Peckster
Zyu2 #8
Clip #1
Close on giant Peckster who motions toward his head, then spins around while keeping his head down, causing the area around him to spark burst, then stepping forth and smashing a building with his left hand.
[Altered to fit in Juice Bar TV; includes additional frames from production dailies.]Black Ranger rushes into debris & smoke strewn alley, as a gang of Putties approaches from the other end. He ducks under Bladehand, kicks into a Putty, then smacks down Ballhand before smacking it back.
[Fades in from white.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close on Black Ranger as he ducks under Putty’s tornado kick, kicks a second one, turns and smacks away Bladehand before kicking it, then punches Ballhand, grabs its arm and flips it over.
[Transitions out to non-Zyu2 clip via frame spin.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Zoom in as Peckster leaps off the side of a window ledge and falls into alley.
[Transitions in from non-Zyu2 cip via diagonal multiline wipe.]Zoom out as Peckster lands before Black Ranger, who points at him then rolls past, gets up, kicks, it’s blocked, they arm lock, switch positions, Peckster sparkily slashes him off. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Black Ranger is thrown against wall with “Forest Conservancy Park” sign, falls onto rubble-strewn ground, clutching chest with left arm while breathing heavy. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger
Peckster stands there taunting Black Ranger, who gets back up, faces him, and holds his arm up, defensively. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Zoom out as Black Ranger whips out Power Axe, readies it, and hops forth while slashing. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, power axe
Black Ranger slices Power Axe at Peckster, who dodges, so he whips it around, and it’s blocked then smacked down. Black holds it up, Peckster sparkily strikes it, which leads to the Ranger sparkily slashing the monster in return. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster, power axe
Black Ranger staggers over and looks at Power Axe, the blade of which is smoking. He then looks to our slight right. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, power axe
Close on Peckster, nodding and laughing with arm movements, before jumping straight up. Peckster leaps backward onto the edge of the roof. Looking upward to our right, Black Ranger switches Power Axe between hands, then makes an annoyed fist, upset at the escape of the monster.
[Fades to black.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, power axe
The four Rangers stand under a bridge near water, looking upward, then all turning and looking upward to our left.
[Fades in from white.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster flies through the cloudless blue sky, flapping his arms limply. Red Ranger raises a determined fist as the team watches, Blue & Pink copying just as Red starts to rush forth, the three then following. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster swoops down and sparkily slashes past each of the four Rangers. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Red & Blue Rangers fall and roll into a crouch. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Yellow & Pink Rangers fall and roll into a crouch. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- pink ranger, yellow ranger
Sharp zoom out as Peckster lands in the distance, turning to face the team as the four rush up and watch him. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close on Peckster as he shakes his right finger back and forth, then nods. Close on Yellow & Pink Rangers as they look to our slight right, then suddenly down at their feet. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- pink ranger, yellow ranger
Close on Blue & Red Rangers as they look down at their feet. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Downward on a squatting Ballhand Putty, as it springs up at the screen. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Zoom out as the four Rangers are knocked off their feet, suddenly surrounded by a scrambling gang of Putties - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close on Peckster as he nods and points, seemingly counting off the Rangers. The Rangers battle the Putties in a group shot, Red, closest to camera, blocking a Putty’s strike.
