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I'm kind of at the start of binging Cosmic Fury, and, if I'm being honest, big mistake on my part. Because this season, from what I've been seeing so far, is bad. I thought it was going to be like Operation Overdrive, where I consider it so bad it's actually ironically good. But no! It's just bad. The first episode starts with a fight scene without context or breathing room, and the acting and audio is so incompetent, I don't think a fan film with a small budget would sound this bad. But, it did have potential to be good, as Kyuranger, while not perfect, is actually a really solid show, and its aesthetics could really work in Power Rangers. So, I'll fix it to be a somewhat decent series, not much in order, except for the last one, which is the most important.

1. Use the suits from Kyuranger: Yeah, really starting with an early one. Because, the Cosmic Fury suits are the worst in the history of the franchise, where even the Operation Overdrive suits are better than them. They look cheap AF, and look like they were rushed into completion, and don't match up with the aesthetics of Cosmic Fury's zords at all. They don't look like something out of a sci-fi, or have that zodiac feel to them. And yeah, the Kyuranger suits are so much better, and are almost night and day compared to them, as they match better with the aesthetic (Probably because they were the suits meant for it.), and have a unique design that tells you a bit about the ranger's motif and personality really well, while also feeling like a unit. So, why not just adapt the suits? It's a different team with different powers, so it would only make sense to just use the suits. Now, this does require reassigning, which I'll get to in my next point.
2. Mix more of the ranger colors around: Now, Amelia being the Red Ranger, while I'm not being sexist about it, I get the idea, but it just doesn't feel like it's that earned, and I don't think red suits her. That's just me. But I do think Zayto did run his course as a ranger, so he should be pushed aside for the time being until he can come back. And this is about a creative liberty from the Sentai. But, I think Amelia and Izzy should remain the Pink and Green Rangers, but the other characters should be switched. I think Aiyon works as the Yellow Ranger, which I think he is in Cosmic Fury, or he just pilots the Swordfish Zord (I refuse to call it the Shark Zord), but I think it works for him. I'd also Ollie the Silver Ranger, who coincidentally also turned evil in the Sentai, which is a plotpoint I'm keeping for him in my rewrite, while Javi becomes Orange. As for Fern, this one is pretty obvious, the Cyan Ranger for her, and either Tarrick of Billy as the Purple Ranger. Now, as for the other rangers, I think it'd be better if they were simply new characters. I'd have the Gold Ranger just be a robot named Balance (Because if it ain't broke, don't fix it.), using his suit from the Sentai, the Blue Ranger being a Sirian named Ulfrik Kruger, a possible long lost brother or cousin of Doggie Kruger, the Black Ranger be a mechanical bull named Ferdinand (A nod to the classic children's book about the bull of the same name.), and as for the Red Ranger, I think that he should be the Prince of the Lion Galaxy and the son of Viera, who I'd have captured and corrupted by the main villain of this series, who I'd name "Linus", and for the Crimson Ranger, I'd go with Mick. As for Zayto, I think this will be one of my biggest liberties from the Sentai, and it would be that the Orion Ranger, which I'll name the "Zenith Ranger" here, will be Zayto's role on the team as a spiritual ranger who later becomes a Morphing Master, instead of having it be the Red Rangers batalizer.
3. Don't make Lord Zedd the main villain: At most, Lord Zedd should be an episode 1 threat that is easily dealt with, showing why clones of the original villains aren't as powerful as the original ones. It's basically the PR equivalent of the "Somehow Palpatine returned" nonsense. I think the main villain should just be a new character entirely, probably the one responsible for freeing him in the first place. I'd also make another change from the Sentai, where instead of a conquering Fascist empire, which we've already seen multiple times in PR, I think it would work better if it's a space mafia who wants to create monsters and cause destruction so they can buy planets and extract their resources for their own profit. Is it a silly idea? Yeah. But it's creative, and could work with the series. Which we did touch upon here in Cosmic Fury, but I think it'd be better if we leaned into it more. Also, the Zentinels is a good name for the footsoldiers, but we shouldn't change the grunts from the Sentai for no reason, so they're keeping their Sentai designs.
4. Don't make the Morphing Masters fighters: From what I remember in Dino Fury, they should mostly be sages who don't do much fighting, and only grant powers to those in need. But making them fighting types was honestly really stupid, and should never have been conseptualized, and seeing them is when you know the series is going to suck, because Hasbro somehow forgot the lore of their own series. Instead, in my rewrite, they're just background characters who sometimes appear to give advice or give out powers whenever the plot demands it.
5. (Most Important) Please have it be a longer series: If I'm being honest, why did we just get 10 episodes? It's a real stretch to adapt a complex series with 12 to 13 rangers like Kyuranger into 10 episodes, which really shows that they were rushing this show. And yes, it was Hasbro's fault that it had only that many episodes. It needed at least 26 episodes, maybe even more. Because it would give us more time for stories to breathe. Like Ollie turning evil for a few episodes, the Purple Ranger Arc, adapting all the Zords from the Sentai that can be adapted, and doing the characters and villains justice. And I think it would make the series more worthwhile, and probably a better climactic finale for the franchise.

