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Catherine's Tears is the thirteenth episode of Power Rangers Royal Hive. This episode features the debut of the Spi-Blade Morpher and the Venomix Blaster as well as Zechs Merquise's first transformation into the White Spider Ranger and the debut of the Araneae Insectorzord's Battle Mode.
Synopsis
For this episode's synopsis, see the Rangerwiki page for the King-Ohger episode that this one is based on.
Plot
The Araneae Insectorzord gets out of its carrier and heads into the atmosphere. Zechs then transforms the zord into it's Battle Mode and calls for his assistants to fire anti-aircraft missiles at it, which he easily dodges. He lands, unharmed. In the docking hangar, he talks to his engineer and tells him to tune up the engine. Elsewhere, a Cancer fires missiles upon an Alliance base. An Aries attacks from the air.
The Alliance members surrender, but the two pilots kill them anyway, destroying the rest of the base. Later, the two pilots, Stink Mage and Silphion head to Lake Victoria, where they hope to get supplies and more troops. They are upset when they get there however because there are no experienced soldiers to help them. The only OZ soldier at the base is Zechs, who agrees to go with them as a subordinate.
The next day he heads to their target, while they prepare on the river. Silphion and Stink Mage plan on using Zechs as a decoy during the battle. Zechs is let off in the Araneae Insectorzord over the base. The Alliance base's main weapon, the Noventa cannon fires at him, but he dodges. Zechs blast the front line Leos while Stink Mage, Silphion and another pilot attack from the sea. Zechs orders the Alliance to surrender, and they do so, but the two monsters and an unnamed Pupaladin continue to attack. When Zechs tells them to stop, they refuse and continue to blast the area.
Zechs distracts the Pupaladin out of the attack, which causes him to be killed by the Alliance commander. Angered at Zechs, Stink Mage attacks him, but Zechs grabs a mysterious-looking sword with a key inside of it and suddenly tranforms into a White Power Ranger before he easily slices Stink Mage's fighter jet in two. Silphion knocks him underwater, but Zechs gets out of his zord and sneaks up behind Silphion before blasting his Cancer submarine to pieces with the Venomix Blaster. He returns to Lake Victoria with a report on their deaths, then heads in the hangar where the Stag-Beetle Insectorzord is being rebuilt.
Meanwhile, Malakai watches OZ carriers prepare to head for space. That night, both the audience and the circus crew is shocked when the Butterfly Insectorzord is unveiled at the show. They are even more shocked when Malakai starts firing at a flying carrier, which is destroyed. Malakai gets out of the collapsed tent and blasts all the OZ carriers and tanks. Catherine realizes that Malakai wants to kill himself and runs to him. She punches him in the face and convinces him not to self-detonate after he saves her from a Leo. The next day, Malakai leaves with Alfred in his truck. Catherine, talking to the Circus Manager, is confident that they will both return someday.
- "Alfred tries to make up for his mistake of killing the honorable leader Field Marshal Noventa (a pacafist of the former Alliance). Within the warzones created by OZ, Alfred confronts Sylvia (the granddaughter of Noventa). How can he compensate for his wrongdoing? Just about then, Zechs is handed an order from the Storm Battalion! Next time, on Power Rangers Royal Hive, episode 14: The Order to Destroy 01."
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Cast
Main
- Josh Bogert - Prince Alfred of Shuggoddam
- Niles Fitch - Prince Malakai of Gokkan
- Mason Dye - Zechs Merquise
Suit Actors (Stock Footage)
- White Spider Ranger: Masashi Takada (é«ē° å°åø Takada Masashi)
Notes
- As part of Netflix's Super-Charged Afternoons programming block this episode premiered alongside Hasbro's Battle Warriors episode 37, Showdown! Bursting Machinegun Punch.
- Zechs is the only ranger to transform in this episode.
See Also
- Ep. 13: Angry Spider - Super Sentai counterpart in King-Ohger (episode number equivalent)
- Ep. 12: The Sixth King - Super Sentai counterpart in King-Ohger (White Spider Ranger debut)
- Ep. 15: A Visit to Suzume - Super Sentai counterpart in King-Ohger (Araneae Insectorzord Battle Mode debut)