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1! Due to the nature of being an anniversary season with three team-up episodes, spoilers for all previous ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' entries up to ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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3[[caption-width-right:350:Wait, no [[PinkGirlBlueBoy Pink Ranger]]? [[SubvertedTrope Wasn't that a rule or something]]?[[note]]Okay, the White Ranger has pink accents, but still.[[/note]]]]
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5->''"Wild Access!"''
6-->-- '''[[ByThePowerOfGreyskull Morphing call]]''', ''Power Rangers Wild Force''
7''Power Rangers Wild Force'' is the 10th anniversary season of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', [[{{Frankenslation}} based on]] ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''. Pollution is destroying the earth, and thus destroying the seals on a villainous race of demons called the Orgs. Naturally, they're coming back to take revenge and destroy humanity. Luckily, the pollution also disturbed the rest of a woman named Princess Shayla, and she has brought her home, the Animarium, to rest above the [[WordOfGod Colorado]] town of Turtle Cove. She also has zords and morphers; she just needs to find the owners of their corresponding animal crystals...
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9In the meantime, Cole Evans is an orphan who found his way to South America. He's not sure how, but when he came of age, the natives who took him in explained this to him and sent him on a journey back to the U.S. to learn more about himself... and giving him the Lion crystal he was found with. He meets the other four Rangers in short order, and becomes their new leader, the Red Ranger. Along the way, he learns the story of how he became an orphan, [[ItsPersonal and his fight becomes very personal]].
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11The first season produced after the Creator/{{Disney}} buyout, ''Wild Force'' was a transitional season; the first half was aired on Creator/FoxKids, while the second half aired on [[Creator/OneSaturdayMorningAndABCKids ABC Kids]]. A very [[BrokenBase divisive]] season among the fandom, some dislike it for its lack of originality, being largely a clone of ''Gaoranger'' (some episodes are near {{shot for shot remake}}s[[note]]Not that that's a bad thing, necessarily.[[/note]]); the teamup episodes are pretty much the only cool bits that weren't ''Gaoranger'' footage. This ''apparently'' stems from producer Jonathan Tzachor's pushing for the show to be more and more of a copy and paste[[note]]Or a more faithful adaptation, depending on who you ask.[[/note]] of the Sentai. What draws fans to it is mostly the technical aspects--beneath the surface is a dark story of murder and war, and also, it has ''lots'' more giant robots than usual - not only that, but the individual Wild Zords are viewed by fans as being some of the coolest-looking animal mecha in the series due to their streamlined and almost naturalistic proportions. The other thing ''Wild Force'' is notable for is not one, but ''two'' excellent [[ReunionShow team-up]] specials.
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13The first one, "Reinforcements From the Future", is the traditional "Bring back last year's cast, just for kicks" episode. It's widely considered as one of the best team-up episodes in the franchise, as it doesn't just bring everyone back for a rock 'em, sock 'em battle with complete strangers -- there was a serious effort towards closure of dangling plot threads of ''[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force]]'' and to get as much cross-series character interaction in as possible. This included expanding on Ransik's backstory, reuniting [[OfficialCouple Wes and Jen]] after their [[StarCrossedLovers heartbreaking split]] and flirtatious behavior between the ''Wild Force'' [[TheLancer Lancer]] and the ''Time Force'' SixthRanger. Also notable is that it was made with ''completely original'' footage; there was no ''Gaoranger vs. [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger]]'' to copy from.
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15The second was a [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]] special where Cole was recruited for a special mission with Red Rangers from every prior incarnation.[[note]]Missing one Red Ranger, Rocky, who shared the ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' costume with Jason. They put in the red-colored SixthRanger from ''Time Force'', Eric, to make up for it.[[/note]]
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17''Wild Force'' was the [[EndOfAnAge end of an era]] on various fronts:
18* It was the final ''Power Rangers'' season to be consecutively produced by Jonathan Tzachor, after 10 consecutive seasons over the course of nine years. Janine Dickens became the new ''Power Rangers'' producer, starting with ''Ninja Storm''.
19* It was the last season to have MMPR Productions as a production company. Village Roadshow took over for ''Ninja Storm''.
20* It was the last to be filmed in the United States, as the creative team would move to New Zealand after the season finished production.
21* It was the last to feature actors Paul Schrier and Jason Narvy as Bulk and Skull until ''Samurai''.
22* It was the last to feature Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz as an Alpha robot (in this case, Alpha 7).
23* It was the final season to be co-produced by Scott Page-Pagter and Paul F. Rosenthal. Rosenthal co-produced the ''Power Rangers'' franchise from the beginning, and Page-Pagter co-produced six out of the first 10 seasons.
24* It was the last to change a Ranger's gender in the transition from ''Super Sentai'' to ''Power Rangers'' until ''Dino Fury''.
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26''Wild Force'' was followed by ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''.
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28----
29!!Recurring ''Power Rangers'' tropes include:
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31* ActionGirl: Taylor, who used to be in the Air Force, and Alyssa, who has been trained in martial arts since she was kid by her father.
32* AimForTheHorn: Orgs can be weakened by cutting of their horns. This can prove fatal to high-ranking Orgs who have only one horn as Toxica found out the hard way when Onikage tricked her into letting him cut off her horn. While it allowed her to survive the Sacred Water, it also made it easier for Mandilok to use her as a shield when the Rangers took a shot at him.
33* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Orgs who are born of evil emotions and darkness. However, [[spoiler:Jindrax, Toxica and even '''Zen-Aku''' prove in the end that they are capable of change.]]
34%%* AnimalMotifTeam:
35%%** KingOfBeasts: Cole.
36%%** NobleBirdOfPrey: Taylor (Eagle), and Cole's SuperMode stuff (Falcon).
