History YMMV / PowerRangersSPD

* TakeThatAudience: By the time SPD came out, many Americans already knew Power Rangers gets it's source matereal from Super Sentai. Boom mentioned early on that he wanted to be a power ranger. Since it was obvious that Doggie was going to be the Shadow Ranger, three of the remaining four dekarangers were all female, and Sam already had a sentai counterpart, some fans were speculating that Boom would be the American equivelant of Deka Break. But instead, the Omega ranger turned out to be Sam from the future, thus making Sam a CompositeCharacter, and forever leaving Boom with TheTeamNormal status unless one counts the Orange ranger which not only is an American original but was from a fantasy/dream sequence. This troper sees this as Disney doing this to either subvert people's expectations or spite Boom fans.

* EvilIsSexy: Morgana, [[GrowingUpSucks though she wouldn't think so.]]

** Buttery! * [[MemeticHandGesture finger wiggle]]*

** Bridge, the CloudCuckooLander with a ThinkingTic and MemeticHandGesture, whose zaniness doesn't make him any less effective.

** During the climactic fight in "[[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Once A Ranger]]", each retro Ranger[[note]]barring, oddly, Adam -- "[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Go Go Power Rangers]]" is nowhere to be found[[/note]] has their respective series' theme song played during their segment of the fight (most had two shown). '''This''' is the theme that plays the longest, through Bridge and Mack's second sequence against Flurious all the way to the end of Adam's fight with Thrax.

* TheScrappy: Sam. Specifically ''Future''-Sam a.k.a The Omega Ranger, mainly because we don't know a damn thing about him. That he ''does'' appear in the finale, for all of three seconds, without his costume, was seen as an insult by the fanbase. He rivals [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]], [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Dax]], and [[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Troy]] for the title of the most hated Power Ranger in the franchise. While most Rangers who earn the Scrappy title do so by having an obnoxious personality, Sam is hated because he ''lacks'' any personality, due to the writers bypassing him as often as possible, with one writer even saying that the use of stock footage was the only reason the Silver Ranger wasn't AdaptedOut entirely.

* TheScrappy: Sam. Specifically ''Future''-Sam a.k.a The Omega Ranger, mainly because we don't know a damn thing about him. That he ''does'' appear in the finale, for all of three seconds, without his costume, was seen as an insult by the fanbase. He rivals [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]], [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Dax]], and [[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Troy]] for the title of most hated Power Ranger. While most Rangers who earn the Scrappy title do so from having an obnoxious personality, Sam is hated because he ''lacks'' any personality, due to the writers bypassing him as often as possible, with one writer even saying that the use of stock footage was the only reason the Silver Ranger wasn't AdaptedOut entirely.

* TheScrappy: Sam. Specifically ''Future''-Sam a.k.a The Omega Ranger, mainly because we don't know a damn thing about him. That he ''does'' appear in the finale, for all of three seconds, without his costume, was seen as an insult by the fanbase. He rivals [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]], [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Dax]], and [[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Troy]] for Most Hated Ranger Ever, while most Rangers who earn the Scrappy title from having an obnoxious personality or annoying quirks, Sam is hated because he ''lacks'' any of this, due to the writers bypassing him as often as possible, with one even saying that the use of stock footage was the only reason the Silver Ranger wasn't AdaptedOut entirely.

** More like characters traits from ''Dekaranger''. In the original series, the rangers had several specializations like Hoji (Sky) being a sniper and their guns suggested those characteristics. Those were never used in ''SPD'' (though it's likely Disney wouldn't have wanted a Ranger being a sniper anyway).

* TheScrappy: Sam. Specifically ''Future''-Sam a.k.a The Omega Ranger, mainly because we don't know a damn thing about him. That he ''does'' appear in the finale, for all of three seconds, without his costume, was seen as an insult by the fanbase, and he rivals [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Cole]] and [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]] for Most Hated Ranger Ever -- those two win because they have personality quirks and flaws that make them unlikeable -- Sam is hated because he ''lacks'' any of this, due to the writers bypassing him as often as possible. Bruce Kalish has acknowledged that Sam could have been handled better.

