In all honesty, DekaMaster Wolzard and the King-Ohger suits are the only ones on par with AbareKiller. This Is genuinely the best suit in ranger and sentai history
If there’s one thing Power Rangers loves, it’s good guys brainwashed into being villains. Tommy, Kat, Karone, Ryan, Merrick, the Bradley Brothers, Trent, Leanbow, Tenaya, Ollie - they should start a mind control recovery support group.
@@user-id1mq7cg3c Dillon yes, but Karone’s here - she’s the third one on the list! I’m not about to forget the best redemption arc the show’s ever done!
What I love about Trent and Tommy's relationship is that the two of them have both been white rangers before and have both been corrupted by an evil source into fighting their own friends as evil rangers. In Tommy's case, that's Rita's Dark Magic. In Trent's case, that's Mesogog's tampering with the White Dino Gem. I felt for both of them during their internal struggles, but I'm glad that Trent wasn't immediately forgiven for his past misdeeds, it was a gradual build to regaining his self-composure, his independence outside of the gem's influence and their trust, which was written in a believable manner. Tommy's redemption felt too fast, imo. I'm glad he was redeemed but there was hardly any trust issues that erupted from their conflicts. I guess that's why I'll always prefer Dino Thunder over Mighty Morphin'. Which honestly makes it a great sequel series.
Two things wrong with your gripe. Tommy was forgiven fast because they know for a fact, it was Rita who caused all of that. He never made them believe not once he was on their side. He went head first under that spell. While Trent was initially good being forced to be evil by the gem. While under it's control, he pretended to be on their side, only to double cross them. It was constant betrayal. That's why it took longer to trust Trent. He would say and do another. That's untrustworthy. Though they were similar situations, it was different. Both played out like it was supposed to.
@@DOLLAMAC190 I understand that, and I know that their circumstances are massively different. But even then, as the leader, I'd be skeptical on occasions. I mean, he's still the Green Ranger at that point and whose to say that Rita couldn't have brainwashed him again?
On top of this, Trent was clearly tossed under the ringer even when he was on the team in comparison to Tommy because the direction was written to be more realistic when compared to Mighty Morphin' which was inspired by Saved By The Bell. I understand that Tommy Oliver is a fan favourite, but his redemption felt too easily earned when compared to other sixth rangers, such as Merrick, Leanbow and Eric. Like he isn't devoid of criticism. Especially in Dino Thunder since he was the one who created the Biozords and the Tyrannodrones.
@@DOLLAMAC190 Well said sir. Tommy had no choice as he was taken one day walking home from school/karate practice. Tommy also hung back always preferring to be called in when needed either it be workouts or martial arts practice pre green candle. All which due to how he felt being under Rita's spell. Jason felt guilt for not saving green rangers powers that lasted half way into the second season haunting him and staggering his confidence. The evil green ranger arc had the most impact during and after all was said and done.
@@troymack8205 The stuff with the Green Candle was explored well, I'll give you that. I'm not saying that there weren't visible signs of trauma on Tommy's side, or feelings of guilt on Jason's side. But again, even with the knowledge that he was brainwashed, I'd still be second-guessing his actions until I could fully trust him again, since there's always the chance Rita could've taken over his mind again using her powers.
What I like is that the Dino Rangers, namely Connor, slowly started being able to fight back instead of getting stomped the whole way through while still making the White Ranger seem strong. Connor quickly became the strongest ranger due to Triassic Mode and his battlizer, but Trent never felt like he got shafted power wise. They managed to make the Dino Rangers catch up while still maintaining the White Ranger's prestige.
I love this trilogy. It's almost poetic. Tommy was the evil green ranger then became the good white ranger. With Trent it's opposite. What's also interesting is that originally they toyed with Trent dying like Mikoto did in Abaranger, but Disney wouldn't have it, so they split the white ranger into two which made the story better. Also, amberizing Doctor O, had the effects of the rangers having to rely on each other. Originally this was not part of the plan. JDF (RIP) had to go run his schools. Thankfully we also got Legacy of Power and Fighting Spirit. Dino Thunder was such a great season. I only wish the producers had stuck around for SPD. That season would've been WAY BETTER!
I'm just like trent, I have two dogs inside me. One that wants to agree with you, and the other that won't let me forget how much I enjoyed Samurai. With rpm and mega force going right behind those two, I'm a younger fan so I have no bias for the og series as it was created in a time setting before me, but I did love the Ooze movie.
Connor: “Just so you know, good do not wear white” Tommy: “Um…I wore white”(RIP JDF) Alyssa, Dominick, Udonna, Sam, Kat, Delphine, Hayley: “Same here ✋🏾”
Trent in 2024 "Its okay guys look at the back, it says I stand with Ukraine." Tommy "Its cool you guys, he's not evil" Trent "Great, thanks. Oh hey Doctor O, can you cover for me later? I gotta go to a Pro Palestine march. From the river to the sea........"
This. This is why I kept watching Dino Thunder. I started it because Tommy was back, but I kept watching because of the character development, and episodes like "White Thunder", which took familiar elements from Mighty Morphin, like an evil Ranger, but turning it on its head so that it's not so familiar. Unlike Tommy, who was introduced in the very episode he became the Green Ranger, we were introduced to Trent in the third episode of the season, and so we had six episodes (he wasn't in episodes 4 and 5) to get to know him before he became the White Ranger. It just added that extra lair of drama that Mighty Morphin tried to go for with Tommy being the Evil Green Ranger, but ultimately failed to land. It also added that extra suspense for us as the audience because "Green with Evil" wrapped up in five days and then Tommy joined the team. But with Trent, we had to wait weeks to see if the Dino Gem's evil influence on him would be shaken or not. I loved it.
