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- "With the strength of a tiger ~ Jungle Fury Red Ranger!"
- ―Roll call[src]
- "Spirit of the tiger, full fury! Jungle Master Red Ranger!"
- ―Jungle Master Mode roll call[src]
Casey Rhodes is the Jungle Fury Red Ranger and leader of the Jungle Fury Rangers.
He is retroactively referred to as Red Jungle Fury Ranger - a variation of his in-show label. He is one of the guardians.
He is 18 years old in Jungle Fury and is possibly 24 in Super Megaforce.
History[]
Jungle Fury[]
Becoming a Ranger[]
After being at the Pai Zhua Academy for a week, Casey witnessed Jarrod attack Master Mao which resulted in the box that contained Dai Shi to fall open. After being sent to Ocean Bluff with Lily and Theo, Casey and the gang met Robert James ("RJ" for short), the owner of the Jungle Karma Pizza. After witnessing RJ taking down an attack from the Rinshi, Casey, Lily and Theo were given the Solar Morphers which enabled them to transform into the Jungle Fury Power Rangers. Though his first attempt at morphing failed, seeing Fran in trouble helped Casey to channel his animal spirit and morph into the Jungle Fury Red Ranger. TV STORY-Welcome to the Jungle
Facing Dai Shi[]
When the Rangers decided to retreat after trying to fight the Five Fingers of Poison, Casey and the others get knocked off their feet and witness the arrival of Jarrod, the Rangers were shocked to learn that Dai Shi was controlling Jarrod with Casey saying that it was bad enough when he was a jerk at the school.
This angered Dai Shi, telling Casey that he'll pay for that humiliation. Casey decides to morph and fight Jarrod again, confident that he'll win since he beat him before. Unfortunately, Casey didn't took into account that Jarrod has the power of Dai Shi now, so he loses the fight and falls to the ground demorphed. Dai Shi decides Casey is not worth his time and send Stingerella forward who hits Casey with poison which was not lethal, but will cause Casey to be in a great deal of pain, as Dai Shi and his team vanishes, Theo and Lily race forward to the injured Casey and take him back to the base, where RJ says he's working on something new for Casey.
After Theo and Casey realized that Lily decided to fight Rantipede on her own, the two arrived right on time as the monster summoned several Rinshi. Casey then uses RJ's newest invention, the Strike Rider, to fight the army of Rinshis, with his new motorcycle and body armor he also manages to fight Camille in her chameleon form, defeating her quickly. TV STORY-A Taste of Poison
The Master's Test[]
When was time for the students to take their Master's test, which consisted of them beating their respective master's in a fight, a stressed Casey asks RJ for guidance in this final test, but RJ says that from here on out the rest is up to him. As the test begins, Casey fights Master Finn and (due to being a little unsure) starts copying the moves that his friends do during their respective fights.
Thanks to that Casey figures out what he has to do to beat the Master and releases his tiger spirit, which proceeds to defeat the shark spirit of Master Finn. Casey was confident that Master Finn will tell him he had passed the test (as this was the case for Lilly and Theo) but instead Master Finn tells Casey he has failed the test, Casey was upset, but Master Finn's word was final.
Later, while Casey is jogging in the woods, he finds Camille being rescued by Jarrod from the remaining Phantom Beasts, sent to assassinate her. This causes Casey to think that maybe there's still some humanity left in Jarrod and they might be able to liberate Jarrod from Dai Shi's grasp, but the others aren't as hopeful and have settled with simply destroying Dai Shi. TV STORY-To Earn Your Stripes
Fighting for Jarrod's soul[]
- "No. I won't destroy you, Jarrod. You're a human, a Pai Zhuq student...and I care."
- ―Casey to Jarrod after beating him.[src]
Casey eventually decides to defied Master Mao's orders and run thought the woods to find the temple of the Dai Shi. Casey reaches the entrance of the temple where there are several Rinshis, he destroys them with ease and finally enters the temple, where Dai Shi is waiting for him. Dai Shi is pleased that Casey had the courage to come and face him. Dai Shi roars at Casey, but Casey stands firm in his place and tells him that he has come as a friend.
