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Post by punksnotdead on Apr 12, 2022 11:48:20 GMT -5
Today was rough. I'm obviously going to finish the Ninja Rangers, but the stream was like 10 minutes long. They showed three figures, which we all assumed/knew were coming, and all three are exclusives. What even is this line anymore... At least give me Bulk and Skull before this thing is over.
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Post by 2sweeeeet on Apr 12, 2022 12:13:00 GMT -5
Today was rough. I'm obviously going to finish the Ninja Rangers, but the stream was like 10 minutes long. They showed three figures, which we all assumed/knew were coming, and all three are exclusives. What even is this line anymore... At least give me Bulk and Skull before this thing is over. This and street clothes Mighty Morphin rangers would be welcome IMO.
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Post by cldbld on Apr 12, 2022 12:20:06 GMT -5
Kethup and musturd now available for preorder on target. Spend 50 get 10 off still works.
Edit: and Kat pink too.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 12, 2022 16:05:07 GMT -5
Got the 3 Ninja Rangers, passing on the Power Sword and I wasn't overly impressed with the Dragonzord. I don't understand why we haven't seen any pictures of the next wave of LC.
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Post by crush on Apr 12, 2022 16:52:14 GMT -5
It's still dumbfounding that we've gotten 1 Time Force Ranger and 0 RPM or Lightspeed Rescue Rangers in the LC.
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Post by Self-Savior on Apr 12, 2022 18:53:45 GMT -5
It's nice that they finished off the rest of the Ninjetti team out. I'm still waiting for a Metallic White to finish that team off and I'm surprised no announcement of a Dino Thunder Black. You'd think Hasbro would of wanted to get out as much figures of Tommy Oliver as possible by now.
Oh and where in the hell are the Tyrannosaurus Sentry figures? I've had them on preorder for over a damn year now.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 13, 2022 23:08:37 GMT -5
It's nice that they finished off the rest of the Ninjetti team out. I'm still waiting for a Metallic White to finish that team off and I'm surprised no announcement of a Dino Thunder Black. You'd think Hasbro would of wanted to get out as much figures of Tommy Oliver as possible by now. Oh and where in the hell are the Tyrannosaurus Sentry figures? I've had them on preorder for over a damn year now. this. April 9th, 2021 is when I ordered mine, so frustrating that it's taken this long, especially when you see that other countries have these readily available on pegs along with the Ninjetti Rangers.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 16, 2022 13:28:39 GMT -5
Got the Pirantishead & Green Ranger Shredder from Gamestop.com last week, got Lord Drakkon from Amazon. Pirantishead
Man, this is awesome, but I am running seriously low on space for my shelf, these monsters take up a lot of real estate. Green Ranger Shredder
I am so happy to be finally finished with these Turtle Rangers, but I will honestly say these are some of my favorite Lightning Collection items so far. Shredder is awesome. I think the helmet on mine is a little funky, so I'm hoping I can find one at a Gamestop store or something to see if I can find a better one. Lord Drakkon 1/6 Scale ThreeZero
Another home run by ThreeZero, beautiful figure, and honestly, I hope I am done with these because of the lack of space I have and the $ I've spent on them. I am not getting Ranger Slayer, BUT if they make villains, I will make space.
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Post by Self-Savior on Apr 20, 2022 22:19:21 GMT -5
The Pink and White Ninjetti figures are shipping from Target. I got my shipping email last night. NGL, I'm quite surprised that they're actually coming in a timely manner.
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 21, 2022 10:10:54 GMT -5
Question for the megafans - has the AMERICAN TV show ever shown or mentioned people that were supposedly Rangers BEFORE the Mighty Morphin era? NOT counting characters that existed later then travelled back in time. And NOT counting the Japanese show since that's a separate continuity really.
From skimming fansites, I get the impression Zayto from the Dino Fury Rangers existed before the Mighty Morphin era, but still didn't actually become a Ranger until after the Mighty Morphin era. So perhaps Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini and Kimberly are the first actual Rangers on the timeline. But I have never been more than a casual fan, and I only ever watched the first 2 or 3 seasons, so I would appreciate some advice. Cheers
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 21, 2022 11:31:38 GMT -5
Question for the megafans - has the AMERICAN TV show ever shown or mentioned people that were supposedly Rangers BEFORE the Mighty Morphin era? NOT counting characters that existed later then travelled back in time. And NOT counting the Japanese show since that's a separate continuity really. From skimming fansites, I get the impression Zayto from the Dino Fury Rangers existed before the Mighty Morphin era, but still didn't actually become a Ranger until after the Mighty Morphin era. So perhaps Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini and Kimberly are the first actual Rangers on the timeline. But I have never been more than a casual fan, and I only ever watched the first 2 or 3 seasons, so I would appreciate some advice. Cheers They've never referenced anyone specific by NAME that came before MMPR, but it's clear that MMPR wasn't the first team. In the Power Rangers movie when Ivan Ooze appears he says something like "Zordon is still using teenagers to do his dirty work?". So Ivan Ooze and Zordon went back hundreds of years and Zordon had teenagers as Power Rangers then before he locked Ivan Ooze in the egg, but we've just never had any of them mentioned by name.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 21, 2022 11:47:41 GMT -5
The Pink and White Ninjetti figures are shipping from Target. I got my shipping email last night. NGL, I'm quite surprised that they're actually coming in a timely manner. Got my tracking from Target too, I was also very surprised. If you look on Pulse, Black and Blue Ninjetti's are also scheduled to release on 4/25 so I'm curious if I'll get Target tracking for those two soon as well.
