Morphylogeny

Power Rangers DinoThunder

#526: PRDT 1430 "Strange Relations".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Abaranger, episodes 13, 20, 42, & 43.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:27;00.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
ABA #42.

Evil White talks a bit with his hand out, then leaps up.


ABA #42.

Evil White merges into White Dragozord's forehead, materializing inside the cockpit within.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

White Dragozord swoops down and scoops up Stegozord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

White Dragozord shrieks, Stegozord roars, as both fly up into the sky and transform into component body parts. Dino Stegazord comes together, then poses completed in midair.

Recycled, per source; sped-up.

ABA #42.

Red lifts up his Shield of Triumph and talks, and as Black watches, Blue & Yellow pour their energies into the Shield.


ABA #42.

Red morphs into the Triassic Ranger.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Triassic raises a fist and speaks skyward.


ABA #42.

Mezodon Rover rides onto the scene.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Triassic leaps off the beach.


ABA #42.

Blue, Triassic, and Yellow float up and land inside the glowing top of the Mezodon Rover, teleporting into the cockpit, where the other two stand by as Triassic places the Shield of Triumph onto a console, causing it to glow.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

As Blue & Yellow hang around, zoom in on Triassic speaking.


ABA #42.

Styraco transforms and connects with the wheels, then connects with the chariot, forming the Mezodon Megazord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Black summons into his Morpher.

Cuts follow-ups of Brachio arriving and auxillary Zords popping out of his back.

ABA #42.

Parasaur, Ankylo, Cephala, and Dimetro race together onto the scene, then connect to the Mezodon, forming the Triceramax Megazord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Zoom out as Triassic lowers his fist. Dino Stegazord facing Triceramax across the battlefield.

Cuts follow-up close-up of Dino Stegazord.

ABA #42.

Dino Stegazord charges forth, so Triceramax sparkily punches it in the chest, knocking it over.


ABA #42.

His cockpit initially shaking, Evil White talks into his Morpher.

Altered to fit viewscreen; cuts follow-ups of him talking to his Morpher, which talks back and changes to Stego faceplate.

ABA #42.

Evil White motions arms across and down.

Trims start to remove him talking to Morpher; cuts follow-ups of Dino Stegazord posing, Triceramax approching, and Evil White watching.

ABA #42.

Dino Stegazord spews energy blasts forth, which burst around Triceramax as it slowly marches forward, the cockpit unshaken as Triassic straightens arms.


ABA #42.

Triceramax points its right arm forth, and begins to fire golden blasts of energy from it while its left arm spins.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

The golden energies strike Dino Stegazord explosively, Evil White shaken for a second, then regains his composure.

Cuts follow-ups of talking Morpher, and zoom in on Evil White speaking.

ABA #42.

Dino Stegazord slams down its tail and leaps up into the air, flipping over repeatedly.

Recycled, mirror-flipped, per source.

ABA #42.

Struck by the Stega-tail attack, Triceramax bursts and staggers back. Triassic speaks, as the Triceramax Megazord spins its left arm axe, shooting energies at Dino Stegazord, overwhelming it, Evil White reacts in the crackling cockpit, before Dino Stegazord explodes, fling White Drago and Stegozord away.

Cuts shots of Morpher faceplates talking between final two shots; cuts follow-ups of Drago and Stego's heads lying on the ground.

ABA #42.

Evil White crackles on the beach.

Pushed ahead of source position and trimmed.

ABA #42.

Evil White collapses, as the other four Rangers approach from behind. Red speaks, Evil White shakes his head and sits up, Yellow replies, then Evil White stands up and walks off.

Each shot is shortened to reduce dialogue.

ABA #42.

Evil White staggers across the beach as Stegozord and White Dragozord stand in the horizon.


ABA #42.

Stegozord turns and roars, Evil White looks upward, as White Dragozord turns his head, then takes off into the sky. Evil White watches, then begins to stagger forth again, soon teleporting away.

Trims shot of Drago to cut shrieking; Cuts follow-ups of Rangers watching as Brachio comes over and talks to Stegozord.

ABA #42.

The four Rangers react to our right.

Pushed back from source position.

ABA #42.

Pan up Jade Gladiator until reaching his face.

Altered to fit monitor.

PRDT 1402 / 1405.

All four full Dino Rangers morphing sequences: Red, Yellow, Black, Blue.

Recycled, but first time montage in this order.

