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00:00 She doesn't need to know that we're Power Rangers.
00:02 She needs to know that Rita Repulsa killed her mom.
00:05 Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:08 Today, we'll be looking at the grimmest,
00:10 most disturbing, and borderline traumatic scenes in Power Rangers.
00:14 As much as we love the comics,
00:16 we'll only be focusing on the TV series and movies.
00:20 Since these moments can get very story heavy,
00:22 expect spoilers ahead.
00:24 Zeno! Zeno!
00:29 Number 30, the Thunderzords are destroyed.
00:32 Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
00:34 The loss of any technology can be pretty depressing,
00:37 though losing all of the Thunderzords
00:39 has to be hitting a new low.
00:41 Everybody get out!
00:43 [YELLING]
00:47 As the Rangers get in their iconic robots
00:50 and do battle against Rito,
00:51 they eventually get overpowered and are demorphed.
00:55 With the bad guys given the advantage,
00:57 the Thunderzords are demolished.
00:59 [EXPLOSIONS]
01:06 While the fights are known to be campy,
01:08 the Thunderzords losing their limbs
01:10 as explosions occur all around them
01:13 is a grisly sight for the Rangers.
01:15 It doesn't just leave them powerless
01:17 and without their biggest weapons,
01:19 it also leaves them visibly shaken.
01:22 Yeah, kind of a bummer.
01:24 [EXPLOSIONS]
01:28 [YELLING]
01:31 Number 29, Dr. Ferrix is blown up by Rancic.
01:35 Power Rangers, Time Force.
01:37 It shouldn't be too hard to see how losing all of your humanity
01:40 can be deeply tragic.
01:42 For Dr. Louis Ferrix, he once had a normal life,
01:46 but that all changed when he became Frax.
01:48 I transformed myself into one of the stupid robots
01:52 you so despised.
01:54 As the vengeful cyborg, he'd ally with the villain Rancic,
01:58 but he'd secretly harbor hatred for him.
02:00 It makes sense since the big bad was
02:02 the one who blew up the doctor's lab
02:04 and set him on his path in the first place.
02:07 [EVIL LAUGHTER]
02:12 He'd take measures against him later
02:14 by destroying the serum Rancic needs to live.
02:16 And while that revenge was a good start,
02:18 it'd take a lot to right the wrongs that happened.
02:21 [CRASHING]
02:24 That was the last of my of them.
02:27 Number 28, Billy drowns, Power Rangers.
02:32 From the opening scene, it was obvious
02:34 that the 2017 Power Rangers movie
02:37 would be the darkest live action Power Rangers movie yet.
02:42 Re-Shane-u.
02:45 Re-Shane-u.
02:46 [GASPING]
02:51 [SPEAKING JAPANESE]
02:57 It was packed with mature themes and saw
03:00 the heroes dealing with more realistic and hard-hitting
03:03 problems.
03:04 The bleakest moment came when Rita tied up all the Rangers.
03:09 She threatens to kill them if they don't tell her
03:11 where the precious Zeo Crystal is.
03:14 To protect his friends, Blue Ranger Billy
03:17 gives up the Crystal's location.
03:19 Rita thanks him by letting him drown.
03:22 Zordon would lose all respect for me if I don't kill you.
03:27 At least one of you.
03:28 What?
03:29 [CRASHING]
03:35 His friends are forced to carry him back to the base
03:38 while they're still mourning.
03:39 Although Billy gets a second chance at life,
03:42 the scene of his death is an image
03:44 we can't get out of our heads.
03:46 [GASPING]
03:47 You're not dead?
03:48 Yes.
03:49 A little bit.
03:50 You guys want me back to life?
03:52 Number 27, Decker's defeat, Power Rangers Super Samurai.
03:57 When you look at the facts, Decker's whole life
04:00 is dark on its own.
04:02 He was cursed as a half-human/half-Nyloc
04:06 with no memory of his former life.
04:08 All Decker had was an insatiable need
04:11 to find a worthy opponent to break his curse.
04:14 I knew we had something in common the moment I met you.
04:16 Hiding that secret made you twisted like me.
04:19 We have nothing in common.
04:21 Maybe you don't think so, but I can see in your eyes
04:26 the same need to fight, the need to prove yourself worthy.
