''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' was the thirteenth season of the television series ''

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'' and is based on the 28th

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series ''

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''. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in ''Dekaranger'', it stood for ''Special Police Dekaranger''. The season debuted on February 5, 2005, as part of

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, originally airing on

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; beginning with "Zapped", the series moved to

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. A Japanese dub of ''S.P.D.'' started airing on Toei's digital television channel in Japan starting in August 2011, with two DVD volumes released on August 5. It features the original ''Dekaranger'' cast members dubbing over the voices of their American counterparts (with the exception of

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, who is the series' narrator rather than voicing her character's counterpart).

Plot

By 2025, Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with humanity. While the majority do so, some become criminals, with the Space Patrol Delta (S.P.D.) law enforcement agency being formed to police them. After the Troobian Empire arrives to conquer Earth and S.P.D.'s A-Squad disappears while fighting them, their replacements on B-Squad - Sky Tate, Bridge Carson, and Sydney Drew - are forced to team up with two thieves - Jack Landors and Z Delgado - to defend the planet and stop the Troobians. Over time, B-Squad is joined by their commander, Doggie Cruger, and an S.P.D. officer from the future, Sam, in their efforts.

Cast and characters

SPD Rangers *

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as Jack Landors, the S.P.D. Red Ranger. * Chris Violette as Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the S.P.D. Blue Ranger. * Matt Austin as Bridge Carson, the S.P.D. Green Ranger. * Monica May as Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger. * Alycia Purrott as Sydney "Syd" Drew, the S.P.D. Pink Ranger. *

John Tui John Tui (pronounced ''two-we''; born 11 June 1975) is a New Zealand actor of Tongan descent. He is known for his roles as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger in '' Power Rangers S.P.D.'' and as Daggeron in '' Power Rangers Mystic Force'', both filmed in his ...

Anubis "Doggie" Cruger '' Power Rangers S.P.D.'' is the 2005 season of ''Power Rangers'' that tells the story of the fight between the Power Rangers of the Space Patrol Delta police force and the Troobian Empire in the year 2025. Main characters B-Squad The B-Squad ...

, the S.P.D. Shadow Ranger. * Brett Stewart as Sam, the S.P.D. Omega Ranger. *

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as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx, the S.P.D. Kat Ranger. *

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as Nova, the S.P.D. Nova Ranger. Supporting characters * Barnie Duncan as Piggy * Kelson Henderson as Boom *

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as Ally Samuels *

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as the voice of Isinia Cruger * Paul Norell as Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie *

as Sergeant Silverback Villains *

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as Emperor Gruumm * Olivia James-Baird as Mora * Josephine Davison as Morgana * Jim McLarty as the voice of Broodwing * Derek Judge as the voice of Blue-Head Krybots *

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as the voice of Orange Head Krybots and Zeltrax *

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as the voice of Omni The Magnificence A-Squad * Gina Varela as Charlie, A-Squad Red Ranger. * Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Blue Ranger. * Thomas Kiwi & Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Green Ranger. * Allan Smith & Greg Cooper II (voice) as A-Squad Yellow Ranger. * Motoko Nagino & Claire Dougan (voice) as A-Squad Pink Ranger. Guest Stars *

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as Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger and Triassic Ranger. * Kevin Duhaney as Ethan James, the Blue Dino Ranger. *

Emma Lahana Emma Kate Lahana (born ) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'', Jennifer Mason on ''Haven'', and Brigid O'Reilly in '' Cloak & Dagger''. Career Lahana playe ...

as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger. * Jeffrey Parazzo as Trent Fernandez, the White Dino Ranger and the voice of Dr. Tommy Oliver the Black Dino Ranger. *

as the voice of Zeltrax

Episodes

Video game

There was one game produced for the ''Space Patrol Delta'' series, a

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on the

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. The 6 rangers fight minor enemies until they encounter the main boss. There are racing levels which involve piloting the Red, Yellow, or Pink Delta Runners, a

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style targeting game with the Green Delta Runner, a racing level involving R.I.C. (the Rangers' robotic dog), and Megazord battle levels.

Comics

A new monthly comic strip based on the series appeared in every issue of Jetix Magazine in the UK in 2005. Jetix Magazine is the official magazine of

, the channel that showed ''S.P.D.'' in the UK in 2006. The strip was the first Power Rangers strip to be written by Transformers writer

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, collaborating for the first time on the PR strip with equally popular TF artist

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, who had previously done artwork for other Power Rangers strips under Jetix Magazines' previous banner of Fox Kids' Wicked. During the strip, a running subplot involving a rogue Krybot who had become self-aware and rebelled against Grumm gradually unfolded, he would resurface to warn SPD of Grumm's invasion attempt in the final story and supply Jack with a device that once inserted on the Terror, would incapacitate the Krybot fleet. The strip ended with its own conclusion to the SPD series, the first time any comic strip version of Power Rangers has done a different take on a PR finale. In the strip, A-Squad is brainwashed instead of corrupted and turn against their superiors. The B-Squad regulars deal with them and help Cruger defeat and overcome both Grumm and Omni, before being promoted to A-Squad status. In 2018, the SPD Rangers appeared in

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's " Shattered Grid", a crossover event between teams from all eras commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original television series. It was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #25–30 and various tie-ins. A ''Power Rangers SPD'' story by Caleb Goellner and Patrick Mulholland was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual'' as part of the crossover.

References

External links

Official Power Rangers Website
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