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Originally Posted by MMPR-fan
Please keep in mind the following:
- I am referring to any monster from "Mighty Morphin" season one to season three, but not other shows like "Zeo" or "Turbo".
- You can list up to five of your favorite monsters maximum, but you can't list any more than that.
- You must give a reason as to why you wish you'd seen more of the monster(s) you selected.
- You don't have to list them in any order if you don't want to.
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Despite the TC's original restrictions I will not enforce them to just MMPR... feel free to select monsters from any season as long as they've been in the actual TV continuity.
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Originally Posted by MMPR-fan
I'll start with my top 5 and list why I picked these monsters. Here they are, in no particular order:
- Bones. He was the first monster the Power Rangers had ever faced, but he was also pretty cool. Most of his powers we didn't get to see, except on the Viewing Globe, due to the Japanese Zyuranger footage mostly including the fight between Bones and the Rangers unmorphed. He also had his own henchmen of glowing skeletons. That's cool.
- King Sphinx. King Sphinx has always been my favorite monster in "Power Rangers". He was on the most merchandise, but he only appeared in one episode (two if count the unaired pilot a.k.a. "The Lost Episode"). I wish we'd seen more of King Sphinx, as he was nearly a match for Jason in combat and he had some of the best fight scenes in MMPR history. Just watch the two-way Megazord battle between Goldar and King Sphinx for proof. Plus, King Sphinx just looks so cool.
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I can't say whether Sphinx is one of my favorites or not but I do agree with your points on him and Bones.
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Originally Posted by MMPR-fan
- Pudgy Pig. Yeah, Pudgy Pig came back a few times, as a hallucination ("Island of Illusion, part 2") and being recreated from a real pig ("A Pig Surprise"). But I just love Pudgy Pig. It's like asking why kids love Apple Jacks so much: you just do. Plus, he was responsible for gobbling up the Rangers' weapons and could've eaten all of the food in the world in just two days.
- Madame Woe. She was a great challenge for the Rangers, with cool powers like sending the Rangers to another dimension, and she nearly beat Billy until he crushed her forehead jewel. Plus, there was a sore lack of female monsters and she was one of the best.
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I did like Pudgy Pig as a monster but he definitely couldn't eat ALL of the food in 2 days since he didn't like spicy foods.
I agree with you with Woe.
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Originally Posted by MMPR-fan
- Octophantom. He was a vain monster, but he also captured four of the Rangers and was a pretty good threat in combat. He got to appear in the background of a few later episodes, but I thought some of his later appearances should have been better. I mean, he's knocked down by a kick from Thunder Megazord in "Ninja Quest, part 1" and doesn't get back up. What?!? Plus, in his debut episode, it was also one of the few times we saw a MMPR monster make contact with Thunder Megazord, albeit briefly.
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I agree with you there.
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Originally Posted by Nasuko
Well I'd definitely like to have seen more of the ranger specific monsters from the original series. Namely. King Sphinx, Terror Toad, Eye Guy, Knasty Knight, and Mantis. Madame Woe was definitely another good choice. Lokar too. Also, Silver Horns was pretty sweet later on.
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I agree with you there.
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Originally Posted by Fid
Eye Guy: I really think they could of done a lot more with this villain in the first season. With the ability to pull himself back together. His only real weakness was the big eye/brain thing that Billy found. I do think that they could of pulled a part two type of episode with him. Made it seem like an impossible monster all the way through part one. Then during part two find out about the weakness and take advantage of it. Would of really built him up as one of the more badass villains of season one.
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That would have been interesting. Eye Guy was one of my favorite monsters and the crew did seem to enjoy him as well since he was one of the few Dora Monsters that kept on returning for background appearances.
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Originally Posted by GreenWithEvil 2
Does Scorpina count? Or even Zedd and Rita? If so: Scorpina - She took two forms and both which were awesome. She was one of my favorite villians.
Rita & Zedd were an all-time favorite for multiple reasons.
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I personally wouldn't count them since they're part of the leadership and therefore aren't monsters.
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Originally Posted by Remco026
Rito - Rito was my favorite monster, because he was powerful AND funny. Plus the fact that he gets on Zedd's nerves all the time seemed really funny to me.
Primator - I liked his crazy style of battle, confusing the rangers by transforming into one of them and when fighting normal he would just monkey around.
Lokar - As a kid I was scared shit when that floating head appeared in the sky. He was powerfull too.
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I wouldn't count Rito as a monster in my own personal opinion but I do agree with you with Primator and Lokar except for being scared by Lokar.
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Originally Posted by Darth Illus
Another monster that I really liked was that octopus guy from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
The last is the psycho rangers. I don't know why they used the monster forms though. The ranger forms were way cooler. Monster forms seemed to me like cheap costumes and overdone acting.
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I don't know about what octopus monster you're referring to but the Psycho Rangers were cool. It might not be obvious why they used the Monster Forms but they probably wanted to show a more powerful form of them once they became Giant instead of their Giant forms just be Giant Psycho Red or something.
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Originally Posted by Kurama
Goldar, as seen in early season one, when he wasn't a big waste of time. Early on, Goldar was a force to be reckoned with on his own; he just seemed to like to retreat anytime he was outnumbered.
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I personally wouldn't count Goldar since he was part of the leadership.
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Originally Posted by Kurama
Nimrod, The Scarlet Sentinel. Zedd activated this monster before it was ready ("I grow tired of waiting..."), and even so, it was able to soundly defeat the Thunder MegaZord, as well as hold its own against the debuting TigerZord for a time. Not to mention the fact that it (was it a male, or a female?) had its own minions (AC and DC), which made it really cool.
Lokar. Mr. Big Floating Head in the Sky never said more then five words, but he was powerful. First he helped send the Rangers to Rita's Island of Illusion, and then he helped make Cyclopsis even more badass than it already was. It really was a shame we never got anything more on this guy.
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I agree with you there in regards to both Nimrod and Lokar even though you're incorrect with what Lokar did.
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Originally Posted by The Big Cheese
Lokar made Mutitis more badass than he already was. He just revived Cyclopsis, but yes still a very cool villain who didn't get a lot of screen time. Yeah, he was scary as hell looking too; especially during the Doomsday episodes when his face was scarred.
As for his lines; I think he had one line during each appearance. During the Island of Illusions, he said "Feel the power of Lokar!" Then during the Doomsday two parter, he said "They're all yours Rita!" Other than that, he just laughed and roared a lot.
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I didn't find Lokar scary at all but he was definitely a cool villain.
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Originally Posted by wilrc6
1. Lokar - a bit of a backstory of who he is and where he came from would be good. Also because the scene where he was destroyed in Zyuranger was edited, he never was actually destroyed in MMPR.
2. Scorpina's Silkworm
3. Twinman
4. Witch Blade
5. Terror Blossom
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I agree with you in regards to Lokar however I don't agree with the Weaveworm, Witchblade or Terror Blossom.
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Originally Posted by FluffyMastr
Now as for Mighty Morphin, I have only seen season 1. The one person I kind of wanted to see more of was Lokar. Mainly because he was just kind of... there. I guess me watching 60 episodes in under a week was not the best way to get all of the story, but yeah.
Lokar had a lot of potential for the Power Rangers universe, but Saban was probably limited by sentai footage.
The other monster is Bones. I did google it and wish that we had some of the unmorphed footage to use for it.
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Yes he was limited by Sentai footage. Saban wound up using all of Lokar's Sentai footage that was available except for the scene in which he blows up which signals his destruction.
11/03/14, 11:19 PM
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