Morphylogeny

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

#617: PROO 1713 "Man of Mercury".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Boukenger, episode 17.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 22:39;25.

Previously On is about 0:23; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
BOUKEN #17.

The four Rangers, sans Yellow, leap over the camera under a white sky, Drive Defender blades in hand.

Cropped; I'm at a loss for why so much of this episode was reshot when there was usable footage and they even went to the trouble of location-matching.

BOUKEN #17.

Red leaps up and slashes his Drive Defender saber downward.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Sharp zoom in on Cheetar as he spreads his arms and fires energy form his forehead gem.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

The energy shape of a Fearcat reaches out from within the mirror.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

The Fearcat begins to emerge from the mirror.

Cropped; split.

BOUKEN #17.

The Fearcat finally leaps out of the mirror and finishes forming, landing on one knee, revealing himself to be Benglo, then standing up.

Cropped; shot 1 is split from prior shot; shots 3 & 4 are shortened to reduce dialogue, with the end of final shot split for next shot.

BOUKEN #17.

Benglo motions arm with flamey results.

Cropped; split from prior shot.

BOUKEN #17.

Benglo leaps up, flips over, then slashes as he lands, sparkily striking Red away, then doing the same to Blue, and Black.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

More Fearcat energy forms start to slip through the mirror portal.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Close on Black, getting up off the ground and nod-talking, then pan over to Pink, doing the same. Benglo & Red get locked in combat, as more energy forms reach out from the mirror.

Cropped; all shots but the last one are shortened.

BOUKEN #17.

An Overdrive Tracker goes flying through the air.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Yellow approaches the mirror portal with the Fearcats reaching out at her, and nervously picks it up.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Red reacts.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar reacts.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Benglo reacts, as does Black.

Cropped; source positions moved around.

BOUKEN #17.

The three Fearcats stare to our left.

Cropped; cuts before camera circles around, likely to reduce dialogue.

BOUKEN #17.

Red's helmet headlights light up, as the Defender Vest materializes on his chest, and he reaches up and makes the Drill Blaster appear in hand, then aims it forth at Mig, who turns to see him. Red speaks, Cheetar reacts and rushes in and takes the Spiral Shot blast for his two fellow Fearcats. They're all knocked down, Mig then talking to Cheetar, who crackles before him. Cheetar responds, then turns and stands facing the Rangers as he sheds his mortal coil and becomes an energy blob that grows gigantic and reforms as his giant body.

Cropped; cuts a shot of Mig reaching out in protest between shots 11 & 12.

BOUKEN #17.

Red pulls his Overdrive Tracker out of his holster.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Red looks at his Overdrive Tracker, then looks up.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

The main nine DriveMax Zords race onto the scene together.

Cropped; Recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Megazord spins its body around as Drill & Shovel begin to attach.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Drill arm attaches to Megazord.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Shovel arm attaches to Megazord.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

The Megazord locks into Cement and Crane as boots, and finally a new helmet locks into place, eyes flashing and horns extending.

Cropped; recycled, per source; sped-up.

BOUKEN #17.

Super DriveMax Megazord completes explosively.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar rushes at Super DriveMax Megazord, grabs its chest, the Rangers in the cockpit struggling to keep steady.

Cropped; cuts prior shots of monster and Megazord/Rangers preparing for battle; cuts follow-up close-up of Cheetar.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar's feet are pushed back, Cheetar soon releases his hold on Super DriveMax Megazord, then sparkily slashes at it.

Cropped; cuts follow-up additional close-up of Cheetar.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar sparkily bops Super DriveMax Megazord back, then unleashes his forehead gem's powers, causing bluish electricity to crackle about, spark bursting the Megazord, and shaking up the cockpit.

Cropped, except for final shot which is squeezed; cuts follow-up close-up of Megazord sparking.

BOUKEN #17.

Red nod-talks in the cockpit, then looks down, presses a button on his Overdrive Tracker, and slaps the turbo wheel.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

The Sonic Streaker launches into the sky.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar looks up and reacts.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

The Sonic Streaker fires lasers forth.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar spark bursts and falls over.

Cropped; cuts follow-up of Megazord getting moving.

BOUKEN #17.

Zoom in on Red as he presses another Overdrive Tracker button.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #17.

Sonic Streaker forms with Super DriveMax Megazord to form the DriveMax Ultrazord.

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of Ultrazord flying around avoiding Cheetar's electricity blasts.

BOUKEN #17.

DriveMax Ultrazord flies through the stormy sky.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

All five Rangers' heads on a split screen giving the final battle cry.

Squeezed.

BOUKEN #17.

DriveMax Ultrazord charges up its chestplate and soon fires off a phoenix-esque wave of fiery energy.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #17.

Cheetar is struck by the fiery wave, crackling, collapsing, and exploding massively as DriveMax Ultrazord lands before him, only for a dark shape of energy to rise up after the flames reside.

Cropped; cuts follow-up that has the energy approaching the Ultrazord and dissipating.

Ending Credits