Morphylogeny

Power Rangers Ninja Storm

#478: PRNS 1320 "I Love Lothor".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Hurricanger, episodes 9, 10, & 26.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:28;00.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
PRNS 1311/1318.

Navy Thunder & Green Samurai's morphing sequences.

Recycled but first time montage.

HURRI #26.

Navy & Green Samurai rush over to Blue's downed side concernedly. Mr Ratwell talks and fires his bow at them, so Navy & Green Samurai stand up and block Blue from getting hit by dozens of laser arrows, bursting them.

Cuts follow-ups of Ratwell raising bow and talking, then firing bow with different attachment.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell begins to raise bow.

Single frame artifact of cut shot, due to poor editing. Get ready for a few of these this ep...

HURRI #26.

Struck by red arrows, Navy & Green Samurai crackle.

Cuts before superimposed explosion appears over them.

HURRI #26.

All three Rangers are exploded into the air.

HURRI #26.

The Rangers fall to the ground, Navy's Thunder Staff impaled in the sand beside Mr Ratwell, who steps up then talks about with arm gesturing.

HURRI #26.

Blue nod-talks as she tries to get up, but falls back down. Green Samurai tries similarly, with the same results. Navy is able to successfully get back up while talking, pulling out his Antler weapon and staggering over toward Mr Ratwell, who taunts him. Blue reacts, as Navy readies weapon. Mr Ratwell fires laser arrows at Navy repeatedly.

Shot 1 cuts to reduce dialogue; Cuts follow-up of more arrows hitting him.

HURRI #26.

Blue nod-talks as she tries to get up.

Recycled, trimmed.

HURRI #26.

Navy's Antlers fly through the air and land beside Green Samurai, who struggles to get up to no avail. Navy spreads arms defiantly as Blue talks up to him, Mr Ratwell speaks and fires his bow again, blasting Navy repeatedly with some more laser arrows.

Cuts final shot to reduce length.

HURRI #26.

Navy sharply looks forth, as Mr Ratwell talks, then raises bow with different attachment on it and fires.

Shot 1 is trimmed heavily to remove pan-up from visorless Blue and cut on his dialogue.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell raises bow with different attachment on it and fires.

Recycled, trimmed to end.

HURRI #26.

Navy guards visorless Blue on beach.

Single frame artifact of shot otherwise cut, due to poor editing; this shot is actually US replaced to make the explosion behind instead of in front.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai reacts, reaching out on his knees.

HURRI #26.

Close on Green Samurai reacting.

HURRI #26.

Navy's feet stagger forth.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell reacts, Navy approaches closer, so Ratwell prepares his bow, only to have the Ranger grab his hand and squeeze it until he drops his weapon on the beach. Navy winds up his fist and punches.

US replaces follow-ups due to headblow.

HURRI #26.

Navy remains in place as Mr Ratwell flies back and falls to the ground, writhing. Navy lowers his fist, talking and breathing deeply. Green Samurai talks in a crouch, then looks down and picks up the Antler weapon, shouts out, and tosses it at Navy, who grabs his Staff, twirls it around as blue electricity crackles. As more energy pulsates about, the Antler attaches to the end of the Thunder Staff, which Navy then twirls around amid electricity. Mr Ratwell recovers and frets, before charging forth, Navy readying Staff, sparkily slashing the monster twice, before jabbing the Antler end forth.

Shot 4 is trimmed to reduce dialogue.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell is about to get stabbed by the Antler end of the Staff.

Single frame artifact of cut shot, due to poor editing.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell writhes, as Navy lifts up his Staff, raising Mr Ratwell into the air, crackling him until he explodes massively.

US replaces follow-up due to headblow.

HURRI #09.

Growth scroll flies in, unfolds, and activates.

Recycled; Replaces Hurri #26's robot double growth method.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell towers over us gigantically.

HURRI #26.

Samurai Star Chopper flies across the CGI landscape.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #26.

Samurai Star Chopper flies over the camera.

Recycled, per source; I should note the first two frames aren't colortimed properly. There's a LOT of that in this episode, Sentai shots lacking PR colortiming in the first frame or two.

HURRI #10.

Crimson Insectizord smashes through some rocks, and Navy Beetlezord leaps over a forested mountain.

Recycled.

HURRI #26.

The Thunders race alongside their Zords, before backflipping into the cockpit.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai ziplines up to his Samurai Star Chopper cockpit.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai Ranger inserts his Samurai Saber into the cockpit control and sits down. He grips his Samurai Cyclone Morpher, causing the Samurai Star Chopper to transform into the Samurai Star Megazord.

Recycled, per source.

HURRI #26.

In a dark swirling tunnel, Insectizord & Beetlezord come together to form Thunder Megazord.

Recycled, per source; trimmed to end.

HURRI #26.

Yellow electricity crackles.

Recycled single frame artifact of cut shot, due to poor editing.

HURRI #26.

Thunder Megazord punches its left fist forth and begins to charge it up.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-up of Ratwell turning to face Megazords.

HURRI #26.

Ratwell with his back to us.

Single frame artifact of cut shot, due to poor editing.

HURRI #26.

Samurai Star & Thunder Megazords pose battle ready, while Mr Ratwell rubs his bow and aims it forth.

Cuts follow-ups of Ratwell's bow aimed forth, and Samurai Star rushing into battle.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai motions hand forth, Samurai Star Megazord takes off its chest star and flings it at Mr Ratwell, who drops on his back to avoid it and fires his bow at the Megazord, which gawks helplessly, when Thunder Megazord's antlered fist blocks the blast.

Cuts follow-up of Ratwell reacting.

HURRI #26.

Navy slides his HUD to the side and talks to our left.

Cuts follow-ups of Green Samurai snapping fingers and the chest star returns, hitting Ratwell on the way back.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai nod-talks in zoom in, and tilts head slightly. Navy nod-talks to our left, then looks ahead. Crimson pushes his HUD aside and nod-talks to our left. Green Samurai gives a thumbs-up. Samurai Star Megazord flies up and converts back to Chopper mode. Green Samurai gestures in cockpit.

Cuts before Green turns to face us, then cuts follow-up of Chopper backing up.

HURRI #26.

Samurai Star Chopper connects to Thunder Megazord's shoulders, forming the Samurai Thunder Megazord!

Shot 2 is textless, unlike source; a bird flying overhead is also digitally erased.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell reacts, as we see quick close-ups of Samurai Thunder Megazord's parts. In a three-split cockpit shot, the Thunders nod-talk while Green Samurai salutes. Samurai Thunder Megazord lowers arms, zoom in between its legs, and we see the Winds on the beach looking upward.

Shot 1 trims start to remove Ratwell getting up; last shot cuts before they can talk.

HURRI #26.

Mr Ratwell talks at Samurai Thunder Megazord, then aims his bow, Green Samurai speaks, the Chopper propeller spins, the Megazord rises off the ground, push in and down on the Thunders in their cockpits. Mr Ratwell looks upward and aims his bow at Samurai Thunder Megazord, which hovers above him, swatting away laser arrows. It then returns fire, blasting down upon the monster, before swooping by and striking Mr Ratwell as it passes.

Last shot trims off an addition two Antler-swats of arrows at start; cuts follow-ups of Ratwell crackling, then Megazord landing and turning to face him.

HURRI #26.

Green Samurai gestures hand and talks, the Thunders also speaking, as Samurai Thunder Megazord charges up with blue electricity, then fires energy from its propellers and cannons all at once at Mr Ratwell, who glows, expands, and disintegrates.

HURRI #26.

Pan down as Samurai Thunder Megazord stands triumphant.

Fades to black.

Ending Credits