Jyukai Rahziel Azu's Interview

[Karol]

Welcome Jyukai Rahziel Azu, thank you for your time. This interview will consist of 15 questions or more.

This interview should be completed within a week, but at the same time there are a few situations that may cause delay in completion. These situations include school, work, family events, emergencies, computer problems, etc. If one occurs just let me know through this thread or via Private Message, and we can continue this interview on a later date. I will let you know if anything in my life comes up as well.

Note that personal questions will not be asked in this interview.

I think I have covered everything so let us begin :D

Your username; can you tell everyone the origin of your name? How you came up with it? Does it have a meaning to fan fic, or character you made up, or someone in Power Rangers?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Hi everyone and thanks in advance for the interview.

My username's origin is Based on a character from my fiction work named "THE BINARIAN SAGA". The name is inspired by the videogame "legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver"'s main character Raziel

[Karol]

Ah, sounds cool.

Name your top 5 favorite seasons of Power Rangers. Why are they your favorites? Did you like the villain's for these seasons? Is there anything you might slightly change about it?
If you do not have a top 5, list as many of your favorites as possible.

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Time Force- was the best all around season to me: love, sadness, delt with prejudices and had great chemistry with the cast, Ransik was one of the fiercest villians. I would have added 10 more eps to the season just beacause I didn't want it to end just yet

MMPR S2- The putty fights got much better, Zack always did well in that part. Introduced me to Adam, one of my favorite rangers, Zedd was menacing at first but became a joke factory after awhile. I would have had Zedd more battle-orientated in the season if it was up to me

SPD- Great cast, Shadow Ranger/Doggie, Jack and Bridge were my favorite rangers, like that this had the most rangers yet in one season. Grumm was a good villian, love the fights he had with Kruger and the fact that he wiped out his race makes him badass in a way. I just wouldn't have let Jack leave, I thought he was a good leader.

Zeo- Had great eps that focused on the rangers more personally than any other season from Tanya being with a possesive jerk like Randy to Tommy's long lost brother and Rocky having issues with Jason's return, Didn't care for mondo or Sprocket, but thought the other son was okay. would have made a better and more potent finale for Zeo

Dino Thunder- Mesogog was so sinister with the way he talked and his mannerisms. Even without JDF, the cast held their own. Ethan had the best dialogue and wit to match. Wanted to see another ranger vet from Angel Grove guest star this season.

[Karol]

Awesome choices, and well for DT..I was impressed that they even got JDF to come back..

A great evil is loose. It's your job to construct a ranger team. Out of all the rangers available from all the different Power Ranger/Sentai seasons, which ones would you want on the team? These can be from each season and you can have whoever you like, so Five Rangers one Sixth ranger Or SPD style and have 8.
In addition, why you would chose them as well, what makes them good enough?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Hmmm....

T.J. Blue Ranger. Capable of leading, great strategist not to mention capable fighter, would be the one to keep the team sharp and ready for battle while showing them how it's done

Ban Ban Akaza of Dekaranger, DekaRed. He has that fireball passion that no PR has due to the fact they tamed his counterpart, Jack. All the skill Jack has with a hotter temper. would be great to see his personality mesh with the likes of PR legends

Vida of MF, tough and filled with sass. Likely to but heads with Ban at first, but turn out to make a powerful duo, Guns and magic. While things get serious with Madison and Nick, Vida seems to be the type that can't be bored and would be up for the challenge

Alyssa of WF, intelligent, well skilled in martial arts and very well rounded with the world. Has a big heart. Would be the voice that everyone listens to when conflict happens amongst the team

R.J. The Wolf Ranger, but I would have fighting style more like Gekiviolet's Muay Thai and straight to the point. The Martial arts guru that can teach anyone through unorthodox methods. the eccentric ranger the team needs to complete the cypher

Adam, He has been in line to be a great mentor/6th man. He has helped a few rangers by bringing out the best in them during training them(Tanya & Carlos). Did very well leading the team in OaR while not hogging the glory

Zack a.k.a. "a putty's worst nightmare" Great fighter, life of the party, ambitious but always come through for the team when called. Has alot to teach, would be my 7th man

Kat Manx would be my 8th Ranger, tech ace, kick-ass fighter and the hiss she made during battle was pretty cool. Wanted to see more of her as a ranger but we only to see it once, compared to Deka's twice

[Karol]

Awesome team

Thus far which Power Ranger/Super Sentai team up has been your favorite? Why is it your favorite? What has made it your favorite? Was there anything that the team up was lacking? Explain.

