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{{ArticlePR|series entry (the 10th)}}
 
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'''''Power Rangers Wild Force''''' (often abbreviated as '''"PRWF"''') was the tenth incarnation of the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series, based on the Super [[Sentai]] series ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger]]'' (''100 Beasts Task Force Growl Ranger'')
  
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|sentai = Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
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|premiere = February 9 – November 16, 2002
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|previous = Time Force
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|next = Ninja Storm}}'''''Power Rangers Wild Force''''', often abbreviated as '''"PRWF"''', was the tenth incarnation of the Power Rangers series, based on ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]''.
   
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''Wild Force'', like ''[[Time Force]]'', is very faithful to its Sentai counterpart, with nearly the exact same plot. It's also the first season to have the exact same morphing sequence as its Sentai counterpart.
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''Power Rangers Wild Force'' takes place in 2002, continuing the tradition of having the incarnation taking place the year it was released. The first part of the series was originally broadcast on the ''[[Fox Kids]]'' children's television block, but was later moved to the ''[[ABC Kids]]'' children's television block in mid-season following the buyout of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise by [[Disney]].
  
   
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''Power Rangers Wild Force'' takes place in 2002, continuing the tradition of having the incarnation taking place the year it was released. The first part of the series was originally broadcast on the Fox Kids children's television block, but was later moved to the ABC Kids children's television block in mid-season following the buyout of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise by [[Disney]]. ''Wild Force'' was dubbed in South Korea as '''''Power Force Rangers''''' (파워포스레인저 ''Pawa Poseu Leinjeo'').
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Despite the presence of various references to the ''Power Rangers'' fandom, and episodes that were considered to be the best-written at the time, the series is unpopular with some fans, with many believing it stuck too closely to the storyline from ''Gaoranger'' (the only completely U.S. character being Master Org). Other fans belive that there were too many Zords on the show when compared to previous incarnations of the Power Rangers. In addition, many hated the Cole Evans character because his overall personality is best described as being a "blockhead".
  
   
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''Wild Force'' celebrated 10 years of ''[[Power Rangers]]'', while Gaoranger celebrated 25 years of ''[[Super Sentai]]''.
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== Synopsis ==
  
   
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==Synopsis==
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The series follows the adventure of Cole Evans, who had been staying with a tribe for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the fictitious town of Turtle Cove. He encounters the Animarium, a place that many believed to be a fairy tale. He joins four others who had a common path to become the new leader of the Wild Force Power Rangers.
  
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{{Quote|And so the journey begins. Destiny has brought five young people together and now they set out on their wild adventure.|Narrator|Lionheart}}
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The series follows the adventure of Cole Evans, who had been staying with a tribe for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the fictitious town of [[Turtle Cove]]. He encounters the [[Animarium (Wild Force)|Animarium]], a place that many believed to be a fairy tale. He joins four others who had a common path to become the new leader of the Wild Force Power Rangers.
   
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The Power Rangers use their powers to defeat the forces of the Orgs, led by one Master Org. As Cole was fond of animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were heartless creatures. As the series continues, he finds the truth about his real parents: his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, were professors at Turtle Cove University, along with a family friend, Viktor Adler. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of Master Org, in which a jealous Adler consumes in order to exact revenge on Richard, who had proposed to Elizabeth before he could. However, Adler goes insane, and kills both Richard and Elizabeth. For a while, their newborn son, Cole, was also presumed dead.
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The Power Rangers use their powers to defeat the forces of the Orgs, led by one Master Org. As Cole was fond of animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were heartless creatures. As the series continues, he finds the truth about his real parents: his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, were professors at Turtle Cove University, along with a family friend, Viktor Adler. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of the original Master Org, in which a jealous Adler consumes in order to exact revenge on Richard, who had proposed to Elizabeth before he could. However, Adler goes insane, and kills both Richard and Elizabeth. For a while, their newborn son, Cole, was also presumed dead.
   
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The annual team-up episodes saw the Wild Force Rangers team up with the Time Force Rangers in order to stop three mutant Orgs (the Mut-Orgs) from polluting the Earth. It also featured the first time (and to date only time) when a former villain teamed up with the Rangers to face the enemy. These episodes are special as it contained numerous references to various longtime fans of ''Power Rangers''. Fans generally consider this teamup one of the best, due to the fact that the episode was written by a member of the fandom who was later hired to write for ''Wild Force'', and the fact that the teamup brought closure to several plotholes in ''Time Force''.
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The annual team-up episodes saw the Wild Force Rangers team up with the Time Force Rangers in order to stop three mutant Orgs (the Mut-Orgs) from polluting the Earth. It also featured the first time when a former villain teamed up with the Rangers to face the enemy. These episodes are special as it contained numerous references to various longtime fans of ''Power Rangers''. Fans generally consider this teamup one of the best due to the fact that the episode was written by a member of the fandom who was later hired to write for ''Wild Force'' and the fact that the teamup brought closure to several plotholes in ''Time Force''.
   
