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* MadLibsCatchphrase: Every monster growth has Midaria saying some variant of “Let’s see how you do on the macro scale” to the monster.



* RelationshipUpgrade: By the finale, [[spoiler: Everyone except for Derrick and Sylvia has ended up in a relationship, with Benny and Jackie being the one in the team]].

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* RelationshipUpgrade: By the finale, [[spoiler: Everyone except for Derrick and Sylvia has ended up in a relationship, with Benny and Jackie being the one in the team]].team]].
* {{Retcon}}: Early in season 2, it’s revealed that the reason the Rangers [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim never think to attack Midaria when she]] [[MakeMyMonsterGrow goes to grow the monster]] is because the monsters’ bodies send out a signal that dissuades them from attacking as long as they’re intact. The author felt this was a bit too ridiculous, so later chapters instead establish that the monster’s body simply teleports away to where Midaria can grow it safely.
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* InformedSpecies: PlayedForLaughs. The monsters are all said to be created from mutated animal DNA (something unique to this story), but the Rangers note twice that the monster doesn’t look like the animal it claims to be.
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** DecompositeCharacter: Mantle gets demoted to extra, with his role in Zyuohger’s KythArc given to Hunterji’s counterpart.

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** DecompositeCharacter: Mantle gets demoted to extra, with his role in Zyuohger’s KythArc MythArc given to Hunterji’s counterpart.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Near the end of Season 2, Sagittar’s body begins to flicker at intermittent moments, which he never comments on. [[spoiler: Once he turns out to be a HiveMind, the author reveals that those moments were members of the hive rebelling to try and take control]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Near the end of Season 2, 1, Sagittar’s body begins to flicker at intermittent moments, which he never comments on. [[spoiler: Once he turns out to be a HiveMind, the author reveals that those moments were members of the hive rebelling to try and take control]].



* GratuitousJapanese: Tons. Benny and Martha’s surname is “Washi” (eagle), the Ranger’s teleport command is “Doubutsu” (animal) and Harris’s is “Honno Kakusei” (Instincts, Awaken).
* MythologyGag: Harris’s teleport command is the transformation phrase from Zyuohger.

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* GratuitousJapanese: Tons. Benny and Martha’s surname is “Washi” (eagle), the Ranger’s teleport command is “Doubutsu” (animal) and Harris’s power activation command is “Honno Kakusei” (Instincts, Awaken).
* MythologyGag: Harris’s teleport power command is the transformation phrase from Zyuohger.



** Martha and Randall were able to find the expeditions to recover the Link Cube with the help of [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Andrew Hartford]].

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** Martha and Randall were able to find fund the expeditions to recover the Link Cube with the help of [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Andrew Hartford]].
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* AscendedExtra: Huntoceros’ Sentai counterpart was a MonsterOfTheWeek., while he himself [[spoiler: is a SixthRangerTraitor for the villains in Season 1]].
* BadBoss: Sagittar has Insidion and Blockhead mind-wiped to force their loyalty.


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** DecompositeCharacter: Mantle gets demoted to extra, with his role in Zyuohger’s KythArc given to Hunterji’s counterpart.

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* CastAsAMask: Implied, with the voice assigned for Zoo-Killer being different to the one for Derrick, his civilian identity.



** In the crossover with Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel, Emma from that series starts out with Yoshiharu’s Red Ranger costume (which was recycled from the one used for Dane Romero in the series proper), before later receiving the Green Ranger costume used by Luna Kokonoe.



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** DarkerAndEdgier:
** Than most regular Power Rangers series, with more graphic violence, depiction of realistic firearms and explicit human death.
** Benny in particularly has a much darker backstory than even Andros, Scott or Brody. His dog died because he got careless, his father vanished on an expedition shortly after [[PartingWordsRegret Benny yelled at him to go away and never come back]] and he mentally blocked out [[spoiler: the fact his father had died]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Near the end of Season 2, Sagittar’s body begins to flicker at intermittent moments, which he never comments on. [[spoiler: Once he turns out to be a HiveMind, the author reveals that those moments were members of the hive rebelling to try and take control]].
* FreudianExcuse: Sagittar’s hatred towards Earth stems from being persecuted by humans and Zoomans alike [[spoiler: for being a HiveMind entity]].
** Harris’ contempt towards Zanakanda and the Zoomans stems from [[spoiler: seeing them murder Benny’s dad Caleb just for stepping foot in their dimension]].
* GratuitousJapanese: Tons. Benny and Martha’s surname is “Washi” (eagle), the Ranger’s teleport command is “Doubutsu” (animal) and Harris’s is “Honno Kakusei” (Instincts, Awaken).
* MythologyGag: Harris’s teleport command is the transformation phrase from Zyuohger.
** While the Zyuman forms for blue, green, yellow and white were adapted out, they appear in Harris’s flashbacks [[AdaptationalVillainy as King Kemplo’s henchmen]].
** The Rangers keep the Link Cube safe using a field powered by [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Morph-X provided by Grid Battleforce]].
** Martha and Randall were able to find the expeditions to recover the Link Cube with the help of [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Andrew Hartford]].
* RelationshipUpgrade: By the finale, [[spoiler: Everyone except for Derrick and Sylvia has ended up in a relationship, with Benny and Jackie being the one in the team]].

