Power Rangers: RPM
Encyclopedia
Power Rangers RPM is the seventeenth installment in the American
children's television series
Power Rangers
. As with all previous Power Rangers series, RPM uses footage, costumes, and other props from the Super Sentai
Series, in this case, from Engine Sentai Go-onger
. With the re-branding of Jetix
to Disney XD
, all Power Rangers shows were dropped from the channel in the United States and RPM was only broadcast during the ABC Kids block on ABC
stations. It was also the last original Power Rangers series produced by Disney before the franchise was re-acquired by Haim Saban
and his company Saban Capital Group
. RPM has a darker, much more mature tone in comparison to some past seasons of Power Rangers
.
computer virus
called Venjix takes over all of the Earth's computers, rendering all communication useless while creating an army of robot droids to try to destroy virtually every city in the world. Humanity's last known safe and stable city became the domed metropolis of Corinth. Surrounded by Venjix's forces and a force field
, it is nearly impossible to enter without luck or firepower. When the force field is lowered to allow surviving humans into the sanctuary, Doctor K's RPM Power Rangers fight Venjix's forces to protect Corinth from being destroyed. Based on the 19th season Power Rangers Samurai
, in the continuity Power Rangers series, this season is to have taken place in an alternate dimension to the rest.
, who previously starred in series three of Blue Water High
, was reported to have a role in September 2008 in what was then unknown as RPM or Racing Performance Machines which began production in September 2008 in New Zealand
. He is still cast as the Red Ranger, Scott Truman. Heidi Kathy Bradhurt had been cast as an extra, but her profile initially listed her as the Yellow Ranger, named "Kayla," whose name and actress has since been changed to "Summer" played by Rose McIver
. Daniel Ewing
had been reported in November 2008 to be playing a major character named "Dillon," revealed to be the Black Ranger. Other cast members include Murray Keane in the role of "Benny," Charlie McDermott voicing "General Crunch," and Jason Hoyte
as a guest role named "Mr. McAllistair."
An article of The New Zealand Herald
reported that Power Rangers RPM is the last season of the Power Rangers run. Production manager Sally Campbell stated in an interview "...at this stage we will not be shooting another season". A September 1, 2009, revision to Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia by Disney's head archivist Dave Smith
states that production of new episodes of Power Rangers ceased in 2009. A re-version
of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
began broadcasting in early 2010 instead.
However, in mid-2010, Haim Saban's Saban Brands bought the Power Rangers franchise back from Disney and production was restarted during that year for a 2011 series.
.
Flynn McAllistair: A laid back Scottish
mechanic with a useful basic knowledge of technological devices. Flynn grew up on comics and always wished to be able to help people just like the superheroes he admired. He never even thought that he would get to be a Power Ranger some day. Unfortunately it was due to his will to help people that he constantly suffered and lost jobs as a result of his naivety towards such responsibilities. During the battle for Corinth, he single-handedly risked his life to go back out of the city and bring a busload of refugees in, finally impressing his father, who used to scoff at and look down upon his son's desire to be a hero. He was later chosen by Doctor K as the Blue Ranger. Flynn's operation number is two. Flynn is portrayed by Ari Boyland.
Summer Landsdown: Summer was a rich and spoiled heiress, with constantly absent parents; when Venjix forces attacked her home on her birthday, she was abandoned by her friends and long-suffering staff during the evacuation. She abandoned her selfish personality when her butler Andrews, who saved her during the frantic race towards Corinth, was killed protecting her. She later performed amateur medevac
operations in the battle for Corinth, rescuing the downed Scott after he ejected from his ruined jet. She was chosen to be the Yellow Ranger, while making a deal with her parents to be given space in return for an eventual marriage. She convinced Dillon to join the team later on. Summer's operation number is three. Summer is portrayed by Rose McIver
.