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Post by crush on Apr 21, 2022 11:51:16 GMT -5
Question for the megafans - has the AMERICAN TV show ever shown or mentioned people that were supposedly Rangers BEFORE the Mighty Morphin era? NOT counting characters that existed later then travelled back in time. And NOT counting the Japanese show since that's a separate continuity really. From skimming fansites, I get the impression Zayto from the Dino Fury Rangers existed before the Mighty Morphin era, but still didn't actually become a Ranger until after the Mighty Morphin era. So perhaps Jason, Zack, Billy, Trini and Kimberly are the first actual Rangers on the timeline. But I have never been more than a casual fan, and I only ever watched the first 2 or 3 seasons, so I would appreciate some advice. Cheers So, there have definitely been Rangers. In MMPR specifically, it's mentioned that Zordon has had previously teams, and in other series it's been well established that certain power sets have existed and been in use for thousands/millions of years. We haven't seen much on-screen, though it was alluded to in Mega Force that some of the teams that showed up that had never been seen in the US before were older teams, though none were officially named. So the short version, there are teams that predated MMPR, but none have been explored in depth in the series itself.
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Post by The Assassin on Apr 21, 2022 16:01:07 GMT -5
Interesting, thanks for the insight Lorenzo Alcazar and crushCool to hear they have alluded to pre-Mighty Morphin Rangers existing but surprising to hear they have never really explored it further. You'd think a prequel series set in the past would be an obvious idea to do something fresh and different. I also just read on a fan site that the Power Rangers pilot was actually not Saban's first attempt to adapt Super Sentai for the US audience. Apparently there was an earlier pilot called "Bio-Man" (adapting the Choudenshi Bioman series). While the Bio-Man pilot is obviously not part of the Power Rangers timeline, still it's fascinating, shame it's not been made publically available. So if I expand my question, can anyone tell me if the Power Rangers comics have detailed any Rangers before the Mighty Morphin era?
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Post by Self-Savior on Apr 21, 2022 17:22:04 GMT -5
The Pink and White Ninjetti figures are shipping from Target. I got my shipping email last night. NGL, I'm quite surprised that they're actually coming in a timely manner. Got my tracking from Target too, I was also very surprised. If you look on Pulse, Black and Blue Ninjetti's are also scheduled to release on 4/25 so I'm curious if I'll get Target tracking for those two soon as well. I saw that as well and then I get the item delayed email from Pulse for them. Target might ship sooner, but who knows.
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Post by ckhybrid on Apr 21, 2022 17:42:00 GMT -5
Got my tracking from Target too, I was also very surprised. If you look on Pulse, Black and Blue Ninjetti's are also scheduled to release on 4/25 so I'm curious if I'll get Target tracking for those two soon as well. I saw that as well and then I get the item delayed email from Pulse for them. Target might ship sooner, but who knows. ah okay, I just checked and now its June 1st, and the Tyranno Sentry got pushed to July instead of 4/25, unbelievable.
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Post by punksnotdead on Apr 22, 2022 10:15:25 GMT -5
I know the newer movie was its own timeline, but I really liked the idea that Zordon and Rita were part of a previous Ranger squad. I thought it substantiated the idea that the coins/emblems/powers were ancient space objects that chose a defender over millions of years when the time arose. I really liked the new movie in general because of the focus on character development. It's a big shame that we only got to see the Rangers for 15 minutes and then there was no sequel. It went the Batman Begins route, but never got the opportunity to show anyone what a full blown Ranger movie could be on a second outing after all of that development.
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Post by Self-Savior on Apr 22, 2022 12:13:06 GMT -5
Pulse has/had the MMPR X TMNT sets back in stock. Grabbed Green Ranger Shredder to cap off the set. I really wish they'd make those Foot Soldiers as a single release though. I can't justify buying more sets of Raph and Tommy.
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Post by cldbld on Apr 22, 2022 18:19:38 GMT -5
Think there's currently a 50% success rate of white ninjas so far. Really bad production run. I got my 2 in and 1 is fine and other has bad qc issues. Starting to see em too on social media.
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Post by cldbld on Apr 22, 2022 18:22:54 GMT -5
I know the newer movie was its own timeline, but I really liked the idea that Zordon and Rita were part of a previous Ranger squad. I thought it substantiated the idea that the coins/emblems/powers were ancient space objects that chose a defender over millions of years when the time arose. I really liked the new movie in general because of the focus on character development. It's a big shame that we only got to see the Rangers for 15 minutes and then there was no sequel. It went the Batman Begins route, but never got the opportunity to show anyone what a full blown Ranger movie could be on a second outing after all of that development. Was hoping for a sequel too, that introduced a new green ranger. Hoping the next movie is good. Who ever is making it.
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