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- ""Kick into Overdrive! Pink Ranger!""
- ―Rose[src]
Rose Ortiz is the Pink Operation Overdrive Ranger. She is a Mensa level genius with an encyclopedic knowledge regarding almost any subject, from geography to the Overdrive equipment. As she herself states, she's "never wrong."[1]
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Biography
Before joining the team she was building a robot in a University lab in London, as well as writing a paper on Advanced Nuclear Robotics Science, and at Harvard she took a year in Ancient Universal Legends. Rose was chosen by Andrew Hartford for her skills in working with science equipment and adventure devices. Kick into Overdrive She also claims she learned how to translate morse code by the age of four. Despite her high intelligence, she shows a highly casual nature and is often found chewing something. She is also a highly dangerous fighter, defeating Mig on her own in One Fine Day and doing the same with Miratrix and one of Kamdor's monsters in Pirate in Pink.
Growing up so quickly because of her high intelligence, (even skipping most of grade school, starting college at eight years old), Rose didn't have much of a childhood. She set her sights on increasing her knowledge to an extensive amount, partially because as a little girl she never felt unique or special in any way. It's her experiences as a Ranger that teach her that she's special, that she has friends who care about her, and that she can let loose once in a while and enjoy herself, even while having to save the world.
She was once transformed into a pirate, Rosie the Bold, and ended up bonding with the spectre of the pirate Brownbeard; she keeps it a secret that she loved being a pirate[2]. Rose mixed zord based technology with the Sentinel Sword to create a new armor, but stated it was not safe for humans[3]. Her new armor would later be used by Mack Hartford as his Battlizer, making him the Red Sentinel Ranger. Things Not Said
At the end of the series, Rose, knowing intelligence is something to be proud of, decides to go back to teaching. Crown and Punishment Her genetic power is invisibility, her primary weapon is the Drive Geyser, and she drives the Sub Driver and Shovel Driver Zord.
Super Megaforce
Rose and the other Overdrive Rangers returned as part of the army of Legendary Rangers that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. Legendary Battle
Personality
Rose is extremely smart and intelligent young woman and is considered young genius by many people. Beside her skills in science, she is also highly gifted in ancient artifacts and legends and the only one who can match her in this regions is Andrew Hartford himself. She served as the brains of the team and the Pink Ranger also has big intuition. Rose is reserved but friendly. She consders her work as ranger as chance of discoveries and impressions, but she takes her job seriously. Rose is also very enthusiastic.
Genetic(s) Power
Pink Overdrive Ranger
Ranger Key
The Pink Overdrive Ranger Key.
The Pink Overdrive Ranger Key is Rose’s personal Ranger Key. This key along with the majority of the Core Ranger Keys are seen lining the Command Center's interior walls. This key is mainly used by Emma Goodall (Super Megaforce Pink) who uses it to fight as the Pink Overdrive Ranger. Although it has not been used, it has been seen in the Scanner app and the toyline.
Behind the scenes
Rose is played by Rhoda Montemayor. In Super Sentai footage, her suit actors were Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州 Nakagawa Motokuni) and Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子 Kamio Naoko). In the US footage, her suit actors are Hiromi Sunaoshi and Kazuhiro Yokoyama. Her stunt double is Motoko Nagino.
Notes
- Unlike other Overdrive Rangers, whose main weapons are themed after parts of an engine, Rose's Drive Geyser is a minimized version of her Zord.
- Her given name was once used as the second possible English name of Momoko (Pink Mask), who is the Pink Ranger from the 1987 Super Sentai Series, Hikari Sentai Maskman.
- "Rose" is French and German for her chosen color "Pink."
- She was originally planned to be the last Pink Ranger in franchise history when Disney discontinued the franchise after RPM. Now she is the third and last Pink Ranger of the Disney Era and the first Pink Ranger of the Neo-Saban Era is Mia Watanabe.
- She is the second Ranger to have invisibility powers. (The first was Tommy Oliver in Dino Thunder.)
Appearances
See Also
- Sakura Nishihori - Super Sentai counterpart in Boukenger. See comparison page.
