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- "Ptera Power. Yellow Ranger!"
- ―Roll call.[src]
- "It's great to be back!"
- ―Kira after being re-powered by the Sentinel Knight.[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.
In Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, three years later, Kira is recruited and her powers would be completely restored by Sentinel Knight for forming part of the Retro Rangers helping the Overdrive Rangers against Thrax and his Evil Alliance.
History[]
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Dino Thunder[]
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.
A meteor crashes to Earth and makes anyone who comes 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 is restored to normal later. TV STORY-Leader of the Whack
The Last Day of the Dino[]
Kira uses 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 gets a recording contract and starts recording music. By 2025, Kira has become a famous singer, with Sydney Drew as one of her fans. TV STORY-Thunder Struck
Post Series & Other Events[]
S.P.D.[]
Meeting S.P.D. Rangers[]
At her 1-year high school reunion, Kira is brought to the future by Broodwing where she and her fellow Rangers rejects Broodwing's alliance proposal, recovers their Dino Gems and escape while they are chase by several Krybots.
After they destroy the Krybots, they're attacked and confronted by Broodwing, who again offers an alliance that Kira, Conner and Ethan once again rejects, until the B-Squad shows up to protect these civilians from Broodwing's attack. After Broodwing withdraws, the B-Squad introduce themselves as the Power Rangers, but the trio reveal that they're the Power Rangers.
Kira and the other Dino Rangers are given a grand tour of the Delta Base and are introduced to Doggie and Kat. The Dino Rangers are determined to help against Broodwing, but the S.P.D. Rangers insist that it's too risky.
Seeing in the screem the dificult battle that pass B-Squad against a Krybots army the Dino Rangers insist on helping, but Cruger says if anything should happen to them, this future might not exist.
Despite Cruger's warning, the Dino Rangers show up anyway to help the S.P.D Rangers in the battle. Fortunately Dr. Kat, searching their Morphers in the S.P.D database and regenerated them.
All nine Power Rangers morph into their Ranger forms and using their respective power ups, during the battle, Kira teams up with Z & Syd to display girl power, with their blasters attacking successfully dealt with some Krybots, Blue-Head Krybots and Orange-Head Krybots. Immediately face to face with Morgana dodging her attack, making a combine attack star with Kira using a Ptera attack to Morgana and Z & Syd using the Deltamax Striker against Morgana.
The Dino Rangers assemble the Z-Rex Blaster and send Gruumm running. All ten of the Power Rangers come together to celebrate their victory over Gruumm.
Conner, Ethan, and Kira want to stay and help out, but the S.P.D. Rangers convince them that they will go on to lead exciting and significant lives. After that, Conner, Ethan, and Kira have their memories wiped and are sent to the past in order to prevent them from knowing too much about their futures. TV STORY-History
Second encounter with S.P.D. Rangers[]
At some point in 2004 after Conner receives his Battlizer, Gruumm made his temporal trip from the wormhole. At Reefside High, Kira practiced with her guitar, while she and Trent, listening about Ethan's video game until Conner joins the conversation. When she, Trent, Ethan and Conner witness a spaceship hovering over the school.
Kira and the other Dino Rangers go into the woods talking about the strange Space Ship that appears in the sky until Zeltrax with some Tyrannodrones interrupts the conversation, the four Dino Rangers prepare to fight against him. However, Kira like the other Dino Rangers witness that Gruumm's Space Ship transports Zeltrax away in the ship, walking in the woods with more questions about what happened with Zeltrax after he is transported in the Space Ship until they see another ship, later meeting Jack, Z, and Bridge. Kira listening about the mission of the S.P.D. Rangers came to defeat Emperor Gruumm, when they detected Troobian energy in Reefside, Kira and the other Dino Rangers decided to join them due to that Zeltax also joins forces with Gruumm, implying that it is also her and their fight.
Meeting again with Jack and Bridge, immediately Kira and the other Rangers sees the fight with Tommy against Zeltrax. However, an army of Tyrannodrones and Krybots appear before them, led by a Vine Monster, a Green Monster and a Spotty-Eyed Monster, everyone morphed into their Ranger forms and fight against the monster army.
