 This article is about a character in Power Rangers Time Force.
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- "His mutant DNA patch has been exposed!"
- ―Circuit[src]
Circuit is a mechanical owl which acts as an information source (like Alpha 5) and calls Captain Logan to send the Time Flyers when needed.
History[]
Circuit travelled to the 21st century with the Time Force Rangers to assist them. He was created by Trip; the two are very close, like brothers. As the Time Force Rangers' technical adviser, Circuit informs them of the weapons at their disposal, and performs diagnostics on their equipment. When he's not on the job, he frequently resides in Trip's backpack. Circuit eventually returned to the year 3000 after the final battle with Ransik. He appeared once more in the Time Force/Wild Force team up, "Reinforcements from the Future".
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Circuit is voiced by Brianne Siddall.
Note[]
- Circuit's name was originally going to be Digit.
- Like Alpha 5, Circuit is very childlike and longs for his friends' love and affection; in Circuit Unsure, he runs away from home after becoming upset that his friends are upset with him, leading up to the Rangers having to search for him.
- Circuit also gets captured by Nadira in "Short-Circuited" too, and is reprogrammed by her to turn against the Rangers and eliminate them. Trip manages to restore him to normal when the Rangers come to Circuit's rescue.
- In a sense, the Time Force Rangers are Circuit's family members; for example, when Katie reproves him about running away, she tells him that if he ever runs away again, they're coming with him.
- Circuit is the first ally in the Power Rangers franchise to be adapted directly from one of the Super Sentai franchise's Assist Robots, as all other allies of the same archetype (such as Alpha) were created specifically for Power Rangers. He would be followed by R.I.C. in S.P.D. and the Beast Bots in Beast Morphers.
- In "Circuit Unsure", Circuit is revealed to have files on both the past and the future of the era of 2001 but is not allowed to reveal what he knows about the future. The Rangers convince him to tell them about the future, but when Circuit sees what's to come, Alex erases the files as they deal with the Rangers' personal future and could adversely affect their dedication to the mission. This causes a crisis of faith for Circuit due to him believing himself to be malfunctioning before Alex reveals the truth. Afterwards, he lies about what he saw due to Alex's warnings. What Circuit saw are the events of "The End of Time" and are presumably the version where the Rangers die saving the day, what Alex didn't want them to know as they would be less likely to fight if they knew they were to die.
- Ironically, Alex would inform them of this information himself in the very next episode.
- Circuit is instrumental in the Rangers battles with enlarged opponents as he summons the Megazord for them. Indeed, without Circuit, the Megazords can't be called as shown in "Short-Circuited" and "Circuit Unsure".
- In "Circuit Unsure", Circuit purposefully takes a blast to save the Rangers. He shuts down minutes later, but Trip is able to fix him shortly thereafter. The hit also takes out his transmitter so he can't summon the Megazords to fight Serpicon. Instead, the Rangers use the Time Jet against him so the Q-Rex can finish the job.
- For his appearance in original footage, an entirely new prop had to be created by Saban and Toei as the original that was made by Toei was badly damaged during shipping to the point of being unusable. This causes a minor inconsistency, as Circuit is shown to be light blue in Timeranger footage but is navy in original shots.
Appearances[]
Power Rangers Time Force
- Episode 1: Force from the Future, Pt. 1
- Episode 2: Force from the Future, Pt. 2
- Episode 3: Something to Fight For
- Episode 4: Ransik Lives
- Episode 5: A Blue Streak
- Episode 6: A Parting of Ways
- Episode 7: Short-Circuited (focus episode)
- Episode 8: Jen's Revenge
- Episode 9: The Time Shadow
- Episode 10: Future Unknown
- Episode 11: Uniquely Trip
- Episode 12: Worlds Apart
- Episode 13: The Quantum Quest
- Episode 14: Clash for Control, Pt. 1
- Episode 15: Clash for Control, Pt. 2
- Episode 16: Bodyguard in Blue
- Episode 17: The Legend of the Clock Tower (mentioned only)
- Episode 18: Trust and Triumph
- Episode 19: Trip Takes a Stand
- Episode 20: Quantum Secrets
- Episode 21: The Last Race
- Episode 22: Lovestruck Rangers
- Episode 23: Full Exposure
- Episode 24: Movie Madness, Pt. 1
- Episode 25: Movie Madness, Pt. 2
- Episode 26: Time Force Traitor
- Episode 27: Frax's Fury
- Episode 28: Dawn of Destiny
- Episode 29: Fight Against Fate
- Episode 30: Destiny Defeated
- Episode 31: Undercover Rangers
- Episode 32: Beware the Knight
- Episode 33: Time for Lightspeed
- Episode 34: Reflections Of Evil
- Episode 35: Nadira's Dream Date
- Episode 36: Circuit Unsure (focus episode)
- Episode 37: A Calm Before the Storm
- Episode 38: The End of Time, Pt. 1
- Episode 39: The End of Time, Pt. 2
- Episode 40/Finale: The End of Time, Pt. 3
- Power Rangers Wild Force
- Episode 25: Reinforcements from the Future, Pt. 2
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
See Also[]
- Navigator Robo Tac - Super Sentai counterpart in Timeranger. See comparison page.