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In addition to the annual team-up episodes, ''Power Rangers: Wild Force'' also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation, by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him, (in order of incarnations, [[Jason Lee Scott]], [[Aurico]], [[Thomas Oliver|Tommy Oliver]], [[T.J. (Power Rangers)|Theodore J. Jarvis Johnson]], [[Andros]], [[Leo Corbett]], [[Carter Grayson]], [[Wesley Collins]] and [[Eric Myers]]), in order to defeat the Machine Empire one final time. This was known as '''''[[Forever Red]]'''''.
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In addition to the annual team-up episodes, ''Power Rangers: Wild Force'' also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him<ref>in order of incarnations, [[Jason Lee Scott]], [[Aurico]], [[Tommy Oliver]], [[Theodore Johnson|T.J. Johnson]], [[Andros]], [[Leo Corbett]], [[Carter Grayson]], [[Wesley Collins|Wes Collins]] and [[Eric Myers]]</ref> in order to defeat the [[Machine Empire]] one final time. This was known as '''''[[Forever Red]]'''''.
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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===Rangers===
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[[Image:The_rangers.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wild Force]]=== Rangers ===
  
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{{Main|Wild Force Rangers}}
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[[File:The rangers.jpg|thumb|The Wild Force Rangers.]]
 
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!Color
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!Role
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|width="20" style="background-color:red;color:white;"|Red&nbsp;Wild&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Ranger
 
|[[Cole Evans]]
  
|[[Cole Evans]]
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|[[Ricardo&nbsp;Medina,&nbsp;Jr.]]
 
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|width="20" style="background-color:yellow;color:black;"|Yellow&nbsp;Wild&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Ranger
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|[[Danny Delgado]]
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|[[Taylor Earhardt]]
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|[[Alyson Kiperman]]
 
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|style="background-color:blue" width=20px|
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|width="20" style="background-color:blue;color:white;"|Blue&nbsp;Wild&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Ranger
 
|[[Max Cooper]]
  
|[[Max Cooper]]
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|[[Phillip&nbsp;Jeanmarie]]
 
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|style="background-color:yellow" width=20px|
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|width="20" style="background-color:black;color:white;"|Black&nbsp;Wild&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Ranger
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|[[Taylor Earheart]]
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|[[Danny Delgado]]
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|[[Jack Guzman]]
 
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|width="20" style="background-color:white;color:deeppink;"|White&nbsp;Wild&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Ranger
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|[[Alyssa Enrile]]
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|[[Alyssa Enrilé]]
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|[[Jessica Rey]]
 
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|width="20" style="background-color:silver;color:navy;"|Lunar&nbsp;Wolf&nbsp;Ranger
 
|[[Merrick Baliton]]
  
|[[Merrick Baliton]]
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|[[Phillip Andrew]]
 
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=== Allies ===
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===Allies===
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* [[Princess Shayla]]: guardian of the Animarium (portrayed by [[Ann Marie Crouch]]).
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*[[Princess Shayla]]: guardian of the Animarium (portrayed by [[Ann Marie Crouch]]).
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* [[Animus]]: the ancient ruler of Animaria, appears to aid the Rangers several times.
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*[[Animus]]: the ancient ruler of Animaria, appears to aid the Rangers several times.
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*[[Ancient Warriors]]
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* [[Time Force Power Rangers]]
  
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*[[Time Force Power Rangers]]
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* Red Rangers: nine other Red Rangers from the past team up with Cole to battle the [[Machine Empire]].
  
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*[[Ransik]]
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* [[Kite]]: the human incarnation of [[Animus]].
  
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*[[Nadira]]
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*'''[[:Category:Veteran Red Rangers|Red Rangers]]''': Nine previous Red Rangers from the past team up with [[Cole Evans|Cole]] to battle the remnants of the [[Machine Empire]].
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=== Villains ===
  
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**[[Jason Lee Scott]] ('''Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger''') of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
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* [[Jindrax]]
  
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**[[Aurico]] ('''Red Aquitar Ranger''') of ''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]''
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* [[Toxica]]
  
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**[[Tommy Oliver]] ('''Zeo Ranger V Red''') of ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''
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* [[Master Org]]
  
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**[[T.J. Johnson]] ('''Red Turbo Ranger''') of ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]''
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* [[Retinax]]
  
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**[[Andros]] ('''Red Space Ranger''') of ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]''
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* [[Nayzor]]
  
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**[[Leo Corbett]] ('''Galaxy Red''') of ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]''
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* [[Mandilok]]
  
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**[[Carter Grayson]] ('''Red Lightspeed Ranger''') of ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]''
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* [[Zen-Aku]]
  
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**[[Wesley Collins]] ('''Time Force Red''') of ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''
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**[[Eric Myers]] ('''Quantum Ranger''') of ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]''
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*[[Alpha 7]]
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*[[Kite]]: the human incarnation of [[Animus]].
   
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===Civilians===
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[[Power Rangers Wild Force Monsters|List of Wild Force Monsters]]
  
