#carnisoar

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"Rebirth"

Human Carnisoar, JFAU Fic

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2 down, one human drawing for me left to go 😈

Overlords

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RJ: On top of everything else, Carnisoar is violating the Migratory Birds Protection Act. Theo: Much like the way Al Capone was taken down, that's what's gonna finally nail him.

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Since Camille and Jarrod are my two favourite PR characters of just all-time, I wanna throw my two cents into the ring.

I feel like it's worth mentioning that the only time Dai Shi/Jarrod ever legitimately tries to hurt Camille, it's in "Good Karma Bad Karma", when he fires an energy attack at her and she has to hide behind a pillar in the throne room to evade it.

This is right at the end of the episode, where the entire B Plot (and frankly better plot of the episode) is about Carnisoar altering Jarrod's memories to where he remembers less of himself, makes him believe he didn't do anything good in his life, and was nothing but a bad person and evil kid.

In the moment he attacks her for failing against the Rangers that day, it's not only being encouraged by Carnisoar for him to do so (because the Overlords despised Camille with a passion for some reason?), but it's also happening after Jarrod has been psychologically messed with to the extent where he's much easier to either 1) manipulate and bring along for the adventure thinking it's a good idea because he's a "bad" person, or 2) just repress and push down by Dai Shi's superior strength because Jarrod thinks he genuinely deserves this after being so bad in his life. He's so repressed and/or manipulated that like 1 episode later in "Pushed to the Edge", Carnisoar tells Camille to disappear forever (which if that isn't a kid-friendly way of telling her to off herself, I dunno what it is) and Dai Shi does NOTHING but let it happen, because Jarrod can't get through to say otherwise.

Honestly the Overlords in general are like the main reason Dai Shi becomes more prominant between him and Jarrod, because they actively encourage him to treat her like shit, and also "train" him by just beating the hell outta the dude which probably isn't doing any favours in making him "better". The only times Jarrod comes through is when Camille's life is genuinely in peril and she's about to get killed by Jellica. It's really only after Dai Shi/Jarrod spends extensive time away from the Overlords on the Nexus mission and they end up going against one another, that Jarrod starts to come through more again and even Dai Shi seems to have a bit more respect for her.

Whenever Dai Shi gains power in some way and is reinforced by toxic surroundings, he loses sight of Camille and how important she is. I genuinely think he did have something for her 10,000 years ago since even upon his initial return he calls her "my lovely" and wants her to "stay and talk" to him. But those 10,000 years in the box definitely did something to him, and when the Overlords showed up, they made it MUCH worse.

Ok so I just finished Power Rangers Jungle Fury and I am STILL trying to figure out how I feel about Camille’s and Jarrod/Dai Shi’s relationship prior to the finale

Like, Camille is so devoted to Dai Shi no matter how he treats her and is eternally loyal to him

Dai Shi calls Camille love and it seems to be a bit manipulative? But he also doesn’t like seeing her hurt and values her opinion over the other bad guys and that could be Jarrod peaking his little head out??

Like, Jarrod/Dai Shi will yell at her or threaten her, but we don’t see him lift a finger against her (from what I remember).

And while watching, I shift from wanting Camille to do better (which she eventually does after Jarrod breaks free from Dai Shi) and leaving to squealing whenever Dai Shi is so PAINFULLY soft with her.

Because it’s so obviously an abusive situation, but you know Jarrod is still in there and you get his whole tragic backstory and how him and Dai Shi are influencing each other to the point where we don’t know where one ends and one begins.

Also, Dai Shi looses all his charisma once Jarrod breaks free.

I mean, I was all for the hot disaster bisexuals taking over the world but then they left and all that was left was this old boomer and then I was like YIKES.

Like??? I was way more interested in the family drama than the heroes.

Idk, I have so many feelings over these two

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Some Thoughts about Power Rangers Jungle Fury

Blame it on Boom Studios.

So, like every child of the ‘90’s, I loved the Power Rangers growing up. Before Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network existed, I would religiously tune into Fox Kids every Saturday morning so I could watch X-Men: The Animated Series and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. While I remained an X-Men fan for life, I stopped following Power Rangers sometime after the movie. That was all well and good, but then Boom Studios had to go and launch a MMPR ongoing that ended being really good. That fired up the nostalgia machine, and the next thing I knew I was rewatching episodes of Mighty Morphin.

