Power Rangers Super Megaforce - Vrak is Back Part 2 - Episode Review

Episode Summary:

Vrak's second monster is ready. Vrak and Robo Knight at the quarry. Gia throws a rock at it to no avail, Emma is sent to use Gosei Ultimate to destroy it. The others morph and fight Robo Knight. Troy stops the others from blasting Robo Knight, saying to not give up on their friend and he gets blasted in the back. Troy tries reasoning with Robo Knight when he goes Ultra. The others go Ultra Mode and fight the other monster.

Somehow Robo Knight and Troy are at a warehouse and continue their fight. Troy is blown out of Ultra Mode after Robo Knight is knocked into the warehouse. Pink attacks the monster, who couldn't dent the drill after it attacks the other threes. The monster calls Vrak and Vrak makes him giant and it attacks the city. The Rangers summon Utimate Megazord and fight the monster. Robo Knight pushes a car towards Troy but he jumps on it. It crashes and he falls. The monster becomes a drill and attacks the Megazord. The Megazord falls. RK de-morphs Troy and the Megazord destroys the monster.

Troy rushes towards Robo Knight and tackles him. Troy kicks Robo Knight, he tries reasoning with him. The other Rangers arrive. Troy tells them he has it. Robo Knight punches Troy down but he continues, saying he has good inside of him. Basically the Rangers yell at Troy to quit while he gets pummeled by Robo Knight. Troy pumps up and starts glowing and punches Robo Knight back and he powers down, his visor turning red again. All of them come to Robo Knight's aid, he says his good again but damaged badly. The Rangers it him up. Noah says Gosei can fix him. There is a blast and the five go outside and the third drill lands to the ground.

Robo Knight gets up and says he must do one thing alone and disappears. Gosei tells the Rangers to bring RK but when thye look, he's gone. They report to the Command Center that Orion and RK are gone and Vrak has three drills out there. Robo Knight's key glows. Back at Vrak's base, Vrak is met by Robo Knight who puts his laser to him. Vrak blasts RK back. He says it will be his grave, he destroys his own base and everything falls. Orion is still sleeping, RK grabs him and he rushes out as the place blows up. Robo Knight's key shuts down, stops glowing, the Rangers are all sad. Troy says it is Vrak's fault, Vrak returns to the quarry. Gia says let's end this for RK.

The Sea Drill is active, Vrak activates the second and third drills. The Rangers arrive. They will enter the Earth's core and the Eclipse will usher in darkness. The Rangers morph. They form the Megaforce Blaster but Vrak makes an explosion. They jump out in Ultra Mode and do the Ultra Strike, which Vrak absorbs. Vrak forms his wings and blasts at the Rangers, destroying his shield. They are knocked down. The Eclipse begins. They try the blaster once again and Vrak blasts at it, the two blasts battling each other. The Rangers 'give it their all' and their power pushes towards him with their blasters. They are knocked back as a huge fire ensues. The Rangers get up and Vrak is still alive. 

Troy runs towards Vrak and fights him. The Rangers speechify. The Rangers tap into the eclipse and use their Sky Strike Attack and slashes at Vrak, breaking his sword and destroying him in a huge explosion. Troy de-morphs as the sunlight returns, the drills disappear. The Rangers return to the beach where they lost Robo Knight and they spot Orion's unconscious body. They wake him up. Back at the COmmand Center, Orion has a blanket and a hot drink. He said Robo Knight saved him, transferring his life force, he carries his energy. Troy looks at his key. Gosei calls Robo Knight a true warrior, he says he is proud of them.

Episode Review:

James Bates wrote this, he wrote for Megaforce but not Super Megaforce, he said he wanted to give Robo Knight a noble ending. But he was not aware what will (Spoiler Alert!) happen to Robo Knight in Legendary Battle: He pops up with no explanation to help fight. Anyway it was a good ep, wrapping up Vrak and Robo Knight and the loose ends of Megaforce. But having warched bits of future episodes, I wished certan things were also taken care of, like explanations to why the Megaforce zords are later forgotten, they could've just said they were destroyed. The bromance between Troy and Robo Knight was cute, I was expecting him to say "I can't quit you." So next week Vrak is completely forgotten and we continue with the Gokaiger footage...

Toy Week: Opaque Yellow Ranger Key Mystery

 These are not my pics. Razzle1337 & Pocky Bandit have found these Opaque Yellow keys on eBay but there's no Yellow Ranger Costumes (like the Halloween kid costumes that have the all-color keys at Toys R Us). One eBay listing says its from SDCC but no one reported this key. Also, Saban Brands gave Power Force members at PMC the Opaque Red Super Megaforce key and translucent Mighty Morphin Green key that were reported to be at SDCC. Plus those all Red Keys were everywhere on the tables at the Power Force Breakfast. If anyone has any info, please let me know!!!

