Line #82 Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers


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3	[[caption-width-right:350:For Justice We Fight/ With Beast Morphin' Might/ Together We Rise!]]
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5	->''"It's morphin' time! Activate beast power! Unleash the beast!"''
6	-->--'''[[ByThePowerOfGreyskull Morphing call]]''', ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers''
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8	The 26th and 27th seasons of the long running ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise, [[{{Frankenslation}} adapting footage from]] ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'', succeeding ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'' and ''Super Ninja Steel'' in 2019. Announced by Creator/SabanBrands and Creator/{{Hasbro}} at the 2018 Toy Fair on February 17th, 2018, ''Beast Morphers'' is the first series produced under the latter company, after Hasbro later announced they were buying the entire franchise from Saban in May 2018.
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10	For over 25 years, the Power Rangers have been powered by a mythical source of energy known as the Morphing Grid. Now, the city of Coral Harbor is ready to use it for civilian purposes as an infinite source of clean energy. But the city's mayor has his doubts, as he's worried that yet another overlord wannabe is going to crawl out of the woodwork to claim the power for himself. While the power plant had planned for this by preparing Power Rangers of their own, the mayor is quickly proven right: a [[AIIsACrapshoot sentient computer virus]] named Evox infects the system and knocks out two of the Rangers-to-be, making digital copies of them to serve as his CoDragons. It's up to a squad mostly made of untested rookies to stand in Evox's way and make sure he can't take control of the source of all Rangers' power.
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12	''Beast Morpher'' was the final ''Power Rangers'' entry to use the services of music composers Noam Kaniel and Youseff "Joe" Guezoum, and producer Sally Campbell.
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14	Followed by ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury''.
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16	!!Common ''Power Rangers'' Tropes
17	* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: The main Rangers and their robot companions are themed on a [[PantheraAwesome Cheetah]], a Gorilla, a [[RighteousRabbit Jackrabbit]], a [[SlayingMantis Mantis]], and a [[ScarabPower Scarab Beetle]].[[note]]The last two were JapaneseBeetleBrothers in ''Go-Busters''.[[/note]] There is also a [[KingOfBeasts Lion]] zord.
18	* BigBad: Evox, the [[AIIsACrapshoot malevolent AI]] bent on taking over the Morphin' Grid... [[spoiler:And eventually revealed to be a re-incarnation of the Venjix Virus from ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''.]]
19	* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: The Rangers sport Grid Battleforce "GB" logos.
20	* ChestInsignia: The Grid Battleforce logos are on the belts and one of each Rangers' shoulder straps (the latter also serves as the trigger for teleportation of needed weaponry).
21	* CityOfAdventure: Coral Harbor thanks to repeated attacks by Evox and his henchmen and the Rangers battling to protect them.
22	* CombiningMecha: The main three Rangers form Beast-X Megazord, and Gold and Silver form the Striker Megazord; and they can then combine into the Beast-X Ultrazord. Later, the Beast-X King Zord can replace the Beast Racer in the Beast-X formations to form the Beast-X King Megazord and Ultrazord.
23	* ComicBookAdaptation: Had a run in the UK Power Rangers Magazine.
24	* CompressedAdaptation: A downplayed example. ''Beast Morphers'' was given 2 seasons of 22 episodes each to ''Go-Busters''' 50, including a three-episode arc which primarily adapts the theatrical film ''Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters''.
25	* LeaderFormsTheHead: As per usual, the Beast Racer Zord forms the core that the rest of the zords attach to. Subverted later on, as the more powerful combinations use the Beast-X King instead, and Racer is left out of the formation entirely.
26	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Averted. Unlike previous seasons, ''Beast Morphers'' does not do this. Instead, Scrozzle summons a Gigadrone from the Cyber Dimension with data from a Robotron installed. ''SPD'' is the only other season to have done this. [[spoiler:The only rare instances this occurs is with Evox and Robo-Roxy]].
27	* MiniDressOfPower: Part of the Yellow Ranger's costume.
28	* {{Mooks}}: Tronics, mechanical foot soldiers of Evox created by Scrozzle in the Cyber Dimension.
29	* NewSeasonNewName: This happened the last four times, but this time, it's actually an AvertedTrope.
