Power Rangers: SPD

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Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta (often abbreviated as "PRSPD") was the thirteenth incarnation of the Power Rangers television series, based on the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (Special Investigation Squadron Police Ranger).


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Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The story takes place in the year 2025, after Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with the human race. But peace is short lived, as the planet-conquering Troobian Empire turns its destructive attention to Earth. When the Earth's first line of defense, the S.P.D. A-Squad, vanishes without trace, the protection of the planet falls to their replacements: the B-Squad Rangers, and their commander, Anubis Cruger.

When two reformed thieves 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!

Using teamwork, intergalactic weaponry and light-speed Zord vehicles to battle evil, they unite to become one of the ultimate forces for good: Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta!

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S.P.D. Rangers

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A-Squad

Template:Main The A-Squad was the SPD Academy's elite team. During their early appearances in the series, they only appear morphed and are sent out to face the newest threat to the planet's safety. However, something seems to be wrong with the A-Squad, as mentioned by Bridge, sensing something wrong with "their aura". The reason for this was later explained when the A-Squad revealed their true allegiance and kidnapped Commander Cruger.

Following this treachery, the B-Squad battled with the A-Squad. B-Squad eventually managed to overcome them, but the A-Squad upped the ante by unleashing their own Megazord. In the ensuing battle, the Omegamax Megazord was disabled and the Delta Squad Megazord was destroyed, but the S.W.A.T. Megazord proved victorious. The A-Squad was found guilty of treason and was subsequently disbanded.

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S.P.D. Staff/Allies

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  • Supreme Commander Fowler "Birdie" - Supreme Commander of S.P.D. In 'Dismissed', he relieved Cruger of duty, reinstating him after he saved Birdie from Gruumm. In 'Katastrophe', he gave Kat the one hour morpher. In 'Endings Part 2', he returned to Earth and helped SPD hold off Gruumm's forces. (portrayed by Paul Norrell)
  • Sergeant Silverback - S.P.D. drill sergeant who teaches B-Squad to work together. Is very bossy and cynical. Speaks like a stereotypical military officer, and looks like a cross between a caveman and ape. He, too, returned in 'Endings Part 2' to aid the Rangers. (Voiced by John Tui.)
  • Piggy - A turncoat informant for the Rangers, the Troobians, and Broodwing. Upon winning the lottery, he opens a restaurant that is constantly having its patrons driven away by the appearance of B-Squad. Between episodes 16 and 25 he was absent from the show because Tomars transported him to New Zealand. (Portrayed by Barnie Duncan)
  • Boom - A former cadet who flunked out of the Academy and currently serves as Kat's assistant and "Chief Gadget Tester" (Portrayed by Kelson Henderson).
  • Dino Thunder Power Rangers - The Dino Rangers first meet with their successors when Broodwing uses the Red, Blue and Yellow Dino Gems to transport Conner, Ethan and Kira from their high-school reunion to 2025 in the hopes of gaining their aid in destroying the planet. They refuse and escape, soon crossing paths with the B-Squad and, with their re-charged Dino Morphers, helping the B-Squad drive back a massive robot army. The two Ranger teams meet again in the past when Gruumm discovers a wormhole and uses it to travel back to a time before SPD ever existed. After learning of the wormhole, B-Squad follows Gruumm. Emerging in the year 2004, Gruumm recruits Zeltrax as one of his generals and faces the combined forces of all 7 SPD Rangers and all 5 Dino Rangers in a battle to save the past, and ultimately the future, from Troobian rule.
  • Ally Samuels - She is the daughter of the owner of Samuels Clothing. Jack found her one day loading up her truck with clothes. He first thought she was stealing the clothing, but after realizing his mistake, Jack offered to help Ally in her work of giving out clothes to homeless. After the final battle was won, Jack resigned from S.P.D. and went into business with Ally, helping those in need. They were also joined by Piggy.
  • Mystic force Power Rangers
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Villains