William Rodriguez says he went to the Nick Hotel Super Megaforce weekend they gave out the Pink, Red and Yellow Opaque keys. Pocky Bandit hypothesized that they were from the Nick Hotel since the eBay seller was from Florida. I live in Miami, I am out of money and wished I had gone.

Related: http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-mystery-of-lauren-red-samurai.html | http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-mystery-of-zeo-green-key.html

Toy Week: 5 inch to 4 inch to 5 inch again

 

5.5" figures to 5" figures

They went from 5.5" Auto Morphins in MMPR to 5 inch figures in Power Rangers Turbo. They remained that way until Mighty Morphin Reversion in 2010. No official reason has been given to why they change from 5.5 to 5 but through the years, the molds and articulation have changed. During the Disney Era, some figures were show-accurate and not show-accurate.

5 inch to 4 inch Figures

Bandai announced the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reversion figure would be to be 4 inches, along with Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, because of the economy and to save on plastic. Fans didn't like this but by Megaforce they put up with it. 

4 inches back to 5 inches

For some unknown reason, they went back to 5 inch figures with Super Megaforce, they kept doing 4 inch but with limited paint and limited Rangers, no female Rangers. I think the reason they did 4 inch figures with limited articulation and color for younger kids. Having a 4 year-old nephew, he takes off a lot of paint off the figures with his play. But fans don't like the idea of kids having 'cheap toys.' Fans love the 5 inch 'Action Heroes' but no one knows about why the size change occurred.

Calf extensions

Picture thanks to andr0s81 of Rangerboard

Later Legendary figures are slightly taller, having long calves. Shades of Grey says that MMPR Red, MMPR Green, Lightspeed Rescue Red, Zeo Red, Samurai Gold (also TRU 6-pack), Samurai Red (also TRU 6-pack), and Megaforce Red (also TRU 6-pack) are ones he spotted with longer legs.

Size Chart

I attempted to write down what figure sizes from Bandai (not counting plush, jumbo or child size figures) were available through the years, I might have forgotten some, kindly leave a comment on it with attitude please. Only comment once, I have to approve it.

MMPR - 8 inch, 5.5 inch, 3 inch

Zeo - 8", 5.5"

Turbo - 5 Inch

In Space - 8", 5"

Lost Galaxy - 4", 5", 10"

Lightspeed - 5", 10"

Time Force - 5", Talking Figure size (?)

Wild Force - 5", 6.5", 12"

Ninja Storm - 5", 12"

Dino Thunder - 5", 6.5", 12"

SPD - 5", 6.5", 12"

Mystic Force - 5", 6.5", 12"

OO - 5", 9", 6.5", 3.5", 5.5", 8", 12"

Jungle Fury - 5", 6.5", 11", 12"

RPM - 5", 6.5", 7.5"

MMPR 2010 -  4", 2"

Samurai/Super Samurai - 4', 6.5", 10"

Megaforce - 4", 6.5", 10"

Super Megaforce - 4", 5", 6.5", 12", 10"

Dino Charge - 5"

Toy Week: Morpher and 20 Keys Package Spotted

 Thanks to @duleking16 for spotting this at Toys R Us. According to Razzle1337, this is now available on the west coast, hopefully soon throughout the USA. This is the Exclusive Deluxe Legendary Morpher and 20 Ranger Keys. Originally Razzle1337 found a pic it would have 5 members of MMPR, 5 of Megaforce, 5 of Samurai and 5 of Super Megaforce.
But later Fury Diamond of Rangercrew found a server pic that it would have the keys above, the box boasts that 3 are exclusive--Yellow Dino, Quantum and Silver Space Ranger.

But for now, Pink Zeo and Pink Turbo are also unavailable in packs. In upcoming packs, it said there will (or might) be In Space Set B, Time Force B and Dino Thunder B. I hope Silver, Quantum and Yellow appear in those, it worries me what will be in those packs. Fans are hating how the set is $80. But like most Toys R Us exclusives, it should lower soon. Not a lot. Another complaint I seen from fans on Twitter and boards is that the other keys are covered so it is hard to see if they have good paint jobs or not. I complained before about the keys available, I would have changed a couple. I am currently underfunded so I won't be picking this one up unless it is severely reduced.