The way they adapted the story of Abarekiller was honestly really well done. Still, it would have been a little truer to the original character to keep him as a lone wolf antihero-type once he freed himself, given that the lack of participatory footage from Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger created the sole drawback of Trent's later presence in the series- his minimal presence in fights once he turned good.
Eh, I kinda prefer when Rangers does it’s own, very unique thing with Sentai footage. From a production standpoint it shows the creativity of the writers and gives me a reason to watch and assess both by their own merits instead of trying to compare them as an adaptation.
What I like most about this arc is the parallels between Trent and Anton. They are both forcibly taken over by a power beyond their control. But in Anton's case, he still retains a lot of himself, who he really is, despite his monstrous alter-ego. Trent isn't so lucky, slowly losing himself to the white gems influence until he is unrecognisable. Because of this, we see Anton's best qualities start to shine through. Before now, he seemed rather cold and uncaring. But he does care for Trent and would never want him to go through the same thing he does with Mezagog. And it's _because_ of Mezagog that Trent is going through this in the first place. This culminates in Anton eventually being the one to free his son of the gems influence. Very fitting. Trent was turned bad because of Mezagog, but is saved from this curse by his father. The good side winning out over the bad side.
Want also a connection between green with evil and white thunder is that they are both "dragon" rangers while white called his Draco zord the connection is still there
Trent, Anton, Mesogog and the dynamics between all of them are the reason Dino Thunder is one of my favorite (if not the most favorite) Power Rangers season. Not just that, but the fact that instead of being similar to it's Sentai counterpart, Abaranger, the writers have managed to make a whole new refreshing story.
Although the white dino ranger clone was in order to keep using abarekiller footage of him fighting the rangers it was a good idea soo it could create a parallel between Anton and Trent with their evil counterparts
Man, I understood what people back in the day must have felt about the original Green Ranger without even knowing they were a thing when I saw White Thunder for the first time. Trent as the White Ranger is my favorite evil Ranger in the entire series, because these episodes were the BOMB.
I like how his weapon is a giant feather too, and he "draws" his light arrows when firing them. I know it was intentional fitting this aspect with Trent being an artist, but I gotta say it works so well. I grew up on Power Rangers and Dino Thunder was my main series (though I also watched Ninja Storm, SPD, and Mystic Force). Dino Thunder will always hold a special place in my heart.
I just started DT last night and dude Mesagog is so freakin cool! The part where he’s interrogating Kira and he just teleports around the room to scare her was so epic!
I guess that’s why Dino Thunder is just another thing to love. The detail and hidden beauty with the writing ✍️ especially for this trilogy is amazing to this day
dino thunder took such a different direction from abaranger, some better and some worse. trent and mikoto are so similar but so different, and theyre both amazing characters
Dino thunder still holds up for the most part was 7 years old when this one came out on toondisney back in the day an Evil white ranger and Tommy coming back one final time as a team leader was awesome solid me on it alone when the trailer came out ❤❤❤
Dino thunder was peak power rangers. It had the best acting it had Tommy and it had the best writing. It wasn’t just meant for kids it was meant for those who grew up with mighty morphin and zeo
The one thing I would change with Trent was that his megazord got more screen time after he gained control of the gem and joining the team. The Dino Stegozord Megazord was my favourite and I was really bummed that they didn’t use it more often even tho Trent didn’t need to steal the Stegozord for it now
I have a theory that The White Drago Morpher, while being at it's "evil" stage, worked just like Venom to Spider-Man, an symbiont. Basically, the White Drago Morpher was made to just an strong being (Mesogog) controll the true power of the Dino Gem, and since Trent (an human weak being) took the Morpher for himself without knowing, as he wasn't about to controll the Morpher Power, the Morpher used the energy of the Dino Gem to impose it's will over Trent and so, to release bad emotions and behavior over Trent to cause him this destructive behavior over everyone. In the end, what the Electro Bolt of Mesogogs lab did to Trents Morpher, was destroying the Morpher will over it's user, and so, killing the Symbiotic Morpher. If that never happened, and Trent continued using the evil version of the Morpher, probably, he would end up dying and his Dino Gem would explode, and that explosion, being chaotic to all of Reefside (just like what happened in Super Sentai). That's my theory.
When I was a teenager and watched PRDT on TV, this trilogy and the whole evil White Ranger arc blew my mind. Not only he has one of the best suits ever in PR (even until now), but it was so well written and kept me in the edge of the chair. I think Trent redemption and how the White Ranger was nerfed after that is kind of depressing, but at least he got a good conclusion. Years later, when I saw the Super Sentai counterpart, Abaranger, even tho I think Abare Killer (White Ranger's counterpart) was a bit more interesting because he was evil not being controlled or anything, just because he wanted to, I still thought evil Trent was as good arc and I still love it. I remember in a panel, Jeffrey Parazzo (Trent actor) said that he watched the Super Sentai counterpart and wanted to look like AbareKiller and expected, like him, to be evil till the very end.
