List of Power Rangers Discovery characters

Power Rangers Discovery is an American children's television series that airs on Nickelodeon. It is the 2023 entry of the Power Rangers franchise which tells the story of Michael Burnham, and his efforts to navigate a team of sub-atomic explorers as they are recruited by the Discovery Corps to defend Earth from Xenu and his army of mutants.

Discovery Power Rangers
The Special Defence Unit of the Discovery Corps is composed of a team of five Power Rangers; four crew members from the Discovery-operated expedition Isis III, and a zoologist working in the agency's species management unit, their mission to defend Earth from the Cult of Xenu. Each Ranger carries an Omnimorpher, a cube-like device which they use to transform, control their Zords and use as a cellphone, and a Primal Defender, a sidearm that has both a Sword Mode and a Blaster Mode. They also possess a special mode known as Primal Exertion, that associates each of them with the animal they represent, manifesting certain features from said animal once this ability has been activated. The Rangers are later joined in battle by a disabled hacker who previously served as their carer and technical advisor, after he bonds with a weapon previously belonging to an artifical, genocidal, Ranger-like warrior recruited by Xenu.

Michael Burnham
Michael Burnham is the benefactor of the Discovery Rangers, and the 24-year-old half-human, half-Chimerian son of Commander Solomon Burnham. As a child, Michael encountered Master Bird, who fought with his father during the Quantum War. He was gifted with his Soul Cube, which he would keep as a good luck charm; growing up, Master Bird would teach Michael about the Instinctians' history. In the present, Michael, now working in Discovery's species management department as a zoologist, hears about the Isis III crew's incident regarding Xenu's reawakening, Michael meets the crew for the first time and offers to help them, and stows away on their first mission as Rangers, against his father's wishes. It is that moment that he uses the Soul Cube Master Bird gave him to activate an extra Omnimorpher, allowing him to become the Red Ranger.

Michael is confident, stubborn-headed and slightly cocky, and has a love for fast cars. He takes his role in keeping his fellow rangers in line very seriously, often to the point where he ends up breaking the rules and clashing with the chain of command to achieve his ends. He formed a slightly uneasy but respect-based relationship with Daniel, taking tactical suggestions from him in the field and helping him deal with his issues regarding the consequences of his late brother's DNA sample being reanimated as a Disciple.

Michael later discovers that his vision has increased to superhuman levels after he became a Ranger, allowing him to see far distances and dodge enemy attacks much faster. During a mission to save his father, he is exposed to the energy of a Golden Banana, which gains him the ability to assume an alternative Gorilla Form, which grants him increased physical strength. With help from the Super Mega Rangers, the Discovery Rangers gain the Whale Command Cannon, which allows Michael to become the second Whale Warrior, that served as a replacement for his default ranger form the first half of the second season, after his Omnimorpher was shattered by Xenu in a duel in the first season's finale.


 * As the Red Discovery Ranger, Michael has access to the following two forms:
 * Eagle Form, in which Michael's Primal Exertion grants him a pair of eagle wings on his arms which allow him to fly and strike enemies from above at high speed. His main weapon is the Sky Saber, which can extend and be used like a chain whip. In this form, Michael controls the Eagle Omnizord, which can fire lasers from the turbine on its back and execute a flaming divebomb attack.
 * Gorilla Form, in which Michael assumes a large muscular form with far more physical strength and can produce a powerful wind from his nostrils. He can perform a powerful attack by combining his energy with the other Rangers. Towards the end of Season 1, it was revealed that this form fed on Zyncado, which began to corrupt him, so he was forced to discard it. In this form, Michael also controlled the Gorilla Omnizord, which relies on its massive strength and is armed with the Kongazooka mounted on its shoulder; after Michael was relieved of this form, it was repurposed as remote zord to be shared by Jimmy and Erin.
 * As the Whale Warrior, Michael wields the Whale Command Cannon as his primary weapon. His finishing attack can get stronger when combining his energy with the other Rangers. In this form, Michael commands the Whale Titanzord, which is capable of both swimming and flying, and is armed with massive torpedoes. Including its fortress and animal forms, it also has a third alternate form that is a humanoid battle mode, which wields the Titan Spear, which can be shrunk down to be used by its owner. When Michael regained his Omnimorpher, this form was relegated to a power-up Michael's default Eagle form.

