Sentai helmets are AWESOME

Sentai helmets are a key focal point of the entire franchise's design and visual aesthetic, so what about them makes them so great? In this video, I want to highlight some of the key points I think are critical in making a ranger team's helmet iconic and impactful! What are some of your favorite Sentai helmets?
EDIT: Yes, it looks like I forgot to include Fiveman in the Lips/No Lips chart, which slightly alters the percentage but still affirms the point! ☺️
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Time stamps:
0:28 Preface
1:52 Shape
3:21 Power Rangers
4:45 Visors
7:27 Mouths
9:18 Magiranger
9:37 Maskman
9:54 Dairanger
10:12 Kyoryuger
10:44 Ryusoulger
11:06 Shinkenger
11:33 Gaoranger
12:12 Conclusion
#powerrangers #supersentai #boonboomger

[@QBnoYouko]

The other clever thing about the Kyoryuger helmet design is that the mouthplates are in the shape of the visors themselves! Not only that, but the placement of the mouthplates make them look like the tongue of the mouth.

[@haydenfisher1387]

And then Power Rangers said “let’s paint over the mouth plate and make it cursed”

[@NastheVictorious]

Ikr? I loved that about Kyoryuger's helmet designs. Simple and Creative.

[@777theultra9]

On the topic of actual mouths in the mouthpiece, I really liked Goseiger's design. The mouth makes the helmet resemble sculptures, adding to the angelic theme.

[@justinarzola4584]

Timeranger mouths also fit the theme.

[@ShockWithoutFear]

Finally tricked youtube into naturally promoting Sentai/Ranger content onto my recommended, Really enjoyed these videos! I think my favourites have to be Jungle Fury/Gekiranger, especally with the added white accents, the visors being small and sleek matching the eyes of big cats add an extra animalistic energy that I enjoy a lot

[@ranjaeclarke9884]

Same

[@bluescat581]

I think the idea of putting mouths on the helmets is impractical, funny, but kinda cool, because they feel like totally different beings, and it's so awesome.

[@justinarzola4584]

Never really like the mouths much but you do get used to it after awhile,it definitely kind of screws into the low budget uncanniness with the older seasons like Battle Fever or Denziman.

[@Vinylmelody1517]

My favorite helmets have to be the lupinranger helmets, the top hat motif really ties together the sentai phantom thief look. The colored visors and the differences between the helmets of each member is perfect to me. I also like the smooth mouth plate, makes it looks extra cool

[@jesserivera2043]

One thing I've noticed and tend to appreciate is how the female Sentai team members tend to have more rounded visor shapes. You can almost assume the character archetypes they're going for based off the shape of those visors.

[@Chernobog2]

A lot of pink rangers seem to have vaguely heart shaped visors, likely as a throwback to Momorenger and Heart Queen

[@Pitviper2024]

7:16 there's no way they can see through those wheels 😂

[@AxelWedstar411]

Maskman is my favourite suit of the 80s. It's around this point that Sentai suits became more or less what they'd be for the next three decades.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

The best Sentai suits

[@Technovore-X]

I love these helmets. But when a helmet has “eyes” like Ryusoulger and Gaoranger, I forget that the black visor is where the eyes are

[@jeppy4021]

Same lol

[@KingCasual1986]

Fiveman’s helmets (along with Fiveman as a whole) are very underrated.

[@RealMelodyHope]

My favorite masks are Shinkenger's, exactly for the reason you said, as well as the ones in Lupinranger vs Patranger! I ADORE that they made the hats the faces! The slight adjustments to the tophats and police hats unique to each ranger are nice details, and the silver mouthplate looks really nice! It's cool to see the Lupinrangers in particular flip the colors, so it's the visor that's colored, while the tops of the heads are black. This is flipped to the more traditional black visor and colored dome with the Patrangers, which the inclusion of the police badge on the forehead looks so cool! Definitely some of my favorites helmets.

[@jefferyquick3280]

For some reason, The Flashman, Dairanger, Timeranger, Dekaranger, & Gokaiger helmets I liked the most.

