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'''Alpha 5''' ('''Alpha''' for short) was the robotic assistant to the rangers during ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''. Alpha was an extremely important factor in the Power Rangers' battle against evil and acted as a secondary mentor to them, under his friend, the wise sage [[Zordon]] of Eltar. Alpha would use the exclamation "Ai yi yi" in moments which invoked emotions of any kind, from panic to elation (most commonly panic); in more extreme situations, the exclamation could contain four "yi"'s, five "yi"'s or, in rare cases, six or seven "yi"'s; this has become a well-known catchphrase for most of the Alpha robots. He worked in the [[Command Center]] most of the time, only getting out on a few occasions, and almost always obeyed every command and order that [[Zordon]] issued. Surprisingly, while Alpha 5 is a robot, he has an amazing range of emotions that make him very humanlike.
  
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'''Alpha 5''' is the fifth model of the [[Alpha Series]] who was put into operation to assist the [[:Category:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]] and the [[:Category:Zeo Rangers|Zeo Rangers]]. He briefly assisted the [[:Category:Turbo Rangers|Turbo Rangers]] until his departure to [[Eltar]].
   
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==History==
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He's tender, compassionate, easily terrified, sweet, curious, and charmingly childlike. Who knows how many thousands of years he's been in the service of Zordon, but he still maintains a sort of wonder while looking out at the world.
  
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===Background===
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Alpha 5 was created by [[King Lexian]] on the planet [[Edenoi]] thousands of years ago; his memory banks contain many fond memories of that planet, but we never see those memories so we don't know what his "childhood" was like there. Alpha's close friend from his days living on Edenoi is [[Lerigot]], the wizard of [[Liaria]]. No information has ever been given as to when and how they met, however.
   
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==Character History==
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===Mighty Morphin===
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After being brought to Earth, Alpha 5 inherited the memories and knowledge of [[Alpha 4]], but was put in a shut-down mode prior to [[Rita Repulsa]]'s release. Following Rita's escape, under Zordon's orders, Alpha recruited [[Jason Lee Scott|Jason Scott]], [[Zack Taylor]], [[Billy Cranston]], [[Trini Kwan]] and [[Kimberly Ann Hart|Kimberly Hart]] to form a new Power Rangers team.
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Alpha was a fully-sentient multifunctional automaton robot built by King Lexian on the planet [[Edenoi]] thousands of years ago; his memory banks contain many fond memories of that planet, but we never see those memories so we don't know what his "childhood" was like there. He is the second Alpha automaton to be in the service of Zordon, succeeding [[Alpha 4]]. Zordon later befriended him and took him in as his trusted assistant and surrogate son, serving as a father figure in place of his creator and "father", [[King Lexian]] of [[Edenoi]]. Alpha 5 thus assisted Zordon in the creation of the original Power Rangers as well as the Command Center. Alpha was an advisor, mechanic, tech-wizard, and overall friend to the Power Rangers from Mighty Morphin leading up to Power Rangers: Turbo, where he departed for [[Eltar]]. Alpha was dearly loved by the Rangers and Zordon, but sometimes they shut him out and occasionally teased him (as he misunderstands jokes, in the typical manner of a young child). His despair and need for the love of Zordon and the Rangers only came up to the surface when he was [[The Wedding|turned evil by Finster's personality-altering disc]]. Alpha is constantly left alone in the [[Command Center (Mighty Morphin)|Command Center/Power Chamber]], and very rarely gets to leave; as a result, he is constantly left alone and gets very sad and upset. This serves as a catalyst for his later conversion to evil.
  
   
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From then on, an adviser, mechanic, tech-wizard, and overall friend to the [[:Category:Ranger|Power Rangers]] from Mighty Morphin leading up to Power Rangers Turbo. Alpha was loved by the Rangers and Zordon and, during [[Green With Evil|Tommy's stint as an evil Ranger]], even acted as the sole mentor due to Zordon being lost in another dimension.
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Alpha's close friend from his days living on Edenoi is [[Lerigot]], the wizard of [[Liaria]]. No information has been given as to when and how they met, however.
  
   
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When the Command Center was destroyed, Alpha was totaled in the wreckage, leaving only his head behind. When Rita was sitting in her new throne, she spoke with Alpha briefly, saying that he could have been better off serving her rather than blindly serving "''the old sage''". She then cruelly orders that his body should be melted down and that his head be fashioned into a bedside lamp, but then his visor eyes began to glow, revealing that he was still activated. He later communicated with the Rangers several times.
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In ''[[Power Rangers: Turbo]]'', when the opportunity presented itself, Alpha 5 left with [[Zordon]] to the planet [[Eltar]] and was replaced by [[Alpha 6]], his "brother" whom he programmed in the Power Chamber before leaving. His last known appearance is in the episode [[Passing the Torch]], where he and Zordon returned to witness the veteran rangers passing on their powers, and oddly, he is in his old robot body rather than his shinier, more advanced one. He hasn't been seen or heard of since, unfortunately. ''Wild Force'' writer [[Amit Bhaumik]] has said that he takes the view that Alpha was destroyed in the battle when [[Dark Specter]] invaded the planet Eltar, but there's no official confirmation of this whatsoever.
  
