Morphylogeny

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

#609: PROO 1705 "Weather or Not".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Boukenger, episode 4.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 22:39;10.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
BOUKEN #04.

A Lava Lizard attach the weather device to another devices, a second Lava Lizard turns it on, the device glows, the sunny sky turns stormy and it rains upon the Lava Lizard trio. The one holding the device talks a little bit, as we see a close-up of the device.

Cropped; cuts prior stuff of the trio rising out of the water, then coming together; shots 5 & 6 are shortened to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #04.

Drill Driver sits in the hangar, twisting its drills. Red grips the controls, push in on him as he nod-talks in the cockpit. Then we see a monitor display showing schematics and a warning that he's undergoing "durability limit".

Cropped; transitions in; shots 1-3 are textless, unlike source.

BOUKEN #04.

Close on Red tensely nod-talking in the Drill cockpit.

Altered to fit Overdrive operational viewscreen; cuts follow-up additional shot of Drill Driver.

BOUKEN #04.

Red crackles in the cockpit, as Drill Driver's drill comes to a halt. Exhausted, Red slumps over in the cockpit, talking as he leans back.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

A trio of Lava Lizards writhe about menacingly.

Cropped; transitions in.

BOUKEN #04.

Yellow, Red, and Pink flip over the camera. All five Rangers then rush in and gang up on the Lava Lizards.

Cropped; follow-up usable fight footage US/NZ replaced so Koichi can afford a brand new Testarossa Ferrari.

BOUKEN #04.

The Rangers dive out of the way as purple lightning crashes down upon the Lava Lizards, crackling them until the burst into flames.

Cropped; cuts follow-up of Red seen through the subsiding flames.

BOUKEN #04.

Red stands up and nod-talks, when suddenly a gusting of wind blows him and his teammates down onto the ground. When it ceases, Yellow shakes her head and looks around, Blue talking to her with a thumbs up. The Rangers react as they see Moltor approaching, talking as a pair of Lava Lizards behind him carry the weather device. Black nod-talks up close.

Cropped; cuts follow-up close-up of Red talking.

BOUKEN #04.

Close on Moltor talking.

Cropped; shortened to remove fade out into flashback to stuff that didn't happen in PROO.

BOUKEN #04.

Circle around Moltor as he gestures and talks, then points back at the weather device, which a Lava Lizard lifts up. The Rangers react, Pink for instance has something to say about it. Moltor then talks some more, pan back to the Lava Lizards, activating the weather device. The Rangers ready Drive Defender sabers and rush at Moltor, who rushes at them with his own blade, sparkily slashing Ranger after Ranger, locking blades with Red briefly, before slashing down Pink, then turning his attention back to Red.

Cropped; some shots shortened to reduce dialogue; cuts before Moltor grab Red by the neck, US replaces it in fact.

BOUKEN #04.

Zoom in past Red and Moltor, as the Lava Lizards struggle to get the weather device to work.

Cropped; US replaces follow-up due to neck grabbing.

BOUKEN #04.

The pair of Lava Lizards keep fiddling with the weather device, one raising it up and talking, before the device's battery bursts with sparks, Moltor reacting, the Rangers regrouping wearily, as the weather device flies off the rest of the machine setup, and floats in the air, spinning as it glows and turns the weather suddenly to a blizzard. The Lava Lizards writhe on the ground, Moltor shields his face from the snowy winds.

Cropped; final shot altered to fit Flurious' ice screen.

BOUKEN #04.

Snowy winds blow at the Rangers, Blue nod-talks and gestures, pan over to Moltor talking. Red responds to him. Moltor replies back, the weather device glows and spins off, so Moltor follows. The Rangers about to give chase, when Red pauses them, and leads the team in pulling out Overdrive Trackers to summon.

Cropped; most shots shortened to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #04.

Each of the DriveMax Zords rolls out individually.

Recycled, per source; Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

The five control console cases drop down from the snowy sky, landing in each Ranger's possession. Red then leads the team in flipping over the camera. The five DriveMax Zords race to our left.

Cropped; final shot is recycled, with snow filter added, both per source.

BOUKEN #04.

The five Rangers sit in their cockpits and install the control consoles.

Squeezed.

BOUKEN #04.

In his Zord cockpit, the steering wheel locks into place as we pan up to Red.

