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The universal '''Morphing Grid''' is an energy field which gives power to any [[:Category:Ranger|Power Ranger]], even if they are an alien, a little kid or an adult. It was first mentioned by [[Zordon]], then assumed and proven in [[Once A Ranger]] that it gives power to every generation of Rangers and each [[:Category:Power Rangers Team|team of Rangers]] has a specific link to the Morphing Grid. When a Ranger morphs they use their [[:Category:Morpher|morpher]] to create an entryway to pass through the Grid and gain their powers. Once a Ranger morphs the powers that came with the morpher are instantaneously entered into their cellular make-up.{{Storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}
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The '''Morphing Grid''' is an energy field which gives power to every [[Ranger|Power Ranger]] even if they are an alien, child or adult. It was first mentioned by [[Zordon]] then assumed and proven that it gives power to all Rangers and each [[:Category:Power Rangers Team|team of Rangers]] has a specific link to the Grid.{{Storylink|Once a Ranger}} Rangers use their [[morpher]]s to create an entryway into the Grid to gain their powers and once they finish morphing these powers are instantaneously entered into their cellular makeup.{{Storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}
   
 
==Nature==
  
==Nature==
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In [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|Season 2]] of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|MMPR]]'' it was mentioned by [[Lord Zedd]] that the Grid is maintained by a balance between the major forces of good and evil (i.e. Zordon and Lord Zedd in that time period). The Morphing Grid is mentioned and plays a major role again in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|Dino Thunder]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive|Operation Overdrive]]''.
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In [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)|Season 2]] of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' it is mentioned by [[Lord Zedd]] that the Grid is maintained by a balance between major forces of good and evil (i.e. Zordon and Lord Zedd in that time period). The Grid is mentioned and plays a major role again in nearly every series from ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' and beyond.
   
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In ''[[Power Rangers RPM|RPM]]'', [[Doctor K (character)|Doctor K]] explains that she discovered a '''Bio-Field''' of energy from which she was able to draw power for the [[:Category:Ranger Operators|RPM Ranger Series Operators]] and their subsequent weapons, morphers and [[:Category:Zords|Zords]]. Though it is never identified as such in the series it is implied and assumed by many fans that what she calls the Bio-Field is meant to be the Morphing Grid.
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In ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' [[Doctor K (character)|Doctor K]] explains that she discovered a '''Bio-Field''' of electrical energy from which she draws power for the [[Ranger Operators]] and their subsequent weapons, morphers and [[Zords]]. Though never identified as such it is implied and assumed that the Bio-Field is meant to be the Morphing Grid. In the [[Boom! Studios]] comics [[Doctor K (2016 comic)|Doctor K]] mentions that [[Lord Drakkon]]'s Black Dragon Cannons which were designed to disrupt Grid connections could disrupt Bio-Field connections indicating they are one and the same.{{Storylink|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27}}
   
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In ''[[Beyond the Grid]]'' it is revealed the Grid exists in most universes; only [[the Void]] is disconnected due to a planet of [[Zeo Crystal]]s and will atrophy into nonexistence unless reconnected. The comics also introduce the [[Solarix]], a Grid fragment that once exists in the Void. This supercharges Ranger powers allowing them to utilize the Grid's ability to create constructs such as suits, expanding it to create duplicates of Zords and allowing them to morph in places with no access whatsoever.{{Storylink|Beyond the Grid}}
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In the [[Boom! Studios]] comics, whose canonicity is disputed, Doctor K mentions that Lord Drakkon's cannons, which were designed to disrupt a Ranger's connection to the Morphin Grid, could disrupt the [[Ranger Operators]]' connection to the Bio Field, indicating that they are one and the same.{{storylink|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27}}
  
   
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The Grid's physical form is only shown once in the ''Dino Thunder'' special leading into ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]'' as a large boulder with a gem on top. This functions like an absorption device allowing Rangers to add memories to the Grid; it also functions like a psychic's crystal ball allowing Rangers a small glimpse of future Rangers and battles. Once a Ranger's memories have been added it will go into a standby mode so only future Rangers themselves can insert memories. However, certain objects can suppress these memories such as the [[Rock of Time]].{{Storylink|Rangers Back in Time}}
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===Physical form===
  
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The Grid's physical form was only shown once in the ''Dino Thunder'' wrap-up special leading into ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.|S.P.D.]]'' and was a large boulder with a gem on top. This form functions like an absorbing device, allowing Rangers to add memories to the Morphing Grid; it also functions like a psychic's crystal ball allowing Rangers a small glimpse of future Rangers and battles. Once a Ranger's memories have been added to the Grid it will go into a standby mode so only the Rangers of the future themselves can insert their memories. However, certain objects can suppress these memories such as the [[Rock of Time]].{{storylink|Rangers Back in Time}}
  