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*[[Farkas Bulkmeier|Bulk]]
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*[[Eugene Skullovitch|Skull]]
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*[[Richard Evans]]
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*[[Elizabeth Evans]]
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*[[Kendall (Wild Force)|Kendall]]
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*[[Willie]]
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===Villains===
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*'''[[Orgs (Wild Force)|Orgs]]'''
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**'''[[Master Org]]'''
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**'''[[Jindrax]]'''
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**'''[[Toxica]]'''
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**'''[[Retinax]]'''
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**'''[[Nayzor]]'''
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**'''[[Zen-Aku]]'''
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**'''[[Mandilok]]'''
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**'''[[Atilla & Helicos|Artilla]]'''
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**'''[[Atilla & Helicos|Helicos]]'''
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**'''[[Juggelo]]'''
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**'''[[Onikage]]'''
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**'''[[Mut-Orgs]]'''
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***Rofang
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***Kired
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***Takach
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**'''[[Power Rangers Wild Force Monsters|List of Wild Force Monsters]]'''
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**'''[[Putrids]]''': Foot soldiers that the Rangers fight.
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**'''[[Shadow Rangers (Wild Force)|Shadow Rangers]]'''
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*[[Machine Empire|Machine Empire Remnants]]
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**[[General Venjix]]: Leader of the Machine Empire Remnants
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**[[Gerrok]]
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**[[Tezzla]]
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**[[Steelon]]
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**[[Automon]]
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**[[Cogs]]: Foot Soldiers utilized to fight the Rangers and excavate Serpentera.
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==Monsters from PRWF==
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*[[Plug Org]]
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*[[Turbine Org (Wild Force)|Turbine Org]]
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*[[Barbed Wire Org]]
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*[[Camera Org (Wild Force)|Camera Org]]
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*[[Bell Org]]
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*[[Tire Org (Wild Force)|Tire Org]]
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*[[Ship Org]]
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*[[Cell Phone Org (Wild Force)|Cell Phone Org]]
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*[[Bulldozer Org (Wild Force)|Bulldozer Org]]
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*[[Freezer Org (Wild Force)|Freezer Org]]
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*[[Vacuum Cleaner Org (Wild Force)|Vacuum Cleaner Org]]
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*[[Bus Org (Wild Force)|Bus Org]]
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*[[Motorcycle Org|Scooter and Motorcycle Orgs]]
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*[[Lawnmower Org]]
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*[[Quadra Org]]
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*[[Karaoke Org (Wild Force)|Karaoke Org]]
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*[[Signal Org (Wild Force)|Signal Org]]
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*[[Bowling Org (Wild Force)|Bowling Org]]
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*[[Wedding Dress Org (Wild Force)|Wedding Dress Org]]
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*[[Samurai Org]]
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*[[Tombstone Org (Wild Force)|Tombstone Org]]
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*[[Flute Org]]
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*[[Lion Tamer Org]]
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*[[Monitor Org (Wild Force)|Monitor Org]]
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*[[Toy Org]]
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*[[Clock Org (Wild Force)|Clock Org]]
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*[[Locomotive Org]]
   
 
==Arsenal==
  
==Arsenal==
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[[File:Prwf-ar-wildrider02.jpg|thumb|Wild Force Rider.]]
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* [[Growl Phone]]: Morpher of the Wild Force Rangers; with miniature robot or animal modes.
  
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{{Main|Arsenal (Wild Force)}}
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* [[Lunar Caller]]: Morpher of the Lunar Wolf Ranger.
  
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*[[Growl Phone]]: Morpher of the Wild Force Rangers; with miniature robot/animal modes.
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*[[Crystal Saber]] and [[Power Animal Orbs]]
  
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*[[Lunar Caller]]: Morpher of the Lunar Wolf Ranger.
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* [[Weapons]]: Personal weapons used by the Rangers (White Tiger Baton, Golden Eagle Sword, Black Bison Axe, Blue Shark Fighting Fins, Red Lion Fang); can combine into Jungle Sword for the "Savage Slash" attack.
  
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*[[Crystal Saber]] & [[Power Animal Crystals]]
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* [[Animarium Armor]]: The Red Ranger's Battlizer granted to him by the Falcon Zord. It allows him to fly, form a shield from the wings, and fire energy blasts.
  
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*Weapons: Personal weapons used by the Rangers (White Tiger Baton, Golden Eagle Sword, Black Bison Axe, Blue Shark Fighting Fins, Red Lion Fang); can combine into Jungle Sword for the "Savage Slash" attack.
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* [[Savage Cycles]]: Motorcycles given to the Wild Force Rangers by their Wild Zords.
  
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*[[Animarium Armor]]: The Red Ranger's Battlizer granted to him by the Falcon Zord. It allows him to fly, form a shield from the wings, and fire energy blasts.
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* [[Wild Force Rider]]: Motorcycle given to the Red Ranger by Animus to replace his destroyed Savage Cycle.
  
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*[[Savage Cycles]]: Motorcycles given to the Wild Force Rangers by their Wild Zords.
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*[[Wild Force Rider]]: Motorcycle given to the Red Ranger by Animus to replace his destroyed Savage Cycle.
   
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== Zords ==
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==Zords==
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{{Category:Zords (Wild Force)}}
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Information about the [[zords]] used in ''Power Rangers: Wild Force'' can be found in the article ''[[Wild zord]]''. For completeness, the list of Megazords formed in the series is as follows:
  
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* [[Wild Zords]]
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===Evil Zords===
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*[[Serpentera]] (General Venjix)
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** Red Lion (Cole)
  
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** Eagle Zord (Taylor)
  
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** Shark Zord (Max)
  
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** Bison Zord (Danny)
  
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** White Tiger Zord (Alyssa)
  
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** Elephant Zord (Alyssa)
  
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** Giraffe Zord (Max)
  
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** Black & Polar Bear Zords (Taylor)
  
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** Gorilla Zord (Cole)
  
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** Soul Bird
  
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** Wolf, Hammerhead & Alligator Zords (Merrick)
  
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** Rhino & Armadillo Zords (Danny)
  
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** Deer Zord (Alyssa)
  
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** Falcon Zord (Cole)
  