37%%** ThreateningShark: Max.
38%%** BrutishBulls: Danny.
39%%** PantheraAwesome: Alyssa (Tiger).
40%%** NobleWolf: Merrick.
41%%* BigBad: Master Org.
42%%* BigGood: Animus.
43* ChestInsignia: Team insignia on the belts, personal emblems on the upper-left chest.
44%%* ChromeChampion: Lunar Wolf Ranger.
45%%* CityOfAdventure: Turtle Cove.
46* CompressedAdaptation: Was given 40 episodes to ''Gaoranger's'' 51. This included an original two-part team-up with ''Time Force'' and the single episode MilestoneCelebration[[note]]''[[Film/HyakujuuSentaiGaorangerVsSuperSentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai]]'' was a direct-to-video supplement to the series[[/note]].
47* DeadlyRinger: MonsterOfTheWeek Bell Org used a hammer to send sound waves from his own body, and also had the Bell Trapper attack, where he dropped a massive bell on an enemy and then hitting that bell with his hammer to attack them.
48* TheDragon: CoDragons Jindrax and Toxica.
49* EvilWillFail: Inverted. Despite Master Org's wickedness leading to the destruction of many Org leaders and [[spoiler:Jindrax and Toxica]] abandoning him, even without anyone else, Master Org was the first villain in the franchise to singlehandedly bring the Rangers the closest they've been to defeat yet, destroying their Zords, bringing down their base, and covering Earth in an acid rain.
50%%* GreatOffscreenWar: Animaria vs. the Orgs 3000 years ago.
51%%* HomeBase: The Animarium.
52* HumongousMecha: The Wildzords.
53** AnimalMecha: Besides the stuff in AnimalMotifs above:
54*** BearsAreBadNews (both Polar Bear and Black Bear).
55*** {{War Elephant|s}}
56*** KillerGorilla
57*** NeverSmileAtACrocodile (Alligator) and another ThreateningShark (Hammerhead).
58*** RhinoRampage and his armadillo partner.
59*** TheMarvelousDeer
60** CombiningMecha: Well, it ''is Power Rangers''. But ''this'' series has a simple, uniform combination scheme that allows for about five seasons' worth of combos. Some become arms, some become waist-and-legs, some become head-and-torsos, and any arms zord can attach to any head and torso zord, which can attach to any legs zord. The zords are generally identified by which torso piece they use: the Lion Zord is the Wild Force Megazord, the Gorilla is the Kongazord, and the Falcon is the Isis Megazord. Merrick also gets a three-part combiner called the Predazord, and Animus is himself a five-part combiner. There's also a one-off where the Lion was enlarged and became centaur-like legs for the Falcon torso, called the Pegasus Megazord. One episode is devoted to an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny between the various Megazords and their nigh-infinite modes. In exchange, though, the Megazords can't combine ''with'' one another into bigger, badder formations.
61** FirstChurchOfMecha: Animus, and can be extended to the lesser zords as well.
62** LeaderFormsTheHead: All three zords that form Megazord torsos (Lion, Gorilla, and Falcon) belong to Cole, and there's one formation where the Falcon is the torso and the Lion becomes the legs. Averted with Merrick's Predazord, where the Wolf only makes an arm. Although the predazord's head (Formed from the alligator zord) Is still wolf themed.
63** MechanicalLifeform: The zords are all treated as living creatures rather than just robots.
64** MechaExpansionPack: The first season to take it to ridiculous levels (even by ''Power Rangers'' standards).
65*** The show actually showed some restraint. According to ''Gaoranger'' canon, there are ''one hundred'' potential combining Zords. Only thirty or so actually have what they turn into written out, and that includes the ones seen on the show. However, it's still an impressive number: if sticking to what the show tells, three Zords per Ranger plus five Animus components make 23 Zords - a record.
66** MetaMecha: The Soul Bird rides in the other megazords as an alternate cockpit.
67* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Accomplished with magic beans Toxica shoots from her staff.
68* TheMentor: Princess Shayla.
69* MiniDressOfPower: Part of the White Ranger's costume, averted for Yellow since ShesAManInJapan.
70* MonsterOfTheWeek: Called "orgs". Some sort of evil spirit or demon, all of which sport twin horns, save the higher ranking "Duke Orgs" which sport only one.
71* {{Mooks}}: Putrids.
72* NeverSayDie: a really screwy example happens when discussing the fate of Cole's parents - just read the article.
73* PrecursorHeroes: The ancient Animarian warriors.
74* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: a RaisedByNatives NatureHero, a BrattyHalfPint semi-pro bowler, a florist, a college student, and an Air Force pilot.
75* RecycledINSPACE: Power Rangers with '''[[AnimalMotifs ANIMALS]]'''!
76* RookieRedRanger: Cole. Again, the Lion Zord's chosen Ranger is leader by default... even if he just arrived this morning and is clueless.
77* ShesAManInJapan: For the ''fifth'' ([[Series/PowerRangersDinoFury and for 19 years, last]]) time in ''PR'' history (this being the fourth consecutive season of a male Yellow Sentai Ranger turning into a female Yellow Ranger, to boot): Taylor occupying Gaku's ([=GaoYellow=]) spot.
78* {{Thememobile}}[=/=]CoolBike: The Savage Cycles and Cole's Wild Force Rider
79* TransformationSequence: The rangers unflip their morphers (which are cell phone shaped) and press the main button on it, calling out “Wild Access!” and the hold it to their ear. The phone then shifts into a humanoid form before forming as the suit for the rangers. Finishing with the animal power forming around their heads as the helmet.
