Saturday, April 11, 2009

Extra Hero/Ranger-like Ally

There are no official name to these heroes in Power Rangers but fans call them 'Ranger-like Allies.' In Super Sentai, they are called 'Extra Hero.' The Power Ranger names are in italic. The first such of these was NinjaMan/Ninjor, who could transform into SamuraiMan/Samuari mode. Others that would grow big were Ganmajin/Auric who transformed from a relic into a human- and Robo-sized warrior, like Zuuban/Sentintal Knight, who changed as a sword and was used in battle. In Carranger, there were two extra heroes such as SignalMan/Blue Senturion and VRV Master. While VRV Master's American counterpart Phantom Ranger was labeled as a Ranger. The first Bull Black/Magna Defender, not Red's brother, was a ranger-like ally. I consider the second Bull Black/Magna Defender a Ranger. In the 30th Anniversary Encyclopedia, Bull Black and VRV Master were not mentioned in neither the 'Sixth Ranger' segment nor the 'Extra Hero' segment. But in a special Sixth Hero stageshow, Bull Black was included with Dragonranger, Kibaranger, MegaSilver and others. The ones that were included in 'Extra Hero' was NinjaMan, SignalMan, Ganmajin, and Zuuban.

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