A group of idiots in their late twenties who wind up being stuck in the middle of a war between secret underground (literally) dinosaur kingdoms, who happen to primarily do battle via racing giant Dinosaur Vehicles. Underneath Los Angeles lies two prehistoric kingdoms: The Sun Fang Kingdom, and the Iron Horn Kingdom. Once united, they are now at war; King Trios of Iron Horn wanting to invade the surface world and destroy humanity- reclaiming the world for the dinosaur's- while King Tyrannis wants to stay underground and peacefully hidden from the human world. An attack on the Sun Fang Kingdom from Iron Horn causes an earthquake, sending Miles, Stephanie, Miranda, Quinn, and Caleb into the caves beneath the city. There they find the Sun Fang Kingdom, and meet the royal family. After many crisis's (mostly mental ones), the group of humans learn that King Trios' soldiers have stolen ancient weapons that they now plan to use to invade their world. King Tyrannis however uses some ancient power of his own, to bestow upon them the primordial Drive Keys; giving them access to the Morphing Grid and the title of the Power Rangers Primal Drive- to defend their home from the Iron Horn Kingdom.
Red Tyranno Ranger (Tyrannosaurus)- Miles O’Connell
Professional Race Car driver, has gotten pretty famous/well known and that has given him a pretty hefty sense of self importance and cockiness. It’s his way or the highway which frequently leads to him butting heads with Blue and Pink. Miles’ entire family is full of overachievers- something he was never particularly inclined for. He had to battle with his siblings for attention from their parents, and it resulted in him having a bit of a hunger for attention. Not too shocking he’s a sports celebrity now.
Blue Cryo Ranger (Cryolophosaurus) - Quentin “Quinn” Carson-Turner
Also a professional Race Car driver, and a rival to Miles- although unlike Miles, Quinn keeps his identity a secret by always keeping his racing helmet on- only being known by a pseudonym. He does this so the fame doesn’t go to his head and because he’s worried about being an openly gay racer. Quinn’s parents were psychologists who often hyper analyzed everything their kids did and rarely let Quinn or his siblings have room to breath; it’s not shocking he now takes a long while to warm up to people, much less let them past his cold exterior.
Pink Veloci Ranger (Velociraptor) - Miranda Zhang
Sports Reporter who loves harassing both Miles and Quinn and does not like the Yellow Ranger Stephanie. She’s a bit of a loner and has a very prickly outer shell (she will not hesitate to blackmail someone- even a friend or ally) and likes getting things her way. Miranda often finds herself feeling alone- even when she’s in her apartment with her annoying roommates. She totally doesn’t find it upsetting, people are just annoying and deserve to be insulted and pushed away. Right?
Yellow Tricera Ranger (Triceratops) - Stephanie Rodriguez
Miles’ best friend and personal pit crew. Helps run her dad’s auto shop that she also lives over top of and is very enthusiastic and bubbly. She’s kind to everyone and always tries to see the best in people- even if she’ll very clearly end up being hurt by that. Her father is wanting to retire soon and leave the auto shop to her, but Stephanie has been working on cars there with him basically since she could walk- she’s not sure she’s quite ready yet for it to all be just hers.
Black Drako Ranger (Tethydraco) - Caleb Dinh
A personal trainer and physical therapist who is dating Quinn. A lot more outgoing and socially conscious than his boyfriend and often ends up trying to play mediator whenever Miles, Quinn, and Miranda get into it. He and Quinn have been together for 5 years now, and he really feels like it’s time to pop the question; but with how stressed out Quinn is from both keeping his racing identity hidden plus the responsibility of now being a ranger- he’s struggling to find a good time.
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Q&A Section!
Q: Where are the Zords/Megazord?
A: Nowhere right now! Despite growing up a Power Rangers fan, drawing robots and mecha is something I've never been a particular fan of. I'm sure it's a skill I SHOULD develop but it's not one I have right now (at all). Maybe I'll build them out of Lego one day!
And that's all for the Q&A Section!