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- For the monster in Lost Galaxy, see Sledge (Lost Galaxy).
- "Finally, the Energems will be mine, and I'll rule the universe!"
- ―Sledge gloating.[src]
- "Speaking of history...guess who's back!"
- ―Sledge revealing to Lord Arcanon that he survived his ship crash.[src]
- "Say goodbye you vermin!"
- ―Sledge after being affected by the Magna Beam.[src]
- "I'll make you pay for this Keeper, if it's the last thing I dooooooooo!!!!!!!"
- ―Sledge's past self's final words before his ship goes flying off into the sun before his destruction.
- "I'm Sledge, bounty hunter and scrap collector."
- ―Sledge introduces himself.[src]
Sledge was a power-hungry alien bounty hunter who came into conflict with the Dino Charge Rangers due to his obsession with acquiring the Energems. Later, with Heckyl out of his way and allied with Snide, he only faced Lord Arcanon's opposition amongst the villains. Later, he returned to fight the Ninja Steel Rangers and the Blue Dino Charge Ranger Koda, with Wrench. He is also Poisandra’s husband.
He acted as the main antagonist for Power Rangers Dino Charge and the hidden true main antagonist of Power Rangers Dino Super Charge. He was then the catalyst for Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel's plot and later became its final antagonist.
Sledge is among the villains brought back to life for Power Rangers Beast Morphers when Scrozzle steals Ryjack's Reanimizer. He is later destroyed for the final time when Goldar Maximus destroys him for what he said after the latter pledged his allegiance to Evox.
History[]
Early life[]
Since prehistoric times, Sledge collected asteroids, rare items, and outlaws as both a hobby and a way of life, gathering handsome sums measured in thousands of "Space Bullion" per conquest. He traveled through space onboard his own personal ship with his bride Poisandra, his second-in-command Fury, his mechanic Wrench, and his Vivix and Spikeball crew. During his personal search for the Energems, he came to know that all ten of them were in the possession of Keeper. He then chased Keeper through space, hot on his trail all the way to Earth, and sent Fury to fetch the Energems when Poisandra managed to make him crash land by shooting his craft down with his ship's lasers. However, when Fury returns with their case, they are surprised to find a bomb instead. The bomb throws their ship off-course and releases all his collected asteroids, previously trapped in the ship's electro-net, off to Earth, destroying almost all life on the planet, causing the dinosaurs' extinction, and the Energems to become seemingly lost. TV STORY-Powers From the Past
Dino Charge[]
Quest for the Energems[]
Sixty-five million years later, Sledge succeeds at returning to Earth's orbit, and releases Iceage to retrieve the Energems, only for his outlaw to be defeated, after several lost battles, by the newest generation of Power Rangers, who already possess five of the Energems. TV STORY-Past, Present and Fusion
Sledge later notices Scrapper trying to escape his ship and offers to personally chauffeur him to any galaxy he wants if he can get him an Energem. Despite being successful at finding the location of the Rangers' base, Tyler prevents him from returning to the ship to report his findings. The outlaw ends up defeated, despite Wrench's assistance, and is ultimately destroyed by the Dino Charge Megazord Tri-Stego Formation. TV STORY-A Fool's Hour
Later, Sledge concedes to Fury's suggestion to send Slammer to cage the Rangers, forcefully sending his minion out of the warship to begin the mission immediately. As Poisandra complains about her stay at the ship and the lack of companionship, Wrench unveils his creation, Curio, as a gift to her, after which the happy-go-lucky duo merrily leaves, much to everyone else's relief, since Sledge mainly ordered his creation to get her off his back. Slammer fails due to Koda's interference and is eventually destroyed by the Dino Charge Megazord Stego-Raptor Formation. TV STORY-Return of the Caveman
For the next plan, Spellbinder is released to steal a pendant that would allow him to control the Rangers, and is almost thrown into solitary by Wrench and Fury by Sledge's order for seemingly failing. Seeing the assignment was partially successful, Spellbinder is given a second chance and sent down to Earth once more alongside Curio and Wrench. However, the Rangers' new weapon, the Dino Spike, along with their teamwork is enough to counter both his magic and his defensive cape. Once grown, he is dealt with by the Dino Charge Megazord Para-Raptor Formation, though the pendant is saved by Wrench due to its potential for later use. TV STORY-Breaking Black