[@IceFire2050]

My guy, talking about Shinkenger being unique for using Kanji for their visor. Gokaiger literally made a joke about their helmets by having Marvelous mix up Ohranger's KingRanger for one of them since it used Kanji for a mask visor ages beforehand.

[@KingZoru_VT]

Yes you’re absolutely right! I consider Shinkenger’s usage of kanji unique because it was the theme of the entire team, whereas KingRanger was the only one on that team that followed that convention. But good point!

[@justinarzola4584]

I like Magiranger/ Mystic Force, Dekaranger/ SPD and Abaranger/Dino Thunder suits/ helmets, mainly because those were the ones i grew up on watching with Samurai and they hold up.

[@takeshiair]

One helmet I really like is S.P.D (Dekaranger) because while it doesn't have the lips placed on the helmet it still works in conveying what exactly the team is: a Police force, so the lack of lips actually works to the series benefit

[@reburnedfirrior]

Donbrothers and Zyuohger are some nice an unique ways of putting mouths into the helmet, the former is simpler and cartoony, yet they can be very unique for each ranger, while the latter (admittedly more apparent with the red) manages to reinvent the wheel on the concept of animal rangers in very neat way, and I'm still disappointed there's no official Zyuoh Eagle face mask where it's his beak)

[@TheNewtypeblue]

I see that timely reference to Master Chief's helmet. Well done.

[@loaduscoolclipz5505]

I usually don't like the lips, but it's an exception in goseiger's case. the uncaniness fits so well with the over-the-top angelic theming.

[@metrosaurusrex7012]

I love Zyuoh World's helmet and his ability to change the animal power by lifting parts of his 'mask'. 3 animal faces in 1 helm, what more you could ask?

[@HordikaNate3821]

Both are kinda mentioned in the video but My favorite Sentai helmets are the ones that are animal/dinosaur themed, where the animal's jaw is the visor. The best example of this being Go Busters with the jaw being sunglasses, encapsulating the spy and animal motif which is played into this with the Dobutsu Sentai special, giving them fangs Another type that I'm partial too is when they get really creative with the visors; Ohranger making them shapes, Magiranger's looking like the animals the rangers are based off, and of course Shinkenger's kanji, they're very minimalistic in that way as the helmets don't have much going on with them otherwise but the visors make up for that and less is more

[@Vloshry]

this video is so good and deserves more subs and views honestly

[@shamarwallace2886]

I love the abaranger/dino thunder, magiranger also mystic force helmets, and ryusoulger helmets

[@SamuraiEchidna]

For me, I will always have a weakness for helmets that have active features that can potentially translate into the toys. Helmets that have light up features. (Denziman, DekaRanger, Boukenger, etc.) Helmets that reveal hidden details. (Bioman, MegaRanger, TimeRanger, etc.) Helmets that can transform. (As far as I know, this is limited to Shurikenger and Don Dragoku/Torabolt, but there really should be more!) But I'm not super interested in Miss America's helmet. I have no idea if they made a brushable figure of Miss America for the young female fans, but I was never interested in toys like that, so it wouldn't have appealed to me anyways.

[@austinforgie1069]

My favorite helmets are Shinkenger Zyuohger and King Ohgers

[@ZackBlackwood97]

They vary in quality but I don't think there's ever a bad helmet. Shout out to Maskman for adding earrings to the women's helmets for the dash of personality

[@Sniper_Jacob06]

Great Video! Suits When?

[@WhistleMeThis]

Shinkenger designs impressed me. They looked good with the silver “lips” mouthpiece as well, which they gained in Power Rangers Samurai Mega Mode. It gave them the classic look. They fit in both the lips/no lips categories.

[@nicossealiagasse1216]

Thanks KZbin recommendations! Also, My favorites ones are the GoGo Five/Lightspeed Rescue, Timerangers/Time Force, Zyuranger/MMPR and the Hurricaneger/Ninja Storm !

