Power Rangers: Legend of the Seven Chimeras

[CaptainManbeard]

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My character will be slightly flirtatious, and I’m sure everyone in the school would know of him since he likes to host fundraisers for various charities and such and is always smiling and bringing joy even though he’s internally troubled by his own demons. He’s the “rich kid” but is always giving more of himself than is given. He has an ex who you can use later in the story as some sort of evil something if you want.

So, in regards to the Zords , I know it’s a nanosuit but you never answered my question about my character having ties with Udonna and has ties with magic to a degree. I was wondering about his Zord if he could summon something and fuse with it to remain within the limits of 11-12 feet tall. He’d summon a mythical Siren/Banshee and fuse with them to initiate Banshee Mode which would be his Zord mode.

If none of that is okay I can work around it. Just thought it would be cool to do. Kinda wanted to blend my characters magical heritage with the technology involved with the suits. Nonetheless, I’m extremely excited.

@WindsOfFate

Oh shit, sorry, I completely forgot you had asked that. I actually didn't know who Udonna was, so I had to do a quick search, lol. While I have watched all the openings and a few clips and episodes from the later series, I generally don't actively remember most of the names beyond the Zordon-era episodes. Mighty Morphin first came out in 1993 when I was like 11, and I watched everything PR-related religiously up until Tommy left during Turbo. Once Tommy, my favorite character, was gone, I didn't really care anymore and stopped watching. He was the only reason I kept watching Power Rangers into my teens, lol. I didn't touch anything PR-related again for many years, only getting hit with the nostalgia bug when I was in my early 30s (I'm 39 now).

So, anyway, about your magic question - I am okay with him having ties to Mana-sensitive bloodlines, but for the most part, special powers should not be public knowledge until the emergence of them as Power Rangers and the monsters Bandora sends out. I propose two suggestions - Sacha either does not know of his magical heritage until the Nanosuit unlocks it, prompting specialized solo training with Zordon until they find him a proper instructor, or he already has some magical ability but is sworn to keep the existence of his kind a secret.

As for your other question, since this version of a Zord is power armor that does not have the same molding properties of the Nanosuit, I'm not sure your Banshee Mode idea would qualify as one. That being said, I am still perfectly fine with you having the Banshee Mode as a power-up, perhaps an advanced version of the Siren's powerset that implements his unique magical talent. I suppose if you'd rather not have a mechanical Zord, we could say that the Black Ranger's mech got destroyed or is somehow inactive, so Sacha uses Banshee Mode to compensate.

As for the mechanisms behind Zord use, I envision them as sitting in escape pod-like chambers on the ship, ready to be deployed when needed. If you'll recall, I shared a link to Iron Man summoning the Hulkbuster armor a while back, and I envision the calling of Zords looking similar to that. Zordon could have the ship cloaked orbiting the Earth and just as the Hulkbuster pod fires off from the satellite, the Zord pods fire off from the ship.

Another option for you, Winds, would be to have Sacha not as a Ranger, but a fully trained sorcerer who comes to assist the team. Perhaps one of his ancestors knew Zordon and fought Bandora's army. That would give an explanation for his non-Ranger appearance and you can use Banshee Mode as a power-up all your own.

And yet another alternative is to say Sacha is quite skilled in Alchemy and Transmutation, and he uses that to further alter his Nanosuit and Black Ranger Zord. If using this third option, the Zord could be used as extra matter for a body-mass transmutation that fuses the Zord with his body to enable Banshee Mode. But since it is so fundamentally different from how the other Zords work, it might be better to go with one of the earlier options suggested.

Just some ideas to mull over. Sorry I left you hanging on that before, lol. While I don't know a lot about Udonna, feel free to use her in your backstory however you see fit.

[WindsOfFate]

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Oh shit, sorry, I completely forgot you had asked that. I actually didn't know who Udonna was, so I had to do a quick search, lol. While I have watched all the openings and a few clips and episodes from the later series, I generally don't actively remember most of the names beyond the Zordon-era episodes. Mighty Morphin first came out in 1993 when I was like 11, and I watched everything PR-related religiously up until Tommy left during Turbo. Once Tommy, my favorite character, was gone, I didn't really care anymore and stopped watching. He was the only reason I kept watching Power Rangers into my teens, lol. I didn't touch anything PR-related again for many years, only getting hit with the nostalgia bug when I was in my early 30s (I'm 39 now).

