Galaxy Power Rangers
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The Galaxy Power Rangers are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe and the main protagonists of the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy.
The Galaxy Power Rangers gained their powers through use of the Quasar Sabers - ancient weapons that were discovered on the planet Mirinoi. At the beginning of the series, the Quasar Sabers were pulled from a block of stone a la Excalibur, thus highlighting the teens as the modern day chosen wielders of the weapons (that is, with the exception of Leo Corbett, whose Saber was given him by his brother Mike).
The Galaxy Power Rangers protected the space colony, Terra Venture, from the machinations of alien criminals Scorpius, Trakeena and Deviot. This was the first (and so far only) incarnation of Power Rangers that did not have some connection to the Earth, save that they departed Earth in the first episode.
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[edit] Leo Corbett
Leo Corbett was a stowaway aboard the space colony. He wanted to follow his soldier brother, Mike, to find a new world. He largely witnessed the discovery of the Quasar Sabers by accident. Mike originally drew the Red Quasar Saber, but passed it on to Leo before falling to his apparent death at the bottom of a crevice. This allowed Leo to morph into the Red Galaxy Ranger.
Throughout the series, Leo used weapons and tools such as the Magna Talon Transdagger, Lion Galactabeast, Red Astro Cycle, Armor Keys (which he used to become the Red Armored Ranger), Red Capsular Cycle (which he gained through understanding his Galactabeast), and the Lights of Orion.
In the finale, Leo single-handedly destroyed Trakeena in her green insectoid form, sacrificing his Battlizer in the process. Leo blasted Trakeena at point-blank range, nearly destroying himself. When Triskull and his ghouls invaded Mirinoi, Leo took on the mantle of Red Ranger once more, and followed him to Earth, where he helped the Lightspeed Rangers defeat him and Trakeena.
During the Power Rangers: Wild Force episode Forever Red, Leo was recruited by Tommy Oliver to journey to the moon with nine other Red Rangers to destroy the Machine Empire. Currently, Leo is living in Mirinoi, either retired and watching over the Quasar Sabers, or active as a Ranger, protecting Mirinoi from threats.
He was portrayed by Danny Slavin.
| Preceded by Andros |
Red Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Carter Grayson |
| Preceded by Andros |
Power Rangers leader 1999 |
Succeeded by Carter Grayson |
[edit] Kai Chen
Kai Chen, played by Archie Kao, is the Blue Galaxy Ranger and the wielder of the Blue Quasar Saber. Strait-laced, sensible, and ambitious, Kai is the classic overachiever. Having been brought up in a strict military family, he always does things by the book and likes everything in its place (which causes much conflict with Leo, but after an incident where the Quasar Sabers were stolen, Kai eventually warmed up to him considerably). However, his orderly world is turned upside down when he becomes a Ranger. Now he must learn that sometimes rules are meant to be broken when it comes to saving the universe. He appears to be a good friend of Kendrix Morgan.He is like one of his successors : Sky Tate.
Kai was the first known Asian-American Blue Ranger.
| Preceded by T.J. Johnson |
Blue Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Chad Lee |
[edit] Damon Henderson
Damon Henderson, portrayed by Reggie Rolle, is the Green Galaxy Ranger. He was a senior mechanic on Terra Venture and the Astro Megaship before Kai Chen took the ship to Mirinoi to save Leo Corbett.
Damon's wisecracking and playful nature can be deceiving. Although he is always ready with a quick comeback or witty remark, he takes his job as the Green Ranger very seriously. A top-notch mechanic, Damon's knowledge of the Astro Megaship is an invaluable asset to the team. His training as an amateur boxer gives him an extra edge when fighting the forces of evil.
Damon was the first known African-American Green Ranger. Followed by Joel Rawlings from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. He was also the second Male African-American Power Ranger to be Bald after T.J. Johnson from Power Rangers Turbo And Power Rangers in Space
| Preceded by Carlos Vallertes |
Green Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Joel Rawlings |
[edit] Maya
Maya was a wild-woman from the jungle planet Mirinoi, played by Cerina Vincent, and she is the Yellow Galaxy Ranger. She shares many characteristics with the character of Cole, who appeared as the Red Wild Force Ranger during Power Rangers: Wild Force.
She lived on the planet of Mirinoi before becoming a Ranger. She passed through a portal along with the other Rangers and lived aboard the space station Terra Venture on its journey from Earth into deep space. Maya fought against the Slime Monster, she nearly died of suffocation- when it threw a glob of slime covering her body, hardening into a rock like substance.
Proud to be the Yellow Galaxy Ranger, Maya believes that as a team the group can defeat her archenemy. Her wild spirit and closeness with nature gives her an ability to understand people and everything around her. This allows her to be able to communicate with the Lost Galaxy zords.
When morphed, Maya has no skirt and appears flat chested. As always, this is because in the original sentai Gingaman the Yellow Ranger was male.
| Preceded by Ashley Hammond |
Yellow Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Kelsey Winslow |
[edit] Kendrix Morgan
Kendrix Morgan was introduced as a science officer aboard the space station Terra Venture. She was one of the six people to travel through the spatial rift to Mirinoi in the first episode, and she drew a Quasar Saber that allowed her to transform into the Pink Galaxy Ranger.
