the three-parter "Dark Wish" is supposed to be "don't take shortcuts, do the work you're supposed to", demonstrated by having the Rangers try to wish away the bad guys through the resident genie and having it backfire horribly. This is undermined by A) the Rangers have been encouraged all season to embrace their magical gifts, so "don't cheat with magic" rings hollow, B) the bad guys get the chance to use the genie themselves, and their wish to depower the Rangers is completely successful, and C) the Rangers' reward for learning not to use magic is even stronger magic that fuels their Super Mode.
** Oh, and remember that for all of Part 1, Daggeron had been going out of his way to essentially pester the Rangers into puling Heroic Second Wind via said BrokenAesop; which is very hard to do when they can barely lift their weapons against enemies that have them directly cornered, and are showing severe damage on their end. Using Jenji suddenly sounds a lot less like a cop-out, doesn't it?
** Plus, the Rangers were tossed around like rag-dolls against two enemies that Daggeron was well aware of (he repeatedly claims to "know these beasts"), and didn't clue the Rangers in on (a scene with him and Udonna in Part 1 implies that telling them was the plan, but it never happened), which may have made the battles the Rangers were already being weakened by a little easier. But because they fell for the enemy's trap, it's automatically their fault?
** A second one is when Itassis asks why the Rangers continuously defeat the Terrors despite the latter's greater power. The answer she gets is "Courage". But what they mean is actually caring about each other, not being brave. This makes sense, but due to the phrasing it leads a lot of confusion.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted with the portly Daggeron filling the role of the bishonen Hikaru... leading to Daggeron mysteriously losing fifty pounds when he morphed.

* Adaptational Attractiveness: Inverted with the portly Daggeron filling the role of the bishonen Hikaru... leading to Daggeron mysteriously losing fifty pounds when he morphed.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In "Stranger Within: Part 2," Leelee awkwardly leaves after Vida claims she hadn't really been turned into a vampire earlier but was playing a prank. Was Leelee acting scared to maintain her cover, or, as TheMole, did she feel guilty about her role in that?

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: While most fans agreed it was a nice tribute to Creator/MachikoSoga to make Mystic Mother [[UnexpectedCharacter the reformed Rita Repulsa]], a good number were also disappointed that Disney didn't ask Creator/BarbaraGoodson to dub her again.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In "Stranger Within: Part 2," Leelee awkwardly leaves after Vida claims she hadn't really been turned into a vampire earlier but was playing a prank. Was Leelee acting scared to maintain her cover, or did she feel guilty about her role in that?

* CompleteMonster: [[TheMaster Octomus The Master]] is the [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} eldritch leader]] of the Underworld responsible for the orchestration of the Great War between his forces and the magic lands before being sealed away, [[BrainwashedAndCrazy also twisting the warrior Leanbow into his soldier Koragg]]. To escape his prison, Octomus uses one of his followers who tries to repent as his vessel and kills him by bursting out of his living body to escape. Unleashed at last, Octomus brainwashes the Red Ranger Nick Russell and has him lay waste to the village of Rootcore while also having Sculpin and Black Lance attack the city of Briarwood. During the carnage, Octomus lays siege to the Mystic Mother's palace, also [[HeroKiller killing Leanbow and Daggeron]] and dropping their bodies in front of the Rangers with sadistic glee. Octomus then warps the Rangers to the future he creates, with all life extinguished and the universe left as a desolate husk. [[ForTheEvulz Motivated only by making innocent beings suffer]], Octomus's depravities make him one of the worst in the franchise while being one the most personal.

* CostumePorn: The Mystic Force outfits look ''incredible''.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheMaster Octomus the Master]] is an ancient [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} demonic entity]] who is the supreme ruler of the Underworld. Prior to the story, Octomus orchestrated the war between the magical lands and the underworld before being sealed away, [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing the warrior Leanbow into his loyal soldier Koragg]]. Seeking to escape his prison, Octomus chooses as his vessel one of his former followers who tries to repent, and bursts out of his living body to escape. Unleashed on the surface world, Octomus brainwashes Nick Russell and has him lay waste to the village of Rootcore. While the rangers were distracted from Nick's rampage, Octomus has Sculpin and Black Lance attack the city of Briarwood while he personally destroys the Mystic Mother's palace. When Leanbow and Daggeron investigate the carnage, Octomus [[HeroKiller kills them both]] and drops their bodies in front of the rangers with sadistic glee before warping time itself into a desolate future where all life has been wiped out by him. [[ForTheEvulz Motivated only]] by inflicting suffering on innocent beings, Octomus stands out as one of most depraved foes in the entire franchise.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheMaster Octomus the Master]] is an [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} ancient demonic entity]] who is the supreme ruler of the Underworld. Prior to the story, Octomus orchestrated the war between the magical lands and the underworld before being sealed away, [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing the warrior Leanbow into his loyal soldier Koragg]]. Seeking to escape his prison, Octomus chooses as his vessel one of his former followers who tries to repent, and bursts out of his living body to escape. Unleashed on the surface world, Octomus brainwashes Nick Russell and has him lay waste to the village of Rootcore. While the rangers were distracted from Nick's rampage, Octomus has Sculpin and Black Lance attack the city of Briarwood while he personally destroys the Mystic Mother's palace. When Leanbow and Daggeron investigate the carnage, Octomus [[HeroKiller kills them both]] and drops their bodies in front of the rangers with sadistic glee before warping time itself into a desolate future where all life has been wiped out by him. [[ForTheEvulz Motivated only]] by inflicting suffering on innocent beings, Octomus stands out as one of most depraved foes in the entire franchise.

