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Power Rangers: Jungle Fury is the
sixteenth season in the American children's television
series Power
Rangers. Toy merchandising in the U.S. began in November 2007 and
the show premiered on February 18, 2008, and uses footage from
Juken Sentai Gekiranger,
the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai
series.[2][3]
Jungle Fury is broadcast on Toon Disney's Jetix programming block and
ABC Kids[4] in the
United States. It is also the final Power Rangers series to air on
Jetix, as well as Toon Disney.[5]
Synopsis
For over ten thousand years, the spirit of a pure evil known as
Dai Shi has been locked away and safely guarded by the Pai Zhuq,
"Order of the Claw," a secretive Kung Fu clan. But now, evil has
escaped and the Pai Zhuq have selected their three top members to
fight this evil. Jarrod, Theo, and Lily were picked, but Jarrod
turned out to be a bad choice and Casey, a cub was to take his
place. Jarrod tried taking the container holding Dai Shi. It
accidentally opened, Dai Shi destroyed Master Mao and took over
Jarrod's body. The trio were sent to find a new master and he gave
them the special gift to become Power Rangers. They alone are the
Earth's only hope to stop the army of evil animal spirits from
overtaking the human world. Dai Shi is doing everything, and
anything that he can, along with his loyal minion Camille and an
army of undead, the Rinshi so he can take over the world and have
animals rule. He started out with the Five Fingers of Poison, but
they failed. Dai Shi controls an army of fear, and the three Power
Rangers are trying to stop him. When a Rinshi Warrior possessing an
animal spirit is too much for the Rangers, each are trained by a
retired master in a new animal spirit. Lily was trained by Master
Phant in the ways of the Elephant, Theo was trained by the visually
impaired Master Swoop in the techniques of the Bat, and Casey was
taught by RJ's father Master Finn in the tradition of the Shark.
Dai Shi and Camille revived the deadly Overlords Carnisoar and
Jellica to train them in the ways of fear, deciet and terror,
stripping Jarrod of his humanity. When Dai Shi fought the Rangers
with his training, he defeated them and took RJ prisoner. To save
RJ, the Rangers were taken to the Spirit World by Master Mao to be
trained by three fallen Masters: Master Rill, Master Guin, and
Master Lope. In doing so, the three Rangers were able to upgrade to
Master mode with incredible jets and hand-held claw weapons.
RJ's Wolf Spirit, which he obtained by following his own path
and straying from his father's Shark style, was tampered with by
Dai Shi and transformed RJ into a werewolf. RJ did not rely on his
friends and tried to take care of the situation by himself.
Ultimately, he learned to lean on his friends and transformed into
the Wolf Ranger. RJ's werewolf problem was able to fixed thanks to
his new friendship with Flit the fly, who once was human. The last
Overlord, Grizzaka was revived but he took over Dai Shi's place, as
he hates humans and resents Dai Shi possessing a human. Dai Shi
wanted to possess Grizzaka's powerful Zocato power. RJ's old friend
from Pai Zhuq Dominick, a wanderer who hadn't yet found his path,
decided being the Rhino Ranger was his path.
Characters
The Jungle Fury Power Rangers: Red, Yellow, Blue, Wolf, Rhino,
Elephant, Bat, and Shark
The Power
Rangers
- Casey Rhodes
- The Red Ranger;
Casey is a novice member of the Pai Zhua, but is brave and
instinctively protective of others. Initially, he is reluctant to
accept his responsibilities due to his lack of experience, but he
quickly learns to harness his inner power. He later failed his test
to become a Pai Zhua master, despite beating Master Finn in battle.
He later becomes a master when he ignores Master Mao and goes to
save Jarrod from Dai Shi, against Theo, Lily, and Mao's suggestion.
Casey now teaches at the Pai Zhua Academy. He controls the Tiger Spirit.[6]
He is portrayed by Jason Smith.[1]
- Theo Martin
- The Blue Ranger;
Smart, strong, and a good fighter. Theo is fearless and commanding.
