This article is about a/an Morpher in Power Rangers S.P.D. |
- "S.P.D. Emergency!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- "Cadets, you've spent the last two years in simulated training but this time, the game is real. S.P.D. Morphers. They are, without a doubt, your best friends. They are also Judgement Scanners. They will assess the guilt or innocence of those you take into custody."
- ―Kat Manx introducing the initial three B-Squad Rangers to their Delta Morphers and their Judgement Mode.[src]
Delta Morphers, also known as the S.P.D. Morphers, were the Morphers used by the B-Squad Rangers of Space Patrol Delta. These compact, black and white devices were handheld, and resembled police ID badges. When not in use, they were worn in a holder at the Rangers' sides and on the back of their Ranger suits' belts when morphed. They included 5 functions triggered by 3 tabs, activated by a switch on the top of the morpher which opens the Morpher up.
Alternative to the Delta Morphers, the Super Mega Rangers used Legendary Ranger Keys provided by Gosei to assume the corresponding Ranger forms as a Legendary Ranger Mode.
Functions[]
- CHANGE: When opened, it displays cadet's identification. When opened following a voice-recognized "S.P.D. Emergency", it triggers the morphing sequence. When opened following a voice-recognized "S.P.D., S.W.A.T. Mode", it materializes S.W.A.T. Mode.
- PHONE: It allows the Rangers contact each other or Delta Base as well as summon the Delta Runners.
- JUDGE: By reading body temperature and measuring pulse and electrical impulses, it can assess the guilt or innocence of the intended target. The judgement never wrong.
- Upon reaching a Guilty verdict, the Morpher is given authority to fire anti-matter fusion into its guilty target, forcing them into a Containment Card to ensure easy and safe transportation for filing until the target's time is served. If targets are innocent, then the officer must immediately cease pursuit of the suspect until they've been found guilty of another crime.
Each Morpher is color-locked and has one Ranger color built into it. There is no restriction on who can use what, meaning Rangers can trade if they wish. They're also replaceable and considered standard issue equipment for S.P.D. Power Rangers.
B-Squad continued using their Morphers after thwarting Emperor Gruumm's attempted destruction of Earth, replacing the disgraced A-Squad as S.P.D.'s first line of defense. At some point, Doggie Cruger succeeded Birdie as Supreme Commander of S.P.D., with Sky Tate, having replaced Jack Landors as Red Ranger, assuming leadership of S.P.D. on Earth. How this affected the Ranger hierarchy is unclear, but Bridge had become Red Ranger when he was recruited by the Sentinel Knight as part of a team that temporarily replaced the Overdrive Rangers.
Morphing Sequence[]
The Delta Morphers of B-Squad, activated by a call of "S.P.D. Emergency!". When the morpher's mouth opens, it summons a projection of the Ranger's suit. The user then flies back and lands back on the ground as the suit materializes onto them. As the user looks up, the helmet is attached onto their head and the transformation completes.
In quick-time moments, the activation of the Morpher would just materialize the suit instantaneously.
A-Squad's Morphers[]
The S.P.D. A-Squad were only seen in morphed form prior to their disappearance. Upon their return, this corrupted team of Rangers seemed able to morph at will. This ability may have been an enhancement granted to them by Emperor Gruumm, or perhaps they simply kept their Morphers hidden (as stated above, most Rangers do not need to speak their morphing call to initiate a morph). As all the other (present day) S.P.D. Rangers were seen with variant Delta Morphers, it is reasonable to assume the A-Squad used something similar prior to their alliance with the Emperor.
Variants[]
Anubis Cruger owns a black-colored variant of the Delta Morpher called the Patrol Morpher, which allows him to transform into the Shadow Ranger. The Morpher works the same way as the Delta Morpher, although it doesn't seem to have a S.W.A.T. Mode.
Kat Manx used a white-colored Kat Morpher, which allowed her to morph into Kat Ranger. Like the Patrol Morpher, it doesn't have a S.W.A.T. Mode, and was only a temporary and disposable one.
Appearance[]
- Power Rangers S.P.D.
- Episode 1: Beginnings (1)
- Episode 2: Beginnings (2)
- Episode 3: Confronted
- Episode 4: Walls
- Episode 5: Dogged
- Episode 6: A-Bridged
- Episode 7: Sam (1)
- Episode 8: Sam (2)
- Episode 9: Idol
- Episode 10: Stakeout
- Episode 11: Shadow (1)
- Episode 13: Abandoned
- Episode 14: Wired (1)
- Episode 15: Wired (2)
- Episode 16: Boom
- Episode 17: Recognition
- Episode 18: Samurai
- Episode 19: Dismissed
- Episode 20: Perspective
- Episode 21: Messenger (1)
- Episode 22: Messenger (2)
- Episode 23: Zapped
- Episode 24: Reflection (1)
- Episode 25: Reflection (2)
- Episode 26: S.W.A.T (1)
- Episode 27: S.W.A.T (2)
- Episode 28: Robotpalooza
- Episode 29: Katastrophe
- Episode 30: Missing
- Episode 31: History
- Episode 32: Impact
- Episode 33: Badge
- Episode 34: Insomnia (flashback; archive footage only)
- Episode 35: Wormhole
- Episode 36: Resurrection
- Episode 37: Endings (1)
- Episode 38/Finale: Endings (2)
- Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Episode 21: Once a Ranger (2)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce
See Also[]
- SP License - Super Sentai counterpart in Dekaranger. See comparison page.
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