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* BigBadEnsemble: Sagittar is the main threat the Rangers face, but King Kemplo of the Zoomen also serves as a threat, trying to destroy all evidence of their civilisation among humans.



*** Late in the series, the Rangers find the Giant Pacific OctopusZord , which is marked with a ? and, size-wise, is halfway between the main numbered Cubimals and the smaller ! ones. It makes a backpack for the Zoo King to upgrade it into the Octo-Block Megazord and spins its tentacles like a rotor to allow flight.

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*** Late in the series, the Rangers find the Giant Pacific OctopusZord Octopus Zord , which is marked with a ? and, size-wise, is halfway between the main numbered Cubimals and the smaller ! ones. It makes a backpack for the Zoo King to upgrade it into the Octo-Block Megazord and spins its tentacles like a rotor to allow flight.



* TwoGirlsToATeam: Blue Shark and White Togress. This is also the first team where there are two girls using blue and white as their ranger designations.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Power Rangers'', we generally get a Deathgalien Player appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.

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* TwoGirlsToATeam: Blue Shark and White Togress.Tigress. This is also the first team where there are two girls using blue and white as their ranger designations.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Power Rangers'', we generally get a Deathgalien Player appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.them.

!!Tropes unique to [=ZOO KEEPERS=] include:
* AbusiveParents: Deconstructed with Derrick. Though his mother treated him horribly and his father was complicit, news of her being put on life support shakes him into pondering whether to visit her or not, and her death shakes him because while there was little love between them, she was his mother and was responsible for his existence. [[spoiler: He eventually makes his peace with his father in the finale]].
* ActionMom: Benny’s mother Martha is an ally to the Rangers who proves capable in a fight, [[spoiler: even becoming an EleventhHourRanger in the third to last chapter]].
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
** Whereas Ginis and Naria’s relationship was described best as “master and servant”, Sagittar and Midaria are a case of UnholyMatrimony [[spoiler: and her death in the finale enrages Sagittar into destroying the Ranger personally]].
** Bangray and the unnamed Turtle Zyuman never met in Zyuohger, whereas Captain Psycholapod is King Kemplo’s [[TheDragon dragon]].
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The 4 main Zyumans from the source material are regular humans here.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The entire Zooman population. In Zyuohger, the worst they showed towards humans was FantasticRacism, that went away [[spoiler: when their worlds merged]]. Here, the Zooman civilisation [[spoiler: seeks to disassociate from Earth to the point of being willing to murder the Rangers simply for using their technology. But it gets subverted, as a heroic faction arises to overthrow them and reconnect with humanity]].
** [[spoiler: Frickin’ [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Gosei]] is revealed to be Emperor Mavro’s brother, having set up the Rangers to allow him the opportunity to seize control of the Armada.]]
* CanonWelding: The last few chapters link the plot to Series/PowerRangersJungleFury, [[spoiler: revealing that the Masters were disguised Zoomans and Sagittar is the origin of Rinzin Power]].
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Every new character has the voice the writer has in his head for them listed underneath their first lines of dialogue.
* CompositeCharacter: The two characters of the day from Leo’s first two solo focus episodes are merged into one here, who becomes Caleb’s LoveInterest.
* CreatorProvincialism: While the fic sets itself in New Zealand, the dialogue is full of American English spellings and the Zoo is based off one in the author’s home city. The only one who talks like a native New Zealander is Caleb, who is ironically British.
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''Power Rangers ZOO-KEEPERS'' is a fanfic adaptation of Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger written by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/AmericanElephant AmericanElephant]]. It tells the story of Benny Washi, a zookeeper at Dolphin Coast in New Zealand who ends up embroiled in the battle between the group of Power Rangers inheriting the powers of the ancient Zooman civilisation and the Shooting Star Poachers who have come to Earth.

