Benglo

This article is about a villain in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.

Benglo
Gender:	Male
Villain Type:	Warrior
Season:	Operation Overdrive
Homeworld:	Unknown
First Appearance:	Man of Mercury
Last Appearance:	Home and Away
Number of EpisodeAppearances:	13 (Operation Overdrive) Full list of appearances
Actor:	David Weatherley
Cyborg Benglo

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"Free at last! It's about time."

―Benglo's first words after being freed.^[src]

"MIG! You'll pay for that, Rangers."

―Benglo having watched Tyzonn destroy Mig and swearing revenge and his final words before his destruction.

Benglo was a Bengal tiger-themed monster who was second-in-command of the Fearcats under Mig. Benglo, alongside Mig, was one of two quaternary antagonists of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.

History

Many years ago Mig was the leader of the Fearcats and they were sworn enemies of Tyzonn and his team and they also kidnapped Vella.

When Mig and Cheetar captured Ronny, they stole her Overdrive Tracker and used it to release Benglo from the Prison Mirror and appeared to be stronger than them.

The Rangers thought they had seen the last of them when they defeated them with the DriveMax Ultrazord. However, Norg took the bodies of Mig and Benglo to Flurious who used his Gyros to revive the two Fearcats, and make them his servants. TV STORY-Man of Mercury However, Mig and Benglo were not ones to follow and defected. Now Mig and Benglo use their incredible new powers to search for the Corona Aurora.

After Agrios was defeated, he fought the five main Rangers while Mig battled Tyzonn. After witnessing the demise of Mig, he vowed vengeance, but before he could do anything, he was destroyed by the Red Sentinel Ranger. TV STORY-Home and Away

Personality

Unlike his partner Mig, Benglo is much more levelheaded and mature, but is just as vicious, ruthless, and sadistic as him. However, despite his evil traits, Benglo was shown to be good friends with the other Fearcats.

Forms

• Original
• Cyborg

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Self Growth: Like all other Fearcats, Benglo can make himself grow by ripping open his body and unleashing his giant form which is apparently his true form.
• Fire Blast: Benglo can launch fire blasts from his hands.
• Fireballs: Benglo can also launch fireballs from his hands.
• Self Immolation: Benglo was able to set himself on fire in order to free himself from the effects of the Drill Blaster's Tri-Laser.
• Combustion Inducement: Benglo was able to nearly set the DriveMax Ultrazord on fire by pressing his hand to its chest.
• Shockwave: Together with Mig, Benglo can release a massive lime green shockwave form his body.
  • Lightning Effect: Mig and Benglo's shockwave was able to damage the Rangers with blue lightning.
• Transformation: After being revived and powered by Flurious' gyro, Benglo could transform into his cyborg form at will by spinning the gyro in his chest to make his body harden into his cyborg form.

Abilities

• Strength: Alongside Mig and Cheetar, Benglo possesses great strength than any of the Rangers' previous foes.
• Durability: Although not as durable as his cyborg form, Benglo was able to take a purple energy slash from Mig's staff and withstand it. This same attack reduced Tyzonn to a puddle of mercury.
• Extraordinary Leaper and Jumper: Benglo can leap and jump at an incredible distance and heights.

Weaknesses

to be added

Arsenal

• Claws: Benglo possesses clawed hands as a means of combat.
  • Flame Empowerment: Benglo can charge up his claws with fire and swipe at the enemy with full force.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Shockwave Kicks: Benglo can create a strong shockwave with his kicks.
• Explosion Creation: Benglo can create a large explosion at will.
• Ground Implosion: Benglo can cause a large implosion in the ground.
• Intangibility: Benglo was able to slip through the ground alongside Mig while fighting the Mercury Ranger.
• Telekinesis: Benglo also displayed telekinetic powers, as he was able to move the Cannon of Ki Amuk without having to hold it.
• Gyro Infusion: By combining his power with Mig, Benglo was able to infuse Flurious' Robot with energy from the gyro in his body.

