AquirVanderberg
The Cage of Valley ViewIn the year 2016-17 years after the colonization of Mirinoi-human settlers and native, animal-human Zyumans live together in the futuristic, domed city of Valley View. A prequel war against the alien "Blood Games" tournament has just ended, but the final Megazord battle accidentally crushed the ultra-modern mansion of greedy corporate billionaire Sterling Vance. Out for revenge, Vance uses his corporate empire to seize and bulldoze the local Valley View Zoo-the secret sanctuary and home of the four Zyuman Rangers (Sela, Leon, Tusk, and Kira), who hide their true forms using Humanoid Hologram Rings.The Shadow WarsLeo Vance, Sterling's estranged nephew and an aspiring zoologist, leads the team as the human Red Ranger. As they fight to protect the zoo, Psycho Green awakes from a decades-long stasis since 1969. Lurking in the shadows, he steals the ancient Galaxy Book and uses its dark magic to resurrect the legendary warlord Scorpius into a brutal new body: The Megabeast Hunter. Psycho Green then abducts Sterling's survivalist son, Van, forcefully binding three corrupted beast spirits into him to create a ruthless, brainwashed enforcer: The Apex Ranger.The Vanguard and The MastermindLeo successfully shatters Van's mind control by appealing to their childhood bond, and Van defects to join the Rangers, unlocking his high-octane Apex Matrix Battalizer vehicle armor to permanently destroy Scorpius. However, a much darker threat emerges from a rift of toxic water: Lord Vrak-Xandred (a terrifying fusion of Vrak and Master Xandred). Vrak-Xandred ruthlessly vaporizes Psycho Green and takes control of the invasion, using dark Sanzu Matrix Cards to grow his Nighlok-Mutant monsters to giant sizes.