The Ranger Recruitment Office is now open! (draft post)
Attention meatshippers!
Do you have a character who is
-Non-superpowered?*
-Trained or trainable (with lots of time) as a combatant?
-In possession of an attitude? Any attitude?
-Willing to pilot a large, colorful, and animal-shaped mecha?
*Slots for powered characters will open if less than five normal characters apply, see below.
Then we (meaning Ash and I) want YOUR CHARACTER to join the---
*guitar riff*
---POWER RANGERS!
*an image will go here when I find a new host*
That's right! Your team mentor, the fantabulous Spider-Man, will be coming to you this October courtesy of Ash Blaze, and he will be of the opinion that Billy is just not a suitable one man army. Rangers are meant to work in teams---they're not Kamen Riders and they shouldn't be. We already have three of them, and if we get another Decade someone just might get shot :P
We're also not sticking poor Peter's head in a tube, don't you worry.
Sooo, when this mentor podpops he will somehow locate five morphers Billy will be finding half-drafted plans for morphers deep in the Command Center and finishing them, based on the wrist-brace Aura Changers from Gosei Sentai Dairanger. The proper usage of these wonderful trinkets is demonstrated in this video:
Thus, the five chosen crew members will transform into the ______ Rangers! We could just call them the Power Rangers, but if the players of the chosen characters wish to call them something else, like "Star Rangers" or "Celestial Rangers" or "Mythic Rangers" or whatever they choose, it's up to them. They'll also get to pick their own morphing phrase or keep "It's morphin' time!" at their discretion.
So, as I mentioned before, there were five Dairangers. (Well, six, but I'm only offering five slots because Kiba Ranger, the White one, was adapted into Tommy's White Ranger costume in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and I only want to use the uniforms that don't already belong to canon Power Rangers).
First, these are the traits common to all five of the new Rangers: they are no different when in their normal state, but when the morpher is activated they transform into the Power Rangers, covered head to toe in aspandex highly advanced space age microfiber suit and a helmet. When transformed, they might immediately feel compelled to strike a few poses and give a short speech as the Dairangers did in that video. A more comprehensive definition of a Power Ranger is offered here for those unfamiliar with the series.
Once they morph, it's fighting time. When morphed, the Rangers are competent fighters regardless of their unmorphed skill level. Just ask Billy! So any character can be useful even if they have no previous combat experience. Each one carries personal sidearms, as listed and pictured on this page:
-A longsword
-A dagger
-A laser gun (formed by folding and combining longsword and dagger)
-A long rod (with different blade attachments for each Ranger, as listed below)
-A transformed form of that rod (different for each Ranger, listed below)
-Two wheel blades (the rod's blade attachments can be attached to them)
Now's the fun part! A list of each Ranger and their distinguishing features.
Red Ranger:
Rod Extension: Halberd
Rod Transformation: two Dragon Longswords
Zord: Red Dragon Thunderzord (pictured in warrior mode on the wiki, usually looks like this). In Warrior Mode it can fight hand to hand or with its staff, and in Dragon Mode it can use its claws and breathe fire.
Yellow Ranger:
Rod Extension: Spear (basic pointed cone tip)
Rod Transformation: Nine Section Staff (chain weapon, good for choking)
Zord: Griffin Thunderzord (shoots fireballs from its mouth)
Blue Ranger:
Rod Extension: Axe
Rod Transformation: Nunchaku
Zord: Unicorn Thunderzord (tosses boulders telepathically) OR White Tigerzord (has tiger and warrior modes, like the Red Dragon---tiger mode runs fastest and shoots sonic blasts, Warrior Mode fights with a sword and shoots energy fireballs).
(The Blue Dairanger is supposed to pilot the Unicorn Thunderzord, but Billy's already claimed it. Whoever gets the Blue Ranger role can choose which one they want their character to have.)
Pink Ranger:
Rod Extension: Round multi-blade spear
Rod Transformation: Spear
Zord: Firebird Thunderzord (creates and shoots energry tornadoes)
Green Ranger:
Rod Extension: Dork (antler-tip)
Rod Transformation: Staff
Zord: Lion Thunderzord (creates fogs to conceal itself and brief mirages)
Notes on the Thunderzords:
The mythical beasts piloted by the Dairangers became the Power Rangers' zords in Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but the uniforms from the first season were kept---except Tommy's Green Ranger. He gained the Kiba Ranger (White Dairanger)'s power. That's why the five costumes above were never used in Power Rangers, but their associated mecha were.
