| “ | You'll be coming with us, Commander Cruger. You have an appointment with Emperor Gruumm. | „ |
| ~ Charlie revealing the A-Squad Rangers' treacherous nature to Commander Cruger before kidnapping him. |
The A-Squad Rangers are supporting antagonists in Power Rangers S.P.D., being major antagonists in the episodes Resurrection and Endings. Originally an elite team of Space Patrol Delta, these Power Rangers later decided to join the ranks of the Troobian Empire.
History[]
Early beginnings[]
The A-Squad helped to protect Earth from hostile threats, but at some point, they allied themselves with Emperor Gruumm, since Bridge Carson sensed something strange about their auras when they left Delta Base for a last-minute simulation instruction, as stated in the Beginnings Part I. The A-Squad also showed up in the Delta Squad Megazord to destroy an evil robot.
Protecting Helix Nebula and 'disappearance'[]
The A-Squad was assigned on a mission to protect the Helix Nebula from the Troobian Empire until it was actually a trap and contact with them was lost.
Defection and Destroying S.P.D. Gamma 4 base[]
However, this was actually a ruse, and the A-Squad bid their time, destroying the S.P.D. Gamma 4 base in the process and presumably all the personnel who worked there.
Faking a crash-landing on Gamma-Orion and Return to Earth[]
They eventually faked a crash landing on Gamma-Orion and sent out a distress signal to get the B-Squad to come and "rescue" them. After they brought the A-Squad back, the B-Squad were frustrated when Commander Cruger dismissed them abruptly to debrief the A-Squad. The fact that they would now be back on "zord clean-up duty", and the realization that they were now back as reserves didn't help, despite all their work over the past months.
Capturing Commander Cruger and battling B-Squad[]
However, the A-Squad revealed themselves as traitors and captured Cruger, bringing him to Gruumm's spacecraft. They eventually took on B-Squad and they overwhelmed them at first until B-Squad used their S.W.A.T. Mode, combined with their smarter battle tactics, to defeat them.
Escalating the battle, the A-Squad started to unleash their own Megazord and a battle between them and both Delta Squad Megazord and Omegamax Megazord had begun, but once Broodwing and his forces attacked the Delta Base and activated the Delta Command Megazord in order to destroy Newtech City, the A-Squad succeeded in destroying the Delta Squad Megazord, as well as disabling the Omegamax Megazord.
Conclusion and Final Defeat[]
| “ | Charlie: "You can't do this to us! We're the 'A' Squad! Jack: "Looks like you've been demoted." |
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| ~ Charlie and Jack Landors, also Charlie's last words. |
However, the B-Squad utilized the S.W.A.T. Megazord to destroy the A-Squad's Megazord with the A-Squad getting imprisoned in the containment cards by the B-Squad as Jack Landors judged them guilty. B-Squad would eventually take A-Squad's place, and due to how thoroughly the previous team disgraced it, the A-Squad rank was permanently discontinued.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Troobian Empire
- Emperor Gruumm
- Generals
- Mora
- Generals
- Emperor Gruumm
Enemies[]
Space Patrol Delta[]
- Anubis "Doggie" Cruger
- Jack Landors
- Bridge Carson
- Sydney "Syd" Drew
- Schuyler "Sky" Tate
- Elizabeth "Z" Delgado
- Sam
- Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx
- Boom
Others[]
- Broodwing
Members[]
Charlie[]
Charlie is the Red Ranger, Jack's archenemy and the leader of the A-Squad, as well as the first female Red Ranger. Charlie was extremely arrogant and contemptuous of the B-Squad. In their battle with B-Squad, she took on Jack Landors, the B-Squad Red Ranger. After easily defeating him, Charlie taunted the B-Squad, saying they weren't worthy of wiping their boots. But when her team was defeated and about to be captured, she was outraged by the idea that the A-Squad could possibly be beaten by their "inferiors" and said the B-Squad couldn't do this since they were A-Squad, only for Jack to say that they had been demoted before they were imprisoned, much to Charlie's fury.
Blue Ranger[]
The Blue Ranger (never given an official name) is a walrus-like, four-eyed alien and the second-in-command of the A-Squad as well as Sky's archenemy. In the A-Squad's battle with the B-Squad, he took on Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the B-Squad Blue Ranger. The Blue Ranger, unlike his cohorts, never actually talked and ended up imprisoned along with the rest of his team. Greg Aronowitz, when sculpting the character, referred to himself as "The Walrus" and the Blue Ranger was given the name "Beevor" by a fan, which is the name generally used in fandom.
Green Ranger[]
The Green Ranger (never given an official name) is a man of African extraction and is Bridge's archenemy. In the A-Squad's battle with the B-Squad, he took on Bridge Carson, the B-Squad Green Ranger. After the B-Squad was first overwhelmed, the Green Ranger, along with his teammates, taunted them by saying they were next choice. However, he ended up imprisoned along with the rest of his team. The Green Ranger was given the name "Cliff" by a fan, which is the name generally used in fandom.