Fortunately reinforcements meaning more Rangers like Sam, Syd, Sky, and Doggie, appear in the battle but are surrounded by Krybots and Tyrannodrones. Despite not being too many, the Rangers decide not to give up and fight.
Kira attacking some Krybots using her Thundermax Saber, until she is attacked by the Spotty-Eyed Monster but she ends up dodging the attack. Kira teamed up again with Z and Syd, making a combine attack against the Spotty-Eyed Monster. After Syd gives a kick to the Spotty-Eyed Monster, Kira & Z gave him a double kick. Kira, Z, and Syd use their blasters to destroy the monster.
Later, she joins her team when forming the Z-Rex Blaster to help the S.P.D. Rangers and their Canine Cannon on a final blast against the army.
Following their victory, Kira had her memory erased by the S.P.D. Rangers to not interfere with the timeline. TV STORY-Wormhole
Mission Training[]
She is shown on the screen of the viewers registered database on Kira's attack movements, Kira in the archive footage as the Yellow Dino Ranger is seen during his battle against Tyrannodrones and morphing sequence with her fellow Dino Rangers, while Rex Ranger is learning the 4 new movements to Matt and Trevor. TV STORY-Power Rangers - Mission Training
Operation Overdrive[]
Meeting the Overdrive Rangers[]
- "It's great to be back!"
- ―Kira's performance after she attacks Mig[src]
Kira would be called back to action once more. The Sentinel Knight came to ask Kira for help in protecting the jewels of the Corona Aurora, after the Operation Overdrive Power Rangers were disconnected from the Morphing Grid by Rita and Zedd's son Thrax. Kira was more than happy to help, and the Sentinel Knight restored her Yellow Dino Ranger powers, albeit permanently this time.
After that she, Bridge and Xander are present, and before Adam and Tori was presented. Kira attacks Mig, flying with a Ptera attack using her Ptera Grips. After the rest of the veteran Rangers are present, her enemies are defeated and the Overdrive Rangers are stunned, also she like the rest of the four Rangers heard they needed some help.
After that, Kamdor and Mig decide to retreat. The Retro Rangers demorph immediately afterwards and meets the Overdrive Rangers. Before the conversation gets too deep, according to Tori and thinks perhaps another place would be better to talk.
She and the others response to Will's question that everyone was a Ranger once. Kira like the other Rangers are listening the confuse history about how Bridge became a Red Ranger after first being the Green Ranger and later the Blue Ranger from the future until the unexpected appearance of the Sentinel Knight, who recounted how he restored the powers of Kira and some of the other past Rangers thus naming them the new Power Ranger team.
Later, Kira and the rest of the Rangers save an ancient monument, returning to the Hartford Mansion. Kira had a brief conversation with Adam, she express that the Command Center is very incredible, mentioned that Dr. Oliver would have loved it. She listens to Adam's response that he can't believe that his old friend and teammate is a doctor, when meeting again with the Overdrive Rangers. Listening Rose's question confirms like the rest of the veteran Rangers that everyone gets along. She motivates that the Overdrive Rangers will recover their powers a little time. Immediately an emergency alarm sounded and Kira along with Tori, Bridge, and Xander lead by Adam went to save San Angeles, preventing Flurious and his Chillers from blocking the road. She fights against several numerous of Chillers, until they cornered Flurious but he escaped. TV STORY-Once A Ranger (1)
Teaming up with the Overdrive Rangers[]
Adam, Bridge, Xander, Kira, and Tori are in a warehouse in Angel Grove. Adam is leading them along when Bridge offers to help and takes his glove off to take a reading. The strange reading turns out to be several Chillers, later when Xander's "Plan Xander" plan failed, the five Rangers fight against several Chillers.
Kira used her Ptera Scream to easily defeat the Chillers. After the battle, Adam spots the crate he was looking for. Tori wonders whether this would really help and Adam is confident that it will.
In the Control Center after Adam activated Alpha and teleported within the Morphin Grid, the alarm goes off. Tori, Kira, Bridge, and Xander slid down the poles and race towards the screen. The screen shows a giant size monster, Vulturus. Tori comments that she sees that they still make them big. Mr. Hartford instructs Adam to take the Flash Point Megazord and the other Rangers follow the pass.
