Zords in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

The Zords used in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are themed after prehistoric, mythical, and modern animals. They were created by Ninjor, a wise warrior who also created the Power Coins and the Battle Borgs.

Season 1

Dinozords

• Tyrannosaurus Dinozord: Piloted by Jason Lee Scott. It hides underground and rises up through a fissure. The only bipedal dinozord, it occasionally fought on its own when the other zords were engaged as Dragonzord in Battle Mode. Independently, its capabilities included a prehensile tail that could swipe at enemies or allow it to gain a height advantage and sweep in. It also had a cannon in its throat that could be fired into the ground and cause damage to an enemy, and a set of cannons on its back, though those were rarely used. When forming Megazord, the Tyrannosaurus accounted for the upper torso and head; its chest opened to accept the Tyrannosaurus' head, which then swung down into a cavity. This revealed the Megazord's head, normally behind that of the Tyrannosaurus.
• Mastodon Dinozord: Piloted by Zack Taylor. Hidden beneath a glacier, the Mastodon shot a cold blast from its trunk which was capable of freezing some enemies. When forming Megazord, the Mastodon accounted for the shoulders, arms and back. In addition, the head could be utilized as a shield to block enemy attacks.
• Triceratops Dinozord: Piloted by Billy Cranston. It rested in a desert, and rolled into battle on a set of treads rather than feet or legs. It featured a double Laser cannon on its back, and a set of horns that could launch and serve as grappling devices. When forming Megazord, it compacted to form the left leg.
• Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozord: Piloted by Trini Kwan. Its hiding place was deep within a jungle, and it showed off its speed and dexterity by leaping a large chasm each time it charged into battle. Its tail could rotate up and fire an energy beam, and it occasionally attacked enemies directly as a biological tiger would. When forming Megazord, the Saber-Toothed Tiger compacted to form the right leg.
• Pterodactyl Dinozord: Piloted by Kimberly Hart. The Pterodactyl slept inside a presumably active volcano, and caused a minor eruption each time it departed. It was the only dinozord capable of flight, and could fire strafing energy beams from its shoulders. When forming Megazord, it folded its wings and head inside its main body and attached to the Tyrannosaurus as the Megazord's chest plate.

To summon the Zords, Rangers--primarily Jason--would call out, "We need Dinozord power now!"

(NOTE: In the original "Day of the Dumpster" pilot, the Dinozords were referred to as "Dino-Droids".)

The Zords in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder are called Biozords, but are commonly reffered to as Dinozords.

It is also interesting to note that, although they were referred to collectively as Dinozords, only the Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops were actually dinosaurs. The Saber-Toothed Tiger and the Mastodon were mammals that were post-Cretaceous. Pterodactyl is a flying lizard and therefore not a dinosaur.

Megazord Tank Mode

The Dinozords almost always joined into tank mode, even if only temporarily before switching to battle mode. The Tyrannosaurus represented the tank's core, with the Saber-Toothed Tiger and Triceratops attaching to form the left and right treads, respectively. The Mastodon attached to the Tyrannosaurus's back and created a set of forward-facing cannons, while the Pterodactyl clipped onto the Tyrannosaurus's back. Once joined, the Megazord could emit a set of energy blasts from the eyes of the individual zords, as well as the mastodon cannons. For a photo of the completed tank mode, click here.

Megazord Battle Mode

This formation almost always followed the tank mode formation, but on rare occasions the Rangers would skip tank mode entirely. This formation was bipedal and moved very much like a human, with a broad range of motion and use of its arms and legs. All five Rangers piloted the Megazord from inside its head. The Megazord was able to switch between battle and tank mode instantly to suit the situation. When desired, the Red Ranger could summon the Power Sword, which lanced through the skies and landed Either in the ground or in the Megazord's hand. It was capable of finishing off most enemies.

The Megazord also had armaments it used somewhat less often. The Mastodon's detached head could be attached to the Megazord's left hand to form the Mammoth Shield, which could deflect (or reflect) enemy attacks. It also had a Cranial Laser, which emanated from the top of its head.

While it owes its existence to the Morphing Grid and Power Coins, the Megazord derived its day-to-day energy from the sun. Rita Repulsa once intentionally caused a solar eclipse to strip the Megazord of its energy, which forced the Rangers to evacuate and caused the zords to return to their hiding places (even though it appeared they had been swallowed up in the earth). That automatic self-preservation is part of the zords' defense systems; when in critical danger, they will instantly return to their hiding places to recharge. The Rangers did not know this from the start, but were pleasantly surprised after the first battle with Cyclopsis and Lokar, in which they believed the zords had simply vanished from existence.

