More awesome Zyu2 footage has been released thanks to MMPR stunt co-ordinator Jeff Pruit! The monsters contained within: Robogoat, Stag Beetle, Oysterizer, and Pirantis Head, as well as some bonus Dairanger footage of Pipebrain and Purse Head. My thoughts on the footage:
Pipebrain and Purse Head:
There was a lot more footage of Pipebrain on the ground they could have used. And deformed-Buddha-headed Purse Head is terrifying.
Robogoat:
No explanation for the Sword of Power. I'm kinda surprised/disappointed that Dragonzord showed up for nothing but forming the Ultrazord. And damn, the Megazord moves FAST in this fight. Not at all the lumbering giant it usually is in the Zyu2 footage.
Stag Beetle:
So there's absolutely no reason that Stag Beetle and the Putties are blasted with lightning bolts from on high (as seen in the Season 2 opening credits). That's kinda disappointing. And, huh, he has nothing to do with Green Ranger.
Oysterizer:
Man, who cares about Oysterizer, we saw his footage, there won't be anything interesting in -- whoa Black Ranger Power-Vision. That's really cool. I wonder if this is where they got the idea for Rocky's Power Scope in MMPRTM. Also, that bit of Oysterizer 'praying' to the Ecocide Pearl... I wonder if they intent was the pearl was an egg and he was going all 'mama bear' in revenge on the Rangers (or the reverse, that it was his mother or something)?
Pirantis Head:
- Holy shit, the Sabertooth Tiger and Triceratops attack the Dragonzord!
- The Rangers almost have a hand-to-hand fight with Pirantis Head, but don't.
- Awesome, Pirantis Head has grown to giant size and the Tyrannosaurus is out and ready to go, this should be -- oh, come on, the Megazord again!? You're telling me the closest the Tyrannosaurus got to a fight in Zyu2 is getting blasted by Turbanshell? Lame, Toei.
- The Zord fight - Pirantis Head and Dragonzord vs. Megazord - is amazing. It's a shame we didn't get any of this in "The Mutiny." I like that Pirantis Head and Tommy have a sort of 'duel of the flutes' over Dragonzord.
- When Pirantis Head is blasted away from the chained up Megazord, it's neither the Megazord nor Dragonzord that cause it. He just starts sparking randomly. Is this Titanus coming to the rescue, a la "Doomsday?"
- This footage is missing Pirantis Head exploding, for some reason.
Overall, another great look into the world of Zyu2 thanks to Jeff.
