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52-592: 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. 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,

104-707: A Space Invaders style targeting game with the Green Delta Runner, a racing level involving R.I.C. (the Rangers' robotic dog), and Megazord battle levels. A new monthly comic strip based on the series appeared in every issue of Jetix Magazine in the UK in 2005. Jetix Magazine is the official magazine of Jetix , 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 , collaborating for

156-414: A 10-year-old girl and renamed herself Mora. Throughout the series, she creates monsters to serve Gruumm. 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. Mora is portrayed by Olivia James-Baird while Morgana is portrayed by Josephine Davison . Omni

208-506: A Delta Command Crawler mode that moves the base into battle. However, after the battle, S.O.P.H.I.E. is discovered to be a cyborg, having kept it a secret out of fear of being expelled for not being human. When she is interrogated about trying to access the D.B.D.S., the Rangers - including Bridge, who saw her potential as a cadet - distrust her and she is subsequently expelled. Boom gathers everyone for an urgent update from his makeshift radio signal grabber he built. A message comes through from

260-454: 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. While transformed, he wields two Delta Blasters and possesses a Battlizer. Jack Landors is portrayed by Brandon Jay McLaren . Schuyler "Sky" Tate

312-481: A discarded winning lottery ticket. Kat discovers a strange energy disturbance caused by Gruumm's visiting General Benagg, an old "friend" of Commander Cruger, causing Cruger's pain only to worsen. Benaag calls Cruger out to battle, but Doggie still refuses, revealing to the Rangers the history of Sirius and the origins of S.P.D. Meanwhile, Kat is ambushed by Krybots outside the base and confronted by Benaag after Cruger angrily orders her out of his sight. The B-Squad finds

364-429: A heart of gold and an intuitive mind. As the series progresses, he gradually becomes more confident and goes on to be promoted to Blue Ranger. 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

416-419: 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

468-416: A massive robot named Goradon. But first, he needs a piece of technology that only S.P.D has, and S.O.P.H.I.E. matches his needs through her body having something he is after. Meanwhile, the new standout cadet takes matters into her own hands to help out when Kat needs to decrypt a new sequence for phase 2 of the base's Delta Base Defense System (D.B.D.S.). The first phase of the D.B.D.S. sees the base morph into

520-423: A new one. What they don't know is Gruumm has put a time limit on Piggy to stop S.P.D., and he takes the chance to give them a new one with a virus inside that Thresher and Stench, Piggy's acquaintances/customers, use to get into S.P.D. files. With Thresher causing a distraction, Stench can download the schematics for the Rangers new S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons And Tactics) mode. When the Rangers constant bickering causes

572-402: A new, extremely powerful Orangehead Krybot. Doggie is plagued by nightmares involving his home planet Sirius, and Emperor Gruumm is plagued on how to defeat the Rangers. Still, Mora gives him advice to beat someone by taking out their leader. To stir up trouble, Gruumm visits Earth and takes a human form to visit Broodwing at Piggy's new restaurant, which he formed from the money that he won from

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624-518: A pair of criminals who, just like them, possess genetic powers. Before they begin the capture, they are promoted and given Delta Morphers, becoming Rangers Blue (Sky, much to his dissatisfaction; he has wanted to be the Red Ranger like his father), Green (Bridge) and Pink (Sydney) when they perform their first morph in Part 2. Kids mock a lonely boy named Sam for his teleportation abilities. He becomes

676-415: A standout D-Squad cadet in a girl named S.O.P.H.I.E. (Series One Processor/Hyper Intelligent Ecryptor), who succeeds where her fellow D-Squad members failed by defeating Krybots during a training exercise. Mora begs Gruumm for one last chance to defeat the Rangers to keep her childhood and recruits Valko to assist her. Valko reveals his plan to defeat the Rangers by attempting the impossible: gaining control of

728-463: A target for Mora, who promises to be his friend if he helps her creation Bugglesworth turn the city's population into dolls. When the Rangers confront Sam, Z tries to befriend him, but he refuses. When they find out the captives will be trapped permanently in doll form soon, Z and Jack find Sam and try to convince him that being different isn't a bad thing. However, Bugglesworth appears and convinces Sam to come with him while leaving Jack and Z to deal with

