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Saban's Masked Rider is an American superhero television series co-developed by Saban Entertainment and Toei Company, serving as an adaptation of Kamen Rider Black RX, the ninth installment of the Kamen Rider Series. The show began airing on Fox Kids in the United States from September 16, 1995 to August 31, 1996, and in syndication from September 9, 1996 to September 1997. The series serves as a spin-off of Mighty Morphin Power RangersIcon-crosswiki, to which protagonist Dex Stewart made his debut appearance in the three-part backdoor pilot "A Friend in NeedIcon-crosswiki", set in the show's third seasonIcon-crosswiki.

Production[]

Like Power Rangers and the VR Troopers series, Saban's Masked Rider splices together stock footage from Black RX, as well as the films Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J, together with newly filmed footage featuring American actors.

While the series was originally commissioned as a spin-off of Power Rangers, Masked Rider was later reformatted to sever links with its sister series due to the declining popularity of Power Rangers at the time. Despite so, the Masked Rider comic released by Marvel did feature the Rangers as supporting characters, while Issue 18 of Go Go Power RangersIcon-crosswiki features King Lexian as part of the wider Ranger multiverse established by Boom! StudiosIcon-crosswiki.

On May 7, 2010, the show's copyrights were transferred from BVS International to SCG Power Rangers.

Story[]

"On a distant, and embattled planet called Edenoi, a young prince named Dex is given great powers by his grandfather, the King, and is sent to the planet Earth to protect it from the advancing evil of Count Dregon and his vicious Insectovores. Once on Earth, he is adopted by a kind family, and learns to live as a human. With his companion Ferbus by his side, Dex is ever vigilant, ready at a moment's notice to call on his powers to become Masked Rider."
―Opening Narration[src]

The series began on Edenoi with the main character Prince Dex escaping the Plague Patrol with a small group of Edenoite rebels, before leaving for Earth, the next target of his sinister uncle Count Dregon, who ruled Edenoi with an iron fist after displacing Dex' grandfather, King Lexian, who also gave Dex the Masked Rider powers (where the powers came from is a mystery, although apparently they have been in use for some time by Edenoi's champions). Arriving on Earth in a massive crater, Dex finds himself in the care of the Stewarts, a multiracial family in Leawood consisting of a white father and daughter (named Hal and Molly respectively), an Asian wife (Barbara), and an African-American son (Albee). The addition of an extra Stewart wasn't noticed by anyone (although, according to Albee, he and Molly are adopted) in Leawood, the town where the series took place in. Dex defends the town as Masked Rider from Count Dregon and his vicious Insectovores.

Edenoi was mentioned in Power Rangers as the planet where Alpha 5 (and presumably the Alpha line of robots) was created, though not one single building or factory to be seen on the planet surface of Edenoi; it is largely assumed that Count Dregon's domination of the planet was absolute and rendered it a dying husk. Indeed, the original storyline saw Dex being dispatched to Earth by his grandfather as Edenoi was prepared to explode, ripping into an aspect of the Superman mythology. The scene in which Dex is given his powers by King Lexian (a scene which differs from the televised version) remains in the title sequence, possibly one of the few remaining aspects of the original pilot.

Dex' Masked Rider armor was also eventually given upgrades to change into "Masked Rider Super Gold", a gold-and-black variation equipped with a powerful laser gun, the Ecto-Ray, and "Masked Rider Super Blue", a blue-and-grey variation with the power of liquified teleportation and a powerful sword, the Blue Saber.

Edenoites are descended from insects, not apes. Dex is not aware that humans did not evolve from bugs (as he discovered in an episode where he gives a report about how humans evolved from insects). Edenoites also possess telepathic abilities that are focused through a gem in the forehead, which can be hidden telepathically, though in times of stress can become visible. The gem is capable of focusing mental energy, as well as creating mental imagery that can be shared with others. Dex apparently possesses the knowledge needed to detoxify Leawood's rivers using solar-powered lasers.

Dex had a furry friend named Ferbus, a small bear/duck-like creature that followed him to Earth. Ferbus was kept hidden by Molly and Albee because Hal was allergic to fur. Ferbus is eventually revealed to the entire family during the course of the series.

Dex is a loquacious individual. In the first episode, Molly and Albee told him to speak like a regular person, and that he could learn how to do that by watching TV. Sadly, Dex misunderstood and repeated what he heard in the way that he heard it.

Characters[]

Masked Riders[]

Masked Rider Dex Stewart, Albee Stewart (dream)
Masked Rider
Warrior Leader
Unidentified user
Masked Rider ??? Unidentified user
Masked Rider
Warrior Commander
Unidentified user
Masked Rider ??? Unidentified user
Masked Rider V3 Unidentified user
Riderman Unidentified user
Masked Rider X Unidentified user
Masked Rider Amazon Unidentified user
Strongman Unidentified user
Masked Rider ZX Unidentified user

Allies[]

White Ranger Tommy OliverIcon-crosswiki
Red Ranger Rocky DeSantosIcon-crosswiki
Black Ranger Adam ParkIcon-crosswiki
Blue Ranger Billy CranstonIcon-crosswiki
Yellow Ranger Aisha CampbellIcon-crosswiki

Supporting[]

Villains[]

Robo Rider Donais

Episodes[]

  1. Escape from Edenoi: Part 1
  2. Escape from Edenoi: Part 2
  3. License to Thrill
  4. Pet Nappers
  5. Bugs on the Loose
  6. Arcade Ace
  7. Super Gold: Part 1
  8. Super Gold: Part 2
  9. The Grandma Factor
  10. Something's Trashy
  11. Water Water Everywhere
  12. Ferbus' First Christmas
  13. Stranger from the North
  14. Dance Crazy
  15. The Green-Eyed Monster
  16. The Heat Is On
  17. Know your Neighbour
  18. The Dash
  19. Battle of the Bands
  20. Ferbus Maximus
  21. Unmasked Rider
  22. Ferbus' Day Out
  23. Jobless
  24. Back to Nature
  25. Testing 1, 2, 3
  26. Showdown at Leawood High
  27. Power Out
  28. Saturday Morning Invasion
  29. Passenger Ferbus
  30. Mixed Doubles
  31. Million Dollar Ferbus
  32. Ectophase Albee
  33. Race Against Time
  34. Cat-Atomic
  35. Indigestion
  36. Dex at Bat
  37. The Invasion of Leawood
  38. The Eye of Edenoi
  39. Exit Nefaria, Enter Barbaria
  40. Detention

Cast[]

Suit Actors/Stunt Crew[]

Home Media Release[]

In the U.S., two VHS tapes were released in April 1996: "Escape from Edenoi" and "Super Gold". In the United Kingdom, Jetix Films released one DVD which includes both parts of "Escape from Edenoi" and "License To Thrill". On March 12, 2012, Shout! Factory announced a home video distribution deal with Saban, which includes the first 17 seasons of Power Rangers, VR Troopers, Beetleborgs and Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation.

Notes[]

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References[]

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