Arrive we now at perhaps the most obvious choice from the get-go, and before we start, don’t worry, I realise any of these suggestions would cost Pacific Rim 2: The Quickening’s makers a not-inconsiderable amount of deep fried cash in licensing issues alone, but I’ve seen the first film and figure they’ve money to burn, dig?
Now, on this next suggestion, I had twenty years worth of teen-piloted robots to choose from, but seeing as I stopped being a child quite literally the moment I became an adolescent, I’ll confess in the interest of full disclosure that I’m not so familiar with the ones I’ve never seen or heard of (as I find is most often the case). Presenteth I, then, my third choice – Tommy Oliver’s Dragonzord.
The (Mighty Morphin’) Dragonzord’s advantages over its rival, The Megazord, are many. Myriad, even. For a start, unlike the majority of giant war robots based on mythical creatures, it’s controlled by a flute, which is sure to confuse potential enemies as well as offering an opportunity for the latest chart sensations to get in on the act for a spot of cross-promotional action. Tommy’s flute would essentially serve the same purpose as John Connor’s boombox in Terminator 2. In addition, at its base size, it’s already the size of the Megazord’s five constituent robots after combination, so it offers better value for money and the filmmakers won’t have to stress out over explaining why one of their new Jaegers has five compatible pilots when finding two seems so DAMN DIFFICULT in the first film.
Best of all, though, is that it would surely be enough of an excuse to get Jason David Frank back on screen as Tommy Oliver, the best (and greenest) of all Power Rangers and still my go-to example for those who need one for guys whose full name is just three first names. Dude had the nicest hair, too. Really, like the kind they write parables about.
Tommy Oliver. Green Ranger. DRAGONZORD…
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