I didn’t rewatch the entirety of the series, because it’s over 150 episodes, and, I mean, I got shit to do, but on an impulse, I started watching the most recent series, Power Rangers Dino Charge, which was so good that I watched the whole thing. Now I’m interested in watching other iterations, so arrived at Jungle Fury through the incredibly scientific process of liking the name of the title and the concept of “Kung Fu Power Rangers.” Anyway, here’s some thoughts:

The Good:

The Characters: because I was raised on the one-note characters of MMPR, my expectations in this area are quite low, so I was pleasantly surprised by the cast of Jungle Fury. Not only is each of the principals well-defined, but they, especially Casey, also experience genuine growth over the course of the series. Further, every Ranger is likeable and easy to connect with. Granted, some fans find RJ annoying (otherwise known as people who hate fun), but he’s actually the best character in the show. Not only is David de Lautour the strongest actor in the cast (check out his interactions with his father in “One Master Too Many”), but the character is quite clever in the way that it plays with the audience’s expectations for a Kung Fu master and then turns it on its head (something that the show even jokes about when Casey, RJ, and Lily assume that the older Asian man is their new master in the first episode). The villains are also nicely developed with the primary antagonist undergoing a genuine arc. Jarrod’s “bad guy tempted to be good” is another clever inversion on a traditional storytelling trope. Even Camille, the villain’s sidekick, gets a kind of arc and development, owing to her love for Jarrod.

The Plot (mostly): One of the best parts of Jungle Fury was in the way that the series really committed to its theme of Kung Fu. Many series have themes, but only make half-hearted use of them and end up pretty much just Power Rangers business as usual; however, Jungle Fury incorporated a lot tropes from kung fu and used them quite effectively for the story. For example, each of the rangers studies with a mentor to help them become more powerful (even better, these lessons also saw the Rangers develop further as characters, which, again, harkens back to the great characterization in this series). In a clever twist, the primary villain mirrors the Rangers’ development by training and studying under evil mentors himself. Further, this makes the overall overarching story feel like it’s building towards something grand and epic, rather than a series of monster-of-the-week episodes.

The Fights: Again, the show really demonstrates how committed it is to its theme, incorporating the kung fu aspects into the fight choreography as well. I’ll admit that I tend to zone out a bit during the Zord sequences, but Jungle Fury kept me considerably more engaged than some of the other series that I’ve watched. 

The Rinshi God, I love the Rinshi so much and their double-footed hop.

The Bad:

The Costumes: Personally, I don’t hate them as much as some, but they’re definitely in the bottom half of the franchise as a whole. The original suits aren’t bad, but, for whatever reason, the white neck really bothers me. The Jungle Master suits are also a definite upgrade on the base suits; however, the Purple and White Ranger costumes are just godawful.

The Monsters: Here’s my incredibly basic criteria for good Power Rangers monsters: do I remember them when the episode is over? Now, obviously, I can’t name every monster from a season that I like, but I can picture several different monsters from both MMPR and Dino Charge (I smile a bit when I think about the one created by Swatt and Baboo out of a bunch of random sports equipment and a stoplight). When judged on those criteria, Jungle Fury falls short. Outside of Carnisoar, Jellica, and Grizzaka (and, of course, the incredible Rinshi), I can't recall a single monster. That's....not good.

The Finale: Remember how I raved about how great the plot was a couple of paragraphs ago? Yeah, a lot of that was undone by an anticlimactic final. So the entire series is basically one giant build, with the Rangers getting progressively stronger and gaining new powers and techniques while Jarrod simultaneously powered up. Then the Rangers manage to separate Jarrod from Dai Shi, convert Jarrod and Camille to their side, bring back the Spirit Rangers, and gather everyone together, but all they need to do to defeat Dai Shi’s dragon form is chant a few things. Jungle Fury doesn’t seem to get a lot of love from fans (although, for that matter, it doesn’t seem to get a lot of hate either), and I think the final episode is a big reason why people aren’t more passionate about the series.

…And the Accents?

Ever since Disney purchased the franchise, filming has taken place in New Zealand, meaning that the cast of each series is typically made up of Australians and Kiwis’. In fact, not a single American is in the main cast of Jungle Fury. Here’s my arbitrarily-assigned score for each character:

Casey (Jason Smith)–8.5/10: I actually thought Smith was Canadian until I looked him up on IMDB and found he’s actually Australian. His accent is pretty good, but the giveaway is how unnatural his voice sounds when he’s shouting his dialogue after transforming.