During the final battle against Xenu, Michael, having been told previously that he is the modern embodiment of the "One Being" - the only individual capable of destroying Xenu for good, is infused with its power, which allows him to activate a more powerful variant of Primal Exertion in a similar fashion to the Continental Ranger where he combines the powers and features of his three Ranger forms into one. This enables him to fly and wield the Sky Saber like his Eagle Form, be strong and muscular like his Gorilla Form, and wield the Whale Command Cannon like Whale Warrior; he confronts Xenu alone and infuses the energy of the other Rangers with the planet Earth itself to perform the finishing attack in this form.

Laura Jacobs
Laura "LJ" Jacobs is 26 years old and a Discovery Corps operative who is a adrenaline enthusiast and served as the pilot of the Isis III mission. Growing up, Laura idolised her father, Arnold Jacobs, the founder of a large automotive company, and dreamed to become a top race car driver, until she was forced to put that dream on hold when his business went bankrupt. This led to her gaining employment at Discovery Corps, and eventually rising up the ranks and becoming an expert in piloting the Quantum Transportation Vehicle (QTV), which ultimately led to her earning her place on Isis III. She became the Blue Discovery Ranger after being infused with the DNA of Master Michelle Fieng during Xenu's re-awakening.

Laura is very smart and gives good advice, and has a kind personality, willing to stand up for others and always being the one keeps her teammates in line; she acts like the team's big sister, and is the first of the Isis III crew to reach out to Michael, and understood what he meant when he told them about his encounter with Master Bird. As the series progresses, it is revealed that Laura's father's has managed to start anew with his business, thus renewing Laura's real passion to head to the race track.

As the Blue Discovery Ranger, Laura's Instinctian Power grants her enhanced hearing and superhuman speed. Her Primal Exertion grants her a shark dorsal fin on her back which allows her to swim in all kinds of surfaces as if they were made of water as well as launch herself into a spinning attack with the fin acting as a sawblade. She also controls the Shark Omnizord, which has a powerful bite attack and can both fly and swim.

Daniel Elahi
Daniel "Dan" Elahi is the tactical leader of the Discovery Rangers, a senior Discovery Corps operative who is the oldest and most experienced member of the team at 29 years old, and served as first lieutenant to Anton Baxter on the Isis III mission. Daniel was born in England, and previously served in the British Army. During his service in the army, he and his younger brother, Porter, fought in the Iraq War prior to the U.S.'s withdrawal. During one such mission, Daniel lost Porter in a climatic Taliban missile attack, which also claimed the lives of seven other members of his squad. After his service ended, he moved to the United States, joined Discovery Corps. and married a woman named Samantha, settling down with two daughters in a Missouri ranch bought for him by Lester. Due to his decorated background in the military and quick ascension in Discovery's ranks, he was ultimately rewarded with his position in Isis III, and became the Yellow Discovery Ranger after he was infused with the DNA of Master Lion during Xenu's reawakening.

Daniel is a prideful and dedicated operative who values the rules of the Discovery Corps and takes his role as a high-ranking operative and Ranger extremely seriously, always expecting the younger Rangers to comply with the commander's orders and even tending not to trust new recruits until they've made an effort to earn said trust. He does, however, make an effort to help keep the team together if there ever seems to be an issue. As such, Daniel's straightforward and by-the-book nature often clashes with Michael's rash, ideological, and sometimes reckless nature, and he goes as far as not wishing to recognise Michael as a leader because of his idealism.

As the Yellow Discovery Ranger, Daniel's Instinctian Power grants him enhanced strength and supersonic roar, which he does not use very often as it can be extremely destructive. His Primal Exertion grants him a pair of lion claw-like gauntlets which allow him to scratch enemies. He also controls the Lion Omnizord, which fires blasts of lightning from his mouth which it also uses to bite enemies.

Jimmy Sophocles
James "Jimmy" Sophocles is the is the youngest and the most optimistic member of the team at 15 years old, and Erin's best friend and love interest. He was one of the last two members to join the Isis III mission, serving as both the system operator and mechanic - despite being mostly bad at both of those jobs. When he was nine years old, Jimmy's mother faced threats from a group of loan sharks, led by Vladmir Gleberov. Because Gleberov stole a vast majority of her mother's income, Jimmy was forced to drop out of school, and his mother became unemployed. Prior to his dealings with Discovery, Jimmy spent a large amount of time playing video games and watching conspiracy theories, and even built himself a robotic bird known as Digit, whom he loaned to the organization to serve as a reconnaissance drone when he was recruited to his post on the Isis II mission, on which he became the Green Discovery Ranger after being infused with the DNA of Master Donald Trunk.

