Hasbro has dropped a big ol’ load of toys all over our faces. This first batch of basic figures contains the Red, Blue, and Yellow Beast Morpher Rangers, as well as Cybervillain Blaze and a Tronic. Let’s have a look at ‘em with my amazing photography skills.

PACKAGING

The packaging is sexy as heck. Lots of colors, lots of eye candy. They stand out very well. The bonus is that the cards are individualized with each character’s bust in the top right corner, which is new to me. Ripping them open is easy, too. No twist-ties or any of that bullshit to deal with. You can push everything out without worrying that you’re gonna break something.

SCULPT AND PAINT

The first thing that strikes me about these figures is the fact that they look like human beings. That may sound weird, but Bandai of America always gave their Ranger toys awkward proportions. It’s especially apparent when you put them all side-by-side.

I have a hard time putting it into words, but the figures also feel different. I don’t collect much outside of Power Rangers so I could be ignorant. I don’t want to say they feel cheaper because I have no idea if that’s true or not. They definitely have a different texture to them, whereas past BoA figures were smoothly sculpted. I’m gonna start sounding creepy if I keep talking about how my toys feel so I’m going to move on now.

The paint is great. Details that wouldn’t have been painted in the past are now much less boring-looking. The silver is vibrant and shiny. Even the morphers are painted. Wowie zowie. The only detail that I noticed was missing is the zipper that goes down the Ranger’s chests. They do look a bit off without it, but it’s also not a total dealbreaker.

In the past, female figures have always gotten the short end of the stick. Stiff skirts that hinder leg movement, tiny feet that make it hard for them to stand, and chest sizes that would give Christina Hendricks a run for her money.

But look at Zoey. Look what she can do.

Astounding what women are capable of these days.

Although I’ve noticed a small amount of quality control issues, such as Yellow’s armpit having some stray plastic. Or she forgot to shave. These things happen, so I’d recommend taking a close look at each figure when you pick them up at the store.

Additionally, I can’t take advantage of Zoey’s side-to-side leg motion, because for some reason the hinge is stuck real tight and I’m afraid to push it too hard. So mine can only move front-to-back. Oh well.

ARTICULATION

Surprisingly, in terms of articulation, there’s very little different about these figures when compared to their BoA counterparts of yesteryear, particularly the “Action Hero” mold. The biggest thing I found was that there’s no wrist or ankle swivel anymore. Instead, we get a swivel at the elbow and the knee. It’s a weird spot, but hey, it probably saved Hasbro a couple of pennies to do it this way. If that means we get pretty paint details, that’s fine by me.

Blaze and Tronic have most of the same articulation as the three Rangers, except their legs only swing back to front. No ball joints for these boys.

ACCESSORIES

Whoa, the accessories have paint on them. Crazy.

All three Rangers come with the Beast-X Saber and one ranged weapon. Red comes with his Cheetah Beast Blaster, Blue comes with the Beast-X Cannon, and Yellow has the Beast-X Blaster. Blaze is paired with his as-of-yet unnamed sword and similarly unnamed blaster, which looks like a bad boy version of the Cheetah Beast Blaster. The Tronic has two of his little scissor… blade… things.

But wait, there’s more! Each figure in the line (as well as like 99% of the toys) come with a Morph-X Key that you can use with the Beast-X Morpher to make fun noises. I don’t have the morpher myself so unfortunately, I will not be able to read the sounds off to you. I’m guessing they have some cool phrases like, “I’m the Red Ranger!” and make fun battle noises such as, “FWOOOSH,” or “BIDOOOOOM,” or “SWOYSWOYSWOY KSHAAAAAH.”

Luckily, the keys look dope on their own. The figures can also hold them as weapons! They grip fairly tight, though, so be careful with them. I’m afraid mine might wear the paint off my figure’s wrist if I use them too much.

FINAL VERDICT

These are a great first showing for Hasbro. They’re very pretty. Additionally, at the 6-inch scale, they’ll presumably fit in just fine with the upcoming Lightning Collection figures. I’d say our spandex monochromatic superheroes are in good hands. I don’t like number grading so uhhh they get a solid 5 out of 5 carrots from me.

Don’t forget to check out the Children of Zordon master list, where you’ll find your 100% official and definitive (according to me) ranking of each Ranger from best to worst. There’ll still be new profiles once a week. Usually Monday. Depends on what life has in store for me and shit. I don’t make promises here, people.

Here’s some extra pictures I couldn’t fit anywhere else ok bye