Morpher

This article is about a/an set of devices in the Power Rangers franchise.

A Morpher is a device used by an unpowered individual to transform (in Greek: Morphos; or in English: "Morph"/"Form"/"Shape") into a Power Ranger or similar superhuman form. As seen with Justin Stewart of the Turbo Rangers, if a Power Ranger is a child, morphing will temporarily grow said ranger to the size of a adult like the rest of the team.

Morphers are often seen as wrist-mounted gadgets but appear in a wide variety of forms, deriving their power from futuristic technology or magic or sometimes a combination of both. They can incorporate other functions such as communication or weapons.

Talisman objects such as swords, coins, staffs or crystals can also be used to transform, but are seen in conjunction with morphers as well (for example the Power Morphers and Power Coins).

All Rangers use a morphing call, a short phrase or sequence of words spoken just before or simultaneously with the morph. The nature of the call varies from team to team but it is sometimes stated that the call must be spoken in order to successfully morph. Most Rangers however have demonstrated the ability to transform with or without using their call, suggesting that the words may serve as a kind of vocal affirmation or battle cry.

Though some villains have demonstrated morphing-like transformation powers, the only villain known to possess a morpher was Koragg, but he was never seen in any other form. On at least one occasion Troy Burrows morphed without the use of his morpher and without saying a mophing command. In every season except for Mighty Morphin, the morphers are used as communicators.

List of Morphers

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

• Power Morphers
  • Power Coins
    • Power Crystals

Power Rangers Zeo

• Zeonizers
• Golden Power Staff

Power Rangers Turbo

• Turbo Morphers

• Power Ruby (conjectural)

Power Rangers In Space

• Astro Morpher
• Digimorpher

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

• Transmorphers

• Magna Defender Morpher

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

• Rescue Morphers

• Titanium Morpher

Power Rangers Time Force

• Chrono Morphers

• Quantum Morpher

Power Rangers Wild Force

• Growl Phones
• Lunar Caller

• Animarium Buckle

Power Rangers Ninja Storm

• Wind Morphers

• Thunder Morphers

• Samurai Cyclone Morpher

• Lightning Morpher

Power Rangers Dino Thunder

• Dino Morphers
• Brachio Morpher

• Drago Morpher

(Core Ranger Morphing Call said on some occasions.)

• Shield of Triumph - Triassic Ranger Transformation Shield and Weapon

• Triassic Morpher
  • Triassic Battlizer Morpher

Power Rangers SPD

• Delta Morphers
• Patrol Morpher
• Kat Morpher - used only once

• Omega Morpher - never seen used for transforming, but for battle
• A-Squad Morphers (conjectural)
• Magna Morpher

• Nova Morpher - never seen used for transforming, but for battle

Power Rangers Mystic Force

• Mystic Morpher
• Snow Staff
• Solar Cell Morpher
• Wolf Morpher

• Fierce Dragon Morpher

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

• Overdrive Tracker
• Mercury Morpher

• Excelsior

Power Rangers Jungle Fury

• Solar Morphers
• Wolf Morpher
• Rhino Morpher

• Claw Booster

Power Rangers RPM

• Cell Shift Morpher
• Rev Morpher
• Sky Morpher

Power Rangers Samurai

• Samuraizer

• Samurai Morpher

("Go! Go! Samurai!" said on some occasions)

• Black Box - Super Samurai Mode (Samurai) 

• Shogun Buckle - Shogun Mode

• Spin Sword/Shark Disc

Power Rangers Megaforce

• Gosei Morpher

("Go! Go! Megaforce!" not said on one occasion) TV STORY-Prince Takes Knight

• Robo Morpher

• Ultra Sword

Power Rangers Super Megaforce

• Legendary Morpher
• Legendary Silver Morpher

• Gold Key

De-morphing

Although not formally called, de-morphing, or unmorphing, its the opposite of morphing, which happens in both ways: the ranger deactivating by himself, or, the morpher deactivating itself after the rangers are knocked out. The latter being one of the oldest resources to represent when the rangers are overpowered and defeated by an enemy. It is most likely to be the morpher's mechanism to avoid further damage to the power suit and it's weaponry.

Although not always flawless, as sometimes the suit is badly damaged before the deactivation, such as Leo Corbett and Wesley Collins getting their helmets partially shattered, but the power suit didn't deactivate, indicating it probably follows the ranger's will and commands until further damage forces it's deactivation at last. When de-morphing voluntarily the Rangers often shouts "Power Down!" But for the Zeo Rangers would say "Zeo (number) power down"King for a Day

Behind the Scenes

• Most of the Power Rangers morphers are adapted directly from the designs seen in Super Sentai. The first morpher not to have a Super Sentai counterpart was the White Ranger morpher used by Tommy from the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. As the Green Ranger, he had used a gold Power Morpher with the Dragon Coin, but since the Power Morphers and Coins were lifted from Zyuranger, the White Ranger (being a character from Dairanger) used a different transformation device and so the gold morpher was reused with a specially created Tiger Coin. The seldom seen Ninja Coins given to the Rangers in the third season were an entirely American addition.
• The Dairanger morphers were known as Aura Changers and were not used in MMPR. However a modified version appeared in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy as the Magna Defender Morpher, since Black Knight, the Gingaman character on which the Magna Defender was based, didn’t have a traditional transformation device, using instead his sword to transform.
• The Titanium Ranger seen in Lightspeed Rescue was the first wholly original Ranger created for the series, having no Sentai analogue, and thus his Titanium Morpher was an all new design as well. Though the Gold Ranger had his own morpher, a variant Zeonizer, in Ohranger, it wasn’t used in Power Rangers: Zeo, although a toy version was produced. This, along with the Kiba Changer (a variant Aura Changer used by the Japanese White Ranger) and the Doronchangers from Kakuranger (from which the Alien Rangers were derived) are the only post-Zyuranger morpher designs not to have appeared in the series in some capacity.
• The GekiChangers seen in Gekiranger, though not used for morphing purposes, were integrated into Jungle Fury as Battle Claws seen on the suits of all the Rangers except the Wolf Ranger.
• The Solar Morphers of Jungle Fury are actually the first morphers that are not wrist-worn or handheld, being sunglasses.
• Some morphers were never specifically named onscreen, with their titles instead found in publicity materials and on merchandise. The Astro Morphers, for example, were only ever called “morphers” within the series, the name being used for the toy line. The name was finally made canon when Tommy used it in Legacy of Power.

Power Morpher Parodies and References

• In the videogame Viewtiful Joe, the main character, Joe, uses a V-Watch to transform into his "Viewtiful" counterpart. He does this by shouting out "Henshin-A-Go-Go Baby!" (Henshin is a Japanese term for transformation). The Viewtiful Joe counterpart is modeled after an almagation of a Red Ranger and Kamen Rider with a long pink scarf and open faceplate which closes during a boss fight.

See also

• Changers - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page.