Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue

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Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue (often abbreviated as "PRLR") was the eighth incarnation of the Power Rangers TV series, based on the Super Sentai series Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V (Super Rescue Squadron Go Go 5).

It was the first incarnation of Power Rangers to have the Rangers' identities be known to public from the onset, as opposed to previous incarnations where a Ranger's identity was to be kept secret, revealed only in extreme circumstances. The series is unique: it was the first where the Rangers powers, Zords and weapons were man-made and had no mystical origin whatsoever (both of these traits would be repeated in Power Rangers: SPD).

Lightspeed Rescue also had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart in the Titanium Lightspeed Ranger, as there was no regular 6th Ranger in GoGo V. Also this is the last known Power Ranger series until Power Rangers: Mystic Force where the main villain of this series was also the main villain in its Sentai counterpart.


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Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Lightspeed Rescue takes place in the fictitious city of Mariner Bay, California, which was built on an ancient demon burial ground. When the demons threaten to rise again, a government organization called Lightspeed, headed by one Captain Mitchell recruits four civilians and his own daughter to defend the city. Each of the four civilians chosen had a special area of expertise: Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger, was a fire fighter in the local fire department; Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger, worked as a lifeguard and marine animal trainer at a local marine amusement park; Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger, was a stunt pilot; Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger, was an extreme sports athlete; and Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, was a nurse and practiced medical arts. The five Power Rangers were aided by a team of scientists and engineers led by Miss Angela Fairweather, and operated out of the Lightspeed Aquabase, an underwater military compund that also served to deter the hydrophobic demons from attacking the base directly.

The five Rangers would be joined by Captain Mitchell's (long thought to be dead) son, Ryan Mitchell. Together, the six Rangers would prevail against the demon forces time after time, culminating in a final showdown where, in the Power Rangers tradition, much of the weapons and other equipment that was used by the Power Rangers over the series was destroyed.

In addition, Lightspeed Rescue featured a cameo reappearance of characters from Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, when the villainess Trakeena comes to Earth to destroy it and the Lightspeed Rangers team up with the Galaxy Rangers.

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Rangers

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Allies

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Villains

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  • Diabolico: Original antagonist of the 1st half of Lightspeed; he is a demon equipped with the Star Power. First appeared to save Ryan from death and took him into custody. Was destroyed twice in the series, first time was when he fought the Rangers in the Lightspeed Solarzord, and again when facing Olympius. Was revived in advanced form along with Olympius and was destroyed by Lifeforce Megazord. Fiercely loyal, he tries assists his friends Vypra and Loki and turns on Bansheera when he is forced to destroy Loki against his will. Assists the Rangers in spiritual form in sealing Bansheera up in the Shadow World in the finale. Armed with skull-headed staff in normal form and a sword in super-demon form.
  • Vypra: Female demon who attacks with her dune buggy vehicle, the Vyprari. Died near the end of the series when she was absorbed by Bansheera, later returned to life in Power Rangers: Time Force to revive the super demon, Quargenon to fight against both Lightspeed Rescue and Time Force Power Rangers. Armed with a sword.
  • Loki: Warrior demon who is a friend of Diabolico's. Was forcibly destroyed by Diabolico when Bansheera took control of his body. Was armed with a two-pronged staff.
  • Jinxer: Monster-maker demon, creates monsters using magical cards and incantations. His fate was unknown as he was last seen piloting the Omega Megazord in placing the six stones for Bansheera's ceremony. The Omega Megazord was destroyed but it is unknown if Jinxer survived or not.
  • Olympus: The son of Queen Bansheera. At the beginning of the series, he was an infant called Impus. But he gained Diabolico's star power and used it to mature into his current form. This sparked a rivarly between them after Diabolico returned. Later in order to escape the Shadow World, was forced to absorb fallen monsters to gain another mutated form, was reverted back to adult form when defeated by Rangers. Gained a super-powerful draconic final form near the finale and was successful, along with Diabolico in destroying nearly all of Rangers' zords, was destroyed for good by Lifeforce Megazord. Was armed with double-bladed spear in adult form.
  • Queen Bansheera: Evil matriarch of the Demons and mother of IOlympius. Gave orders in a spiritual form at the beginning of the series and returned in a mangled bodily form after an attempt by Spellbinder to bring her into human world. Gained a ghastly final form by absorbing Vypra's life energy. Had no regard for her minions (even her own son) and used them for her own gain. Attempted to open gateway to the Shadow World to unleash all of its fallen monsters but ended up becoming a resident herself after Carter kicked her into the gate and fell through because of Diabolico's doing.
  • Batlings: Impish, bat-like warriors used by the demons.
  • Triskull: Exclusive to the Lost Galaxy/Lightspeed Rescue teamup, attempted to drain life energy from humans for Trakeena and tricked Bansheera's demons into assisting him. Was defeated, but it's unknown if he was destroyed since he didn't explode.
  • Trakeena: Former villainess from Power Rangers:Lost Galaxy, returned to Earth to exact revenge by draining life energy from humans to gain her 'green' form. Was poisoned by Olympius and was turned into a giant monster form and was finally beaten for good by the Omega Megazord wielding the Lights of Orion.
  • Ghouls: Grim-Reaper-like footsoldiers to Triskull and Trakeena.
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Weaponry & Arsenal

