Vulpes

This article is about a monster in Power Rangers Samurai.

Vulpes
Season	Samurai
Height	206 cm
Giant Height	51.5 m
Weight	90 kg
Giant Weight	22.5 tons
Episodes	Unexpected Arrival Party Monsters Stuck on Christmas
Voice Actor	Ari Boyland

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"Aaw! Nuts!"

―Vulpes when something bad happens.^[src]

"Aaw, nuts! Come on!"

―Vulpes' last words before his first destruction.^[src]

"You're definitely gonna lose it; you haven't seen anything yet!"

―Vulpes when becoming a Mega-Monster.^[src]

"Aah! Hey now! Come on!"

―Vulpes' last words before his second destruction.^[src]

Vulpes is a tengu/fox-themed Nighlok. Vulpes was a master of magic and served Octoroo. He serves as the main antagonist of the episode "Unexpected Arrival".

History

Enchanted Eye

Vulpes is one of the Nighloks who served Octoroo and was a friend of fellow Nighlok, Steeleto.

In the thirteenth episode, Octoroo sent Vulpes to spy on Jayden and find out of the symbol of power to seal Master Xandred with his mirror and "enchanted eye". Vulpes was tasked with finding out if Jayden possessed the ability to use the Sealing Symbol.

The Nighlok entered the human world, setting off the Gap Sensor, but his mastery of invisibility meant that when the Rangers arrived, they could not spot him. He then tagged a spell on Jayden and began monitoring him. However, Jayden was able to sense his presence and after talking with the other Rangers, splashed some water on his face, causing Vulpes to withdraw his presence.

The following day, Vulpes resumed spying on Jayden when he went to Saint Lake and used mist to cover himself, forcing the Nighlok to venture out into the human world once again without his invisibility. Jayden then burst from the lake and confiscated his mirror, revealing that he had been aware of his presence all along. There, the Rangers arrived and broke Vulpes's mirror, but he still was highly powerful and defeated them by reflecting their attacks at them.

However, Antonio arrived and transformed into the Gold Ranger. Vulpes was amused by his stance and sent his Moogers after them, but all were destroyed and he was quickly forced to fight him. The Nighlok summoned bats, but Jayden morphed and helped Antonio by destroying the bats and knocking Vulpes down. Then Antonio battled and destroyed the Nighlok with his Barracuda Bite Attack.

Vulpes returned as a Mega-Monster and became invisible, allowing him to easily attack the Battlewing Megazord, but Antonio summoned the OctoZord, which used its ink cloud and made Vulpes visible. The Battlewing Megazord then destroyed Vulpes. TV STORY-Unexpected Arrival

In "Room for One More", it was revealed that Vulpes was good friends with Steeleto. TV STORY-Room for One More

Although Vulpes is not seen but heard, he did attend to the Halloween party at the Nighlok Heaven. He tells his fellow Nighloks of his first battle with the Samurai Gold Ranger. TV STORY-Party Monsters

Personality

Vulpes was a cunning, arrogant, and manipulative Nighlok who won't stop at his mission, which was given to him by Octoroo to discover Jayden's Symbol Power. He was also arrogant and confident as he underestimated Antonio and it caused his defeat. But he is also loyal to Octoroo. He was also mentioned to be good friends with Steeleto.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Enchanted Eye: He can create and send out an enchanted eye which can go observe people and scare them.
• Mirror Spells: Vulpes can create a lot of mirror spells.
• Gap Teleportation: Vulpes can teleport using gaps.
• Fox Reflection Steel: He can open a portal to reflect back the Rangers' sword attacks and copy them.
• Fox Cyclone: He was able to summon a grand cyclone around him.
• Vulpes Vail: Vulpes is able to turn invisible until he gets hit.  
• Fox Fire: He is able to expulse blue flames that follows the opponent.
• Fox Flare: He is also able to expulse light blue flares from his eyes.
• Fierce Fox Flock: Vulpes can release a flock of crows from his crow head-shaped shoulder pads.
• Enlarging: Like all other Nighloks, Vulpes possesses the ability to enlarge himself at will.

Abilities

• Strength: Vulpes possesses a big deal of strength, enough to battle Antonio, though he was later outmatched.
• Moogers Summoning: Vulpes can summon Moogers.
• Skilled Fighter: Vulpes is also skilled fighter and was able to stand against Antonio for some time.

Weaknesses

• Neutralized Invisibility: Vulpes' invisibility can be neutralized by powerful attacks, such as the OctoZord's ink cloud.

Arsenal

• Fox Sword: Vulpes wields a sword in battle.
• Mirror: Vulpes has a mirror that lets him send out an enchanted eye. It was destroyed by Jayden.
  • Mirror Spying: Vulpes is also able to use his mirror to spy on people and make them hallucinate while making them think something is there when it isn’t.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Vulpes is voiced by Ari Boyland.

Design

to be added

Etymology

to be added

Notes

• Vulpes is voiced by Ari Boyland, who is known in Power Rangers for playing Flynn McAllistair, the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers RPM.
• Vulpes is the first Nighlok to fight Antonio and be defeated by him while human sized.
• Unlike the other S1 Nighlok monsters in Nighlok Heaven in Party Monsters, Vulpes voice is heard, but he physically isn't seen oddly.

Appearances

• Power Rangers Samurai
  • Episode 13: Unexpected Arrival
  • Episode 14: Room for One More (mentioned only)
  • Halloween Special: Party Monsters (voice only)
• Power Rangers Super Samurai
  • Christmas Special: Stuck on Christmas (flashback; archive footage only)

See Also

• Isagitsune - Super Sentai counterpart in Shinkenger. See comparison page.