This one is kind of something I wanted to do, and I already spoke about how I'd write those characters, but, I do think we need to discuss it, whether it's happening or not (Though, considering that the Power Rangers Disney+ reboot got canned before they even started production, I don't think that it's likely anytime soon.), and we need to understand that the mediums of 2D animation and live action are completely different, so changes have to be made, regardless of whether they mess up the story, and some changes might be controvercial, and you may have to sit down for them. Now, these are in no particular order of importance, except for the last, which is the most important.

1. Change the suits to better correspond with each Guardian's color and element: I think that one of the reasons why the original TV series failed was partially due to the suits being limited in their color palate to two colors, which limited merchandising potential for the series. They don't stand out for one another, and they don't corespond with either of the elements. For this reason, it needs to be changed, and it's not like it's that hard to do, as Will's can have an orange top, pink skirt, orange and pink striped tights, and orange boots, Irma's can have a blue top, tan skirt, blue and tan striped tights, and blue boots, Taranee's can have a red top, gold skirt, red and gold striped tights, and red boots, Cornelia's can have a green top, yellow skirt, green and yellow striped tights, and green boots, and Hay Lin's should have a purple top, teal pants, purple and teal striped tights, and purple MJ shoes. The one thing that is kept should be the wings, whose colors are different based on each element. I would also add a symbol on their chests to further tell who is who, and a superhero-style faceconcealing mask, just so nobody accidentally finds out about their secret identities, which since Sailor Moon, has been quite a plot hole in almost all Magical Girl shows. (Also, if you want to know who I'd pick for merchandice, I'd go with Playmates, the same people behind TMNT, Voltron, and Miraculous Ladybug.)
2. No moments that will just age like milk: That includes the Guardians racially profiling a passling in the TV series, mistaking Geek for Blunk, and not getting called out for it, the Guardians using Cornelia's sweater in a labyrinth of bookshelves without her consent when they could've just took the books off the shelves and threw them on the floor, making jokes about people's appearance without getting called out for it, or Irma saying "Let's kick Meridian butt", the Escanor line being on an agnatic primogeniture for succession, which are all kinds of wrong, and just shouldn't be used, unless you should be calling a character out and it specifically portrays it as a bad thing.
3. Lean into the problematic side of Kandrakar: Really think about it. An organization that forces teenagers with attitude to fight for them on their payroll against their will is all kinds of wrong, and we shouldn't shy away from it, like so many bad modern adaptations of books tend to do. So, I'd say how Nerissa was treated as a Guardian, the Guardians overthrowing dictators to install their own puppets for their own bidding, and so many other things should all be called out at some point, and they should have actual consequences in the long run. Like how the White Queen being ovethrown in the Fast World leads to its economy collapsing, inflation skyrocketing, and big corporations funded by Kandrakar leaching off of hardworking subjects under the Black Queen's rule, similar to how Banana Republics like Guatemala and Chile were IRL.
4. Age up the Characters: Yes, I said it. But, here me out. Because while in the Percy Jackson movies, it was bad to change the characters' ages, because it completely disregards the idea for sequels, in W.I.T.C.H., this is a different scenario. Because putting minors in tight fitting and revealing outfits is all kinds of wrong, especially in live action, and even aging them up, while fine in animation, doesn't work in live action. So, I'd age them up to be later in their high school years, especially since their age doesn't really come up as a plotpoint in the series anyways, so I'd just make them the same age as the Winx Club characters at the start of the series. (Also, a little bonus thing is I don't think changing their ethnicities would be best for W.I.T.C.H., since it's already a diverse cast, and Hay Lin being anything other than Chinese is a form of whitewashing, and changing any character's race will just take away representation, and while I understand why someone would want to race swap Will and Cornelia, I think it's best that we don't change any character's race or ethnicity.)