The Rangers in the two Megazords battle Vulturus. The Rangers in the DriveMax Ultrazord have a difficult time and spot Mack racing towards them with the Sword Excelsior. Mack leaps high into the air and comes down slashing the sword through Vulturus and destroying him.
After that, Mack gives Sentinel Knight the sword, Kira and the others enter the room and tell Mack what a great job he did. Alpha 6 returns from the Morphing Grid. Mr. Hartford checks and somehow, someway the Grid is back online.
In the Control Center, the screen shows the Evil Alliance. She like the other veteran Rangers are ready to give the Overdrive Trackers to the six Overdrive Rangers. With the Trackers and Mercury Morpher now repaired are handed back to the six Rangers. All of the Rangers take off to face down the Evil Alliance.
Both Ranger teams confronted Thrax's Alliance in a final battle, All the Rangers morph, appalling Thrax, as he thought he destroyed them. The Rangers and villains race towards each other and the battle begins.
Kira fought alongside Ronny, the Yellow Operation Overdrive Ranger, against Miratrix and Kamdor, attacking in synchronize, with Ronnie using her Drive Claws to launch Kamdor and Miratrix. Kira using her Ptera Grips attacking in the sky her two enemies as a result sends them down, but Kamdor response with a Blue Slash attack. Fortunately, Ronny use her Drive Defender to defeat Miratrix and Kamdor.
The Sentinel Knight then appeared and used the Sword Excelsior to destroy Thrax, and the Rangers defeated the villains but survived and Moltor tells them he is going after the remaining jewels. Miratrix tells him not if they get there first. The Evil Alliance is no more and they vanish, after the two Ranger teams reunited and shake hands.
Everyone is gathered inside the Hartford Mansion, Kira listening that how Dax was happy to see them, then upset that they were staying, and now sad that they are leaving. Kira indicated that she is working on a new CD and claims she'll visit the Hartford Mansion. Everyone is in an upbeat mood. Mr. Hartford suggests they gathered together. Everyone forms a circle and place their hands on top of each other. Then they leap into the air and say "Go Go Power Rangers". TV STORY-Once A Ranger (2)
Megaforce[]
Kira along with the other Dino Rangers and other Ranger teams are seen in Troy's premonition about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Mega Mission
She 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, Kira returned along 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 led by Dr. O that help 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 Kira and the Legendary Rangers. TV STORY-Legendary Battle
Beast Morphers[]
Kira is one of the Dino Rangers that respond to Jason's signal and returns from a portal alongside Conner and Ethan joining the fight as part of the Legendary Dino Rangers army. When after the rest of the Rangers turned into their Ranger forms, Kira along with the other Dino Rangers fight against Goldar Maximus, Snide, Robo Blaze, Robo Roxy, and his several foot soldiers.
Kira and Kimberly are led by Ivan, in a Ptera formation attacking with their blasters at several numbers of Putty Patrollers, Triptoids, Vivix, and Tronics while they're flying.
Later, she's attacking Snide with her Ptera Grips and proceeds with her teammates Conner and Ethan in their Super Dino Modes, combine their weapons forming the Z-Rex Blaster and destroying Snide.
When the battle seemed won, the Legendary Dino Rangers combine all their weapons into the Dino Power Ultra Blaster and manage to destroy Goldar Maximus.
Evox arrives and says that the real fight begins now. Kira witness seeing how Evox is using the geode to summon his newest Zord, the Chimera Zord, she and the other Dino Rangers are attacked by the evil Zord. The Legendary Dino Rangers summon their respective Zords. All three Megazords try to fight against the Chimera Zord, but it proves to be too powerful for them, Devon manages to summon the Beast-X King Zord and join in the fight. Devon and the Dino Charge Rangers combine their Zords into the Dino Charge Megazord Beast-X King Formation. With the combined might of all three Megazords, the Ranger teams combine their blasts into one powerful energy beam, destroying the Chimera Zord as Evox retreats.