** Syd for some fans, due to some fun TheChick dialogue and personal accessories, as well as getting some of the more powerful SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments of the show.

* MemeticMutation: Buttery! * [[MemeticHandGesture finger wiggle]]*

** Kat. The CatGirl scientist has gotten plenty of love not just for her [[HotScientist Attractive Appearance]], but also for becoming the [[HourOfPower Kat Ranger]], with some fans wishing she got to keep the suit longer. She was even popular enough to become a playable character in VideoGame/PowerRangersBattleForTheGrid, getting in before Doggie.

** The theme song is the first Creator/RonWasserman piece ''Power Rangers'' has used in years. '''SPD EMERGENCY!''' It goes with being very diegetic and theme fitting, the guitar riff sounds just like a cop siren and the chorus is sang in a military style.

** The theme song is the first Music/RonWasserman piece ''Power Rangers'' has used in years. '''SPD EMERGENCY!'''
*** It goes with being very diegetic and theme fitting, the guitar riff sounds just like a cop siren and the chorus is sang in a military style.

* FanPreferredCouple: Jack/Z or Jack/Syd, as opposed to [[LastMinuteHookUp Jack/Ally]].

** Jack/Sky is another popular pairing.

%%* CreepyAwesome: Emperor Gruumm.

%%* {{Creepy Awesome}}: Emperor Gruumm.

* HarsherInHindsight: Shift in general perception of police and their depiction in media in the late 2010s has lead to some viewing the show a bit more harshly for being [=Copaganda=][[note]]Nedia design to foster an image of Police as inherently heroic[[/note]]. The fact that the criminals are all Aliens, and that the SPD was formed to police Alien immigrants has lead some to compare SPD to [=ICE=].

* HarsherInHindsight: Shift in general perception of police and their depiction in media in the late 2010s has lead to some viewing the show a bit more harshly for being [=Copaganda=]. The fact that the criminals are all Aliens, and that the SPD was formed to police Alien immigrants has lead some to compare SPD to [=ICE=].

* FoeYay: Morgana and Z. That shot of the former pinning the latter against a tree is (in)famous amongst the fandom.

* TheShipsMotor: Sky being Bridge's roommate because his hardnosed-ness means his thoughts are more ordered and less apt to bleed over and give Bridge a psychic headache. (Actually, Sky's as emotional as anyone else, if not ''more.'' He just feels the need to act like the Perfect Officer� 24-7 because he wants to follow in the foosteps of his legendary pa.)

* WhatAnIdiot: Broodwing, for thinking that trying to bring back the [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Rangers]] from the past to help him destroy Earth was a good plan. Whereas in previous team-up episodes where that kind of thing happened, the involved villains ([[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Trakeena]] and [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Lothor]]) were careful to ensure they could control those they brought back through MindControl or other system, he just brings them back and expects them to agree with a WeCanRuleTogether speech. That despite the fact that, like all Rangers, they had been protecting Earth for years... [[SarcasmMode yeah,]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain very smart Broodwing]].

CompleteMonster: [[GalacticConqueror Emperor Gruumm]] is the vile [[TheHeavy head]] of the Troobian Empire who regularly conquers and destroys planets. Years ago, Gruumm attacked the home planet of Anubis "Doggie" Kruger, wiping out his entire race and kidnapping his wife. In the present, Gruumm seeks to use Earth's resources to create a body for his master, [[GreaterScopeVillain Omni]], so he can [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer Earth]]. Gruumm regularly enacted plans to destroy Newtech City and endanger the populace, including turning people into dolls; turning them into slime to be used for energy; and attempting to cause a massive earthquake. A brutal emperor, [[BadBoss Gruumm]] regularly threatened his minions; had Piggy tortured and forced to work for him under threat of death; and had his second-in-command Mora brainwashed by Omni. Gruumm also convinced the A-Squad of S.P.D. to join him, having them destroy an S.P.D. base. When Omni's body was complete, Gruumm enacted a full-scale invasion on Earth, and when confronted by Kruger, attempted to kill his wife in front of him. A violent, petty sadist, Gruumm is the absolute worst alien S.P.D. has ever faced.

* {{Creepy Awesome}}: Emperor Gruumm.