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  • Emperor Gruumm - Warlord and commander of the Troobian Empire, as well as Cruger's archenemy. Loyal servant of Omni, Gruumm has looted some of Earth's resources - diamonds, gold, Iridium, and Hemotech Synthetic Plasma (which is used as a synthesizing agent) for the construction of the Magnificence. He was finally defeated by Cruger and contained in the series finale. (Portrayed by René Naufahu)
  • Mora/Morgana - Gruumm's evil right-hand operative. Once a 10-year child by the name of Mora, she could bring monsters she has drawn to life. After failing one time too many, Gruumm reverted her back into her original adult form as punishment for her failure to destroy the Rangers. As a result, Morgana sought to destroy the Rangers herself so she could be rewarded by resuming her younger form. When Morgana went to Earth and obtained containers of "HemoTech Synthetic Plasma" for Gruumm, he returned her to her younger form once again. However, following an encounter with Omni, Mora was turned into one of its agents, and her personality was drastically altered. She tried to stop Cruger from getting to Gruumm, only to be contained as a result. (Mora: Portrayed by Olivia James-Baird; Morgana: Portrayed by Josephine Davison).
  • Broodwing - A Troobian creature who survives in an artificial environment. He's an arms-dealer by trade, providing weapons & giant robots to whomever can pay him. Money and power are all that matter to him. Though he originally dealt mainly with Gruumm, he later began to plot against him around 'Zapped'. In 'Endings', he took control of the Delta Base, but was ejected and contained. (Voiced by Jim McLarty).
  • Omni - The true malevolent power behind Gruumm. It appears as a disembodied brain-like creature with one eyestalk and possesses psionic powers, most notably hypnotism. His goal is the completion of his biomechanical body, the "Magnificence". It was successfully built, but when Cruger opened a hatch in the Magnificence, the Rangers, in the SWAT Megazord, destroyed it.
  • Zeltrax - When Gruumm travels to 2004, he recruits Zeltrax to be one of his generals so that he could change history by conquering Earth before SPD ever existed.
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Arsenal