80* VillainsActHeroesReact: As is the norm for the franchise, we generally get a MOTW appearing with an EvilPlan OnceAnEpisode, with our heroes then arriving on the scene to stop them.
81* WordPower:
82** ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Wild Access!"
83** CallingYourAttacks: Due to sticking to Sentai more than usual; in fact, many of the attacks have the same names as the Gaoranger version. Most series have the Rangers name the weapon they're using, but Wild Force feels almost like Digimon when the Rangers are using their Zords. "[Name of formation here] Saber!" is abandoned in favor of things like "Predator Wave", "Pachyderm Crusher", "Revolver Phantom", "Isis Stare", and "Wings of Animaria". [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Not that that's a bad thing]].
84** {{Invocation}}:
85-->"Blazing Lion!"\
86"Noble Tiger!"\
87"Iron Bison!"\
88"Surging Shark!"\
89"Soaring Eagle!"\
90"Howling Wolf!"\
91"Guardians of the Earth, united... we ROAR! Power Rangers Wild Force!"
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93!!This subseries contains examples of:
94* AnAesop: Pollution is bad. See GreenAesop below.
95** A lesser example is "A leader is required for any group."
96* AmbiguousGender: Mandilok is weird looking and sometimes speaks in a masculine voice and sometimes a feminine voice. No wonder when it first calls in Jindrax and Toxica as their demanding boss, Jindrax even says, "Yes, sir!... or Ma'am?... Whatever." Mandilok doesn't notice to say anything to make it clearer.
97* AmbiguousSyntax / ExactWords: While giving the backstory of the Animarium, Princess Shayla refers to the five ancient warriors who fought in the battle of Animaria to defend her and says that she escaped with her protector during the fight. The flashback shows that there are indeed [[ForeShadowing six warriors]] but, from the way she recounts the story to the Rangers, it sounds like she's referring to "The five ancient warriors, one of whom was my protector," as opposed to, "The five ancient warriors, in addition to my protector."
98* AnimalThemedFightingStyle: the Rangers fight in a manner resembling animals, running on all fours (or in the case of the Yellow and Blue Rangers, flying through the air) and slashing with their [[WolverineClaws claw-tipped gloves.]]
99* ArbitrarySkepticism: They assume Max got hurt because he was scared, while Max claims it was because an Org was there.
100* TheArtifact: The finale "The End of the Power Rangers" seems like an odd title to name a season that had 12 seasons and counting following it, but this was originally going to be the final season of ''Power Rangers'' before Disney was convinced to move production to New Zealand to save cost.
101* ArtifactOfDoom: The Mask of Zen-Aku.
102* ArtisticLicenseSpace:
103** In "Forever Red", there are horses and Rangers unmorphed, except for Aurico, on the moon, which somehow has (earth-normal) air and gravity. Which is [[MagicAIsMagicA entirely consistent]] with Rangers' previous trips to the moon, incidentally, as shown in ''MMPR'', ''Zeo'', and ''Lost Galaxy''.
104** Besides that, during Cole's "fight" with Serpentera, he manages to hit the brakes and skid into a drifting slide, complete with actual glowing skid marks. ''In space''.
105* BareHandedBladeBlock: Alyssa does this to Samurai Org's sword in "A Father's Footsteps". She the follows it up with ''breaking the sword with her elbow''.
106* BashBrothers: Some of the zords work in pairs, specifically the Black Bear and Polar Bear and the Rhino and Armadillo. Among the Rangers themselves, Danny and Max have this dynamic. As do [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Wes and Eric.]]
107* BeamOWar: Unlike their Super Sentai counterpart which had a signature sword duel, the Rangers used their Jungle Blaster against the Org Generals and their Nexus Blade.
108* BecomingTheMask: Mixed with HijackedByGanon. Originally, the Master Org the rangers had been fighting turned out to be a human who was once friends with Cole's parents. When his CoDragons found out, they betrayed him to his death…but the spirit of the real Master Org possessed his corpse, reviving him as a true Org.
109** It's implied that the reason he became an actual Org was because the original Master Org was influencing him to the point where the two of them became one and the same.
110** Also, [[spoiler: Merrick becoming Zen-Aku]].
111* BigDamnHeroes: In the two-part finale, [[StatusQuoIsGod as per routine]].
112* BittersweetEnding: The episode "A Father's Footsteps." Alyssa gets to meet up with her father, but the Rangers' battle with Samurai Org makes her so late that they're only together for a few minutes. However, the episode makes it clear that her father has worked out ''why'' she was late and wants her to keep on fighting the good fight and is proud of her for it.
113* BookEnds: From a production standpoint -- the scenes at Turtle Cove Lanes in "The Tornado Spin" were filmed at the Santa Clarita Lanes -- the very same filming location used for the original, unaired ''MMPR'' pilot from back in 1992.
114* {{Bowdlerise}}:
115** When Merrick defeats Nayzor, the Gaoranger footage has him charge him and impale him against a rock. The Wild Force version keeps the footage except for the actual impalement, making it look like Merrick somehow just destroyed Nayzor by shoving him.
116** When Jindrax shrinks in the Gaoranger episode, it's because he farted out the growth gas. In Wild Force, he burps it out instead.
117** Toxica being used as a HumanShield against the Jungle Blaster was worse in ''Gaoranger'', because the Jungle Blaster never existed there; the Gaorangers used the Jungle Sword on her, and she was ''literally stabbed in the back''. This, aside from [[MerchandiseDriven selling toys]], may have been the only reason for the Jungle Blaster's introduction.
118* BrokenAesop: The third episode "Click, Click, Zoom" concerns Taylor [[spoiler: falling victim to a MOTW's invisibility powers when she tried attacking it head-on, alone]]. The Episode's Aesop of "don't rush into things alone" is outright defied when Cole just does the exact same thing and weakens the monster without the help of the people he's trying to make into a team.
