 This article is about a/an villain in the Power Rangers comic sub-franchise by Boom! Studios.
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- "His return is upon us. I can feel it. And with him he will bring…mutiny."
- ―Rita ahead of Lord Zedd's return in 1994.[src]
Rita Repulsa is an evil witch from space who threatened the Earth in the alternate universe series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return. This led her old enemy Zordon to assemble the Power Rangers to stop her.
She married Lord Zedd and they launched an attack in Serpentera on the Command Center, killing Zordon and Alpha 5 in the process. She is the mother of Selena Repulsa.
History[]
Rita's history in The Return closely follows the TV series. In 1994, Rita Repulsa used a love potion to compel Lord Zedd to obey her and then joined forces with him.
In the year 2000, Zedd and Rita tied the knot with sinister plans for the future. After a year of planning, they launched an attack in Serpentera on the Command Center and completely destroyed it, killing Zordon and Alpha 5 in the process. Tommy suggested that they take the fight to Rita and Zedd on the Moon in retaliation for the death of their allies, intending on ending the two villains once and for all. 
COMIC STORY- MMPR 30th Anniversary Special
During the Rangers assault on the Moon, Kimberly and Tommy infiltrated the Moon Palace with plans to set off the Benevolator, a device that the Rangers made filled with Morphin Grid Energy that would theoretically incapacitate the enemy of all evil by releasing a wave of purification. Rita discovered the Green and Pink Rangers in her bedchamber. She zapped Tommy with her wand, sending him flying into the Benevolator. She then relentlessly casted magic blasts, gloating in triumph. Just as she was about to kill Tommy, powering up her wand with a huge amount of energy, an arrow fired by Kimberly pierced her heart, killing her. Lord Zedd relished in victory, only for the last thing he would ever hear being Squatt rushing in and giving him the tragic news that his wife was dead as the Benevolator detonated. COMIC STORY- MMPR: The Return #2
The Benevolator killed everyone on the Moon except Rita because she used her magic to transfer her essence into the grid. Now Selena was able to bring her back with some help from a still alive Finster to the Rangers’ shock. Having run from the fight, Finster hid in his safe with re-enforced walls and was barely able to escape more or less and fed on his dead monsters to survive afterwards. After reuniting with him, Selena put Finster to work on his biggest project, the Morphin-Matic, an upgraded version of his Monster-Matic machine using Lord Zedd's Z Staff, the Rangers' Power Coins, and the last of his magic clay. Kimberly wondered how Selena survived the final battle, because she would've been a child. Selena revealed that her mother saved her by teleporting her via magic. In actuality, when Tommy was about to hit the timer button on the Benevolator, he saw a toddler Selena looking over her mom's body much to his shock. When Finster entered the room, he called for Putties.
Tommy wanted to save the little girl but was overwhelmed by the Putties, accidentally hitting the button. Much to Finster's horror, he ran away and Tommy broke free giving the little Selena his communicator and teleported her to Earth just in time. Just before the device went off, Rita regained consciousness and was about to use her magic. On Earth in Angel Grove Park, the young Selena was found by Bulk and Skull with Tommy's communicator left behind in a bush. COMIC STORY- MMPR: The Return #3
Personality[]
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Family[]
- Lord Zedd - Husband
- Selena Repulsa - Daughter
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Design[]
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Etymology[]
- Being ugly and evil at the same time, Rita's surname is a pun on repulsive, i.e. unsightly or vile enough for one to keep their distance from.
Notes[]
- Rita showed she is capable of repaying kindness. As a thank you for saving Selena via a communicator to teleport her to safety, Rita pulled Tommy into the Morphin Grid with her.
Appearances[]
See Also[]
- Rita Repulsa - The original TV version of the character.
- Rita Repulsa (2016 comic) - The Boom! Studios Universe version of the character.
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