780-455: A tear. Mirloc takes this opportunity to travel into Sky's tear and escape his cell, leaving Sky stunned as he realizes what has happened. The Rangers are constantly fighting with each other, hindering their team efforts when an S.O.S. message warning Cruger and Kat of a horrible upcoming threat puts them on edge and Kat in a rush to finish some updates. However, Kat accidentally destroys her quantum enhancer in her haste, and Z goes to Piggy to get

832-470: Is a feline alien, close friend of Doggie Cruger, and S.P.D.'s chief technologist. 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. Due in part to her alien physiology, she

884-519: 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. Nonetheless, he is defeated by S.P.D. 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

936-480: 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. 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. After selling out the S.P.D. Rangers to the Troobian Empire, a guilt-ridden Piggy helps

988-504: 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. 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. Fowler Birdie

1040-400: 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. 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

1092-476: 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. Throughout

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1144-494: 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. Easy-going yet slovenly, she can prove vicious in combat. As the series progresses, she gradually forms a friendship with her teammate Syd Drew despite their differing personalities and reaches out to Sam, which eventually leads to him joining S.P.D. as well. Z Delgado

1196-406: 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

1248-535: The B-Squad are promoted to Ranger status and tasked with protecting the fictional New Tech City and Earth from the Troobian Empire. 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. Initially taking his new position lightly, he gradually becomes

1300-439: The B-Squad defeat and apprehend Bugglesworth, Sam joins the S.P.D. Academy. 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

1352-597: The B-Squad, who meet their counterparts for an intense battle. Meanwhile, Broodwing makes his final push for domination and gathers an army to attack the Delta Base while the Rangers are away. The B-Squad fights the A-Squad, losing the Delta Squad Megazord in the process. However, thanks to S.W.A.T Mode and the S.W.A.T. Megazord, B-Squad wins and captures the traitorous A-Squad. Then, the Rangers break into

1404-661: The Delta Base and contain Broodwing and his allies. Unfortunately, they still have to deal with Gruumm, who catches them with help from Piggy. There was one game produced for the Space Patrol Delta series, a side-scroller on the Game Boy Advance by THQ . 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,

1456-595: The Rangers and destroy the planet. The three confused Dino Rangers escape with their Gems and are soon cornered by Krybots, only to be saved by the B-Squad and taken back to the Delta Base. Although Doggie insists they remain at the base to avoid disrupting the timeline, the Dino Thunder Rangers decide to do what they feel is right, teaming up with the B-Squad to drive back a robotic army and the Dragoul creature. Gruumm decides to take drastic measures to stop

1508-584: The Rangers by traveling through a wormhole 21 years into the past where S.P.D. doesn't exist. Upon realizing what Gruumm has done, the B-Squad pursues him to the year 2004 and meets up with the Dino Thunder Rangers again. Meanwhile, Gruumm forces Zeltrax to join his army and ultimately faces the combined might of twelve Rangers who are determined to save the past, present, and future. Guest Stars: James Napier, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, and Jeffery Parazzo. The traitorous A-Squad capture Commander Cruger and call out

1560-471: The Red Ranger. Later, Sky travels to Gamma Orion and visits Mirloc, a criminal locked in a specially-made cell due to his ability to travel through reflective surfaces, to gather information. Thanks to Sky, the Rangers confront the real culprit: Slate, a copycat criminal whose powers allow him to mimic anyone. Morgana joins Slate and infuses him with a special formula that transforms him, in a divide-and-conquer-like transformation, into all of his impersonations of

1612-592: The SPD Rangers appeared in Boom! Studios 's " Shattered Grid ", 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

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1664-674: The Shadow Ranger. 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

1716-713: The Troobian Empire and other criminals. 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. Broodwing is voiced by Jim McLarty. Power Rangers S.P.D. 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

1768-712: The Troobian Empire before returning to his time. 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. 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

1820-598: The Troobian's invasion, Cruger battles Gruumm and rescues Isinia. However, Gruumm survives his army's destruction, leading to a final battle between him and Cruger, resulting in his arrest. Afterwards, Jack, having becoming disillusioned by the direction his life is going as a Ranger, abruptly leaves the team, prompting Cruger to promote Sky as the replacement Red Ranger. SPD Rangers Supporting characters Villains A-Squad Guest Stars Three experienced B-Squad cadets, Sky, Bridge, and Syd, are assigned to bring in

