''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' is the thirteenth season of the television series, ''
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 ...
'', and is based on the 28th
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 ''
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
is the twenty-eighth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company, Toei. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2004 Super Hero Time block with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. The action footage from the show was used for the American ...
''. The season shares its title with the
Korean
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** ...
dub of ''Dekaranger'' in
South Korea
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, whose logo is similar to the American series. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in ''Dekaranger'', it stood for ''Special Police Dekaranger'', and in the South Korean dub of ''Dekaranger'', it stood for ''Special Police Delta''. The season debuted on February 5, 2005 as part of
Jetix
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, originally airing on
ABC Family
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; beginning with "Messenger, Part 2", the series moved to
Toon Disney
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.
A Japanese dub of ''S.P.D.'' started airing on
Toei's digital television channel in Japan starting in August 2011, with two DVD volumes released on August 5. It features the original ''Dekaranger'' cast members dubbing over the voices of their American counterparts (with the exception of
Mako Ishino
, better known by the mononym name Mako (sometimes stylised MAKO), is a Japanese voice actress, singer and a member of the band Bon-Bon Blanco, in which her prominent role is as the maraca player. She has also performed in a Japanese television d ...
, who is the series' narrator rather than voicing her character's counterpart).
Plot
The story takes place in the year
2025
Predicted and scheduled events
*January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1929 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** The American FAA will have been imp ...
, 21 years after the events of the
previous season when Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with the human race. However, peace is short-lived as the planet-conquering Troobian Empire and its leader
Emperor Gruumm turns its destructive attention to Earth. When the Earth's first line of defense, the
Space Patrol Delta
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
A-Squad mysteriously vanishes without a trace, the protection of the planet falls to their replacements:
B-Squad Rangers
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
Schuyler "Sky" Tate,
Bridge Carson
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
and
Sydney "Syd" Drew, under the guidance of their dog-like alien commander,
Anubis "Doggie" Cruger
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
. When reformed thieves
Jack Landors
'' 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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) P ...
and
Elizabeth "Z" Delgado join the team as the Red and Yellow S.P.D Rangers, tensions threaten to tear them apart. With the alien threat growing stronger every moment, the Rangers must put aside their differences and go into action as one.
During B-Squad's attempts to hold off Gruumm's forces, including pictomancer
Mora
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* Mora (surname)
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* Mora, Säter, Sweden
* Mora, Sweden, the seat of Mora Municipality
* Mora Municipality, Sweden
United States
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* Mora, Minnesota, a city
* M ...
and bat-like
Broodwing, the team discovers that Cruger used to be a Ranger himself, but fled to Earth and swore off his Ranger duties after failing to protect his home planet and the apparent death of his wife Isinia; however, attacks by old enemies reveal that Isinia is actually alive and in Gruumm's clutches, forcing him to return to active status as the Shadow Ranger. They are later joined by
the Omega Ranger, a future version of a kid they saved sent back in order to prevent B-Squad's destruction from having a negative effect on his time.
Things come to a head when A-Squad returns and reveals they had not disappeared but in fact defected upon believing that fighting against Gruumm's forces was a losing battle, resulting in both Cruger and B-Squad being captured, though they quickly escape. As B-Squad subdue their rogue teammates and route the Troobian's invasion, Cruger attacks Gruumm and rescues Isinia. However, Gruumm survives his army's destruction, leading to a final battle between him and Cruger and his arrest. Afterwards, Jack, having becoming disillusioned by the direction his life is going as a Ranger, abruptly quits the team, prompting Cruger to promote Sky as the replacement Red Ranger.
Cast and characters
Power Rangers
*
Brandon Jay McLaren
Brandon Jay McLaren (born October 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He made his first screen appearance in the television series ''Just Cause'' (2002). He has been known for his main and supporting roles in shows such as ''Graceland'', ''Power Range ...
as
Jack Landors
'' 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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) P ...
, the S.P.D. Red Ranger.
* Chris Violette as
Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the S.P.D. Blue Ranger.
*
Matt Austin as
Bridge Carson
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
, the S.P.D. Green Ranger.
* Monica May as
Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger.
* Alycia Purrott as
Sydney "Syd" Drew, the S.P.D. Pink Ranger.
*
John Tui
John Tui (pronounced ''two-we''; born 11 June 1975) is a New Zealand actor of Tongan descent. He is known for his roles as List of Power Rangers S.P.D. characters#Anubis .22Doggie.22 Cruger, Anubis "Doggie" Cruger in ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' and as ...
as
Anubis "Doggie" Cruger
''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.
S.P.D. Rangers
The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...
, S.P.D. Shadow Ranger.
* Brett Stewart as Sam, the S.P.D. Omega Ranger.
