 This article is about an evil Ranger team in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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- "Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ah ha ha ah ha ha ha ha! Welcome Rangers. Perhaps you’re wondering where you are. Well, you’re now in my dimension known as The Otherworld. Ha ha ha! I’m afraid you’ll find that your Morphers are useless here and Zordon cannot help you either. With this Crystal, I have sealed off his precious Command Center forever! Ha ha ha ha ha! And now dear friends, it’s time to meet your replacements."
- ―Lord Zedd when meeting the Power Rangers for the first time and introducing his Dark Rangers to them.[src]
The Dark Rangers were a group of five punk bullies chosen to be Lord Zedd's personal Evil Rangers. Both their civilian and morphed forms appeared exclusively in the two-part episode "Green No More".
Overview
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History
From left to right, Tina, Zane, Justin, Kristen, and Bobby.
Justin, Zane, Bobby, Tina, and Kristen were the newest students of Angel Grove High and were nasty enough to scare even Bulk and Skull. As they ran into Tommy Oliver, Billy Cranston, and Zack Taylor after sending Bulk and Skull rolling towards them in garbage cans, the Rangers were warned of their newest threats. The bullies thought Angel Grove should belong to them, and that was the special reason that Lord Zedd chose them to be his Dark Rangers. They come across Billy and Zack again when they're hanging out with Jason Lee Scott, and Kimberly Ann Hart, at the beach. Before they could fight each other, Zedd beamed the bullies to the Otherworld. Soon after the Green Crystal was filled, the gang finally became the Dark Rangers. The Power Rangers tried to tell them the truth about what Zedd would do, but the Dark Rangers didn't listen. After Tommy destroyed the crystal, their powers were gone and they disappeared. They returned to Angel Grove and had no memories of what happened with Zedd. The Power Rangers showed them some kindness and they became friends.
Dark Thunder
Dark Rangers unmorphed
Dark Rangers
In winter of 1995, Marvel Comics released their third issue of their Ninja Rangers comic series. In this issue, it was revealed that Lord Zedd had been secretly gathering the energy of the old Dino Coins to create his own Ranger team and gain control of the rebuilt Thunderzords. Unfortunately, Angel Grove's talent pool was too small for him, so he chose five criminals from around the world to take on the role of his Dark Rangers:
- Farai Jukwa - A bully from Zimbabwe.
- Osamu Tezuka - A looter from Japan.
- Stanford Winner - An avaricious man from the United States.
- Nelida Valensisi - A gang member from Columbia.
- Marie-Claire le Monde - A pickpocket from France.
Their morphed forms resembled the good Rangers' original morphed form under the Dino Coins. Following Zedd's orders, they called on the Thunder Megazord and went to the Ninja Rangers' location, forcing them to call the Ninja Megazord and White Ninja Falconzord. When the Rangers were about to form the Ninja Megafalconzord, the Tigerzord showed up at the scene of the battle. However, once the Ninja MegaFalconzord was formed, the Tigerzord took off with the Thunder Megazord, ending the issue. It was never revealed who the pilot of the Tigerzord was, or if it even had a pilot at all, and the Dark Rangers weren't mentioned or shown again.
Members
| Color | TV Show | Marvel Comics | BOOM! Studios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Justin | Farai Jukwa | Putty Rita Repulsa |
| Black | Zane | Osamu Tezuka | Baboo |
| Blue | Bobby | Stanford Winner | Squatt |
| Yellow | Tina | Nelida Valensisi | Goldar |
| Pink | Kristen | Marie-Claire le Monde | Finster |
Dark Rangers
Powers and Abilities
Powers
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Abilities
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Weaknesses
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Arsenal
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Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
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Design
- The Dark Ranger Suits are re-colored Z-Putty suits with the Z symbols removed.
Etymology
- The first letter of each of the original Dark Ranger's name is the same as their Power Ranger counterpart.
Notes
- Stunt coordinator Jeff Pruitt once stated that a Dark Rangers battle was planned, but was scrapped when the suits proved to be too low quality for what was desired.
- Only Tina is named on-screen when she shakes hands with the Ranger teens in the second part of "Green No More." The Red and Black Dark Rangers are identified as Justin and Zane in closed captioning. The original shooting script for the two "Green No More" episodes provides the names of the full team. [1] [2]
- In The Ninja Encounter, the Hasper City champions and then Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park and Aisha Campbell from Stone Canyon High School were candidates to be recruited as Lord Zedd's new set of Dark Rangers, but the first group wasn't strong enough, and the second group was saved by the Power Rangers.
- In A Monster of Global Proportions, Zedd tried again with the six World Teen Summit representatives from South Africa, China, Russia, Israel, Australia and Mexico as his new set of Dark Rangers, but that plan failed as well.
Appearances
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
- Episode 12: Green No More, Part I
- Episode 13: Green No More, Part II
Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 1
- Episode 14: Old Foes (archive footage only)
- Season 1
Power Rangers (Hamilton Comics)
See Also
- Dark Rangers (2016 comic team)
- Mutant Rangers
- List of Evil Power Rangers
- Copy Dairangers - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. - Evil Rangers
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