As Poisandra tries wedding cakes made by Cavity, with Curio and Fury later participating, Sledge orders Cavity to head down and use his decay recipe on the Power Rangers. Pestered by Poisandra and Curio due to his unwillingness to make cakes now, he reveals his true evil self and pushes the heart-shaped general aside after stating his loyalty is to Sledge only. However, Riley and Chase overcome their analytical differences and work together to defeat him. When enlarged, Cavity is beaten by the Dino Charge Megazord's Stego Saber. TV STORY-The Tooth Hurts
Once again acting on her own, Poisandra, accompanied by Curio, enlists Wrench's aid to find out the search whereabouts of the Power Rangers and sic's Stingrage on them. Fury notifies this to Sledge and he confronts her about it, shifting the situation to her favor and allowing Stingrage to return to Earth once he learns about him stinging the Ankylo Zord, only to have it freed from his control by Shelby, who defeats him singlehandedly. Enlarged, he is overpowered and obliterated by the Dino Charge Megazord Tri-Ankylo Formation. TV STORY-Let Sleeping Zords Lie
After stating his feelings for Poisandra, he decides to give her a moment in the spotlight and carry out her first authorized mission. For that end, she takes Curio and Wrench with her and has Duplicon released to battle and fool the Rangers by cloning their appearances with Vivix while the three generals attempt to decipher the recently stolen E-Tracer. Though Duplicon is felled by the Dino Spike while in normal size and destroyed alongside a clone of Fury as a giant, the mission is accomplished. However, Fury arrives at the scene and tries to steal the E-Tracer, only to force the Rangers to destroy it. However, he retrieves the Ptera Charger and leaves, boasting he will be able to find and control the Ptera Zord. TV STORY-Double Ranger, Double Danger
Shortly after yet another setback, Wrench analyzes the stolen Ptera Charger, only to find out it is dead, much to Poisandra's enjoyment. At the same time, Sledge calls Fury forth to explain the cause of his attack on his bride. Openly showing his discontent over yet another failure, Sledge takes the Ptera Charger and banishes Fury from the ship, but he takes it back, refusing to give up on his attack, whether with or without Sledge's support, and, along with Wrench's mechanical assistance and Puzzler's handiwork, successfully manages to charge it and use it to summon the Ptera Zord, though it runs out of energy before it can destroy the Dino Charge Megazord due to firing at Puzzler. Impressed by the extent of Fury's loyalty, Sledge welcomes Fury back to the ship and salutes him with applaud, much to Poisandra's chagrin and annoyance, as she is completely ignored by Sledge. The two then leave together to discuss Fury's plan to deal with the Rangers, further frustrating the female general. TV STORY-When Logic Fails
Sledge then monitors the previous battle with the Rangers through the monitor connected to his throne and is furious when the Ptera Charge Megazord is forced to retreat from the battlefield due to lack of energy. He informs Fury he has to fix the problem or otherwise he is of no use to him. With Fury unable to use his energy to further recharge the Ptera Charger, Sledge mobilizes an assault to retrieve the Gold Energem from Prince Phillip III. However, despite the efforts of all four of his generals and their minions, Ivan, the medieval knight who originally bonded with the Gold Energem, successfully separates from Fury and morphs into the Gold Ranger, driving off Sledge's forces. TV STORY-Break Out
Angered at both the loss of the Energem and the fact there are now six Rangers to deal with, Sledge punishes Fury by having Bones strip his courage, making him cowardly. He is then instructed to do the same to the Rangers. Upon returning to the ship, Bones informs Sledge he only managed to do so with four of them. Enraged, Sledge kicks Bones into a transport pod and tells him not to dare return until he has thoroughly done the job. However, Ivan and Shelby defeat him and the other heroes regain their courage by remembering the bonds to their friends, giving them the strength to overcome the enlarged Bones by using both of their Megazords against him. TV STORY-Knight After Knights
Sledge then changes tactics and has Wrench to create a bomb that will destroy Amber Beach, tasking him and Smokescreen to hide it at Tyler's jeep. The two complete the mission, but their clumsiness backfires the plan. Wrench takes the opportunity and distraction of the moment to retreat back to the ship, leaving Smokescreen to deal with the Rangers on his own. Putting their rivalry aside, Ivan and Tyler successfully defeat the outlaw at both normal and giant size.
