Power Rangers: Time Force

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Power Rangers: Time Force (often abbreviated as "PRTF") was the ninth incarnation of the Power Rangers series, based on the Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Time Ranger (Future Squadron Time Ranger), running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November of 2001.

It is unique in the fact that the overall story is considerably darker than many of the other incarnations because the storyline was almost similar to its Japanese counterpart (itself critically acclaimed as one of the best of the genre) with very minimal alterations. Like Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue before it and Power Rangers: Wild Force after it, the Power Rangers are adults and not teenagers. Because of this, many fans felt that this incarnation of Power Rangers, in particular, would have made a successful primetime series for adults had it not been for the traditional elements that made up a Power Rangers series. The producers behind Power Rangers claim that the reason for that not happening is that they do not want to alienate their target audience, namely, kids.

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Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In the year 3000, mankind has developed a utopia, with a police organization called Time Force capturing all but one criminal. However, this criminal, Ransik, manages to hijack a prison full of cryogenically frozen convicts and escape back to the past in an attempt to change the future, but not before badly injuring Alex, the Red Time Force Ranger. Four Time Force officers attempt to pursue Ransik to the year 2001, but end up being stranded in the fictional town of Silver Hills. There, they meet Wesley Collins, who is the son of a rich industrialist and looks identical to Alex. With Wes' help, the four Time Force officers become the Time Force Rangers, helping the city of Silver Hills by capturing the various mutants that Ransik releases from prison.

Being somewhat isolated from his father, the Power Rangers are unable to rely on Wes' wealth to get by - instead they operate a business out of the clock tower that the Rangers used as a base, aptly named "A Nick of Time Odd Jobs", named after an old company that had operated there. It is there that Wes also helps the other four Rangers adapt to life in the 21st century.

The Time Force officers knew that their presence would inevitably change the future, and indeed, it had: in an attempt to contain the mutant threat, Wes' father creates the Silver Guardians, a security force helping to secure the businesses of anyone who had the money, and a force that had not originally existed. Among one such member was Wes' childhood friend, Eric Myers. Unlike Wes, Eric was not rich, getting by on a scholarship as the two of them attended prep school. When the Silver Guardians make their first attempt at taking care of a mutant, they are overpowered, and Wes is forced to save them, revealing his identity as a Power Ranger in the process. Rejecting his father's offer to join the Silver Guardians, Wes decides to make it on his own. The Silver Guardians, led by Eric, the Quantum Time Force Ranger, continued to hold a tenuous relationship with the Power Rangers.

As for the villains, Ransik would eventually surrender peacefully when he nearly kills his own daughter, Nadira, who was trying to protect a baby. The Time Force officers return to the year 3000, and Wes and Eric become co-leaders of a Silver Guardians group that catered to the entire population.

This series also featured the cameo return of characters from Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue, when the demoness Vypra rises from the grave. When she teams up with Ransik and unleashes a Super Demon named Quargenon, the Time Force Rangers are forced to team up with their Lightspeed Rescue predecessors.

A recurring theme in this series is the fact that an individual controls his own destiny, and must fight for a desirable future. Because of the September 11th attacks, many episodes were re-edited after their first airing to remove potentially offensive material, such as buildings being blown up. In one case, an episode titled Full Exposure was not shown again after its first airing.

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Rangers

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  • Time Force Power Rangers
    • Alex - Original Red Time Force Ranger from the year 3000. After "dying" he becomes an ally who secretly helps the rangers from a small dark room in Time Force HQ. He sends the Time Shadow Megazord from a command system in the year 3000 and can be believed to be the new commander of the Time Force because Captain Logan calls him "sir." (portrayed by Jason Faunt).
    • Jen Scotts - the Pink Time Force Ranger and leader of the team (portrayed by Erin Cahill) (Note: "Scotts", whilst generally accepted by the fanbase as Jen's last name, was not officially stated in the show's continuity.)
    • Wesley Collins - the Red Time Force Ranger and second-in-command. (portrayed by Jason Faunt)
    • Lucas Kendall - the Blue Time Force Ranger (portrayed by Michael Copon)
    • Trip - the Green Time Force Ranger (portrayed by Kevin Kleinberg)
    • Katie - the Yellow Time Force Ranger (portrayed by Deborah Estelle Phillips)
  • Eric Myers - the Quantum Ranger and leader of the Silver Guardians (portrayed by Daniel Southworth)