04:29 After two seasons of buildup, he finally
04:32 gets his ultimate duel against Red Ranger Jaden.
04:35 Despite how exhausted both warriors get,
04:38 Decker refuses to quit.
04:40 He keeps going even when he's too tired to lift his sword.
04:44 Although Jaden doesn't want to strike the final blow,
04:47 Decker still keeps trying to provoke his opponent.
04:50 When Blue Ranger Kevin strikes the villain down,
04:53 he happily embraces the end in a truly grim scene.
04:58 At last, I'm free.
05:00 Number 26, Mezagog nearly kills Trent.
05:09 Power Rangers, Dino Thunder.
05:11 The villainous dinosaur humanoid Mezagog
05:14 is one scary foe.
05:16 A particularly scary moment of his
05:18 is when he captures the white dino ranger Trent Mercer.
05:22 In captivity, Mezagog attempts to kill Trent.
05:26 You cannot be trusted and therefore must be eliminated.
05:32 No.
05:32 It's certainly a bleak moment, but what
05:35 makes it even more messed up is that Mezagog
05:37 is the monstrous form of Anton Mercer, Trent's dad.
05:43 It's me, Trent.
05:45 I'm your son.
05:47 While Anton is able to get back in control and save him,
05:51 the danger that he put his son into
05:53 is still horrifying regardless.
05:55 It's going to take a lot of therapy
05:57 to repair this father-son bond.
06:00 You have to get out of here.
06:01 No, I can help.
06:02 No.
06:03 Find a way to stop this.
06:06 Until I do, I want you to go and use your powers
06:08 for something good.
06:09 Number 25, Korone is kidnapped.
06:12 Power Rangers in space.
06:14 When playing with her brother Andros on their home planet,
06:17 KO35, Korone is eventually captured
06:20 by the villainous Darkonda.
06:22 It shouldn't be too hard to see how being snatched
06:24 from your home as a child can be a frightening experience.
06:29 Shouldn't have let her go back there.
06:31 But what's worse is she's then sent to an entirely new planet
06:34 where she's trained by Ecliptor to become a warrior.
06:38 What did they do to you?
06:40 The same as will be done to you, my princess.
06:44 Unfortunately, this wouldn't be the last time
06:47 she's exploited either.
06:49 In part two of Dark Scepter's Revenge from Power Rangers
06:52 in space, she gets completely brainwashed by Ecliptor.
06:56 In essence, her entire childhood is
06:58 robbed just so she could become a weapon for sinister people.
07:02 Her tragic backstory shows that there's
07:04 some truly evil lengths that people will
07:07 go to to achieve their goals.
07:09 Ecliptor, get them.
07:11 Number 24, Jem and Jemma get deleted.
07:15 Power Rangers RPM.
07:17 Dying is a seriously tough thing to deal with,
07:19 and it's plenty dark on its own.
07:22 But what if you weren't just struck down, but straight up
07:24 deleted out of existence?
07:27 Both Jem and Jemma would have those fates in RPM
07:30 when they were hit by the full force of the deadly Vengex
07:33 virus.
07:33 [GROWLING]
07:35 [SCREAMING]
07:39 Jemma!
07:40 No, what did you do?
07:41 As their costumes disappear, they slowly fade out of reality
07:45 as their teammates watch on in terror.
07:47 Never give up.
07:48 It's incredibly bleak, just to say the least.
07:59 And with so many similarly dark moments,
08:01 it's easy to see why many consider RPM to be one
08:05 of the darkest Power Rangers shows.
08:07 The tide is turning.
08:10 Number 23, the Rangers nearly give up their humanity.
08:14 Power Rangers, Samurai.
08:16 Desperate times can often lead to desperate choices.
08:20 When the spirit of Yellow Ranger Emily
08:22 is trapped in the Netherworld, the Rangers
08:24 have to figure out how to rescue their partner.
08:26 What do we do now?
08:29 Oh, no.
08:30 Poor Emily.
08:31 But the only way to cross into the hellish dimension
08:34 is giving up your partner.
08:36 That's giving up your humanity.
08:38 Once you do that, you turn into a Netherworld demon
08:41 called a Nihilok.
