 This article is about a/an episode in Power Rangers in Space, the last installment in the Zordon Era.
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T.J's Identity Crisis is the fifteenth episode of Power Rangers in Space. It is the second episode of the Darkonda arc.
Synopsis[]
A blow to the head causes T.J. to lose his memory, just as the girls and Carlos are captured by Darkonda, who has absorbed Ecliptor and become Darkliptor.
Plot[]
The Rangers are hanging out in their Megaship Sweatsuits, playing a game of basketball, in what looks like Angel Grove, but is actually the SimuDeck. It's T.J. & Andros vs Carlos & Ashley. T.J. and Andros pull a planned play where T.J. gets a boost from and goes for a slam dunk. D.E.C.A. informs them that they've reached the planet Brokaya. The Rangers stop the simulation and once on the planet, they set up a satellite called an Interstellar Scanner. They have to hurry and get it running before anyone spots them, or the whole mission will be worthless. They make good time, but as they depart, no one notices Darkonda standing across the way, laughing at their futile attempts.
The Rangers, onboard the Megaship bridge, discuss what the Interstellar Scanner can do. Andros explains it can scan a galaxy quickly, making their search for Zordon much easier. They get it running, and in no time it starts scanning all over the cosmos for Zordon.
Meanwhile, on the Dark Fortress, Darkonda enters Astronema's sleeping chambers, and as soon as the door opens the princess of evil hops awake, Wrath Staff at the ready. Darkonda says he's there at her service, but she warns him not to sneak up on her again. Darkonda then mentions he probably should be telling Ecliptor this news he brings but speaks openly to Astronema by calling Ecliptor strong but stupid. Astronema is angered, since Ecliptor has been her trusted protector since she was a child. Darkonda mentions Ecliptor's oversight of the Interstellar Scanner, which may allow the Rangers to find Zordon, when Ecliptor himself walks in. He's not happy to see his longtime rival there, but Astronema quickly sends the both of them to Brokaya to take care of the satellite dish.
The Interstellar Scanner finally locates Dark Specter's ship. The Rangers are excited, since Zordon has got to be aboard it, D.E.C.A. starts to get a lock on the location.
Down on Brokaya, Darkonda warns Ecliptor not to slip up, or else he'll tell Astronema the truth about him. Agreed to keep secrets buried, they simultaneously blast the Interstellar Scanner to bits, causing DECA to lose track of Dark Specter's ship before she can get the location's coordinates.
Knowing something's gone wrong, the Rangers rush for their Jump Tubes, Morph on their way down and land on a rock formation above the diabolical duo. The Rangers get ready to attack. Ecliptor & Darkonda make an uneasy alliance against the Rangers. Andros pulls out his rebuilt Spiral Saber and locks up with Ecliptor, who tells him to listen to him about something. But before he can speak, Darkonda uses his Sword to slice Ecliptor across the back. Next, he shoots a tendril from his arm into the fallen Ecliptor's back and electrocutes him. Darkonda explains that he'll take Ecliptor's powers now and then soon, Astronema's. Darkonda then forms into energy and connects with Ecliptor via the tendril, merging them together in front of the stunned Rangers' eyes into Darkliptor. The Rangers watch in horror, Darkonda being the dominant one of the amalgamated monster. The Astro Blasters do no good on him, as he ricochets them and with both swords, shoots at them. The boys jump out of the way of the oncoming energy blast, leaving it to hit the girls, who are frozen in Green Grid ice. Andros loses his cool over this, and despite T.J.'s discretion, goes at Darkliptor at full force. He gets beaten down and almost done worse, when T.J. jumps in front of him, getting slashed and a massive blow to the head. His Lightstar Hologram is shattered, and he is knocked out cold. Andros rushes to his side, as Carlos takes on Darkliptor. The double sword barrage rains upon him, and despite resistance long enough to tell Andros to take T.J. and get back to the Megaship, he too ends up frozen just like the girls. Andros heeds his words, lifting T.J. over his shoulders and hanging ten on his Galaxy Glider back to the Astro Megaship.
Soon, T.J. is recovering in the infirmary with Andros watching over him. T.J. then wakes up suddenly, obviously no major physical harm. Everything Andros says to him is met by confusion and questions. It seems the blow to the head has given him amnesia. He doesn't even remember where or who he is. TJ's memory loss is extensive, and when he hears D.E.C.A. speaking, he makes a confused break for it out of the infirmary.
Elsewhere, the other three Rangers are being held in a cave by Darkliptor. Astronema and some Quantrons appear demanding answers from the spliced creature. She learns just what Darkliptor is, as he lies and says it was Ecliptor who attacked him first. She's curious of his powers, but is pleased by the capture of the Rangers. She wants them quickly destroyed, but he has plans to use them as bait for the other two.
Back on the Megaship, T.J. wanders around until he reaches the bridge. Still dazed and confused about his memories and basically his identity, not even Alpha 6 and Andros can help him remember. Darkliptor sends a message to the Megaship: come out and fight, or the trio of Iced Rangers get wasted. Andros keeps trying to get T.J. to remember his status as a Power Ranger by Morphing in front of him. Still, it rings no bells. Andros teleports out to Brokaya alone, leaving T.J. to figure out who he is alone.
