 This article is about a villain-turned-ally in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.
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- "But she's not here."
- ―Diabolico's first words after Loki got overexcited at being free and restoring Queen Bansheera.[src]
- "Ha ha ha ha ha ha! (...) I am Diabolico. (...) I have come to destroy your precious city and restore Queen Bansheera's magnificent palace!"
- ―Diabolico introducing himself to the Power Rangers via a talking head in the sky after they rescued people from Whirlin's tornado.[src]
- "What I should’ve done from the very beginning, destroy you myself!"
- ―Diabolico before he made himself grow to take on the Rangers.[src]
- "You have done the impossible! You've defeated the mighty Diabolico. But be assured, Queen Bansheera will avenge my defeat a thousand fold!"
- ―Diabolico's final words before his initial demise.[src]
- "Little Impus. My, how you've grown. Thanks to MY Star Power!"
- ―Diabolico when confronting Olympius during his attack with Freezard.[src]
- "Queen Bansheera, I curse your name! I will never again lift a finger for you! I am no longer your warrior!"
- ―Diabolico angrily resigning to Bansheera for her betrayal and disloyalty in forcing him to kill Loki.[src]
- "Ranger, out of the way!"
- ―Diabolico when shoving Carter away from an attack from Olympius and his final words before his demise.[src]
- "I am here to help. Help the Rangers destroy you for good."
- ―Diabolico's final words before dragging Queen Bansheera to her doom.[src]
Diabolico was a gargoyle-like Demon who was the secondary antagonist turned anti-hero of Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Up until Queen Bansheera's return, he was the main antagonist. He was the first demon in the show to be granted the Star Power by Queen Bansheera.
History[]
Past[]
Five thousand years before the events of the series, Diabolico and other demons terrorized the Earth. He, along with other demons, were captured and imprisoned in a tomb by the Sorcerer of the Sands.
Many years before events of the series, Diabolico (who somehow temporarily escape his tomb before it's opened) appeared before Captain Mitchell and his two children in a ghostly form when they were hanging off the edge of a cliff after a car accident. Dana was safe, but Ryan was about to fall when Diabolico offered to save him. After rescuing Ryan, Diabolico told Captain Mitchell that he would see his son again on his twentieth birthday. From then on, Diabolico trained Ryan to be a skilled warrior; this proved to be his downfall when Ryan switched sides.
In the series[]
Diabolico was released with the other demons when a group of adventurers opened the tomb and the villains returned to their lair where they plot to destroy Mariner Bay and rebuild the palace of Queen Bansheera. In the meantime, Captain Mitchell created the Lightspeed Rangers and the heroes always foiled Diabolico's plans. 
TV STORY-Operation Lightspeed
Because of his repeated failures, Diabolico was threatened by Queen Bansheera, to take the Star Power and give it to her son, Impus. Diabolico considered even killing Impus himself, but he lost the chance when surprised by Jinxer. TV STORY-Rising From Ashes
After Ryan turned against him, he summoned Demonite, Falkar, and Thunderon. The trio were his most powerful minions, but were each dispatched by the Rangers. TV STORY-Curse of the Cobra TV STORY-Strength of the Sun
When the three were defeated, he combined them into the Troika monster. After Troika was killed, he returned to the city and made himself grow. In his giant form, Diabolico punched holes right through the Supertrain and Lightspeed Megazords and nearly finished the team off entirely. However, the Power Rangers formed the Lightspeed Solarzord and destroyed him by absorbing one of his blasts and using the power from it in their own cannons until he was destroyed. TV STORY-The Cobra Strikes
The Star Power went to Impus, who metamorphosed into Olympius. TV STORY-Olympius Ascends
Diabolico was later revived (from the Shadow World) by Vypra and Loki, who had almost been destroyed by Olympius and his monster servant, Vilevine. TV STORY-As Time Runs Out
Diabolico later confronted Olympius during an attack with his Freezard monster only for him, Olympius, Vypra, Loki and Freezard to be returned to the palace to meet with Queen Bansheera. He immediately returned to his queen's side, attempting to regain favor with her and recapture the Star Power from Olympius. TV STORY-In the Freeze Zone
His plans went so far as to trap the naive young demon in the Shadow World, where dead monsters dwell. Queen Bansheera revealed that she knew what he had done but did not care about Olympius; she only cared about her plan to rebuild her palace. TV STORY-Sorcerer of the Sands
After Bansheera absorbed Vypra to complete her metamorphosis into her true form, she briefly took control of Diabolico's body and used him to fire at the Rangers. This ended up killing his ally and friend, Loki, who accidentally blocked Diabolico's shot. Diabolico then turned against Bansheera, and told the Red Lightspeed Ranger where to strike in order to defeat her. Unfortunately for both Diabolico and the Rangers, she survived. TV STORY-Wrath of the Queen
Fleeing Bansheera, Diabolico was attacked and defeated by a vengeful Olympius. He was dragged back to Bansheera, who turned him into Olympius' mindless pet. The two then attacked the Rangers, but with the help of Carter, the Red Ranger, Diabolico turned against Olympius once more, giving Carter the Key to the Tomb. Olympius then took down Diabolico, and in response, the Rangers took down Olympius. Soon, Bansheera revived the two of them as giant Super Demons, bringing Diabolico back under her control. They wreaked havoc on the city and the Rangers' Megazords. It took the power of the previously-unused Lifeforce Megazord to finally destroy the two Super Demons, at which point the key returned to the tomb. TV STORY-Rise of the Super Demons
At the very end of the final battle, the Lightspeed Rangers fought Queen Bansheera in the Skull Cavern. Carter knocked her inside of the Shadow World tomb, but she managed to drag him down using her tentacles, leaving them suspended above the monsters below. Even though she knew she was doomed, she planned to take him with her. Carter urged his friends to close the tomb, but they didn't want him to fall in. At that moment, Diabolico's spirit appeared to help the Rangers. He freed Carter and dragged her into the Shadow World, exacting his final revenge on her. Carter then climbed out and Ryan closed the tomb, sealing both Diabolico and his hated Queen inside forever.
