''Power Rangers Wild Force'' is a television series and the tenth season of
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...
. It is also the anniversary season of the ''
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise ''Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entert ...
'' franchise, based on the 25th
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The sho ...
series ''
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
is Toei's twenty-fifth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries airing in 2001 and celebrated the franchise's 25th anniversary. Footage from this show was used in the 2002 American series ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' and was later dubbed ...
'', which itself was the 25th anniversary of Super Sentai.
''Power Rangers Wild Force'' is the first season to be produced by Disney, following the sale of Fox Family Worldwide (renamed
ABC Family Worldwide
ABC Family Worldwide is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television that is responsible for the operations of the U.S. cable network Freeform.
The company was originally formed as International Family Entertainment, a spin-off of the Christian Broad ...
) including
Saban Entertainment
Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...
(renamed
BVS Entertainment
Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and S ...
) to
Disney
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by
Haim Saban
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and
News Corporation
News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Ne ...
,
Fox's parent company. The first part of the series was originally broadcast from February to August 2002 on the
Fox Kids
Fox Kids (originally known as Fox Children's Network and later as the Fox Kids Network; stylized as FOX KIDS) was an American children's block programming, programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channel ...
television block. The show was moved in the fall 2002 to
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
's new Saturday morning block,
ABC Kids (formerly Disney's One Saturday Morning).
Plot
The series follows the adventure of
Cole Evans, who had been staying with a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
in a
jungle
A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century.
Etymology
The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaṅ ...
for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the town of Turtle Cove. He encounters the Animarium, an island shaped like a turtle floating in the sky, which many believed to exist only in fairy tales, and is the home of the Wild Zords, and the Rangers' mentor, Princess Shayla. He joins four other Rangers and becomes 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 other animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were literally heartless horned monsters. As the series continues, he finds out the truth about his real parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, who were professors at Turtle Cove University, along with a family friend, Dr. Viktor Adler, who was secretly in love with Elizabeth. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of Master Org, in 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.
In addition to the annual team-up episodes, ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation, ''Forever Red'', by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him (
Jason Lee Scott
Jason Lee Scott is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, played by actor Austin St. John. Jason is known as the original Red Ranger from the first entry of the franchise, ''Mighty Morphin Power Ranger ...
,
Aurico,
Tommy Oliver
Dr. Tommy Oliver is a fictional character and the overarching main protagonist of the American live-action television franchise ''Power Rangers''. He is best known as being the original Green Ranger and the first evil Ranger who fought and near ...
,
T.J. Johnson
This is a list of characters from the Power Rangers universe – including Rangers, villains and supporting characters. Minor characters (including Monsters, foot soldiers, cross-over characters, and spin-off characters) may not be listed.
A
* A ...
,
Andros
Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many fr ...
,
Leo Corbett
Leo James Corbett (25 June 1895 – 19 September 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ...
,
Carter Grayson,
Wes Collins and
Eric Myers
''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a 2001 Power Rangers season that featured the fight between the Time Force Power Rangers and Ransik's army of mutants.
Time Force Power Rangers
The Time Force Rangers are fictional characters and heroes in the ...
) to prevent the remaining generals of the Machine Empire from unearthing and reactivating Lord Zedd's Zord, Serpentera, which had been left buried on the moon.
The Animarium reappeared during ''
Power Rangers Super Megaforce
''Power Rangers Megaforce'' is the twentieth season of the long-running television series ''Power Rangers''. The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 2, 2013. The show was part of the ''Power Rangers ...
'' in "A Lion's Alliance".
Cast and characters
Wild Force Rangers
*
Ricardo Medina Jr.
Ricardo Medina Jr. (often referred to as Rick Medina) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on the TV series ''Power Rangers Wild Force'', and later as Deker, the half-human cursed Ni ...
as
Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger.
*Alyson Kiperman as
Taylor Earhardt, the Yellow Wild Force Ranger.
