Putty Patrollers

This article is about a foot soldier in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Putty Patrol
Villain Type:	Foot Soldiers
Seasons:	Mighty Morphin Beast Morphers
Homeworld:	Earth
First Appearance:	Day of the Dumpster
Last Appearance:	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
Number of EpisodeAppearances:	53 (Mighty Morphin) 4 (Beast Morphers) 1 (Netflix) Full list of appearances

"(Squatt): Those Putties will make space dust out of those kids!
(Finster): And the beauty is, if they don’t, we can always make more. Now into the Monster-Matic they go. Ten seconds should do it."

―Finster creating the first Putty Patrollers.^[src]

Putty Patrollers, or Putties, are the clay golem-like standard army unit deployed by Rita Repulsa and her Evil Space Aliens during the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

History

This article contains content in reference to the main TV series, as well as supplemental material, such as the comics. A sliding/floating timeline applies. Story instances for TV and other media will be clearly marked.

Putties are created in Finster's Monster-Matic. Though apparently made from the same basic clay or putty-like compound as the specialized creations, they differ from normal monsters in that they are mass-produced through use of steam-pressured molds and then sent through the monster machine in large numbers. After being fully cooked, they're ejected one at a time from the exit tube at the far end of the machine. Though generally identical, Putties often display some level of individual personality, and are occasionally given number designations to identify them within a given group. Indeed, not all Putties are created equal, as some examples show even less than the typically lacking skill level. Such Putties are usually broken back down into their clay building blocks and recycled for use in other Putties, and perhaps even monsters.

Evil Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers

Evil Mighty Morphin'Power Rangers

Rita uses her powers to transform Four Putty Patrollers and Twin Man as Power Rangers for discredit them and that the people of Angel Grove believe that the Rangers join her conquest of Earth and the Universe. Fortunately, the Rangers arrive and fight their doppelgängers. The Pink is the first to be destroyed then the Yellow, the Blue and the Black. Scorpina retreats and Twin Man is destroyed by the 5 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Many citizens having seen the fight thanks the Rangers who are exonerated. TV STORY-A Bad Reflection on You

Mutant Rangers

Later, Five Putty Patrollers were given the Badges of Darkness, which contained evil versions of the Ranger powers, turning them into five copies of the six Rangers. Under supervision of Goldar, a group of candidate Putty Patrollers underwent physical tests to prove their worth to receive these powers. However, none were worthy of becoming the Red Mutant Ranger and Goldar destroyed the Red Badge of Darkness as well as the Putty Patroller Number 6 which he considered too weak compared to the rest of the group. The Pink and Yellow Mutants were destroyed by a shot from the Power Blaster, while the remaining three as well as Commander Crayfish, the stand-in for the Red Ranger, were destroyed in battle with Ultrazord. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Mutants

After Lord Zedd's arrival at Rita's Palace and subsequent disposal of their leader, the standard Putty model was discarded in favor of Lord Zedd's personally-created Z Putty Patrollers. They wouldn't be seen again for another 26 years. TV STORY-The Mutiny

Beast Morphers

Putty Patrollers in Beast Morphers Season 2

The Putty Patrollers returned in the second season of Power Rangers Beast Morphers, after the evil space alien Ryjack reanimates them using a device he has on his person and deploys them to attack the Power Rangers.

Once & Always

The Putty Patrollers once again return in the reunion special: Once & Always under command of a robotic version of Rita Repulsa.

Personality

The Putties had some manner of spoken language though it was incomprehensible to humans, coming across as strings of garbled noises not unlike the sounds of someone trying to speak while underwater (Katherine Hillard describes them as sounding like angry turkeys). However, they could speak very fluently when disguised as human beings.

Regardless, two things Putty Patrollers shared with succeeding foot soldiers under employment of other evil factions are loyalty toward their masters and willingness to do their bidding, even if it includes fighting to death.

Variations

TV Variants

• Bones had the Skeleton Warriors who were skeleton-themed Putty Patrollers. TV STORY-High Five
• Pineoctopus had clown Putty Patrollers. TV STORY-No Clowning Around
• Pumpkin Rapper had pumpkin-headed Putty Patrollers. TV STORY-Trick or Treat
• Rhinoblaster had football-themed Putty Patrollers. TV STORY-Football Season

Boom! Studios Comic Variants

• Putty Infiltrator: A new type of Putty created by Finster by researching human test subjects, able to not only assume the form of a human but possess some semblance of human-level intelligence.
• Megaputty: A gigantic three-headed Putty created from a special clay mixture by Finster and designed to be a walking powerhouse that could overwhelm the Rangers. A one-off created to distract the Power Rangers long enough for Rita Repulsa to cast a powerful spell to entrap the Rangers in another dimension.
• Foot Ninja Putties: Exclusive to the TMNT crossover. The Foot Ninja Putties were special Putty-human hybrids created in an experiment by Finster working with Baxter Stockman in the hopes of making a stronger Foot army, fusing Foot elite ninjas with Finster's magic clay.
• Rita Repulsa: This Putty is a clone of Rita Repulsa serving Lord Zedd. Lord Zedd gave this Putty clone of Rita the powers of the Dark Red Ranger.
• Chaos Putty Patrollers: The Chaos Putty Patrollers were gray powered-up Putty Patrollers upgraded by Lord Zedd’s with Chaos Energy.
• Putty Patrollers (Mistress Vile): The Putty Patrollers used by Mistress Vile are more powerful version of both the Putty Patrollers & Z Putty Patrollers.

