Tyrannodrones are cyborg dinosauroid foot soldiers of Mesogog's Army in Power Rangers Dino Thunder.
History
Created by Anton Mercer and Tommy Oliver, as a mixture of dinosaur DNA and technology. When Mercer became Mesogog, they were reprogrammed to serve him. They used invisiportals to get around and fight the Rangers. 
TV STORY-Day of the Dino
They were all destroyed by the end of Dino Thunder, when Hayley destroyed Mesogog's base. TV STORY-Thunder Struck
The Tyrannodrones also appeared along with Zeltrax, the Krybots, Blue-Head Krybots and Orange-Head Krybots at the time when Emperor Gruumm plotted to conquer Earth in the past. TV STORY-Wormhole
Personality
The Tyrannodrones are obedient to their creator Mesogog. As with most foot soldiers, they rarely talk.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Body Modification: The Tyrannodrones can change parts of their body at will, being able to turn their arms into scythes.
- Invisiportal: They can create Invisiportals to teleport at will.
Abilities
- Armor: Tyrannodrones have durable armor that allow them to fight off attacks.
- Resistance: Their optimization for actual combat, coupled with their armor, endowed them resistance against enemy attack to some degrees.
- Agility: Their optimization for actual combat also endowed them agility to efficiently chase and attack _targets.
Weakness
- Limited Durability: Like other foot soldiers, Tyrannodrones can be dealt by sufficiently formidable opponents, particularly a veteran Ranger who not transformed. Not to mention they can barely withstand attacks from Rangers' weapons at best.
Arsenal
- Scythe Arms: They can turn their arms into scaly scythes to attack their enemies with great damage.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
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Design
The Tyrannodrones are cyborg dinosauroids as dinosaur DNA was involved in their creation alongside the technology used by Tommy Oliver and Anton Mercer. They have horns, sharp protrusions, and green scales on their bodies as well as black armor and boots. It's implied that they were originally not designed with actual combat capabilities as shown in Tommy's second encounter with Tyrannodrones where he, Ethan, and Conner are looking for Kira, Tommy remarked that Mesogog has greatly improved these foot soldiers after they failed to capture both him and the Dino Gems in his possession.
Etymology
- Their name is a portmanteau of "Tyrannosaurus" and "Drones".
Notes
- Tyrannodrones were the first foot soldiers created by a specific Ranger which were used against the Power Rangers. Ironically that Ranger was Tommy, the first evil Ranger and later on, a member of the team that fought them.
- The Tyrannodrones were, as of 2004 the last main group of foot soldiers to be exclusive to Power Rangers until the Zentinels in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury 19 years later.
- They are the only main Power Rangers-exclusive foot soldiers from the Disney Era.
- Despite the Triptoids being used in Power Rangers Beast Morphers, the Tyrannodrones did not appear, and were replaced by the Triptoids entirely, since they were the main foot soldiers in Abaranger and thus, are the ones appearing in Sentai footage.
Appearances
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Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Episode 1: Day of the Dino Part 1
- Episode 2: Day of the Gino Part 2
- Episode 3: Wave Goodbye
- Episode 4: Legacy of Power
- Episode 5: Back in Black
- Episode 6: Diva in Distress
- Episode 7: Game On
- Episode 8: Golden Boy
- Episode 9: Beneath the Surface
- Episode 10: Ocean Alert
- Episode 13: White Thunder Part 3
- Episode 14: Truth and Consequences
- Episode 15: Leader of the Whack
- Episode 16: Burning at Both Ends
- Episode 17: The Missing Bone
- Episode 20: It's a Mad Mad Mackerel
- Episode 21: Copy That
- Episode 23: A Star Is Torn
- Episode 24: A Ranger Exclusive
- Episode 25: Tutenhawken's Curse
- Episode 26: Disappearing Act
- Episode 27: Fighting Spirit
- Episode 29: Isn't it Lava-ly
- Episode 32: Thunder Storm Part 2
- Episode 35: House of Cards
- Episode 36: A Test of Trust
- Episode 37: Thunder Struck Part 1
- Power Rangers S.P.D.
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
Tyrannodrones appear in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid as an opponent in the "Merciless Minions #2" expansion. They are classified as Foot Soldiers.
See Also
- Barmia Soldiers - Super Sentai counterpart in Abaranger. See comparison page. (role)
