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This article is about an artifact in Power Rangers Zeo .

This article is about an artifact in Power Rangers (2017), a different continuity than the TV series.

The Zeo Crystal is an extremely powerful object which produces enormous amounts of energy, becoming stronger with the passage of time. It is comprised of five subcrystals, which are used to access the Morphing Grid.

History

The exact origins of the Zeo Crystal were never explained. However, in "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor", it is explained that it had been brought to the Earth's moon by an ancient race from the M51 Galaxy. They hid the Zeo Crystal in the Caves of Deception located beneath the Moon Palace.

To protect the Zeo Crystal from anybody who would try to harness its power for evil, namely Master Vile, the denizens of the M51 Galaxy surrounded the crystal in a force field that would destroy anybody not purely good who came in to contact with it. Lord Zedd was aware of this, which led Rita Repulsa to remark, in jest, "He tried to get the Zeo Crystal once, and look what happened to Zeddy's face!"

Knowing that Master Vile had plans for the crystal, Zordon asks the Rangers to acquire and destroy it. Tommy Oliver, the White Ranger, was able to successfully gain the Zeo Crystal and release it from the Caves of Deception. However, Master Vile managed to obtain the crystal briefly, and used its powers to wage his war against the cities of Earth. However, the Power Rangers managed to break Vile's link to the crystal and retrieve it from him. Deciding that the Zeo Crystal had to be sent to a place where Master Vile could never find it, Tommy split the Zeo Crystal into its five subcrystals with Saba. Zordon then teleported the subcrystals through holes in time and space, sending them to various locations in Earth's history.

With Master Vile's having turned back time on Earth, turning the Power Rangers into kids and rendering them powerless, Zordon determined that the only object capable of restoring the Earth and the rangers' powers was the Zeo Crystal. While Billy, who was the only one to have regained his age at that point, volunteered to go, Zordon explained that the crystals would only respond to those still affected by the time warp. Thus Zordon sent the five child Rangers through time and space to find their Zeo subcrystals.

Rocky's journey took him to a volcano in Latin America, circa 1936. Adam traveled centuries into Korea's past to find his piece of the Zeo Crystal located within a waterfall. Tommy journeyed into the past of North America, taking him to a Native American tribe where he learned to trust his inner self. Kat traveled to mid-20th century Australia, where magic surrounded her quest. Aisha traveled to the wilderness of Africa, circa the 1980s, where she discovered an unexpected answer to her Zeo quest: Aisha was persuaded by a tribal wise woman named Ashalla to stay in Africa and try to help find a cure for the dying animals. Aisha sent Tanya, an orphan living with the tribe she encountered, to the future Angel Grove with her Zeo subcrystal, changing the course of her family's history so that her family was now living with her in Africa.

With the reunited Zeo Crystal in the hands of good, Billy used a device he constructed powered by the crystal itself to reverse Master Vile's time spell. Shortly after time was restored, Goldar and Rito Revolto, who had managed to infiltrate the caves beneath the Command Center, stole the reassembled Zeo Crystal and escaped just as an implosion device that they had previously set went off.

Goldar and Rito, after stealing the crystal, lost it through unknown means. It was later found undamaged amongst the wreckage of the Command Center. After the Command Center was rebuilt as the Power Chamber, Zordon once again divided the Zeo Crystal into five subdivisions to power his new team of Rangers. Billy stepped down and became a technical advisor, as the Zeo Crystal only has enough power for five rangers. The remaining five became the new Zeo Rangers.

After Zeo

See also: Zeo–Turbo transition gap

What became of the Zeo Crystal following "Good as Gold" has never been explained. Tommy was later able to use his pair of Zeonizers to become the Red Zeo Ranger again in "Forever Red," as well as the four other Zeo powers' being used in the finale of Super Megaforce. Additionally, when Tommy faced his White Mighty Morphin' Ranger self in "Fighting Spirit," he reasoned that this should be impossible since the Ninja Coins had been destroyed by Lord Zedd and Rita. He made no such reference to the Zeo Crystal having been lost when he faced his Red Zeo Ranger self, implying that it should still be possible to access his Zeo powers.