30	* RecycledInSpace: Downplayed, as the espionage aspect isn't as strong as it was in ''Go-Busters'' (the Beast-X Sword for instance has only been used in binocular form once and it wasn't even referenced in dialogue, and the toys drop the whole "disguised as other objects" gimmick), so it's more ''Power Rangers'' with '''ALTERNATIVE ENERGY!''' [[spoiler:Then season 2 comes along and makes it a StealthSequel to ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''. Basically it's: Power Rangers [-AS-] ([[OvertOperative not so-]])[-[[EspionageTropes SECRET AGENTS]]!-] And [-WITH {{COOL CAR}}S... [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo A THIRD]] [[Series/PowerRangersRPM TIME!]]-]]]
31	* SixthRanger: The Gold and Silver Rangers.
32	* SpandexLatexOrLeather: For the third time in the franchise's history,[[note]]the first time being ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', which used latex armor and the second time being ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' which had suits that were made out of some sort of alien meta/skin type thing[[/note]] and the first time in a TV series in the franchise, the team will not don spandex suits. Instead, the team will be donning suits made out of leather.
33	* TransformationTrinket: The main team uses Beast-X Morphers; which are the first major SuperWristGadget morphers in over a decade.[[note]]The last time the starting Rangers used them was in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''; ''Jungle Fury'' and ''R.P.M.'' only used them for Additional Rangers beyond the initial trio, and ''S.P.D.'', ''Operation Overdrive'' and ''Dino Charge'' had them for Sixth or Extra Rangers.[[/note]] Gold and Silver instead use Striker Morphers, a cellphone/gun hybrid. Both set of Morphers require the U.S. exclusive Morph-X Keys to activate.
34	* TransformingMecha:
35	** All the Zords can transform between vehicle and animal modes. The Beast Racer, Beast Wrecker, and [[spoiler:Beast-X King]] Zords also have humanoid warrior modes.
36	** Cruise can transform into a motorcycle for Devon to ride on.
37	* WeaponBasedCharacterization:
38	** SwordAndGun for all Rangers, with the main Rangers using Beast-X Blasters and Beast-X Sabers and Gold and Silver using Striker Morphers and Striker Sabers. The core Rangers' weapons [[BifurcatedWeapon can combine]] into the Beast-X Cannon.
39	** Picking up the habit of Zord cockpit weapons from the last few seasons, Devon also has the Cheetah Beast Blaster.
40	** Later in Season 1, Devon acquires the [[WolverineClaws Cheetah Claws]].
41	** Season 2 introduces the [[MoreDakka Beast-X Ultra Blaster]] and the [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Beast-X King Ultra Bow]]. In a later episode, Nate modified them so they can combine to form the Beast-X Ultra Cannon. And then later, they get the [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Beast-X Spin Saber]].
42	* WordPower:
43	** BondOneLiner: "Virus eliminated."
44	** InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Unleash the beast!", shouted post-morph.
45	** {{Invocation}}: "It's morphin' time! Activate beast power! Unleash the beast!" The middle one may be required as a ByThePowerOfGreyskull phrase, but the other two are clearly just for show.
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47	!!This show provides examples of:
48	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Several, amongst some of the most notable examples:
49	** Ryuji as the eldest of the Go-Busters saw as his responsibility to act like an older sibling to the rest of the core team. Ravi, due to being closer in age gap to the rest of the group, doesn't sees himself as such as just hangs out with them like a normal group of friends.
50	** Masato and Yoko never harbored romantic feelings for each other, and given their age gap, that's more than understandable. Zoey and Nate on the other hand, do develop feelings for one another and are close in age.
51	** [[spoiler:Messiah wasn't connected to anyone from ''Go-Onger'' in any matter, while in this series Evox ''is'' Venjix and thus created by Dr. K, who appears in season 2]].
52	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The Gold Ranger's animal theme is a mantis, rather than a horned beetle. Similarly, the Silver Ranger's theme is a scarab beetle rather than a stag beetle.
53	* AdaptedOut:
54	** In ''Go-Busters'', the Busters' weapons had the gimmick that they [[ShoePhone transformed from everyday objects]]. ''Beast Morphers'' cuts this aspect out and they're just weapons. The binoculars prop (the alternate form of the Beast-X Saber) does show up in episode 2, but it's treated as an entirely separate object; when the Rangers start fighting later in the scene they don't do anything with the binoculars and instead have their weapons teleported to them from the base.
55	** The Mesiahnic Metaroid plot of the 2nd half of ''Go-Busters'' is dropped and those Metaroids were turned into regular Robotrons. This is most likely due to the fact Evox is SparedByAdaptation, unlike Messiah who originally died halfway through.