Cropped; recycled, but first time in context.

BOUKEN #04.

Console display tracks the weather device, zoom in to see as it continues to spin through the air, creating a blizzard everywhere it goes. Blue's cockpit suddenly jolts, his Gyro Driver overwhelmed by the snow, until his cockpit window gets flooded under a wave of snow. Red nod-talks in his cockpit, then looks up and sees an avalanche. Pink reacts, as does Black, as snow engulfs both their Zords. Yellow reacts right before her's does as well, not to mention Red, who quickly grabs his Overdrive Tracker and bails out before getting trapped like his teammates. He rolls down a snowbank.

Cropped; some shots shortened to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #04.

All five DriveMax Zords plummet into a snowy chasm. Red slides across the ground, and talks into his Overdrive Tracker, before looking back.

Cropped; cuts final shot before transition into flashback; cuts follow-ups of Red moping in the snow.

BOUKEN #04.

Close on Red, Drive Lance visible (whoops!), slowly begins to get up.

Cropped; shortened, used ahead of source, and mirror-flipped.

BOUKEN #04.

Red stands up, then turns around to see Moltor leaping in with his sword, his attempted slash dodged. Red dives and reacts, Moltor pulls out his second sword and talks. Red whips out his Drive Lance, then faces his enemy, a quick split-screen appears before both rush in and begin to fight. They keep a good pace with each other at first, until Moltor gets the upperhand and sparkily slashes Red a few times until he falls down, where he taunts him.

Cropped; some shots shortened to reduce dialogue; shot 7 is trimmed to remove Drive Lance popping its blade up switchblade-like; shot 15 cuts to remove a headpunch on Red; cuts follow-up close on Red getting up (used earlier).

BOUKEN #04.

Red finishes getting up, body steaming, zoom in sharply on him. Moltor rushes at him, he rushes back, both holding their blades forth.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of them sparkily stabbing each other.

BOUKEN #04.

Moltor breaks off from Red, then precedes to disarm the Ranger, sparkily slashing him, before double slashing with energy flames into Red, who bursts before flipping through the air, and firing back at Moltor with his Drive Defender, bursting him in return. We cut to a sudden explosion of purple magicaly fire, which flings Moltor into the air.

Cropped; fire in shot is recolored purple so little Sally at home doesn't torch her living room and her parents sue the House of Mouse; cuts follow-up shot of flames dying in snowy crater.

BOUKEN #04.

Red kneels in the snow, gripping his shoulder, before collapsing.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

Pan down to the bottom of the steaming ice chasm, as the five DriveMax Zords lie in a heap. Pink awakens in her cockpit, and anxiously nod-talks. Blue awakens and responds. Yellow does also, giving a peace sign. Black speaks, then grabs his controls with both hands, pushing them forth. Speed Driver's wheel spin, but it moves not an inch, same for Dozer Driver. Yellow ceases working her controls and shakes her hands in the air while speaking. Gyro Driver's propellers fail to lift it off the snowy ground, Blue nod-talking. Speed Driver's wheels keep spinning, Black slams his fists down in anger. Pink nod-talks up close.

Cropped; second to last shot is shortened to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #04.

Track over to the Drill Driver Zord, Red gets situated in the cockpit, installs his console case, and Overdrive Tracker, then grabs the steering wheel, nod-talks, hits a pair of buttons, then accelerates the turbo wheel. Drill Driver's drills start spinning. Red grips the controls, steps on the pedal, Drill Driver rolls out, Red having a trippy zoom in within the cockpit to imply the sudden motion.

Cropped; transitions in; cuts follow-up of Drill Driver racing through a subway tunnel.

BOUKEN #04.

Drill Driver emerges from underground, Red's cockpit shaking up briefly as it lands, then it rolls along in the middle of nowhere. Red works the controls, when suddenly orange electricity begins to crackle through his body! Drill Driver comes to a halt, as Red slumps over his steering wheel. He slowly lifts his head, then grips the controls, and Drill Driver's drills start spinning again. Red eagerly nod-talks up close, then Drill Driver drills into the ground. Red continues to pilot it as it goes deep underground, then deeper, finally breaking through a rock wall and emerging in the snowy area, speaking briefly before drilling through the ice chasm with all the DriveMax Zords. Red speaks to his teammates. Pan across the Zords, all cold, and unmoving. Red reacts and looks at his console.

