This article is about a/an Morpher in Power Rangers Turbo, the third season in the Zordon Era . |
- "Shift Into Turbo!"
- ―Morphing call.[src]
The Turbo Morphers were the transmission gear panel-themed Morphers used by the Turbo Rangers. Like the Zeonizers, the Morpher materialized when needed on the Rangers' wrists.
Alternative to the Turbo Morphers, the Super Mega Rangers used Legendary Ranger Keys provided by Gosei to assume the corresponding Ranger forms as a Legendary Ranger Mode.
Morpher History[]
Turbo[]
In 1997, the space pirate Divatox and her crew decide to release Maligore so that she can marry him and pillage the universe easily. To do so, they kidnap Lerigot of Liaria, descendant of the ancient wizards who sealed the fire demon, and set out for the Island of Muiranthias in their Subcraft. Knowing that the Zeozords will not survive the trip, Zordon has the Zeo Rangers abandon their Zeo powers in favor of the Turbo Morphers. Whilst four of the Zeo Rangers take up the powers, Rocky is injured earlier in the day during a martial arts accident and Justin Stewart is forced to take his place as the Blue Ranger. MOVIE STORY-Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Special alternative Turbo Morphers are later used by the special Robot Rangers during their short stay on Earth. TV STORY-The Robot Ranger
Shortly after the destruction of the Zords by Goldgoyle and the destruction of the Power Chamber by Divatox, the Turbo Morphers lose all power and disappear, rendering the Turbo Rangers powerless. This is due to their powers being derived from Eltar which is conquered by the United Alliance of Evil and the power source is cut off. TV STORY-Chase into Space
In Space[]
De-powered, the Turbo Rangers (sans Justin who has moved away) later gain the Astro Morphers to become the Space Rangers. TV STORY-From Out of Nowhere
Later on, Storm Blaster escapes captivity after its capture during the Power Chamber attack and gives Justin a spare and fully powered Turbo Morpher. How it was given its power is never made certain. TV STORY-True Blue to the Rescue
Wild Force[]
T.J. later re-adopts his identity as the Red Turbo Ranger as part of the Veteran Red Rangers to destroy General Venjix and the Machine Empire remnants. It's likely that Lightning Cruiser had a spare and fully powered Turbo Morpher too. TV STORY-Forever Red
Super Megaforce[]
The Turbo Rangers are seen among the other Legendary Rangers when they join the Legendary Rangers to aid the Mega Rangers in the final battle against the Armada. Since Adam, Tanya and Kat are representing the Zeo Rangers, Tommy is morphed as the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger and the Space Rangers are also present, this leaves only the Robot Rangers to be the ones who reunite with the real Justin.
Super Ninja Steel[]
Kat regains her Turbo Morpher but is kidnapped by Lord Draven to create Pink Turbo Robo Rangers. After she is freed by a Ranger army, she uses her Turbo Ranger form to destroy Draven and his army. TV STORY-Dimensions in Danger
Although Tommy does not adopt his Red Turbo Ranger form on this occasion, his Turbo powers have been transferred into his Master Morpher which negates the need for the Turbo Morphers. His Turbo powers are lost when he uses them to survive a wall falling on top of him courtesy of his son, J.J. Oliver. COMIC STORY- Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon
Morphing Sequences[]
To morph, the Rangers would shout out "Shift into Turbo!", rotate their wrists to summons the Morphers, and the Rangers insert their Turbo Keys which were based on the wizard Lerigot's mystical key, into the Morpher which is based on a car's gear shifter and ignition switch. They would proceed to proclaim the following phrases while moving their arms in different positions (down for Tommy and Justin, outward for the other three) with their hands clentched in fists as light beams emitted from them. The beams would form the Rangers' belts with their autoblasters around their clothes, then their belt buckles' lights would shine and form the rest of the suit, excluding the helmet, which would form over the Rangers' heads while slightly altering their hair. Due to being the shortest of the Rangers, Justin would recieve a growth spurt as part the final part of his sequence. These were discarded once the senior Turbo Rangers recruited their replacements and the sequence would be heavily sped up with lightning forming their suits.
- "Mountain Blaster, Turbo Power!" - Justin
- "Desert Thunder, Turbo Power!" - Adam
- "Dune Star, Turbo Power!" - Tanya
- "Wind Chaser, Turbo Power!" - Kat
- "Red Lightning, Turbo Power!" - Tommy
Behind the Scenes[]
- Originally, the Turbo Morphers and arsenal were going to be created by Billy Cranston, but this was dropped when he left the show.
- Almost every time that the Rangers morphed, the actors would almost always fail to correctly insert the Turbo Keys into the Morphers due to the speed that their hands were required to move. As such, a glow effect was always added over the Morphers to hide this fact.
Gallery[]
Notes[]
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Appearances[]
- Power Rangers Turbo
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
- Episode 1: Shift Into Turbo, Part I (flashback; archive footage only)
- Episode 2: Shift Into Turbo, Part II
- Episode 3: Shift Into Turbo, Part III
- Episode 4: Shadow Rangers
- Episode 5: Transmission Impossible
- Episode 7: Built for Speed
- Episode 8: Bicycle Built for the Blues
- Episode 9: The Whole Lie
- Episode 10: Glyph Hanger
- Episode 11: Weight and See
- Episode 12: Alarmed and Dangerous
- Episode 13: The Millennium Message
- Episode 14: A Drive to Win
- Episode 15: Cars Attacks
- Episode 16: Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part I
- Episode 17: Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part II
- Episode 19: Passing the Torch, Part II
- Episode 20: Stitch Witchery
- Episode 21: The Wheel of Fate
- Episode 22: Trouble by the Slice
- Episode 23: The Phantom Phenomenon
- Episode 24: Vanishing Act
- Episode 25: When Time Freezes Over
- Episode 26: The Darkest Day
- Episode 27: One Last Hope
- Episode 28: The Fall of the Phantom
- Episode 29: Clash of the Megazords
- Episode 30: The Robot Ranger
- Episode 31: Beware the Third Wish
- Episode 32: The Gardener of Evil
- Episode 33: Fire in Your Tank
- Episode 34: The Turn of the Wretched Wrench
- Episode 35: Spirit of the Woods
- Episode 37: The Accident
- Episode 38: Cassie's Best Friend
- Episode 39: The Curve Ball
- Episode 40: Carlos and the Count
- Episode 41: Little Strong Man
- Episode 42: The Rival Rangers
- Episode 43: Parts and Parcel
- Episode 44: Chase into Space, Part I
- Power Rangers in Space
- Episode 18: True Blue to the Rescue
- Power Rangers Wild Force
- Episode 34: Forever Red
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Episode 4: Legacy of Power (archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
- Episode 10: Dimensions in Danger
See Also[]
- Accel Changers - Super Sentai counterpart in Carranger. See comparison page.
References[]
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