Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
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Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (often abbreviated as PRLG and often simply called Lost Galaxy) is the fifth television series and seventh installment of the Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...

 franchise that aired in 1999. It featured familiar elements from previous incarnations. It is based on the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

 television series Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the Super Sentai television series. The series aired from February 22, 1998 to February 14, 1999 airing alongside Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack...

. Like its predecessor, the original theme of its Sentai source (i.e. the forest) was not used.

This is the first Power Rangers series to not be a continuation of the previous series, with its own new cast and story. With the annual suit change that began with Power Rangers Zeo and the annual cast and story change starting with this series, this is the first series to follow the practice set by the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

 series. However, Paul Schrier
Paul Schrier
Paul L. Schrier II is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier in the Power Rangers series. He portrayed the character for seven seasons from 1993–1999, returning in 2011 for the eighteenth season of Power Rangers Samurai, and was the last original cast...

 and Jack Banning reprised their roles as Bulk
Bulk and Skull
Bulk and Skull are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers in Space...

 and Professor Phenomenus, respectively. Alpha 6 and the Astro Megaship were used again and Melody Perkins
Melody Perkins
Melody Perkins is a German-born American actress, model and dancer, best known for her regular role as the villainess Astronema in the series Power Rangers in Space.-Biography:...

 reprised her role as Karone
Karone
Karone, also known as Astronema, is a character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the television series Power Rangers in Space...

 three quarters of the way through the series and became the Pink Ranger. Originally Cassie Chan
Cassie Chan
Cassie Chan is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, she was played by Korean American actress Patricia Ja Lee. She served as the Pink Ranger during the television series Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space....

 was going to absorb the Pink Lost Galaxy Ranger powers, but actress Patricia Ja Lee decided to quit after a dispute with the show's producers. This is also the first season to have sentient Zords and feature the death of a Power Ranger in battle (though Kendrix would be revived in the finale).

Thus, the Lost Galaxy season serves as something of a transitional series and also a unique one in Power Rangers history. It is neither completely self-contained nor a direct continuation, but a bit of both. The seasons would not begin to have completely independent stories until the following series, Lightspeed Rescue. The season's main villain, Trakeena, played by Amy Miller, has also been praised for the character's dark development, more unique for Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...

.

Lost Galaxy went through a great amount of re-writing, most notably more information surrounding the title, which really didn't have much to do with the Rangers. According to some of the show's writers, Mirinoi was going to be located in the Lost Galaxy, Zordon was going to be responsible for creating the Rangers' powers, and the Magna Defender powers were going to be linked closer with the Quasar Sabers. The romance of the Red and Pink Rangers, Leo and Kendrix, was going to develop more and be more important to the story, but due to Valerie Vernon
Valerie Vernon
Valerie Ann Vernon is an American actress best known for her role as Kendrix Morgan, the Pink Ranger on Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy...

's leukemia and departure from the show, the story arcs were scrapped. Despite high production values, the show's ratings faced an abrupt decline near the end of the season, which led fans to believe that the studio wrapped up the series earlier than planned in order to cover their costs.

According to trademark documents, the original title for the series was slated to be Power Rangers Space Jungle.

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy is also the first out of all the seasons of the show to kill off most of its villains. It is also the series to use a villain costume from a past series of Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

, and of that, it was Furio's costume, whose costume is from Denji Sentai Megaranger
Denji Sentai Megaranger
is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai television series. The footage was also used in the American series, Power Rangers in Space. Megaranger premiered on February 14, 1997 and concluded on February 15, 1998.-Plot:...

.

Synopsis

In the fictional universe of Lost Galaxy, four young adults from Angel Grove (Leo, Mike, Kai, and Kendrix) are leaving for the space colony Terra Venture seeking a new world like Earth. The time is not long after the events of Power Rangers in Space
Power Rangers in Space
Power Rangers in Space is a television show that aired in 1998 as the sixth season and fourth installment of the Power Rangers franchise...