As a last ditch effort, Sledge fires the Magna Beam at the bomb, making it grow, so the Rangers are unable to move it. However, the newly-formed Tri-Stego Ptera formation of the Dino Charge Megazord enables it to fly into outer space, closing in on the ship just as the villains gloat, something which Poisandra and Curio are the first to notice. Despite firing every laser on the ship at the Rangers, they are unable to stop them from tossing the bomb toward the ship. The detonation barely misses the ship, sparing it from being destroyed, but severely damaging it. With Poisandra's approval and consent, she and Curio bear witness as Sledge insults Wrench for the failure by yelling though a microphone "YOU USELESS, COWARDLY, TIN-HEADED SON OF A WASHING MACHINE. I OUGHT A RIP YOU INTO PIECES AND TURN YOU INTO A TOILET!". TV STORY-Sync or Swim
Sledge then approaches Gold Digger, who is trying to escape the ship after ridding himself of one of his Spikeballs, and tells him to stop wasting perfectly good guards and get the job done or else he will be melted into his fiancée's jewelry. Being the one thought the outlaw cannot stand, he complies and descends to Earth with Curio, Wrench and Poisandra to try and blow up the Rangers with his explosive coins. When that fails, he attempts to crush them with his stone slabs, but, upon mastering the Armor X, Chase is able to break through his defenses and defeat him alongside the other Rangers. The Tri-Stego Ptera Megazord is then formed and defeats him. Wrench is then threatened to be tossed into solitary if he fails again, to which he cowers away, much to the satirical delight of both Sledge and Poisandra. TV STORY-True Black
Sledge then assigns Memorella and the recently revived Duplicon to retrieve the Energems by infiltrating the Rangers' Halloween party, though not before she reads his memory in order to mock him. When their cover is blown, Sledge enlarges Memorella with the Magna Beam. However, she is defeated by the Ptera Charge Megazord's Pachy Formation, to which he lets out his anger at the airheaded Curio and Duplicon, who abandoned their post to trick or treat. TV STORY-The Ghostest With the Mostest
Sledge then witnesses Fury save Poisandra from the tentacle of a monster. Thankful and grateful, Sledge gives Fury another chance to destroy the Dino Charge Rangers and then learns the Graphite Energem has been located and orders its retrieval, sending a swarm of Vivix and Spikeballs to aid Fury and G-BO, a robot owned by Phillip and reprogrammed by Wrench to be evil. However, the prince bonds with the Energem and becomes the Graphite Ranger and destroys G-BO while his Pachy Zord destroys two Vivizords. Sledge is furious at the failure and tells Fury his patience is growing thin and will run out, just like his nine lives, alluding his feline nature. TV STORY-Rise of a Ranger
Sledge then questions Shearfear after he severs the bond of friendship between Curio and Poisandra and orders him to fix it after he deals with the Dino Charge Rangers. When Wrench is done fixing his scissors after they break during his first battle with the Rangers, Sledge warns him he better not fail or he will be the one who will be snipped. When Shearfear is defeated, Sledge considers punishing Wrench due to his part in the failure, having been tasked along with Curio to ensure the outlaw would succeed, but declines after Fury informs him he has found the Purple Energem. TV STORY-No Matter How You Slice It
Sledge then sends Meteor to search for the Purple Energem in New Zealand and even has Wrench reanimate Stingrage and Iceage to aid him in battle during his second mission after the latest freed outlaw fails both his search and first assignment, but once the Energem bonds with Albert, he and the other Rangers succeed in working together to defeat the outlaws, after which Albert relinquishes his bond with the Purple Energem, giving it back to Keeper and the Rangers for safekeeping after deciding to stay in New Zealand and defend his home town. TV STORY-World Famous (in New Zealand)
Sledge then agrees to Fury's suggestion of reviving Meteor and has Wrench to do it in order to destroy the Plesio Zord to preempt the Rangers from controlling it and becoming even stronger, even recalling the past experience with the Ptera Zord as an example not to be repeated. However, Meteor is defeated when the Plesio Zord is recharged and turns into its Megazord Mode, to which Sledge informs Fury he has had enough with failures from his servants and will finish the Rangers himself. TV STORY-Deep Down Under
Enter Heckyl[]
After the Rangers obtained the Purple Energem, Sledge sends Wish Star down to capture it, only for the outlaw to escape upon finding out he would go back to jail after Fury overhears it is unbonded. Sledge is furious upon learning this, as his employer would have paid 40,000 Space Bullion for the outlaw, even remarking he should toss him in a volcano for it.