I remember being a kid who's first series was wild force so I had a bit of idea of extra rangers but seeing the white ranger for the first time absolutely annilalating a monster that would've taken a whole episode for the main trio to beat then seeing him take down the trio with such ease was such a core memory. It really ingrained in me how good a anti-hero could be at such a young age even though I didn't have the exact words for what the white ranger was at that time. It was a different type of beat down compared to the ones the wildforce and ninjastorm rangers experienced for the first time. Despite it being sentai footage, to this day I have never felt a anti-hero debut as powerful as the one the white ranger showed. Trent's struggle to "control" his power was also probably my first time into learning about super powered evil sides with emphasize on the "super". Not to mention the clone of him that fought a experienced and powered up Conner that almost effortless defeated the clone to show how far the trio had come and all of this climaxing to Trent not only mastering his powers but even having to fight a clone of him who could also enter super dino mode was probably what helped make this my fav series of power rangers.
Abakiller in general is just an iconic character. I like Abakiller in Bakryu Sentai Abaranger a bit more than Trent (especially given his motivation to be "evil" isn't from a generic "you're good I'm bad but more so "It's my life, I'll do whatever I want. I have power and therefor am free to do what I want) but Trent is still a great character that is worthy to hold up the mantle. But damn if you think the beat down the rangers got in Dino Thunder? That's just the censored version. If you see what Abakiller does to the other Abarangers in Sentai, bruh...It could've gotten WAY WORSE for everyone involved.
I usually watch the tokusatsu side and not power rangers, but god damn Dino Thunder was one of the best series ever. It totally blew me away watching it as a kid, it was so good n mature for no reason, with insanely fleshed out characters.
@@HedgeOnStage Oh ye, it s just a personal thing of mine. While technically PR is toku, same as armor hero or chouseshin, it just doesnt feel like the Japanese ones, so my brain just default to calling one tokusatsu, n the other just Power rangers. Kinda like how cartoon n anime r both animation. It also doesnt help that there isnt rlly a kamen rider/ultraman counterpart like PR.
I think this trilogy is so good an unsettling because they took everything the mmpr story green with evil did right and improved upon those elements and combined them with new elements that would enhance the story, it really is the definition learning from the past
There are exceptions to why I love Dino Thunder and it’s rooted in it being a legacy season/spiritual successor to Mighty Morphin, let’s just say if the penultimate clips show was going to pan out the way it did, maybe red Ranger should have been the one to free Trent, if not, exactly what Trent did should’ve been dealt with as a consequence to writing him off as no longer good and just abandoning him.
The issue is, this crew was always a bit more blunt and narrow minded than other Ranger groups. They were always thinking elimination first, "can they be redeemed" second, ESPECIALLY Connor. Heck Connor was always way more serious than the rest, and usually lacked patience until way later when he really started to grow into his leader role. Which is interesting, since Trent was very reasonable but at the mercy of a possessing force, making redemption an irrelevant question. It flows much better with these characters, whereas in Mighty Morphin the Rangers were way more reasonable but Tommy was straight mind controlled, and thus not reasonable at all. The arcs contrast each other and play on the strengths/weaknesses of each cast quite well. The Dino Thunder crew are especially slow to trust, and they keep that consistent. But in alot of ways it's also not a flaw, since they're knowingly dealing with shapeshifters and psychic villains. Trent just happened to get caught in a warzone rather than a slice of life.
@@clayxros576 and they should have all had that be consequential because that makes them the irredeemable ones or at least they would be if Trent didn’t make it out of a battle.
Awww man my dream channel i always wanted somone seriously breaking down Power Rangers I was even thinking of doing it myself thanks for the channel man subscribed
As a kid, white thunder was my first taste of green with evil. Since i wasn't born when MMPR came out; So seeing trent's struggle to control the white dino gem makes you feel bad for him. And the scene where we see mesogog's transformation scared the hell out of me! (pardon my french)
Anyone who has seen Abaranger knows that Abarekiller was almost the “death” of Sentai. Mothers in Japan thought Abarekiller was too evil and were going to boycott Abaranger, so they ended up making Dr. Nakadai more of an antihero than an outright villain. Actually in the Abaranger 20 Years After film, they once again make a clone of Mikoto in order to utilize his “true” evil nature. He of course was playing them and ends up back with his team but case and point; Abarekiller was almost the end of it all. That’s why I love Trent, also his suits are just too clean; both the regular and Super Dino mode
The entire season was great and the slow build up and reveal of mesagog and who he was really made the series stand out to me . Then we have this arc with the white ranger and how dark it truly was ell trent in some parts of the arc looked like a drug user strung out with how pale they made him look and sickly. to me it very closely showed what a drug could to do to a person and change them in a short time then eventually them over coming said use and atoning for their sins. This was such a well written arc for power rangers that not many other things in the franchise surpass it. The subtle hints we slowly get during this really made this series so bloody good. I wish we got something like this again with it being so gritty. then we have the main villain for this like you said its was unsettling just how much they came off as truly evil and made his showing up even more dramatic
I grew out of power rangers pretty early into my teens, so going back into it is a little difficult for me with the weird dialogue and action. With that said, I have always enjoyed the storytelling and designs and watching this video felt like a trip down memory lane.
Damn!! I wish David Jason was still around for a Dino Thunder reunion, I truly love to see something to do with this series, bring the OG Ranger and Dino Thunder Ranger together for an epic movie esq reunion to honour David Jason tbh, like what we've got so far, but yeah
No matter..make white ranger the master and 3 main rangers character should be given to some teenage brats.. bring some new characters like gold ranger as evil 6th ranger whose suit will be exactly same as white dino ranger...that will look super cool ..also and additional ranger in green or black can be kept in main team...