• Aridia: Waltzing Matilda
• Arkhanta: Red Sun in the Sky
• Basiliade: Nyan Cat
• Earth: We Are All Earthlings
• Fast World: Die Wacht Am Rhein
• Kandrakar: Olympic Council of Asia Anthem
• Metamoor: Land of Hope and Glory
• Nune-Boreal: Under the Sign of Winx
• Zamballa: God Bless Africa

This may sound confusing, but, there's actually an explanation for the spelling. The Y in Ye isn't actually a Y at all, it's a letter known as Thorn, which typically looks like this (þ). The reason it looks like a Y is because it was used as a replacement for thorn on old typewriters because they apparently didn't have room for it. Thorn is basically a remnant of old English, which, since Meridian is heavily based off of Medieval England, I wonder if that's what Cedric was going for with this thing. Though, how it's still in business after his arrest, I have no idea, þat's a topic for anoþer day.

• The Power of Five (W.I.T.C.H.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSnPZsfcfEY
• Let's Ride (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMZ9c9PlG8

This time, it's the Echidna himself, Leon Collins' turn. And his powers are quite different from the powers of Kandrakar.

• Heart of the Chimera: It is the main transformation device of the Echidna, which had been lost after the Echidna and her Chimera were defeated just after the Titan War. However, Leon sought it out, just so he could be better than Will, found it in a cave, and made a near-permanent contract with the beast to make his companion satisfied by swallowing the mana of each of his victims, such as the Maldeu. Unlike the Heart of Kandrakar, it can only be used by one person at a time, and it can only be transferred once its master dies. It is also normally hidden behind a gate to contain itself whenever it's not in use, and is only opened up by the main Chimera Ring.
• Echidna Blade: It is the main weapon of the Echidna, as it has a look that is much more regal than that of Kandrakar's. Its biggest feature is the Fate Dial, which determines how strong its user's attacks are, with one being the weakest and six being the strongest. It relies on the power of the Mana Rings to give it some needed strength. Its blade can also extend based on how long the wielder wants to strike their enemies.
• Regal Blaster: It's the Echidna's main weapon while he's in his Regal Mode. It has longer-range attacks than the Echidna Blade does, and is thus more powerful than it in almost every single way. It's also powered by the Mana Rings, which amplify its attacks and allow him to finish off his foes and absorb their mana.
• The Chimera: The Chimera is the Queen of all Beasts, always hungry for one's mana, and she's rarely satisfied until she's full. And yes, she is the same Chimera who attacked Percy Jackson on the Gateway Arch when he was a boy. But she never did anything out of malice, as she only acts under her master's orders, but she also doesn't want to be denied fresh mana from anyone. And she is the main reason why Kandrakar considers the Heart of the Chimera way too dangerous, because she's caused nothing but trouble over the years.
• Mana Rings: Just like Kandrakar's Guardians, the Echidna has rings of his own, but not the same kind of rings. The Mana Rings are themed to a different type of animal, but like Kandrakar, they do represent each element in some way, the Orca represents water, due to it being a sea creature; the Chameleon represents fire, due to it prefering warmer environments; the Bull represents earth, due to it being a land animal; and the Eagle represents air, due to it being a bird that can fly. However, because they're used by one person alone, they can't form entire suits, except the main Chimera Ring, which unlocks the Heart of the Chimera as he transforms; they only form mantles.
• Base Form, Chimera Mantles and Regal Mode: The Echidna's Chimera Mantles are as follows. First, his base form does the basic job of absorbing the mana of his foes; the Orca Mantle can make him go really fast and can help him cure injuries or poisons; the Chameleon Mantle can make him go invisible; the Bull Mantle can enhance his strength and endurance, but can also slow him down; and the Eagle Mantle can give him the ability to fly. His Regal Mode, while it disables all his mantles, upgrades his powers otherwise, doubling his punches and kicks in the process.

Interestingly, there was less to talk about with the Echidna and his power set. Probably because of how simplistic it all is compared to Kandrakar's. I guess that's what happens when you're a one-man show.

This is mostly from the main five guardians, who morph into a Quintoguardian whenever the plot demands it. The Chimera Guardian and the White King will get their own guides. But for now, these will just be for the W.I.Z.A.R.D. Guardians. Because there are too many pictures to fit onto this post because of Reddit's limitations. So, this is the best I can do for now. But don't worry, I'll get to them sooner or later. All of these listed will be in the same order as each picture, which IS official from Toei, so I don't think I need to credit anyone on this post. But I'll credit Toei, as well as the Kamen Rider Wiki, for providing them for us.

