Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is a television series and the eighth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 23rd Super Sentai series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (1999).

Lightspeed Rescue had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart in the Titanium Ranger, as there was no Titanium Ranger in GoGoFive, which makes it the first season to have an American-exclusive Ranger.

Synopsis

The series takes place in the fictitious city of Mariner Bay, California, which was built on an ancient demon burial ground. When the demons were accidentally released from their tomb in the desert, they threaten to destroy Mariner Bay. Therefore, a government organization called Lightspeed, headed by Captain William Mitchell, recruits four civilians and his own daughter to defend the city as a new team of Power Rangers after Lightspeed successfully channels the source of their powers, the Morphin Grid. Each of the four civilians chosen had a special area of expertise: Carter Grayson, the Red Ranger, was a fire fighter in the local fire department; Chad Lee, the Blue Ranger, worked as a lifeguard and marine animal trainer at a local aquarium and a marine amusement park; Joel Rawlings, the Green Ranger, was a stunt pilot; Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Ranger, was an extreme sports athlete; and Dana Mitchell, Captain Mitchell's daughter, who agreed to become the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, was a paramedic and practiced medical arts. The Rangers were aided by a team of scientists and engineers led by Miss Angela Fairweather, and operated out of the Lightspeed Aquabase, an underwater military compound that also deters the hydrophobic demons from directly attacking the base.

The five Rangers would be joined by Captain Mitchell's long lost son, Ryan Mitchell, who would become the Titanium Ranger. Together, the six Rangers would prevail against the demon forces time after time, culminating in a final showdown where, in Power Rangers tradition, all of the Zords, the base, and much of the weapons and other equipment that was used by the Power Rangers over the series was destroyed.

In addition, Lightspeed Rescue featured a reunion reappearance of characters from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, when the villainess Trakeena comes to Earth to destroy it and the Lightspeed Rangers team up with the Galaxy Rangers.

Cast and characters

Lightspeed Rangers

• Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger
• Michael Chaturantabut as Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger
• Keith Robinson as Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger
• Sasha Williams as Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger
• Alison MacInnis as Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger
• Rhett Fisher as Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger

Supporting characters

• Monica Louwerens as Ms. Angela Fairweather
• Ron Roggé as Captain William Mitchell

Villains

• Jennifer L. Yen as Vypra
• Diane Salinger as the voice of Queen Bansheera
• Neil Kaplan as the voice of Diabolico
• Michael Forest as the voice of Prince Olympius
  • Brianne Siddall as the voice of Impus
• David Lodge as the voice of Loki
• Kim Strauss as the voice of Jinxer

Guest stars

• Danny Slavin as Leo Corbett, Galaxy Red
• Reggie Rolle as Damon Henderson, Galaxy Green
• Archie Kao as Kai Chen, Galaxy Blue
• Cerina Vincent as Maya, Galaxy Yellow
• Valerie Vernon as Kendrix Morgan, Galaxy Pink
• Jennifer Burns as Trakeena

Video game

Several video games based on Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue were also developed and available for Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, and PC. The PlayStation and N64 versions were 3D beat-em up games, the Game Boy version was a 2D side-scrolling platformer, and the PC version was actually an activity center.

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2000) at Fox Kids
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue at IMDb