What if Merrick stayed evil as Zen-Aku?

The Wolf Warrior would have remained the primary antagonist of Wild Force, acting as a dark reflection of the Rangers’ bond with their Zords. The finale wouldn’t be about a giant monster, but a final 1-on-1 duel between Cole and Zen-Aku on the Animarium, with the fate of the natural world resting on whether a human could out-hunt a god.