Shinken Gold

Umejou Genta played by Sohma Keisuke.

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The Long Life of the Golem Hei

They are the first Super Sentai grunts to have such a long life. I decided to write about their reincarnations.

The Golem Hei premiered in Zyuranger (1992) as the clay footsoldiers of Bandora. Then they were adapted for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) as the Putty Patrolers a.k.a. the Putties. Haim Saban ordered more footage that was not part of the original series and these Putties wore different costumes for the monster...

With Dora Skeleton in Zyuranger and Bones in the second episode of the first season, he had Skeleton warriors.

With Pineoctupus, they wore clown frills around their necks (this was in American footage and not part of what fans call Zyu 2)...

others had pumpkins on their heads with Pumpkinrapper....

some wore football uniforms with Rhinoblaster...

...some were Ranger copies (except for Red) with Commander Crayfish.

For Season 2, they became a new form for Lord Zedd known to fans as Z-Putties. They were later seen again at the end of Power Rangers in Space.

Golem Hei had new life in Japan in Pretty Gaurdian Sailor Moon (2003-2004) as unnamed cloaked foot soldiers.

~Lavender Ranger

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Attractive Actor: Mitsuru Karahashi

Japanese actor. He will be 32 on May 30th.

He played Snake Orphnoch in Kamen Rider 555.

He plays Juzo Fawa in Samuari Sentai Shinkenger.

He played Ootomo in Sh15uya.

Power Rangers RPM - Episode 13 - "Brother's Keeper"

My connection is getting wacky, sometimes it is down so the upload of the episode might take longer than usual.

"Brother's Keeper"

Episode Summary:

Scott and Dillon race in their cars in the wasteland. Their race is stopped when Tenaya is spotted and they fight the Grinders. One of the Grinders scratches Scott's car and he sprays carbon dioxide on two Grinders, freezing them and Ziggy smashes them into pieces. A new bot blasts on Dillon (activating something) as he fights Tenaya. Tenaya and the bot retreat. Dillon and Scott look at each other saying "I had you." Dillon's eyes glow red as he has something on his neck. Back at the garage at night, Summer is watching a video of Dillon and Scott. We see fluffy slippers under the refrigerator, it is Dr. K. Dr. K says she understands Summer's dilemma, that Scott is the good guy and Dillon is the Bad Boy, one is a 9 and one is 10. Summer asks which one she thinks is a '10' (on cuteness factor), Dr. K asks her who she thinks is a 10.


The shields are going down and it is coming from within Dr. K's lab. The gang go in there to find out it is Dillon. The Rangers try to hold him but he fights them. Dillon slaps Ziggy like one of the Three Stooges. Dillon kicks Flynn in the balls presumably because of his facial expression and direction. He drops Summer to the wall. Dr. K tries scanning him but he breaks the scanner. He throws Dr. K and Ziggy grabs her. Dillon seems to shut down, Ziggy thinks it is because of their friendship but Dillon keeps attacking. Scott spots the device on the back of his neck and Summer kicks it off. Dr. K puts the shield back up. Later, Dr. K says the device has accelerated the virus within him, that he won't be in control of himself soon and forever. He is strapped down to a bed not for his safety but for there's. Ziggy comes up with a plan to take a circuit board chip from the bot to help Dillon in some way, he says to lower the shield again so the baddies will think it was Dillon and bring in the bot. Scott and Dr. K hate the idea.


Dr.K says Ranger Series Operator Black is not worth it. Flynn says to just call him by his name. Summer says he is Dillon. Dr. K says it is now clear about their last conversation about the number ten. Summer is steamed. Dillon doesn't want them to risk the city so he decides to leave. Scott says it is not his decision because he is the leader. He is about to 'outrace' Dillon but Dillon has taken out Scott's gas. Scott then straps handcuffs on Dillon and says he won't let him go. Scott throws away the key. Dillon revs up his car and threatens to drag Scott through the city. They ask for the spare key but Ziggy doesn't have it anymore, so they are stuck together. Dr. K lowers the shield, the robots are sent. There is a montage of Dillon and Scott playing with the chain and being stuck together. Dillon asks Scott why he did what he did, he says he is saint. He tells Dillon 'your welcome.' Ziggy, Summer and Flynn morph and fight the forces. Dillon and Scott can't stand just standing around.


So they are going to go outside but they fight about which car they are going to go in. They arrive in.. surprise! Ziggy's scooter is back!!! They morph and smash the chain off. They then use the Wheel Blasters (which they never used outside of the megazord on Go-Onger) and defeat the bot. The bot grows and they destroy it with the Megazord. Summer then gets the chip they need. Back at the garage, Dr. K is trying to decrypt the chip to help Dillon but it is too late, Dillon is being taken over. Flynn says they need the original code to the Venjix virus. All the Rangers are bummed because they don't have it. Suddenly, the virus is subdued but not out, at least Dillon is back. The Rangers are wondering how this happened. To their shock and dismay, Dr. K reveals that all the pain they have been through is because of her, it is her fault because she released the virus.


Review:
What a misleading title. I thought the episode was about Scott's dead brother. I thought since the original plot of the monster was that the Red Ranger switched bodies with it, that this one would be about Scott's brother's mind in this robot, but no. I guess 'Brother' was used in a general sense. I loved the Dr. K scenes and loved how she revealed the truth. The use of the Carbon Dioxide was cool too. And don't ask me why, but the whole virus taking over Dillon plot is cool.

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Toys Released

UPDATED JULY 15, 2009

The first wave Kamen Rider Dragon Knight toys have been spotted in some parts of the United States (San Fernando Valley, California and Miami, Florida). I am sure that soon they will be everywhere throughout the United States. Spotted have been 4" (small!) Blank Knight (blank slate form), Dragon Knight, Wing Knight, Torque, Incisor, and Camo; Dragon Knight with Dragon Cycle; Wing Knight with Wing Cycle; Blank Knight with Advent Cycle; Len w/ the bat; Drew w/ the bull; Kit w/ the dragon; flip head Dragon Knight, and flip head Wing Knight. More to come when more develops of course.

Interesting note on the French and Spanish names, Knight becomes Cavalier or Caballero, which is the same. Wing Knight becomes Cavalier Aile or Caballero Alado, in Spanish that means Winged Knight. Camo and Torque stays the same. Incisor becomes Pince and Pinza, which means Pincher. Blank Knight becomes Caballero General, 'General' as in default but not general as in a military position.

It turns out that Sting and Strike will be released soon, I don't know when but they are coming before the next wave. Fans are predicting it will be 8, so this wave is this 6 figures including Sting and Strike and then the next wave will be: Dragon Knight Survive Mode, Wing Knight Survive Mode, Thrust, Axe, Spear, Wrath, Siren, and Onyx.

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Results of three of the polls

I had some polls I ended because I think we got enough votes and info, let's see the results.

Would you watch an English Dubbed version of Shinkenger?
52 out of 83 (62.65%) said yes and 31 out of 83 (37.3%) said no.

How do you feel about that Power Rangers is ending?

Mad 150 out of 384 (39%)

Sad 114 out of 384 (29.69%)
Glad 48 out of 384 (12.5%)
Numb 12 out of 384 (3.12%)
Indifferent 60 out of 384 (15.62%)

Would you watch an Animated Power Rangers?

Yes 103 out of 348 (29.59%)
No 110 out of 348 (31.60%)
Depends 96 out of 348 (27.58%)
Give it a Glance 39 out of 348 (11.20%)