PRDT 1424.

Trent's morphing sequence.

Recycled.

ABA #42.

Jade Gladiator marches his giant feet down the street.

Used ahead of source position.

ABA #42.

The four Rangers race through the city.

Cuts follow-up of them passing through vine-covered dividers.

ABA #42.

The four Rangers race down some steps in the distance.

Cuts before they stop and look around.

ABA #42.

Jade Gladiator stops and turns to face us.

Trims start to remove pan from White's counterpart below.

ABA #42.

Black steps up and talks upward, as his three teammates rush in behind him, Red also looking up and talking.

Pushed way up from source position.

ABA #42.

Close-ups of Jade Gladiator's giant form.

Each shot is shortened.

ABA #42.

Zoom in on Red reacting.

Cuts follow-ups of Jade Gladiator destroying a building, and the Rangers reacting more.

ABA #42.

Black summons into his Morpher.


ABA #42.

Brachiozord opens up his compartments, revealing the main three Dinozords inside. Tyrannozord races out of the side compartment. Pterazord flies out of the front compartment, and Tricerazord marches down Brachiozord's neck.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Each Ranger leaps up and merges into the forehead of their respective Dinozord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Tricerazord into the right arm, the head pops out, then the body leaps up and Pterazord locks on, before the helmet locks onto the head. Thundersaurus Megazord floats completed in front of an explosion.

Recycled, some shots very shortened, per source; cuts pior shot of Tyranno becoming the body.

ABA #42.

Zoom in on Blue talking to his Morpher.


ABA #42.

Stegozord walks through the city, soon transforming into the Stega Surfboard.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Thundersaurus Megazord lands on Stegozord's back.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Jade Gladiator charges forth at the Megazord.

Cuts follow-ups of monster fighting Megazord quite a bit.

ABA #42.

Black whips out his Brachio Staff, poses with it, then stabs it into the ground, releasing energy, which causes a tidal wave to rise up in the nearby ocean, rising up behind Jade Gladiator, who remains calm.


ABA #42.

The Stega Surfboard crawls forth a few steps, then leaps.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

The Megazord lands in the water on its Surfboard and heads toward the monster.


ABA #42

Thundersaurus Megazord shoots the curl.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #42.

Jade Gladiator slashes an energy bolt forth, blasting the surfing Megazord, shaking up the cockpit.

Cuts follow-up of Black reacting.

ABA #42.

Thundersaurus collapses in the city.


ABA #42.

Pan up Jade Gladiator until reaching his face.

Recycled but unaltered; fades to black.

ABA #43.

Jade Gladiator readies his saber, and flings forth a burst of green energy, which bursts and explodes Thundersaurus, shaking up the cockpit. The monster then poses victoriously.


ABA #43.

Jade Gladiator suddenly morphs into a giant green plant, Thundersaurus reacting, as do the Rangers within, and even Black in the woods below. The plant suddenly fires off a pair of glowing spores that form into a resurrected Deadwood Monster and another giant monster we've never seen before named Skortch, standing on either side of the Megazord.


ABA #43.

The giant plant takes root, which extends out under the forest, and under the streets of the city.


ABA #43.

Deadwood & Skortch blast Thundersaurus explosively, shaking up the cockpit. Black reacts, then turns and looks to our right.


ABA #43.

White Dragozord flies downward in the sky.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Black speaks upward, Skortch turns to look, only to get sparkily struck by Drago as he flies past.

Cuts follow-ups of Zords talking.

ABA #43.

White Dragozord charges up his other wing.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Drago flies past Skortch, bursting him with his wing. Deadwood & Thundersaurus clash, the monster sparkily hitting the Megazord in the chest.


ABA #13.

Thundersaurus Megazord falls over.

Recycled.

ABA #43.

Brachio Morpher's faceplate changes to that of Stegozord, as said Stego walks across the landscape. Black looks up, then leaps up and merges with Stegozord's forehead.

Cuts prior shot of Black talking to Morpher; cuts follow-up of Drago talking.

ABA #43.

White Dragozord swoops down and scoops up Stegozord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

White Dragozord & Stegozord transform into component body parts. Dino Stegazord comes together, then poses completed in midair.

Recycled, per source; cuts prior shot of transformation start.

ABA #43.

Zoom in on Black in the cockpit.

Cuts follow-ups of Thundersaurus & Dino Stegazord taking on plant.