They can be used individually or combined in many, many ways.
How to Apply/Application Process:
Simply comment in the plotting post you came from saying that you would like your character to become a Ranger! We're just gauging interest for now, and there will be other calls. Although in Dairanger only the Pink Ranger was female and all the rest were male, the morphers will work for most any crew members regardless of sex. So yes, if you have a male character you would like to see as Pink Ranger, please let us know!
If we get more than five interested characters, we'll try to solve it through discussion with all the interested people. If we need to have applications, we'll do that. If we have WAY more than five interested people, we'll see what we can do about getting those characters into similar squadrons or delving into the pre-Zyuranger Sentai shows for other Ranger teams.
Just know in advance that we'll give priority to characters who do not already have superhuman combat abilities. The idea behind Power Rangers was that Zordon chose five ordinary "overbearing and emotional humans", usually teenagers, but we can bend the upper and lower age limits. On the show, Rangers have been anywhere from 12 to 35 years old.
Non-humanoid-shaped crew members are also welcome to apply if they think their characters can use the Power. We'll just have to be more careful in working out the details.
How they'll be chosen ICly will be determined by which mentor Ash apps, but I want to get them chosen OOCly first. Keep in mind that if we don't choose your character the first time, we'll have you on a waiting list in case one of the chosen five drops.
And I'm going to say right here that I'm going to take care not to just choose Billy's friends, unless by chance they're the only ones interested. Ash is choosing characters too, and we want to get a diverse team. It's more fun if the five (six if Billy is counted) don't already know each other and have to become friends. You don't choose the Power---it chooses you.
And if someone ever comes along and apps a canon Power Ranger?
If it's a ranger from Zeo to RPM (or the Shinkenger adaptation if Trans_9 lasts that long), there should be no conflict whatsoever. They're free to associate or disassociate with this team at their leisure, as it should be. But if someone apps a ranger from Mighty Morphin, their Zords will already be in use if they're from season 2. Uh oh!
In the event of this unlikely situation occurring, we'll solve the Zord problem this way: we'll prefer for the canon Ranger to take their Thunderzord back and the other Ranger to take a zord from Season 1 or Season 3, like this:
Red Ranger:
-If Jason apps from Season 2, the new Red Ranger moves to the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord.
-If Rocky apps from Season 2, the new Red Ranger moves to the Ape Ninjazord.
Yellow Ranger:
-If Trini apps from Season 2, the new Yellow Ranger moves to the Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozord.
-If Aisha apps from Season 2, the new Yellow Ranger moves to the Bear Ninjazord.
Blue Ranger:
-If Tommy apps from Season 2 and the new Blue Ranger initially chose Tigerzord, they move to the Falconzord.
-If Tommy apps from Season 2 and the new Blue Ranger initially chose the Unicorn Thunderzord, Tommy takes back the Tigerzord and Billy moves to either the Triceratops Dinozord or Wolf Ninjazord.
Pink Ranger:
-If Kimberly apps from Season 2, the new Pink Ranger moves to the Pterodactyl Dinozord.
-If Katherine apps, no effect because she wasn't in Season 2 and has no claim over the Firebird Thunderzord.
Green Ranger (shares Zord with MMPR Black Ranger):
-If Zack apps from Season 2, the new Green Ranger moves to the Mastodon Dinozord.
-If Adam apps from Season 2, the new Green Ranger moves to the Frog Ninjazord.
This is so that if both Rangers of a color become crew members (for the sake of this example both Jason and Rocky) the new non-canon Ranger is shuffled off to the Zord that isn't currently in use and the least shakeup occurs. So if we got a Season 2 Jason, he'd claim the Red Dragon Thunderzord, the new Red Ranger would take the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord, and any MMPR Rockys would take the Ape Ninjazord.
Keep in mind that that's just a tentative plan. It's subject to the wills of both the new Rangers and canon Rangers, and they might resolve it in a way that there's no conflict whatsoever. And if someone apps a character from Zyuranger or Dairanger? Well...we'll figure something out. Like I said, I don't expect that the situation will ever come up, but if anyone ever plans on apping a canon Ranger they can rest assured that this group won't interfere with them.