08:43 Simply trade your human existence to become a Nihilok.
08:46 So understandably, this is a pretty difficult choice
08:49 to make.
08:50 Eventually, Gold Ranger Antonio is able to come up
08:53 with a counter solution.
08:55 But if he didn't, then the Rangers
08:57 likely would have gone through with the first option.
08:59 While it's a noble choice, trading your soul
09:02 to forever become a monster is nothing if not mortifying.
09:06 We're a team.
09:08 We'll all go.
09:08 Wait, stop.
09:14 Number 22, Carnosaur alters memories.
09:17 Power Rangers, Jungle Fury.
09:19 The memories of our past are things
09:21 that we hold sacred because they remind us of who we are.
09:24 So it's pretty important that they don't get messed up.
09:27 But as Jarrett starts training under the tutelage
09:30 of the evil Carnosaur, it becomes pretty clear
09:33 that he's being manipulated.
09:34 We will visit your past and erase your humanity.
09:38 He gets sent into the inner depths of his mind.
09:41 And when he does, several core memories become corrupted.
09:45 This isn't just a gross misuse of Carnosaur's
09:48 disturbing power, but also a step
09:50 towards essentially brainwashing Jarrett
09:52 by twisting his memories and changing the outcomes.
09:56 Give me that.
09:56 Yes.
09:57 Feel the darkness take over.
10:00 Though Jarrett later became an ally to the Rangers,
10:03 he could have gone down a darker path
10:05 if Carnosaur's plans worked.
10:09 It did now.
10:10 [ROARING]
10:13 Number 21, Captain Mitchell's deal with Diabolico.
10:16 Power Rangers, Lightspeed Rescue.
10:19 What lengths would you go to save your family?
10:21 And do any of them involve making a deal with the devil?
10:25 That was the decision Captain Mitchell
10:26 had to make when his son Ryan's life was in danger.
10:30 The villainous demon Diabolico offered to save Ryan,
10:33 but only because he had nefarious plans for him.
10:36 I can help you.
10:38 Go away.
10:39 But if I save his life, he belongs to me.
10:42 Dad!
10:44 The decision is obviously pretty dark,
10:46 and only made worse considering the captain
10:48 had just seconds to make it.
10:50 [SCREAMING]
10:52 Save him!
10:53 But if that weren't all, being abandoned
10:55 was also the event that would cause Ryan to resent
10:58 his father as he grew up.
11:00 Oh, and yeah, having to deal with a villain like Diabolico
11:03 also ups the creep factor.
11:06 You will not see your son again until his 20th birthday.
11:09 Number 20, the end of the Green Ranger, Mighty Morphin Power
11:14 Rangers.
11:15 It turns out that Rita doesn't like it when her evil Green
11:18 Rangers abandon her.
11:20 When Tommy turns on her, she conjures up
11:22 a magic candle that steals Tommy's powers as it burns.
11:26 Why am I here?
11:27 It's simple.
11:29 If you serve Rita, you can keep your powers.
11:31 If not, you'll lose them when the candle burns out.
11:34 What candle?
11:36 The green candle.
11:37 [LAUGHTER]
11:39 When Jason goes to retrieve the candle,
11:42 he is forced to make a difficult decision that would haunt him.
11:45 Come on.
11:46 You gave up too easily.
11:48 [MUSIC PLAYING]
11:51 An intense battle on Earth ends up endangering Tommy's life.
11:57 In order to save his teammate, Jason
11:59 abandons hopes of getting the candle back
12:02 and lets Tommy's Green Ranger powers fade away.
12:06 It was great being a Ranger, Zordon.
12:08 You'll always be with me.
12:10 I'm sorry, Tommy.
12:12 We tried to get the candle.
12:14 You did what you had to do.
12:16 My powers are with you now.
12:18 Use them to defeat Rita.
12:20 You can count on it, man.
12:21 For a famously lighthearted and goofy season,
12:24 this was a surprisingly grim moment
12:27 that highlights that not every decision we make will be easy.
12:31 Number 19, a terrifying rescue mission,
12:35 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
12:37 When Terra Venture receives a distress beacon,
12:40 Mike and Leo lead a team of GSA soldiers
12:43 on a rescue mission inside an unknown spacecraft.