Several years later, in "Legendary Battle", the original Zeo Rangers reclaimed their powers through unknown means to fight in the final battle against the Armada.

In "Dimensions in Danger", Tommy incorporated his Zeo subcrystal into his Master Morpher, allowing him to morph into his Red Zeo Ranger form at any time.

Zeo subcrystals

2017 movie

In the 2017 movie, the Zeo Crystal sustains all life on Earth, and is buried beneath its crust. It is sought by Rita Repulsa, despite the fact it would destroy the Earth. It is stated by Zordon that Zeo Crystals were the source of life on any given life-bearing planet in the universe, hence why Alpha could give the rangers an idea of what would happen if the one on Earth were to be removed, implying that he had witnessed such planetary devastation in the past.

Notes

The individual subcrystals are cut into elongated shapes representing what would become the representing symbols of the Zeo Rangers.

The Zeo subcrystals themselves were used to morph instead of the Zeonizers in select comic adaptions of Power Rangers Zeo.

The Zeo Crystal is mentioned in the comic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual #1 (2016), as having damaged Lord Zedd's appearance, the fact that Zedd stored it on the Moon Palace with Rita, and the idea that Zordon might have been after the crystal's power as well.

Coincidentally, the function of the reimagined Zeo Crystal as the essential source of life for a planet matches that of Planetium in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, which premiered in the same year as Power Rangers.

