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- "Green Ranger, Rescue ready!"
- ―Green Lightspeed Ranger's Roll Call[src]
Joel Rawlings is the Green Lightspeed Ranger of the Lightspeed Rangers.
He is also referred to as Green Lightspeed Rescue Ranger or Lightspeed Rescue Green Ranger, though these are more in reference to the show than proper labels.
History[]
When Joel was 8, all he wanted more than anything was to fly like a bird. So he built himself a set of wings, and jumped out of his second floor window. TV STORY-Trial By Fire
Lightspeed Rescue[]
Nicknamed "the Sky Cowboy," Joel was an aerial stuntman and was recruited by Captain Mitchell to be the Green Lightspeed Ranger.
He was extremely reluctant to become a Power Ranger at first, not believing in Lightspeed or what it had to offer, but when he saw his beloved Mariner Bay in danger, he decided to take them up on their offer.
He showed interest in the Rangers' assistant, though his first attempt to impress her went awry when he mocked the "computer geek" who wouldn't let him fly the way he wanted to on his first mission. TV STORY-Lightspeed Teamwork After Queen Bansheera had been defeated once and for all, Rawlings and Ms. Fairweather were about to go out on their first date when he was called away on Ranger business, unable to let his duties end with the demons. TV STORY-The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt 2
Time Force[]
Following the defeat of Queen Bansheera one year later, Joel eventually married Ms. Fairweather, and the two were seen heading off on their honeymoon right when he got a call from Carter. Not realizing the importance of the call, he told him it had to wait. His wife, figuring it must have been something important, snatched his cellphone and heard Vypra had returned and told him Joel would be there.
Joel along with Kelsey, Chad and Dana saved the Time Force Rangers and Carter from Ransik, Nadira, Vypra, Quarganon and the five Demon Warriors. Ryan and Eric Myers the Quantum Ranger appears to help.
All the Rangers morph into their Ranger forms and fight against the Demon Warriors. During the battle, Trip Time Force Green and his Green Ranger successor, both Green Rangers fight against a Demon Warrior, later he and Chad turned into their Mega Battles along with Kelsey and Dana, the four Lightspeed Rangers destroyed a Demon Warrior. Joel and the other Rangers turned into their Battlizers against and destroyed Vypra and Quarganon.
The Time Force Rangers show the Lightspeed Rangers their base and give them their jackets after the Time Force Rangers give their Time Force uniforms. They then offer to transport the Lightspeed Rangers back to Mariner Bay. TV STORY-Time for Lightspeed
Dino Thunder[]
The Lightspeed Rangers were featured in a chronicle of Power Ranger history compiled by Tommy shortly after he formed the Dino Rangers, which was found by the nascent Ranger team in the Dino Lab. TV STORY-Legacy of Power
Megaforce[]
Joel along with his fellow Lightspeed Rangers and other Ranger teams are seen in Troy's premonition about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Mega Mission.
He and the other Rangers are seen again in another of Troy's dream/vision about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Stranger Ranger
Super Megaforce[]
Emperor Mavro was defeated, but the remaining thousands of X Borgs still stand. Tommy gathered all the existing Power Rangers, Joel returned with his fellow Lightspeed Rangers as part of the army of Legendary Rangers led by Tommy that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. After the demise of the X Borgs, Tommy shook hands with Troy and teleported off along with Joel and the Legendary Rangers. TV STORY-Legendary Battle
Dino Fury[]
Zayto activates the Legendary Ranger Database, showing Master Blue that Master Green came to them after the Dinohenge statues were destroyed and restored them to normal. Also, Zayto says that he found Ranger teams who were saved in their darkest moments through unexplained reasons and shows them three specific moments. Including the Legendary Battle where all the Legendary Rangers including Joel and the other Lightspeed Rangers coming to the aid of the Megaforce Rangers in the Legendary Battle and helping them defeat an entire army of the Armada's X Borgs. TV STORY-Morphin Master
Personality[]
Joel is easily the most arrogant of all the Lightspeed Rangers, having a record of preferring to disobey orders in favor of his stunts. One example was when he decided against Angela's, (the one who designed his Zord), orders to do what he wanted. This would later backfire when he gave her flowers in an attempt to impress her then berated her (unknowingly), causing his first attempt to win her heart to fail miserably. Over the course of Lightspeed Rescue, Joel starts to mature greatly, eventually enough to win him his long-time crush's heart, resulting in them being married.
Imitations[]
- Green Cyborg Ranger, his Robot replica created by Lightspeed Rescue. TV STORY-Cyborg Rangers
- Prince Olympius was disguised as Joel Rawlings. TV STORY-Olympius Ascends
Green Lightspeed Ranger[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
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Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
Zords[]
Appearances: LR Episodes 1-40; TF Episode 33; SM Episodes 20 & LBEV
The Green Lightspeed Megabattle was created by Angela and Clark Fairweather; it was activated by dialing 8-6-1 on the Battle Booster.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
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Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Battle Booster: Device turned into megabattle armor.