12:47 Thanks for coming.
12:48 I feel a lot better with you along.
12:50 Wouldn't miss it.
12:52 Just watch my back.
12:53 The mission quickly becomes something out of a horror film.
12:57 Although the ship is dark, covered in webs,
12:59 and the only parts of the ship's crew left are gooey remains,
13:04 the heroes aren't alone.
13:06 They find themselves being hunted
13:07 by a vicious and lightning fast alien monster that picks them
13:11 off one at a time.
13:13 He got Jasper.
13:14 What got Jasper?
13:16 Something.
13:17 It came out of the shadows, sir.
13:18 Grabbed him, and then they were both gone.
13:20 A rescue mission quickly becomes a fight
13:22 to make it out alive.
13:24 Thankfully, everyone survives in the end.
13:28 But the tense, foreboding atmosphere
13:30 makes this one of the scariest episodes
13:33 of the whole Power Rangers series.
13:36 Number 18, did something happen to me?
13:39 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
13:42 Throughout Operation Overdrive, there
13:44 are subtle hints that Mac might be more than meets the eye.
13:49 Eventually, the truth is found out
13:51 in one of the biggest plot twists of the series.
13:55 It's revealed that Mac is actually
13:57 an android Dr. Hartford designed.
14:00 You're an android.
14:03 I created you.
14:04 [MUSIC PLAYING]
14:07 That's impossible.
14:11 He was built only two years prior
14:14 to the events of the series.
14:16 To sell the ruse, Mac was given false memories of a childhood
14:20 that never happened.
14:22 I wanted you to be like every other kid.
14:25 I'm not.
14:26 I'm a machine.
14:28 Suffice it to say, Mac is an emotional mess
14:31 when all these truths are revealed.
14:33 Learning that everything he ever believed about his life
14:36 was all a lie was pretty dark.
14:39 And if that wasn't disturbing enough for you,
14:41 there's a lovely shot of Mac's detached cyborg head
14:45 to seal the deal.
14:47 Did something happen to me?
14:48 Um, yeah.
14:56 Number 17, Zato sacrifices himself.
14:59 Power Rangers Dino Fury.
15:01 In the high-stakes finale to Dino Fury season 2,
15:04 the Red Ranger Zato decides to take one for the team
15:07 in order to ensure the survival of the other Rangers
15:10 and the world.
15:11 His grim decision to sacrifice himself
15:14 to destroy the nemesis beast is an emotional moment,
15:17 just to say the least.
15:18 [SCREAMING]
15:20 [EXPLOSION]
15:23 [SCREAMING]
15:26 Zato's ultimate sacrifice is a scene
15:28 that tugs at the heartstrings, as the Red Ranger
15:31 is seemingly no more.
15:33 He's gone.
15:36 I know.
15:37 While he would come back from the dead,
15:39 his reunion with his friends wouldn't last forever.
15:42 Either way, though, Zato's death marks a pivotal moment
15:45 in the series and a major change to the status
15:48 quo for the team.
15:49 Your mission is complete, Rangers.
15:54 No!
15:55 Not without Zato!
15:57 Number 16, Lord Zedd's twisted demands.
16:01 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
16:03 You know you've hit rock bottom when you're forced
16:06 to negotiate with the devil.
16:08 Pink Ranger Kimberly was once held hostage.
16:11 There's got to be something we can do, Zordon.
16:14 We can't lose Kimberly.
16:17 I can't lose her.
16:18 With her life force fading away, the Rangers
16:20 are left with no choice but to allow Lord Zedd
16:23 into the command center to make a deal.
16:26 Zedd's demands are simple and wicked.
16:30 The Rangers must either serve him and pilot his evil zords
16:33 or risk letting one of their own perish.
16:36 You agree to pilot my new fleet of zords
16:39 and do all my evil bidding.
16:42 Or you can refuse my offer, in which case,
16:45 we can all sit around and have a jolly time watching
16:48 the Pink Ranger race away.
16:51 This situation is grim enough with the original Pink Ranger's
16:54 life on the line, but seeing the villain sit smugly
16:58 in the Rangers' sacred sanctuary with all the cards
17:01 in his favor is just bone chilling.
17:05 Number 15, the truth behind Cole's parents.
