 This article is about a/an Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Thunder.
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| "Ptera Power, Yellow Ranger!" |
| ―roll call as Yellow Dino Ranger[src] |
Kira Ford is the Yellow Dino Ranger of the Dino Rangers.
Retroactively, she is also referred to as the Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger or Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger, though these are in reference to the show, as opposed to proper labels.
Kira is a singing sensation, and throughout her high school career, she has pursued singing records, and has performed at many gigs. Eventually by 2025, Kira has become a famous singer, with Sydney Drew as one of her fans.
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History
Dino Thunder
Kira using her Ptera Scream.
Kira hides her pretty femininity behind a tough facade full of attitude and fire. Yet she's determined to prove she is an individual. She dresses in her own, carefully cultivated neo punk style. She's an amazing singer and plays the guitar as the front person to her own band. Kira uses her biting wit to hide her real emotions, except in her music, which reveals her passion and sensitivity. She keeps hidden the fact that she is struggling with adolescence along with everyone else. At times she can be insecure, hidden behind a "I'm a tough and don't care" attitude, but she also has a great capacity for caring about others.
Kira morphs with the rest of her team
She is intelligent, but does not always apply herself to her schoolwork, except in creative writing, at which she excels. As a musician, Kira is best able to express herself in her music. She doesn't want anything to do with the Dino Gems at first, because it's just too weird for her, but when Dr. Oliver recruits her as the Yellow Ranger, she decides to put aside her fears. She uses the Ptera Scream to stop evil in their tracks, and pilots the powerful Pterazord. Kira learns to look beyond people's stereotypes, and realize that despite their flaws, they can be friends.
In the episode Leader of the Whack, a meteor crashed to earth and made anyone who came into contact with it shows sides of themselves they never show, in Kira's case, she became like a Valley Girl, shopping excessively and worrying about her appearance. However, she was restored to normal later.
Kira used up the remainder of her Dino Gem energy in the final battle against Mesogog, retaining her Ptera Scream but losing all of her other powers. She later moves to New York to try and get a recording contract. In 20 years, she will have become a huge singing sensation.
S.P.D.
Kira, Conner and Ethan reunite with the SPD Rangers
At her 1-year high school reunion, Kira is brought to the future by Broodwing where she, Conner, and Ethan meet up with the S.P.D. Rangers. Though their battles are legendary, they must prove to Commander Cruger and the other S.P.D. Rangers their true courage. Kira finds that she was an inspiration for Syd to follow in her footsteps. After this, the Dino Thunder Rangers were returned to the year 2005, having forgotten the whole incident due to Dr. Kat Manx erasing their memories of it. Later, Kira again appeared in "Wormhole" to defeat Zeltrax and Gruumm, but her memory of the event was erased by Cruger.
Operation Overdrive
Meeting the Overdrive Rangers
| "It's great to be back!" |
| ―Kira[src] |
Retro Rangers
Kira fully morphed into the Yellow Dino Ranger
In Operation Overdrive, Thrax, son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, gathered all four factions determined to find the jewels of the Corona Aurora, Flurious and the Chillers, Moltor and the Lava Lizards, Miratrix, and Kamdor, and the Fearcats, Mig and Benglo. Kira, Adam Park, Tori Hanson, Bridge Carson, and Xander Bly would be called upon by the Sentinel Knight to take the place of the Operation Overdrive Rangers when they lost their powers as Thrax's alliance damaged the Morphing Grid.
TV STORY-Once A Ranger (1)
Teaming up with the Overdrive Rangers
Kira and Ronny team up against Miratrix and Kamdor
She indicated that she is working on a new CD. Adam confided he was not used to the idea that Tommy was a doctor, after Kira had mentioned him. The team later went to a warehouse in Angel Grove where they discovered Alpha 6, who managed to repair the Morphing Grid and give the Overdrive Rangers their powers back. Both Ranger teams confronted Thrax's Alliance in a final battle, Kira fought alongside Ronny, the Yellow Operation Overdrive Ranger, against Miratrix and Kamdor, who they defeated. The Sentinel Knight then appeared and used the Sword Excelsior to destroy Thrax, and the Rangers caused the other enemies to flee. TV STORY-Once A Ranger (2)
Super Megaforce
Kira returning alongside her fellow Rangers
Kira returned with her fellow Dino Rangers, while Dr. O fought with his old team as the Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, as part of the army of Legendary Rangers 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. TV STORY-Legendary Battle
Beast Morphers
| "Bye!" |
| ―Kira on returning to her home.[src] |
Kira and her fellow Dino Rangers in Beast Morphers.