  • R.I.C. 2.0 (Robotic Interactive Canine) - a robotic dog with multiple special features. R.I.C. was scheduled for retirement before being severely damaged while on a mission with Syd. In an effort to prevent R.I.C. from being discarded, Syd turns to Bridge for help. With assistance from Boom, Bridge re-invents R.I.C., dubbing him "R.I.C 2.0" In his upgraded form, R.I.C is able to transform into a weapon for the Rangers called the Canine Cannon when the bone-shaped key is placed in his mouth. R.I.C. was later upgraded and integrated into the Red Ranger's Battlizer system, forming the Sonic Mode armor.
  • Delta Blasters - The Red Ranger's personal sidearms, they can function separately or be combined into the Delta Combo Blaster.
  • DeltaMax Strikers - The standard S.P.D. fire-arm. The barrel of the blaster doubles as a sword, while the grip serves as a tazer-like weapon.
  • Delta Patrol Cycles - A trio of motorcycles used by the Red, Blue, and Green Rangers.
  • Delta Morphers - The morphers of B-Squad. This device contains 5 functions, separated by 3 different tabs:
    • Morph: The "Change" option on the Delta Morphers transforms the cadets into their ranger costumes. Morphing Call: "S.P.D Emergency!"
    • Power Up to S.W.A.T. Mode: When the Rangers activate the "Change" option while morphed and call for it, their S.W.A.T. armor appears.
    • Communicator: The "Phone" option serves as basic communication allowing the Rangers to contact each other or the Academy, as well as summon the Delta Runners.
    • Judgment Scanner: The "Judge" option assesses the guilt or innocence of anyone the Rangers bring into custody. It measures pulse and electrical impulses before rendering a verdict, and it never makes mistakes.
    • Containment Mode: If a criminal is charged Guilty, this subsection of "Judge" will blast him with Anti-Matter Fusion, sealing him in a Containment Card and making transportation of the detainee a non-issue.
  • Patrol Morpher - The Shadow Ranger's morpher looks exactly the same as the Delta Morphers and has the same functions, but is colored black.
  • Omega Morpher - The Omega Ranger's morpher features a throttle control that gives him access to a variety of powers including:
    • Blast Mode: Allows the Omega Ranger to gather energy in the palm of his hand before discharging it as a powerful shockwave.
    • Muscle Mode: Enhances the Omega Ranger's physical strength.
    • Hyper Mode: Once this is activated, Omega Ranger can either slow down time or increase his speed at will.
    • Judgment Scanner: The "Judge" option assesses the guilt or innocence of anyone the Rangers bring into custody. It measures pulse and electrical impulses before rendering a verdict, and it never makes mistakes.
  • Magna Morpher - The Magna Morpher is the upgrade for the Red Ranger and allows Jack to call the S.P.D. Battlizer. It is stored within a special compartment in R.I.C., and looks like the Omega Morpher.
  • S.P.D. Battlizer - Accessed by the Magna Morpher, the S.P.D. Battlizer was designed by Kat and Boom. The Battlizer has two modes, the second mode utilizing a reconfigured R.I.C.
    • Cyber Mode: Enhances Jack's agility and fighting ability to superhuman levels and features a sword as well as strategically placed armor.
    • Sonic Mode: R.I.C. completely transforms into an armor replete with rocket booster pack, siren lasers, and flaming sword.
  • Delta Cruiser - a standard issue Jeep used by the Yellow and Pink Rangers.
  • Delta ATV - Four wheeled vehicle belonging to the Shadow Ranger. It is equipped with powerful blasters.
  • Uniforce Cycle - A motorized unicycle belonging to the Omega Ranger.
  • Shadow Saber - Personal weapon of the Shadow Ranger. Its blade can be enhanced at the push of a button.
  • S.W.A.T. Mode - Special Weapons And Tactics - This technology, created by Kat and stolen by Piggy, was rebuilt and given to the B-Squad Rangers once they learned to work together in S.W.A.T. Part 2. In this mode, they gain the Delta Enforcers and chest armor. Also, the lights on their helmets extend and become antenna/communication devices. S.W.A.T. has many other valuable functions, including heat seeking and nightvision. The Rangers summon this armor via their morphers ("SPD, S.W.A.T. mode!" is the call).
  • Delta Enforcers - These powerful guns associated with S.W.A.T. mode have different functions depending on the card swiped and inserted into them, such as Containment Mode.
  • Kat Morpher- Delta Morpher painted white and red that only worked for 1 hour.
  • Nova Morpher- a gold-colored version of the Omega Morpher.
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Zords

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The zords in Power Rangers: S.P.D. were law-enforcement vehicles, designed by researchers working for Space Patrol Delta, notably Dr. Kat Manx. They were as follows:

  • Deltamax Megazord (combination of Delta Squad Megazord & Omegamax Cycle)
    • Delta Squad Megazord (combination of Delta Runners)
      • Delta Runner 1 (Red/Jack)
      • Delta Runner 2 (Blue/Sky)
      • Delta Runner 3 (Green/Bridge)
      • Delta Runner 4 (Yellow/Z)
      • Delta Runner 5 (Pink/Syd)
    • Omegamax Cycle/Megazord (Omega/Sam)
  • Delta Base/Delta Command Crawler/Megazord (Shadow/Doggie)
  • S.W.A.T Megazord/Flyer Cannon (combination of S.W.A.T. Flyers)
    • S.W.A.T. Flyer 1 (Red/Jack)
    • S.W.A.T. Flyer 2 (Blue/Sky)
    • S.W.A.T. Flyer 3 (Green/Bridge)
    • S.W.A.T. Flyer 4 (Yellow/Z)
    • S.W.A.T. Flyer 5 (Pink/Syd)
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Episode guide