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Gekiranger, for the story, characters and martial arts themes. Could have made an excellent 8 ranger season as well. i really liked how the story panned out and how Long manipulated everything but didn't count on the one loose tie he left, Jan, to be the one that ruined his plans. Rio was badass, but I was glad he taken down a peg by Jan. I liked the whole team too and they were the only team I've seen that used a simultaneous fighting style like the triangle Shafu taught them

I thought the dt/ns was good. A good mix of story, comedy and closure to the NS series. I thought it was cool when Tommy advised DT not to destroy the NS rangers, 'speaking from experience'. The fight they had against each in pt. 2 was good and shows that Tommy trained his team well. I thought Lothor should have had a better ending than what he got if it were up to me

Second, I thought Reinforcements from the Future was good, from WF/TF fame

[Karol]

In Power Rangers, we are seeing a lot more Rangers with genetic powers, which one that appeared in the show would you want and why? What would you do with it? Would you use it for personal gain? Would you tell anyone about your gift?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I would like to have Tommy/Rose's invisibility. It would suit me well since I'm training to go into law enforcement. I can stop alot of people in hostage situations and save alot of people and comrades

Jack's phasing is second for the same reasons as above...

I'd try try not to let anyone see me use it, unless it's very necesary

[Karol]

That would work perfectly then.

Out of all the Rangers who is your favorite and why what is so great about them? Did they do anything that you really liked about them more? Would you change anything about them?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I'm a big Adam fan, always been

I was impressed by his fighting ability and liked how he progressed and became more confident in everything from MMPR s2 to PRT. When he appeared in PRiS, he was confident enough to battle a monster without a morpher, experienced enough to train Carlos and even willing to sacrifice his own safety by using the broken morpher to save him too.

OaR, to most fans, "bastardized" his character because he used OO tech with ease but these were stronger enemies than he ever face in his past. I was glad to see he led the team as well

I would have gave him a Red Ranger role at least once

[Karol]

Woah woah..I messed up like two posts ago -.- Ok I'm like way off lately sorry..-.- You answered the team-up twice...ugh, sorry too much stress lately I guess..that's like twice this week..

Do you watch any Sentai? If so do you like to watch some before a new season of PR starts? Which Sentai seasons have you seen? What is there about Sentai that you like that you wished they would do in PR?
If you have not seen any Sentai, would you like to? If not, why?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I watched sentai before the PR season starts. The only series I've ever watched thoroughly before PR is Gekiranger. I wish the fights would remain as grounded as they are in sentai which shows the actors fighing basic style. I hate that I can spot stuntmen so obviously in PR, it's kind of irritating. In Geki, the actor that played Jan was acrobatic and had martial arts training, when he and Rio faced off in ep. 45, you clearly saw it was them, than the stuntmen handled the suit combat. That's what I wanna see in PR

[Karol]

What is the earliest Power Rangers memory you have? Was it watching the show? Getting some PR merchandise? What was it that made you keep watching?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

My earliest memory was watching all the teaser commercials during FOX KIDS' run(classic days of cartoons on free TV-good cartoons that is). It generated buzz because it was live-action. What kept me watching was the fact it was heavily martial arts based and focused during MMPR, I mean you got that satisfied feeling of seeing the actors do their thing every episode almost, something I miss very much

[Karol]

Sorry :( wow like I hadn't messed up here already...I don't know how I skipped or didn't see this thread..

SPD gave us our first female red ranger, yet she was evil. What are your thoughts and feelings of having a female red ranger leading the main team? Leading the side of good. What are your thoughts and feeling of having a female lead the main team for an entire season? Would you like to see another female red ranger? Do you think having one would go well with the fans? Do you think it would go well with the marketed audience (little kids)? Do you think it would go well with hard core fans (members of discussion boards)? Do you think Disney should make the next red ranger female even though in Sentai the ranger is male? Do you think they should wait for Sentai? Explain.

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I would welcome a female Red Ranger very much and hopefully she won't be a super tomboy, but just be kick-ass. I feel even the demographic all ages is ready for this. This country just hit a electoral milestone, this is a great time for another change. Kids already see their mom as an authority figure, why not a female leader for PR?

[Karol]

Did you like the fact of the original rangers leaving? Did it make you sad to see them go? Or were you happy about it? What did you think of the replacements? And what did you think about the rest leaving in later on in Turbo? What are your thoughts about this?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I was surprised because I tuned in one day to turbo after giving up on it in the very beginning to see an entirely different team. i was shocked that there was an African american Red Ranger, but didn't miss everyone much, except Adam. I liked Cassie and T.j. the most from the new Turbo team. I actually thought the change was okay since it was coming to it's due date.

