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'' franchise, based on the 21st
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''. ''In Space'' was a turning point for the Power Rangers franchise, as the season brought closure to six seasons of plot, and it ended the practice of having regular cast members act in consecutive seasons - which had been in existence since 1993. The theme of this series, and its successor, the ''
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'', bears little similarity to their Sentai counterparts. The sixth series also marked the final regular appearances of Tracy Lynn Cruz,
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, Roger Velasco, and Selwyn Ward, as well as the conclusion of Zordon's story that has been significant in the previous six seasons.


Plot

Picking up where ''
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'' left off, Dark Specter has captured
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and is beginning to drain his powers. An assortment of old and new villains praise his victory, but an unexpected figure uncovers his plan: the Red Space Ranger, Andros. Dark Specter orders the Princess of Evil, Astronema, to eliminate Andros so he can't jeopardize his plans. Meanwhile, four of the former Turbo Rangers (T.J. Johnson, Carlos Vallerte, Ashley Hammond and Cassie Chan) and Alpha 6 are traveling in a NASADA space shuttle with the intent to save Zordon. They are pulled aboard the Astro Megaship and later encounter Andros. Though initially suspicious and dismissive of the four former Turbo Rangers, Andros realizes he'll need their help to save Zordon and gives them each an Astro Morpher. Additionally, modifications allow the NASADA space shuttle and the Astro Megaship to combine into the powerful Astro Megazord. The new Space Rangers team then returns to
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for repairs and supplies, but are followed by Astronema. The Space Rangers alternate between searching for Zordon and protecting Earth. From the Dark Fortress, Astronema seeks to eliminate them via Ecliptor (who raised her), Quantrons and a variety of monsters.
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has also been added to her team, but he remains a comedic bungler. Over time, allies (such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Phantom Ranger, Justin Stewart and Adam Park) offer the Rangers invaluable aid, with Zhane (the Silver Space Ranger) emerging from cryo-sleep and joining the team. New Zords are also introduced. Meanwhile, Bulk and Skull become assistants to wacky scientist Professor Phenomenus and join him in searching for aliens. While dedicated to finding Zordon, Andros has another quest: finding his sister, Karone, who was kidnapped when they were children. Over time, Andros discovers his sister was kidnapped by
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, the archrival of Ecliptor who has nine lives. To Andros' shock, he later discovers that Astronema is Karone, who was raised by Ecliptor to be evil. Andros is able to convince Astronema of the truth and she defects with Ecliptor's help. Furious at this, Dark Specter launches a planet-destroying asteroid at Earth, which the Rangers are barely able to deflect, but Karone and Ecliptor are both recaptured and reprogrammed to follow Dark Specter in the process. Astronema, now completely cold and calculating, now not only seeks to destroy the Space Rangers, but also Dark Specter and usurp his ruling power. To that end, she unleashes the Psycho Rangers. The five monstrous and borderline-insane villains possess great power, which secretly comes from Dark Specter, nearly draining him of his life force. Individually, each Psycho Ranger is too powerful for their Space Ranger equivalents. But the Psycho Rangers are not as good with teamwork and the six Space Rangers are able to overcome them with a great deal of effort and teamwork. Soon after, the Rangers suffer setbacks that see the Delta Megazord and The Mega Voyager destroyed. The series culminates in the two-part finale, "Countdown to Destruction", where Zordon is nearly completely drained and Dark Specter orders the villains under his command to attack the entire universe. Across the universe, the Alien and Phantom Rangers, Trey of Triforia, the Blue Senturion, and KO-35's rebels are defeated and captured. The Space Rangers struggle to defend Earth, and are overwhelmed and forced to retreat. Darkonda kills Dark Specter, who returns the favor before his own death, leaving Astronema in command as the Queen of Evil. While Andros boards the Dark Fortress to appeal to his sister, the remaining five Space Rangers engage in one last fight for Earth and are joined by the citizens of Angel Grove, with Bulk and Skull leading the charge. On the Dark Fortress, Andros finds Zordon, who requests his energy tube be shattered. Doing so will release good energy that will destroy the forces of evil and save the universe, but also kill him. Following battles with Astronema and Ecliptor, Andros has no choice but to comply. The many monsters are subsequently turned to dust by the energy wave (including Ecliptor), while
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, Divatox and Astronema are changed into normal, non-evil humans. With the universe now safe, T.J., Cassie, Carlos, Ashley and Alpha 6 intend to settle down on Earth. Though initially intending to remain on KO-35 with their people, Andros, Zhane and Karone decide to join their friends on Earth.