*
Phillip Jeanmarie
Phillip Kitsing Jeanmarie (born October 6, 1978) is an American actor best known for portraying Max Cooper, the Blue Shark Ranger in ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' and as intersex villain Vincent Clarkson—son of Julian Crane and Eve Russell—on ...
as
Max Cooper Max Cooper may refer to:
* Max Cooper (electronica musician) (born 1980), European electronica and techno musician
* Max Dale Cooper
Max Dale Cooper (born August 31, 1933, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi), ForMemRS, is an American immunologist and Pr ...
, the Blue Wild Force Ranger.
*Jack Guzman as
Danny Delgado, the Black Wild Force Ranger.
*
Jessica Rey
Jessica Rey (born October 15, 1982), is an American actress and fashion designer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Alyssa Enrilé/White Wild Force Ranger in the TV series ''Power Rangers Wild Force''. She is also the founder and CEO of ...
as
Alyssa Enrilé, the White Wild Force Ranger.
*Phillip Andrew as
Merrick Baliton, the Lunar Wolf Ranger.
Supporting characters
*Ann Marie Crouch as Princess Shayla
*Charles Gideon Davis as the voice of Animus
*
Brianne Siddall
Brianne Siddall (born August 25, 1963 in Encino, California), also known under her stage names of Jetta E. Bumpy, Ian Hawk, Murray Blue, Jetta Bird, and Brianne Brozey, is an American voice actress. She is known for voicing Tommy Himi, Koromo ...
as the voice of Circuit
*J.D. Hall as Willie
Villains
*
Ilia Volok
Ilia Volok (Russian: Илья Волох) ( Ukrainian: Ілля Волох) (November 22) is a Ukrainian actor. He has appeared in over 170 films, television shows, and video games.
Career
Volok has appeared in more than 90 films and television p ...
as Ancient/Original and Reincarnated Master Org/Dr. Viktor Adler
*Sin Wong as Toxica
*
Richard Cansino
Richard Elias Cansino (born August 10, 1953) is an American voice actor. He is also known as Richard Hayworth because he is the nephew of Rita Hayworth. Richard is best known for his voice work as Kenshin Himura in the anime adaptation of ''Rurou ...
as the voice of Jindrax (original)
*Danny Wayne as the voice of Jindrax (later)
*
Michael Sorich
Michael John Sorich ( , born March 23, 1958) is an American actor, writer and director.
Biography
Sorich has been a prominent and ever-present voice actor for many different characters in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise (until the end of the '' W ...
as the voice of Retinax
*
Ken Merckx
Ken Merckx (born June 24, 1964) is an American voice and screen actor who is also known as Ken Merchx and Ken Ring. He has done voicework for various Power Rangers series, but is perhaps best known for his role of Count Dregon in the short-live ...
as the voice of Nayzor
*
Ezra Weisz
Ezra Weisz is an American voice actor and ADR director who stars in various anime television shows.
Career
Weisz is a prolific voice actor in the anime community, having done voices in various anime shows such as '' Outlaw Star'', '' The Big O'' ...
and
Barbara Goodson
Barbara Goodson is an American voice actress who has done voice-over work in cartoons and shows. Her best-known role was providing the English dub voice of the main villain Empress Rita Repulsa in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, starting with ' ...
as the voices of Mandilok
*
Dan Woren
Dan Woren is an American voice actor who is known for providing voice work for anime, television, and video games. His role was voicing Roy Fokker in the ''Robotech'' series in the 1980s. Other major voice roles include Jagi in ''Fist of the N ...
as the voice of Zen-Aku (original) & Onikage
*
Lex Lang
Lex Lang (born November 12, 1965) is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is best known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the ''Crash Bandicoo ...
as the voice of Zen-Aku (later)
Guest stars
*Time Force Rangers
**Jason Faunt as Wesley "Wes" Collins, the Red Time Force Ranger.
**
Erin Cahill
Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jen Scotts in ''Power Rangers Time Force'', Ted Mosby's sister Heather in '' How I Met Your Mother'', and Kendra Burke in '' Saving Grace''. S ...
as Jennifer "Jen" Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger.
