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Power Rangers Wild Force is the tenth season of Power Rangers, based upon the Super Sentai series Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger. Running with a total of 40 episodes throughout 2002. It was the final season to be produced by the defunct group Saban Entertainment until the franchise's acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, moving the remainder of the series' broadcast from Fox Kids to ABC Kids. Power Rangers Wild Force celebrated 10 years of Power Rangers, while Gaoranger celebrated 25 years of Super Sentai.

Wild Force was dubbed in South Korea as Power Force Rangers (파워포스레인저 Pawa Poseu Leinjeo).

Synopsis

"And so the journey begins. Destiny has brought five young people together and now they set out on their wild adventure."―Narrator[src]

The series follows the adventure of Cole Evans, who had been staying with a tribe for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the fictitious town of Turtle Cove. He encounters the Animarium, a place that many believed to be a fairy tale. He joins four others who had a common path to become the new leader of the Wild Force Power Rangers.

The Power Rangers use their powers to defeat the forces of the Orgs led by one Master Org. As Cole was fond of animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were heartless creatures. As the series continues, he finds the truth about his real parents: his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, were professors at Turtle Cove University along with a family friend, Viktor Adler. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of the original Master Org which a jealous Adler consumes in order to exact revenge on Richard, who had proposed to Elizabeth before he could. However, Adler goes insane and kills both Richard and Elizabeth. For a while, their newborn son, Cole, was also presumed dead.

The annual team-up episodes saw the Wild Force Rangers team up with the Time Force Rangers in order to stop three mutant Orgs (the Mut-Orgs) from polluting the Earth. It also featured the first time when a former villain teamed up with the Rangers to face the enemy. These episodes are special as it contained numerous references to various longtime fans of Power Rangers. Fans generally consider this teamup one of the best due to the fact that the episode was written by a member of the fandom who was later hired to write for Wild Force and the fact that the teamup brought closure to several plotholes in Time Force.

In addition to the annual team-up episodes, Power Rangers: Wild Force also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him[1] in order to defeat the Machine Empire one final time. This was known as Forever Red.

Characters

Rangers

The Wild Force Rangers.

Allies

• Princess Shayla
• Animus / Kite
• Ancient Warriors
• Time Force Power Rangers
• Ransik
• Nadira
• Alpha 7

Veteran Red Rangers

Civilians

• Bulk
• Skull
• Richard Evans
• Elizabeth Evans
• Kendall
• Willie

Villains

• Master Org
• Jindrax
• Toxica
• Retinax
• Nayzor
• Zen-Aku
• Mandilok
• Onikage
• Mut-Orgs
  • Rofang
  • Kired
  • Takach
• Putrids
• Minor Orgs
  • Plug Org
  • Turbine Org
  • Barbed Wire Org
  • Camera Org
  • Bell Org
  • Tire Org
  • Ship Org
  • Cell Phone Org
  • Bulldozer Org
  • Freezer Org
  • Vacuum Cleaner Org
  • Bus Org
  • Scooter and Motorcycle Orgs
  • Lawnmower Org
  • Quadra Org
  • Karaoke Org
  • Signal Org
  • Bowling Org
  • Wedding Dress Org
  • Samurai Org
  • Tombstone Org
  • Artilla
  • Helicos
  • Flute Org
  • Juggelo
  • Lion Tamer Org
  • Monitor Org
  • Toy Org
  • Clock Org
  • Shadow Rangers
  • Locomotive Org
• Others
  • Machine Empire Remnants
    • General Venjix: Leader of the Machine Empire Remnants
    • Gerrok
    • Tezzla
    • Steelon
    • Automon
    • Cogs: Foot Soldiers utilized to fight the Rangers and excavate Serpentera.