However, upon learning that the Rangers are looking for someone to bond with the Energem, Sledge decides, against the advice and to the shock of Fury and Wrench, to release Heckyl, a mighty convict locked in solitary confinement. The alien agrees to help if they become partners and rule the universe together in case he is successful. However, Fury retrieves the Energem instead, so Sledge blasts him back into his cell with his now Energem-empowered blaster. TV STORY-Wishing For a Hero
Though Poisandra, Wrench and Curio most actively lead the attack against Santa Claus, during which they steal his computer and attempt to extract the information necessary to learn the location of the base of the Rangers, Sledge makes a brief, yet somewhat goofy and hilarious, appearance with a Christmas bonnet and chanting the famous rhythm to Santa before ordering the Vivix to fire the Magna Beam at the Spikeball his bride had sent to deal with their enemies, but to no avail. TV STORY-Race to Rescue Christmas
With the acquaintance of the Purple Energem, Sledge prepares to deal with the Rangers, earning time by promising marriage to Poisandra as soon as he acquires one more Energem, something to which she celebrates with Curio. Though he successfully overpowers and defeats the Dino Charge Rangers by paralyzing them, Keeper prevents him from taking all but the Red Energem as the Rangers make their getaway aboard the Ptera Zord, though at the cost of his own defeat and capture. Distraught by having his complete victory foiled, Sledge has Wrench to release Greenzilla. Unbeknownst to them until just after their escape, Kendall infiltrated one of Sledge's transport ships and headed to the main ship alone. The heroes are forced to split their forces to both fight the monster and rescue Kendall and Keeper. As Greenzilla is fought, Kendall's heroism causes her to be chosen as the new Purple Ranger and she, along with Shelby and Keeper, escape from the ship through the Plesio Zord, while Tyler remains on the ship to retrieve his own Energem. After narrowly doing so, he has Sledge to hit the ship's control consoles during their fight and escapes the doomed ship, much to the terror, horror and chagrin of the villains within it, with Fury confirming the worst as they fall from the sky, as they have a small discussion before the ship crash lands and bursts into flames, as Tyler is rescued by Ivan in mid-air. With only Greenzilla left to deal with, the Rangers join their Zords and form the Plesio Charge Megazord Pachy-Rex Formation and easily destroy the outlaw. With this apparent final victory, the Rangers resume their normal civilian lives and bid their goodbyes to one another for the time being. The threat to Earth is not yet over, however, as a new powerful enemy survives the destruction and escapes to enact his own evil agenda. TV STORY-One More Energem
Dino Super Charge[]
Sledge's Absence[]
Sledge was assumed to be gone by everyone, and the other villains who once served him who were now forced to work under Snide and Heckyl. TV STORY-When Evil Stirs
In one instance, it's revealed that Sledge was actually the one entrusted by Lord Arcanon to assemble an army, hinting he is the employer Sledge mentions occasionally. Wrench confirms it by saying that Arcanon was the only monster Sledge is afraid of, and, that now, he was back to claim all outlaws, including Heckyl and Snide. Arcanon proves he means business by capturing Heckyl after the destruction of Fortress and taking over the ship after locking him back into solitary, shocking the other villains, and declaring himself as their new master, before remarking to his generals, Singe and Doomwing, that they must have the Energems. TV STORY-Recipe for Disaster
Resurgence and Revenge[]
- "Speaking of history, guess who's back!!"
- ―Sledge putting his foot on the Dark Energem and then grabbing it.[src]
Shortly after Arcanon is ultimately defeated by the Rangers, he falls in the forest and loses hold of the Dark Energem. Just as he is about to grab it, someone puts his foot on it. That person is revealed to be Sledge who has been alive and well all this time, having survived the crash of his ship and bided his time. Having grown tired of gathering outlaws for Lord Arcanon, Sledge is quick to point out he will no longer listen to him, and installs the Dark Energem into his hand blaster, both surprising and enraging Arcanon. The lord proudly says that he is alone while they are four but Sledge reveals that he has already reclaimed his position at the villains' leadership, having formed an alliance with Snide, to put an end to Arcanon and reuniting with his generals, Wrench, Fury, Poisandra and Curio, whose combined power is enough to overwhelm Arcanon, Singe and the musician duo opposing them as they are destroyed, something which does not go unnoticed by the recent prison fugitive Heckyl, who is the only witness of the event. TV STORY-Worgworld
Destruction of Earth[]
Sledge, after reuniting with his crew, takes a look at the plight of his ship and demands to know why they have not repaired it while he was away. Poisandra accuses him of abandoning her, slapping him and refusing to listen to him. Sledge explains he barely survived the ship crashing. However, while stumbling through the cells, he found a series of glowing green eggs, which were the progeny of Greenzilla. Getting in contact with Snide and Heckyl, Sledge put in motion the plan of placing these eggs all over the world. He did so personally by momentarily leaving his crew, which allowed Heckyl to take over for a while. Despite the explanation, Poisandra is still angry at him because she spent sleepless nights in his memories while he was enjoying himself. Sledge assures Poisandra that it was not at all enjoyable to him while the flashbacks reveal exactly the opposite, with Sledge delighting in Hawaii, China and especially Japan which reminds him of singing. Snide intervenes and asks him to concentrate on the plan. Sledge asks Wrench the condition of the ship and says that they need their ship back into space. Snide gives Sledge the Dark Energem, which doesn't go unnoticed by James. Sledge is then seen apologizing to Poisandra by promising that they will get married as soon as their ship is back into space, which delights her. He then gets the news that the Rangers are trying to sneak into the ship, which makes him send Badussa to stop them. While the Rangers are busy with Badussa and their stone friends, Sledge helps Wrench in charging the ship with the Dark Energem. Even though Badussa is destroyed by the Rangers, Sledge is successful in getting his ship back into space, which upsets the Rangers. Poisandra suggests to him that they should go to Hawaii, China or New York for their honeymoon but Sledge corrects her as none of these places will exist after Sledge's plan is executed. Wrench gives the Dark Energem back to Sledge who then approaches towards the window with Snide to take a look at Earth's destruction. TV STORY-The Rangers Rock!
