Posts

Showing posts from September, 2024

Odd One Out: When A Ranger Is Actually FULLY Non-Human, In A Team Of Humans

Image
This week's Boonboomger gives an explosive revelation. Yes, it's that Genba is actually a cat-like alien from the planet Bureki. Was this a sudden twist or not? Given how superhero shows tend to operate -- it may or it may not. Super Sentai copies tropes here and there so I'm not too surprised. Was this an attempt to add layers or what? Genba has a grudge against Disrace who harmed the planet Bureki -- before the show even began. I realized that some rangers are uniquely non-human in a team of humans. Sure, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger had four members who were aliens and only two were humans. Here, I'm talking about non-human rangers in a team of humans. That means half-humans like Eiji Takaoka in Gougou Sentai Boukenger aren't included.  Aside from Genba -- here are the rest you may or may not remember...  Sion from Mirai Sentai Timeranger Timeranger was the very first Super Sentai series to introduce a non-human character. Okay, in Star Wars terminology -- Sion would