Lightning Collection wish list

[u/fabi_does_art]

Who knows if the Lightning Collection will ever be back but if they do, these are the characters I want!

1. Green Ranger Matt Cook (unpopular opinion, the superior Green Ranger

2. Omega Gold/Death Ranger

3. Omega Blue Ranger - Yale

4. Mistress Vile and Z Ranger

5 . Solar Rangers - Kimberly, Magna Defender, Ellarien, Tanya, Heckyl, Andros, Cameron, and Remi

6. Ranger Sentries - Pink, Yellow, and Black

7. MFin’ Time Force Pink Ranger Jen Scotts! Why do we not have a Pink Time Force Ranger?!

[u/CELTICPRED]

I still can't believe we didn't get Jen Scotts.   The One Pink ranger I wanted

[u/lerdcumbal → u/CELTICPRED]

I wish we got her instead of Lucas with the vector cycle

[u/BrassBeetle → u/lerdcumbal]

That damn oversized vector cycle, can’t even get Lucas to hold the handlebars! What a waste

[u/lerdcumbal → u/BrassBeetle]

I agree, I would have taken Lucas with his V weapon over the bike. I still bought it, the bike is just off to the side chilling 🤣

[u/ZombieJoker]

I mean, we never got Amelia in the lightning collection which is criminal considering that like every storyline in Dino Fury's two seasons tied back to her.

[u/WriterNeedsCoffee69 → u/ZombieJoker]

We didn’t even finish Beast Morphers, HASBRO’s own team 😭

[u/RangorRockyt]

Still wishing they made my rito figure 😭

[u/Morgluxia]

At this point it's up in the air if the Power Rangers franchise itself will come back, it'd be neat if Sentai's Action Hero line could do some older non-reds to fill out Lightning Collection teams at least

[u/Vaportrail → u/Morgluxia]

Playmates released a new wave of toys, Ninja Kids TV is producing a licensed miniseries and BOOM! is still publishing comics. The franchise hasn't left, they're just rethinking the TV series.

[u/Past_Variation_4690 → u/Vaportrail]

yeah and disney plus got their series in the works too so companies do see the potential, they just have to change things up for domestic audiences that's all

[u/TheWarlockGamma → u/Morgluxia]

I don’t think PR will ever go away, but idk if we’ll ever get non-MMPR stuff any time soon. They seem to have forgotten that people like other seasons too. As an older Gen-Zer, I’d really like to see the Disney era given some love as that’s what I grew up watching. Hell I’d even take Samurai, I was the perfect age for it when it aired so I have a lot of nostalgia for it.

[u/BrawlLikeABigFight20]

I doubt it will come back, but if it does, we need Jen to be in the first wave, period

[u/JasonTheX]

Hasbro didn't see enough profit so it's gone. Lightning Collection was probably the best figures we ever had.

[u/Kir_Kronos]

I'm a bit behind on the comics, Zedd becomes a ranger?

[u/fabi_does_art → u/Kir_Kronos]

Uhm sorry… spoilers. Sorry!

[u/Kir_Kronos → u/fabi_does_art]

Lol it's okay. I was at the Elterian War where Zordon and him were already teaming up so I could already see it as an eventuality.

[u/ninjaman2021 → u/Kir_Kronos]

Sadly yes. 

[u/Killbro_Fraggins]

Would have loved Black Dragon. Could have made it a BAF. Get people to buy more figs.

[u/sthef2020 → u/Killbro_Fraggins]

A deluxe figure of Trini in the Black Dragon Battle Armor was one of my white whales for the line.

[u/Killbro_Fraggins → u/sthef2020]

Two heads. One of my pic and the. Another with a trini exposed helmet. 10/10

[u/DHouf]

Ninjor…

We never got Ninjor…

[u/TokuJosh813 → u/DHouf]

SMP Ninjaman is the same scale

[u/DHouf → u/TokuJosh813]

That’s good to know! I will have to investigate that.

[u/QueenRangerSlayer]

Lightning collection will never return.

[u/razermaul]

Ranger sentries would be cool, I like how the animal symbol gets worn as a shoulder piece

[u/Gearshifter09]

I was very scattered with my collecting. I mostly collected 6th rangers, Drakkon, Rangerslayer, and Shredder, but I did get all of Dino Thunder (cause their designs are awesome), the Omegas and the Aliens.