Highly intelligent and analytical by nature, Kendrix has an interest in all things scientific. She always has a logical explanation for everything, and that sometimes prevents her from seeing the wonder that's around her. Her blossoming friendship with free-spirited Leo teaches her to be more fun loving and spontaneous. Kendrix fought against the Slime Monster, she nearly died of suffocation- when it threw a glob of slime covering her body, hardening into a rock like substance.
Kendrix is notable among Power Rangers characters in that she was the first (and so far only) Power Ranger who has ever been killed on-screen. Other characters had been written out of the show on several occasions, but she was the first to die (although no one on the show ever directly stated that fact). However, she was not the first major character to die in Power Rangers - Zordon had died in the finale of the previous series Power Rangers in Space, and the positive response from that sacrifice may have encouraged writers to make an even more important character die likewise. Another viable reason for having Kendrix die is that the actress portraying her, Valerie Vernon, was diagnosed with leukemia, thus forcing her to leave the show mid-way through. However, she later returned for the series finale and the subsequent teamup episodes with Lightspeed Rescue.
Kendrix appeared as a spirit and passed on her Quasar Saber (and with it her powers) to Karone.
When the Quasar Sabers were returned to Mirinoi in the finale, Kendrix was restored to life by unknown means.
Although it is unknown how Kendrix was resurrected, many fans speculate that her life force was stored in the Pink Quasar Saber when she died, and she was revived when the Quasar Saber returned to its stone.
| Preceded by Cassie Chan |
Pink Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Karone |
| Succeeded by Dana Mitchell |
[edit] Karone
Karone, portrayed by Melody Perkins, was Andros' sister and the former Queen of Evil Astronema. After Kendrix's noble death, Karone was drawn to the frontier planet Onyx, where she posed as Astronema to obtain the lost Pink Quasar Saber. She was exposed by Trakeena, and during a tough unmorphed battle with Trakeena, was greeted by Kendrix's spirit, who granted her the powers of the Pink Quasar Saber, transforming her into the new Pink Galaxy Ranger. She served with the other Galaxy Rangers as a means to atone for her past as Astronema, and helped save Terra Venture from destruction. Upon returning the Pink Quasar Saber to its stone on Mirinoi, Kendrix was revived and restored.
| Preceded by Cassie Chan |
Pink Ranger 1999 |
Succeeded by Dana Mitchell |
| Preceded by Kendrix Morgan |
[edit] Mike Corbett
Mike is the brother of the Red Ranger, Leo Corbett, and is actually the one who pulled the Red Quasar Saber from its stone. He was played by Russell Lawrence.
Mike was one of the security personnel assigned to the space station Terra Venture. During a training exercise, he encountered a girl named Maya, who had emerged through a spatial rift from the planet Mirinoi. Accompanying her, he and several others pulled the five Quasar Sabers from their stones. However, Mike fell into an abyss created by Furio, and passed his sword to Leo before he fell. Inside the abyss, he encountered the Magna Defender, who merged with him.
Mike's spirit influenced the Magna Defender by causing him pain when he did something that was morally wrong. The Magna Defender later freed Mike by sacrificing himself, and later gave Mike a morpher that allowed him to become the new Magna Defender, telling him that it was his own destiny. Mike became a loyal ally to the Rangers. In the end, he sacrificed his powers (and almost himself in the process) to hold open the portal to the Lost Galaxy so that Terra Venture could escape and return to regular space.
[edit] Trivia
- Like many other Super Sentai series, the Yellow Ranger is a male. This is why the Yellow Galaxy Ranger's morphed form is flat-chested and does not include a skirt as the Pink Galaxy Ranger's morphed form did.
- This is the first Power Ranger series to see a Ranger killed on-screen. Kendrix sacrificed herself to save Cassie.
| Power Rangers Characters by Era and Generation | ||
|---|---|---|
| General: | List of characters | Minor characters | |
| Ranger colors: | Red Ranger | Yellow Ranger | Blue Ranger | Black/Green Ranger | Pink/White Ranger | Other Rangers and Ranger-like Allies | |
| Zordon | I | Jason Lee Scott | Trini Kwan | Zack Taylor | Kimberly Hart | Billy | Tommy Oliver |
| II | Rocky | Adam Park | Aisha Campbell | |
| III-IV | Katherine Hillard | Ninjor | Aquitian Rangers | Tanya Sloan | Trey of Triforia | |
| V-VI | Justin Stewart | Blue Senturion | Carlos Vallertes | Ashley Hammond | Cassie Chan | T.J. Johnson | Phantom Ranger | Andros | Zhane | |
| Post-Zordon/ Independent |
VII-X | Lost Galaxy Power Rangers | Magna Defender | Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers | Time Force Power Rangers | Quantum Ranger | Wild Force Power Rangers |
| Disney/ New Zealand |
XI- present |
Ninja Storm Power Rangers | Dino Thunder Power Rangers | S.P.D. Power Rangers | Mystic Force Power Rangers | Clare |