**Kevin Kleinberg as Trip, the Green Time Force Ranger.
**Deborah Estelle Philips as Katie Walker, the Yellow Time Force Ranger.
**
Michael Copon
Michael Copon is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing Felix Taggaro in the television series ''One Tree Hill'', Vin Keahi in the television series '' Beyond the Break'', and Lucas Kendall in ''Power Rangers Time Force''.
Ea ...
as Lucas Kendall, the Blue Time Force Ranger.
**Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger.
*Forever Red Rangers
**
Austin St. John
Jason Lawrence Geiger (born September 17, 1974), professionally known as Austin St. John, is an American actor, martial artist, and paramedic best known for his portrayal of Jason Lee Scott in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise.
Early life
Austin S ...
as
Jason Lee Scott
Jason Lee Scott is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, played by actor Austin St. John. Jason is known as the original Red Ranger from the first entry of the franchise, ''Mighty Morphin Power Ranger ...
, the original Red Ranger, and previously the second Gold Zeo Ranger.
**Christopher Glenn as
Aurico, the Red Aquitian Ranger.
**
Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank (September 4, 1973 – November 19, 2022) was an American actor and martial artist. He was known for his role as Tommy Oliver in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and other ''Power Rangers'' series.
Early life
Frank was born in ...
as
Tommy Oliver
Dr. Tommy Oliver is a fictional character and the overarching main protagonist of the American live-action television franchise ''Power Rangers''. He is best known as being the original Green Ranger and the first evil Ranger who fought and near ...
, the Zeo Ranger V Red and previously the Green Ranger, White Ranger, and the first Red Turbo Ranger.
**
Selwyn Ward
''Power Rangers in Space'' is a television series and the sixth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 21st Super Sentai series ''Denji Sentai Megaranger''.
''In Space'' was a turning point for the Power Rangers franchise, as the ...
as
T.J. Johnson
This is a list of characters from the Power Rangers universe – including Rangers, villains and supporting characters. Minor characters (including Monsters, foot soldiers, cross-over characters, and spin-off characters) may not be listed.
A
* A ...
, the second Red Turbo Ranger, and previously the Blue Space Ranger.
**Christopher Khayman Lee as
Andros
Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many fr ...
, the Red Space Ranger.
**Danny Slavin as
Leo Corbett
Leo James Corbett (25 June 1895 – 19 September 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ...
, the Red Galaxy Ranger.
**Sean Cw Johnson as
Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger.
*
Richard Steven Horvitz
Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his voice work in animation and video games. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', ''Power Rangers Zeo'' an ...
as the voice of Alpha 7
*
Vernon Wells
Vernon Michael Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the New York Yankees.
Wells ...
as Ransik
*Kate Sheldon as Nadira
*
Archie Kao
Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on ''Chicago P.D.'', ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' as well as long-running hit ''CSI: Crime Scene Inve ...
as the voice of General Venjix
*
Walter Jones as the voice of Gerrok
*
Catherine Sutherland
Catherine Jane Sutherland (born 24 October 1974) is an Australian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Kat Hillard, the second Pink Power Ranger and later, the Pink Zeo Ranger and the first Pink Turbo Ranger in the ''Power Rangers'' telev ...
as the voice of Tezzla
*
Scott Page-Pagter
Scott Page-Pagter (June 13, 1957 – December 5, 2021) was an American voice actor and television producer, known for his work in producing over 300 episodes of the ''Power Rangers'' series, starting with the fourth season, '' Zeo''.
Biography
Pa ...
as the voice of Steelon
*
David Walsh as the voice of Automon
*
David Lodge as the voice of Takach & Kired
*
Kim Strauss
Kim Strauss is an American voice actor and best-selling author with his children's book ''Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest And He is The Voice of Ninjor in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
History
He is ...
as the voice of Rofang
Episodes
Notes
References
External links
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