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+[[File:Master Morpher - Zeo.png|thumb|220x220px]]
-The '''Zeo Crystal''' is an extremely powerful object which produced enormous amounts of energy, constantly getting stronger as time went on. It was comprised of 5 sub-crystals which they use to access the [[Morphin Grid]].
+The '''Zeo Crystal''' is an extremely powerful object which produces enormous amounts of energy, becoming stronger with the passage of time.  It is comprised of five subcrystals, which are used to access the [[Morphing Grid]].
-==History==
+== History ==
+The exact origins of the Zeo Crystal were never explained.  However, in "[[Master Vile and the Metallic Armor]]", it is explained that it had been brought to the Earth's moon by an ancient race from the [[M51 Galaxy]]. They hid the Zeo Crystal in the Caves of Deception located beneath the [[Moon Palace]].
-===Origin===
-The exact origins of the Zeo Crystal have been lost for a millennium. However, it is known to have been brought to the Earth's moon by an ancient race from the [[M51 Galaxy]]. They hid the Zeo Crystal in the Caves of Deception located beneath the [[Moon Palace]].
+To protect the Zeo Crystal from anybody who would try to harness its power for evil, namely [[Master Vile]], the denizens of the M51 Galaxy surrounded the crystal in a force field that would destroy anybody not purely good who came in to contact with it. [[Lord Zedd]] was aware of this, which led [[Rita Repulsa]] to remark, in jest, "He tried to get the Zeo Crystal once, and look what happened to Zeddy's face!"
-===Zeo Quest===
-To further protect the Zeo Crystal from anybody who would try to harness its power for evil, namely [[Master Vile]], the denizens of the M51 Galaxy surrounded the crystal in a force field that would destroy anybody not purely good who came in to contact with it. [[Lord Zedd]] was aware of this and, according to [[Rita Repulsa]], it was a failed attempt at acquiring the crystal that gave him his macabre appearance. {{Storylink|Master Vile and the Metallic Armor}} Knowing that Master Vile had plans for the crystal, [[Zordon]] asks the Rangers to acquire and destroy it. [[Thomas Oliver|Tommy Oliver]], the [[White Ranger]], was the only person who managed to successfully gain the Zeo Crystal and release it from the Caves of Deception. However, Master Vile managed to obtain the Crystal briefly and used its powers to wage his war against the cities of [[Earth]]. Fortunately the Power Rangers managed to retrieve the Crystal from him. Deciding that the Zeo Crystal had to be sent to a place where Master Vile could never find it, Tommy split the Zeo Crystal into its five sub-crystals with [[Saba]]. [[Zordon]] then teleported the sub-crystals through holes in time and space, sending them to various locations in Earth's history.
+Knowing that Master Vile had plans for the crystal, [[Zordon]] asks the Rangers to acquire and destroy it. [[Thomas Oliver|Tommy Oliver]], the [[White Ranger]], was able to successfully gain the Zeo Crystal and release it from the Caves of Deception. However, Master Vile managed to obtain the crystal briefly, and used its powers to wage his war against the cities of [[Earth]]. However, the Power Rangers managed to break Vile's link to the crystal and retrieve it from him. Deciding that the Zeo Crystal had to be sent to a place where Master Vile could never find it, Tommy split the Zeo Crystal into its five subcrystals with [[Saba]]. [[Zordon]] then teleported the subcrystals through holes in time and space, sending them to various locations in Earth's history.
-With Master Vile having turned back time on Earth and [[Lord Zedd]] and [[Rita Repulsa]] successfully rendering the [[Power Rangers]] powerless, Zordon decided that the only object capable of restoring the Earth and the Rangers' powers was the Zeo Crystal. As [[Billy Cranston|Billy]] was the only ranger to return to his normal age, Zordon sent the five child Rangers through time and space to find their Zeo sub-crystals.
+With Master Vile's having turned back time on Earth, turning the [[Power Rangers]] into kids and rendering them powerless, Zordon determined that the only object capable of restoring the Earth and the rangers' powers was the Zeo Crystal. While [[Billy Cranston|Billy]], who was the only one to have regained his age at that point, volunteered to go, Zordon explained that the crystals would only respond to those still affected by the time warp. Thus Zordon sent the five child Rangers through time and space to find their Zeo subcrystals.
-[[Rocky DeSantos|Rocky's]] journey took him to a volcano in Latin America, circa 1936. [[Adam Park|Adam]] traveled centuries into Korea's past to find his shard of the Zeo Crystal located within a waterfall. Tommy journeyed into the past of North America, taking him to a Native American tribe where he learned to trust his inner self in order to find his shard of the Zeo Crystal. [[Katherine Hillard|Kat]] traveled to mid-20th century Australia, where magic surrounded her quest. [[Aisha Campbell|Aisha]] traveled to the wilderness of Africa, circa the 1980s, where she discovered an unexpected answer to her Zeo quest: Aisha was persuaded by a tribal wise woman named [[Ashalla]] to stay in Africa and try to help find a cure for the dying animals. Aisha sent [[Tanya Sloan|Tanya]], an orphan living with the tribe she encountered, to the future [[Angel Grove]] with her Zeo sub-crystal, changing the course of history so that Aisha's family was now living in Africa with her.
