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"Hey what is this? Some kind of game?! What's going on here?!"
―Cog Changer's final words before his destruction along with Impersonator after they merge together.[src]

Cog Changer was a robot cog-theme monster used by the Machine Empire to access Zeo technology, he serves as one of the two primary antagonist (along side the Impursonator) of the two part episode "Rangers of Two Worlds", and is not only the last monster to be summon by King Mondo, but also alongside the Impursonator, is one of the last monsters of Power Rangers Zeo.

History

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Cog Changer

The Cog Changer was created to plant evil Cog wheels on the Zeo Rangers' Zeo Jet Cycles and thus destroy them and was also one of King Mondo's greatest monsters. He was capable of replacing the cogs on the Zeo Jet Cycles with evil ones that would cause the Rangers to lose control of the cycles. As such, the Zeo Cycles ended up getting destroyed by ramming into a large barn where a huge fire started and spread to some barns. Once they survived, Cogs arrived and he powered them up to make them almost immune to any of the Zeo Ranger attacks. Thinking that they would be destroyed, he left the scene shortly before Impursonator arrived and thrashed the Zords.

Whilst she was pinning down the Zeo Megazord, he fired a cog into the Zord's mechanics which later made it break free with Billy in it. They rescued him but Cog Changer took over the Megazord. The Rangers deployed in the Super Zeo Megazord but they were evenly matched until Impersonator took over the Megazord by blasting all of them out before the two formations fought. Eventually, they tricked Impersonator out of the Megazord whilst Kat and Tanya destroyed the control cog in the Megazord with Tanya's Power Pod Sword and stabbed him out of the formation which made him then flee.

Eventually, Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd teamed up with King Mondo to try and destroy the Rangers so some Cogs were sent down with the two monsters. They confronted the Zeo Rangers in the city's main square but the Alien Rangers appeared with them and both sides went into an attack. A short battle then ensued, ending with Impersonator being taken out with the Aquitar Ranger Blast and Cog Changer being taken down with the Zeo Cannon.

Rita and Zedd made Impursonator grow and Klank and Orbus did the same for Cog Changer so the Rangers summoned the Super Zeo Zords. The two sides were evenly matched, even giant versions of the Advanced Zeo Laser Pistols having no effect on the monsters, before Sprocket came up with the idea to merge the monsters into one super powerful monster. Mondo gave the order, and as their last-ditch effort, Impursonator wrapped herself around Cog Changer's head and upper body, becoming an armor of sorts. This combined form served as the final monster in Zeo.

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Cog Changer using Impursonator as armor

The Super Zeo Megazord, despite its power, was unable to destroy the combined monsters alone, so the Zeo Rangers called in the Zeo Megazord, the Red Battlezord and the Warrior Wheel. The Rangers – via the Zords – tossing the Warrior Wheel around the two monsters allowed them to knock them both down with an energy tornado before building enough power to ultimately destroy them for good with the Warrior Wheel's Power Slam.

Personality

Cog Changer was reckless and highly full of himself.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Cog Projection: Cog Changer can fire yellow energy from his single eye that will form cogs on objects that have a variety of effects.
    • Machine Control: Cog Changer's primary ability with his cogs means that he can control any machines such as the Zeo Jet Cycles and even the Zeo Megazord, though it will regain control if it's destroyed.
    • Upgrading: Cog Changer can also use his cogs to enhance the Cog foot soldiers which was seen during his very first scene.
  • Explosive Cogs: Cog Changer can fire cogs that have an explosive effect powerful enough to take down five Zeo Rangers with one blast.
  • Lighting Beams: Cog Changer can fire light blue colored lighting beams from the horns on his head.

Abilities

  • Strength: Single swings of Cog Changer's buzzsaw arm took down one Ranger each.
    • Enhance Strength: After gaining Impursonator as armor, Cog Changer becomes one of the strongest and most powerful monster in Power Rangers Zeo, taking the power of three Megazords and the Warrior Wheel to take it down.
  • Durability: Cog Changer had very thick metal skin, surviving the Zeo Cannon and being shot directly in the face by the Advanced Zeo Laser Pistols (used by the Super Zeo Zords) had no effect.
    • Enhance Durability: After gain Impursonator as armor, Cog Changer becomes even more durable.
  • Pilot: Cog changer was shown to be very competent at piloting the Zeo Megazord solo (in spite of it being intended for five people to pilot it) when fighting the Rangers.
  • Fusion: Cog Changer can fuse with Impersonator to form an entirely new monster (that was never named but the fanbase called Cog Impersonator to differentiate it from other unnamed monsters like Cloaked Alien and Sledge's ghost Outlaw. Impursunator forms a small line on top of Cog Changer's head but retains her sentience since she could speak at the same time as him.

Weaknesses

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Arsenal

  • Buzzsaw Hand: Cog Changer has a buzzsaw instead of a left hand that he can use to hack and slash his enemies.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Design

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Etymology

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Notes

  • The combination of Cog Changer and Impursonator is the first fusion/chimera monster to appear in the series.

Appearances

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References

Footnotes


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