56	** In ''Go-Busters'', Beet J Stag (Steel's counterpart) would transfer some of his parts to Gold Buster when they transformed. This was left out for ''Beast Morphers'', [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole thus leaving it unexplained why Nate's Ranger form has similar leg armor to Steel's unmorphed state]].
57	** The control panel for the Beast-X King Zord's ''Go-Busters'' counterpart, Tatagami Li-Oh, could be detached and become a cannon for ground-level finishers. Said cannon doesn't appear in this series, receiving a PR-exclusive counterpart in the form of the Beast-X King Bow.
58	* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:Season 1 ends with Evox, his Avatars, and his base destroyed, but afterwards, Mayor Daniels is seen with purple-white energy coming out of his hand, implying that somehow, Evox lives on within him. The next season then makes it absolutely clear that when Evox's body was originally destroyed, he managed to save himself through a Part of the Morph-X blast that traveled through a portal to strike Mayor Daniels, thus allowing Evox to take over his body.]]
59	* AmbitionIsEvil: "Sound and Fury" features Megan, a Grid Battleforce employee who is currently head of Zord Maintenance, but wants a higher spot in the organization, leading her to apply for the position of Nate's new assistant. She is perfectly willing to {{Blackmail}} Zoe into recommending her for the position, and once she gets it, she decides to sabotage one of Nate's experiments in the hopes of getting him fired and taking his place as Grid Battleforce's chief scientist. While not as villainous as Evox's forces, Megan's willingness to do [[TheUnfettered whatever it takes]] to get what she wants marks her as a very unpleasant person.
60	* AnotherDimension: The Cyber Dimension, where Evox and the Blaze and Roxy avatars are sent by Nate. It becomes their base of operations after they meet and gain the allegiance of Scrozzle, a robot who's been hiding out there and has developed his own army of robots and Gigadrones to protect himself from enemies.
61	* TheArtifact: During "Grid Connection", the Dino Thunder Rangers are the ones to destroy Snide, despite him not being their enemy. In ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerVsGobusters'', Snide was Neo-Geildon, a reincarnation of Zeltrax's multiple ''Abaranger'' counterparts. His costume was reused for ''Dino Charge'' with no connection to Zeltrax, as it was assumed ''Go-Busters'' would not be getting adapted.
62	** Despite the Gold Ranger changing his themed species from a rhinocers beetle to a praying mantis, his Zord still turns into what's clearly a beetle.
63	* ArtisticLicenseBiology.
64	** Cats don't have an instinctive fear of dogs, and cheetahs especially wouldn't, being much larger.
65	*** That being said, there ''are'' dogs that are bred specifically to scare large predators away from livestock.
66	** Carrots aren't actually all that healthy for rabbits, being too high in sugar and water content. But besides that, jackrabbits aren't actually rabbits; they're hares, which are surprisingly distantly related. Wild jackrabbits would not find carrots in their natural habitat and would likely eat the greens rather than the root if they did. However this is probably a FridgeBrilliance since Yoko usually boosted her energy with sweets (that, and the writers were clearly trying not to influence the viewing children into eschewing a healthy diet for junk food).
67	** Both of the above can at least be {{Handwaved}} as corruption from Evox's damage to the system.
68	** For massive {{Irony}}, scientifically speaking, the (Japanese) rhinoceros beetle, Gold's motif in ''Go-Busters'', is the actual scarab rather than Silver's stag beetle[[note]]Being of the family Scarabaeidae. The stag beetle is of a different family, Lucanidae. Granted their are some subspecies of scarab that could pass off as stag beetle as with but their not native to north america[[/note]].
69	* AscendedExtra:
70	** Enter's OneWingedAngel form in ''Go-Busters'', Dark Buster, appeared only in the finale. In ''Beast Morphers'', it's the Ranger form of Evox’s Blaze avatar from the start [[spoiler: and eventually Blaze himself]].
71	** Likewise, Escape Evolve wasn't introduced until the second half of the series and only appeared a handful of times. Here, a rebuilt and partially-repainted version of Escape Evolve is the morphed form of Evox’s Roxy avatar from day one. Then in Season 2, when the Roxy avatar is reborn as Robo-Roxy, she uses the original suit for Escape Evolve in all its glory.
72	** Similarly, Evox's body from Evox Upgraded only appears once in Sentai (if we don't count another villain taking on that form in one battle in one movie's post-credits sequence.). Evox keeps that body throughout the second season.