So, anyway, about your magic question - I am okay with him having ties to Mana-sensitive bloodlines, but for the most part, special powers should not be public knowledge until the emergence of them as Power Rangers and the monsters Bandora sends out. I propose two suggestions - Sacha either does not know of his magical heritage until the Nanosuit unlocks it, prompting specialized solo training with Zordon until they find him a proper instructor, or he already has some magical ability but is sworn to keep the existence of his kind a secret.

As for your other question, since this version of a Zord is power armor that does not have the same molding properties of the Nanosuit, I'm not sure your Banshee Mode idea would qualify as one. That being said, I am still perfectly fine with you having the Banshee Mode as a power-up, perhaps an advanced version of the Siren's powerset that implements his unique magical talent. I suppose if you'd rather not have a mechanical Zord, we could say that the Black Ranger's mech got destroyed or is somehow inactive, so Sacha uses Banshee Mode to compensate.

As for the mechanisms behind Zord use, I envision them as sitting in escape pod-like chambers on the ship, ready to be deployed when needed. If you'll recall, I shared a link to Iron Man summoning the Hulkbuster armor a while back, and I envision the calling of Zords looking similar to that. Zordon could have the ship cloaked orbiting the Earth and just as the Hulkbuster pod fires off from the satellite, the Zord pods fire off from the ship.

Another option for you, Winds, would be to have Sacha not as a Ranger, but a fully trained sorcerer who comes to assist the team. Perhaps one of his ancestors knew Zordon and fought Bandora's army. That would give an explanation for his non-Ranger appearance and you can use Banshee Mode as a power-up all your own.

And yet another alternative is to say Sacha is quite skilled in Alchemy and Transmutation, and he uses that to further alter his Nanosuit and Black Ranger Zord. If using this third option, the Zord could be used as extra matter for a body-mass transmutation that fuses the Zord with his body to enable Banshee Mode. But since it is so fundamentally different from how the other Zords work, it might be better to go with one of the earlier options suggested.

Just some ideas to mull over. Sorry I left you hanging on that before, lol. While I don't know a lot about Udonna, feel free to use her in your backstory however you see fit.

@CaptainManbeard

Okay, awesome. I think I’ll have him as a fully trained sorcerer sworn to secrecy only to rise when the world needs defending, and he takes the guise of a high school senior. Thank you for allowing this. Maybe his master was a sworn brother to Zordon and helped in the last war but got gravely injured and eventually died; however, he left behind Sacha to help the Rangers with the best of his abilities. Does that work?

[CaptainManbeard]

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Okay, awesome. I think I’ll have him as a fully trained sorcerer sworn to secrecy only to rise when the world needs defending, and he takes the guise of a high school senior. Thank you for allowing this. Maybe his master was a sworn brother to Zordon and helped in the last war but got gravely injured and eventually died; however, he left behind Sacha to help the Rangers with the best of his abilities. Does that work?

@WindsOfFate

Most of that works, except the "left behind to help the Rangers" part, since there were no Rangers after they sacrificed themselves and Zordon locked Bandora's Nanosuit away. It wasn't until the earthquake in Antarctica I mentioned that Zordon's ship was dislodged from the ice. So, the world was without Power Rangers for quite some time prior to the current team.

I would advise against having Sacha be centuries old like Zordon, though - even if he is a fully trained sorcerer, he should probably still be fairly young so he can better relate to the teenage Rangers. "Fully trained" does not have to mean "experienced master," and he could still be legitimately seventeen and in high school like the others. For instance, there are teenagers who have blackbelts in Karate and are considered "fully trained" in a sense. A Jedi Knight can be considered "fully trained" even if they are still quite young.

Hmmmm. I'd like to propose an idea, and see what you think:

Sacha is seventeen and a senior like the others at Angel Grove High School, but he just moved to town recently. Granny Udonna, his caretaker and mentor, had been experiencing visions over the Summer, and she had a growing sense that Angel Grove would become a place of great importance in the near future. Part of her powerset included passively sending her own energy backwards through time, giving her past self fragmented glimpses of the future. These visions were never crystal-clear, with many details fleeting like a dream you had just awakened from.