!!Standard Power Rangers tropes include:
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing:
** NobleBirdOfPrey (Eagle): The Red Ranger's primary theme. [[spoiler: Also the theme for the Hawk Ranger.]]
** (Gorilla): The Red Ranger's secondary theme.
** ThreateningShark: The Blue Ranger's theme.
** KingOfBeasts: The Yellow Ranger's theme, which is appropriate considering that Zyuoh means "Beast King".
** WarElephants: The Green Ranger's theme.
** PantheraAwesome (Tiger): The White Ranger's theme.
** RhinoRampage: One of the Trino Ranger’s themes.
** NobleWolf: One of Trino's other themes.
** NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The last of Trino's themes.
** SuperMode: Red's Whale Battlizer form.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: Zoo Mode, Go!
* CityOfAdventure: Dolphin Coast. Unique int that it’s based in New Zealand rather than California.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Played straight with the main five, but taken to a new extreme with the Trino Ranger, who manages to be the first ''tri-colored SixthRanger'' colored in Gold, Silver, and Black.
* HumongousMecha: The Cubimals.
** AnimalMecha: Obvious, considering the title. Beyond the ten personal Zords corresponding to the Rangers, listed above:
*** BearsAreBadNews: The Grizzly Bear Zord, which also has an upgraded form that's a panda.
*** BatOutOfHell: The Vampire Bat Zord
** CombiningMecha:
*** Bald Eagle + Reef Shark + African Lion = Zoo King Megazord
*** Mountain Gorilla + Siberian Tiger + Pygmy Elephant = Wild Kong Megazord
*** Zoo King + Wild Kong + Reticulated Giraffe + Star-Nosed Mole = Zooman Fusion Megazord
*** Rhino + Timber Wolf + Saltwater Crocodile: Safari Shadow Megazord
*** Zoo King + Wild Kong + Safari Shadow + all four expansions = Nature Defender
*** Zoo King + Wild Kong + Safari Shadow + Whale Warrior + all four expansions = Animal Kingdom Ultrazord
** LeaderFormsTheHead: The mecha are formed by stacking Cubimals on top of each other. The Cubes on top of the stacks and form the head, arms, and chest for both the Zoo King and Wild Kong Megazords belong to Benny. The Animal Kingdom Ultrazord uses the Whale to form the entire upper body, equipped with the auxiliary cubes on its arms and containing at least part of the Rhino Zord, while Cubes 1-8 form its legs.
** MechaExpansionPack:
*** The Reef Shark and African Lion Zord can be switched with the Siberian Tiger and Pygmy Elephant Zords or the Timber Wolf and Saltwater Crocodile Zords on both the Zoo King and Wild Kong Megazords, which give different capabilities - Zoo King using Wild Kong's legs gives it extra speed and [[ArmedLegs kick attacks]].
*** Episode 3 reveals that smaller cubes, marked with exclamation points and turning from cubes into animals into weapons, have been scattered around the world. These include Reticualted Giraffe (forms a bazooka), Star-nosed Mole (forms a drill), Grizzly Bear ( forms an axe, and can be upgraded into its GoldenSuperMode Golden Panda), and Vampire Bat (forms a boomerang).
*** Later episodes reveal that Harris is gathering up more dormant Cubimals, and shows him finding a Leopard Zord (a repaint of the bear that forms a hammer). It, along with a Zebra (repaint of Giraffe), platypus (repaint of Mole) and owl (repaint of Bat), would later be absorbed into their enemy Blockhead, though they were ultimately freed from him.
*** Late in the series, the Rangers find the Giant Pacific OctopusZord , which is marked with a ? and, size-wise, is halfway between the main numbered Cubimals and the smaller ! ones. It makes a backpack for the Zoo King to upgrade it into the Octo-Block Megazord and spins its tentacles like a rotor to allow flight.
** TransformingMecha: All of the mecha transform from cubes into animals, with the exception of the Rhino. The Whale additionally has a third humanoid mode, the Whale Warrior Megazord.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon:
-->'''Benny:''' Keeper of the Skies! Red Eagle Ranger!/Keeper of the Jungle, Red Gorilla Ranger!/Keeper of the Animal Kingdom, Red Whale Battlizer!
-->'''Jackie:''' Keeper of the Ocean, Blue Shark Ranger!
-->'''Caleb:''' Keeper of the Savannah, Yellow Lion Ranger!
--> '''Winston:''' Keeper of the Forest, Green Elephant Ranger!
--> '''Sylvia:''' Keeper of the Tundra, White Tigress Ranger!
--> '''Derrick:''' Keeper of the Ground, Black Trino Ranger!”
--> '''All:''' Power Rangers Zoo-Keepers!
--> '''Benny:''' You go ballistic, we go animalistic!
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Benny is notably the only member of the team to have a personal weapon (the Eagle/Feather Shredder), a secondary form change (the Red Gorilla Ranger), and a second mecha (Mountain Gorilla Zord). Then again, Zoo-Killer/Black Trino Ranger outdoes him with his own multimode personal weapon and a ''third'' form change and mecha. At least until Benny gets his own third weapon/form/mecha aim the Whale.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: As always. This time, it's done by inserting a Medal into the slot on a monster.
* MiniDressOfPower: Part of the girls' suits.
* ProtagonistPowerUpPrivileges: As mentioned above, Benny gets a disproportionate amount of power-ups compared to the rest of the team. In fact, he's the only one to receive anything beyond the basic one that the whole team has.
* RodandReelRepurposed: Black's weapon, is a fishing rod that can also be used as a gun or a spear.
* TransformationTrinket: The Keeper Cubes, which resemble a Rubik's cube that can unfold into a mobile phone.
** Black Trino's changer is a flashlight.
** The Whale Morpher for the Whale Battlizer, a golden cube that can fold inside out to become a HandCannon.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Blue Shark and White Togress. This is also the first team where there are two girls using blue and white as their ranger designations.
* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for ''Power Rangers'', we generally get a Deathgalien Player appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.

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