Abilities

• Strength: Benglo possesses far greater strength than before in his cyborg form.
• Durability: Benglo is now more durable than before in his cyborg form.
• Extraordinary Leaper and Jumper: Benglo could leap incredible distances and reach very significant heights like before in his original form.
• Super Speed: Benglo can run at high speed.

Weaknesses

to be added

Arsenal

• Laser Blaster: After becoming a cyborg, he fought using a large blaster that can shoot yellow or orange colored energy lasers.
  • Sword Transformation: Benglo can turn his blaster into a sword for combat.
    • Flame Empowerment: In its sword mode, Benglo can charge up his blaster with fire and swing it at full force at the enemy.
    • Energy Empowerment: Also in its sword mode, Benglo can charge up his blaster with light orange or lime green colored energy and swing it at full force at the enemy.
    • Force Field Creation: Benglo can also use his sword to create a force field.
  • Earth Implosion: By combining his laser blaster's power with Thrax and all the other antagonists, he can create an implosion in the Earth. This was his ultimate attack with the other villains and is strong enough to damage the Morphin Grid to such an extent that it obliterated the Rangers' powers.
• Claws: Benglo retains his clawed hands for combat.
  • Flame Empowerment: Benglo can charge up his claws with fire and swipe at the enemy with full force like before in his original form.
• Scanner: Benglo also possesses a scanner for which he can scan things.

Relationships

Allies

Generals

• Cheetar
• Crazar

Family

to be added

Others

• Mig
• Unknown Fearcats trapped inside the Prison Mirror

Enemies

Rangers

• Overdrive Rangers
  • Mack Hartford
  • Will Aston
  • Dax Lo
  • Ronny Robinson
  • Rose Ortiz
  • Tyzonn

Family

to be added

Others

• Flurious' Forces
• Moltor's Forces
• Kamdor's Forces
• Andrew Hartford

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Benglo is voiced by David Weatherley who also portrayed Spencer in the same season. His suit actor is Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 Ōbayashi Masaru).

Design

Benglo's design pays homage to Won Tiger of Gosei Sentai Dairanger, while his cyborg form resembles its combined form Kiba Daioh. Both of these are adapted as White Tigerzord and Mega Tigerzord of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This is because GoGo Sentai Boukenger, Overdrive's source, is the 30th anniversary of Super Sentai. To celebrate this, every villain and monster is based on a giant robot from a previous series.

In his first form, the similarities are having a tiger's head on his chest and large upward facing shoulders. The similarities on his second form are the sideways facing shoulders and the large orb on its chest.

Etymology

• Benglo's name comes from his animal motif; the Bengal tiger

Notes

• Benglo in the french version is the first and only Power Rangers character which is using vulgarity.
• Benglo is the last Fearcat to be destroyed.
  • Benglo's weapon was recycled for Korvaka's sword in the first episode of Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
  • Also, the body of Benglo's cyborg form was combined with the head of Crazar to form an audience member in the Warrior Dome.

Appearances

• Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
  • Episode 13: Man of Mercury (1) (first appearance)
  • Episode 14: Man of Mercury (2)
  • Episode 15: Behind the Scenes
  • Episode 17: It's Hammer Time
  • Episode 19: One Gets Away
  • Episode 20: Once A Ranger (1)
  • Episode 21: Once A Ranger (2)
  • Episode 22: One Fine Day
  • Episode 23: Ronny on Empty (1)
  • Episode 24: Ronny on Empty (2)
  • Episode 26: Red Ranger Unplugged
  • Episode 27: Home and Away (1)
  • Episode 28: Home and Away (2) (final appearance and death)
  • Episode 29: Way Back When (archive footage and mentioned only)
  • Episode 31: Nothing to Lose (mentioned only)

See Also

• Grand Beast Rei - Super Sentai counterpart in Boukenger. See comparison page.