  • Rescue Morpher: Morpher of the Lightspeed Rangers. The Rescue Morphers are the first known morphers to originate from Earth. They were developed by Lightspeed, and given to Carter, Chad, Joel, Dana, and Kelsey.
    • Morphing Call: "Lightspeed Rescue!"
  • Rescue Blaster: Standard Ranger weapon, can be used as gun or sword.
  • Battle Booster: Wrist mounted power enhancers. The Booster is activated by a numeric keypad, which also serves to power up weapons, Zords, and armor.
  • Titanium Morpher: Morpher of the Titanium Ranger, too strong for normal humans to use safely. It was used by Ryan Mitchell.
    • Morphing Call: "Titanium Power!"
  • Titanium Laser: Weapon that functions as blaster or battle axe.
  • Thermo Blaster: Weapons that fire intense heat blasts.
  • V-Lancer: Weapon used as either staff or blaster.
  • Mega Battle Armor: Armor used by Blue and Green Rangers that gives them enhanced weaponry. Activated by Battle Booster code 861, the Mega Battle Armor was designed by Miss Fairweather and her brother Clark. Green Ranger becomes equipped with a power saw, and Blue Ranger becomes equipped with an ice cannon.
  • Rescue Rover: Standard Ranger transport, a jeep that carries them into battle.
  • Lightspeed Cycles: Motorcycles used for high speed tranportation. The Red Lightspeed Cycle has a detachable Rescue Speeder, which can be launched for high powered attacks.
  • Mobile Armor Vehicle: One man aircraft used by Red Ranger, also serves as Lightspeed Cycle sidecar. On its day out, the MAV malfunctioned, causing Carter's day to repeat. Sacrificed to destroy Omega Megazord.
  • Trans Armor Cycle: motorcycle that can transform into body armor for the Red Ranger.
  • Rescuebird: Weapon that can be used as blaster or split into smaller weapons for Ranger use.
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Megazords

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  • Lightspeed Solarzord (combination of Lightspeed Megazord & Max Solarzord)
    • Lightspeed Megazord (combination of the Rescuezords)
      • Pyro Rescue 1 (Carter/Red)
      • Aqua Rescue 2 (Chad/Blue)
      • Aero Rescue 3 (Joel/Green)
      • Haz Rescue 4 (Kelsey/Yellow)
      • Med Rescue 5 (Dana/Pink)
    • Max Solarzord (Titanium/Ryan)
  • Supertrain Megazord (combination of the Rail Rescues)
    • Rail Rescue 1 (Carter/Red)
    • Rail Rescue 2 (Chad/Blue)
    • Rail Rescue 3 (Joel/Green)
    • Rail Rescue 4 (Kelsey/Yellow)
    • Rail Rescue 5 (Dana/Pink)
  • Omega Crawler/Megazord (combination of Omegazords)
    • Omegazord 1 (Carter/Red)
    • Omegazord 2 (Chad/Blue)
    • Omegazord 3 (Joel/Green)
    • Omegazord 4 (Kelsey/Yellow)
    • Omegazord 5 (Dana/Pink)
  • Lifeforce Megazord
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Trivia

  • This is the first Power Rangers team that was composed entirely of adults over the age of 18 and not of teenagers. (This can be argued due to the fact that the Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers were all over the age of 18.)
  • This was the first Power Ranger series where the individuals had professions before becoming Power Rangers.
  • This series is also notable for being the first to use the practice of all of the Rangers wearing the same set of civilian clothes in their unmorphed forms in every episode; this trend would continue until Power Rangers: Ninja Storm.
  • This series is the first to feature siblings (Dana and Ryan Mitchell, the Pink and Titanium Rangers) serving as Power Rangers simultaneously; this would be repeated in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm with Blake and Hunter Bradley as the Navy and Crimson Rangers and again in Power Rangers: Mystic Force with Madison and Vida Rocca as the Blue and Pink Rangers.
  • This series was the first series to feature villains and menaces that originated from the planet Earth. Up until this time, all threats were of extraterrestrial origins.
  • Lightspeed Rescue was the second and last known series to use Sentai teamup footage for the Power Rangers teamup. The footage "Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V VS Gingaman", was used as the base for Trakeena's Revenge Part 1 and 2, One major change though was that due to the removal of the "Magna Defender" at the end of Lost Galaxy, any footage of his Sentai counterpart was removed. Though it should be noted that his zord is BRIEFLY seen behind some sparks in a clip of the footage.
  • The reason behind Titanium Ranger's long absence was the lack of footage, since he didn't exist in GoGo V, and making new footage only for him during the whole season would have caused the series to go over-budget.
  • This season holds the record of Battlizer Armors, with 3: the Mega Battle Armors (Green and Blue) and the Trans-Armor Cycle. It is also the only season to feature special powerups exclusive for a Blue Ranger and for a Green Ranger.
  • Lightspeed Rescue is one of the few Power Rangers series to keep the Sentai term for part of the rangers arsenal. In this case, the term "V-Lancer" was brought over from Gogo Five.
  • GoGo-V featuring scenes in which the heroes' faces could be seen through their visors, though most of these scenes were removed, there are rare moments in which you can see one of the Tatsumi sibling's face. (A scene of this is included in the Lightspeed Rescue opening! )
  • This was the first season to feature both the Power Rangers' identities being public knowledge and their power source and zords being of a man-made origin and/or organization (generally ranger powers have mystical origins), this would be repeated in Power Rangers Time Force and Power Rangers: SPD.
  • The temple from the "Up to the Challenge" episode is the same temple from the "VR Troopers" Series.

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