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Ninja Storm
Number 11
Number of episodes: 38
First episode: 459
Intro: Ninja Storm Intro
Sentai Counterpart: Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger
Original airing: February 15, 2003 Through November 15, 2003
Producer: Disney

Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (often abbreviated as "PRNS") was the eleventh incarnation of the Power Rangers TV series, based on the Super Sentai series Ninpū Sentai Hurricanger (English: Covert Wind Squadron Hurricanger) The show ran from February 17, 2002 through Febuary 09, 2003 .

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[edit] Synopsis

A skateboarder (Shane Clarke), a surfer (Tori Hanson) and a motorcyclist (Dustin Brooks), are students of the Wind Ninja Academy, under the tutelage of Sensei Kanoi Watanabe and his son Cam. Although it seems as if they will never be good enough to be full-fledged ninja, they are the only three left when the evil ninja master, Lothor arrives on Earth and captures all the other students. Their sensei, who was transformed into a guinea pig by Lothor, decided that they would become Wind Power Rangers and gave them Wind Morphers to allow them to transform. As the Wind Rangers, they fought to save the world from Lothor and his space minions, using Zords created by Cam for emergencies.

Over time, they were joined by the Thunder Rangers, Hunter and Blake, as well as Cam, who gained Green Samurai powers in a trip to the past.

The show marked a turning point for the franchise with a willingness to make fun of itself and its history (a theme that would return in "Dino Thunder".) Of special note is that Lothor, instead of the standard melodramatic evil emperor, had a sense of humor and often got lines that sent up the show. After making a monster grow, he seems to turn to the camera and say "What'd you expect? It wasn't going to get smaller." In the final episode, when piloting a robot against the Zords, he yells "This is the most fun I've had all season!"

Eventually, the Rangers managed to defeat all of Lothor's minions, unwittingly overloading the Abyss of Evil (to which they were all sent upon their demise). The Wind Rangers were able to stop evil from spreading across the Earth, and sealed Lothor away in the Abyss of Evil... along with their own powers.

Now powerless, Shane, Tori and Dustin became teachers at the rebuilt Wind Ninja Academy, aided by Cam and a newly human Sensei. Hunter took a job as the head teacher at the Thunder Ninja Academy while his brother Blake continued his racing career. And they lived happily ever after...

[edit] Thunder Storm

...that is until the following year, when the Ninja Storm Rangers appeared in two episodes of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, entitled Thunder Storm (parts 1 and 2).

The former Rangers are shown settled into their new careers. Blake goes to Reefside (the location of the Dino Thunder series) to compete in a motocross tournament, and meets Conner, Ethan and Kira when he's there. They go to watch him compete, but are perplexed when he is suddenly called away after the race.

Meanwhile, Lothor claws his way out of the Abyss of Evil. He forms an alliance with Mesogog and, posing as Sensei Watanabe, brainwashes Shane, Tori and Dustin with evil power discs. They recapture the students of the Wind Ninja Academy, and beat back the three primary Dino Thunder Rangers.

Hunter, Blake and Cam enter the Abyss of Evil, and fight off Zurgane to rescue their lost powers. As the Wind Ninja and Dino Thunder Rangers duel unmorphed, Hunter, Blake and Cam appear and cure the Wind Rangers of their mind control by using the true Wind power discs. The two teams of Rangers - including Trent Mercer and Tommy Oliver - meet with Mesogog and Lothor's combined force, obliterating it and causing Elsa to flee.

Mesogog and Lothor duel for supremacy. They seem to be evenly matched until Mesogog uses his mind powers to shrink Lothor to the size of an action figure - "Very collectible" - and traps him a jar.