But this vision was a lot stronger than usual, pulling her to Angel Grove. Thus, her and Sacha relocated there and he enrolled at the local high school. She instructed him to keep an eye out for anything unusual around town, and on the first day of school, Sacha can sense a strange energy coming from Tommy, which happens to be the Nanosuit capsules sitting in his backpack. Then Sascha secretly eavesdrops on Tommy telling the others about the suits, and reports back to Udonna. She then reveals to Sacha for the first time that she is in fact many centuries old, and that these Nanosuits must mean that Zordon has re-emerged, which means it's likely Bandora is back as well.

At this point, Udonna brings Sacha up to date on her time with Zordon fighting Bandora in the past, and she instructs him to do whatever he can to help the Rangers. He then approaches them at school the next day to offer his aid, they don't trust him at first, but once he mentions Udonna, Zordon vouches for him.

What do you think? I feel like that is a good fusion of our ideas that will make for a great team dynamic.

[WindsOfFate]

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Most of that works, except the "left behind to help the Rangers" part, since there were no Rangers after they sacrificed themselves and Zordon locked Bandora's Nanosuit away. It wasn't until the earthquake in Antarctica I mentioned that Zordon's ship was dislodged from the ice. So, the world was without Power Rangers for quite some time prior to the current team.

I would advise against having Sacha be centuries old like Zordon, though - even if he is a fully trained sorcerer, he should probably still be fairly young so he can better relate to the teenage Rangers. "Fully trained" does not have to mean "experienced master," and he could still be legitimately seventeen and in high school like the others. For instance, there are teenagers who have blackbelts in Karate and are considered "fully trained" in a sense. A Jedi Knight can be considered "fully trained" even if they are still quite young.

Hmmmm. I'd like to propose an idea, and see what you think:

Sacha is seventeen and a senior like the others at Angel Grove High School, but he just moved to town recently. Granny Udonna, his caretaker and mentor, had been experiencing visions over the Summer, and she had a growing sense that Angel Grove would become a place of great importance in the near future. Part of her powerset included passively sending her own energy backwards through time, giving her past self fragmented glimpses of the future. These visions were never crystal-clear, with many details fleeting like a dream you had just awakened from.

But this vision was a lot stronger than usual, pulling her to Angel Grove. Thus, her and Sacha relocated there and he enrolled at the local high school. She instructed him to keep an eye out for anything unusual around town, and on the first day of school, Sacha can sense a strange energy coming from Tommy, which happens to be the Nanosuit capsules sitting in his backpack. Then Sascha secretly eavesdrops on Tommy telling the others about the suits, and reports back to Udonna. She then reveals to Sacha for the first time that she is in fact many centuries old, and that these Nanosuits must mean that Zordon has re-emerged, which means it's likely Bandora is back as well.

At this point, Udonna brings Sacha up to date on her time with Zordon fighting Bandora in the past, and she instructs him to do whatever he can to help the Rangers. He then approaches them at school the next day to offer his aid, they don't trust him at first, but once he mentions Udonna, Zordon vouches for him.

What do you think? I feel like that is a good fusion of our ideas that will make for a great team dynamic.

@CaptainManbeard

I'm COMPLETELY ON BOARD WITH THAT IDEA!!!!. I appreciate that you took the time to fuse my idea with your story. Thank you for that and for allowing me to even bring that element into the story. I am so very excited for this to start. Again, I appreciate it.

[Forsythe]

Umm, except in canon, Rita/Bandora is the head honcho of good magic, so who is replacing that? :D

[CaptainManbeard]

Umm, except in canon, Rita/Bandora is the head honcho of good magic, so who is replacing that? :D

@Forsythe

[WindsOfFate]

Sa'Cha

Sa’Cha Harroea
_{”Embrace the song of the Siren. Fill the world with sound!”}
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Black Sorcerer

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Personality: Sa’Cha is extremely kind when it comes to his friends and family. Even when he meets a stranger, he always tries to make sure they’re comfortable. He is strong willed and determined. He has been called playful and a perfectionist. Sa’Cha’s different when duty calls. He is calculating and strikes to bring fear to the hearts of his enemies. He protects, it’s in his blood.

Skills: Aside from his amazing cooking skills, his grandmother saw fit to have him train in martial arts to help with her secret cause. His reflexes are so great, he can snatch a fly out of the air with chopsticks. He’s an amazing gardener.