Kira was one of the Rangers that responded to Jason's signal and returned alongside her fellow Dino Rangers as part of the Legendary Dino Rangers army, fighting alongside Sir Ivan of Zandar and Kimberly Ann Hart and defeating Snide with Conner and Ethan. When Evox summoned his massive Chimera Zord, her team joined in summoning the Thundersaurus Megazord and aiding in its defeat. With Evox on the run again, the teams departed, with Kira and the rest of her team being happy to return to Reefside. TV STORY-Grid Connection
Split History
Shattered Grid
Battle in Reefside
The Dino Thunder Rangers attacked by the Mastodon Sentry Army
When events set into motion by Lord Drakkon caused the timeline to split into a pocket universe, each anchored on a powerset, the Dino Rangers were split off into their own pocket universe. Lord Drakkon then attacked them. Following Drakkon's attack on Reefside with his Rangers Sentries, being recovered by Jen Scotts and Kimberly Ann Hart with her being the only Ranger from their team that weren't captured or killed.
COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27
Rescued and teaming up
Kira and the other Rangers rescued by Jen and Kimberly
she was rescued by Jen Scotts and Kimberly Ann Hart, Kira is the only Dino Thunder Ranger who that she still has her powers along with other surviving incomplete Rangers teams, later in the world of RPM,
Kira along with other Rangers Kendall Morgan, Noah Carver, Gia Moran ,Robert James, Carter Grayson, Jack Landors, Schuyler Tate, Bridge Carson, Elizabeth Delgado, Sydney Drew and Anubis Cruger, appear surprisingly to help Jason Lee Scott, Lauren Shiba, and the Ranger Operators against Lord Drakkon and his Evil Ranger Sentry army. Unfortunately, their powers are stripped by the Dragon Cannon-armed Mastodon Sentries before they can even attack, and ending up
Kira meeting Gia and Kendall
surrounded by more and more Mastodon Sentries, Blue Samurai Sentries, Sabertooth Sentries, Green Zeo Sentries , Psycho Blue, Psycho Pink, Charlie, A-Squad Green Ranger and A-Squad Yellow Ranger, later Kira among other Rangers are teletransported to the Command Center by Doctor K COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 28, after being teleported. In the Command Center, Kira is seen interacting with Gia and Kendall. COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 29
Battle on the moon
Kira and the other Rangers are teleport to the Moon of the World of the Coinless, during the battle she's seen alongside Jack fighting several Silver Space Sentries, but was attacked by Serpentera, leaving her fate unknown. COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Finale Issue 1 Kira's timeline is later restored by the Mighty Morphin Rangers after they defeated Drakkon.
Video game appearances
Power Rangers Key Scanner
Yellow Dino Ranger in Power Rangers Key Scanner
Kira as Yellow Dino Ranger, appears in the app videogame Power Rangers Key Scanner, amoung various other Rangers teams.
Power Rangers Dash
Yellow Dino Ranger in Power Rangers Dash.
Kira along the other Dino Rangers are among all the Ranger teams which appear in the Korean-developed mobile game Power Rangers Dash.
Power Rangers Legacy Wars
Yellow Dino Ranger as seen in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
The Yellow Dino Ranger is among the Rangers who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars,she is a Epic (Leader), Epic (Assist) character, and represents Dino Rangers alongside Trent,Conner and Tommy Oliver.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Ptera Scream: Due to the powers of the Yellow Dino Gem, Kira is able to emit a destructive sonic scream from her vocal cords that has enough power to flatten anything in the scream's path. As a sound-based attack, it also has the added effect of harming the target's hearing.
Abilities
- Singing: Kira is an amazing singer, having attracted the attention of record producers and the likes.
