Power Rangers (Paramount Reboot)

***Power Rangers*** (either marketed as ***Saban's Power Rangers***, ***Hasbro's Power Rangers***, ***Paramount's Power Rangers***, or ***Power Rangers: The Animated Series***) is a reboot series of the *Power Rangers* franchise purposed by Harry Vallet for Paramount+. This show is currently produced by The Scooby-Doo! Studio.

## Plot

In the beginning of time, before the creation of Earth, humanity was created by God to watch over the universe. Unfortunately, war broke out in Heaven between the rebel angels under Lucifer and the loyal angels under Michael for its control. Eventually, the Heavenly Host led by Michael gained the upper hand on Lucifer and his Fallen Angels to win the War in Heaven, stripping Lucifer of his title as executive angel thus casting him and his rebel army out into the Abyss as a punishment for their rebellion. Despite his exile from Heaven, Lucifer, now named as "Lord Zedd", perceives Heaven as the reason for his downfall (displacing the responsibility of his own actions) and seeks to hold the universe hostage as an example of his vengeance, starting at the time of the dinosaurs.

The first planet Lord Zedd and his Fallen Angels, now called the "Bandora Clan", invaded was Eltar, the homeworld of Zordon who led the Guardians of Eltar to defend their home, but despite their best effort, they were not strong enough and thus Eltar was destroyed, leaving only a few survivors. The Bandora Clan's lust for destruction wasn't satisfied, however, and they left Eltar in order to invade another planet, Earth. Luckily, Zordon and his four survivors follow them and the battle continued. Zordon and his knights were determined to eliminate the Bandora Clan and fought alongside the dinosaurs, but the numbers in the Bandora Clan just grew more. When all seemed lost, the Heavenly Host led by Michael arrived on Earth to help Zordon and his squad, granting them with new suits of armor infused with the spirits of the dinosaurs based on the elements of fire, water, earth, air, and life. Now named the Power Rangers, Zordon and his team were given mighty power to save not only Earth, but the universe itself; to win this war, the Rangers use a meteor strike which separates the universe into two respective dimensions, the Real World, which Zordon soon watches over as its spirit after his comrades have died with the dinosaurs from the meteor impact, and the Negaverse, where Lord Zedd and his Bandora Clan ended up enslaving countless galaxies to help satisfy their boredom until they find a way back to reality.

The story of the *Power Rangers* begins in the Negaverse, where five NASA interns return to Earth from their latest space exploration, only to find the planet annihilated by an apocalyptic, thermonuclear war, World War III. Suddenly, the interns are ambushed, captured and enslaved by the visiting Bandora Clan, and then, they are forced to fight for their lives in Lord Zedd's arena for the popular intergalactic TV game show, "Galaxy Warriors". The interns later escape and eventually crash-land into the Real World, where the citizens of their hometown of Angel Grove, led by Sheriff Jerome Stone, are protesting against the cruel billionaire industrialist Karl Ziktor, who was really Lord Zedd in disguise, unbeknownst to the Angel Grove townsfolk, who has finally found a way to invade the real world. As Karl Ziktor tries to overcome the barriers of the Real World to allow his Bandora armies easy passage from the Negaverse, the interns' investigation leads them to the Command Center in Cape Hope, where Zordon explains the truth about how a new generation of his war campaign against the Bandora Clan which will soon take place. As the Bandora Clan returned to reclaim the Real World, the responsibility of facing them falls to the interns of defending it from both sides of the dimensional barrier; Zordon soon recruits the five of them so they can become Power Rangers and help him start fighting back against the evil Bandora Clan.

GO, GO, POWER RANGERS!!!

### Opening Narration

> Our world is in peril, for Zordon, the last Eltarian, can no longer withstand such an upcoming apocalypse that will soon loom over our planet. So, he sends five magical "Zeo Crystals" to five special young people to protect Earth and end this interdimensional war for good: Jason Lee Scott, Billy Cranston, Farkas Bulkmeier, Kimberly Ann Hart, and Zack Taylor; and together, they are...the POWER RANGERS!!!
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> Opening Narration (as narrated by Jason David Frank)

### Format

Except for the first three episodes and the final three episodes, most episodes follow a simple format known as the "Monster of the Week". The plot of these episodes varied a little. The main concept of the formula is as follows:

1. A Polludiator was created from the Monster-Matic by Finster for the latest episode of Galaxy Warriors. Championed by Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd's strategic advisor, the Polludiator ventures to the Real World to concoct its schemes.
2. Meanwhile, in Angel Grove, the Rangers are doing something together or independently when the Dimensional Door Sensor goes off, revealing the location of where a dimensional gap has breached the Real World. The Rangers soon mobilize and move out to investigate the scene of this dimensional breach.
3. The Rangers then split up to cover more ground, rescuing and/or interviewing victims and/or getting ambushed by Putty Patrollers or the Polludiator itself along the way.
4. At the climax of the episode, the Power Rangers meet up with the Polludiator, morphing into their suits before they battle it. At the end of their first battle with the Polludiator, the Rangers perform the "Power Hurricane", destroying the Polludiator.
5. To revive the Polludiator, unanimous votes from the audience of Galaxy Warriors give it a second chance to defeat the Rangers; the Gigantify Machine is activated to revive the Polludiator into a giant, but the Rangers call out their Zords join the second battle. Then, the Rangers form the mighty Megazord to fight the Polludiator, and at the end of the second battle, the Power Sword magically unsheathed from its hand as it performs the finisher, "Mega Strike!", destroying the Polludiator for good.
6. As the Rangers return to their regular activities to celebrate their victory, Lord Zedd vows to destroy the Power Rangers despite the ratings of Galaxy Warriors since the Rangers came to be.
7. The episode ends with a Ranger interviewed on a talk-show (mainly Jason, Billy, Bulk, Kimberly, and/or Zack for 5 out of 50 episodes, and the other two for Zordon and Tommy Oliver) with a formal lecture on the principles of refined values in regards over what they have learned through each episode. The Ranger ends the segment with the closing catchphrase, "Until next time, take care of yourselves and each other."

## Characters

### Rangers

 An inspiring young man and a natural leader, Jason is portrayed as an initial self-proclaimed team captain designated by his favorite color, red. A strategic thinker, he can quickly assess whatever difficult situation the Power Rangers are in, and take decisive and often correct action. He is a fair leader who cares deeply for his comrades, and he counts on all of them to be up to the challenge of opposing the Bandora Clan, as the Rangers' allies are likewise counting on them.
* **Roll Call:** "ZEO Ranger I - Red!"
* **Elemental Attack:** Firestorm
 Billy Cranston | Water
 The brain of the group, he is the sub-leader of the team. He is the "genius of the team" and relishes praise from others. He surrounds himself with technological experiments and often endeavors to retain the enemies technology to make enhanced gear for the Rangers. Upon occasion he forgets to see the bigger picture by becoming obsessed by something else (usually his latest project).
* **Roll Call:** "ZEO Ranger II - Blue!"
* **Elemental Attack:** Tidal Wave
 Farkas Bulkmeier | Earth
 Bulk is the obese strongman of the group. A gentle giant with an equally large appetite, Bulk is the heart of the team, lifting them up and making peace between them, even often coming up with simple solutions to complicated problems.
* **Roll Call:** "ZEO Ranger III - Yellow!"
* **Elemental Attack:** Rockslide
 Kimberly Ann Hart | Air
 The sole female of the team. Known to be short-tempered & stubborn, Kimberly hates being made to feel incompetent or insignificant. Despite this, she is quite compassionate and affectionate toward her friends.
* **Roll Call:** "ZEO Ranger IV - Pink!"
* **Elemental Attack:** Whirlwind
 Zack Taylor | Life
 The jokester of the group, and goofy, childish and mischievous, but fun, kind-hearted and caring young boy. The youngest of the team who is a lover of video games, skateboarding, pranks and pizza.
* **Roll Call:** "ZEO Ranger V - Green!"
* **Elemental Attack:** Poison Ivy
* **Quasar Saber Technique:** Forest Vortex

### Allies

#### Zordon

The last Eltarian who became a spirit of the Earth that he now watches over, and is the mentor to the Power Rangers.

#### Sheriff Jerome Stone

The sheriff of Angel Grove and leading activist of a protest group against Karl Ziktor (a.k.a. Lord Zedd), whom he hated along with his company as he uttered and ranted his catchphrase, "They took our jobs!".

#### Mayor Carrington

The mayor of Angel Grove who is the only townsperson to believe in the legends of the infamous War in Heaven.

#### Tommy Oliver

The president of the Angel Grove High School student body.

#### Gem and Gemma Kwan

A couple of quirky Angel Grove High School dorks who call themselves residential fortune tellers.

### Bandora Clan

The Bandora Clan is a race of merciless demons expelled from Heaven by God, and then separated to their own dimension, the Negaverse, by Zordon and his past Power Rangers, with the help of the Heavenly Host. Through the course of the series, they have captured already numerous planets and enslaved their populations in the Negaverse, forcing them to serve its evil ruler, Lord Zedd, while setting their sights on the Real World for their return.

#### Lord Zedd

The leader of the Bandora Clan and a sadistic, tyrannical, supreme ruler. He hates all that is good and has conquered the entire universe except for Earth. He has enslaved countless civilizations, claiming them for the glory of himself.

##### Karl Ziktor

Lord Zedd's human disguise who is the CEO billionaire industrialist of Ziktor Industries.

#### Rita Repulsa

A witch who is Lord Zedd's majordomo and strategic advisor who champions and sends Polludiators to concoct their schemes to invade the Real World and destroy the Power Rangers.

#### Finster

An old and wise white Scottish Terrier-like alien scientist and wizard in charge of creating Polludiators for latest "Galaxy Warriors" episodes.

#### Goldar

A manticore-like commander for the entire Bandora army who heads the invasion force as Lord Zedd's best general.

#### Baboo

An alien of a bat and baboon hybrid who hosts the popular intergalactic TV game show, "Galaxy Warriors".

