Retro Rangers

This article is about a set of Rangers in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.

The Retro Rangers is a term referring to a team of veteran Power Rangers assembled by the Sentinel Knight after the Overdrive Rangers' link to the Morphing Grid was severed by Thrax and his evil alliance in the two-parter "Once a Ranger". The five original actors for the Retro Rangers have reprised their roles from the past series.

Retro Rangers

Team History

After Thrax, son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, was freed, he recruited all the villains who have been searching for the Jewels of the Corona Aurora — Flurious, Moltor, Kamdor, Miratrix, and the Fearcats Mig and Benglo, to unite with him temporarily. By severing their connection to the Morphing Grid forever, the temporary Evil Alliance destroyed the Rangers' powers, and Andrew Hartford couldn't fix their destroyed morphers. They used their genetically enhanced skills in an attempt to defeat the villains, but fared no better, so the Sentinel Knight recruited five Rangers from the past — Kira Ford, Xander Bly, Adam Park, Bridge Carson, and Tori Hanson, to replace the Overdrive Rangers until their connection to the Morphing Grid was restored.

The villains in Thrax' "Evil Alliance" were angry, because Thrax did not think there would be more Rangers. Meanwhile, Mack Hartford (Red Overdrive Ranger) was searching for information on the Sword Excelsior, which Thrax said was the only thing capable of eliminating the Sentinel Knight. He tried to retrieve the sword, but is confronted by Thrax, who intended on saving the legacy of his family of Evil. He was unable to claim the sword for himself, so he sent a giant monster, Vulturus, into the city to destroy it. The Retro Rangers head him off in the DriveMax Ultrazord and Flash Point Megazord, but were overpowered, and DriveMax Ultrazord loses an arm in the battle.

Meanwhile, Mack convinced the Rangers that they will always be Rangers, powers or not, and they all attempted to free Excelsior from the Warrior-Goddess' hands. The statue came to life and gave them the sword, sensing the shared friendship and combined conviction in their hearts. Then, Mack headed to the battlefield, where the Retro Rangers were about to be destroyed, and used the Sword Excelsior to destroy Vulturus. Meanwhile, Adam reactivated Alpha 6 and teleported him inside the Morphing Grid, where he fixed the severed connection, restoring the Overdrive Rangers' powers. Mack handed Sentinel Knight the Excelsior sword, which gave the Knight a Cyborg form.

Confronting the "Evil Alliance", all 11 Rangers morphed and battle the villains. Adam battled Thrax. Bridge and Mack teamed up to defeat Flurious. Dax, Will and Xander defeated the Fear Cats. Tori and Rose battled Moltor and his Lava Lizards, and Kira and Ronny teamed up against Kamdor and Miratrix. Tyzonn was able to destroy the newly revived Vulturus and Flurious's Chillers. To finish the battle, the Sentinel Knight arrives in his Cyborg form and destroyed Thrax, and then joined the Rangers in defeating the rest of the villains, the villains then retreated.

Arsenal

• Power Axe
• Ninja Sword
• Ptera Grips
• Thundermax Saber
• Delta Blasters
• Magi Staff
• Mystic Force Fighters

Zords

Members

Black Ranger
Adam Park

Blue Wind Ranger
Tori Hanson

Yellow Dino Ranger
Kira Ford

S.P.D. Red Ranger
Bridge Carson

Green Mystic Ranger
Xander Bly

Notes

• Although the term "Retro Rangers" had been conjectural since the episode premiere, the Power Rangers Action Card Game began officially using the term for the team's card.

• The Retro Rangers was the first team in Power Rangers:
  • To use the Red/Black/Blue/Green/Yellow combination, two years prior an offical team wears it.
  • To be led by a Black Ranger.
  • To have both a female Blue Ranger and a female Yellow Ranger in the team.
• This is the first team of Power Rangers to be led by Adam, who usually takes second-in-command or is a standard Ranger.
• Adam is the only Retro Ranger from the Zordon Era. The four other Retro Rangers are from the Disney Era.
• Tori is the only Retro Ranger who has a counterpart that appeared in Boukenger vs Super Sentai.

Appearances

• Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
  • Episode 20: Once a Ranger (1)
  • Episode 21: Once a Ranger (2)

See Also

• Dream Sentai (Boukenger vs. Super Sentai) - Super Sentai counterpart in Boukenger. See comparison page.
• Livemen - The first Super Sentai team to possess the Red/Black/Blue/Green/Yellow Combination.