Personality[]
Although a villain, Diabolico cared deeply for his comrades, especially Loki. When he was forced to shoot Loki and destroyed him along with the Rangers, he became remorseful and ultimately defected from Queen Bansheera's side and ultimately became a short-lived ally of the Rangers. In the season finale, he was able to exact his revenge by helping the Rangers destroy Queen Bansheera once and for all.
Diabolico was evidently considered to be a good friend by Loki and Vypra, considering they both mourned him when he was first killed by the Rangers. Despite being a villain, he was quite loyal to his servants, treating them more as friends. He never treated them as expendable pawns, especially Loki. He refused to fire on the Rangers when they were near Loki and betrayed Queen Bansheera after she forced him to. Even though he lied to Ryan to manipulate him, he did seem to care about Ryan and wanted him to rule by his side when the Rangers were destroyed. When Ryan solidified his loyalty to the Rangers over him, he stopped calling him by his name and simply called him the Titanium Ranger.
Forms[]
Diabolico displayed strong spiritual powers, as he was able to appear in a spiritual form even when he was imprisoned and after being destroyed. He could also control the weather and summon energy blasts. In battle, he used a skull-themed two-pronged staff with axe-like blades. He has also shown a strange ability where he can detach his right hand and grab onto opponents with it and bring the rest of his body closer to his target. With the Star Power, Diabolico was immensely powerful; one of his energy beams was enough to put a hole through the Supertrain Megazord. Even without the Star Power, he was a competent fighter, nearly besting Olympius in their first battle. When turned into his Super Demon form, Diabolico was at his peak in power. In this form, he used a jewel-encrusted sword as his weapon. When he combined his powers with those of Olympius, they were enough to cripple and/or destroy nearly all of the Rangers' Megazords, a feat very few villains and monsters are capable of achieving.
Diabolico
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Teleportation: Diabolico can teleport to any location at will.
- Atmokinesis: He is able to manipulate the weather.
- Lightning Bolts: Diabolico's weather powers can cause red or blue lightning bolts to rain down from the sky and strike opponents.
- Energy Blasts: Diabolico is able to fire yellow or blue energy blasts.
- Spirit Form: Diabolico has the ability to appear as a spirit when he was imprisoned.
- Projection: Diabolico can create a projection of himself in any objects, including the sky.
- Conjuration: Diabolico can conjure up any objects into his hands, such as the cards for his three powerful monsters.
- Chest Soundwaves: Diabolico can fire gold soundwaves from his chest-mouth. It was strong enough to pin Ryan to a stone column.
- Size Changing: He can change his size at will.
- Chest Energy Beam: Diabolico's strongest attack where he can make the eyes and Star Power on his chest glow and then fire a massive red energy beam from his chest-mouth. This was powerful enough to punch a hole straight through the Supertrain Megazord and make it explode. Another blast was powerful enough to take down the Lightspeed Megazord, although it did not explode. A final blast was used to try and destroy the Lightspeed Solarzord but was absorbed and used to put an end to him. Since he never used this attack after he was resurrected, he likely lost it with the Star Power.
- Rocket Fists: Diabolico can detach either of his hands to grab onto his targets before bringing the rest of his body back to that target.
- Magic: Diabolico is shown to be able to use magic, as seen when he used a spell to destroy the Sorcerer of Sands.
- Monster Summoning: Diabolico was able to summon Aquafiend by calling out for him.
- Telepathic Communication: Diabolico was also able to talk with Queen Bansheera mentally.