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
  1. Beginnings, Part 1 - Three experienced B-Squad cadets have a problem bringing in two criminals who have genetic powers.
  2. Beginnings, Part 2 - The team is finally united when Jack accepts Commander Cruger's offer to become the Red Ranger.
  3. Confronted - The team doubts Jack's competency as a leader when he abuses his position as the Red Ranger.
  4. Walls - Jack and Sky attempt to resolve their differences when Sky fails to trust Jack's judgment.
  5. Dogged - Bridge and Boom rebuild R.I.C. after he saves Syd's life.
  6. A-Bridged - All signs of some recent bank robberies point towards a blue headed alien, but Bridge is convinced there is a different criminal at work.
  7. Sam, Part 1 - Mora attempts to gain the help of a young boy named Sam, who has the ability to teleport objects.
  8. Sam, Part 2 - Z helps Sam discover that being different is not bad, and he assists the rangers in defeating Bugglesworth.
  9. Idol - When Sky's former SPD acquaintance, Dru, mysteriously reappears at the academy, Jack doubts his ties to the force.
  10. Stakeout - It's Syd's birthday, and Jack assigns her to stakeout duty before realizing the importance of Syd's special day.
  11. Shadow, Part 1 - Memories of Syrius haunt Doggie's dreams, and the new criminal in New Tech City isn't easing his pains.
  12. Shadow, Part 2 - When Kat is kidnapped by General Benaag, Cruger morphs into the Shadow Ranger in order to save her.
  13. Abandoned - Cruger teaches the rangers a lesson when they rely solely on his power.
  14. Wired, Part 1 - A giant robot is unleashed on the city, and the Delta Base transforms to hold him off.
  15. Wired, Part 2 - The new cyborg cadet, Sophie, manages to reconfigure the computer systems in time to transform the base into the Delta Command Megazord.
  16. Boom - When Boom's parents come to visit, the Rangers try to help him convince them that he is the Orange Ranger.
  17. Recognition - A monster switches bodies with Sky and wreaks havok in the S.P.D Academy.
  18. Samurai - The Rangers must go to Kyoto in order to send a time-traveling samurai back to ancient Japan.
  19. Dismissed - Supreme Commander Birdie arrives at SPD Headquarters and relieves Cruger of duty, only to find that Shadow Ranger is a valuable member of the team.
  20. Perspective - The events of a recent arrest is told through the eyes of all five Rangers.
  21. Messenger, Part 1 - After Boom receives a terrifying radio transmission about the impending doom of SPD, the Rangers meet Morgana and Shorty, who begin to impose the prophecy.
  22. Messenger, Part 2 - Help arrives from the future in the form of the Omega Ranger, who defeats Shorty and his brother Devastation with the Omegamax Cycle.
  23. Zapped - Morgana gives a down and out magician a magic wand in exchange for his help in destroying the Rangers.
  24. Reflection, Part 1 - Jack receives the Battlizer, and Sky accidentally releases a reflection-traveling alien from jail.
  25. Reflection, Part 2 - The Rangers are captured by Mirloc, and it is up to Sam to release them from their mirror prison.
  26. S.W.A.T., Part 1 - When failure to capture two new criminals results in bickering amongst the rangers, Cruger sends them to Zentor for training.
  27. S.W.A.T., Part 2 - The Rangers learn to work together and are rewarded with their S.W.A.T armor, used to defeat Piggy's shady friends.
  28. Robotpalooza - When Gruumm and Broodwing unleash multiple robots on the city, Kat sends the Rangers the S.W.A.T Megazord.
  29. Katastrophe - After Kat receives a promotion, she temporarily morphs into Kat Ranger to thwart an old acquaintance.
  30. Missing - When Bridge is kidnapped, it is up to Jack to save him from being crushed alive.
  31. History - When Broodwing brings the Dino Rangers to the future, they team up with S.P.D. to help defeat their enemies.
  32. Impact - Sky and Jack travel into space when Kat tells them a meteor is headed towards Earth.
  33. Badge - Cruger's old rival robs the Rangers of their badges.
  34. Insomnia - The Rangers reminisce after overhearing Cruger talking to Kat.
  35. Wormhole - The S.P.D. Rangers travel to 2004 and team up with the Dino Rangers to stop Gruumm and Zeltrax from taking over the past. (See TRIVIA Section)
  36. Resurrection - After the Rangers answer an SOS, A-Squad returns to S.P.D. and kidnaps Cruger.
  37. Endings, Part 1 - After recovering the Delta Base, the Rangers confine A-Squad and Broodwing.
  38. Endings, Part 2 - The Rangers, Cruger, and Isinia escape Gruumm's ship and defeat the Troobians with help from other S.P.D. officers.
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The game

There was one game produced for the Space Patrol Delta series. On the Game Boy Advance, there was a side-scrolling version which was a simple platformer involving fighting several foes from the series. You might fight Troobians on rooftops and inside buildings. This features one level, which is the final level, where you play as Shadow Ranger. This game is 'role play' style, where you play with multiple Rangers from episodes Beginnings to Shadow.

