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This article is about a discussion of events in Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo.

The Zeo–Turbo transition gap is a sequence of unaired events that took place in between the season finale of Power Rangers Zeo and the premiere of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, which was never elaborated upon. Attempts by fans to satisfy their own curiosity over the events that occurred in this gap period led to the Scorpion Rain hoax, which was alluded to in Wild Force's "Forever Red" ^[1].

During the events of this gap, many characters vanished or resumed previous roles they had in the series. In some cases, characters disappeared entirely, mainly in the interim before returning.

According to multiple early script drafts for Turbo,[Citation needed] a more concrete explanation for the Zeo powers' being destroyed was to have been included in the movie, but the decision to make the film less dependent on continuity and draw in audiences that had drifted away from the series over the years may have been a factor in trying to increase the series' decline in ratings.[Citation needed]

Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa

At the conclusion of "Good as Gold", Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa succeeded in crippling the Machine Empire by significantly damaging their leaders, essentially regaining their base of operations on the moon. By the time we see them in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, however, the two have apparently given up on their efforts to seize the Earth and strike back at the Rangers. Rita simply advises Divatox by phone to "run" when the galactic pirate asks her for advice on dealing with the Rangers. Rita and Zedd's precise location in this movie is unknown.

If the events of Scorpion Rain are to be considered canon, Zedd attempted to destroy Earth with a fully operational Serpentera, managing to successfully cripple the Zeo Zords and destroy the Super Zeo Zords before being forced to crash-land on the moon and be driven from our section of the galaxy entirely. They eventually resurfaced and were instructed by Dark Specter to attack the Vica Galaxy, where Zordon's wave purified them and turned them to the side of good.

The Machine Empire

Despite being reduced to scrap by Rita and Zedd at the end of Zeo, King Mondo, Queen Machina, Prince Sprocket, Klank, and Orbus are fully rebuilt by the events of Power Rangers In Space. How they were rebuilt is never shown.

In "Countdown to Destruction", Zordon's energy wave (triggered by Andros' shattering Zordon's energy tube), was responsible for reducing King Mondo, Machina, Sprocket, and much of the Machine Empire's legions to dust. "Forever Red" later reveals that Tommy, Andros, and other Rangers have been traveling through the galaxy defeating the Empire's surviving leaders.

What became of Mondo's estranged son and daughter-in-law Prince Gasket and Archerina was never resolved, as they did not appear again following the events of "Hawaii Zeo".

Bulk and Skull

Bulk and Skull's undercover assignment to Paris, for which they resigned from Jerome Stone's detective agency, was never given any resolution. By the beginning of the Turbo storyline, all parties had reconciled and were working together again as police officers.

Jason

Jason Lee Scott, the former Red Ranger and later Gold Ranger, had only recently given up the Gold Ranger powers, and was last seen walking away with a girl that he had met at Ernie's beach club. Jason is later revealed in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie to have only recently returned to Angel Grove along with Kimberly.

References

↑ Amit Bhuamik's original concept for "Forever Red" involved a cult of robed alien priests that were trying to resurrect Dark Specter on a volcanic planet. Scorpion Rain itself was never the basis of the script, but an in-joke by Bhuamik.

[1] Amit Bhuamik's original concept for "Forever Red" involved a cult of robed alien priests that were trying to resurrect Dark Specter on a volcanic planet. Scorpion Rain itself was never the basis of the script, but an in-joke by Bhuamik.