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* [[Wild Force Megazord]] (combination of Lion, Eagle, Shark, Bison & Tiger, sometimes w/t Elephant, Black and Polar Bear, Giraffe, Rhino & Armadillo, Wolf, and Hammerhead Shark zords)
  
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* Kongazord (combination of Gorilla, Black & Polar Bear, Bison & Eagle, sometimes w/t Rhino & Armadillo, Deer,and Giraffe)
  
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* [[Predazord]] (combination of Wolf, Hammerhead & Alligator)
  
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* Isis Megazord (combination of Falcon, Armadillo, Giraffe, Rhino & Deer sometimes w/t Wolf & Hammerhead Shark)
  
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* [[Animus]]
  
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* Pegasus Megazord (combination of Falcon, Lion, Elephant, Shark & Tiger)
  
   
 
==Episodes==
  
==Episodes==
 
{{Wild Force Episodes}}
  
{{Wild Force Episodes}}
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==VHS/DVD Releases==
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===[[VHS Releases|VHS]]===
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*[[Power Rangers Wild Force: Lion Heart]]
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**''Lionheart''
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**''Darkness Awakening''
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**''Click, Click, Zoom''
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**''Never Give Up!''
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*[[Power Rangers Wild Force: Ancient Awakening]]
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**''Ancient Awakening''
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**''Wishes on the Water''
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**''The Bear Necessities''
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**''Soul Searching''
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*[[Power Rangers Wild Force: Curse of the Wolf]]
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**''Soul Bird Salvation''
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**''Curse of the Wolf''
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**''Battle of the Zords''
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**''Predazord, Awaken''
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*[[Power Rangers Wild Force: Identity Crisis]]
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**''Revenge of Zen-Aku''
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**''Identity Crisis''
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**''The Ancient Warrior''
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**''The Lone Wolf''
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===[[DVD Releases|DVD]]===
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*Power Rangers Wild Force (Complete Season) [German RC2]
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*[[The Best of the Power Rangers: The Ultimate Rangers]]
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**''Forever Red''
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*Power Rangers Seasons 8-12 (Lightspeed Rescue to Dino Thunder)
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*Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Seasons (MMPR through Megaforce)
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*Power Rangers Wild Force: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)
   
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==Trivia==
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==Notes==
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*this is the last ''[[Power Rangers]]'' season to air on ''[[Fox Kids]]''.
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*In the first Wild Force promo (the one that aired after Time Force ended), the full faces of the Japanese actors from Gaoranger as they begin to transform can be seen.
  
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*this is the first ''[[Power Rangers]]'' season to air on ''[[ABC Family]]'' & ''[[ABC Kids]]''.
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*First time Power Rangers actually copied a sentai tranformation sequence in every detail. Incarnations like Zeo and In Space, were similar, but not quite the same because it made modifications to the transformations; such as Zeo using gridlines and In Space having "Morphing Complete."
  
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*This season aired concurrent with the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series ''[[Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger]]'', which became ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'' the following year.
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*It should be noted that Alyssa Enrilé (the White Wild Force Ranger) was the first Power Ranger known to attend college and serve as a Ranger simultaneously.
  
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*This is the first season where the Ranger's HQ is not an indoor place.
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*It was the first Power Rangers team to start off with an even number of individuals as rangers (four). In [[Power Rangers in Space]] technically there were two rangers, however Zhane was incapacited at the time so only one ranger (Andros) remained. Likewise, in [[Power Rangers Time Force]], only one individual, Alex the original Red Time Force Ranger was shown to have the ability to morph at the start of the season. All other seasons have began with an odd number with either three [[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]], [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]] and [[Power Rangers: SPD]] or five individuals receiving their powers simultaneously. (Note: You cannot count [[Power Rangers Turbo]] as starting off with four because of the fact if Rocky would not have hurt himself, he would have received the Blue Turbo powers, and also the fact when the Turbo Rangers morphed for the very first time, Justin had already offically joined the team to become the Blue Turbo Ranger.
  
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*''Wild Force'' was the first season to have a narrator like its Sentai counterpart.
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*It was the first series where the Red Ranger (the leader) has been the last individual to join a Power Rangers team, the second was in [[Power Rangers: SPD]].
  
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*In most Power Rangers with 2 female Rangers, their colors are Yellow and Pink. However, this is the 1st Ranger Team where the colors aren't Yellow and Pink.
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*It should also be noted that before the arrival of Cole (the Red Wild Force Ranger), Taylor was the leader, thus making her the first known Yellow Ranger ever to lead a Power Ranger team.
  
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**This is later succeeded by ''A-Squad, Mystic Force, RPM, Dino Charge, Dino Super Charge, Ninja Steel, and Super Ninja Steel.''
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*This was the first regular Power Ranger series not to feature a Pink Ranger. [[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]] did so first, although this one is not considered to be a complete season.
  
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*Wild Force, along with ''Operation Overdrive'', are the only seasons where none of the cast members have reprised their roles. Although the ''Wild Force'' and ''Operation Overdrive'' teams do appear in the ''Super Megaforce'' Legendary Battle, they stay morphed throughout this appearance.
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*The series was unique in the fact that the villains are called 'Orgs', much like in Gaoranger. Even the monsters the Power Rangers had to defeat mostly had no name changes in the transition.
  
