This article is about a/an series entry (the 18th) in the Power Rangers franchise.

This article is about the season. For the S.P.D. episode, see Samurai (episode).

Samurai
Number	18
Number of episodes:	22
First episode:	The Team Unites
Last episode:	Christmas Together, Friends Forever (other later episodes continued in Super Samurai)
Intro:	Samurai Intro
Adapted from:	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Original airing:	February 7, 2011 (US) May 7, 2011 (UK)
Producer:	Saban Brands
Production Order
previous RPM	next Super Samurai

Power Rangers: Samurai (often abbreviated as PRS or Samurai) is the eighteenth series entry of the Power Rangers franchise. It is an adaption of the 33rd Super Sentai season, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. The second set of 20 episodes finished airing in 2012 and was called "Super Samurai".^[1]

After the cancellation of the series by Disney after RPM, the show was reacquired by Haim Saban's company, Saban Brands. Samurai premiered on its new network, Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, on February 7, 2011 in the US and May 7, 2011 in the UK. The season is the first to be shot and broadcast in HD and the second series to be split into more than one season without the changes made common in Turbo's second half since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Produced by SCG Power Rangers, the production's aim with the tone of Samurai is a "brighter tone and gets an infusion of fun and comedy that wasn't present in Jungle Fury and RPM.^[2]

In 2012, the show had an average of 2 million viewers on Nickelodeon.^[3] Ratings in 2011 were higher, close to or slighter more than 3 million ^{[4] [5] [6]} but were down starting in October^[7] The highest rated episode was May 15th 2011's "The Blue and the Gold", with 3.7 million viewers. ^[8]

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Characters 2.1 Rangers 2.2 Allies 2.3 Villains 2.3.1 Nighlok 3 Arsenal 3.1 Morphers 4 Zords 5 Episodes 5.1 DVD Release 6 Games 7 Notes 8 See also 9 External links 10 References

Synopsis

A new generation of Power Rangers must master the mystical and ancient "Samurai Symbols of Power," which give them control over the elements of: Fire, Water, Sky, Forest, Earth and Light. Under the guidance of their all-knowing mentor and the aid of their devoted animal Zords, they battle the dark forces of the Netherworld and a mysterious warrior who is bent on destruction.

Characters

Rangers

Main article: Samurai Rangers

Color	Role	Actor
Red Samurai Ranger	Jayden Shiba	Alex Heartman
Blue Samurai Ranger	Kevin	Najee De-Tiege
Pink Samurai Ranger	Mia Watanabe	Erika Fong
Green Samurai Ranger	Mike	Hector David Jr.
Yellow Samurai Ranger	Emily	Brittany Anne Pirtle
Gold Samurai Ranger	Antonio Garcia	Steven Skyler

Allies

• Mentor Ji - The Rangers' all-knowing mentor. He is portrayed by Rene Naufahu.
• Farkas Bulkmeier - One half of the comedy relief duo of this season. Paul Schrier reprises his role from the original series.^[9]
• Spike Skullovitch^[10] - The other half of this season's comic relief. He's the son of Eugene Skullovitch, Bulk's childhood friend. He refers to Bulk as "Uncle Bulk," implying that Skull either married someone in Bulk's family or that he considers Bulk as family because of brotherly bond between Bulk and Skull. He is portrayed by Felix Ryan.
• Matthew - Mike's friend portrayed by Leand Macadaan.
• Reece - Mike's friend portrayed by Chris Campbell.
• Serena - Emily's sister portrayed by Jacinda Stevens.
• Kevin's father portrayed by Steven Smith.
• Jayden's father portrayed by Steven A. Davis.
• Ryan portrayed by Daniel Sewell.
• Fisherman portrayed by John Leigh
• Daisuke portrayed by Grant McFarland

Villains

The villains are from the Netherworld.

• Master Xandred^[11]
• Dayu
• Octoroo
• Deker
• Serrator
• Moogers
• Spitfangs
• Furry Warts

Nighlok

• Tooya
• Scorpionic
• Rofer
• Doubletone
• Dreadhead
• Negatron
• Yamiror
• Madimot
• Desperaino
• Robtish
• Vulpes
• Steeleto
• Antberry
• Splitface
• Arachnitor
• Rhinosnorus

Arsenal

Main article: Arsenal (Samurai)

Morphers

• Samuraizer - core rangers' morpher
• Samurai Morpher - Gold Ranger's morpher
• Black Box - Super mode morpher