[@KingZoru_VT]

I’m glad YT recommendations brought you this way! And those are some great choices ☺️

[@reichen609]

9:52 *Thanks for mentioning my Dairanger! BIG LIKE!* ✨👍🏼✨ Also, I've always wondered if I'm the only non-japanese who watched Dairanger during its _actual_ airing in the 90s. 😢 Would be nice to have someone share my excessively deep nostalgia for this series. In that era, everyone ONLY knew about MMPR (& some previous OG japanese sentai).

[@patrickfager7613]

I love the Dairanger helmets, my first ever helmet I got was Dairanger red it’s such an elegant and sleek design

[@starrynight2004]

I looove the magiranger helmets design!! I think when they got the Legend modes, I was in awe of how their looks have been elevated so much!! But the original design definitely have that classic look to it!! Thank you for this awesome video!!!

[@KingZoru_VT]

Yessss I’m so glad you think so! Thank you for watching! ☺️

[@ytrewqfdsacxz3181]

i liked the mystic force helmets the most because of the unique designs on them

[@grizzlybilbo]

A small note about the gao ranger helmets which i love is how you can see the head shape of the animal on the helmet then the mouth portion and the bottom of the helmet is like its own separate thing

[@aliranair1]

im all out for a video talking about small detail of sentai or rider

[@xoof89]

WooHoo Shinkenger!

[@NastheVictorious]

My Fav Super Sentai Helmet designs: Gaoranger, Magiranger, Goseiger, Shinkenger, Hurricanger, gekiranger, Boukenger, Go-onger, Megaranger, Dairanger, Carranger, and Kyuuranger.

[@jasonraystewart]

Love Mystic Force's helmets. They look so iconic. Even Saban has the simbol like Red Ranger's phoenix in their logo.

[@LandgraabIV]

My favorite helmets are the ones from Wild Force too! I also really like the navy and crimson rangers' helmets from Ninja Storm.

[@Not_A_Hat]

I’m a little upset that OhRanger didn’t get a bit as I think they’re one of the few that has lips that are the same color as the helmet. I’ve really come to love their helmet designs.

[@KingZoru_VT]

Honestly the Ohranger helmets and designs stay iconic to me as a combined result of nostalgia and just the simplicity of the designs, with the color-matching mouths really playing into that! ☺️

[@gsatria9093]

love your vids, would love to see your favorite kamen rider machine/bikes

[@KingZoru_VT]

Thank you!! And good idea 🤔

[@TheYeks]

Jungle Fury has always been one of my favorite designs even though I dont remember much from that show

[@Face742]

Tokusatsu helmets in general are cool, I have for the past year been collecting festival masks of Tokusatsu series that I have been a fan of. A guilty pleasure helmet is gingaman, when I know that the visor is supposed to be the mouth of the animal my brain erases the actual mouth of the helmets and can't unsee for its goofiness. Gaoranger improves on them even though they look too similar by giving them teeth to give them a more ferocious that fits the energy the show's intro music wants me to feel of being a wild animal

[@Warmountian]

I also like how some of the kanji pops out of the helmet

[@DanishHadi-xn6mq]

Shinkengers Helmet Are So Iconic

[@lukirioh]

Heyo dude I just wanted to say that I love your avatar and it reminds me a lot of infernoble knights ( Oliver ) from YGO

[@KingZoru_VT]

Thank you!! I’m honored at the comparison 🥹

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

Mouths in the helmets to me always added a sense of mysticism to the design. They remind me of the faces on religious statues.

[@ExyleCage]

*Sees title* *Glares at Boon Boomgers' helmet*

[@KingZoru_VT]

😂😂😂

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

Cody & Noel: OHHHH!! Noel: Ewww!!! Cody: Dude!!! Noel: WTF!?

[@70Lu07]

As much as i think every super sentai helmet is peak design, i still think that the lips in some of them kinda take some points to me, my favorite designs are usually the ones that have the "mouth piece" be flat or look stylized, like DonBrothers, i love the mouth piece in their helmets so much

[@Alexa-cz9iu]

Let me stay on super sentai channels, please youtube 😊❤ I genuinely LOVE Magirangers helmets. And don't get me started on the darn Goseiger

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you're having a good day

[@turbobrent9435]

That sentai helmet reminds me of Ninja Storm

[@rohitpawar3911]

I love wild force, this was unique team with aura

[@os.lisboa]

My favorite helmet would be abare killer's, followed by that of king ranger, but, overall gaoranger's helmets are the most consistent ones in my opinion

[@MansMan42069]

I'd love to see you tackle this topic but with Kamen Rider and eapecially Ultraman.