- Power Cutter Dual Saws: Green Lightspeed Megabattle Armor main weapon which can cut through thick metallic objects, can open up to create a wind blast.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Lightspeed Rangers
- Carter Grayson/Red Lightspeed Ranger - Friend & Leader
- Chad Lee/Blue Lightspeed Ranger - Friend
- Kelsey Winslow/Yellow Lightspeed Ranger - Friend
- Dana Mitchell/Pink Lightspeed Ranger - Friend
- Ryan Mitchell/Titanium Ranger - Friend
- Galaxy Rangers
- Leo Corbett/Galaxy Red
- Damon Henderson/Galaxy Green - Green Ranger Predecessor
- Kai Chen/Galaxy Blue
- Maya/Galaxy Yellow
- Kendrix Morgan/Galaxy Pink (I)
- Time Force Rangers
Family[]
- Mrs. Angela Fairweather-Rawlings - Wife
- Clark Fairweather - Brother-in-Law
- Simon - Cousin TV STORY-The Omega Project
- Unnamed Aunt TV STORY-The Omega Project
Others[]
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Demons[]
- Queen Bansheera
- Prince Olympius
- Diabolico - Formerly
- Vypra
- Loki
- Jinxer
- Batlings
- Triskull
- Ghouls
Scorpius/Trakeena's Army[]
Mutants[]
Armada[]
Family[]
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Others[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Joel is portrayed by Keith Robinson.
- As the Green Lightspeed Ranger, his suit actor was Yoshio Iizuka (飯塚吉夫 Iizuka Yoshio) and Roberto Gutierrez, along with Yasuhiro Takeuchi (竹内 康博 Takeuchi Yasuhiro) in Super Sentai footage from GoGoFive.
- Phillip Jeanmarie had auditioned for the role of Joel, but was replaced and would later return as Max Cooper in Power Rangers Wild Force.[1]
- Joel was planned to be a recurring character in Hexagon, the original plan for the series after Wild Force. He would pilot a "special stealth chopper" in which the Hexagon Rangers would travel to fight evil across the Power Rangers universe.
Design[]
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Etymology[]
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Ranger Key[]
The Green Lightspeed Ranger Key is Joel's personal Ranger Key. This key along with the majority of the Core Ranger Keys are seen lining the Command Center's interior walls. This key is mainly used by Jake Holling (Super Megaforce Green) who uses it to fight as the Green Lightspeed Ranger. Although it has not been used yet, it has been seen in toy form.
Notes[]
- Although never referred to as it in the show, Joel's Ranger file for Lightspeed Rescue lists his Ranger designation as "Green 3."
- He is the first Green Ranger to have Battlizer-like armor.
- Joel and Chad are the first Rangers to get a Battlizer before the Red or Sixth Rangers.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
- Episode 1: Operation Lightspeed
- Episode 2: Lightspeed Teamwork
- Episode 3: Trial By Fire
- Episode 4: Riding the Edge
- Episode 5: A Matter of Trust
- Episode 6: Wheels of Destruction
- Episode 7: Cyborg Rangers
- Episode 8: Up to the Challenge
- Episode 9: Go Volcanic
- Episode 10: Rising From Ashes
- Episode 11: From Deep in the Shadows
- Episode 12: Truth Discovered
- Episode 13: Ryan's Destiny
- Episode 14: Curse of the Cobra
- Episode 15: Strength of the Sun
- Episode 16: The Cobra Strikes
- Episode 17: Olympius Ascends
- Episode 18: A Face from the Past
- Episode 19: The Queen's Return
- Episode 20: The Omega Project
- Episode 21: The Fifth Crystal
- Episode 22: The Chosen Path
- Episode 23: Yesterday Again
- Episode 24: As Time Runs Out
- Episode 25: In the Freeze Zone
- Episode 26: The Mighty Mega Battles
- Episode 27: The Great Egg Caper
- Episode 28: Ocean Blue
- Episode 29: Trakeena's Revenge, Pt. 1
- Episode 30: Trakeena's Revenge, Pt. 2
- Episode 31: The Last Ranger
- Episode 32: Sorcerer of the Sands
- Episode 33: Olympius Unbound
- Episode 34: Neptune's Daughter
- Episode 35: Web War
- Episode 36: In the Limelight
- Episode 37: Wrath of the Queen
- Episode 38: Rise of the Super Demons
- Episode 39: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 1
- Episode 40/Finale: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 2
- Power Rangers Time Force
- Episode 33: Time for Lightspeed
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Episode 4: Legacy of Power (archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Megaforce
- Episode 1: Mega Mission (dream only)
- Episode 4: Stranger Ranger (dream only)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle (morphed only)
- The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition (morphed only)
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle (morphed only)
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 2
- Episode 15: Morphin Master (archive footage only)
- Season 2
Power Rangers Key Scanner[]
Joel as Green Lightspeed Ranger, appears in the app videogame Power Rangers Key Scanner, among various other Ranger teams.
Power Rangers Action Card Game[]
Joel as Green Lightspeed Ranger, appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Action Card Game, among various other Rangers.
See Also[]
- Shou Tatsumi - Super Sentai counterpart in GoGoFive. See comparison page.
References[]
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