   
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He is later reprogrammed by Finster and Rita but was later rescued by the Rangers and rebuilt good as new (meaning that Rita never really made good on her threat to melt down Alpha's body). He later piloted the Pterodactyl Dinozord. {{ComicStorylink|}}
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However, because of their duties as the protectors of [[Angel Grove]], the Rangers rarely spent any quality time with Alpha, which devastated him. {{Storylink|The Wanna-Be Ranger}}
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His despair and need for the love of Zordon and the Rangers only came up to the surface when he was turned evil by Finster's personality-altering disc, whereupon his inner rage consumed his central processor. Alpha is constantly left alone in the [[Command Center (Mighty Morphin)|Command Center]]/[[Power Chamber]], and very rarely gets to leave; as a result. This serves as a catalyst for his later conversion to evil.
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As Rita returned to the Moon Palace after her banishing by [[Lord Zedd]] at the start of Season 2, she had [[Finster]] create a love spell to make him fall in love with her. They decided to create a wedding gift so Zedd had Finster recreate his best monsters to kill the Power Rangers as a wedding gift. Meanwhile, Zordon went into temporary hibernation and left Alpha in charge who went outside of the Command Center to pick flowers although Putties appeared and grabbed him until Finster inserted a disc into his back which turned him evil. When he returned inside, Zordon picked up on his switch and tried to stop him but Alpha modified his face to look more goofy before muting him and teleporting the Power Rangers (who were in Australia) to the Specter Theater where thier weapons would be unavailable and they would be unable to teleport out. When they later left, Zordon tried to appeal to him again but Alpha cut the connection and teleported the Power Rangers back to the Specter Theater when they were defeated in thier Zords by the [[Peckster]] and the [[Rhinoblaster]]. Luckily, the Power Rangers later escaped by tricking the two monsters and made it back to the Command Center where Alpha tried to play it cool. However, Billy noticed the virus disc and ripped it out which removed the virus and returned Alpha to the side of good. {{Storylink|The Wedding}}
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[[File:Alpha5BoomComics.jpg|thumb|Alpha 5 in the comics]]
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Rita clearly makes reference to some kind of history with Alpha when she speaks to him briefly, stating that he could have been better off serving her than Zordon. {{ComicStorylink|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 7}} While there is a possibility of stories that will eventually explore this, it may be a reference to when Rita and Finster turned Alpha evil {{Storylink|The Wedding}}, where he was completely loyal to her thanks to the reprogramming that he had received due to the virus.
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However, Alpha and Zordon survive by going to the [[Power Chamber]] and bring the Rangers down to it where they are made into the Zeo Rangers. Zordon also welcomes [[Tanya Sloan]] as the new [[Yellow Ranger]] who has been sent back by Aisha in her place. {{Storylink|A Zeo Beginning}}
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===Turbo===
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When the opportunity presented itself, Alpha 5 left with Zordon to the planet [[Eltar]] and was replaced by [[Alpha 6]], his "brother" whom he programmed in the Power Chamber before leaving. His last known appearance is in the episode "[[Passing the Torch]]", where he and Zordon returned to witness the Veteran Rangers passing on their powers, and oddly, he is in his old robot body rather than his shinier, more advanced one.
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===Dino Thunder===
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Alpha 5 is featured in a chronicle of Power Ranger history compiled by [[Tommy Oliver]] shortly after he forms the [[:Category:Dino Rangers|Dino Rangers]] which is found by the nascent Ranger team in the [[Dino Lab]]. However, Tommy does not mention Alpha's current whereabouts.{{Storylink|Legacy of Power}}
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===S.P.D.===
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This Alpha possibly has a star system named in his honor which is unfortunately laid waste to by high-class alien criminals [[Gineka]], [[Chiaggo]] and [[Delapoo]] at the direction of intergalactic arms dealer [[Broodwing]]. Thanks to the efforts of the [[:Category:B-Squad Rangers|B-Squad Rangers]] though, especially [[Bridge Carson]] this does not go unavenged. {{Storylink|Robotpalooza}}
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[[File:Zordon and Alpha 5 in archive footage of Dino Fury.jpg|thumb|Alpha 5 is seen in the Legendary Ranger Database.]]
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[[Solon]] retaliate to [[Ollie Akana]] about Lord Zedd, while she investigates the [[Legendary Ranger Database]] [[Mick Kanic|Mick]] gave them. Looking through the files, they see Lord Zedd's history as the Emperor of Evil and his countless fights against the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Alpha 5 and Zordon are seen briefly from the Command Center seeing how Lord Zedd use the [[Rock of Time]] to turn the Rangers into children. {{Storylink|Old Foes}}
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==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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Alpha's personality throughout most of his appearances was kind, loving, and innocent. He is also quite panicky and goes 'ai yi yi yi yi yi yi!' when in a panicked state; this has become a well-known catchphrase for most of the Alpha robots.
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Alpha's personality throughout most of his appearances was like that of a sweet, innocent, endearing and loving child, albeit one that is neglected and abused on occasion (though verbally and emotionally moreso than physically). He is also quite panicky, quoting his iconic 'ai yi yi yi yi yi yi!' when in a panicked state (but as mentioned above, he uses the phrase for any emotion). In ''[[The Wedding]]'', however, thanks to [[Finster]]'s personality-altering computer virus (inside of a compact disc) and Alpha's subsequent reprogramming for evil, Alpha was transformed into an angry, obnoxious and megalomaniacal brat bent on destroying his former friends and becoming famous for their deaths as a result, being fueled by bitter resentment and envy over the Rangers "''teleporting here and there, having all the fun, getting all the glory''" and leaving him alone in the Command Center all the time. He even silenced Zordon three times, once by simply muting him, by commanding him to be silenced, and again by cutting him off from our dimension (though not by un-anchoring him the way Tommy did in [[Green With Evil]], due to repeated footage recycling) and repeatedly insulted and mocked him. He also, while he is in this brainwashed state and having complete fealty to Zedd and Rita, seems to act like an abused and neglected child that has been bestowed with too much power, as he declares that the Command Center would be all his when the Rangers become Zedd's prisoners in ''The Wedding'' ("''With the Rangers prisoners of Lord Zedd and no Zordon, the Command Center will be mine! ALL MINE!''").
 
   
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In "[[The Wedding]]", however, thanks to Finster's personality-altering computer program (inside of a compact disc) and Alpha's subsequent reprogramming for evil, Alpha was transformed into an angry, obnoxious and megalomaniacal brat bent on destroying the Rangers and becoming famous for their deaths as a result. He even silenced Zordon three times, once by simply muting him, by commanding him to be silenced, and again by cutting him off from our dimension (though not by un-anchoring him the way Tommy did in [[Green With Evil]], due to repeated footage recycling) and repeatedly insulted and mocked him. He also, while he is in this brainwashed state, has complete fealty to Zedd and Rita, as he declares that the Command Center would be all his when the Rangers become Zedd's prisoners in "The Wedding" ("With the Rangers prisoners of Lord Zedd and no Zordon, the Command Center will be mine! ALL MINE!").
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In relation to the above statements, Alpha also gets very sad when the Rangers leave him alone and treat him as if he is invisible; this is shown in [[The Wanna-Be Ranger]], [[A Friend in Need]] and [[The Wedding]]. This is also shown in [[Alpha's Magical Christmas]] and its audio book adaptation [[Lord Zedd's Holiday Humbug]].
  
   
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Surprisingly, while Alpha 5 is a robot, he has an amazing range of emotions that make him very humanlike. Alpha also gets very sad when the Rangers leave him alone; this is shown in "[[The Wanna-Be Ranger]]", "[[A Friend in Need]]" and "[[The Wedding]]". This is also shown in [[Alpha's Magical Christmas]] and its audio book adaptation [[Lord Zedd's Holiday Humbug]]. At times, Alpha can also act very paternalistic, making him sort of the "mother hen" to the Rangers and some others (such as the children in [[Alpha's Magical Christmas|his Christmas special]], when he paternally reminds the kids not to open the gifts he gave them until the next morning).
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==Abilities==
  
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Alpha does not have much in the way of attacking enemies, but in [[Power Ranger Punks]] and [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live]], he can shock enemies with electrical charges of white energy. However, this does little damage to enemies, only stunning or shocking them briefly. His [[Alpha 5 (movie)|movie counterpart]] attempted to fight in a more traditional fashion, but did not defeat Ivan Ooze.
  
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==Forms==
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[[File:Alpha 5.png|thumb|Alpha 5]]
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===Powers and Abilities===
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Alpha does not have much in the way of attacking enemies, but in "[[Power Ranger Punks]]" and ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live]]'', he can shock enemies with electrical charges of white energy. However, this does little damage to enemies, only stunning or shocking them briefly. His [[Alpha 5/1995 movie|movie counterpart]] attempted to fight in a more traditional fashion, but did not defeat Ivan Ooze.
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He was also the sole architect of both the original Command Center and, later, the Power Chamber.
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As revealed in "[[Power Ranger Punks]]", Alpha is adept at creating potions and tinctures (his skills rivaling that of [[Baboo]] and Rita themselves), with an example being the creating of the anti-punk antidote made from the [[Singing Squash]].
   
 
Through the power of the [[Morphin Grid|Universal Morphin Grid]], Alpha has the ability to create organic matter, such as flowers; he can also utilize its power to create clothing and, in [[Alpha's Magical Christmas|his Christmas special]], decorations, toys and Christmas gifts. In the same special, he also can rearrange the lights in the Command Center to form various shapes. It is unclear if he used his powers to create weapons for himself and the Eltarians during the war on [[Eltar]] before [[Dark Specter]] conquered the planet.
  
Through the power of the [[Morphin Grid|Universal Morphin Grid]], Alpha has the ability to create organic matter, such as flowers; he can also utilize its power to create clothing and, in [[Alpha's Magical Christmas|his Christmas special]], decorations, toys and Christmas gifts. In the same special, he also can rearrange the lights in the Command Center to form various shapes. It is unclear if he used his powers to create weapons for himself and the Eltarians during the war on [[Eltar]] before [[Dark Specter]] conquered the planet.
   
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As an artificial intelligence, Alpha 5 is not susceptible to old age or death.
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==Appearance==
  
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Alpha is a young robot that is only about four feet high, and has a red-and-gold casing over a black body. His head is flying saucer-shaped, and his "eyes" are a red bar that flashes across its front. He has a gold lighting bolt on his chest that flashes. On Alpha's arms are two golden "elbow caps" that limit the movement of his arms. He also has big and clunky feet.
  
   
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==Relationships==
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[[File:10629637 10202776520273954 6171001186096099858 n.jpg|thumb|right|Alpha 5's shinier body.]]
  