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**However, Rick Medina returned in ''Samurai'', but he took on the role of ''Deker'' instead of reprising his role as Cole.
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*Power Rangers Wild Force has the distiction of featuring the oldest known Power Ranger (Merrick the Howling Wolf Wild Force Ranger was 3,000 years old at the time of his release).
  
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*''Wild Force'' is the first Power Rangers series where the Rangers are shown to already be operating without a Red Ranger before the start of the show.
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*Merrick also has the distinction of being the first Power Ranger to sport facial hair (a goatee), (Dr. Thomas Oliver of [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]] who also had a goatee was the second), generally male Power Rangers are clean shaven.
  
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*''Wild Force'' is the first season to show the Zords in full CGI, not only in their presentations, but in the majority of scenes prior to their combination into the Megazord (although physical props were occasionally used for close-up shots).
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*It was the second series to feature villains who truly reformed and renounced their evil ways (The first were Ransik and Nadira in [[Power Rangers Time Force]]. Jindrax and Toxica aided the rangers in defeating Master Org and left to find their place in the world in the finale.)
  
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*The first ''Wild Force'' promo actually used several clips from the Gaoranger intro. At one point, the faces of all 5 of the main Gaorangers as they transform can be seen. In addition, in the first ''Wild Force'' promo (the one that aired after ''Time Force'' ended), the full faces of 4 of the Japanese actors from ''Gaoranger'', as they begin to transform, can be seen.
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*This season holds the record of the highest number of Zords featured: 22 (including the pieces of Animus) (Baby Soul Bird is not counted, because it is not a Zord itself; it was stated to work as a cockpit) (Adult Soul Bird and the last identified Zords don't count, since their appearances were nothing but cameos).
  
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*The morph sequence in this season is lifted from ''Gaoranger'' but with the Rangers' heads pasted over their Sentai counterparts.
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*Although Master Org is an American-made villain, the costume used for him was recycled from Gorma, the main villain in [[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]].
  
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*This is the first season since ''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]'' to feature the Red, Blue, Black, Yellow and White main team formation.
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*This was the first regular Power Rangers series not to feature a Pink Ranger as well as the first series since ''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]'' not to have one, and the first since ''[[In Space]]'' not to feature a Green Ranger.
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*This is the first season of Power Rangers since ''In Space'' to feature a Black Ranger and the first since the original ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (and their alien counterparts) to feature a White Ranger.
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*The series was unique in the fact that the villains are called 'Orgs' much like in ''Gaoranger''. Even the monsters the Power Rangers had to defeat mostly had no name changes in the transition.
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*''Wild Force'' has the distinction of featuring the oldest known Power Ranger (Merrick was over 3,000 years old at the time of his release).
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**This record was later broken by ''Dino Charge'' with Koda being 100,000 years old.
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*This season holds the record of the highest number of Zords featured: 22.
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**Max is the only Ranger in this season not to have 3 Zords, only possessing 2.
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*This series also has the current record for Power Ranger appearances from previous seasons, at 13. The first were the 6 Time Force Rangers, then the 7 Red Rangers in "[[Forever Red]]".
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*Although Master Org is a Power Rangers-exclusive villain, the costume used for him was recycled from the [[Gorma Emperor XV]], who is the main villain in ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''. The concept of Viktor Adler recalls Hideyo Kageyama AKA [[Doctor Man]] who serves as the main villain from the 1984 Series Choudenshi Bioman who was first human before becoming the main villain. Ironically, Doctor Man and The Gorma Emperor are both played by the late Japanese actor Munemaru Kouda.
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*This series gave the brief return of the comedy duo [[Bulk and Skull]] in "Forever Red" and was the last series to feature the two until Bulk's return in ''[[Samurai]]'' and Skull's return when he came to pick up Spike at the end of ''[[Super Samurai]]''.
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*This was the last ''Power Rangers'' Series to be produced by '''MMPR Productions''', and the first season to be developed under ownership of Disney and not Saban. Saban only did the pre-production, when the shooting began, Disney had already acquired the franchise.
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*This is also the last season to have the "Next Time" segment after each episode and the last season to have two females in the main team until ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]''
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*The Time Force-Wild Force team-up was the first made-for-Power Rangers team-up since there has never been a ''Gaoranger vs. Timeranger''.
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*This is the first season to show realistic blood when Zen-Aku's left hand was cut.
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*"Forever Red" was the first episode to commemorate the anniversary of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise. This would repeat in ''[[Dino Thunder]]'' with "[[Legacy of Power]]", ''[[Operation Overdrive]]'' with "[[Once a Ranger]]", ''[[Super Megaforce]]'' with "[[Legendary Battle]]" and ''[[Super Ninja Steel]]'' with "[[Dimensions in Danger]]".
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*This is the first season since ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' to not use wrist Morphers. They use cell phone-like Morphers instead.
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*This was the final series to be aired on Fox Kids. Partway through ''Wild Force''<nowiki/>'s run, it was moved to [[ABC Kids]].
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*This was the last season to using cold opening sequences until ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' nine years later.
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*This is the first Power Rangers series not to have a team-up with a future generation of Power Rangers, as the Wild Force Rangers are permanently disbanded at the end of the series, though the corresponding Gaorangers did have a team-up episode with the Hurricanegers, the ''[[Ninja Storm]]'' counterparts. This may be due to the fact that production moved to New Zealand after Wild Force ended.
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*This is the first incarnation of Power Rangers since ''In Space'' not to have the Rangers' base of operations destroyed in the finale, and the first of all incarnations not to have the Rangers' base of operations destroyed at all (the [[Power Chamber]] in ''[[Power Rangers Zeo|Zeo]]'' was destroyed at the end of ''[[Power Rangers Turbo|Turbo]]'', and the [[Astro Megaship]] from ''In Space'' was destroyed at the end of ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy|Lost Galaxy]]'').
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*Unlike Gaoranger, the Wild Force Rangers notably referred to each other by name instead of color for the entire series although Gaoranger eventually did this after they formally introduced themselves in the series finale which was carried on to [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger]].
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*The season is mentioned in [[Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2]]: [[Ep. 5: Delusional Imports]], where Gaoranger is referred to as a blatant copy of it (history having been changed so that Sentai adapts PR instead of the other way around.) ''Wild Force'' is indeed widely considered to be one of the seasons most like its source material.
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*Princess Shayla was recast after filming had started. She was originally to be played by Natasha Allas.<ref>[http://www.rangercrew.com/forum/showthread.php?27604-Power-Rangers-Wild-Force-Click-Click-Zoom-Dailies-with-Original-Princess-Shayla ]</ref>
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*[[Ricardo Medina, Jr.]] would later reappear during ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' & ''[[Power Rangers Super Samurai]]'' as [[Deker]].
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*The Animaria would later reappear during ''[[Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]''<nowiki/>'s "[[A Lion's Alliance]]".
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*This is the last Power Rangers series to gender swap the Yellow Ranger as the Yellow Ranger later on would be the same gender as their Sentai counterparts.
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*This is the only Power Rangers series to be associated with two different eras: the [[Post-Zordon Era]] and the [[Disney Era]]. It's considered part of the Post-Zordon Era as it had the same production team as the previous nine seasons did. However, it's also part of the Disney Era as by the time it began airing, Disney had already acquired the rights from Saban.
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*''Wild Force ''is the first anniversary season in the Disney era.
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*''Wild Force ''is the final season to be filmed in Los Angeles, California.
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*''Wild Force'' is the last season to have five members in the main team until ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]''.
   