ABA #43.

Deadwood & Skortch appear behind Dino Stegazord, the latter then blasting it, shaking up Black, who then summons.


ABA #43.

Parasaurzord races down the street.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Ankylozord walks in front of a cloudy blue sky.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Parasaur & Ankylo become Dino Stegazord's new arms, posing with them, Black speaks, then it charges forth, sparkily slashing Skortch aside, then sparkily slashing Deadwood a few times. Black speaks, as Dino Stegazord charges up each arm and energy slashes Deadwood until the monster explodes massively. Skortch screeches from behind the remaining flames.


ABA #43.

Skortch sparkily butts his head into Dino Stegazord, knocking it back. Black recovers, then summons.


ABA #43.

Dimetrozord races through the forest, snarling.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Cephalazord races down the street, boxing all the while.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Black speaks in the cockpit, as Cephala and Dimetro become Dino Stegazord's new arms, posing with them, only to get blasted by Skortch.


ABA #43.

Black struggles in the crackling cockpit, as Dino Stegazord crackles, collapses, and explodes massively, sending the four Zords flying.

Cuts prior shots of Skortch frying Dino Stegazord some more.

ABA #43.

Static exterior of the giant jade plant.

Pushed back from source position.

PRTD 1402 / 1405/ 1424.

All five Dino Thunder Rangers morph.

Recycled, but first time montage.

ABA #42.

White merges into White Dragozord's forehead.

Recycled.

ABA #20.

White Dragozord charges up his wing.

Recycled.

ABA #43.

Each Ranger leaps up and merges into the forehead of their respective Dinozord.

Recycled, per source (pushed back from source position).

ABA #43.

Tricerazord into the right arm, the head pops out, then the body leaps up and Pterazord locks on, before the helmet locks onto the head. Thundersaurus Megazord floats completed in front of an explosion.

Recycled, some shots shortened, per source.

ABA #43.

Red nod-talks in cockpit, Thundersaurus poses battle ready, Skortch shrieks and approaches, the Rangers raise their arms and slam them down.

Cuts prior shot of Rangers entering cockpit.

ABA #43.

Thundersaurus Megazord flies upward, raising its glowing and spinning tail-arm, then jabs it forth.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Thundersaurus passes by Skortch, exploding him, then landing and turning to pose as chunks of the monster rain down. The giant plant suddenly withers and returns to the form of giant Jade Gladiator.

Shot 1 has its middle removed, which is a brief freeze frame silhouette impact effect.

ABA #20.

White Dragozord charges up his wing.

Recycled again.

ABA #43.

Jade Gladiator fires energy arrows up at White Dragozord, who spins and dodges them. While he's distracted, Thundersaurus comes over and shoves the monster down, the Megazord then looking up at the Drago shrieks. Slow zoom in on Red nod-talking a lot to our upper right, then White responds.

Cuts follow-ups of Blue talking, then some shots of Mezodon Rover.

ABA #43.

Red nod-talks some more, White listens, then Red pumps his fist in the air and looks downward, Black responds and leaps up.

First three shots are shortened to reduce dialogue.

ABA #43.

Black merges with Stegozord's forehead.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #43.

Red turns and speaks forth, as Thundersaurus connects with White Dragozord and lands on the Stega Surfboard. The Mezodon Rover lends its golden weapons and helmet, forming the Valkasaurus Megazord, all five Rangers in the cockpit.


ABA #43.

Valkasaurus Megazord poses completed, the Rangers within standing there, until Yellow talks to Black, who responds, Blue kinda ignoring White behind him, Red speaks as they turn forth. Jade Gladiator approaches, the Rangers speak quickly, Red talking and punching forth. Valkasaurus sits on Brachiozord's tail as he buries his head downward. The monster pauses and gestures, Red speaks, as Valkasaurus sleds down Brachio, who then lifts his head and sends the Megazord flying upward, grabbing its axes and energy slashing forth at Jade Gladiator repeatedly, sparking and bursting him. Valkasaurus then tosses the glowing axes forth, doing more damage, before tossing its glowing horn down to finish the monster off, bursting him one last time. The Megazord lands, Jade Gladiator collapses and explodes massively. White touches his visor, as the Rangers make celebratory gestures and talk amongst themselves.

First shot is textless, unlike source.

ABA #43.

Valkasaurus Megazord poses victoriously.

Altered to fit viewscreen.

Ending Credits