• The Heart of Kandrakar: The Heart of Kandrakar is the source of the Guardians' powers and what is used to transform them into Guardians. It used to be a pink amulet; however, Will (Not to be confused with his mother) thought it didn't suit his style, and accidentally transformed it into what it is now, which does, coincidentally, look kind of similar to the Heart of the Fast World, except the accents are gold instead of red. Though, even before that, it had some modifications, as now it can clone itself to each Guardian during transformation so that no one fights over who has control over it, and it scans a ring due to how unstable the elements became after the White King destroyed much of the veil during the Interdimensional War. The magician's hand in the middle can switch from left to right depending on what it's used for, with the left-hand mode used for transformation, while the right-hand mode is for special attacks.
• Kandra BladeBlaster: The Kandra BladeBlaster was created by Wilhelmina and Taranee during the Interdimensional War due to the instability of each element caused by the veil being damaged by the White King, as it's meant to harness each Guardian's element while using it. It has two modes: the blaster mode, which looks like a gun, and the blade mode, which looks like a sword. The fingers on the magician's hand can also open up to scan a ring to charge it up, allowing it to blast larger attacks powered by the element tied to it.
• Kandra Axcalibur: Is the main weapon used by Will when he's in Quintessence Zenith Mode, found when he and April explored the caves of Zamballa hidden behind a swamp filled with quicksand. It's one of the most powerful, but also dangerous, weapons out there, and can only be accepted by one of the most worthy warriors out there with a kind heart. If someone tries to steal it with ill intentions, then their skin could get burned or blistered, with most Zamballan residents, due to them being anthropomorphic plants, generally avoiding it. It's revealed that this is due to this being powered by Zenith's spirit, and she's rather selective when it comes to who is worthy of receiving her powers.
• Kandra Timer: The Kandra Timer is the main way the Guardians exit Quintoguardian mode, and is only accessed when they need it. This is because whenever they previously tried to exit it, it would damage the aurameres and could, in the worst-case scenario, kill them. So, Taranee Cornelia and Hay Lin, using their expertise in fixing things, created this during their fight with Hypno as a way to counteract his cloning powers. Only the Quintessence Guardian is allowed to use it, as his is the only element not featured on it.
• Aura Rings: The Aura Rings were created from the Aurameres on Kandrakar by Wilhelmina and Taranee, due to how unstable they became after the veil was damaged by the White King and his Knights of Mt. Thanos during the Interdimensional War. Depending on how it's constructed, one is generally more powerful than the other. The Elemental Rings (Water, Fire, Earth, Air, and Quintessence, and their Zenith Upgrades) are the most powerful, due to them being what powers their elements; the Power Rings (Such as Kickstrike and Fortress) are the second most powerful, powering their attacks and defenses; and, last, and probably least, are the Destraction Rings (Sleep, Astral Drop, Clothing Change, Flatulence, etc.), which are pretty weak, and are used only for means of destracting the enemy, and aren't fit for most combat situations.
• Will's Bike Zenith: It's a bike that Matt once owned that Will inherited. It was an ordinary bike, up until Will and Taranee modified it to be compatible with the dragon of the same name. There's not much else to it, but it's Will's favorite means of transportation, so it has some value to him.
• Zenith the Dragon: She's the main dragon and spirit guide for the Guardians. She usually helps power up the Guardians into Zenith Mode, using pieces of herself to do so, like her head for Zach in his fire mode, her tail for Iris in her water mode, her claws for April in her earth mode, her wings for Ren David in his air mode, and for Will, her body transforms into the Axcalibur in his quintessence mode. It's also later revealed that she is actually the spirit of Xin Jing, the first Quintessence Guardian, though she does prefer being called Zenith, as Xin Jing is a name given to her by her rather cruel and abusive father, an Emperor of Ancient China, with the Heart of Kandrakar being the Heart of the East, just as Olympus is the Heart of the West, as while the latter is more focused on great individuals and strength in leadership, the former is more about collective balance within ones self and the whole populace.
• Their Suits: These were modified from their previous suits to better conceal their identities, and for better indication of whose element is whose. Silver representing quintessence (The base form not pictured, as it never appeared in KR Wizard), blue representing water, red representing fire, yellow representing earth, and green representing air. They are similar, yet different from each other, water having diamonds, fire having trapezoids, earth having squares, and air having triangles on the suits. As for Quintessence, while not pictured here, due to the Zenith Mode having similar-looking shapes, I'd say it probably would have irregular quaderaterals on the chest. They generally have a churchglass look to them, due to them being seen as fancy, yet practical at the same time. And while it looks like it's made of leather or spandex (As is the case for the production side of things), it's not, as it's made of a special self-assembling nanofiber, with a strong magical rawhide, which Taranee and Cornelia get rather defensive about when people call it spandex or leather, similar to Dr. K in Power Rangers RPM.
• Bonus Fact: The colors are the way they are, even though two of them contradict the show, because, in my universe, the Earth and Air Aurameres got changed for certain reasons. The latter was due to it being indigo and Water being blue, which are pretty much the same color but different shades, so it was changed to green in contrast, and Earth was changed from green to yellow, not only to avoid confusion with Air, but also because Cornelia actually prefers yellow, because she's proud of her blonde hair. (Yes, it's that silly of a reason. But, perfectly in character for Cornelia to love her hair so much that she wants her element to share its color.)