[Transitions in from non-Zyu2 clip via expanding iris effect.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close on a Putty jumping up and punching right fist forth. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Continued, Red Ranger knocks back Putty then blocks second one’s kick. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Pink Ranger roundhouses Ballhand away, then blocks Bladehand’s strike, knocks blade up, then gut punches it. Sudden pan right to Yellow, doing backflips between two lines of Putties, dazing them in the process. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Zoom out as Yellow Ranger hops up, kicking both feet forth, taking down two Putties at once, then posing. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- putty patrol, yellow ranger
Blue Ranger leaps up and punches both fists forth as shot zooms in. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger
Zoom out as Blue Ranger gut punches Putty, blocks Bladehand, then readies fist to punch back. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Zoom in as Blue Ranger chest punches Bladehand. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, putty patrol
Blue Ranger stands there as Putty falls, grabs face, and writhes about in pain. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, putty patrol
Zoom in as Peckster leaps up and thrusts arms forth. Sharp zoom in as Pink & Yellow Rangers get punched back by Peckster. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, pink ranger, yellow ranger
Pink & Yellow Rangers fall and roll, as Peckster lands in foreground. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, pink ranger, yellow ranger
Close on Peckster as he finishes standing up, slaps his hands together, then zoom in as he opens his mouth. Extreme close-up, side angle, on Peckster’s open mouth, firing darts to our left. Pink & Yellow Rangers spark burst, the ground bursts, they fall and roll. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- pink ranger, yellow ranger
Blue & Red Rangers leap up together, arms poised to fight. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Peckster looks upward toward our right. Zoom in on the leaping Blue & Red Rangers as they punch their right fists forth. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Blue & Red Rangers are flung over Peckster, unable to hit him and struggling in the air as the monster raises arms at them. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, peckster, red ranger
Different angle, on Blue & Red Rangers flipping over Peckster onto their backs. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, peckster, red ranger
Zoom out as Red & Blue Rangers fall and roll, getting up in defensive crouches to face Peckster. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, peckster, red ranger
Zoom out and pan right as Peckster spreads arms and pops out his left wing to its full span.
[Partially altered to fit in Viewing Globe.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, viewing globe
Peckster pops out his right wing to its full span.
[Partially altered to fit in Viewing Globe.]- Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, viewing globe
Upward angle on Peckster in front of the sky, flapping wings very slowly, zoom in and out with each arm-gestured flap. Side angle on Red & Blue Rangers as they struggle against the oncoming wind gusts, before finally getting thrown back. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Close-up side angle on Peckster’s beak as he fires darts to our left. Side angle on Red & Blue Rangers, being blown off the ground as their chests spark burst, and the ground also spark-splodes. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, red ranger
Repeat, different angle, of Red & Blue Rangers, being blown off the ground as their chests spark burst, the ground also spark-splodes, as Peckster stands in foreground. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- blue ranger, peckster, red ranger
Red & Blue Rangers hit the railing, fall and roll, as Yellow & Pink rush to their side, helping them up into weary crouches. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster pauses, spreads arms back, then rushes forth with arms out at sides. Peckster’s POV as the four Rangers get into position to take him on as he fast approaches them. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close pan up of Peckster as he throws his head back and raises arms to attack. Crowded shot, of Peckster sparkily pecking Yellow Ranger, ducking under Red’s kick, blocking Blue’s hit then sparkily slashing him, blocking Pink’s hit then sparkily slashing her, then facing Red again. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster blocks Red Ranger’s arm, then jumps up and sparkily slashes him. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, red ranger
Red Ranger falls and rolls, lifting head up while still laying there. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- red ranger
As Red Ranger struggles to get up, fails, and holds arm defensively, Peckster slowly approaches, bobbing his head, then suddenly looks to our right. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- peckster, red ranger
Black Ranger does a corkscrew kick into the air while holding a bouquet of Ranger-colored balloons. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger
Close on Peckster getting kicked back by both of Black Ranger’s legs at once. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Peckster is thrown through the air. Zoom out as Peckster lands, and the four Rangers regroup around the balloon-carrying Black to face the monster. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Close on the red & black balloons in Black Ranger’s left hand. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger
Close on the pink, blue, and yellow balloons in Black Ranger’s right hand. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger
Black Ranger stands in front of his teammates, nod-talks and holds his balloon-carrying arms up in the air. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster points at Black Ranger, then himself, as the red & black balloons are held in front of the screen. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Close on Peckster’s feet coming together as he jumps up. Zoom in as Peckster leaps up and aims for the balloons. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Peckster pecks the pink, yellow, blue, and red balloons, popping them in Black Ranger’s hand, and prepares to peck the black balloon. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Close POV shot of what it looks like to be pecked by Peckster. Peckster pecks into the black balloon, only to discover it’s actually a black rubber ball, which he clutches and falls with. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, peckster