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===Allies===
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====Rangers====
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*[[:Category:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]
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**[[Jason Lee Scott]]
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**[[Zack Taylor]]
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**[[Trini Kwan]]
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**[[Billy Cranston]]
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**[[Kimberly Ann Hart]]
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**[[Tommy Oliver]]
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**[[Rocky DeSantos]]
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**[[Adam Park]]
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**[[Aisha Campbell]]
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**[[Katherine Hillard]]
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*[[:Category:Aquitar Rangers|Aquitar Rangers]]
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**[[Delphine]]
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**[[Aurico]]
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**[[Cestro]]
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**[[Tideus]]
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**[[Corcus]]
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*[[:Category:Zeo Rangers|Zeo Rangers]]
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**[[Tanya Sloan]]
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**[[Trey of Triforia]]
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*[[:Category:Turbo Rangers|Turbo Rangers]]
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**[[Justin Stewart]]
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====Family====
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*[[King Lexian]] - Creater/Father
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*[[Alpha 6]] - Little Brother
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====Others====
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*[[Zordon]] - Mentor & Father figure
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*[[Ernie (MMPR)|Ernie]]
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*[[Farkas Bulkmeier|Bulk]]
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*[[Eugene Skullovitch|Skull]]
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*[[Ninjor]]
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*[[Auric the Conqueror]]
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*[[Cestria]]
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*[[Lerigot]]
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===Enemies===
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====Generals====
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*[[Goldar]]
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*[[Scorpina]]
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*[[Squatt]]
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*[[Baboo]]
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*[[Finster]]
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*[[Rito Revolto]]
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*[[Klank & Orbus|Klank]] & [[Orbus]]
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*[[Elgar]]
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*[[Rygog]]
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*[[Porto]]
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====Others====
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In ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'', he was upgraded with a shinier, more advanced version of his body, this one being much "beefier". His body is now blue instead of black. His arms are bigger, his flashing lightning bolt now points straight down and is arrow-shaped, and the small dome on top of his head is gone. He is also now much shinier and more reflective. Gone also are the gold elbow caps as well, allowing for more greater movement of the arms. This body was later used for Alpha 6, and parts of it were used for Alpha 5's upgraded form [[Alpha 7]].
  
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*[[Rita Repulsa]]
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*[[Lord Zedd]]
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*[[Master Vile]]
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*[[Putty Patrollers]]
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*[[Z Putty Patrollers]]
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*[[Tenga Warriors]]
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*[[King Mondo]]
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*[[Queen Machina]]
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*[[Prince Sprocket]]
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*[[Prince Gasket]]
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*[[Princess Archerina]]
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*[[Cogs]]
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*[[Divatox]]
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*[[Piranhatrons]]
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
  
==Behind the Scenes==
 
===Portrayal===
  
===Portrayal===
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*Alpha 5 was voiced by [[Richard Steven Horvitz]] and suit acted by [[Romy J. Sharf]], [[Sandi Sellner]] and finally [[Donene Kistler]]. Horvitz is best known as the voice of the titular character from the cult classic TV series Invader Zim.
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Alpha 5 was voiced by [[Richard Steven Horvitz]] and suit acted by [[Romy J. Sharf]], [[Sandi Sellner]] and finally [[Donene Kistler]]. As an homage to Alpha 5, the character [[Alpha 7]] that appears in the anniversary special [[Forever Red]] has the same voice actor and personality (and even the 'ai yi yi yi yi yi yi!' catchphrase in a deleted scene), but has pieces of the the Alpha 6/Turbo-movie Alpha 5 body and is suit acted by an uncredited performer. The identity of Alpha's voice actor remained a mystery for several years because Richard was credited under a different name at the time for most of the series; ''[[Alpha's Magical Christmas]]'' credits him under his actual name. Richard spells out the first part of [[Alpha 5]]'s catchphrase as "ai" (like the Japanese word for love) when he does autographs for fans; when asked to do his voice he often says "Ai yi yi, Zordon, the Power Rangers are in trouble!".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qB26ZnJhDQ]</ref>In fact, in another recent interview, Richard has confirmed that he himself came up with "ai yi yi" as Alpha 5's signature line when filming for [[Day of the Dumpster]] began.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yszhunjP4U0 Interview with the man behind Alpha 5's voice]</ref>
  
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**The identity of Alpha's voice actor remained a mystery for several years because Richard was credited under as the pseudonym Richard Wood. [[Alpha's Magical Christmas]] was the first episode to credit him under his actual name.
   
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===Design===
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Alpha is a young robot that is only about four feet high, and has a red-and-gold casing over a black body. His head is flying saucer-shaped, and his "eyes" are a red bar that flashes across its front, similar to the Cylons in'Battlestar Galactica (the 1978 to early 1980s versions). He has a gold lighting bolt on his chest that flashes. On Alpha's arms are two golden "elbow caps" that limit the movement of his arms. He also has big and clunky feet. On Alpha's back is a golden {{W|Badge|badge}}-shaped CD compartment that was used to put a disc into him on two occasions.
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*On Alpha's chest was a yellow stylized lightning bolt similar to the Power Rangers' stylized lightning bolt symbol but inverted. His head is always in the shape of a golden flying disc with a red visor on the front that flashes when he is speaking.
  
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*"Alpha" (Greek: άλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, represented by the symbol A in uppercase, and α in lowercase. In the system of Greek numerals, Alpha has a value of 1.
  
   
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The Alpha 5 costume was constructed in such a way that Sharf, Sellner and Kistler could not sit down while wearing it, similar to the C-3PO costume in ''Star Wars''. Any scenes where Alpha sits down would have required the costume to be partially disassembled first. This principle is true for [[Alpha 6]] too, but Alpha 6 appears to walk much more freely.
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According to Etymologicum Magnum, alpha was derived from álphō (άλφω) "to invent": thus alpha is the "first invented letter." The closest attested words are alphánō (αλφάνω) "I yield, produce"[4] and the noun derived from it, alphē (αλφή) "produce, gain." Alpha, both as a symbol and term, is used to refer to or describe a variety of things, including the first or most significant occurrence of something.
  
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[[File:Alpha Live.jpg|thumb|Alpha 5 as seen in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live]]''.]]
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*In keeping with his childlike nature, Alpha was occasionally seen holding a teddy bear with a metallic head somewhat resembling his own. An episode of Zeo, [[Inner Spirit]], had him coming out of a room in the [[Power Chamber]] (presumably a bedroom for him) wearing a nightcap (like [[Somnibot]]'s but with a metal circle on it instead of a fuzzy ball) while keeping this teddy bear in that room. The teddy bear appeared on two occasions; the first was during the earthquake following Rita's release, and the second was during Jason's battle with King Sphinx. It is unknown officially who gave him this teddy bear or when it was given to him.
  
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Alpha, in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live]]'', resembles his design from stock drawings of the character as he appeared on merchandise during the show's early years. He appears to walk much more freely in this appearance, but he still does not fight in traditional methods.
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*The episode ''[[Clean-Up Club]]'' reveals that Alpha is unlike most robots on the fact that he can feel physical pain, as Alpha groans in pain when he falls over after being wrapped in computer readout paper. This occurs again in [[Island of Illusion]] during the first Command Center scene, where Alpha is repeatedly electrocuted by the control consoles. This electrocution occurs several more times, such as in [[Ninja Quest]].
  
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[[File:10629637 10202776520273954 6171001186096099858 n.jpg|thumb|right|Alpha 5's shinier body.]]
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*Alpha's programmed gender (male) was confirmed by [[Trini Kwan]] in ''[[The Wanna-Be Ranger]]'', though it was confirmed several times before this.
  
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In [[Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]], he was upgraded with a shinier, more advanced version of his body, this one being much "beefier". His body is now blue instead of black. His arms are bigger, his flashing lightning bolt now points straight down and is arrow-shaped, and the small dome on top of his head is gone. He is also now much shinier and more reflective. Gone also are the gold elbow caps as well, allowing for more greater movement of the arms. This body was later used for Alpha 6, and parts of it were used for Alpha 5's upgraded form [[Alpha 7]].
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*In the VHS Power Rangers special, ''[[Alpha's Magical Christmas]]'', Alpha sings Christmas carols with a large group of children that are mysteriously teleported away from their homes to the Command Center. Some of the songs are:
  
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** ''Oh Christmas Tree''
  
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** ''Good King Wenceslas''
  
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** ''Here We Come A-Caroling''
  
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** ''Jingle Bells''
  
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** ''Deck the Halls''
  
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** ''Up on the Housetop''
  
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** ''Silent Night''.
  
