Zeo Crystal
The Zeo Crystal is one of the most powerful forces in the Universe. It was once sought by Master Vile, but the Rangers were able to divide it into five shards and scatter them through time. |
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First seen | Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part I |
Last seen | A Golden Homecoming |
Series | Power Rangers Zeo |
Table of Contents
Origins and Discovery
The Zeo Crystal is an extraordinarily powerful artifact that generates immense energy, surpassing even that of the Morphing Grid, which powered the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The origins of the Zeo Crystal are shrouded in mystery, with its exact history lost over millennia.
It is known that an ancient race from the M51 Galaxy brought the Zeo Crystal to Earth’s moon and concealed it in the Caves of Deception beneath the moon palace. To protect the crystal from falling into the wrong hands, especially from the malevolent Master Vile, they surrounded it with a force field that would destroy anyone who was not purely good upon contact.
Early Interactions with the Zeo Crystal
Tommy, the White Ranger, was the only person able to retrieve the Zeo Crystal from the Caves of Deception. Despite Master Vile’s brief possession of the crystal, which he used to wage war against Earth’s cities, the Power Rangers managed to reclaim it.
Recognizing the dangers of the Zeo Crystal remaining in one piece, Tommy shattered it into five subcrystals using his sword, Saba. Zordon then teleported these subcrystals through holes in space and time, sending them to various locations in Earth’s history to ensure they remained hidden from Master Vile.
Quest for the Zeo Subcrystals
When Master Vile reversed time on Earth, reducing the Power Rangers to children and rendering them powerless, Zordon decided that the Zeo Crystal was the only means to restore the Earth and the Rangers’ powers. He sent the five child Rangers on a quest through space and time to recover their respective Zeo subcrystals:
- Rocky’s Journey: Rocky traveled to a volcano in Latin America, circa 1936, where he retrieved his subcrystal.
- Adam’s Journey: Adam ventured centuries back into Korea’s past, finding his shard within a waterfall.
- Tommy’s Journey: Tommy journeyed to North America’s past, where he learned to trust his inner self to find his subcrystal within an American Native tribe.
- Kat’s Journey: Kat’s quest took her to mid-20th century Australia, where she encountered magical dopplegangers.
- Aisha’s Journey: Aisha travelled to the African wilderness in the 1980s. Persuaded by a wise woman named Aschala, she decided to stay in Africa to help find a cure for dying animals. She sent Tanya, an orphan living with the tribe, back to future Angel Grove with her subcrystal, altering history so that Aisha’s family lived in Africa.
Reassembly and Subsequent Events
With the Zeo Crystal reunited, Billy constructed a device to negate Master Vile’s time spell and restore normal time. However, Goldar and Rito infiltrated the Command Center, planting a detonator and stealing the reassembled Zeo Crystal. Despite the Command Center’s explosion, the Zeo Crystal remained intact. After the Command Center was rebuilt, Zordon once again divided the Zeo Crystal into five subcrystals to power his new team of Rangers, the Power Rangers Zeo.
The Zeo Crystal’s Role in the Power Rangers Zeo
These subcrystals were embedded into the Zeonizer devices, which allowed the Rangers to morph into their new forms, harnessing the power of the Zeo Crystal.
- Zeo Ranger I (Pink): Kat controlled the Pink subcrystal.
- Zeo Ranger II (Yellow): Tanya controlled the Yellow subcrystal.
- Zeo Ranger III (Blue): Rocky controlled the Blue subcrystal.
- Zeo Ranger IV (Green): Adam controlled the Green subcrystal.
- Zeo Ranger V (Red): Tommy controlled the Red subcrystal.
Each subcrystal provided a unique power boost, enabling the Rangers to summon their respective Zeo Zords and combine them into more powerful configurations.
Enhanced Powers and Zords
The reassembled Zeo Crystal significantly enhanced the Rangers’ abilities and provided them with new Zords, which were crucial in their battles against the Machine Empire:
- Zeo Zords: The Zeo Crystal powered the individual Zeo Zords, each piloted by a respective Ranger. These Zords could combine to form the Zeo Megazord, which was vital in many battles.
- Red BattleZord: The Zeo Crystal’s power extended to the Red BattleZord, piloted by Tommy, Zeo Ranger V Red. This Zord could combine with the Zeo Megazord to form the Zeo MegaBattleZord.