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Allies

  • Circuit - a mechanical owl which acts as an information source (like Alpha 5) and calls Captain Logan to send the Zords when needed.
  • Captain Logan - Time Force commanding officer.
  • Mr. A. Collins - Wes' father and millionaire businessman. (portrayed by Edward Lawrence Albert) (Note: Whilst Mr. Collins' first initial was established as 'A', his first name was never officially stated in the show's continuity.)
  • Philips - the Collins family butler, always ready to give Wes helpful advice.
  • Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers - the previous Ranger team, they join forces with the Time Force Rangers to stop a Super Demon.
  • Wild Force Power Rangers
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Villains

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Arsenal

  • Time Force Badge: Identification of Time Force members and is utilized to seal defeated criminals away in cryo-containment units.
  • Chrono Blaster: Standard sidearm of Time Force.
  • V Weapons/Vortex Blaster: Five cannons used by the Rangers; can combine into the Vortex Blaster which delivers powerful energy blasts capable of "freezing" or knocking out a criminal.
  • Chrono Morpher: Morpher of the Time Force Rangers; equipped with holographic communication array and can only be activated when the Red Chrono Morpher is activated; imprints with the user's DNA.
    • Morphing Call: "Time for Time Force!"
  • Chrono Sabers: Standard weapons (two to each Ranger) that can combine into double-bladed lances; capable of shooting energy blasts and delivering "Time Strike" attacks
  • Electro Booster: Special gun created by adding several attachments to a Chrono Saber.
  • Quantum Morpher: Morpher of the Quantum Time Force Ranger, used to control the Quantasaurus Rex; vocal command accepted only from the Quantum Time Force Ranger (or someone who can sound like him).
    • Morphing Call: "Quantum Power!"
  • Quantum Defender: A sidearm used by the Quantum Time Force Ranger; also has a sword mode.
  • Battle Warrior Armor: Battlizer Armor for the Red Time Force Ranger, granted to him by the mystic Battle Fire; gives him torso armor, armored helmet & boots, and a two-handed battle sword.
  • Mega Battle Armor: Battlizer Armor for the Quantum Time Force Ranger, granted to him by Alex from the year 3000; gives him torso shielding, visor, rollerblades, and detachable wings that serve as blasters and blades; also grants him the ability to fly and a large energy blade that is capable of "freezing" giant criminals.
  • Vector Cycles: Motorcycles used by the Rangers for ground pursuit.
  • Strata Cycle: air/ground vehicle sent by Alex to aid Wes
  • TF Eagle: Transport of the Quantum Time Force Ranger, capable of time-traveling.
  • Time Jet: Aircraft used by Power Rangers; can transform into a blaster for the Time Force Megazord Mode Blue.
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Zords

  • Transwarp Megazord
  • Shadow Force Megazord (Blue/Red) (combination of Time Force Megazord & Time Shadow Megazord)
    • Time Force Megazord (Jet/Blue/Red) (combination of Time Flyers)
      • Time Flyer 1 (Wes/Red)
      • Time Flyer 2 (Lucas/Blue)
      • Time Flyer 3 (Trip/Green)
      • Time Flyer 4 (Katie/Yellow)
      • Time Flyer 5 (Jen/Pink)
    • Shadow Winger/Time Shadow Megazord
  • Quantasaurus Rex a.k.a. the Q-Rex (Eric/Quantum)