. They later meet a mechanic named Damon, and on the Moon, a jungle girl named Maya who leads them to five mystical swords known as the Quasar Sabers on her home planet of Mirinoi. After pulling the sabers out of a stone, one of the youths, Mike Corbett, falls into a crevasse, but not before passing his saber onto his younger brother Leo Corbett.

With the Quasar Sabers, the teens transform into the Galaxy Power Rangers
Galaxy Power Rangers
The Galaxy Power Rangers are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe and the main protagonists of the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy....

 and use them to battle space villains from two different parts of the galaxy. These villains include Scorpius, Trakeena, Deviot and Captain Mutiny. Along the way, they discover several zord
Zord
In the universe of the television series Power Rangers, Zords are colossal mechanical or bio-mechanical robotic vehicles. When monsters grow to incredible sizes, usually the only way the Power Rangers can fight them is by summoning and piloting these robots...

s known as Galactabeasts and make an ally in the form of the mysterious Magna Defender
Magna Defender
The Magna Defender is a fictional character from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy TV series. He is a warrior who has been alive for many years, and is the sworn enemy of Scorpius....

, a galactic warrior. Though he later dies, he manages to reveal that his host body is Mike Corbett and passes the Magna Defender
Magna Defender
The Magna Defender is a fictional character from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy TV series. He is a warrior who has been alive for many years, and is the sworn enemy of Scorpius....

 powers to him.

When Deviot revives the evil Psycho Rangers
Psycho Rangers
The Psycho Rangers are fictional villains in the Power Rangers universe that appeared in the television series Power Rangers in Space and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy...

, the Rangers of Power Rangers in Space
Power Rangers in Space
Power Rangers in Space is a television show that aired in 1998 as the sixth season and fourth installment of the Power Rangers franchise...

show up to aid the Galaxy Rangers in destroying them. During this saga, Kendrix Morgan, the Pink Ranger, sacrifices herself to protect the Pink Space Ranger
Cassie Chan
Cassie Chan is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, she was played by Korean American actress Patricia Ja Lee. She served as the Pink Ranger during the television series Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space....

 and Terra Venture from Psycho Pink. Karone
Karone
Karone, also known as Astronema, is a character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the television series Power Rangers in Space...

, sister of the Red Space Ranger Andros and former evil princess Astronema, is given the powers of the Pink Galaxy Ranger from Kendrix (who appears as a spirit), and joins the Rangers in the battle to protect Terra Venture.

The Galaxy Rangers


Leo Corbett: Is the main character and the Red Galaxy Ranger. As the leader of the Galaxy Power Rangers
Galaxy Power Rangers
The Galaxy Power Rangers are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe and the main protagonists of the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy....

, he was given the Lion Quasar Saber by his brother Mike. He controls the element of fire. He was portrayed by Danny Slavin
Danny Slavin
Danny Slavin is an American actor best known for playing the role of Leo Corbett in the television show Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, as well as related series....

.
Damon Henderson: is the Green Galaxy Ranger. He was first the Astro Megaship's mechanic, but then became one of Terra Venture's mechanics. He has a wisecracking and playful nature. He wields the Condor Quasar Saber and controls the element of wind. He was portrayed by Reggie Rolle
Reggie Rolle
Reggie Rolle is an American actor who portrayed Damon Henderson, the Green Lost Galaxy Ranger, in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. He attended Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. He graduated in the same class as actress Maria Thayer....

.
Kai Chen: is the Blue Galaxy Ranger. He is Terra Venture's communications expert and helps pilot the Astro Megaship. He is straight-laced, sensible and ambitious. He wields the Gorilla Quasar Saber and controls the element of water. He was portrayed by Archie Kao
Archie Kao
Archie David Kao is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Archie Johnson in the hit television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as the role of Kai Chen in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy...

.
Maya: is the Yellow Galaxy Ranger. Maya is a jungle girl from the planet Mirinoi. After Mirinoi was turned to stone, she joined the other rangers on a quest to defeat Trakeena. She wields the Wolf Quasar Saber and controls the element of thunder. She was portrayed by Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent is an American film actress, and model best known for playing the Yellow Ranger Maya in the television series Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, a naked foreign exchange student in Not Another Teen Movie, and Marcy in Cabin Fever. She is considered a scream queen.-Early life:Vincent was...