Dai Shi attacks Casey as he tries to appeal to his human side but Jarrod yells that he is Dai Shi while they start fighting, Casey tells him that he had seen in the woods how kind he had treated Camille, Dai Shi knocks Casey to the floor and then dons his armor, Casey also morphs as they face each other and continue to fight, they knocked through some walls, but neither one gives up. The temple continues to get destroyed as the battle goes on. Dai Shi then powers up to his Rinzin armor and Casey powers up to his Jungle Master Mode. the Red Ranger and Dai Shi battle relentlessly and eventually Casey knocks Dai Shi to the floor making him lose his armor.
Despite Jarrod's demands Casey refuses to end him because he is human, Casey then demorphs, turns his back on Dai Shi and tells him to destroy him, Dai Shi is eager to destroy him, but he is unable to as Jarrod fights back, finally Dai Shi separates from Jarrod and punishes him for this. Camille tries to protect Jarrod but she is punished as well. Casey then releases his tiger spirit on Dai Shi and defeats him. Casey helps Camille and Jarrod to their feet and they take off, Jarrod thanks Casey, but the three are knocked off their feet by a blow from Generals Scorch and Snapper. The rest of the Rangers then appear to assist Casey and the others, Casey morphs, Jarrod and Camille don their armor and the battle begins.
Casey and Jarrod battle General Scorch while the rest battle General Snapper. Casey and Jarrod release their tiger and lion spirits on General Scorch but when General Scorch grows to giant size, the zords are summoned, including the lion and chameleon zords, and they defeat General Scorch. After the battle, everyone is thrilled with their victory, Jarrod and Casey shake hands and a Master stripe appear on Casey's arm, with RJ telling him that when he defied Master Mao and went ahead to save Jarrod he proved to be a Master. TV STORY-Path of the Righteous
The Final Beast War[]
- "A Pai Zhuq master doesn't ask, he knows..."
- ―Casey Rhodes[src]
While training for the final battle, Casey realizes that the Rangers need Jarrod's help. Casey, Lily, and Theo go to the Pai Zhuq temple to talk to Jarrod and ask for his help, but Jarrod still feels responsible for all he's done as Dai Shi and declares that he will never call on the power of his Lion spirit again, Casey and the others then leave to assist the other Rangers and Masters against Scorch. The three Rangers defeat Scorch but their victory is cut short when Dai Shi opens up a vortex that resurrects all his fallen warriors, including the three Overlords.
Casey and the Rangers all morph, power up and call on their Masters' Spirit Ranger forms to battle the army. The four Pai Zhuq Spirit Masters come through the portal to assist the Rangers in this epic war where they were being outnumbered. The Order of the Claw manages to send the Beast Army back into the Spirit World. Unfortunately, Dai Shi appears and drains the Masters of their Spirits' powers, allowing him to reveal his giant eight-headed dragon form while he attacks the Rangers. Jarrod later decides to join in the fight and weakens the giant dragon in the process.
As Master Mao says that it is up to the three chosen protectors to destroy Dai Shi forever, Casey, Lily, and Theo create an energy blast of light that disintegrates Dai Shi and restores the animal spirit energies to the Masters. After the war is over, Casey took over as an instructor at the Pai Zhua School, teaching the ways of the Tiger while Jarrod and Camille are two of the students in the Beginner's Class, leaving the class to attend Dominic's going away party, Casey lets Jarrod to take over to teach the children the ways of the Lion. TV STORY-Now the Final Fury
Megaforce[]
Casey along with the other Jungle Fury Rangers and other Ranger teams are seen in Troy's premonition about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Mega Mission
He and the other Rangers are seen again in another of Troy's dream/vision about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Stranger Ranger
After the apparent death of Vrak, Casey is seen briefly with the other Rangers in Troy's premonition about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-The Messenger
Super Megaforce[]
Rises of the Super Megaforce Rangers[]
When the Mega Rangers receive the new Legendary Morphers, what makes the Mega Rangers access to Legendary Mode, Casey along with other Rangers are seen briefly in another vision/flashback, when Gosei talked about to the Mega Rangers to take the form of the past Rangers using the Legendary Ranger Keys. TV STORY-Super Megaforce
Spirit of the Tiger[]
Six years later, Casey seemingly has become a zoo keeper while still teaching Pai Zhua. The Mega Rangers first see Casey tending to the tiger pit at the zoo, commenting on how he must be one with the tiger or that the tiger must be used to him being around as the tiger approached him without becoming hostile. While taking a break and grabbing a drink, Emma takes pictures of the zoo keeper, who puts on a coat with a cool symbol on the back.