[@kamensentai9286]

I really like these ones: Bull black Vrv master Black lion Rio Abare Killer Abare Black Gouraiger Shurikenger Geki Chopper Ninjaman Signalman Gosei knight Big One Magne Warrior X1 mask Mammoth ranger Dragon ranger Dairanger Zeek Deka master Wolzard Magi shine

[@KingZoru_VT]

Great list! I’m glad you included Rio, he has a great helmet! ☺️

[@kamensentai9286]

@@KingZoru_VT definitely

[@shawnnbits]

Zyuranger, Megaranger, Maskman, Zyuohger. There is no competition

[@elementalfreak4680]

Tbh I thought series with the tire helmets were fanmade

[@aaahhitsgabe]

One thing I’ve seen is that female rangers (typically pink) will have a heart like shape to them

[@killersasuke13]

one of my favorite helmets is from ninja sentai kakuranger

[@slybandicoot]

cool

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

These Sentai helmets are also popular among Power Rangers fans too. I owe it to Super Sentai for making the Power Rangers what it has been for 30 years. My favorite helmets include Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin, Megaforce/In Space, Dekaranger/Space Patrol Delta, Boukenager/Operation Overdrive, Go-onger/RPM, and Gokaiger/Super Megaforce.

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

I meant Megaranger not Mega Force my apologies.

[@justaweebwithsubjectivetas9019]

Idk know if your interested but could you make a list based on dripped out the teams are based on their casual looks?

[@KingZoru_VT]

That’s actually something I’ve been thinking about, so it may be coming up soon 😉

[@justaweebwithsubjectivetas9019]

@@KingZoru_VT yea 😁 also gokaiger is minimum A tier or top 10

[@justaweebwithsubjectivetas9019]

FYI mean without their ranger suit

[@chinmay_r_sharma]

Mine would be Shinkenger and Abaranger (especially AbareKiller)

[@17samuraispiritred]

Morphinominal 🙂😎👍

[@stephenmalvar1169]

That's why if I rank the Sentai suits, it's because of the helmet and the bodysuit itself. Because it's either the overall suit is great, the suit is good but the helmet sucks (vice versa), etc.😅😅😅

[@SLIPKNOT_BASSIST]

Long live super sentai

[@XyloxBrave]

If we’re talking Super Sentai helmets, it doesn’t get any cooler than Kyuranger’s helmets.

[@UnknownJ25]

Gokaiger, Lupinranger and Gaoranger have the best looking helmets to me

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

Sorry, Donbrothers might have lips on the helmets but like with anything from the different species, yet it doesn't matter. And one more important thing: Always have the shutter mouthpieces on the Super Sentai helmets instead of the human mouth shaped(Battle Fever, Staceasar and Donbrothers are exceptions).

[@MagnanimouseDX]

I'm firmly on the side of no mouth mold please. Even as a kid I thought they looked weird.

[@magistersolis.3750]

My favorite design is definitely Power Rangers Mystic Force. Just because I don’t know why but despite the simple design it looks like knights almost. Before the new knight designs. But Power Rangers samurai red despite just being a symbol looks like a samurai’s own horned helm. But SPD gets the perfect idea of a swat team. Power Rangers RPM has the best story their suits though resemble that of bikers.

[@annie.araujo]

7:46 Soryy, am I missing Fiveman or you forgot to put them there?

[@KingZoru_VT]

Oh no!! You’re right, for some reason I missed them…thanks for pointing it out- oops! ☺️

[@wren842]

I am unreasonably concerned with how the BoonBoomger actors can see out of those helmets. The spokes or rims or whatever cover exactly where the eyes should be. I can't comprehend them being safe to perform in.