Putties, US Masks

Bones' Skeleton Warriors.

Trini Kwan fighting the pumpkin-headed Putty Patrollers.

The Power Rangers vs. the football-themed Putty Patrollers.

Putty Patroller disguised as a woman.

A clown Putty Patroller disguised as a clown.

Zack Taylor witnessing the Putty disguised as an old woman reverting back to its true form

Foot Ninja Putties

Chaos Putty Patrollers

Putty Patrollers (Mistress Vile)

The Putties in the 2017 movie.

The Putty in Power Rangers: Legacy Wars.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Strength: Whilst they are far less powerful than personally crafted monsters, the average Putty was physically stronger than a typical human being.
• Durability: Whilst they were unable to stand up to blows from any kind of weapon, any body blows to a Putty unless they were extremely powerful had no effect.
• Adaptability: The Putties were shown to easily adapt to any situation and technology should their mission require it, such as the ability to drive vehicles and operate machinery.
• Human Disguise: Putties possessed the ability to transform into human disguises, including copying another person. Despite their primitive nature, a typical disguised Putty had no trouble blending into human society, able to interact with unknowing people without giving themselves away.
  • Speech: When disguised, a Putty was able to speak fluent language and were otherwise indistinguishable from a human being.

Abilities

• Hand to Hand Combatant: The Putties were decent at hand-to-hand combat, being able to overpower the Rangers during their first encounter.

Weaknesses

to be added

Arsenal

• Fists: The typical Putty had no weapons and covers their hands and feet with simple gloves and boots.
• Right Ball Hands: Select Putties had their right hands encased in large balls, which they can use as clubs.
• Left Rock Hand Blades: Select Putties featured large razor sharp blade-like rock formations in place of their left hands.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

The Putty Patrollers were voiced by uncredited voice actors and portrayed by a team of suit actors which consisted of:

• Erik Betts
• Jon Agro
• Ed Neil
• Richard Branden
• Tim Bowles
• Hien Nguyen
• Danny Stallcup
• David Wald
• Bridget Rilley

Design

• Their design is based on a golem.

Etymology

• Putty is an umbrella term for any soft clay or clay-like substance that is easily molded and shaped, and which can sometimes be used as an adhesive or spackle. Being made of a baked clay, the term is an apt description of these grunts.

Notes

• The Putty Patrollers hold the record for the Foot Soldiers with the most appearances with 57 episodes and one movie.
• The Putties’ US costumes are noticeably different from the Japanese ones. The most obvious differences are more-textured and paler heads, lack of belts, and the actors’ eyes being visible instead of having red eyes. For Beast Morphers and Once & Always, the Japanese costumes were used for consistency.

Appearances

• TV Show/Comics
• Tabletop Games

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)
  • Episode 1: Day of the Dumpster
  • Episode 2: High Five
  • Episode 3: Teamwork
  • Episode 4: A Pressing Engagement
  • Episode 5: Different Drum
  • Episode 7: Big Sisters
  • Episode 8: I, Eye Guy
  • Episode 9: For Whom The Bell Trolls
  • Episode 11: No Clowning Around
  • Episode 12: Power Ranger Punks
  • Episode 13: Peace, Love and Woe
  • Episode 14: Foul Play in the Sky
  • Episode 15: Dark Warrior
  • Episode 16: Switching Places
  • Episode 17: Green with Evil, Part I: Out Of Control
  • Episode 18: Green with Evil, Part II: Jason's Battle
  • Episode 19: Green with Evil, Part III: The Rescue
  • Episode 20: Green with Evil, Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord
  • Episode 21: Green with Evil, Part V: Breaking The Spell (mentioned only)
  • Episode 22: The Trouble with Shellshock
  • Episode 23: Itsy Bitsy Spider
  • Episode 24: The Spit Flower
  • Episode 25: Life's a Masquerade
  • Episode 26: Gung Ho!
  • Episode 27: Wheel of Misfortune
  • Episode 28: Island of Illusion, Part I
  • Episode 29: Island of Illusion, Part II (as an illusion and flashback; archive footage only)
  • Episode 30: The Rockstar
  • Episode 31: Calamity Kimberly
  • Episode 32: A Star Is Born
  • Episode 33: The Yolk's on You!
  • Episode 34: The Green Candle, Part I
  • Episode 35: The Green Candle, Part II (mentioned only)
  • Episode 37: Clean-Up Club
  • Episode 38: A Bad Reflection on You
  • Episode 40: Doomsday, Part II
  • Episode 41: Rita's Seed of Evil
  • Episode 42: A Pig Surprise
  • Episode 43: Something Fishy
  • Episode 44: Lions & Blizzards
  • Episode 45: Crystal of Nightmares
  • Episode 46: To Flea or Not to Flee
  • Episode 47: Reign of the Jellyfish
  • Episode 48: Plague of the Mantis
  • Episode 49: Return of an Old Friend, Part I
  • Episode 50: Return of an Old Friend, Part II
  • Episode 51: Grumble Bee
  • Episode 52: Two Heads are Better than One
  • Episode 53: Fowl Play
  • Episode 54: Trick or Treat
  • Episode 55: Second Chance
  • Episode 56: On Fins and Needles
  • Episode 57: Enter… The Lizzinator
  • Episode 58: Football Season
  • Episode 59: Mighty Morphin' Mutants
  • Episode 60: An Oyster Stew
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Official Fan Club Video (flashback; archive footage only)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
  • Episode 1: The Mutiny, Part I (mentioned only)
• The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid (flashback; archive footage only)
• Power Rangers Zeo
  • Episode 21: Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead? (mentioned only)
• Power Rangers Funniest Moments (archive footage only)
• Power Rangers: The Lost Episode (archive footage)
• Power Rangers Dino Thunder
  • Episode 4: Legacy of Power (archive footage only)
• Power Rangers Beast Morphers
  • Season 2
    • Episode 10: Intruder Alert!
    • Episode 11: The Greater Good
    • Episode 12: Finders Keepers
    • Episode 13: Grid Connection
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid

• Putty Patrollers appear in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as an opponent. They are classified as Foot Soldiers.
• Chaos Putties appear as an opponent in the "Merciless Minions #1" expansion. They are classified as Foot Soldiers.

Power Rangers Roleplaying Game

Putty Patrollers appear in the Power Rangers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook as a Threat.

See Also

• Golem Soldiers - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page.
• Zolders - The first foot soldiers in Super Sentai history.

References

Footnotes

Power Rangers HyperForce
Rangers
Marvin Shih - Eddie Banks - Vesper Vasquez - Jack Thomas - Chloe Ashford - Joe Shih
Gear
HyperForce Morpher - HyperForce Blade Blaster - Iapetus Blaster - Iapetus Claws - Oceanus Trident - Oceanus Blades - Crius Hammer - Crius Cannon - Coeus Axe - Coeus Shield - Hyperion Bow - Hyperion Scythe - Rhea Swords
Allies
Mighty Morphin: Zordon - Ernie
Time Force: Alpha 55 - Dr. Antonio Vasquez - Dr. Luce Vasquez - Bianca Winslow - Mrs. Shih - Mr. Shih - Josh - Spencer - Jocelyn - Rory - Ransik- Nadira
Dino Thunder: Anton Mercer - Hayley Ziktor
S.P.D.: Jackson - Carl
Mystic Force: Mystic Mother
RPM: M - Chaz Winchester IV
World of the Coinless: Zack Taylor (World of the Coinless) - Lina Song (World of the Coinless) - Fidget - Galushi - Rice - Michael Hicks
Medieval Era: Merlin - Sir Galahad - Richard - King Arthur
Christmas Era: Squeezy Sparkle Toes
Veteran Rangers: Tommy Oliver - Aisha Campbell - Andros - Wesley Collins - Jen Scotts - Lucas Kendall - Katie Walker - Trip - Doggie Cruger - Sentinel Knight - Gem - Troy Burrows - Orion
Veteran Rangers: Santa Claus - Lina Song - Georgie
Battle Knights: Lady Guinevere - Sir Edward Banks II - Sir Lancelot
other: Game Master
Zords and Megazords
Lion Hyper Zord - Serpent Hyper Zord - Ram Hyper Zord - Cerberus Hyper Zord - Phoenix Hyper Zord - Hydra Hyper Zord
Megazords
Chronos HyperForce Megazord - Mega Megazord
Villains
The Alliance: Mrs. Ashford - Thrax - Scorpina - Velchanos - Finster - Primator - Lokar the Terrible - Goldar - Hogs Jr - Hydro Jr - Doomstone - Shiburai - Beevil - Dean Hines - Steven Lang - Putty Patrollers - Charlie - A-Squad Blue Ranger - A-Squad Green Ranger - A-Squad Yellow Ranger - A-Squad Pink Ranger
Evil Space Aliens/United Alliance of Evil: Dark Specter - Lord Zedd - Rita Repulsa- Divatox - Astronema - Candius Cornicus - Pudgy Pig - Z Putty Patrollers - Quantrons
Venjix's Army: Venjix Virus - General Kilobyte - Buzzkill - Grinders
The Armada: Emperor Mavro - X Borgs - Bruisers
World of the Coinless: Lord Drakkon - Tyrannosaurus Sentries - Mastodon Sentries - Sabertooth Sentries - Pumpkin Rapper (World of the Coinless)
Other Villains: Perfume Pony - Captain Pegs - Birdie - Napoleon Wrench - Krampus - Mesogog - Red Dragon
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