[Karol]

Which villains in Power Rangers do you like the most? Which ones do you hate the most and why? Which Villain do you think beat the rangers more then any other one? Which one do you think would have been better in another season for example the villain in SPD might have been better in IS.

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I feel a villian like Lothor would have fit in just fine in MMPR since he was as campy as Lord Zedd and Rita. Speaking of SPD, I was hoping that Grumm was rebuilding Dark Spectre but Disney's not big on continuity anymore. I thought that the villians in PRiS, LG and even OO were the toughest on the rangers yet.

[Karol]

Um..I could see Lothor in MMPR...

Do you like when a ranger team starts off with 5 and eventually is joined by a 6th ranger? Or do you like it when a team starts with 3 and eventually is joined by two or more? Explain within detail the one you prefer

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I liked the sixth ranger approach more than the three due to the fact that it brings a larger group dynamic, but lately I've been okay with the shorter ranger seasons who choose not to have team-ups. there's really no reason complain much since there aren't any VS. or Teamups anymore for me to worry about even balance

[Karol]

What aspect of Power Rangers is your favorite? (The posing, Zords, helmets, etc?)

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I like the posing, but the sentai version. I like that it's live-action fighting, something I wish they'd focus on a bit more to make it more than wires this day and age

[Karol]

If you could create a Power Ranger season what kind of PR would you have, where would it be set, what year, what color be the leader, how many rangers? What would the villain be like?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I would like to see a pr season set in city as busy as NYC, aerial zords battles over the atlantic ocean. Villians will be other rangers-types that will not turn good, but are true villians to the end. Warring factions in the future and the wildcard rangers will come from a completely secret sect that holds no past origins with either sides, but are good and fighting to win for their own purposes that become clear with time

[Karol]

Would that would be really interesting to watch..I wonder what zords would do to a city like that.

If you could create a Power Ranger team made up of Villains who and why?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Hmmmm

Lothor would be the comic relief ala Dax

Vypra would be the tough girl like Vida

Zen Aku was just badass

Ransik would probably lead since I thought he layed the most smackdown ever in a PR final battle

Trakeena was another fearsome villian that took alot to stop


Koragg would be my sixth ranger. He was one of the greatest fighters ever in the rogue's gallery

[Karol]

Nice mix

If you could make an adult version of PR more grown up so you could have more action and blood or swearing, what would you do to make it more for an older audience and what season would like to make as an mature season for adults? Also would you re-cast the same cast or pick new people?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Slightly with blood, I would surely reinstate the bruising injuries like TF/WF times. To make it more mature, I would like ground the fight scenes make them more hand-to-hand to make them more believable and use the special effects in other ways instead of wire fu. There will be more realistic storylines going on ouside the ranger duties that makes the characters more relatable to all ages, that could be: single parent, broken home, background secrets, etc.
Some past rangers I would recast, some I wouldn't because I thought they're acting was so-so

[Karol]

If you where asked to be a ranger in real life, which Villain would you want to battle, which PR outfit, which Ranger, which mentor and where about’s would you set it?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I've always favored Shadow Ranger's suit and I would want to battle with Koragg, sword to sword. My mentor would be be Doggie still since he is like the greatest swordsman in ranger history, current time

[Karol]

Cool.

Ok if you were a villain in PR, what kind of villain would you be? Would you have any powers?
Also we all know Villains always lose but in this case you will win, so what is your plan for destroying the Power Rangers and also which team would you like to destroy?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I would be a villian with a balanced blend of skill and power. A former ranger would be cool. My plans to destroy the rangers would evolve no wasted motion, but consist of me spearheading attacks personally and being relentless. Their bases will always be attacked regularly and they'd have to watch thier backs constantly. After seeing them tear through my foot soldiers, I wouldn't even waste much time sending them alone. the toughest of my empire/faction would always be there. the team I would like to destroy OO for the simple fact that the held out against multiple hordes of enemies. I would like to be the single faction that brings them down

[Karol]

Sounds good.

For you to think about, you think being red ranger, in other words leader, is decided by gender and/or looks, or by capacity, leadership, and/or by a good heart?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

gender shouldn't play a part, it takes skill, leadershep and heart-the ability to follow when needed

[Karol]

Would you ever like to see a ranger go evil? Like is the villain in a new season?
If so which one and why? What do you think would make a ranger want to be a bad guy and fight for evil?
Or a ranger chose the side of evil half way though and season and stick with it, like they where betrayed or something else?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I thought Sky would have gone evil after being rightfully snubbed for Red Ranger. He would have been a prime candidate. Look at Jared in JF, his meanstreak caused him to lose the position as ranger also making him a prime candidate for DaiShi. Another catylist to make a ranger go bad is family turning out to be the enemy. We've seen most find the heart to defeat their relatives, but what if get a ranger who defects to join them?