73	** Vargoyle was originally a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Go-Busters'' by the name of Danganloid. In ''Beast Morphers'', he's a recurring villain. (On top of that, Danganloid wasn't even the main threat for the episode, just a distraction for ''one'' Ranger in a plan Enter, Blaze's counterpart, mostly ran personally. That last battle with Devon? That's ''literally all'' of Danganloid's appearance!)
74	* BigLittleBrother:
75	** Ben is OneHeadTaller than Betty, who only comes up to his armpit and had to use a small stepladder to stand behind the front desk.
76	** [[spoiler:Steel, who is considered Nate's "brother" by virtue of having some of his human DNA, is a head taller than he is when they're unmorphed.]]
77	* {{Blackmail}}: In "Sound and Fury", a Grid Battleforce employee named Megan spots Nate and Zoey at the movies together, records a video of the scene, and uses it to blackmail her way into becoming Nate's new assistant so she can Sabotage him and take his job as head of the science division. Once her plans are found out, Commander Shaw has her fired for her actions.
78	* BookEnds: {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:The final villain of the first non-Saban run era (Disney) is Venjix. The first villain of the ''second'' non-Saban run era (Hasbro)? Venjix.]]
79	** Played straight with the titles of the series premiere ("Beasts Unleashed") and finale ("Evox Unleashed").
80	** Also, seeing as how ''Beast Morphers'' is [[spoiler: a sequel to ''RPM'', the one year time skips in "The Road to Corinth" and "Evox Unleashed" can be seen as this.]]
81	* BreakingOldTrends: The second season is lacking Halloween and Christmas episodes, marking it as the first since the show was UnCancelled to do so.
82	* CanonForeigner: Scrozzle, a tech whiz who supplies Evox with his robots, was created for ''Beast Morphers'' and didn't exist in ''Go-Busters''.
83	* ChildProdigy: Nate, who joined Grid Battleforce at age six and is now their chief scientist as a teenager.
84	* CompositeCharacter:
85	** Blaze and Roxy combine some elements of Jin with Enter and Escape. Though Enter and Escape were Avatars in ''Go-Busters'', Evox using Blaze and Roxy as Avatars is similar to Jin’s use of his own Avatar while his body is incapacitated. They even end up in stasis pods pretty much the same as the one Jin uses in ''Go-Busters''.
86	** Nate takes some elements from Hiromu’s father - mainly, trapping the villain in another dimension - in addition to being Jin’s counterpart.
87	** Evox himself is capable of the careful, patient planning that went to Enter (in Go-Busters, Enter was a HypercompetentSidekick to [[BadBoss Messiah]], whose impatience and impulsiveness would end up interfering with his plans. Evox has a temper, to be sure, but he is ''very much'' the brains of this operation.) [[spoiler:The finale reveals he is Venjix, a composite of ''Go-Onger's'' Hiramechimedes and Yogoshimacretin.]]
88	* ContinuityNod:
89	** Mayor Daniels notes that most, if not all, Ranger villains sought to take control of the Rangers' powers to rule the universe. He even name drops [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa]], [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Sledge]] and [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel Galvanax]] as his examples.
90	** Ravi brings up [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace NASADA]] in episode 6 when they're launching model rockets.
91	** While figuring out how to save his father from Evox, Devon contacts [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Dr K]] who in turn mentions [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Zenowing]].
92	** The Dino Ranger teamup, and the episodes leading up to it, are just one giant mountain of continuity porn. Returning rangers, revived villains, a vault holding old ranger tech, etc.
93	* CoolBike: Cruise can transform into a motorcycle.
94	* CoolKey: Unlike its Sentai counterpart (the Morphin Brace), the [[TransformationTrinket Beast-X Morpher]] is activated by the insertion of a Morph-X Key, which also serves as the collectible trinket for the toyline.
95	* CoolShades: A design motif of the season; the Rangers have sets built into their helmets and all the Megazords also have some.
96	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: "Gorilla Art". Ravi gets the idea to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia delete a minute of Smash's memories]] when he thinks Smash just found out that he's been spending his time painting - except Smash had known that for months.
97	* DarkerAndEdgier: Than ''Ninja Steel'', at least. The first episode alone has Evox corrupt two Ranger candidates and turn them into evil Avatars. The second season begins with [[spoiler: Evox secretly possessing Devon's father]] and it ends with the shocking reveal [[spoiler:that Evox is actually a re-incarnation of ''one of the darkest Power Rangers {{Big Bad}}s'', '''Venjix'''.]]
