ThePower Rangersshowdown of every ’90s kid’s dream is finally coming to fruition. The Power Rangers franchise is no stranger to bringing unthinkable crossovers to fruition. The Rangers have shared the screen (and the page) with everyone from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the original dream demon,Freddy Krueger. Their next crossover, though, is the ultimate childhood TV dream fight.
Power Rangers Prime#4 by Melissa Flores, Michael YG, and Fabi Marques promises to deliver the long-awaited dream fight betweenthe Power Rangers and the VR Troopers. BOOM! Studios' February solicitations have all the details for the upcoming issue.
February 19th, 2025
Variant Covers:
Matt Taylor; Dan Mora; Bon Bernardo; Doaly; Mike Huddleston
An epic battle ensues between the new Prime Red Ranger and deadly VR Troopers, but not without a little help from a familiar foe… In a dire moment, Rita Repulsa sacrifices the last of her wand’s strength to create the keys to their survival… but will it be enough to save the teens from capture?
Ahead of an epic confrontation, it’s worth taking a look back at how audiences got here, and more importantly, why this encounter of the ’90s TV teams is so significant in the here and now.
The Power Rangers Will Face the VR Troopers in the NewPrimeSeries
Variant Cover by Matt Taylor
A year after the success of the originalMighty Morphin Power Rangersshow,Saban released VR Troopers as its official sister series. It wasn’t canon to thePower Rangersuniverse, but likeMMPR,it borrowed elements and old Japanese stock footage to be produced (specificallySpace Sheriff Shaider, Spacetime Warrior Spielban, andSuperhuman Machine Metalder). While VR Troopers never reached the same success asPower Rangers, being canceled after two seasons, the show has nonetheless manifested a cult following in the years since being pulled from the airwaves.
As a new Rangers roster comes to fruition, they are inevitably going to be forced into a confrontation with the VR Troopers.
However, theVR Troopersfranchise has, more recently, yielded a second life byjoining the same universe as the Power Rangers in the comics.Power Rangers Primedirectlyties itself toVR Troopersin an alternate universe where an Eltarian takeover essentially reduces the Power Rangers to extinction. The people of Eltar (yes, Zordon’s home planet) produce their own Power Rangers-like strike team force: the VR Troopers. However, the Power Rangers cannot be kept away forever, and as anew Rangers roster comes to fruition, they are inevitably going to be forced into a confrontation with the VR Troopers.
How Will the VR Troopers Face the Power Rangers?
Variant Cover by Dan Mora
As of writing, there is only one issue ofPower Rangers Prime, and thus,there is still a long way to go before readers get to a VR Troopers confrontation in issue #4. The new Rangers squad has yet to even officially assemble yet with morphers in hand. WhilePower Rangers SamuraialumnusLauren Shiba has made her returnto the franchise, a new Red Ranger for the Prime team has yet to rise, as alluded to in the above solicit.
Power Rangers Fans, Listen Up! The Red Ranger Is About to Get His Own Isekai Anime
A new anime that blends the best of the Power Rangers series and the Isekai genre will be released in January 2025.
However, while there is still much to wait for, there is also much to speculate about. One has to assume that a fight will be ushered in by the revival of a new Power Rangers team, inspiring a battle for the ages. However, readers still don’t know much about the Troopers behind the helmets. If they truly are heroes with the right intentions, thenperhaps learning the not-so-right intentions of their Eltarians in power will be enough to justify a turn to helping the Rangers. APower Rangersvs. VR Troopers fight could turn into a dream team-up.
Power Rangers
Power Rangersis a long-running multimedia franchise that debuted in 1993 with the TV seriesMighty Morphin Power Rangers. Created by Haim Saban and adapted from the JapaneseSuper Sentaiseries,Power Rangersbecame a cultural phenomenon by combining action-packed footage fromSuper Sentaiwith new scenes featuring American actors. The franchise follows teams of young heroes who transform into Power Rangers to battle various villains, using martial arts, special powers, and giant mechas called Zords. Over the decades, the franchise has expanded into multiple TV series, films, comics, video games, and merchandise, becoming one of the most successful children’s franchises in the world.