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**He also sings ''We Wish You A Merry Christmas'' with [[Kimberly Hart]] ([[Amy Jo Johnson]]), [[Billy Cranston]] ([[David Yost]]), and [[Thomas Oliver]] ([[Jason David Frank]]) who mysteriously is shown throughout the special as both the Green and White Rangers. Some of the songs have a few of Alpha's special "ai yi yi" touch-ups.
  
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*Alpha was succeeded by [[Alpha 6]] and [[Alpha 7]].
  
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*In [[The Wedding|one episode]] of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', he became evil by the forceful insertion of a disk containing a computer virus that rapidly spread into his systems. While on the side of the forces of evil, he banished Zordon and sent the Rangers to the Spectre Theater. Billy fortunately removed the disk and Alpha instantly returned to normal. However, while evil, Alpha expressed his immense jealousy and envy of the Rangers, saying that they are getting all the glory and fighting the monsters instead of him. The reason why he acts this way while he's turned evil is because they frequently leave him alone to go battle Rita and Zedd's forces, as implied in [[The Wanna-Be Ranger]] and confirmed by Alpha himself in the non-canon holiday special ''[[Alpha's Magical Christmas]]'', and this could be said to serve as one of his motivations for turning evil even though we never saw an actual all-out conversion take place (Finster just puts a disc into Alpha's badge-shaped disc drive, rather than him being brought before Rita and Zedd, infused with evil energy and having his memories manipulated in some fashion). The other motivations may also be the constant insults and mistreatment he had received up until that point (e.g. being called a "tin can", "talking tin can", "bucket of bolts", etc.) However, since most of Alpha's "evil" scenes are comprised of stock footage rather than original footage, he does not engage the Rangers in battle himself to finally finish them off. However, he does attempt to torture Bulk and Skull by teleporting them to the Australian wilderness.
  
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*In the episode ''[[Teamwork]]'', Alpha made an attempt at learning how to dance [[Zack Taylor|Zack's]] dancing/fighting style, hip hop kido. He didn't do very well, as he kept causing static in the communicators.
  
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*In the ''[[Green with Evil]]'' miniseries, Alpha was given a virus by the Green Ranger and ended up feeling weak. He was later turned off by the Green Ranger, but his back-up system kicked in. He then orders the computer to activate a force field around the Ranger. He serves as the team's leader in Zordon's absence.
  
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*In the episode ''[[Life's a Masquerade]]'', Alpha's desire to "party" with the Rangers caused him to leave the Command Center temporarily and attend a costume party with them, using his robotic body as a "disguise" of sorts. At the end of the episode, he won first prize for his "costume", and had a lot of ladies flirting with him. In another episode, Alpha again teleported down to a Halloween party in Angel Grove, but we never see him go there.
  
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*In [[Power Rangers S.P.D.]], a planet named "Alpha 5" is mentioned; however, this planet may or may not have a connection to Alpha himself, other than the name.
  
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*Alpha may be secretly envious of the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (team)|Power Rangers]]. In the episode [[The Wedding]], when Zordon referred to the Rangers as Alpha's friends, while consumed with his inner jealousy evil Alpha laughed at the idea, since the Rangers were always teleporting here and there, having all the fun and getting all the glory, but now he would be famous for destroying the Rangers as revenge for shutting him out and not being there when he needed them the most. He even says he would go down in history as the one that terminated them once and for all.
  
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*Alpha has a secret wish to spend time with other fellow robots, as shown in ''[[Trust In Me]]'' when talking about the possibilities of making [[Defector]] a member of their team. When he noticed the Rangers were looking at him funny, he then corrected himself by saying "no offense, Rangers".
  
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*In ''The Wannabe Ranger'', Alpha proclaimed himself to be the "'''Alpha Ranger'''" when he teleports down to save [[Dylan]]. This stems from his secret wish to be just like [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (team)|his best friends]] and to be able to fight.
  
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*Alpha appears on the 404 Error page at powerrangers.com, with this message: "ALPHA-5 ERROR ALERT Ay-yi-yi! My sensors tell me that the page you are looking for does not exist. Sorry!"<ref>http://www.powerrangers.com/ff</ref>
  
   
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==Notes==
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*Richard Horvitz has confirmed that he himself came up with "ai yi yi" as Alpha 5's signature line when filming for "[[Day of the Dumpster]]" began.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yszhunjP4U0 Interview with the man behind Alpha 5's voice]</ref>
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*Alpha 5 is named after a letter in the Greek alphabet. "Alpha" (Greek: άλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, represented by the symbol A in uppercase, and α in lowercase.
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*In ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]'', a planet named "Alpha 5" is mentioned.
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*Alpha appears on the 404 Error page at powerrangers.com, with this message: "ALPHA-5 ERROR ALERT Ay-yi-yi! My sensors tell me that the page you are looking for does not exist. Sorry!"<ref>http://www.powerrangers.com/ff</ref>[[File:BIOFDR.jpg|thumb|230x230px|Evidence of how long Alpha 5 was planned for ''Power Rangers.'']]
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*Alpha 5 was planned as a character since ''Power Rangers''<nowiki/>' earliest incarnation [[Bio-Man|''Bio-Man'']], as a promotional folder reveals Alpha's name (written as Alpha-5) over a picture of [[Peebo]].
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==Popularity and Legacy==
  
==Popularity and Legacy==
 
[[File:Tumblr mm6q4kPuzG1r84ib3o1 500.jpg|thumb|right|Alpha 5 on a Gosei Morpher card.]]
  
