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- "Phenomenal! The Mantis DNA worked! I'm a Ranger."
- ―Nate when he became the Gold Ranger.[src]
Nathan "Nate" Silva is a genius prodigy, chief researcher and head technician of Grid Battleforce who developed Morph-X for use as a clean, sustainable energy source. He created the Grid Battleforce Rangers, later joining them as Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger, the Gold Ranger of the team. He is also the one who inadvertently turned Venjix into Evox.
History[]
Early Life[]
Nate is a prodigy who joined Grid Battleforce at the age of six. When he was 10, he discovered a way to harness the Morphin Grid, allowing him to refine it into a substance called Morph-X, which would later be tried as a sustainable energy source. During this time, he experimented with past Ranger Morphers to find a new way to morph. Trying with Scott Truman's old Cell Shift Morpher by mixing Morph-X and snake DNA, Nate accidentally revived the dormant Venjix Virus in the new form of Evox, which hid inside the computer system; luckily only a small portion of Venjix escaped, leaving the new Evox too weak to manipulate technology (the snake DNA thankfully prevented Venjix from replicating its code to grow stronger). Nate remained unaware he had released the evil that nearly destroyed the RPM world. 
TV STORY-Source Code
A New Ranger Team[]
Nate along with the new Rangers
Nate later helps Grid Battleforce create Grid Battleforce Power Rangers to protect the Morphin Grid. He developed the Morph-X powered arsenal they would use as well as a one-way transporter. He is forced to initialize the Ranger forms onto two people that were not candidates while Ravi was the candidate for becoming the Blue Ranger when Evox attempts to steal access to the Morphin Grid. TV STORY-Beasts Unleashed
Becoming a Ranger[]
Before Nate was captured, he created two Morphers and two blade-like arsenals for Grid Battleforce Gold and Silver Rangers. Unfortunately Nate was later captured by Evox's Crew to finish the Cybergate and body for Evox.
Nate becomes the Gold Ranger.
While being captured he decided to repair a broken Wristcom to summon the Striker Morpher to foil Scrozzle's plan. He then shoots two transporters which sends Evox back to the Cyber Dimension. While in use, he used two Ranger DNA capsules to become a Ranger himself. Fortunately he succeeded by becoming the Gold Ranger while Steel's body became complete and fully functional, carrying Nate's DNA and enabling him to become the Silver Ranger. TV STORY-The Cybergate Opens
Evox's Reveal[]
Nate finds the truth.
When Evox gets captured, Nate modifies the Ultra Blaster to scramble his data until he is dispersed forever. The plan works at first, but before Nate can finish him off, Evox hacks into the forcefield's computer console, escaping and re-materializing in the command room where he extracts the Morph-X Tower's access codes from the computers, the Rangers then follow him to the Ranger Vault in Nate's lab, Evox retrieves the briefcase containing the Ranger Operator Series Morphers and absorbs the data inside Scott Truman's Cell Shift Morpher. Nate attempts to blast him again, but the Ultra Blaster has no effect this time, as Evox rebuilds himself completely.
The virus taunts Nate, saying that he should already know who he truly is. Evox reveals his true origin as Venjix to the Rangers right before blasting them while he escapes. The Rangers then confront the virus outside of Grid Battleforce, but Evox, now wielding the full might of the Venjix Virus, resurrects four Robotrons in front of the team. Evox then fires a blast that de-morphs Nate. Evox teleports away after mockingly telling Nate that he'll go down in history as the boy genius responsible for ending human civilization.
Nate uses the anti-Evox arrow on Robo-Blaze.
After the big revelation Nate feels incredibly guilty over releasing the Venjix Virus into the world, but is able to work on a solution with Doctor K, whom with he's able to share his pain as both of them made a similar mistake, they both work on an experimental anti-Evox arrow that the team later uses on Robo-Blaze, destroying him for good. TV STORY-Source Code
Ending Venjix[]
When Venjix activates all the Morph-X Towers around the world to have the world at his mercy, Nate finishes a second anti-virus arrow and has Ben load it into the Beast-X King Ultra Bow. Nate and the other Rangers then find Venjix on his way to Tower One, Nate declares that they will destroy him before morphing and transporting some old Legendary Ranger Weapons from the Vault as Venjix never hacked into them.