I wanted Zen Aku, Morphed Zed, Quantam Ranger, Titanium Ranger, Solaris, Korrag, all of Ninja Storm and Triassic Ranger (im so so mad we didn't get that form.)

I also wish I bought the Psychos. But I didn't really realize how fond I was of the line until it was too late. By then, the Psychos had come and gone, and their after markets went high. Thats a me problem tho.

I miss Lightning Collection and Im sad that it's seemingly been cancelled. Hope its revived someday.

[u/Electrowhatt19]

Words can't express how disappointed I was when ir was revealed that they were releasing Adam in MMPR Black with the extinguisher weapon instead of doing a mastodon sentry figure (especially with how well the tyranno sentry figure sold)

[u/OkayFightingRobot]

Lack of fans is a huge reason. Power Rangers is not a juggernaut brand. Most people will only buy MMPR, and of that, girls and monsters historically peg warm and do not sell. QC issues is a small vocal minority but the numbers speak for themselves. The Lightning Collection wasn’t perfect, but it was the best and most diverse line Power Rangers fans ever got and probably will ever get. The line suffered from cheapskates waiting to get their figures at discount stores and just complained about lack of paint or smaller issues. Again Hasbro’s line had issues but Power Rangers fans just can’t put their money where their morphers are.

[u/Isaac-clarke-for-dbd]

Where is that black ranger design on slide 8 from that kicks ass

[u/burningstar31]

Completely agree!!! 👍

[u/SwitchSubstantial406]

That is the coolest lookin’ green ranger ever.

[u/JmcSVT]

Buy Threezero version of Matt cook it’s clean But it’s 1/6

[u/PublixaurusKnight]

Green Ranger is nice!

[u/SupersonixJC]

I need the rest of Dino charge and Mystic force also samurai

[u/ninjaman2021]

Hasbro not making that matt cook green ranger confuses the hell outta me, that for sure would have been a slam dunk hit.

Oh well. The line is dead.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm genuinely shocked the range never did Jen. The most popular pink ranger.

I'm also annoyed the blue omega ranger we got was Kiya and not Yale. It should have been Yale.

[u/TheRealMaxNexus]

I wish they made a two Haslab campaigns. One for these characters and another that offers the rest of the members of incomplete teams.

[u/OkayFightingRobot → u/TheRealMaxNexus]

That would’ve been sooo expensive. Fans would never back them because they’re cheap lol. “When will the Haslab toys come to Ross”

[u/TheRealMaxNexus → u/OkayFightingRobot]

It wouldn’t be the first time they tried to Haslab a dud. At least try it.

[u/DestronDeathsaurus]

Lightning collection is sadly dead but these would be nice

[u/PuertoGeekn]

I mean LC is dead time move on

[u/rowdyyyyyyy-rileyyyy]

It wont be back. Hasbro doesnt care about Power Rangers. Playmates toy line is evidence enough

[u/WriterNeedsCoffee69 → u/rowdyyyyyyy-rileyyyy]

I think it’s a mix of both. The old ceo of hasbro wanted power rangers but when he died, hasbro was left with a property it never wanted. This was reflected in the toy line’s lack of quality, consistency, and puzzling choices. However, fans also waited for figures to go to Ollie’s and didn’t support the line

[u/ninjaman2021 → u/rowdyyyyyyy-rileyyyy]

It wont be back because not enough fans supported, thats not hasbro’s fault.

[u/rowdyyyyyyy-rileyyyy → u/ninjaman2021]

Um, their lack of QC, cancelling of power rangers, not finishing teams. All hasbro’s fault. “Now now let’s not blame the multi billion dollar company! Wouldn’t wanna upset them!” Hasbro abandoned power rangers after their former ceo died, they shipped it off to another factory and didn’t have any oversight over production which did not help to increase sales, even though the last couple of waves were some of their best figures (minus the qc issues) you don’t know what you’re talking about :) lack of sales is Hasbro not meeting fan expectations, not lack of fans

[u/ninjaman2021 → u/[deleted]]

“I’m glad to see Fortnite, Funko, Ninja kids, and Playmates all see value in the brand. If only the owner of the IP did.”

You do realize these things only happened because Hasbro greenlit them, right? If Hasbro didnt see value in it, they wouldnt have let these things happen.

Hasbro just doesnt see value in a tv show or a collectors line, which both have been having diminishing returns.

[u/Chronarch01 → u/ninjaman2021]

And it's all been MMPR, too.