Forever Red is the thirty-fourth episode of Power Rangers: Wild Force. It commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise and features what would come to be known as the Veteran Red Rangers.
Synopsis[]
Four years after the destruction of the Machine Empire, surviving members of the empire remain seeking to destroy Earth (how they had survived Countdown to Destruction remains unclear). Tezzla, Gerrok, Steelon and Automon (and many Cogs) are all that is left of the once mighty and proud Empire as well as General Venjix, acting as the head leader. They learn that Earth's Moon is the resting place of Serpentera, the Zord created and used by Lord Zedd with the power to destroy a planet. Ever since Zedd's "death" in Countdown to Destruction, the location of Serpentera remained a mystery for many years. Venjix finds it and begins using Cog soldiers to dig it up, refitting it with a Neo Plutonium reactor to power it.
Andros, the Red Space Ranger, discovers Venjix and finds out about his plan after following him for several years. Andros goes to the moon to gather video evidence of their plans. He succeeds and sends the tape to Tommy Oliver, the Red Zeo Ranger. When Tommy learns of Venjix's plan, he asks Andros to gather all the current Red Rangers on Earth and meet him at the NASADA space port on Earth. Although it is not explained how each Ranger would be contacted, it's assumed that Andros had contacted Carter, probably recommended by Leo as Leo had met Andros and Carter in two different team ups who in turn used governmental connections to track down Cole as well as Wes and Eric of the Silver Guardians. T.J. is easily available as he also served as Andros' second-in-command while Aurico and Leo were contacted by Andros. However, Tommy contacts his former teammate Jason Lee Scott himself. However, Jason doesn't give Tommy a definitive answer as to whether or not he would show up at all.
Cole, the current Red Ranger, is contacted by Carter as the Wild Force team are gathered at a park. Carter states that only Cole is needed. The two proceed to NASADA's space port where they meet up with Andros, T.J. and the Silver Guardians, of which the latter two are immediately recognized by Cole as he already met the two in the Wild Force and Time Force team up. Tommy appears and explains that he would be leading the team of Red Rangers. At the last second, Jason pulls up to the group on a motorcycle, surprising Tommy somewhat. Jason explains that he didn't think the mission would feel right without the original Red Ranger. He then proceeds to rib Cole "the new guy" of the group who originally offered a handshake. The Red Rangers board the Astro Megaship Mark II, created specifically for this mission, and proceed to the moon. With new Alpha robot, Alpha 7, Tommy further explains the mission to the other Rangers and that they must stop the Machine generals and destroy Serpentera. On the moon. Venjix and his other generals prepare to board Serpentera but they are then interrupted by the Rangers. Venjix sends Cogs to distract the eight Rangers while he and the others proceed to Serpentera. The Rangers do battle with the Cogs unmorphed and dispose of them with relative ease.
Cole somehow escapes the barrage of Cogs and chases the generals. Venjix fires at him, but Cole is rescued by Leo and Aurico on Leo's Jet Jammer. As the other Rangers catch up, Leo demorphs and tells Andros that he and Aurico had gotten there as soon as they could. Venjix and the other Generals then arrive and are shocked to see ten Red Rangers before them. All of the Rangers sans Aurico then morph with their respective calls and do battle with the Generals in groups of two:
- Cole and Jason fight Venjix, where Jason shows the new Red Ranger a corkscrew kick.
- Tommy and Wes fight Gerrok and Tommy destroys him with the Zeo Flying Power Kick.
- Eric and Aurico fight Tezzla and destroys her with Eric's Quantum Defender.
- T.J. and Leo fought Automon and destroy him with Leo's Quasar Saber, Transdagger and T.J.'s Turbo Blade and Turbo Lightning Sword.
- Andros and Carter fight Steelon and destroy him by combining power from their Astro, Rescue, and Thermo Blasters.
- Cole then severely damages Venjix with his Crystal Saber.
Venjix then jumps into Serpentera and takes off. With no time to get to the Ship before it takes off, the Rangers rely on Cole with his Wild Force Rider to battle Venjix. Cole uses the rider to fly into Serpentera and destroy it from the inside. Both Venjix and Serpentera are destroyed for good, truly ending the Machine Empire menace once and for all. Afterwards, the nine human Rangers part ways, and Cole remarks how Tommy appeared to be the "greatest Ranger ever" with the other Rangers bragging of their exploits.
Why It Is A Fauxnale[]
Forever Red is not just celebrates a decade of Power Rangers on the air, but it also ties up the remaining loose ends of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (Serpenterra) and Power Rangers Zeo (Machine Empire), in some ways it serves as a series finale for the latter, as it did not have much in the way of a climax when it transitioned into Power Rangers Turbo. It also functions as a finale for Power Rangers In Space, as Andros as he completes the mission he and the Space Rangers embarked on and referenced during their appearances in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
Although many plot threads are tied together, the stories for all these Rangers would continue to be told in both official and non-official productions such as Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Power Rangers Ninja Steel, and Bloodline of the Grid