Nate uses the Dino Saber to fight Venjix.
Nate uses a Dino Saber to strike up close along with his brother's Cloud Hatchet. Venjix revives some old Robotrons to distract the Rangers while he goes to the core of the Morph-X Tower, Steel then takes the anti-virus arrow and follows Venjix as Nate and the others are distracted during the fight. Nate and the others eventually catch up to Venjix and Steel who are now on the stream of Morph-X, while Steel stabs Venjix with the arrow, this doesn't do anything to him as it merely dissipates into energy, Venjix then proceeds to strike and destroys Steel with his Heat Rays, much to Nate's horror and despair. After Venjix blasts the other Rangers out of the Tower, Nate wants to go back and stop Venjix, but Devon tells him that they must regroup back at Grid Battleforce.
As Venjix plans to eradicate humanity in a form of a gigantic robot, the Rangers confront him with the Beast-X King Ultrazord, but they were pinned down by Venjix's Laser Vision. Nate realizes during the fight that Venjix has been vulnerable to human DNA all along, recalling how he could not possess Steel due to his half-human DNA structure, and how possessing Mayor Daniels left him weak after prolonged exposure. Nate enters the Beast-X King Zord’s cockpit and begins to reroute the energy circuitry in order to allow Morph-X flowing through their bodies so that they could forcibly infuse their human DNA into Venjix. Nate manages to reroute all power from the Wrecker and Jet Zords to boost their powers, forcing them to reconfigure into the Beast-X King Megazord.
Nate and Devon after destroying Venjix.
After being powered with Morph-X, the Rangers launch the Megazord towards Venjix and stab him with the Saber as the human DNA corrupts Venjix’s system, and with too much to handle, he explodes, finally ridding the universe of the evil virus once and for all. When the battle is finally over, the Rangers see all the Morph-X return to the Morphin Grid when Zoey sees something in the distance. The Rangers see that the Morphin Grid not only revived Steel, but it also made him a full-fledged human as Nate and the other Rangers embrace in a hug.
One year after the final battle, Nate and Zoey help Mayor Daniels promote Coral Harbor’s new renewable energy program now that the Morph-X System is gone, the Rangers then call Steel so they can celebrate his first birthday as a human at Grid Battleforce. TV STORY-Evox Unleashed
Dino Fury[]
Appearance in visions[]
Nate in the Legendary Ranger Database.
When the Rafkonian Ranger Zayto from the Dino Fury Rangers read the Ninja Nexus Prism's mind he saw visions of multiples Rangers from the past, including one of Nate and the other Grid Battleforce Rangers are seen during Steel's "death". TV STORY-Unexpected Guest
Nate is briefly seen in a flashback via the Legendary Ranger Database alongside Ravi, Zoey, Steel and Devon whilst Ollie and Solon discover that the Compliance Collar used on Lord Zedd by Reaghoul has been used before. TV STORY-Old Foes
Containing a Prison Break[]
Nate and his team contain a jailbreak.