98	* {{Deconstruction}}: The battlizer, in particular ones that are the result of the villains seeking a power the Red Ranger comes to use. Red Fury Mode gifts Devon a nifty set of armor, potent abilities, and boosts his power to the point he can body monsters that gave the entire team issues. Drawback? Not only the transformation is slow, but it also runs off of a limited power source [[spoiler:that is highly addictive and gradually turns Devon aggressive and arrogant to the point of attacking his own teammates when Ravi tries to keep the last of the source away from him.]]
99	* DisproportionateRetribution: In "Evox's Revenge". While succumbing to his weakness for the first time, Ravi attacks Zoey after she makes a playful joke regarding his aim.
100	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Fury Cells cause the user to become highly addicted and makes them aggressive, arrogant, and easily irritable; even to the point of attacking your own allies. Insert any number of addictive drugs here.
101	* DotingParent: General Burke takes exceptional pride in Betty and Ben, believing them to be "geniuses", and a great asset to Grid Battleforce.
102	* TheDreaded: Scrozzle came to the Cyber Dimension to hide from a robot named Vargoyle, and created the Tronics (and presumably the Gigadrones as well) to protect himself.
103	-->'''Scrozzle''': "Trust me, if Vargoyle was after you, you'd hide too."
104	* EarlyBirdCameo:
105	** They are the first Ranger team to make their first official appearance before their series. However, unlike Sentai tradition, their first appearance is not on the television series, but in ''comics''; during the final fight of ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid''.
106	* EvilCostumeSwitch: Played with; When unmorphed, Blaze and Roxy's Avatars wear black versions of the outfits their human counterparts wore when Evox infected them.
107	* EvilKnockoff: Evox's servants are "Avatars", essentially evil copies of Blaze and Roxy (who were intended to be the Red and Yellow Rangers before Evox got into the system and stole their minds to create his two servants) with new battle forms.
108	* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: During the fight between Zoey and Roxy in "End of the Road". Roxy fires past Zoey, who snarks at her opponent before realizing the shot hit the fuel of her X-Bike. Not to be outdone, Zoey throws the fuel canister past Roxy. This time Roxy mocks Zoey before realizing that Zoey just set off an entire barrel of Morph-X, forcing Roxy to retreat.
109	* ExtremeSportsPlot: "End of the Road" has Zoey try to promote Morph-X-powered bicycles. Blaze tries to steal the fuel, which results in a stunt-filled chase scene (and naturally cuts through a skate park at one point).
110	* FakeMemories: In "Rewriting History", [[spoiler:the villains project a memory-altering wave to convince the people of Grid Battleforce that Blaze and Roxy were never infected by Evox, and became Rangers like they were meant to, allowing the avatars to take what Evox needs without suspicion]].
111	* FakeShemp: Due to actor unavailability and others who weren't interested due to being disillusioned with their time on the show, the returning Rangers (barring Tyler, Chase, Koda, Ivan, and Jason) are voiced by different voice actors in "Finders Keepers" and "Grid Connection".
112	* FantasyForbiddingFather:
113	** Mayor Daniels isn't too happy about his son's interest in video games and karate, feeling there's no future in it. He's quickly (albeit unknowingly) proven wrong, as these skills are essential to being a Power Ranger.
114	** On the Mother side of things, Commander Shaw believes that any form of art is worthless, hence why Ravi had to hide his passion for it from her. Eventually, certain circumstances forces Ravi to tell Shaw this, and she admits that she was too hard on him.
115	* {{Foreshadowing}}: ''A lot'' of this goes on, a prime example being [[spoiler: Nate talking about wanting to have a brother in Episode 3.]]
116	* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The endgame of Beast Morphers ends up being one to [[spoiler:Series/PowerRangersRPM, where a cliffhanger is fully addressed, Venjix gets one last stand, and even a character from the show appears to help out]].
117	* GlassCannon: Robo-Roxy and Robo-Blaze are just as powerful as their Avatar counterparts. However, they're more vulnerable defensively, though Scrozzle can revive them easily.
118	* GrandTheftMe: In a sense. Evox uses the devices intended to turn Blaze, Roxy, and Ravi into Rangers to turn Blaze and Roxy into his Avatars. Nate later points out that Blaze and Roxy are still alive, but since their Avatars are active, they are essentially "asleep" and can't be revived until the two are destroyed.
