Watch Two Power Rangers Megazords Beat Each Other Up in 3D Animated Short
Wanna see the giant robots from Power Rangers beat each other up set to the creepy-as-hell “Requiem” from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Godzilla? Of course you do!
It occurred to me just this morning that at some point this year we will finally see tangible, physical evidence of next year’s Power Rangers reboot film. Once again, no, we still don’t know anything about it but rest assured we will let you know ASAP. (If I don’t die of cardiac arrest while posting it, that is.)
Until then, check out this 3D animated short film on YouTube from artist Dai Zyujin (fitting name!), who rendered two iconic Megazords from Power Rangers fighting each other in a bustling metropolis.
It’s a pretty great demonstration of the artist’s skills. The colors may be absurdly bright and saturated, but as the work of one guy it’s remarkably impressive filmmaking. It’s also the second in a series, and somehow this is the first I’ve ever seen of it. He (if he’s a he, very well could be a she!) is going to have one hell of a demo reel.
If you’re unfamiliar, these bad boys are the Daizyujin from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (better recognized as the Dino Megazord from the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers) and the Ohblocker from Chikyu Sentai Ohranger, or the Super Zeo Megazord from Power Rangers Zeo (which was a phenomenal season of Power Rangers, for the record). He’s the fella with the bright shapes, looking like he just jumped out of a pre-schooler’s toy chest. The one you saw a glimpse of at the end who sucker punched the Mighty Morphin’ team was the Turbo Megazord, from Power Rangers Turbo. Hence the car wheel, obviously.
I’m about to bore you with my extreme Power Rangers fanboy knowledge, but this fight in theory could have happened (except maybe the Turbo Megazord). The Dino Megazord was long destroyed by the time the events of Power Rangers Zeo, but if time were not an issue? None of the core Power Rangers represented here share the same roster; the original Mighty Morphin’ whippersnappers everyone remembers (and won’t shut up about how racist the Ranger colors were) piloted the Dino Megazord, while the Zeo Rangers, whom you could consider their successors, piloted the Zeo Megazords. Tommy was of course the Green/White Mighty Morphin’ Ranger, but he had his own Zords and never piloted the Dino Megazord. But he also was the Red Zeo Ranger, which means he’s right there in the Super Zeo Megazord punching the shit out of his former comrades. The Turbo Megazord, however, was piloted by the same group of Power Rangers (with the exception of the Blue Ranger, Justin, who joined the team that season), but halfway through Turbo there was yet another roster change. So, maybe the Turbo Megazord is still able to join the fight.
I am so sorry if I lost anyone in that last paragraph.
With the 2016 Power Rangers on the horizon, this was a nice treat to watch. The artist has nothing to do with the movie as far as I know, but since Saban Brands or Lionsgate won’t even show us a peep, this is about as close to an epic Megazord fight we’ll see (until the trailer debuts online, of course).
Check out artist Dai Zyujin’s deviantArt page here!