   
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During its appearance in ''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]]'' the Grid is shown to have electrical surges firing off inside.{{Storylink|Once a Ranger}}
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The ''Beyond the Grid'' arc of the Boom! Studios ''Power Rangers'' comic introduced the [[Solarix]], a golden Morphing Grid fragment that once existed in [[The Void]]. This supercharges a Ranger's powers allowing them to utilize the Grid's ability to create constructs such as Ranger suits and expands it to create energy construct duplicates of their respective Zords to use in battle. The fragment also allows them to morph in places that Rangers normally cannot such as areas with no access to the Morphing Grid whatsoever.{{storylink|Beyond the Grid}}
  
   
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In ''[[Power Rangers Beast Morphers]]'', the organization [[Grid Battleforce]] based in [[Coral Harbor]] has managed to give the Morphin Grid a physical state, in the form of [[Morph-X]], which can be used as a clean energy source as well as create a new team of [[:Category:Beast Morphers (Team)|Power Rangers]]. However this type of energy can be infected by computer viruses such as [[Evox]], who generated evil avatars of the Power Rangers. The original hosts' bodies will be rendered comatose until their twin avatar is destroyed completely.
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In ''[[Power Rangers Beast Morphers]]'' [[Grid Battleforce]] gives the Grid a physical state in [[Morph X]] which can be used as a clean energy source as well as for creating another team of Rangers. However, this can be infected by viruses such as [[Evox]] to do things like generate avatars of the Rangers. The original minds and bodies will be rendered comatose until their avatars are destroyed; upon awakening the originals will have all memories of their counterparts.{{Storylink|Beasts Unleashed}}
   
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The Grid can only contain a single bearer each of a certain power meaning that when two or more of the same color and power-type try to coexist one will have to go. This is shown when the Grid suffers an imbalance from [[Trent Fernandez-Mercer]] and [[White Dino Ranger (clone)|his clone]].{{Storylink|Strange Relations}} This is also mentioned when Zordon forbids the use of the second Pterodactyl [[Power Coins|Power Coin]] stating ''"Too much pink energy is dangerous"''.{{Storylink|Wild West Rangers}} Oddly enough the Grid does not fluctuate erratically when [[Lauren Shiba]] is introduced as the true Red Samurai Ranger; this may have been due to Lauren's use of [[Samuraizer#Lauren's Samuraizer|an older Samuraizer]] in comparison to [[Samuraizer|the newer one]] her brother [[Jayden Shiba]] wields.{{Storylink|Fight Fire With Fire}} In ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'' [[Gosei]] warns the Rangers that using the [[Legendary Ranger Keys]] for an extended period and in general challenges their strengths and weaknesses each time they unlock [[New Powers|new powers]] and can be dangerous. Indeed, a well-placed shot during their first battle forces the team to return from the forms of the [[Mystic Rangers]] prompting them to do constant switches from then on.{{Storylink|Super Megaforce (episode)}}
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==Abilities and limitations==
  
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===Morphing, [[:Category:Zords|Zords]] and life force connections===
  
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The Morphing Grid can only contain a single bearer each of a certain power, meaning that over one of the same Rangers cannot coexist very long and when two or more Rangers of the same color and power type exist will have to go. This is shown when the Grid suffers an imbalance from the existence of [[Trent Fernandez-Mercer]] and [[White Dino Ranger (clone)|his evil clone]].{{Storylink|Strange Relations}} This was also mentioned when Zordon forbade the use of the second [[Power Coins|Pink Pterodactyl Power Coin]] stating "Too much pink energy [was] dangerous".{{Storylink|Wild West Rangers}} Oddly enough, the Grid does not seem to fluctuate power erratically between users when [[Lauren Shiba]] is introduced as the true Red Samurai Ranger; this may have been due to Lauren's use of [[:Category:Arsenal (Super Samurai)#Lauren's Samuraizer|an older model of Samuraizer]] in comparison to [[:Category:Arsenal (Samurai)#Samuraizer|the newer ones]] the rest of the [[:Category:Samurai Rangers|Samurai Rangers]], including her brother [[Jayden Shiba|Jayden]] wielded. In ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce|Super Megaforce]]'', [[Gosei]] warns the Rangers that using the [[Legendary Ranger Keys]] for an extended period and in general would challenge their strengths and weaknesses each time they unlocked new powers and would be dangerous. Indeed, a well-placed shot during their first battle forces the team to return back from their [[:Category:Mystic Rangers|Mystic Force Ranger]] forms, prompting them to do constant switches from then on.{{storylink|Super Megaforce (episode)}}
  
