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Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 season of Power Rangers that tells the story of the fight between the Power Rangers of the Space Patrol Delta police force and the Troobian Empire in the year 2025. [1] [2]
The B-Squad are a group of Power Ranger cadets who work for Space Patrol Delta (S.P.D.) and were originally meant to serve as back-up for S.P.D.'s A-Squad. After the latter group disappear, the B-Squad are promoted to Ranger status and tasked with protecting the fictional New Tech City and Earth from the Troobian Empire. [3] Moreover, due to their parents' work in founding S.P.D., the team developed superpowers.
Jack Landors is the S.P.D. Red Ranger and the leader of B-Squad who possesses intangibility and was originally a homeless street thief with his best friend Z before volunteering to join S.P.D. [4] [5] Initially taking his new position lightly, he gradually becomes a capable and effective leader despite his tendency to bend the rules and challenge his superiors. Additionally, he develops an uneasy yet respectful understanding with his teammate Sky Tate. After defeating the Troobian Empire, Jack leaves S.P.D. to conduct volunteer work with a civilian named Ally. [6] [7] [8]
While transformed, he wields two Delta Blasters and possesses a Battlizer. [9]
Jack Landors is portrayed by Brandon Jay McLaren.
Schuyler "Sky" Tate is the S.P.D. Blue Ranger, second-in-command to Jack Landors, a founding member of B-Squad, and son of a previous Red Ranger who possesses the ability to create force fields. Initially a firm believer in following the rules, he desires to become a Red Ranger like his father, who was killed-in-action years prior. However, his pride and lack of faith in his teammates lead to him becoming the Blue Ranger. [4] [5] Throughout the series, he clashes with Jack, who was named the Red Ranger over him, avenges his father by apprehending the criminal who killed him, [10] and learns to become a proper leader. [11] [12] In time, Jack retires from S.P.D., leading to Sky taking his place as B-Squad's Red Ranger. [7] [8]
Sky Tate is portrayed by Chris Violette. [13]
Bridge Carson is the S.P.D. Green Ranger, a computer genius, expert mechanic, and founding member of B-Squad. While he comes off as gullible, slow, and lacking in confidence, he possesses a heart of gold and an intuitive mind. [4] [5] As the series progresses, he gradually becomes more confident and goes on to be promoted to Blue Ranger. [11] [12] [7] [8]
While untransformed, he possesses a form of psychometry and the ability to read auras and energy signatures, which later allows him to read thoughts. Due to him lacking control over this ability, he wears gloves.
Bridge Carson is portrayed by Matt Austin.
Elizabeth "Z" Delgado is the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger and a former street thief who possesses the ability to duplicate herself. Due to this, she was ostracized as a child. In time, she met and befriended Jack Landors and Piggy before joining S.P.D. [4] [5] Easy-going yet slovenly, she can prove vicious in combat. [11] [12] As the series progresses, she gradually forms a friendship with her teammate Syd Drew despite their differing personalities and reaches out to Sam, [14] [15] which eventually leads to him joining S.P.D. as well.
Z Delgado is portrayed by Monica May.
Sydney "Syd" Drew is the S.P.D. Pink Ranger and a founding member of B-Squad who possesses the ability to absorb other materials' properties through her hands. [4] [5] Born into a wealthy family, she comes off as vain and selfish, but possesses a caring and compassionate side.
Syd Drew is portrayed by Alycia Purrott.
Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger is a canine alien from the planet Sirius [4] [5] and one of S.P.D.'s earliest members, having trained at the organization's academy and scarred the Troobian Empire's Emperor Gruumm in his younger years before he was defeated by General Benagg, who exterminated the Sirian race and seemingly killed Cruger's wife Isinia. Following this, Cruger went on to found S.P.D.'s Earth branch, train recruits to become Power Rangers, and become the Shadow Ranger. [16] [7] [8] [17] [18]
Doggie Cruger is voiced by John Tui in Power Rangers S.P.D. and Kyle Hebert in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid .
Space Patrol Delta (S.P.D.) is an interplanetary police force that oversees law in the different areas of outer space. S.P.D. maintains the peace where they train and deploy their own teams of Power Rangers, who are equipped with the latest technology.
Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx is a feline alien, close friend of Doggie Cruger, and S.P.D.'s chief technologist. [4] [5] As one of S.P.D.'s earliest members, she developed much of their technology and worked with B-Squad's parents. In the episode "Katastrophe", she receives a disposable Morpher, which she uses to temporarily become the Kat Ranger and thwart her former classmate Professor Mooney's plans. [19] [7]
Due in part to her alien physiology, she is exceptionally agile and a skilled fighter. As the Kat Ranger, she can create miniature auroras and feather-like "Cat Stunners".