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-The '''Zeo–Turbo transition gap''' is an infamous and consistently disputed sequence of unaired events that took place in between the season finale of ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'' and the premiere of ''[[Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]'', never properly elaborated upon. Attempts by fans to satisfy their own curiosity over the events that occurred in this gap period led to the notorious Scorpion Rain hoax, which was alluded to in ''[[Wild Force]]'s'' ''[[Forever Red]]'' <ref>Amit Bhuamik's original concept for "Forever Red" involved a cult of robed alien priests that were trying to resurrect Dark Specter on a volcanic planet. "Scorpion Rain" itself was never the basis of the script, but an in-joke by Bhuamik.</ref>.
+The '''Zeo–Turbo transition gap''' is a sequence of unaired events that took place in between the season finale of ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'' and the premiere of ''[[Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]'', which was never elaborated upon. Attempts by fans to satisfy their own curiosity over the events that occurred in this gap period led to the ''Scorpion Rain'' hoax, which was alluded to in ''[[Wild Force]]'s'' "[[Forever Red]]" <ref>Amit Bhuamik's original concept for "Forever Red" involved a cult of robed alien priests that were trying to resurrect Dark Specter on a volcanic planet. ''Scorpion Rain'' itself was never the basis of the script, but an in-joke by Bhuamik.</ref>.
 During the events of this gap, many characters vanished or resumed previous roles they had in the series. In some cases, characters disappeared entirely, mainly in the interim before returning.
-According to multiple early script drafts for ''Turbo'', a more concrete explanation for the Zeo powers' being destroyed was intended for the theaters, but the decision to make the film less dependent on continuity and draw in audiences that had drifted away from the series over the years may have been a factor in trying to increase the series' decline in ratings.
+According to multiple early script drafts for ''Turbo'',{{fact}} a more concrete explanation for the Zeo powers' being destroyed was to have been included in the movie, but the decision to make the film less dependent on continuity and draw in audiences that had drifted away from the series over the years may have been a factor in trying to increase the series' decline in ratings.{{fact}}
 ==Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa==
-At the conclusion of [[Good as Gold]], [[Lord Zedd]] and [[Rita Repulsa]] succeeded in crippling the [[Machine Empire]] by significantly damaging their leaders, essentially regaining their power base on the moon. By the time we see them in ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' however, the two have apparently given up on their efforts to seize the Earth and strike back at the Rangers. Rita simply advises [[Divatox]] by phone to "run" when the galactic pirate asks her for advice on dealing with The Rangers. The precise location of Rita and Zedd in this movie is unknown.
+At the conclusion of "[[Good as Gold]]", [[Lord Zedd]] and [[Rita Repulsa]] succeeded in crippling the [[Machine Empire]] by significantly damaging their leaders, essentially regaining their base of operations on the [[moon]]. By the time we see them in ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'', however, the two have apparently given up on their efforts to seize the [[Earth]] and strike back at the [[Zeo Rangers|Rangers]]. Rita simply advises [[Divatox]] by phone to "run" when the galactic pirate asks her for advice on dealing with the Rangers. Rita and Zedd's precise location in this movie is unknown.
-If the events of ''Scorpion Rain'' are to be considered canon, Zedd attempted to destroy Earth with a fully operational Serpentera, managing to successfully cripple the Zeo Zords and destroy the Super Zeo Zords before being forced to crash-land on the moon and be driven from our section of the galaxy entirely. They eventually resurfaced and were instructed by Dark Specter to attack the Vica Galaxy, where Zordon's wave purified their souls and turned them to the side of good.
+If the events of ''Scorpion Rain'' are to be considered canon, Zedd attempted to destroy Earth with a fully operational [[Serpentera]], managing to successfully cripple the [[Zeo Zords]] and destroy the [[Super Zeo Zords]] before being forced to crash-land on the moon and be driven from our section of the galaxy entirely. They eventually resurfaced and were instructed by [[Dark Specter]] to attack the [[Vica Galaxy]], where [[Zordon]]'s wave purified them and turned them to the side of good.
 ==The Machine Empire==
-Despite being destroyed by Rita and Zedd, King Mondo, Queen Machina, Prince Sprocket, Klank, and Orbus are seen to have been fully rebuilt by the events of ''[[Power Rangers In Space]]''.
+Despite being reduced to scrap by Rita and Zedd at the end of ''Zeo'', [[King Mondo]], [[Queen Machina]], [[Prince Sprocket]], [[Klank & Orbus|Klank, and Orbus]] are fully rebuilt by the events of ''[[Power Rangers In Space]]''. How they were rebuilt is never shown.
-In ''Forever Red'', Tommy points out that he and the remaining Zeo Rangers eventually crippled The Machine Empire by defeating their leaders, this is contradicted by the events of [[Countdown to Destruction]], where it is made clear that the Zordon Wave, which was triggered by [[Andros]]' shattering Zordon's energy tube, was responsible for reducing King Mondo, Machina, Sprockett, and much of the Machine Empire's legions to dust.
+In "[[Countdown to Destruction]]", [[Zordon]]'s energy wave (triggered by [[Andros]]' shattering Zordon's energy tube), was responsible for reducing King Mondo, Machina, Sprocket, and much of the Machine Empire's legions to dust.  "[[Forever Red]]" later reveals that [[Tommy]], Andros, and other Rangers have been traveling through the galaxy defeating the Empire's surviving leaders.
+What became of Mondo's estranged son and daughter-in-law [[Prince Gasket]] and [[Archerina]] was never resolved, as they did not appear again following the events of "[[Hawaii Zeo]]".
 ==Bulk and Skull==
-Bulk and Skull's undercover assignment to Paris, for which they resigned from Detective Stone's detective agency, was never given any resolution. In the second movie, all parties have reconciled and had been rehired by the Angel Grove Police Department.
+[[Bulk]] and [[Skull]]'s undercover assignment to Paris, for which they resigned from [[Jerome Stone]]'s detective agency, was never given any resolution.  By the beginning of the ''Turbo'' storyline, all parties had reconciled and were working together again as police officers.
 ==Jason==
-[[Jason Lee Scott]], the former Red Ranger and later Gold Ranger, had only recently lost the Golden Powers, and had elected to spend time with his Aunts and a girl he had met at Ernie's Beach House. Jason is later revealed in ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' as having only recently returned to Angel Grove along with Kimberly, indicating that this decision to stay didn't last long.
+[[Jason Lee Scott]], the former [[Red Ranger]] and later [[Gold Ranger]], had only recently given up the Gold Ranger powers, and was last seen walking away with a girl that he had met at [[Ernie]]'s beach club.  Jason is later revealed in ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' to have only recently returned to [[Angel Grove]] along with [[Kimberly]].
 ==References==
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