Sledge gives Poisandra the Dark Energem for his wedding, and he says to her that he'll send Snide on a suicidal mission against the Rangers, without knowing that Snide heard after all. The six Greenzillas that he has put in different locations are destroyed, then he refuses to fire the Magna Beam to enlarge Snide, and Snide is destroyed by the Rangers and Heckyl. After his wedding with Poisandra, Sledge discovers that Snide has stolen the Dark Energem and sends Fury to retrieve it. TV STORY-Edge of Extinction
Sledge then executes his back up plan to yank Earth out of orbit, having sold the planet to the scrapyards of Kamen 5. However, this plan was foiled when the rangers destroyed the Dark Energem, sucking him and his crew into a black hole in the process, presumably destroying them. The rangers return to the past to save Earth (since it was also sucked into the black hole) and the past version of Sledge notices them. He and Fury go down to Earth to fight the 6 core rangers and Keeper. Fury is destroyed during the battle, which angers Sledge even more. Sledge completely overpowers the rangers and is enlarged by the Magna Beam. However, this is just what Tyler wanted, as Heckyl and the remaining 4 rangers invade his ship and fight Poisandra and Wrench. Heckyl activates the Electro Net which drags Sledge into space, attaching him to the ship. The extra rangers defeat Poisandra and Wrench, and Heckyl destroys them as the entire ship crashes into the sun, ultimately killing Sledge as well. As a result, the dinosaurs never went extinct since the asteroids were also destroyed with the ship. TV STORY-End of Extinction
He was seen in the flashbacks with Wrench during Heximas's story. TV STORY-Here Comes Heximas
Super Ninja Steel[]
Into the Prime Dimension[]
- "What dimension is this? Wrench, run a scan for energems."
- ―Sledge after emerging from the wormhole[src]
Sledge came back with Wrench and Poisandra when their ship emerged from the wormhole, once there, Sledge told Wrench to scan for some Energems but they weren't able to detect any of their signatures, realizing that they arrived in another dimension. However, they do get a read on a rare alloy called Ninja Super Steel, following the signal they find the Galaxy Warriors Dome adrift with an asteroid embedded in its side. Once there Sledge's crew met the Galaxy Warriors crew and in exchange for the Ninja Super Steel meteor, Sledge had the Warrior Dome ship repaired for Madame Odius and Cosmo Royale. Afterwards, Sledge claims the Ninja Super Steel Meteor, believing that he played one off on Madame Odius, but little did he know that Madame Odius had also played one off on him, freeing one of his prisoners (Badonna), and having her extract most of the Ninja Super Steel from the Asteroid that Sledge claimed. TV STORY-Echoes of Evil
The Poisy Show[]
Later, after Madame Odius, Cosmo Royale and Badonna's defeats, Sledge returns with Poisandra and Wrench and one of his new generals Snow Fright and they take over the Warrior Dome, with the surviving Basherbots. Sledge and Snow Fright then show up and freeze all the Ninja Steel Rangers but Preston, who Sledge tackles into a portal that sends them back to Dino Charge dimension. Sledge prepares to shoot Preston but a pterodactyl appears and grabs him, he's later attacked by both Preston and his old enemy Koda. The two Rangers then jump through portal to the prime dimension, with Sledge following them. During his final battle against the Ninja Steel Rangers and Koda in the Warrior Dome, he is blown-up, alongside Poisandra and Wrench, by a bomb, sent by the Rangers, destroying him for good. TV STORY-The Poisy Show
Beast Morphers[]
Joining Evox's Army[]
- "Who says teamwork is just for Rangers?"
- ―Sledge after beating the Rangers[src]
Mayor Daniels expressed his dislike for the development of Morph-X, which he mentions Sledge as an example along with Rita Repulsa and Galvanax. TV STORY-Beasts Unleashed
After Ryjack's defeat, while Snide was fighting the Dino Charge Rangers, Scrozzle grabs Sledge’s blaster from the case of relics and uses the Reanimizer to revive the bounty hunter once again. After meeting Evox he's given the order to steal the Energems from the Dino Charge Rangers, which pleases him but Sledge claims that he will only do so if they revive his crew as well, something Scrozzle is more than happy to do. Sledge and his crew are then teleported to the warehouse where the Dino Charge Rangers were fighting Snide and are surprised to see Sledge alive, especially Koda, who thought he was destroyed for good in their last fight.