Honestly og,dino thunder,and willbalways be my favorite power ranger shows. They really uped production and story of the shows there. Almost every episode was good. I should read the comics I heard theyre good.
Something I always wanted to see, was a Lord Drakkon version of Trent's White Ranger Clone. I think that would've made a perfect Anti-hero/Villain Character had it been expanded upon. Could've taken it a step further with the Clone stealing all of Mezagog's powers to turn into someone much worse. *Overlord Thundar*.
It was a good idea to have Tommy mentor another fallen ranger. I'll have to reaatch the shows it's been ages. I recall it being a short series? Still remember watching the show when it aired loved the white ranger he's got a super cool suit.
That intro didn't have to come out the gate like that 😂 Great vid, even for those of us who remember how slept on Lightspeed Rescue was and how Lost Galaxy rang our second W in season finales. Having to remember Trent's trenches like this just reminds me how the writers just went for it in the Disney era (s/o RPM).
Hello Hedge. Just a curious question, but have you ever thought about finishing your Barney retrospective series, or do you have other plans? Thank you and keep up the great work. 👍
If you loved this great story check out the Abaranger arc that covers the same idea, it’s the sentai this series is based off of and Abare Killer (DinoWhite) was just chilling, and his death is so saddening
The White Dino ranger showing up was always the best part of Dino Thunder, plus he has the best suit in power ranger history don't at me
Korrag from Mystic Force: You what?
Can’t argue, you’re spitting facts.
(I have no bias whatsoever)
I’m still fond of the Gold Ranger suit. Mostly due to the Egyptian connection.
@@RangerW36 oh yeah CLEARLY no bias hmmmmmm
In all honesty, DekaMaster Wolzard and the King-Ohger suits are the only ones on par with AbareKiller. This Is genuinely the best suit in ranger and sentai history
Tommy was like "Damn, now I know how the others felt when I did this to them. Karma sucks."
Bro fr said "And now I know how Joan Of Arc felt"
If there’s one thing Power Rangers loves, it’s good guys brainwashed into being villains. Tommy, Kat, Karone, Ryan, Merrick, the Bradley Brothers, Trent, Leanbow, Tenaya, Ollie - they should start a mind control recovery support group.
You forgot Karone and Dillon.
@@user-id1mq7cg3c Dillon yes, but Karone’s here - she’s the third one on the list! I’m not about to forget the best redemption arc the show’s ever done!
Ryan was lied to not brainwashed
Ryan was lied to not brainwashed and the thunder rangers same thing
@@spectraphantom5870well he was a kid led to believe they were evil so still brainwashed..
What I love about Trent and Tommy's relationship is that the two of them have both been white rangers before and have both been corrupted by an evil source into fighting their own friends as evil rangers. In Tommy's case, that's Rita's Dark Magic. In Trent's case, that's Mesogog's tampering with the White Dino Gem. I felt for both of them during their internal struggles, but I'm glad that Trent wasn't immediately forgiven for his past misdeeds, it was a gradual build to regaining his self-composure, his independence outside of the gem's influence and their trust, which was written in a believable manner. Tommy's redemption felt too fast, imo. I'm glad he was redeemed but there was hardly any trust issues that erupted from their conflicts. I guess that's why I'll always prefer Dino Thunder over Mighty Morphin'. Which honestly makes it a great sequel series.
Two things wrong with your gripe. Tommy was forgiven fast because they know for a fact, it was Rita who caused all of that. He never made them believe not once he was on their side. He went head first under that spell. While Trent was initially good being forced to be evil by the gem. While under it's control, he pretended to be on their side, only to double cross them. It was constant betrayal. That's why it took longer to trust Trent. He would say and do another. That's untrustworthy. Though they were similar situations, it was different. Both played out like it was supposed to.
@@DOLLAMAC190 I understand that, and I know that their circumstances are massively different. But even then, as the leader, I'd be skeptical on occasions. I mean, he's still the Green Ranger at that point and whose to say that Rita couldn't have brainwashed him again?
On top of this, Trent was clearly tossed under the ringer even when he was on the team in comparison to Tommy because the direction was written to be more realistic when compared to Mighty Morphin' which was inspired by Saved By The Bell. I understand that Tommy Oliver is a fan favourite, but his redemption felt too easily earned when compared to other sixth rangers, such as Merrick, Leanbow and Eric. Like he isn't devoid of criticism. Especially in Dino Thunder since he was the one who created the Biozords and the Tyrannodrones.
@@DOLLAMAC190 Well said sir. Tommy had no choice as he was taken one day walking home from school/karate practice. Tommy also hung back always preferring to be called in when needed either it be workouts or martial arts practice pre green candle. All which due to how he felt being under Rita's spell. Jason felt guilt for not saving green rangers powers that lasted half way into the second season haunting him and staggering his confidence. The evil green ranger arc had the most impact during and after all was said and done.
@@troymack8205 The stuff with the Green Candle was explored well, I'll give you that. I'm not saying that there weren't visible signs of trauma on Tommy's side, or feelings of guilt on Jason's side. But again, even with the knowledge that he was brainwashed, I'd still be second-guessing his actions until I could fully trust him again, since there's always the chance Rita could've taken over his mind again using her powers.