Ziggy Grover: Ziggy was a former (and incompetent) member of Fresno Bob's criminal Scorpion Cartel, but angered all the cartels in an act of kindness. It was due to this that he was forced to flee the city. During his first appearance, he befriends Dillon in the desert and returns with him to Corinth. He eventually joins the team as an assistant to Doctor K. He later becomes the Ranger Operator Series Green (The Green Ranger) when bonding with the Green Rev Morpher became the only option to protect the powers from falling into Tenaya 7's possession. Everyone except Dillon initially had trouble accepting Ziggy becoming the Green Ranger. He is simple-minded and slightly cowardly, and reluctant to be a Ranger. However he later took his duties more seriously, attempting to do his best during missions as opposed to hiding, which he did in his first battle. Ziggy's operation number is four. Ziggy is portrayed by Milo Cawthorne
.
Dillon: Dillon has no memory of his past, nor has any knowledge of why his body is riddled with Venjix technology that boosts his physical capabilities, and only knows that he has a long lost sister. He spent the following year after Corinth's battle trying to reach Corinth until he ran into Ziggy trying to hijack his car, the latter who then subsequently helped him get into city before being saved by the three Power Rangers. They were initially surprised to find out that there were Power Rangers in Corinth. A terse loner, he outwardly is unconcerned with others, but has defended Ziggy and Summer, who convinced him to join the RPM team as the Ranger Operator Series Black (The Black Ranger). The only clues to his past are a musical pocket watch that he seems to have some emotional attachment to, and several mysterious recurring dreams. He later found out that his sister is Tenaya 7. He's a superhuman hybrid. Dillon's operation number is five. Dillon is portrayed by Daniel Ewing
.
Gem and Gemma: Gem and Gemma are fraternal twins who complete each other's sentences. They have incredibly hyperactive, childlike personalities, to the annoyance of the other Rangers. Colonel Truman is also put off by their reckless and offensive approach to battle in contrast to his defensive tactics. They were raised to be test pilots of the Ranger Operator Suits in Alphabet Soup organization, where they met Doctor K and eventually became her first friends. When the Alphabet Soup think tank attempted to assassinate Doctor K, they arrived to rescue her, then helped her escape. They stayed in the building, attempting to get the classified Ranger Gold and Ranger Silver morphers, where an explosion seemingly killed them in front of Doctor K, but they survived, with Gem becoming Ranger Operator Series Gold and Gemma becoming Ranger Operator Series Silver, and fought a guerilla war against Venjix in the desert. After helping the core Rangers out and taking them back to Corinth, the twins reveal themselves to Doctor K, to her delight; as a result, K began to be more emotionally open. Gem's operation number is seven, and Gemma's is eight. Gem is portrayed by Mike Ginn and Gemma is portrayed by Li Ming Hu
.
s in RPM are referred to within the series as the "Zord Attack Vehicles". Each Zord Attack Vehicle is an animal-themed motor vehicle with large optical sensors that the Rangers say resemble anime
-style eyes. When summoned by the Rangers, they must plug their Engine Cells into their respective Zords in order to power them up and enlarge them.
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children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
. As with all previous Power Rangers series, RPM uses footage, costumes, and other props from the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
Series, in this case, from Engine Sentai Go-onger
Engine Sentai Go-onger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-second Super Sentai series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 17, 2008, a week following the finale of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, and ended on February 8, 2009. It aired as part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block alongside...
. With the re-branding of Jetix
Jetix
Jetix was a worldwide children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Jetix brand was used for blocks and channels featuring action-related and adventure-related live-action and animated programming. It was also what Disney eventually turned Fox Kids into...
to Disney XD
Disney XD
Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for...
, all Power Rangers shows were dropped from the channel in the United States and RPM was only broadcast during the ABC Kids block on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
stations. It was also the last original Power Rangers series produced by Disney before the franchise was re-acquired by Haim Saban
Haim Saban
Haim Saban is an Egyptian born Israeli-American television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 104th richest person in America.-Biography:...
and his company Saban Capital Group
Saban Capital Group
Saban Capital Group is a global private investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments. Formed in 2001 by Haim Saban, Saban Capital Group owns Saban Brands, part of Univision Communications, and part of Tiger Gate Entertainment...
