#445: PRWF 1228: "Unfinished Business".
Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Gaoranger, episodes 24 & 26.
The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:19;03.
Opening is about 1:00; by itself.
Next Time On is about 0:30; by itself.
Ending is about 0:30; by itself.
Source | Description | Edit Note |
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GAO #24. |
Lunar Wolf makes a virtual pool table skyward, sets down the Crystals, and hits them with his Lunar Cue, they go bouncing all around, soon forming into a crescent moon symbol. |
Recycled, actually a mix of two different types of Laser Pool; dissolves in, dissolves out. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku materializes at the far end of a tunnel. |
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GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku walks through the tunnel, playing his flute plate. |
Cuts follow-up shot of him walking closer. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku walks further through the tunnel, still playing his flute plate. |
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GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku walks and plays, only his eyes visible in the darkness. |
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GAO #26. |
Crescent Blade shifts into three parts. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku readies his Crescent Blade. |
Cuts before he tosses a Crescent Wave forth. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf bounces off Zen-Aku's shoulder and flips over him, landing then turning around. They face each other for a moment, before Zen-Aku tosses his blade into the air, and charges in, Lunar Wolf and the Wolf Org fighting hand to hand. |
US replaces follow-up close-up fighting for no reason I can determine. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf falls, Zen-Aku catches his Crescent Blade, so Lunar Wolf pulls out his Lunar Cue, They clash weapons repeatedly, the Ranger being pushed back, until they lock blades, which allows the Wolf Org to push him against a wall, before flinging him over the edge of the bridge, he slides down into a quarry, with Zen-Aku following. |
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GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf recovers just in time for Zen-Aku to jump in and sparkily slash him repeatedly. The Ranger falls, but gets back up, leaps up, and strikes, but his weapon arm is grabbed, his foot kicked out from under him, he falls down, and Zen-Aku begins to spin him around in the air, before releasing harshly. Zen-Aku talks, Lunar Wolf replies, then the Wolf Org charges forth. |
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GAO #26. |
Zoom in on Lunar Wolf, struggling with Zen-Aku, but talking. |
Split. |
GAO #26. |
Continued, Lunar Wolf keeps talking while remaining caught up with Zen-Aku. |
Split. |
GAO #26. |
Continued, Lunar Wolf keeps talking while remaining caught up with Zen-Aku. |
Instantly recycled. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf gets sparkily struck down, where Zen-Aku steps on his weapon arm, talking downward at him while holding his blade to his helmet, the Ranger replying, while the Wolf Org crouches down and holds his weapon still against him and thinks back. |
Dissolves out. |
GAO #26. |
In the Predazord cockpit, Zen-Aku crackles then begins to glow. |
Dissolves in; pushed ahead of source position; cuts before he turns into human form. |
GAO #26. |
The Mask of Zen-Aku appears and shatters. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf talks up at Zen-Aku, who also talks, and rises back up, keeping his blade against the Ranger, who replies, when Zen-Aku suddenly raises the blade up. |
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GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku's blade falls upon Lunar Wolf, who is suddenly whisked out of the way by a white streak of energy. Zen-Aku strikes the ground, then looks at sees White dragging Lunar Wolf into diving into the water. |
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GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku is about to follow, when he turns, and the other four Rangers strike, he blocks their Sabers with his blade, then sparkily slashes them all down, and rushes forth to attack. |
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PRWF 1216. |
The end of Merrick's morphing sequence. |
Recycled. |
GAO #26. |
Explosions burst around the four Rangers, knocking them down. Zen-Aku approaches them with his blade outward, when he turns, and spots Lunar Wolf on his Savage Cycle. The Rangers react, as does Zen-Aku. |
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GAO #26. |
Crescent Blade shifts into three parts. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf keeps driving, avoiding Zen-Aku's Crescent Waves, which explode behind him, the Rangers react, as does Zen-Aku, as Lunar Wolf speeds up his Cycle. |
Shot 7 cuts before zoom in; cuts additional LW shot between shots 7 & 8; US replaces follow-ups of LW crashing into ZA explosively, with him jumping off his Cycle instead. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku sparkily slashes Lunar Wolf three times, then a fourth. |
Trims start. |
GAO #26. |
Wolfzord howls up close. |
Follow-up CGI Wolfzord shot is US replaced. |
GAO #26. |
Wolf Wildzord ceases howling and looks downward. |
Recycled, but unaltered and first time in context. |
GAO #26. |
Wolfzord's paw steps down on the grass and pushes off. |
Recycled, but unaltered and first time in context; US replaces follow-up CGI Wolfzord shot. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf is flipped over, falls, and gets back up, as Zen-Aku faces him across the rocky shore, talking, as the Ranger barely stands, the Wolf Org then firing Crescent Waves burstingly at him. |
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GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf's Savage Cycle drives through a dimension, growls, then drives at Zen-Aku, and slams into him, knocking him down into the grass before parking. |
Pause shot 1 to see unmorphed GaoSilver. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf's Savage Cycle growls. |
That's not even Merrick's coat color, for crying out loud... |
PRWF 1201/1216. |
All six Wild Force Rangers morph. |
Recycled montage from 1222. |
GAO #26. |
Facing Zen-Aku, Lunar Wolf poses with a clawed glove. |
Cuts follow-up close-ups of details, then extra poses, then the same for each Ranger. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku speaks, then tosses some Crescent Waves at the six Rangers explosively. |
Fades to black. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku lowers his blade, then reacts, before running forth, finding no trace of the Rangers, when Lunar Wolf suddenly drops from above. |