Kat Manx is portrayed by Michelle Langstone.
Boom is Kat Manx's human lab assistant who previously attended S.P.D. Academy, but washed out. [4] [5] [7] [8]
Boom is portrayed by Kelson Henderson.
Fowler Birdie is an avian alien, Supreme Commander of S.P.D., and Commander Cruger's superior. Arrogant and blunt, Birdie clashes with Cruger over their command styles. [20]
Fowler Birdie is voiced by Paul Norell.
Sam is a misunderstand street orphan who possesses the ability to teleport objects. After his mother died in an accident years prior, he became a target of bullying. His desire to make friends led to him being manipulated by Mora and Bugglesworth into helping them collect people the latter turned into dolls until Z Delgado eventually helps Sam realize the truth. After helping the B-Squad defeat and apprehend Bugglesworth, Sam joins the S.P.D. Academy. [14] [15]
As of the year 2040, Sam went on to become the white-colored Omega Ranger and was tasked with traveling back in time to 2025 to save B-Squad from Devastation and avert a post-apocalyptic future that had resulted from it. Despite being turned into a floating ball of energy outside of his Ranger form as a side effect, Sam remains in 2025 to help B-Squad defeat the Troobian Empire before returning to his time. [21] [22] [7] [8]
In his Ranger form, Sam possesses the Uniforce Cycle and the Omega Morpher which, in addition to allowing him to transform, grants additional abilities such as temporal manipulation, increasing his strength, and the ability to fire bursts of electricity from his palm. [22]
Sam is portrayed by Aaron James Murphy as a child and Brett Stewart as an adult in Power Rangers S.P.D. and voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in Power Rangers: Super Legends .
Piggy is a homeless alien informant and friend of Z Delgado with connections in New Tech City's criminal underworld who typically works for whoever pays or intimidates him the most. [4] [5] [11] [12] [23] Later in the series, he wins the lottery and opens a trailer café for alien criminals, though S.P.D.'s presence frequently leads to him losing customers. [17] [18] After selling out the S.P.D. Rangers to the Troobian Empire, a guilt-ridden Piggy helps the former defeat the latter before volunteering at a clothing store. [7] [8]
Piggy is portrayed by Barnie Duncan.
The Troobian Empire is a warlike galactic empire bent on conquering and destroying planets for Omni and Emperor Gruumm.
Emperor Gruumm is Omni's relentless figurehead and rival of Commander Cruger who desires to conquer other worlds. [4] [5] Years prior, he destroyed Cruger's homeworld of Sirius, but was injured by him in turn. [20] [24] While attacking Earth to construct a body for Omni and seek revenge on Cruger, Gruumm is eventually defeated and arrested by Cruger. [8]
Emperor Gruumm is portrayed by Rene Naufahu.
Morgana is a spoiled and immature criminal being of indeterminate origin, Emperor Gruumm's servant, and a gifted pictomancer who can bring her drawings to life. [25] Despising her adult form despite its power, she asked Gruumm to turn her into a 10-year-old girl and renamed herself Mora. Throughout the series, she creates monsters to serve Gruumm. [14] [15] Despite being temporarily turned back into Morgana as punishment for a string of failures, she eventually regains his favor and her young form, only to be brainwashed by Omni and arrested by Commander Cruger. [7] [8]
Mora is portrayed by Olivia James-Baird while Morgana is portrayed by Josephine Davison.
Omni is a giant brain-like alien with psychic powers and the power behind the throne of the Troobian Empire. Throughout the series, he tasks Emperor Gruumm and his forces with gathering resources to construct a colossal biomechanical body called the "Magnificence" for himself so he can destroy Earth. [26] Nonetheless, he is defeated by S.P.D. [7] [8]
Omni is voiced by Geoff Dolan.
Broodwing is an emotionless and greedy vampire bat-like alien arms dealer who largely works for himself while occasionally allying himself with the Troobian Empire and other criminals. [4] [5] Following the arrival of the Omega Ranger and the Troobian Empire's Emperor Gruumm refusing to pay him, Broodwing mounts several failed attempts to conquer Earth for himself and destroy S.P.D. before Gruumm can until he is eventually thwarted and arrested by S.P.D. [27] [7]
Broodwing is voiced by Jim McLarty.
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