. RPM has a darker, much more mature tone in comparison to some past seasons of Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
.
Story
An AIArtificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
computer virus
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
called Venjix takes over all of the Earth's computers, rendering all communication useless while creating an army of robot droids to try to destroy virtually every city in the world. Humanity's last known safe and stable city became the domed metropolis of Corinth. Surrounded by Venjix's forces and a force field
Force field
A force field, sometimes known as an energy shield, force shield, or deflector shield is a concept of a field tightly bounded and of significant magnitude so that objects affected by the particular force relating to the field are unable to pass through the central axis of the field and reach the...
, it is nearly impossible to enter without luck or firepower. When the force field is lowered to allow surviving humans into the sanctuary, Doctor K's RPM Power Rangers fight Venjix's forces to protect Corinth from being destroyed. Based on the 19th season Power Rangers Samurai
Power Rangers Samurai
Power Rangers Samurai is the nineteenth season of the American children's television series Power Rangers. With Saban Brands buying back the franchise, the show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons on February 7, 2011...
, in the continuity Power Rangers series, this season is to have taken place in an alternate dimension to the rest.
Production
Australian actor Eka DarvilleEka Darville
Eka Darville is an Australian actor. He went to Byron Bay High School and currently lives in Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Sydney...
, who previously starred in series three of Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
, was reported to have a role in September 2008 in what was then unknown as RPM or Racing Performance Machines which began production in September 2008 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He is still cast as the Red Ranger, Scott Truman. Heidi Kathy Bradhurt had been cast as an extra, but her profile initially listed her as the Yellow Ranger, named "Kayla," whose name and actress has since been changed to "Summer" played by Rose McIver
Rose McIver
Rose McIver is an actress from New Zealand. She is most famous for her role as Summer Landsdown/Ranger Operator Series Yellow in 2009's Power Rangers: RPM...
. Daniel Ewing
Daniel Ewing (actor)
Daniel "Dan" Ewing , is an Australian actor. He appeared on Seven Network's Home and Away series as Reuben Humphries, during 2005...
had been reported in November 2008 to be playing a major character named "Dillon," revealed to be the Black Ranger. Other cast members include Murray Keane in the role of "Benny," Charlie McDermott voicing "General Crunch," and Jason Hoyte
Jason Hoyte
-Television Roles:*Young Hercules: Hephaestus*Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Hephaestus*Xena: Warrior Princess: Hephaestus, Timus*Outrageous Fortune: Franklin "Corky" Corke*Seven Periods with Mr...
as a guest role named "Mr. McAllistair."
An article of The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
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reported that Power Rangers RPM is the last season of the Power Rangers run. Production manager Sally Campbell stated in an interview "...at this stage we will not be shooting another season". A September 1, 2009, revision to Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia by Disney's head archivist Dave Smith
Dave Smith (archivist)
Dave Smith is the founder and former chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives, which is located in the Frank G. Wells Building at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He joined the company on June 22, 1970, as its first-ever archivist...
states that production of new episodes of Power Rangers ceased in 2009. A re-version
Re-version
A relatively recent phenomenon in television production, re-versioning is the process of re-releasing an existing production or an entire series, updated in some form, as a "new" show. It is an alternative to a straight rerun of a series...
of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months...
began broadcasting in early 2010 instead.
However, in mid-2010, Haim Saban's Saban Brands bought the Power Rangers franchise back from Disney and production was restarted during that year for a 2011 series.
The Power Rangers (Ranger Operators)
Scott Truman: A year prior to the present day, Scott and his older brother Marcus, codenamed Eagle 2 and Eagle 1 respectively, were pilots in the Air Force's Eagle Squadron; Scott found himself often in his brother's shadow, as his father, Colonel Mason Truman, was both overprotective of Scott and put more faith in the older son. Both brothers fought in the first battle against Venjix's forces to secure Corinth, where Marcus was killed when his fighter jet was shot down. Scott was chosen to be the Red Ranger. As the confident, stubborn, and strong-headed leader of the RPM team, Scott is somewhat abrasive to many at first and admitted that he was at first unimpressed with the likes of Ziggy and Dillon being added to the team. Scott's operation number is one. Scott is portrayed by Eka DarvilleEka Darville
Eka Darville is an Australian actor. He went to Byron Bay High School and currently lives in Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Sydney...