[Karol]

Um Sky going evil would had made an amazing storyline for SPD..

Which Power Rangers season had the best opening to a season and ending? What makes a good opening and Ending in your opinion?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Time Force had the best of both to me. It set up the villian right from the start, what/why Time Force had to stop him, even a seemingly death. The Finale had a all-out battle which wrecked the city and didn't consist of the destruction of the main enemy but consisted of him reforming, which I think to this day is the only season that did this. Astronema, Elsa, Kapri, Mara and Jared weren't the big bad in the end, Ransik was

what makes a good start/finish is the flow and quality of the story(dialogue is key as well) supllemented by good action

[Karol]

Yeah, Ransik was extremely intimidating from beginning to end

Is there an episode of Power Rangers that you do not like? Or is there something else in PR that annoys you?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

Don't Blow that Dough from JF was the worst "catch up" episode to me , perhaps my least favorite of the current era. I just thought it was so out of sync with the them. Now SPD's INSOMNIA was well done...

Now what currently annoys me is that every fight, no matter what what form of matial arts the rangers know, all looks the same. It seems they're not even trying to diversify the rangers' fighting style. Look at the fights in JF and compare them to Geki and you'll see what I mean. It's all "ranger Fu now, instead of Karate, Kung Fu, etc

[Karol]

Which was your favorite ranger from each season? And only one, not two one you have to pick one! Just want to make it harder for you :p And why them?

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

mmpr 1-3; Zack-Adam-Adam: I loved to watch them fight civilian style, That's what i remember the fondest as a ranger fan. I was a shy guy like Adam once...

Zeo: Tanya, on the strength alone she was trying to fit in, found the the strength and guidance through Adam to become a better ranger and stand up against a jerk boyfriend

Turbo:

PRiS: T.J. he really came into his own as a strategist- I see why he was a red ranger now

PR;LG: Leo, he could fight well, but was tormented with the fact that he was a replacement to his brother, so he thought

PRLR: Kelsey, a go-getter and fearless

PRTF: Wes, I haven't seen a team that rallied around a ranger like TF did for Wes. He was not spoiled by riches and had compassion to find common ground with the team

PRWF: Alyssa, skilled fighter, smart. Can get through to any member when they're down or out

PRNS: Shane, like that he wasn't the biggest team leader at first and had something to prove all the time-that was because he didn't think he was enough for his older bro(played by his real brother). His story played out well without taking away from the show

prDT: Ethan, tech savvy, witty dialogue and stood up for himself when needed, I loved "A bully for Ethan"

SPD: Jack, best wild card leader to me(wild card:when the red ranger is picked last). He was rough around the edges but always came through. Wanted to help those in need

MF: Nick, I'm a sucker for the "loner who finds his purpose" stories. Not mention the kick-ass battlizer he had which he didn't overuse. Memorable battle was when he turned to Koragg and laid a smackdown on his father

OO: Mack, strictly on the fact his storyline played out pretty good, a tad bit predictable in the end. but the "I'm fearless since I'm a machine" angst and "Mr. Hartford" line was cool details since he was a android who thought he was human

JF: Casey, because he was the bravest and hardest working ranger of the team. He trained hard to meet and exceed the others. The most in-tune to his animal spirit

[Karol]

Awesome, now last question I'm really really sorry about all the mistakes.

If you could make a team of Power Rangers used from RT members who and why? Which team would you be? Would you have 6 rangers or more? Also would you use any for villains just for fun of course

[Jyukai Rahziel Azu]

I kind of like the dynamic/contrasts of SPD

My team would be

Myself as Mentor/Ranger- just like in my real profession as a mentor to new employees, I'm capable of leading-but my strongest suit is to teach others the way

ThisSpaceForRent would be my Blue ranger, second in command because he's headstrong and opinionated

Jreece23- My red Red Ranger- able to get along with the team, but knows when to lead

emilyCorbett has a bubbly, young spirit and fits as my pink ranger

PinkRanger , my fellow TF fan, would be my Kat Manx, who can keep everything in check at the base but can kick anyone's butt when I need her to, Jen Scotts style!

JasmineReimon because of the DekaYellow character and both SPD/Deka yellows I like just as much as one another

RyanXP is my Green, has his own unique ways of handling things. An unorthodox genius

Keep it 7


I really don't have any villianous thoughts and traits I see for anyone here