Michael Burnham

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> To Discover the Skies! Discovery Red!
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> Discovery Red (Eagle)'s roll call

> To Discover the Jungle! Discovery Red!
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> Discovery Red (Gorilla)'s roll call

> One Soul to Rule All - Whale Warrior, Defender of Ideals!
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> Whale Warrior's roll call

> You will find our will equal to yours!
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> Pre-fight catchphrase

**Michael Burnham** is **Discovery Red**, harnessing the power of the Eagle and Gorilla, and later the second **Whale Warrior**, the Red Ranger and benefactor of the Discovery Rangers and the main protagonist of Power Rangers Discovery. The 24-year-old, Human-Chimerian hybrid son of Discovery Corps founder and commanding officer Solomon Burnham, Michael worked in the agency's zoology department before hearing of the Isis III crew's predicament. Having encountered Master Bird and being imbued with his power as a child, he decides to help the team defeat Xenu and his army, against his father's wishes.

He is also referred to as **Red Discovery Ranger** - a variation of his label in the show.

## Personality

Michael is determined, stubborn, idealistic, competitive, and and refuses to back away from a situation now matter how dire it is, most notably when the other rangers refused to fight The World again after almost everyone was rendered comatose in their first encounter. He often clashes with the chain of command - even with his own father - as well as bend the rules sometimes (giving Daniel a head start to deal with a former partner by "reciting" a regulation when he's not allowed to pursue on his own). He formed a slightly uneasy but respect-based relationship with Daniel, taking tactical suggestions from him in the field. Above all, both Michael and Daniel are serious men, with Michael shown to be more reckless and hot-headed, whereas Daniel shown to be more straight-laced and by-the-book.

Michael often clashes with Jimmy due to their similarly hot-headed and dominating personalities and Jimmy's passive tendencies. The two have developed something of a rivalry, frequently mocking each other and trying to outdo one another, especially when Jimmy challenges him to "Zord Races". Despite this, Jimmy appears to at least mutually respect him in some decree, and appears to be the only member of the team who sees Michael as a proper leader.

## Family

* Solomon Burnham - Father
* Miko Burnham - Mother (deceased)

## Power and Abilities

* **Chimerian Physiology**
* **Instinctian Power:** As a result of receiving Instinctian Power on two separate occasions, first from Master Bird as a child and later with the help of Jungle Joe after becoming a Ranger, Michael gained the ability to utilize their powers and abilities as well as to embed a fragment of Master Bird's Soul Cube into his Omnimopher in order to fight as one of the Discovery Rangers.
	+ **Enhanced Vision:** As a result of receiving Master Bird's Instinctian Power, following his first transformation into the Red Ranger, Michael's eyesight has been enhanced to superhuman levels. This elevated sense allows him able to see things at much greater distances or too small too see and perceive actions too quick for others to process, such as the Generation 5 Gun Runner's projectiles. Michael was initially oblivious to the change, but has since realized the scope and nature of his new abilities. Currently, this is the only ability from Instinctian Power that Michael had shown using it in civilian form.

## Forms

* Discovery Red
* Primal Exertion
* Gorilla Form
* Whale Warrior
* Mighty Condor Ranger
* One Being

Eagle Form=
**Discovery Red'**s **Eagle Form** is Michael's first and primary ranger form which he accesses through the Soul Cube given to him by Master Bird along with a portion of his Instinctian power.

**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Primal Defender
* Sky Saber

**Zord**

* Eagle Omnizord

**Attacks**

* **Instinct Slash**: After pressing the trigger on the Primal Defender to charge up its energy, Michael and the other Rangers transform into a giant claw which slashes the opponent.
* **Mega Instinct Blast:** After pressing the trigger on the Zyuoh Buster to charge up its energy, Michael shoots a spinning cube shaped energy blast, similar to the Primal Defender's normal projectile but larger and more solid.
* **Affinity Saber Strike:** Extending his Sky Saber into whip mode, Michael wraps the blade around an opponent before pulling it back, slashing them across their entire body.

**Appearances:** D S1 Episodes 2-6, 8-11, 13-18, 20-21, D S2 Episodes 18-27, 29-32

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In his **Primal Exertion** form, the Red Ranger gains a pair of wings that grant him the power of high speed flight that can cover many city blocks. He also gains enhanced kicks, mimicking how an eagle uses its talons to catch its prey, along with the ability to generate gusts of wind or light himself on fire like a Phoenix before slamming into an opponent.

**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Primal Defender
* Sky Saber

**Zord**

* Eagle Omnizord

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**Discovery Red'**s **Gorilla Form** is Michael's second ranger form which he gains thanks to a gorilla Instinctian, Jungle Joe, who led him to the Golden Banana, which also granted him access to the cave where Commander Burnham was being held hostage. Michael activates this form by lifting up his visor, exposing a secondary visor underneath and changing the emblem on his Ranger uniform from an eagle to a gorilla. Alternately, Michael can directly transform into his Gorilla From his civilian form.