+[[Rocky DeSantos|Rocky's]] journey took him to a volcano in Latin America, circa 1936. [[Adam Park|Adam]] traveled centuries into Korea's past to find his piece of the Zeo Crystal located within a waterfall. Tommy journeyed into the past of North America, taking him to a Native American tribe where he learned to trust his inner self. [[Katherine Hillard|Kat]] traveled to mid-20th century Australia, where magic surrounded her quest. [[Aisha Campbell|Aisha]] traveled to the wilderness of Africa, circa the 1980s, where she discovered an unexpected answer to her Zeo quest: Aisha was persuaded by a tribal wise woman named [[Ashalla]] to stay in Africa and try to help find a cure for the dying animals. Aisha sent [[Tanya Sloan|Tanya]], an orphan living with the tribe she encountered, to the future [[Angel Grove]] with her Zeo subcrystal, changing the course of her family's history so that her family was now living with her in Africa.
-With the reunited Zeo Crystal in the hands of good, Billy used a device he constructed powered by the crystal itself remove Master Vile's time spell and return time to its normal course. Immediately after time was restored, [[Goldar]] and [[Rito Revolto|Rito]], who had managed to infiltrate the caves beneath the [[Command Center]], stole the reassembled Zeo Crystal and escaped just as a detonator they had previously set went off.[[Image:ZeoCrystal.jpg|thumb|The Zeo Crystal glowing with power.]]
+With the reunited Zeo Crystal in the hands of good, Billy used a device he constructed powered by the crystal itself to reverse Master Vile's time spell. Shortly after time was restored, [[Goldar]] and [[Rito Revolto]], who had managed to infiltrate the caves beneath the [[Command Center]], stole the reassembled Zeo Crystal and escaped just as an implosion device that they had previously set went off.[[Image:ZeoCrystal.jpg|thumb|The Zeo Crystal glowing with power.]]
-Goldar and Rito after stealing the crystal lost it through unknown means. It was found by rangers around the wreckage of the Command Center. It was shown to be powerful enough to survive the explosion without sustaining any damage. After Zordon and [[Alpha 5]] rebuilt the Command Center, Zordon once again divided the Zeo Crystal into five subdivisions to power his new team of Rangers. Billy steps down and becomes a technical adviser as he passes his powers to Tanya and the four remaining Mighty Morphin rangers, Tommy, Rocky, Adam and Kat are now joined by Tanya. With the new [[Zeonizer]] Crystals, Zordon was able to create a new team; the [http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Zeo_Rangers Power Rangers Zeo].
+Goldar and Rito, after stealing the crystal, lost it through unknown means. It was later found undamaged amongst the wreckage of the Command Center. After the Command Center was rebuilt as the [[Power Chamber]], Zordon once again divided the Zeo Crystal into five subdivisions to power his new team of Rangers. Billy stepped down and became a technical advisor, as the Zeo Crystal only has enough power for five rangers. The remaining five became the new Zeo Rangers.
-===[[Turbo]]===
-The transition from Zeo to Turbo is rather nebulous as it was never explained. It can be presumed that the Zeo powers granted by the crystal were simply laid aside in exchange for the Turbo powers which Alpha 5 created. This could explain how Tommy was later able to use his pair of Zeonizers to become the Red Zeo Ranger again in "[[Forever Red]]," as well as the four other Zeo powers being used in the finale of Super Megaforce. Additionally, when Tommy faced his White Mighty Morphin' Ranger self in "[[Fighting Spirit]]," he reasoned that this should be impossible since the [[Ninja Coins]] had been destroyed by Lord Zedd and Rita. He made no such reference to the Zeo Crystal having been lost when he faced his Red Zeo Ranger self, implying that it should still be possible to access his Zeo powers.
+=== After ''Zeo'' ===
-Where the crystal would have been stored during the Turbo Era is unknown. It was speculated to be in the Power Chamber when it was destroyed. However, others have stated that when Zordon and Alpha 5 left for Eltar they simply took it with them.
+{{seealso|Zeo–Turbo transition gap}}
-The original Zeo Rangers reclaimed their powers by unknown means to fight in the final battle against the Armada. [[Legendary Battle]]
