Lord Zedd is a fictional villain from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who was introduced at the beginning of the show's second season. Unlike Rita Repulsa, the show's original villain, Zedd was a character made specifically for the Power Rangers without any prior counterpart in the Japanese Super Sentai franchise. He was such a frightening and nightmarish character when first introduced that in several episodes after his introduction, parents of younger viewers actually complained that he was "too evil" for the show; this resulted in Zedd being toned down immensely (an action that has been heavily criticized by older fans), such as his marriage to Rita Repulsa, whom he earlier banished out of disgust, and soon after making the character (and his plans and monsters) more comedic. Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa have a son, Thrax, who appears in Operation Overdrive.
Character history
Before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Lord Zedd was the self-proclaimed, all-powerful "Emperor of Evil" and "sworn enemy of all that is good and decent". Not much is known of his life before attacking the Earth, but several details emerged:
- Over a period of time, he conquered a large portion of space. His distant conquests occupied his attention away from Earth for centuries time, which was why he ordered his subordinate (and future wife), Rita Repulsa, to conquer Earth.
- He developed an intense rivalry with Count Dregon, the evil uncle of the Masked Rider at some point in the past. Dregon was introduced at the same time as the Masked Rider, but never appeared again in the series and this information was summarily ignored after the introduction of Dregon and his nephew Dex, who was the Masked Rider, who would later appear in their own series, Saban's Masked Rider .
- He once made an attempt to claim the Zeo Crystal from the moon's Caves of Deception, but couldn't penetrate the forcefield. (After they were married, Rita joked that the forcefield scarred his face – prompting the need for his metal faceplate. Whether this actually happened or not is unclear.)
- The moon palace that he occupied while attacking Earth was not built by him or his subordinates, but his evil did corrupt it.
- He was a member of the United Alliance of Evil.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
At the beginning of the second season, Lord Zedd arrived on the moon to have Rita report her status about Earth. Upon learning that the six Power Rangers had repeatedly foiled her efforts, he became enraged. (As often shown throughout the series, whenever really angry, he would glow bright red.) Though seeing him as "the groveling one," he knew Goldar was loyal, so he restored his wings. He also stripped Rita of her powers and imprisoned her within a small "Space Dumpster." After sending her into space, Zedd unleashed his Z-Putties on the Rangers. He then created his first monster: Pirantishead, who took command of the Tyrannosauruszord and Dragonzord after freezing the other four Dinozords. Zordon – certain Zedd would one day threaten Earth directly – knew the Rangers would be overmatched without new Zords. After some difficulty, the five Rangers were able to acquire their Thunderzords and destroy Pirantishead, while Tommy Oliver retained the Dragonzord. Though enraged by this defeat, Zedd vowed to never give up.
Like Pirantishead, Lord Zedd's monsters were created from objects on Earth with the power of his Z-Staff. Rather than using his staff to enlarge monsters (as Rita had done), he would make a grenade appear in his hand, that he would throw down at Earth. The monster (or monsters) would then catch the grenade, remove its pin and smash it to the ground. When it exploded, a vent of steam would make the monster grow.
Lord Zedd's attacks on Earth gradually became more and more deadly. He focused particular attention on Tommy, who he saw as Rita's biggest mistake. The Green Ranger's powers had already been becoming progressively weaker, but Zedd's efforts further weakened him. Eventually, he used Turbanshell and the Green Crystal to drain all of the Green Ranger powers and attempted to use them to create a team of evil Power Rangers, but Tommy shattered the crystal – freeing the enslaved teens and restoring the real Rangers' powers. Turbanshell was destroyed, too, but Zedd had nonetheless succeeded in finally draining the Green Ranger of power. He later planned to make Tommy his successor by brainwashing him, but Zordon managed to get to Tommy first, making him the new White Ranger. He also once planned on turning Kimberly Hart into his queen after noticing her beauty and tenacity, but he in the end failed to turn her over to his side.
