History Characters / DatabaseRangersPowerReviews

AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:Twofold. In the first Power Morphicon episode, he almost ran into Jacob Brode, the actor who plays him in the series in the first Power Morphicon episode. Furthermore, Database is the Phantom Ranger of the RPM universe, making him this to the main continuity's Phantom Ranger.]]
* [[spoiler:Played with further with clarification on the series's timeline: the RPM universe is the Original Timeline and the "Main Timeline" is a branch from it, making the Main Timeline Phantom Ranger his alternate and not the other way around.]]

AmnesiacResonance: A surprisingly capable fighter, even if he can't consciously do so at first. Also, he has a crush on [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Cassie]].

BerserkButton: Don't bring up the fact that [[spoiler: [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Mack is a robot]].]]

CallingYourAttacks: But of course. [[spoiler: "Phantom Fire Dimensional Beam Seal"]], [[spoiler:"Ruby Blast"]], and [[spoiler:"Phantom Laser"]], specifically.

CatchPhrase: Several.
"Greetings, Ranger fans, and welcome to Power Reviews!" is how Database Ranger typically opens each episode, though variations do happen, especially as of late.
* Before going into the episode review, Database opens with, "And that's the end of the episode! What did I think of it?" although variations occur when either Dr. K reviews an episode, or Database has a co-host.

CostumeEvolution: [[spoiler:The Phantom Ranger costume gains a visual upgrade in Episode 85, gaining a proper, non-CG helmet and looking significantly less battered and worn-down.]]

DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:By Venjix, from Episodes 70-77.]]
* [[spoiler:Was also victim of Dark Specter's possession in the past, as per the Boom Comics, even though DB has no conscious memory of this.]]

GlowingEyes: [[spoiler:Under his glasses, his eyes glow white. Temporarily turns red under Venjix's control.]]

HeroicSacrifice: A running theme is that Database will always try to sacrifice himself, or be open to doing so. [[spoiler:As this is the main defining trait of the Phantom Ranger, this is ''not'' surprising.]]
* [[spoiler:As of Episode 99, this has come to pass.]]

IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Is a very amnesiac, mentally-scrambled Phantom Ranger.]]

{{Invisibility}}: [[spoiler:His main power as the Phantom Ranger.]]

LargeHam: Database occasionally ventures into this territory. [[spoiler:A sharp contrast with his original identity.]]

Limited Wardrobe: In almost every episode thus far, Database Ranger wears a t-shirt with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers underneath a Power Rangers in Space jacket.

LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:As is hinted at throughout, and fully revealed in Episode 92, the Phantom Ranger's mind got fried when his ship's database downloaded itself into his positronic matrix-and the Landlord took ''full'' advantage of that.]]

ManChild: Very much so, at first. Starts to grow out of this as the series progresses.

MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Is implied to blame himself for not arriving in time to stop Venjix from decimating Earth.]]

MysteriousPast: Database has no memory of his past before the start of the series, and much of the first half of the series is about him trying to find out who he is. [[spoiler:Especially true, as he's actually the Phantom Ranger-one of the most mysterious characters in the series.]]

RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be a "Synth Organic Bio-Mechanoid" in Episode, as K calls it. (A robot in the original sense of the word: a constructed person.)]]
* [[spoiler:This is elaborated on in Episode 97: when the scientists of Eltar were constructing a new body for Zordon after he was freed from the time warp, the Phantom Ranger volunteered to undergo the procedure before him in order to test whether or not the energy transfer would work. Before then, the Phantom Ranger didn't have a body.]]

[[spoiler:SixthRanger: Not for the series proper, but he was for Turbo. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Episode 96:]]

BerserkButton: As in RPM, don't call the Ranger Operator costumes "Spandex".

GreaterScopeParagon: Accidentally. [[spoiler:By trying to save her past self from alphabet Soup, K splintered the timeline and created the Main Power Rangers Timeline, that almost every other series (save Dino Charge) is set in.]]

UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As in RPM, Dr. K released the Venjix Virus onto Earth when she was just trying to go outside; however, they stopped her before she could limit Venjix, leading to the computer virus decimating the planet and wiping out almost all of humanity. [[spoiler:And unfortunately, it doesn't stop there: when trying to save her younger self, she split the timeline and gave the Alphabet Soup of the other world an interest in dimensional research-and she let go of her younger counterpart's hadn't, letting her fall into the Landlord's clutches.]]

TheMenInBlack: [[spoiler: Guy is a Government agent who works for Alphabet Soup.]]

AlternateSelf: [[spoiler: Mayo is an alternate universe counterpart of Doctor K.]]

OnlySaneMan: Mayo, in comparison to the eccentric Database, mysterious Guy, and the Morpotzners, is the main voice of reason.

TheDividual: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Darkonda.]]

SixthRanger: Fills the role due to both mirroring Gem and Gemma, and [[spoiler:Providing K and Mayo the means to take Darkonda down for good in 98.]]

BigBad: Their actions are for the good of humanity, and they serve as one of the main antagonists of the series.

UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If they hadn't abducted K, most of the events of the series would never have happened.

TheBusCameBack: Four times-albeit only twice in this series. [[spoiler:First, from episodes 70 and 77, then another manifestation in Episode 78-then later as an illusory in 98. And finally, he later returns in [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Beast Morphers]] proper as Evox.]]

ChewingTheScenery: And HOW.

[[spoiler:FinalBoss: In a weird, roundabout way: as this takes place before ''Beast Morphers'', Venjix technically survives past most of the series as Evox, and thus outlives Dark Specter and Darkonda. {{Downplayed}} as he's not the FinalBoss of ''this'' series, but he very much is for the Beast Morphers Rangers.]]

{{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Despite K deleting the specters of Venjix in 78 and 98, and the emphasis they put on the Virus being defeated in the rest of the series, the series takes place ''before'' ''Beast Morphers''-so Venjix is still very much alive at this point in the timeline.]]

KnightOfCerebus: Yep.

SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Despite only hijacking Database's body for a few episodes, Venjix's presence ramps up the plot by giving Alphabet Soup access to the Wireless Interdimensional Interface, and leads to the reveal of the Morpotzners as the masterminds behind Alphabet Soup's plans.]]

AdaptationalBadass: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:While he remains just as imposing as he was in the eerie s proper, this series put far more focus on Dark Specter's ability to manipulate people and get into their heads.]]

BigBad: Yep.

TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:To both the series, and the entirety of Megaforce.]]

TheDreaded: Database is terrified of him. [[spoiler:And rightfully so.]]

DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: A shared trait from the comics continuity. Possessed Maligore's dead body in Series/PowerRangersInSpace, and now possessing a copy of Database's body.]]

DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Did Dark Specter ''really'' not see Darkonda trying to betray him again? (At the very least, the end of 98 revealed that he survived Darkonda's literal backstab, implying he had a failsafe just in case.)]]

EvilCounterpart: To Database.

EvilDoppelganger: To Database Ranger. [[spoiler:This is because Dark Specter required a strong host body to host his essence, and made a copy of Database's body.]]

GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes "Glow" a pitch black.

GreaterScopeVillain: And '''''HOW'''''. [[spoiler:In this series alone, he pulled the Phantom Ranger's ship through the Rift, and is ultimately responsible for most, if not all, of the events of the series. And given how he's Dark Specter, this extends to the franchise proper.]]
* [[spoiler: Episode 97 implies that he's this to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' as well. Episode 98 outright confirms this, as he's revealed to be directly responsible for the Armada coming to Earth, and Andresia being razed as well.]]

KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:He traps Database in a LotusEaterMachine, turns him into a washed out hermit, and attempts to end his show, all while calmly expressing his disdain for Power Rangers. This all makes a lot more sense when you realize he's Dark Specter.]]

ManipulativeBastard: The Landlord's MO throughout the series.

TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:The Morpotzners, K Alpha, and Darkonda all serve him-and even the Megaforce Rangers unknowingly serve him.]]

ShadowArchetype: Claims that he is this to Database. [[spoiler:The truth is more complex.]]

