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"Ho ho! Have fear, the Peckster's here!"
―The Peckster's first words when confronting Zack.[src]

"Ho ho ho!"
―The Peckster's signature laugh.[src]

"No, no Rangers. You'd better look before you leap!"
―The Peckster when confronting the remaining four Power Rangers.[src]

"Whoa-oh! Ho ho ho! Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
―The Peckster upon being grown.[src]

"WHAT?! You think that silly thing scares me?! Whoa ho ho ho! Well, maybe a little! Ha ha ha ha! ...oh! "
―The Peckster reacting to the Megazord with its Power Sword and his final words before his destruction.[src]

Peckster was a woodpecker monster who was the main antagonist of the episode "Fowl Play."

History

Mighty Morphin

Peckster was created by Finster after Rita watched Angela kiss Zack on the cheek after he humiliated Bulk and Skull in front of a magic class for kids at the Youth Center. Whilst he was being created, Rita sent the Putty Patrol to hold up the other four Power Rangers who were heading through Angel Grove Park to meet Tommy at Angel Grove Mall. With the Rangers preoccupied, Rita sent Peckster to attack Angel Grove and destroy the city since his peck attack could demolish entire buildings. Being the only Ranger available, Zordon contacted Zack and made it apparent that the monster's mission was to demolish as much of Angel Grove as possible. Zack morphed and went after the monster although he had to fight a bunch of Putties who arrived before he could reach the monster. Once he had, Peckster ambushed him by jumping off of a nearby balcony and they wrestled for a moment although the monster sent him flying. Zack then withdrew his Power Axe and tried to fight Peckster only to be completely useless when he dodged and slashed the Power Axe hard enough to leave it smoking. Luckily though, Zack managed to slash Peckster down his beak which caused him to flee by jumping up onto a building and get away.

Peckster soon returned to Angel Grove and started flying around, just being a general nuisance at which point he encountered the remaining four Power Rangers who had since finished their amazingly long Putty battle. Zack was not with them as Zordon had assigned him to the Youth Center so as to avert suspicion of him being a Power Rangers. In spite of being heavily outnumbered, the Peckster overwhelmed them by flying through the team, slashing them on his way through and landing whilst they recovered. He then summoned more Putties to finish them off, them opening the fight by smashing them in the helmets and knocking them down. Once the Rangers had beaten them, he jump in and punched Kimberly and Trini before blasting them off their feet with a barrage of projectiles. Jason and Billy tried to stop him but he unveiled his wings and blew them away whilst took them down with his projectiles. They regrouped but he retreated and pecked down three of them, bashing Jason down instead of pecking him and advanced to peck right through him. He would probably have finished Jason off had Zack not arrived and kicked spiral kicked him to the ground. Zack had earlier handled a simple rubber ball and some balloons and came up with the idea to trap Peckster's beak inside something similar. To this end, Zack invited Peckster to play a special game where Peckster had to destroy the five balloons of different materials. Being an idiot, Peckster popped four easily but the fifth balloon was actually a ball made of super strong rubber, where Peckster stuck his beak and made him helpless. Enraged, Peckster charged at Zack but he blasted the monster straight off his feet with his Blade Blaster.

With the monster now completely open to the Power Blaster, Rita enlarged Peckster so the Rangers summoned the original Megazord. Peckster leapt up and divebombed the original Megazord, pecking it back before charging. However, Zack had Jason equip the Mammoth Shield to block the attack several more times before they punched him down. However, the monster took it down by flapping his wings hard enough to send them flying back and hitting it with a flurry of his projectiles. Zack then became more tactful and blasted Peckster down with the Cranial Laser and, with the monster down for the count, Jason summoned the Power Sword. Peckster was unafraid but they nevertheless destroyed him with an energized slash, the monster laughing all the way. Tvicon TV STORY-Fowl Play

About a year later, during Rita and Zedd's marriage plans, Peckster was recreated by Finster to attack the Rangers at the Spectre Theater. Peckster assisted Rhinoblaster when guarding the Rangers in the Spectre Theater, not at all menacing like before, but instead more of a monster version of Bulk and Skull. They were last seen when the Rangers trapped them in a net and left them there. It is unknown what happened to them afterwards since this is the last time the viewers ever saw Peckster since their entanglement prevented them from taking place in the Zord battle against the monster army. However, one can presume that they were probably destroyed off-screen for their failure or perhaps the Peckster and Rhinoblaster could have gone into hiding for fear of being destroyed for their failure. Tvicon TV STORY-The Wedding

Turbo

During a Monster Tour, Peckster is mentioned along with Pudgy Pig and Eye Guy, by Bulk as one of the famous monsters in Angel Grove. Tvicon TV STORY-The Darkest Day

Personality

Peckster was cunning, resourceful and jolly to the point of "ho ho ho'ing" when being destroyed and treating his entire fight against four Rangers as a complete farce. Additionally, he was also being powerful and strong as well as silly and happy go lucky. However, he was not very bright as he was tricked simply by Zack's promise of "a game" and easily tricked by the Rangers into a net trap during The Wedding. In spite of his flaws, he was very loyal to both Rita and Zedd.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Super Jumps: Peckster was able to jump onto a building’s roof with a single bound.
  • Dart Projection: Peckster could fire red dart like projectiles from his throat that were powerful enough to take down all five Rangers and later the original Megazord in just three hits.
  • Putty Summoning: Peckster can summon Putties to aid him in battle as seen in the final battle against him.
  • Windstorm Generation: Peckster could extend the wings on his back and flap them hard to produce wind powerful enough to blow Jason and Billy clean off their feet.
    • Toxic Tornadoes: A more powerful version of Peckster's windstorms which are visually identical to the windstorms but could send the original Megazord flying.
  • Pecking Attack: Peckster's signature attack where he uses his large beak to attack his foes with. According to Finster, just two pecks could demolish entire buildings.

Abilities

  • Strength: Peckster was strong enough to force an arm lock with Zack as well as send him flying back into a wall with a single slash and block it mid-swing.
  • Durability: Peckster took a slash straight down his front from Zack's Power Axe but was completely unfazed.
  • Agility: Peckster was able to dodge a big swing from Zack's Power Axe by spinning at the last moment.
  • Hand to Hand Combat: Peckster was skilled enough in battle to overwhelm Zack with his bare hands, even after he equipped his Power Axe.
  • Flight: Peckster can fly using his wings.

Weaknesses

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Arsenal

  • Claws: Peckster had no weapons but possessed claws sharp enough to cut down the Rangers. These were sharp enough to leave the Power Axe smoking after one hit.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

  • Peckster was voiced by the late Scott Page-Pagter in his first role in the franchise.

Design

  • His design is based on a non-specific species of bird.

Etymology

  • Peckster's name is a portmanteau of "Peck" and "Trickster".

Notes

Appearances

References

Footnotes


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