   
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Much of the Grid is unknown or not explained in the series. Zordon has mentioned twice that the destruction of the Rangers' Zords would also mean the destruction of their powers, as it happened with the [[Thunder Megazord (Mighty Morphin)#Thunderzords|Thunderzords]]. {{Storylink|Ninja Quest}} This is most likely true only for teams such as [[Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers|the original Power Rangers]], however, as many subsequent generations lost their Zords and their powers remained intact, although in some cases this was only temporary.
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Much of the Grid is unknown or not explained in the series. Zordon mentions twice that the destruction of the Rangers' Zords also means the loss of their powers as with the [[Thunderzords]].{{Storylink|Ninja Quest}} This is most likely true only for teams such as [[Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers|the original Power Rangers]] as many subsequent generations lose their Zords and their powers remain intact though in some cases only temporarily. When Lord Zedd attempts to destroy the [[Dino Megazord]] the Rangers do not lose their powers because [[Alpha 5]] rescues whatever he can to recreate them as the Thunderzords (it is assumed what remains are used to create new Zords again and again since they are components of the Thunderzords).{{Storylink|The Mutiny}}
   
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With some Rangers their powers and health are (un)willingly connected through the Grid and if spread too far and thin the resulting consequences can be dangerous. Accordingly, when [[Kimberly Ann Hart]] has her Crane Power Coin stolen and presumably replaced with a fake by [[Katherine Hillard]] she begins to weaken and her lifeforce fades away, especially when exerting herself in battle and during gymnastics training which lands her in the hospital; this is possibly amplified by her energy being drained when captured by [[Tenga Warriors]] and both her Power Coin and the [[Ninja Falconzord]]'s technology are already in use to simultaneously tap into [[Ninjor]]'s own powers to energize the [[Blue Globbor]] monster; the Rangers learn they are unable to destroy the monster without harming one of their allies.{{Storylink|Changing of the Zords}} {{Storylink|A Different Shade of Pink}}
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When Lord Zedd first attempted to destroy the [[Megazord#Dinozords|Dinozords]] the Rangers did not lose their powers due to the loss of the Zords because [[Alpha 5]] rescued whatever he could to recreate them as the Thunderzords (it is assumed what remained of the originals were used to create new Zords again and again since they are components of the Thunderzords).{{Storylink|The Mutiny}}
  
   
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It should also be noted that [[Alpha 6]] tells [[Adam Park]] on ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' that using a damaged morpher (also mentioning the destruction of the Power Coins but its assumed only the powers were gone) might kill him and Adam starts to lose his remaining powers after he morphs which takes a toll on his body.{{Storylink|Always a Chance}} In ''Dino Thunder'' [[Tommy Oliver]] mentions that the only way to sever the [[Dino Gems]]' bonds with their hosts is to destroy said hosts.{{Storylink|Day of the Dino}}
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With some Ranger teams the source of their powers may somehow be tied to their well-being through the Grid and if their energies are spread too far and thin the resulting consequences can be dangerous. Accordingly, when [[Kimberly Ann Hart]] had her Pink Ninja Crane Power Coin stolen and presumably replaced with a fake by [[Katherine Hillard]], who was under the control of [[Rita Repulsa]] she began to weaken and her life-force slowly faded away, especially when exerting herself in battle and during gymnastics training, the latter of which landed her in the hospital; this was possibly amplified by her energy being drained when she was captured by Katherine and a group of [[Tenga Warriors]] after being lured into a trap and both it and the [[Ninja Megazord#Ninja Falconzord|Ninja Falconzord]]'s technology were already in use to simultaneously tap into [[Ninjor]]'s own powers to energize the [[Blue Globbor]] monster.{{storylink|Changing of the Zords}} {{storylink|A Different Shade of Pink}}
  
   
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In ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'' when the first five [[Ninja Storm Rangers]] face [[Madtropolis]] who drains them dry they are left feeling weak and tired without their ninja energies until [[Cameron Watanabe]] helps restore them {{Storylink|The Samurai's Journey}}; when [[Motodrone]] siphons off [[Hunter Bradley]]'s energy he is unable to move whatsoever although Cam reveals that only an imprint of Hunter's power is taken.{{Storylink|Brothers In Arms}} When [[Lothor]] uses Cam's [[Samurai Amulet]] to steal their powers permanently only the [[Wind Rangers]]' civilian powers remain which they use to seal Lothor in the [[Abyss of Evil]] {{Storylink|Storm Before the Calm}} although their [[Power Disks]] only have enough energy left for one battle by the time he escapes.{{Storylink|Thunder Storm}}
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It should also be noted that [[Alpha 6]] tells [[Adam Park]] in his guest appearance in ''[[Power Rangers in Space|In Space]]'' that his use of a damaged morpher (also mentioning the destruction of the Power Coins but it's assumed only the power, not the actual coins themselves were gone since Adam still had his) might kill him and during the episode Adam starts to lose his powers after he morphs which takes a toll on his body.{{Storylink|Always a Chance}} In ''Dino Thunder'', [[Tommy Oliver]] mentions that the only way to sever the [[:Category:Arsenal (Dino Thunder)#Dino Gems|Dino Gems]]' bonds with their hosts is to destroy said hosts.{{storylink|Day of the Dino}}
  