.
Flynn McAllistair: A laid back Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
mechanic with a useful basic knowledge of technological devices. Flynn grew up on comics and always wished to be able to help people just like the superheroes he admired. He never even thought that he would get to be a Power Ranger some day. Unfortunately it was due to his will to help people that he constantly suffered and lost jobs as a result of his naivety towards such responsibilities. During the battle for Corinth, he single-handedly risked his life to go back out of the city and bring a busload of refugees in, finally impressing his father, who used to scoff at and look down upon his son's desire to be a hero. He was later chosen by Doctor K as the Blue Ranger. Flynn's operation number is two. Flynn is portrayed by Ari Boyland.
Summer Landsdown: Summer was a rich and spoiled heiress, with constantly absent parents; when Venjix forces attacked her home on her birthday, she was abandoned by her friends and long-suffering staff during the evacuation. She abandoned her selfish personality when her butler Andrews, who saved her during the frantic race towards Corinth, was killed protecting her. She later performed amateur medevac
MEDEVAC
Medical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
operations in the battle for Corinth, rescuing the downed Scott after he ejected from his ruined jet. She was chosen to be the Yellow Ranger, while making a deal with her parents to be given space in return for an eventual marriage. She convinced Dillon to join the team later on. Summer's operation number is three. Summer is portrayed by Rose McIver
Rose McIver
Rose McIver is an actress from New Zealand. She is most famous for her role as Summer Landsdown/Ranger Operator Series Yellow in 2009's Power Rangers: RPM...
.
Ziggy Grover: Ziggy was a former (and incompetent) member of Fresno Bob's criminal Scorpion Cartel, but angered all the cartels in an act of kindness. It was due to this that he was forced to flee the city. During his first appearance, he befriends Dillon in the desert and returns with him to Corinth. He eventually joins the team as an assistant to Doctor K. He later becomes the Ranger Operator Series Green (The Green Ranger) when bonding with the Green Rev Morpher became the only option to protect the powers from falling into Tenaya 7's possession. Everyone except Dillon initially had trouble accepting Ziggy becoming the Green Ranger. He is simple-minded and slightly cowardly, and reluctant to be a Ranger. However he later took his duties more seriously, attempting to do his best during missions as opposed to hiding, which he did in his first battle. Ziggy's operation number is four. Ziggy is portrayed by Milo Cawthorne
Milo Cawthorne
Milo Cawthorne is a New Zealand actor.Cawthorne is best known for playing Ziggy Grover, the Green Ranger on Power Rangers: RPM, Legend of the Seeker and P.E.T. Detectives. Cawthorne has also appeared in several major New Zealand theatre productions including "The History Boys" at the Maidment...
.
Dillon: Dillon has no memory of his past, nor has any knowledge of why his body is riddled with Venjix technology that boosts his physical capabilities, and only knows that he has a long lost sister. He spent the following year after Corinth's battle trying to reach Corinth until he ran into Ziggy trying to hijack his car, the latter who then subsequently helped him get into city before being saved by the three Power Rangers. They were initially surprised to find out that there were Power Rangers in Corinth. A terse loner, he outwardly is unconcerned with others, but has defended Ziggy and Summer, who convinced him to join the RPM team as the Ranger Operator Series Black (The Black Ranger). The only clues to his past are a musical pocket watch that he seems to have some emotional attachment to, and several mysterious recurring dreams. He later found out that his sister is Tenaya 7. He's a superhuman hybrid. Dillon's operation number is five. Dillon is portrayed by Daniel Ewing
Daniel Ewing (actor)
Daniel "Dan" Ewing , is an Australian actor. He appeared on Seven Network's Home and Away series as Reuben Humphries, during 2005...
.