*
Michelle Langstone
Michelle Langstone (born 30 January 1979) is a New Zealand actress who has been in many films and television series over the years in both New Zealand, and in Australia. She starred as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx in the television series ''Power ...
as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx, the S.P.D. Kat Ranger.
*
Antonia Prebble
Antonia Mary Prebble (born 6 June 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Loretta West in the hit NZ comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune'', as Trudy in '' The Tribe'', as Jane in '' The Blue Rose'', and as Rita West, the gran ...
as Nova, the S.P.D. Nova Ranger.
Supporting characters
* Barnie Duncan as Piggy
* Kelson Henderson as Boom
*
Beth Allen
Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's '' The Le ...
as Ally Samuels
*
Tandi Wright
Tandi Wright (born 4 May 1966) is a New Zealand actress. She first gained recognition for portraying Nurse Caroline Buxton on the long running New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
She is best known for her roles as Fenn Partington on ''S ...
as the voice of Isinia Cruger
*
Paul Norell
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as Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie
*
John Tui
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as Sergeant Silverback
Villains
*
Rene Naufahu
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Career
Naufahu is perhaps best known for being an original cast member of the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'', playing paramedic Sam Aleni for the show ...
as Emperor Gruumm
* Olivia James-Baird as Mora
* Josephine Davison as Morgana
* Jim McLarty as the voice of Broodwing
* Derek Judge as the voice of Blue-Head Krybots
*
James Gaylyn
James Gaylyn (born January 9, 1954) is an American-New Zealand actor. He is best known for his appearances in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise.
Biography
Gaylyn moved to New Zealand with his New Zealand-born wife in 1981. As a blues singer and dr ...
as the voice of Orange Head Krybots and Zeltrax
*
Geoff Dolan
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as the voice of Omni The Magnificence
A-Squad
* Gina Varela as Charlie, A-Squad Red Ranger.
* Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Blue Ranger.
* Thomas Kiwi & Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Green Ranger.
* Allan Smith & Greg Cooper II (voice) as A-Squad Yellow Ranger.
* Motoko Nagino & Claire Dougan (voice) as A-Squad Pink Ranger.
Guest stars
*
James Napier Robertson
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as Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger and Triassic Ranger.
* Kevin Duhaney as Ethan James, the Blue Dino Ranger.
*
Emma Lahana
Emma Kate Lahana (born ) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'', Jennifer Mason on '' Haven'', and Brigid O'Reilly in '' Cloak & Dagger''.
Career
Lahana play ...
as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger.
* Jeffrey Parazzo as Trent Fernandez, the White Dino Ranger and the voice of the Black Dino Ranger.
Episodes
Video game
There was one game produced for the ''Space Patrol Delta'' series, a
side-scroller
''
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on the
Game Boy Advance
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by
THQ
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. The 6 rangers fight minor enemies until they encounter the main boss. There are racing levels which involve piloting the Red, Yellow, or Pink Delta Runners, a
Space Invaders
is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed to the Midway division of Bally for overseas distribution. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed shooter and set ...
style targeting game with the Green Delta Runner, a racing level involving R.I.C. (the Rangers' robotic dog), and Megazord battle levels.
Comics
A new monthly comic strip based on the series appeared in every issue of
Jetix Magazine
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in the
UK in 2005. Jetix Magazine is the official magazine of
Jetix
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, the channel that showed ''S.P.D.'' in the UK in 2006. The strip was the first Power Rangers strip to be written by Transformers writer
Simon Furman
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, collaborating for the first time on the PR strip with equally popular TF artist
Andrew Wildman
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, who had previously done artwork for other Power Rangers strips under Jetix Magazines' previous banner of Fox Kids' Wicked.
During the strip, a running subplot involving a rogue Krybot who had become self-aware and rebelled against Grumm gradually unfolded, he would resurface to warn SPD of Grumm's invasion attempt in the final story and supply Jack with a device that once inserted on the Terror, would incapacitate the Krybot fleet.
The strip ended with its own conclusion to the SPD series, the first time any comic strip version of Power Rangers has done a different take on a PR finale. In the strip, A-Squad is brainwashed instead of corrupted and turn against their superiors. The B-Squad regulars deal with them and help Cruger defeat and overcome both Grumm and Omni, before being promoted to A-Squad status.
In 2018, the SPD Rangers appeared in
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
's "
Shattered Grid
"Shattered Grid" is a 2018 crossover comic book event published by Boom! Studios, in collaboration with Saban Brands. Based on the ''Power Rangers'' franchise by Haim Saban, it was mostly written by Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott through the ongoin ...
", a crossover event between teams from all eras commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original television series. It was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #25-30 and various tie-ins. A ''Power Rangers SPD'' story by Caleb Goellner and Patrick Mulholland was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual'' as part of the crossover.
References
External links
Official Power Rangers Website*
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SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
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