The Power Ranger Debut that left me Speechless

The Power Ranger Debut that left me Speechless | The History of RJ

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RJ held his role strong in Power Rangers Jungle Fury, with it strengthening even further as he donned Ranger powers. We need to delve into what prompted this, and how his character evolved over time!
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@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

2:35 I’m SHOCKED no one corrected me here OR on Twitter but I meant to say “WHIP” not dab LMAOO

@Akui_Kuragari Ай бұрын

Yo.... It's the "WHIP" not the "DAB"

@samflood5631 Ай бұрын

That wasn’t just RJ’s ranger debut, but the debut of the first ever Purple Ranger.

@issacwashington789 Ай бұрын

It’s also the first debut of a power ranger having no weapons (excluding the morpher which has the power of the wolf beam)

@samflood5631 Ай бұрын

@@issacwashington789 What about the Omega Ranger? He's a ranger that doesn't have a weapon, except for a morpher that enhances his speed and sends electric blasts.

@saiyanninjawarriorz Ай бұрын

@@issacwashington789Wolf Rangers weapons where these hands😂

@taminostam9912 Ай бұрын

what about the Wolf Warrior? or Wolzard as he's known in Japan

@samflood5631 Ай бұрын

@@taminostam9912 I know, but the Wolf Warrior was a red ranger after he turned good.

@marcopohl4875 Ай бұрын

Why did Casey want a new master if he was already satisfied with RJ? Because it's important to take wisdom from many places, else it becomes rigid and stale.

@user-ok7kz8ru2q Ай бұрын

Ok Iroh

@cosmomage2166 Ай бұрын

Casey needs many masters.

@spectraphantom5870 Ай бұрын

Plus those Shark Sabers were cool

@moseskuria1234 Ай бұрын

@spectraphantom5870 glad those swords got a toy buy gekiranger made them better.

@saucegod4898 Ай бұрын

ok kreia

@TheDragonaf1 Ай бұрын

Best part is his design - he is already in jungle master mode (the white highlights). But it was only revealed after master mode so no spoilers.

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

good eyes!

@kevingb6778 Ай бұрын

Yeah always loved that part of the design. Its a combination of master mode and normal mode

@Eggbaritone Ай бұрын

Disappointed that he didn't have those cool thrusters tho

@pur3xr4mp4ge6 Ай бұрын

Yeah i caught that after rewatching so many times 😂

@akilamir8120 Ай бұрын

Still looked better...His suit can beat white thunder ranger of DT...@@Eggbaritone

@tinygreencreature5167 Ай бұрын

Disney era really had the best mentors. RJ, Doggie Cruger, and Tommy Oliver are the goats of PR and they all shine as really cool rangers and mentors in the Disney era

@KushagraKaundilya-jd9yn Ай бұрын

You forgot Dr K

@tinygreencreature5167 Ай бұрын

@@KushagraKaundilya-jd9yn i don't really consider her as a mentor role. She probably learns more from the rangers more than any of them actually learn from her. Functionally she's more similar Hayley from Dino Thunder, although Dr K is of course also amazing and my favorite character in rpm

@KushagraKaundilya-jd9yn Ай бұрын

@@tinygreencreature5167well you are kinda right bte whats your fav season

@kazukiifn7417 Ай бұрын

@@tinygreencreature5167fair enough

@kazukiifn7417 Ай бұрын

@@KushagraKaundilya-jd9ynyeah shes one of my favourites

@pillowyleader26 Ай бұрын

I'm not afraid to say it, for me, RJ along with Doggie Krugger are the best mentors of the franchise

@Step43099 Ай бұрын

You shouldn’t be afraid of having the correct opinion bro

@user-ej5oz2mn6x Ай бұрын

Quite a cold take honestly.

@microcelltechnicalassistence Ай бұрын

@@user-ej5oz2mn6xfreezing even

@nyhtfall1969 Ай бұрын

Why are u afraid of spitting straight facts

@BaneOfV Ай бұрын

RJ, Cam/kanoi, Doggie for me.

@StealthBoi. Ай бұрын

Daishi is one of the coolest Villain in Power Rangers

@mohmedhassan6875 Ай бұрын

Didn't mystic force had one first ?