Sooo...interest? Questions? Concerns? I'll give this a week to stew if/when it's approved, and then if all goes according to plan we'll go about choosing the five Rangers.
Do you have a character who is
-Non-superpowered?*
-Trained or trainable (with lots of time) as a combatant?
-In possession of an attitude? Any attitude?
-Willing to pilot a large, colorful, and animal-shaped mecha?
*Slots for powered characters will open if less than five normal characters apply, see below.
Then we (meaning Ash and I) want YOUR CHARACTER to join the---
*guitar riff*
---POWER RANGERS!
*an image will go here when I find a new host*
That's right! Your team mentor, the fantabulous Spider-Man, will be coming to you this October courtesy of Ash Blaze, and he will be of the opinion that Billy is just not a suitable one man army. Rangers are meant to work in teams---they're not Kamen Riders and they shouldn't be. We already have three of them, and if we get another Decade someone just might get shot :P
We're also not sticking poor Peter's head in a tube, don't you worry.
Thus, the five chosen crew members will transform into the ______ Rangers! We could just call them the Power Rangers, but if the players of the chosen characters wish to call them something else, like "Star Rangers" or "Celestial Rangers" or "Mythic Rangers" or whatever they choose, it's up to them. They'll also get to pick their own morphing phrase or keep "It's morphin' time!" at their discretion.
So, as I mentioned before, there were five Dairangers. (Well, six, but I'm only offering five slots because Kiba Ranger, the White one, was adapted into Tommy's White Ranger costume in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and I only want to use the uniforms that don't already belong to canon Power Rangers).
First, these are the traits common to all five of the new Rangers: they are no different when in their normal state, but when the morpher is activated they transform into the Power Rangers, covered head to toe in a
Once they morph, it's fighting time. When morphed, the Rangers are competent fighters regardless of their unmorphed skill level. Just ask Billy! So any character can be useful even if they have no previous combat experience. Each one carries personal sidearms, as listed and pictured on this page:
-A longsword
-A dagger
-A laser gun (formed by folding and combining longsword and dagger)
-A long rod (with different blade attachments for each Ranger, as listed below)
-A transformed form of that rod (different for each Ranger, listed below)
-Two wheel blades (the rod's blade attachments can be attached to them)
Now's the fun part! A list of each Ranger and their distinguishing features.
Red Ranger:
Rod Extension: Halberd
Rod Transformation: two Dragon Longswords
Zord: Red Dragon Thunderzord (pictured in warrior mode on the wiki, usually looks like this). In Warrior Mode it can fight hand to hand or with its staff, and in Dragon Mode it can use its claws and breathe fire.
Yellow Ranger:
Rod Extension: Spear (basic pointed cone tip)
Rod Transformation: Nine Section Staff (chain weapon, good for choking)
Zord: Griffin Thunderzord (shoots fireballs from its mouth)
Blue Ranger:
Rod Extension: Axe
Rod Transformation: Nunchaku
Zord: Unicorn Thunderzord (tosses boulders telepathically) OR White Tigerzord (has tiger and warrior modes, like the Red Dragon---tiger mode runs fastest and shoots sonic blasts, Warrior Mode fights with a sword and shoots energy fireballs).
(The Blue Dairanger is supposed to pilot the Unicorn Thunderzord, but Billy's already claimed it. Whoever gets the Blue Ranger role can choose which one they want their character to have.)
Pink Ranger:
Rod Extension: Round multi-blade spear
Rod Transformation: Spear
Zord: Firebird Thunderzord (creates and shoots energry tornadoes)
Green Ranger:
Rod Extension: Dork (antler-tip)
Rod Transformation: Staff
Zord: Lion Thunderzord (creates fogs to conceal itself and brief mirages)
Notes on the Thunderzords:
The mythical beasts piloted by the Dairangers became the Power Rangers' zords in Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but the uniforms from the first season were kept---except Tommy's Green Ranger. He gained the Kiba Ranger (White Dairanger)'s power. That's why the five costumes above were never used in Power Rangers, but their associated mecha were.
They can be used individually or combined in many, many ways.