Abilities[]
- Strength: As one of the main antagonists of Lightspeed Rescue, Diabolico is far stronger than any monster and even Vypra or Loki. The only ones stronger than him were Prince Olympius (with the Star Power) and Queen Bansheera.
- Durability: As one of the absolute antagonists of Lightspeed Rescue, Diabolico is immune to all but the strongest attacks of Lightspeed Rescue.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: Diabolico is a proficient fighter in hand-to-hand combat, nearly besting Olympius in battle for the first time following his revival.
Weaknesses[]
- Vulnerability to Hypnosis: Diabolico is susceptible to hypnosis, as seen when Queen Bansheera took control of him.
Arsenal[]
- Skull Staff: Diabolico has a skull-themed two-pronged staff with axe-like blades to aid him in combat.
- Cobra Curse: With his staff, Diabolico was able to curse Ryan with a Cobra tattoo that will slowly kill him every time he morphs. The curse can only be broken by destroying the Cobra Incarnate.
- Flying Staff: Diabolico can toss his staff to make it fly at his enemies.
- Explosions: When it lands after flying, Diabolico's staff can create an explosion that can harm his opponents.
- Energy Lasers: Diabolico can fire yellow or blue energy lasers from his staff. When he enlarged himself, this was powerful enough to take down the Supertrain Megazord with a single blast.
- Cards: As a last resort, Diabolico used a set of special cards which he used to summon his three monsters and even enlarge them.
- Shadow World Key: Diabolico stole the key to the Shadow World from Olympius to trap him there. He later tried giving it to Carter to use but was killed by the prince before he could do so.
Diabolico Super Demon Form
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Mouth Flame Beam: Diabolico can spew out a strong flame beam from his mouth.
- Mega Beam: By combining his powers with Olympius, he can fire a super strong yellow energy beam. This was the strongest attack to appear all season, destroying the Lightspeed Solarzord completely and critically damaging the Supertrain and Omega Megazords.
Abilities[]
- Strength: Being powered by Bansheera, Diabolico is now far stronger than before.
- Durability: Diabolico's skin has become more durable, allowing him to take a punch and a Turbine Blast from the Supertrain Megazord without getting a scratch.
Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Sword: In his Super Demon form, he is armed with a demonic jewel-encrusted sword.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Generals[]
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Family[]
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Others[]
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Enemies[]
Rangers[]
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Family[]
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Others[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Diabolico is voiced by Neil Kaplan. His suit actor in footage for GoGoFive is Seiji Takaiwa (高岩成二, Takaiwa Seiji), who also portrayed the Red Lightspeed Ranger, Prince Olympius, and Yasuhiko Imai (今井靖彦, Imai Yasuhiko).
Design[]
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Etymology[]
- Diabolico's name is based on the word "diabolical", whose root comes from diabolos, the Ancient Greek word for "devil" that survives in Latin-based languages (e.g. Spanish diablo). "Diabolical" can also mean evil and underhanded, but this is in contrast to Diabolico, who has shown himself to be very loyal to those he believes in: initially Bansheera, and later Carter and the Lightspeed Rangers.
Notes[]
- Diabolico is the first major villain to help the Rangers defeat another major villain. The second was Ransik.
- Diabolico was rather a follower of Queen Bansheera and not her child, unlike his Sentai counterpart Dark King Zylpheeza.
Appearances[]
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
- Episode 1: Operation Lightspeed (first appearance)
- Episode 2: Lightspeed Teamwork
- Episode 3: Trial By Fire
- Episode 4: Riding the Edge
- Episode 5: A Matter of Trust
- Episode 6: Wheels of Destruction
- Episode 7: Cyborg Rangers
- Episode 8: Up to the Challenge
- Episode 9: Go Volcanic
- Episode 10: Rising From Ashes
- Episode 11: From Deep in the Shadows
- Episode 12: Truth Discovered
- Episode 13: Ryan's Destiny
- Episode 14: Curse of the Cobra
- Episode 15: Strength of the Sun
- Episode 16: The Cobra Strikes (first death)
- Episode 17: Olympius Ascends (mentioned only)
- Episode 24: As Time Runs Out (resurrection)
- Episode 25: In the Freeze Zone
- Episode 27: The Great Egg Caper
- Episode 31: The Last Ranger
- Episode 32: Sorcerer of the Sands
- Episode 34: Neptune's Daughter
- Episode 35: Web War
- Episode 36: In the Limelight
- Episode 37: Wrath of the Queen
- Episode 38: Rise of the Super Demons (second and final death)
- Episode 39: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 1 (mentioned only)
- Episode 40/Finale: The Fate of Lightspeed, Pt. 2 (spiritual form and final appearance)
See Also[]
- Dark King Zylpheeza - Super Sentai counterpart in GoGoFive. See comparison page.
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