Jimmy is generally clumsy, silly, lazy, somewhat argumentative and a bit of a coward, but for what he lacks in skill, physical prowess or maturity, he makes up for with heart. He is friendly, cheerful, enthusiastic, and at times stupid, which often leaves him on the receiving end of Commander Burnham's blunt verbal insults. He usually comes across as passive and only part of the group to have fun, but is always eager to help the other Rangers. Jimmy first met Erin when Commander Burnham recruited them to both join Isis III, from there, the two became fast friends; they are almost always seen together, and several episodes focus on their friendship. He initially viewed Erin like an older sister to him, and is concerned the most about her well-being, always consoles her whenever she gets frustrated or upset; likewise, Erin usually comforts him whenever he becomes upset. At the start of the second season, months after the initial defeats of Xenu and Scermazu, Jimmy is revealed to have become Erin's boyfriend. Jimmy tends to look down on Michael most of the time, and often views him as a "cheater". As a result, Jimmy has since developed something of a rivalry with Michael, due to their similarly stubborn, dominating personalities and Jimmy's passive tendencies. Presumably because of this, Jimmy is the most bitter and disrespectful out of all of the Rangers towards the commander. While the other rangers does not talk back to the commander - and to some extent, senior Discovery personnel, Jimmy does, and he gets into arguments with the commander when the Rangers have performed below his expectations.

As the Green Discovery Ranger, Jimmy's Instinctian Power grants him an enhanced sense of smell and superhuman durability. His Primal Exertion grants him a pair of elephant hoof-like boots which allow him to create shockwaves by pounding the ground. He also controls the Elephant Omnizord, which uses its trunk to either shoot an energy beam or spread an extinguishing mist to put out wildfires.

Erin Tucker
Erin Tucker is the 19-year-old daughter of a scientist who worked at Discovery Corps, who was one of the last two members to join the Isis III mission, serving as its science officer. She is Jimmy's best friend and love interest.

As the White Discovery Ranger, Erin was infused with the DNA of Master Beria, granting her a enhanced sense of taste and slight telepathic abilities. Her Primal Exertion grants her tiger claw-like gauntlets which allow her to strike and pounce enemies from a distance. She also controls the Tiger Omnizord, which is armed with an extra pair of claws on its back to shoot boomerang-like energy blades at enemies.

While Erin has more or less got over her dad's death, she still dreams about it, as shown in an episode of Power Rangers Discovery.''' She also develops a slight bond with Jimmy Sophocles, Discovery Green.

Lester Crest
Lester Crest is 43 years old and is a senior employee working in Discovery's Technology and Innovation department, who has worked at the organisation for years and previously served as the mission director for all three Isis missions, including Isis III. He suffers from a wasting condition, and as a result, he is wheelchair-bound and only able to walk short distances using a walking stick. He first appears after Michael hears about the Isis III crew's predicament, and helps him free them from quarantine. After assessing Instinctian DNA within them, Lester, under instructions from Commander Burnham, presented the four crew members with Omnimorphers, allowing them to become the Discovery Rangers; Michael would later take the last remaining morpher to become the team's Red Ranger.

Throughout the series, Lester has used his brilliant intellect to construct/maintain Zord Weapons, Omnizords, and weapons for the Rangers. Lester mostly displays a very sarcastic and sharp-tounged personality, and deals with their well-being and safety very seriously, and often likens their lifestyle to a "reality show" when they get out of line. He is also very well informed on world politics and the machinations and details of corporate activities, and especially watches the Xenu Central News Agency (often referred to as Xenu State Media) channel regularly. Using this knowledge, he has previously been involved in stock fraud and corporate assassination.

Halfway through the series, the Rangers crossed paths with The World, an artificial, genocidal, Ranger-like warrior harnessing the power of the Continental Tricon - which contains the Instinctian Powers of the Rhino, Crocodile and Wolf, revived in the present day and enlisted by Xenu to counter the Discovery Rangers. However, the Rangers are able to destroy The World, and the Tricon is brought in for investigation. However, with Lester's birthday approaching, Jimmy, having learned about Lester's desire to become a Ranger despite his disabilities, decides to give it to him as a present, much to the ire of most of the other rangers. After careful consideration, and speaking honestly to Michael about his reasons for properly joining the team, he takes it upon himself to bond with the Tricon, and assumes its power after encountering Masters Nocerous, Gator and Vore in the Spirit World, purifying his disability and allowing him to become the Continental Ranger.