What I like is that the Dino Rangers, namely Connor, slowly started being able to fight back instead of getting stomped the whole way through while still making the White Ranger seem strong. Connor quickly became the strongest ranger due to Triassic Mode and his battlizer, but Trent never felt like he got shafted power wise.
They managed to make the Dino Rangers catch up while still maintaining the White Ranger's prestige.
exactly
when Tommy says " evil white ranger. no, but its been known to happen" hit me hard.
time stamp?
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Trent's White Ranger feels like Venom if he was a Power Ranger.
And in terms of Looks he looks like anti venom
@@r.x.7245read it again he said “feels” not “looks”
@@POPA2002don't waste your breath, you can't get much out of idiots
It feels more like its a yuji, sakuna situation
Why not hulk???
I love this trilogy. It's almost poetic. Tommy was the evil green ranger then became the good white ranger. With Trent it's opposite. What's also interesting is that originally they toyed with Trent dying like Mikoto did in Abaranger, but Disney wouldn't have it, so they split the white ranger into two which made the story better. Also, amberizing Doctor O, had the effects of the rangers having to rely on each other. Originally this was not part of the plan. JDF (RIP) had to go run his schools. Thankfully we also got Legacy of Power and Fighting Spirit. Dino Thunder was such a great season. I only wish the producers had stuck around for SPD. That season would've been WAY BETTER!
Tbh, I prefer spd over dino thunder but I get why people like it. This episode is a prime example.
That's one of many reasons Dino Thunder is the best season of Power Rangers.
The best Disney season
I'm just like trent, I have two dogs inside me. One that wants to agree with you, and the other that won't let me forget how much I enjoyed Samurai. With rpm and mega force going right behind those two, I'm a younger fan so I have no bias for the og series as it was created in a time setting before me, but I did love the Ooze movie.
Wait…. I’ve never thought about each “series” as a season of power rangers, that’s crazy, was I the only one?
@@davinpEven better than Jungle Fury or RPM?
@@davinp and best season too
I could never take Zeltrax too seriously cause his name sounded like a medication.
LMAOOO
Hello Rangers, its time for you to take..... your Zeltrax *blasts them*
Connor: “Just so you know, good do not wear white”
Tommy: “Um…I wore white”(RIP JDF)
Alyssa, Dominick, Udonna, Sam, Kat, Delphine, Hayley: “Same here ✋🏾”
🤣🤣🤣
Adding to that, white is often used to symbolize the side of good & pure
Trent in 2024 "Its okay guys look at the back, it says I stand with Ukraine."
Tommy "Its cool you guys, he's not evil"
Trent "Great, thanks. Oh hey Doctor O, can you cover for me later? I gotta go to a Pro Palestine march. From the river to the sea........"
The triage of episodes is why Dino Thunder remains a unsurpassed epic in my heart. And few others only ever come close like Light Speed Rescue S.P.D.
great taste!!! 💯
Mesagog’s comebacks/reasons for the failures of Zeltrax is the kind of humor that I wish Power Rangers seats nowadays had.
This. This is why I kept watching Dino Thunder. I started it because Tommy was back, but I kept watching because of the character development, and episodes like "White Thunder", which took familiar elements from Mighty Morphin, like an evil Ranger, but turning it on its head so that it's not so familiar. Unlike Tommy, who was introduced in the very episode he became the Green Ranger, we were introduced to Trent in the third episode of the season, and so we had six episodes (he wasn't in episodes 4 and 5) to get to know him before he became the White Ranger. It just added that extra lair of drama that Mighty Morphin tried to go for with Tommy being the Evil Green Ranger, but ultimately failed to land. It also added that extra suspense for us as the audience because "Green with Evil" wrapped up in five days and then Tommy joined the team. But with Trent, we had to wait weeks to see if the Dino Gem's evil influence on him would be shaken or not. I loved it.
The way they adapted the story of Abarekiller was honestly really well done. Still, it would have been a little truer to the original character to keep him as a lone wolf antihero-type once he freed himself, given that the lack of participatory footage from Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger created the sole drawback of Trent's later presence in the series- his minimal presence in fights once he turned good.
I wouldn't call AbareKiller a lone antihero, dude was a flat out villain before he redeemed himself.
@@justinesun631 And didn't he *willingly* join the villains' faction? Lone wolf he was not.
@@SabeNo-rh7mb Exactly. Dude flat out went, "Yeah, I'm your boss now".
@@justinesun631He only redeemed because Toei wanted to sell more toys even, hia actor were fuming at the decision at first
Eh, I kinda prefer when Rangers does it’s own, very unique thing with Sentai footage. From a production standpoint it shows the creativity of the writers and gives me a reason to watch and assess both by their own merits instead of trying to compare them as an adaptation.
What I like most about this arc is the parallels between Trent and Anton. They are both forcibly taken over by a power beyond their control.
But in Anton's case, he still retains a lot of himself, who he really is, despite his monstrous alter-ego. Trent isn't so lucky, slowly losing himself to the white gems influence until he is unrecognisable.
Because of this, we see Anton's best qualities start to shine through. Before now, he seemed rather cold and uncaring. But he does care for Trent and would never want him to go through the same thing he does with Mezagog. And it's _because_ of Mezagog that Trent is going through this in the first place.
This culminates in Anton eventually being the one to free his son of the gems influence. Very fitting. Trent was turned bad because of Mezagog, but is saved from this curse by his father. The good side winning out over the bad side.
well said.