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The comic strip

A new monthly comic strip based on the series appears every issue of Jetix Magazine in the UK. Jetix Magazine is the official magazine of JETIX, the channel that shows S.P.D. in the UK. The strip is the first Power Rangers strip to be written by Transformers writer Simon Furman, collaborating for 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.

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Trivia

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Power Rangers: S.P.D. is notable among Power Rangers series for featuring several "firsts":

  • S.P.D. features the greatest number of Rangers in a single season: 14 (5 A-Squad Rangers, 5 B-Squad Rangers and 4 additional Rangers).
  • According to the episode Beginnings Part 2, the Space Patrol Delta base has 1,273 windows.
  • It is the first series to feature Pink Rangers who did not have skirts on their uniforms (Syd and the A-Squad Pink Ranger).
  • It was the first series to have featured a ranger who was married (Shadow Ranger).
  • It is notable for featuring the first known Jewish Power Ranger, Bridge Carson. However, it was Power Rangers: Zeo that was the first series to feature a Jewish character, the teens' non-Ranger friend Raymond. (NOTE: Due to his wedding practices way back in MMPR, many spectulate that Lord Zedd may have been of Jewish decent, though this has never been proven and given the fact that Zedd is an alien, this was most likely done as a pure comedic element.)
  • It is the first series to feature a main villain (Omni) whom spends most of the season off-screen, this would be repeated again next season in Power Rangers Mystic Force.
  • It was the first season to feature three different types of foot soldiers (Krybots, Blueheads, and Orangeheads). (NOTE: Generally there are only one type of foot soldier, however in some cases such as MMPR with the addition of "Super Putties", and the Tenga Warriors, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy with both Stingwingers and "Swabbies", and Power Rangers Dino Thunder with both Tyranno Drones and "Triptoids" some seasons occasionally have two.
  • It is the second series to feature Rangers with a numeral designation; the first was Power Rangers: Zeo.
  • It is the third series where the Red Ranger (and leader) was the last individual to join a Power Ranger team; the first was Power Rangers: Time Force followed by Power Rangers: Wild Force. Power Rangers: Mystic Force would also feature the "Red Rookie" concept.
  • It is the second series to feature a villain who was a child (Mora). The first was Prince Sprocket in Power Rangers: Zeo.(Note: One cannot count Impus in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue because once he matured into his adult form, Olympius, he remained there unlike Mora).
  • S.P.D. is the first regular Power Rangers series to feature non-humans (or human-like aliens) as Power Rangers: the Blue A-Squad Ranger and Anubis Cruger as the Shadow Ranger. The main team of Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers were also non-humans, though this was a brief mini-series that bridged the gap between Mighty Morphin and Zeo seasons.
  • It is the first Power Ranger series to feature an active seventh Ranger, and, later, Kat, who functioned as a ranger in 'Katastrophe'. During the finale, a ninth Ranger, "S.P.D. Nova" (based on the Dekaranger character "DekaBright"), appeared out of a time portal, looking for Sam. Her name was not given, and, after SPD defeated the Troobians, she took Sam back to the future (Note: Nova Ranger's uniform features an "M" design. "M" is the Roman numeral for 1000).
  • It is the first series to feature an active Ranger with a known identity who is not credited in the opening sequence (Omega Ranger).
  • It is the first series to feature an "Orange Ranger", imaginary or otherwise.
  • It is the first series to feature a new Ranger (Katherine "Kat" Manx as Kat Ranger) who has the same name as a previous one, the other being Katherine "Kat" Hillard, who served as the second Pink Power Ranger, Pink Zeo Ranger and the first Pink Turbo Ranger.
  • It is the first series to feature a new Ranger who shares a last name with a previous Ranger, but is not (as far as we know) related (Elizabeth "Z" Delgado the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger and Danny Delgado from the Wild Force Black Ranger from Power Rangers: Wild Force).