17:09 Power Rangers Wild Force.
17:12 For all his life, Cole desperately
17:15 wanted to know what became of his parents.
17:17 Tragically, what he finds is not good news.
17:21 Cole!
17:22 You'll be destroyed soon.
17:25 Just like your parents!
17:26 What?
17:31 His parents were once close with a human named Dr. Adler.
17:34 However, the medical professional
17:36 became bitterly jealous of their love.
17:39 After turning himself into a monster,
17:41 Master Orc put an end to his suffering
17:44 by making them suffer the ultimate price.
17:47 I will have my revenge!
17:49 I was no longer a weak human being.
17:51 You did it.
17:52 You took the save, didn't you?
17:54 I became Master Orc.
17:56 Cole's parents were good people who were dedicated
17:59 to protecting the Earth.
18:00 Unfortunately, their lives were cut short
18:03 because someone they dared to call a friend
18:05 let his bitterness consume him.
18:07 It's a heavy storyline that made Cole's fight against evil
18:12 feel a lot more painful and personal.
18:15 Number 14, Kruger loses everything.
18:18 Power Rangers SPD.
18:20 The realization that you're the sole survivor of a conflict
18:24 can be a lot to handle.
18:26 Unfortunately, Commander Kruger knows all too well
18:29 what that's like.
18:30 The evil Emperor Grom once invaded the commander's home
18:34 world, Sirius.
18:35 Though our men fought valiantly,
18:38 we were no match for the endless army of Truvians.
18:41 Victory is mine!
18:43 Although Kruger tried his best to lead the charge
18:46 and fight against the invaders, he lost.
18:49 He was overpowered, his wife was taken,
18:52 and his planet was conquered.
18:54 Kruger was left thinking that he was the very last of his kind.
18:58 That dreaded day haunted Kruger so much
19:01 that he vowed never to pick up his sword again.
19:04 But when a shadow of his past comes back to finish him off,
19:08 he faces his inner demons and fights again.
19:17 Number 13, Dayu's dark deal with Sarator.
19:21 Power Rangers Samurai.
19:23 While Nihiloks thrive on human fear and misery,
19:26 Dayu is arguably more miserable than anyone on Earth.
19:30 Once upon a time, she was a human
19:32 that was married to Dekker, but her love was fatally
19:35 wounded in a house fire.
19:37 Dayu was so desperate to save him
19:40 that she made a deal with the Nihilok King Sarator.
19:43 I can save him for a price.
19:47 Please.
19:48 Simply trade your humanity for an eternity in the Netherworld.
19:53 After agreeing to trade her humanity so that Dekker may
19:57 live, she realizes that she agreed to a terrible deal.
20:01 Sarator made Dekker half Nihilok with no memory
20:05 of his humanity or Dayu.
20:07 He shall live, but as a cursed half human and half Nihilok,
20:12 with no memory of you.
20:15 What?
20:17 No.
20:18 You tricked me.
20:19 [LAUGHTER]
20:22 Additionally, he has an unquenchable thirst for combat.
20:26 Dayu, on the other hand, remembers everything.
20:30 She's forced to live with the pain of losing everything
20:33 she once held dear.
20:35 Number 12, the end of the Wild Zords.
20:39 Power Rangers Wild Force.
20:41 During the season finale of Wild Force,
20:44 it seemed like all the orcs had finally been destroyed.
20:48 Unfortunately, Master Org was alive,
20:51 recently reached his full power, and had begun
20:54 his final takeover of Earth.
20:56 Hello, Rangers.
20:58 Remember me?
21:01 There is I, Master Org.
21:07 It is so good to see you again.
21:09 He decides to kick off his conquest
21:12 by destroying the Animarium.
21:14 Although the Wild Zords fight valiantly, it's not enough.
21:18 One by one, Master Org effortlessly
21:21 slices them into extinction.
21:23 Falcon Zord, watch out!
21:25 [ROARING]
21:27 No!
21:29 He's destroying the Wild Zords.
21:31 The end of the Zords means that the Rangers no longer
21:34 have any powers or hope of protecting the world
21:38 from Master Org's terror.
21:40 Seeing these sentient animal fighters fall in battle
21:43 right before the Rangers' eyes made for a disturbing scene.
