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Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

#618: PROO 1714 "Man of Mercury II".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Boukenger, episodes 18 & 19.

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

Previously On is about 0:32; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
BOUKEN #18.

Mig & Benglo are walking forth when sparks erupt on the ground before them.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #18.

The five Rangers rush forth, then start trading blows with Benglo, who blocks them all, before sparkily clawing Pink & Yellow.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces rest of fight due to Mig having a crossbow or something.

BOUKEN #18.

Benglo fiery energy slashes his claw sparkily into Red twice.

Shot 1 is squeezed, 2 is cropped.

BOUKEN #18.

Benglo reaches over his shoulder and motions right claw forth.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up with a Kalishplosion due to the Disney censor dislike of blasts in front of people.

BOUKEN #18.

Red clenches his fist as he rises up off the ground, his teammates slowly joining him. Benglo talks.

Cropped; shortens final shot to reduce dialogue; cuts follow-ups of Rangers & Benglo talking.

BOUKEN #18.

Red's helmet headlights light up, as the Defender Vest forms around his body.

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts additional follow-up shot of Red with vest on.

BOUKEN #18.

Red materializes the Drill Blaster, then switches it around into Trilaser Mode, aims it forth at Benglo, and fires, the trilaser beam hitting him and turning the Fearcat into stone.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #18.

Push in on Benglo as his stone body starts to crack and ignite, the Rangers reacting, as he shatters the stone form over him, then gestures arms and flings energy flames at the Rangers, bursting them down.

Shots 1, 5, & 6 are squeezed, all others cropped; pink highlights and sparkles added to flame wave in shot 6.

BOUKEN #18.

Amid flames and yellow electricity, Mig & Benglo shed their physical forms, turn into energy blobs that rise up and expand until they reform as their giant bodies.

Cropped; trimmed.

BOUKEN #18.

Red pulls his Overdrive Tracker out of his holster.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #18.

Red looks at his Overdrive Tracker, then upwards.

Cropped; cuts follow-up wide shot of hangar.

BOUKEN #18.

Each of the ten DriveMax Zords departs the hangar.

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of more Ultrazord formation.

BOUKEN #18.

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

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of Ultrazord fighting Fearcats.

BOUKEN #18.

Mig readies his bazooka and fires it at DriveMax Ultrazord's back, bursting it, before Benglo goes to strike it from the front.

Cropped; cuts final shot before Benglo sparkily claws it a few times.

BOUKEN #18.

Benglo places his hand on DriveMax Ultrazord's chest.

Cropped; cuts follow-up close-up of Benglo.

BOUKEN #18.

Benglo causes DriveMax Ultrazord to ignite with energy flames. Pink & Blue inside the cockpit react.

Shot 1 is squeezed, other is cropped; magic sparkles added to shot 1, which is also cut short to reduce visibility of flames; cuts follow-ups of Black & Yellow reacting, then Mig readying bazooka.

BOUKEN #18.

Red looks down and presses buttons and works controls, igniting DriveMax Ultrazord's thrusters, which blasts Mig away as the Ultrazord flies straight up with Benglo still attached, until Red works the controls and releases the Fearcat from it, causing Benglo to plummet back down.

Shots 3 & 4 are squeezed, others are cropped; magic sparkles added to flames in shots 3 & 4; cuts shot 6 before Ultrazord sparkily bops Benglo; cuts follow-up of Benglo landing then Mig firing upon the Ultrazord which manuevers around the bolts.

BOUKEN #18.

Zoom out from Red as he and the Rangers nod-talk in the cockpit at once.

Squeezed.

BOUKEN #18.

DriveMax Ultrazord flies through the stormy sky.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #18.

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

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #18.

Mig & Benglo are struck by the fiery wave, exploding massively together, before their dark energy shapes rise up into the air.

Cropped; energy flames recolored purple; cuts follow-up where the energy spirits disperse and Ultrazord lands.

BOUKEN #19.

Coming into focus, Benglo & Mig walk forth.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-ups of Benglo & Mig.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Benglo & Mig step up and pause.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Pan across Benglo & Mig as they stand there as their gyros spin and crackle inside their chests.

Cropped; cuts before zoom out.

BOUKEN #19.

A green energy wave ripples through the five Rangers, crackling and spark bursting them until they collapse.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of each Ranger getting some dialogue.

BOUKEN #19.

The Fearcats are dissolved by their chest gyros, before being reformed into new black-armored bodies.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Rangers reacting.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-ups of the Fearcats' new bodies.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-up of Mig's chest gyro spinning, then pan up to is head as he talks and his emblem glows.

Cropped; cuts follow-up upward angle of him talking more.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-up of Benglo's chest gyro spinning, then pan up to is head as he talks and his emblem glows.

Cropped; cuts follow-up upward angle of him talking more; US/NZ replaces follow-up fighting for whatever excuse.

BOUKEN #19.

The Fearcats leap straight up into the sky.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

The Fearcats ready their laser weapons, then fire downward from above us.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

The Fearcats' chests burst with sparks and smoke.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

The Drive Detector is tossed upward into the air.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-up beauty shots all over Mercury Ranger's suit, body, and LED-abundant helmet.

Cropped; cuts follow-up straight on shot where he looks forth then raises his arm.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury snags the Drive Detector out of the air.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury shifts the Drive Detector into Blaster mode, then holsters it.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces most of the battle for whatever reason.

BOUKEN #19.

Mig goes flying through the air and lands harshly as Benglo joins his side.

Cropped; cuts follow-up shot of Mercury rushing forth.

BOUKEN #19.

Mig gets up as he and Benglo motion arms, gyros blink, and they spin around until they sink into the ground. Mercury rushes in just as they descend unto the cement, he stops and looks.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Mercury glancing around then raising up Drive Detector.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury thumbs the handle knob until a light blinks on the Drive Detector, as he converts it into metal detector mode and holds it downward.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of pulling trigger, then POV of him detecting.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury uses the Drive Detector in detection mode to scan over the pavement.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of more scanning.

BOUKEN #19.

The Drive Detector indicates it found something, Mercury reacts, then leaps up.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Mercury flipping over.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury transforms the Drive Detector from detector into blaster mode.

Cropped; plays in reverse and is used out of sequence.

BOUKEN #19.

Mercury fires his blaster straight down from above, the bluish-white beam hitting the cement and shattering it explosively, sending the Fearcats flying out of hiding. Once they land, Mercury steps up.

Cropped; cuts shot 2 short before we see flames lingering; cuts follow-up close-up of Mercury and then Fearcats recovering, then another Mercury shot.

BOUKEN #19.

Close-up of Mercury's helmet headlights flashing, as he readies his Drive Detector, twirls around and energy slashes forth, the bluish-white wave hitting the Fearcats and exploding them massively.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces rest of scene for no real good reason.

Ending Credits