While walking back from the zoo, Emma spots the same jacket being worn by a martial arts instructor at the park and asks him if he was the same person. Before they could talk any longer, their Morphers go off and they rush into battle.
When they were thoroughly defeated by Pacha Chamak, Jake and Emma turn to Casey for martial arts lessons. After convincing him that he should teach them, Casey helps them summon their Animal Spirits before revealing that he is the Jungle Fury Red Ranger, and he knew that they were the Mega Rangers from the start.
After morphing into the Jungle Fury Rangers and summoning the Jungle Fury Zords to finish off Pacha Chamak, Jake and Emma take the other Mega Rangers so they can meet Casey and thank him. However, when they get there, they approach him only to find a man who looks similar to him who informs him that they never had an employee named Casey at the zoo.
As Troy talks about how proud he is of the Mega Rangers for their win, Jake sees the real Casey under a pavilion in his Pai Zhua uniform, getting Emma's attention as he bows to them and vanishing as they try to get the other Mega Rangers' attention. TV STORY-Spirit of the Tiger
Participating in the Legendary Battle[]
Emperor Mavro was defeated, but the remaining thousands of X Borgs still stand. Tommy gathered all the existing Power Rangers, Casey returned with his fellow Jungle Fury Rangers as part of the army of Legendary Rangers led by Tommy that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. After the demise of the X Borgs, Tommy shook hands with Troy and teleported off along with Casey and the Legendary Rangers. TV STORY-Legendary Battle
Dino Fury[]
Zayto activates the Legendary Ranger Database, showing Master Blue that Master Green came to them after the Dinohenge statues were destroyed and restored them to normal. Also, Zayto says that he found Ranger teams who were saved in their darkest moments through unexplained reasons and shows them three specific moments. Including the Legendary Battle where all the Legendary Rangers including Casey and the other Jungle Fury Rangers coming to the aid of the Megaforce Rangers in the Legendary Battle and helping them defeat an entire army of the Armada's X Borgs. TV STORY-Morphin Master
Personality[]
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Non-Ranger Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Tiger Animal Spirit: Despite having no training at the Pai Zhuq Academy, Casey was able to manifest early signs of his animal spirit to defend himself from Jarrod, which prompted Master Mao to choose him along with Theo and Lily. Casey eventually learned to release his animal spirit on command after becoming a Ranger. His spirit was powerful enough to beat the Shark Spirit of Master Finn during his final test. Casey was also able to briefly stop Dai Shi himself to rescue Jarrod and Camille.
Abilities[]
- Master Martial Artist: While previously lacking any formal training, Casey was revealed to be a quick learner when he became a Ranger, getting progressively better and reaching the same level of martial arts expertise of his fellow teammates fairly quickly while being trained by RJ. He was also trained to use Junglechucks by Theo, which he later combined with his animal spirit to create devastating attacks. Following Dai Shi's defeat, Casey became an official master and years later was able to pass his knowledge to two other Rangers.
Jungle Fury Red Ranger[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Solar Morpher - Allows Casey to morph into the Jungle Fury Red Ranger.
- Tiger Battle Claws
- Jungle Chucks - Casey's primary weapon that he had to master before learning how to combined all the animal spirits into the Jungle Pride Megazord.
- Shark Sabers - Given to him by Master Finn.
- Strike Rider with armor
Zords[]
Appearances: JF Episodes 2-17, 19-22, 24-32; SM Episodes 20 & LBEV
- "With the strength of the tiger, Strike Rider cruise!"