See Zords in Power Rangers: Time Force for more information

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Trivia

  • An oddity with Time Force is that it is the first series since the trend started in Power Rangers: Turbo that did not have most of or all of the Rangers' arsenal end up being destroyed in the final battle.
  • Originally, Eric was supposed to die before the finale, like his Mirai Sentai Timeranger counterpart Naoto/Timefire. The scene of Eric's death was actually filmed before higher-ups refused to allow it to air.
  • Power Rangers Time Force is the second Power Rangers season to feature a female Ranger as the leader of the team, and is also the first (and only) Power Rangers season to feature a Pink Ranger as the leader.
  • Power Rangers Time Force were the first team of rangers in an official season to not feature white boots or white gloves as part of their suits, they were the same color of their respective ranger color designation. The Alien Rangers share this same trait, but are not considered to be full season rangers.
  • Jen makes a PR first, by using the word 'death', in this line, "I WON'T let his DEATH be in vain!"
  • Power Rangers Time Force is the only series thus far to feature a sixth ranger that wore the same color as another team member (Wes and Eric both wore red as their color scheme, it should be noted that in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm technically Tori and Blake were "Blue Rangers" albeit different shades of blue (Aqua and Navy) and Shane and Hunter being both "Red Rangers" being a different shade of red (Red and Crimson).
  • Power Rangers Time Force is notable for being the first series not to "destroy" it's monsters, but rather "capture" them in containers. This method would be repeated in Power Rangers: SPD, where monsters are "contained" rather than destroyed.
  • Time Force is also noted for being the first series to employ the "Red Rookie" concept, where-in the Red Ranger (in this case, Wes) was the last Power Ranger to be recruited into the team. It should be noted that while Alex was the original Red Time Force Ranger, he was a solo Ranger as Jen, Trip, Katie and Lucas did not have Chrono Morphers at the time before Alex seemingly died by Ransik's hand.
  • It was the first series to feature a family member accidentally finding out their relative was a Power Ranger (Mr. Collins found out Wes was the Red Ranger when his visor was damaged in a battle). This would be repeated in Power Rangers: Wild Force when Alyssa's father mistakenly found she was the White Ranger and in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm when Shane's older brother accidentally found out he was the Red Ranger. In Power Rangers: Zeo, Tommy Oliver's brother finds out that Tommy was the Red Zeo Ranger, but was not accidental. Rather he insisted the Red Zeo Ranger to show him where his brother was kept save. Tommy then opens his helmet, as his brother insistence and forced himself to reveal himself to his brother that he was the Red Zeo. His brother agrees to keep his identity secret.
  • It was the first series to feature villains who truly reformed (Ransik and Nadira) and turned to the side of good.
  • It was the final series to open each episode with the teaser scene before the opening credits.
  • In one episode of Time Force, you can -almost- completely see the face of Eric's Super Sentai counterpart, Naoto. This occurs in the episode which first introduced the Quantum Ranger. Due to the two actors looking highly similar, a lot of Timeranger footage was kept showing Naoto from a distance, and in one scene his face is covered brefily, but he begins to pull his hands away, giving a brief glimpse of Naoto's face.
  • Eric Meyers, the Quantum Ranger, made history when he defeated a giant monster without a Zord, however, he was equipped with the Quantum Mega Battle (his Battlizer), unlike Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, who defeated a monster by using his Brachio Staff's elemental powers.
  • The teamup episode "Time for Lightspeed" saw 5 Battlizers being activated at the same time. Such instance hasn't been repeated (even in Forever Red, due to early Red Rangers lacking those, the use of Battlizers was avoided), although power-up team-ups were later seen frequently (most notably the Power Rangers: SPD episode "History", where the SWAT Mode was shown together with the Super Dino Mode).
  • This was the only series in which there sidearm weapons (Chrono Blasters) were not viewable when morphed.
  • This is only the second series to have two Rangers attracted to each other involved in a kissing scene (namely Wes and Jen. The first were Kim and Tommy from MMPR)
  • It is the second, and so far, last Power Ranger season to have a series finale that was three parts, generally ranger finales are two-parters. The only other Power Rangers series to have a three parter finale was Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy.
  • Time Force was also the final Power Rangers series to air exclusively on Fox Kids, and the last series to be produced by Saban Entertainment. During the post production of Time Force, Disney bought the series even though Fox Kids had broadcasting rights for the first half of Wild Force.
  • The Visual Scanners the Rangers wear are Oakley, Inc. sunglasses.

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