.
Kendrix Morgan: is the original Pink Galaxy Ranger. Kendrix was one of Terra Venture's scientists, but killed in battle protecting Cassie
Cassie Chan
Cassie Chan is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, she was played by Korean American actress Patricia Ja Lee. She served as the Pink Ranger during the television series Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space....

, the Pink Space Ranger
Cassie Chan
Cassie Chan is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, she was played by Korean American actress Patricia Ja Lee. She served as the Pink Ranger during the television series Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space....

 and Terra Venture from Psycho Pink
Psycho Rangers
The Psycho Rangers are fictional villains in the Power Rangers universe that appeared in the television series Power Rangers in Space and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy...

. As a spirit, she rescued Karone
Karone
Karone, also known as Astronema, is a character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the television series Power Rangers in Space...

 after she fell off a cliff fighting Trakeena and passed her powers onto her. When the Rangers returned their Quasar Sabers to the stone they were pulled from, Kendrix was revived as part of the restoration of Mirinoi. She wields the Wildcat Quasar Saber and controls the element of nature. She was portrayed by Valerie Vernon
Valerie Vernon
Valerie Ann Vernon is an American actress best known for her role as Kendrix Morgan, the Pink Ranger on Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy...

.
Mike Corbett: is the Magna Defender. He is the head of security for Terra Venture. He initially pulled the Red Quasar Saber out of the stone, but gave it to his brother Leo when he fell into a crevasse. He later became the Magna Defender and controls the element of plasma. He was portrayed by Russell Lawrence
Russell Lawrence
Russell Lawrence is an actor whose best-known role to date is that of Mike Corbett, the second Magna Defender in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.-Television roles:...

.
Karone
Karone
Karone, also known as Astronema, is a character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the television series Power Rangers in Space...

: took over as the new Pink Galaxy Ranger when Kendrix died. She is the sister of Andros, the Red Space Ranger
Andros (Power Rangers)
Andros is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series Power Rangers in Space. He was portrayed by Christopher Khayman Lee.-Power Rangers in Space:...

 and is the former evil ruler Astronema. She controls the element of nature. She was portrayed by Melody Perkins
Melody Perkins
Melody Perkins is a German-born American actress, model and dancer, best known for her regular role as the villainess Astronema in the series Power Rangers in Space.-Biography:...

.

Allies

  • Alpha 6: voiced by Wendee Lee
    Wendee Lee
    Wendee Lee is an American voice actress. While she has done voice work for many video games as well as several episodes in the Power Rangers franchise, she is particularly prolific in the dubbing of anime. As of April 2009, with 223 credits to her name, she has more credits in this medium than any...

  • D.E.C.A.: voiced by Julie Maddalena
    Julie Maddalena
    Julie Lynn Maddalena is an American voice actress, sometimes credited as Julie Kliewer.-Anime Roles:* 3x3 Eyes - Ken-Ken * Battle Athletes Victory - Tanya Natdhipytadd...

  • Commander Stanton: portrayed by Tom Whyte
  • Councilor Brody: portrayed by Jack Betts
    Jack Betts
    Jack Richard Nelson Betts , also credited as Hunt Powers, is an American actor of film, stage, and television. A graduate of the Actors Studio, he started his career as a leading man in spaghetti westerns, before taking a career in supporting roles in American films.-Filmography:-External links:...

  • High Councilor Renier: portrayed by Betty Hawkins.
  • Magna Defender
    Magna Defender
    The Magna Defender is a fictional character from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy TV series. He is a warrior who has been alive for many years, and is the sworn enemy of Scorpius....

    : voiced by Kerrigan Mahan
    Kerrigan Mahan
    Kerrigan Mahan is an American voice actor, also known as Ryan O'Flannigan.Mahan was born in Los Angeles, California. His voice ranges from young and exuberant to sneering and Lee Van Cleef-ish...

  • Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeier
    Bulk and Skull
    Bulk and Skull are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers in Space...