Cropped; trims shot 11 to remove unmorphed counterparts' ghostly visages over scene.

BOUKEN #04.

Close-up of the Drill Driver's console display, showing the unmorphed Rangers.

Cropped; counterparts' US/NZ replaced.

BOUKEN #04.

Close on Red in the Drill Driver cockpit.

Cropped; shortened to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #04.

Red nod-talks up close in the orange cockpit.

Cropped; shortened to reduce dialogue (also cuts a prior shot of Red releasing his controls).

BOUKEN #04.

Zoom in on Red as he speaks in the orange cockpit.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

The DriveMax Zords are suddenly able to move again and take off, Red speaks, grips his controls, and Drill Driver leaps out from underground, Red continuing to pilot, while all five DriveMax Zords race through the snow together. Yellow lowers her head to her steering wheel. Black looks about and points out something, which Red takes a look at, turning out to be the weather device, spinning around and morphing into a giant monster (with the clever, easily trademarked name of "Weather Monster.") He towers above the scene as the snow dies off. Zoom in on Red in his cockpit, talking, then soon reaching down to work some things. Black responds, Red replies back then presses some buttons on his Overdrive Tracker.

Cropped; shot is recycled, but mirror-flipped, per source.

BOUKEN #04.

Red slaps his turbo wheel which we zoom in on.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord comes together

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #04.

Zoom out from the DriveMax Megazord cockpit, as the four Rangers, sans Red, ready their console cases.

Squeezed; cuts follow-up of Megazord facing Weather Monster across the field.

BOUKEN #04.

Weather Monster readies his saber arm and marches forth, DriveMax Megazord prepares its shovel and axe and does the same, both meeting in the middle of the area where the Megazord strikes the monster with each of its weapons to no avail, not hurting the creature whatsoever. Weather Monster then sparkily slashes the Megazord in return a few times, sending it staggering back, when the monster notices the Drill Driver approaching. Red drives the Drill Driver into Weather Monster's feet sparkily, then backs up and does it again, but before trying it a third time, Weather Monster spews wind from his chest hole, sending Drill Driver sliding away. DriveMax Megazord approaches and tries to shovel strike the monster again, which once more fails to register, but leaves it open to Weather Monster's hole-wind, gusting the Megazord back several yards. Red nod-talks, Drill Driver comes to a stop in front of the DriveMax Megazord. Red talks some more, presses some Overdrive Tracker buttons.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

Red slaps his turbo wheel which we zoom in on.

Cropped; recycled again, per source.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord reaches down for the Drill Driver, swaps out its Dozer Driver arm for the Drill Driver, and stands amid dark clouds and orange energy swirling as the DriveMax Megazord Drill Formation. Red rises up into the Megazord cockpit as all five Rangers nod-talk in unison there. The Megazord stands ready before Weather Monster. In the cockpit, Black's hands crackle with orange electricity.

Cropped; cuts follow-up close-up of Pink talking.

BOUKEN #04.

In the cockpit, Pink nod-talks to Red, who replies and Yellow then talks to them both.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

Zoom out slowly from Red in the Megazord cockpit as he nod talks and the Rangers are looking down at the controls.

Squeezed; cuts follow-up close-up of Weather Monster.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord raises its Drill arm, then it begins to spin.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #04.

In the Megazord cockpit, all five Rangers exclaim simultaneously, cut in closer with close-ups of each one on a split screen.

Squeezed.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord takes its Drill arm, spinning with orange sparkles, amid an energy tunnel, rears it back, then stabs it forth. Close side POV of the Drill arm as its stabbed into Weather Monster's chest hole, spinning all the while as it drills, soon disintegrating the entire monster before the Megazord into a shower of debris.

Cropped; final shot trims start showing clearer Weather Monster's body.

BOUKEN #04.

In the Megazord cockpit, the Rangers make celebratory gestures.

Squeezed; cuts follow-ups of more Rangers talking in the cockpit.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord in Drill Formation poses triumphantly over us.

Cropped; fades to black.

BOUKEN #04.

DriveMax Megazord in Drill Formation poses triumphantly over us.

Recycled; fades in from black; altered to fit Moltor's lava screen.

Ending Credits