@JVision1 Ай бұрын

@@mohmedhassan6875You replied to the wrong person

@StealthBoi. Ай бұрын

@@mohmedhassan6875 the BatGirl was good but the main Villan was Goofy

@nyhtfall1969 Ай бұрын

we also had the best use of multiple villian done here as well mystic force and overdrive did that to but it didn't go as well jungle fury did was executed much better

@windrider2283 Ай бұрын

ngl daishi final form was such a bum bro was cold in the one dudes body

@abeershrivastava4204 Ай бұрын

The wolf ranger has muay thai ropes on his forearms which is why he never used weapons because in muay thai, the eight limbs are your weapons. This is depicted better in his fighting style since he mostly uses low kicks, high knees and elbows. His zord is also a blade on the shin which I think is another beautiful homage to muay thai.

@JamesCPotter13 11 күн бұрын

I will never NOT be disappointed that they didn't use the boxing bell aspect of the morpher.

@lolohets6467 Ай бұрын

RJ next to Tommy for me is my favorite Ranger mentor. The guy is so chill and one with the universe but when he needs to fight he breaks out a wolf powered version of Muay Thai it's amazing!

@rayvenkman2087 Ай бұрын

Usually mentor characters in fiction are people past their prime, only on the team for a short active time, joins the fray late in a series' run or ends up KIA when they d but not RJ. He's the fourth member of the team, joins the team at Episode 16 out of 32, has more episodes as a Purple Ranger than Dom has as a White Ranger and doesn’t die at any point.

@nyhtfall1969 Ай бұрын

Could you imagine they killed him off? I don't think I could handle the idea of Rj needing yo die would break me so hard

@philswift8793 Ай бұрын

All of the weapon master episodes are just peak Power Rangers. Blind leading the Blind is my favorite, but Casey's weapon master episode ending up being RJ focused makes it a close number 2. Theo was just too clean with those fans and Master Swoop's lesson was just too good.

@Chris-th5fl Ай бұрын

Rj is very unique. The Disney era really took time on hiring people with have chemistry with eachother.

@ChristianAntwan Ай бұрын

I love how a lot of the Disney era seasons gave the mentor / support characters rangers forms. Like letting RJ, Cam, Tommy, and Kruger morph is just sick.

@BiwiiFGC Ай бұрын

When this episode debuted I remember screaming loudly “I’m that ranger” my little brother who was sitting next to me then proceeded to bite my shoulder as hard as he could before saying “No, i am”. It hurt a lot. I’m still RJ though.

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

oh my god

@FnrrfYgmSchnish Ай бұрын

Your little brother was the werewolf version.

@Symbol-Of-A-Ranger Ай бұрын

For Me, RJ is One of The Best Mentors and One of The Best Rangers

@JYang0602 Ай бұрын

I remember when the Wolf Ranger for Jungle Fury was announced, there was a lot of fake or test footage of Johnny Young Bosch as the Wolf Ranger but just seeing this with RJ being the Ranger was truly amazing.

@jasem8221 Ай бұрын

Man, Rj looks a lot like Pewdiepie. Now can't unsee it.

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

LOLL

@lowkeyobsessedngl Ай бұрын

RJ was so Michaelangelo-coded in the beginning with the orange accented cloths and the pizza place and then he becomes the purple ranger? lmao not to mention the way he talks like a surfer bro

@drippyboy6726 Ай бұрын

Okay this is getting out of hand .How can 1 person make this many banger analysis?This is crazy

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

writing is my passion 📝

@Step43099 Ай бұрын

@@HedgeOnStageYou can’t keep getting away with this!!!! 😭

@bulatigre Ай бұрын

always a treat to see anything pertaining to RJ since we share a name lol 1:05 is RJ's dad's sword a repurposed Ridesaber from Ryuki? shaping is similar

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

mmmm I’ll have to look back again

@tatsukinomiya Ай бұрын

Beautiful video dawg, Jungle Fury is a prime example of Ranger series that excel passed Mighty Morphin imo. It's one of many I always recommend. RJ is my all time favorite from the series before morph & ESPECIALLY AFTER morph! It was SOOOO satisfying back then

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

Many revisions had to be made to fix copyright issues, but this final result falls in line with the previous Jungle Fury-related outings. Enjoy the HISTORY OF RJ! Stay tuned and subscribe as more is on the way, for the MONTH OF JUNGLE FURY!

@Fictionist10101 Ай бұрын

What i ADORE about mentor characters is when they themselves needs to grow aswell which is interesting to see them give wisdom while also said wisdom isn't necessarily the best & obsolete to give somebody that's one of the reasons that makes me like rj this much. He's laid back & chill but also a force to be wrecking with. He also grows & and learns alongside his students. He's also very casual & and young, which is a clever subversion of expectations.. if only the intro didn't spoil everything for us!