After a huge jailbreak at one of the Grid Battleforce facilities was created by Lord Zedd, Nate and his team tried to contain some of the escaped prisoners while General Shaw contacted the Dino Fury Rangers to warn them about one of the prisoners, Lothorn heading to Pine Ridge. While the Grid Battleforce Rangers managed to contain the prison break, their old foe Scrozzle managed to escape their grasp. TV STORY-Ultimate Mystery
When Zayto uses the Legendary Ranger Database to show Master Blue the times Master Green helped various Ranger teams, Nate and his team were seen during Steel's death and subsequent resurrection. TV STORY-Morphin Master
Once & Always[]
Nate among the group of Rangers captured by Rita
Following the return of Rita Repulsa in a new robotic body, Nate was among the Rangers that responded to the Bandora Protocol issued by the Mighty Morphin team after groups of Putties started appearing all over the world. Nate was later ensnared and captured by Snizzard and used to power Robo-Rita's time portal alongside several other Rangers, including his teammates Devon and Ravi. Once the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers destroyed Snizzard, Nate and the other Rangers were released and brought to the S.P.A.'s med-bay for recovery before traveling to Aquitar, where the Aquitians would fix him up. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
Personality[]
A genius, Nate is a quick thinker in situations that require it, but also has a kind and friendly side to him. Being a single child, Nate always wanted an elder brother and sees Steel as a brother-figure. Nate also has feelings for Zoey, sending her Valentine's flowers secretly. Despite loving all living creatures, he suffers from arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. He has a liking for science fiction and doesn't know how to play most sports.
Forms[]
Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger
This form is the Gold Ranger's default form used in battle against the Robotrons or other villainous characters. Nate can manually transform into the Gold Ranger by using his Striker Morpher and Morph-X Key, however for him to be able to transform he must be bonded with the Mantis DNA in order to morph into the Gold Ranger.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Striker Morpher
- Cable Strike
- Striker Saber
- Dino Saber
TV STORY-Evox Unleashed
Zords[]
Appearances: BM S1 Episodes 8-11, 13-17, 19-22; BM S2 Episodes 1-22; DF S2 Episode 12
Grid Battleforce Silver Ranger
Nate assumes the role of the Silver Grid Battleforce Ranger temporarily after he switches bodies with Steel for a short time. This form is the Silver Ranger's default form used in battle against the Robotrons or other villainous characters. Steel can manually transform into the Silver Ranger by using his Striker Morpher and Morph-X Key. Unlike the other Rangers, Nate in Steel's body is a functional robot who also possesses the genetics of human DNA (Nate's DNA), which the scarab DNA then bonded with to turn him into the Silver Ranger. Nate loses this form when he returned to his original body.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Striker Morpher
- Cable Strike
- Striker Saber
Zords[]
This form is exclusive to BM S2 Episode 16
Steel
This form is Steel's Beast Bot form. Unlike his fellow Rangers, he does not possess a human form to disguise himself as one. However, Steel has the traits of a human, as he is part-human with Nate's DNA. In some circumstances, Steel can also go out into public without having anyone to care what he is or if that he's really a robot. He loses this form when he returned to his original body.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
- Striker Morpher
- Cable Strike
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Grid Battleforce Rangers - Teammates
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Jason Lee Scott/Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (I)
- Rocky DeSantos/Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (II) TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Zack Taylor/Mighty Morphin Black Ranger (I)
- † Trini Kwan/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (I) (deceased)
- Minh Kwan/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (III) TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Billy Cranston/Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger
- Kimberly Ann Hart/Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (I)
- Katherine Hillard-Oliver/Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (II) TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Tommy Oliver/Mighty Morphin Green Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Dino Thunder Rangers
- Zeo Rangers
- Tanya Sloan/Zeo Ranger II - Yellow - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Tanya Sloan/Zeo Ranger II - Yellow - Fellow Captive
- Turbo Rangers
- Phantom Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Phantom Ranger - Fellow Captive
- Space Rangers
- Carlos Vallerte/Black Space Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Ashley Hammond/Yellow Space Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Carlos Vallerte/Black Space Ranger - Fellow Captive
- Galaxy Rangers
- Leo Corbett/Galaxy Red - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Damon Henderson/Galaxy Green - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Kai Chen/Galaxy Blue - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Leo Corbett/Galaxy Red - Fellow Captive
- Wild Force Rangers
- Merrick Baliton/Lunar Wolf Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Merrick Baliton/Lunar Wolf Ranger - Fellow Captive
Family[]
- Steel/Grid Battleforce Silver Ranger - Genetic Brother & Beast Bot
- Bruce Silva - Father
- Cheryl Silva - Mother
Others[]
- Commander/General Shaw
- General Burke
- Ben Burke
- Betty Burke
- Blaze
- Roxy
- Adam Daniels
- Muriel Reeves
- Captain Chaku
- Keeper
- Doctor K
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Evox Virus Army[]
Sledge's Crew[]
Evil Space Aliens[]
- Goldar Maximus
- Putty Patrollers
- † Robo-Rita Repulsa - Captor (deceased)
- † Robo-Snizzard (deceased)
- † Robo-Mighty Minotaur (deceased)
Mesogog's Army[]
Lord Zedd's New Forces[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Nate is portrayed by Abraham Rodriguez. As a child, he is played by Daniel Martin.
