Review: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition Power Morpher by Playmates Toys
- Retlaw
- Jul 28
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 29
Earlier in the week, we reported that numerous collectors were finding the shipper containing the first wave of the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Re-Ignition toys from Playmates Toy. Well yesterday, we also found them. We bought 2 complete sets of them, one to open and review while the other set is for my son who wanted them as well.
Power Morpher with Dino Coins
Finishing up, we're going to take a look at the Power Morpher with the included five Dino Power Coins.
I'm a sucker for props/role play toys and the Power Morpher is my absolute favorite of the various Power Rangers Morpher devices, I have been in love with this design since 1993 and Playmates has created a faithful, yet fun, take on the classic Power Morpher. This iteration is meant to be more of a toy than past iterations (Bandai's Legacy Morpher and Hasbro's Lightning Collection Morpher) and they nailed the playability of the Power Morpher.
Packaging
The package of the Power Morpher has it in an almost clam shell with four of the Power Coins packaged below and the Tyrannosaurus Power Coin loaded into the Morpher itself and the package boasts 40+ phrases and sound effects. I have fiddled with this thing for the past few days, and I haven't heard many repeats, so I don't think I've discovered all of the phrases and sound effects yet. Another thing I should note is that it has lights underneath the plates in the red area around where the coins go and they flash when the Morpher is popped open and when it is playing the various phrases and sound effects.
Play Features
The Power Morpher has the handle that flips down on the back for kids to hold on to, so they can roleplay morphing into their favorite Ranger as well as a molded in belt clip so they can clip it to their waist and two buttons along the top. One button pop opens the plates and plays the lightning sounds and start the lights while the other button activates each coin's phrases and sound effects.
Each of the Dino Power Coins has tabs on them that tells the Morpher which Power Coin is loaded into it, they press down on buttons to do so. Other versions of the Power Morpher have had their own ways of recognizing which Power Coin is loaded in, with the exception of the 2013 Bandai Legacy Power Morpher.
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Comparison
So how does this version of the Power Morpher compare to others? Well, I can really only compare it to the Hasbro Lightning Collection and Bandai Legacy versions. In my opinion it holds up just find against those but it's not really a fair comparison since the Playmates version is meant to be played with by children and the Bandai or Hasbro version are more adult oriented collectibles.
The Playmates version has a noticeable size difference since, again, it's aimed at children and meant to be played with but in terms of accuracy to the show, I think it's actually much closer to size since the Mighty Morphin show used the original toy Power Morpher from the 1993 toy line as the prop in the show. Regardless, I love Playmates version, it's a great toy for kids and more importantly, my son loves it as he is constantly running around the house and morphing into his favorite Rangers.
The Power Coins also have their own differences between the different versions. Most notably is that the Playmates Power Coins are much smaller, has tabs on the face of the Power Coins (to make it easier for kids to remove them from the Power Morpher), and all plastic; whereas the Bandai and Hasbro Power Coins are all die-cast metal and 1:1 recreation of the show's Power Coins (neither the Bandai or Hasbro Power Coins feature tabs to help remove the coins).
The Playmates Power Coins are slight beige-ish plastic, the Hasbro Power Coins are a gold-plated die-cast metal, and the Bandai coins are a bronze weathered die-cast metal. I wish Playmates had of kept the original size that had been shown in their prototype images as the prototype Power Coins looked much better in my opinion.
If you are a collector and put off by the size of the Power Coins and Power Morpher then you may want to track down one of the Bandai or Hasbro releases (Bandai is actually about to release a super high-end version of the Super Sentai Zyuranger Dino Buckler aka the Power Morpher that is insanely nice but has a hefty price tag) but if you want a fun desk toy, then grab the Playmates version and the best part? The price is only $16.99.
So, will you be picking up this release of the Power Morpher or will you be skipping it? Sound off in the comments below!
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