The bounty hunter's Crew attacks the Rangers, overwhelming them as they take them out one by one all while Keeper watches, Sledge fought Tyler once again and even managed to beat him despite the latter using his T-Rex Super Charge Mode. Sledge revels on his victory but before he and his crew can steal the Energems, the Grid Battleforce Rangers arrive and fire at Sledge’s Crew, using the opportunity to rescue Keeper and retreat. Failing to claim a single Energem, and along with losing Keeper, Sledge and Snide argue over whose fault this is before teleporting back to the Crystal Dimension. TV STORY-Finders Keepers
Destroyed by Goldar[]
When Evox expresses his desire to create an army for the next stage of his plan with both the Reanimizer and the relics of former villains, Scrozzle believes that none of the monsters they have resurrected are anything special which upsets both Snide and Sledge who threaten the robot. While they watch old Ranger files to search for a possible candidate to be revived and join their army, Sledge dismisses Lord Zedd's actions but Poisandra points out how Zedd was a better husband towards Rita than he had been to her, leading to the couple arguing. After they argue, Poisandra and the rest of Sledge's Crew go to Elite Diamonds to get more diamonds for the Reanimizer, but the crew is then destroyed once again by the Grid Battleforce Rangers.
This saddens Sledge, who mourns his wife's death as Scrozzle and the Robo-Generals try to comfort him, only for Evox to arrive. Since he knew they would fail in deciding a monster to revive, Evox went out of his way to pick his own candidate and believes that Goldar is the perfect one. Scrozzle then revives Goldar with a new more powerful form. After Goldar Maximus swears loyalty towards Evox, Sledge expresses doubt in the former’s abilities and mocks him by calling him an antique. Goldar then kicks Sledge across the room and, per Evox's orders, attacks the bounty hunter with his sword, destroying him for good. TV STORY-Making Bad
Personality[]
Though an easily-angered individual, Sledge has proven to be intelligent enough to come up with complex plans and lead his own crew. He is even able to keep his cool under stressful situations and enact long term plans. One such long term plan is gathering the Energems. Though Sledge was hired by Arcanon, Sledge intended to betray Arcanon when the time is right, so he can secure rule over the universe. If anything, the fact that he's easily-angered is one of his greatest flaws to the point it could impede his ability to cooperate with allies and enemies alike. Typically, it wouldn't seem this way, but he values the opinions of his generals. As a means to cope with his anger, he threatens punishment to his generals for the sake of amusement, although he won't hesitate to use true discipline if deemed necessary. As his appearances progressed, Sledge has exhibited humor, though most of the time, it was unintentional.
While Fury and Wrench are the most trusted generals, there is only one being he is truly in love with, and that is Poisandra. Though not shown often, he is shown to rely on Curio as well. There are times in which Sledge suffers from a crisis, something that could lead to tension between the couple: choosing between love and power. Love represents Poisandra while power represents the Energems. In the end, he'd compromise with himself so that having both is possible. Though Poisandra harbors a similar level of fascination over fancy artifacts, it is clear that Poisandra loves Sledge more than the artifacts; this is shown when Poisandra grew bored of the Energem hunt and wanted to spend a life with Sledge. As reported by Poisandra and through Sledge's actions, Sledge would in multiple occasions come up with baseless excuses whenever confronted by Poisandra. Sometimes, these excuses have truth and other times, it's flat out lies. Although in love with Poisandra, Sledge was very reluctant to marry Poisandra. In fact, he only stopped delaying their marriage out of desperation to keep Poisandra by his side. It was proven that Sledge truly cared for Poisandra when she was destroyed during the Beast Morphers and Dino Charge team up during her brief resurrection.
Though Sledge is usually depicted as fearless, Sledge has been shown to fear powerful beings. These powerful beings include Arcanon, Evox, and a revived Goldar. In the case with Arcanon, Sledge feared him mainly because he was a very skilled sorcerer with the Dark Energem in his possession, which forced Sledge to use subtlety and deception to topple Arcanon. As for Evox, the fear appears to be more implied. This is shown when Sledge collaborated with Snide in a plan to destroy the Power Rangers. In this instant, Sledge and Snide were technically enemies at this point and were only united due to fearing Evox. His fear of Goldar was more obvious given that Goldar had more than enough power to obliterate Sledge for good. In his dying moments, Sledge pretty much begged for mercy.
Sledge has come off as a hypocrite when it came to integrity. This is shown when Sledge attempted deception on Arcanon, Odius, and Snide on three different occasions. In all three instances, Sledge intended to backstab them so he can further assert his power in the universe. However, when reviewing data about Lord Zedd, Sledge displayed disgust over how Lord Zedd was quick to trick the Machine Empire into receiving a bomb in the disguise of a present. That being said, Sledge has shown a dislike of being tricked by a bomb, which was a running gag for him. Additionally, the fact he criticized Lord Zedd could stem from being fine with backstabbing others, just that he didn't want it done to him. He is also shown to be willing to trust Heckyl to lead his crew and be in friendly terms with Snide, who became his partner, and initially a stable relationship with his employer, but eventually growing to be completely inimical to Lord Arcanon. As such, Sledge is one of the most goofy, yet also complex villains in the series.
Powers and Abilities[]
Sledge is equal in power to Snide, Heckyl (surpassed post separation) and Lord Arcanon. However, Sledge bore fear for Lord Arcanon mainly due to his possession of the Dark Energem. This fear went away when Sledge finally had the Dark Energem to finally obliterate Arcanon, and gain full authority over his empire, thus making him one of the strongest and most powerful villains in Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge.