Yellow Dino Ranger
Ranger Costume
Arsenal
Zords
- Pterazord
- DriveMax Ultrazord (temporarily)
Appearances: DT Episodes 2, 3, 5-18, 20-38, S.P.D. Episodes 31, 35, OO Episodes 20, 21, SM Episodes 20 & LBEV, BM S2 Episode 13
Arsenal
Appearances: DT Episodes 14, 15, 25, 22, 27, 32, 34, 35, 38, S.P.D. Episode 31, BM S2 Episode 13
Morph and Roll Call
Ranger Key
The Yellow Dino Ranger Key.
The Yellow Dino Ranger Key is Kira'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 Gia Moran (Super Megaforce Yellow) who uses it to fight as the Yellow Dino Ranger.
- Among several Legendary Ranger modes as she and the others fought against the Armada.
TV STORY-Samurai Surprise - When the Super Mega Rangers became the Dino Rangers while fighting Desolar. TV STORY-United as One
- Among several Legendary Ranger modes as she and the others fought against Emperor Mavro. Gia became Dino Thunder Yellow while Emma became Mighty Morphin Pink in a Pterodactyl Ranger Mode. TV STORY-The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Kira is played by Emma Lahana.
- As the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger, her suit actors in Super Sentai footage from Abaranger were Yuuki Ono (小野 友紀 Ono Yuuki) and Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi) & her suit actors in US/NZ footage were Motoko Nagino (梛野 素子 Nagino Motoko), (who was also her stunt double), and Kazuhiro Yokoyama (横山 和博 Yokoyama Kazuhiro).
Notes
Kira in her promotional artwork
- Kira is one of two female Rangers who has shared screen time with the most Rangers, with a total of 28 (the other four Dino Thunder Rangers, six Ninja Storm Rangers, nine S.P.D. Rangers including Kat Manx, Adam Park, Xander Bly, and six Overdrive Rangers).
- Cassidy dubs Kira as the "Avril wannabe" which is a nod to the Canadian singer, Avril Lavigne.
Appearances
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Episode 1: Day of the Dino Part 1
- Episode 2: Day of the Dino Part 2
- Episode 3: Wave Goodbye
- Episode 4: Legacy of Power
- Episode 5: Back in Black
- Episode 6: Diva in Distress
- Episode 7: Game On
- Episode 8: Golden Boy
- Episode 9: Beneath the Surface
- Episode 10: Ocean Alert
- Episode 11: White Thunder Part 1
- Episode 12: White Thunder Part 2
- Episode 13: White Thunder Part 3
- Episode 14: Truth and Consequences
- Episode 15: Leader of the Whack
- Episode 16: Burning at Both Ends
- Episode 17: The Missing Bone
- Episode 18: Bully for Ethan
- Episode 19: Lost & Found in Translation
- Episode 20: It's a Mad Mad Mackerel
- Episode 21: Copy That
- Episode 22: Triassic Triumph
- Episode 23: A Star Is Torn
- Episode 24: A Ranger Exclusive
- Episode 25: Tutenhawken's Curse
- Episode 26: Disappearing Act
- Episode 27: Fighting Spirit
- Episode 28: The Passion of Connor
- Episode 29: Isn't it Lava-ly
- Episode 30: Strange Relations
- Episode 31: Thunder Storm Part 1
- Episode 32: Thunder Storm Part 2
- Episode 33: In Your Dreams
- Episode 34: Drawn into Danger
- Episode 35: House of Cards
- Episode 36: A Test of Trust
- Episode 37: Thunder Struck Part 1
- Episode 38/Finale: Thunder Struck Part 2
- DVD Special: Return of the Ranger (archive footage)
- DVD Special: Before it Began
- Power Rangers S.P.D.
- Power Rangers - Mission Training (archive footage)
- Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Episode 20: Once A Ranger (1)
- Episode 21: Once A Ranger (2)
- Power Rangers Megaforce
- Episode 1: Mega Mission (dream only)
- Episode 4: Stranger Ranger (dream only)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce (morphed only)
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Season 2
- Episode 13: Grid Connection (morphed only)
- Season 2
See Also
- Ranru Itsuki - Super Sentai counterpart in Abaranger. See comparison page.
