Born to Opaline and Ephane, Merrick was a prized child in the kingdom of Animaria - the child of the esteemed High Priestess of Animaria and the brilliant general of the Animarian Army.
Animus stepped into the role of mentoring Merrick and invited the young boy to become his apprentice and enter army training when he was five years.
Merrick was unable to remove the mask, which had corrupted him, made him evil.
Merrick later risked his life by taking on Master Org and the Quadra Org to get back the Animal Crystals he had stolen as Zen-Aku.
Merrick remained a recluse, helping the Rangers when necessary, but unwilling to get close to them, or to pursue the romantic feelings he has for Princess Shayla.
It should be noted that while Cole was originally thought of as the only Wild Force Ranger who could understand the Wild Zords (a trait which Merrick also probably shared), Danny has been shown on more than one occasion to be able to understand the Bison Zord.
Alyssa is the second ranger to join the team (after Taylor and before Max, Danny and Cole).
MerrickBaliton (played by Phillip Andrew) is the Lunar Wolf Wild Force Ranger, the sixth Ranger of the series.