He must learn the importance of working as a team. He has an
identical twin brother named Luen.
He later became a Pai Zhua master by defeating Master Swoop in
battle. He controls the Jaguar
Spirit.[6]
He is portrayed by Aljin Abella.[1]
- Lily Chilman
- The Yellow
Ranger; Fun-loving and vivacious, Lily fearlessly accepts the
responsibility given to her by Master Mao. She later became a Pai
Zhua master by defeating Master Phant in battle. She controls the
Cheetah Spirit.[6]
She is portrayed by Anna Hutchison.[1]
- Robert "R.J." James
- The Violet Wolf
Ranger. He is the Rangers' boss and new master, owner of the
Jungle Karma Pizza restaurant, and master over the Wolf Spirit. He is the one
who gives them their powers and provides them with jobs.[7]
He also creates the Rangers' arsenal of weapons, gear, and
vehicles. It is later revealed that he is the son of Master Finn
and that he rejected learning his father's Shark technique, instead
mastering his own control over the Wolf Spirit. After his battle
with Dai Shi, R.J. starts to lose control of his Wolf Spirit and
starts developing transformations into a werewolf. After Flit manages to get R.J. to
regain control, he becomes the Wolf Ranger.[1]
He is portrayed by David de Lautour.[1]
- Dominic "Dom" Hargan[8]
- The White Rhino
Ranger. He is a mischievous former Pai Zhua student sent by
Master Mao to find his path in life. After six years of wandering,
he finds himself at JKP with the Rangers. After initially rejecting
him, the Rangers accept him into the team when he saves Fran from a
falling sign. He controls the Rhinoceros spirit. After Dai Shi is
defeated, he leaves for a European backpacking trip with Fran. He
is portrayed by Nikolai Nikolaeff.
- Spirit Rangers
- Elephant Spirit
Ranger: The Elephant Animal Spirit morphed into a
Power Ranger. Originally created with the Crystal Eyes from Master
Phant's Spirit to battle the Rangers. He can be summoned by either
Master Phant or the Yellow Ranger. He has the moves of Master Phant
and uses the Jungle Mace in battle. His Ranger outfit is a
facsimile of Jungle Master Mode. Originally, he is controlled by
Master Phant. Later on, he is summoned by the Yellow Ranger into
battle. In the Final Beast War, he fights alongside Master Phant
himself.
- Shark Spirit
Ranger: The Shark Animal Spirit morphed into a Power
Ranger. Originally created with the Crystal Eyes from Master Finn's
Spirit to battle the Rangers. He can be summoned by either Master
Finn or the Red Ranger. He has the moves of Master Finn and uses
the Shark Sabers in battle. His Ranger outfit is a facsimile of
Jungle Master Mode. Originally, he is controlled by Master Finn.
Later on, he is summoned by the Red Ranger into battle. In the
Final Beast War, he fights alongside Master Finn himself.
- Bat Spirit
Ranger: The Bat Animal Spirit morphed into a Power
Ranger. Originally created with the Crystal Eyes from Master
Swoop's Spirit to battle the Rangers. He can be summoned by either
Master Swoop or the Blue Ranger. He has the moves of Master Swoop
and uses the Jungle Fans in battle. His Ranger outfit is a
facsimile of Jungle Master Mode. Originally, he is controlled by
Master Swoop. Later on, he is summoned by the Blue Ranger into
battle. In the Final Beast War, he fights alongside Master Swoop
himself.
Also, unlike regular Rangers, the Masters can control their
respective Spirit Rangers telepathically.
Allies
Jarrod and Camille in their armored forms
- Fran: A book-loving, clumsy, loyal customer of
Jungle Karma Pizza who is hired to work there by R.J. She discovers
that her co-workers are the Power Rangers when she enters R.J.'s
loft and sees them fighting on the monitors. She now serves the
Ranger squad by either watching the monitors (a task performed by
R.J. until he became a Ranger) or taking over the pizza shop when
the Rangers have to go to battle. She has a big crush on Dominic
after he saved her life when they first met. After Dai Shi's
defeat, Dominic invited her to go on a European backpacking trip
with him. Hyperventilating, she accepted. She is portrayed by Sarah Thomson.