@@racheljackson4428 Thanks! 😊
Anton= Tough Love
Mesagog= Abuse
2024 is the 20th anniversary of Dino Thunder. I think it one of the best Disney seasons
I was about to say it hasn’t been 20 years yet , then it hit me im old 😅
Want also a connection between green with evil and white thunder is that they are both "dragon" rangers while white called his Draco zord the connection is still there
Trent, Anton, Mesogog and the dynamics between all of them are the reason Dino Thunder is one of my favorite (if not the most favorite) Power Rangers season. Not just that, but the fact that instead of being similar to it's Sentai counterpart, Abaranger, the writers have managed to make a whole new refreshing story.
Although the white dino ranger clone was in order to keep using abarekiller footage of him fighting the rangers it was a good idea soo it could create a parallel between Anton and Trent with their evil counterparts
Man, I understood what people back in the day must have felt about the original Green Ranger without even knowing they were a thing when I saw White Thunder for the first time.
Trent as the White Ranger is my favorite evil Ranger in the entire series, because these episodes were the BOMB.
YESSS
I like how his weapon is a giant feather too, and he "draws" his light arrows when firing them. I know it was intentional fitting this aspect with Trent being an artist, but I gotta say it works so well. I grew up on Power Rangers and Dino Thunder was my main series (though I also watched Ninja Storm, SPD, and Mystic Force). Dino Thunder will always hold a special place in my heart.
WAIT IT WAS A FEATHER
Ethan: "Since when do they have bad power rangers?"
Tommy (internally): "Since the first season bruh"
like literally lmaoo
Ninja storm to dino thunder to spd was a goated run
BANGER, AFTER BANGER, AFTER BANGER and literally this was around the time I was watching the series religiously
Golden era run of shows l swear
I just started DT last night and dude Mesagog is so freakin cool! The part where he’s interrogating Kira and he just teleports around the room to scare her was so epic!
One of the best pr villians ever he'd terrify me as a kid
I guess that’s why Dino Thunder is just another thing to love. The detail and hidden beauty with the writing ✍️ especially for this trilogy is amazing to this day
Dino Thunders was just the best. The aesthetics of teens in the 2000’s coupled with its darker tones. Just awesome.
dino thunder took such a different direction from abaranger, some better and some worse. trent and mikoto are so similar but so different, and theyre both amazing characters
It's funny how every ranger in all power ranger series when they are evil are insanely powerful but as soon as they become good they become weak.
trent: minding his business
white ranger: I remember you was conflicted
Dino thunder still holds up for the most part was 7 years old when this one came out on toondisney back in the day an Evil white ranger and Tommy coming back one final time as a team leader was awesome solid me on it alone when the trailer came out ❤❤❤
Dino thunder was peak power rangers. It had the best acting it had Tommy and it had the best writing. It wasn’t just meant for kids it was meant for those who grew up with mighty morphin and zeo
That and SPD as well
Connor “just so you know, good guys don’t wear white”
Ethan: 🤨
LMAO
Getting the White Dino Thunder Ranger’s autograph at Disney World while they still had the IP is one of my fondest memories.
so cool!! did you get autographs from the other Rangers roaming around?
50 seconds in Say No More i 100% agree with you that white thunder is the best trilogy.
yessssss 🙌
The one thing I would change with Trent was that his megazord got more screen time after he gained control of the gem and joining the team. The Dino Stegozord Megazord was my favourite and I was really bummed that they didn’t use it more often even tho Trent didn’t need to steal the Stegozord for it now
I have a theory that The White Drago Morpher, while being at it's "evil" stage, worked just like Venom to Spider-Man, an symbiont. Basically, the White Drago Morpher was made to just an strong being (Mesogog) controll the true power of the Dino Gem, and since Trent (an human weak being) took the Morpher for himself without knowing, as he wasn't about to controll the Morpher Power, the Morpher used the energy of the Dino Gem to impose it's will over Trent and so, to release bad emotions and behavior over Trent to cause him this destructive behavior over everyone. In the end, what the Electro Bolt of Mesogogs lab did to Trents Morpher, was destroying the Morpher will over it's user, and so, killing the Symbiotic Morpher. If that never happened, and Trent continued using the evil version of the Morpher, probably, he would end up dying and his Dino Gem would explode, and that explosion, being chaotic to all of Reefside (just like what happened in Super Sentai). That's my theory.
When I was a teenager and watched PRDT on TV, this trilogy and the whole evil White Ranger arc blew my mind. Not only he has one of the best suits ever in PR (even until now), but it was so well written and kept me in the edge of the chair. I think Trent redemption and how the White Ranger was nerfed after that is kind of depressing, but at least he got a good conclusion. Years later, when I saw the Super Sentai counterpart, Abaranger, even tho I think Abare Killer (White Ranger's counterpart) was a bit more interesting because he was evil not being controlled or anything, just because he wanted to, I still thought evil Trent was as good arc and I still love it. I remember in a panel, Jeffrey Parazzo (Trent actor) said that he watched the Super Sentai counterpart and wanted to look like AbareKiller and expected, like him, to be evil till the very end.
I remember being a kid who's first series was wild force so I had a bit of idea of extra rangers but seeing the white ranger for the first time absolutely annilalating a monster that would've taken a whole episode for the main trio to beat then seeing him take down the trio with such ease was such a core memory. It really ingrained in me how good a anti-hero could be at such a young age even though I didn't have the exact words for what the white ranger was at that time.
