Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

I did remember seeing MMPR as a child and now I'd like to critic on the rehashed Megazord battle. Here's what- it became the herald of Goldar's villain decay, he was in fact a contrast to his Zyuranger counterpart Griforther because he wasn't really that powerful and wasn't able to outlast the Megazord even when alone.  I think this was a rehash of Griforther's first one on one battle against Daizyujin.

Here's a little bit of Marvel-based games that I'll divide by genre.  Here are they: Fighting games: Marvel Super Heroes  Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Marvel vs. Capcom Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 X-Men Mutant Academy II X-Men Next Dimension X-Men vs. Street Fighter Strategy games: Marvel Ultimate Alliance  Marvel Ultimate Alliance II X-Men Legends X-Men Legends II

Here's a video tribute to one of the weirdest robot designs in history known as the "Grand Birth".  Fortunately this robot is not used to combat other robots otherwise it'll have a very slim chance of winning.  I guess it got the name "Grand Birth" because it looks like it's a pregnant robot. :P

In Dragon Quest 8, there is this bonus dungeon called the Dragovian Path to which the secret of the hero's birth identity is not only revealed but you get to go through the Dragovian trials (you MUST finish the game the first time and get the bad ending). So to get this "gospel ring" which will soon allow you to search for every missing item you may have missed without a monster attacking, you'll need to finish ALL the trials, get ALL the items aside from just going around finding every monster there is in the list. After winning the final trial, you may choose to go to fight the "Ultimate Dragon" which involves fighting EVERY last form (in half-health) until you reach the ultimate form.   This battle caused me wow, at least that much before I finally completed the monster list. What is a big bummer for me is that it doesn't increase EXP or anything, just complete that list of monsters, although it is essential for the Gospel Ring. It does however...

Okay villains are meant to be annoying but Mara and Kapri I think are just irritating not because of their script but because of the ACTRESSES.  It's such a pain to listen to that overacting that those two had to offer.  These were the worst kinds of irritation I had to face.  Tao Zanto would NEVER want these two near him!

As a fantasy critic, I got to admit I got a list of old shames and too plenty to mention so maybe I'll just list some of them down by a specific category.  Here they are in no particular order are some I can mention: Beetleborgs (both seasons)- It's plain garbage. Even the less successful B-Fighter Kabuto scores! Conan the Adventurer (can't be too sure of this!)- This is where I think Robert E. Howard if he were alive again would really shoot himself AGAIN.  Okay it was enjoyable as a child but seriously, just teleporting away the snakemen?  Are Set's minions too easy to defeat?  And I got to also put it I cried missing certain episodes, I got addicted to this series but it's really something when you're reading the comics.  I have to say Set's defeat was pretty lame because of I mean, just banish him?  Bash some weapons together and he's gone?  In reality, Conan even with his friends would be no match to Set the great serpent at all! Hanna-Barbe...

Gaston was a character that NEVER existed in the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, he was merely an add-on. However after doing some miscellaneous research, it turns out to be there was some character way back that inspired his conception: Josette Day's Beauty and the Beast had Jean Marais portray the wicked Avenant (and strangely enough also the Prince :P). In contrast to Gaston, he is far more refined and dignified although he slapped one of Belle's sisters (who were removed in the Disney version). He was a rich man, not a hunter who was not very much self-obsessed compared to Gaston. I just wonder why they had to dumb down Avenant to this boorish guy?!  The only time he later displayed Avenant-like behavior was when he was already rejected by Belle. Other than that, he's just a dumbass villain. The only time he really showed intelligence was when he was going to fight Beast or when he decided to take advantage of Maurice. But for the rest, he's just a self-obse...

There's no doubt that Disney's Claude Frollo is the most intriguing.  While not portrayed as a corrupt priest like he was in the novels and instead, he was a judge, however one can look at the inspiration really had to come from SOMEWHERE! In the 1939 version, the character of Jehan Frollo from the novels was made more corrupt and destructive than he was just a drunk official.  The bad traits of Claude were merged with Jehan Frollo to form a really dark antagonist even more cruel than Disney's version. The unnamed Archdeacon of the Disney movie was actually more likely taken from the 1939 version's Claude Frollo (who was protagonistic in contrast to the novel version), the name to which the corrupt judge in the Disney version shares.  Strangely enough, Claude Frollo despite being a minister, acted more like he was a lower priest than a politician by his actions.  In the 1939 version, they are brothers but not in the Disney film although it may have been inte...

Well I may be 27 now but somehow, I want to express some disappointments in childhood.  So here's a little bit of how things were... I was watching Sentai as a child and all, but all missed post-Jetman thanks to the stupidity of Filipino TV stations.  So here we go... It was the time of my rather stupid childhood.  I was engrossed into Kamen Rider Black, Maskman, Bioman, Fiveman and later Jetman came while MMPR was airing.  Hic.  So I definitely thought that the show was an entirely AMERICAN show but here were a few things.  So I didn't mind about Zack and Trini, and I'll always say it's NOT RACISM because they're not portrayed negatively.  If you say Zack being the Black Ranger is racist, you might as well call Battle Fever J racist!  So where was I?  So okay there I was adding one different show to another to my kiddie library which is now but mostly old shames.  So here's what I began to do- I began to compare them to Sentai chara...

I never realized there was a pilot Trini which was acted by Audri Dubois before Thuy Trang finally landed on the spot as Trini Kwan. Pilot Trini was a short-haired radical fighter girl a little bit like Maskman's Haruka, both were more eager to do more battle.  It was meant to balance Kimberly's girly girl.  However she wasn't pushed through for some reason and Thuy Trang was chosen. It seems the writer Doug Sloan grew more attached to the concept of Mika Koizumi used her as the template of Trini instead but in part anyway.  Okay Trini didn't try to run away from her destiny but was hesitant to fight but she was pretty unsure of her destiny like Mika was and she was more submissive.  Jason actually convinced her if she doesn't fight, all the nature she loves will be destroyed like Shiro did to Mika but not that she tried to run away.  Like Mika Koizumi, she is a person who is hesitant to fight offensively, quite independent minded compared to the rest, ar...

All I can say is Cobra Commander despite him decaying in the later seasons really had some really deadly plans which are present in this episode: The Mass Device The Pyramid of Darkness- Taking control over the world's electricity. Countdown for Zartan Red Rocket's Glare Cobra Stops the World- Fuel deprivation. The Funhouse Money to Burn- taking over the U.S. economy. Battle for the Train of Gold- Another attempt to take over the U.S. economy. Lasers in the Night- Using a dupe is plain evil. Cobra Quake- The plan to destroy Tokyo with a manmade quake. Worlds Without End I and II- The use of a matter transformer. Cobra Claws are Coming to Town- Nothing like a holiday sabotage. Cold Slither- Mass hypnosis with subliminal messages. Sadly after he took over Cobra once more from his usurper Serpentor, his schemes were no longer as dark.

I can't deny that somehow Megatron's personality was probably blended into Cobra Commander (aside from Starscream).  Megatron did show moments of cowardice and the trademark "RETREAT" statement whenever things fell out of favor and both of them had traitorous deputies.  Cobra Commander had Destro, Megatron had Starscream.  In fact Megatron's personality was a total clash to his Galvatron personality that when Serpentor arrived in G.I.Joe season two to replace Cobra Commander, it was if Galvatron and Megatron were now separate beings.  Hee hee.  Now just enjoy Megatron as he shows crazy moments but they aren't as crazy as Galvatron's (whose personality was integrated into Serpentor).