Again, none of this is official. It's just my little fanfiction, but I wanted to share some info so people know what powers them in this series, and what the explanation is for each one existing.

Based on South Africa's flag, with red, white, green, and black, repesenting the Arabs, blue and white representing the Hebrews, and the golden eight pointed star representing peace and unity, same with the Y shape.

• Will Vandom - Denji Sentai Megaranger: Will Vandom is definitely a tech enthusaist, and Megaranger is the most tech influenced season, being about space and video games. I don't think I need to further elaborate on this one. (Credit to (MEGA) Mickey for this cover.)
• Irma Lair - KyuKyu Sentai GoGoFive: I could see her being a fan of a show about first responders fighting demons from hell, since that's kind of what W.I.T.C.H. is. A team of first responders hired by Kandrakar to fight against monsters from other dimensions to protect ballance. (Credit to flower-zukki for this cover if it belongs to them.)
• Taranee Cook - Mahou Sentai Magiranger: I could see her being a fan of a show about knowledge of magic and sorcery. (Not belief in it, goodness Power Rangers Mystic Force was annoyingly preachy with its message in "belief in magic".) Also, from what I've seen, it's a really good Sentai Series, and I recommend giving it a watch. (Credit to Sunwukong Soundwaves for this cover, and all your amazing covers of Super Sentai intros.)
• Cornelia Hale - Seiju Sentai Gingaman: She's probably a fantasy fan, and considering her Earth powers, I could see her being into a fantasy series about nature powers. So, Gingaman seems natural (Pun not intended) for it to be her favorite series. (No need to credit someone, since this is actually an official cover by Toei themselves.)
• Hay Lin - Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger: The series has mentioned that Hay Lin is a sci fi fan, and is crazy about space. So, I could totally see her being a Kyuranger fan. Though she'd probably be disappointed that there's no Gemini Ranger despite having a KyuTama. (Credit to Sunwukong Soundwaves for this cover too.)
• Orube - Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: She'd relate to it herself, being that she was raised in a Shogunate Family herself, and would probably enjoy it quite a bit. Also, she'd probably despise Power Rangers Samurai for just being a whitewashed translation of Shinkenger, and would constantly comment on how much better the Sentai is. (Credit to Sunwukong Soundwaves for this cover as well.)
• Elyon Brown-Escanor - Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger: Considering that she's a royal unaware of her original background with her own rivalry with her brother Phobos, I could see her relating to it. Though her favorite character would probably be Hymeno Ran (Kamakiri Ohger), since the two are pretty similar, being monarchs with a strange sense of humor to say the least. (Credit to secondarchive for this cover.)

I also wanted to place credits for each of these links, even though they may or may not be users on Reddit, because they deserve some credit. But, as a Tokusatsu and W.I.T.C.H. fan myself, I think it would be interesting to speculate what Super Sentai series they'd be fans of, some might be better than others. But I do think they'd all have their own opinion on what Sentai Series they'd love the best.

This is because Disney exists in the W.I.T.C.H. Universe, and so Playhouse Disney must exist, and so should The Wiggles. And they also did the theme song for the network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kpCyiGRthA

So, maybe The Wiggles does exist in this universe (And the instrumental of "Romp Bomp a Stomp" was used in a montage in the episode "I is for Illusion" for some reason), maybe it doesn't.

For our favorite African American characters in W.I.T.C.H., Taranee, Peter, and Lionel Cook.

• Will Vandon: "Rawkfist" by Thousand Foot Krutch
• Irma Lair: "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock
• Taranee Cook: "Fate of Ophelia" by Taylor Swift
• Cornelia Hale: "Cherry Pie" by Warrant
• Hay Lin: "Bad Religion" by Godsmack