119	* GreenAesop: There's a small one running throughout the series, as Morph-X is used first and foremost to generate clean energy for the city and the Rangers are primarily its protectors.
120	** It takes a step up in "End of the Road". Zoey tries to get the citizens to ride Morph-X powered bicycles in order to cut down on traffic and convince the mayor not to solve the issue by plowing a road through a forest.
121	** An even bigger step up is shown at the start of season 2, with Morph-X being utilized all over the world; Mayor Daniels pointing out what a big step this is towards a greener Earth. [[spoiler:The end of the series has them focused on wind and solar energy after the chaos Morph-X caused.]]
122	* HijackedByGanon: Evox turns out to be [[spoiler: Venjix, who stowed away in the Cell Shift Morphers and was reborn by a combination of snake DNA and Morph X.]]
123	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "Evox Upgraded", [[spoiler:Grid Battleforce rebuild the Cybergate Scrozzle originally created to allow Evox to return to Earth, and use it to travel to the Cyber Dimension, rescuing Devon and foiling Evox's plan to invade Earth with his new body.]]
124	* HypocriticalHumor: [[spoiler:Roxy rejects Scrozzle’s suggestions to resurrect [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Koragg]] because [[HeelFaceTurn he turned good]]. Her suggestion? [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Astronema]]. Blaze calls her out on it.]]
125	* InappropriatelyCloseComrades: There's an actual rule against Rangers fraternizing, quite possibly a first for the series. Roxy wants to keep things going on the down-low despite the rule. Ravi breaks up with her despite both of their wishes, just wanting to follow the rules to avoid conflict.
126	** After ''Secret Struggle'', [[spoiler: Commander Shaw relaxes this rule after seeing that Nate and Zoey's own relationship is not a hindrance at all to their duties]].
127	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In "A Friend Indeed", Railtron steals Cruise and Smash's memory data, reducing them to mindless drones.
128	* LighterAndSofter: Averted compared with ''Ninja Steel'', however [[spoiler:played straight compared to [[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM.]] ]]
129	* LogicalWeakness: Attempted at least with the core team, since their respective strands of Animal DNA were semi-corrupted by Evox. Devon, who is linked with DNA from a cheetah (a big cat), develops a paralyzing phobia of dogs. Ravi can overheat from overuse of his powers, becoming more aggressive with increased muscle mass and gorilla instincts. Zoey's jackrabbit powers tend to use up her energy pretty quickly since rabbits have faster a metabolism than humans. However, all of these rely on ArtisticLicenseBiology.
130	* MagicIsAMonsterMagnet: Mayor Daniels points out that every enemy in Ranger history (which spans two-and-a-half ''decades'') has gone after the Morphing Grid. Needless to say, he's not happy that Grid Battleforce has built a gigantic target.
131	* MonsterOfTheWeek: This season’s villains are Robotrons, along with their titanic counterparts, the Gigadrones.
132	* NeverRecycleYourSchemes: Defied; Evox and his forces are not averse to trying the same tactics again.
133	** In "Silver Sacrifice", they rebuild the Cybergate and capture Steel so Evox can once again attempt to download himself into Steel's body. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for them, Steel's human DNA prevents the process from working.]]
134	** In "Sound and Fury", Blaze sends a second Tubatron after the Rangers, upgrading it to be even stronger than the original. Steel even quips, "Kudos to them for recycling."
135	* NoSell: In "Rewriting History", Steel, as a result of his part-human/part-robot mind, is immune to [[spoiler:the memory-altering frequency that convinced everyone Blaze and Roxy's Avatars are Rangers]].
136	* OffTheShelfFX: The ''Go-Busters'' toys are used for the Beast-X Morphers-- and since the Morphin Brace had no key gimmick, the Rangers' Morph-X Keys are seen to turn from solid to holographic as they hit the button on the side (a proper keyhole replaces the button for the Hasbro toy).
137	** [[https://twitter.com/Howling_Snail/status/1172454434951114752 Episode 6]] uses a [[Videogame/FarmingSimulator Farming Simulator]] controller as part of the controls in the Grid Battleforce hanger.
138	* PacManFever: Downplayed. The game Devon plays on his phone in his dad's car in the first episode makes 8-bit beeps and boops, and we don't see what game he's playing. However, many smartphones have emulator apps and indie games that are retro throwbacks, so he could just be playing one of those.
