Power Rangers Wild Force

Power Rangers Wild Force is an American television series and the tenth season and anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 25th Super Sentai series Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, which itself was the 25th anniversary of Super Sentai.[1]

For the video game, see Power Rangers Wild Force (video game).
Power Rangers Wild Force
GenreAction
Adventure
Fantasy
Superhero
Created byHaim Saban
Toei Company
Based onHyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
by Toei Company
Developed bySaban Entertainment
The Walt Disney Company
Toei Company
Directed byKoichi Sakamoto
Terry Withrow
Worth Keeter
Taro Sakamoto
Jonathan Tzachor
StarringRicardo Medina, Jr.
Alyson Kiperman
Phillip Jeanmarie
Jessica Rey
Jack Guzman
Philip Andrew
Ann Marie Crouch
Ilia Volok
Sin Wong
ComposersLior Rosner
Paul Gordon
Drew DeAscentis
Country of originUnited States
Japan
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerJonathan Tzachor
Production locationsCalifornia (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles)
Japan (Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo)
Running time20 minutes
Production companiesSaban Entertainment
Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment
Toei Company, Ltd.
MMPR Productions, Inc.
DistributorBuena Vista Television
Buena Vista International Television
Release
Original networkFox (Fox Kids) (Ep 1–26)
ABC (ABC Kids) (Ep 27–40)
Picture format480i
Original releaseFebruary 9 (2002-02-09) –
November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16)
Chronology
Preceded byPower Rangers Time Force
Followed byPower Rangers Ninja Storm
External links
Website

Power Rangers Wild Force takes place in 2002. The first part of the series was originally broadcast from February to August 2002 on the Fox Kids television block. Following the sale of Fox Family Worldwide (renamed ABC Family Worldwide) including Saban Entertainment (renamed BVS Entertainment) to Disney by Haim Saban and News Corporation, Fox Network's parent company, the show was moved in the fall 2002 to ABC's new Saturday morning block, ABC Kids (formerly Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC).

Plot

The series follows the adventure of Cole Evans, who had been staying with a tribe in a jungle for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the town of Turtle Cove. He encounters the Animarium, an island shaped like a turtle floating in the sky, which many believed to exist only in fairy tales, and is the home of the Wild Zords, and the Rangers' mentor, Princess Shayla. He joins four other Rangers and becomes the new leader of the Wild Force Power Rangers.

The Power Rangers use their powers to defeat the forces of the Orgs, led by one Master Org. As Cole was fond of other animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were literally heartless horned monsters. As the series continues, he finds out the truth about his real parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, who were professors at Turtle Cove University, along with a family friend, Dr. Viktor Adler, who was secretly in love with Elizabeth. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of Master Org, in which a jealous Adler consumes in order to exact revenge on Richard, who had proposed to Elizabeth before he could. However, Adler goes insane, and kills both Richard and Elizabeth. For a while, their newborn son, Cole, was also presumed dead.

In addition to the annual team-up episodes, Power Rangers Wild Force also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation, Forever Red, by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him (Jason Lee Scott, Aurico, Tommy Oliver, T.J. Johnson, Andros, Leo Corbett, Carter Grayson, Wes Collins and Eric Myers) to prevent the remaining generals of the Machine Empire from unearthing and reactivating Lord Zedd's Zord, Serpentera, which had been left buried on the moon.

The Animaria later reappeared during Power Rangers Super Megaforce's "A Lion's Alliance".

Cast and characters
Main article: List of Power Rangers Wild Force characters

Wild Force Rangers

Allies

  • Ann Marie Crouch as Princess Shayla
  • Charles Gideon Davis as the voice of Animus
  • Vernon Wells as Ransik
  • Kate Sheldon as Nadira
  • J.D. Hall as Willie
  • Veteran Rangers
    • Time Force Rangers
      • Jason Faunt as Wesley "Wes" Collins, the Red Time Force Ranger.
      • Erin Cahill as Jennifer "Jen" Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger.
      • Kevin Kleinberg as Trip, the Green Time Force Ranger.
      • Deborah Estelle Philips as Katie Walker, the Yellow Time Force Ranger.
      • Michael Copon as Lucas Kendall, the Blue Time Force Ranger.
      • Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger.
    • Forever Red Rangers
      • Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger, and previously the second Gold Zeo Ranger.
      • Christopher Glenn as Aurico, the Red Aquitian Ranger.
      • Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver, the Zeo Ranger V Red and previously the Green Ranger, White Ranger, and the first Red Turbo Ranger.
      • Selwyn Ward as T.J.Johnson, the second Red Turbo Ranger, and previously the Blue Space Ranger.
      • Christopher Khayman Lee as Andros, the Red Space Ranger.
      • Danny Slavin as Leo Corbett, the Red Galaxy Ranger.
      • Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger.

Villains

Machine Empire

Mut-Orgs

Episodes
Main article: List of Power Rangers Wild Force episodes

References
  1. "Power Rangers: Seasons 8-12 DVD Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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