@Elijahtube Ай бұрын

Rj is the reason purple is my fav color

@akilamir8120 Ай бұрын

One of the coolest suit in the entire Power Rangers series... Even the White Dino Ranger is no near him..

@mrsnuggles2699 Ай бұрын

This dude is the sole reason my favorite color is purple

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

that’s what’s up!!

@smk_009 24 күн бұрын

Lol same with me

@MrCooper92 Ай бұрын

While GekiViolet was a nothing character with a great suit, RJ is a goated mentor with a great suit

@Hyavobi Ай бұрын

I love gekiviolet action choreo. But I agree

@Translate_The_Guardian Ай бұрын

He is one of my favorite characters across the entire Power Rangers franchise. For the sole purpose that wolves are my favorite animal and growing up I wanted to run a pizza store while living on the floor above it. Dude is living my childhood dream.

@nugget3327 Ай бұрын

RJ is the GOAT nuff said.

@Kalx-Kobalt Ай бұрын

watched this show as a kid, like many other Power ranger shows at the time. I remember liking any ranger color that was outside the norm of red, yellow, pink, blue, and black. So when the other masters and RJ had their own ranger colors/powers I was always hyped to see it.

@nyhtfall1969 Ай бұрын

Rj is absolutely incredible I love how they write him I never realized the parrelel between that scene in sonic force's and Rj in jail but unlike sonic forces. The joviel nature of Rj doesn't break and destroy his jail scenes nor try making attemps at unfunny cringe comedy its just Rj trying to make the best of a bad situation and the episode one master too many serves as an excellent Rj and casey focus episode. Something I appreciate with this season is that RJ joins much later in the series as opposed to later it might not seem like much but this is the longest a season pr has gone with just 3 rangers and I feel like thats really great cause it really helps us get the time to appreciate the main 3 rangers Rj's inclusion feels so seemless because he's played a role in mentoring the 3 in prior episodes plus also getting time to know him as a character its masterful.

@PlanOrdo Ай бұрын

RJ was amazing. I'd put him up there with the best mentors of the series.

@shadowbat2095 Ай бұрын

This was so wild for me back then. I got some Jungle Fury action figures back when the show was first premiering. On the back of the box, it showed the original trio and the Spirit Rangers, so I figured that was going to be the team for this season. It was weeks later that my little sister came back from a trip to the store and told me she saw a toy for a Purple Ranger, and that blew my freaking mind. Got me so hyped for when RJ would morph, and it did not disappoint.

@GhettoJohnWick 27 күн бұрын

One of the reasons I liked RJ so much was the fact that he was the first purple ranger, and that's my favorite color.

@NuwandaLunaDragon Ай бұрын

one of the goats of power rangers, with the best fighting style, animal and color

@MrTMan0071 18 күн бұрын

Now I'm feeling like my 12-year-old self and a tear falling down my face grateful for my childhood to have watched shows like this and taught me to continue to do good and be better. May The Power Protect Us All 🥲😭🙌🏾⚡️

@Beethoven_np Ай бұрын

Rj is one of my favorite rangers. I need to rewatch ninja storm forward, but jungle fury is one i know i loved watching

@zenzybar Ай бұрын

I love the fact he clearly uses Muay Thai, and the way you can truly see martial arts expressed in this season. If you’re into combat, this is the season for you.

@MxTheLight Ай бұрын

I don't know if it's just me being older now, but the jokes RJ say would hit with my generation

@jazziethunderheart718 Ай бұрын

We love RJ for a very good reason. Actually many many reasons. I’m so glad they decided to go for more chill and part of the team mentors for this and it just worked so well. And of course, his wolf morph was so solid and so fire.

@aleysibbs2461 Ай бұрын

Rj a chill mentor

@Magenta.000 Ай бұрын

Tommy is everywhere in many forms and appearances RJ is proof of that

@twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222 Ай бұрын

My favorite Ranger! He’s funny, a great mentor, my favorite color, cooks (PIZZA), and (along with Jungle Fury as a whole) severely underrated. Hoping Playmates makes new figures (and role play toys) of the team when their run starts up (along with Next Mutation and In Space two packs).