21:48 Your Wild Zords are finally extinct.
21:51 And soon, you and the whole human race will be gone as well.
21:55 Number 11, Imperius's Dark Wish.
21:59 Power Rangers Mystic Force.
22:01 The Mystic Force Rangers learn the hard way
22:03 that they should never stop appreciating what they have.
22:07 After winning their fair share of matchups,
22:09 they become overly dependent on using their magic
22:13 and keep looking for mystical shortcuts.
22:15 Sadly, their laziness costs them dearly
22:19 when the vile Imperius takes advantage of their powers
22:22 to make an evil wish.
22:24 I grant you one wish.
22:25 Oh, I'm going to regret this.
22:28 I wish there were never Mystic Force Power Rangers.
22:31 No, no!
22:33 The villain changes reality so that the Power Rangers never
22:37 came to their hometown of Briarwood.
22:39 As a result, all the good magic and color is sucked away.
22:44 The city is left at the mercy of the darkness.
22:48 Worst of all, our heroes are powerless.
22:51 All they have is the memories of their old lives
22:54 and the knowledge they caused all this
22:56 by taking their magic for granted.
22:59 Well, it has to be perfect.
23:01 Big, but not too big.
23:05 And I want a cake.
23:07 Number 10, Alex is struck down.
23:10 Power Rangers Time Force.
23:12 Time Force is undeniably one of the most mature seasons
23:16 of the show.
23:17 It cemented its role as a serious series from day one.
23:22 At the very beginning of the series,
23:24 Alex was the original Red Time Force Ranger and Pink Ranger
23:28 Jen's fiance.
23:29 He's tasked with bringing in the mutant warlord Rancic.
23:32 [MUSIC PLAYING]
23:35 In the season premiere, the two clash.
23:40 But Rancic comes out on top and viciously
23:43 strikes Alex in the back.
23:45 He lies in his fiance's arms and entrusts her
23:48 to finish the mission he would never get to complete.
23:51 For longtime fans, the sight of a Red Ranger dying
23:55 was incredibly intense and depressing.
23:58 While Alex would eventually come back due to time travel,
24:02 his relationship with Jen was never the same.
24:05 Alex?
24:06 [MUSIC PLAYING]
24:09 Unbelievable.
24:12 You look just like me.
24:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
24:16 You're alive!
24:20 Number 9, Murloc toys with Sky.
24:23 Power Rangers SPD.
24:25 Murloc is essentially treated like the Hannibal Lecter
24:29 of the Power Rangers franchise.
24:31 Since he has the ability to travel
24:33 through reflective surfaces, he's kept locked
24:35 away in a remote facility.
24:37 But Murloc gets a visitor when Blue Ranger Sky
24:40 needs information on a fugitive.
24:43 A visitor?
24:45 What a rare treat.
24:46 This isn't a social visit.
24:48 I'm here on official SPD business.
24:51 I want to ask you some questions.
24:52 The villain agrees to give up vital info if the hero
24:56 recounts his saddest memory.
24:58 Reluctantly, Sky tells the story of how
25:00 his Red Ranger father didn't come home alive one day.
25:05 We fought until the bitter end.
25:06 It was his last battle.
25:11 I never saw him again.
25:17 Once the hero sheds a single tear,
25:20 Murloc escapes his cell through the tear's reflection.
25:23 What makes this scene worse in hindsight
25:26 is the fact that the villain slayed Sky's father.
25:29 Murloc literally capitalized on the pain
25:32 he caused to escape and hurt even more people.
25:37 Number eight, Trakeena goes too far.
25:41 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
25:43 After gaining more power, the big bad Trakeena
25:46 completely snaps and orchestrates a ruthless attack
25:50 on the peaceful city of Terra Venture.
25:54 Welcome back, Terra Venture.
25:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]
25:59 Not only does she directly assault the colony
26:06 with her ship, but she attaches bombs to her Sting Wingers
26:10 to blow up anything they come in contact with.
26:13 They go on to destroy or seriously damage
26:15 both structures and Megazords.
26:18 Oh, no!
26:19 The Megazords!
26:20 They've been destroyed!
26:21 [EXPLOSION]
26:23 [LAUGHING]
26:24 Now nothing can stop them!