[@vinzseika9826]

I never really like the lips on Sentai helmet, kinda feel weird for me. The exception maybe the one who have the same color with the helmet because it's kinda disguise the lips a bit. But i think it's necessary, with some simple helmet like Ohranger to have lips, to give them some ”complexity". And then for animal eyes on Sentai helmet, i also have mix opinion, most of them make me can't focus between the visor and the animal eyes. I think something like Zyuohger is the best, where it's not to disctracting, still giving the visor the "focus”, it's still there to remind you of the animal motif. For my favorite helmet, it's kinda hard because all of them is quite unique from each other and have their own charm, even for Sentai with the same theme. But if i can choose my favorite, it's mainly the additional ranger because they usually bring something unique for the theme, different but still not too different from the core team. Well, except maybe the Zenkaiger team which is the most unique Sentai design so far. And speaking about Boomboomger, i wonder which parts of the visor the suit actor see through and what kind of 6th/additional ranger design we will got? Can't wait to see them

[@GuiltlessGear]

my mAAAaan

[@kingstontheoneandonly]

6:31 can anyone explain the background 😅

[@lupinknight2013]

The newer Sentai helmets look weird. What’s with the helmets of having a tire covering up the face? I get it’s supposed to be a another car themed, but they could have done something else.

[@CyberVirtual]

I WILL GIVE YOU FOLKS THE CORRECT ANSWER!!! The First thing I was drawn to by SuperSentai and Power Rangers in their Luscious, Sultry, Pouty, Plump, 💋METALLIC LIPS... Yeah I found that so distracting it threw me off as a kid. Even though I have only finish Gao Ranger. Though they look less like👄and more like😁to some people.

[@stonedjourner]

8:03 LMAO

[@TranAran]

I love how they are slowly integrating colored visors into more ranger teams. Time Force is still one of my absolute favorites. I accidentally disliked your video due to control stick drift & hit that like as quickly as I could. Sorry!

[@KingZoru_VT]

Time Force does a great job with colored visors! And no worries, thanks for watching! ☺️

[@jackwithajacket4889]

At the start of the video , I would like to argue that there is a wrong answer. Feet.

[@KingZoru_VT]

😂😂😂

[@JcgLounge]

I used to hate the mouths on helmets. Over time they grew on me and I think they can be a decent addition to a helmet, if done right. Edit: 7:18 Bro BoomBoonger helmets actually piss me off. We had terrific vehicles themed visors in the past. What the hell happened here? Making the visor a literal tire is a horrid idea. Makes the helmet look ugly.

[@cyrax3003]

Kudos to the 1 who created super sentai suits design.if we are hoping for mmpr.they just don't have any originality.

[@GGX120]

What does the designer of super Sentai have to do with MM?

[@cyrax3003]

@@GGX120 i mean mmpr doesn't have it own original design yet.

[@cyrax3003]

@@GGX120 and if not for SS creator.that design this suit. the suit that is adapted by MM.we will not see any MM to this day.that why i say that MM doesn't have any originality.

[@tjl4688]

Cliche as it is, the Zyuranger helmet (and design) just has not been beaten.

[@nailinthefashion]

Mystic force is my favourite by far and the newest ones are the worst. Wheel faces? Really? Sigh

[@phorchybug3286]

They're super hero costumes with sun glasses. Personally, I find basic hero costumes boring.

[@GGX120]

Dude have you American created superheroes?! Most of them only have suits and no helmets, and they should be easily defeaten by targeting the heroes head! But you know… you don’t hit the head of the heroes😬……

[@DoomyRei]

nooooooo

[@kongyiu]

Sorry, but the helmet with a rim of a car just looks stupid.

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

Plus the human mouth shaped mouthpieces always make them look muted.

[@user-zh5lj1ec4k]

Your top choices are trash. Give me minimalistic helmets any-day. The helmet should only be an adjacent to the aesthetic of the overall suit. Overuse of patterning or sashes make the whole team look goofy, even if it’s themed to the team. Wildforce was the first team design I truly hated with a passion. Mmpr to time force was a great time in minimalistic suit design.