Psycho Rangers
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The Psycho Rangers are fictional villains in the Power Rangers universe that appeared in the television series Power Rangers: In Space and Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. They were evil counterparts of the Power Rangers and served under Astronema and later Deviot.
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[edit] History
The Psycho Rangers were five evil Rangers. They were found to be in the possession of Astronema, who would employ them to battle and destroy the Space Rangers. Astronema connected their powers to that of Dark Specter, intentionally causing him a great loss of power every time they battled. Astronema planned to use this to her advantage so that she could destroy him and usurp his position as leader of the United Alliance of Evil. Unfortunately for her, the Psycho Rangers were impatient and unwilling to follow her carefully laid schemes due to the bickering, and were destroyed by the Space Rangers before Dark Specter was destroyed.
The Psycho Ranger team consisted of Psycho Black, Psycho Blue, Psycho Yellow, Psycho Pink and their leader Psycho Red. In their first battle with the Space Rangers, the Psycho Rangers read the minds of their counterparts and adapted unique fighting styles to defeat them. This did not mean they were unbeatable, however, and T.J. discovered a way to confuse them. The idea was a success and the Psycho Rangers proved easier to handle.
In battle, the Black, Blue and Yellow Psycho Rangers wielded their own warped variants of the weapons belonging to their Space Ranger counterparts. The two exceptions were Red (who wielded a black sword called the Psycho Sword which was similar in design to the Astro Megazord Saber) and Pink (who carried the Psycho Arrow, a long black bow that fired energized arrows, as opposed to her own version of Cassie's Satellite Stunner).
Each of the Psycho Rangers' bodies hid their true, hideous "Psycho Monster" forms, and the first of these was revealed when Psycho Pink was severely beaten in battle. While the Psycho Monsters usually revealed these forms when they were on the verge of defeat, it has also been shown that they can willingly change between their Ranger and Monster forms at any time. In addition, they can choose to enlarge themselves or remain human-sized when in Monster form.
[edit] Psycho Red
Psycho Red was the leader of the Psycho Rangers and the most powerful of them all, as shown when he faced all five Space Rangers on his own. He was also the most impatient one and became more and more frustrated when Astronema wouldn't let them destroy the Rangers. Eventually he became so obsessed with the Red Ranger that he even attacked his own teammates. His monster form was a Fire monster. Psycho Red was destroyed by the powered up V3 Missile attack from the Mega Voyager.
[edit] Psycho Black
Psycho Black was created as the evil counterpart of the Black Space Ranger. He wasn't too happy with Astronema's strategy, but followed her orders because he was afraid of being destroyed if he rebelled. He stopped Psycho Red from killing Andros at a time when Psycho Red was refusing Astronema's orders, angry that Red wanted all the glory for himself. His Psycho Monster form is a rock monster who can use a rock-like tentacle. Psycho Black was destroyed by a super-charged V3 Missile Attack from the Mega Voyager.
[edit] Psycho Blue
Psycho Blue was designed to destroy the Blue Space Ranger. On one occasion, he beat TJ so hard that TJ had to be put in intensive care aboard the Megaship. Over time, his obsession with his counterpart got the better of him, to the point where he refused to give up when he faced five Blue Rangers (The other four main Rangers had re-coloured their costumes to mimic the Blue costume, although it is never explained how). He rushed into battle, taking out four Rangers, but was eventually overpowered by the Blue and Silver Rangers. His Psycho Monster form is a crystalline ice monster with freezing powers. Psycho Blue was destroyed by the Winged Mega Voyager's V3 Missile Attack. Blue is also notable for being the only Psycho Ranger who didn't speak while in Monster form during Power Rangers In Space, and he was also the only Psycho Ranger who turned into his giant monster form via getting zapped by Astronema's Satellasers (the others were able to grow on their own).
[edit] Psycho Yellow
Psycho Yellow did not participate in battle as much as the others did. She preferred to let others do the dirty work while she claimed victory. She even double-crossed Psycho Pink, using her for her own scheme. Psycho Yellow was also able to infect the Mega Voyager and force it to fight against the Mega Winger and Delta Megazord after transforming into a computer virus. Psycho Yellow was actually a hornet-like monster, and was destroyed by a super-charged V3 Missile attack.
