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Lord Zedd
Played By
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Ed Neal (1994-1998, T:APRM, 2004 Clipshow)
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Robert Axelrod (Voice) (1994-1998, 2004 Clipshow)
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Mark Ginther (MMPR:TM)
Lord Zedd is the emperor of evil and Rita Repulsa's
master. He left her in charge eons ago to carry out his orders while he
ruled over a darker galaxy. Upon learning of her failures, he returned
to the lunar palace to once again regain control. Goldar pledged his
allegience
to him, forsaking his mistress, and for this, Zedd gave back the wings
that Rita had taken away. Scorpina ran from the palace, in fear of the
new master. Zedd's next course of action was to strip the fallen
empress
of her powers and lock her back in the space dumpster from which she
came.
It was cast out into space, leaving him in full control of her former
army.
The emperor has many weapons at his disposal. In
place
of Rita's telescope, Zedd can observe the Rangers' activities by
omitting
a red beam of light from his visor. He is often seen with a staff,
which
bares his monogram 'Z'. This can be used to fire energy blasts. To
enlarge
his monsters to giant form, he throws to interlocked metal bombs toward
Earth. Once they detonate, their energy effects the creature.
 
With Rita gone, Zedd successfully destroyed the
Rangers'
zords. His attacks on them continued after they atained the power of
thunder.
He had a deep hatred for Tommy, due to the fact that he was Rita's
creation.
He wanted to wipe out all memory of her failures and that included the
Green Ranger. Zedd was able to destroy the green powers, but only to
have
Zordon create the White Ranger.
Upon the time of his hundred-year recharge, Lord
Zedd's life changed forever. Unbeknownst to him, Rita had escaped the
space
dumpster and used Finster to create a potion capable of forcing the
emperor
to fall in love with her. Feeding this drug to him over time, the man
he
used to be was destroyed. He willing married the empress of evil,
giving
her back her position within the empire. Fortunately, this plan wasn't
without its benefits to Zedd. He and Rita together were a stronger
force
than the Rangers had ever faced. His old life was over, but a new
chapter
had just begun.
Shortly after marriage, Zedd was introduced to his
brother-in-law,
who brought with him Tenga warriors. And as if that weren't bad enough,
Rita's father, Master Vile, wasn't far behind. After his arrival,
control
of the palace was lost and he was forced to watch from the sidelines.
The
mutant master got the last laugh with his true enemies when he
successfully
destroyed their power coins.
Zedd thought he had won, but soon learned otherwise.
He and his army were forced from the palace by the invading Machine
Empire.
With no time to pack, they were driven into hiding and his worst
nightmare
became a reality. He would have to swallow his pride and move in with
none
other than Master Vile! This didn't last and the aliens were sent to a
trailer on the moon. It was there that Zedd got his revenge on the
machines
by destroying them. They all thought they were free to begin their
attack
on Earth anew, but in fact they were beaten to the punch by the pirate
queen, Divatox.
Zedd's last mission on the side of evil was to
follow
Dark Specter. He and his army were to keep the Goldar Ranger busy
during
the final battle. In the end though, evil lost. Zedd, however, was not
destroyed, but set free by the wave released by Zordon. The darkness in
his soul was overcome and he regained his life. Looking lovingly at his
wife, as if seeing her truly for the first time, he danced into the
distance
in wedded bliss.
Interesting Facts:
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Zedd was the first lead villain made by Saban, with no Sentai
counterpart.
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The Chamber of Command changes its color along with his mood.
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His anniversary to Rita is on Valentine's day, 1995.
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His method for making monsters grow changed after his marriage to the
empress.
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Zedd's mangled appearance is apparently due to an attempt to retrieve
the
Zeo Crystal. Those were its after-effects.
- Special Features -
Image Gallery: Episode pictures of the Emperor of Evil. |
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