With the fight over, the Ranger teams regroup in the quarry, with the Dino Charge Rangers regaining their Energems and Keeper regaining his staff. Kira, Conner, and Ethan note that Evox is not done yet, but just like the rest, they trust that the Grid Battleforce Rangers can handle Evox. Afterwards, the Mighty Morphin and Dino Thunder Rangers return to their dimension. TV STORY-Grid Connection
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 Kira and the other Dino 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[]
Kira 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.
Non-Ranger 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.
Weaknesses[]
- Human Weakness: Despite her supernatural power, Kira is still human and have many of the same weaknesses as human beings (e.g. mortality, age, overexertion, disease, etc.)
Yellow Dino Ranger[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
- Morphing Disable: As a Power Ranger, most of her powers and arsenals comes from her Ranger Form. If she can't morph, it will cause her to become weak and unable to fight.
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
- "Super Dino Mode!"
- ―Transformation call[src]
Super Dino Mode
Super Dino Mode is an ability to the Yellow Dino Ranger eventually utilize. By drawing energy from her Dino Gem, they go through an almost feral transformation. Her helmet roars, the patterns on her suit transform into spiked armor and have Wings, and her strength increases greatly.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Appearances: DT Episodes 14-16, 22, 25-27, 32, 34, 35, 38; S.P.D. Episode 31; BM S2 Episode 13Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Dino Thunder Rangers - Teammates
- Conner McKnight/Red Dino Ranger - Leader
- Ethan James/Blue Dino Ranger
- Tommy Oliver/Black Dino Ranger - Mentor
- Trent Fernandez-Mercer/White Dino Ranger - Love Interest
- Ninja Storm Rangers
- S.P.D. Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Mystic Rangers
- Overdrive Rangers
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Grid Battleforce Rangers
Family[]
- Mrs. Ford - Mother (mentioned) TV STORY-Day of the Dino
Others[]
- Hayley Ziktor
- Cassidy Cornell
- Devin Del Valle
- Anton Mercer
- Sensei Kanoi Watanabe
- Marah
- Kapri
- Kat Manx
- Andrew Hartford
- Spencer
- Alpha 6
- Keeper
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Mesogog's Army[]
- Mesogog
- Zeltrax
- Elsa - Formerly
- Tyrannodrones
- Triptoids
Lothor's Army[]
Troobian Empire[]
Flurious' Forces[]
Moltor's Forces[]
Kamdor's Forces[]
Fearcats[]
Evil Space Aliens[]
Armada[]
Sledge's Crew[]
Evox Virus Army[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Kira was played by Emma Lahana.
- As the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger, her suit actors were Motoko Nagino (梛野 素子 Nagino Motoko) and Kazuhiro Yokoyama (横山 和博 Yokoyama Kazuhiro), along with Yuuki Ono (小野 友紀 Ono Yuuki) and Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi) in Super Sentai footage from Abaranger.
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
to be added
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
Usage[]
Notes[]
- 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.
- Kira is the second known Yellow Ranger who uses wings to fly in her Ranger suit, the first one is Taylor Earhardt.
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
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Season 2
- Episode 13: Grid Connection (morphed only)
- Season 2
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 2
- Episode 15: Morphin Master (archive footage only)
- Season 2
Power Rangers Key Scanner[]
Kira, as the Yellow Dino Ranger, appears in the video-game Power Rangers Key Scanner among various other Ranger teams.
Power Rangers Dash[]
Kira, along the other Dino Rangers, is amongst all the Ranger teams which appear in the Korean-developed mobile game Power Rangers Dash.
Power Rangers Legacy Wars[]
The Yellow Dino Ranger is among the Rangers who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars. She is an Epic (Leader), Epic (Assist) character, and represents the Dino Rangers along with Trent, Conner, Ethan and Tommy.
Power Rangers Action Card Game[]
Kira as Yellow Dino Ranger, appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Action Card Game, among various other Rangers.
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid[]
Kira appears in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as a playable character in the "Dino Thunder Pack" expansion.See Also[]
- Ranru Itsuki - Super Sentai counterpart in Abaranger. See comparison page.
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