 This article is about a/an Ranger/ally in Power Rangers S.P.D.
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- "S.P.D. Kat Ranger!"
- ―S.P.D. Kat Ranger's roll call[src]
Dr. Kat Manx is an ally from Power Rangers S.P.D. She is an alien with cat-like features in charge of all research and design for Ranger technology at S.P.D.'s Earth Delta Base. She was also temporarily the S.P.D. Kat Ranger. Aside from intelligence Kat is shown to have fighting potential and to be able to hold her own for a while. Despite her youthful appearance, she is 147 human years old. This may be an inverse of how cats age 7 years for every human year which would physiologically put her at about 21 years old, or perhaps, since she is an alien, a year on her home planet is seven times the length of a year on Earth.
History
S.P.D.
Kat is the Rangers' technical support. She has designed most of the Rangers' weapons and is Anubis Cruger's trusted assistant and friend. Her home planet was also attacked by the Troobian Empire so she joined S.P.D.'s fight against evil. Kat has also been shown to have great fighting skills. During a battle with Krybots she was able to morph once and become the Kat Ranger. However, this was only temporary and those Ranger powers were never seen again.
When Kat was young she attended the Science Academy alongside Professor Mooney where she frequently found herself above him in terms of social and educational status much to his chagrin; this left Mooney with a strong dislike for her and a bitter desire to prove himself which eventually drove him mad.
In 2001 Kat worked with the parents of the B-Squad Rangers in developing the morphing technology used in the S.P.D. morphers. However, these experiments had side-effects that while not affecting Kat (likely due to her different physiology and biology) did affect the B-Squad's parents and thus their children–who would become the B-Squad–got their civilian powers.
Later on in the season she is recruited to S.P.D. Central Command as requested by Fowler Birdie. She returns to Earth with a temporary morpher and becomes the S.P.D. Kat Ranger to stop an adult Mooney. Although her time as a Ranger is limited (her morpher has only enough for one hour according to Birdie; whether she used it all up or simply used some of it is unknown) she realizes the Rangers need her on Earth.
Before the final battle she and Boom are captured by Broodwing who turns the Delta Base into its Megazord configuration. Thanks to R.I.C. the two escape and shut the Megazord down allowing B-Squad to defeat and capture Broodwing. During the final battle against the invading Troobians she, Boom and Sam led the S.P.D. cadets in the battle to protect Delta Base. Together they held off the forces long enough for reinforcements led by Birdie and Sergeant Silverback to arrive as well as Nova Ranger allowing them to defeat the enemy. During the fight against Omni The Magnificence she analyzes the enemy and finds its weak spot and gives the information to Cruger and the Rangers who use it to destroy Omni even though she knows it may cost Cruger his life. Kat is relieved to see that Cruger and his wife survived and watches the final fight between Emperor Gruumm and Cruger that results in Gruumm's capture. Afterwards Kat remained at S.P.D. Earth Station.
Super Megaforce
Kat was not shown to have fought in the battle between the Legendary Rangers and the Armada. Given her Sentai counterpart fought in the Legend War, it is entirely possible that she did indeed fight elsewhere.
Split History
Shattered Grid
During the attack of Drakkon in the year 2050 Kat Manx and Boom, who are locked in the command center, tell Doggie that there’s a modified version of the R.I.C. that is stuck in a hangar that lost power. 
COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual
Necessary Evil
Kat in a fragment reality.
Kat as Kat Ranger among other Rangers and villains are briefly in a fragment of the reality when the Emissaries Three observes all the Ranger realities. COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 41
Video game appearances
Power Rangers Legacy Wars
Kat Ranger in Legacy Wars
Kat Ranger is among the Rangers who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars, she is an Epic (Leader), Epic (Assist) character, and represents the S.P.D. Rangers alongside Sam, Anubis Cruger and Sky Tate.
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Kat Ranger in Battle for the Grid.
Kat Ranger is a playable character in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, she uses her Cat Stunners primarily as her weapon.
Personality
Kat Manx is intellectual, headstrong and resourceful lady with a calm and intuitive persona. She is naturally authoritative and willing to take the lead when necessary, and has a professional mentor-like relationship with the Rangers and Boom. Despite her analytical attitude she displays strong empathy; for example she listens to and advises B-Squad and is mostly understanding of their difficulties (for example when she acknowledges she's surprised B-Squad talks at all due to tight quarters) only losing her temper a handful of times. She also often counsels Cruger. In terms of the Rangers this could be argued to be a somewhat parental role from time to time and she is certainly greatly cared for by B-Squad. That said, she is clearly able to establish firm professional boundaries - often opting to take a professional attitude with Cruger when in front of other staff members. She also does not divulge much about her own feelings and personal life. For the most part she is able to put her own feelings aside to benefit SPD. She is intuitive and discerning, and uses this judgement to know when it may be appropriate or necessary to cross the line (e.g when she confides in B-Squad that Cruger told them they were "the best he's ever had", pushing Cruger to be the Shadow Ranger and knowing Bridge is lying when he says Grumm did not say anything further. She is occasionally playful and lets out strong emotions: her anger at Cruger and breakdown in the final battle being two big examples - as well as being known to crack a big smile out of relief or pride. She seems to consider this as a weakness though which may explain her hatred of goodbyes. Kat is shy in the face of praise and not exempt from making mistakes - on one occasion she trusted Piggy to provide safe hardware out of desperation.