Theo (Aljin Abella)–7/10: Theo is another one who I was a bit surprised by; his voice sometimes comes across as stiff, which I initially assumed was a deliberate acting choice rather than because he was hiding an Australian accent.

Lily (Anna Hutchison)–5/10: Anna Hutchison loses points for inconsistency; more than half the time, but when it slips, it really slips. 

RJ (David de Lautour)–8/10: RJ might be the best of the bunch, but I also feel that David de Lautour had an easier job since he merely had to imitate a very specific accent–the stereotypical surfer–rather than a more general American accent like the others.

Dom (Nikolai Nikolaeff)–7/10: This is unrelated, but it was really hard for me to get over seeing one of the Russian mobsters from Daredevil playing the White Ranger.

Fran (Sarah Thomson)–8/10

Camille (Holly Shanahan)–7/10

Jarrod/Dai Shi (Bede Skinner)–3/10: At least he tried?

Power Rangers Power Rankings

Dino Charge

Jungle Fury

MMPR

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Still gets the Solar Morpher, we still need a leading Ranger after all. His Animal Spirit would need to be swapped to the Red Lion instead of Black Lion probably, though. OR, he keeps the Black Lion and the armoured form, we get a Black/Gold aesthetic "Ranger" as a leader (which, would be unlikely as hell in PR, but hey it would be cool).

That'd depend I think. If Jarrod and Casey swapped places AND backstories, then yes, but if they didn't swap backstories too then Casey would probably be harder to corrupt. Carnisoar would have a lot of work to do to give Dai Shi a better foothold by messing with Casey's memories to make him THINK he was bad, and Jellica would probably gaslight Casey HARDCORE.

Theo and Lily would NOT be fans initially, but Lily would definitely warm up to him first; She's the heart of the team, compassionate, she found Flit cute (and honestly I always found it weird how she just totally gave up on Jarrod in the show). She'd be cautious with Jarrod, but open up to giving him a chance. Theo would be harder to sway since while Jarrod IS on their level he was a very closed off and eventually mean guy. But I think Theo would, after hearing what Jarrod's gone through and seeing the guy try to improve, eventually soften up - After all, Theo's had some rough time with family too. RJ I think would be neutral with Jarrod at first; He knows he's been a bit rough, but he's aware the guy is troubled, and he's Dominic's friend, so he'll try to keep an open mind. Dominic wouldn't change honestly, his friend's here as a Ranger and trying to find some self-improvement, awesome, that's a win in his books.

not Lies of P related but i have a PR Jungle Fury what if scenario:

What if Casey was possessed by Dai Shi instead of Jarrod in the beginning?

and some questions:

1. What will happen to Jarrod? Will he still receive the solar morpher by RJ?

2. Will Casey be closely corrupted as OG Jarrod was?

3. How will the others treat Jarrod in the beginning by their first impression?

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Overlords

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Carnisoar/Jellica/Grizzaka from Power Rangers Jungle Fury imagines.

Added!

Carnisoar: “Carnisaur was a cruel and calculated Overlord.” That’s all I need to know.

Jellica: Aw, she’s a jellyfish gijinka. I wish I had tentacles sometimes. If I didn’t have so many requests on my to do list, she could headline MerMay.

Grizzaka: Grizzly-inspired? He just needs to be treated like a teddy bear and cuddled.

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What is your current queue?

To do list: Carlisle and Esme Cullen, Rory Peters, Frankie Cheeks, androids (Halloween III), Blayne Moll, Draknarok, Mandilok, He Mantis!reader (Buffy), Carnisoar, Jellica, Grizzaka, Der Klown, Tom Holloway, Ginger Fitzgerald, Mirror Queen (Brothers Grimm), Snizzard, Pelle (Midsommar), Triskull, ChromeSkull, Venom, Deviot, ChromeSkull, Davy Jones, reader being interrogated by Peter Hale/Scott McCall/Derek Hale, Huntsman (Company of Wolves), Patrick Ross, Dracula’s brides (1992), Mirror Queen, The Haunting 1999, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Father William Thomas, Bughuul.