Peckster falls and rolls around, his beak stuck in the ball, as he struggles to no avail to free it. Standing in front of his teammates, Black Ranger points to our slight left, then slaps hands together defiantly. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster continues to struggle with the beak-trapping ball. Red Ranger steps up to Black and pats his shoulder, nod-talking. Black nod-talks back, then steps forth, gesturing to those behind him as he puts his hands on his hips. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster, still with his beak stuck in the black ball, points and rushes forth to fight. Close-up of Black Ranger unholstering Bladeblaster. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, bladeblaster
Close-up of Bladeblaster being shifted around into blaster mode by Black Ranger. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- black ranger, bladeblaster
Zoom out as Black Ranger fires pinkish beams from his Bladeblaster to our slight left. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Peckster doubly spark-bursts and falls, still unable to be freed of his beak ball. Peckster grows gigantic amid continuing updraft of smoke. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- make my monster grow, peckster
Red Ranger and the others back up, while looking upward at their enemy, then all look skyward to our right as they raise arms and summon. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Pterodactyl Dinozord flies at us, just over a valley, doing an aileron roll, kicking up dust in its wake. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- pterodactyl dinozord
Peckster leaps up in the air and thrusts arms forth while bending legs like he’s swimming. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Peckster pecks into Megazord’s chestplate, causing it to spark burst. Pan up from Megazord’s stumbling-back feet, as it staggers off in front of what looks like disused buildings. Megazord motions arms, raises left arm, then the Mammoth Shield materializes on it, zoom in as it steps forth and poses battle ready.
[Materialization effect added.]Peckster stands in front of partially damaged buildings, bobbing head and motioning arms, then runs across the battlefield as shot zooms in. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Megazord, with Mammoth Shield, starts to march forth. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord
Close on Peckster as he leans back and pecks beak forth. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Peckster sparkily pecks into the Mammoth Shield, causing him to stagger back in a daze. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord, peckster
Zoom in as Peckster tries to peck, only to get sparkily punched away by the Megazord. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord, peckster
Peckster falls and rolls in front of disused and damaged buildings, his left wing snapping all out of place for a moment as he gets up in a crouch. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Megazord steps forth and poses battle ready with the Mammoth Shield again. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord
Peckster stands up and spreads out arms. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Close on Peckster’s right wing spreading out to full span. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Close on Peckster’s left wing spreading out to full span. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Peckster slowly flaps wings in and out with some help from his arm gesturing, causing the wind to kick up around him. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Megazord poses battle ready against the wind coming at it from our left, then using the Mammoth Shield to block it. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord
Peckster continues to slowly flaps wings in and out, arm gesturing, head bobbing side to side, wind gusting. Megazord holds Mammoth Shield to block the wind, but the gale force is too strong, knocking the shield away and it over. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
- Tags:
- mammoth shield, megazord
Close on Peckster motioning hands to beak, then out to side as shot zooms into his opening maw. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Close-up side angle of Peckster’s open beak as he fires some darts to our right. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Leaning back and being blown across the battlefield, Megazord’s chest spark-bursts as it just finishes its backwards blow across the scene. Zoom out as Megazord falls and skids onto its left side, flops onto chest, then hoists itself back to its left side. Peckster laughs, flapping arms up and down at sides, then slaps hands, then rushes forth as shot zooms in. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Megazord, on its left side, motions to head with arm, and unleashes a whiteish yellow beam from its horn. Peckster is stopped in his tracks by some spark bursting in his chest, then an explosion at his feet. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Repeat, closer angle, on Peckster getting engulfed in the explosion, knocking him away. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Zoom out as Peckster falls and rolls across battlefield, as Megazord steps into frame and looms. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
Peckster stands up and staggers back, motioning arms wearily. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play, The Wedding Part II
- Tags:
- peckster
Close on Peckster as he gets slashed by pink energy beam, explodes with sparks and ring pulsing, zoom out as he spins around then falls, red electricity erupting, until he hits the ground and flares with a blue light, that releases a massive explosion. Track right to the Megazord, still holding its sword outward as it remains frozen in place before the lingering fire. - Appears In:
- Fowl Play
Learn more by reading the essay covering Zyu2.
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Footage identification and some clip descriptions courtesy of SirStack’s Morphylogeny (off-site link).