119* ButNowIMustGo: Shayla at the finale.
120* TheCameo: Singer/actor Aki Aleong appears as an old man residing in a local temple in "Never Give Up!"
121* {{Catchphrase}}: Max and Danny's "NEVER GIVE UP!", carried over from ''Gaoranger''.
122* ChillyReception: Taylor initially isn't fond of Cole.
123* CityOfAdventure: Turtle Cove
124* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Princess Shayla, who has a tendency to let her mind wander into Merrick's eyes, even when her Rangers are in mortal danger. She can also be very childlike at times.
125* CockFight: [[RichSuitorPoorSuitor A wealthy young man named Collin is Danny's rival for Kendall's affections]]. Danny's kinder personality wins Kendall over, but we can't say that Danny was victorious, because [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies he had to break up with Kendall in order to protect her]], and it's not clear that they hooked back up after Danny's Ranger duties ended. Though they might have, and may have given birth to [[Series/PowerRangersSPD Z, the Yellow S.P.D. Ranger]].
126* CollapsingLair: As a result of Master Org's ceremony to revive the Org Heart, the entire Nexus caves in. Master Org survives by crumbling into sand.
127* CombatPragmatist: In a surprising display of intelligence, one episode has Toxica make a point of attacking Alyssa (who is by herself) before she can finish morphing.
128* CombinedEnergyAttack: [[spoiler:The final defeat of Master Org came from ''every'' animal spirit they had found and others they had yet to find combining their power in an energy beam beat down.]]
129* CompositeCharacter: Composite ''Location'', in this case. In the source, the Gaorangers' base was actually a flying turtle-shaped stone structure called Gao's Rock, which could shuttle the Gaorangers between the Animarium and the surface. Here, the Rangers' base is a ruined temple located on the Animarium itself (it wasn't really explained how the Rangers got back and forth, though the finale shows the Animarium using a tractor beam to get Merrick and Kite out of Master Org's line of fire; it could be inferred this was how transportation was accomplished),
130* ContinuityNod: Since Cole already met Wes and Eric in the usual team-up, they greet each other like old friends. Also, the Ranger who recruits Cole is Carter Grayson, the Ranger ''Wes'' met in ''his'' usual team-up episode, implying Wes is the one who told Carter where to find Cole.
131* ContinuitySnarl: The only thing that people don't like about "Forever Red" is the continuity problems that result from it, mostly of the account of the Machine Empire's defeat not lining up with the events of Zeo or In Space at all. "Where did the powers come from", though, is more of fans not doing the research. Nothing was ''ever'' shown happening to the Zeo Crystal and a big question in Turbo was "where'd ''all'' the Zeo stuff go?" Though the Turbo powers were destroyed alongside the Power Chamber, "True Blue to the Rescue" reveals that Storm Blaster was able to provide Justin with a spare morpher, so Lightning Cruiser was obviously able to do the same for T.J. Adam was also able to use his Mastodon Power Coin in ''In Space'', though it still had issues, so Jason might've used his old morpher and coin.
132** WordOfGod provided an answer for the MMPR powers, Jason beat up a Dark Red Ranger (inspired by the comic) and stole that coin. Furthermore, the fan hoax "Scorpion Rain" was made canon by writer Amit Bhaumik (one of that hoax's perpetrators), allowing for Serpentera to be on the moon and such.
133* CrisisCrossover: "[[Recap/PowerRangersWildForceForeverRed Forever Red]]", where nine Red Rangers and a red-colored Sixth team up to stop the Machine Empire from getting access to Serpentera, a zord [[EarthShatteringKaboom with the power to destroy an entire planet]].
134* {{Crossover}}: The highly lauded "Reinforcements From the Future", capped off with a picnic and some Ranger bonding.
135* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Cole refuses to finish off Dr. Adler and ultimately forgives him to ''break'' this, realizing Adler's desire for revenge was what turned him into what he ultimately became.]]
136* DarkerAndEdgier: While the acting makes most episodes much ''cornier'' than the PR baseline by far, uh, see DisneyDeath. "The Master's Last Stand" and the episodes hinting toward it can chill. Also, there's a MonsterOfTheWeek casually executing some construction workers, and while the Zords get better, Animus was in ''human child form'' during his onscreen death (and unlike his Sentai counterpart, he's not seen coming back to life with the rest of the Wild Zords).
137* {{Determinator}}: Early in the series the Red Lion Zord becomes critically injured because it's not strong enough to maintain the Megazord while the Bear Zords are attached, but it still insists on fighting, even after the Megazord splits up.
138* DisneyDeath: Ironic case--the show was the last ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' on Fox and the first on ABC. When it was on Fox, Cole's parents are shown to be rather nightmarishly invaded by vines--something that Fox only let the producers do because they were assured that the parents would be shown as being still alive as the {{Brainwashed}} Jindrax and Toxica. When it transitioned to ABC mid-run, that particular plot point was forgotten or ignored... resulting in a ''literal'' [[IncrediblyLamePun Disney]] [[KilledOffForReal Death]]. Many fans agree that this was for the best, as the deaths add a lot to the show and Cole's character that would have been lost without it.
139** Played straight with the Wild Zords (Which makes it an awesome reversal of PR's usual NeverSayDie methods. Zords? They get better. Humans? Die horribly and permanently).
140* DistressedDamsel: Shayla gets kidnapped three times throughout the series. In a very literal use of RuleOfThree, the ''fourth'' time an Org tries to kidnap her, she suddenly becomes a DamselOutOfDistress.
141* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: Shayla wears a necklace given to her by Merrick which she uses to communicate with the Rangers. Master Org snatches it from around her neck near the end of the series.
142* DubNameChange: Both played straight ''and'' {{averted}}. Notably, Animaria is pretty much similar to ''Gaoranger's'' Animalia, and many of the Orgs retain their original names (in fact, the term "Org" is directly taken from ''Gaoranger''). Also, the Wild Zords are sometimes called by their ''Sentai'' names, the Power Animals.
143** This goes a bit further in ''Reinforcements From the Future Part 1'' where Ransick calls Jen "Time ranger" ranther than "Time ''Force'' ranger."
144* EasyAmnesia: Happens to Cole in the episode "Identity Crisis".
145* {{Expy}}: Zen-Aku/[[spoiler:Merrick]] is pretty much a copy of Tommy from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. [[spoiler:Actually a good guy under an evil spell]], long hair, summons his zords via playing a tune on his flute/dagger, has a multi-episode arc devoted to his arrival and redemption in the middle of a bunch of stand-alone episodes, and is often late to the fight.
146** Probably unintentional but Master Org is almost a carbon copy of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Typhus]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Host Of The Destroyer Plague]] except the deaths caused by him are a lot less gruesome and horrible.
147** Animus is more-or-less Daizyujin from ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger''.
148* FakeShemp: Aurico in "Forever Red", never demorphing and voiced by Christopher Glenn. (You'd think with the headgear and ability to use the original Aurico's stock morph scene, not demorphing wouldn't have been necessary). Leo Corbett infamously came close to this too, but production convinced a reluctant Danny Slavin to act on a where Leo arrives in morph, and then demorphs for about five seconds, just so he can be part of the big morphing sequence with everyone else.
149* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence:
150** As a ''plot point'', nonetheless. [[spoiler: The blood dripping from Zen-Aku's hand indicates he isn't a normal Org, as Orgs don't have hearts and therefore can't bleed.]]
151** In another episode where Alyssa is attacked and Zen-Aku tends to her wounds, she has a bloody scrape on her leg.
152** Flashbacks showed ''vines assault and grow through the bodies of two terrified humans''. Apparently, a bloodless death can't possibly disturb anyone.
153* FanService: Merrick bathing in a lake.
154** Toxica's "ninja" outfit, which includes a black leather miniskirt and fishnet stockings.
155** Jen's outfit seen at the end of ''Reinforcements From the Future Part 1'' and the first half of the second part.
156* FastballSpecial: Danny would regularly throw Max during their morphed fight scenes.
157* FightingFingerprint: This is how Alyssa's father is able to deduce her identity as a Ranger when seeing her fight in costume.
158* FishOutOfWater: Cole, a person who grew up in a jungle, has ''no idea'' what a motorcycle is or how to even ride one- Alyssa has to teach him ''twice in the same episode'' before he gets the hang of it.
159* FloatingContinent: The Animarium.
160* FollowInMyFootsteps: Alyssa's father was disappointed she didn't want to [[HeirToTheDojo take over the dojo]], until he learned she's a Ranger.
161* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Ancient Awakening" has Alyssa showing off some cycling moves, before the Savage Cycles are revealed and she does even more.
162** In "Reinforcements From the Future" part one, Cole makes the comment to Wes that he didn't know there were other Power Rangers in addition to the Wild Force team, and Wes explains that are several other teams of Rangers, all fighting for the same goal. Noteworthy, because the scene has no other purpose than making a ContinuityNod to the numerous teams before the [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force Rangers]], with "Forever Red" coming nine episodes later in the season.
163* ForgotTheCall: Cole in "Secrets and Lies".
164* FreezeFrameBonus: Observe Alyssa in class, and you'll find that she's left-handed.
165* FullPotentialUpgrade: The Lion Zord couldn't handle the Bear Zords' power that well, so the Rangers got the Gorilla Zord, which doesn't have that problem.
166* GreenAesop: Subtle for most of the episodes, with it being a borderline FantasticAesop that "If people keep polluting, the Orgs will keep attacking." However, the Animus Arc was {{Anvilicious}}. How so? Well, Animus takes away the Rangers' powers and Zords because of the fact that "humans shouldn't save the Earth if they keep polluting it." Sure it turns out to be a SecretTestOfCharacter, but it really makes no sense when you consider that he's been watching the Rangers fight to protect the Earth the entire time and the Rangers and the Zords are the ''only'' thing at the moment stopping the Orgs from making the pollution and environmental destruction ''worse''.
167* GreenGators: The Alligator Wild Zord has a predominantly green color scheme.
168* GodInHumanForm: Animus.
169* GoodCostumeSwitch: A minor one involving Merrick's Predazord. While he's [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Zen-Aku]], the visor of its helmet is down so it appears to have a snarling wolf's face and it has an Org-like horn atop the helmet. When he [[HeelFaceTurn is saved]], in his first use of the Predazord as the Lunar Wolf Ranger, the horn retracts and the wolf head opens up, allowing a more blank, human/robot face to emerge, symbolizing his change from [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent animal]] to human.
170* GoodIsDumb: Animus, in a nutshell. He decides to take away their Zords purely because they are not 100% pure, even though doing so will 100% guarantee the Earth's destruction. Considering that he DIED both times he took on Master Org and needed the Rangers to save the day, also a case of TooDumbToLive.
171* GratuitousPrincess: Princess Shayla is the mentor for the Power Rangers. No particular plot-relevant reason for her to be a princess.
172* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Played with. Danny and Max have melee weapons, but Taylor uses the Eagle Sword, Alyssa the White Tiger Baton, and Cole the Lion Blaster. Their Crystal Sabers all have projectile capabilities, as well.