As the Continental Ranger, Lester uses the Continental Tricon Morpher to morph, control his Omnizords, and remotely access his three Instinctian powers either seperately or all at once; when entering battle, he may shout: "Tricon Morpher, Full Power!" to give himself a minor power increase. His sidearm is the Continental Control Rod, which has three modes that are each compatible with one of the following forms:


 * Rhino Form, his black-colored default form where he wields his Control Rod in Fishing Mode like a whip. He is also capable of activating his own version of Primal Exertion known as Super Primal Exertion where he unleashes the power of the three animals he represents all at once: a pair of rhinoceros horn-like shoulder pads for ramming attacks, a crocodile tail on his right arm for whipping attacks, and a wolf claw on his left arm for scratching attacks. While in this form, he can perform the Continental Charge finisher.
 * Wolf Form, his silver-colored speed form where he wields his Control Rod in Gun Mode for long range combat, as well as to perform the Continental Lunar Blast finisher. In this form, he gains the abilities of superhuman speed, teleportation, and telescopic vision.
 * Crocodile Form, his gold-colored strength form where he wields his Control Rod in Spear Mode for close range combat, as well as to perform the Continental Swamp Strike finisher. In this form, his strength and durability is higher than usual, and can even cause tremors by stomping on or punching the ground.

Because of the demands that being a Ranger put on him, he created a holographic virtual duplicate of himself he dubbed "Lester-Tron" to take over day-to-day running of the Ranger Ops area and maintenance of the equipment. Lester-Tron was given a "thug" persona, with wardrobe and vocabulary to match, and was highly skilled in extreme sports; in short, everything that Lester was not. Lester-Tron briefly locked the real Lester up, so he could enjoy life. Lester later reprogrammed him to be focused on work in Ranger Ops, though the "thug" persona and wardrobe remained.

Instinctian Masters
The Masters of the Instinctian Order battled Xenu, and sealed his soul at the cost of losing five the remaining six of their members in the fight. Three more masters were slain prior to the Quantum War, during the Vietnam War to activate the Continental Tricon. In the series finale, the four deceased Instinctian Masters briefly return to even the Rangers' odds against the resurrected army of Xenu, finishing them off in their stronger combined form, a purple, Ranger-like being known as Master X.


 * Master Bigg Bear:
 * Master Bird:
 * Master Lion: An Instinctian Master who is modelled after a Lion. He died in the Quantum War and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon arrival in the Spirit World, Daniel was no match for him in combat. When it came to the first test, Master Lion sends Daniel into a dimension to face his fear of losing a loved one in battle, which he passes. He returns to help the Rangers during the Xenu's final assault on Sovereign City when Xenu opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect his mutants.
 * Master Donald Trunk: An Instinctian Master who is modelled after an Elephant. He died in the Quantum War and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon arrival in the Spirit World, Jimmy was no match for him in combat. When it came to the first test, Master D. Trunk sends Jimmy into a dimension to face his fear of clowns which he passes. He returns to help the Rangers during the Xenu's final assault on Sovereign City when Xenu opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect his mutants. His name is a play on Donald Trump, a businessman, reality TV personality, and the 45th president of the United States.
 * Master Michelle Fieng: An Instinctian Master who is modelled after a Shark. She died in the Quantum War and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon arrival in the Spirit World, Laura was no match for her in combat. When it came to the first test, Master M. Fieng sends Erin into a dimension to face her fear of spiders which she passes. She returns to help the Rangers during the Xenu's final assault on Sovereign City when Xenu opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect his mutants. Her name is based on Chinese actress Michelle King (Yeoh).
 * Master Beria: An Instinctian Master who is modelled after a White Tiger. She died in the Quantum War and currently resides in the Spirit World. Upon arrival in the Spirit World, Erin was no match for her in combat. When it came to the first test, Master Beria sends Erin into a dimension to face her fear of stage fright which she passes. She returns to help the Rangers during the Xenu's final assault on Sovereign City when Xenu opens the gate to the spirit world to resurrect his mutants.
 * Master Nocerous:
 * Master Gator:
 * Master Vore:

Jungle Joe
Jungle Joe is a Gorilla Instinctian who runs a combination orphanage and salvaging operation in the vast junkyards on the outskirts of Prism City, putting the children to work picking apart piles of e-waste for useful scrap-metal. He first appears in the episode "Path of the Gorilla", where Michael's search for his father leads him to discover that the cave where his father is being held requires an artifact known as a Golden Banana to access it, though he doesn't remember it. Michael strong-arms him into revealing his records books, only to discover that someone stole the pages from that year to destroy the evidence.

Other antagonists
Not all of the Discovery Rangers' enemies were associated with Xenu. There were also other enemies of the Rangers that acted on their own.