   
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In ''Super Megaforce'' it is unknown how Gosei links the [[Legendary Ranger Keys]] to the Grid allowing the [[Super Mega Rangers]] to transform into past Rangers. It is also unknown how Rangers who lose their powers regain them for the final battle against [[the Armada]].{{Storylink|Legendary Battle}} {{Storylink|The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition}}
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Earlier in ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm|Ninja Storm]]'' when the [[:Category:Ninja Rangers|Ninja Rangers]] and [[:Category:Thunder Rangers|Thunder Rangers]] faced [[Madtropolis]], who drained their [[Wind Morphers]] and [[Thunder Morphers]] they were left feeling weak and tired without their ninja energies until [[Cameron Watanabe]] helped restore them {{storylink|The Samurai's Journey}}; later, when [[Motodrone]] seemingly siphoned off [[Hunter Bradley]]'s Crimson Ranger energy he was unable to move whatsoever, although Cam revealed that only an imprint of Hunter's powers had been drained.{{storylink|Brothers In Arms}} When [[Lothor]] used Cam's [[Samurai Amulet]] to steal their powers permanently only the [[:Category:Wind Rangers|Wind Rangers]]' inner ninja civilian powers remained which they subsequently used to seal Lothor away in the [[Abyss of Evil]] {{storylink|Storm Before the Calm}}; although their Power Disks only had enough energy left for one last battle by the time Lothor escaped.{{storylink|Thunder Storm}}
  
   
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In ''[[Shattered Grid]]'' it is theorized by [[Jen Scotts (2016 comic)|Jen Scotts]] that the Grid can manipulate the space-time continuum should something catastrophic happen as she reveals that the linear timeline is separated into different universes as the death of [[Tommy Oliver (2016 comic)|Tommy]] at the hands of his alternate self Drakkon causes such damage since he is important to the Rangers as a whole that the Grid literally separates eras to isolate Ranger teams so deaths of previous members would not affect later ones.
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In ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce|Super Megaforce]]'' it is currently unknown how [[Gosei]] managed to link the [[Legendary Ranger Keys]] to the Morphing Grid to allow the Mega Rangers to transform into past Power Rangers. It is also unknown how past Rangers who lost their powers or had them destroyed were able to regain them for the final battle against [[:Category:The Armada|the Armada]].{{storylink|Legendary Battle}}
  
   
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In the 2018 Free Comic Book Day special [[Zordon (2016 comic)|Zordon]] travels into the Grid to speak with the [[Morphing Masters]]. Little else is known about them aside from the fact that they are powerful. However, Zordon's attempt to gain an audience with them meant he sacrificed his future in the Grid saying at minimum he would've joined the Grid upon death (similar to ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' when Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker become ''"one with the Force"'' upon their mortal deaths). It is unknown if all beings become one with the Grid or Zordon would be a special case.
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In ''[[Shattered Grid]]'', it is theorized by [[Jen Scotts]] that the Morphing Grid can also manipulate time/space should something catastrophic happen as she reveals that the former linear timeline is now separated into different universes. She theorizes that the death of [[Tommy Oliver (2016 comic)|Tommy Oliver]] at the hands of [[Lord Drakkon]] caused such heavy damage to the timeline, as Tommy is important to the Ranger timeline, that the Morphing Grid literally separated each era to isolate each Ranger team, so that deaths of members of previous teams would not affect later ones.
  
   
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The Grid also has the power to manipulate matter; [[Alpha]] taps into the Grid to produce flowers outside the [[Command Center (Mighty Morphin)|Command Center]] and clothes for [[Bulk and Skull]] when the reprogrammed Alpha teleports them into the Australian outback.{{Storylink|The Wedding}} Alpha again taps into the Grid to create Christmas decorations and presents.{{Storylink|Alpha's Magical Christmas}} [[Scrozzle]] shows that combining Morph X with Evox's power turns objects into [[monsters]].{{Storylink|Evox's Revenge}} It can also be inferred that with the same applications the Grid can turn things such as the [[Galactabeasts]], [[Animal Spirits]] and [[Wildzords]] into actual Zords.
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In the 2018 Free Comic Book Day special, Zordon travels into the Morphin Grid to speak with mysterious beings he called the Morphing Masters. Little else is known about them aside from the fact that they are very powerful. However, Zordon's attempt to gain an audience with them meant he sacrificed his future in the Morphing Grid, saying that Zordon at minimum would otherwise have joined the Morphin Grid upon his death (similar to what happens in ''Star Wars'' episodes 4 and 6 when Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin became one with the Force upon their mortal deaths). It is unknown if ''all'' beings become one with the Grid when they die or if Zordon would have been a special case.
  
