Dino Thunder Power Rangers

The Dino Rangers are four high-school students and their teacher who fight to defend both Reefside and Earth from the ruthless Mesogog, who plans to bring the Earth back to its prehistoric era.

The history of the Dino Rangers truly began when Dr. Tommy Oliver-veteran Mighty Morphin, Zeo, and Turbo Ranger-joined Anton Mercer in experimenting with dinosaur DNA. Their experiments resulted in the creation of the Dino Zords and the Dino Gems, but also seemingly resulted in Mercer's death and the destruction of their lab. Unbeknownst to Tommy, Mercer survived, but also gained a malevolent reptilian alter ego named Mesogog. Mesogog rebuilt their old lab into his base and set about on a quest to turn Earth into a world ruled by dinosaurs.

Some years later, Tommy began teaching at Reefside High School, where his students included Kira Ford, Ethan James, and Conner McKnight. The three of them stumble across Dino Lab, Tommy's hidden retreat, and bonded with three of the Dino Gems that he had managed to recover. As such, the trio became the first three Dino Rangers. They soon clashed with Mesogog and his forces, which included Elsa-a villain disguised as the principal of Reefside High-and Zeltrax-a cyborg warrior who would later reveal a past acquaintance with Tommy. Tommy himself later took up the mantle of a Power Ranger again, bonding with a fourth Dino Gem to become the Black Ranger. This team of four continued for a time until a dangerous new opponent entered the scene: Trent Mercer, who bonded with the White Dino Gem and was brainwashed by its evil energies to become an evil White Ranger.

After spending some time as a villainous foe of the other Rangers, Trent was freed of the evil energy that corrupted him and joined them. However, he kept the fact that his stepfather, Anton Mercer, was Mesogog a secret from his teammates. This would later prove to be a source of great tension, but Trent redeemed himself in the eyes of his teammates by remaining stalwartly at their side even when they lost their trust in him. As a whole, the Rangers continued to face difficulty as Zeltrax broke away from Mesogog with his own agenda of domination, but were bolstered by new powers such as Super Dino Mode and Connor's transformation into the Triassic Ranger.

The Rangers faced one of their greatest challenges when the villain Lothor and several of his minions and escaped the Abyss of Evil. The evil ninja master subsequently brainwashed the retired Wind Rangers into serving as his minions, before forming an alliance with Mesogog. Luckily, the Thunder Rangers and Green Samurai Ranger managed to recover their powers and free their brainwashed friends. All eleven Rangers then joined forces to defeat Mesogog and Lothor's combined army, and Mesogog himself put an end to Lothor's threat.

Shortly thereafter, Mesogog and Anton were separated from each other, leaving Mesogog free to enact his plans without interference from his human side.

Fortunately, the Rangers were able to trick Mesogog, giving them the opportunity to rescue Anton and destroy Mesogog's lab. They were then forced to sacrifice the Thundersaurus Megazord and Mezodon Megazord in order to stop Zeltrax's final threat, the Zelzord, putting an end to the cyborg as well. However, just when it seemed that their mission was over, Mesogog returned a final time, evolving into a monstrous new form to challenge the Dino Rangers. Unable to stop him by any other means, they sacrificed their Dino Gems to destroy him, putting an end to the villain and their powers as well. With this task done, the five Rangers returned to their normal lives.

On two occasions, the Dino Rangers would team up with a group of far-flung successors, the B-Squad SPD Power Rangers. Sometime after Mesogog's defeat, the original trio were brought into the future by the criminal Broodwing, who hoped to use them against the SPD Rangers. Instead, the trio ended up teaming up with their fellow Rangers to fight against Broodwing, Emperor Gruumm, and their minions. They were subsequently returned to their own time, their memories of these events erased. Sometime later (from the perspective of the SPD Rangers) Gruumm traveled back in time and forged an alliance with Zeltrax to conquer the Earth in the past. The SPD Rangers followed him and teamed up with the Dino Rangers, who still possessed their powers. After a fierce battle, the Rangers proved victorious, and Gruumm and the SPD team returned to the future, though all the Rangers who participated-except possibly for Tommy and the Omega Ranger-had their memories of this team-up erased.

Later (this time from the Dino Rangers' perspective), Kira would have her powers temporarily restored by the Sentinel Knight in order to allow her to join a team of Retro Rangers. These five Rangers-additionally consisting of Wind Ranger Tori Hanson, SPD Ranger Bridge Carson, Mystic Ranger Xander Bly, and Tommy's old teammate Adam Park-were brought together to fill in for the temporarily powerless Operation Overdrive Power Rangers. After their connection to the Morphing Grid was restored, the Overdrive Rangers joined the Retro Rangers in battling Thrax and his new Evil Alliance.

The Dino Rangers returned as part of the army of Legendary Rangers that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Warstar Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. Conner, Ethan, Kira, and Trent fought together while Dr. Oliver fought with his old team as the Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger once more.