Gem and Gemma: Gem and Gemma are fraternal twins who complete each other's sentences. They have incredibly hyperactive, childlike personalities, to the annoyance of the other Rangers. Colonel Truman is also put off by their reckless and offensive approach to battle in contrast to his defensive tactics. They were raised to be test pilots of the Ranger Operator Suits in Alphabet Soup organization, where they met Doctor K and eventually became her first friends. When the Alphabet Soup think tank attempted to assassinate Doctor K, they arrived to rescue her, then helped her escape. They stayed in the building, attempting to get the classified Ranger Gold and Ranger Silver morphers, where an explosion seemingly killed them in front of Doctor K, but they survived, with Gem becoming Ranger Operator Series Gold and Gemma becoming Ranger Operator Series Silver, and fought a guerilla war against Venjix in the desert. After helping the core Rangers out and taking them back to Corinth, the twins reveal themselves to Doctor K, to her delight; as a result, K began to be more emotionally open. Gem's operation number is seven, and Gemma's is eight. Gem is portrayed by Mike Ginn and Gemma is portrayed by Li Ming Hu
Li Ming Hu
Li Ming Hu is a New Zealand born actress who is of Chinese descent.-Biography:Since 2003, She has become known for her role as Li Mei Chen in New Zealand's popular TV show, Shortland Street, in which she portrays a young, beautiful and intelligent doctor who strives to be the best there is in...
.
Allies
- Doctor K: The Rangers' mentor who created their technology and also the Venjix technology* she is extremely sensitive about the Ranger suits, and gets hostile if someone calls them or even refers to the suits as spandexSpandexSpandex or elastane is a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. It is strong, but less durable than natural Latex, its major non-synthetic competitor. It is a polyurethane-polyurea copolymer that was co-invented in 1959 by chemists C. L. Sandquist and Joseph Shivers at DuPont's...
. She is a geniusGeniusGenius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight....
and also musically inclined, using the violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and keyboard when working and even using them in conjunction with some of her equipment. Although her identity was initially obscured by her speaking through a computer screen and distorting her voice (the Rangers referred to K as "he"), the Rangers later learned that she is actually a teenage girl. It is revealed throughout the series that she was the creator of the Venjix virus when she was abducted by the "Alphabet Soup" government think tank. As a result of her upbringing, she no longer knows her own name ("K" is her government code name), rarely ever leaves her base of operations, is socially inept (as demonstrated by her bluntness with others), and initially only refers to the Rangers by their colors instead of their given names. After the arrival of Gem and Gemma, she becomes more emotionally open, tries a more encouraging approach with her methods, and has begun to occasionally refer to each Ranger by name - with the exception of Ziggy, much to his chagrin. However, she does still apparently think better of him, as she stated, "The five of you are the only family I've ever known. I love you all." It's also repeatedly hinted that, despite how she acts towards him, she does care more for him than she does the others, even making his name her password for her computer. While she is by no means a physical fighter, she can defend herself with her weapons and wits, as well as an enhanced violin. Despite her phlegmatic demeanor, Doctor K has shown an affinity for cute things, as seen by her Zord designs, puppy slippers and pajamasPajamasPajamas, also spelled pyjamas , can refer to several related types of clothing. The original paijama are loose, lightweight trousers fitted with drawstring waistbands and worn in South and West Asia by both sexes...
. Ziggy has also stated that she has a sweet tooth, which contrasts from her rather sour personality. After the war, she plans to open a children's school with Ziggy. Doctor K is portrayed by Olivia TennetOlivia TennetOlivia Tennet is a New Zealand actress and dancer. She has been active as an actress since 1999 and is mostly known for her role as Tuesday Warner on the New Zealand medical drama Shortland Street.-Career:...
