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Hello, everyone!

My name is Zypker124, and as you might have already assumed, I am the author of the adventure fan fiction, Power Rangers: Game Masters. Before you start reading, there are a few things I'd like to clarify:

- The setting for Power Rangers: Game Masters is in Cytrix City, a high-tech city located somewhere in the US. The year is 2020, and virtual reality technology has been advanced to the point where users can transfer their consciousness to a virtual reality world. I know saying that happens by 2020 is unrealistic, but I want to keep this story as close to the present day as possible.

- Many of the motifs from this series are inspired by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid; not only is the gaming theme incorporated, but the transformation sequences are almost identical; the same styled drivers and cartridges are used, as well as the same formatted transformations. The battle sequences will also be remarkably similar to those found in Ex-Aid.

- This is a more realistic take on Power Rangers. There will be no megazords, no squadrons of enemy soldiers, no team role calls, etc.

- Flashbacks will be used regularly for character development.

- This story takes place in a world where all the previous PR series are canon (including some from this site). Therefore, there will be lots of guest stars making appearances throughout the series.

- As mentioned in the beginning of the first chapter, it is assumed the eSports industry has boomed to become one of the biggest industries in the world. For those who don't know, eSports is essentially professional video gaming, where players compete in video games for huge pool prizes. eSports gamers often make money through sponsorships, advertisements, and tournament winnings.

- The virtual reality video game technology will be similar to SAO: the player's mind and consciousness is transferred to the game once the player puts a headset on.

- Originally, I had another fan fiction on this site, titled Power Rangers: Elemental Warriors. The premise was that after a government experiment gone wrong, five people are equipped with the powers to harness the natural elements of fire, flowers, earth, water, and air. Out of fear that their powers combined could cause astronomical damage to the world, the government abandoned the project and separated the five people. When the last surviving scientist of the experiment mysteriously disappears, the five of them are reunited in the hopes of finding the answers to their questions. Due to a lack of a foreseeable plot, however, I abandoned the story. Many elements of Elemental Warriors, however, has been incorporated into Game Masters.

- Originally, this story had 15 "main" characters. After much consideration, however, I decided that 15 was too many to juggle and that it would be difficult for the reader to keep track of all of them. In addition, I wanted to set aside time to flesh out characters more and give them more depth, for quality over quantity. So I cut a bunch of characters from the story, reducing the cast to a (hopefully) digestible 10 character cast.

- Each episode will be split into multiple chapters, as I feel like it would be unbecoming to demand the reader to digest an entire episode of considerable length without the use of checkpoints.

- My episode writing will be very sluggish, as my schoolwork is the absolute first priority.

- Swearing in the story will be rare to nonexistent, as I am not a proponent of swearing in any situation and refuse to advocate for such vulgar language, even at the expense of developing a character further.

That's it for now. I hope you enjoy my story!

- Zypker124