Ranger Profiles

T.E.F. is a small organization that employees around thirty engineers, ten archaeologists, three cooks, five secretaries, and two medics on-site, in addition to the C.E.O. and the five Rangers. Since their base of operations is so large compared to the number of staff, the building includes internal dormitories/apartments in addition to its various labs and operation rooms, although most of the staff live at homes in Stone Canyon, CA and drive to the base for work. The Rangers, having all moved to Stone Canyon from locations between 75 and 150 miles away, live on-base in seperate apartments.

The Rangers, like the rest of the T.E.F. employees, are allowed to wear anything from informal wear on up while at work, though clothes with questionable logos/pictures is not allowed. When on expeditions, the Rangers wear sleeved or sleeveless safari jackets, a solid color t-shirt in their Ranger color, khaki breakaway pants, and hiking boots. A fanart picture of their expedition outfit can be seen in the Extras section.

Nico

• Name: Nicolás 'Nico' Rodriguez
• Age: 22
• Gender: Male
• First Show Appearance: Turbo #22 - Trouble by the Slice
• First Morphed Appearance: Chapter 1 (Boukenger Task 1, Overdrive Ep. 1)
• Background: Nico was a preteen in Angel Grove during the time of the original teams of Rangers, and seeing their efforts to fight evil made him want to center his goals in life less towards soccer and more towards helping people. As a result, he focused on improving his grades and concentrating on a multitude of extracurricular activities. Thanks to his good record, he was able to join an international program similar to the Peace Conference, but overseen by the United Nations. After several years of serving in this modified Peace Corps, he returned to Angel Grove, and when approached by T.E.F., decided to see how well he could continue to help people under the role of a Power Ranger.
• Personality: Nico is an extremely open person, attempting to be a trustworthy face to everyone he meets. He's also good at thinking on the go, which is a definite advantage in Rangering. However, thanks to experiences with the Peace Corps dealing with groups that don't like compromise, he shows blatant contempt towards anyone who has a disrespect for the chain of command.
• ID: Red Tracker Ranger
• Command Chain: Commander
• Weapon: Dynamo Staff
• Zord: Geo Cruiser 1 (Dump Truck)

Dylan

• Name: Dylan Klinger
• Age: 21
• Gender: Male
• First Show Appearance: Mighty Morphin S2 #04 - The Wanna-Be Ranger
• First Morphed Appearance: Chapter 1 (Boukenger Task 1, Overdrive Ep. 1)
• Background: Dylan had a similar background to Nico initially; he was a child while the original Rangers served in Angel Grove. As he continued through school, he showed a marked interest in ROTC style programs. Upon graduating, he joined the military, and was eventually placed in the National Guard, where he served for a year. Recently, however, he has left the Guard and come back home; none of his family is sure why. Whatever his reasons though, he certainly had no objections to joining T.E.F. when they asked him if he wanted to sign on as a Ranger.
• Personality: Somewhat of a loner; only a few fellow members of the National Guard were really able to pierce his shields. He conflicts with people a lot in his efforts to be the best person he can be, sometimes by stepping over others to get there. Dylan has trouble working with Nico thanks to the natural enmity between the UN and the US military.
• ID: Black Tracker Ranger
• Command Chain: Tactics
• Weapon: Gyro Mallet
• Zord: Geo Cruiser 2 (Racer)

Simon

• Name: Simon Barnes
• Age: 18
• Gender: Male
• First Show Appearance: Lightspeed Rescue #20 - The Omega Project
• First Morphed Appearance: Chapter 1 (Boukenger Task 1, Overdrive Ep. 1)
• Background: A ten year old Simon got an early start with Ranger-related activities, using his already solid knowledge of trigonometry and calculus to help Joel and the other Lightspeed Rangers track and destroy a dangerous comet heading for Earth. The genius-level child immediately had a foot in the door, and was able to train under Ms. Fairweather for several years, even while attending normal school, to increase his technician-related abilities. When the call came in from T.E.F. for a new team of Rangers, Simon's prowess made him an obvious choice.
• Personality: Simon is a friendly person. Despite his intelligence, he's not very shy, possibly as a result of already working with a range of adults for several years. Joel's antics have slightly rubbed off on the teen though. Simon has a tendency to crack jokes, and sometimes finds himself the target of girls who seem to be interested in him, though this happens without him actually trying, to his occasional frustration.
• ID: Blue Tracker Ranger
• Command Chain: Engineer/Technician
• Weapon: Zephyr Funnel
• Zord: Geo Cruiser 3 (Copter)

Silvy

• Name: Silvy
• Age: 20
• Gender: Female
• First Show Appearance: N/A
• First Morphed Appearance: Chapter 1 (Boukenger Task 1, Overdrive Ep. 1)
• Background: Silvy was hired by T.E.F. as the Yellow Ranger at the same time as Dylan, but the other Rangers know practically nothing about her. The efforts she's gone to to remain close-mouthed about herself and her past has made the other Rangers curious and slightly paranoid, though they're willing to overlook this for the time being due to her naturally shy demeanor and the fact that T.E.F. brought her onboard anyways, hinting that their superiors know enough about her to consider her trustworthy.
• Personality: Silvy is very shy; not knowing who to trust means she hardly ever makes the effort to get to know anyone. Dylan is about the only person she tends to open up to very easily. She occasionally uses minor blackmail to get her way with things. She also seems to be slightly claustrophobic.
• ID: Yellow Tracker Ranger
• Command Chain: Scout
• Weapon: Dual Scrapers
• Zord: Geo Cruiser 4 (Bulldozer)

Heather

• Name: Heather Giordano
• Age: 18
• Gender: Female
• First Show Appearance: Lightspeed Rescue #29 - Trakeena's Revenge, pt. I
• First Morphed Appearance: Chapter 1 (Boukenger Task 1, Overdrive Ep. 1)
• Background: As a young girl, Heather was involved in Trakeena's attack of Mariner Bay; she helped the Lightspeed Rangers save hundreds of people, including her own parents. Being involved in that and personally meeting the Rangers gave her a taste for heroics, and since then, she's worked towards that as her goal. Having Carter, the Red Lightspeed Ranger, as a reference allowed her to be hired at the Lightspeed Aquabase, despite her young age at the time. She steadily worked her way up the support ladder and was serving as a member of a team of shocktroopers that Captain Mitchell had created for all-around, low-danger purposes, when she was approached by T.E.F. to join their new Ranger team.
• Personality: Heather is an outgoing girl, but her years as a member of a practical army has refined her ability to know when to get serious. When she's in 'battle mode', friendliness shuts entirely down while she puts tactics and fighting at the forefront of her mind, almost to the point of split personality. Outside of battle mode, however, she's what essentially amounts to a "snarky nutcase", as Simon once put it.
• ID: Pink Tracker Ranger
• Command Chain: Second-in-Command
• Weapon: Hydro Pistol
• Zord: Geo Cruiser 5 (Submarine)