[edit] Psycho Pink
When Astronema decided the Psycho Rangers would take on one Space Ranger at a time, Psycho Pink was selected to fight first. However, she went in a secret alliance with Psycho Yellow that ended abruptly when Yellow betrayed her. The Pink and Yellow Space Rangers used this to their advantage and defeated Psycho Pink. In her monster form, Psycho Pink was a plant-like monster, and was destroyed by the Mega Voyager's V3 Missile attack.
When the Psychos returned in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and were destroyed again, Pink was the only Psycho to survive, and then launched a new attack to claim the Pink Ranger powers. She managed to destroy the Pink Space Ranger's morpher with the Savage Sword, and while Psycho Pink fought the Space and Galaxy Rangers in their megazords, the Pink Galaxy Ranger managed to destroy the Savage Sword and save the Pink Space Ranger at the cost of her own life. She turned into her monster form again and was finally defeated by the Astro and Galaxy Megazords.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Rangers Gone Psycho
The Psycho Rangers first appeared when they attacked Angel Grove while posing as the Power Rangers, and revealed their true identities when the real Rangers confronted them. A battle ensued from which the Psycho Rangers emerged victorious after scanning the minds of their respective counterparts. Later, they returned to the city and started searching for the Rangers, using the unique sound of their communicators. They eventually captured Zhane and locked him up in an old library. The Space Rangers used a decoy to distract their evil doubles, but the Psycho Rangers realized what was happening and prevented the Space Rangers from rescuing Zhane. The Psycho Rangers beat the Space Rangers once again, by combining their energies into one massive attack. The Space Rangers were spared once Astronema forced the Psycho Rangers to retreat because, unbeknowst to them, she had devised a plan to strip Dark Specter of his powers by with the Psycho Rangers as her pawns.
Psycho Red eventually went after the Rangers himself, but Psycho Black stopped him. From that moment on, Astronema decided that only one Psycho Ranger would attack at a time, starting with Pink. Psycho Yellow offered to help Psycho Pink capture Cassie so they could drain her power, but used the distraction created by Psycho Pink to claim the Yellow Ranger for herself. Psycho Pink was enraged and the two engaged in battle, allowing Ashley to escape. Pink followed her, but the other Space Rangers intervened. Ashley and Cassie then defeated Psycho Pink together, and it was then that she revealed her Psycho Monster form. In this form, she fought the Mega Winger and the Mega Voyager and met her end at the V3 Missile attack.
The next day the four remaining Psycho Rangers battled the Space Rangers again. The Rangers planned not to fight their respective Psycho counterparts because that would give them the advantage; for example, Psycho Blue was specifically 'designed' to combat the Blue Ranger, but would thus be at a disadvantage when fighting the Black Ranger. This strategy did not work as the Psychos simply started to fight their counterpart. T.J. then figured out that they should all wear the same color and the next time the Psychos attacked, five Blue Rangers would be waiting for them. Zhane showed up, disguised as Psycho Silver, to confuse things even more. Unable to tell who was who, Red, Yellow and Black retreated. Blue refused and was eventually defeated by Zhane and T.J. Astronema called for the Satellasers to be fired, which then turned Blue into his monster form and made him into a giant. In his monster form, Psycho Blue tried to freeze the Mega Voyager by breathing snow and ice at it, but when the Rangers used the thermal energy to increase the power of the Mega Voyager, things didn't look good for Blue. He was soon destroyed by the Mega V3 Missile Mode after the Mega Voyager received the wings of the Mega Winger to become the Winged Mega Voyager.