At the end, it is discovered that when the Ninja Storm Rangers' Powers were extracted from the Abyss of Evil, they only had enough energy for one last battle so they return to their normal lives, leaving the Dino Thunder Rangers to protect the world. Both teams watch Blake win the Motocross Tournament.then they have waffles and live happily

[edit] Rangers

Shane Clarke

Tori Hanson

Dustin Brooks

Hunter Bradley

Blake Bradley

Cameron Watanabe

[edit] Allies

[edit] Villains

  • Lothor - the evil general who was once Kiya Watanabe, the brother of Sensei Watanabe
  • Marah and Kapri - Lothor's nieces
  • Zurgane - the main general of Lothor's army.
  • Choobo - the lieutenant, promoted general.
  • Vexacus - a renegade bounty hunter.
  • Motodrone - Once fused with a human named Perry, Motodrone was rebuilt and reprogrammed under Lothor's command.
  • Shimazu - the incarnation of a Japanese legend.

List of Ninja Storm Monsters

[edit] Arsenal

[edit] Morphers

  • Wind Morphers - Morphers of the Wind Rangers, powered by Ninja discs[[.
  • Thunder Morphers - Morphers of the Thunder Rangers.
  • Samurai Cyclone Morpher - Morpher of the Green Samurai Ranger, originally the Samurai Amulet.
  • Battlizer Morpher (Lightning Morpher) - Device that allows the Red Ranger access to the Battlizer Armor, a power granted to him by the Karmanion Skyla.

Lightning Morpher was name given to the toy released by Bandai in the US, however this name was not used on screen.

[edit] Weapons

  • Hawk Blaster + Lion Hammer + Sonic Fin = Storm Striker
  • Thunder Staff - Standard Thunder weapons, can serve also as shield (Thunder Shield) and fire laser shurikens (Tornado Star).
  • Samurai Saber - Sword of the Green Ranger, can be used to amplify his voice.
  • Lightning Riff Blaster - Guitar weapon that summons the Mighty Mammoth Zord. Originally used by the Green Samurai Ranger, but later on used by other Rangers.

[edit] Vehicles

  • Ninja Gliders - Aerial transports for the 3 Wind Rangers; summoned by pressing their belt buckles.
  • Tsunami Cycles - Motorcycles used by the Wind and Thunder Rangers.
  • Mobile Command Center - 18-Wheeled truck that carries the Tsunami Cycles.
  • Ninja Glider Cycle - Personal transport of the Crimson Thunder Ranger (appears to combine the Tsunami Cycle and Ninja Glider).
  • Dragonforce Vehicle - Transport used by the Green Ranger; can be serpentine or compact.

[edit] Zords

[edit] Power Spheres

[edit] Episode List

Airdate Order Title Airdate Opponent(s)
01 Prelude to a Storm February 15, 2003 Lothor, Zurgane, Choobo, Marah, Kapri
02 There's No “I” In Team February 15, 2003
03 Beauty and the Beach February 22, 2003 Marah and Kapri
04 Looming Thunder March 1, 2003
05 Thunder Strangers, Part I March 8, 2003
06 Thunder Strangers, Part II March 15, 2003
07 Thunder Strangers, Part III March 22, 2003
08 Nowhere to Grow March 29, 2003
09 Return of Thunder, Part I April 12, 2003
10 Return of Thunder, Part II April 19, 2003
11 Return of Thunder, Part III April 26, 2003
12 Return of Thunder, Part IV May 3, 2003
13 Boxing Bopp-a-Roo April 10, 2003 Bopp-a-Roo
14 Pork Chopped April 17, 2003
15 The Samurai's Journey, Part I April 24, 2003
16 The Samurai's Journey, Part II April 31, 2003
17 The Samurai's Journey, Part III June 7, 2003
18 Scent of a Ranger June 14, 2003
19 I Love Lothor June 21, 2003
20 Good Will Hunter June 28, 2003 Marah and Kapri
21 All About Beevil July 5, 2003 Beevil, Marah
22 Sensei Switcheroo July 26, 2003
23 Tongue and Cheek August 2, 2003
24 Brothers In Arms August 2, 2003 Motodrone
25 Shane's Karma, Part I August 9, 2003 Vexacus
26 Shane's Karma, Part II August 9, 2003 Vexacus
27 Shimazu Returns, Part I August 16, 2003 Motodrone, Shimazu, Wolfblades
28 Shimazu Returns, Part II August 23, 2003 Shimazu, Wolfblades
29 Snip It, Snip It Good September 20, 2003
30 The Wild Wipeout September 20, 2003
31 Double-Edged Blake September 27, 2003
32 Eye of the Storm September 27, 2003
33 General Deception, Part I October 4, 2003
34 General Deception, Part II October 4, 2003
35 A Gem of a Day October 18, 2003
36 Down and Dirty October 18, 2003
37 Storm Before the Calm, Part I November 15, 2003
38 Storm Before the Calm, Part I November 15, 2003 Various