- Flit: A former enemy of Camille whom she
cursed, turning him into an anthropomorphic fly. He must reside in her stomach or
he will die. He occasionally escapes to commentate on Zord battles.
When R.J. saves his life, Flit allies with the Rangers and helps
R.J. get control of his animal spirit, but has to return to Camille
when the curse over him causes him to weaken after being away from
her for too long. Flit helped the Rangers by catching the Crystal
Eye containing Master Finn, after Unidoom tried to throw it into
the ocean. He was turned back into a human by Camille once she
turned good and went to work for R.J. at the pizza parlor, still
retaining some of his insect characteristics. He is voiced by Kelson
Henderson.
- Camille: She is a master over the Chameleon spirit, able to
assume a fighting form. After Jarrod broke free of Dai Shi's
control, she chose to betray her former master, and protect Jarrod,
at the loss of her Phoenix powers. She later saved the Rangers from
certain death by Dai Shi to prove she had changed, and later
enrolled into the Pai Zhua academy with Jarrod. She is portrayed by
Holly
Shanahan, who also ironically plays Leelee Pimvare in Power
Rangers: Mystic Force, who also was originally bad but turned
to the side of good.
- Jarrod: A student at Master Mao's temple and
wielder of the Lion spirit; Jarrod
was highly skilled and earned the chance to become one of the
guardians of Dai Shi's prison. Unfortunately, Jarrod's arrogance
and excessive violence forced Master Mao to dismiss Jarrod and
select Casey instead. In response, Jarrod attacks Mao, and although
Jarrod was no match for him, he accidentally freed the evil Dai Shi
from his prison. Jarrod flees, but is taken over by Dai Shi as he
runs away, becoming the evil master's vessel. Jarrod blames Casey
for his expulsion from the Order of the Claw. In battle, Jarrod
assumes a lion-themed armored form called the Lion
Warrior. All of his past good deeds were erased by
Carnisoar in order to allow Dai Shi to reach a higher level of
evil, but repeated attempts by the Pai Zhua Masters to reach him
hints that Jarrod's spirit, while overpowered by Dai Shi, still
exists deep inside. After breaking free of Dai Shi's control with
the help of Casey and Camille, he returned to Pai Zhua to learn
from the beginning. He is portrayed by Bede Skinner.
Pai Zhua
Masters
The founding members of the Pai Zhua battled Dai Shi and sealed
his soul at the cost of losing three of their members in the fight.
After Mao's death by the released Dai Shi, the Rangers learn under
the three surviving Pai Zhua Masters, before the Masters were later
brainwashed by the Phantom Beasts to become slave-like mediums for
the Spirit Rangers. In the series finale, the four deceased Pai
Zhua masters briefly return to even the Rangers' odds against the
resurrected army of Dai Shi, finishing them off in their stronger
anthropomorphic forms.
- Master Mao: The Rangers' previous master at
the Pai Zhua academy who possesses a fox spirit, able to assume a stronger
anthropomorphic cat form. Though he died fighting off Dai Shi while
protecting the Rangers, Mao continues to help the Rangers in spirit
while attempting to give Jarrod the strength to resist Dai Shi. He
returns in physical form to help the Rangers during the Final Beast
War when Dai Shi opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect
his beasts. He is portrayed by Nathaniel Lees.[9]
- Master Phant: He is a Pai Zhua master who
possesses the spirit of the Elephant, able to assume a stronger
anthropomorphic elephant form. He retired after losing confidence
in himself. Because of Lily's determination, he regained his
confidence and taught her how to use the Jungle Mace and to channel
his Animal Spirit. He was later captured by the Phantom Beasts
along with the other masters and his animal spirit transformed into
the Elephant Ranger.
