Recap / Power Rangers Lost Galaxy S1E15 Redemption Day

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Tropes

• And This Is for...: "This is for you, Zika."
• Back from the Dead: Mike.
• Bittersweet Ending: Magna Defender dies saving the entire colony. As the dust settles, Mike stumbles over towards the group and hugs Leo.
• Everyone Has Standards: Torozord outright abandons the Magna Defender when he goes too far. He comes back after Magna Defender decides to atone.
• Fallen Hero: The Magna Defender reflects on how he lost his way after Zika died.
• Five-Second Foreshadowing: After ensuring the Rangers can't follow him, Magna Defender tells Leo not to worry about his brother.
• Heartbroken Badass: Torozord lets out an anguished roar after the Magna Defender dies.
• Honor Before Reason:
  • The Magna Defender goads Leo to destroy him, saying it's the only way to bring Mike back, and even offers to fight him to make it self-defense. Leo refuses, saying the Magna Defender isn't evil and that this isn't the way to bring Mike back.
  • The Magna Defender when saving Terra Venture by himself.
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness: According to the Magna Defender, Mike's conscience weighs heavily on him and is effectively tearing him apart.
• Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: In order to exact revenge against Scorpius, the Magna Defender is willing to allow Terra Venture to be destroyed.
• Man Hug: Leo and Mike.
• The Reveal: The battle in which Zika died occurred on Mirinoi. 3,000 years later, Magna Defender saved Mike from falling to his death and used him as a host to escape the pit.
• Redemption Equals Death: Magna Defender atones for his actions by saving Terra Venture and not letting the Rangers or Torozord help.
• Shadow Archetype: Seeing the Rangers risking everything to save the colony, Magna Defender observes they're what he used to be before Zika died and thus is this trope to them.
• So Proud of You:
  Zika: I'm proud of you, Father.
  Magna Defender: No, Zika, I am proud of you. Thank you, Son, for showing me the way.
• Villain: Exit, Stage Left: Once his ship is refueled, Scorpius simply departs.
• Wham Line:
  Magna Defender: (to Leo) How can you defend me after everything I've done to you? This fighting for good is futile! Your brother was the same way.
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Zika's ghost reminds Magna Defender that he can still be the honorable warrior he used to be.