It was a different type of beat down compared to the ones the wildforce and ninjastorm rangers experienced for the first time.
Despite it being sentai footage, to this day I have never felt a anti-hero debut as powerful as the one the white ranger showed.
Trent's struggle to "control" his power was also probably my first time into learning about super powered evil sides with emphasize on the "super". Not to mention the clone of him that fought a experienced and powered up Conner that almost effortless defeated the clone to show how far the trio had come and all of this climaxing to Trent not only mastering his powers but even having to fight a clone of him who could also enter super dino mode was probably what helped make this my fav series of power rangers.
Abakiller in general is just an iconic character. I like Abakiller in Bakryu Sentai Abaranger a bit more than Trent (especially given his motivation to be "evil" isn't from a generic "you're good I'm bad but more so "It's my life, I'll do whatever I want. I have power and therefor am free to do what I want) but Trent is still a great character that is worthy to hold up the mantle. But damn if you think the beat down the rangers got in Dino Thunder? That's just the censored version. If you see what Abakiller does to the other Abarangers in Sentai, bruh...It could've gotten WAY WORSE for everyone involved.
Nakadai was a SAVAGE. The way he decimated and murdered one of the monsters.... 😮
@@nathanvertil7355Nakadai was always on some demon timing I swear. He also had the best general fit. The all white looks so clean
I usually watch the tokusatsu side and not power rangers, but god damn Dino Thunder was one of the best series ever. It totally blew me away watching it as a kid, it was so good n mature for no reason, with insanely fleshed out characters.
You mean you usually watch Japanese shows, power rangers is tokusatsu
but I get you
@@HedgeOnStageAmeritoku
@@HedgeOnStage Oh ye, it s just a personal thing of mine. While technically PR is toku, same as armor hero or chouseshin, it just doesnt feel like the Japanese ones, so my brain just default to calling one tokusatsu, n the other just Power rangers. Kinda like how cartoon n anime r both animation. It also doesnt help that there isnt rlly a kamen rider/ultraman counterpart like PR.
And I quote: ‘’You? But you almost annihilated me!’' 😭
Dinothunder was surprisingly dark.
Dino Thunder designs were always sorely underrated.
White Thunder to me serves as a fantastic capstone to Tommy's ranger career.
I think this trilogy is so good an unsettling because they took everything the mmpr story green with evil did right and improved upon those elements and combined them with new elements that would enhance the story, it really is the definition learning from the past
There are exceptions to why I love Dino Thunder and it’s rooted in it being a legacy season/spiritual successor to Mighty Morphin, let’s just say if the penultimate clips show was going to pan out the way it did, maybe red Ranger should have been the one to free Trent, if not, exactly what Trent did should’ve been dealt with as a consequence to writing him off as no longer good and just abandoning him.
The issue is, this crew was always a bit more blunt and narrow minded than other Ranger groups. They were always thinking elimination first, "can they be redeemed" second, ESPECIALLY Connor. Heck Connor was always way more serious than the rest, and usually lacked patience until way later when he really started to grow into his leader role. Which is interesting, since Trent was very reasonable but at the mercy of a possessing force, making redemption an irrelevant question. It flows much better with these characters, whereas in Mighty Morphin the Rangers were way more reasonable but Tommy was straight mind controlled, and thus not reasonable at all.
The arcs contrast each other and play on the strengths/weaknesses of each cast quite well. The Dino Thunder crew are especially slow to trust, and they keep that consistent. But in alot of ways it's also not a flaw, since they're knowingly dealing with shapeshifters and psychic villains. Trent just happened to get caught in a warzone rather than a slice of life.
@@clayxros576 and they should have all had that be consequential because that makes them the irredeemable ones or at least they would be if Trent didn’t make it out of a battle.
I think disney's PR Dino ranger is one of the BEST season they made
Oh man, this was really compelling - a followup would be awesome!
tysm! currently working on a continuation 💪
Awww man my dream channel i always wanted somone seriously breaking down Power Rangers I was even thinking of doing it myself thanks for the channel man subscribed
thank you for being here! Make sure to use the playlist in the description, that’s where all of these deep dives go in order of series~
Trent and Tommy had the sickest suits in all of power rangers.
Back when life was good
Dino Thunder is my favorite of all the series. A threatening main villain is a bonus.
The White Thunder episodes are definitely my favorites.
As a kid, white thunder was my first taste of green with evil. Since i wasn't born when MMPR came out; So seeing trent's struggle to control the white dino gem makes you feel bad for him. And the scene where we see mesogog's transformation scared the hell out of me! (pardon my french)
DINO THUNDER WAS GOATED. Best Ranger show imo
Anyone who has seen Abaranger knows that Abarekiller was almost the “death” of Sentai. Mothers in Japan thought Abarekiller was too evil and were going to boycott Abaranger, so they ended up making Dr. Nakadai more of an antihero than an outright villain. Actually in the Abaranger 20 Years After film, they once again make a clone of Mikoto in order to utilize his “true” evil nature. He of course was playing them and ends up back with his team but case and point; Abarekiller was almost the end of it all. That’s why I love Trent, also his suits are just too clean; both the regular and Super Dino mode
Dino thunder is my first power ranger show and I still think it’s one of the best power rangers series that we have till this day
^^^
Samurai was my first one and imo Jungle Fury was the best one
whiter ranger had that drip
on god
The entire season was great and the slow build up and reveal of mesagog and who he was really made the series stand out to me . Then we have this arc with the white ranger and how dark it truly was ell trent in some parts of the arc looked like a drug user strung out with how pale they made him look and sickly. to me it very closely showed what a drug could to do to a person and change them in a short time then eventually them over coming said use and atoning for their sins. This was such a well written arc for power rangers that not many other things in the franchise surpass it. The subtle hints we slowly get during this really made this series so bloody good. I wish we got something like this again with it being so gritty.