@monsieur_nemo 12 күн бұрын

when I was a kid, everything look so awesome and cool and awesome, but now knowing what CGI, hate & critics are, man still brings back awesome childhood memories

@rinrambles4070 Ай бұрын

This was hands down one of the best PR seasons

@greenowl3062 19 күн бұрын

RJ was when I realized Purple was Badass

@gokairedwillcipher Ай бұрын

RJ is so so cool

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

facts

@MakoMerman Ай бұрын

And the suit is so beautiful too, a welcome contrast to the monotone theme of the 3 core rangers

@JasoWaso 27 күн бұрын

Daishi was literally the coolest villain to ever exist in Power Rangers. He was the only real villain that had an ability like the Rangers

@abrarahmad00 Ай бұрын

RJ is my favorite maybe because I get nostalgic seeing him

@6SleepySpades9 Ай бұрын

Jungle fury was GOATED that theme lives rent free RENT FREE I TELL YOU

@harley3211 Ай бұрын

been loving your analysis of jungle fury, it's a series i've never personally watched but i'm being convinced!

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

bless up🙏 give it a go! 🐺

@nugget3327 Ай бұрын

I’m so glad that the official power rangers channel uploaded full episodes, my childhood with jungle fury ended quite terribly because I never got to full access all of its episodes not to mention the Tagalog dub was meh.

@lettuce1626 Ай бұрын

I had nigtmares for my first time seeing When RJ became that were wolf monster. Not only was it genuinely scary looking, how realistic it was but also it never held back until its final moments. It was a force to be reckon with and never taken lightly

@Nelsito99 Ай бұрын

3:46 just realized he is unintentionally doing what the other masters did at the end of the season

@dannysdungareedanceoff8481 Ай бұрын

It was so cool seeing him single handedly summon 3 animal spirits and make a megazord om his own I've seen words that transform and make a megazord on their own like the Rhino but this is different

@chakkmon Ай бұрын

YESSSS!!! WE WON!! But no seriously, these were some extremely well done episodes. Great video and analysis as always - you’re killing it

@gorgorgoho7856 Ай бұрын

Coolest ranger for me since I was a kid

@GreenDinoRanger Ай бұрын

Can we be real here? Jungle Fury is one of the best seasons.

@jayecks1 Ай бұрын

For me Jungle fury had some of the best helmet and suit designs ❤❤ I wanted Di shii in ranger form too sigh I wanted so much more😂😂

@diegodankquixote-wry3242 Ай бұрын

RJ was peak.

@adamarclight223 Ай бұрын

This reminds me of the time in Power Rangers Wild Force when Merrick became the lunar Wolf ranger. Both RJ and Merrick were possessed by the wolf spirit and became rangers. Side note: Power Rangers Jungle Fury was the last power rangers series I watched as a teenager. I haven't watched any of the ones after Jungle Fury. Quite sad I miss that feeling every time I see clips of Power Rangers!

@mm6074033 Ай бұрын

I honestly like the muay thai design and style of the wolf ranger

@marcelsansalone3829 Ай бұрын

"THATS WHY HE'S THE GOAT, THE GOOOOOOAT!" 😂

@SuperSpectrom Ай бұрын

Im here for the jungle fury love

@Charley.Burley Ай бұрын

His story is almost like a cool analogy of shadow integration

@kurtrummell477 Ай бұрын

Rj, will forever be my favorite jungle fury ranger

@chaosenforcerdhm969 Ай бұрын

Honestly geki violet really could of used a belt so he didn’t look like he had on really high boxer shorts

@pyroronnie2473 29 күн бұрын

I absolutely adore RJ. Bro was the biggest vibe in power ranger history ❤

@arunabhalahiri4931 Ай бұрын

The coolest Ranger.....

@Aguni20 21 күн бұрын

Great video, but you forgot one important aspect to RJ. He was the first official Purple Ranger! I remember having a family joke about a purple ranger and seeing one realized in the show was such an exhilarating feeling

@gpfhantom1890 Ай бұрын

Jungle Fury is still my favorite of all the Power Rangers

@randumbbz2019 19 күн бұрын

say what you want but PR prolly got the most vast lore in all of shows, and its the greatest piece of fiction ever written

@blaisedunbar5097 Ай бұрын

For some reason my head cannon makes me think that rj is related to the ranger in wild force the one ho was once a bad guy

@K-orange Күн бұрын

Rj legit scared me as a kid when he was transforming as werewolf, gosh I love jungle fury

@user-th6rb7gw6x Ай бұрын

RJ won the of the most interesting characters

@navigatorhat Ай бұрын

I loved the original sentai Gekiranger but this is one of the areas where PR did it better. Sentai GekiViolet was cool but literally just some rando that waltz in to be an extra ranger and happened to have a wolf costume motif. Do like the cheesy bell and Muay Thai fighting ring though.