Production

Early production material for the season, dated May and August 1997 when production was concurrently underway for the Fall 1997 episodes of ''Power Rangers Turbo'', was placed online in June 2011. The first half includes synopses of the first twenty-seven episodes of '' Megaranger'', with a mix of Japanese names and intended US names, and a breakdown of how much footage was "usable"; there is a list of weaponry and Zords introduced, how often they appear, and the monsters and how they are destroyed. It then goes on to set out initial plans for the ''in Space'' adaptation. Both Astronema and Andros are absent, with the Phantom Ranger uncovering Dark Specter's plan instead, and Justin is identified as the Blue Ranger. Instead of losing their powers and base at the end of ''Turbo'', the Rangers would be given their Space powers by Dimitria (the ''Turbo'' mentor) so they could head into space and save Zordon. Their spacecraft would have had a limited power supply and could only be recharged by the Power Chamber on Earth, forcing them to keep returning; otherwise, they would hop from planet to planet, encountering new and returning villains, and picking up clues for Zordon's whereabouts. Divatox was still going to be the main recurring villain, with Ecliptor as her new second-in-command. Bulk and Skull formed a volunteer Citizen Force Group to try and protect Angel Grove while the Rangers were away. ''In Space'' would have seen ''Carranger'' villain Exhaus used as Dark Specter - he would instead be the monster Goldgoyle for the end of ''Turbo''. The Rangers were going to have a base in Earth orbit called the new Power Dome: it was to be realized by "a giant pyramid made of silky material... the walls of silk will change constantly with special effects lights creating the different moods". The "Space Station" (Astro Megaship) interior was going to recycle as much of the Power Chamber set as possible; footage would be shot for the villain's "Evil Platform" set ahead of time and used as recurring stock footage. This would be the last season to feature the character Skull (
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) as a main character as Narvy himself chose to leave the
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universe to continue his college education.


Cast and characters


Space Rangers

*Andros
The Red Space Ranger, a native of the planet KO-35 and leader of the Space Rangers. He uses his Ranger powers to defeat Astronema and try to recover his sister Karone. He also serves as Ashley's love interest. He piloted the Mega V1 Robo Zord and his primary weapon is the Spiral Saber. He is portrayed by
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. * Carlos Vallerte
The Black Space Ranger and previously the second Green Turbo Ranger. He piloted the Mega V2 Shuttle Zord and his primary weapon is the Lunar Lance. He is portrayed by Roger Velasco. * Theodore Jay "T.J." Jarvis Johnson
The Blue Space Ranger. He was previously the second Red Turbo Ranger, and leader of the Turbo Rangers. He is the
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of the Space Rangers. He piloted the Mega V3 Rocket and his primary weapon is the Astro Axe. He is portrayed by Selwyn Ward. * Ashley Hammond
The Yellow Space Ranger and previously the second Yellow Turbo Ranger. She serves as Andros' love interest. She pilots the Mega V4 Saucer Zord and her primary weapon is the Star Slinger. She is portrayed by Tracy Lynn Cruz. * Cassie Chan
The Pink Space Ranger and previously the second Pink Turbo Ranger. She pilots the Mega V5 Tank Zord and her primary weapon is the Satellite Stunner. She is portrayed by
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. * Zhane
The Silver Space Ranger; he is kept in a hidden room inside the Megaship, cryogenically asleep for two years because he was badly injured in his last battle while saving Andros from a monster. When he was accidentally released, he helped the Rangers, but is affected by a 2.5-minute morphing time limit which he is later able to remove by absorbing a bolt of lightning with his Morpher. He piloted the Mega Winger Zord and his primary weapon is the Super Silverizer. During the Psycho Ranger saga, in an effort to confuse and throw off the Psycho Rangers, he temporarily faked being Psycho Silver. He is portrayed by Justin Nimmo.


