Power Rangers: Ninja Storm

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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 Squadron Hurricane Ranger).

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Synopsis

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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...

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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.

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Rangers

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Allies

  • Sensei Kanoi Watanabe - the sensei of the Wind Ninja Academy, turned into a guinea pig by Lothor (played and voiced by Grant McFarland)
  • Cyber Cam - A "virtual replicant" of Cam created to monitor things at base when the real Cam is out in the field on Ranger missions. He has a widely different personality than the real Cam and acts like a rapper, wearing skull caps and speaking in ghetto.
  • Kelly - The owner of "Storm Chargers" the store that the Ranger while not on duty hang out at. Kelly is a good friend with all six rangers.
  • Dino Thunder Power Rangers
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Villains

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  • Lothor - the evil general who was once Kiya Watanabe, the brother of Sensei Watanabe (also played by Grant McFarland)
  • Marah and Kapri - Lothor's nieces (played by Katrina Devine and Katrina Browne respectively), two idotic troublemakers. In the final episodes, Lothar tries to eliminate them, so they turn on him and at the series' end, they join the Ninja Academy.
  • 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.
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Arsenal

Morphers:

  • Wind Morphers - Morphers of the Wind Rangers, powered by Ninja discs.
    • Morphing Call: "Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"
  • Thunder Morphers - Morphers of the Thunder Rangers.
    • Morphing Call: "Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!"
  • Samurai Cyclone Morpher - Morpher of the Green Samurai Ranger, originally the Samurai Amulet.
    • Morphing Call: "Samurai Storm, Ranger Form!"
  • Battlizer Morpher (Lightning Morpher**) - Device that allows the Red Ranger access to the Battlizer Armor, a power granted to him by the Karminion Skyla.

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

Weapons:

Wind Rangers

  • Ninja Sword/Laser Blaster - Standard Ranger weapon, sword becomes blaster by combining with sheathe.
  • Hawk Blaster (Red Wind Ranger/Shane)
  • Lion Hammer (Yellow Wind Ranger/Dustin)
  • Sonic Fin (Blue Wind Ranger/Tori)
  • Hawk Blaster + Lion Hammer + Sonic Fin = Storm Striker

Thunder Rangers

  • Thunder Staff - Standard Thunder weapons, can serve also as shield (Thunder Shield) and fire laser shurikens (Tornado Star).
  • Navy Antler (Navy Thunder Ranger/Blake)
  • Crimson Blaster (Crimson Thunder Ranger/Hunter)
  • Navy Antler + Crimson Blaster = Thunder Blaster
  • Thunder Blade - A special weapon given to Blake by his original sensei.
  • Samurai Saber - Sword of the Green Ranger, can be used to amplify his voice.
  • Thunder Blaster + Storm Striker = Thunderstorm Cannon
  • 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.

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.
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Zords

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  • Hurricane Megazord (combination of the Storm, Thunder & Samurai Star Megazords)
    • Samurai Star Chopper/Megazord (Cam/Green)
    • Thunderstorm Megazord (combination of the Storm & Thunder Megazords)
      • Storm Megazord (combination of the Ninjazords)
        • Hawkzord (Shane/Red)
        • Lionzord (Dustin/Yellow)
        • Dolphinzord (Tori/Blue)
      • Thunder Megazord (combination of the Thunderzords)
        • Crimson Insectizord (Hunter/Crimson Thunder)
        • Navy Beetlezord (Blake/Navy Thunder)
  • Mighty Mammothzord
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Power Spheres

  • 1-Serpent Sword (Red/Shane)
  • 2-Ram Hammer (Yellow/Dustin)
  • 3-Turtle Mace (Blue/Tori)
  • 4-Spin Blade (Crimson/Hunter)
  • 5-Lion Laser (Yellow/Dustin)
  • 6-Squid Drill (Blue/Tori)
  • 7 & 8-Minizord (Red/Shane & Crimson/Hunter)
  • 9-Ninja Scarf (Red/Shane)
  • 10-Bee Spinner (Green/Cam)
  • 11-Sting Blaster (Navy/Blake)
  • 12-Spider Catcher (Green/Cam)
  • 13-Super Stamp (Red/Shane)
  • 14-Star Blazer (Blue/Tori)
  • 15 & 16 & 17-Ninja Firebird (Green/Cam & Red/Shane & Crimson/Hunter)
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Episode list