Trent and Tommy returned as Dino Thunder White and Dino Thunder Black to help the Ninja Steel Power Rangers and Tommy's old friends (Rocky, TJ, Kat and Wes) stop Lord Draven.

The main three Dino Rangers responded to Jason's signal and returned alongside the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as part of the Legendary Dino Rangers army, fighting against an army and defeating Snide. When Evox summoned his massive Chimerazord, they summon the Thundersaurus Megazord and defeated it alongside the other Megazords. With Evox on the run again, the teams departed and the trio returned to Reefside.

## Known Rangers

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* Red Dino Thunder Ranger - Conner McKnight
* Blue Dino Thunder Ranger - Ethan James
* Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger - Kira Ford
* Black Dino Thunder Ranger - Tommy Oliver
* White Dino Thunder Ranger - Trent Fernandez-Mercer / White Ranger Clone

**White Ranger vs White Ranger**

## Equipment

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* **Dino Gems** - The Dino Gems are a set of five powerful objects created by the Red Morphin Master and was used by the Dino Thunder Rangers. According to the Ninja Nexus Prism as seen by Zayto, the Dino Gems alongside countless objects were created by the Morphin Masters using the Morphin Grid, later sent out into the universe to fight evil. Sometime later, the Dino Gems ended up on the meteorite that crashed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. They were later discovered by Tommy Oliver, who hid them, knowing the risks of what would happen should they fall into the wrong hands. He also solicited Hayley Ziktor to create four Dino Morphers, which can harness the powers of the Dino Gems, allowing the beneficiaries to become Power Rangers. After Conner, Ethan, and Kira bonded with the red, blue, and yellow gems, they were given three of the morphers. Mesogog discovered the Black Dino Gem encased in amber, and captured Dr. Oliver. The good doctor managed to escape, with the Black Gem's powers bonding to him and allowing him use of the black morpher. Mesogog also had the White Gem, and secretly created his own Ranger morpher to utilize its powers; this later came into the possession of Trent Mercer. The Dino Gems were later drained of their power when the Rangers used it to destroy Mesogog for good, likely negating the Rangers' special abilities as well. Kira's gem was temporarily restored by the Sentinel Knight to allow her to fight alongside the Retro Rangers. Subsequently, the gems were also restored to an extent when they joined the Legendary Rangers. The gems were restored again when they joined the Legendary Dino Rangers. Eventually, Tommy had incorporated his Black Dino Gem into his Master Morpher, allowing him to morph into his Black Dino Ranger form at any time. Sometime in the future, Broodwing found and restored their gems, bringing the Rangers from the past as part of a plot to destroy the B-Squad Rangers

* **Dino Morphers** - The Dino Morphers are the Morphers for the Red, Blue, and Yellow Dino Thunder Rangers. They can also be used to summon the Dino Zords or communicate with each other and/or Hayley. They were developed by Tommy Oliver and Hayley Ziktor. The Dino Morphers' faceplates change to match the Dino Zord the Ranger is summoning. For example, if the Dimetro Zord is summoned by the Tyranno Ranger, the Tyranno faceplate vanishes and the Dimetro faceplate appears. When the Rangers are in civilian form, the Zord faceplates vanish completely, leaving only the wristbands and Dino Gems. In this form, they are known as Dino Bracelets. They can still be used as communicators. The energy of the Dino Gems was exhausted in a final confrontation with Mesogog, rendering them useless, and the Dino Morphers inaccessible.  However, Conner, Kira and Ethan were given functional Dino morphers, and fought with the Power Rangers of SPD, when they were briefly transported forwards in time, to the year 2025. Some time later, Kira was one of four former Rangers to have their powers re-energized by the Sentinel Knight. Conner, Ethan, Kira, and Trent were able to morph again years later, joining the other Legendary Rangers in helping the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all.

* **The Brachio Morpher** is the personal morpher created and used by Tommy Oliver to transform into the Black Dino Thunder Ranger. It is powered by the Black Dino Gem. To activate is Dr. Oliver calls out "Dino Thunder, Power Up!" then inserts and turns a special key. This is the morpher of the Black Ranger. Tommy’s morphing device was created by Tommy & Hayley when Tommy discovered the fourth Dino Gem, "just in case". The energy of the Dino Gems, including the Black gem, was exhausted in a final confrontation with Mesogog, rendering them useless, and the Brachio Morpher inaccessible.  However, with the re-energizing of Kira's Dino Morpher by the Sentinel Knight, and the original three Dino Rangers and Trent Fernandez joining the other Legendary Rangers against the Armada, it is most likely that Tommy's Brachio Morpher has been restored as well. This was not demonstrated however, as he used his old Power Morpher to become the Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger instead.

