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Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

#302: PRLG 809: "The Magna Defender".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Gingaman, episodes 8, 12, 17, & 18.

The complete program, from opening to end of Saban logo, lasts roughly 21:21;04.

Previously On is about 0:30; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Next Time On is about 0:30; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
GINGA #18.

Pan down and push in under an overpass.

Fades in from black; cuts before we can see Swabbies.

GINGA #18.

Samuron talks, then raises his hammer high, and slams it down upon the rock, quaking the ground.

First shot came last in source order; cuts follow-up additional hammering.

GINGA #18.

Samuron raises his hammer high again, and slams it down upon the rock, causing the hammer's handle to break off sparkily. Samuron looks at the smoking stick, finds the rock unbroken, so he tosses aside the handle, picks up the rock, and talks all the while.

GINGA #18.

Samuron raises his spear up high.

Split; this is the end half.

GINGA #18.

Samuron whips his spear around.

Split; this is the start. Cuts follow-ups due to Swabbies.

GINGA #18.

Red is leaping at Samuron with his Quasar Saber held forth, but the monster blocks the blade with his spear, then spews reddish energy from his mouth at the Ranger, sending him sparkily sliding on the ground away, where his teammates regroup around him.

GINGA #18.

Samuron talks, gesturing his hand then raising his spear, Red responding, getting up and twirling his Quasar Launcher around, it locks into firing mode, then Samuron talks.

Start is slightly trimmed.

GINGA #18.

Sharp zoom in on Red, nod-talking, before the Rangers fire their Quasar Launchers, nearly at once, colored balls of energy flying forth. Samuron pulls out the rock and puts it in front of his chest, causing the balls of energy to strike it, bouncing back to where they came from, causing explosions around the Rangers.

Cuts follow-up repeat closer of explosion.

GINGA #18.

Samuron is stunned to discover the rock is smoking, but undamaged.

Cuts follow-ups of Samuron charging through Rangers sparkily, then is just about to impale the downed Red.

GINGA #18.

A small dart shoots through the air, twice, sparkily striking Samuron's right hand, causing him to drop his spear.

Cuts follow-up of Red rolling out from under monster's foot.

GINGA #18.

Samuron looks to see a figure in the hazy distance

Cuts follow-up zoom in on dart in hand.

GINGA #18.

The Rangers are also watching, as the Magna Defender slowly approaches.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender continues his slow march forth, as the dangly things on the dart dangle, and Red turns over wearily, watching and talking.

US adds follow-up of MD's boots stopping.

GINGA #18.

Push in on Magna Defender, standing still and silent.

Cuts follow-ups of Samuron yanking dart out of hand, then a distant shot of the scene.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender talks to Samuron, holding his right hand outward.

Trimmed heavily; cuts follow-up shot of him talking.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender continues talking with hand held out. Samuron responds with several arm gestures.

Start is trimmed; cuts before pan up; US replaces follow-ups of Swabbies with Stingwingers.

GINGA #18.

Push in on Red, sitting up and talking to himself about what he sees.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender resheathes his sword, jumps up, changes his blade to Magna Blaster mode, cocks it, then fires green blasts in the air.

US replaces follow-up from Swabbies to Stingwingers.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender cocks his Magna Blaster again, and fires once more a barrage of fire.

US replaces follow-up from Swabbies to Stingwingers.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender leaps through the air and lands in the middle of the battlefield, Samuron talks at him, he responds, stands up, turns around, and talks some more, to which the monster replies. The Rangers react from the background.

Cuts close-ups of Pink & Red.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender lowers his Blaster then reaches out his hand again, prompting Samuron to thrust his spear forth.

Cuts follow-ups of pair facing off from various angles.

GINGA #18.

Samuron charges at Magna Defender, who remains standing still.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender lowers his arm, pan down as the wind blows his cape.

Pushed back from source position.

GINGA #18.

Samuron slashes his spear twice at Magna Defender, sparkily striking his raised forearm. Magna Defender quickly whips out his sword, sparkily slashing Samuron repeatedly in return.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender jumps up, launches up off the monster's chest, and does several midair somersaults, the final one with his charged sword slashing forth, striking Samuron, causing him to crackle with electricity. The rock falls, split in half, the Rangers, then Samuron, all reacting to its lack of contents.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender turns around, resheathes his sword, and remains posed, as Samuron spark bursts until he collapses and explodes massively.

