Saturday, March 30, 2013

Power Rangers Megaforce - Robo Knight - Episode Review

 Pictures from Rangercrew/Samuraicast/Megaforcecast
http://www.megaforcecast.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=383
 Summary:
The Rangers go on a field trip to a big field to look for specimens and stuff for Mr. Hurley's class. Jake as always is eager to be with Gia but can't. Hurley then bumps himself with a rake after saying to be observant. Malkor orders Vrak to convince mutants to go after the Rangers. Noah and Emma spot an old chemical plant and see that toxic sludge keep seeping into the water.



The teens spot a big foot footprint and the field trip is over. Hurley says it is Big Foot, Jake doesn't believe it. Noah checks the sludge in his lab, Troy is concerned about the footprint. Bluefur and Bigs are an underground cave and plan to stop the humans, as revenge for the sludge. Vrak make them an offer. Bluefur is going to call a mutant to help. Back with the teens, Gia isn't there so Jake heads to find him.
 
Jake meets Gia at the lockers and are about to go to Ernie's together when they get called by Gosei. The five head to the city where Tensou sent them the coordinates. The mutant appears and faces the team. Bluefur and Bigs appear. Bluefur makes a footprint and the gang figure out the print was him. Bigs blames them for the toxins and destroy their environment. The MotD attacks them and Blue fights him individually. Yellow and Black get Bluefur and Red and Pink fight the blobby Bigs.
 
The five are gathered up and toxic waste is poured on them and they fall before the three mutants. A ball of light lands in a tunnel and Robo Knight walks towards them and presents himself. Troy recognizes his logo on his head.  Malkor demands to know about Robo Knight from Vrak and demands he is destroyed. The Rangers power up and take the sludge off. They fight the two generals. Robo Knight takes down the monster. Troy summons the Sky Brother zords and the five do a special sky attack. Bigs and Bluefur leave to be recharged.


The snake monster knocks Robo Knight down. He gets up without a scratch. He uses his Vulcan Cannon card with his Lion Blaster and destroys the monster. The Rangers thank Robo Knight. Vrak makes the monster grow. The monster changes into some sort of vehicle. Robo Knight tells them not to interfere and he morphs into the Lion Zord. The Rangers find it amazing. Lion Mechazord is created and says he was buried underground and has to protect the environment. He destroys the monster. He morphs back into Robo Knight.

 The Rangers run to him unmorphed and ask who he is. Noah says "You are a Robot Ranger and a zord." Troy extends his hand to welcome him and he just passes him. Later, the mutants and Vrak talk about destroying Robo Knight. Tensou runs around the command center saying "New Ranger New Ranger." Gia is mad and asks Gosei. Gosei says he created Robo Knight to protect the Earth, he gave them admirable qualities. The Earth itself woke him up. He says he might have lost some of his memor, not remembering Gosei created him or the Rangers. Gosei says their challenge is to win him over, he has to 

 
Review:
First I was bothered by the voice. With the echo-filled filter, I thought he sounded like Blue Senturion. But I have gotten used to his voice now. I feel the Rangers should had been in the base longer, they haven't been spending a lot of them there. I do like that Gia, Noah and Tensou all had to reinforce that Robo Knight was a sixth ranger, albeit a robot ranger. It was an entertaining episode but the backstory and exposition was sloppier than anything in Samurai. 

Thursday, March 28, 2013

KyoryuGold


 So KyoryuGold is not Torin, the mentor. Maru Utsuemi, a 400 year-old swordsman played by Atsushi Maruyama. 

He fought alongside Torin against evil Devoss Army during the Sengoku era. He ended up being sealed inside his rival, Dogold, during their fight. 

As he is released, he swears to destroy the Devoss Army. KyoryuGold’s weapon is a sword called Zunder Thunder. With 3 batteries, he can activate his special attack, “Mysterious Lightning Afterglow

His partner is Pteragodon, who turned evil while Maru Utsusemi was gone.




Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Henshin Grid 5th Anniversary Contest and Prizes

The 5th anniversary of my blog Henshin Grid is April 6th. This blog started out from my other blog Spanengrish Ramblings, which I started in 2006. I've been part of the online fandom with Supersentai.com in 1999. Spanengrish Ramblings is just random things and I just happen to do Power Ranger and toku posts. In 2008, I decided to make a separate blog about that stuff and that is how Henshin Grid started.
Donation
I am accepting donations to make the blog more fabulous. To get a new program to make the blog better. Give any amount, as low as $1. Click on the right side to donate. No one has donated, please donate if you can.
 