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*[http://www.powerrangers.com/season/power-rangers-wild-force/ Power Rangers Wild Force {{!}} Power Rangers - The Official Power Rangers Website]
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PR2020 logo This article is about a/an series entry (the 10th) in the Power Rangers franchise.

Power Rangers Wild Force, often abbreviated as "PRWF", was the tenth incarnation of the Power Rangers series, based on Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger.

Wild Force, like Time Force, is very faithful to its Sentai counterpart, with nearly the exact same plot. It's also the first season to have the exact same morphing sequence as its Sentai counterpart.

Power Rangers Wild Force takes place in 2002, continuing the tradition of having the incarnation taking place the year it was released. The first part of the series was originally broadcast on the Fox Kids children's television block, but was later moved to the ABC Kids children's television block in mid-season following the buyout of the Power Rangers franchise by Disney. Wild Force was dubbed in South Korea as Power Force Rangers (파워포스레인저 Pawa Poseu Leinjeo).

Wild Force celebrated 10 years of Power Rangers, while Gaoranger celebrated 25 years of Super Sentai.

Synopsis

"And so the journey begins. Destiny has brought five young people together and now they set out on their wild adventure."
―Narrator[src]

The series follows the adventure of Cole Evans, who had been staying with a tribe for many years, as he tries to find his destiny in the fictitious town of Turtle Cove. He encounters the Animarium, a place that many believed to be a fairy tale. He joins four others who had a common path to become the new leader of the Wild Force Power Rangers.

The Power Rangers use their powers to defeat the forces of the Orgs, led by one Master Org. As Cole was fond of animals, he was shocked to discover that the Orgs were heartless creatures. As the series continues, he finds the truth about his real parents: his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Evans, were professors at Turtle Cove University, along with a family friend, Viktor Adler. When they were sent to the jungle for research, they discover the remains of the original Master Org, in which a jealous Adler consumes in order to exact revenge on Richard, who had proposed to Elizabeth before he could. However, Adler goes insane, and kills both Richard and Elizabeth. For a while, their newborn son, Cole, was also presumed dead.

The annual team-up episodes saw the Wild Force Rangers team up with the Time Force Rangers in order to stop three mutant Orgs (the Mut-Orgs) from polluting the Earth. It also featured the first time when a former villain teamed up with the Rangers to face the enemy. These episodes are special as it contained numerous references to various longtime fans of Power Rangers. Fans generally consider this teamup one of the best due to the fact that the episode was written by a member of the fandom who was later hired to write for Wild Force and the fact that the teamup brought closure to several plotholes in Time Force.

In addition to the annual team-up episodes, Power Rangers: Wild Force also had a special episode commemorating it as the tenth incarnation by having Cole team up with the nine Red Rangers before him[1] in order to defeat the Machine Empire one final time. This was known as Forever Red.

Characters

Rangers

Main article: Wild Force Rangers
File:The rangers.jpg

The Wild Force Rangers.

Color Role Actor
Red Wild Force Ranger Cole Evans Ricardo Medina, Jr.
Yellow Wild Force Ranger Taylor Earhardt Alyson Kiperman
Blue Wild Force Ranger Max Cooper Phillip Jeanmarie
Black Wild Force Ranger Danny Delgado Jack Guzman
White Wild Force Ranger Alyssa Enrilé Jessica Rey
Lunar Wolf Ranger Merrick Baliton Phillip Andrew

Allies

Civilians

Villains

Monsters from PRWF

Arsenal

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Wild Force Rider.