Supporting characters

* Alpha 6
After his voice chip was damaged during the destruction of the Power Chamber, he received a new voice chip, but does not sound the same and has a different personality. Alpha no longer speaks like a New Yorker and now uses his predecessor's catchphrase. He is voiced by
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(uncredited). * D.E.C.A.
The on-board computer on the Megaship, D.E.C.A. responds to voice commands and is able to articulate in 3000 known languages. The ship is constantly monitored by her through cameras located in every room on the ship. She can also perform retinal scans. She is voiced by
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. * Adelle Ferguson
Owner of the ''Surf Spot'', the Rangers' new hangout; from observation, she appears to have bought Youth Center from Jerome Stone and converted it. She is portrayed by
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. *
Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch are fictional characters in the ''Power Rangers'' universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' until ''Power Rangers in Space''. Bulk was a recurri ...

Returning once again from ''Turbo'', he and Skull decide to seek out renowned alien expert Professor Phenomenus when they catch a glimpse of a UFO in the sky. He is portrayed by
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. *
Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch are fictional characters in the ''Power Rangers'' universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' until ''Power Rangers in Space''. Bulk was a recurri ...

Bulk's best friend, and his opposite in appearance and mentality; Skull is thin and more stupid than Bulk, to the point that he has to be told what to be thinking of. Skull is best known for his high-pitched laughter. He is portrayed by Jason A. Narvy. * Professor Phenomenus
A strange yet brilliant
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who is constantly on the search for aliens on Earth. Bulk and Skull sought him out when they caught a glimpse of a UFO in the sky. The trio's misadventures and antics would often have them crossing paths with the Rangers. He is portrayed by Jack Banning. *
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The Turtles were summoned and brainwashed by Astronema to fight the Rangers. Her control over them is later broken and they team up with the Rangers to battle Astronema's forces. Before returning to New York, the Turtles had one request: space surfing on the Galaxy Gliders. Due to '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' being filmed in Vancouver, none of the Turtles' voice actors reprised their roles for their appearance. ** Leonardo
The leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is voiced by
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The aggressive member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is voiced by
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The fun-loving member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is voiced by
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A female turtle who is the latest member of the group. She is voiced by
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. * Alien Rangers
The Power Rangers from the water planet Aquitar. They have been allies to the Power Rangers of Earth, since Zordon called upon them when Master Vile reversed Earth's time. The Alien Rangers were later seen fighting Divatox's army. * Justin Stewart
T.J. Johnson, Cassie Chan, Ashley Hammond, and Carlos Vallerte's former teammate. After the destruction of the Power Chamber and the loss of the Turbo powers, Justin elected to remain on Earth to be with his father. Storm Blaster tracked him down and gave Justin a new Turbo morpher, to help the Space Rangers. He is portrayed by Blake Foster. * Karone
Andros' sister and the main anti-hero of the series, She was kidnapped as a child by Darkonda and handed over to Dark Specter. Karone was raised by Ecliptor, who became a father figure to her. He told that her parents were killed by the Power Rangers, she would come to be known as "Astronema", Princess of Evil. She would eventually discover the truth and defect to the Rangers' side for a time, before being captured and brainwashed to be completely loyal to Dark Specter when she went to the Dark Fortress in order to reprogram an asteroid that Dark Specter had sent on a collision course with Earth. Karone was eventually reverted to herself by Zordon's energy wave in the finale. She later became the second Pink Galaxy Ranger in the following season. She is portrayed by
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. * Trey of Triforia (Gold Zeo Ranger)
Wielder of the Golden Power Staff, who temporarily passed his powers onto
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in '' Zeo'', while he healed after being split into three distinct personalities. Trey was later seen fighting Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd's army in the Vica Galaxy. * Blue Senturion
An intergalactic police officer from 2000; he originally was sent back in time to warn Dimitria of the United Alliance of Evil's plot, but now helps enforce the law and defeat villains. He also assisted the Turbo Rangers, before departing to Eltar with Dimitria to help Zordon. The Blue Senturion was later seen with the Phantom Ranger fighting the Machine Empire and General Havoc's army on the Phantom Ranger's homeworld. He is voiced by David Walsh (uncredited). * Phantom Ranger
A Ranger of unknown origins. He had helped the second Turbo Rangers fight Divatox. He and Cassie share a bond. The Phantom Ranger helped the rangers gain access to a new Megazord and was later seen with the Blue Senturion fighting the Machine Empire and General Havoc's army on the Phantom Ranger's homeworld. * Aquitan Rangers
A team of Power Rangers from Aquitar. They were seen fighting Divatox's army on Gratha. *
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Founder and former mentor of the
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, Power Rangers Zeo, and original Turbo Rangers. Zordon returned to his home planet of Eltar, only to be captured; Dark Specter proceeded to continually drain Zordon of his powers while filling his container with lava, ensuring all Rangers would lose hope. With Dark Specter's destruction, Zordon regained his powers, only to sacrifice himself to unleash an energy wave that wiped out the United Alliance of Evil. He is voiced by
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(uncredited). * Adam Park
Carlos' predecessor and Zack's successor, Adam was the second Mighty Morphin Black Ranger, Green Zeo Ranger, and the first Green Turbo Ranger. When Carlos began doubting himself following a disastrous fight with Lizwizard, Adam helped him through it. Adam also held onto his morpher when Rito destroyed his team's powers. He succeeded in morphing into the Black Mighty Morphin Ranger once more, though it nearly killed him. He is portrayed by
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.


