Hacktrack

This article is about a/an Galaxy Warrior Contestant in Power Rangers Ninja Steel.

Hacktrack
Season	Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Episodes	Hack Attack Grave Robber
Voice Actor	Ian Hughes

""Hello Rangers! I'm Hacktrack (static like voice sounds). Hand over your techno gadgets now."

―Hacktrack's first lines upon confronting the Rangers with an army of Kudaots.^[src]

"Ha! Ea uh! Ochal! I've fallen a-and I can't get up! Ah! Eh! Ee! Gha! Uha! Th-th-th-thaaargh!"

―Hacktrack after being hit by the Yellow and White Rangers' Ninja Earth Attack and his final words before his first death.^[src]

"Check out m-m-my new hardware!"

―Hacktrack when being gigantified.^[src]

"I...am...Hacktrack, over and oUT!"

―Hacktrack’s final words before his destruction.^[src]

""You wanna fight me? You're gonna have to catch me firrrrst!""

―Hacktrack when reappearing in Cosmo's board game.^[src]

""I can't hack this anymore!""

―Hacktrack's final words before his second demise^[src]

Hacktrack was a robotic satellite dish-themed Galaxy Warrior.

Character History

Hacktrack is sent to steal Sarah's technology. He encounters all five Ninja Steel Rangers in a forest with an army of Kudabots. While the other Rangers battle the Kudabots, the Pink Ranger personally battles Hacktrack, but gets overpowered. She then starts to phase out and disappears into a Holo-Projecter, revealing it was really a holographic clone of Sarah. The monster snatches the device and teleports away. He then returns to a city and uses an Antennae Dish club to absorb the Holo-Projecter, and uses it to make eight giant holo-clones of Galvanax, which begin attacking the city.

He later returns and attacks the Rangers, he then steals the Pink Ranger's Techno-Gadget that can "make the clones stronger." However, this turns out to be a trick, as the Techno-Gadget is actually a computer virus which short-circuits Hacktrack, causing all eight of the giant Galvanax clones to shut down. Hacktrack reboots himself to recover from the virus. He fires energy rings, but they get deflected by the Blue Ranger's Element Star Ninja Water Attack, and the water itself short-circuits Hacktrack again, allowing the Yellow and White Rangers to use the Ninja Earth Attack on him. He is then destroyed by the Five Ranger Ninja Strike, Steel Slash, Ninja Spin Final Attack.

He is Gigantified by Cosmo  and the Rangers summon the Ninja Steel Zords to battle him. Hacktrack flies, prompting the Rangers to form theNinja Steel Megazord Dragon Formation, but the Zord can't reach into space, so Mick gives the Rangers the new Astro Zord. They combine with it to form the Astro Ninja Steel Megazord. They battle Hacktrack on the moon and destroy him with the Astro Ninja Steel Megazord's Cosmic Blast Final Attack. TV STORY-Hack Attack

In the Power Rangers Ninja Steel Halloween Special episode "Grave Robber", Hacktrack was among the monsters to battle the Rangers in a board game, he had the upper hand at first as he fled but the Rangers followed on gliders using thier Element Star Ninja Earth Attack and Hacktrack was ultimately destroyed by Sarah's signal jammer.

Personality

Hacktrack is quite a childish and selfish monster, wanting technonogy for himself. Due to this, he fills himself with a virus that was created by the Pink Ranger. He is also very loyal to Galvanax.

Powers and Abilities

• Teleportation: Hacktrack can teleport to any location at will.
• Reboot: Sould Hacktrack get a virus, he can reboot himself to heal. As such, as long as he is still intact and hasn't blown up, he is essentially undefeatable.
• Flight: Hacktrack can fly in high speeds thanks to the jet thursters under his foot.

Arsenal

• Atennae Dish Club: Hacktrack wields a antennae dish weapon for combat.
  • Technology Absorbtion: Hacktrack can absorb any type of technology into his satalite.
  • Clone Creation: By absorbing the Pink Ranger's cloning devise, Hacktrack can fire light, dark blue-es purple colored energy laser from his club that can created giant clones.
  • Virus Absorbtion: Hacktrack and also absorb virus into his club as well.
  • Energy Rings: Hacktrack can also fire blue energy rings from his Atennae Dish Club.
  • Lighting Beam: Hacktrtack can also fire a light purple lighting beam from his club.

Weakness

Hacktrack seems to be weak to water, as shown when the Blue Ranger used his Ninja Water Attack on him, which weakens Hacktrack enough to be destroyed for the first time.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Hacktrack is voiced by Ian Hughes, who also voiced Slogre and would go on to voice Speedwing in Super Ninja Steel.
  • His voice is actually identical to Speedwing's albeit without the muffled speech and repeated words.

Notes

• Hacktrack is the first monster to debut outside of the Warrior Dome seeing as he debuted when he ambushed the Rangers in the park.
• Hacktrack speaks in a muffled voice and repeats words, similar to that of a robot.
• The shot of Hacktrack growing is exclusively American made because, in Ninninger, he grew and disappeared off-screen and we did not get a close-up of his face.
  • This is presumably because,  in Ninninger, Raizo Gabi confronted AkaNinger which lasted too long for the American episode (with the Japanese episode being 22 minutes and not 18 as it is in America) so they cut the short scene and replaced the shot since a longshot showing a large area behind the Rangers would make no sense if they just digitally erased Ripcon from the shot.
• It also wouldn;t help that Odius would have appeared to make him grow and not the American exclusive Cosmo.
• When Hacktrack absorb the Blue Ranger's Ninja Water Attack, he short circuits, which makes sence considering that he is a robot.
• Hacktrack comes from the words Hack and Track, which fits due to his role in the episode.
• Hacktrack lacks his Sentai counterpart's fake smiley face, likely since his plan does not include pretending to be a good monster giving balloons to children.

See Also

• Yokai Ungaikyo - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninninger. See comparison page.