139	* PragmaticAdaptation: Roxy and Blaze use the Escape Evolve and Dark Buster suits, respectively, because they hadn't fallen apart. The unusually high amount of original footage is partly due to other monster suits needing to be repaired or rebuilt, so more scenes were filmed to justify the cost of construction. And since new footage was being made anyway, new power-ups and weapons were introduced [[MerchandiseDriven so that more toys could be sold]].
140	%%Depending on what they do, they already have a handicap going into adapting ''Go-Busters''. As Judd Lynn said in a video interview during ''Dino Charge's'' run, while he wouldn't have minded doing an adaptation of that series back then, he stated that it's a matter of time as well as what they can make merchandise out of. According to him, the Sentai monster suits only last about 5 years before they start to wear down naturally. Given ''Go-Busters'' aired in 2012, this has most likely set in for the suits, meaning they're either going to have to use more Sentai footage, or they're going to have to recreate monster suits from scratch. Nothing new for the franchise, but it's most likely going to drive up the budget more than usual. Also, given some of the [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai other]] [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce seasons]] of the Neo Saban Era that ''heavily'' used Sentai stock footage over original fight footage weren't that well received, it should be interesting to see how the writers try to avoid the pitfalls that the other seasons' writers fell into.
141	* ProperlyParanoid: Mayor Daniels is right to worry that making the Morphing Grid readily available means drawing a huge target on their backs. Rita Repulsa is indeed the biggest example as she's used Ranger powers, stolen Ranger powers, hijacked Zords and so much more. And then Evox comes along to prove him ''right''.
142	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The BrilliantButLazy son of the mayor, a heartbroken ByTheBookCop, a laundry girl, a TeenGenius with distant parents, and a hammy and boastful robot. And only one of them was originally recruited to be a Ranger. [[TheUnchosenOne The others were just in the right place at the right time.]]
143	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mayor Daniels. While he may not always agree with the Devon and the others, he's always willing to hear their side, can be persuaded, and generally wants the best for everyone.
144	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Subverted, for once. A major hurdle that our heroes contend with is the fact that Mayor Daniels would rather use normal methods and stay away from things running on Morph-X. Grid Battleforce prove themselves useful in showcasing the wonders of Morph-X and letting the people use them. As such, real world problems like city traffic and an eco-friendly electrical grid are the main uses while defending the city from monsters is just kind of a byproduct.
145	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The show's main villain, Evox, takes the form of a snake. Averted with the lizard Zoey and Nate take care of in episode three, who's used to demonstrate the innocence and importance of keeping the local forests intact.
146	* ResidualEvilEntity: It is revealed that Evox is actually [[spoiler:Venjix, the BigBad of ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', being reborn. At the end of ''RPM'', Venjix hid within one of the RPM Rangers' morphers and was acquired by Gird Battleforce, allowing him to be reborn as Evox.]]
147	* RobotBuddy: Known as "Beast Bots", each of the Rangers have one, and they transform into Beast Zords' control panels. The Red Ranger's is named Cruise, the Blue Ranger's is named Smash, and the Yellow Ranger's is named Jax. The Gold Ranger also has one named Steel, who doesn't transform into a control panel but instead becomes a Power Ranger himself.
148	* ShipSinking:
149	** Attempted, at least - one of Grid Battleforce's rules is that "Rangers can't date Rangers". Roxy and Ravi aren't happy with this since they're dating and have been chosen to become Rangers, but Ravi intends to comply and breaks up with her. Shortly thereafter, her mind gets stolen and used to create one of Evox's "avatars".
150	** Also gets in the way of Zoey and Nate's mutual attraction. They confess their feelings, but can't really do anything about it. [[spoiler: Until Commander Shaw officially rescinds the "no dating" regulations.]]
151	* ShooOutTheClowns: In "Source Code", [[spoiler: Dr. K]] is wise enough to not allow Ben and Betty to assist her in the lab with the fate of the world on her shoulders. Instead, she gets them out of her hair by sending them off on an "important mission" to [[spoiler: brew her up some tea.]]
152	* ShownTheirWork: In Season 1's Halloween episode of all things. When Nate and Steel are respectively hypnotized into thinking they're Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, their relationship is closer to that of the original novel: with the doctor (Nate) being horrified and disgusted at how ugly his creation (Steel) is.
153	* SpannerInTheWorks:
154	** If not for Devon and Zoey's interference, not only would Ravi had become an avatar, but nothing would've stood in Evox's way of seizing the Morphing Grid and conquering the world.
