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 is currently airing in 2012 and has been 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 Trivia 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
Fire	Jayden Shiba	Alex Heartman
Water	Kevin	Najee De-Tiege
Sky	Mia Watanabe	Erika Fong
Forest	Mike	Hector David Jr.
Earth	Emily	Brittany Anne Pirtle
Light	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
• Shockjaw
• General Gut
• Sergeant Tread

Arsenal

Main article: Arsenal (Samurai)

Morphers

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

Zords

• Samurai Megazord
  • Lion FoldingZord - Red Samurai Ranger's primary zord
  • Dragon FoldingZord - Blue Samurai Ranger's primary zord
  • Bear FoldingZord - Green Samurai Ranger's primary zord
  • Ape FoldingZord - Yellow Samurai Ranger's primary zord
  • Turtle FoldingZord - Pink Samurai Ranger's primary zord
• Samurai Battlewing
  • BeetleZord - Green Samurai Ranger's artillery zord
    • Beetle Blaster Megazord - Combination with Samurai Megazord
  • SwordfishZord - Blue Samurai Ranger's artillery zord
    • Swordfish Fencer Megazord - Combination with Samurai Megazord
  • TigerZord - Red Samurai Ranger's artillery zord
    • Tiger Drill Megazord - Combination with Samurai Megazor
    • Battlewing Megazord - Combination of Samurai Megazord and Samurai Battlewing
• OctoZord - Gold Samurai Ranger's first zord
  • Octo Spear Megazord - Combination with Samurai Megazord
  • Claw Battlezord North - Combination with Claw Zord
• Samurai ClawZord - Gold Samurai Ranger's zord/battlezord
  • Claw Battlezord - Battlezord form
    • Claw Battlezord East
    • Claw Battlezord West
    • Claw Battlezord South

• SharkZord - Red Samurai Ranger's sword-like artillery zord
  • Samurai Shark 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

Games

• Power Rangers Samurai Smash - iOS
• Power Rangers Samurai Steel - iOS

Trivia

See Power Rangers Samurai/Trivia

See also

• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger- Super Sentai counterpart
• 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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