26:25 Even her loyal general, Villamax,
26:28 is disgusted by her carelessness.
26:30 What makes this invasion even more horrifying
26:33 is how closely it parallels other real-world tragedies.
26:37 Scenes like this show that there are
26:39 villains that will go to truly disturbing lengths
26:42 to beat the Rangers.
26:44 Number seven, Rancic's Hatred.
26:47 Power Rangers Time Force.
26:49 Despite being a kids' show, Time Force
26:52 was not afraid to tackle heavy subjects like prejudice.
26:56 The audience eventually learns that hatred
26:59 is why the main villain, Rancic, became a criminal.
27:02 As it turns out, he was born as a mutant
27:05 due to a random accident.
27:07 And as the world above dreamed of perfect DNA,
27:11 their nightmare, a mutant was born.
27:15 [SCREAMING]
27:19 Society rejected Rancic solely because he
27:22 looked different.
27:23 Since he couldn't bear to live in a world that
27:25 wouldn't accept him, he decides to raise
27:27 an army of his own kind to make humans
27:30 suffer for rejecting him.
27:32 I gathered every other wretched creature
27:35 and formed an army of criminals that terrorize this city.
27:39 The villains of this season only exist
27:41 because society wasn't willing to give them a chance.
27:45 While Power Ranger big bads don't always
27:47 get extensive backstories, we definitely
27:50 understood why Rancic was so evil.
27:54 Number six, Trini's death.
27:56 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, once and always.
28:00 Following the tragic real-life passing of Yellow Ranger
28:03 actress, Thuy Trang, the Mighty Morphin 30th Anniversary
28:07 special finally addresses the fate of her character, Trini.
28:11 Shockingly, a robotic version of Rita Repulsa
28:14 strikes her down with an energy blast in battle.
28:17 Billy!
28:17 It's not the first time a Ranger has ever died in a fight,
28:27 but it is the first time that we ever see this Rita ever
28:30 kill one on screen.
28:32 Goodbye, Trini Quan.
28:34 If anyone needs me, I'll be in the dark dimension
28:37 planning my revenge.
28:39 In fact, the special is also the first time
28:42 Mighty Morphin even uses the word "kill."
28:45 Trini's death doesn't just seal the character's fate,
28:47 but also shows how Repulsa goes down a much more lethal path.
28:52 All in all, it's a moment that undeniably
28:54 shifts this franchise into a much darker direction.
28:58 Number five, the Power Rangers lose their base.
29:02 Power Rangers Turbo.
29:04 When the good mentors are away, the devious Divatox
29:08 orders her troops to attack the power chamber.
29:11 You really want to know when we attack?
29:14 We attack now!
29:18 Attack!
29:19 The Rangers attempt to fight back
29:21 against the continuous forces.
29:23 Unfortunately, they're grossly outnumbered.
29:27 In the end, the unthinkable happens when Divatox
29:30 blows up the power chamber.
29:32 The Rangers thankfully survive the tremendous explosion.
29:37 Bye-bye, Rangers.
29:39 [MUSIC PLAYING]
29:42 However, that doesn't make the whole sequence
29:51 any less intense.
29:53 And it's painful to see the normally bright and majestic
29:55 power chamber darkened and being torn apart bit by bit.
30:00 Up to this point, Divatox wasn't a very effective villain.
30:03 But her destruction of the power chamber
30:06 cemented her place in franchise evil history.
30:10 Number four, Magna Defender's past.
30:13 Power Rangers lost Galaxy.
30:16 The Galaxy Rangers weren't fond of the Magna Defender's
30:19 lone warrior attitude.
30:21 But can you blame him after everything he's endured?
30:24 I'll never forgive Scorpius for what he did to you, Zika,
30:28 or for what he did to our planet.
30:31 Years ago, he was a gallant, benevolent warrior and a father.
30:35 But one fateful encounter with the evil Scorpius
30:38 ruined his life.
30:40 During the battle, Magna Defender's son
30:43 rushed in to protect his father.
30:45 But Scorpius snuffs the young soul right out
30:48 in front of his father's eyes.
30:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]
30:51 Zika!
30:52 [SCREAMING]
30:53 Zika, please.
