Mondo the Magician

This article is about a monster in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Mondo the Magician
Season	Mighty Morphin 2
Episodes	Storybook Rangers-part II
Voice Actor	Mike Reynolds

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"Who has dared to knock on my door this evening and disturb my beauty sleep? What do you want from Mondo?"

―Mondo the Magician’s first words when confronted by Kimberly, Tommy and Rocky at his house.^[src]

"Now you have sealed your fate!"

―Mondo the Magician when the Thunder Megazord energized the Thunder Saber and his final words before being resealed.^[src]

Mondo the Magician is an evil magician once affiliated with the Evil Space Aliens who served as both the central and final antagonist of the two-part episode "Storybook Rangers".

History

Mondo the Magician's house

Mondo the Magician is a fictional character in a children's book titled "Grumble the Magic Elf", who at some point came to know Rita Repulsa as an old friend. Mondo the Magician puts a spell on Grumble the Elf, turning him into a grouch to sabotage his desire to give presents to children just to spite him. When Kimberly, Tommy, and Rocky are trapped in the book, they meet the enchanted Grumble and go to meet Mondo after a run-in with a Snow Monster. They eventually reach his castle, where Mondo appears for the first time behind his front door. As they head to the ending of the book soon after, Mondo hides behind a tree and observes them before deciding to tail them. After the three Power Rangers are eventually able to escape thanks to Aisha's artistry, Rita frees Mondo from the book in retaliation. Mondo grows giant and attacks Angel Grove as a giant to lure out the Rangers and dispose of them. They summon the Thunder Megazord and White Tigerzord, but Mondo takes out the former by blasting it with energy summoned from the environment. However, Tommy gets involved and punches down Mondo which allows the Thunder Megazord to defeat Mondo with the Thunder Saber. As the Megazord sheathes its Thunder Saber, Mondo the Magician slips to his knees and implodes. Although he survives, Mondo the Magician is sealed back inside the storybook from which he never returns. TV STORY-Storybook Rangers

Personality

Mondo the Magician was an angry monster who was friends with Rita and was willing to help her if requested. He also likes to sleep and hates it when someone disturbs him while sleeping.

Power and Abilities

Powers

• Durability: It took three energy slashes from the Thunder Saber to re-seal Mondo the Magician.
• Magic: Being a self-proclaimed "magnificent magician", Mondo is very skilled when it comes to evil magic.
  • Grump Enchantment: Mondo the Magician was able to turn Grumble the Elf into a grouch using his magic.
  • Kiwi Transformation: Mondo the Magician told the Rangers and Grumble to go away or he would turn them into kiwis.
  • Fruit Transformation: When warning the Power Rangers about Mondo's territory, Grumble said that Mondo would turn them into "fuzzy green fruit".
• Lightning Strike: Mondo is able to make white lightning strike and cause the ground to shake heavily.
• Energy Beams: Mondo the Magician's strongest attack where he summons pink energy beams from the environment to strike his enemies with this attack being able to wipe out the Thunder Megazord with in a few hits.

Abilities

• Glowing: Mondo the Magician is able to glow as seen when the viewers first saw him hidden behind a tree.

Weaknesses

• Spells can be broken.

Arsenal

• Sword: Mondo the Magician wields a big sword that he can use against his enemies.
  • Dimensional Hole Opening: Mondo the Magician was able to cut a hole in the storybook world to escape through with his sword after Rita weakened the barrier.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

• Mondo the Magician was physically played by Rintaro Nishi via Sentai footage and voiced by the late recurring Power Rangers voice actor Mike Reynolds.

Design

• Mondo the Magician was derived from Dairanger's true main antagonist Lieutenant Colonel Shadam.

Etymology

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Notes

• With the exception of his Zord fight, all footage of Mondo were still frames from Dairanger where the editors digitally cut and pasted him into the U.S. footage.

Appearances

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
  • Episode 48: Storybook Rangers, Part I (indirect mention only)
  • Episode 49: Storybook Rangers, Part II

See Also

• Lieutenant Colonel Shadam - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Mondo being derived from his masked form)