[[File:Tumblr mm6q4kPuzG1r84ib3o1 500.jpg|thumb|right|Alpha 5 on a Gosei Morpher card.]]
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Alpha 5 is considered a beloved character by fans; ''[[Alpha's Magical Christmas]]'' was made to give him a starring role in a ''Power Rangers'' project, as he had a supporting role during most of his appearances. Years after Alpha's departure for Eltar, [[Bandai America]] issued a [[Gosei Morpher]]/[[Power Rangers Action Card Game]] card bearing Alpha's image. The image features several minor discrepancies from the original costume from season 1 and more resembles his body from season 3 and ''Zeo'', such as additional segments on his shoulder pads and pelvic parts and additional plating beneath his visor.
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==Appearances==
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TV Show/Comics=
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*[[File:Icon-mightymorphin.png|25px]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[Day of the Dumpster]]''
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**Episode 2: ''[[High Five]]''
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**Episode 3: ''[[Teamwork]]''
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**Episode 4: ''[[A Pressing Engagement]]''
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**Episode 6: ''[[Food Fight]]''
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**Episode 7: ''[[Big Sisters]]''
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**Episode 8: ''[[I, Eye Guy]]''
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**Episode 9: ''[[For Whom the Bell Trolls]]''
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**Episode 10: ''[[Happy Birthday, Zack]]''
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**Episode 11: ''[[No Clowning Around]]''
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**Episode 12: ''[[Power Ranger Punks]]''
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**Episode 13: ''[[Peace, Love and Woe]]''
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**Episode 14: ''[[Foul Play in the Sky]]''
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**Episode 15: ''[[Dark Warrior (episode)|Dark Warrior]]''
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**Episode 16: ''[[Switching Places]]''
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**Episode 17: ''[[Green With Evil|Green With Evil, Part I: Out Of Control]]''
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**Episode 18: ''[[Green With Evil|Green With Evil, Part II: Jason's Battle]]''
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**Episode 19: ''[[Green With Evil|Green With Evil, Part III: The Rescue]]''
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**Episode 20: ''[[Green With Evil|Green With Evil, Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord]]''
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**Episode 21: ''[[Green With Evil|Green With Evil, Part V: Breaking The Spell]]''
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**Episode 22: ''[[The Trouble with Shellshock]]''
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**Episode 23: ''[[Itsy Bitsy Spider]]''
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**Episode 24: ''[[The Spit Flower]]''
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**Episode 25: ''[[Life's a Masquerade]]''
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**Episode 26: ''[[Gung Ho!]]''
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**Episode 27: ''[[Wheel of Misfortune]]''
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**Episode 28: ''[[Island of Illusion|Island of Illusion, Part I]]''
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**Episode 29: ''[[Island of Illusion|Island of Illusion, Part II]]''
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**Episode 30: ''[[The Rockstar]]''
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**Episode 31: ''[[Calamity Kimberly]]''
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**Episode 32: ''[[A Star Is Born]]''
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**Episode 33: ''[[The Yolk's on You!]]''
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**Episode 34: ''[[The Green Candle|The Green Candle, Part I]]''
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**Episode 35: ''[[The Green Candle|The Green Candle, Part II]]''
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**Episode 36: ''[[Birds of a Feather]]''
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**Episode 37: ''[[Clean-Up Club]]''
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**Episode 38: ''[[A Bad Reflection on You]]''
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**Episode 39: ''[[Doomsday|Doomsday Part I]]''
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**Episode 40: ''[[Doomsday|Doomsday Part II]]''
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**Episode 41: ''[[Rita's Seed of Evil]]''
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**Episode 42: ''[[A Pig Surprise]]''
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**Episode 43: ''[[Something Fishy (Mighty Morphin)|Something Fishy]]''
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**Episode 44: ''[[Lions & Blizzards]]''
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**Episode 45: ''[[Crystal of Nightmares]]''
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**Episode 46: ''[[To Flea or Not to Flee]]''
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**Episode 47: ''[[Reign of the Jellyfish]]''
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**Episode 48: ''[[Plague of the Mantis]]''
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**Episode 49: ''[[Return of an Old Friend|Return of an Old Friend, Part I]]''
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**Episode 50: ''[[Return of an Old Friend|Return of an Old Friend, Part II]]''
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**Episode 51: ''[[Grumble Bee (episode)|Grumble Bee]]''
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**Episode 52: ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]''
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**Episode 53: ''[[Fowl Play]]''
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**Episode 54: ''[[Trick or Treat]]''
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**Episode 55: ''[[Second Chance]]''
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**Episode 56: ''[[On Fins and Needles]]''
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**Episode 57: ''[[Enter… The Lizzinator]]''
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**Episode 58: ''[[Football Season]]''
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**Episode 59: ''[[Mighty Morphin' Mutants]]''
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**Episode 60: ''[[An Oyster Stew]]''
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*[[File:Icon-mightymorphin.png|25px]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Official Fan Club Video]]''
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*[[File:Icon-mightymorphin.png|25px]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[The Mutiny|The Mutiny, Part I]]''
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**Episode 2: ''[[The Mutiny|The Mutiny, Part II]]''
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**Episode 3: ''[[The Mutiny|The Mutiny, Part III]]''
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**Episode 4: ''[[The Wanna-Be Ranger]]''
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**Episode 5: ''[[Putty on the Brain]]''
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**Episode 6: ''[[Bloom of Doom (episode)|Bloom of Doom]]''
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**Episode 7: ''[[The Green Dream]]''
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**Episode 8: ''[[The Power Stealer]]''
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**Episode 9: ''[[The Beetle Invasion]]''
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**Episode 10: ''[[Welcome to Venus Island]]''
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**Episode 11: ''[[The Song Of Guitardo]]''
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**Episode 12: ''[[Green No More|Green No More, Part I]]''
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**Episode 13: ''[[Green No More|Green No More, Part II]]''
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**Episode 14: ''[[Missing Green]]''
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**Episode 15: ''[[Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park]]''
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**Episode 16: ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''
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**Episode 17: ''[[White Light|White Light, Part I]]''
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**Episode 18: ''[[White Light|White Light, Part II]]''
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**Episode 19: ''[[Two for One]]''
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**Episode 20: ''[[Opposites Attract]]''
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**Episode 21: ''[[Zedd's Monster Mash]]''
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**Episode 22: ''[[The Ninja Encounter|The Ninja Encounter, Part I]]''
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**Episode 23: ''[[The Ninja Encounter|The Ninja Encounter, Part II]]''
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**Episode 24: ''[[The Ninja Encounter|The Ninja Encounter, Part III]]''
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**Episode 25: ''[[A Monster of Global Proportions]]''
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**Episode 26: ''[[Zedd Waves]]''
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**Episode 27: ''[[The Power Transfer|The Power Transfer, Part I]]''
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**Episode 28: ''[[The Power Transfer|The Power Transfer, Part II]]''
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**Episode 29: ''[[Goldar's Vice-Versa]]''
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**Episode 30: ''[[Mirror of Regret]]''
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**Episode 31: ''[[When is a Ranger Not a Ranger?]]''
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**Episode 32: ''[[Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun]]''
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**Episode 33: ''[[Lights, Camera, Action]]''
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**Episode 34: ''[[Where There's Smoke, There's Fire]]''
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**Episode 35: ''[[Scavenger Hunt]]''
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**Episode 36: ''[[The Great Bookala Escape]]''
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**Episode 37: ''[[Forever Friends]]''
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**Episode 38: ''[[A Reel Fish Story]]''
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**Episode 39: ''[[Rangers Back in Time|Rangers Back in Time, Part I]]''
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**Episode 40: ''[[Rangers Back in Time|Rangers Back in Time, Part II]]''
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**Episode 41: ''[[The Wedding|The Wedding, Part I]]''
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**Episode 42: ''[[The Wedding|The Wedding, Part II]]''
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**Episode 43: ''[[The Wedding|The Wedding, Part III]]''
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**Episode 44: ''[[Return of the Green Ranger|Return of the Green Ranger, Part I]]''
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**Episode 45: ''[[Return of the Green Ranger|Return of the Green Ranger, Part II]]''
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**Episode 46: ''[[Return of the Green Ranger|Return of the Green Ranger, Part III]]''
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**Episode 47: ''[[Best Man for the Job]]''
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**Episode 48: ''[[Storybook Rangers|Storybook Rangers, Part I]]''
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**Episode 49: ''[[Storybook Rangers|Storybook Rangers, Part II]]''
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**Episode 50: ''[[Wild West Rangers (episode)|Wild West Rangers, Part I]]''
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**Episode 51: ''[[Wild West Rangers (episode)|Wild West Rangers, Part II]]''
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**Episode 52: ''[[Blue Ranger Gone Bad]]''
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*[[File:Icon-mightymorphin.png|25px]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[A Friend in Need|A Friend in Need, Part I]]''
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**Episode 2: ''[[A Friend in Need|A Friend in Need, Part II]]''
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**Episode 3: ''[[A Friend in Need|A Friend in Need, Part III]]''
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**Episode 4: ''[[Ninja Quest|Ninja Quest, Part I]]''
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**Episode 5: ''[[Ninja Quest|Ninja Quest, Part II]]''
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**Episode 6: ''[[Ninja Quest|Ninja Quest, Part III]]''