  • It is the second series to feature a Ranger (Omega and Nova Ranger) who does not have a morphing sequence, the first was the Phantom Ranger in Power Rangers: Turbo.
  • According to General Tomars in the episode Boom, the Power Rangers Universe consists of at least 16 different dimensions, He states that his laptop can "transport anything from anywhere either here or any of the other 15 dimensions". (Ironically, General Tomars was the only criminal who escaped S.P.D. containment and was never recaptured).
  • According to the episode "Zapped" Syd is a Gemini; this would also make Jack a Gemini due to the fact in the episode "Stakeout", they decided to celebrate their birthday on the same day.
  • It is the first series to feature a bathroom scene of any kind in "Reflection", when Sky is chiding himself in a mirror for releasing Mirloc, albeit only sinks are visible, no toilets.
  • It is the second to address the issue of discrimination, the first was Power Rangers: Time Force, in the fact mutants in society were discriminated against by humans much like the X-Men. During the "Wired" storyarc featuring S.O.P.H.I.E. the cyborg, Syd made history by using the word "prejudiced" in an episode, a Power Ranger first.
  • It is the first series to have an episode take place in Japan, the country the Power Rangers originated.
  • It is the first series in which one Ranger morphs using a teammate's powers. There have, however, been previous instances of powers being passed from one Ranger to another.
  • It is the first to have 3 female Rangers on one team and, as of the finale, 4.
  • It is the first to have a female Red Ranger (Red A-Squad Ranger). Bruce Kalish has said that he and the producers of the show had to convince Disney to use a female Red Ranger, and that while it may be a small step now, it may one day lead to a full-time female Red Ranger on the show.
  • It is the second series to feature Rangers who do not have any known civilian names outside their Ranger designation and color (the Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink A-Squad and Nova Rangers), the first was the Phantom Ranger in Power Rangers: Turbo.
  • According to the episode Missing, Bridge is the one Ranger that Piggy dislikes the least!
  • It is the first series to have members promoted to a new color. At the end of "Endings, Part 2", Jack leaves S.P.D. to be with Ally (his new girlfriend). Sky is promoted to Red and Bridge becomes the Blue Ranger.
  • Power Rangers: S.P.D. is the second series where the Power Rangers belonged to a law enforcement organization, the first was Power Rangers: Time Force; and the third where they belong to an organization that created their powers (after Lightspeed Rescue) and Time Force). This time it's the first that things are actually labeled "Police."
  • It is the fourth series to feature a Red Ranger who resigns his position (Jason resigned his Red Ranger position to go off to the World Peace Conference way back in MMPR, Tommy resigned his Red Ranger position to T.J. in Power Rangers: Turbo), and Alex (the original Red Time Force Ranger) resigned his powers to Wes in Power Rangers Time Force.
  • It is also the fourth series to feature Rangers resigning their duties; Jason, Zack and Trini (the original Red, Black and Yellow Rangers) resigned their positions to go off to the World Peace Conference in MMPR, Kimberly (the original Pink Ranger) resigned her powers to Katherine to participate in the Pan Global Games in MMPR, Aisha (the second Yellow Ranger) resigned her powers to Tanya to remain in Africa to care for sick animals in MMPR, Billy (the original Blue Ranger) in Power Rangers: Zeo was forced to resign when his body rejected the Zeo Crystal's power, Rocky (the second Red Ranger/Blue Zeo Ranger 3) resigned his powers to Justin due to a back injury in Power Rangers: Turbo and the original Turbo Rangers (excluding Justin) were forced to resign when Zordon informed them that it was time for them to move on with their lives and to find replacements.
  • Jack Landors is the first Power Ranger to voluntarily resign his position without any outside influence or obstacles determining his decision.
  • It is the first series since Power Rangers in Space that the entire Power Rangers team did not battle the main villain in the final episode (only the Red Space Ranger Andros battled Astronema in the finale of Power Rangers: In Space whereas only Shadow Ranger battled Emperor Gruumm in the finale of SPD).
  • It is the first series since Power Rangers: Time Force that the Rangers do not lose their powers in the final episode; however unlike Power Rangers: Time Force, their main Megazord was destroyed.
