Power Rangers Legacy Figures (Build A Figure) : Ninja Storm Review

7/31/2016

The new line of Power Ranger Legacy products are the Legacy Figures that measure about 6.5" tall, have 20 points of articulation & come with parts to build the Megazord from their respective series. Wave one consists of MMPR Red, MMPR Green, Ninja Storm Red, Ninja Storm Blue & Ninja Storm Yellow. These figures are priced at $19.99 and have started hitting shelves this month in assortment packages. I picked up my Legacy Figures at a local Target that had them in the back room but not on the floor yet, give a Target Team Member this DPCI 087-06-4657 and they can find it for you. Bandai says we can expect to see all of the Ranger teams created including 6th rangers at about one wave per year, they have also stated that the 6th Rangers will not come with Zord pieces but instead come with a special 6th weapon or accessory. Below you can read my review of the Power Rangers Ninja Storm Legacy Figures, this main team of 3 gives us the ability to build a completed Megazord.

Packaging

The packaging design used for the Power Rangers Legacy Figures are new when compared to Bandai's packaging format. They look similar to the packaging used on the DC Comics Icons packages, they sports the curved edge on one side and the words "Legacy Collection" with the Ranger color written below it on the plastic. The front shows the Ranger season at the bottom, that Rangers picture and the "Build A Megazord" image as well. The remaining front of the packaging is clear and shows the Ranger and the accessories they come with. Check out some of the packaging photos below.

The back of the package shows the current wave of Legacy Figures available and the Zord that can be built by purchasing all 3 of the current Ninja Storm team.

The Rangers are held into their plastic casing by only a few plastic straps that are easily cut with a scissor and are not attacked at every joint and the weapons are taped into their holding spots.

Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!

The Red, Blue & Yellow Ninja Storm Rangers all come with the same ninja sword weapons, one to attach to their backs and another for them to hold. It is strange to me that Bandai did not include the Power Weapons for these Rangers and instead chose to give us the back swords and hand swords. The plastic used for the hand swords is not a thick plastic but almost a rubber plastic and can cause difficulty when trying to force the weapon into the Ranger's hand. I bent the Red Ranger sword by using too much force. The Red Ranger comes with the torso & head to the Ninja Storm Megazord, the Blue Ranger comes with and arm & leg, and the Yellow Ranger comes with the other arm and leg. The 20 points of articulation give you many options when posing these figures, they definitely are close to the S.H. Figuarts ability in joints.

Ninja Storm Megazord

The build a figure Ninja Storm Megazord does not disappoint. The Ninja Storm Megazord stands about 7" tall, pieces connect effortlessly to a ball joint system and they are pretty well detailed for a $19.99 item. The Ninja Storm Megazord has some joints, giving it minimal articulation and again no weapon included. Personally I would have liked to see more articulation in the Megazord, but I know that as a whole this is a step up from the usual 5" figures and the figure as a whole will look great when displayed.

Lets Compare

Instead of my usual height comparison pictures I decided to compare Legacy Ninja Storm Blue to S.H. Figuarts Ninja Storm Blue. I felt that this gave a clear image on the size of the Legacy Figures as well as gave a detail comparison between the more expensive Figuarts and the Legacy Figure. Legacy Ninja Storm Blue is taller than her S.H. Figurarts counterpart and the blue used is a bit lighter but this is a more show accurate color than the Figuarts version. The main different here in detail is that the Figuarts version hides the joints better, came with the Power Weapons and had a bit more Morpher & sword details.

S.H. Figuarts Ninja Storm Blue Ranger (Left) , Bandai Legacy Figure Ninja Storm Blue Rangers (Right) - Front View

S.H. Figuarts Ninja Storm Blue Ranger (Left) , Bandai Legacy Figure Ninja Storm Blue Rangers (Right) - Side View

Final Thoughts

The Good

The Bad

Great price point - $19.99
Detailed fairly well
Decent size
20 points of articulation
Easy to pose
Ability to build a specific Megazord from each series which will look great when they are all on display

No Power Weapons included
No Megazord weapon
Limited articulation on the Megazord

Considering all of the options, I would definitely recommend that you pick up these figures or at least grab the Rangers from your favorite season. I personally will be picking up all of the Legacy Rangers that they release. These Legacy Figures get 4.5 out of 5 PUNCHES. It would have been a 5 out of 5 if they had included those Power Weapons and the Megazord weapon.