    : portrayed by Paul Schrier
    Paul Schrier
    Paul L. Schrier II is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier in the Power Rangers series. He portrayed the character for seven seasons from 1993–1999, returning in 2011 for the eighteenth season of Power Rangers Samurai, and was the last original cast...

    .
  • Professor Phenomenus: portrayed by Jack Banning.
  • Space Power Rangers
  • Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers
    Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers
    The Lightspeed Rangers are fictional characters and heroes in the Power Rangers universe, and are the primary protagonists in the television series Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Their counterparts in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive are the Tatsumi Family.The Lightspeed Rescue Rangers were recruited by...


Villains

  • Scorpius: voiced by Kim Strauss
    Kim Strauss
    Kim Strauss is an American singer, songwriter, actor, voiceover artist, and Amazon.com Bestselling author with his children's book Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One - Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest.-History:...

  • Trakeena: portrayed by Amy Miller
  • Furio: voiced by Tom Wyner
    Tom Wyner
    Thomas Halperin "Tom" Wyner is an English-born voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles. He is also a producer, director, and writer...

  • Treacheron: voiced by Derek Stephen Prince
    Derek Stephen Prince
    Derek Stephen Prince is an American voice actor who is most memorable for his various roles in the Digimon series, as well as the voice of Elgar in the live-action Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space.While a talented actor, with vocal skills capable of anything from High School girls to...

  • Deviot: voiced by Bob Papenbrook
    Bob Papenbrook
    Robert DeWayne "Bob" Papenbrook was an American voice actor. Fellow voice actors often nicknamed him "Pappy". He was very well known in the worlds of anime and video game voice-overs for his voice acting of "gruff" characters...

  • Villamax: voiced by David Lodge
    David Lodge (voice actor)
    David Lodge is a voice actor who is not to be confused with the British actor of the same name. He is active in the anime and video game voice acting community, but is also very well known for his voicework in the Power Rangers franchise...

  • Kegler: voiced by Richard Cansino
    Richard Cansino
    Richard Cansino is an American voice actor. He is also known as Richard Hayworth because he is the nephew of Rita Hayworth, and occasionally goes by the name Steve Davis after the British snooker player of the same name...

  • Sting Wingers:
  • Captain Mutiny: voiced by Mike Reynolds
  • Barbarax: voiced by Richard Epcar
    Richard Epcar
    Richard Epcar is an American actor voice actor / director, mostly specializing in the field of voice acting in games, animation and anime. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voiceover production service company based in Los...

  • Hexuba: voiced by Rajia Baroudi

Arsenal

  • Transmorphers: Wrist-mounted devices that each feature a dial set to one of the five Ranger colors. Once the Transmorphers are activated with a cry of "Go Galactic!", the wearers become the Galaxy Rangers.
  • Magna Defender Morpher: Upon calling out "Magna Power!", Leo Corbett's older brother Mike uses these interlocking devices to don his Magna Defender armor. Originally used as the Aurachanger in Gosei Sentai Dairanger
    Gosei Sentai Dairanger
    is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the seventeenth production in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of television tokusatsu dramas produced by Toei Company, following Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994...