Related: http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2014/09/another-ranger-key-huh-tru-legendary.html | http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2014/06/razzle-has-found-deluxe-ranger-key-set.html

Toy Week: Power Ranger Mega Bloks Blind Pack Codes

UPDATED 2/20/15
I have covered the blind pack figures before but I didn't put the secret codes before, so here there are. Samurai ones are not in major retailers anymore but maybe you still find the blind packs on ebay or discount stores. Megaforce ones can still be found at Walgreens. Super Megaforce ones are rare but have been spotted at Target. You find these codes on the back of the packages on the sides embossed, not printed.

Megaforce Micro Action Figure Series 1

Red Ranger with Mega Blaster w/ Red Dragon -  Common - A06122MM

 Translucent Red Ranger with Red Dragon Sword - Ultra Rare - A05122MM

 

Black Ranger (Translucent) - Rare - A11122MM

 

Blue Ranger with Mega Blaster with Shark- Common - A12122MM

 Pink Ranger with Mega Blaster - Rare - A04122MM

Battle Damaged Yellow Ranger with Mega Blaster with Tiger - Common - A10122MM

  

Loogie with two axes -  Common - A03122MM

 

Robo Knight- Secret Rare - A07122MM

 Megaforce Micro Action Figure Series 2

 

Battle Damaged Red - Common  A06053MM

Red Ranger Ultra Mode Translucent - Ultra Rare - A13053MM

 Battle Damaged Black Ranger - Common - A07053MM

 Translucent Blue Ranger - Rare - A09053MM

Yellow Ranger with Tiger Claw - Common - A08053MM

Transculent Vrax with claws - Rare - A15053MM



Glow in the Dark Loogie with two axes -  Common - A14053MM

Translucent Mighty Morphin Red Ranger with Blade Blaster - Secret Rare - Unknown

 More after the jump

Toy Week: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Items

All items here were, are or will be only available at Toys R Us unless other wise specified.

Legacy Power Morpher

 Deluxe Power Morpher, even better than the Zyuranger version and the MMPR version. There was different versions of these morphers, the first wave had glitches. It came with five different coins. The back look like the Zyuranger Dino Buckler. It can fit as an adult buckle. It came out in 2013. This item was originally 60 to 70 dollars.

Deluxe Legacy Dino Megazord

This came out in 2013, not available in 2014 but said to be re-released for a short time very soon. It is diecast. This originally was 70 to 80 dollars in the US.

 Legacy Mask Collection

This originally came out as $30 but it wouldn't sell, it eventually decreased to $15 for a little bit. Some come with mistakes, like two red helmets or wrong name on the wrong mask.

 Green and White Ranger's Power Morpher

At the San Diego Comic Con 2013, a special gold version was released. Later this was announced and released in early 2014. It was the same price as the morpher with 5 coins, this only comes with two coins.

 Legacy Dragonzord

This has come out in late 2014.

 Dragon Dagger

Came out in 2014, it comes sounds.

 Legacy Red and Green Rangers

5 inch figures put in similar boxes to the 1993 8 inch figures. These two came with White and Lord Zedd in one wave. They have been re-released after the other wave of the other colors. Green comes with silver stripe on helmet, which was accidentally put on a Morphin Madness $5 off coupon. The Action Hero MM Green has no silver stripe.

 White Ranger and Lord Zedd

Came in same wave as Red and Green. Lord Zedd was exclusively sold at SDCC 2014.

 Legacy Blue and Black Rangers

5 inch figures in 1993 8 inch similar boxes. Came in same wave as Pink and Yellow.

 Pink and Yellow Legacy Figures

 Came with Blue and Black figures. Each sold separately.

Legacy Titanus

It has recently been spotted, it is around $200. Only Dragonzord is available so Legacy Dino Megazord will be re-released soon.

UPCOMING ITEMS

 Movie Legacy Figures

From the 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie, these figures are based on them. Blue will come with Stega Stinger and Pink with Thunderwhip. They all come with Blade Blaster. They might be released in early 2015.

White Ranger Movie Legacy Figure

Above image from http://blog.samuraicast.com/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-movie-legacy-figures/ thanks to FuryDiamond/RangerCrew. Ivan Ooze will also be available. They will be released in early 2015.

 Legacy Saba

Will be released in 2015, it is real big.

 Legacy Power Morpher White Ranger Movie Edition

Comes with Whtie Tiger and Falconzord Movie coins in 2015.

 

White Tigerzord

Coming out in 2015, it comes with Zord Builder plugs but unknown if it the other Thunderzords will be released.