Zordon Era

This article is about a/an era in the Power Rangers franchise.

The Zordon Era is an unofficial term used by the fans of Power Rangers to refer to the first six seasons of the franchise. It is called the "Zordon Era" because Zordon served as the mentor to the Rangers during the first four seasons and remained a significant plot-related character throughout the next two seasons, culminating in his death in Countdown to Destruction. Some people also called the "Zordon Era" as "The Golden Age of Power Rangers". Several seasons that came after the Zordon Era included characters or connections to Zordon Era.

Zordon Era Seasons[]

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1) (1993-1994)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2) (1994-1995)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3) (1995)
• Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers (1996) (as a mini-series)
• Power Rangers Zeo (1996)
• Power Rangers Turbo (1997)
• Power Rangers In Space (1998)

Seasons with ties to the Zordon Era[]

• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999)
• Power Rangers Wild Force (2002)
• Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004)
• Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005)
• Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006)
• Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007)
• Power Rangers Samurai (2011)
• Power Rangers Super Samurai (2012)
• Power Rangers Megaforce (2013)
• Power Rangers Super Megaforce (2014)
• Power Rangers HyperForce (2017-2018)
• Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel (2018)
• Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019-2020)
• Power Rangers Dino Fury (2021-2022)
• Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (2023)

Seasons with no ties to the Zordon Era[]

• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000)
• Power Rangers Time Force (2001)
• Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003)
• Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008)
• Power Rangers RPM (2009)
• Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015)
• Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (2016)
• Power Rangers Ninja Steel (2017)

Other similarities[]

Other than Zordon being a central character, there were also several similarities that were abandoned (some without explanation) after the Zordon Era ended.

Similarities include:

• Each season was a continuation of the previous one.
• All main villains were of extraterrestrial origin.
• The Rangers had to keep their identities secret, as stated in one of Zordon's rules. (Post-Zordon Era season Lightspeed Rescue dropped this practice by having the Rangers morph in public.)
• The Rangers were assisted by a sentient robot named Alpha 5 or Alpha 6 (this would continue for one more season in Lost Galaxy), whose name would often be shortened to simply Alpha.
• With the exception of In Space, the Rangers' mentor lived inside a glass tube.
• The Rangers attended high school.
• Every season of the Zordon Era took place in the fictional city of Angel Grove.
• Bulk and Skull provided comic relief (Bulk returned to provide comic relief in Samurai and Super Samurai, this time with Skull's son, Spike).
• The Rangers, unlike their Sentai counterparts, had the ability to instantly teleport to any destination (even different dimensions).
• The Rangers all wore communication devices, simply called "communicators," on their wrists.
• With the exception of In Space, the Rangers held their base of operations in a futuristic bunker called the Command Center/Power Chamber.
• The Rangers would summon their Zords by holding their right arms up to the sky at a 45 degree angle and calling out "We need [prefix] Zord power, now!" A small exception to this is during the first half of Season 2, when Jason was still the Red Ranger, when he would begin the summoning of the Zords by saying "Let's show 'em the power of thunder!" After The Power Transfer, Part II, and Jason, Zack, and Trini were replaced with Rocky, Adam, and Aisha, the Zord call would once again revert to "We need Thunderzord power, now!"

Notes[]

• It is the first era that featured a storyline that carried over from season to season. The second would be the Neo Saban Era.
• Although it is not the longest era in terms of seasons, the Zordon Era has more episodes than any other era, with 293.
• Mighty Morphin Season 2 is the only season in this era to have a Sixth Ranger from the same team with two different colors.
• There are some Zordon era characters who returned as recurring major characters in certain series, rather than as guest stars or crossover appearances:
  • Professor Phenomenus, Alpha 6, and Astronema/Karone: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
  • Tommy Oliver: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
  • Rita Repulsa: Power Rangers Mystic Force
  • Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Samurai.
  • Billy Cranston: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury

Power Rangers Eras
Zordon Era (1993-1998) • Post-Zordon Era (1999-2002) • Disney Era (2003-2009) • Saban Brands Era (2011-2018) • Hasbro Era (2019-)
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