[edit] Trivia

  • The first incarnation of the series to be filmed in New Zealand.
  • The first incarnation of the series to not include the "Next time" segment after each episode.
  • The first time that a series starts off with only three Rangers (although the standard six are in place by the series finale).
  • The First series produced by Disney
  • The first female Blue Ranger.
  • The first use of Crimson and Navy Rangers.
  • The first to have insect-themed Rangers.
  • This was the first of three Power Rangers series not to feature an African-American Ranger. The others were Mystic Force and Jungle Fury.
  • Former PR showrunners Douglas Sloan, Ann Austen and Jackie Marchand returned to the series for Ninja Storm. Doug and Ann left during Turbo, Jackie left at the end of Time Force.
  • This is the first series where all the Power Rangers actually had mystical powers when unmorphed to use in everyday life.
  • It was the second series to feature a male Yellow Ranger, the first was Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. Dustin, however, was the first human male Yellow Ranger.
  • During the "Shimazu Returns" storyarc, the Rangers are forced to pilot their zords in their unmorphed civilian form, a Power Rangers first.
  • It was the second series where a Power Ranger was directly blood related to the main villain (i.e. Cam, the Green Samurai Ranger, was the nephew of Lothor), being the first In Space where Andros and Astronema were siblings.
  • Although this series didn't include a "real" Pink Ranger, an episode featured Marah imagining herself dressed as a Pink Wind Ranger, which was simply a re-colored version of the Blue Wind Ranger suit.
  • While the Green-Samurai Ranger DOES have an identity in Ninja Storm (that identity being Cam), his orignal Japanese counterpart, Shurikenger from Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger's true identity was his COSTUMED form. Recently, a reversed version of this occured in S.P.D. in which the "Omega Ranger" had no out-of-costume appearances (until the end of the series), but his Super Sentai counterpart , "Dekabreak" , did. Also, Cam's Sentai counterpart is considered acutally a ninja, not a samurai.
  • In "Scent of a Ranger," Cam's computer monitor shows the monster attacking civilians. In actuality, those civilians were the civilian forms of the Hurricangers, Ninja Storm's counterparts.
  • This is currently the last season to have six members on the team. Mystic Force and Operation Overdrive technically had six rangers each, but both teams were aided by additional warriors.
  • This is the second season in which the sixth ranger is green. The first was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Notably, they both wore gold shields to protect their torsos.
  • This is the first team to be assembled from three different factions of rangers (Wind Rangers, Thunder Rangers, and Samurai Ranger) rather than one group from the same power source. However, there are noticeable similarities in their suits.
  • The Hurricane Megazord is the second Megazord to feature a Ranger piloting it, despite not contributing a zord to the formation, in this case, Tori's Dolphinzord is not included. The first was the Shogun Megazord, which featured the Pink MMPR, despite the lack of a Pink Shogunzord. The previous series, Wild Force, featured several different Megazord formations, always featuring all five of the core Rangers piloting them, although some formations did not include zords from all five Rangers.
  • If one doesn't count Hunter as a Red Ranger, this is the first season in which the additional vehicle is given to a non-Red Ranger since Zhane in Power Rangers in Space.
  • It is the first (and currently only) season to have exactly three morphing calls, no more no less. These morphing calls were "Ninja Storm, Ranger Form," "Thunder Storm, Ranger Form," and "Samurai Storm, Ranger Form."

[edit] References

[edit] Seasons

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