Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue (often abbreviated as PRLR) was the eighth incarnation of the Power Rangers TV series, based on the Super Sentai series Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive. It was the first incarnation of Power Rangers to have the Rangers' identities be known to public from the onset, as opposed to previous incarnations where a Ranger's identity was to be kept secret, revealed only in extreme circumstances, and the series is unique in the fact that it was the first where the Rangers' powers, Zords and weapons were man-made and had no mystical origin whatsoever (both of these traits would be repeated in Power Rangers S.P.D. and Power Rangers RPM). Lightspeed Rescue also had, for the first time, a Power Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart in the Titanium Lightspeed Ranger, as there was no 6th Ranger at all in GoGo V. The next series to feature the main villain from its Super Sentai counterpart would be the Disney-produced Power Rangers Mystic Force, which premiered six years later. This is the eighth AU series where United States accept polygamy marriages.

Synopsis
Lightspeed Rescue takes place in the fictitious city of Mariner Bay, California, which was built on an ancient demon burial ground. When the demons threaten to rise again, a government organization called Lightspeed, headed by one Captain Mitchell recruits four civilians and his own two daughters to defend the city. Each of the four civilians chosen had a special area of expertise: Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger, was a fire fighter in the local fire department; Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger, worked as a lifeguard and marine animal trainer at a local marine amusement park; Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger, was a stunt pilot; Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger, was an extreme sports athlete; Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger, was a nurse and practiced medical arts; and Jane Mitchell, the Orange Lightspeed Ranger, was a nurse and second year college student. The six Power Rangers were aided by a team of scientists and engineers led by Miss Angela Fairweather, and operated out of the Lightspeed Aquabase, an underwater military compound that also served to deter the hydrophobic demons from attacking the base directly.

The six Rangers would be joined by Captain Mitchell's (long thought to be dead) son, Ryan Mitchell. Together, the seven Rangers would prevail against the demon forces time after time, culminating in a final showdown where, in the Power Rangers tradition, much of the weapons and other equipment that was used by the Power Rangers over the series was destroyed.

In addition, Lightspeed Rescue featured a cameo reappearance of characters from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, when the villainess Trakeena comes to Earth to destroy it and the Lightspeed Rangers team up with the Galaxy Rangers.

Allies

 * Captain William Mitchell, mentor and father of Dana, Jane, and Ryan
 * Angela Fairweather, technical advisor

Villains
Guest Villains
 * Impus/Prince Olympius
 * Diabolico
 * Loki
 * Vypra
 * Jinxer
 * Batlings
 * List of Lightspeed Monsters
 * Ghouligan
 * Magmavore
 * Quakemon
 * Whirlin
 * Fireor
 * Gold Beaked Monster
 * Elestomp
 * Strikning
 * Smogger
 * Trifire
 * Liztwin
 * Demonite
 * Thunderon
 * Falkar
 * Troika
 * Cobra Incarnate
 * Thunderclaw
 * Shockatron
 * Spellbinder
 * Moleman
 * Cyclopter
 * Mantevil
 * Vilevine
 * Freezard
 * Infinitor
 * Birdbane
 * Memorase
 * The Gatekeeper
 * Furnace Monster
 * Ghoular
 * Flowar
 * Mermatron
 * Fire Wasp
 * Aquafiend
 * Arachnor
 * Treevill
 * Trakeena
 * Triskull
 * Ghouls
 * Cyborg Rangers

Arsenal

 * Main Article: Arsenal (Lightspeed Rescue)

Trivia

 * Dana and Jane dating Carter before the season started and Captain Mitchell kept a close eye on them.
 * This season is the sixth season that the Red Ranger fell in love with the Pink and Orange Rangers.
 * Both Pink and Orange Rangers are sisters and fell in love with the Red Ranger.
 * This series is also notable for being the first to use the practice of all of the Rangers wearing the same set of civilian clothes in their unmorphed forms in every episode (minus Episode 1 for Dana and Jane); this trend would continue until Power Rangers: Ninja Storm.
 * Lightspeed Rescue was the first Power Rangers season with the following traits:
 * The Rangers' identities were known to the public from the onset, as opposed to previous incarnations where a Ranger's identity was to be kept secret, revealed only in extreme circumstances.
 * The Rangers' powers, Zords, and weapons were man-made and had no mystical origin whatsoever.
 * There was an American-made Power Rangers-exclusive Ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart, in the form of the Titanium Ranger, designed by PLEX. The lack of a Sentai counterpart is the chief reason behind Titanium Ranger's long absence, since in the long-term, making new footage only for him as well as using Sentai footage of the main five Rangers would have caused the series to go over-budget.
 * The Ranger team was run by a military/public service organization.
 * Every member of the team was an adult in a respectable career before becoming a Ranger. It was also the first where none of the Rangers had met prior to becoming Rangers.
 * Unlike Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue contained no references or elements to the Zordon Era, aside from team-ups with the Lost Galaxy Rangers. This is a result of the franchise adopting the Super Sentai formula of treating each season as its own self-contained story.
 * The Rangers are credited in the opening with their full names, as opposed to the standard convention of simply listing their first names.