- ―Summoning the Strike Rider[src]
Through his Tiger Battle Claws, Casey can summon the Strike Rider, a tiger-themed cycle and summon body armor necessary for him to access the Strike Rider.
Casey received his Strike Rider relatively early on. It's not referred to necessarily as a Battlizer nor does it appear to fully envelop Casey as a Battlizer does. Unlike Battlizers, the armor only covers the top half of Casey's torso up to his shoulders. However, it does provide Casey with a special Red Ranger finisher just like a Battlizer would, And also only Casey has this mode.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
- High speed Attack Mode: For the finisher, Casey picks up speed and inserts his head into the head of the Strike Rider. The front wheel pops out and moves into the back as the bike continues accelerating into the opponent.
Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
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Appearances: JF Episodes 4, 8, 11, 13, 16-19, 25, 29, 30, 32
Facing and succeeding against the challenge of Master Rilla, Casey is rewarded with a new power-up and is given his new master's spirit. The upgrade gives him more strength and a limited range of levitation by means of jets built into the suit.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
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Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Solar Morpher - Casey alternate Morpher that allows him to morph into his Jungle Master Mode.
- Jungle Chucks - Casey's primary weapon that he had to master before learning how to combined all the animal spirits into the Jungle Pride Megazord.
- Shark Sabers - Given to him by Master Finn.
- Claw Booster
Zords[]
Appearances: JF Episodes 14, 15, 17-25, 27-31Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Jungle Fury Rangers - Teammates
- Theo Martin
- Lily Chilman
- Robert James - Mentor and Second-in-command
- Dominic Hargan
- Mega Rangers
- Troy Burrows
- Noah Carver
- Gia Moran
- Jake Holling - Student
- Emma Goodall - Student
Family[]
- Mrs. Rhodes - Mother (mentioned) TV STORY-A Taste of Poison
- Unnamed Sisters (mentioned) TV STORY-A Taste of Poison
Others[]
- Master Mao - Mentor
- Fran
- Master Phant
- Master Swoop
- Master Finn - Mentor
- Master Rilla - Mentor
- Master Guin
- Master Lope
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Dai Shi Clan[]
- Dai Shi
- Jarrod - Former Arch-enemy
- Camille - Formerly
- Flit - Formerly
- Overlords
- Phantom Beasts
- Rinshi
Armada[]
Family[]
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Others[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Casey is portrayed by Jason Smith.
- As the Jungle Fury Red Ranger, his suit actor was Yuji Tanimura (谷村 祐司 Tanimura Yūji), along with Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文 Fukuzawa Hirofumi) in Super Sentai footage from Gekiranger.
Design[]
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Etymology[]
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Legendary Ranger Devices[]
The Jungle Fury Red Ranger Key is Casey's personal Ranger Key. This key along with the majority of the Core Ranger Keys are seen lining the Command Center's interior walls. This key is mainly used by Troy Burrows (Super Megaforce Red) who uses it to fight as Jungle Fury Red Ranger. It has also been used by Emma Goodall (Super Megaforce Pink) on one occasion so far.
- Emma becomes Jungle Fury Red Ranger as part of an all-Red Ranger Mode in the Super Mega Rangers' fight with Tentacus. TV STORY-Super Megaforce (episode)
- When the Super Mega Rangers (bar Noah) became the Jungle Fury Rangers while fighting Skatana's X-Borgs. TV STORY-Blue Saber Saga
- When the Super Mega Rangers became the Jungle Fury Rangers while fighting Pacha Chamak. TV STORY- Spirit of the Tiger
- When the Super Mega Rangers (bar Noah in Jake's body) became the Jungle Fury Rangers while fighting Turtlelini. TV STORY-The Grass is Always Greener or Bluer
Usage[]
Legendary Ranger Mode[]
The Jungle Fury Red Ranger is one of the Rangers that represent the Jungle Fury Rangers for the Jungle Fury Dino Charger, released as part of Dino Charger Power Pack Series 3 with each charger depicting four pictures. In Jungle Fury's case, it featured the Jungle Fury Red Ranger, the Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger, the Jungle Pride Megazord, and the Jungle Fury title. This Charger was paired with the Mystic Force Dino Charger.
The Jungle Fury Red Ninja Power Star is a special Ninja Power Star that bears the likeness of the Jungle Fury Red Ranger and is marked with the kanji for "red". This star is exclusive to the Ninja Steel toyline.
The Jungle Master Red Ninja Power Star is a special Ninja Power Star that bears the likeness of the Jungle Master Red Ranger and is marked with the kanji for "red". This star is exclusive to the Ninja Steel toyline.[1]
Notes[]
- Jason Smith and his Jungle Fury co-stars Anna Hutchison, Kelson Henderson, David de Lautour and Nathaniel Lees had guest starred on the show, The Legend of The Seeker.
- Casey is the only Ranger of Jungle Fury to appear unmorphed in another season.
- Casey's "Tiger Technique" is based on "Hei hu quan" (also known as the "Shaolin Shandong Black Tiger Fist") which is a martial art style with an emphasis on strength and balance.
- He is referred to in action figures as the Tiger Ranger in reference to his Zord motif.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Jungle Fury
- Episode 1: Welcome to the Jungle (1)
- Episode 2: Welcome to the Jungle (2)
- Episode 3: Sigh of the Tiger
- Episode 4: A Taste of Poison
- Episode 5: Can't Win Them All
- Episode 6: Dance the Night Away
- Episode 7: Pizza Slice of Life
- Episode 8: Way of the Master
- Episode 9: Good Karma, Bad Karma
- Episode 10: The Blind Leading the Blind
- Episode 11: Pushed to the Edge
- Episode 12: One Master Too Many
- Episode 13: Ghost of a Chance (1)
- Episode 14: Ghost of a Chance (2)
- Episode 15: Bad to the Bone
- Episode 16: Friends Don't Fade Away
- Episode 17: No 'I' in Leader
- Episode 18: True Friends, True Spirits
- Episode 19: Path of the Rhino
- Episode 20: Dash for the Dagger
- Episode 21: Race to the Nexus
- Episode 22: Arise the Crystal Eyes
- Episode 23: Fear and the Phantoms
- Episode 24: Blue Ranger, Twin Danger
- Episode 25: One Last Second Chance
- Episode 26: Don't Blow That Dough
- Episode 27: Tigers Fall, Lions Rise
- Episode 28: The Spirit of Kindness
- Episode 29: Maryl and the Monkeys
- Episode 30: To Earn Your Stripes
- Episode 31: Path of the Righteous
- Episode 32/Finale: Now the Final Fury
- Power Rangers Megaforce
- Episode 1: Mega Mission (dream only)
- Episode 4: Stranger Ranger (dream only)
- Episode 19: The Messenger (vision only)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce
- Episode 1: Super Megaforce (vision only)
- Episode 6: Spirit of the Tiger
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle (morphed only)
- The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition (morphed only)
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 2
- Episode 15: Morphin Master (archive footage only)
- Season 2
Power Rangers Key Scanner[]
Casey as Jungle Fury Tiger Ranger, appears in the app videogame Power Rangers Key Scanner, among various other Ranger teams.
Power Rangers Legacy Wars[]
The Jungle Fury Red Ranger is a playable character in Power Rangers Legacy Wars. He is an Epic (Leader), Epic (Assist) character, and represents the Jungle Fury Rangers along with Robert James and Dominic Hargan.
Power Rangers Collectible Card Game[]
Casey as Jungle Fury Red Ranger and Jungle Master Red Ranger appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Collectible Card Game, among various other Rangers.
Power Rangers Action Card Game[]
Casey as Jungle Fury Red Ranger and Jungle Master Red Ranger, appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Action Card Game, among various other Rangers.
See Also[]
- Jan Kandou - Super Sentai counterpart in Gekiranger. See comparison page.
- Ran Uzaki - The leader of the Gekiranger.
References[]
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