 This article is about an actress that appeared in both in the Super Sentai and Power Rangers franchises.
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Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, March 18, 1938 - May 7, 2006) played five roles in the Super Sentai series: Death Mask Monster in Battle Fever J, Queen Hedrian in Denshi Sentai Denziman and Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, Earth Imperial Empress Laraba in Hikari Sentai Maskman, Witch Bandora in Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger and Heavenly Arch Saint Magiel in Mahou Sentai Magiranger.
The producers of the American Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers series used Zyuranger footage of Soga for the character of Rita Repulsa from "Day of the Dumpster" to "An Oyster Stew". Soga also dubbed the voice of Rita Repulsa when the American Power Rangers series was dubbed into Japanese.
In 1998, footage of Bandora and her crew singing (from the Zyuranger episode "Break in! The Final Deciding Battle") was used in the special Power Rangers Funniest Moments. The footage was unaltered, thus leaving Machiko's voice in rather than dubbing over it.
After her 2006 passing, the producers of Power Rangers Mystic Force used footage of Soga's final toku role — Heavenly Arch Saint Magiel in Magiranger — as the basis for the "Mystic Mother" (dubbed over by voice-actress Susan Brady) in the two-part final episode of Mystic Force, "Mystic Fate". As a tribute to Soga and an easter egg for longtime fans, the Mystic Mother was revealed to be none other than a reformed Rita Repulsa.
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External Links[]
Machiko Soga at Wikipedia.- Machiko Soga at IMDB.com
- Machiko Soga at the Kamen Rider Wiki
- Machiko Soga at the Metal Heroes Wiki
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