  • 1 Prelude to a Storm
  • 2 There's No "I" in Team
  • 3 Beauty and the Beach
  • 4 Looming Thunder
  • 5 Thunder Strangers Part 1
  • 6 Thunder Strangers Part 2
  • 7 Thunder Strangers Part 3
  • 8 Nowhere to Grow
  • 9 Snip It, Snip It Good
  • 10 Return of Thunder Part 1
  • 11 Return of Thunder Part 2
  • 12 Return of Thunder Part 3
  • 13 Return of Thunder Part 4
  • 14 Boxing Bopp-a-Roo
  • 15 Pork Chopped
  • 16 The Samurai's Journey Part 1
  • 17 The Samurai's Journey Part 2
  • 18 The Samurai's Journey Part 3
  • 19 Scent of a Ranger
  • 20 I Love Lothor
  • 21 Good Will Hunter
  • 22 All About Beevil
  • 23 Sensei Switcheroo
  • 24 Tongue and Cheek
  • 25 Brothers in Arms
  • 26 Shane's Karma Part 1
  • 27 Shane's Karma part 2
  • 28 Shimazu Returns Part 1
  • 29 Shimazu Returns part 2
  • 30 The Wild Wipeout
  • 31 Double-Edged Blake
  • 32 Eye of the Storm
  • 33 General Deception Part 1
  • 34 General Deception Part 2
  • 35 A Gem of a Day
  • 36 Down and Dirty
  • 37 Storm Before the Calm Part 1
  • 38 Storm Before the Calm Part 2
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Trivia

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  • 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 female Blue Ranger. This would be repeated for Power Rangers Mystic Force.
  • The first use of Crimson and Navy Rangers.
  • The first Power Ranger team to only have one female rather than the usual two. This would be repeated for Power Rangers Dino Thunder.
  • This was the first Power Rangers series not to feature an African-American ranger.
  • Former PR showrunners Douglas Sloan, Ann Austen and Jackie Marchand returned to the series for Ninja Storm. Doug and Ann left during Power Rangers: Turbo, Jackie left at the end of Power Rangers: Time Force.
  • This is the first series where a team of Power Rangers all had special powers when unmorphed. (although Trip and Katie from Time Force and Andros from Power Rangers: In Space had supedrhuman abilities, they were the only ones with such, not their whole team(s)). This tradition has continued all the way to Power Rangers: Mystic Force.
  • It was the second series to feature a male Yellow Ranger, the first was Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. Power Rangers Mystic Force would also feature a 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 Power Rangers: In Space where Andros and Astronema were siblings.
  • It was the second series to feature a minority (in this instance Samoan) as the Red Ranger.
  • 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 recolored version of the Blue Wind Ranger suit).
  • While the Green Samurai Ranger does have an identity in Ninja Storm; his Japanese counterpart Shurikenger's true identity was his costumed form. Recently, a reversed version of this occurred in Power Rangers: SPD, in which the "Omega Ranger" had no out-of-costume appearances (until the end of the series), but his Super Sentai counterpart , "Dekabreak", did.
  • In "Scent of a Ranger", Cam's computer monitor shows the monster attacking civilians. This is Sentai footage, and those people are the civilian forms of the Hurricangers, Ninja Storm's counterparts.
  • This was the first Power Rangers series to aired exclusively on ABC Kids and ABC Family.
  • Ever since Power Ranger: Lost Galaxy, the previous rangers team up with the current rangers, but this is the only series where there was no team-up episode.
  • This was the first Ranger series since Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy where the Rangers battled extra-terrestrial beings.
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