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**Episode 7: ''[[Ninja Quest|Ninja Quest, Part IV]]''
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**Episode 8: ''[[A Brush with Destiny]]''
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**Episode 9: ''[[Passing the Lantern]]''
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**Episode 10: ''[[Wizard for a Day]]''
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**Episode 11: ''[[Fourth Down and Long]]''
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**Episode 12: ''[[Stop the Hate Master|Stop the Hate Master, Part I]]''
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**Episode 13: ''[[Stop the Hate Master|Stop the Hate Master, Part II]]''
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**Episode 14: ''[[Final Face-Off]]''
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**Episode 15: ''[[The Potion Notion]]''
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**Episode 16: ''[[I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger]]''
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**Episode 17: ''[[A Ranger Catastrophe|A Ranger Catastrophe, Part I]]''
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**Episode 18: ''[[A Ranger Catastrophe|A Ranger Catastrophe, Part II]]''
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**Episode 19: ''[[Changing of the Zords|Changing of the Zords, Part I]]''
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**Episode 20: ''[[Changing of the Zords|Changing of the Zords, Part II]]''
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**Episode 21: ''[[Changing of the Zords|Changing of the Zords, Part III]]''
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**Episode 22: ''[[Follow that Cab!]]''
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**Episode 23: ''[[A Different Shade of Pink|A Different Shade of Pink, Part I]]''
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**Episode 24: ''[[A Different Shade of Pink|A Different Shade of Pink, Part II]]''
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**Episode 25: ''[[A Different Shade of Pink|A Different Shade of Pink, Part III]]''
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**Episode 26: ''[[Rita's Pita]]''
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**Episode 27: ''[[Another Brick in the Wall]]''
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**Episode 28: ''[[A Chimp in Charge]]''
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**Episode 29: ''[[Master Vile and the Metallic Armor|Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part I]]''
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**Episode 30: ''[[Master Vile and the Metallic Armor|Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part II]]''
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**Episode 31: ''[[Master Vile and the Metallic Armor|Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part III]]''
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**Episode 32: ''[[The Sound of Dischordia]]''
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**Episode 33: ''[[Rangers in Reverse]]''
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**[[File:Icon-alien.png|25px]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]''
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***Episode 1: ''[[Alien Rangers of Aquitar|Alien Rangers of Aquitar, Part I]]''
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***Episode 2: ''[[Alien Rangers of Aquitar|Alien Rangers of Aquitar, Part II]]''
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***Episode 3: ''[[Climb Every Fountain]]''
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***Episode 4: ''[[The Alien Trap]]''
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***Episode 5: ''[[Attack of the 60' Bulk]]''
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***Episode 6: ''[[Water You Thinking?]]''
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***Episode 7: ''[[Along Came a Spider]]''
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***Episode 8: ''[[Sowing the Seas of Evil]]''
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***Episode 9: ''[[Hogday Afternoon|Hogday Afternoon, Part I]]''
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***Episode 10/Finale: ''[[Hogday Afternoon|Hogday Afternoon, Part II]]''
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*[[File:Icon-ohranger.png|25px]] ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[A Zeo Beginning, Part I]]''
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**Episode 2: ''[[A Zeo Beginning, Part II]]''
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**Episode 3: ''[[The Shooting Star]]''
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**Episode 4: ''[[Target Rangers]]''
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**Episode 5: ''[[For Cryin' Out Loud]]''
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**Episode 7: ''[[Every Dog Has His Day]]''
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**Episode 8: ''[[The Puppet Blaster]]''
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**Episode 9: ''[[Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers]]''
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**Episode 10: ''[[Graduation Blues]]''
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**Episode 11: ''[[A Few Bad Seeds]]''
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**Episode 12: ''[[Instrument of Destruction]]''
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**Episode 13: ''[[Mean Screen (episode)|Mean Screen]]''
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**Episode 14: ''[[Mr. Billy's Wild Ride]]''
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**Episode 16: ''[[There's No Business Like Snow Business|There's No Business Like Snow Business, Part II]]''
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**Episode 17: ''[[There's No Business Like Snow Business|There's No Business Like Snow Business, Part III]]''
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**Episode 18: ''[[Inner Spirit]]''
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**Episode 19: ''[[Challenges]]''
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**Episode 20: ''[[Found and Lost]]''
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**Episode 21: ''[[Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead?]]''
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**Episode 22: ''[[Trust in Me]]''
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**Episode 23: ''[[It Came From Angel Grove]]'' {{c|as a dream}}
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**Episode 24: ''[[Bulk Fiction]]''
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**Episode 26: ''[[Game of Honor]]''
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**Episode 27: ''[[The Power of Gold]]''
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**Episode 28: ''[[A Small Problem]]''
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**Episode 29: ''[[A Season to Remember]]''
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**Episode 30: ''[[Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise]]''
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**Episode 31: ''[[Rock-A-Bye Power Rangers]]''
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**Episode 32: ''[[Do I Know You?]]''
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**Episode 33: ''[[Revelations of Gold]]''
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**Episode 34: ''[[A Golden Homecoming]]''
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**Episode 35: ''[[Mondo's Last Stand]]''
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**Episode 36: ''[[Bomber in the Summer]]''
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**Episode 37: ''[[Scent of a Weasel]]''
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**Episode 38: ''[[The Lore of Auric]]''
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**Episode 39: ''[[The Ranger Who Came in from the Gold]]''
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**Episode 40: ''[[The Joke's on Blue]]''
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**Episode 41: ''[[Where in the World is Zeo Ranger 5?]]''
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**Episode 42: ''[[King for a Day|King for a Day, Part I]]''
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**Episode 43: ''[[King for a Day|King for a Day, Part II]]''
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**Episode 44: ''[[A Brief Mystery of Time]]''
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**Episode 45: ''[[A Mystery to Me]]''
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**Episode 46: ''[[Another Song and Dance]]''
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**Episode 47: ''[[Rangers of Two Worlds|Rangers of Two Worlds, Part I]]''
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**Episode 48: ''[[Rangers of Two Worlds|Rangers of Two Worlds, Part II]]''
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**Episode 49: ''[[Hawaii Zeo]]''
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**Episode 50/Finale: ''[[Good as Gold]]''
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*[[File:Icon-carranger.png|25px]] ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
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**''[[Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]''
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**Episode 1: ''[[Shift Into Turbo|Shift Into Turbo, Part I]]''
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**Episode 2: ''[[Shift Into Turbo|Shift Into Turbo, Part II]]''
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**Episode 3: ''[[Shift Into Turbo|Shift Into Turbo, Part III]]''
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**Episode 19: ''[[Passing the Torch|Passing the Torch, Part II]]''
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**Episode 30: ''[[The Robot Ranger]]'' {{c|mentioned only}}
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*[[File:Power Rangers Zordon Era logo.png|25px]] ''[[Power Rangers Funniest Moments]]'' {{c|archive footage only}}
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*[[File:Power Rangers Zordon Era logo.png|25px]] ''[[The Lost Episode|Power Rangers: The Lost Episode]]'' {{c|archive footage}}
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*[[File:Icon-abaranger.png|25px]] ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''
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**Episode 4: ''[[Legacy of Power]]'' {{c|archive footage only}}
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*[[File:Icon-ryusoulger.png|25px]] ''[[Power Rangers Dino Fury]] ''
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**'''Season 1'''
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***Episode 14: ''[[Old Foes]]'' {{c|archive footage only}}
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*[[File:Icon-boom.png|25px]] [[Power Rangers (Marvel Comics)|''Power Rangers (Marvel Comics)'']]
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** [[Power Rangers (Marvel Comics)#Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 1|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 1'']]
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*** [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Marvel) Vol. 1 Issue 4|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Marvel) Vol. 1 Issue 4'']]
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*** [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Marvel) Vol. 1 Issue 5|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Marvel) Vol. 1 Issue 5'']]
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** [[Power Rangers (Marvel Comics)#Ninja Rangers|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers'']]
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*** [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers Issue 4|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers Issue 4'']]
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*** [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers Issue 5|''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers Issue 5'']]
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** [[Power Rangers (Marvel Comics)#Masked Rider .231|''Masked Rider'']]
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*** ''{{KR|Masked Rider (Marvel) Issue 1}}''
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*[[File:Icon-ohranger.png|25px]] ''Power Rangers Zeo (Image Comics)''
  +
**Issue 1: ''[[With Friends Like These]]''
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*[[File:Icon-boom.png|15px]] ''[[Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)]]''
  +
**''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)]]''
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***''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Comic Special]]''
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****''Alpha Directives''
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}}
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Video Games=
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===Power Rangers Mighty Force===
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Alpha 5 is set to appear as a story character, reprising his role as a support to the player and their team(s).
   