#### Squatt

A short, blue-skinned hobgoblin who is the announcer for "Galaxy Warriors".

#### Putty Patrollers

The Bandora Clan's foot soldiers that also perform sadistic operations like starving, whipping, and killing slaves.

#### Polludiators

Polludiators are contestants created by Finster for "Galaxy Warriors" sent to the Real World to concoct their schemes and destroy the Power Rangers. As they are named after a mixed word between "pollution" and "Gladiator", they are all based on various forms of pollution, such as land pollution, air pollution, and water pollution.

## Arsenal

### Morphers/Communication Devices

* Power Morphers◆◆◆◆◆:The Power Rangers' morphing device worn on the wrist which can also be used as a communicator that is able to receive calls from ordinary phones. To morph, the Rangers call out, "Go Dino!" (a knack to the transformation call, "Bird, Go!", from *Gatchaman*). Also, the call for the preparation of morphing is "It's Morphin' Time!".

### Multi-Use Devices

* Zeo Crystals◆◆◆◆◆: Mysterious crystals that sustain all life on Earth, powering vehicles and magic, which is the source of the Power Rangers' power.
* Rocket Boots◆◆◆◆◆: A special kind of boots that allows the Power Rangers to fly.
* Power Badges◆◆◆◆◆: A special kind of badge that acts as a key to bring a DinoZord on manual pilot once called and/or mounted on.
* Dimensional Door Sensor: An alert system developed to detect dimensional gaps before alerting Rangers via Zeonizers and/or Command Center.

### Individual Weapons

* Sword of the Dragon◆: Jason's individual weapon based on the fire element.
* Barbed Trident◆: Billy's individual weapon based on the water element.
* Terra Sling Mace◆: Bulk's individual weapon based on the earth element.
* Whirlwind Crossbow◆: Kimberly's individual weapon based on the air element.
* Twin Timber Axes◆: Zack's individual weapon based on the life element.

### Attacks

#### Elemental Attacks

* Firestorm◆: Jason's elemental attack.
* Tidal Wave◆: Billy's elemental attack.
* Rockslide◆: Bulk's elemental attack.
* Whirlwind◆: Kimberly's elemental attack.
* Poison Ivy◆: Zack's elemental attack.

#### Quasar Saber Techniques

* Blazing Strike◆: Jason's Quasar Saber technique based on the fire element.
* Poseidon's Fury◆: Billy's Quasar Saber technique based on the water element.
* Seismic Swing◆: Bulk's Quasar Saber technique based on the earth element.
* Airway◆: Kimberly's Quasar Saber technique based on the air element.
* Forest Vortex◆: Zack's Quasar Saber technique based on the life element.

#### Team Attacks

* Power Hurricane◆◆◆◆◆: The team's finishing attack. The Power Ball is its weapon modelled after an American football. Produced by the Green Ranger, the Power Ball is passed to the Pink, Yellow, and Blue Rangers (changing color to match whichever member it comes in physical contact with) before the Red Ranger finally kicks it towards the enemy, a finishing move known as the **Winning Field Goal**.

### Vehicles

* Strike Riders◆◆◆◆◆:The Power Rangers' motorcycles which they use for deployment to move en route to the scene of the monster problem more quicker. It possesses two front blasters as well, generated from the 'eyes' of the Dinosaur-head motif that forms the head of the cycle. The head and seat itself is hinged on a jaw that separates from the wheels to 'bite' opponents.

### Zords

* Megazord◆◆◆◆◆: The combined giant robot formed that is composed of the five DinoZords developed by Zordon. Its main weapon is the **Flaming Sword**, which performs its finishing move which is called, "Sacred Cross Strike!".
	+ DinoZord I - Tyrannosaurus◆: Jason's DinoZord that forms the torso, chest, and head.
	+ DinoZord II - Triceratops◆: Billy's DinoZord that forms the left arm.
	+ DinoZord III - Brachiosaurus◆: Bulk's DinoZord that forms the left leg.
	+ DinoZord IV - Pteranodon◆: Kimberly's DinoZord that forms the right leg.
	+ DinoZord V - Stegosaurus◆: Zack's DinoZord that forms the right arm.

## Quotes

* > It's Morphin' Time
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> Pre-Morphing Call
* > Go Dino!
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> Morphing Call
* > Together, we are...Power Rangers!
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> Roll Call
* > Shall we give *[Polludiator name]* one more chance? GIGANTIFY!!!
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> Baboo (on Galaxy Warriors' Polludiator Enlargement Sequence)
* > Arise!
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> Calling the Zords
* > Power Rangers, Unite!
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> Forming the Megazord
* > Gauntlet Power Strike!
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> Pre-Megazord Finisher Sequence
* > With this rage of righteousness, we shall deliver our great vengeance against destroyers of mankind!
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> The Power Rangers before finishing off an enemy during a Megazord's Finisher Sequence (as adapted by a bible verse, Ezekiel 25:17)
* > Rest in peace.
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> Post-Megazord Battle
* > By the power of the ancients!
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> Various

## See also

* Himitsu Sentai Gorenger - Original Counterpart
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Original Counterpart