1872-408: The criminals the Rangers successfully defeated so far, and Jack calls for his new Battlizer to defeat Slate's mutation into a criminal split in a team of impersonations. In exchange for the info Sky received, Mirloc wants to know what Sky's saddest memory is, and Sky tells the story of his father, who was the Red Ranger years ago, and was slain in battle. Mirloc mocks Sky's story, and the upset Sky sheds

1924-495: The criminals to get away, Commander Cruger sends the B-Squad to Planet Zentor where they are trained under the watchful eye of Sergeant Silverback . The irate Sergeant and his bulldog-modlede R.I.C. quickly put the Rangers through their paces, pitting them against reprogramed Krybots and a giant scorpion monster. With help from his associate Professor Cerebros, Broodwing uses the Red, Blue, and Yellow Dino Gems to transport Conner, Ethan, and Kira to 2025 as part of his plan to defeat

1976-639: The crossover. Michelle Langstone Michelle Langstone (born 30 January 1979) is a New Zealand actress, writer, and author 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 Rangers S.P.D. , and later appeared as Master Guin in Power Rangers Jungle Fury . She also featured as Livia in 2008 action fiction series Legend of The Seeker . Her debut book,

2028-667: 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,

2080-448: The first time on the PR strip with equally popular TF artist Andrew Wildman , 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

2132-408: The former defeat the latter before volunteering at a clothing store. 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. Years prior, he destroyed Cruger's homeworld of Sirius, but

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2184-488: The future, telling of S.P.D.'s defeat at the hands of the Troobain army in the year 2040. While discussing whether they should believe the news or not, Morgana puts her plan into action, taking time to torment Z who hurt her doll in "Sam: Part 1". Things get even worse when the prophecy seems to come true with the aid of Morgana's most powerful allies, the brothers Shorty and Devastation. Birdie gets back to them upon receiving

2236-464: The guidance of their dog-like alien commander, Anubis "Doggie" Cruger . When reformed thieves Jack Landors 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 and bat-like Broodwing ,

2288-555: The human race. However, the 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 A-Squad mysteriously vanishes without a trace, the protection of the planet falls to their replacements: B-Squad Rangers Schuyler "Sky" Tate , Bridge Carson and Sydney "Syd" Drew , under

2340-616: The memoir Times Like These: On Grief, Hope, and Remarkable Love , was published by Allen and Unwin in May 2021. Langstone has regularly contributed articles, travel stories, and essays to New Zealand publications such as The Spinoff, the New Zealand Herald , and North & South . She won a 2020 Voyager Media Award for Best Interview or Profile and a 2021 Voyager Media Award for Best First Person Essay. Her debut memoir Times Like These: On Grief, Hope, and Remarkable Love

2392-456: The news and states that he can't send any help to them as he fears sending reinforcements might be falling into a trap by Gruum. The B-Squad's day off is brought to a halt when criminals they've already contained attack New Tech City, leaving them perplexed as to how they could've escaped. Upon finding out the criminals are still in containment, Kat borrows Jack's morpher to upload the S.P.D. Battlizer, much to Sky's continued lament about not being

2444-400: The original Dekaranger cast members dubbing over the voices of their American counterparts (with the exception of Mako Ishino , who is the series' narrator rather than voicing her character's counterpart). The story takes place in the year 2025 , 21 years after the events of the previous season and two years after Cosmic Fury when Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with

2496-455: The planet Sirius 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

2548-499: The series, he clashes with Jack, who was named the Red Ranger over him, avenges his father by apprehending the criminal who killed him, and learns to become a proper leader. In time, Jack retires from S.P.D., leading to Sky taking his place as B-Squad's Red Ranger. Sky Tate is portrayed by Chris Violette. 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

2600-467: 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

2652-450: Was injured by him in turn. While attacking Earth to construct a body for Omni and seek revenge on Cruger, Gruumm is eventually defeated and arrested by Cruger. 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. Despising her adult form despite its power, she asked Gruumm to turn her into

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2704-417: Was released to critical acclaim. Kete reviewer Ruth Spencer wrote: "The practicalities and incremental tragedies of death are made newly poignant by the depth of Langstone’s perception. Readers who have experienced deep grief will be hit hard and early by moments that utterly destroy composure." At Newsroom , Madison Hamill wrote: "As you might expect from a talented actress, she has great skill in observing

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