And to celebrate, Den of Geek USA has unveiled a super first look at the Power Rangers Ninja Steel trailer, courtesy of Nickelodeon and Saban Brands, which you can check out below!:
Exclusive First Look: Power Rangers Ninja Steel by denofgeek
Here's the official synopsis:
"With the franchise’s 24th season, Saban Brands' Power Rangers Ninja Steel starts deep in space, where Galvanax is the reigning champion of the most popular intergalactic game show in the universe in which monsters battle to prove who is the mightiest warrior. Galvanax is determined to become invincible by controlling the mythical Ninja Nexus Prism, which contains six supernatural Ninja Power Stars. The only thing standing in his way is a new team of heroic teenage Power Rangers who possess it. The evil Galvanax sends his warrior contestants down to Earth to steal the Ninja Power Stars, where each epic battle against the Power Rangers is broadcast throughout the universe. Together, the Rangers must master their arsenal of Ninja Power Stars, Zords and Megazords, each made of legendary Ninja Steel, in order to stop this evil threat and save Earth from destruction."
The trailer doesn't give us many shots of the new Ninja Steel team, but we do get a few glimpses that provide some clues. First off, the Blue Ranger is dressed in a fancy suit. This could mean his character is close to his Sentai counterpart, who was an uptight wizard.
The biggest moment that will leave Power Rangers fans either excited or scratching their heads is a very quick shot of the Rangers fighting what very closely resembles one of the Fearcats (specifically Mig) from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive. What is a Fearcat doing there? Does one of the villains of Overdrive have something to do with Galvanax? It is possible it's just another of the Fearcats race, but Dino Charge also featured an important villain from a previous season in the background of a scene, so who knows?
Here's the cast of Power Rangers Ninja Steel:
Will Shewfelt as Brody, the Red Ranger
Chrysti Ane Lopes as Sarah, the Pink Ranger
Nico Greetham as Calvin the Yellow Ranger
Zoe Robins as Hayley, the White Ranger
Peter Sudarso as Preston, The Blue Ranger
The summary for the series is itself intriguing, baring little resemblance to Ninninger, Toei's 39th ninja-themed Super Sentai special effects series in Japan. That series tackled a family legacy and ninja school while battling to become, “the last ninja.” Here, the villains seem to be the ones in competition with the Rangers caught in the middle. The best part is that all the battles will be broadcast throughout the universe. This might hint that world building could become a central aspect of this new series, but only time will tell.
The show's logo not only incoprorates the main shurkien logo from its Japanese counterpart, Ninninger, but also has a space looking background to it. This lines up with the whole "intergalactic game show" section on the summary. Ninjas, in space? Power Rangers has done it before with Ninja Storm.
Fans can watch Power Rangers Ninja Steel, the 24th season of the hit franchise, which will introduce fans to the next generation of Power Rangers, when the season premieres in January 2017, only on Nickelodeon USA!
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