Abilities: By tapping into the arcane energies of the world, Sa’Cha can transform into the Black Sorcerer. By speaking the words “Embrace the song of the Siren. Fill the world with sound” he is able to channel the power to allow his mana to fill. Once transformed, he wields the Staff of Cliodhna.

History: Sa’Cha was left in the care of his great grandmother when his parents perished. Sa’Cha was told at a young age that his parents didn’t suffer and that the cause of their deaths was natural, but he has always been curious. Nonetheless, he followed the path his grandmother placed before him. She always gave him free will to do what he wanted, but he was all she had, and he had to make sure she was taken care of. At the age of 14, Sa’Cha came out to his grandmother that he was bisexual.

His grandmother was his entire world. She’d taught him about the world of magic. She taught him how to brew potions strong enough to break the strongest of minds and subdue the bravest of souls. She’d taught him about the beauty in nature and how give and take from it. He was a fully realized sorcerer by the age of 16. Recently, his grandmother experienced strong visions, and moved them to a place known as Angel Grove. She didn’t tell him what the visions were, but that he had a mission. He was to enroll in Angel Grove High, blend in and report anything out of the ordinary to her. As a Senior, he hopes to make his grandmother proud.

[Forsythe]

Let's see how many seasons we can make references to xD

[CaptainManbeard]

@WindsOfFate Nice start to your character! Though, for his normal human form, would you be able to find a live action image to use? Once we all have our char sheets done, I want to use the images to create our own opening theme video, and it would look cooler if all the character images were real people instead of some being LA and some being drawings. XD

[CaptainManbeard]

Or I guess another option would be to just say you can use whatever images you want, and then I could recreate them all in Sims 4 and do an opening theme using modded combat footage in the game, similar to this other opening I did a while back for my Mallory Dane story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpIwd3soH08

[CaptainManbeard]

Sorry to post again so soon, but I also wanted to share this link that shows off a number of potential Power Rangers suits:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/445997169353072195/

[Crimson Flame]

Ooh, I like this. But you know… without the boobs… Because male Pink Ranger…

[CaptainManbeard]

Ooh, I like this. But you know… without the boobs… Because male Pink Ranger…

@Crimson Flame

So men can't have boobs? Ahem *coughs*

[CaptainManbeard]

Hey Crimson, another option, since you mentioned photokinesis, is to be a Rainbow Ranger, since all the colors can be refracted from white light. Best of all, this one actually has a male body! Alternatively, you could use this as an eventual power-up and call it Rainbow Mode or something :D.

[Crimson Flame]

The gay pride ranger.

[WindsOfFate]

The way I just laughed at men having boobs. Y'all are too much.

The gay pride ranger.

@Crimson Flame

You should totally do it. I mean Sa'Cha is bisexual and a force to be reckoned with.

[CaptainManbeard]

Yes! LGBT romance in a Power Rangers story is a must-have! If I ever got the chance to helm a legit PR show, the Pink Ranger would be male, he'd develop a gay romance with the sixth Ranger who eventually joins the team mid-way through the first season, and the Red Ranger and leader would be a strong-willed bisexual woman of color. I'd tell the execs, "I only want ONE white person on the team, and he's going to be the Pink Ranger. Oh, and he's gay. These demands are non-negotiable." LOL

[CaptainManbeard]

So I was going through looking for images for Zordon and Bandora, and while this would require me to tweak their backstory slightly, using these two actors as faceclaims would be absolutely perfect. Plus the pod White Vision stands in would be perfect for the holographic projector in the Command Center.

[Forsythe]

Why Bandora human? Make her an alien, she is not from Earth after all. Maybe from Aquitar?

Unrelated: Anyone caught the reference in my sheet? ;P

[CaptainManbeard]

Why Bandora human? Make her an alien, she is not from Earth after all. Maybe from Aquitar?

Unrelated: Anyone caught the reference in my sheet? ;P

@Forsythe

She's not actually human, she just uses glamours. In my original idea, she was going to have taken the form of a Japanese woman, and I mentioned she had descendants in Japan that she would seek out as new hosts of the Purple Nanosuit since her original body would have been destroyed. So, if I use Katherine Hahn instead, I would tweak her backstory to have her descendants in the US.

And which reference are you alluding to? I'll go back and look at your CS again, lol.