When Lord Zedd came to the solar system and deposed Rita, his first monster, Pirantishead, had the ability to take control of machinery. The Rangers summoned the Dinozords to stop the monster, but Pirantishead immediately took control of Tyrannosaurus and froze the other four zords. Zordon revealed that it was possible to get new zords, but that the Rangers needed to regain control of the dinozords first. They were able to get them back, though with barely enough energy to make the changes.

Also to note, whenever the Megazord transformed from Tank to Battle mode, the Mastodon's head would mysteriously vanish until summoned for use as a shield.

Dragonzord

Residing in the depths of a harbor just off Angel Grove's shipping district, the Dragonzord was inextricably linked to the green power coin. When Rita used that power coin to infuse Tommy Oliver with the powers of the Green Ranger, it gave him access to Dragonzord. It was summoned via the Dragon Dagger, an enchanted flute which also controlled the zord's attacks. More often than not, the Green Ranger (or, for a time, the Red Ranger) stayed outside the cockpit and controlled it remotely using the dagger.

The Dragonzord was quite versatile in battle. Its primary attacks included a set of missiles that launched from its fingertips, along with a massive prehensile tail complete with a high-speed drill on its end. The red lights on its chestplate lit up when one of these attacks was imminent.

When Tommy first lost use of his powers, he bestowed what was left on Jason, including the Dragon Dagger and, thus, use of the Dragonzord. Jason could produce the Dragon Dagger even while piloting Megazord and use it to remotely control Dragonzord. Jason relinquished the dagger and powers when Tommy subsequently regained his abilities.

Once the Rangers' Dinozords were used to create the Thunderzords, Tommy was able to continue using Dragonzord in battle. Soon after, however, Tommy lost the Green Ranger powers for good, and Dragonzord returned to an indefinite sleep in the sea. Dragonzord would return a final time when The Clone Green Ranger appeared and used it against Tommy and his White Tigerzord. Following that battle, Dragonzord slept again in the harbor, and is presumably still there.

Dragonzord: Fighting Mode/Dragonzord: Battle Mode

The Dragonzord could combine with the Mastodon, Triceratops, and Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozords to create the Dragonzord: Fighting Mode (also referred to as Dragonzord: Battle Mode). In this formation is effectively an alternate Megazord, with the Dragonzord replacing the Tyrannosaurus as the torso and head. Its detached tail straightened and combined with its lighted chestplate to form the Power Staff, which was used primarily as a hand weapon, but the drill could be charged and used as a finishing attack.

Mega-Dragonzord

The Dragonzord had the ability to combine with the entire original Megazord to form the Mega-Dragonzord. In this formation, the Dragonzord turns into armor that attaches To The Top of the Megazord, turning its finger cannons into shoulder cannons. The Mega-Dragonzord was very powerful, physically stronger than even the Dragonzord in Battle Mode, but also significantly slower because its composition made it top heavy. Its primary attack consisted of a three-pronged energy attack generated by the Dragonzord symbols on the arms and the Megazord's chestplate, which was GeneRally powerful enough to finish most enemies.

Titanus

When Tommy and Jason went on a quest for special weapons to destroy Rita's new SUPER Putties, they encountered Titanus, a white-and-black brachiosaurus Zord. Titanus guarded the special weapons, but Zordon took the opportunity to teach Tommy and Jason a lesson about teamwork, and he informed Titanus that the Rangers were friends once they resolved their differences and obtained the weapons together.

Titanus's primary function was to serve as the final piece of the Ultrazord. Individually, it carried a set of cannons on either side of its body and could fire powerful blasts from its mouth.

The Rangers did not utilize Titanus throughout the period in which they had the Thunderzords, but called upon him again to combine with the Ninja and Shogun Megazords to form new Ultrazords.

Ultrazord

In times of tongue-in-cheek peril, all six Zords (as the MegaDragonzord), along with Titanus, could come together to form Ultrazord, the most powerful combination possible. The Ultrazord attacked with a devastating array of projectile weapons, almost always destroying whatever enemy it faced. There were two notable exceptions, however. The first was against Lokar, who was attacked by Ultrazord but retreated without being destroyed. Later, against Cyclopsis, the Rangers believed they had destroyed it with Ultrazord the first time they met, but failed. They later discovered that they needed to change zord formations frequently in order to confuse Cyclopsis and catch it off guard. At the end of their second battle, the Rangers formed Ultrazord again, and this time obliterated Cyclopsis.