WillNotTellALie: The Landlord rarely lies directly. He relies on ExactWords, partial truths, and misdirections, but he rarely, if ever, tells a direct falsehood.

[[spoiler:DragonAscendant/HijackedByGanon: He ''tries'' to be this, literally backstabbing Dark Specter in 98. However, given the latter survived, this likely failed.]]

[[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Doctor K and Mayo using the Phantom Megazord.]]

[[spoiler:WalkingSpoiler: Darkonda's the one possessing the Omega Agents and the Morpotzners.]]

DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Given how K Alpha grew up under ''Dark Specter'', and how badly she takes her failure in 95, it's pretty apparent that K Alpha did ''not'' have a happy or easy childhood-made worse by commentaries revealing that she was mostly used as a resource for her scientific knowledge.]]

ShadowArchetype: [[spoiler:To Doctor K. K Alpha is a genius who created the Ranger keys and is the scientific mind behind Dark Specter's plans-yet she's also more childish, withdrawn, and relatively amoral than K, serving as a dark reflection of what K could have become had she never escaped Alphabet Soup.]]

[[spoiler:TrappedInVillainy: Evil she may be, K Alpha never had a chance to be anything other than a servant of Dark Specter.]]

WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her mere existence is a spoiler that reveals the nature of the plot, and drives the story forward.]]

BadassNormal: The only one who isn't a super-genius or empowered in some way. That doesn't stop him from kicking all sorts of ass.

BerserkButton: If the review of Super Megaforce from, well, Super Megaforce means anything, Guy gets pissed whenever the alien invasion of Power Rangers in Space is ignored (E.G, "This is the greatest threat our planet has ever known.").
* To a lesser extent, getting kicked in the face.

MenInBlack: [[spoiler: Guy is a Government agent who works for Alphabet Soup.]]

GlowingEyes: [[spoiler:Under his glasses, his eyes glow white.]]

[[spoiler:The treacherous villain from ''In Space'', it is revealed that he was revived by Dark Specter. While first appearing properly in Episode 95, his presence is responsible for all of the Omega Agents, and the Morpotzners' synchronicity.]]

[[spoiler:WalkingSpoiler]]

DarkAndToubledPast: [[spoiler:Given how K Alpha grew up under ''Dark Specter'', and how badly she takes her failure in 95, it's pretty apparent that K Alpha did ''not'' have a happy Childhood.]]

* [[spoiler:Was also victim of Dark Specter's possession in the past, even though DB has no memory of this.]]

SixthRanger:

* BigBadWannabe:

TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:The Morpotzners work for him.]]

AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:Twofold. In the first Power Morphicon episode, he almost ran into Jacob Brode, the actor who plays him in the series in the first Power Morphicon episode. Furthermore, Database is the Phantom Ranger of the RPM universe, making him this to the main continuity's Phantom Ranger.

TheBusCameBack: Three times-albeit only twice in this series. [[spoiler:Frst, starting-then later as a cameo in 98. And finally, he later returns in [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Beast Morphers]] proper as Evox.]]

{{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Despite K deleting the specter of Venjix in 98, and the emphasis they put on the Virus being defeated in the rest of the series, the series takes place ''before'' ''Beast Morphers''-so Venjix is still very much alive at this point in the timeline.]]

* [[spoiler: Episode 97 implies that he's this to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' as well. Episod3 98 outright confirms this, as he's revealed to be directly responsible for the Armada coming to Earth, and Andresia being razed as well.]]

TheBusCameBack: Three times-albeit only twice in this series. [[spoiler:Frst, starting-then later as a cameo in 98. And finally, he later returns in [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers]] proper as Evox.]]

[[spoiler:DragonAscendant/Hijacked by Ganon: He tries to be this, literally backstabbing Dark Specter in 98. However, given the latter survived, this likely failed.]]

[[spoiler:The main villain of Power Rangers RPM. A relatively-but his impact ha

[[spoiler:Ironically, at the he's

TheBusCameBack: Three times. [[spoiler:Frst, starting-then later as a cameo in 98. And finally, he later returns in Beast Morphers proper as Evox-but it's not like K

Irony: [[spoiler:Despite K deleting the specter of Venjix in 98, and all the emphasis they put on the Virus being defeated in the rest of the series, the series takes place ''before'' ''Beast Morphers''-so Venjix is still very much alive at this point in the timeline.]]

SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Despite only hijacking Database's body for a few episodes, Venjix reveals that he's

[[spoiler:DragonAscendant: He tries to be, literally backstabbing Dark Specter. However, given the latter survived, this likely failed.]]

UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As in RPM, Dr. K released the Venjix Virus onto Earth when she was just trying to go outside; however, they stopped her before she could limit Venjix, leading to the computer virus decimating the planet and wiping out almost all of humanity. [[Spoiler: And unfortunately, it doesn't stop there: when trying to save her younger self, she split the timeline and gave the Alphabet Soup of the other world an interest in dimensional research-and she let go of her younger counterpart's hadn't, letting her fall into the Landlord's clutches.]]

BadassNormal

!The Landlord/[[spoiler:[[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Dark Specter]]]]
WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS ABOUND.

Initially appearing as a dark copy of Database, the Landlord is a force of evil working against the heroes. [[spoiler: He is the GreaterScopeVillain of the series, and has been manipulating everyone and pulling everyones' strings behind the scenes for his own nefarious plans.]]

[[spoiler:As is revealed in Episode 94, he is in fact none other than [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Dark Specter himself]], having survived his presumed destruction at the end of the series.]]

UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom.

The Dreaded: Database is terrified of him. [[spoiler:And rightfully so.]]

* [[spoiler: Episode 97 implies that he's this to ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' as well.]]

HeroicSacrifice: A running theme is that Database will always try to sacrifice himself, or be open to doing so. [[spoiler:As this is the main defining trait of the Phantom Ranger, this is not surprising.]]

Invisibility: [[spoiler:His main power as the Phantom Ranger.]]

* [[spoiler:As is later revealed, this is because the Phantom Ranger volunteered to do a test-run for Zordon's new body, to see if the energy transference was possible. Before then, he didn't have a body underneath his armor.]]

The Dreaded: Database is terrified of him.

UnwillingInstigatorOfDoom: As in RPM, Dr. K released the Venjix Virus onto Earth when she was just trying to go outside; however, they stopped her before she could limit Venjix, leading to the computer virus decimating the planet and wiping out almost all of humanity. [[Spoiler: And unfortunately, it doesn't stop there: when trying to save her younger self, she split the timeline and gave the Alphabet Soup of the other world an interest in dimensional research-and she let go of her younger counterpart's hadn't, letting her fall into the Landlord's clutches.]]

UnwillingInstigatorOfDoom.

AdaptationalBadass: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:This series put far more focus on Dark Specter's ability to manipulate people and get into their heads.]]

DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Possessed Maligore's dead body in Series/PowerRangersInSpace. He even did this to the Phantom Ranger in the comics-not that Database remembers it.]]

EvilDoppelganger: To Database Ranger. [[spoiler:This is because Dark Specter required a strong host body, and made a copy of Database's body.]]

LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:As is hinted at throughout, and fully revealed in Episode 92, the Phantom Ranger's mind got fried when his ship's database downloaded itself into his positronic matrix-and the Landlord took advantage of that. (Interestingly enough, this seems to be a slight theme even in mainline PR canon as well.]]

IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Is an amnesiac, very mentally-scrambled Phantom Ranger.]]

LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:As is hinted at throughout, and fully revealed in Episode 92, the Phantom Ranger's mind got fried when his ship's database downloaded itself into his positronic matrix-and the Landlord took advantage of that.]]
* [[spoiler:This seems to be becoming a slight theme even in mainline PR canon.]]

MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Is implied to blame himself for not arriving in time to stop Venjix, and for Earth's decimation in the RPM timeline.]]

ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Is implied to blame himself for not arriving in time to stop Venjix, and for Earth's decimation in the RPM timeline.]]

IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Is an amnesiac, mentally-scrambled Phantom Ranger.]]

UnwillingInstigatorOfDoom