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===Puzzle and Dragons===
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Alpha 5 is considered a beloved favorite character by fans; [[Alpha's Magical Christmas]] was made to give him a starring role in a ''Power Rangers'' project, as he had a supporting role during most of his appearances. Years after Alpha's departure for Eltar, [[Bandai America]] issued a [[Gosei Morpher]]/[[Power Rangers Action Card Game]] card bearing Alpha's image. The image however features several minor descrepencies from the original costume from later season 1 but more resembles his body from season 3/''Alien Rangers''/''Zeo'', such as additional segments on his shoulder pads and pelvic parts, as well as additional plating beneath his visor, although most notably is Alpha's hands; they resemble the robotic, segmented hands that [[Alpha 6]] possessed, rather than the foamlike hands that Alpha 5 originally possessed in his first two bodies.
  
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[[File:Puzzle and Dragons Alpha 5.png|thumb|250px|Alhpa 5 in Puzzle and Dragons.]]
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As part of the collaboration by [[Hasbro]] in a limited game event, Alpha 5 was an unlockable character in Puzzle and Dragons. He has since been removed from the game after the collaboration ended.
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===='''Abilities'''====
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*For 1 turn, 3x ATK for Fire Att.; Create 3 Fire orbs
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===='''Leader Skill'''====
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* 6x ATK when all cards are from ; 3x ATK when 6 or more combos
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|-|
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Tabletop Games=
  +
===Power Rangers Action Card Game===
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Alpha 5 appears in the American trading card game ''[[Power Rangers Action Card Game]]''.
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<gallery>
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Tumblr mm6q4kPuzG1r84ib3o1 500.jpg|Alpha 5 in Power Rangers Action Card Game.
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</gallery>
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===Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid===
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Alpha 5 is a playable character in the board game ''[[Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid]]''. He appears in both the Kickstarter Exclusive Deluxe Box and ''Legendary Rangers: Forever Rangers Pack'' expansions.
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<gallery>
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Power Rangers Heroes of the Grid Alpha 5.jpg|Alpha 5 character card.
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</gallery>
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</tabber>
   
 
==See Also==
  
==See Also==
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*[[Tensou]], the robotic assistant of [[Gosei]] who serves a similar role and personality to Alpha 5 in ''[[Power Rangers Megaforce]]''.
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*[[Alpha 6]] - his successor
  
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*[[Alpha 7]] - perhaps his rebuilt and upgraded form
  
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*[[Circuit]], the robotic assistant of the Time Force who serves a similar role and personality to Alpha 5 in ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''
  
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*[[Datas]], Tensou's Sentai counterpart.
  
   
 
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100208155021/http://alpha5online.powerrangersonline.org/ Alpha 5 Online] (now defunct, archived by Wayback Machine)
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Latest revision as of 04:10, 10 April 2024

Icon-mightymorphinThis article is about an ally in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Turbo. Icon-ohrangerIcon-carranger

"Danger! Danger! It's the big one! I know it! We'll all be destroyed!"
―Alpha 5's first words when Rita Repulsa was accidentally released from her dumpster and caused an earthquake.[src]

"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!"
―Alpha 5's catchphrase whenever something went wrong or he got excited.[src]

"Zordon, they've done it! They've made the metamorphosis!"
―Alpha 5 reacting to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers morphing for the first time.[src]

Alpha 5 is the fifth model of the Alpha Series who was put into operation to assist the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Zeo Rangers. He briefly assisted the Turbo Rangers until his departure to Eltar.

History

Background

Alpha 5 was created by King Lexian on the planet Edenoi thousands of years ago; his memory banks contain many fond memories of that planet, but we never see those memories so we don't know what his "childhood" was like there. Alpha's close friend from his days living on Edenoi is Lerigot, the wizard of Liaria. No information has ever been given as to when and how they met, however.

Mighty Morphin

After being brought to Earth, Alpha 5 inherited the memories and knowledge of Alpha 4, but was put in a shut-down mode prior to Rita Repulsa's release. Following Rita's escape, under Zordon's orders, Alpha recruited Jason Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan and Kimberly Hart to form a new Power Rangers team.

From then on, an adviser, mechanic, tech-wizard, and overall friend to the Power Rangers from Mighty Morphin leading up to Power Rangers Turbo. Alpha was loved by the Rangers and Zordon and, during Tommy's stint as an evil Ranger, even acted as the sole mentor due to Zordon being lost in another dimension.

When the Command Center was destroyed, Alpha was totaled in the wreckage, leaving only his head behind. When Rita was sitting in her new throne, she spoke with Alpha briefly, saying that he could have been better off serving her rather than blindly serving "the old sage". She then cruelly orders that his body should be melted down and that his head be fashioned into a bedside lamp, but then his visor eyes began to glow, revealing that he was still activated. He later communicated with the Rangers several times.

He is later reprogrammed by Finster and Rita but was later rescued by the Rangers and rebuilt good as new (meaning that Rita never really made good on her threat to melt down Alpha's body). He later piloted the Pterodactyl Dinozord. Comicicon COMIC STORY- [[|]]

However, because of their duties as the protectors of Angel Grove, the Rangers rarely spent any quality time with Alpha, which devastated him. Tvicon TV STORY-The Wanna-Be Ranger

His despair and need for the love of Zordon and the Rangers only came up to the surface when he was turned evil by Finster's personality-altering disc, whereupon his inner rage consumed his central processor. Alpha is constantly left alone in the Command Center/Power Chamber, and very rarely gets to leave; as a result. This serves as a catalyst for his later conversion to evil.

As Rita returned to the Moon Palace after her banishing by Lord Zedd at the start of Season 2, she had Finster create a love spell to make him fall in love with her. They decided to create a wedding gift so Zedd had Finster recreate his best monsters to kill the Power Rangers as a wedding gift. Meanwhile, Zordon went into temporary hibernation and left Alpha in charge who went outside of the Command Center to pick flowers although Putties appeared and grabbed him until Finster inserted a disc into his back which turned him evil. When he returned inside, Zordon picked up on his switch and tried to stop him but Alpha modified his face to look more goofy before muting him and teleporting the Power Rangers (who were in Australia) to the Specter Theater where thier weapons would be unavailable and they would be unable to teleport out. When they later left, Zordon tried to appeal to him again but Alpha cut the connection and teleported the Power Rangers back to the Specter Theater when they were defeated in thier Zords by the Peckster and the Rhinoblaster. Luckily, the Power Rangers later escaped by tricking the two monsters and made it back to the Command Center where Alpha tried to play it cool. However, Billy noticed the virus disc and ripped it out which removed the virus and returned Alpha to the side of good. Tvicon TV STORY-The Wedding

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Alpha 5 in the comics

Rita clearly makes reference to some kind of history with Alpha when she speaks to him briefly, stating that he could have been better off serving her than Zordon. Comicicon COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 7 While there is a possibility of stories that will eventually explore this, it may be a reference to when Rita and Finster turned Alpha evil Tvicon TV STORY-The Wedding, where he was completely loyal to her thanks to the reprogramming that he had received due to the virus.

Zeo

However, Alpha and Zordon survive by going to the Power Chamber and bring the Rangers down to it where they are made into the Zeo Rangers. Zordon also welcomes Tanya Sloan as the new Yellow Ranger who has been sent back by Aisha in her place. Tvicon TV STORY-A Zeo Beginning

Turbo

When the opportunity presented itself, Alpha 5 left with Zordon to the planet Eltar and was replaced by Alpha 6, his "brother" whom he programmed in the Power Chamber before leaving. His last known appearance is in the episode "Passing the Torch", where he and Zordon returned to witness the Veteran Rangers passing on their powers, and oddly, he is in his old robot body rather than his shinier, more advanced one.

Dino Thunder

Alpha 5 is featured in a chronicle of Power Ranger history compiled by Tommy Oliver shortly after he forms the Dino Rangers which is found by the nascent Ranger team in the Dino Lab. However, Tommy does not mention Alpha's current whereabouts.Tvicon TV STORY-Legacy of Power

S.P.D.