Upon his appearance in subsequent series such as Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Beast Morphers, Sledge's power is still formidable enough to take on the Ninja Steel Power Rangers and Grid Battleforce Rangers respectively. However, in those instances, Sledge wasn't really one of the most powerful villainous forces. In the case of Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, his strength was rivaled and/or exceeded by Galvanax and Odius. As for Power Rangers Beast Morphers, his strength was surpassed by Evox and a revived Goldar, though Sledge was able to beat his former rival Tyler Navarro even when the latter already had years of experience as a Power Ranger and also was with his T-Rex Super Charge Mode.
Powers[]
- Teleportation: Sledge can teleport to any location at will. TV STORY-Finders Keepers
- Extraordinary Strength: Sledge is most likely the strongest of all villains in the series, being able to fix his ship with his bare hands as well as demorph Tyler and Chase with a single strike. During his first appearance, a single light punch (when compared to his usual blows) was enough to make Wrench stumble away.
- Enhanced Lifespan: Similar to all aliens, Sledge has a far longer lifespan than mortal beings, which allows him to live for millions of years, though it is possible the conditions of outer space may slow down his aging process.
- Vivix Summoning: Sledge can summon an army of Vivix to assist him in battle. TV STORY-End of Extinction
Abilities[]
- Combat Skills: Sledge has also shown some impressive skills when it comes to hand-to-hand combat as he could defeat four Rangers and Keeper with ease.
- Singing Voice: It is revealed during the first part of the three-part series finale of Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Super Dino Charge, The Rangers Rock!, Sledge is a decent singer, as he spent some time in Japan on stage.
Weaknesses[]
- Aging: Unlike his shipmates and prisoners, while capable of living longer, his body is subjected to aging, as evidenced when his fighting skills diminished in battle, though he could still overwhelm the Rangers in battle regardless.
- Malfunctioning Armor: Sledge's armor is ancient and brittle and at times, would malfunction, which could hinder any opportunity of movement, such as when it is needed to escape from enemy fire.
- Behavioral Issues: Sledge can be impulsive and impatient, leading him to be uncooperative with plans laid down by his minions, which can result in the failure of a mission and eventually bring about his downfall and undoing.
Arsenal[]
- Handgun: Sledge has a powerful handgun capable of firing green or purple energy lasers that are strong enough to take down any opponent in one shot.
- Energem Compatibility: Sledge's handgun can also be powered by Energems, causing its lasers to change color depending on what color that Energem is.
- Energy Beam: When powered by the purple Energem, Sledge's handgun can fire a beam of purple energy that was strong enough to counter Heckyl's lightning beam.
- Immobilization Beam: Also when powered by the purple Energem, Sledge's handgun can unleash a purple energy beam that immobilized the Rangers.
- Energy Beam: When powered by the purple Energem, Sledge's handgun can fire a beam of purple energy that was strong enough to counter Heckyl's lightning beam.
- Energem Compatibility: Sledge's handgun can also be powered by Energems, causing its lasers to change color depending on what color that Energem is.
- Armor: Sledge is mostly covered in armor, which protects his body from attacks and allows him to fly with great speed using a potent jetpack with twin thrusters positioned on the backside.
- Jetpack: Sledge has a jetpack on his shoulder pads that lets him fly in high speeds. He commonly uses it as a means of escaping the battlefield instead of teleporting.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Generals[]
Family[]
- Poisandra - Wife
Others[]
- Lord Arcanon
- Heckyl - Formerly
- Snide
- Vivix
- Vivizords
- Spikeballs
- Madame Odius
- Basherbots
- Singe
- Screech
- Conductro
Enemies[]
Rangers[]
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Tyler Navarro/Dino Charge Red Ranger
- Chase Randall/Dino Charge Black Ranger
- Koda/Dino Charge Blue Ranger
- Riley Griffin/Dino Charge Green Ranger
- Shelby Watkins/Dino Charge Pink Ranger
- Sir Ivan of Zandar/Dino Charge Gold Ranger
- James Navarro/Dino Charge Aqua Ranger
- Prince Phillip III/Dino Charge Graphite Ranger
- Kendall Morgan/Dino Charge Purple Ranger (II)
- Zenowing/Dino Charge Silver Ranger
- Ninja Steel Rangers
- Grid Battleforce Rangers
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
- Keeper
- Evox
- Goldar Maximus - Killer
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Sledge is voiced by Adam Gardiner.
Design[]
to be added
Etymology[]
- He is most likely named after a sledgehammer, a type of heavy hammer with a large, flat-ended head used for driving heavy spikes or breaking large objects.
Notes[]
- Sledge was created exclusively for Power Rangers and has no direct Sentai counterpart to speak of. He is the first villain with this distinction since the Venjix Virus from Power Rangers RPM.
