Lights of Orion

The Lights of Orion are a power source which exists already for more than 3000 years. The Galaxy Rangers use them to enhance their powers.

The first mention of the Lights was in an episode where Mike Corbett, Leo's brother (who was believed to have been lost in an earthquake back on Mirinoi), makes a miraculous and unexpected return. He was later revealed to be a fake, as a shape-shifting monster named Mutantrum, who was sent by Scorpius to trick the Rangers into retrieving the Lights.

Three episodes later, a mysterious warrior—the Magna Defender—arrived on Terra Venture in search of the Lights. He had helped destroy several of Scorpius's monsters, and later revealed that all his supposed good deeds were actually vengeful actions to prepare himself for a final confrontation with Scorpius, in order to destroy the mutant ruler of the universe for killing Zika, Magna Defender's son, in cold blood. The Magna Defender was searching for the Lights so he could use them to destroy Scorpius and complete his vengeance.

After the Lights were uncovered, they had fled from Terra Venture, but returned one episode later. At that time, a monster named Destruxo was tricked by Scorpius's daughter Trakeena and her ally Impostra into using the Lights in an attempt to destroy the Rangers. Magna Defender had used his powers to expel the Lights from Destruxo's being, but the power chose the Rangers instead, as it was revealed that the Lights of Orion could only be used for justice, never for evil or vengeance.

The upgrade of the Lights of Orion endows the Rangers with special claw gauntlets, more elaborate hilts for their Quasar Sabers, and enhanced armor (similar to that of the "Dragon Claw Armor" from the Double Dragon TV series). The Rangers can also activate a "Power-Up Mode"—which is usually the finishing move for the Lights of Orion—where all five Rangers charge their opponent, combine and transform into a ball of golden light, and hurl themselves at the monster they're battling. It usually destroys the monster the Rangers are battling, but there were times that this finisher had failed.

Later on, it is revealed (by Treacheron) that the Orion upgrade cannot be activated unless all five Rangers are present and together.

The Rangers' Galaxy Megazord is also upgraded when their pilots activate the Lights of Orion. In its own "Power-Up Mode", the Galaxy Megazord's bull horns change their shape (and also seem to grow two extra horns), and a triangular shield, which seems to be an armor plate, materializes on its chest. Its saber also changes shape, as its hilt becomes more elaborate.

During the Galaxy Rangers' teamup with the Lightspeed Rangers, the Omega Megazord was temporarily infused with the Lights of Orion.