@exile0025 Ай бұрын

i did think rj was kinda cool but him being a wolf ranger that used Muay Thai moves,he is now my 2nd favorite ranger

@nischalthapa2460 Ай бұрын

Dude, you have no idea how happy I am so finally find a channel dedicated to serious power ranger stuff

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

Hope you’re using the playlist in the description! That’s where all of my Power Rangers deep dives are~ ty for being here!!

@nischalthapa2460 Ай бұрын

@@HedgeOnStage well I will be. Also i must ask, have u seen 'Ryukendo' Full name, i believeit was 'madan senki Ryukendo'

@zorandire3946 28 күн бұрын

This Power Ranger season is my absolute favorite and RJ is one of the biggest reason for it

@theofficialbuffmafia3182 Ай бұрын

Idk but you're quickly becoming one of my fav youtubers. you say the realest shii

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

thank you so much. bless your heart ✨

@LindsayTVFilm Ай бұрын

I find it interesting how the core three get their master mode before the other two rangers show up, which makes their debuts feel very late-but I believe Time Fire is still the latest ranger debut excluding cases like the successors of the Kyoryuger Spirit Ranger (Cyan and Graphite in Dino Charge, but those suits debuted in the first half of the show so they technically weren't brand new, just new users), one-offs like Ryusoul Brown and Deka Bright/Nova, or post-series content

@JuansGotThis 8 күн бұрын

just wanna say, his fighting style is too me THE MOST entertaining and bad a$$ ranger style i've seen up to date ! he's just 10/10 character

@jvrbwn6232 Ай бұрын

I remember this. Putting a different character beside the orignal team is so good

@hunterstjean119 28 күн бұрын

Jungle fury has always been my favorite, not just because it was my first series, but because it was always the best written for me.

@blazetanuki_4567 Ай бұрын

Bro please cover the Rhino Ranger! He was my 3rd favorite character out of all the jungle fury rangers

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

Stay tuned and subscribed!

@dylanherron3963 28 күн бұрын

End Game is revisiting the Power Ranger's series at 31 and realizing what a goddamn good time it was. There was so much more to it that the super cheesy low budget Japanese "Kaiju" shows it was modeled after. Now we can appreciate a lot of the features and production that went into it, rather than see it as "The cheesy kids show our parents tolerate"

@HedgeOnStage 28 күн бұрын

I mean I’m pretty sure Power Rangers has always had a lower budget than the Japanese original it derives from lolll I do hear what you mean Both sides put their all into what they do ~

@BradleyBoy Ай бұрын

Love RJ

@mobee5764 6 күн бұрын

Very well made video!

@Hyavobi Ай бұрын

I just wish the wolf zord didnt replace a leg in the megazord. And became a weapon or a new appendage.

@Boltt24 Ай бұрын

you can't talk about RJ becoming a ranger without talking about Casey's insecurity

@HedgeOnStage Ай бұрын

too late

@koil475 Ай бұрын

Two things, one in the Japanese counterpart Gekiranger, the Wolf Ranger is actually the Blue Ranger older brother and when i was much younger, I remember a youtube clip, that showed Adam Park turning into the Wolf Ranger, which I thought was real at the time.

@kamenriderblackman4426 Ай бұрын

0:49 I always found this issue a little one sided and personal. To Casey, it's not a matter of being tired of RJ but look at Theo & Lily. They have other masters. But they came in when they needed it because of the monster of the week. And Casey, he's still ranked lower than Theo & Lily & wanted to catch up.

@craigharvey-gurr337 Ай бұрын

6:55 ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!!!!!!!

@sleepy9102 Ай бұрын

1:48 woah amazing acting.

@hikarihakai1285 18 күн бұрын

i have never seen any PR beside Magic force and SPD tbh so this was an interesting watch growing up i was mostly watching the original super sentai version and thing are quite different so i was rather clueless about PR as a whole for quite a long time

@rickythomas9698 22 күн бұрын

My favourite Ranger ever, Purple is favourite colour.

@Boltt24 Ай бұрын

i interpreted it as Dai Shi tries to take RJ's wolf spirit

@jackcollins5394 9 күн бұрын

I put jungle fury and gekiranger as true equivalent to one another. Especially when it came to the violet ranger. I still wish he had his own mecha instead of a leg