- As the Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger, his suit actors were Shun Yamashita (山下駿 Yamashita Shun) and Scott Marsh, along with Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi) in Super Sentai footage from Go-Busters.
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
- Nate is a diminutive of the Hebrew names Nathan and Nathaniel, each with the approximate meaning of "God-given" or "He gave"
Morph-X Key[]
Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger Morph-X Key
The Gold Morph-X Key allows the user transform into Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger form through the use of the Beast-X Morpher. This Morph-X Key is only exclusive by Hasbro toyline.
Notes[]
- Nate is the first Ranger to be based on a mantis.
- Despite his Sentai counterpart being designed after a rhino beetle, Nate derives his powers from the DNA of a mantis. The change occurred as the rhino beetle is not as familiar to a Western audience.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Season 1
- Episode 1: Beasts Unleashed
- Episode 2: Evox's Revenge
- Episode 3: End of the Road
- Episode 4: Digital Deception
- Episode 5: Taking Care of Business
- Episode 6: Hangar Heist
- Episode 7: A Friend Indeed
- Episode 8: The Cybergate Opens
- Episode 9: Silver Sacrifice
- Episode 10: Thrills and Drills
- Episode 11: Tools of the Betrayed
- Episode 12: Real Steel
- Episode 13: Tuba Triumph
- Halloween Special: Hypnotic Halloween
- Episode 14: Sound and Fury
- Episode 15: Seeing Red
- Episode 16: Gorilla Art
- Episode 17: Ranger Reveal
- Episode 18: Rewriting History
- Episode 19: Target: Tower
- Episode 20/Finale: Evox: Upgraded
- Christmas Special: Scrozzle’s Revenge
- Season 2
- Episode 1: Believe It or Not
- Episode 2: Save Our Shores
- Episode 3: Game On!
- Episode 4: Artist Anonymous
- Episode 5: Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’
- Episode 6: The Blame Game
- Episode 7: Beast King Rampage
- Sports Special: Boxed In
- Episode 8: Secret Struggle
- Episode 9: The Evox Snare
- Episode 10: Intruder Alert!
- Episode 11: The Greater Good
- Episode 12: Finders Keepers
- Villains Special: Making Bad
- Episode 13: Grid Connection
- Episode 14: Golden Opportunity
- Episode 15: Goin' Ape
- Episode 16: The Silva Switch
- Episode 17: Fossil Frenzy
- Episode 18: Crunch Time
- Episode 19: Source Code
- Episode 20/Finale: Evox Unleashed
- Season 1
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 1
- Episode 8: Unexpected Guest (archive footage only)
- Episode 14: Old Foes (archive footage only)
- Season 2
- Episode 12: Ultimate Mystery (morphed only)
- Episode 15: Morphin Master (archive footage only)
- Season 1
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (morphed only)
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid[]
Nate appears in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as a playable character in the expansion "Shadow of Venjix Theme Pack".
See Also[]
- Masato Jin - Super Sentai counterpart in Go-Busters. See comparison page.
- Hymeno Ran - First Sentai Ranger based on a Mantis.
References[]
Footnotes[]
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