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** [[Sixth Ranger]]: '''{{color|gray|Tyzonn}}'''
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: '''{{color|gray|Tyzonn}}'''
** [[Assist Character]]: '''{{color|goldenrod|Sentinel Knight}}'''
** [[Assist Character]]: '''{{color|goldenrod|Sentinel Knight}}'''
* [[Five Token Band]]: The Red and Yellow Rangers are Caucasian, the Black Ranger is Afro-Carribean, the Blue Ranger is Chinese, the Pink Ranger is Filipino, and the Mercury Ranger is a space alien.
* [[Five-Token Band]]: The Red and Yellow Rangers are Caucasian, the Black Ranger is Afro-Carribean, the Blue Ranger is Chinese, the Pink Ranger is Filipino, and the Mercury Ranger is a space alien.
* [[Home Base]]: the Hartford Mansion; partly an [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
* [[Home Base]]: the Hartford Mansion; partly an [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
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* [[Death Seeker]]: Mack, once he learns of his true nature. He doesn't use the "d" word, obviously. [[Never Say Die]].
* [[Death Seeker]]: Mack, once he learns of his true nature. He doesn't use the "d" word, obviously. [[Never Say Die]].
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|The Rangers themselves, after Thrax cuts them off from the Morphing Grid in "Once A Ranger". Seemingly subverted when they're reminded that they still have their genetic powers to fight, but [[Double Subverted|fall into this when they prove to be ineffective]]. And then there's Mack finding out he isn't human.}}
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|The Rangers themselves, after Thrax cuts them off from the Morphing Grid in "Once A Ranger". Seemingly subverted when they're reminded that they still have their genetic powers to fight, but [[Double Subverted|fall into this when they prove to be ineffective]]. And then there's Mack finding out he isn't human.}}
* [[Does That Sound Like Fun to You]]: When Rose explains why her mods to the Sentinel Sword aren't compatible with biological beings. [[Cloudcuckoolander|Dax still has to think about it.]]
* [[Does That Sound Like Fun to You?]]: When Rose explains why her mods to the Sentinel Sword aren't compatible with biological beings. [[Cloudcuckoolander|Dax still has to think about it.]]
* [[Drill Tank]]: Drill Driver
* [[Drill Tank]]: Drill Driver
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]
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* [[Human Aliens]]: Tyzonn and Vella.
* [[Human Aliens]]: Tyzonn and Vella.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: as Bruce Kalish's third season, every title had three words.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: as Bruce Kalish's third season, every title had three words.
* [[If It Swims It Flies]]: Sub Driver uses Dump Driver to cleverly avert this.
* [[If It Swims, It Flies]]: Sub Driver uses Dump Driver to cleverly avert this.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Will, at first. He ends up becoming an ''Effectual'' Loner.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Will, at first. He ends up becoming an ''Effectual'' Loner.
* [[Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery]]: Tyzonn copies Will in "Just Like Me"
* [[Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery]]: Tyzonn copies Will in "Just Like Me"
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* [[Law of Inverse Recoil]]: Averted for once; the Drill Blaster requires the Defender Vest to counter its recoil.
* [[Law of Inverse Recoil]]: Averted for once; the Drill Blaster requires the Defender Vest to counter its recoil.
* [[Legion of Doom]]: Thrax, son of [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd]], uniting the four villain factions in "Once A Ranger".
* [[Legion of Doom]]: Thrax, son of [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd]], uniting the four villain factions in "Once A Ranger".
* [[Linked List Clue Methodology]]
* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: The "Home and Away" two-parter has Tyzonn put into one of these by Crazar. He's made to believe that his fiancé is still alive, he was never mutated into a Lava Lizard, and the entire season never took place.
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: The "Home and Away" two-parter has Tyzonn put into one of these by Crazar. He's made to believe that his fiancé is still alive, he was never mutated into a Lava Lizard, and the entire season never took place.
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Spencer
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Spencer
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* [[My Biological Clock Is Ticking]]: male example with ''Hartford''
* [[My Biological Clock Is Ticking]]: male example with ''Hartford''
* [[Mythology Gag]]: All of ''Boukenger'''s monsters were homages to previous seasons' [[Humongous Mecha]]. It doesn't ''fully'' translate to ''Operation Overdrive'', between homages to seasons that never made it overseas and American-designed monsters that don't homage anything, but still.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: All of ''Boukenger'''s monsters were homages to previous seasons' [[Humongous Mecha]]. It doesn't ''fully'' translate to ''Operation Overdrive'', between homages to seasons that never made it overseas and American-designed monsters that don't homage anything, but still.