Season 2

Thunderzords

The Thunderzords were used during the second series of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.The Thunderzords are based on legendary creatures. See the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers main page for more details. When Lord Zedd came to the Moon to try to destroy the Power Rangers and take over Earth himself, he sent down Pirantishead. Pirantishead succeeded in freezing four Dinozords and taking control of the other two. A refractoring of morph waves by Alpha 5 transformed the Dinozords into Thunderzords, much more powerful than their predecessors. The Thunderzord squadron battled the forces of Lord Zedd with their massive power throughout the second season. When Rito Revolto attacked Angel Grove, the Morphing Grid overloaded and the Thunder Megazord was destroyed in a series of massive explosions. It should be noted that the zords didn't show cockpits this season at all, except for The White Ranger (because the KibaRanger footage was used from Dairanger) and the Red Ranger in "Rangers Back In Time", which was basically a reuse of the Thunder Megazord cockpit shot with the majority of the cockpit cropped out. The Thunderzords were as follows:

• Tyrannosaurus Red Dragon Thunderzord: initially piloted by Red Power Ranger Jason Lee Scott and later Rocky DeSantos, this Zord is shaped like a Chinese dragon and is capable of flight. The Red Dragon Thunderzord could transform into a humanoid form that wielded a staff as a weapon. Similar to the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord, the Red Dragon Thunderzord was capable of fighting and defeating a monster on its own. Its wrists were capable of spinning at high speeds, allowing it to use its staff like helicopter blades. It was also able to ride the White Tigerzord while it was in tiger-mode.

• Mastodon Lion Thunderzord: initially piloted by Black Power Ranger Zack Taylor and later Adam Park,The Lion Thunderzord is seemingly useless on its own, having no attack functions. However, in DaiRanger, the Lion Thunderzord could create illusions. This is the only zord of the mighty Morphin' Power Rangers not to have any personal weaponry of its own at all.

• Triceratops Unicorn Thunderzord: piloted by Blue Power Ranger Billy Cranston, it has a basic block shape side from its head, and is capable of launching boulders at monsters. It is similar in design to the Griffin Thunderzord. This Zord was originally a Chinese version of Pegasus in Dairanger.

• Saber-Toothed Tiger Griffin Thunderzord: initially piloted by Yellow Power Ranger Trini Kwan and later Aisha Campbell, it has a basic block shape side from its head, and is capable of firing flaming rings at monsters. It is similar in design to the Unicorn Thunderzord. This Zord was originally a Qilin, a creature that may have been based on a giraffe, in Dairanger.

• Pterodactyl Fire Bird Thunderzord: piloted by Pink Power Ranger Kimberly Hart, it appears as a large firebird, and is capable of creating an energy tornado and sending it towards monsters.

Thunder Megazord

The Thunderzords combined to form the Thunderzord Assault Team, with the Red Dragon riding the other four combined as an airborne chariot. This is not the official name, but accepted as so since this is the only name given to it when the toys were made.

They could also join into the Thunder Megazord. Unlike the Dinozords, the Thunderzords could not easily switch between these two formations. The Red Dragon formed the majority of the Thunder Megazord and wore the other zords like body armor. The Lion formed the gloves, arms, shoulder pads, chestplate, and helmet. The Griffin and Unicorn formed the boots. And the Fire Bird wrapped itself around the waist forming skirt-like leg armor. The Thunder Megazord was modeled after Gosei Sentai Dairanger's Dairenou. Unlike the Megazord, the power-crystals weren't needed to transform the Thunderzords. While piloting the Megazord, the Rangers would stand in the cockpit located within the green window on the chest.

The Thunder Megazord's main weapon was the Thunder Saber, which hung in a sheath on its hip while not in use. It Delivered an energy slash as a finisher. It also had a speared polearm which combined the firebird's tail with the Red Dragon's staff, although it was cut out from the Power Ranger episodes.

• This is the only megazord to have its main weapon used against it. Trumpet Top used the Thunder Saber to inflict massive damage on the Megazord.

It was sometimes called the "Mega Thunderzord".

White Tigerzord

When Tommy's Green Ranger powers finally failed, Zordon and Alpha 5 were able to create new White Ranger powers for him, making him the leader of the team. His zord, the White Tiger zord, was controlled by his talking sword, Saba. The Tigerzord could change from its Tiger form to a humanoid form, in which it wielded a curved saber, formed from the Tiger Mode's tail. In its warrior form, the Tigerzord could fire flame orbs from its chest. It was destroyed with the Thunder Megazord by Rito Revolto.