He was freed by R.J. and the Elephant Ranger now fights with the
other Rangers when summoned by either Lily or Master Phant. He is
portrayed by Bruce
Allpress.
- Master Swoop: He is a Pai Zhua master who
possesses the spirit of the Bat,
able to assume a stronger anthropomorphic bat form. He formerly was
R.J.'s mentor and taught him to fight without the aid of sight.
Though blind, Swoop
manages to see things further than they really are and teaches Theo
how to focus and trains him to use the Jungle Fan and to channel
his Bat Animal Spirit. He was later the first to be captured by the
Phantom Beasts and his animal spirit transformed into the Bat Ranger. He was
freed by R.J. and the Bat Ranger now fights with the other Rangers
when summoned by either Theo or Master Swoop. He is portrayed by Oliver Driver.
- Master Finn: He is a Pai Zhua master and who
possesses the spirit of the Shark, able to assume a stronger
anthropomorphic shark form. Being R.J.'s father, he tried
unsuccessfully to teach his style to R.J., causing a rift between
them that is not mended until R.J. proves his strength by
demonstrating his own control over the Wolf Spirit. Master Finn
trains Casey to use his Shark Sabers and teaches him how to channel
his Animal Spirit. Later, he is captured by the Phantom Beasts
along with the other masters and his animal spirit is transformed
into the Shark Ranger. He
becomes trapped in one of the Crystal Eyes when his Spirit Ranger
is destroyed in battle with the Rangers. Flit saves the Crystal Eye
from being thrown in the sea and gives it to R.J., who frees his
father. The Shark Ranger now fights along with the other Rangers
when summoned by either Casey or Master Finn. He is portrayed by
Paul Gittens.
- Master Rilla: A Pai Zhua master who possesses
the spirit of the Gorilla,
able to assume a stronger anthropomorphic gorilla form. He died in
the Great Battle and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon
arrival in the Spirit World, Casey was no match for him in combat.
When it came to the first test, Master Rilla sends Casey into a
dimension to face his fear of the monster in his closet when he was
young, which he passes. Casey learns how to channel Master Rilla's
Gorilla spirit. He returns to help the Rangers during the Final
Beast War when Dai Shi opens the gate to the spirit world to
resurrect his beasts. He is portrayed by Stig Eldred.
- Master Guin: A Pai Zhua master who possesses
the spirit of the Penguin,
able to assume a stronger anthropomorphic penguin form. She died in
the Great Battle and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon
arrival in the Spirit World, Lily was no match for her in combat.
When it came to the first test, Master Guin sends Lily into a
dimension to face her fear of spiders, which she passes. Lily
learns how to channel Master Guin's Penguin spirit. She returns to
help the Rangers during the Final Beast War when Dai Shi opens the
gate to the spirit world to resurrect his beasts. She is portrayed
by Michelle Langstone.
- Master Lope: A Pai Zhua master who possesses
the spirit of the Antelope, able to assume a stronger
anthropomorphic antelope form. He died in the Great Battle and
currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon arrival in the Spirit
World, Theo was no match for him in combat. When it came to the
first test, Master Lope sends Theo into a dimension to face his
fear of performing karaoke in front of everyone, which he passes.
Theo learns how to channel Master Lope's Antelope spirit. He
returns to help the Rangers during the Final Beast War when Dai Shi
opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect his beasts. He is
portrayed by Andrew
Laing.
Villains
Main article: Villains
in Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
- Dai Shi: An ancient evil that wanted to rid
the world of the human race and believed that animals should be the
rightful rulers. He has returned from being sealed by the Order of
the Claw generations ago, in turn, possessing Jarrod (probably as
he saw darkness in Jarrod's heart, due to his dark violent nature).
