A canonical rationalization is lastly given for the disappearance of the memorable Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers villain, Scorpina. Launched within the first season of Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers, Scorpina is, arms down, Rita Repulsa’s most expert henchwoman. Her appearances are few and much between at 25 episodes, however she leaves an impression as an underrated villain. But, she disappears abruptly with out rationalization.

Her final common tv look is within the second season episode “Goldar’s Vice-Versa.” After that, Scorpina’s whereabouts are by no means disclosed till the 2018 comedian Energy Rangers: Soul of the Dragon by Kyle Higgins, Giuseppe Cafaro, Marcelo Costa, and Ed Dukeshire. Going down many years sooner or later, the comedian sees a brand new villain floor to terrorize the planet. A extra grizzled veteran in Tommy Oliver speculates that that is the return of Rita Repulsa, particularly given the mysterious villain’s moniker of “The Witch.”

A lot to Tommy’s shock, The Witch is revealed to be Scorpina, who proceeds to clarify not solely the place she’s been this complete time, however how she evaded Zordon’s evil-vanquishing Z-Wave.

Scorpina Was Betrayed By Rita Repulsa Off-Display

After kidnapping J.J. Oliver, the son of Tommy Oliver and former Pink Ranger Kat, Scorpina decides to clarify her backstory, so far as the place she’s been this complete time. Because it seems, in some unspecified time in the future after her ultimate on-screen look in Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers, Scorpina grows power-hungry and makes plans to overthrow Rita. Little does she know that Rita sees her betrayal coming, and intends to stab her within the again first. She makes use of her magic to ship Scorpina to the Talos Dimension, which is dominated by the diabolical Lokar.

Scorpina spends years pleading for her freedom, however she has nothing to leverage till Zordon’s aforementioned Z-Wave is unleashed. Being in one other dimension spares Scorpina from being drained of her evil, however Lokar’s allies like Rita and Lord Zedd are usually not so fortunate. With out an ally within the universe, Lokar permits Scorpina to go away with the intention to act as an agent of his chaos, utilizing his darkish magic crystals to unfold his message from the shadows. Scorpina does simply that when she’s despatched to Earth, albeit with the frustration of lacking a decade’s value of time since she left.

Scorpina is the Final Energy Rangers Villain

The ensuing Z-Wave has successfully worn out evil solely from the universe, with some exceptions. Scorpina, being exempt from it, does extra than simply clarify her lacking items inside the present’s predominant canon. Her avoidance of the Z-Wave makes Scorpina the final Energy Rangers villain. She isn’t just the final one left over from the unique collection, however primarily the final Massive Dangerous of the franchise, with the graphic novel being a swan music of kinds. It elevates Scorpina‘s place in a approach that Mighty MorphinEnergy Rangers by no means did for the underrated villain, giving her a legacy past being one other villain’s sidekick.