Villains

* Dark Specter
The "Grand Monarch of Evil", who all other villains fear, Dark Specter appears as a gigantic lava-monster. He is the leader of the United Alliance of Evil. He was shown to have the ability to shape shift. Dark Specter was responsible for the fall of Eltar, he managed to capture Zordon and proceeded to slowly drain his powers throughout the season. He nearly met his end with the creation of the Psycho Rangers, who drew their energy from the evil monarch every time they fought. He was killed in the finale by Darkonda, who had stolen a Velocifighter armed with an experimental laser. With his dying breath, he devoured Darkonda before exploding. He is voiced by Christopher Grey. * Astronema
The "Princess of Evil", Astronema is a sinister and ruthless villainess who was groomed as a child in the ways of evil. There are hints she isn't as evil as is led to believe, such as when she saves the lives of a family under attack by one of her own Quantrons. It is later discovered that she is Karone, sister of the Red Space Ranger Andros. She defected to the Rangers' side for a time, before being captured, brainwashed and given cybernetic implants which overwrote her emotions. As a result of this, her demeanor became cold, and even more ruthless and evil than before. She would later create the Psycho Rangers and link their powers directly to Dark Specter in an attempt to do away with the monarch and take power for herself. When Dark Specter is killed in the finale, she becomes the "Queen of Evil", she is seemingly killed accidentally during a confrontation with Andros, but is revived by Andros' tears. In ''
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'', Astronema's gauntlet was found in Ryjack's collection of weapons. Astronema was Robo-Roxy's choice to be revived into Evox's army only for Robo-Blaze to comment that Astronema was purified much of Robo-Roxy's disgust. She is portrayed by
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. * Ecliptor
A
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-themed robot who is Astronema's guardian and surrogate father. He raised Astronema to be evil, caring for her like his own daughter. After Astronema learns her true identity, Ecliptor remained devoted to his princess, defending her against the attacks of his own forces. Branded a traitor, he is given additional cybernetics that suppress his better nature and make him purely evil. Upon seeing Astronema seemingly slain by her brother, Ecliptor broke free of his programming to get revenge. Despite his fatherly affection for Astronema, and his high regard for loyalty and honor, Ecliptor was killed by Zordon's energy wave. He is voiced by
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. * Elgar
Divatox's idiotic, illiterate nephew. He was reassigned to the Dark Fortress by Dark Specter, mostly to allow Divatox to move Zordon around the universe without his bumbling threatening to ruin things. He is killed by Zordon's energy wave. He is portrayed by Kenny Graceson and voiced by David Umansky. * Darkonda
A bandaged
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who was responsible for kidnapping Karone as a child. Sadistic and treacherous, Darkonda was the arch rival to Ecliptor. He was given 9 lives, but managed to lose all but one though bungling or being defeated. He planned to kill Dark Specter with the missile intended for Earth's destruction, but was swallowed by the evil monarch before he perished. He is voiced by Steve Kramer. * Darkliptor
An entity which is created when Darkonda forcibly absorbs Ecliptor into himself, thereby adding all of Ecliptor's powers and some of Ecliptor's physical being to Darkonda's own. When Darkliptor exists, Darkonda's personality is dominant, and with Ecliptor's powers on top of Darkonda's, Darkliptor is near invincible. Ecliptor constantly tries to free himself from Darkliptor, and always succeeds eventually, to Darkonda's annoyance. He is voiced by Steve Kramer. * Quantrons
Astronema's foot soldiers. Appearing as silver robots with blades as their primary weapons. Like the Cogs before them, they pilot vehicles for attacks. The Quantrons are the fourth group of foot soldiers created for Power Rangers and don't have a Sentai counterpart. * Craterites
Foot soldiers from the Astro Megaship simudeck's training program. A lightning bolt once hit the Megaship while T.J. And Ashley were doing a session, causing them to become real and hide among the people in Angel Grove by disguising themselves as humans. After fighting the Rangers, they then merged into a Conglomerate version of themselves. After being defeated by the Astro Megazord, they were once again part of the simudeck program. The Megaranger counterparts of the Craterites are called Soldiers Kunekune. * Piranhatrons
Divatox's foot soldiers from ''
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''. Some of them were placed under Astronema's control.