. - Colonel Mason Truman: Scott's father and the leader of Corinth's defense forces. Truman's relationship with his son is a strained one, as he seemingly favored his late son, Marcus, over Scott. Even after Scott's recruitment as Ranger Red, Truman is still overprotective of him. Although he does not express it openly, Truman is proud of Scott's accomplishments. Colonel Truman's primary strategyStrategyStrategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked...
in the war against Venjix is a simple defensive one: staying behind the domed shielding while the Rangers as well as his forces take out any Venjix attackbots (Grinders) that breach the shields. Because of this, he often disapproves of any plans requiring going outside the dome, especially if it involves dropping the shields for any reason. However, he does give in under certain circumstances, such as acknowledging Scott's stubbornness or being threatened with a laxativeLaxativeLaxatives are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and/or bowel examinations, and may be supplemented by enemas under...
that is ten times worse than the effects of dysenteryDysenteryDysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea...
by Doctor K. This attitude changes as soon as Doctor K reveals that hybrid humans created by Venjix are within Corinth, making him realize that they would not be in their present situation if they had taken a more proactive approach to the war. With this in mind, he assembles his troops to finish off Venjix but are stopped by the hybrids and meets Venjix face to face where he is imprisoned along with the rest of Corinth. He continues to lead his troops after the war and gives Scott the leadership position in Eagle Squad. Portrayed by James GaylynJames GaylynJames Gaylyn is an American-born screen actor and voice actor.-Biography:Gaylyn is probably best known as the voice of Zeltrax in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. He is currently based in New Zealand...
. - Corporal Hicks: Colonel Truman's aide-de-campAide-de-campAn aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
. While a capable soldier, he is curious and can be a bit clumsy, and is often seen absentmindedly fiddling with Doctor K's equipment. At the end of the season it was revealed that he was a hybrid infected with Venjix technology. His name is a reference to Michael BiehnMichael BiehnMichael Connell Biehn is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in James Cameron's science fiction action films The Terminator as Kyle Reese, Aliens as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks, and The Abyss as Lt. Coffey. He has also acted in such films as Tombstone, The Rock, and Planet Terror...
's character in the 1986 film AliensAliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
. Portrayed by Damien Avery. - Vasquez: A female officer working with Colonel Truman. She assisted Dr. K, Summer and Gemma when all of the men were knocked out in the city. At the end of the season it was revealed that she was a hybrid infected with Venjix technology. Her name is a reference to Jenette GoldsteinJenette GoldsteinJenette Elise Goldstein is an American actress.- Life and career :Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Beverly Hills. Her first film role was in James Cameron's Aliens , playing the Hispanic character PFC Jenette Vasquez...
's character in the 1986 film Aliens. Portrayed by Mia Koning. - Benny: A friend of Ziggy's from his Scorpion Cartel days, who helped smuggle him out of the city and later set the record straight about why Ziggy vanished. Portrayed by Murray Keane.
- Samurai Power RangersSamurai Power RangersThe Samurai Power Rangers, are the eponymous protagonists of the 2011 Power Rangers television series Power Rangers Samurai. They fight against the evil Master Xandred and his army of Nighloks, who want to flood the planet with the water from the Sanzu River...
Scott teams up with the 6 Samurai Rangers in "Clash of the Red Rangers."
Villains
The villains of RPM are led by the sentient computer virus Venjix, who uses his humanoid generals and Tenaya 7 to take over the world and attack the city of Corinth.Minor villains
Other villains besides Venjix.- The CartelCartelA cartel is a formal agreement among competing firms. It is a formal organization of producers and manufacturers that agree to fix prices, marketing, and production. Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve homogeneous products...
s: Five criminal organizations (The Scorpion Cartel; Roland's Blue Crew; Spike, Mike, and the Boys; The Southtown Sweettooths; and The Yo-Yo Brothers) that control the Corinth underworld and who are not affiliated with Venjix. On highly lucrative operations or against common problems (such as Ziggy), they have been known to work together. The most prominent is the Scorpion Cartel under Fresno Bob (John Sumner), who is known as a criminal to both the Rangers and Colonel Truman, but manages to remain free. After being saved by Ziggy, Fresno Bob decides to let Ziggy off the hook and call them even. - Alphabet Soup: A government think-tank, they abducted Doctor K and other child prodigies such as Gem and Gemma to work on secret, complex scientific projects, keeping the children at their facility by making them believe they were ill and fatally allergic to sunlight. They had both the Ranger Series technology and the Venjix virus created, and when Venjix broke free, their primary concern was to ensure nobody knew of their involvement with the creation of the virus by ordering the death of Doctor K. The assassination attempt was thwarted when Gem and Gemma knocked the facility staffers out. It's unknown what their objective was before Venjix was released, why they took Doctor K in the first place, or what became of them after the release of Venjix. Assorted members of Alphabet Soup were voiced by Jim McLartyJim McLartyJames McLarty is a Canadian-born actor and voice actor.-Biography:...
