8 Awesome Moments From The Second Power Rangers Trailer

5) A Legion Of Warriors

One of the more intriguing elements bubbling through the two trailers released so far is the teasing of a wider exploration of the mythology of the Power Rangers than what we got in the TV series. In the previous trailer, Rita Repulsa stated that she had “killed Rangers before” – hinting at a past tussle with a previous generation of heroes. In this one, Zordon’s voiceover provides lots of interesting phrases that hint at a bigger meaning.

“The Power Rangers were a legion of warriors,” he tells the teens. “You must become those warriors.” The use of the word ‘legion’ suggests there didn’t use to only be five of them – perhaps they were like DC’s Green Lantern Corps, and the Rangers were a kind of universal police force?

Towards the end of the trailer, Zordon tells his proteges: “This is your destiny. This is your time.” Couple this with Jason’s earlier amazement that they were all in the same place when Billy found the Power Coins and it looks like there will be an element of the Chosen Ones to these Rangers, which is another way in which it diverges from the show.