Fades in from black; US replaces follow-up LW striking ZA in the face with him striking his chest. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku rolls, gets back up, then looks up as Yellow & Blue leap in and grab him. |
US replaces follow-up of Blue & Yellow bashing ZA into cliff, to replace the head-centricness of it, I guess. |
GAO #26. |
Released by Yellow & Blue, Zen-Aku falls, and once he hits the ground, White & Black grab him and drag him along the ground. |
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GAO #26. |
White & Black drag Zen-Aku on the ground. |
A single frame is left in, the rest of this shot is cut, as is the follow-up of them bashing his head into rocks. |
GAO #26. |
White & Black release Zen-Aku, he slides through the grass, then recovers, when Red leaps in and begins to sparkily slash him with the Jungle Sword. |
US replaces follow-up head-blow. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku is flung through the air, lands on the beach, Red talks, then Lunar Wolf speaks, before readying his Lunar Cue, aiming it at Zen-Aku, then activating a Laser Pool table, trapping him in it. |
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GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf sets down his Animal Crystals on the virtual pool table, readies his Lunar Cue, then he strikes the Crystals, sending them bouncing about, hitting Zen-Aku and exploding him, before returning through the explosion. |
Recycled, per source; though the second-to-last shot is partially new to feature ZA. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf catches his Crystals and poses, as Zen-Aku staggers forth, smoking and talking, Lunar Wolf replies, then Zen-Aku speaks once more, before bursting and crackling. |
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GAO #26. |
The Rangers regroup around Lunar Wolf, who talks, Zen-Aku replies, then pats his chest and bursts smoke, before his eyes light up, and he grows gigantic, the Rangers taken aback by this, when Lunar Wolf's three Crystals fly out of his side pocket, and take to the sky. |
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GAO #26. |
Wolfzord leaps in and sparkily bites Zen-Aku's arm, Lunar Wolf reacts, then Zen-Aku shakes him off, and he drops on the ground. |
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GAO #26. |
Hammerhead comes out of hiding. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Alligatorzord chomps while marching forward. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku gestures his hand forth, causing Hammerhead to spark. |
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GAO #26. |
Explosions burst around Alligatorzord. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Wolfzord snarls. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku speaks, then Lunar Wolf talks and gestures. |
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GAO #26. |
The three formerly Dark Wildzords come together to form the Predazord. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Predazord and Zen-Aku march in and clash weapons, before the Wolf Org sparkily slashes Predazord a few times, shaking up the cockpit. |
Cuts follow-ups of Red Lion attacking ZA. |
GAO #26. |
Red talks upward, then leads the team in putting their Sabers in a circle, before looking up and gesturing. |
Shot 2 is recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Wild Force Megazord's head pops out, eyes flashing. |
Recycled, mirror-flipped, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Wild Force Megazord's torso comes in and connects with Rhino's running legs. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Wild Force Megazord Striker Mode comes in and joins Predazord's side, facing the talking Zen-Aku, prompting Red to talk to Black, who replies. |
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GAO #26. |
Armadillozord comes out of the Rhino foot, and rolls into a ball. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Wild Force Megazord Striker Mode takes off running, as the Rangers within gesture. |
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GAO #26. |
Wild Force Megazord Striker Mode runs along, using the glowing Armadillozord as a soccer ball, before finally kicking it one last time. |
Recycled, splits end, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku stands there, waiting, as the Armadillo approaches in POV. |
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GAO #26. |
Armadillozord continues to spin in midair. |
Recycled, split, per source; cuts follow-up of ZA punching Armadillo into bouncing back at Predazord, who Gator Staff thrusts him back. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku catches Armadillozord, sparking as he holds him tightly until he ceases spinning, the Rangers all react, then he throws Armadillo at them both sparkily, then when he bounces back at the Wolf Org, Zen-Aku blade-bats him back at both Megazords sparkily, tilting the cockpits. |
Cuts follow-up of Armadillo falling down. |
GAO #26. |
Predazord & Wild Force Megazord Striker fall over, Zen-Aku rests his blade on his shoulder and talks, the Rangers hang on in their tiled cockpit, while Lunar Wolf notices Armadillozord rolling to a stop nearby, prompting him to think back. |
Fades to white, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf ceases flashing back, straightens up his cockpit, Predazord stands up, Zen-Aku points and talks, Lunar Wolf then readies his Lunar Cue, facing it downward at an angle, which Predazord copies with its Gator Staff, Lunar Wolf then thrusts the Cue downward, Predazord does the same to its Staff three times, sending Armadillozord spinning and bouncing to Zen-Aku's feet, where he stays spinning for a moment, before suddenly shooting up and sparkily spinning against his face, causing his horn to fly off, leaving him with a smoking stump as he clutches his face. |
Fades in from white, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Lunar Wolf lowers his Cue and poses, as Zen-Aku crackles, drops his blade, when suddenly energy mist pours out of his horn-stump, push in on Predazord readying Gator Staff, before Lunar Wolf gestures. |
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GAO #26. |
Drilling its Gator tailed arm forth, Predazord begins to perform the Revolver Phantom attack. |
Recycled, per source. |
GAO #26. |
Zen-Aku smoke-bursts as he's struck by the Gator Staff, Predazord then pulling it away from him, as he starts crackling and spark bursting, Lunar Wolf then posing with his Cue. Zen-Aku stops crackling, then his body changes color, his mask shatters, and his body crumbles to dust as the Megazords pose triumphantly. |