Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers
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The Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers are fictional character and heroes in the Power Rangers universe, and are the primary protagonists in the television series Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue.
The Lightspeed Rescue Rangers were recruited under Operation Lightspeed, in order to fight ancient Demons that were attacking the fictional town of Mariner Bay. They were the first team of Power Rangers to be granted powers entirely through Earthling human technology, and not through mystic forces or by alien technology (or both).
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[edit] Carter Grayson
Carter Grayson is a firefighter and the Red Lightspeed Ranger. He is the leader of the Lightspeed team, played by Sean Cw Johnson. He risked his life with his daredevil maneuvers, but always saved those in danger.
When he was a child, Carter was saved from a burning building by a mystery firefighter (Captain Bill Mitchell).
He was the first to accept his role as a Lightspeed Power Ranger. He bravely took down Queen Bansheera in the final battle with the Demons, hurling her into the Shadow World for good.
When Vypra returned from the dead and began terrorizing Silver Hills, Carter reunited the Lightspeed Rescue Rangers, who helped the Time Force Rangers defeat her. When the Machine Empire's forces unearthed Zedd's Serpentera to destroy Earth, Carter teamed up with nine other Red Rangers and travelled to the moon to stop them in the Wild Force episode "Forever Red."
| Preceded by: Leo Corbett |
Red Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Wesley Collins |
| Preceded by: Leo Corbett |
Power Rangers leader 2000 |
Succeeded by: Jen Scotts |
[edit] Chad Lee
Chad Lee (played by Michael Chaturantabut) is the Blue Lightspeed Ranger, known for his aquatic skills. He often spends time scuba diving, feeling connected to the marine life. Chad brings to the team his exceptional martial arts ability, and water rescue skills. He also temporarily had a relationship with the mermaid Marina, but they parted ways eventually.
After leaving Lightspeed, Chad became a lifeguard, but returned to help his team fight an undead Vypra with the Time Force Rangers.
| Preceded by: Kai Chen |
Blue Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Lucas Kendall |
[edit] Joel Rawlings
Joel Rawlings is an aerial stuntman a.k.a. the Sky Cowboy and was recruited by Captain Mitchell to be the Green Lightspeed Ranger. He is played by Keith Robinson.
He was extremely reluctant to become a Power Ranger at first, not believing in Lightspeed or what it had to offer, but when he saw his beloved Mariner Bay in danger, he decided to take them up on their offer.
He shows interest in the Rangers' assistant, Ms. Angela Fairweather. In the epilogue of the finale episode, Rawlings and Ms Fairweather are about to go out on their first date when he is called away on Ranger business, unable to let his duties end with the Demons. He eventually marries Ms. Fairweather, and the two are seen heading off on their honeymoon right before he returns to the team to help battle Vypra with the Time Force Power Rangers.
| Preceded by: Damon Henderson |
Green Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Trip |
[edit] Kelsey Winslow
Kelsey Winslow is the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger, and is extremely active physically, being a professional mountain climber. She takes the job because it is the most exciting thing of which she's ever heard. Kelsey recently reconciled with her grandmother, whose preoccupation with wealth and indifference towards Kelsey drove the two apart. Kelsey returned to extreme sports following the collapse of Lightspeed, but returned with the others to fight Vypra and Quargenon with Time Force. She was played by Sasha Williams.
- In this series, The Yellow Lightspeed Ranger is portrayed as a female, although her Morphed form suit was flat-chested and did not include a skirt as the Pink Lightspeed Ranger's Morphed form did. This (morphed) scene was taken from Japanese Sentai, GoGoV where the Yellow Ranger is actually a male police officer.
| Preceded by: Maya |
Yellow Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Katie Walker |
[edit] Dana Mitchell
Dana Mitchell is the daughter of Captain Mitchell and sister to Ryan Mitchell. She was a nurse and the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, played by Alison MacInnis.
Dana is serious, intellectual, and level-headed. She gathered the team together from all over Mariner Bay, and is a valuable asset to the team as one of the Rangers. Dana had a very brief stint as a model, but she resigned when it started to interfere in her Ranger duties. She was later reconciled with her long-lost brother, Ryan.
Dana had fulfilled her dream of becoming a doctor, and practices as a pediatrician. She was called into duty when having to battle Vypra with the Time Force Power Rangers.
| Preceded by: Kendrix Morgan |
Pink Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Jen |
| Preceded by: Karone |
[edit] Ryan Mitchell
Ryan Mitchell (portrayed by Rhett Fisher) is the sixth Lightspeed Rescue ranger.
When Ryan was very young, he was involved in an accident along with his father, Captain Mitchell, and his sister, Dana, and all three were suspended over a cliff. Captain Mitchell had a secure grasp of Dana, but Ryan was hanging on by Mitchell's shoe. The spirit of Diabolico appeared offered a deal: Diabolico would take the child, but in payment he would raise the child himself, and Captain Mitchell would not see him again until his 20th birthday. Captain Mitchell at first refused, but relented when Ryan began to fall. Mitchell later said that it was the hardest decision he had ever made.
Ryan was thus raised by the demon Diabolico, and taught him that his father had rejected him, favoring Dana. Diabolico stole the prototype Titanium Morpher from the Lightspeed Base and instructed Ryan to destroy the other Power Rangers (including his sister Dana) with the Titanium Ranger power. He nearly succeeded, but Ms. Fairweather brought out the V-Lancers, which overpowered Ryan. Just as the Power Rangers were about to destroy Ryan, however, Captain Mitchell called them back and told them the back story. After some soul-searching, Ryan rejects Diabolico and joins the Lightspeed Rescue team. In response, Diabolico placed a cobra tattoo on his back, which would inch up if he morphed and kill him when it reached Ryan's neck. Ryan manages to find the original cobra and destroy the curse.
After a while, Ryan left to find more information about the demons and how to defeat them.
The Titanium Ranger is unique because there was no corresponding sixth ranger in the Super Sentai series; it is the first original Power Ranger. The Titanium Ranger's design is also noticeably different from the original GoGoV uniforms. The uniform is based off of the suit designs of Turboranger, with minor tweaks such as a Lightspeed belt, gloves and boots. The helmet is modeled after the Lightspeed helmet (single color and no mouthpiece) and its visor is modeled after the V from the original Sentai title.
| Preceded by: Mike Corbett |
Other Ranger 2000 |
Succeeded by: Eric Myers |
| Power Rangers Characters by Era and Generation | ||
|---|---|---|
| General: | List of characters | Minor characters | |
| Ranger colors: | Red Ranger | Yellow Ranger | Blue Ranger | Black/Green Ranger | Pink/White Ranger | Other Rangers and Ranger-like Allies | |
| Zordon | I | Jason Lee Scott | Trini Kwan | Zack Taylor | Kimberly Hart | Billy Cranston | Tommy Oliver |
| II | Rocky DeSantos | Adam Park | Aisha Campbell | |
| III-IV | Katherine Hillard | Ninjor | Aquitian Rangers | Tanya Sloan | Trey of Triforia | |
| V-VI | Justin Stewart | Blue Senturion | Carlos Vallertes | Ashley Hammond | Cassie Chan | T.J. Johnson | Phantom Ranger | Andros | Zhane | |
| Post-Zordon/ Independent |
VII-X | Lost Galaxy Power Rangers | Magna Defender | Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers | Time Force Power Rangers | Quantum Ranger | Wild Force Power Rangers |
| Disney/ New Zealand |
XI- present |
Ninja Storm Power Rangers | Dino Thunder Power Rangers | S.P.D. Power Rangers | Mystic Force Power Rangers | Clare |