MegaTigerzord

The White Ranger's Tigerzord could combine with the Firebird, Griffin, Lion and Unicorn to form the MegaTigerzord, similar to its predecessor the Dragonzord being able to combine to form the MegaDragonzord & Dragonzord in Battle mode. The MegaTigerzord would often fight alongside the Red Dragon in Warrior mode. It had a claw on its right wrist, which was formed by the Firebird. It would shoot out, energized by a fireball from the Tigerzord, to finish off monsters. The Lion formed the MegaTigerzord's shoulder pads and back, the Firebird its claw, the Tigerzord its head, arms, torso, and upper legs, and the Unicorn and Griffin each one of its lower legs. Despite only defeating three monsters, the MegaTigerzord was used four times. Somewhat ironic since it's proven to be more powerful then the Thunder Megazord.

Tor the Shuttlezord

Zordon presented the Rangers with the turtle-shaped Tor the Shuttlezord to help them on their journey to get the Sword of Light. Tor can withstand big blasts, and even Serpentera couldn't destroy it with its sheer weight.

Tor the Shuttlezord in Warrior Mode

The Red Dragon Thunderzord can ride inside Tor's central cavity while Tor is in Warrior Mode in order to use the powerful leg cannons. Unfortunately, both of Tor's modes contained very little functionality.

Thunder Ultrazord

Tor can combine with the Thunderzord Assault Team (on top of which is the Red Dragon Thunderzord) and the White Tigerzord to form the Thunder Ultrazord. Instead of firing weapons to finish off monsters, it flies above the monster and literally lands right on top of it, squashing the monster flat (however, in the episode "Goldar's Vice Versa", it was shown to use it's cannons against Goldar and Scorpina). Like Titanus and Dragonzord, Tor is likely dormant somewhere on Earth.

Season 3

Ninjazords

When the Thunderzords were destroyed by Rito Revolto in the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Power Rangers were given new Ninjazords by the sage, Ninjor. They were all based on living animals. Unlike most of the Thunderzords, the Ninjazords were very useful outside of megazord form as well. The Ninja zords were lost in time when Master Vile reversed time on Earth.

• Rocky, the Red Ninja Ranger, piloted the Ape Ninjazord. It was similar to the Red Dragon Thunderzord in Warrior Mode, the Ape was human shaped and the fighter of the group, armed with twin ninja-to. Some fans call it "Abraham Lincoln" after a joke made by Meatwad in Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

• Adam, the Black Ninja Ranger, piloted the Frog Ninjazord. It could breath fire and release several smaller Frog Zords, which would latch on to their target and produce an electric shock. In the movie, it can use its tongue to latch onto an enemy and electrocute it.

• Billy, the Blue Ninja Ranger, piloted the Wolf Ninjazord. It could use its tail like a sword and also shoot powerful eye blasts.

• Aisha, the Yellow Ninja Ranger, piloted the Bear Ninjazord. It could use an earthquake stomp attack and also shoot powerful eye blasts.

• Kimberly, the Pink Ninja Ranger, piloted the Crane Ninjazord. It could fire lasers from its wings.

Falconzord

The Falconzord was Tommy's Ninjazord given to him by Ninjor at the Temple of Power. The Falconzord can shoot powerful beams from its mouth. It could also shoot missiles from its eight wingtip cannons. The Falconzord could latch on to the Ninja Megazord, giving it the ability of flight. With the combined energies of the Falcon, Ape, and Wolf, the Ninja MegaFalconzord could do a Double Punch Divebomb. When Kat stole the Pink Power Coin while on an evil spell, she used it to steal the Falconzord. This made the remaining Ninjazords inoperable. Luckily, the rangers adopted Shogunzords. Later in the show, when Master Vile schemed to steal the Zeo Crystal, Tommy and Kat stopped him. Tommy retrieved the Zeo Crystal, while Kat pretended that she wanted to be evil. Tommy used the Zeo Crystal to save Kat and the Falconzord. Master Vile sent the zords to his home region of the M51 Galaxy, where the corrosive atmosphere covered the Falconzord, Ninja and Shogun Megazords into rust. The rangers went to the deserted planet where the zords were. By this point, Master Vile had moved the Zeo Crystal from the Falconzord to the Shogun Megazord's engine room. They used their Blade Blasters to break though the corrosion. The Falconzord could also combine with the Shogun Megazord to become the Shogun MegaFalconzord. The Wingtip cannons could destroy the enemy. The Falconzord was somewhat like Titanus and was sentient.

Ninja Megazord

The Ninja Megazord was formed by combining the Ape, Frog, Bear, Wolf, and Crane Ninjazords. The frog formed the thigh and legs, The Bear formed the torso, with the Ape and Wolf forming the arms and the Crane forming the head. Equipped with its Power Gloves, it can throw super energy punches. The Ninja Megazord possessed amazing speed and physical skill. Unfortunately, it was unable to hold anything due to the lack of hands.