30:58 No.
30:59 Get off!
31:02 Since that horrible day, the Magna Defender
31:05 strayed from his righteous path and became
31:07 a vengeful, bitter warrior determined
31:10 to make Scorpius pay.
31:12 While he could have been a better team player,
31:15 it's understandable that he'd be so cold after losing so much.
31:20 Number three, Kendrix's sacrifice.
31:23 Power Rangers lost Galaxy.
31:25 No matter how much time has passed
31:28 since the original pink Galaxy Ranger Kendrix's demise,
31:31 it never gets less tragic.
31:33 Get out of here!
31:37 And I've got to destroy it forever.
31:40 Kendrix!
31:41 No!
31:42 Kendrix!
31:47 During a tense battle, the heinous Psycho Pink
31:50 unleashes a deadly storm that threatens to wipe out Cassie
31:54 and all of Terra Venture.
31:56 Kendrix rushes in and silences the storm.
32:00 Unfortunately, her heroic deed comes
32:02 at the cost of her life.
32:05 I'm OK.
32:07 I'll always be here.
32:09 Behind the scenes, this decision was made
32:11 because actress Valerie Vernon, who played the Ranger,
32:15 was undergoing treatment for leukemia.
32:17 It was great to hear that she recovered in real life
32:21 and was able to return to the show.
32:24 I knew you'd make it here.
32:26 Kendrix!
32:32 You don't know how many times I wished you'd come back.
32:36 I missed you.
32:37 But until Vernon recovered, her character's death
32:40 served as a bleak dose of reality
32:43 that not everyone comes back from a battle alive.
32:46 Number two, Zordon's death, Power Rangers in space.
32:51 During the season finale of In Space,
32:54 the struggle between good and evil
32:55 escalated to an all-out war throughout the universe.
32:59 All the forces of good were left struggling
33:02 to survive.
33:03 Longtime Ranger mentor Zordon says
33:06 the universe can be saved if his energy tube is shattered.
33:10 Only the good energy from my tube
33:12 can destroy the forces of evil.
33:14 But Zordon, what's going to happen to you?
33:17 I will be gone, but my spirit will forever
33:19 live in all that is good.
33:21 Unfortunately, the only person around to do it
33:24 is the Red Ranger Andros.
33:26 After agonizing over what needs to be done,
33:29 the hero agrees to take Zordon out.
33:32 A reluctant blow from Andros marks the end of an era.
33:36 Not only did Zordon help many young adults
33:49 become heroic warriors, but the fans at home
33:52 spent six seasons with him.
33:55 Unlike most Ranger deaths, Zordon's demise was permanent.
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34:15 Number one, Dr. K unintentionally starts an apocalypse.
34:20 Power Rangers RPM.
34:23 Since RPM is set in a world where a sentient computer virus
34:27 was responsible for eliminating most of the human population,
34:31 this season's mere existence is pretty dark.
34:34 - I am Venjix.
34:35 Your world is now my world, and your time is now over.
34:40 - But nothing could have prepared fans for the reveal
34:43 of how the world got this way.
34:45 Power Ranger mentor, Dr. K,
34:47 reveals that she was a child prodigy
34:49 forced to remain inside for most of her formative years.
34:54 - Can I go outside?
34:55 - Outside?
34:56 Sorry, honey, you're still very, very allergic to the sun.
35:01 - Maybe next year.
35:02 Now don't forget to make your birthday wish.
35:05 - You do have a wish, don't you?
35:07 - In an attempt to escape the agency
35:09 that had imprisoned her,
35:10 she created a virus to disrupt their system.
35:13 But when Dr. K's plans are interrupted,
35:16 her creation escapes out into the world.
35:20 - You have to let me install the firewall to stop it!
35:23 - Our Venjix will spread beyond Alphabet soon!
35:25 - No, I just wanted to go outside!
35:28 No, please!
35:30 It could infect the entire world!
35:32 - She has to live with the knowledge that many lives,
35:35 including the loved ones of some of her Rangers,
35:37 were lost because she wanted freedom.
35:41 Is there a dark Power Rangers moment we missed?
35:43 Let us know in the comments.
35:45 - I'm making a mistake!
35:47 - Goodbye, White Ranger.
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