How to Apply/Application Process:
Simply comment in the plotting post you came from saying that you would like your character to become a Ranger! We're just gauging interest for now, and there will be other calls. Although in Dairanger only the Pink Ranger was female and all the rest were male, the morphers will work for most any crew members regardless of sex. So yes, if you have a male character you would like to see as Pink Ranger, please let us know!
If we get more than five interested characters, we'll try to solve it through discussion with all the interested people. If we need to have applications, we'll do that. If we have WAY more than five interested people, we'll see what we can do about getting those characters into similar squadrons or delving into the pre-Zyuranger Sentai shows for other Ranger teams.
Just know in advance that we'll give priority to characters who do not already have superhuman combat abilities. The idea behind Power Rangers was that Zordon chose five ordinary "overbearing and emotional humans", usually teenagers, but we can bend the upper and lower age limits. On the show, Rangers have been anywhere from 12 to 35 years old.
Non-humanoid-shaped crew members are also welcome to apply if they think their characters can use the Power. We'll just have to be more careful in working out the details.
How they'll be chosen ICly will be determined by which mentor Ash apps, but I want to get them chosen OOCly first. Keep in mind that if we don't choose your character the first time, we'll have you on a waiting list in case one of the chosen five drops.
And I'm going to say right here that I'm going to take care not to just choose Billy's friends, unless by chance they're the only ones interested. Ash is choosing characters too, and we want to get a diverse team. It's more fun if the five (six if Billy is counted) don't already know each other and have to become friends. You don't choose the Power---it chooses you.
And if someone ever comes along and apps a canon Power Ranger?
If it's a ranger from Zeo to RPM (or the Shinkenger adaptation if Trans_9 lasts that long), there should be no conflict whatsoever. They're free to associate or disassociate with this team at their leisure, as it should be. But if someone apps a ranger from Mighty Morphin, their Zords will already be in use if they're from season 2. Uh oh!
In the event of this unlikely situation occurring, we'll solve the Zord problem this way: we'll prefer for the canon Ranger to take their Thunderzord back and the other Ranger to take a zord from Season 1 or Season 3, like this:
Red Ranger:
-If Jason apps from Season 2, the new Red Ranger moves to the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord.
-If Rocky apps from Season 2, the new Red Ranger moves to the Ape Ninjazord.
Yellow Ranger:
-If Trini apps from Season 2, the new Yellow Ranger moves to the Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozord.
-If Aisha apps from Season 2, the new Yellow Ranger moves to the Bear Ninjazord.
Blue Ranger:
-If Tommy apps from Season 2 and the new Blue Ranger initially chose Tigerzord, they move to the Falconzord.
-If Tommy apps from Season 2 and the new Blue Ranger initially chose the Unicorn Thunderzord, Tommy takes back the Tigerzord and Billy moves to either the Triceratops Dinozord or Wolf Ninjazord.
Pink Ranger:
-If Kimberly apps from Season 2, the new Pink Ranger moves to the Pterodactyl Dinozord.
-If Katherine apps, no effect because she wasn't in Season 2 and has no claim over the Firebird Thunderzord.
Green Ranger (shares Zord with MMPR Black Ranger):
-If Zack apps from Season 2, the new Green Ranger moves to the Mastodon Dinozord.
-If Adam apps from Season 2, the new Green Ranger moves to the Frog Ninjazord.
This is so that if both Rangers of a color become crew members (for the sake of this example both Jason and Rocky) the new non-canon Ranger is shuffled off to the Zord that isn't currently in use and the least shakeup occurs. So if we got a Season 2 Jason, he'd claim the Red Dragon Thunderzord, the new Red Ranger would take the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord, and any MMPR Rockys would take the Ape Ninjazord.
Keep in mind that that's just a tentative plan. It's subject to the wills of both the new Rangers and canon Rangers, and they might resolve it in a way that there's no conflict whatsoever. And if someone apps a character from Zyuranger or Dairanger? Well...we'll figure something out. Like I said, I don't expect that the situation will ever come up, but if anyone ever plans on apping a canon Ranger they can rest assured that this group won't interfere with them.
Sooo...interest? Questions? Concerns? I'll give this a week to stew if/when it's approved, and then if all goes according to plan we'll go about choosing the five Rangers.