    , only parts of which are adapted for MMPR season 2.
  • Quasar Sabers: A quintet of legendary swords that rested on the Planet Mirinoi for over 3,000 years awaiting the chosen ones of legend. Once released from the stone, the Sabers grant each of their wielders Ranger powers. They can charge up for elemental slashes and can slice through chain.
  • Transdaggers: Unique weapons that the Rangers took from an arms dealer who tried to steal the Quasar Sabers. When held together in a star-like pattern, the Transdaggers can project an intense blast. They also change the galactabeasts into galactazords. Each Transdagger can change into one of the five following modes:
    • Magna Talon: Red Ranger's weapon of choice.
    • Trans Blaster: Green Ranger's weapon of choice.
    • Cosma Claw: Blue Ranger's weapon of choice.
    • Delta Daggers: Yellow Ranger's weapons of choice.
    • Beta Bow: Pink Ranger's weapon of choice.
  • Quasar Launchers: Weapons carried by each Ranger that can serve as a staff for close combat or a bazooka for a finishing blast. Their firepower can be increased when used with the Lights Of Orion.
  • Magna Blaster: The Magna Defender's signature rifle can also transform into a sword when the gun's handle is bent back and pulled out.
  • Lights of Orion: A mystical source of energy sought by both the Rangers and the villains, although the Rangers eventually claim them. Summoned with the call "Lights of Orion, activate!", the Lights give the team special golden armor that encase not only the Rangers, but upgrade their Quasar Sabers as well as the Galaxy Megazord on occasion. While wearing the Orion Armor, the Rangers can destroy monsters by changing into a pulse of light and blasting through them. However, the Lights of Orion cannot be summoned unless all five Rangers are present.
  • Battlizer: With help from Karone, who atoned for her past of imprisoning an ancient warrior, Leo was given a set of enchanted keys which allow him to morph into the Red Armor Power Ranger. The armor features retractable claws and an in-built targeting system.
  • Jet Jammers: Each Ranger pilots these one-man cruisers for interstellar travel.
  • Astro Cycles: Motorcycles used by the Red, Blue and Green Rangers, with each cycle themed after their respective Galactabeast.
  • Red Capsular Cycle: Enhanced version of the Red Astro Cycle, capable of completely covering the Red Ranger before being launched forth while engulfed in flame to kill opponents.

Zords

The Zords in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy are actually Galactabeasts, ancient creatures that have their powers imbued within the Galaxy Sabers. They can transform into the Galactazords and form a Megazord. The Magna Defender has his own Zord that can make him grow to Zord size and then combine with him. The other Zords used to be Galactabeasts that were transformed into robots.

Episode list

# Air Date Episode Title
1 1999-02-06 "Quasar Quest, Part I"
2 1999-02-13 "Quasar Quest, Part II"
3 1999-02-20 "Race to the Rescue"
4 1999-02-27 "Rookie in Red"
5 1999-03-06 "Homesick"
6 1999-03-13 "The Lights of Orion"
7 1999-03-20 "Double Duty"
8 1999-03-27 "The Blue Crush"
9 1999-04-03 "The Magna Defender"
10 1999-04-10 "The Sunflower Search"
11 1999-04-17 "Silent Sleep"
12 1999-05-01 "Orion Rising"
13 1999-05-08 "Orion Returns"
14 1999-05-15 "Shark Attack"
15 1999-05-22 "Redemption Day"
16 1999-09-25 "Destined for Greatness"
17 1999-10-02 "Stolen Beauty"
18 1999-10-09 "The Rescue Mission"
19 1999-10-16 "The Lost Galactabeasts, Part I"
20 1999-10-22 "The Lost Galactabeasts, Part II"
21 1999-10-23 "Heir to the Throne"
22 1999-10-25 "An Evil Game"
23 1999-10-26 "Memories of Mirinoi"
24 1999-10-27 "Green Courage"
25 1999-10-28 "Blue to the Test"
26 1999-10-29 "Mean Wheels Mantis"
27 1999-11-01 "Loyax' Last Battle"
28 1999-11-02 "A Red Romance"
29 1999-11-03 "The Chameliac Warrior"
30 1999-11-04 "To the Tenth Power"
31 1999-11-05 "The Power of Pink"
32 1999-11-08 "Protect the Quasar Saber"
33 1999-11-09 "Facing the Past"
34 1999-11-10 "Turn Up the Volume"
35 1999-11-11 "Enter the Lost Galaxy"
36 1999-11-12 "Beware the Mutiny"
37 1999-11-15 "Grunchor on the Loose"
38 1999-11-16 "Until Sunset"
39 1999-11-17 "Dream Battle"
40 1999-11-18 "Hexuba's Graveyard"
41 1999-11-19 "Raise the Titanisaur"
42 1999-12-03 "Escape the Lost Galaxy"
43 1999-12-16 "Journey's End, Part I"
44 1999-12-17 "Journey's End, Part II"
45 1999-12-18 "Journey's End, Part III"


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