Shade Rangers

Shade Rangers
	Power Rangers Shadow Justice
Led by:	Arthur Fantome
Mentor:	Louis
Base of Operations:
Battled:	Goonlocks
Rangers
Coexisted with:	Justice Rangers
Rangers battled:	Justice Rangers
Teamed up with:	Star Force Rangers
Chronological/Production Order
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The Shade Rangers are a team of young gentlemen thieves fighting to reclaim the valued treasures of the Fantome Collection from a group of interdimensional criminals called the Goonlocks so as to fulfill their wish of saving their loved ones.

They are the first of the two main teams in Power Rangers Shadow Justice.

Rangers[]

Designation	Name	Actor
Red Shade Ranger	Arthur Fantome	Danny Healy
Blue Shade Ranger	Vince Cooper	Dennis Burgess
Yellow Shade Ranger	Abigail Carman	Sarah Plumb
Silver Shade Ranger	Ezra "Deuce" Emile	Kenton Duty

Team History[]

Prior to the series start, the three Shade Rangers each had a loved one that apparently disappeared as the result of a mysterious whistling Goonlock Monster, who froze them all solid before they seemingly shattered. In their grief, each was approached by Louis, who presented them with a Rival Morpher & a FighterZord & promised to restore their loved ones to them in return for the retrieval of the Fantome Collection.

Infiltrating a game store owned by Goonlock Monster Hornitoad, the three Shade Rangers beat officers of GSPO in shutting down his operations as they retrieved the Luck Roller. On the following day, while his teammates picked up the slack at the Fantome Mansion restaurant, Arthur returned the Fantome Collection item to Louis while receiving next objective; the Lion's Flare held by Catscratcher at a vacant factory on the pier. Though Arthur was caught by Hornitoad with his teammates Vince Cooper & Abigail Carman at the Monster's mercy, the Shade Rangers soon revealed their proficiency in saving themselves while working in a team. However, their battle was interrupted by the same trio of GSPO officers who, to the surprise of the thieves, revealed their own Rival Morphers which they used to morph into the Justice Rangers with the intent to arrest both the Goonlock & the Shade Rangers.

In the ensuing battle, Catscratcher took his leave as the two teams fought, with the Shade Rangers eventually taking off in their enlarged FighterZords. Though the Justice Rangers took a pursuit in the TriggerZords, the Shade Rangers were ultimately successful in eluding the police. While officially enemies, the Justice Rangers' promise to eliminate the Gangler threat struck a chord with the Shade Rangers' own. Once Catscratcher returned to wreak havoc, the Shade Rangers faced him first, followed by the Justice Rangers. After acquiring his piece of the Fantome Collection, Arthur was content to leave him to the Justice Rangers, but when he was revived & enlarged, the Shade Rangers boarded their FighterZords to face him. Assisted by the StrikerZord, a sentient piece of the Fantome Collection which initially appeared on the Justice Rangers' side, the Shade Rangers found that they could use its power to combine their FighterZords into the Shadow Strike Megazord, allowing them to destroy the Goonlock Monster once & for all. Taking their new weapon back home to the Fantome Mansion, the three thieves were met by the Tactical Unit officers.

Though the thieves were put on edge, it was soon apparent that the police were unaware of their identities & the Tactical Unit had simply come to eat, however, they were called away before they could order; at this time, the StrikerZord also took its leave. After returning the Lion's Flare to Louis, the Shade Rangers were given their next target: Slugger, whom they found engaged in battle with the Justice Rangers. Both at the restaurant & in battle, Vince repeatedly jeopardized the team in his attempts to seize the Justice Rangers' Rival Morphers. Arthur confronted him on this, & presented an alternative tactic by using the Justice Rangers as bait to lure out the Goonlock. While the Justice Rangers were incapacitated, the Shade Rangers, having caught up with the StrikerZord, used its power in the Rival Morpher to finish off Slugger; the Red Shadow Ranger was not combined with his teammates as expected, but split in three, allowing the Shade Rangers to perform a five-man strike attack. When they mentioned not having told Louis about the StrikerZord, it hastily took its leave, & it was the Justice Rangers whose power it granted to form the Justice Strike Megazord & defeated the enlarged Goonlock. Returning the Auric Stone to Louis, the thieves learned that the StrikerZord would always be difficult to handle & that it could well have had a part in the Justice Rangers receiving Fantome Collection pieces, after which the Tactical Officers returned to the restaurant for their dinner date.

Arsenal[]

Morphers[]

Individual Weapons & Team Weapon[]

Sidearms[]

Shadow Saber

Zords[]

Main[]

Shadow Justice Ultrazord
- Shadow Strike Megazord
- X Train Megazord: Silver Mode

Auxiliary[]

Alternate Combinations[]

Shade Rangers[]

Red Shade Ranger
Arthur Fantome
Blue Shade Ranger
Vince Cooper
Yellow Shade Ranger
Abigail Carman
Tri-Shade Ranger
Arthur Fantome
Vince Cooper
Abigail Carman
Silver Shade Ranger
Ezra "Deuce" Emile
Legendary Ranger Devices[]

Notes[]

The core Shade Rangers' surnames are references to some famous gentlemen thieves.
- Arthur Fantome - His surname comes from the French word fantôme, meaning "shadow".
  - It's also similar to the word "phantom", a reference to the term "Phantom Thief" (another name for a gentleman thief.)
- Vince Cooper - Sly Cooper, the titular protagonist from the franchise of the same name.
  - It can also be a reference to DB Cooper, the only unidentified hijacker in American aviation history, who, in 1971, extorted $200,000 from an airline before parachuting out of a plane during the cover of night.
- Abigail Carman - Carmen Sandiego, the title character from the Carmen Sandiego franchise.
The Shade Rangers are not the anti-heroes, but potential Power Rangers who are mistaken as enemies of full-fledge officials’ heroes.
Despite both the Shade Rangers & the Justice Rangers are in the 32nd Power Rangers series entry, only the Shade Rangers are officially classified as the 25th Power Ranger team while the Justice Rangers are officially classified as the 26th.
The Shade Rangers are the first Ranger team to not name any of their attacks or their finishing moves.