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The Ancient Warrior
Airdate: May 11, 2002
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| Nayzor meets with a surprisingly obedient Zen-Aku, who gives him the Rangers' animal crystals. |
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Shayla tells the Rangers that she had a vision in which Animus told her what happened 3000 years ago. |
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| A warrior named Merrick pleads with the ancient warriors to destroy him because he has been cursed. |
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The warriors don't want to, but when Zen-Aku attacks, they have no choice but to imprison him. |
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| The Rangers also realizethat the moon is what gives Zen-Akuhis strength. They head for the forest to meet him. |
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They try to tell him that he is Merrick, but of coursethe bug makes him resistant to remembering any of it. |
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| He beats the Rangers up, and holds the Crescent Blade to Cole's face. |
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Out comes an eclipse, courtesy of Animus. |
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| Zen-Aku loses power, and reverts to his true form. |
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The face ofMerrick is revealed. He tells the Rangers his story. |
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| 3000 years ago, Animus was destroyed battling a giant Master Org. Things were not going well, and Merrick wanted to help. |
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He journeyed to the old city, and into Nayzor's temple, where he found the evil cursed mask of Zen-Aku. |
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| Nayzor tried to stop him, but Merrick got away safely. |
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He put the wolf mask on, and summoned the Dark Wild Zords. |
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| The Predazord destroyed Master Org, but completely corrupted Merrick. |
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With the eclipse passing, Merrick begins turning back. They try to hold him down, but he breaks loose. |
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| After searching all night, they finally find Merrick, but he has turned back into their worst nightmare. |
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Shayla calls the Rangers up, and tells them that the source of thecurse is the Wild Zords - they must be destroyed. |
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| As they are about to call their Zords, Danny is called by the Bison, who tells him that he is sending friends. |
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The Rhino and Armadillo Wild Zords appear, and charge into battle. |
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| They combine with the Lion, Eagle, Tiger, and Shark to form a soccer champ Megazord. |
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It leaps into the air and kicks the heck out of Predazord. |
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| Then it kicks a charged up Dillo straight into the Gator chompers, breaking apart the Predazord |
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Shayla cries with joy when she finds an unconscious Merrick laying on the ground, broken free of the curse. |
| Comments: |
- Why would the absence of moonlight render Zen-Aku powerless? He was able to fight in the daytime.
- I don't know about that whole soccer stadium thing with the Megazord.
- Too bad they didn't give the new Megazord mode a name.
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