   
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Other malevolent entities can tap into the Grid's power or collect its data for their own purposes; many have done this to create [[evil Power Rangers]], take control of Zords and [[Megazords]], provide energy sources for or create weapons, monsters and other things, counter the Rangers and even block out access to the Grid entirely. In an example of this the [[Venjix Virus]] displayed the ability to delete anything from the Bio-Field after downloading himself and the information of his remaining troops into it.{{Storylink|Danger and Destiny}}
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The Grid also has the power to manipulate matter, both organic and non-organic; in [[The Wedding]], [[Alpha]] tapped into the Grid to produce flowers outside the [[Command Center (Mighty Morphin)|Command Center]] and clothes for [[Bulk and Skull]] when the then-evil Alpha teleported them into the Australian outback to torture them. In ''[[Alpha's Magical Christmas]]'', Alpha again taps into the Grid, this time to create some Christmas decorations, toys and gifts.
  
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Scrozzle shown that combining Morph X with Evox Virus can be use to turn objects into monsters.
  
   
 
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In ''Dino Thunder'', it was revealed that Tommy Oliver found the Grid's physical form and used it to create the [[Ranger Archives]] with information of every generation of Power Rangers leading up to that point in time.
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In ''Dino Thunder'' it was revealed that Tommy found the Grid's physical form and used it to create the '''Ranger Archives''' with information on every generation of Rangers leading up to that point in time.{{Storylink|Legacy of Power}}
   
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In ''S.P.D.'' [[Kat Manx]] and a group of human scientists experimented with the Grid to create the morpher technology used by [[SPD Rangers]] though this had the side-effect of mutating the humans' genetics and DNA causing their children to be born with unusual superhuman abilities.{{Storylink|Sam (episode)}} Kat later mentions overhauling the Grid to review previous Ranger battles.{{Storylink|Insomnia}}
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In the ''Operation Overdrive'' team-up episode [[Once A Ranger]], the Grid was damaged by the combined powers of [[Thrax]], [[Flurious]], [[Moltor]], [[Miratrix]], [[Kamdor]], [[Mig]] and [[Benglo]]. The Grid itself was shown to have massive electrical surges firing off inside. When [[Sentinel Knight]] restored the [[:Category:Retro Rangers|Retro Rangers]]' powers, it was shown that the only part of the grid that had been damaged was the section that connected to the [[:Category:Overdrive Rangers|Overdrive Rangers]]. [[Andrew Hartford]] managed to reinforce the Grid to prevent further damage, but it had to be repaired from the inside, which [[Alpha 6]] did.
  
   
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In ''Operation Overdrive'' the Grid is damaged by [[Thrax]], [[Flurious]], [[Moltor]], [[Miratrix]], [[Kamdor]], [[Mig]] and [[Benglo]]. When [[Sentinel Knight]] restores the [[Retro Rangers]]' powers it is shown the only damaged part of the Grid is the section connected to the [[Overdrive Rangers]]. [[Andrew Hartford]] reinforces the Grid to prevent further damage but it has to be repaired from the inside which a reactivated Alpha 6 does.
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Groups and individuals such as [[Lightspeed Aquabase|Lightspeed]], Time Force Rangers, [[Animarian Warriors]], [[Wind Ninja Academy]], Thunder Ninja Academy, [[Andrew Hartford]], and [[:Category:Ancient Samurai Rangers|Ancient Samurai Rangers]] are shown to have established the access for the Morphin Grid to form their own Ranger teams over the course of the series, but how they found the Grid itself were given little to no explanation at all.
  
   
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Groups and individuals such as [[Lightspeed Aquabase|Lightspeed]], [[Time Force (Organization)|Time Force]], the [[Animarian Warriors]], the [[Wind Ninja Academy|Wind]] and [[Thunder Ninja Academy|Thunder Ninja Academies]], [[Space Patrol Delta]], Hartford, [[Robert James]], the [[Ancient Samurai Rangers]] and [[Gosei]] are shown to have established access to the Grid to form Ranger teams but how they found the Grid itself is given little to no explanation at all.
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[[Robert James|RJ]] was able to get a friend to tap into the Morphin' Grid to get the Jungle Fury Rangers their Solar Morphers and their powers.
  
