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- "I am Princess Shayla, and this is the Animarium."
- ―Princess Shayla[src]
Princess Shayla is the beautiful Princess of the Animarium, a floating landmass that is the last remnant of the lost world of Animaria. She is also the mentor to the Wild Force Power Rangers.
History[]
After the defeats of Animus and Master Org, Shayla fell asleep for centuries. 3,000 years later, she was reawakened along; with the Org spirits by the pollution caused by humans. Shayla serves as the adviser to the Rangers, sometimes fills in a "damsel in distress" role, but she can and will defend herself if absolutely necessary. TV STORY-The Master's Herald
Shayla is kind and very accepting, notably showing kindness to the evil Zen-Aku when he appeared to be in pain, despite him having kidnapped her and being a powerful enemy (though he was later proven to be Merrick Baliton under a curse), also when the Duke Org Jindrax was being hunted down by his fellow Orgs she tried to comfort him despite her being his captive and even trying to reason with Master Org while being imprisoned by him in the Nexus, but she has a strong will. She has romantic feelings for and an on-and-off relationship with Merrick, the Lunar Wolf Ranger - her former protector from 3,000 years ago; due to the fact that; he refuses to let his reciprocated feelings for her show because of his guilt over what happened during the original Master Org's demise and what he feels is his duty, and he's the one who gave her golden necklace which enables her to communicate with the Rangers, to see images in its jewel and to even empower the Wild Zords, and she wore it until it was stolen by Master Org to use it in his final ceremony to empower himself.
After the Master Org of the present-day was destroyed, Shayla took back the Wild Force Ranger Powers and raised the Animarium back; into the sky; until they and the Wildzords were needed to protect the Earth once more.
According to Alyssa's narration; Shayla returned to her sleep after departing from the Rangers and was presumably, still in her slumber; when the Animarium was visited by the HyperForce Rangers and the Megaforce Rangers.
Personality[]
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Abilities[]
Shayla has shown herself to have several abilities:
- Teleportation into the Sacred Water: Shayla is able to teleport herself in the form of a light blue energy ball and outside the viewing pond to protect herself from orgs.
- Org imprisonment: As revealed in Revenge Of Zen-Aku, Shayla could use her magic to imprison Orgs in a stone tomb, as she previously did to Motorcycle Org.
- Hand-to-hand Combat: In The Master's Herald, Shayla reveals to Toxica she's able to defend herself and is even able to do cartwheels and jumps.
- Longevity: Shayla apparently has longevity which allowed her to live for 3000 years while retaining a youthful appearance.
Arsenal[]
- Viewing Pond: Her pond in the Animarium is able to alert her when Orgs are attacking Earth and also to indicate how dangerous it is by sending a water sprout whose size depends of said Org's power. It also has sacred water on which she can teleport inside and also can electrocutate any Org it touches.
- Magical Necklace: Princess Shayla was given a golden necklace with a blue jewel by Merrick which allows her to contact the Rangers, empower the Wild Zords and show images of the Rangers on its jewel. She wore it until it was stolen from her by Master Org.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Princess Shayla is portrayed by Ann Marie Crouch.
- The character was originally portrayed by Natasha Allas, who was recast for unknown reasons. Allas had already filmed a couple of episodes before being replaced by Crouch.[1][2]
Notes[]
- Princess Shayla appeared in 38 out of 40 Wild Force episodes. She was absent only in "The Tornado Spin" and "Forever Red".
- Shayla's appearance from when she was portrayed by Allas had a completely different appearance, though that design can be briefly seen in the final broadcast version of the episode "Click, Click, Zoom".
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Wild Force
- Episode 1: Lionheart
- Episode 2: Darkness Awakening
- Episode 3: Click, Click, Zoom
- Episode 4: Never Give Up!
- Episode 5: Ancient Awakening
- Episode 6: Wishes on the Water
- Episode 7: The Bear Necessities
- Episode 8: Soul Searching
- Episode 9: Soul Bird Salvation
- Episode 10: Curse of the Wolf
- Episode 11: Battle Of The Zords
- Episode 12: Predazord, Awaken
- Episode 13: Revenge Of Zen-Aku
- Episode 14: Identity Crisis
- Episode 15: The Ancient Warrior
- Episode 16: The Lone Wolf
- Episode 17: Power Play
- Episode 18: Secrets And Lies
- Episode 19: The Tornado Spin (mentioned only)
- Episode 20: Three's a Crowd
- Episode 21: A Father's Footsteps
- Episode 22: Sing Song
- Episode 23: The Wings of Animaria
- Episode 24: Reinforcements from the Future, Pt. 1
- Episode 25: Reinforcements from the Future, Pt. 2
- Episode 26: The Master's Last Stand
- Episode 27: Unfinished Business
- Episode 28: Homecoming
- Episode 29: The Flute
- Episode 30: Team Carnival
- Episode 31: Taming Of The Zords
- Episode 32: Monitoring Earth
- Episode 33: The Soul of Humanity
- Episode 35: The Master's Herald, Pt. 1
- Episode 36: The Master's Herald, Pt. 2
- Episode 37: Fishing for a Friend
- Episode 38: Sealing the Nexus
- Episode 39: The End of the Power Rangers, Pt. 1
- Episode 40/Finale: The End of the Power Rangers, Pt. 2
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
See Also[]
- Gao Priestess Tetomu - Super Sentai counterpart in Gaoranger. See comparison page. (modern counterpart)
- Gao Priestess Murasaki - Super Sentai counterpart in Gaoranger. See comparison page. (past counterpart)
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