Arsenal

Morphers

• Growl Phone ◆◆◆◆◆
• Lunar Caller ◆

Multi-Use Devices

• Animal Crystals ◆◆◆◆◆◆

Sidearms

• Crystal Sabers ◆◆◆◆◆

Individual Weapons and Team Sword

• Jungle Sword ◆◆◆◆◆
  • Red Lion Fang/Lion Blaster ◆
  • Golden Eagle Sword ◆
  • Blue Shark Fighting Fins ◆
  • Black Bison Axe ◆
  • White Tiger Baton ◆
• Lunar Cue ◆
• Falcon Summoner ◆
• Jungle Blaster ◆◆◆◆◆
  • Falconator ◆
  • Armadillo Puck ◆
  • Sword of Pardolis ◆
  • Rhino Shooter ◆
  • Deer Clutcher ◆

Power-up

• Animarium Buckle ◆
  • Animarium Armor ◆

Vehicles

• Savage Cycles ◆◆◆◆◆◆
• Wild Force Rider ◆

Zords

Wildzord System

• Wild Force Megazord: Sword and Shield Mode ◆◆◆◆◆❖
  • Wild Force Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
    • Red Lion Wildzord ◆
    • Yellow Eagle Wildzord ◆
    • Blue Shark Wildzord ◆
    • Black Bison Wildzord ◆
    • White Tiger Wildzord ◆
  • Elephant Wildzord ❖
• Dark Predazord/Predazord/Predazord: Blue Moon ◆❖❖
  • Wolf Wildzord ◆
  • Hammerhead Wildzord ❖
  • Alligator Wildzord ❖
• Isis Megazord ❖❖❖❖❖
  • Falcon Wildzord❖
  • Giraffe Wildzord ❖
  • Rhino Wildzord ❖
  • Armadillo Wildzord ❖
  • Deer Wildzord ❖
• Animus ❖❖❖❖❖
  • Black Lion Wildzord ❖
  • Condor Wildzord ❖
  • Sawshark Wildzord ❖
  • Buffalo Wildzord ❖
  • Jaguar Wildzord ❖
• Gorilla Wildzord ❖
• Black Bear Wildzord ❖
• Polar Bear Wildzord ❖
• Soul Bird ◇

Alternate Combinations

Alternate Megazords

• Kongazord ❖❖❖◆◆
• Pegasus Megazord ◆◆◆❖❖

Wild Force Megazord

• Wild Force Megazord: Spear Mode ◆◆◆◆◆❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Spear and Shield Mode ◆◆◆◆❖❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Double Knuckle ◆◆◆❖❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Spear and Knuckle ◆◆◆❖❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Striker ◆◆◆◆❖❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Predator Mode ◆◆◆◆❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Predator Mode with Armadillo ◆◆◆◆❖❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Predator Spear Mode ◆◆◆◆❖
• Wild Force Megazord: Clutcher Mode ◆◆◆◆❖

Kongazord

• Kongazord: Striker ❖❖❖❖❖
• Kongazord: Striker Clutcher ❖❖❖❖❖
• Kongazord: Striker Spear ❖❖❖❖❖

Dark Predazord

• Dark Predazord: Spear Mode ◆❖❖
• Dark Predazord: Double Knuckle ❖❖❖

Isis Megazord

• Isis Megazord: Predator Mode ❖◆◆❖

Evil Zords

• Serpentera (General Venjix)

Episodes

1. Lionheart
2. Darkness Awakening
3. Click, Click, Zoom
4. Never Give Up!
5. Ancient Awakening
6. Wishes On The Water
7. The Bear Necessities
8. Soul Searching
9. Soul Bird Salvation
10. Curse of the Wolf
11. Battle Of The Zords
12. Predazord, Awaken
13. Revenge Of Zen-Aku
14. Identity Crisis
15. The Ancient Warrior
16. The Lone Wolf
17. Power Play
18. Secrets And Lies
19. The Tornado Spin
20. Three's a Crowd
21. A Father's Footsteps
22. Sing Song
23. The Wings of Animaria
24. Reinforcements from the Future Part 1
25. Reinforcements from the Future Part 2
26. The Master's Last Stand
27. Unfinished Business
28. Homecoming
29. The Flute
30. Team Carnival
31. Taming Of The Zords
32. Monitoring Earth
33. The Soul of Humanity
34. Forever Red
35. The Master's Herald Part 1
36. The Master's Herald Part 2
37. Fishing for a Friend
38. Sealing the Nexus
39. The End of the Power Rangers Part 1
40. The End of the Power Rangers Part 2