- Coincidentally, Sledge was revived to work for Evox in Beast Morphers, who was in fact an upgraded Venjix.
- This also makes him the only main villain created exclusively for Power Rangers in the Neo-Saban Era.
- Sledge is at least 65 million years old, making him and his comrades some of the oldest enemies in the franchise, second only to Moltor and Flurious.
- Sledge's monsters are captured outlaws held on his ship, much like how the Mutants utilized by Ransik from Time Force were prisoners held in cryo-stasis.
- However unlike the mutants, the Outlaws do not shrink when defeated.
- Sledge is one of the few villains to actually possess a mate; in his case, Poisandra.
- Sledge is the second main villain to be defeated by the destruction of his personal spaceship, following Malkor.
- He is the second to survive his own ship's explosion to the Rangers' surprise, the first being Mavro.
- Sledge is the first main villain to have his base successfully attacked three times by his enemies.
- Sledge is the first main villain where two versions of the same character, past and future, are destroyed by the Rangers.
- The version of Sledge that emerged from the wormhole in Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel was actually the present day version. This is further supported by the fact that the wormhole and the Dark Energem black hole look alike. Given that the Energems transcend space and time, it is likely the same logic applies to the Dark Energem. This, in turn, would have somehow protected Sledge from the effects of the Dino Charge Rangers' actions during their time-travel.
- This also indicates that Dino Charge and Ninja Steel takes place in separate universes, which is further confirmed in Dimensions in Danger.
- Sledge shares a few similarities with the main villain from Power Rangers S.P.D. Emperor Gruumm. Both Sledge and Gruumm were old rivals from the past to the season's respective Ranger mentor. They also both have secret employers, Gruumm’s boss being Omni The Magnificence and Sledge’s being Lord Arcanon. The difference is that Sledge betrays and kills Arcanon whereas Gruumm remains loyal to Omni until the end.
- In Power Rangers Beast Morphers, Sledge is the only villain to be destroyed by Goldar Maximus.
- Sledge is the fourth and last main antagonist to be destroyed by another villain. The first is Mutiny destroyed by Trakeena, the second is Moltor destroyed by Flurious and the third is Arcanon destroyed by him and Snide.
- Sledge is the second main antagonist to be destroyed by a secondary antagonist even if Evox/Venjix orders Goldar to destroy him. The first is Dark Specter by Darkonda, however Darkonda had chosen to betray and kill his master to take his place.
- Sledge is unique in that he is the first and only Final Power Ranger Villain in the series to not have any powers on his own.
- Sledge is also the first Final Power Ranger Villain in the series to not have energy projectile/firepower-based attacks that are fired/launched from his own body, but rather has a weapon that fires the said attacks.
- Sledge is the first PR-Exclusive villain of the Neo-Saban era to turn giant.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Dino Charge
- Episode 1: Powers From the Past
- Episode 2: Past, Present and Fusion
- Episode 3: A Fool's Hour
- Episode 4: Return of the Caveman
- Episode 5: Breaking Black
- Episode 6: The Tooth Hurts
- Episode 7: Let Sleeping Zords Lie
- Episode 8: Double Ranger, Double Danger
- Episode 9: When Logic Fails
- Episode 10: The Royal Rangers (mentioned only)
- Episode 11: Break Out
- Episode 12: Knight After Knights
- Episode 13: Sync or Swim
- Episode 14: True Black
- Episode 15: Rise of a Ranger
- Halloween Special: The Ghostest With the Mostest
- Episode 16: No Matter How You Slice It
- Episode 17: World Famous (in New Zealand)
- Episode 18: Deep Down Under
- Episode 19: Wishing for a Hero
- Christmas Special: Race to Rescue Christmas
- Episode 20/Finale: One More Energem
- Power Rangers Dino Charge: The False Ranger
- Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
- Episode 1: When Evil Stirs (flashback; archive footage and mentioned only)
- Episode 2: Forgive and Forget (mentioned only)
- Halloween Special: Trick or Trial (mentioned only)
- Episode 13: Recipe for Disaster (mentioned only)
- Episode 15: Wings of Danger (mentioned only)
- Episode 17: Worgworld
- Episode 18: The Rangers Rock!
- Episode 19: Edge of Extinction
- Episode 20/Finale: End of Extinction (new timeline death)
- Christmas Special: Here Comes Heximas (flashback; archive footage and mentioned only)
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 1: Echoes of Evil
- Christmas Special: The Poisy Show (old timeline death)
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Season 1
- Episode 1: Beasts Unleashed (mentioned only)
- Season 2
- Episode 12: Finders Keepers (revived)
- Villains Special: Making Bad (final appearance and second death)
- Season 1
See Also[]
- Chozetsushin Deboth - Super Sentai counterpart in Kyoryuger. See comparison page. (Role & Final Boss)
References[]
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