and Cassandra Woodhouse.
Arsenal
- Engine Cells: Power chips that plug into both the Rangers' weapons to power them, and the Zords to enlarge them.
- Cell Shift Morpher: A hand-held cell phone device Rangers Red, Blue, and Yellow use to morph. They must also insert a blue-decaled, silver Engine Cell that allows them to morph. Their morphing call is "RPM, get in gear!"
- Rev Morpher: A wrist worn device modeled after a gear shifter that Rangers Green and Black use to morph. They must also insert a green-decaled silver Engine Cell that allows them to morph. They have the same morphing call, "RPM, Get In Gear!"
- Sky Shift Morpher: A gun-like morpher resembling an aircraft handle that Rangers Gold and Silver use to morph. They must also insert a red-decaled silver Engine Cell that allows them to morph. It can also be used to form a weapon and becomes the control for the Gold and Silver Zords. They have the same morphing call, "RPM, Get In Gear!"
- Nitro Blasters: The Rangers' sidearms, powered by Engine Cells. They also have a Nitro Sword mode.
- Wheel Blasters: These are actually the wheels that allow the Rangers to control their Zords. It is used with a Cell Shift Morpher or a Rev Morpher inserted in the middle. It can be separated in the cockpit of the Zenith or SkyRev Megazord or the RPM Ultrazord and shifted into a blaster. By inserting a checker-decaled, white Engine Cell, they can use the Zenith Megazord, SkyRev Megazord, or the RPM Ultrazord's Final Attack. It can also be removed from the Zords completely for use as a weapon in field combat.
- Burst Attacks: Each Ranger (except for Gold and Silver) has the ability to manipulate electrons in their personal biosphere to bend space-time in unique ways, letting them perform powerful attacks.
- Burst Attack: Ranger Red can accelerate his own body for three seconds.
- Time Manipulation Burst: Ranger Blue is able to freeze time for ten seconds.
- Energy Blast: Ranger Yellow can fire large surges of energy.
- Teleportation: Ranger Green can teleport to various distances for a limited number of times.
- Invincibility Shield: Ranger Black can produce a shield that makes him impervious to almost all attacks for five seconds.
- RPM Enforcer: A combination of the Road Blaster and the Turbo Plasma Launcher. Powered by Engine Cells.
- Road Blaster: A combination of the Street Saber, Turbo Cannon, and Zip Charger. Powered by Engine Cells.
- Street Saber: Ranger Red's personal weapon.
- Turbo Cannon: Ranger Blue's personal weapon.
- Zip Charger: Ranger Yellow's personal weapon.
- Turbo Plasma Launcher: A combination of the Turbo Axe and Rocket Blaster. Powered by Engine Cells.
- Turbo Axe: Ranger Green's personal weapon.
- Rocket Blaster: Ranger Black's personal weapon.
- Road Blaster: A combination of the Street Saber, Turbo Cannon, and Zip Charger. Powered by Engine Cells.
- Cloud Hatchet: The personal weapons of Rangers Gold and Silver are daggers that resemble space shuttles, and each have multiple attack modes, such as Light, Ice, Energy, and Jet.
- SkyShift Blazer: Rangers Gold and Silver can each combine their Cloud Hatchet with their own Morphers to form this weapon, which resembles a futuristic handgun. Powered by Engine Cells. By using a checker-decaled, white Engine Cell inside the SkyRev Megazord or the RPM Ultrazord, they can use that Megazord's final attack.
