Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is an American television series and the eighth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 23rd Super Sentai series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (1999).

Lightspeed Rescue had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart in the Titanium Ranger, as there was no regular sixth Ranger in GoGo V, which makes it the only season to have an American-exclusive Sixth Ranger. It is the last Saban Entertainment-produced Power Rangers series to feature the main villain from its Super Sentai counterpart, until the premiere of Power Rangers Samurai. The next series to feature the main villain from its Super Sentai counterpart would be the Disney-produced Power Rangers Mystic Force, which premiered six years later.

## Production

The original pre-bible for *in Space*, drafted before the start of *Power Rangers Turbo'*s second half, was placed online in June 2011. The first half includes synopses of *Megaranger* episodes, with a mix of Japanese names and intended US names, and a breakdown of how much sentai footage was "usable"; there is a list of weaponry and Zords introduced, how often they appear, and the monsters and how they are destroyed. It then goes on to set out the plans for the *in Space* adaptation.

Both Astronema and Andros were originally absent, with the Phantom Ranger finding out about Dark Specter's plan instead, and Justin was going to remain in the team. Instead of losing their powers and base at the end of *Turbo*, the Rangers would be given their Space powers by Dimitria (the *Turbo* mentor) so they could head into space and save Zordon. Their spacecraft would have had a limited power supply and could only be recharged by the Power Chamber on Earth, forcing them to keep returning; otherwise, they would hop from planet to planet, encountering new and returning villains, and picking up clues for Zordon's whereabouts. Divatox was still going to be the main recurring villain, with Ecliptor as her new second-in-command. Bulk and Skull formed a volunteer Citizen Force Group to try and protect Angel Grove while the Rangers were away. The Silver Ranger was the subject of debate, as Saban were unsure if they wanted to use him.

*In Space* would have seen *Carranger* villain Exhaus used as Dark Specter - he would instead be the monster Goldgoyle for the end of *Turbo*. The Rangers were going to have a base in Earth orbit called the new Power Dome: it was to be realized by "a giant pyramid made of silky material... the walls of silk will change constantly with special effects lights creating the different moods". The "Space Station" (Astro Megaship) interior was going to recycle the Power Chamber set; footage would be shot for the villain's "Evil Platform" set ahead of time and used as recurring stock footage.

This would be the last season to feature the character Skull (Jason Narvy). as Narvy himself chose to leave the Power Rangers universe to continue his college education.

*In Space* was originally written as the final season for the series, as the ratings began to decline following *Turbo*. However, *In Space* ended up being an unexpected success and with fan interest returning, Saban and Fox decided to continue production of the series.

## Cast and characters

**Lightspeed Rangers**

* Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger.
* Michael Chaturantabut as Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger.
* Keith Robinson as Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger.
* Sasha Williams as Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger.
* Alison MacInnis as Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger.
* Rhett Fisher as Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger.

**Allies**

* Monica Louwerens as Ms. Angela Fairweather
* Ron Roggé as Captain William Mitchell

**Villains**

* Jennifer L. Yen as Vypra
* Diane Salinger as the voice of Queen Bansheera
* Neil Kaplan as the voice of Diabolico
* Michael Forest as the voice of Prince Olympius
	+ Brianne Siddall as the voice of Impus
* David Lodge as the voice of Loki
* Kim Strauss as the voice of Jinxer
* Michael Sorich as the voice of Triskull
* Jennifer Burns as Trakeena

**Galaxy Rangers**

* Danny Slavin as Leo Corbett, the Red Galaxy Ranger.
* Archie Kao as Kai Chen, the Blue Galaxy Ranger.
* Reggie Rolle as Damon Henderson, the Green Galaxy Ranger.
* Cerina Vincent as Maya, the Yellow Galaxy Ranger.
* Valerie Vernon as Kendrix Morgan. the first Pink Galaxy Ranger.

## Video game

Several video games based on Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue were also developed and available for Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, and PC. The PlayStation and N64 versions were 3D beat-em up games, the Game Boy version was a 2D side-scrolling platformer, and the PC version was actually an activity center.

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