Dino Rangers

This article is about a set of rangers in Power Rangers Dino Thunder.

The Dino Rangers are four high-school students and their teacher who fight to defend both Reefside and Earth from the ruthless Mesogog, who plans to bring the Earth back to its prehistoric era.

Rangers

Toy-Exclusive Rangers

Lost and Found in Translation episode

Team History

The history of the Dino Rangers truly began when Dr. Tommy Oliver-veteran Mighty Morphin, Zeo, and Turbo Ranger-joined Anton Mercer in experimenting with dinosaur DNA. Their experiments resulted in the creation of the Dino Zords and the Dino Gems, but also seemingly resulted in Mercer's death and the destruction of their lab. Unbeknownst to Tommy, Mercer survived, but also gained a malevolent reptilian alter ego named Mesogog. Mesogog rebuilt their old lab into his base, and set about on a quest to turn Earth into a world ruled by dinosaurs.

Some years later, Tommy began teaching at Reefside High School, where his students included Kira Ford, Ethan James, and Conner McKnight. The three of them stumble across Dino Lab, Tommy's hidden retreat, and bonded with three of the Dino Gems that he had managed to recover. As such, the trio became the first three Dino Rangers. They soon clashed with Mesogog and his forces, which included Elsa-a villain disguised as the principal of Reefside High-and Zeltrax-a cyborg warrior who would later reveal a past acquaintance with Tommy. Tommy himself later took up the mantle of a Power Ranger again, bonding with a fourth Dino Gem to become the Black Ranger. This team of four continued for a time, until a dangerous new opponent entered the scene: Trent Mercer, who bonded with the White Dino Gem and was brainwashed by its evil energies to become an evil White Ranger.

After spending some time as a villainous foe of the other Rangers, Trent was freed of the evil energy that corrupted him and joined them. However, he kept the fact that his stepfather, Anton Mercer, was Mesogog a secret from his teammates. This would later prove to be a source of great tension, but Trent redeemed himself in the eyes of his teammates by remaining stalwartly at their side even when they lost their trust in him. As a whole, the Rangers continued to face difficulty as Zeltrax broke away from Mesogog with his own agenda of domination, but were bolstered by new powers such as Super Dino Mode and Connor's transformation into the Triassic Ranger.

The Rangers faced one of their greatest challenges when the villain Lothor and several of his minions and escaped the Abyss of Evil. The evil ninja master subsequently brainwashed the retired Wind Rangers into serving as his minions, before forming an alliance with Mesogog. Luckily, the Thunder Rangers and Green Samurai Ranger managed to recover their powers and free their brainwashed friends. All eleven Rangers then joined forces to defeat Mesogog and Lothor's combined army, and Mesogog himself put an end to Lothor's threat. Shortly thereafter, Mesogog and Anton were separated from each other, leaving Mesogog free to enact his plans without interference from his human side.

Fortunately, the Rangers were able to trick Mesogog, giving them the opportunity to rescue Anton and destroy Mesogog's lab. They were then forced to sacrifice the Thundersaurus Megazord and Mezodon Megazord in order to stop Zeltrax's final threat, the Zelzord, putting an end to the cyborg as well. However, just when it seemed that their mission was over, Mesogog returned a final time, evolving into a monstrous new form to challenge the Dino Rangers. Unable to stop him by any other means, they sacrificed their Dino Gems to destroy him, putting an end to the villain and their powers as well. With this task done, the five Rangers returned to their normal lives.

On two occasions, the Dino Rangers would team up with a group of far flung successors, the B-Squad SPD Rangers. Some time after Mesogog's defeat, the original trio were brought into the future by the criminal Broodwing, who hoped to use them against the SPD Rangers. Instead, the trio ended up teaming up with their fellow Rangers to fight against Broodwing, Emperor Gruumm, and their minions. They were subsequently returned to their own time, their memories of these events erased. Some time later (from the perspective of the SPD Rangers) Gruumm traveled back in time and forged an alliance with Zeltrax to conquer the Earth in the past. The SPD Rangers followed him, and teamed up with the Dino Rangers, who still possessed their powers. After a fierce battle, the Rangers proved victorious, and Gruumm and the SPD team returned to the future, though all the Rangers who participated-except possibly for Tommy and the Omega Ranger-had their memories of this team-up erased.

Later (this time from the Dino Rangers' perspective), Kira would have her powers temporarily restored by the Sentinel Knight in order to allow her to join a team of Retro Rangers. These five Rangers-additionally consisting of Wind Ranger Tori Hanson, SPD Ranger Bridge Carson, Mystic Ranger Xander Bly, and Tommy's old teammate Adam Park-were brought together to fill in for the temporarily powerless Operation Overdrive Rangers. After their connection to the Morphin Grid was restored, the Overdrive Rangers joined the Retro Rangers in battling Thrax and his new United Alliance of Evil.