173* HappilyEverAfter: Of course, the Rangers [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earn Their Happy Ending]]... although you could consider it a BittersweetEnding if you consider that Shayla and Merrick [[ShipSinking do not get together]]. Another reason it is a bittersweet ending could be that unlike ''Lightspeed Rescue'', they don't even get to keep the jackets as souvenirs (the jackets and the morphers are taken away and they're just told to walk away). They risked their lives for the best part of a year and they wind up with nothing to show for it, talk about ungrateful.
174* HeelFaceTurn: [[SparedByTheAdaptation Toxica and Jindrax]] did this near the end of the season when they helped the Rangers rescue Princess Shayla. Of course, their turn probably began when they abandoned Master Org when he betrayed them. Of course, seeing as how they betrayed him first when they learned he was originally [[ItMakesSenseInContext an impostor but somehow became the real thing]], it's [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves probably understandable why they didn't return to his services]].
175-->'''Jindrax:''' Heh heh! You know Toxica, [[GoodFeelsGood it felt strangely good to...]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood help]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood somebody for a change]].\
176'''Toxica:''' Yeah? [[SnapBack Well don't get used to it, Jindrax!]]\
177'''Jindrax:''' [[RedemptionRejection Heh! Don't worry]]; [[AesopAmnesia short memory span]] - I'll ''[[LampshadeHanging totally]]'' [[IgnoredEpiphany forget about it!]]
178** [[spoiler:Also counts for Zen-Aku, who appears alive in the final episode (with no explanation) and decides to join Merrick on a road to redemption.]]
179* HeroicSacrifice: Ransik post-HeelFaceTurn during the Wild Force/Time Force crossover. He sacrifices himself to destroy the mutant half of the Mut-Orgs. Amazingly, he survives and is purged of his mutant half, making him completely human. It was that day that Ransik [[RedemptionEarnsLife finally found his true redemption]].
180* HeterosexualLifePartners: Max and Danny, who also get some HoYay in. They're seen having a trip around the world in the end of the series.
181* HumanityOnTrial
182* IconicOutfit: Jen's black leather in the ''Time Force'' crossover.
183** Andros spies on the Machine Empire generals in his iconic cloak in "Forever Red"
184* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: One of the reasons Cole chose not to finish Dr. Adler (who, by this point has been revealed as Master Org) off in "The Master's Last Stand". The former realizes that taking the latter's life out of vengeance would make him no better than his enemy, and feels him being [[FateWorseThanDeath rendered powerless and critically injured is punishment enough]].
185* InMediasRes: All Power Rangers seasons have some level of hero/villain backstory before the season begins, but this season opens with Cole joining the team after the other four Rangers have been fighting the Orgs for a time and we find out about their "calling" later in the season.
186* InnocentFlowerGirl: Possibly Kendall, but Danny definitely fits as an Innocent Flower ''Boy''.
187* InterimVillain: Mandilok.
188* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Danny to Kendall.
189* ItsPersonal: Master Org [[spoiler:killed Cole's parents]]. Although he eventually manages to forgive (and even ''pity'') him, for a while there is nothing but raw hatred between the two of them.
190* IWorkAlone: Merrick lives and breathes this trope. Makes sense, given that he's TheAtoner.
191* JerkassHasAPoint: Danny's romantic rival in "Three's A Crowd" is completely rude to him and clearly loves Kendall only for her beauty and tells Danny not to pursue her so he can have her to himself. However, Danny actually agrees with him that focusing on Kendall while he has responsibilites as a ranger keep him too busy.
192* JourneyToFindOneself: After reforming, Toxica and Jindrax decide to do this as does Merrick Baliton with Zen-Aku accompanying him.
193* JurisdictionFriction: The first teamup gets kicked off because the Wild Force team and the Silver Guardians each believe they're fighting their enemy (mutants for the Guardians, Orgs for the Rangers)...until Trip tells them [[TakeAThirdOption they're actually both at once]]. It's not helped by the fact that [[ContrivedCoincidence Eric happened to pull over Taylor for speeding right before that]]. Fortunately, everyone begins to cooperate quickly.
194* LastVillainStand: {{Inverted}} to the extreme. Despite having no more monsters, the Nexus being destroyed, and Jindrax and Toxica abandoning him, after completing his transformation into an Org, Master Org successfully managed to strip the Rangers of their powers, destroy all the Wild Zords (including Animus, the King of the Wild Zords), knock the Animarium out of the sky, and nearly conquered the entire planet all on his own. It was only through a DeusExMachina that the rangers won. Still, it would be a long time before [[Series/PowerRangersRPM anyone else would top that]].
195** To be fair, [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Ransik]] did just as well until his HeelFaceTurn.
196* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: [[MinionShipping Jindrax and Toxica]], Justified as they spent that past 3000 years hiding out together. Danny and Max can be this sometimes, as well.
197* LineOfSightAlias: Cole met a young boy running from some builders in the street. Asked his name, the boy looked around before answering "Kite." His counterpart in ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' is Futaro, who took his name from "fuusen", the Japanese word for balloon, after seeing one.
198* {{Lunacy}}: Both Merrick and Zen-Aku have special attacks that invoke the moon. The Samurai Org from "A Father's Footsteps" wielded a sword that used moon-based attacks.
199* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Toxica to every Org the rangers destroy. Jindrax would do it if Toxica wasn't around or couldn't.
200* ManOfKryptonite: Cell Phone Org and Lion Tamer Org were each particularly effective against the Rangers; Cell Phone Org could disable their Growl Phones and stop them morphing, and Lion Tamer Org was able to essentially "hijack" the Red Lion and thus take control of the Wild Force Megazord.
201* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The "Forever Red" special was one of these, as ''every Red Ranger in the franchise so far''[[note]]Except for Rocky, whose actor had moved immediately prior to the episode and wasn't able to be contacted in time[[/note]] teamed up to take down a group of villains. '''''IT WAS AWESOME.'''''
202* MeaningfulName:
203** Taylor '''Earhardt''', Air Force pilot and Soaring Eagle Ranger, as a nod to Amelia Earhart. Considering the fact that she also (from the perspective of the rest of the world) mysteriously vanishes during a flight and is presumed dead, her name is practically prophetic.
204** Zen-Aku is literally "good-evil".
205* MemorialForTheAntagonist: After the rangers disband, Cole visits his parents' graves…as well as the grave of Viktor Adler. He pays his last respects to the man who betrayed and murdered his parents and enabled the rebirth of Master Org, sincerely hoping he can find peace now.
206* MightyRoar: Part of the motif this season; the vanilla Megazord FinishingMove is even made up of the Wild Zords roaring [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].
207* MilestoneCelebration: "Forever Red".
208* MinionShipping: Jindrax and Toxica.
209* MusicalAssassin: Zen-Aku summons his evil zords with his flute-blade weapon.
210* MythologyGag
211** Taylor served at USAF Base Norquist, named for minor character General Norquist from ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''.
212** Alyssa is given the Kaplan Award - named for Angel Grove High's principal from ''[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Mighty Morphin']]'' - ''[[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo]]''.
213** The Rangers first confront the Mut-Orgs at Cranston Plaza - a nod to Billy Cranston, the original Blue Power Ranger.
214* NatureHero: Cole.
215* NobleDemon: When Alyssa was injured, Zen-Aku nursed her back to health instead of attacking her.
216* {{Oni}}: The Orgs. They were born from a toxic pool in the past, and were revived in the modern age thanks to rising pollution levels. Their horns were also the source of their powers and if it was destroyed, they would die.
217* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: The Rangers are each shown being chosen by their respective animal crystals, which glow when the Ranger first comes into contact. Later animal crystals show a similar reaction when the respective zord chooses the relevant Ranger.
218* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Zen-Aku could be considered a werewolf. The only real difference is that Merrick is in that form not just during a full moon, but during all the moon's phases and only reverts to his human self during a new moon.
219* OracularUrchin: Kite.
220* OrcusOnHisThrone: Despite killing Cole's parents pre-series and nearly taking over the world in the end, your ''average'' episode has Master Org appearing only briefly, and doing very little. As monsters are just wandering Org spirits finding host objects and being pointed in the direction of the Rangers by Toxica and Jindrax as opposed to the muscle behind some evil plot of the week, there are perhaps eight episodes Master Org isn't superfluous to, and it's painfully clear.
221** Hell, Toxica and Jindrax themselves realize that Master Org really isn't doing much of ''anything'' which is one of the reasons (among others) why they end up deposing him in favor of Mandilok.
222* PaperThinDisguise: More even than most series. The Rangers walk around in public with their Ranger names and animals on the back of their jackets, although at least they have the benefit of not having so many fights in the city as some of their other counterparts and of living on the Animarium for pretty much the whole series. In human form, Jindrax also has the same unnatural mouth he has as an Org.
223* ParentalAbandonment: Cole.
224* QuicklyDemotedLeader: Taylor.
225** TheResenter: She holds it against Cole for a few episodes, but eventually lets it slide when Cole proves his worth.
226* RaisedByNatives: Cole.
227* RammingAlwaysWorks: Shayla saves Merrick and Kite in the finale by hitting Master Org ''with the Animarium''. She doesn't even [[ColonyDrop drop]] it on him, she skims skyline and smacks him with the edge of the island.
228* RedemptionInTheRain: In the finale, the Rangers themselves.
229* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: Nearly all the Red Rangers get in on this at the end of "Forever Red".
230** Some had more impressive apex achievements than others, of course. Hey, did [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo T.J.]] ever tell you about the time he got baked into a pizza?
231* TheRemnant: The generals of the Machine Empire in "Forever Red".
232* RepeatCut: The end of the morphing sequence in "Reinforcements From the Future Part 2".
233* TheReveal: "Forever Red" reveals that [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo T.]][[Series/PowerRangersInSpace J.'s]] full name is "Theodore Jay Jarvis Johnson".
234* RuleOfCool: "Forever Red".
235* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Instead of being destroyed or turned human like other Power Ranger villains (although Toxica was technically destroyed, [[BackFromTheDead she was revived]] thanks to Jindrax), the EvilDuo actually gave up fighting and left to travel the world. This is another rare moment in Power Ranger history.
236* SealedCastInAMultipack: The Power Animals. The ones who gave the five main Rangers their powers were still on the [[FloatingIsland Animarium]], but there were plenty of others sealed away in different places on the surface world. The same is probably true of the ''Gaoranger'' source material...
237* SealedEvilInACan: The Orgs were spirits sealed in the earth 3,000 years ago. They were freed in the present day to possess everyday objects due to pollution and the appearance of a successor to their BigBad.
238* SecretTestOfCharacter: At one point, Animus has no choice but to take away the Wild Zords from the Rangers to see if they can help humanity stop the Orgs from polluting the Earth.
239* SeriesFauxnale: Disney was planning to cancel the series after this season before being talked into moving production to New Zealand. The two-part season finale is even ''called'', "The End of the Power Rangers".
240* SettingUpdate: In ''Gaoranger'', the Gao Warriors were a clan of {{samurai}}. In ''Wild Force'', the ''Legendary'' Warriors (and Animaria as a whole) are given a more European flavor. While the Orgs are inspired by Oni, this is never alluded to.
241* ShirtlessScene: Cole.