Psycho Rangers

The Psycho Rangers are five evil Rangers created by Astronema as part of her plans to destroy both the Power Rangers and Dark Specter. After each of them was destroyed in their monster forms, they returned as ghosts where they stalked the Rangers in Secret City. When in their monster forms, the Psycho Rangers were imprisoned in data cards until they came into Deviot's possession in ''
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''. The ''Power Rangers'' comic story "Power Rangers: The Psycho Path" by
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gave the Psycho Rangers a more-detailed origin where Astronema killed some individuals for raw material that she used to create them with help from Dark Spector. In addition, there was also a Psycho Green. * Psycho Red
Psycho Red was the leader of the Psycho Rangers. His monster form was a
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monster. In ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'', Psycho Red's data card was found in Ryjack's collection of weapons. Robo-Blaze recommended him as a choice to be revived only for Robo-Roxy to mention that he would mostly target the Red Ranger while Snide states that the Reanimizer needs more diamonds if they are to reanimate the rest of the Psycho Rangers. He is portrayed and voiced by Patrick David. * Psycho Black
His monster form is a
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monster who can use a rock-like tentacle. He is portrayed and voiced by Michael Maize. * Psycho Blue
His monster form is a crystalline
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monster with freezing powers. He is voiced by
Wally Wingert Wallace Wingert is an American voice actor and former DJ. His roles include Almighty Tallest Red in ''Invader Zim'', Renji Abarai in ''Bleach'', Psycho Blue in '' Power Rangers In Space'', Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger in ''Tiger & Bunny'' ...
. * Psycho Yellow
In her monster form, Psycho Yellow is a
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-like monster. She is portrayed and voiced by Kamera Walton. * Psycho Pink
In her monster form, Psycho Pink is a
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-like monster. She is voiced by Vicki Davis.


