Skull Cavern

This article is about a lair in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.

Exterior.

The Throne Room

The Skull Cavern was the base of the Demons and was located underneath Mariner Bay.

Layout

Much of the Skull Cavern was never shown but it mainly consisted of a giant throne room made of bones where Impus once stayed before ageing into Prince Olympius. The throne room contained a giant monstrous head which Jinxer could throw cards into to either create monsters or enlarge destroyed monsters. Later in the series, there was shown to be a large chamber filled with veils at the top of the Skull Cavern leading to a chamber where the Shadow World tomb was kept.

Location History

Past

Thousands of years ago, the Skull Cavern was the home of the Demons which they used as their base to terrorize the Earth. Eventually however, it was abandoned after several sorcerers sealed away the Demons and it sunk underground over the centuries under where the city of Mariner Bay would be built.

Lightspeed Rescue

In the year 2000, some explorers accidentally release Vypra, Diabolico, Loki, and Impus from the tomb and they coalesce in the Skull Cavern. Realizing that Mariner Bay now stands where the palace once was, they plan to level the city and bring the palace to the surface for Queen Bansheera's arrival. They send Ghouligan and a platoon of Batlings to wipe out the citizens but are stopped by the new Lightspeed Rangers. TV STORY-Operation Lightspeed

After many battles with the Power Rangers, Queen Bansheera returns in spirit form and takes up residence in the Skull Cavern, her first act being to revive Magmavore and later Trifire in enhanced forms to cause a volcano to erupt and destroy the city only for them to be stopped by the Supertrain Megazord. TV STORY-Rising From Ashes

Diabolico is eventually slain by the new Lightspeed Solarzord and Impus was grown into Olmypius by the Star Power. TV STORY-The Cobra Strikes

Eventually, Queen Bansheera decides to fully return and had hire Spellbinder to perform the ceremony. She is revived into a pillar like form and tries to destroy Mariner Bay with a tsunami but Ryan's interruption of the ceremony leaves her trapped in her pillar form. TV STORY-The Queen's Return

After Olympius tries to destroy them with the Vilevine monster, Loki and Vypra revive Diabolico who confronts Olympius whilst he and Freezard were attacking the Rangers. Before they can fight, Queen Bansheera summons them back to the palace and forces them to work together. TV STORY-In the Freeze Zone

The Skull Cavern eventually becomes the scene of a battle between Bansheera (now in her true form after absorbing Vypra), Diabolico, and Loki. Loki is killed by his own bazooka after Bansheera forces Diabolico to destroy him but Carter is able to attack the Queen with his Battle Booster and destroy the Skull Cavern in a massive explosion. TV STORY-Wrath of the Queen

However, after the Lifeforce Megazord destroys Diabolico and Olympius in their Super Demon forms, Bansheera recreates partially the Skull Cavern to be used as her base during her ultimate plan. TV STORY-Rise of the Super Demons

Shortly after, the Skull Cavern is moved towards the surface as she prepares a spell to revive her army and bring forth the hordes of the Shadow World. Although the Omega Megazord manages to place the final stone for this ceremony before its destruction, an all-out assault from the Lightspeed Rangers manages to defeat Queen Bansheera once and for all with some help from Diabolico's soul, sealing her in the Shadow World. After her defeat, the Power Rangers narrowly manage to escape before the Skull Cavern turns to dust since its existence now relies on its ruler's magic and Bansheera is no longer on Earth. TV STORY-The Fate of Lightspeed

Notes

• Unlike the Skull Cavern, the Saima Paradico was not destroyed and was merely abandoned after the defeat of Bansheera's counterpart in "Wrath of the Queen".

Appearances

• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
  • Episode 1: Operation Lightspeed
  • Episode 2: Lightspeed Teamwork
  • Episode 3: Trial By Fire
  • Episode 4: Riding the Edge
  • Episode 5: A Matter of Trust
  • Episode 6: Wheels of Destruction
  • Episode 7: Cyborg Rangers
  • Episode 8: Up to the Challenge
  • Episode 9: Go Volcanic
  • Episode 10: Rising From Ashes
  • Episode 11: From Deep in the Shadows
  • Episode 12: Truth Discovered
  • Episode 13: Ryan's Destiny
  • Episode 14: Curse of the Cobra
  • Episode 15: Strength of the Sun
  • Episode 16: The Cobra Strikes
  • Episode 17: Olympius Ascends
  • Episode 18: A Face from the Past
  • Episode 19: The Queen's Return
  • Episode 20: The Omega Project
  • Episode 21: The Fifth Crystal
  • Episode 22: The Chosen Path
  • Episode 23: Yesterday Again
  • Episode 24: As Time Runs Out
  • Episode 25: In the Freeze Zone
  • Episode 26: The Mighty Mega Battles
  • Episode 27: The Great Egg Caper
  • Episode 30: Trakeena's Revenge, Pt. 2
  • Episode 31: The Last Ranger
  • Episode 32: Sorcerer of the Sands
  • Episode 33: Olympius Unbound
  • Episode 34: Neptune's Daughter
  • Episode 35: Web War
  • Episode 36: In the Limelight
  • Episode 37: Wrath of the Queen
  • Episode 38: Rise of the Super Demons
  • Episode 39: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 1
  • Episode 40/Finale: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 2
• Power Rangers Dino Thunder
  • Episode 4: Legacy of Power (archive footage only)

See Also

• Saima Paradico - Super Sentai counterpart in GoGoFive. See comparison page.