Alpha 5 (Power Rangers) facts for kids
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| First appearance | "Day of the Dumpster" (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) |
| Last appearance | "Passing the Torch, Part 2" (Power Rangers Turbo) |
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| Species | A.I |
| Affiliation | Power Rangers |
| Home | Edenoi |
Alpha 5 is a super cool robot character from the TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He's a smart A.I. robot who helps the Power Rangers and lives with their wise mentor, Zordon, in their secret base called the Command Center. You'll often hear him say his famous catchphrase: "Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!" when he's excited or worried.
Many actors have played Alpha 5 physically, including Romy J. Sharf, Sandi Sellner, and Donene Kistler in the TV series. Peta-Maree Rixon played him in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Richard Steven Horvitz was the voice of Alpha 5 for most of his appearances, from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers Turbo. In the 2017 Power Rangers movie, Alpha 5 was a CGI character voiced by Bill Hader. Like other characters from the Power Rangers world, many toys and items featuring Alpha 5 have been made over the years.
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Who is Alpha 5?
Alpha 5 is a helpful robot who supports the Power Rangers in their adventures. His main job is to handle communications for the Rangers during their missions. He also keeps the Command Center running smoothly. Alpha 5 is like the Rangers' personal mechanic, building cool weapons for them to use against bad guys.
He's famous for his "Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!" catchphrase, which he says when he's surprised, worried, or super excited. Alpha 5 has a classic robot look. His head is shaped like a golden flying saucer, and he has a visor that lights up when he talks. On his chest, he has a yellow lightning bolt symbol, just like the Power Rangers' logo.
Alpha 5 is shown as being a bit innocent and child-like. He often acts like a younger sibling to the Power Rangers, always wanting to hang out with them.
Alpha 5's Adventures
In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Alpha 5 first appeared in the very first episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He always helps the main heroes. Even though he doesn't fight much, Alpha 5 sometimes gets into battles with the enemy.
- In one episode, the evil Rita Repulsa sent the Green Ranger to mess up the Command Center. He put a virus disc into Alpha, making him glitch out. Luckily, Billy fixed Alpha. Later, Alpha trapped the Green Ranger in a force field, but Rita saved him.
- Another time, Alpha 5 left the Command Center to find a magical "Singing Squash." He needed it to break a spell on Kimberly and Billy. He met Rita's Putty Patrol but used his defenses and the squash to stop them.
In the second season, Alpha had a few more run-ins with Lord Zedd's monsters.
- In "The Wannabe Ranger," Alpha tried to help a lost boy. But a monster named Primator, who could change shape, pretended to be Billy. Primator tried to trick Alpha into taking him to the Command Center. Alpha almost self-destructed to protect the base, but the Rangers stopped it.
- Later, Alpha left the Command Center to save the Rangers, who had been turned into kids by the Photomare monster. He froze Photomare and Goldar with a special device and escaped.
- Near the end of the season, in "The Wedding," Finster put a disc into Alpha that made him evil and annoying! Evil Alpha helped Zedd and Rita by tricking the Rangers. He even messed with Zordon's image. Billy eventually removed the disc, and Alpha went back to normal.
In the third season, we learned that Alpha was built on a planet called Edenoi. This planet is in the Andromeda constellation. He was created by King Lexian, the grandfather of the Masked Rider. The Power Rangers even teamed up with the Masked Rider in a special crossover episode.
In Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
Alpha 5 saved the Command Center from blowing up once. But then, Rito and Goldar found Alpha 4, an older robot model, in the Command Center's basement. They put a bomb on Alpha 4, and the Command Center was destroyed in the explosion.
In Power Rangers Zeo
Luckily, Alpha 5 survived! He was found safe in the new base, the Power Chamber. With help from Billy, Alpha 5 continued to assist the new Power Rangers Zeo as they fought the Machine Empire. He did get a short circuit from an electric shock during a fight with the Cogs, but he recovered.
In Power Rangers Turbo
When Zordon left for his home planet, Eltar, Alpha 5 went with him. He was sad to leave the Rangers. They both briefly returned in "Passing of the Torch". In this episode, Tommy, Adam, Kat, and Tanya passed on their Ranger duties. This was Alpha 5's last appearance in the TV series, as Alpha 6 took over his role. Alpha 5 was last mentioned as the creator of the robot Turbo Rangers in an episode called "The Robot Ranger."
Alpha 5 in Movies
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
In the 1995 movie, Peta-Maree Rixon wore the Alpha 5 suit. The Alpha 5 costume was specially designed for the film, looking a bit different from the TV show version.
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
In Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Alpha 5 got a brand new, smoother body. His outer shell looked shinier, and his lightning bolt symbol changed to an arrow pointing down.
Power Rangers (2017 film)
In the 2017 Power Rangers movie, Alpha 5 was a CGI character. Bill Hader did the voice and acted out Alpha 5's movements using a motion-capture suit. To promote the movie, a "chat bot" app was launched where fans could chat with Alpha 5.
The movie's Alpha 5 looked very different from the original. He had a more mechanical look with darker red and blue colors. Instead of a visor, he had two eye stalks hanging from his saucer-shaped head. Like in the TV show, he was Zordon's robot helper. However, in the movie, he was a bit more unsure about the teenagers becoming the new Power Rangers.
Some people thought Alpha 5's new design was "weird" or "horrifying." Many fans of the original series were not happy with the change. But some thought the new design fit the movie's style. Most people liked the choice of Bill Hader as Alpha 5's voice.
Alpha's Magical Christmas
Alpha 5 was the main character in Alpha's Magical Christmas. This was a special Christmas movie made during Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In the story, the Power Rangers are helping Santa Claus at the North Pole. Alpha stays with Zordon at the Command Center and feels lonely. Zordon cheers him up with a Christmas tree and brings a group of children to sing Christmas carols with Alpha. They sing songs like "Good King Wenceslas", "Deck the Halls", and "Jingle Bells". After the children leave, Tommy, Kimberly, and Billy arrive, and everyone sings "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" to end the special.
Alpha 5 in Comics
Alpha 5 also appears in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series. This comic series is a new version of the TV show's story and is not connected to the old TV show or the 2017 movie.
See Also
- Power Rangers characters
Images for kids
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Alpha 5's classic look.
