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| − | One hundred thousand years ago, Koda lived in jungle caves with his fellow Neanderthals, such as his younger brother [[Taku]]. According to him, his mother gave birth to him while on a mammoth hunt, as she could not make it back to their cave in time. |
+ | One hundred thousand years ago, Koda lived in jungle caves with his fellow Neanderthals, such as his younger brother [[Taku]]. According to him, his mother gave birth to him while on a mammoth hunt, as she could not make it back to their cave in time. Sometime during his younger years, his grandfather encountered and imprisoned a monster named [[Leisure]] to make sure she will never turn anyone into lazy summer party loving slackers, and soon tells the younger Koda and the rest of their people not to go near Leisure’s prisoned cave from ended up releasing her ever.{{storylink|Catching Some Rays}} The first to find an Energem, Koda achieved resistance to aging, enabling him to still live in the present time, outliving his family. Today, his caveman ways make him a fish-out-of-water ever since after he sacrificed himself saving his younger brother from a saber-tooth tiger, causing him to fall into an ice-filled ocean, freezing him for 100,000 years. |
He was later discovered by [[Kendall Morgan]] and [[Chase Randall]] in an ice glacier {{storylink|When Evil Stirs}}, defrosting him using the Dino Blaze Charger, seeing him alive as the Energem preserved him all of those years. He currently works for the [[Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum]] as one of Kendall's assistants. |
He was later discovered by [[Kendall Morgan]] and [[Chase Randall]] in an ice glacier {{storylink|When Evil Stirs}}, defrosting him using the Dino Blaze Charger, seeing him alive as the Energem preserved him all of those years. He currently works for the [[Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum]] as one of Kendall's assistants. |
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Revision as of 05:56, 24 September 2018
 This article is about a/an ranger in Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge.
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Koda is a caveman and a neanderthal who became the Dino Charge Blue Ranger, the second member of the Dino Charge Rangers. He is also referred to as Blue Ranger and, in roll calls, as Stegosaurus Power Ranger Blue.
Being a caveman from out of his time who had found the Blue Energem, he outlived everyone from his time due to the fact that bonding with the Energem essentially granted him biological immortality.
Character History
One hundred thousand years ago, Koda lived in jungle caves with his fellow Neanderthals, such as his younger brother Taku. According to him, his mother gave birth to him while on a mammoth hunt, as she could not make it back to their cave in time. Sometime during his younger years, his grandfather encountered and imprisoned a monster named Leisure to make sure she will never turn anyone into lazy summer party loving slackers, and soon tells the younger Koda and the rest of their people not to go near Leisure’s prisoned cave from ended up releasing her ever.
TV STORY-Catching Some Rays The first to find an Energem, Koda achieved resistance to aging, enabling him to still live in the present time, outliving his family. Today, his caveman ways make him a fish-out-of-water ever since after he sacrificed himself saving his younger brother from a saber-tooth tiger, causing him to fall into an ice-filled ocean, freezing him for 100,000 years.
He was later discovered by Kendall Morgan and Chase Randall in an ice glacier TV STORY-When Evil Stirs, defrosting him using the Dino Blaze Charger, seeing him alive as the Energem preserved him all of those years. He currently works for the Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum as one of Kendall's assistants.
Personality
He eats with his fingers, doesn't like to wear shoes (though he'll usually wear sandals when he's outside of the base), and sees no benefit in combing his hair. He isn't the smartest Ranger, but he's got a heart of gold, is fiercely loyal, and is as strong as an ox. His survival instincts are sharper than any other Ranger. [1] At first, he was afraid of a lot of modern technology that he was unfamiliar with, including the Dino Cycles. He later overcame some of this fear and began learning to ride a tricycle, as well as overcame his trauma from being iced again.
Video game appearances
Power Rangers Legacy Wars
Stegosaurus Power Ranger Blue as seen in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
The Dino Charge Blue Ranger is among the Rangers who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
Dino Charge Blue Ranger
Dino Charge Blue Ranger
- "Stego Charger Engage!"
- ―Transformation announcement via Dino Charge Morpher[src]
- "Stegosaurus, Power Ranger Blue"
- ―Transformation Roll Call[src]
Arsenal
- Dino Charger #3 - Stego Charger (Stegosaurus)
- Dino Charger #11 - Dino Cycle Charger (Deinonychus)
- Dino Charge Morpher
- Dino Saber
- Dino Com
- Blue Energem
Zords
Appearances: DC Episodes 2-22, DSC Episodes 1-22
Dino Charge Blue Ranger in Dino Steel
Arsenal
- Dino Charger #3 - Stego Charger (Stegosaurus)
- Dino Charger #11 - Dino Cycle Charger (Deinonychus)
- Dino Charge Morpher
- Dino Saber
- Dino Com
- Stego Shield
Zords
Appearances: DC Episodes 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13-15, 18, 19, 22, DSC Episodes 1, 4, 5, 12, 15-17, 20
Dino Charge Blue Ranger in Dino Drive
Arsenal
- Dino Charger #3 - Stego Charger (Stegosaurus)
- Dino Charger #11 - Dino Cycle Charger (Deinonychus)
- Dino Charge Morpher
- Dino Saber
- Dino Com
- Stego Shield
Zords
Appearances: DC Episodes 10, 12, 14, 16-20, 22, DSC Episodes 1-11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22
Dino Charge Blue Ranger in Dino Super Drive
- "Dino Super Drive Charger, Engage!"
