 This article is about a/an monster in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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- "Ooh, you Rangers make me mad, waking me up with a rap that bad!"
- ―The Pumpkin Rapper's first words as he awakens after a terrible rap from the Power Rangers.[src]
Pumpkin Rapper was (as his name implies) a rapping pumpkin monster who was the main antagonist of the episode "Trick or Treat" and the true main antagonist of the episode "Zedd's Monster Mash".
History
Pumpkin Rapper is planted off-screen by Squatt and Baboo in a pumpkin patch, hidden amongst many other pumpkins in Angel Grove Park. This is done because of foresight from Goldar, when he realizes that Halloween is approaching and is approved by Rita once she realizes that Kimberly has gone on a game show. It takes a full week for the monster to grow into a gigantic pumpkin at which time Kimberly is on the game show. This causes all of the pumpkins to start visibly moving and allows Zordon to detect him. The Power Rangers deploy to the pumpkin patch only to have their heads trapped in pumpkins that are completely airtight. However, Kimberly arrives and destroys the pumpkins with her Blade Blaster. The remaining pumpkins in the field then start flying before forming into Putties with pumpkin heads.
After defeating the horde, Billy spies the gigantic pumpkin that is Pumpkin Rapper and the Rangers wake him up with a rap. Enraged, Pumpkin Rapper calls their raps terrible and summons another horde of pumpkin-headed Putties to attack the Rangers. Once they are defeated, Pumpkin Rapper attacks the Rangers by whipping their Blade Blasters from their hands with a vine and wrapping them up in a flowery vine, electrocuting them in the process. However, Tommy appears and cuts the vine with his Dragon Dagger before charging. Pumpkin Rapper is then restraining by Tommy long enough for the other Rangers to form the Power Blaster, allowing the Rangers to finish him off with a single devastating blast. 
TV STORY-Trick or Treat
Pumpkin Rapper is resurrected as one of the monsters in Doomstone's Haunted Forest to help him destroy Tommy and make the Power Rangers much weaker. After Goldar kidnaps Tommy, Doomstone reveals Pumpkin Rapper and Robogoat, who grab his arms when he tries to morph and they snatch away his Power Morpher. Tommy kicks both monsters down as well as Doomstone before running whilst the trio pursue him. Whilst the resurrected monsters are largely unsuccessful, Pumpkin Rapper remains off-screen and raps about the defeats. Shortly after that, the remaining three Rangers arrive at which point Zedd throws a Growth Bomb, enlarging Pumpkin Rapper. However, this also releases the Power Rangers as well, who summon the Thunder Megazord and the White Tigerzord. Annoyed by how the party was a flop, Pumpkin Rapper charges but is blasted back by a barrage of White Tiger Thunderbolts although he quickly recovers. Angered further, he summons pumpkin bombs and tosses them hard enough to wipe out the Thunder Megazord, but the White Tigerzord is not hit and punches him to the ground. Being given relief from combat, the Thunder Megazord pulls out and ignites the Thunder Saber which intimidates Pumpkin Rapper right before he is destroyed by it. TV STORY-Zedd's Monster Mash
Years later, Pumpkin Rapper appears again helping Zedd and Rita conquer the Vica Galaxy. He is destroyed once and for all when Zordon's Energy Wave turned him to dust. TV STORY-Countdown to Destruction
Video game appearances
Power Rangers Legacy Wars
Pumpkin Rapper as seen in Power Rangers Legacy Wars.
Pumpkin Rapper is among the villains who feature in Power Rangers Legacy Wars. He is an Epic (Leader), Epic (Assist) character.
Personality
True to his name, Pumpkin Rapper was a rapper that always sings in a rap-like tone and speaks almost exclusively in rhyme. Overall, his personality was similar to that of a DJ, always hip and ready for action.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Pumpkin Headed Putties Summoning: Pumpkin Rapper can summon an army of Putties with pumpkins on their heads to aid him.
- Eye Energy Rings: Pumpkin Rapper can fire light pink colored energy rings from his eye.
- Pumpkin Bombs: Pumpkin Rapper can summon mini-pumpkin bombs from orange energy into his hands which he would then throw forth. Two of them took down the Thunder Megazord.
Abilities
- Strength: Pumpkin Rapper was able to knock all of the Rangers' Blade Blasters from their hands with a single swing of a vine.
Weaknesses
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Arsenal
- Vines: Pumpkin Rapper possessed a long dark green vine that he could use to whip away the Rangers' weapons.
- Flower Vine: Pumpkin Rapper could conjure a long green flower vine to ensnare opponents.
- Mega Pumpkin Shock: Pumpkin Rapper could also power up the Flower Vines with blue and yellow electricity to harm his targets.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
- Pumpkin Rapper was voiced by Michael Sorich who also voiced Squatt and the Hate Master.
Design
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Etymology
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Notes
- Pumpkin Rapper comes from what was commonly referred to as Zyu2 footage, and was not seen in the original Zyuranger.
- Pumpkin Rapper originally had a Zord fight. In the original Zord footage, he was destroyed by the Megazord's Power Sword downward slash. The remnants of this can still be seen in his Zord fight as he is struck down by a small red energy slash.
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Appearances
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)
- Episode 54: Trick or Treat
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
- Episode 21: Zedd's Monster Mash
- Power Rangers in Space
- Episode 42: Countdown to Destruction, Part 1
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