   
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The Grid is also presumably where [[Noah Carver]] acquired the [[Legendary Ranger Database]] from, which would prove invaluable in the fight against [[:Category:The Armada|the Armada]].
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The Grid is presumably where [[Noah Carver]] acquires the '''[[Legendary Ranger Database]]''' from which proves invaluable against the Armada.{{Storylink|Earth Fights Back}}
   
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In the events of ''[[Power Rangers Beast Morphers|Beast Morphers]]'', [[Grid Battleforce]] discovered a substance known as [[Morph-X]] that originated from the Grid which they then used to form Beast Morpher Rangers. Through the same discovery, the organization learned the history of past Power Rangers and their battle against evil forces including [[Rita Repulsa]], [[Sledge (Dino Charge)|Sledge]], and [[Galvanax]]. The idea of using Morphin Grid as a power source concerned [[Adam Daniels|Mayor Daniels]] who stated another evil forces would likely rise and going to exploit this for evil purposes, which later confirmed through the emergence of an evil, sentient computer virus named [[Evox]] that wishes to take over the Grid itself. Luckily, Grid Battleforce formed Beast Morpher Rangers to combat him and his followers.
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In ''Beast Morphers'' it is revealed Grid Battleforce discovered a substance originating from the Grid called Morph X created by [[Nate Silva]]; through its connections to the Grid they learn of other Rangers and their battles against evil forces such as [[Rita Repulsa]], [[Sledge (Dino Charge)|Sledge]] and [[Galvanax]]. The idea of using the Grid as a power source disturbs [[Mayor Adam Daniels]] who worries another evil will rise in light of this like all Ranger enemies which is later confirmed through the emergence of Evox who wishes to take over the Grid itself. Luckily the Grid Battleforce who have foreseen this form the [[Beast Morphers Rangers]] to combat the virus and his followers.
   
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==Artifacts and Other Items That Linked to Morphin Grid==
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==Artifacts and Other Items Linked to the Morphing Grid==
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The following are artifacts and other items that confirmed to be linked with Morphin Grid itself.
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The following are artifacts and other items confirmed or implied to be linked with the Grid itself.
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*[[Power Coins]]
  
*[[Power Coins]]
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*[[Quasar Sabers]]
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*[[Sword of Light]]
 
*[[Zeo Crystal]]
  
*[[Zeo Crystal]]
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*[[Golden Power Staff]]
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*[[:Category:Arsenal (Lost_Galaxy)#Quasar Sabers|Quasar Sabers]]
  
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*[[The Power Ruby]]
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*[[:Category:Arsenal (Dino_Thunder)#Dino Gems|Dino Gems]]
  
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*[[Solar Morphers]]
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*[[Morphers]]
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*[[Lights of Orion]]
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*[[Key]]
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*[[Power of the Knight]]
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*[[Power Animal Crystals]]
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*[[Power Disks]]
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*[[Dino Gems]]
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*[[Animal Spirits]]
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*[[Engine Cells]]
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*[[Symbol Power]]
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*[[Power Cards]]
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*[[Wild Sword]]
 
*[[Legendary Ranger Keys]]
  
*[[Legendary Ranger Keys]]
 
*[[Energems]]
  
*[[Energems]]
 
*[[Ninja Nexus Prism]]
  
*[[Ninja Nexus Prism]]
 
*[[Morph X]]
  
*[[Morph X]]
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===Comics===
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*[[Solarix]]
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===Films===
 
*[[Power Coins (2017 movie)|Power Coins]]
  
*[[Power Coins (2017 movie)|Power Coins]]
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==Trivia==
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*In the early days of Power Rangers, sparks would always fly off the Rangers when they get hit. In the YouTube series DeathBattle, it was speculated that this was actually the energy of the Morphin Grid taking the bulk of the hits for the Rangers.
 
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The Morphing Grid damaged.

The Morphing Grid is an energy field which gives power to every Power Ranger even if they are an alien, child or adult. It was first mentioned by Zordon then assumed and proven that it gives power to all Rangers and each team of Rangers has a specific link to the Grid.Tvicon TV STORY-Once a Ranger Rangers use their morphers to create an entryway into the Grid to gain their powers and once they finish morphing these powers are instantaneously entered into their cellular makeup.Tvicon TV STORY-Welcome to the Jungle

Nature

In Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers it is mentioned by Lord Zedd that the Grid is maintained by a balance between major forces of good and evil (i.e. Zordon and Lord Zedd in that time period). The Grid is mentioned and plays a major role again in nearly every series from Power Rangers Dino Thunder and beyond.

