Post by cyberleader2000 on May 11, 2009 17:20:03 GMT -5
Lord Zedd
Zedd is the self proclaimed all-powerful "Emperor of Evil" and "sworn enemy of all that is good and decent". He arrived on Earth, leaving his conquest of other systems, to punish Rita Repulsa, disgusted with her failure in defeating the Power Rangers. Stripping Rita of her powers, he shrunk her to the size of a small toy and imprisoned her within a "Space Dumpster," hurling her into the depths of space. He then mutated a piranha into the monstrous Pirantishead, who assumed command of the Tyrannosaurus and Dragonzord after freezing the other four Zords. The Rangers barely survived the attack, but managed to regain control of their Zords. Furious, Lord Zedd opened a crevasse in the ground which swallowed all the Zords except for Dragonzord, which retreated into the sea. The Rangers would eventually gain the Thunderzords and defeat Zedd in their first battle against each other.
Despite the Rangers' acquisition of the Thunderzords, Lord Zedd attacked Earth again and again, with assaults gradually getting deadlier over time. His 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.
Zedd focused multiple attacks on the Green Ranger, viewing him as the weak link in the chain due to his failing powers and the most offensive of Rita's mistakes. Eventually he used 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 managed to free the enslaved group of humans before they could be used. While Tommy had enough power left to help destroy the Turbanshell monster, Zedd had still succeeded in removing the Green Ranger. 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.
Over time, Lord Zedd discovered that the Rangers were not the "mere infants" he'd initially thought, and that 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. 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 Repulsa returned to the Palace, plotting revenge. She poured a love potion created by Finster into the Centennial Recharge machine, and when Zedd awoke, he instantly fell 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, following this, monsters were now made to grow by Rita and Zedd crossing their staffs and combining energies.
It is later revealed that his old rival is Masked Rider villain Count Dregon when the Rangers were on Edenoi.
When Rito Revolto arrived, Lord Zedd was disgusted by the skeleton's stupidity, and would bellow with rage every time Rito called him "Ed", a reference to his actor. To his annoyance, Rito refused to leave, but at least he helped destroy the Thunderzords. Rita's love potion was eventually removed thanks to Goldar, but to everyone's surprise, Zedd truly loved Rita. During the Pink Ranger fiasco when Zedd had her held hostage to force the Rangers to use the Shogun Zords in his service, Lord Zedd battled Tommy personally to keep him from saving Kimberly from an alternate dimension. This marked the only time that Zedd had battled a Ranger personally. Zedd beat the White Ranger around like a ragdoll, an impressive feat considering how strong the White Ranger was, until Tommy used Saba to shatter Zedd's Z-Staff, forcing him to retreat.
When Master Vile arrived on the moon, Lord Zedd was pushed aside as Vile took over in his search for the Zeo Crystal. Once Vile left after his army was defeated by the Aquitian Rangers, Zedd was ecstatic, and he resumed his attacks on Earth.
Zedd is the self proclaimed all-powerful "Emperor of Evil" and "sworn enemy of all that is good and decent". He arrived on Earth, leaving his conquest of other systems, to punish Rita Repulsa, disgusted with her failure in defeating the Power Rangers. Stripping Rita of her powers, he shrunk her to the size of a small toy and imprisoned her within a "Space Dumpster," hurling her into the depths of space. He then mutated a piranha into the monstrous Pirantishead, who assumed command of the Tyrannosaurus and Dragonzord after freezing the other four Zords. The Rangers barely survived the attack, but managed to regain control of their Zords. Furious, Lord Zedd opened a crevasse in the ground which swallowed all the Zords except for Dragonzord, which retreated into the sea. The Rangers would eventually gain the Thunderzords and defeat Zedd in their first battle against each other.
Despite the Rangers' acquisition of the Thunderzords, Lord Zedd attacked Earth again and again, with assaults gradually getting deadlier over time. His 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.
Zedd focused multiple attacks on the Green Ranger, viewing him as the weak link in the chain due to his failing powers and the most offensive of Rita's mistakes. Eventually he used 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 managed to free the enslaved group of humans before they could be used. While Tommy had enough power left to help destroy the Turbanshell monster, Zedd had still succeeded in removing the Green Ranger. 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.
Over time, Lord Zedd discovered that the Rangers were not the "mere infants" he'd initially thought, and that 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. 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 Repulsa returned to the Palace, plotting revenge. She poured a love potion created by Finster into the Centennial Recharge machine, and when Zedd awoke, he instantly fell 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, following this, monsters were now made to grow by Rita and Zedd crossing their staffs and combining energies.
It is later revealed that his old rival is Masked Rider villain Count Dregon when the Rangers were on Edenoi.
When Rito Revolto arrived, Lord Zedd was disgusted by the skeleton's stupidity, and would bellow with rage every time Rito called him "Ed", a reference to his actor. To his annoyance, Rito refused to leave, but at least he helped destroy the Thunderzords. Rita's love potion was eventually removed thanks to Goldar, but to everyone's surprise, Zedd truly loved Rita. During the Pink Ranger fiasco when Zedd had her held hostage to force the Rangers to use the Shogun Zords in his service, Lord Zedd battled Tommy personally to keep him from saving Kimberly from an alternate dimension. This marked the only time that Zedd had battled a Ranger personally. Zedd beat the White Ranger around like a ragdoll, an impressive feat considering how strong the White Ranger was, until Tommy used Saba to shatter Zedd's Z-Staff, forcing him to retreat.
When Master Vile arrived on the moon, Lord Zedd was pushed aside as Vile took over in his search for the Zeo Crystal. Once Vile left after his army was defeated by the Aquitian Rangers, Zedd was ecstatic, and he resumed his attacks on Earth.