155	** [[spoiler:Nate tampering with what would've been Evox's robotic body with human DNA creates Steel, which becomes a critical plot point in the finale.]]
156	* StealthSequel: In a twist that few could have predicted, [[spoiler: the series turns out to be an unexpected direct continuation to ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', when it's revealed in the episode "Source Code" that Evox has actually been a reincarnation of Venjix the entire time.]]
157	* StockAnimalDiet: Zoey eats carrots to recover her energy since the jackrabbit data that was bonded to her was partially corrupted.
158	* {{Synchronization}}: In "Target Tower", it is revealed that [[spoiler:the Avatars' human selves were connected mentally to their counterparts, seeing and hearing everything they did. When Roxy awakens following her Avatar's destruction, she is able to tell the Rangers all about Evox's master plan]].
159	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Blaze and Roxy do not like Scrozzle, and the feeling is mutual from him towards them, but they're forced to work together under Evox's rule.
160	* TheSomethingForce: It's not applied to the show title this time, but Grid Battleforce is still an example.
161	* ThoseTwoGuys: Ben and Betty, a pair of bungling GB security guards. Uncommonly, they actually become friends with the Rangers rather quickly and sometimes important to solving the weekly ordeal.
162	* TheUnchosenOne: Devon and Zoey, two of the three Rangers, are last-minute substitutes after the intended ones, Blaze and Roxy, essentially have their minds stolen and used as the basis of Evox's two "Avatars", while Devon and Zoey step in to stop them from taking Ravi, the intended Blue Ranger, as a third "Avatar".
163	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: After being bonded with Rabbit DNA, Zoey develops a hankering for carrots.
164	* TransformationIsAFreeAction:
165	** Knowingly averted in "Hangar Heist" where the Rangers undergo a training simulation revolving around them combining their Zords while under enemy attack. When they combine their Zords for real, a shield is generated to protect them from interference from the Gigadrones.
166	** Averted again in "Sound and Fury"; Devon's transformation into Fury Mode is ''very'' slow. The other Rangers are forced to hold off Tubatron 2.0 long enough for the transformation to finish.
167	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The civilians don't pay too much attention to Steel or any of the other Beast Bots when they're out in public. This is understandable, though, since sentient robots are pretty common in the ''Power Rangers'' universe (common enough that there's actually a law forbidding robots from running for political offices).
168	* VanInBlack: Ravi and Zoey get one in episode 6, since they're not giving everyone bikes this season. It's got a not-too-obtrusive Grid Battleforce logo in white.
169	* WeaksauceWeakness: In ''Evox's Revenge'', it's revealed that when the Rangers first morphed, they also inherited a little bit of corrupted data from Evox's infection in the previous episode, giving them weaknesses. These include:
170	** Devon freezes up whenever he sees a dog, even a picture of a dog. The show justifies this by saying he has feline DNA now and has inherited a natural fear of canines.
171	** Ravi overheats and goes berserk when overusing his powers.
172	** Zoey runs out of energy when she overuses her powers and has to eat carrots to restore her energy levels.
173	* WhamLine: The penultimate episode of Season 2 drops one of the biggest, if not ''the'' biggest, bombshells in all of ''Power Rangers'' history, one which concerns who Evox actually is...
174	-->'''Evox:''' I... WAS... '''''[[spoiler:VENJIX!!!]]'''''
175	* WhamShot: One that preludes the WhamLine above, but a flashback has a young Nate working with a [[spoiler:Cell Shift Morpher -- specifically Scott Truman's.]] Let that sink in for those who remembered how [[spoiler:''RPM'' ended...]]
176	** And when [[spoiler:Evox/Venjix takes over the ''entire'' Morph-X network, we see, for the first time in the franchise, ''actual real-world cities'' like UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} and UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} where there are Morph-X towers located (all prior versions of the franchise have employed, and continue to employ, [[CaliforniaDoubling other cities for the series' hometowns]].) This underscores how Evox/Venjix will destroy these places, as he did on his own Earth if he isn't stopped.]]
177	* TheWorfEffect: In "Evox Upgraded", [[spoiler:the Beast-X Ultrazord tears through an entire squad of Gigadrones, but is taken down by Evox's human-sized new body in a single hit]].
178	* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Devon says this even as he's being dragged off by the security team while he's trying to warn them about the snake-like virus that's invaded their systems.
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