The Ninjazords and Ninja Megazord were featured in the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. However, all footage of the Zords was made from scratch via CG-imaging; the artists used the Kakuranger toys for reference. Despite this however, the Ninjazords featured in the movie barely resembled their actual television counterparts, both in Zord and Megazord form. Noticeable differences would be the change in transformation mechanisms, the functional hand from the ape arm, the wolf's head for a left hand, the use of the Shogun Megazord's Fire Saber as a Power Sword, and the transformed crane for a cockpit, instead of two eyes. Also in the movie, the Pink Ranger was in the front of the cockpit, while in the show, the Red Ranger was in front.

The Ninja Megazord is the first Megazord not to have a weapon finisher. In TV series, the Ninja Megazord also is the first not to sport a weapon. The movie Ninja Megazord sported a weapon but lacked the weapon finisher.

Ninja MegaFalconzord

The Falconzord could attach to the back of the Ninja Megazord, giving it the ability of flight. It could do a Double-Punch Divebomb.

In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, the Ninja MegaFalconzord was dubbed the "Ninja Falcon Megazord".

Ninja Ultrazord

When the Ninja Megafalconzord rode atop of Titanus, which returned as the carrier Zord this season, they joined to form the massive Ninja Ultrazord. This footage was made with the American toys.

Shogunzords

Part way through the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Lord Zedd kidnapped Ninjor and used him and Kimberly as hostages, demanding that the Power Rangers pilot his new Shogunzords to destroy the Earth. Ninjor was eventually freed, and the Rangers were able to use the Shogunzords for their own purposes (i.e. for good instead of evil). Originally called the "Lost Zords" or "Ancient Zords" they were found by Finster along with Squatt and Baboo. The Lost Zords were based on the technology from the Falconzord. Lord Zedd powered the Zords off the captured Ninjor. Billy was able to gain control of the Zords and power them off the Rangers' Power Coins. The Shogunzords were humanoid robots of different colors and with different armor around the head, the heads resembling the animals the Ninjazords were based off of. The Shogunzords were considerably more useful than the Ninjazords due to their human form.

The arc in which the Shogunzords featured prominently was therefore the same arc in which Kimberly Hart was written out of the series, and set during the transition period before Katherine Hillard came to replace her. After this, when the Shogunzords were used, both Katherine and Tommy piloted the white Shogunzord together. Some American and British viewers saw the introduction of a second set of Zords partway through a series as an instance of jumping the shark, though Power Rangers remained popular after this (and the inclusion of a second set of Zords partway through the series would become standard practice throughout the following series). The Shogun Zords were usable during the Alien Ranger Saga when Master Vile reversed time, as the Ninja Zords were gone, the shogunzords were used to destroy all the enemies of Season 3's "Alien rangers" mini-series. (except for Slotksy, who was destroyed by the Battleborgs.) It is assumed the ShogunZords remain dormant.

Shogun Megazord

The combination of the five Shogunzords. Whereas the Ninja Megazord was fast and agile, the Shogun Megazord was strong and powerful, yet lacking in speed. It was heavily armored yet was able to retain its functionality. Its main weapon was the Shogun Megazord Fire Saber, which destroyed opponents with a fire slash. It was modeled after a katana. According to Super Sentai continuity the Shogun Megazord Fire Saber is capable of shrinking down to human size and the Alien Rangers would use it to destroy monsters with it although the footage and prop for the human size version of the Fire Saber were never used in Power Rangers.

After being banished to the M51 Galaxy by Master Vile, he had transferred the Zeo Crystal to the Shogun Megazord's engine room, where Master Vile established an energy link. The Rangers found the "big toe emergency exit", and used their Blade Blasters to break through the rust and corrosion that had ravaged the zords on the planetoid to get in. Once inside, they focused the energies from their Power Coins in conjunction with the Morphing Grid and broke Master Vile's link to the Zeo Crystal. This in turn also returned control of the Shogun and Ninja Megazords as well as the Falconzord to them.

Shogun MegaFalconzord

While ostensibly a Ninjazord (see above), Tommy's Falconzord could combine with the five Shogunzords to make the powerful Shogun MegaFalconzord. This Megazord's main weapon was a series of cannons made up of the Falconzord's wings that slid in between the Megazord's arm-sockets.

Shogun Ultrazord

Titanus was also able to join with the Shogun Megafalconzord when the rangers needed extra help. Much like the original Ultrazord, it simply fired massive amount of blasts to destroy the enemy. (Like the Ninja Ultrazord, the Shogun Ultrazord was created using the American toys. The "Pink" Shogunzord is the most obvious clue.)

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