VHS/DVD Releases

VHS

• Power Rangers Wild Force: Lion Heart
  • Lionheart
  • Darkness Awakening
  • Click, Click, Zoom
  • Never Give Up!
• Power Rangers Wild Force: Ancient Awakening
  • Ancient Awakening
  • Wishes on the Water
  • The Bear Necessities
  • Soul Searching
• Power Rangers Wild Force: Curse of the Wolf
  • Soul Bird Salvation
  • Curse of the Wolf
  • Battle of the Zords
  • Predazord, Awaken
• Power Rangers Wild Force: Identity Crisis
  • Revenge of Zen-Aku
  • Identity Crisis
  • The Ancient Warrior
  • The Lone Wolf

DVD

• Power Rangers Wild Force (Complete Season) [German RC2]
• The Best of the Power Rangers: The Ultimate Rangers
  • Forever Red
• Power Rangers Seasons 8-12 (Lightspeed Rescue to Dino Thunder)
• Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Seasons (MMPR through Megaforce)
• Power Rangers Wild Force: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

Notes

• This is the last Power Rangers season to air on Fox Kids.
• This is the first Power Rangers season to air on ABC Family and ABC Kids.
• Like Time Force, the plot of Wild Force stayed extremely faithful to Gaoranger, with the Wild Force Rangers even sharing the same transformation sequence as the Gaorangers, (in other words editing the Gaorangers morphing sequence inserting the Wild force Rangers heads over the Gaorangers heads).
• Wild Force was the first season to have a narrator.
• Wild Force, along with Operation Overdrive, are the only seasons where none of the cast members have reprised their roles.
• Wild Force is the first season to show the Zords in full CGI, not only in their presentations but in the majority of scenes prior to their combination into the Megazord. Physical props were occasionally used for close-up shots.
• The first Wild Force promo used several clips from the Gaoranger intro. At one point, the faces of all 5 of the main Gaorangers as they transform can be seen.
• The morph sequence in this season is lifted from Gaoranger but with the Rangers' heads pasted over their Sentai counterparts.
• The series was unique in the fact that the villains are called 'Orgs' much like in Gaoranger. Even the monsters the Power Rangers had to defeat mostly had no name changes in the transition.
• This season has the highest number of individual Zords featured at twenty-two.
• This series has the current record for Power Ranger appearances from previous seasons at thirteen.
• Although Master Org is a Power Rangers-exclusive villain, the costume used for him was recycled from the Gorma Emperor XV, who is the main villain in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.
• This series gave the brief return of the comedy duo Bulk and Skull in "Forever Red" and was the last series to feature the two until Bulk's return in Samurai and Skull's return when he came to pick up Spike at the end of Super Samurai.
• This was the last Power Rangers series to be produced by MMPR Productions in the United States.
• The Time Force-Wild Force team-up was the first American-made team-up since there has never been a Gaoranger vs. Timeranger due to Gaoranger being an anniversary season despite the past Sentai anniversary season having an team-up.
• This is the first season to show realistic blood when Zen-Aku's left hand was cut.
• "Forever Red" was the first episode to commemorate the anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise.
• This is the first Power Rangers series not to have a team-up with a future generation of Power Rangers.
• This is the first season not to have the Rangers' base of operations destroyed at all.
• This season marks the first instance of destroyed zords being restored to working condition, including one from a previous season that had finally been rebuilt after some time.
• The season is mentioned in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2: Ep. 5: Delusional Imports, where Gaoranger is referred to as a blatant copy of it (history having been changed so that Sentai adapts Power Ranger instead of the other way around). Wild Force is indeed widely considered to be one of the seasons most like its source material.
• Princess Shayla was recast after filming had started. She was originally to be played by Natasha Allas.[2]
• The Animarium would later reappear during Power Rangers Super Megaforce's "A Lion's Alliance".
• This is the last Power Rangers series to gender swap the Yellow Ranger.
• This is the only Power Rangers series to be associated with two different eras: the Post-Zordon Era and the Disney era.

External links

• Power Rangers Wild Force | Power Rangers - The Official Power Rangers Website
• Power Rangers Wild Force Full Episodes on the Power Rangers Official YouTube Channel

References

1. ↑ in order of incarnations, Jason Lee Scott, Aurico, Tommy Oliver, T.J. Johnson, Andros, Leo Corbett, Carter Grayson, Wes Collins and Eric Myers
2. ↑ [1]

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