then we have the main villain for this like you said its was unsettling just how much they came off as truly evil and made his showing up even more dramatic
Dang this was when they hired real actors and not just instagram models LUL
Trent’s white ranger was my favourite out them all including ninja 🥷 storm ⛈️ back when story telling was at its best
The white dino rangers mask is the coolest thing I've ever seen with the red shade instead of the usual black
Trent with those powers was the Power Rangers' Hollow Ichigo 😂
I liked how through the course of White Thunder the dino gem was just corrupting Trent into something he was not.
I grew out of power rangers pretty early into my teens, so going back into it is a little difficult for me with the weird dialogue and action. With that said, I have always enjoyed the storytelling and designs and watching this video felt like a trip down memory lane.
Mesogog has the best design in all of cinema. No I won't ever change my mind.
VALID
Certified childhood classic… the crossover with the S.P.D Rangers was amazing
Finally someone seriously breaking down power rangers so many underrated storylines
To be honest, the white Dino ranger was my absolute favorite character and my favorite suit.
I always smiled when he showed up on screen
Damn!! I wish David Jason was still around for a Dino Thunder reunion, I truly love to see something to do with this series, bring the OG Ranger and Dino Thunder Ranger together for an epic movie esq reunion to honour David Jason tbh, like what we've got so far, but yeah
“Jason David Frank” but yes absolutely
No matter..make white ranger the master and 3 main rangers character should be given to some teenage brats.. bring some new characters like gold ranger as evil 6th ranger whose suit will be exactly same as white dino ranger...that will look super cool ..also and additional ranger in green or black can be kept in main team...
Honestly og,dino thunder,and willbalways be my favorite power ranger shows. They really uped production and story of the shows there. Almost every episode was good.
I should read the comics I heard theyre good.
No broo😭😭 this truly hits nostalgia
Good old time
coming back from school and binging power ranger
Dino thunder and mystic force are my fav ❤❤
Trent and Tommy are just like each other
Something I always wanted to see, was a Lord Drakkon version of Trent's White Ranger Clone. I think that would've made a perfect Anti-hero/Villain Character had it been expanded upon. Could've taken it a step further with the Clone stealing all of Mezagog's powers to turn into someone much worse. *Overlord Thundar*.
I've never wanted to see a redemption more watching this it was just so tragic
Do more on Dino Thunder, the best Power Rangers ever.
I will! There’s already a bunch on the channel for Dino Thunder right now, subscribe and give it a look! ~
It was a good idea to have Tommy mentor another fallen ranger. I'll have to reaatch the shows it's been ages. I recall it being a short series? Still remember watching the show when it aired loved the white ranger he's got a super cool suit.
Out of all the evil rangers, the Dino white ranger really had that "evil" aura along with that sick suit design
I like Dino White because he gets an actual transformation sequence and not just white light like AbareKiller from Abaranger lol
this was harry and norman osborn all over again
You'd think they'd catch on that the guy wearing an awful lot of white was the white ranger. Like how they dress.
This is awesome. Dino Thunder was one of my favorites and was basically the one I grew up on.
Putting my nostalgia and bias aside, Dino Thunder is really the best Power Ranger series in the entire franchise.
That intro didn't have to come out the gate like that 😂
Great vid, even for those of us who remember how slept on Lightspeed Rescue was and how Lost Galaxy rang our second W in season finales. Having to remember Trent's trenches like this just reminds me how the writers just went for it in the Disney era (s/o RPM).
The Nostalgia! THE NOSTALGIA! MY CHILDHOOD REAWAKENED!!! YEEEEEES
Hello Hedge. Just a curious question, but have you ever thought about finishing your Barney retrospective series, or do you have other plans? Thank you and keep up the great work. 👍
There’s plenty of Barney history related content currently being scripted
Tysm 🌈
@@HedgeOnStage You're welcome
Trent was kicking they ass😂😂
Trent has what is possibly the best suit ever
If you loved this great story check out the Abaranger arc that covers the same idea, it’s the sentai this series is based off of and Abare Killer (DinoWhite) was just chilling, and his death is so saddening
Man when white ranger showed up
He was handing out the smoke left and right
YOURE USING STARFALL ISLANDS AGAIN I LOVE THIS
When power angers were still teen oriented and not very childish
Anyone notice that the white range costume has a reference to the green ranger
unintentionally and coincidentally yes LOL
Dino thunder is a legacy season done right
This brings back memories
pure nostalgia ~
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE POWER RANGERS!
Dino thunder and Ninja force are the best power rangers! No debate
This trilogy was the only part of Dino thunder i remember vividly.
I watched that intro in 1.5x speed on accident and was like “dang he made it freaky sounding on purpose”
LMAO
Funny that Tommy doesn't realize it's someone they know who's being controlled,since it happened to him.😂