With his reassembled evil army at his command, he seeks to continue
where he left off, starting the "Beast War" anew. He was given
power by the Phantom Beast Generals, making him the Phantom
Beast King with the spirit of the Griffin, and chose to give Camille the powers
of a Phantom Beast General. When Jarrod broke free of Dai Shi's
control, Dai Shi began the next Beast War, and was finally defeated
by Casey, Lily, and Theo after Jarrod had weakened him.[10] He is
voiced by Geoff
Dolan.
- Camille: Dai Shi's female servant, who awaited
his return. She was originally the master over the Chameleon spirit, able to
assume a fighting form and infuse Rinshi Beasts with more power.
When Dai Shi became the Phantom Beast King, she was given the
spirit of the Phoenix, by choice. After betraying Dai
Shi, her Phoenix powers were stripped from her, and she turned to
the side of good. She is portrayed by Holly Shanahan, who also ironically
plays Leelee Eripmav in Power Rangers: Mystic Force, who also was
originally bad but turned to the side of good.
- The Overlords
- Carnisoar: The Sky Overlord, whom Jarrod
revived. He trained Jarrod to reach a new level of hate while
erasing his past good deeds. He was a master over the Hawk spirit. He was destroyed by the
Rhino Pride Megazord. He was voiced by Cameron Rhodes.
- Jellica: The Sea Overlord, revived by Camille
to usurp Carnisoar's place in Jarrod's training. She was master
over the Jellyfish
spirit. She was destroyed by the Phantom Beasts for attempting to
use them to destroy Dai Shi. She is voiced by Elisabeth
Easther.
- Grizzaka: The Land Overlord. He was master
over the Grizzly
Bear spirit. Jellica and Carnisoar sent Camille to revive him
in order to increase their power to combat the Rangers and their
new Jungle Master powers, despite Dai Shi's distrust with him. He
was destroyed by a combination of the Rhino Steel Zord, Jungle
Master Spirits, and the Wolf Spirit. Voiced by Derek Judge.
- Phantom Beast Generals
- Scorch: The leading Phantom Beast General,
holding the spirit of the Avalon Dragon. He was destroyed by Casey,
Lily, and Theo. He is voiced by Mark Wright.
- Snapper: A Phantom Beast General, holds the
spirit of the Snapping Turtle. He was destroyed by
Theo, Lily, R.J., Dominic, and Camille. He is voiced by Richard
Simpson.
- Whiger: A Phantom Beast General, holds the
spirit of the White Tiger. He
stole Casey's Tiger Spirit, but was disgraced. He joined Casey in
freeing the other Rangers before fading out of existence from loss
of Rinzin. He is voiced by Jared Turner.
- Rinshi: Jiang Shi-like creatures that Dai Shi revives
and uses as foot soldiers, using lances as their weapons. Certain
Rinshi are promoted to a higher rank where they can assume the form
of Rinshi Beasts.
Arsenal
- Solar Morphers: Sunglasses that allow the
Jungle Fury Power Rangers to morph into their Ranger forms using
the morphing call, "Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!". The Solar
Morphers are also used for communication between the Rangers and
R.J.
- Battle Claws: Standard knuckle guards for the
Jungle Fury Rangers. These were the henshin devices for the
Gekirangers.
- Junglechucks: Nunchucks wielded by the Red Ranger.
- Jungle Tonfa/Jungle Bo: Team side-arm weapons
with two fighting modes. The Tonfa mode is used by the Blue Ranger, while the
combined bō mode is wielded by
the Yellow Ranger.
- Jungle Mace: A meteor hammer that the Yellow Ranger
wields after being taught by Master Phant.
- Jungle Fan: A war fan wielded by the Blue Ranger
after receiving it from Master Swoop. A second fan can also be
used.
- Shark Sabers: Twin dao (sword) wielded by Casey after
receiving them from Master Finn. They can be combined into a
single, larger sword.
- Claw Cannon: A powerful bazooka which requires the cooperation of the
three Rangers to charge with their beast spirits and fire it. In
"One Last Second Chance", R.J. works on modifications for
the Claw Cannon to harness on the spirits of the Elephant, Shark
and Bat instead of using the Tiger, Jaguar and Cheetah
spirits.