Cuts entire follow-up Megazord battle against Samuron.

GINGA #18.

Zoom in close on Magna Defender, turning away contemplatively.

Fades into next shot, per source.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender staggers up a mountain, opens a box and releases the Lights of Orion, which slip out of his grasp.

Fades in from last shot, per source; US replaces follow-ups from Villamax to Treacheron.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender spark bursts repeatedly, before falling into a chasm.

GINGA #18.

Shot of the sun, as seen through the hazy clouds.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor rotates while growing gigantic.

Split. Cuts prior ground battle against monster.

GINGA #08.

Continued, Ruptor finishes growing gigantic.

Split.

GINGA #08.

The five Galactabeasts begin to race to our left.

GINGA #18.

Red slaps the ground and leaps up.

GINGA #18.

Red lands atop Lion Galactabeast.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #17.

Green lands atop Condor Galactabeast.

GINGA #17.

Blue lands on Gorilla Galactabeast's shoulder.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #17.

Yellow lands atop Wolf Galactabeast.

GINGA #17.

Pink lands atop Wild Cat Galactabeast.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #08.

Red raises his Transdagger high, and is absorbed within as Lion Galactabeast transforms into Lion Galactazord.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #08.

The five Galactazords begin to race along to our left.

Recycled.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor, now armed with a huge butter knife, turns and looks.

GINGA #08.

Each of the Galactazords races forth, individually.

GINGA #08.

Lion Galactazord fires flaming streams from his shoulders, blasting Ruptor.

GINGA #08.

Gorilla Galactazord fires watery streams from his boobs, whipping around Ruptor.

GINGA #08.

Wild Cat & Lion Galactazords fire colored electricity from their faces at Ruptor, spark bursting him.

GINGA #08.

Condor Galactazord fires energy whirlwinds from his wings, blowing up dust around Ruptor, until he's flung into falling and rolling.

Final shot is split.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor spews energy flames forth, which erupt the ground around the Galactazords.

Start is split but trimmed.

GINGA #08.

In his cockpit, Red nod-talks.

GINGA #08.

The five Galactazords race along to our left, zoom in on Lion as the backdrop changes to a blur of greenery, the Lion, Gorilla, then Condor, transforming into component parts.

Recycled per source; except for Condor bit.

GINGA #08.

The head and horns pop out of the Lion section as it floats up, Wild Cat & Lion becoming arms, as all five Zords come together to form the Galaxy Megazord, with its saber forming in a crackle of electricity.

Recycled, per source. Cuts follow-up shot of monster seen between GM's legs.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor charges forth at Galaxy Megazord, which waits for him to come over, blocks his butter knife strike, then goes to strike back, but he turns his armored shell to it, sparkily slashing ineffectively.

GINGA #12.

In his cockpit, Red talks, with head nodding.

Replaces shot of Yellow in cockpit from 08.

GINGA #08.

Galaxy Megazord slashes its glowing Saber four times quickly from various angles.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor's shell is struck by the energy slices, sparkily chopping it to pieces.

Cuts follow-up shot of monster agonized.

GINGA #08.

Red in his cockpit talks while gesturing hands spread then forth crossed.

GINGA #08.

The Galaxy Megazord's Saber morphs into Condor Galactazord in Missile Mode, which it holds forth, as its beak and wings glow brightly.

GINGA #08.

Condor opens its glowing mouth, before Galaxy Megazord fires the Missile Mode energy beak forth.

Recycled, per source.

GINGA #08.

Ruptor is sparkily struck. Galaxy Megazord holds Condor Galactazord aside and turns around, turning its back to Ruptor as he collapses and explodes massively.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender leaps up, higher and higher, approaching a mountain peak.

Final shot is split.

GINGA #18.

Continued, zoom out as Magna Defender lands atop the peak, the Rangers rushing in to watch from the ground.

Split; US Rangers superimposed into shot.

GINGA #18.

Magna Defender remains on the peak, crossing his hands as his cape blows in the breeze.

Cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

Ending Credits