  • It is the first series since Power Rangers in Space to not have its base of operations completely destroyed in the final episodes.
  • The first series to feature an entire team of American-created Rangers: The S.P.D. A-Squad Rangers. The second series to feature any American-created Ranger (the first being Lightspeed Rescue's Titanium Lightspeed Ranger). The A-Squad's helmets are refurbished Power Rangers: In Space/Denji Sentai Megaranger helmets, with the Black Ranger's helmet re-painted Green among other changes.
  • The Orange Ranger from Boom's dream was also American-made. Basically it was a repaint of the Yellow Space Ranger/Megayellow's helmet and a standard S.P.D. B-Squad suit. The only new thing on the suit was the "0" in the torso and an S.P.D. badge in the top of the helmet. This makes the third series to show a non-Ranger dream of becoming a Ranger (Bulk and Skull were the first in season one of MMPR, Marah was the second in Power Rangers Ninja Storm), and the first that a non-Ranger has ever gotten the chance to live that dream (though not officially).
  • It is the first series to end with the morphing call and show the logo in the final shot of the final episode.
  • It is the first series to feature truly evil and malevolent Power Rangers (the A-Squad). Previous instances in which Rangers became antagonists were due to outside influence (for example, Green Ranger Tommy Oliver was under a magic spell, and Ryan Mitchell was deceived by Diabolico). Though other Rangers have turned "evil," they did so for similar reasons as these, or they served a third party and often aided the Rangers (see Eric Myers). Note that previous seasons of Power Rangers have included villains with Ranger-like powers, particularly those called Psycho Rangers.
  • Endings part 2 was the first episode since Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie to feature a non-sentai monster fighting a Megazord.
  • The series has also given us another rare example of one Ranger borrowing another Ranger's Zord. Previous occasions being when Adam piloted the Red Battlezord in an episode of Power Rangers: Zeo and when Tommy used the Mezodon Megazord in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder.
  • It is the first series to be fully set in a time frame other than the year of its airing (set in 2025, 20 years after its air year of 2005). Despite also having Rangers from the future, the bulk of the episodes from Power Rangers Time Force were set during the year of its airing. No date was given for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
  • Fans were extremely displeased when it was revealed that the much-anticipated Omega Ranger would be nothing more than a ball of light when unmorphed (thereby meaning there was no morph sequence for the Omega Ranger, nor would there be a new actor to portray him in civilian form for the majority of the series). It wasn't helped that, besides his debut episode, Omega Ranger received absolutley NO character development and was often treated by the others simply as a weapon, being sent out whenever he was needed, and getting no other screen time in the episode. For a split second in Endings, Sam demorphed to his civilain form for the first and only time before entering the time portal that would take him back to 2040 and viewers got a fleeting glimpse of the man behind the visor. Bruce Kalish has since admitted that the ball of light was a mistake, and wished he'd fought harder to make Omega a real person.
  • While early promos said S.P.D. was set in 2020, the date given in the show is 2025.
  • "Katastrophe," "Missing," "History" and "Impact" were aired out of production order.
  • S.P.D. is somewhat infamous for two blatant airing mistakes: In Canada, on July 30, 2005, Wormhole, the second part of the S.P.D./Dino Thunder teamup, was aired instead of the scheduled Messenger, Part 1. Also, the episode Impact (Production #1533) was aired 28th in the series, accompanying a "Previously on Power Rangers: SPD", which featured scenes from History, slated to air after Impact.
  • S.P.D. is the first series since Power Rangers: Time Force to have any of the team's Megazords survive the finale. Although the Delta Squad Megazord was destroyed, the SWAT Megazord, Delta Command Megazord, and Omegamax Megazord all survived.