** [[The One With]] Mjolnir seems to have one involving actual mythology: One Norse tale has Thor crossdressing and posing as Freya to get Mjolnir back. ''Operation Overdrive'' has <s>Ronny posing as Freya</s> Spencer crossdressing and posing as Ronny-as-Freya to get Mjolnir back.
** [[The One With...]] Mjolnir seems to have one involving actual mythology: One Norse tale has Thor crossdressing and posing as Freya to get Mjolnir back. ''Operation Overdrive'' has <s>Ronny posing as Freya</s> Spencer crossdressing and posing as Ronny-as-Freya to get Mjolnir back.
* [[Nerdgasm]]: [[In-Universe]] example -- Ronny seems to have a "zordgasm" seeing the zords for the first time. And then another one when she checks out the Drill Blaster. All for the sake of adapting Natsuki's [[Genki Girl|genkiness]] into her...
* [[Nerdgasm]]: [[In-Universe]] example -- Ronny seems to have a "zordgasm" seeing the zords for the first time. And then another one when she checks out the Drill Blaster. All for the sake of adapting Natsuki's [[Genki Girl|genkiness]] into her...
* [[The One True Sequence]]: Used and abused.
* [[The One True Sequence]]: Used and abused.
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* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Moltor, Flurious, Kamdor, the Fearcat race, and Thrax (at least the Fearcats ''stay'' sealed for the most part)
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Moltor, Flurious, Kamdor, the Fearcat race, and Thrax (at least the Fearcats ''stay'' sealed for the most part)
* [[She's a Man In Japan]]: Crazar, from the episode "Red Ranger Unplugged", was originally a male Ashu named Ouga who appeared in Tasks 40 through 42 of ''Boukenger'' (the "[[Taken for Granite|petrified]] Eiji" min-arc).
* [[She's a Man In Japan]]: Crazar, from the episode "Red Ranger Unplugged", was originally a male Ashu named Ouga who appeared in Tasks 40 through 42 of ''Boukenger'' (the "[[Taken for Granite|petrified]] Eiji" min-arc).
* [[Single Stroke Battle]]: Kamdor's last stand vs. Will. At least, it came down to one of these after an entire episode of fighting it out.
* [[Single-Stroke Battle]]: Kamdor's last stand vs. Will. At least, it came down to one of these after an entire episode of fighting it out.
* [[Shout Out]]: Every monster is designed to look like a previous Megazord, albeit in abstract (this is a carry-over from Boukenger, which was a big milestone celebration series).
* [[Shout-Out]]: Every monster is designed to look like a previous Megazord, albeit in abstract (this is a carry-over from Boukenger, which was a big milestone celebration series).
* [[Super Empowering|Super Re-Powering]]: Sentinel Knight, at least in "Once A Ranger".
* [[Super Empowering|Super Re-Powering]]: Sentinel Knight, at least in "Once A Ranger".
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: Tyzonn
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: Tyzonn
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** [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]
** [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]
* [[Volcano Lair]]: The villain Moltor heads his operations inside one of these, in sharp contrast to his brother Flurious, who resides inside of an icy cave lair.
* [[Volcano Lair]]: The villain Moltor heads his operations inside one of these, in sharp contrast to his brother Flurious, who resides inside of an icy cave lair.
* [[Wham Line]]: {{spoiler|"We decided to leave Operation Overdrive."}}
* [[Wham! Line]]: {{spoiler|"We decided to leave Operation Overdrive."}}
* [[What Would X Do|What Would Zordon Do?]]: Alpha in "Once A Ranger"
* [[What Would X Do|What Would Zordon Do?]]: Alpha in "Once A Ranger"
* [[Wrench Wench]]: Ronny
* [[Wrench Wench]]: Ronny
* [[You Are Already Dead]]: The aforementioned [[Single Stroke Battle]] ends with Will seemingly collapsing and Kamdor walking away... only to explode on the spot.
* [[You Are Already Dead]]: The aforementioned [[Single-Stroke Battle]] ends with Will seemingly collapsing and Kamdor walking away... only to explode on the spot.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Subverted; Kelson Henderson returns yet again, as confirmed in the opening credits, but thanks to the Yeti suit and yet another vocal characterization (he's Norg), it's impossible to recognize him.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Subverted; Kelson Henderson returns yet again, as confirmed in the opening credits, but thanks to the Yeti suit and yet another vocal characterization (he's Norg), it's impossible to recognize him.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Mack, being an android, has had the physical appearance of a 17 or 18 year old since his 'birth' (or in his case, design).
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Mack, being an android, has had the physical appearance of a 17 or 18 year old since his 'birth' (or in his case, design).
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Revision as of 01:13, 26 January 2014