Zords

Legend:◆ piloted zord, ❖ aux zord, ★ battlezord

• Battlewing Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖❖❖
  • Samurai Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
    • Lion FoldingZord ◆
    • Dragon FoldingZord ◆
    • Bear FoldingZord ◆
    • Ape FoldingZord ◆
    • Turtle FoldingZord ◆
  • Samurai Battlewing ❖❖❖
    • Beetle Zord ❖
    • Swordfish Zord ❖
    • Tiger Zord ❖
• Claw Battlezord North ❖★
  • OctoZord ❖
  • Samurai ClawZord/Claw Battlezord East/West/South ★

• Alternate Combination- Beetle Blaster Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖
• Alternate Combination- Swordfish Fencer Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖
• Alternate Combination- Tiger Drill Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖
• Alternate Combination- Octo Spear Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆❖

Episodes

1. The Team Unites
2. Deal With a Nighlok
3. Day Off
4. Sticks and Stones
5. A Fish Out of Water
6. There Go the Brides
7. I've Got a Spell on Blue
8. Forest for the Trees
9. Test of the Leader
10. Jayden's Challenge
11. Unexpected Arrival
12. Room for One More
13. The Blue and the Gold
14. Team Spirit
15. The Tengen Gate
16. Boxed In
17. Broken Dreams
18. The Ultimate Duel
19. Origins, Part 1
20. Origins, Part 2
21. Party Monsters
22. Christmas Together, Friends Forever

DVD Release

• Power Rangers Samurai Volume 1: The Team Unites
• Power Rangers Samurai Volume 2: A New Enemy
• Power Rangers Samurai Volume 3: A Team Divided
• Power Rangers Samurai: Monster Bash
• Power Rangers Samurai: Christmas Together, Friends Forever

Games

• Power Rangers Samurai (video game) - Wii
• Power Rangers Samurai Smash - iOS
• Power Rangers Samurai Steel - iOS

Notes

• It is the first season in which all Rangers are Samurai and the second group of Rangers to have Samurai powers, preceded by Ninja Storm's Cameron Watanabe. Cameron's Green Samurai Ranger title is used by Mike as well.
• Production is still set in New Zealand and maintains a American, Canadian, New Zealander and Australian cast.
• It is the first season broadcast on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons.
• Originally Antonio Garcia was to be named "Wesley", the name of the Red Time Force Ranger from Time Force. Jayden's name was originally "Reese"; The name was instead used for one of Mike's friends in The Team Unites. [Citation needed]
• Some portions of the first season were aired out of chronological order. The first two episodes, Origins, were aired in October, acting as a faux-prequel for the original five Rangers' inductions.
• This is the first season to employ it's Enemy Foot Soldiers in a fight against a Megazord in giant form.
• Samurai (and Super Samurai) lasted two years, making it the first series since Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers to last more than one year (this is because Saban had to divide the Samurai series into two parts because of episode limitations on Nickelodeon). However, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers has 112 episodes in its first two seasons, 69 more episodes than Samurai and Super Samurai's planned combination of 43.
• With the exception of Antonio Garcia, Jayden Shiba and Mia Watanabe^[12], this is the first time the last names of the Rangers are unknown.
• It is the first season since Zeo and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to have a Christmas and Halloween special, entitled "Christmas Together, Friends Forever" and "Party Monsters" respectively.
• This is the first season since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to feature a gold lightning bolt on the logo.
• Depending on the episode, the Megazord cockpit footage tends to be wildly inconsistent. Rangers will often appear to be using an incorrect console for their zord. This can be noticed by looking at the animal ornament on each console. Sometimes there will be several console changes in a single episode. Antonio ends up the most frequent victim of this, as the Clawzord console, which normally has a lobster on it, would have a star instead.

See also

• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page.
• Power Rangers Samurai Steel- iOS game
• Samurai (Toyline)
• Green Samurai Ranger- previous Samurai-themed Ranger

External links

• Power Rangers | Seasons | Samurai - Official Website
• Power Rangers Samurai - Wikipedia Article.

References

Mighty Morphin (s01) • Mighty Morphin (s02) • Mighty Morphin (s03) • Alien Rangers (mini-series) • Zeo • Turbo • In Space • Lost Galaxy • Lightspeed Rescue • Time Force • Wild Force • Ninja Storm • Dino Thunder • S.P.D. • Mystic Force • Operation Overdrive • Jungle Fury • RPM • Samurai • Super Samurai • Megaforce • Super Megaforce Power Rangers: The Movie (alternate continuity)

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