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- For his show-canon counterpart, see Heckyl.
- "Unleash the Power!"
- ―Heckyl's morphing call[src]
Heckyl is the Dino Charge Dark Ranger that appears in the Beyond the Grid story arc.[1]
Character History
As the Dino Charge Dark Ranger, Heckyl followed his original timeline until the Shattered Grid event, which for Heckyl, took place after the events of End of Extinction.
Returning to Sentai 6 before its destruction, Heckyl became the official Keeper of the Dark Energem, being taught by Zenowing while reconnecting with his fellow people. Frightened by the possibility of losing his planet a second time, Heckyl secretly began building a Morpher for the Dark Energem based on Zenowing's Titano Charge Morpher. This event alerted Lord Arcanon to Sentai 6's location, which Zenowing confronted Heckyl on. In an act of desperation, Heckyl locked Zenowing in another room while he used the Dark Energem to morph into a corrupted version of the Dark Ranger.
Using his newfound power, Heckyl destroyed Lord Arcanon only moments before the Dark Energem attempted to turn Heckyl into Snide again. Zenowing then arrived at Heckyl's side and used his magic to purify the Dark Energem's influence on Heckyl, sacrificing himself in the process. Blaming himself for Zenowing's death, Heckyl decided to never return to Sentai 6. 
TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 35
"Shattered Grid"
Receiving Zordon's call through the Morphin Grid, Heckyl was among the Rangers who rallied to his pocket dimension for the last stand against Lord Drakkon. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 29
After having his Morpher reinforced by Doctor K, Heckyl took part in a mission to Lord Drakkon's fortress to rescue captured Rangers, and was subsequently aboard the Promethea when it was trapped in an unknown dimension known as “The Void”. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 30 TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Finale Issue 1
"Beyond the Grid"
Trapped on the Promethea for over 4 weeks, Heckyl was quick to board the Promethea ship on a mission to find life aboard on an unknown vessel. After dealing with hostile forces on the vessel, Kimberly inquired about his origin and Heckyl stated that his Rangers on Promethea are from a different point in the timeline than he is. He had a sad expression, as he regretted his evil acts against the Dino Charge Rangers and wanted to be a better person. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 32
Personality
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Dino Charge Dark Ranger
Dino Charge Dark Ranger
Arsenal
- Unnamed Morpher
- Design and functionality was based off the Titano Charge Morpher
- Dino Com
- Dark Energem
Zords
Behind the Scenes
- The Dark Ranger's identity was revealed to be Heckyl at Power Morphicon 8, with a special appearance by Ryan Carter, the prime Heckyl's actor at Boom Studio's panel.
Notes
- The Dark Ranger was originally called Talon Ranger via the Power Rangers Dino Charge toys' audio system. The morph call of the Ranger is featured in the DX Dino Charge Morpher when the #00 Dino Charger is inserted, making it apparent that the Talon Ranger is in fact either Deathryuger's counterpart or Kyoryu Navy's. However, neither suit was used in the show. Bandai of America representatives acknowledge the character and say he may appear in future Action Hero assortments. However, in an interview, Yoshi Sudarso claims Talon Ranger is the Silver Ranger as associated with Doomwing; every piece of evidence contradicts this statement.
Dark Ranger in Legacy Wars
- Heckyl's ranger name, the Dark Ranger, was revealed soon after the covers for Issue 31 were revealed.
- Heckyl, as the Dark Ranger, is a playable character in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
See Also
- Heckyl - Power Rangers counterpart in Power Rangers Dino Charge. See comparison page.
- Deathryuger - Super Sentai counterpart in Kyoryuger. See comparison page.
- Dai-kun - Super Sentai counterpart in Kyoryuger. See comparison page.