- Project GO-ONGER: Also known as the Ground Outdoor Operational Network General-Purpose Explorational Rover, Project GO-ONGER is a multi-terrain attack and surveillance vehicle which allows the Rangers to explore the wasteland outside of Corinth. It holds communications equipment allowing the Rangers to keep in contact with Doctor K, and is also designed to allow the Rangers to use their arsenal well outside the operational range of the dome, as their weapons and Zords typically cannot be utilized unless the Rangers are inside or at least near the city. It is the prized possession of Colonel Truman and was manufactured at the Brighton Installation two miles beneath the Nevada Desert. The vehicle was destroyed due to an Attack Bot known as Dynabot. The vehicle's name comes directly from the Japanese Super Sentai Series Go-ongerEngine Sentai Go-ongeris the title of Toei Company's thirty-second Super Sentai series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 17, 2008, a week following the finale of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, and ended on February 8, 2009. It aired as part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block alongside...
, the series on which RPM is based; it is also based on the Ginjiro from Go-onger, the major transport for the main characters. - Rail Saber: A sword-like weapon which resembles a railroad crossing gate that can be used by any of the rangers. Powered by two Engine Cells instead of one making it more powerful than the Nitro Sword.
- Rail Blaster: A combination of the Nitro Blaster and the Rail Saber. Powered by three Engine Cells (one in the Nitro Blaster and two in the Rail Saber)
Zord Attack Vehicles
The ZordZord
In the universe of the television series Power Rangers, Zords are colossal mechanical or bio-mechanical robotic vehicles. When monsters grow to incredible sizes, usually the only way the Power Rangers can fight them is by summoning and piloting these robots...
s in RPM are referred to within the series as the "Zord Attack Vehicles". Each Zord Attack Vehicle is an animal-themed motor vehicle with large optical sensors that the Rangers say resemble anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-style eyes. When summoned by the Rangers, they must plug their Engine Cells into their respective Zords in order to power them up and enlarge them.
Episodes
| # | Air date | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-03-07 | "The Road to Corinth" |
| 2 | 2009-03-07 | "Fade to Black" |
| 3 | 2009-03-14 | "Rain" |
| 4 | 2009-03-21 | "Go for the Green" |
| 5 | 2009-03-28 | "Handshake" |
| 6 | 2009-04-04 | "Ranger Green" |
| 7 | 2009-04-11 | "Ranger Red" |
| 8 | 2009-04-18 | "Ranger Yellow Part 1" |
| 9 | 2009-04-25 | "Ranger Yellow Part 2" |
| 10 | 2009-05-02 | "Ranger Blue" |
| 11 | 2009-05-09 | "Doctor K" |
| 12 | 2009-05-16 | "Blitz" |
| 13 | 2009-05-23 | "Brother's Keeper" |
| 14 | 2009-06-13 | "Embodied" |
| 15 | 2009-06-20 | "Ghosts" |
| 16 | 2009-07-04 | "In or Out" |
| 17 | 2009-07-11 | "Prisoners" |
| 18 | 2009-08-01 | "Belly of the Beast" |
| 19 | 2009-08-08 | "Three's a Crowd" |
| 20 | 2009-08-15 | "Heroes Among Us" |
| 21 | 2009-08-22 | "Not So Simple" |
| 22 | 2009-09-05 | "The Dome Dolls" |
| 23 | 2009-09-12 | "And... Action" |
| 24 | 2009-09-19 | "Ancient History" |
| 25 | 2009-09-26 | "Key to the Past" |
| 26 | 2009-09-26 | "Beyond a Doubt" |
| 27 | 2009-10-03 | "Control - Alt - Delete" |
| 28 | 2009-10-03 | "Run Ziggy Run" |
| 29 | 2009-12-19 | "If Venjix Won" |
| 30 | 2009-12-19 | "End Game" |
| 31 | 2009-12-26 | "Danger and Destiny, Part 1" |
| 32 | 2009-12-26 | "Danger and Destiny, Part 2" |