Super Megaforce

The Dino Rangers returned as part of the army of Legendary Rangers that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. Conner, Ethan, Kira, and Trent fought together while Dr. Oliver fought with his old team as the Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger once more. TV STORY-Legendary Battle

Arsenal

Main article: Arsenal (Dino Thunder)

Morphers

• Dino Morpher (Red Ranger/Conner, Blue Ranger/Ethan and Yellow Ranger/Kira)
• Brachio Morpher (Black Ranger/Tommy)
• Drago Morpher (White Ranger/Trent)
• Triassic Morpher (Triassic Ranger - used for Battlizer)

Weapons

• Tyranno Staff (Red Ranger/Conner)
• Tricera Shield (Blue Ranger/Ethan)
• Ptera Grips (Yellow Ranger/Kira)
• Brachio Staff(Black Ranger/Tommy)
• Drago Sword (White Ranger/Trent)
• Shield of Triumph (Triassic Ranger)
• Thundermax Blaster/Saber (Red/Conner, Blue/Ethan and Yellow/Kira)
• Z-Rex Blaster

Vehicles

• Raptor Riders (Red/Conner, Blue/Ethan, Yellow/Kira and Black/Tommy)
• Raptor Cycles (Red/Conner, Blue/Ethan and Yellow/Kira)
• Dino ATVs (Black/Tommy and White/Trent)
• Hovercraft Cycle (Blue/Ethan)
• Triceramax Command Center Truck

Suit Upgrades

• Super Dino Mode (All 5 Rangers)
• Triassic Ranger (Red Ranger upgrade)
• Battlized Triassic Ranger (Triassic Ranger upgrade)

When the Triassic morpher is given enough dino energy, it unlocks the Battlizer Armor.

• Triceramax Command Center was shown on screen but not named. The name "Triceramax Command Center" comes from the toy line released by Bandai in the US.

Zords

Legend: ◆ piloted zord, ❖ aux zord, ➲ carrier zord; colors are in reference to the Rangers who pilot them, not the physical color of the Zords

Biozord System

• Dino Rage Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆/◆◆◆◆❖ (toy-exclusive)
  • Thundersaurus Megazord ◆◆◆
    • Thundersaurus Megazord Incomplete ◆◆
      • Tyrannozord ◆
      • Tricerazord ◆
    • Pterazord ◆
  • DinoStegazord ◆❖/◆◆
    • Dragozord ◆
    • Stegozord ◆/❖
• Triceramax Megazord ◆❖❖❖❖/◆❖❖❖❖
  • Mezodon Megazord ◆/◆
    • Mezodon
    • Triassic Megarover
  • Cephalazord ❖/❖
  • Dimetrozord ❖/❖
  • Parasaurzord ❖/❖
  • Ankylozord ❖/❖
• Brachiozord ➲
• Replicantzord / Blizzard Force Megazord ◆◆
  • Carnozord ◆
  • Chasmozord ◆
• Zelzord

Toy-exclusive

• Arctic Pterazord ◆

Additional Formations

Thundersaurus Megazord

• Thundersaurus Megazord Cephala Power Punch ◆◆❖
• Thundersaurus Megazord Dimetro Saw Blade ◆◆◆❖
• Thundersaurus Megazord Stego Surfboard ◆◆◆❖
• Thundersaurus Megazord Parasaur Final Cut ◆◆◆❖
• Thundersaurus Megazord Ankylo Drill ◆◆❖
• Thundersaurus Megazord Ankylo Drill/Parasaur Final Cut ◆◆❖❖

Dino Stegazord

• DinoStegazord Cephala Power Punch/Dimetro Saw Blade ◆❖❖❖
• DinoStegazord Ankylo Drill/Parasaur Final Cut ◆❖❖❖

Alternate Formations

• Valkasaurus Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆◆

Members

Legendary Ranger Keys

• Power Rangers Dino Thunder Ranger Keys: These represent the Dino Rangers.
  • Red Dino Ranger Key
  • Blue Dino Ranger Key
  • Yellow Dino Ranger Key
  • Black Dino Ranger Key
  • White Dino Ranger Key

Red Dino Ranger Key

Blue Dino Ranger Key

Yellow Dino Ranger Key

Black Dino Ranger Key

White Dino Ranger Key

Super Megaforce/Dino Thunder Legendary Ranger Mode

Video Game appearances

Power Rangers Dash

The Dino Rangers are among all the Ranger teams which appear in the Korean-developed mobile game Power Rangers Dash.

Notes

• The Dino Rangers are the first and only ranger team to be mentored by the leader of a preceding ranger team.
• They are the first Ranger team to have a core team of less than 5.
  • If one counts the Thunder Rangers and Green Samurai Ranger as their own organization, then the Ninja Rangers are the only other team to match this feat.
• They are also the first team since the Turbo Rangers to have Tommy Oliver as part of the main team.

Appearances

See Also

• Abarangers - Super Sentai counterpart in Abaranger. See comparison page.
• J.A.K.Q. - The original Super Sentai team as well as to have a four-man main team.
• Sun Vulcan - The original Super Sentai team as well as to have a core team of less than 5.