back when there were color-coded hero teams

The staple colors are red, blue, green, yellow, pink and the additional black. Every team has got to have one of each.

Who could forget the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers from the 90s?

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Power Rangers was kinda painful to watch. I could not believe teenagers (or adult actors pretending to be teenagers) willingly put themselves through that public humiliation just for a B-list TV career.

Anyway, on to other color-coded teams ...

How about the original Japanese "Rangers" - Bioman from the late 70s / early 80s?



There is also the team behind the Defender of the Universe. Form feet and legs ... Darnit, I can still hear the music and the opening spiel in my head.

Image from Voltron.com

Their team (Let's go, Voltron force!) didn't seem to know what color-coding was for. The guy in the red suit went into the black lion, the blue guy took the red lion, and the princess in pink got the blue lion.


Let's not forget these guys. They may not be wearing bright, tight uniforms but with their powers combined they saved the planet more than once. Aside from the color-coded shirts, consider the varied tones of their skin:



But when it comes to color-coded groups, these creepy guys have got to be one of the most popular:



Isama na natin ang mga ito - look, they even have the staple colors right: