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Eugene Skullovitch

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This article is about a supporting character in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo, and In Space.

"Dogasaurus!"
―Skull's morph call in his nightmare.[src]

"I'm the Black Ranger!"
―Skull standing up to Astronema.[src]

Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. He appeared as a permanent cast member from the original series of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers in Space, and has also appeared few times after this. This makes him one of the longest-serving permanent cast members in Power Rangers.

Bulk and Skull, from the very beginning, provided much of the comic relief in the series, usually through over-the-top slapstick (often accompanied by a suitable soundtrack). This was no doubt highlighted by their physical appearances: Bulk was obese and Skull lean. Not particularly bright, Skull often ruined Bulk's plans and had to be reminded of why they were doing them.

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In the Power Rangers universe, Eugene 'Skull' Skullovitch is a classmate and former friend of the Power Rangers. Known for causing mischief at Angel Grove High School, he is inseparable from his best friend, Farkas 'Bulk' Bulkmeier. In the Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics, he takes on the role of the Orange Ranger. His character spans across various Power Rangers series, such as Mighty Morphin, Zeo, Turbo, and In Space.
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Eugene 'Skull' Skullovitch is a character in the Power Rangers series, recognized as the inaugural Orange Ranger. Despite his rebellious, crude exterior and affinity for biker and death metal fashion, Skull is fundamentally sensitive and kind. His appearances span across multiple series, including Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, and Wild Force.
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Eugene Skullovitch, or Skull, is a key character in Power Rangers, providing comic relief alongside Bulk. Their slapstick humor and contrasting physical appearances, with Skull being lean, contribute to the series' comedy. They have been part of the show from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Power Rangers in Space, and have repeatedly tried to uncover the Power Rangers' identities, adding further humor to the plot.
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In the Power Rangers universe, Eugene Skullovitch, known as 'Skull', holds the distinction of being the inaugural Orange Ranger. His Orange Ranger persona appears in the Boom! Studios' Power Rangers comics. His arsenal as the Orange Ranger comprises a Power Morpher, a Terror-bird Power Coin, and a Featherdactyl Zord.
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History[]

This article contains content in reference to the main TV series, as well as supplemental material, such as the comics. A sliding/floating timeline applies. Story instances for TV and other media will be clearly marked.

Early life[]

Bulk and Skull may well have been destined to be friends as evidenced by the Power Rangers' encounter with doppelganger duos in two past eras of Angel Grove.

Pre-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers[]

Bulk and Skull first met in the maternity ward at the hospital where they were born. Every time Bulk cried, Skull cried too - and because of the noise they were isolated for all the other babies. The two have been constate companions ever since.[1]

Bulk and Skull probably attended the same elementary school as the kids that would later become Power Rangers. Before the events that happened in the first season, it was revealed that they became best friends after the incident where Bulk decided to not beat up Skull for shoving a Popsicle down his shirt.

The UK tie-in magazines of the early '90s claimed that the two met as infants; whenever Bulk cried, Skull cried too.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers[]

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Skull in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.


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Bulk and Skull at the Juice Bar.

Bulk and Skull started out as bullies at Angel Grove High School and often hung out at the Youth Center and Juice Bar. Their actions are motivated by greed and ego in the first seasons. Wacky schemes abound, always ending with their failure and humiliation.

In the episode Green With Evil Part IV: "Eclipsing Megazord", Bulk and Skull are trying to escape in an abandoned bus when they are captured by a giant-sized Goldar. However, just as the Putty Patrollers are about to push the bus with Bulk and Skull in it off a cliff, the Power Rangers form the Megazord and help Bulk and Skull to safety before engaging in a fierce battle against Goldar, Scorpina, and a giant-sized Green Ranger.

Unlockly Heroes[]

When Rita Repulsa successfully has her monster trap the Power Rangers into its body, Zordon temporarily recruited Bulk and Skull to be Power Rangers using 'extremely rare' Power Coins. After they successfully defeat the monster, Alpha 5 removes their memories as no one must ever know they were ever Power Rangers. COMIC STORY- [[|]]

Ranger Fans[]

During the second season they attempted to discover the secret identities of the Power Rangers and repeatedly failed. Ironically enough, they did discover the Rangers' identities twice: once they witnessed the Rangers teleporting down in front of them and when their memories were erased by the Scatterbrain Monster; Bulk and Skull tricked Scatterbrain into firing his amnesia beam through two prisms, distorting the beam and restoring the Rangers' memories. Unfortunately, Bulk and Skull lost their short-term memories in the process due to being flung back by the amnesia beam and landing on their heads. The second time a psychic pointed the Ranger teens out to Bulk, but he didn't believe her as they were holding a picture of the morphed Ranger team at the time just given to them by Ernie.

Skull had a crush on Kimberly. Whenever Kimberly was with the five other Rangers, however, he and Bulk referred to her, as well as Trini, as "geeks".

A popular change of direction for the duo occurred in the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, when they joined the Angel Grove Junior Police Force (in an attempt to impress women, due to their belief that women love men in uniforms) and first met Lieutenant Stone. Lt. Stone became a permanent character himself, frequently giving Bulk and Skull orders that they failed to perform, leading eventually to his anger (rather than their humiliation). Despite this, Bulk and Skull took their new job seriously and were close to Lt. Stone.

Power Rangers Zeo[]

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Bulk and Skull on the police force.

During Power Rangers Zeo, Bulk and Skull remained members of the Junior Police Force. Also, Bulk learned Skull's deepest secret during the School's music recital - Skull was a skilled pianist. Rather than make fun of his friend, Bulk admitted he was moved by the music and congratulated Skull. At one point, Bulk fell for the police chief's daughter, and sought Tanya's advice on romance since he had no experience himself. Bulk's attempts aggravated the chief to the point of getting Lt Stone fired from the force. Bulk and Skull quit the Police Department as a show of loyalty to Stone. Now working as private detectives, Bulk and Skull did what they could to assist Stone in solving cases, no matter how small. When it came to passing their detective test, both failed miserably, but were given passing grades for "braving a monster attack" to continue the test. They eventually walked out on the agency to take an undercover mission in Paris, the details of which have never been disclosed.

During this time, Bulk and Skull secretly hosted Rito and Goldar, characters who lost their memories, after the attack at the end of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.

Power Rangers Turbo[]

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Bulk and Skull when they were chimps.

At the start of Power Rangers Turbo, the gap between Good as Gold and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie revealed that Bulk and Skull had returned from France and reconciled with Stone. All three eventually got a chance to rejoin the Police Force (which, like many of the holes in the season, was never fully explained) before Lt. Stone went to replace Ernie as owner of the Gym and Juice Bar. Unfortunately before they could get back to work, they were transformed into chimpanzees by Elgar.

Bulk and Skull remain chimpanzees for several episodes. They are voiced by the actors who played Bulk and Skull; however, only the audience can understand them. Lt. Stone takes the chimpanzees into his care (claiming that they seem 'familiar'), and they make several attempts to inform him of their true identities.

They are eventually transformed back into humans, but a temporary side-affect renders them invisible. This state only lasted for a few episodes before they finally returned to normal and attempted to take on proper jobs (Jerome Stone arranged for them to get a new one most episodes).

Power Rangers in Space[]

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Bulk and Skull while working with the Professor.

During Power Rangers in Space, Jerome Stone and Mr. Caplan left the series without explanation, and Bulk and Skull spent their time helping the rather loony Professor Phenomenus locate and capture extraterrestrial life.

The best transformation and growth of Bulk and Skull's characters is shown in the climax finale, Countdown to Destruction. Towards the end of that episode, Astronema's forces have conquered Earth. She asks rounded-up citizens of Angel Grove where the Rangers are - getting no response, she prepares to attack the citizens. Before she is able to do so, Bulk, Skull and Professor Phenomenous pretend to be Rangers (Skull specifically referring to himself as the Black Ranger) to buy the real team some time. A minute or so later, when Astronema doesn't buy the ruse, the real Rangers teens show up, and breaking with tradition, morph in front of everyone, showing their identities to the world. They begin to fight the hundreds of Quantrons and Piranhatrons in the area.

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Bulk and Skull leading the charge against Astronema's forces

At this point, Bulk and Skull can't stand to see the Rangers they adore against these odds, and so they shake hands and lead the citizens of Angel Grove in a fight for their city, and everyone fighting the monsters alongside the Rangers. Their cry for everyone to "get in there" to fight alongside the Rangers is widely seen as the finest hour for Bulk and Skull's characters.

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy[]

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Bulk boards Terra Venture with the Professor.

While not appearing throughout the season, Skull did appear in Quasar Quest, Part 1. He was supposed to travel with Bulk and Professor Phenomenus aboard the space station bio-dome Terra Venture, but he did not wake up in time and was left behind. After Bulk and Phenomenus realized they left Skull behind, his alarm clock went off waking him up slightly but he simply fell back asleep. Following this, Skull is not seen for the rest of the season.

Power Rangers Wild Force[]

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During the Power Rangers Wild Force episode Forever Red, Bulk and Skull made a special cameo appearance. It is not explained how Bulk returned from Mirinoi.

Bulk and Skull were shown as servers and managers of a tropical-themed bar called "Club Bulkmeier". Tommy Oliver, a former Power Ranger, is also present. In this episode, Bulk and Skull were shown playing Psycho Ranger chess while having a conversation about the early days of Power Rangers - in particular, Bulk is bragging to Skull about how he once saw Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa, despite the fact that Skull saw them also.

Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai[]

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Skull reunites with Bulk

In Power Rangers Samurai, it is revealed he has a 15-year old son named Spike Skullovitch, whom he leaves in the care of Bulk prior to "Origins". Skull is mentioned throughout both seasons, but does not appear until the final episode "Samurai Forever", when Skull appears in person to pick up his son, in turn reuniting him with Bulk before heading back home. It can be implied that Skull had been well-off in life, with him wearing a suit and tie and picking Spike up in a limousine.

Once & Always[]

Skull and Bulk in Once & Always

While Skull isn't physically seen, he and Bulk make a brief appearance on a banner where the two of them have opened up their own Bulk Food Distribution Company (possibly hinting where Skull got his fortune).

Personality[]

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Family[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Portrayal[]

  • Skull was portrayed by Jason Narvy and would later play Skull's ancestors the Unnamed English Soldier and Doc Skullovitch respectfully while his kid self was portrayed by Ross J. Samya.
  • In 2007, Narvy elaborated on how he was cast as Skull. "They had an open casting call, so I had auditioned. Apparently, I had auditioned for Billy, little did I know. Obviously, they went with David Yost. After the network was dissatisfied with the initial pilot, they decided to recast the bullies. So, they went back to the list of actors that had auditioned and my name came up. It was a bad day to ask me to audition. I was so sick of Hollywood and working at Ford, that I went to the audition determined to piss them off so much, that they would never want to see me again. So, as fate should have it, they liked me."

Etymology[]

  • Eugene: A male given name derived from Greek meaning "good beginning" or "good birth".
  • Skullovitch: Most likely a pun, built on Slavic naming conventions: Skull is likely from "numbskull", i.e. "dummy, birdbrain, idiot", and ‑ovitch denoting a male child in a family.

Notes[]

  • Despite his outward appearance, Skull is in fact an adept classical pianist, and has been seen in an episode of Zeo playing Chopin's Revolutionary Etude. Jason Narvy is also a classically trained Shakespearean actor, and received his MFA in Shakespearean Literature and Acting from Mary Baldwin College in central VA.
  • During the filming of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, the actors (Schrier and Narvy) felt underused. To make up for this, they were given the position of assistant director for the series' episodes that were being filmed at the time.
  • Jason Narvy's character was written out of the series for Lost Galaxy, because he was finishing college and had to leave the series. He was only in one scene during the season premiere, "Quasar Quest", after Bulk asks Phenomenous if they are forgetting something, it cuts to Skull lying asleep and wearing earmuffs with his alarm clock going off.
  • Around the time of Zeo, Saban planned to make a Bulk and Skull comedy spinoff show, where they would run a hotel (Jason Narvy has said that he thinks it was "their grandmothers' hotel"). A Mexican Elvis impersonator was going to be a supporting character. Narvy claims that the video release The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid was put out as a "test market" and when "no one out there bought it", Saban cancelled the plans[2]
  • In the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers pilot, the gang leader played by Bob F. Vavla was retooled into Skull while the wild-haired punk became Bulk. According to Jason Narvy, Vavla was brought back to play Skull when the second pilot was shot. However, Vavla's performance was deemed to be too intimidating for a comedic character and Narvy was cast instead.

Appearances[]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind[]

Skull appears as a non-playable character in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind.

Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid[]

Skull as the Mighty Morphin Orange Ranger appears in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as a playable character in the "Bulk & Skull Character Pack" expansion.

See Also[]

  • Bulk - Skull's best friend, whom he spent much time with throughout the show.
  • Spike - Skull's son.
  • Rebecca - (Skull's female equivalent in the 2017 movie)

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpYbzxA6H4/
  2. ↑ Power Morphicon 2010 (Part 3) : Dark Side of the Power Coin : Black Nerd (1.17 to 1.31 and 2.41 to 3.00)

Footnotes[]


Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Rangers
Leo Corbett - Damon Henderson - Kai Chen - Maya - Kendrix Morgan - Karone - Magna Defender - Mike Corbett
Gear
Transmorpher - Magna Defender Morpher - Quasar Sabers - Transdaggers - Quasar Launchers - Magna Blaster - Lights of Orion - Jet Jammers - Astro Cycles - Capsular Cycle - Red Armored Ranger
Allies
Commander Stanton - Alpha 6 - DECA - GSA - Andros - T.J. Johnson - Carlos Vallerte - Ashley Hammond - Cassie Chan - Professor Phenomenus - Farkas Bulkmeier - Carter Grayson - Chad Lee - Joel Rawlings - Kelsey Winslow - Dana Mitchell
Zords and Megazord
Lion Galactabeast - Condor Galactabeast - Gorilla Galactabeast - Wolf Galactabeast - Wildcat Galactabeast - Torozord - C-Zords - S-Zords - Zenith Carrierzord - Astro Megaship
Galaxy Megazord - Defender Torozord - Centaurus Megazord - Stratoforce Megazord
Villains
Scorpius - Trakeena - Furio - Treacheron - Deviot - Villamax - Kegler - Stingwingers
The Psycho Rangers
Psycho Red - Psycho Black - Psycho Blue - Psycho Yellow - Psycho Pink
Captain Mutiny's Crew:
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Captain Mutiny's Monsters: Rocketron - Grunchor - Rojomon - Nightmare
Others Monsters: Alien - Trencher - Hunghorn
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Power Rangers Wild Force
Rangers
Cole Evans - Taylor Earhardt - Max Cooper - Danny Delgado - Alyssa Enrilé - Merrick Baliton
Gear
Growl Phone - Lunar Caller - Crystal Sabers - Power Animal Crystals - Red Lion Fang - Golden Eagle Sword - Blue Shark Fighting Fins - Black Bison Axe - White Tiger Baton - Jungle Sword - Lion Blaster - Lunar Cue - Falcon Summoner - Falconator - Armadillo Puck - Sword of Pardolis - Rhino Shooter - Deer Clutcher - Jungle Blaster - Savage Cycles - Wild Force Rider - Animarium Armor
Allies
Princess Shayla - Kite - Ancient Warriors - Time Force Rangers - Ransik - Nadira - Alpha 7
Veteran Red Rangers (Forever Red): Jason Lee Scott - Aurico - Tommy Oliver - T.J. Johnson - Andros - Leo Corbett - Carter Grayson - Wes Collins - Eric Myers
Zords and Megazords
Red Lion Wildzord - Yellow Eagle Wildzord - Blue Shark Wildzord - Black Bison Wildzord - White Tiger Wildzord - Elephant Wildzord - Giraffe Wildzord - Black Bear Wildzord - Polar Bear Wildzord - Gorilla Wildzord - Soul Bird - Wolf Wildzord - Hammerhead Shark Wildzord - Alligator Wildzord - Rhino Wildzord - Armadillo Wildzord - Deer Wildzord - Falcon Wildzord - Black Lion Wildzord - Condor Wildzord - Saw Shark Wildzord - Buffalo Wildzord - Jaguar Wildzord
Wild Force Megazord - Kongazord - Predazord - Isis Megazord - Animus - Pegasus Megazord
Other Zords
Astro Megaship
Orgs
Master Org - Putrids
Duke Orgs: Jindrax - Toxica - Zen-Aku - Artilla & Helicos - Onikage
General Orgs: Retinax - Nayzor - Mandilok
Mut-Orgs: Takach - Kired - Rofang
Machine Empire: General Venjix - Gerrok - Steelon - Automon - Tezzla - Cogs - Serpentera
Monsters
Turbine Org - Plug Org - Barbed Wire Org - Camera Org - Bell Org - Tire Org - Ship Org - Cell Phone Org - Bulldozer Org - Freezer Org - Vacuum Cleaner Org - Bus Org - Scooter/Motorcycle Org - Lawnmower Org - Quadra Org - Karaoke Org - Signal Org - Bowling Org - Wedding Dress Org - Samurai Org - Tombstone Org - Flute Org - Juggelo - Lion Tamer Org - Monitor Org - Toy Org - Clock Org - Locomotive Org
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Rangers
Jayden Shiba - Kevin - Mia Watanabe - Mike - Emily - Antonio Garcia - Lauren Shiba
Gear
Samuraizer - Samurai Morpher - Black Box - Power Discs - Spin Sword - Mega Blade - Fire Smasher - Hydro Bow - Sky Fan - Forest Spear - Earth Slicer - Barracuda Blade - Shark Sword - Bullzooka - Mega Mode - Super Mode - Super Mega Mode - Shark Attack Mode - Mega Shark Mode - Shogun Mode - Samurai SUV
Allies
Mentor Ji - Farkas Bulkmeier - Spike Skullovitch - Eugene Skullovitch - Cody - Scott Truman
Zords and Megazords
Lion FoldingZord - Dragon FoldingZord - Turtle FoldingZord - Bear FoldingZord - Ape FoldingZord - BeetleZord - SwordishZord - TigerZord - OctoZord - Samurai ClawZord - LightZord - SharkZord - BullZord
Samurai Megazord - Beetle Blaster Megazord - Swordfish Fencer Megazord - Tiger Drill Megazord - Samurai Battlewing - Battlewing Megazord - Octo Spear Megazord - Claw Battlezord - Claw Armor Megazord - Samurai Battle Cannon - Light Megazord - Samurai Shark Megazord - Bull Megazord - Samurai Gigazord - Samurai Lightzord - Samurai Shark Gigazord
Nighloks
Master Xandred - Octoroo - Serrator - General Gut - Moogers - Spitfangs - Furry Warts - Papyrox
Deker - Dayu
Venjix Computer Network: Professor Cog - Grinders
Monsters
Tooya - Scorpionic - Rofer - Doubletone - Dreadhead - Negatron - Yamiror - Madimot - Desperaino - Robtish - Vulpes - Steeleto - Antberry - Splitface - Arachnitor - Rhinosnorus - Sharkjaw - Sergeant Tread
Armadeevil - Switchbeast - Eyescar - Crustor - Skarf - Duplicator - Grinataur - Epoxar - Maldan - Trickster - Pestilox - Fiera - Gigertox - Gred
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