United Alliance of Evil

Villains from previous series also appeared as members of the United Alliance of Evil where they were gathered by Dark Specter. * Lord Zedd - An evil intergalactic
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. He is portrayed by Ed Neil and voiced by Robert Axelrod. ** Rita Repulsa - An evil alien sorceress who is married to Lord Zedd. She is portrayed by Carla Perez and voiced by
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. ** Goldar - A
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-themed henchman of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa. Goldar was seen at Dark Specter's party on the Cimmerian Planet and during the attack on the Vica Galaxy where he does an energy attack on the Gold Ranger. He is voiced by
Kerrigan Mahan Kerrigan Patrick Mahan (born January 27, 1955) is an American voice actor. He has had voice roles in '' Lensman'', ''Zillion'', ''Vampire Hunter D'' and '' Crying Freeman'', as Goldar in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and ''Power Rangers Zeo' ...
. ** Finster - A
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-themed henchman of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa. Finster was seen at Dark Specter's party on the Cimmerian Planet and during the attack on the Vica Galaxy. He is voiced by Robert Axelrod. ** Squatt - A
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-themed henchman of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa. Squatt was seen during the attack on the Vica Galaxy. ** Master Vile - Rita Repulsa's father. He was only seen at Dark Specter's party on the Cimmerian Planet. * The Machine Empire - A kingdom of robots. ** King Mondo - The king of the Machine Empire. He is voiced by
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. ** Queen Machina - The queen of the Machine Empire. She is voiced by
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. ** Prince Sprocket - The son of King Mondo and Queen Machina. He is voiced by
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. ** Klank and Orbus - The aids of King Mondo. They are voiced by Oliver Page and
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. * Divatox - The leader of the
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and Elgar's aunt who becomes a rival of Astronema. She is portrayed by Hilary Shepard (also known as "Hilary Shepard Turner"). ** Rygog - Divatox's second-in-command. He was present at Divatox's attack on Gratha. He is voiced by
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. ** Porto - Divatox's technical advisor. He is voiced by Scott Page-Pagter. ** General Havoc - Divatox's brother and Elgar's uncle. He accompanied the Machine Empire in attacking the Phantom Ranger's home world where they were opposed by the Blue Senturion and the Phantom Ranger. He is voiced by
Richard Cansino Richard Elias Cansino (born August 10, 1953) is an American voice actor. He is also known as Richard Hayworth because he is the nephew of Rita Hayworth. Richard is best known for his voice work as Kenshin Himura in the anime adaptation of ''Rurou ...
.


Episodes


Home media

A VHS release for ''Power Rangers in Space'' contained the "Psycho Rangers" arc. In 2012,
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announced that it had reached an exclusive distribution deal with
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for shows such as ''Power Rangers'' and ''
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''. ''Power Rangers in Space'' was released on DVD in August 2012, as part of a Time-Life exclusive boxed set containing seasons 1–7. The show later became available independently of the boxed set in two volumes, the first volume consisting of first 22 episodes was released on August 5, 2014 and the second volume containing the remaining 21 episodes was released on October 7, 2014.


Comics

Characters have been featured in Power Rangers comics published by
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. In 2018, the In Space Rangers appeared in " 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 in Space'' story by Adam Cesare and Hyeonjin Kimwas was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual'' as part of the crossover. "Beyond the Grid," the follow-up to "Shattered Grid", was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #31-39. It saw Andros joining a new team alongside the Ranger Slayer, the Magna Defender,
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, Tanya and the Dark Ranger. A story by Trey Moore and Da Jung Lee, featuring Karone and both the In Space and Lost Galaxy Rangers, was published in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Special'' #1. In 2019, ''Saban's Power Rangers: The Psycho Path'' by Paul Allor and Diego Galindo was published. An original graphic novel taking place after the events of the ''Power Rangers in Space'' television series, it features both the return and origin of the Psycho Rangers. In 2022, ''Power Rangers'' #17-22 featured Andros, and later Zhane, in a story taking place before the events of the ''Power Rangers in Space'' television series.


Reception

Most critics gave the show a positive reception.


Notes


References


External links

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