Anubis Cruger

Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger is the former head of Space Patrol Delta Earth Base and Shadow Ranger, now Supreme Commander of SPD.

Character History
Years ago, Emperor Gruumm attacked the planet of Sirius with his Troobian Forces. Cruger, along with his fellow Sirians, banded together to form a fighting force against the attacking evil, they formed the first Space Patrol Delta. However, as valiantly as they fought, they lost and Sirius was destroyed. During the battle, General Benagg led the attack on Cruger's squad. Also, Commander Cruger's wife, Isinia, was lost. Grumm believed that Doggie Cruger had been eliminated, and left him on the planet. However, once Cruger awoke, he found his planet barren and all other Sirians destroyed.

S.P.D.
Doggie then left for Earth, where he became the Commander of Space Patrol Delta. Cruger also acted as the mentor of the A-Squad Power Rangers. He then chose the S.P.D. B-Squad Rangers: Jack Landors as Red Ranger, Sky Tate as Blue Ranger, Bridge Carson as Green Ranger, Z Delgado as Yellow Ranger, and Sydney Drew as Pink Ranger, to take the place of the A-Squad who had become missing in action. Cruger advised the B-Squad in their year-long battle with Grumm and his Troobian forces.

When General Benagg showed up on Earth, it brought back horrible memories and tough emotions for Commander Cruger. At first he did not want to face them, but with the help of the B-Squad Rangers and Kat Manx, Commander Cruger took on his past and Benagg. Kat Manx had made Doggie a S.P.D. Patrol Morpher allowing him to morph into the S.P.D. Shadow Ranger.

As the Shadow Ranger, Cruger helped his Rangers in battle, but he was still haunted by what had transpired on Sirius. When he fought Icthior, the monster told Cruger that Isinia was still alive. Cruger did not believe the word of the criminal. However, after Cruger was captured by the A-Squad and turned over to Emperor Gruumm, he was shown the Isinia was indeed alive. She had been captured by Gruumm during the battle on Sirius.

Endings
When the A-Squad Rangers returned, Cruger returned to using them as the main Rangers, debriefing them ahead of B-Squad who believed they'd go back to being Zord cleanup detail and the reserves, but it is likely that he merely did this out of procedure as Kat told B-Squad that Cruger had once told her that B-Squad were the best Rangers he'd ever worked with and he was proud to serve with them. A-Squad ended up proving to be evil and captured Cruger, taking him to Gruumm's ship where he is briefly reunited with Isinia and later B-Squad when they are captured.

Thanks to the help of Piggy, Cruger and the B-Squad managed to escape. While the B-Squad went to fight off Omni in his Magnificence Body, Cruger went to get his wife back. Cruger faced against Mora and easily defeated and contained her, then he went up against Gruumm. Cruger defeated Gruumm, who apparently fell to his death and he and Isinia were finally reunited.

During the battle with Omni, Kat contacted Cruger as she had found a weakness in the Magnificence. In order for the Rangers to utilize it, Cruger had to open up a panel in the Magnificence, but likely wouldn't survive the destruction. Even knowing this, Cruger made the decision to possibly sacrifice himself to stop the threat. Cruger opened up the panel, allowing the S.W.A.T. Megazord to fire a blast through it that destroyed the Magnificence. Both Commander Cruger and Isinia were thought to have been lost, but they emerged out of the rubble and were not harmed. But before the celebration could begin, Gruumm too came out of the wreckage. Even though the Rangers offered their help, Cruger decided to battle Gruumm himself, unmorphed. Cruger easily defeated Gruumm who ordered him to finish him off. Cruger instead cut off the top Gruumm's horn and after mocking him, contained him and celebrated the victory with everyone.

Commander Cruger remained at S.P.D. Earth Station as Commander, though he did receive a new uniform. He watched as the Omega and Nova Rangers went home and after checking that Sky would follow the orders of anyone who was made the new Red Ranger as Jack was leaving, promoted him to Red Ranger status. Soon, however, he became the new Supreme Commander of S.P.D. after Fowler "Birdie" retired; Cruger chose Sky as the new commander.

Return to Earth
Cruger transferred most of S.P.D.'s operations offworld just forty years before the arrival of Anya Maize, and her message warning of Kalask's future invasion. Cruger authorized General Phillip Sauder to begin preparing to combat this menace, returning to S.P.D. headquarters where he was needed.

Later, Cruger returned to meet the Cyber Rangers alongside President Winters. He was first puzzled by the twins not coming, then angered when Winters' paranoia led her to expose them to the team. During the press conference-turned-battle, he morphed into the Shadow Ranger one more time to defend Winters from Assassin and Emeralde.

Accompanying the Rangers back to Fort Myers, Cruger promised to make the twins' situation right, and took over operations while General Sauder met with Winters. About a fifth of the staff left, frightened off by the Hybrids in their midst, and Cruger arranged for replacements. Sauder returned, and Cruger warned him that he would be watching him, before saying goodbye to the Rangers. He was going to appeal to the Galactic Council for jurisdiction over the Kalask situation, in order to take command and reactivate the Venturases' Ranger status.

Recently, he appeared back on Earth to discuss the Venturas twins' latest secret doing with Alpha 5, whom they had gotten to help.

Personality
Cruger is often tough and stubborn, but fair and is an overall kind-hearted, brave and noble person. Doggie was extremely dedicated to his duties as part of S.P.D and has little to no time for anything outside of it, and expected the same of his subordinates, or in some cases demanded it.

Arsenal

 * Patrol Morpher


 * Shadow Saber


 * Delta ATV

Appearance
As a Sirian, Cmdr. Cruger resembles a scaly blue humanoid with the head of a dog, as well as black dread-like hair running down the back of his head and neck.