* CompleteMonster: Octomus TheMaster is a [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} demonic entity]] intent on [[OmnicidalManiac destroying everything good]]. Prior to the start of the series, Octomus brainwashed Leanbow into becoming his loyal servant Koragg. Once he emerges, Octomus possesses a follower who had turned good and was trying to prevent his rebirth and mutates his body into his own twisted image; he then [[DemonicPossession possesses]] Leanbow and Udonna's [[FamilialFoe son]] Bowen--aka Nick Russell--directly, transforming him into a much more sadistic and vicious version of Koragg who laid waste to parts of the forest and Rootcore before he was saved. After being exorcised from Nick, Octomus attacks and destroys the Mystic Mother's palace in a matter of minutes and kills both Leanbow and Daggeron when they investigate the destruction before dropping their corpses down before the Rangers; finally, he obliterates time itself, transporting the Rangers to the future he plans to create where he's reduced the Earth to a barren, lifeless husk for no apparent reason other than because he can.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to popular belief, [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangersDelphine]] is actually the first Ranger to be played by an actress of Arab origins (her actress is of Syrian-Scottish descent), making Nick (who's actor is of Australian-Lebanese descent) to be the second Ranger played by an Arab actor.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to popular belief, [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers]] Delphine is actually the first Ranger to be played by an actress of Arab origins (her actress is of Syrian-Scottish descent), making Nick (who's actor is of Australian-Lebanese descent) to be the second Ranger played by an Arab actor.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In "Stranger Within: Part 2," Leelee awkwardly leaves after Vida claims she hadn't really been turned into a vampire earlier but was playing a prank. Was Leelee acting scared to maintain her cover, or did she feel guilty about her role in that?

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Octomus]], aka TheMaster, is a [[EldritchAbomination demonic entity]] intent on [[OmnicidalManiac destroying everything good]]. Prior to the start of the series he brainwashed Leanbow into becoming his loyal servant Koragg. Once he emerges, he possesses a follower who had turned good and was trying to prevent his rebirth and mutates his body into his own twisted image; he then [[DemonicPossession possesses Leanbow's son Nick directly]], transforming him into a much more sadistic and vicious version of Koragg who laid waste to parts of the forest and Rootcore before he was saved. After being exorcised from Nick, he attacks and destroys the Mystic Mother's palace in a matter of minutes and kills both Leanbow and Daggeron when they investigate the destruction before dropping their corpses down before the Rangers; finally he obliterates time itself, transporting the rangers to the future he plans to create where he's reduced the Earth to a barren, lifeless husk for no apparent reason other than because he can.

* {{Narm}}:
** '''Fear the mighty Titan Megazord as it stands majestically before its quivering foe and draws its mighty swor'''- is that thing wearing a witch's hat and pointy ''elf'' shoes? Not to mention the giant wings, which don't look so good in whatever material they used to make it, and said wings visibly wobble at times (like during the Mystic Spell Seal finisher).
** Hey, Xander unlocked a new spell code! I wonder what awesome magical power they'll get this ti-...''[[RedBoxingGloves boxing gloves?!]]''

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Octomus]], aka TheMaster, is a [[EldritchAbomination demonic entity]] intent on [[OmnicidalManiac destroying everything good]]. Prior to the start of the series he brainwashed Leanbow into becoming his loyal servant Koragg. Once he emerges, he possesses a follower who had turned good and was trying to prevent his rebirth and mutates his body into his own twisted image; he then [[DemonicPossession possesses Leanbow's son Nick directly]], transforming him into a much more sadistic and vicious version of Koragg who laid waste to parts of the forest and Rootcore before he was saved. After being exorcised from Nick, he attacks and destroys the Mystic Mother's palace in a matter of minutes and kills both Leanbow and Daggeron when they investigate the destruction before dropping their corpses down before the Rangers; finally he obliterates time itself, transporting the rangers to the future he plans to create where he's reduced the Earth to a barren, lifeless husk for no apparent reason other than because he can. He shows absolutely no remorse for any of his actions, even going as far as enjoying the fears and hopelessness of the rangers. All of this makes him one of the darkest villains that ''Power Rangers'' has to offer.

** Vida, due to her enthusiasm about old records, BigSisterInstinct, constantly re-dyed SkunkStripe, and the way she initially hates pink but warms to the color after becoming the Pink Ranger.

** Istassis and Matoombo, the two Ten Terrors who [[spoiler: turn good]], are well-liked for some interesting CharacterDevelopment.

** Although the whole team fell into this regarding Leelee in "The Hunter". Given her previous villainy and bitchiness, and the fact that she didn't seem to be wanting to reform for the right reasons, their [[ReformedButRejected distrust of her]] was completely justified... but in this episode, rather than just distrusting and avoiding her, they ''actively'' bully her and make her job more stressful than it needs to be. It's PlayedForLaughs, but Leelee's hurt reaction and the fact that [[DisproportionateRetribution nothing she had even done as a villain warranted this kind of deliberate mistreatment]] made it less funny that intended.