Yellow Ranger[]
The Yellow Ranger (never given an official name) is a white man and is Z's archenemy. In the A-Squad's battle with B-Squad, he fought Elizabeth "Z" Delgado. After the B-Squad Ranger was first overwhelmed, the Yellow Ranger, along with his teammates, taunted them by saying they were second-rate. However, he ended up imprisoned along with the rest of the team. The Yellow Ranger was given the name "Ivan" by a fan, which is the name generally used in fandom.
Pink Ranger[]
The Pink Ranger (never given an official name) is an Asian woman and is Syd's archenemy. In the A-Squad's battle with B-Squad, she fought Sydney "Syd" Drew. After the B-Squad was overwhelmed the first time, The Pink Ranger, along with her teammates, taunted them by saying they were second best. However, she ended up imprisoned along with the rest of the team. The Pink Ranger was given the name "Rachel" by a fan, which is the name generally used in fandom.
Abilities[]
The A-Squad is able to morph instantly without using a Morpher, which grants them armored suits and powerful laser blasters. Overall, their equipment seems similar to the B-Squad's S.W.A.T. mode, which explains why the B-Squad had to use that technology to beat them. The A-Squad are highly skilled fighters and the only reason they were defeated by the B-Squad because they underestimated them.
Megazord[]
When the A-Squad first appeared in the two-part episode "Beginnings", they utilized the Delta Squad Megazord, but once they revealed themselves as traitors, they utilized a new Megazord. However, it was destroyed by the S.W.A.T. Megazord, similarly to how the A-Squad was defeated once the B-Squad used their S.W.A.T. Mode.
Description[]
Interestingly enough, the A-Squad's Megazord is a modified version of Broodwing's Mega Drill that has the ability to transform into a Megazord. Moreover, there are S.P.D. decals built inside the Megazord's cockpit, so it may have belonged to S.P.D. once before; however, its outward appearance is heavily modified in order to fit in with the rest of the Troobian Empire.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Strength - The A-Squad's Megazord has incredible strength, capable of smashing the Delta Sword with one swing. After Broodwing deployed in the Delta Command Megazord, it easily held both it and the Omegamax Megazord in place.
- Armor - The A-Squad Megazord has extremely thick armor, proving it is completely immune to the charged-up Delta Blaster and just walking through it.
- Lightning Blasts - The A-Squad's Megazord is able to fire yellow lightning from the center of its forehead. A single blast forced the Omegamax Megazord and the Delta Squad Megazord to stagger back. When fired at point blank range, a single blast took down the Omegamax Megazord with one hit.
- Waist Lightning Blast - The A-Squad's Megazord can fire a massive barrage of yellow lightning from its waist. This is its strongest and finishing attack, as a single strike annihilated the Delta Squad Megazord.
Arsenal[]
- Clawed Hands - The A-Squad's Megazord has enormous hands with golden claws that it can use to hack and slash his enemies and were sharp enough to smash the Delta Squad Megazord's sword.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The A-Squad Rangers are the second Ranger characters after Power Ranger's Lightspeed Rescue's Titanium Ranger to be of American design with no Super Sentai counterparts and are the first Ranger team to be wholly American-made. Their Megazord is based on the final giant robot used in the final episodes of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, which was piloted by an alien criminal in that version.
- Future US-only Ranger teams include Jungle Fury's Spirit Rangers (who started evil but became good) and the Hyperforce Rangers.
- The A-Squad Rangers' helmets are modified versions of the ones worn by the Space Rangers, with SPD badges on the foreheads and vent-like protrusions mounted on the top and sides. The Green Ranger's helmet was a repainted version of the Black Ranger's helmet, since there was no Green Space Ranger.
- The Pink Ranger's actress, Motoko Nagino, did a lot of stunt work throughout Power Rangers and she is married to a long-time stunt coordinator and executive producer for the show.
- Production-wise, the A-Squad Rangers are the first, and so far, only example of Power Rangers becoming evil of their own free will, instead of being brainwashed like Tommy Oliver, being manipulated like Ryan Mitchell, or being created that way, like the Psycho Rangers, the White Dino Ranger Clone and countless other evil Ranger versions, like both of the Shadow Rangers teams.
- The A-Squad Rangers are known for having the very first female Red Ranger in Power Rangers history. This wouldn't happen again until the female Samurai Red Ranger, Lauren Shiba, who never turned evil, and Cosmic Fury where Amelia Jones becomes the new Red Ranger.
- The A-Squad Rangers are considered to be the evil counterparts to B-Squad. The A-Squad was once affiliated with Space Patrol Delta, then turned against the interplanetary police force, while B-Squad remained loyal to S.P.D. and its cause.
- It makes sense in some respect that they chose to ally with Grumm. They fought against the massive forces of Squid Ink Ic commanded by the vile Lord Zedd just two years prior, and that forced a lot of retired Ranges into battle. Seeing Grumm had similarly large amounts of troops, A-Squad joining him by choice makes a lot of sense; with just one Ranger team bothering to fight back, Earth was doomed.
- The A-Squad Rangers use the same Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink color palette used in Zeo, Turbo, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, S.P.D., Mystic Force, Samurai, and Super Megaforce.
External links[]
- A-Squad Rangers on the Power Rangers Wiki
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