242* ShooOutTheClowns: After helping the Power Rangers, Jindrax and Toxica hit the road before the final episode, which is one of the bleakest climaxes in Power Rangers history.
243* ShoutOut:
244** In "Forever Red", Jason and Tommy's hand gestures when morphing are much closer to their sentai counterparts (''Zyuranger'' and ''Ohranger'', respectively).
245** Jindrax's brother Juggelo is either [[Music/InsaneClownPosse one of the most unusual shout-outs in Power Rangers history]] or a complete coincidence.
246* SleevesAreForWimps: Cole.
247* SparedByAdaptation: Unlike their ''Super Sentai'' counterparts who were buried in their CollapsingLair [[spoiler:and later destroyed during a team up with ''[[Series/PowerRangerNinjaStorm Ninja Storm's]]'' counterpart]], Toxica and Jindrax pull a HeelFaceTurn and leave for a road trip just before the finale.
248* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Cole. Merrick can do it too, though he rarely uses it with anything other than his own Zords. The other rangers are shown on a few occasions to be able to understand their own main Zords (Danny can understand the Bison, for example), but never anything else.
249* SpotlightStealingSquad: Nope, this award doesn't go out to Cole, but to several others like...
250** Taylor, who is arguably well-rounded and showed a full range of emotions in addition to ass-kicking. It also helps that actress Alyson Kiperman was very experienced in acting.
251** Jason and Tommy in "Forever Red". Also, Carter continuing his badassery in that same episode. Hell, might as well just say all the veteran Red Rangers in that episode (of course, if you're going to bring back almost every veteran Red Ranger, you give them the darn spotlight).
252*** Cole himself stole the spotlight when [[spoiler: he was the one who destroyed Serpentera AND survived]].
253** And before that, the return of the Time Force Rangers.
254* TheStarscream: Mandilok, the Mouth General of the Orgs. Having been suspicious of Master Org and finally realizing he was actually the human Dr. Viktor Adler, Jindrax and Toxica went to look for a replacement for Master Org, and they found Mandilok. He was more than happy to be of service to them as their new master. Later, after Viktor lost all of his Org powers in battle with Cole, Jindrax and Toxica introduced Viktor to Mandilok and, mocking him out of knowledge that the real Master Org died 3,000 years ago and claiming that Master Org is never coming back, he throws Viktor off a cliff, taking his place as the new master of the Orgs for a while until the reborn Master Org's eventual return.
255* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: The power levels of the Mut-Orgs in the ''Time Force'' team-up seemed to fluctuate depending on what was required for the plot. They curb-stomp Wes and Eric in their first battle but Cole is able to chase them off with a blast from his Falcon Summoner. In their second battle with the Rangers, they easily defeat all of them until Jen arrives and fights them without even needing to morph. In their final clash with the heroes, the Mut-Orgs have been stripped of their mutant powers by Ransik making them weaker and easier to fight though this doesn't explain away the earlier instances.
256* SympatheticVillainDespicableVillain: Mixes this trope with HumansAreTheRealMonsters; Jindrax and Toxica, despite being part of a species that is MadeOfEvil, are [[UndyingLoyalty loyal to the Org cause]] and are [[EvenEvilHasStandards disgusted by the treachery of their bosses]] to the point of making a HeelFaceTurn. In one episode, Jindrax in the episode "Team Circus" is revealed to have a brother that he genuinely loves and is distraught when he dies. [[BigBad Master Org]], meanwhile WasOnceAMan who chose to become evil after [[EvilIsPetty being rejected by a woman he loved]] and [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness has no qualms about throwing away his minions' lives when he has no use for them]].
257* TeamHandstack: "Forever Red" ends with a group fist-bump.
258* TeamMom: Alyssa, who goes so far as to read bedtime stories to her teammates.
259* ThisIsADrill: The Predazord's Lunar Phantom finisher involves the Alligator Zord's tail being used as this.
260* TookALevelInJerkass: Jason in "Forever Red" was a lot more arrogant and generally 'angry' than he ever was previously and original dialogue indicates he was supposed to be even more cocky: "Back aside kid, I'll show you how the ''original'' Red Ranger gets it done." The reason is that apparently Austin St. John wanted to add some "bite" to [[StandardizedLeader the character]] as compensation for returning to the franchise, and this can be seen as early as ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'' where (while BrainwashedAndCrazy) he seemed to have anger issues towards Tommy.
261* TribalFacePaint: Worn by the tribe that Cole is an adoptive member of at the beginning of the series.
262* TurtleIsland: Invoked by the Animarium.
263* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Jindrax buying things from a store in full Org form has to count.
264* WalkingTheEarth: Merrick [[spoiler:and, somehow, Zen-Aku]] in the finale; also, Danny and Max.
265* WasOnceAMan: Master Org. And depending on your views on canonicity, [[spoiler:Jindrax and Toxica]] could be as well. Also, Zen-Aku. [[spoiler: At first]].
266* WaveMotionGun: Zen-Aku's Predazord uses the Predator Wave finisher, which manifests as this.
267* WhamShot: The fact that [[spoiler:Zen-Aku is bleeding from a cut on his hand is a shock as Orgs don't have hearts and thus can't bleed.]]
268* WhipSword: The megazord's Sword And Shield Mode.
269* WingShield: The Isis Megazord can use the Falcon's wings to deflect incoming attacks.
270* YouCanTurnBack: In "Forever Red", Tommy says this to the other Red Rangers before their mission gets underway. Cole is the first to reaffirm his commitment.
271* YourSizeMayVary: Somewhere between ''[[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo]]'' and ''Wild Force'', Serpentera went from "make the Rangers' Megazords look dinky" size to normal Megazord size.

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