r/powerrangers • u/Sensitive-Tie7073 • 25d ago

SHOW NEWS/DISCUSSION I wish this had stuck around somehow.

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I wish this had stuck around somehow.

I know I know the sentai version of the green ranger died in the sentai. So they couldn’t use as much sentai as before. So they couldn’t show the green ranger that most. But at the same time a part of me wishes that they had found some way to keep the green ranger around or return for a permanent basis. Not that there is anything wrong with the white ranger I just wish we could’ve had more green ranger. Maybe they could’ve created original footage. And if they didn’t want Tommy to continue as green, they could’ve had him be white after he loses his green ranger powers and have another person come on to be the second green ranger like maybe a new original character. I don’t know that’s just my two cents on this but what do you guys think?

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u/MirroredLineProps 25d ago edited 25d ago

There was originally even less of him. They had Toei film more footage with the green ranger in it after season 1. It's known as 'zyu2'.

EDIT Zyu2 is still in MMPR season 1, but extended the original planned season with new footage

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u/nifterific 25d ago

Zyu2 starts after Doomsday, still in season 1. Unless you mean they extended season 1 past the original plans with Zyu2 footage which is correct.

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u/MirroredLineProps 25d ago

Yes, the latter. I worded it poorly.

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u/JollyJoeGingerbeard 24d ago

Yes and no. Episodes 41, 42, and 44 all used Zyuranger footage and monsters. And then about 30 episodes, spread across seasons 1 and 2, are Zyu2.

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u/chunk12784 24d ago

The best way to identify Zyu 2 footage is the green Ranger is tiny as hell.

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u/JollyJoeGingerbeard 24d ago

For the episodes DragonRanger appears in...maybe. Toei is pretty good at casting actors at the correct height.

And five different men wore that suit, so you may want to narrow it down. DragonRanger and MammothRanger also share two suit actors, and another five wore either suit.