 "Overdrive, Accelerate!"

The fifteenth anniversary season of Power Rangers, taken from Go Go Sentai Boukenger. Legends speak of the Corona Aurora, the Crown of the Gods; an ancient jeweled relic with inconceivable power. According to the myths, millennia ago, two brothers warred with each other in their pursuits of the crown, only for the crown to turn them both into monstrous forms and seal them into planets. Afterward, the crown was taken and its jewels removed, all being sent away to an Insignificant Little Blue Planet...

In the present day, Adventurer Archaeologist Andrew Hartford has at last found the crown - but the discovery frees the brothers, Moltor and Flurious, from their respective prisons. Realizing that they and other villains would come seeking the crown's power, Hartford uses his wealth to assemble and equip a team to track down and claim the crown's five gemstones before they fall into the wrong hands.

Operation Overdrive has a few quirks compared to a usual Ranger season. For one thing, instead of using mainly self-contained Monster of the Week adventures, the season tracked the Rangers and villains as they followed a trail of clues around the world to the location of the jewels. It also had a Big Bad Ensemble instead of just one Big Bad, and they tended to fight each other as much as they fought the Rangers.

One of the more interesting episodes was the 15th Anniversary special "Once A Ranger" where a new villain comes into play, the son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, Thrax. Targeting the Morphing Grid itself, they manage to cut the Overdrive Rangers off from their powers. To stop their plan of decimating the entire grid and eliminating all power rangers, the Sentinel Knight commissions Rangers from previous seasons to form a new team (all of the Disney era shows, with one before they took over) Xander Bly, Bridge Carson, Kira Ford, Tori Hanson and Adam Park (most characters were Ensemble Darkhorses, the return of Johnny Yong Bosch especially was appreciated). In addition, Alpha Six takes on a role. The two-parter involves the Overdrive Rangers worried about being replaced. While not quite as popular as "Forever Red," "Once A Ranger" has far fewer continuity snarls in part because of Sentinel Knight's involvement.

The season is generally considered one of the weakest seasons, but still not without some merits. Making such a dramatic shift in the formula with traveling the world and multiple foes made it have a less involving Story Arc.

Succeeded by Power Rangers Jungle Fury.

Has a character sheet.

Recurring Power Rangers tropes include:

 (each)"Kick into Overdrive! [Color] Ranger!"

(all)"Call to adventure! Power Rangers Operation Overdrive!"

This subseries contains examples of:

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