+What became of the Zeo Crystal following "[[Good as Gold]]" has never been explained. Tommy was later able to use his pair of Zeonizers to become the Red Zeo Ranger again in "[[Forever Red]]," as well as the four other Zeo powers' being used in the finale of ''Super Megaforce''. Additionally, when Tommy faced his White Mighty Morphin' Ranger self in "[[Fighting Spirit]]," he reasoned that this should be impossible since the [[Ninja Coins]] had been destroyed by Lord Zedd and Rita.  He made no such reference to the Zeo Crystal having been lost when he faced his Red Zeo Ranger self, implying that it should still be possible to access his Zeo powers.
-Tommy later incorporated his Zeo sub crystal into his Master Morpher, allowing him to morph into his Zeo ranger form at anytime.
+Several years later, in "[[Legendary Battle]]", the original Zeo Rangers reclaimed their powers through unknown means to fight in the final battle against the Armada.
-==Zeo Sub-Crystals==
+In "[[Dimensions in Danger]]", Tommy incorporated his Zeo subcrystal into his Master Morpher, allowing him to morph into his Red Zeo Ranger form at any time.
+==Zeo subcrystals==
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-== 2017 Movie ==
+== 2017 movie ==
-In the [[Power Rangers (2017)|2017 film]], the Zeo Crystal sustains all life on Earth, and is buried beneath its crust. It is sought by the evil former [[Green Ranger]] [[Rita Repulsa (2017 movie)|Rita Repulsa]], despite the fact it would destroy Earth. It was stated by Zordon that Zeo Crystals were the source of life on any given life-bearing planet in the universe, hence why Alpha could give the Rangers an idea of what would happen if the one on Earth were to be removed, implying he'd witnessed such planetary devastation in the past. <!--
+In the [[Power Rangers (2017)|2017 movie]], the Zeo Crystal sustains all life on Earth, and is buried beneath its crust.  It is sought by [[Rita Repulsa (2017 movie)|Rita Repulsa]], despite the fact it would destroy the Earth.  It is stated by Zordon that Zeo Crystals were the source of life on any given life-bearing planet in the universe, hence why Alpha could give the rangers an idea of what would happen if the one on Earth were to be removed, implying that he had witnessed such planetary devastation in the past.
+== Notes ==
-In [[Power Rangers (2017)|''Power Rangers'']], an alternate universe, the Zeo Crystal is the source of all the Power Rangers' powers and their only connection to the [[Morphing Grid]]. The last [[Green Rangers|Green Ranger]], [[Rita Repulsa (2017 movie)|Rita Repulsa]] turned against her fellow teammates, desiring the power of the Zeo Crystal for herself, creating the monster [[Goldar (2017 movie)|Goldar]] to safely take the crystal as it would harm her otherwise. However, [[Zordon (2017 movie)|Zordon]] and the rest of Rita's old team destroyed Goldar, at the cost of four of them. Rita fled, while Zordon became one with Morphing Grid.
+* The individual subcrystals are cut into elongated shapes representing what would become the representing symbols of the Zeo Rangers.
+* The Zeo subcrystals themselves were used to morph instead of the Zeonizers in select comic adaptions of ''Power Rangers Zeo''.
-Years later, five teens find the power coins, alerting Rita to the fact the Zeo Crystal still exists. She returns to Earth to revive Goldar, so she can acquire the crystal for her new master [[Lord Zedd]].-->
+* The Zeo Crystal is mentioned in the comic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual #1 (2016), as having damaged Lord Zedd's appearance, the fact that Zedd stored it on the Moon Palace with Rita, and the idea that Zordon might have been after the crystal's power as well.
-==Notes==
-*The individual sub-crystals of the Zeo Crystal are cut into elongated shapes representing what would become the representing symbols of the Zeo rangers.
+* Coincidentally, the function of the reimagined Zeo Crystal as the essential source of life for a planet matches that of [[Planetium]] in ''[[Uchu Sentai Kyuranger]]'', which premiered in the same year as ''Power Rangers''.
-*The Zeo crystals themselves were used to morph instead of the Zeonizers in select comic adaptions of Power Rangers Zeo.
-*The Zeo Crystal is mentioned in the comic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual #1 (2016), as having damaged Lord Zedd's appearance, the fact that Zedd stored it on the Moon Palace with Rita, and the idea that Zordon might have been after the Crystal's power as well.
-*Coincidentally, the function of the reimagined Zeo Crystal as the essential source of life for a planet matches that of [[Planetium]] in ''[[Uchu Sentai Kyuranger]]'', which premiered in the same year as ''Power Rangers''.
-*It isn’t clear why, if the Zeo Crystal only gets more powerful over time, the Power Rangers would ever need to create/use different powers, such as the Turbo Powers. Theoretically, the Zeo Ranger powers could have been used indefinitely against all the threat forces the various teams of Rangers would face over the years, barring the physical destruction of the Zeozords, Zeonizers etc.
 [[de: Zeokristall]]
+===See Also===
+{{SS|Superpower|Ohranger}} (Power Source)
 [[Category: Zeo]]
 [[Category: Artifacts]]