Ranger Teams You Never Knew

Team 8: Power Rangers Guardianes Voladores

(This team is based on Chojin Sentai Jetman)

In the year 1999, Earth faced a period of reconstruction after the events of the Countdown to Destruction. Most nations had the clemency of facing relatively minor threats; mostly street crime. Other countries, like Argentina, were attacked by the forces of Evil.

Argentina was attacked by the forces of Galactor, a space conqueror who managed to avoid the Z-Wave that erradicated Dark Specter's forces. When news of Dark Specter's demise reached Galactor, he sought to make a name for himself by conquering Earth. He chose to attack Argentina first as a show of strength.

Sadly for him, amateur astronomer Elian Murrieta had managed to detect his ship. Panicking, he told his father, world renowned engineer Gabriel Murrieta. Gabriel had been experimenting on the Morphing Grid for six years by then, inspired by the Power Rangers, theorizing that they used Earth's energy for power. His experiments yielded results, as he managed to discover the Morphing Grid. He created five Morphers, with suits based on the legendary Aguila Azul (Blue Eagle), guardian of the northern part of Argentina.

Murrieta chose five teenagers to help him defend Earth. The first was Alejandro Corazon, fearless and bold, as Halcon Rojo (Red Falcon). La Golondrina Azul (Blue Swallow) was the beautiful Mercedes Garcia, agile and graceful. Buho Amarillo (Yellow Owl) was Hector Velez, strong and jovial. Cisn Blanca (White Swan) was the kind and nurturing Jacinta Flores. Finally, Condor Negro (Black Condor) was a Native American boy named Teofilo Guzman, humble but courageous. Murrieta christened the team the Guardianes Voladores (Flying Guardians), because their suits gave them flying powers.

Galactor was not expecting Power Rangers to resist him; in fact he specifically chose Argentina as the starting point of his invasion because of how far away it was from any nations that could have Ranger teams. However, since he was too proud to back down, he pressed on with his attack.

Galactor's forces included the Magmanites, aliens from the world of Magmania made entirely of cooled magma. They were his foot soldiers. His monsters were created by an alien named Roopox, who had the head of a centipede. Roopox would create "Monsterizer capsules," which were pod like capsules that would get launched into Earth, find an object, fuse with it, and create a monster. Most monsters would name themselves by whatever they were made of. The very first of these, a monster made from a tick, called itself the "Bugsucker." Another monster, made from a leaky faucet, called itself "Leakerman."

Although each of Galactor's attacks would be countered by the Guardianes Voladores, Galactor's aggressions would draw the attention of the legendary Blue Eagle. Blue Eagle would join the team in their battle against the forces of Galactor.

One day Galactor descended upon Earth, laying a trap for the Rangers. The Rangers were quickly surrounded by a thousand Magmanites, with Galactor smirking as his ship beamed him up. A new team of allies had arrived just in the nick of time: the Sombras Voladoras (Flying Shadows), a team of highly skilled assassins, brought together by the government to aid the Guardians. Although the Rangers scored a victory, it came at a price: Aguila Azul, as well as three of the Shadows, were killed in action. Unwilling to let this slide, the Guardianes took their Celeste Megazord towards Galactor's ship, destroying it and putting an end to the wanna-be conqueror.

The Guardianes Voladores are legendary in South America, to the point that twenty years later, they're still referred to as Argentina's finest heroes. Elsewhere, though, this team is virtually unknown.