Throughout this, Lord Zedd discovered that the Rangers were not the "mere infants" and "children" he'd initially thought. Just like Rita, he couldn't defeat them. Zedd eventually brought up the big guns - his personal Zord Serpentera. This serpentine Zord was so massive that it could literally crush the Ranger's Zords underfoot and had the power to destroy whole planets. (Only Tor could withstand Serpentera's brute force.) However, Serpentera's distinctive flaw was that it used up energy so quickly that it could only be used for short periods of time, and Zedd used most of its power destroying the Deserted Planet (in a failed attempt to kill the Rangers) before it could be used on Earth. Zedd's continual attempts to find an infinite power source failed.
Soon it came time for Zedd's Centennial Recharge to fully restore his evil energies. It was during this slumber that Rita returned to the palace. With Finster's help, she regained her size and poured a love potion into the Centennial Recharge machine. When Zedd awoke, he instantly fell madly in love with Rita and proposed. While Zedd and Rita became far less serious and lighter figures after their marriage in The Wedding episode, they were still formidable opponents and the Rangers were now struggling to defeat both their foes combined. Zedd and Rita used multiple attempts involving clones of the Rangers and time-travel. Also, as seen in the third and Zeo seasons, monsters were now made to grow by Rita and Zedd crossing their staffs and combining energies.
When Rita's brother, Rito Revolto arrived to offer the couple belated congratulations, Lord Zedd was infuriated. The skeleton warrior was extremely stupid, even referring to Zedd as "Ed" (a reference to his bodysuit actor). Rito did bring the Tengas and destroy the Thunderzords, but those were about the only useful things he ever did. Rito refused to leave. The truth about Rita's love potion eventually came out and Goldar gave Zedd the antidote. However, to everyone's surprise, Zedd didn´t feel any differently. He truly loved Rita.
Late in the third season, Lord Zedd acquired the Shogunzords, as well as captured the Falconzord and Ninjor. By holding a powerless Kimberly hostage, he hoped to force the other Rangers to pilot the Zords (which were augmented by the Falconzord's technology and powered by Ninjor) in his service. When Tommy attempted to rescue her, Zedd personally battled him (the only time he ever fought a Ranger in hand-to-hand combat). Zedd was unsurprisingly powerful, and he even mocked Tommy. ("Are those hi-yahs really necessary?") However, Tommy used Saba to shatter Zedd's Z-Staff, forcing him to retreat. Billy had also managed to give the Rangers control of the Shogunzords, stealing them right out from under Zedd.
When Master Vile arrived on the moon in his quest for the Zeo Crystal, Lord Zedd was pushed aside. Zedd had no respect for the older villain and vice-versa. (Master Vile even asked Rita, "You couldn't marry someone who had a skull?") He was always glum at the prospects of Vile succeeding, but also always ready to upstage him whenever possible (such as when making Dischordia grow). When Vile unveiled his plan to use the Orb of Doom to reverse the Rangers' ages, Zedd mockingly pointed out, "I hate to be the one to break the news to you, 'Dad,' but we tried this once before and it didn't work then, either!" Much to Zedd's annoyance, however, the plan succeeded.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Since the movie takes place out of continuity of the universe we are used to seeing, many changes have taken place. Rita and Zedd seemed to have always been married. Zedd still is powerful, and can even open the hyperlock egg that traps Ivan Ooze, but is beaten back easily (along with Rita) and captured by Ivan Ooze. He once looked up to Ivan, proclaiming that it was a "supreme honor" to finally meet him after a 20-century search, but later calls him a "clown" when Ivan decides to take over. He and Rita end up uncharacteristically rooting for the Power Rangers when they go after and ultimately destroy Ooze, and he and Rita released afterward.
Zedd's appearance did not change much in the film. Though, if you look carefully, you can see his brain pulsing, something that was not in the television show. And the design of the metallic bones on his chest, and partially his shoulders, is altered slightly.
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
The Rangers had been turned to children due to Master Vile's Orb of Doom, and the older villain intended for an army of monsters to takeover Earth. The Aquitian Rangers stopped his plans, and he left in annoy
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