- Strike Rider: The Red Ranger's armored motorcycle. In its normal
mode, it can speed around enemies and blast them with lasers. In
its attack mode, it transforms into a more aerodynamic form and
energizes to attack enemies.
- Claw Boosters: Claw-like weapons that allow the Rangers to access
their Jungle Master Mode.
- Wolf Morpher: R.J.'s morpher which allows him
to become the Wolf Ranger, using the morphing call "Jungle Beast,
Spirit Unleashed!".
- Rhino Blade: Dominic's morpher, summoned from
a discreet bracelet made by R.J. until needed. The Rhino Blade has
two modes: a laser cannon for his "Rhino Morpher Stampede" and a
blade mode for his "Super Slash" attack. He also uses the call
"Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!". It can be combined with a Claw
Booster to form the Jungle Blade.
- Control Dagger: A small blue and silver
colored dagger. It was given
to Dominic by Master Mao before he departed from the Pai Zhua
Temple. It allows the wielder to bypass the barrier surrounding the
Rhino Nexus. It also allows Dominic to summon and control the Rhino
Steel Zord.
- Zocato Power: The power Jarrod/Dai Shi uses
for his energy orbs.
Zords
Main article: Zords in
Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
The Zords in Power Rangers: Jungle Fury are the animal
spirits that the Rangers possess within themselves, used in their
signature attacks. They can be released, allowing the Rangers to
enter and command them as traditional Zords. The spirits are
sometimes called Spirit Zords.
Episodes
Main article: List of
Power Rangers: Jungle Fury episodes
| # |
Air date |
Episode Title |
| 1 |
2008-02-18 |
"Welcome to the Jungle" |
| 2 |
2008-02-18 |
"Welcome to the Jungle II" |
| 3 |
2008-02-25 |
"Sigh of the Tiger" |
| 4 |
2008-03-03 |
"A Taste of Poison" |
| 5 |
2008-03-10 |
"Can't Win Them All" |
| 6 |
2008-03-17 |
"Dance the Night Away" |
| 7 |
2008-03-24 |
"Pizza Slice of Life" |
| 8 |
2008-03-31 |
"Way of the Master" |
| 9 |
2008-04-21 |
"Good Karma, Bad Karma" |
| 10 |
2008-04-27 |
"Blind Leading The Blind" |
| 11 |
2008-05-05 |
"Pushed to the Edge" |
| 12 |
2008-05-12 |
"One Master Too Many |
| 13 |
2008-05-19 |
"Ghost of a Chance" |
| 14 |
2008-05-19 |
"Ghost of a Chance II" |
| 15 |
2008-06-02 |
"Bad to the Bone" |
| 16 |
2008-06-16 |
"Friends Don't Fade Away" |
| 17 |
2008-06-23 |
"No 'I' in Leader" |
| 18 |
2008-06-30 |
"True Friends, True Spirits" |
| 19 |
2008-07-07 |
"Path of the Rhino" |
| 20 |
2008-07-14 |
"Dash for the Dagger" |
| 21 |
2008-07-21 |
"Race to the Nexus" |
| 22 |
2008-07-28 |
"Arise the Crystal Eyes" |
| 23 |
2008-08-04 |
"Fear and the Phantoms" |
| 24 |
2008-08-11 |
"Blue Ranger, Twin Danger" |
| 25 |
2008-08-18 |
"One Last Second Chance" |
| 26 |
2008-09-29 |
"Don't Blow That Dough" |
| 27 |
2008-10-06 |
"Tigers Fall, Lions Rise" |
| 28 |
2008-10-13 |
"The Spirit of Kindness" |
| 29 |
2008-10-20 |
"Maryl and the Monkeys" |
| 30 |
2008-10-27 |
"To Earn Your Stripes" |
| 31 |
2008-11-03 |
"Path of the Righteous" |
| 32 |
2008-11-03 |
"Now the Final Fury" |
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