Main article: Arsenal (Wild Force)
  • Growl Phone: Morpher of the Wild Force Rangers; with miniature robot/animal modes.
  • Lunar Caller: Morpher of the Lunar Wolf Ranger.
  • Crystal Saber & Power Animal Crystals
  • Weapons: Personal weapons used by the Rangers (White Tiger Baton, Golden Eagle Sword, Black Bison Axe, Blue Shark Fighting Fins, Red Lion Fang); can combine into Jungle Sword for the "Savage Slash" attack.
  • Animarium Armor: The Red Ranger's Battlizer granted to him by the Falcon Zord. It allows him to fly, form a shield from the wings, and fire energy blasts.
  • Savage Cycles: Motorcycles given to the Wild Force Rangers by their Wild Zords.
  • Wild Force Rider: Motorcycle given to the Red Ranger by Animus to replace his destroyed Savage Cycle.

Zords

Wildzord System

Legend:◆ piloted zord, ❖ aux zord, ◇ power-up zord; colors are in reference to the Rangers who pilot them, not the physical color of the Zords
Main article: Wildzords

Additional Formations

Wild Force Megazord
Kongazord
Dark Predazord
Isis Megazord

Alternate Combinations

Evil Zords

Episodes

  1. Lionheart
  2. Darkness Awakening
  3. Click, Click, Zoom
  4. Never Give Up!
  5. Ancient Awakening
  6. Wishes On The Water
  7. The Bear Necessities
  8. Soul Searching
  9. Soul Bird Salvation
  10. Curse of the Wolf
  11. Battle Of The Zords
  12. Predazord, Awaken
  13. Revenge Of Zen-Aku
  14. Identity Crisis
  15. The Ancient Warrior
  16. The Lone Wolf
  17. Power Play
  18. Secrets And Lies
  19. The Tornado Spin
  20. Three's a Crowd
  21. A Father's Footsteps
  22. Sing Song
  23. The Wings of Animaria
  24. Reinforcements from the Future Part 1
  25. Reinforcements from the Future Part 2
  26. The Master's Last Stand
  27. Unfinished Business
  28. Homecoming
  29. The Flute
  30. Team Carnival
  31. Taming Of The Zords
  32. Monitoring Earth
  33. The Soul of Humanity
  34. Forever Red
  35. The Master's Herald Part 1
  36. The Master's Herald Part 2
  37. Fishing for a Friend
  38. Sealing the Nexus
  39. The End of the Power Rangers Part 1
  40. The End of the Power Rangers Part 2

VHS/DVD Releases

VHS

DVD

  • Power Rangers Wild Force (Complete Season) [German RC2]
  • The Best of the Power Rangers: The Ultimate Rangers
    • Forever Red
  • Power Rangers Seasons 8-12 (Lightspeed Rescue to Dino Thunder)
  • Power Rangers Legacy: The First 20 Seasons (MMPR through Megaforce)
  • Power Rangers Wild Force: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

