Mentor Ji

Mentor Ji is the Samurai Rangers' master and trainer. He also seems to be Jayden's legal guardian. He is very strict, but worries about the Rangers. He and the Red Ranger both have a secret that they keep from the others. He is the one who gives the rangers their morphers except for Antonio's, who built his own, and from whom he confiscated it, only to return it in the same episode.

Biography


Mentor Ji has been a part of the Shiba House since Jayden's father was the Red Ranger and is presumably Jayden's guardian. Ji has trained Jayden after Master Xandred's defeat at Jayden's father, which brings questions to light of what happened with Jayden's father after he sealed Xandred away and what his relationship with Jayden's family is. In The Team Unites, Ji is show helping the rangers train before they are sent to fight Rofer. In Deal with a Nighlok, Ji gives the ranger information on Doubletone. In Day Off, Ji gives the rangers a day off from training, but Jayden chooses to continue; he watches over Jayden's attempt to master the Bettle Disk and expresses concern on Jayden's condition after training himself to near exhaustion all night, remembering when Jayden would train the same way as a child but would let himself have fun.

Trivia

 * His name is shared with the Shinkengers' mentor Hikoma Kusakabe, whose nickname was "Ji" (which means "uncle").
 * Rene Naufahu is known for playing Emperor Gruumm, the main villain of Power Rangers: SPD.
 * His original name, Takeru, is the same as two red Super Sentai Rangers, Takeru Shiba from 2009's Shinkenger, and Takeru from 1987's Maskman.
 * Ji is the first Post Disney Era character who's actor came from the Disney Era.