While this mode grants Michael greater power, the Gorilla Form is later revealed following two confrontations with Scermazu to have a devastating side effect - it feeds on Zyncado - the same dark energy Molticon uses, and the protection from those side effects was only temporary. The ensuing Zyncado can overwhelm Michael and he will lose control - causing him to go berserk. Following two rampages on the other Rangers, Lester and the Rangers made the decision to undo the upgrade to Michael, thus revoking him of the ability to switch between forms.

**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Primal Defender
* Sky Saber

**Zord**

* Gorilla Omnizord

**Attacks**

* **Safari Spin**: The Red Ranger swings from the Saber of Affinity for a lariat attack.
* **Dynamic Gorilla Fist**: The Red Ranger smashes foes with a giant fist created using the other Rangers' combined energies.
* **Mega Instinct Blast**: Using the Zyuoh Buster in gun mode, the Red Ranger, in his Gorilla Form, charges up for a more powerful shot. When fired, the Primal Defender shoots a larger, spinning shot than normal.

**Appearances:** D S1 Episodes 6-9, 11-12, 15, 17-20, 22-23, 25-29

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**Whale Warrior** is Michael's third ranger form which grants him the powers of a whale, which he gained as a replacement to his default forms after his Omnimorpher was destroyed by Xenu in their duel. It is more powerful and safer to use than Discovery Red's Gorilla Form.

It was used by Michael until Anton Baxter temporarily took over as leader of the Rangers. Since Michael returned to the team after obtaining a spare Omnimorpher. Michael can transform alternatively between his Discovery Red and Whale Warrior, and can even become Whale Warrior while morphed.

**Arsenal**

* Whale Command Cannon

**Zord**

* Whale Titanzord

**Attacks**

* **Primal Geyser:** Whale Warrior charges the Whale Command Cannon and unleashes an incredibly powerful, long-range beam. The recoil of the blast is great enough to knock Michael off his feet, but it's possible to steer the beam. The beam itself possesses enough raw energy to destroy multiple minions of Xenu after traveling to the moon and back, all in a single strike.

**Appearances:** D S2 Episodes 4-14, 16, 18-27

Main article: Mighty Condor Ranger
**Mighty Condor Ranger**is the fused Ranger form of Michael and his father, Commander Burnham, created as an illusion by the Mighty Condor Zord.

* Default
* Primal Exertion

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### Arsenal

* Sky Saber (from Discovery Red)
* Avalon Saber (from Avalon Ranger)
* Condor Bass Staff

**Mecha**

* Mighty Condor Zord

This form is exclusive to Discovery Season 2 Episode 19.

 File:Zyuoh Condor Instinct awaked.png
In his Primal Exertion form, the Mighty Condor Ranger gains a pair of wings that grant him the power of high speed flight that can cover many city blocks. He also gains enhanced kicks, mimicking how an eagle uses its talons to catch its prey, along with the ability to generate gusts of wind or light himself on fire like a Phoenix before slamming into an opponent.

### Arsenal

* Sky Saber (from Discovery Red)
* Avalon Saber (from Avalon Ranger)
* Condor Bass Staff

**Mecha**

* Mighty Condor Zord

**Attacks**

* **Dual Saber Strike:** The Mighty Condor Ranger waves the Sky and Avalon Sabers around in a circle and slashes the opponent two times.

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**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Whale Command Cannon
* Primal Defender
* Sky Saber

**Zord**

* Eagle Omnizord
* Gorilla Omnizord
* Whale Titanzord

## Notes

* He is the first Red Ranger to not achieve the title of either leader or second-in-command, despite being front and center of many of his team's formations.
* Michael is the first Red Ranger to have two or more completely alternate Ranger forms, both of which he can default from at will, with the second also being seen as some sort of superior form.
* Discovery Red is the first Red Ranger with a bird-themed Mecha since Ranger Operator Series Red.
* He is the first Red Ranger since Casey Rhodes from Jungle Fury to transform later than his teammates, shortly after they had done it themselves.
* Michael is the fifth African-American Red Ranger.
* He shares a number of similarities with the following Red Rangers:
	+ Wesley Collins from Time Force as they are both different from the rest of their teammates, and are not the main leader of their teams.
		- Like Wes, he is the second Red Ranger not to appear in the first episode of their respective series.
	+ Jack Landors from S.P.D.
	+ Nick Russell from Mystic Force
	+ Mack Hartford from Operation Overdrive, as they are both related to their mentors (both of whom are reluctant to allow them to become rangers) and faced off against the antagonists alone in the finales (Mack faced off both Moltor and Flurious, while Michael faced off Xenu twice).
	+ Scott Truman from RPM
	+ Devon Daniels from Beast Morphers
* Michael retains the vast majority of traits of Yamato Kazakiri.

## See also

* Yamato Kazakiri - *Super Sentai* counterpart in *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger*. see comparison page.
* Discovery Red (clone) - an evil clone of Discovery Red's Gorilla Form.

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