Notes

  • this is the last Power Rangers season to air on Fox Kids.
  • this is the first Power Rangers season to air on ABC Family & ABC Kids.
  • This season aired concurrent with the Super Sentai series Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger, which became Power Rangers Ninja Storm the following year.
  • This is the first season where the Ranger's HQ is not an indoor place.
  • Wild Force was the first season to have a narrator like its Sentai counterpart.
  • In most Power Rangers with 2 female Rangers, their colors are Yellow and Pink. However, this is the 1st Ranger Team where the colors aren't Yellow and Pink.
    • This is later succeeded by A-Squad, Mystic Force, RPM, Dino Charge, Dino Super Charge, Ninja Steel, and Super Ninja Steel.
  • Wild Force, along with Operation Overdrive, are the only seasons where none of the cast members have reprised their roles. Although the Wild Force and Operation Overdrive teams do appear in the Super Megaforce Legendary Battle, they stay morphed throughout this appearance.
    • However, Rick Medina returned in Samurai, but he took on the role of Deker instead of reprising his role as Cole.
  • Wild Force is the first Power Rangers series where the Rangers are shown to already be operating without a Red Ranger before the start of the show.
  • Wild Force is the first season to show the Zords in full CGI, not only in their presentations, but in the majority of scenes prior to their combination into the Megazord (although physical props were occasionally used for close-up shots).
  • The first Wild Force promo actually used several clips from the Gaoranger intro. At one point, the faces of all 5 of the main Gaorangers as they transform can be seen. In addition, in the first Wild Force promo (the one that aired after Time Force ended), the full faces of 4 of the Japanese actors from Gaoranger, as they begin to transform, can be seen.
  • The morph sequence in this season is lifted from Gaoranger but with the Rangers' heads pasted over their Sentai counterparts.
  • This is the first season since Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers to feature the Red, Blue, Black, Yellow and White main team formation.
  • This was the first regular Power Rangers series not to feature a Pink Ranger as well as the first series since Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers not to have one, and the first since In Space not to feature a Green Ranger.
  • This is the first season of Power Rangers since In Space to feature a Black Ranger and the first since the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (and their alien counterparts) to feature a White Ranger.
  • The series was unique in the fact that the villains are called 'Orgs' much like in Gaoranger. Even the monsters the Power Rangers had to defeat mostly had no name changes in the transition.
  • Wild Force has the distinction of featuring the oldest known Power Ranger (Merrick was over 3,000 years old at the time of his release).
    • This record was later broken by Dino Charge with Koda being 100,000 years old.
  • This season holds the record of the highest number of Zords featured: 22.
    • Max is the only Ranger in this season not to have 3 Zords, only possessing 2.
  • This series also has the current record for Power Ranger appearances from previous seasons, at 13. The first were the 6 Time Force Rangers, then the 7 Red Rangers in "Forever Red".
  • Although Master Org is a Power Rangers-exclusive villain, the costume used for him was recycled from the Gorma Emperor XV, who is the main villain in Gosei Sentai Dairanger. The concept of Viktor Adler recalls Hideyo Kageyama AKA Doctor Man who serves as the main villain from the 1984 Series Choudenshi Bioman who was first human before becoming the main villain. Ironically, Doctor Man and The Gorma Emperor are both played by the late Japanese actor Munemaru Kouda.
  • This series gave the brief return of the comedy duo Bulk and Skull in "Forever Red" and was the last series to feature the two until Bulk's return in Samurai and Skull's return when he came to pick up Spike at the end of Super Samurai.
  • This was the last Power Rangers Series to be produced by MMPR Productions, and the first season to be developed under ownership of Disney and not Saban. Saban only did the pre-production, when the shooting began, Disney had already acquired the franchise.
  • This is also the last season to have the "Next Time" segment after each episode and the last season to have two females in the main team until Power Rangers S.P.D.
  • The Time Force-Wild Force team-up was the first made-for-Power Rangers team-up since there has never been a Gaoranger vs. Timeranger.
  • This is the first season to show realistic blood when Zen-Aku's left hand was cut.
  • "Forever Red" was the first episode to commemorate the anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. This would repeat in Dino Thunder with "Legacy of Power", Operation Overdrive with "Once a Ranger", Super Megaforce with "Legendary Battle" and Super Ninja Steel with "Dimensions in Danger".
  • This is the first season since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to not use wrist Morphers. They use cell phone-like Morphers instead.
  • This was the final series to be aired on Fox Kids. Partway through Wild Force's run, it was moved to ABC Kids.
  • This was the last season to using cold opening sequences until Power Rangers Samurai nine years later.
  • This is the first Power Rangers series not to have a team-up with a future generation of Power Rangers, as the Wild Force Rangers are permanently disbanded at the end of the series, though the corresponding Gaorangers did have a team-up episode with the Hurricanegers, the Ninja Storm counterparts. This may be due to the fact that production moved to New Zealand after Wild Force ended.
  • This is the first incarnation of Power Rangers since In Space not to have the Rangers' base of operations destroyed in the finale, and the first of all incarnations not to have the Rangers' base of operations destroyed at all (the Power Chamber in Zeo was destroyed at the end of Turbo, and the Astro Megaship from In Space was destroyed at the end of Lost Galaxy).
  • Unlike Gaoranger, the Wild Force Rangers notably referred to each other by name instead of color for the entire series although Gaoranger eventually did this after they formally introduced themselves in the series finale which was carried on to Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger.
  • The season is mentioned in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season 2: Ep. 5: Delusional Imports, where Gaoranger is referred to as a blatant copy of it (history having been changed so that Sentai adapts PR instead of the other way around.) Wild Force is indeed widely considered to be one of the seasons most like its source material.
  • Princess Shayla was recast after filming had started. She was originally to be played by Natasha Allas.[2]
  • Ricardo Medina, Jr. would later reappear during Power Rangers Samurai & Power Rangers Super Samurai as Deker.
  • The Animaria would later reappear during Power Rangers Super Megaforce's "A Lion's Alliance".
  • This is the last Power Rangers series to gender swap the Yellow Ranger as the Yellow Ranger later on would be the same gender as their Sentai counterparts.
  • This is the only Power Rangers series to be associated with two different eras: the Post-Zordon Era and the Disney Era. It's considered part of the Post-Zordon Era as it had the same production team as the previous nine seasons did. However, it's also part of the Disney Era as by the time it began airing, Disney had already acquired the rights from Saban.
  • Wild Force is the first anniversary season in the Disney era.
  • Wild Force is the final season to be filmed in Los Angeles, California.
  • Wild Force is the last season to have five members in the main team until Power Rangers S.P.D..

External links

References

  1. ↑ in order of incarnations, Jason Lee Scott, Aurico, Tommy Oliver, T.J. Johnson, Andros, Leo Corbett, Carter Grayson, Wes Collins and Eric Myers
  2. ↑ [1]

Footnotes


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Mighty Morphin (s01) • Mighty Morphin (s02) • Mighty Morphin (s03) • Alien Rangers (mini-series) • Zeo • Turbo
• In Space • Lost Galaxy • Lightspeed Rescue • Time Force • Wild Force • Ninja Storm • Dino Thunder • S.P.D. •
Mystic Force • Operation Overdrive • Jungle Fury • RPM • Samurai • Super Samurai • Megaforce • Super Megaforce • Dino Charge • Dino Super Charge • Ninja Steel • Super Ninja Steel • Beast Morphers • Dino Fury • Cosmic Fury

Power Rangers: The Movie (alternate continuity) • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie • 2017 movie (alternate continuity)

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