* **The Triassic Morpher** is the powered-up version of the Red Dino Ranger's Dino Morpher. When he becomes the Triassic Ranger, his Dino morpher changes from its usual red to a gold color. When it receives enough Dino Energy, the morpher can become the Triassic Battlizer Morpher.

* **Thunder Max Saber/Laser** - This common Ranger weapon of the Red, Blue, and Yellow Dino Thunder Rangers and resides at the side inside its holster in laser mode. The Thundermax Saber is highly versatile and can be used for both short and long range attacks.

* **The Tyranno Staff** is the Red Dino Thunder Ranger's personal weapon. It has the power to release an energy orb, similar to the Brachio Staff.

* **The Tricera Shield** is the Blue Dino Thunder Ranger's personal weapon.

* **The Ptera Grips** are the personal weapons of the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger.

* **The Brachio Staff** is the weapon of the Black Dino Ranger. It has four modes; including: Wind Strike, Earth Strike, Wave Strike, and Fire Strike. All four modes have intense power and it can also release a powerful energy orb. The most utilized one is the Wave Strike, which Tommy uses to create a giant wave when the Thundersaurus Megazord combines with the Stegozord.

* **The Drago Sword** is the weapon of the White Ranger, Trent Fernandez. It has the ability to fire laser arrows, all of which explode on impact. Also, it can combine with the Z-Rex Blaster.

* **Shield of Triumph** - Hidden beneath a waterfall for untold ages, the Shield of Triumph, when infused with the power of the Blue, Yellow, Black, and White Dino Gems, would transform from a white, powerless relic to a colorful and powerful device which could then only be used by someone "in tone with the mystical dino energies" as the Black Dino Ranger Doctor Tommy Oliver put it. Conner at one point referred to the weapon as the Triassic Shield. Thus, the Shield was obtained by a person Oliver believed to fit the requirements, Conner McKnight, who used the shield's power, along with his own Red Dino Ranger powers, to become a completely new Other Ranger known as the Triassic Ranger. After this, Conner would sometimes require repeated power transfers from the Blue Dino Ranger Ethan James and the Yellow Dino Ranger Kira Ford. However, Conner would also, in times of extreme stress or necessity, activate his Triassic powers on his own with the shield. After Conner morphed into the Triassic Ranger, he also often activate the shield's other abilities, seemingly as second nature. These other abilities included: the shield's second mode, called the Sword of Triumph (which was basically just the shield with a blade bit extended, like on a Swiss Army knife), and the power to transport the Triassic Ranger and his opponent into another reality. The Triassic Ranger referred to it as his world and others commonly dubbed it the "Triassic Dimension". In the Triassic Dimension, the Triassic Ranger appeared to have complete control over reality, meaning his enemy was doomed. After their defeat, he would return with them to other world, where his enemy would often explode, somewhat spontaneously. Connor at one point referred to the sword as Triassic Shield, Saber Mode. Finally, the shield also acted as the Triassic Ranger's control key for the Mezodon Zord, Mezodon Rover and Mezodon Megazord. The shield itself, as a whole, looked like the Mezodon Zord's head, but it was also decorated with face places of the Cephala, Parasaur, Dimetro, and Ankylo Zords, allowing it to control them as well. This effectively made those Zords the Triassic Ranger's and allowed him to form the Triceramax Megazord.

## Power Ups

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* **Super Dino Mode** is an ability utilized by all five Dino Rangers. By drawing energy directly from their Dino Gems, they go through an almost feral transformation. Their helmets roar, the patterns on their suits transform into spiked armor, and their strength increases greatly. Additionally, Kira is granted a pair of wings while Trent and the White Ranger Clone gain a pair of blades. The Super Mega Rangers also have access to this power-up while in Legendary Dino Thunder Mode, though it was called Dino Rampage Mode as One for unknown reasons. The name is a direct reference to Abaranger, which means "rampage Ranger."

* **The Triassic Ranger** is a power-up mode used by Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger, formed by the Blue and Yellow Rangers (Kira and Ethan) giving their power to him temporarily. He was eventually able to use this without borrowing other Ranger's powers. Though not confirmed or denied, it is likely possible that the Triassic Ranger could be a Sixth Ranger and that a separate being could have possessed the power.

* **The Triassic Battlizer** is used by Conner McKnight (Red Tyranno/Triassic Ranger). In the episode The Passion of Connor, Conner begins to doubt his dedication when a girl he admires - Krista is willing to do whatever it takes to fight for her cause. Conner realizes when Krista's life is in danger from Zeltrax, that he will do anything to save her. The Dino Energy increases and the Battlizer is unlocked. The Battlizer armor gives Triassic Ranger super stretch arms and legs, a Mezodon faced shield, lightning fast agility, super fire power, a dragon yo-yo attack, and shoulder cannons, which fire massive amounts of energy.

**Super Fire Mode**

## See Also

Dino Thunder -- SPD -- Operation Overdrive -- Super Megaforce - Super Ninja Steel -- Beast Morphers