In Power Rangers RPM Doctor K explains that she discovered a Bio-Field of electrical energy from which she draws power for the Ranger Operators and their subsequent weapons, morphers and Zords. Though never identified as such it is implied and assumed that the Bio-Field is meant to be the Morphing Grid. In the Boom! Studios comics Doctor K mentions that Lord Drakkon's Black Dragon Cannons which were designed to disrupt Grid connections could disrupt Bio-Field connections indicating they are one and the same.Tvicon TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27

In Beyond the Grid it is revealed the Grid exists in most universes; only the Void is disconnected due to a planet of Zeo Crystals and will atrophy into nonexistence unless reconnected. The comics also introduce the Solarix, a Grid fragment that once exists in the Void. This supercharges Ranger powers allowing them to utilize the Grid's ability to create constructs such as suits, expanding it to create duplicates of Zords and allowing them to morph in places with no access whatsoever.Tvicon TV STORY-Beyond the Grid

The Grid's physical form is only shown once in the Dino Thunder special leading into Power Rangers S.P.D. as a large boulder with a gem on top. This functions like an absorption device allowing Rangers to add memories to the Grid; it also functions like a psychic's crystal ball allowing Rangers a small glimpse of future Rangers and battles. Once a Ranger's memories have been added it will go into a standby mode so only future Rangers themselves can insert memories. However, certain objects can suppress these memories such as the Rock of Time.Tvicon TV STORY-Rangers Back in Time

During its appearance in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive the Grid is shown to have electrical surges firing off inside.Tvicon TV STORY-Once a Ranger

In Power Rangers Beast Morphers Grid Battleforce gives the Grid a physical state in Morph X which can be used as a clean energy source as well as for creating another team of Rangers. However, this can be infected by viruses such as Evox to do things like generate avatars of the Rangers. The original minds and bodies will be rendered comatose until their avatars are destroyed; upon awakening the originals will have all memories of their counterparts.Tvicon TV STORY-Beasts Unleashed

The Grid can only contain a single bearer each of a certain power meaning that when two or more of the same color and power-type try to coexist one will have to go. This is shown when the Grid suffers an imbalance from Trent Fernandez-Mercer and his clone.Tvicon TV STORY-Strange Relations This is also mentioned when Zordon forbids the use of the second Pterodactyl Power Coin stating "Too much pink energy is dangerous".Tvicon TV STORY-Wild West Rangers Oddly enough the Grid does not fluctuate erratically when Lauren Shiba is introduced as the true Red Samurai Ranger; this may have been due to Lauren's use of an older Samuraizer in comparison to the newer one her brother Jayden Shiba wields.Tvicon TV STORY-Fight Fire With Fire In Power Rangers Super Megaforce Gosei warns the Rangers that using the Legendary Ranger Keys for an extended period and in general challenges their strengths and weaknesses each time they unlock new powers and can be dangerous. Indeed, a well-placed shot during their first battle forces the team to return from the forms of the Mystic Rangers prompting them to do constant switches from then on.Tvicon TV STORY-Super Megaforce (episode)

Much of the Grid is unknown or not explained in the series. Zordon mentions twice that the destruction of the Rangers' Zords also means the loss of their powers as with the Thunderzords.Tvicon TV STORY-Ninja Quest This is most likely true only for teams such as the original Power Rangers as many subsequent generations lose their Zords and their powers remain intact though in some cases only temporarily. When Lord Zedd attempts to destroy the Dino Megazord the Rangers do not lose their powers because Alpha 5 rescues whatever he can to recreate them as the Thunderzords (it is assumed what remains are used to create new Zords again and again since they are components of the Thunderzords).Tvicon TV STORY-The Mutiny

With some Rangers their powers and health are (un)willingly connected through the Grid and if spread too far and thin the resulting consequences can be dangerous. Accordingly, when Kimberly Ann Hart has her Crane Power Coin stolen and presumably replaced with a fake by Katherine Hillard she begins to weaken and her lifeforce fades away, especially when exerting herself in battle and during gymnastics training which lands her in the hospital; this is possibly amplified by her energy being drained when captured by Tenga Warriors and both her Power Coin and the Ninja Falconzord's technology are already in use to simultaneously tap into Ninjor's own powers to energize the Blue Globbor monster; the Rangers learn they are unable to destroy the monster without harming one of their allies.Tvicon TV STORY-Changing of the Zords Tvicon TV STORY-A Different Shade of Pink

It should also be noted that Alpha 6 tells Adam Park on Power Rangers in Space that using a damaged morpher (also mentioning the destruction of the Power Coins but its assumed only the powers were gone) might kill him and Adam starts to lose his remaining powers after he morphs which takes a toll on his body.Tvicon TV STORY-Always a Chance In Dino Thunder Tommy Oliver mentions that the only way to sever the Dino Gems' bonds with their hosts is to destroy said hosts.Tvicon TV STORY-Day of the Dino

In Power Rangers Ninja Storm when the first five Ninja Storm Rangers face Madtropolis who drains them dry they are left feeling weak and tired without their ninja energies until Cameron Watanabe helps restore them Tvicon TV STORY-The Samurai's Journey; when Motodrone siphons off Hunter Bradley's energy he is unable to move whatsoever although Cam reveals that only an imprint of Hunter's power is taken.Tvicon TV STORY-Brothers In Arms When Lothor uses Cam's Samurai Amulet to steal their powers permanently only the Wind Rangers' civilian powers remain which they use to seal Lothor in the Abyss of Evil Tvicon TV STORY-Storm Before the Calm although their Power Disks only have enough energy left for one battle by the time he escapes.Tvicon TV STORY-Thunder Storm

