Jungle Fury Shark Ranger

From Power Rangers Universe

This ranger is also known as the zord, Shark Animal Spirit

Shark Spirit Ranger
Gender:	Male
Season(s):	Jungle Fury
Color:	Blue
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Fear and the Phantoms
Last Appearance:	{{{lastepisode}}}
Number of Episode Appearances:	{{{numberofepisodes}}}
Actor:	Paul Gittens
Jungle Fury Shark Ranger

"With the spirit of the shark~Jungle Fury Shark Ranger!"

The Shark Ranger transforms from the Shark Animal Spirit. It can be summoned being used by Master Finn as a secondary body, or by being summoned by Red Ranger into battle.

The Shark Ranger is one of the Spirit Rangers created by the Phantom Beasts using Master Finn's power. He appears in Jungle Master Mode and uses the Shark Sabers.

In his first appearance he battles the Jungle Fury Rangers with the other Spirit Rangers under the control of the Phantom Beasts. Later on Robert James figures out how to jam the frequencies that connect the Masters to the Spirit Rangers and is able to dissipate the spirits. Later RJ modifies the claw cannon to hold the spirits of the Elephant, Bat and Shark Animal Spirits and uses it to cancel out the spirit of the Shark Spirit Ranger, which traps Master Finn inside one of the Crystal Eyes. Flit salvages the eye after a Phantom Beast attempts to throw it in the sea and brings it to RJ. Soon after, all the masters are rescued and the Spirit Rangers they control fight alongside the Jungle Fury Rangers. The masters then let the rangers take control of the Spirit Rangers, which they summon into battle in pinch situations.

His Shark fighting style is more evident than when the Red Ranger uses it. In addition to using the Shark Sabers, it is evident that the Shark Ranger uses graceful 'swimming' movements and shark-styled jabbing actions. His finishing moves involve him surfing through water and using its velocity to charge at the opponent with Shark Sabers.

Contents 1 Zords 2 Arsenal 3 Controversy 4 Notes and references

[edit] Zords

The Shark Spirit Ranger does not use a zord but actually morphs from the Shark Animal Spirit.

[edit] Arsenal

• Shark Sabers

[edit] Controversy

Bandai^[1] released several Shark Ranger figures in the Jungle Fury toyline meant to serve as pilot to the Roar Max Zords. It then became quite a controversial debate whether or not they would appear in the show.

The comic that goes with the figures states that the Masters were rangers 20 years ago and are now inhabiting beast bodies. In the comic they are now training the Jungle Fury rangers in place of their masters in the show, though in appearance they resemble the Kensei from Juken Sentai Gekiranger, the source material of Jungle Fury.^[2]

When the Shark, Elephant and Bat zords appeared in Power Rangers Jungle Fury without rangers piloting them, it became apparent that there would indeed be no rangers outside of those seen in Gekiranger, the show's Japanese counterpart. However, months later Terebi Kun, a Japanese magazine published photos in two consecutive issues with all three rangers in Jungle Master Mode outfits. Soon, summaries that support the photos appeared, beginning with that for Fear and the Phantoms.

[edit] Notes and references