- ―Transformation announcement via Dino Super Drive Saber[src]
Arsenal
- Dino Charger #3 - Stego Charger (Stegosaurus)
- Dino Charger #11 - Dino Cycle Charger (Deinonychus)
- Super Drive Charger
- Dino Charge Morpher
- Dino Saber
- Dino Com
- Dino Super Drive Saber
- Stego Shield
Zords
Appearances: DSC Episodes 2-11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22
Notes
Portrayal
- He is portrayed by Yoshi Sudarso, who would later go on to portray Joe Shih, Time Force Silver, in Power Rangers Hyper Force.
Behind the Scenes
- Koda is the first neanderthal to morph into a Power Ranger.
- As a caveman from 100,000 years ago, Koda is the oldest Ranger in the entire franchise, beating out Merrick Baliton from Power Rangers Wild Force.
- His favorite food is the Bronto Burger served at the Dino Bite Cafe.
- Ironically, Koda's character of being a caveman who likes burgers appears to be based on Fred Flintsone, one of the main characters from Cartoon Network's caveman-themed cartoon series, The Flintstones.
- In one episode, Koda also appears to enjoy worms as a snack.
- Out of all the male Rangers in the Neo Saban Era, Koda has the longest hair.
- Orion has hair similar to Koda in his debut episode Silver Lining but it later gets trimmed down.
- Like some other Rangers in the Dino Charge team, Koda has his own spin on the morph. He pauses after the first word. "It's, morphin time!"
- He is the first Blue Ranger on a dinosaur-themed team to not have a triceratops motif.
- Koda is the second power ranger to wear open-toed shoes. The first one was Cole Evans until he changed clothes in episode 2 of Power Rangers Wild Force.
- Koda is the first Ranger who is in the process of learning English and does not have it as his first language. As such, he usually speaks English in a very simplistic diction, similar to Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.
- Though not mentioned, it is entirely possible that Koda is a member of early Paleo American peoples that crossed the Bering Strait from Asia several thousand years ago. His name Koda is derived from the language of Lakota natives. It has several meanings such as ally, little bear or friend.
- Yoshi Sudarso clarified in an interview with Asians on Film that Koda was indeed frozen by the Energem for 100,000 years.[2] It was later confirmed in the episode Breaking Black.
- He is a playable character in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
Crossovers/Team-Ups
- Koda would later return, along with some other veteran rangers to team up with the Ninja Steel Rangers.
- Koda (who’s played by Yoshi Sudarso), teamed up with Preston Tien (who’s actor happens to be the real life brother of Yoshi, Peter Sudarso).
Appearances
Power Rangers Dino Charge
- Episode 1: Powers From the Past
- Episode 2: Past, Present and Fusion
- Episode 3: A Fool's Hour
- Episode 4: Return of the Caveman
- Episode 5: Breaking Black
- Episode 6: The Tooth Hurts
- Episode 7: Let Sleeping Zords Lie
- Episode 8: Double Ranger, Double Danger
- Episode 9: When Logic Fails
- Episode 10: The Royal Rangers
- Episode 11: Break Out
- Episode 12: Knight After Knights
- Episode 13: Sync or Swim
- Episode 14: True Black
- Episode 15: Rise of a Ranger
- Halloween Special: The Ghostest With the Mostest
- Episode 16: No Matter How You Slice It
- Episode 17: World Famous! (In New Zealand)
- Episode 18: Deep Down Under
- Episode 19: Wishing for a Hero
- Christmas Special: Race to Rescue Christmas
- Episode 20/Finale: One More Energem
- Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
- Episode 1: When Evil Stirs
- Episode 2: Forgive and Forget
- Episode 3: Nightmare in Amber Beach
- Episode 4: A Date with Danger
- Episode 5: Roar of the Red Ranger
- Episode 6: Forged Under Fire
- Episode 7: Home Run Koda
- Episode 8: Riches and Rags
- Episode 9: Besties 4Eva!
- Episode 10: Gone Fishin
- Episode 11: Love at First Fight
- Halloween Special: Trick or Trial
- Episode 12: Catching Some Rays
- Episode 13: Recipe for Disaster
- Episode 14: Silver Secret
- Episode 15: Wings of Danger
- Episode 16: Freaky Fightday
- Episode 17: Worgworld
- Episode 18: The Rangers Rock!
- Episode 19: Edge of Extinction
- Episode 20/Finale: End of Extinction
- Christmas Special: Here Comes Heximas
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 9: Outfoxed (in disguise)
- Episode 10: Dimensions in Danger
See Also
- Nobuharu Udo - Super Sentai counterpart in Kyoryuger. See comparison page.
- Utsusemimaru - The first main Sentai Ranger from a past, and now currently living in a present day of future years later.
- Nobuta-san - Koda's counterpart in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: 100 YEARS AFTER and Nobuharu's descendant who possessed the Blue Ranger powers.
- Kim Sechang, Koda's counterpart and Nobuharu's successor from the Korean-produced Dino Force Brave
References
- ↑ http://www.jefusion.com/2014/04/power-rangers-dino-charge-character-info_5.html Casting Call from Rangercrew/JeFusion
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KmyqgBrQg0A Yoshi Sudarso interview