Contest
Like fellow Power Force member Dan's Toku Rant's Meme Contest and Rangercrew's Make your own ACG card contest, this will be a creative contest. Design your own Power Ranger.
Design your own Power Ranger
Rules: 1. It can be from any existing Power Ranger series or make your own. It must be one hero per image. If you have existing fan fiction with various Rangers, please separate them by images. Contestants to can submit up to 6 pictures.
2. It must be a vertical artwork, of any medium: pencil, color pencil, marker, photoshop, etc.
3. On the Henshin Grid Facebook page, please post your submission.
4. Submissions start April 1st and submissions end April 16, voting begins at any time. Voters will 'like' the picture and comment on it. Whoever gets the most 'likes' and most comments win. Winners will be announced April 20th.
5. If you live outside the United States, shipping for the cards is $10. Sorry, I can't afford it.

Prizes
(Subject to change)
Design your own Power Ranger contest

First Prize Winners: 10 ACG #1 Rise of the Heroes cards including all seven MMPR Ranger cards and one foil card (Green), Red Megaforce, Black Megaforce and Beetlezord (Samurai).
Second Prize Winner: 10 ACG #1 Rise of Heroes cards including five Megaforce Ranger cards (two Red), Green Samurai, Black RPM, Yellow RPM, and Xandred foil card.

Third Prize Winner: 10 ACG  #1 Rise of the Heroes including Yellow, Green and Black RPM Ranger, Vrak, Sea Brothers, Black Megaforce, Red Megaforce, Super Red Samurai, High Octane Megazord and foil version of High Octane RPM Megazord.


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Poll Results: Kyoryuger Aux Rangers/Legacy Morpher/Super Megaforce wants

 

 

 

Do you think past guest rangers will be on more than one episode next year? 
Yes
  76 (67%)
 
No
  14 (12%)
 
Maybe
  23 (20%)

Have you been able to find the Legacy Power Morpher at your local Toys R Us? 
Yes
  17 (18%)
 
No
  73 (81%)

 If you have bought it, where did you buy the Legacy Power Morpher?
Toys R Us Store
  26 (44%)
 
Toys R Us.com
  7 (11%)
 
eBay.com
  8 (13%)
 
Amazon.com
  3 (5%)
 
Other
  15 (25%)

Which season would you like to air completely on Nicktoons? 
MMPR
  62 (44%)
 
Zeo
  46 (33%)
 
Turbo
  26 (18%)
 
In Space
  60 (43%)
 
Lightspeed
  49 (35%)
 
Wild Force
  48 (34%)
 
Mystic Force
  42 (30%)
 
Overdrive
  24 (17%)
 
RPM
  76 (54%)

 
Do you think #8 Bunpachy's Kyoryuger will be what color? 
Brown
  31 (25%)
 
Gray
  74 (60%)
 
Gun Metal
  40 (32%)
 
Other
  23 (18%)

What gender do you think #8 Bunpachy's Kyoryuger will be?
Male
  78 (63%)
 
Female
  44 (36%)

What color do you think #9 Pleson's Kyoryuger will be? 
Purple
  74 (60%)
 
Violet
  32 (26%)
 
Lavender (hee hee)
  17 (13%)

What gender would you want #9 Pleson's Kyoryuger to be? 
Male
  25 (20%)
 
Female
  97 (79%)

 What do you think #10 Bragigas' Kyoryuger's color will be?
Silver
  89 (73%)
 
White
  34 (28%)
 
Chrome
  23 (19%)
 
Other
  14 (11%)

What gender would you want #10 Bragigas' Kyoryuger to be? 
Male
  86 (74%)
 
Female
  29 (25%)

Two Week Poll: Which Villain would you want to return for Super Megaforce if just a cameo? 
Lord Zedd
  127 (65%)
 
Rita Repulsa
  93 (47%)
 
Scorpina
  77 (39%)
 
Dark Specter
  69 (35%)
 
Ransik
  75 (38%)
 
Mesogog
  73 (37%)

Two Week Poll: Biggest want in Megaforce?
More Characterization
  123 (74%)
 
More Command Center
  97 (58%)
 
More Background Story
  117 (70%

Monday, March 25, 2013

SPOILERS: Super Megaforce Spoilers #2

UPDATED 3/27/13 9:30 AM EST
GOKAIGER IMAGE

 Click "Read More" for more picture spoilers. More pictures will be added to this post for this week. If there are any new pictures after Easter Sunday, I will make a new post.