Kaleo Souza

## Red Jade Ranger

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Kaleo Souza is the **Red Jade Ranger**, also known as the **Kikazaru Ranger**, leader of the Jeido Sentai.

## History

### Before becoming a Ranger

Kaleo is a competitive surfer from Honolulu, with heritage from all over. He grew up spending his time on the beaches, making friends with locals and tourists alike, and took an interest in Hawaiian history. After graduating high school, he decided to take a year abroad and visit his cousin in Tokyo, Japan to bond over their mutual interest in surfing.

### Jeido Era

While participating in a Kimodameshi, a Test of Courage, Kaleo, his cousin, Hisako, and Yume accidentally freed the Tiger Sorcerer, Rakkshann. In order to stop him from plunging humanity back into pre-civilization, the spirits of Kikazaru chose Kaleo to become the new Red Jade Ranger. With Yume chosen by Mizaru and Hisako chosen by Iwazaru, the three of them formed the new Jeido Sentai. Together, they used their super powered Hearing, Sight, and Voice to defeat Rakkshann’s monsters and keep Tokyo free of his propagating jungle magic.

### Paragon Era

During the final fight with Rakkshann, the Tiger Sorcerer refused to fall for the same sealing trick that had captured him last time. Instead of being locked away for another age, he used his magic to throw himself across the Pacific Ocean. Rather than let him run free, the Jade Rangers vowed to track him down, with Kaleo leading the way with Kikazaru’s Super Hearing. As the three rangers spread out to find their quarry, Kaleo ran into another group of Rangers, Mythic Force, patrolling the streets of Paragon City. He invited himself to join in their fight against evil, happily helping them quell the many dangerous villains before introducing himself properly.

Later in the week, Kaleo joined the Mythic Force in the park to socialize and coordinate their mutual goals of protecting Earth. He arrived right in time to witness a training machine built to challenge their Kamen Rider ally, R1, go rogue. Rather than let the Mythic Force and R1 have all the fun, he joined the fray, helping to distract the robotic menace long enough for Mythic Force to assemble their Mythic Blaster to finish it off.

### The Mysterious Ranger

In the aftermath of their fight against the machine in the park, Kaleo decided to hang back and let the Mythic Rangers wind down from the excitement of their first Mythic Blaster win and induct their new Blue Ranger when he heard someone wandering nearby. Catching a glimpse of what looked to be another Red Ranger, he and the leader of the Mythic Rangers, Riley, went to investigate. The figure seemed to disappear and reappear, leading them further away before turning to greet them with a salute.

The Mysterious Ranger did not speak, but shared some sort of resonance with the two red rangers, offering them each a handshake that sparked a connection. With the supposed blessing of the strange Red Ranger, Riley and Kaleo returned to the other Mythic Force rangers, consulting with their mentor, Eva Mason to learn about AkaRed, the spirit of all Red Rangers.

## Personality

Kaleo is a friendly and laid back individual who is quick to laugh off mistakes and always seeks to find the fun in any situation. He can be reckless, underestimating the dangers of a situation, but always has an eye out for the safety and comfort of others. He doesn’t care much for formality or professionalism, preferring to chat and act with a refreshing sense of familiarity and camaraderie with those around him.

## Red Jade Ranger

### Powers and Abilities

#### Powers

* Enhanced Strength (while Morphed)
* Enhanced Durability (while Morphed)
* Enhanced Agility (while Morphed)
* Enhanced Combat Prowess (while Morphed)
* Super Hearing

#### Abilities

* Capoeira
* Karate Training
* Expert Surfer

#### Weaknesses

Kaleo’s main weakness is his reckless nature of not taking things seriously, leading to putting himself in more danger than is necessary.

### Arsenal

* Wrist Communicator
* PEZ Morpher
	+ Power-Up PEZ Candy
* PEZ Blaster
* Kikazaru Staff