This Alpha possibly has a star system named in his honor which is unfortunately laid waste to by high-class alien criminals Gineka, Chiaggo and Delapoo at the direction of intergalactic arms dealer Broodwing. Thanks to the efforts of the B-Squad Rangers though, especially Bridge Carson this does not go unavenged. Tvicon TV STORY-Robotpalooza

Dino Fury

Zordon and Alpha 5 in archive footage of Dino Fury

Alpha 5 is seen in the Legendary Ranger Database.

Solon retaliate to Ollie Akana about Lord Zedd, while she investigates the Legendary Ranger Database Mick gave them. Looking through the files, they see Lord Zedd's history as the Emperor of Evil and his countless fights against the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Alpha 5 and Zordon are seen briefly from the Command Center seeing how Lord Zedd use the Rock of Time to turn the Rangers into children. Tvicon TV STORY-Old Foes

Personality

Alpha's personality throughout most of his appearances was kind, loving, and innocent. He is also quite panicky and goes 'ai yi yi yi yi yi yi!' when in a panicked state; this has become a well-known catchphrase for most of the Alpha robots.

In "The Wedding", however, thanks to Finster's personality-altering computer program (inside of a compact disc) and Alpha's subsequent reprogramming for evil, Alpha was transformed into an angry, obnoxious and megalomaniacal brat bent on destroying the Rangers and becoming famous for their deaths as a result. He even silenced Zordon three times, once by simply muting him, by commanding him to be silenced, and again by cutting him off from our dimension (though not by un-anchoring him the way Tommy did in Green With Evil, due to repeated footage recycling) and repeatedly insulted and mocked him. He also, while he is in this brainwashed state, has complete fealty to Zedd and Rita, as he declares that the Command Center would be all his when the Rangers become Zedd's prisoners in "The Wedding" ("With the Rangers prisoners of Lord Zedd and no Zordon, the Command Center will be mine! ALL MINE!").

Surprisingly, while Alpha 5 is a robot, he has an amazing range of emotions that make him very humanlike. Alpha also gets very sad when the Rangers leave him alone; this is shown in "The Wanna-Be Ranger", "A Friend in Need" and "The Wedding". This is also shown in Alpha's Magical Christmas and its audio book adaptation Lord Zedd's Holiday Humbug. At times, Alpha can also act very paternalistic, making him sort of the "mother hen" to the Rangers and some others (such as the children in his Christmas special, when he paternally reminds the kids not to open the gifts he gave them until the next morning).

Forms

Alpha 5

Alpha 5

Powers and Abilities

Alpha does not have much in the way of attacking enemies, but in "Power Ranger Punks" and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live, he can shock enemies with electrical charges of white energy. However, this does little damage to enemies, only stunning or shocking them briefly. His movie counterpart attempted to fight in a more traditional fashion, but did not defeat Ivan Ooze.

He was also the sole architect of both the original Command Center and, later, the Power Chamber.

As revealed in "Power Ranger Punks", Alpha is adept at creating potions and tinctures (his skills rivaling that of Baboo and Rita themselves), with an example being the creating of the anti-punk antidote made from the Singing Squash.

Through the power of the Universal Morphin Grid, Alpha has the ability to create organic matter, such as flowers; he can also utilize its power to create clothing and, in his Christmas special, decorations, toys and Christmas gifts. In the same special, he also can rearrange the lights in the Command Center to form various shapes. It is unclear if he used his powers to create weapons for himself and the Eltarians during the war on Eltar before Dark Specter conquered the planet.

As an artificial intelligence, Alpha 5 is not susceptible to old age or death.

Relationships

Allies

Rangers

Family

Others

Enemies

Generals

Family

to be added

Others

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

  • Alpha 5 was voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz and suit acted by Romy J. Sharf, Sandi Sellner and finally Donene Kistler. Horvitz is best known as the voice of the titular character from the cult classic TV series Invader Zim.
    • The identity of Alpha's voice actor remained a mystery for several years because Richard was credited under as the pseudonym Richard Wood. Alpha's Magical Christmas was the first episode to credit him under his actual name.

Design

Alpha is a young robot that is only about four feet high, and has a red-and-gold casing over a black body. His head is flying saucer-shaped, and his "eyes" are a red bar that flashes across its front, similar to the Cylons in'Battlestar Galactica (the 1978 to early 1980s versions). He has a gold lighting bolt on his chest that flashes. On Alpha's arms are two golden "elbow caps" that limit the movement of his arms. He also has big and clunky feet. On Alpha's back is a golden badge-shaped CD compartment that was used to put a disc into him on two occasions.

The Alpha 5 costume was constructed in such a way that Sharf, Sellner and Kistler could not sit down while wearing it, similar to the C-3PO costume in Star Wars. Any scenes where Alpha sits down would have required the costume to be partially disassembled first. This principle is true for Alpha 6 too, but Alpha 6 appears to walk much more freely.

Alpha Live

Alpha 5 as seen in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live.

Alpha, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live, resembles his design from stock drawings of the character as he appeared on merchandise during the show's early years. He appears to walk much more freely in this appearance, but he still does not fight in traditional methods.

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Alpha 5's shinier body.

In Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, he was upgraded with a shinier, more advanced version of his body, this one being much "beefier". His body is now blue instead of black. His arms are bigger, his flashing lightning bolt now points straight down and is arrow-shaped, and the small dome on top of his head is gone. He is also now much shinier and more reflective. Gone also are the gold elbow caps as well, allowing for more greater movement of the arms. This body was later used for Alpha 6, and parts of it were used for Alpha 5's upgraded form Alpha 7.

Notes

  • Richard Horvitz has confirmed that he himself came up with "ai yi yi" as Alpha 5's signature line when filming for "Day of the Dumpster" began.[1]
  • Alpha 5 is named after a letter in the Greek alphabet. "Alpha" (Greek: άλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, represented by the symbol A in uppercase, and α in lowercase.
  • In Power Rangers S.P.D., a planet named "Alpha 5" is mentioned.
  • Alpha appears on the 404 Error page at powerrangers.com, with this message: "ALPHA-5 ERROR ALERT Ay-yi-yi! My sensors tell me that the page you are looking for does not exist. Sorry!"[2]
    BIOFDR

    Evidence of how long Alpha 5 was planned for Power Rangers.

  • Alpha 5 was planned as a character since Power Rangers' earliest incarnation Bio-Man, as a promotional folder reveals Alpha's name (written as Alpha-5) over a picture of Peebo.


Popularity and Legacy

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Alpha 5 on a Gosei Morpher card.

Alpha 5 is considered a beloved character by fans; Alpha's Magical Christmas was made to give him a starring role in a Power Rangers project, as he had a supporting role during most of his appearances. Years after Alpha's departure for Eltar, Bandai America issued a Gosei Morpher/Power Rangers Action Card Game card bearing Alpha's image. The image features several minor discrepancies from the original costume from season 1 and more resembles his body from season 3 and Zeo, such as additional segments on his shoulder pads and pelvic parts and additional plating beneath his visor.

Appearances

Power Rangers Mighty Force

Alpha 5 is set to appear as a story character, reprising his role as a support to the player and their team(s).

Puzzle and Dragons

Puzzle and Dragons Alpha 5

Alhpa 5 in Puzzle and Dragons.

As part of the collaboration by Hasbro in a limited game event, Alpha 5 was an unlockable character in Puzzle and Dragons. He has since been removed from the game after the collaboration ended.

Abilities

  • For 1 turn, 3x ATK for Fire Att.; Create 3 Fire orbs

Leader Skill

  • 6x ATK when all cards are from ; 3x ATK when 6 or more combos

Power Rangers Action Card Game

Alpha 5 appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Action Card Game.

Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid

Alpha 5 is a playable character in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. He appears in both the Kickstarter Exclusive Deluxe Box and Legendary Rangers: Forever Rangers Pack expansions.

See Also

  • Peebo, the robotic ally of the Biomen and inspiration for Alpha 5.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Interview with the man behind Alpha 5's voice
  2. ↑ http://www.powerrangers.com/ff

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