  • It has been confirmed that the Red Ranger's Battlizer armor will make an appearance in the Japanese team-up between Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (the Japanese series S.P.D. is based upon) and Mahou Sentai Magiranger (the Japanese series that Mystic Force is based upon), making it the first American/New Zealand creation to also appear in sentai (A photo from the "Magiranger vs. Dekaranger" teamup film released on a PR/Sentai fan message board confirms that the S.P.D. Red Ranger's Battlizer armor will be used as a power-up for DekaRed's "Fire Squad" armor.)
  • S.P.D. is the only generation to have all the titles of their episodes consist of one word. This is an in-joke by producer Bruce Kalish as he had previously worked on Black Hole High, a fantasy series which also consisted of one word titles.
  • In the beginning of the series, Kat mentioned that the Judge function of the Delta Morphers would seal criminals in "containment cards." Though this was utilized for a majority of the series, the season was sometimes inconsistent, and in some episodes, the monsters and/or their robots exploded instead of being contained.
  • In "Dekaranger", the Rangers' weapons, 'zords', and even (at times) enemies, used guns that shot bullets. Disney, deciding that it would be a bad idea for children to see bullets being used went and digitally added 'laser beams' over any scene of a bullet being shot during clips of Sentai footage. In a similar edit, in 'Dekaranger' the rangers would point their fingers in a gun shape, aim at the screen, and then bullet holes would seem to "hit" the screen. This scene was replaced with a similar one seen at a different camera angle (with the bullets removed).Also in "Dekaranger",there were scenes with the rangers being choked.These scenes were re-shot to having the rangers being grabbed at the waist.
  • Due to the smaller size of the American "Delta Morpher" compared to the Japanese "SP License", the "Delta Enforcer" weapon had to be changed in America. While in Japan, the Delta Enforcer's equalivalent (the "D-Revolver") defeated criminals by having the SP License placed inside of it; the US toy had "Containment Cards" swiped through it. This resulted in any scenes of the Rangers using the "finisher" ability on this weapon being changed to match the US toy's features.
  • In the Crossover "History," when Jack shows the Dino Rangers his SPD ID (on the flap that drops down when they morph), it shows the Dekaranger names for the Delta Blasters, which were the "D Magnum 1", "D Magnum 2" and the "Hybrid Magnum".
  • It is the first series since Power Rangers: Time Force to feature a Pink Ranger.
  • Within one episode of SPD, a small photo frame can be seen with an image of Gorangers from the 1975 Sentai series Himitsu Sentai Goranger.
  • During the Wormhole story arc, Bridge is revealed to be 21 years old. He stated to the Dino Rangers that he was born last week (it was the year 2004). The S.P.D timeline takes place in the year 2025, thus making him 21 years old (this, however, counters Kat's line in "SWAT, Part 1" when she calls them all teenagers).
  • The episode Wormhole has been revealed to be not quite as out-of-continuity as previously thought. In terms of the S.P.D timeline, it apparently takes place during the episode Insomnia. In terms of the Dino Thunder timeline, it obviously takes place after the episode The Passion Of Connor as Connor already has his Battlizer. Bruce Kalish has said in an interview that Wormhole "was designed primarily as a stand-alone episode, but could be integrated into the series at a later point."
  • The episode Perspective can be seen as a tribute as well as a parody. The episode is done in a similar vein to the movie Rashomon. However, the same footage is reused five times, with each version of the footage redubbed with different (and mostly hilarious) dialouge. This could be a reference to USA Network's rendition of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, which was redubbed with dialouge that poked fun at the series.
  • SPD made history by being the first Ranger team to have more than one team-up with their predecessors (Dino Thunder) in the same season. In "Wormhole," the SPD Rangers headed back from 2025 to 2004 to prevent Gruumm from trying to take over the universe from the past, and do so by teaming up with the entire Dino Ranger team. This pairing of Rangers would repeat in "History" in a similar occurance. The three primary Dino Rangers were brought from 2005 to 2025 to assist Broodwing, only to side with the SPD Rangers instead.

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