power utilized by Samurai Rangers (often through kanji)
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Symbol Power
In a broad sense, the term "symbol power" seemed to describe a raw power exerted by the Samurai Rangers1. Other terms for this power included "samurai power"2, "power"3, "symbol energy"4, and "energy"5.
Power Symbols
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Morphing symbols 天, 木, 火, 水, 土 |
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Jayden writing 煙 (smoke) |
Symbol Power could be manifested through the use of Power Symbols (also called "samurai symbols"6, "symbol power"7, and "kanji"8), which were kanji characters written on paper or in midair9. The Rangers initiated their morphs by drawing their respective elemental kanji:
Kanji | Real-Life Translation | |
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Red | 火 | fire |
Blue | 水 | water |
Green | 木 | tree |
Pink | 天 | heaven |
Yellow | 土 | earth |
Power Discs
Symbol power could also be harnessed through the use of Power Discs10. Power Discs were attachable to various devices, some of which (notably the Spin Swords) allowed the discs to spin, producing the illusion of animation via the images around the discs.
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Folding Zord Discs Cannon Blast Mode |
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Ape Power Disc in belt buckle |
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Black Shiba disc Spin Sword reflection |
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Double disc on Fire Smasher |
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Combine disc — |
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Shiba Fire disc — |
- Black Shiba discs
- unnamed default Spin Sword discs
- Folding Zord discs
- discs matching the five Folding Zords, generally used for special attacks
- Lightning Disc
- disc used for lightning attacks
- Zord discs
- additional discs for Beetle, Swordfish, Tiger, Octozord, Claw Zord, Shark, and Bull Zords
- Super Disc
- disc used with black box to access Super Mode
- Combination discs
- discs apparently used to combine Zords with one or more Rangers missing11
- Shogun Disc
- disc used to access Shogun Mode
- Shiba Fire Discs
- two discs provided by Lauren to boost a Ranger's fire power12
- Kanji discs
- assorted white discs used to access particular kanji effects
History
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