In Super Megaforce it is unknown how Gosei links the Legendary Ranger Keys to the Grid allowing the Super Mega Rangers to transform into past Rangers. It is also unknown how Rangers who lose their powers regain them for the final battle against the Armada.Tvicon TV STORY-Legendary Battle Tvicon TV STORY-The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition

In Shattered Grid it is theorized by Jen Scotts that the Grid can manipulate the space-time continuum should something catastrophic happen as she reveals that the linear timeline is separated into different universes as the death of Tommy at the hands of his alternate self Drakkon causes such damage since he is important to the Rangers as a whole that the Grid literally separates eras to isolate Ranger teams so deaths of previous members would not affect later ones.

In the 2018 Free Comic Book Day special Zordon travels into the Grid to speak with the Morphing Masters. Little else is known about them aside from the fact that they are powerful. However, Zordon's attempt to gain an audience with them meant he sacrificed his future in the Grid saying at minimum he would've joined the Grid upon death (similar to Star Wars when Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker become "one with the Force" upon their mortal deaths). It is unknown if all beings become one with the Grid or Zordon would be a special case.

The Grid also has the power to manipulate matter; Alpha taps into the Grid to produce flowers outside the Command Center and clothes for Bulk and Skull when the reprogrammed Alpha teleports them into the Australian outback.Tvicon TV STORY-The Wedding Alpha again taps into the Grid to create Christmas decorations and presents.Tvicon TV STORY-Alpha's Magical Christmas Scrozzle shows that combining Morph X with Evox's power turns objects into monsters.Tvicon TV STORY-Evox's Revenge It can also be inferred that with the same applications the Grid can turn things such as the Galactabeasts, Animal Spirits and Wildzords into actual Zords.

Other malevolent entities can tap into the Grid's power or collect its data for their own purposes; many have done this to create evil Power Rangers, take control of Zords and Megazords, provide energy sources for or create weapons, monsters and other things, counter the Rangers and even block out access to the Grid entirely. In an example of this the Venjix Virus displayed the ability to delete anything from the Bio-Field after downloading himself and the information of his remaining troops into it.Tvicon TV STORY-Danger and Destiny

History

In Dino Thunder it was revealed that Tommy found the Grid's physical form and used it to create the Ranger Archives with information on every generation of Rangers leading up to that point in time.Tvicon TV STORY-Legacy of Power

In S.P.D. Kat Manx and a group of human scientists experimented with the Grid to create the morpher technology used by SPD Rangers though this had the side-effect of mutating the humans' genetics and DNA causing their children to be born with unusual superhuman abilities.Tvicon TV STORY-Sam (episode) Kat later mentions overhauling the Grid to review previous Ranger battles.Tvicon TV STORY-Insomnia

In Operation Overdrive the Grid is damaged by Thrax, Flurious, Moltor, Miratrix, Kamdor, Mig and Benglo. When Sentinel Knight restores the Retro Rangers' powers it is shown the only damaged part of the Grid is the section connected to the Overdrive Rangers. Andrew Hartford reinforces the Grid to prevent further damage but it has to be repaired from the inside which a reactivated Alpha 6 does.

Groups and individuals such as Lightspeed, Time Force, the Animarian Warriors, the Wind and Thunder Ninja Academies, Space Patrol Delta, Hartford, Robert James, the Ancient Samurai Rangers and Gosei are shown to have established access to the Grid to form Ranger teams but how they found the Grid itself is given little to no explanation at all.

The Grid is presumably where Noah Carver acquires the Legendary Ranger Database from which proves invaluable against the Armada.Tvicon TV STORY-Earth Fights Back

In Beast Morphers it is revealed Grid Battleforce discovered a substance originating from the Grid called Morph X created by Nate Silva; through its connections to the Grid they learn of other Rangers and their battles against evil forces such as Rita Repulsa, Sledge and Galvanax. The idea of using the Grid as a power source disturbs Mayor Adam Daniels who worries another evil will rise in light of this like all Ranger enemies which is later confirmed through the emergence of Evox who wishes to take over the Grid itself. Luckily the Grid Battleforce who have foreseen this form the Beast Morphers Rangers to combat the virus and his followers.

Artifacts and Other Items Linked to the Morphing Grid

The following are artifacts and other items confirmed or implied to be linked with the Grid itself.

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Trivia

  • In the early days of Power Rangers, sparks would always fly off the Rangers when they get hit. In the YouTube series DeathBattle, it was speculated that this was actually the energy of the Morphin Grid taking the bulk of the hits for the Rangers.
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