2) KAIZOKU SENTAI GOKAIGER
Like many Super Sentai teams of recent years, the pirate-themed Gokaigers (Joe, Don, Luka, Ahim and their mellifluously-named leader and Red Ranger, Captain Marvelous) used their phones as transformation trinkets. Interestingly, they also used them as cellular phones, leading to moments where one of the heroes would be talking to her ‘Mobirates’ (mobile for pirates, natch) before quickly grabbing a Ranger Key to transform into Super Sentai form.
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Honorable Mention: The Ringer.
Years before Lady Beyonce implored the rest of the world, former NASA engineer turned criminal Anthony Davis decided to put a ring on it. Jealous of Kyle (Nightwing) Richmond, Davis created a suit of armor utilizing weaponized rings, and tried to rob Richmond but failed, losing several teeth in the process. After serving time, and having his teeth repaired, he was forcibly recruited by the Beetle who sent Davis after Spider-Man. He failed again and Spidey even re-broke his teeth.
The Ringer was one of Scourge’s victims in the Bar With No Name, although he was secretly resurrected as a cyborg by AIM, and his wife later Leila took on the Ringer identity to seek revenge on Beetle on Spider-Man, as one of Spidey’s Lethal Foes.