Kat Ranger
Kat Ranger
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Feline Physiology
Attacks
- Cat Stunners: Leaping into the air, Kat gives herself some room to scatter her Kat Stunners.
- Feline Grace: Kat performs a graceful rainbow spin that launches opponents in the air.
- Kat Scratch: In the Video game PR Battle for the Grid, Kat's able to attack her opponent with her cat claws and performs a Shades of Wolf Fang Fist to her opponent.
- Kat Frenzy: In the Video game PR Battle for the Grid, Kat performs a no-handed cartwheel kick, for later proceeds to attack frantically with her claws to her opponent.
Abilities
to be added
Weaknesses
to be added
Arsenal
- Kat Morpher (formerly)
- Cat Stunners (formerly)
This form is exclusive to S.P.D. Episode 29.
Morph and Roll Call
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Kat is played by Michelle Langstone. In the Japanese Dub her voice is played by Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵 Tanaka Rie). In Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid her voiced is played by Melissa Flores.
- As the S.P.D. Kat Ranger, her suit actress was Motoko Nagino (梛野 素子 Nagino Motoko). (And Yuuki Ono (小野 友紀 Ono Yuuki) in Super Sentai footage from Dekaranger).
Notes
Kat in her promotional artwork
- Kat is the first Ranger to wear orange. However, she is classified as a White Ranger.
- Though her Ranger color was never overtly mentioned in-series, there are hints that she may have been intended to be an Orange Ranger. She eventually was much later categorized as a White Ranger by being included in the comic covers and through classification in Power Rangers Legacy Wars. Legacy Wars has also treated Kat as an orange ranger at certain points and Drakkon refers to Kat as an Orange Ranger in Battle for the Grid, furthering the ambiguity.
- In Greg Aronowitz' four part SPD Blog he repeatedly acknowledges the apparent love triangle between Kat, Commander Cruger, and Isinia Cruger, and the poor reception Isinia's return got as a result
- In Part 4 of the same blog, he confessed to introducing Dr Felix as a love interest for Kat to make up for the blow of losing Commander Cruger
- Her name Kat Manx is inspired by a Manx cat, a tailless breed of domestic cat.
- In the "The Power Rangers Want You" features on the S.P.D. DVDs, it was stated her home world had been conquered by the Troobian Empire.
- She is the oldest confirmed female Power Ranger, at the age of 147 years old.
- The toy-exclusive zord Blast Runner is often associated with her due to it possessing a similar color scheme and has the Kat Ranger's chest symbol on the backwall of the cockpit, although neither she nor her Sentai counterpart had ever piloted it in the show. In Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, a White Ranger pilots it instead.
- Unlike the B-Squad Rangers, Sam and Anubis Cruger, who were voiced by their respective Sentai counterpart in the Japanese dub of Power Rangers S.P.D., Kat was instead voiced by Rie Tanaka, who is well known as the voice of Virgo Zodiarts
in Kamen Rider Fourze and Kujou Hikari (Shiny Luminous) in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, two prominent Toei-based works.
- Kat's respective Sentai counterpart in actress Mako Ishino had voiced the narrator of the Japanese dub.
- Her only appearance as a Ranger is in Episode 29: Katastrophe
- Kat is playable in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
in Appearances
- Power Rangers S.P.D.
- Episode 1: Beginnings (1)
- Episode 2: Beginnings (2)
- Episode 3: Confronted
- Episode 4: Walls
- Episode 5: Dogged
- Episode 6: A-Bridged
- Episode 7: Sam (1)
- Episode 8: Sam (2)
- Episode 9: Idol
- Episode 10: Stakeout
- Episode 11: Shadow (1)
- Episode 12: Shadow (2)
- Episode 13: Abandoned
- Episode 14: Wired (1)
- Episode 15: Wired (2)
- Episode 16: Boom
- Episode 17: Recognition
- Episode 18: Samurai
- Episode 19: Dismissed
- Episode 20: Perspective
- Episode 21: Messenger (1)
- Episode 22: Messenger (2)
- Episode 23: Zapped
- Episode 24: Reflection (1)
- Episode 25: Reflection (2)
- Episode 26: S.W.A.T. (1)
- Episode 27: S.W.A.T. (2)
- Episode 28: Robotpalooza
- Episode 29: Katastrophe
- Episode 30: Missing
- Episode 31: History
- Episode 32: Impact
- Episode 33: Badge
- Episode 34: Insomnia
- Episode 35: Wormhole
- Episode 36: Resurrection
- Episode 37: Endings (1)
- Episode 38/Finale: Endings (2)
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
See Also
- Swan Shiratori - Super Sentai counterpart in Dekaranger. See comparison page.
References
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