Andros takes on Darkliptor, using his Battlizer fist power punch. It gets blocked by Darkliptor, so the battle heats up, Spiral Saber to Dual Swords. Andros is doing poorly in this fight, proving the creature's line about not having T.J. to protect him this time.
Elsewhere on the SimuDeck, T.J. stumbles upon the basketball from earlier. Memories of his friends and their game back into his mind. Next he searches his Locker, finding a picture of the Ranger teens together, which inspires him to press 0 in his Astro Morpher, teleporting him to Brokaya.
He witnesses the ongoing battle between Andros & Darkliptor from a distance. T.J. then gets the urge to Morph into Blue Ranger, mimicking what Andros did earlier, startling himself to find what he said to be true. While TJ's in awe of his suit, Darkliptor spots him and attacks. T.J.'s unable to fight due to his lack of memory and gets tossed all over. Just as Darkliptor goes for the deathstroke, Andros jumps in the way of the blast attack, stunning both him and T.J., but doing no harm. The explosion seems to knock T.J.'s head onto a rock, knocking some sense back in him, as more flashbacks of the basketball game fill his head, until he finally remembers it all. His Lightstar helmet's Icon lights up, as he leaps into a jump kick just in time to punt Darkliptor away from Andros. The two Ranger friends are reunited completely, T.J. reminding him of their play from earlier. T.J. runs at Darkliptor, holding his Astro Axe and the Spiral Saber. He tosses them into the air above Darkliptor, causing him to look up while T.J. fires his Astro Blaster, catching the evil mongrel off guard and he drops his swords. Andros getting a boost up from T.J., just like they did in the Basketball game, flies up and grabs the two weapons and comes down on Darkliptor like the thunder. This causes the merged monster to split back into two beings, and free the frozen Rangers. Darkonda is astonished on how he could be beaten, as Ecliptor lies there stunned and smoking from his injuries.
Astronema fires the Satellasers at them, just after they merge back together to create Darkliptor once more. Now large, the two-timed mutant is a force only two times the Megazord can handle. So, after the Rangers are reunited and ready, the Astro Delta Megazord is formed. Right into battle, Darkliptor starts going medieval on it , double slashing it with his swords. T.J. gets some payback by delivering a powerful punch to the ugly Darkliptor's head. The Gyro Blasters fire at the merged monster, and the Flying Power Punch is about to finish him off, when Darkonda unmerges, using Ecliptor as a shield. The blast still hits the both of them enough to shrink them both back down to normal. Ecliptor is really tore up, falling on the ground, smoking and seriously hurt. Darkonda vows vengeance on the Rangers, and despite wanting to leave him to die, telewarps the trashed body of Ecliptor away with him.
Once back on the Dark Fortress, Ecliptor has recovered, Darkonda taunting him. If he tells her about his trickery, Darkonda will tell her the secrets he's been keeping, and she'll toss them both into the nearest black hole. Ecliptor isn't willing to accept that risk, about to enact some rage on his enemy, when Astronema comes walking in. She had doubts about Darkonda's earlier story of Ecliptor attacking him first, but this seems to prove it. According to her, Darkonda is now Ecliptor's equal in every way. Darkonda laughs, Ecliptor sulks.
On the Astro Megaship, the Rangers attempt to fix the Interstellar Scanner, but it's completely beyond repair, leaving their efforts to find Zordon in vain once again. Ashley & Carlos come by with the Basketball, ready to finish their game, T.J. appears not to remember the game, or know what Basketball is. Ashley & Carlos plan to use his partial amnesia to their advantage to win. Once they walk off, T.J. spins the ball on his fingers, having played dumb, ready to play.
Cast[]
- Christopher Khayman Lee as Andros (Red Space Ranger)
- Roger Velasco as Carlos Vallerte (Black Space Ranger)
- Selwyn Ward as T.J. Johnson (Blue Space Ranger)
- Tracy Lynn Cruz as Ashley Hammond (Yellow Space Ranger)
- Patricia Ja Lee as Cassie Chan (Pink Space Ranger)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (credit only)
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch (credit only)
- Donene Kistler as Alpha 6
- Wendee Lee as Alpha 6 (voice)
- Julie Maddalena as D.E.C.A. (voice)
- Melody Perkins as Astronema
- Danny Stallcup as Ecliptor
- Walter Lang as Ecliptor (voice)
- Kenny Graceson as Elgar
- Derek Stephen Prince as Elgar (voice)
- Steve Kramer as Darkonda and Darkliptor (voices)
Zords[]
Errors[]
- Andros morphed without pressing the button, "Enter".
- While Carlos, and the girls are frozen, they are still seen moving a bit.
- When T.J. morphs the second time, the scenery changes.
- When T.J. helps Andros after getting his memory back, the suits zipper is visible on his back.
- T.J. does not say "Let's Rocket!" to morph.
Notes[]
- First appearance of Darkliptor, a fusion of Darkonda and Ecliptor, with Darkonda being the dominant persona.
- The original draft title for this episode was "The Blue Identity Crisis".
- Final appearance of the SimuDeck. It will be mentioned one more time in "A Rift in the Rangers".
See Also[]
- Ep. 30: Full Throttle! The Friendship Combination - Super Sentai counterpart in Megaranger. See comparison page. (fight footage and story)
