Super Sentai Grunts: Were they ever useful?

[Black Fang]

Grunts are just lowest-tier soldiers. It makes sense for a group to have them, just as nations' militaries have privates who are lead by the officers. I've always liked grunt battles, so it's a shame that newer Sentais and most Heisei Riders have written them out.

 

[rangergod]

Grunts are just lowest-tier soldiers. It makes sense for a group to have them, just as nations' militaries have privates who are lead by the officers. I've always liked grunt battles, so it's a shame that newer Sentais and most Heisei Riders have written them out.

newer sentai have no grunts?

 

[Black Fang]

Newer Sentai don't use grunts as much as the older ones.

 

[G.K.]

I think they also help to obscure how bad it sometimes look to have five or more heroes beating up on one enemy monster of the week.

 

[Covar]

Grunts are just lowest-tier soldiers. It makes sense for a group to have them, just as nations' militaries have privates who are lead by the officers. I've always liked grunt battles, so it's a shame that newer Sentais and most Heisei Riders have written them out.

Or to take a role playing example not the grunts fault that they're CR 1 while the heroes get to start at level 5 and advance as the show goes on.

 

[Covar]

newer sentai have no grunts?

One of the things that bugged me about Magiranger was that the grunts disappeared sometime in the first quarter of the series.

 

[cypsiman2]

One of the things that bugged me about Magiranger was that the grunts disappeared sometime in the first quarter of the series.

Actually, it was the final third of the series and that's when they were fighting the Hades Gods of Infershia. By that point, pretending that the Zobils could even qualify as a nuisance would have stretched suspense of disbelief beyond the breaking point.

 

[Covar]

hmm, interesting. I could have sworn I first noticed their abscence sometime when Meemy showed up.

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

I think grunts are essential for Super Sentai even if they are cannon fodders.

Then again, some grunts do have their moments to shine such as the Jimmer that fell in love with Colon in Liveman and the Nanashi that got to use the Inromaru to become a Super Nanashi. Heck, the Golem Hei/Putty Patrollers had several custom designs.

Then again what about Rider Grunts...the Salis from Kabuto seemed to be the most threatening so far.

 

[NateRiver]

They made Dekamaster look cool.One also became Genta's best friend.Until he betrayed Genta.(Saddest scene in film history.)