With only three left, things were looking bad for the Psycho Rangers. However, Astronema had them recognize the voice of each Space Ranger so they could hunt them down while disguised as humans. The Space Rangers learned of this threat and tricked the Psycho Rangers by using a recording of them. Using everything they had, the Rangers defeated the Psycho Rangers, forcing them to grow into their giant monster forms. The trio of Psycho Monsters trashed the Space Rangers yet again, stole the Mega Voyager and used it to lay an ambush for the Rangers. Although the Space Rangers thought they avoided the trap set for them by letting Zhane distract the Psycho Rangers while they retrieved the Zord, they had actually sprung the trap: Psycho Yellow had taken control of the Mega Voyager and used it against the Space Rangers' other Megazords.
Meanwhile, Psycho Red had enough of stalling and engaged in a one-on-one fight with the Red Ranger. He was pulled out by Ecliptor, who told Red to remember his place and that nobody would destroy the Rangers but Astronema. Psycho Red escaped from him and returned to the battlefield, vowing to destroy the Red Ranger at any cost. When Psycho Black told him to get a hold of himself, Red violently lashed out against both Psycho Black and Psycho Yellow, forcing Yellow out of the Mega Voyager. With the Rangers in control of their Megazords again, they regrouped and told the Psycho Rangers they could never win because they lacked teamwork. The three Psycho Monsters decided to show their teamwork skills and combined their energy for a huge blast, seriously damaging all Megazords. The Rangers tried to absorb the attack and steadily put the Megazords' systems in critical condition. Despite this, they managed to absorb enough energy to fire an ultra-charged V3 Missile which finally destroyed the last three Psycho Rangers.
The spectral forms of the Psycho Rangers were later restored to life again within Secret City, and attacked the Power Rangers. The Rangers managed to digitize them, preserving them in several data cards at the last minute.
[edit] To the Tenth Power/The Power of Pink
During Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, these cards found their way into the hands of Deviot, who revived the Psycho Rangers. He sent them after the Galaxy Rangers but the Space Rangers teamed up with the new generation to defeat the Psycho Rangers once and for all. While four of the Psycho Rangers were destroyed, Psycho Pink survived. Having found out about a lost artifact known as the Savage Sword, she managed to destroy the Pink Astro Morpher, replenishing her power. She then took on her Psycho Monster form and faced the Rangers again after enlarging herself. The Rangers destroyed her permanently using the Astro Megazord and Galaxy Megazord, but at the cost of the Pink Galaxy Ranger's life, who gave her life to restore the Pink Astro Morpher and destroy the Savage Sword.
[edit] Voice Cast
(Uncredited in PRiS, Credited in PRLG)
- Patrick David - Psycho Red
- Michael Maize - Psycho Black
- Wally Wingert - Psycho Blue
- Kamera Walton - Psycho Yellow
- Vicki Davis - Psycho Pink
[edit] Other Appearances
- Before the Psycho Rangers made their debut in Rangers Gone Psycho, Psycho Yellow's monster form could be seen at the Onyx Tavern.
- The monster forms of Psycho Red, Psycho Blue, and Psycho Yellow were seen in Countdown to Destruction. Psycho Monster Red was with Rita Repulsa's and Zedd's army and the Machine Empire's army, Psycho Monster Blue was seen in Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd's army as well as in Divatox's army, and Psycho Monster Yellow was with Divatox's army. It should be noted that during this time they were still supposedly in Data Card form. They were destroyed by Zordon's energy wave.
- Ghouligan, who was the very first demon that the Lightspeed Power Rangers fought against in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue, was a partially repainted version of the Psycho Monster Red.
- Psycho Blue's monster form is seen among the horde of undead monsters and demons in the Shadow World's underground tomb in the Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue finale episode, The Fate of Lightspeed, along with Ghouligan.
[edit] Trivia
- Ironically, Psycho Pink was the first Psycho Ranger destroyed in Power Rangers In Space, but the only one to survive the Lights of Orion attack in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
- When the Psycho Rangers returned in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy, they lacked the metallicness in their voices that they had in the previous season, yet they were voiced by the very same actors that voiced them a year earlier.
- The battle between the giant Psycho Monster Pink and the Astro and Galaxy Megazord team (in the episode The Power of Pink) was filmed in American footage.
- Kamera Walton, who voiced Psycho Yellow, returned in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue as an ally, Marina the Mermaid, who would become the love interest of Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger.
