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'''Scorpina''' was one of [[Rita Repulsa]]'s most ruthless and dangerous minions, besides [[Goldar]], whom she frequently fought alongside.
 
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{{Quote|“GO Putty Patrol! ATTACK THE POWER RANGERS!”|Scorpina's first words during the warehouse fight scene after her hand blast had no effect on the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (team)|Rangers]].|Green With Evil}}
 
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Scorpina returned in [[Power Rangers HyperForce]] as one of [[The Alliance|The Alliance's]] main generals.
 
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{{Quote|"Long ago, during [[Tommy|your father's]] initial run as a Ranger, I was unfufilled by my place. I I '''hungered''' for more power. So...I made a move to '''acquire''' some. I '''stole''' one of Rita's sacred spell books. But I was set up. She banished me to the Talos Dimension-ruled by '''[[Lokar]]'''. I spent '''years''' attempting to bargain with him, but had nothing to order. That is, until Zordon's wave which wiped out all of Lokar's allies in the galaxy. Generations of work was overturned. While Rita and Zedd got to be free, I was in another dimension, not affected by the Z-Wave. I got '''nothing'''. So I '''offered''' myself to him. To be his agent on Earth. When the conditions were right, he was able to send me back into this dimension. With strings attached. But, the flow of time is complicated. Instead of returning to where I left...I landed '''decades''' later. Armed with a handful of powerful crystals tied to Lokar's dark power, designed to create dark twisted versions of the Earth's most treasured guardians. I started from scratch. Powering competing gang factions. Allowing Lokar to feed on the resulting chaos. Noqw I have promised him a tribute. A proper sacrifice. '''You'''. The spawn of Oliver. '''Lokar has accepted'''. Our trial run is over. He is pleased with me and will imbue me with more power than Rita Repulsa ever had. This is my chance to rise from a footnote to a revered success in the annals of history. This is my chance to change my fate."|Scorpina revealing why she disappeared and how she survived [[Zordon's Energy Wave]] as well as her scheme and motivations.|Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon}}
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'''Scorpina''' was one of [[Rita Repulsa]]'s most ruthless and dangerous minions, besides [[Goldar]], whom she frequently fought alongside. Scorpina later returned in [[Power Rangers HyperForce]] as one of [[The Alliance|The Alliance's]] main generals.
   
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In spite of her minor villain role, she serves as the main antagonist of the episodes "[[The Rockstar]]," "[[A Star is Born]]." and "[[Goldar's Vice-Versa]]" as well as the comic "[[Soul of the Dragon]]."
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
Goldar and Scorpina have shown affection toward each other, and Goldar is shown to be protective of her. Her human form has been shown to be very cheerful and innocent looking, but it hides her sadistic personality, and a scorpion monster form when Rita makes her gigantic.[[File:SCORPINA5.jpg|thumb|194x194px|left]]
 
Goldar and Scorpina have shown affection toward each other, and Goldar is shown to be protective of her. Her human form has been shown to be very cheerful and innocent looking, but it hides her sadistic personality, and a scorpion monster form when Rita makes her gigantic.[[File:SCORPINA5.jpg|thumb|194x194px|left]]
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Scorpina was presented as an old friend of Rita's in her first appearance; already reeling from the assault of Rita's [[Green Ranger]], the arrival of Scorpina nearly spelled disaster for the Power Rangers. Scorpina had a pet silkworm, which was once used to fight the Power Rangers. She remained a powerful and dangerous opponent for the second half of MMPR's first season.[[File:SCORPINA10.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
Scorpina was presented as an old friend of Rita's in her first appearance; already reeling from the assault of Rita's [[Green Ranger]], the arrival of Scorpina nearly spelled disaster for the Power Rangers. Scorpina had a pet silkworm, which was once used to fight the Power Rangers. She remained a powerful and dangerous opponent for the second half of MMPR's first season.[[File:SCORPINA10.jpg|thumb|left]]
   
Scorpina was present when [[Lord Zedd]] returned to the moon, but was absent when he banished Rita and for most of Zedd's early endeavors against the Power Rangers. She briefly returned to assist one of Lord Zedd's attempts to neutralize [[Adam Park]], posing as a human girl named Sabrina. Though she succeeded in capturing both Adam and Aisha, the rest of the Rangers quickly discovered her return and thwarted her and Goldar's plans. Although she insisted she'd be back, Scorpina was never seen again.[[File:SCORPINA8.jpg|thumb]]
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Scorpina was present when [[Lord Zedd]] returned to the moon, but was absent when he banished Rita and for most of Zedd's early endeavors against the Power Rangers. She briefly returned to assist one of Lord Zedd's attempts to neutralize [[Adam Park]], posing as a human girl named Sabrina. Though she succeeded in capturing both Adam and Aisha, the rest of the Rangers quickly discovered her return and thwarted her and Goldar's plans. Although she insisted she'd be back, Scorpina was never seen again. She was replaced by[[ Rito Revolto ]] in Season 3.[[File:SCORPINA8.jpg|thumb]]
 
Scorpina was unaccounted for when [[Zordon's Energy Wave]] was unleashed over the galaxy and destroyed most of the villains and purified Rita, [[Lord Zedd]], [[Divatox]] and [[Astronema]]. It is possible that Scorpina was purified on account of being humanoid, or was unaffected and thus remains at large. Her current status is unknown. {{storylink|Countdown to Destruction}}
 
   
 
Scorpina was unaccounted for when [[Zordon's Energy Wave]] was unleashed over the galaxy and destroyed most of the villains and purified Rita, [[Lord Zedd]], [[Divatox]] and [[Astronema]]. It is possible that Scorpina was purified on account of being humanoid, or was unaffected and thus remains at large. Her current status would remain unknown for another twenty years. {{storylink|Countdown to Destruction}}
 
===Power Rangers Hyper Force===
 
===Power Rangers Hyper Force===
Scorpina's disappearance is explained in the web RPG series, she became disgruntled taking orders from Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa and wanted a chance to destroy the Power Rangers herself. One day, she was approached by The Leader of The Alliance, who offered her a chance for power and would dispose of the Rangers personally for her. Due to her pride as a warrior, Scorpina turned him down and then went into hiding. Therefore, she was unaffected by the Z-Wave and is still at large.{{Storylink|Whatever Happened to Scorpina?}}
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Scorpina's disappearance is explained in the web RPG series, she became disgruntled taking orders from Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa and wanted a chance to destroy the Power Rangers herself. One day, she was approached by The Leader of [[The Alliance]], who offered her a chance for power and would dispose of the Rangers personally for her. Due to her pride as a warrior, Scorpina turned him down and then went into hiding. Therefore, she was unaffected by the Z-Wave and is still at large.{{Storylink|Whatever Happened to Scorpina?}}
   
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However, since Saban never claimed it was canon and it contradicting several major events in the franchise (most notably [[Thrax]]'s blatant death in Operation Overdrive whereas he is the main villain of Hyperforce) the series and thus this explanation is considered non-canon.
===Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon===
 
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===Hexagon===
In Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon, it was revealed that Scorpina was banished to Lokar's dimension (dubbed the Talos Dimension) as punishment for betraying Rita Repulsa. During the events of Soul of the Dragon, iLokar killed her as punishment for failing to give him a sacrifice in [[JJ Oliver|JJ]], son of original Green Ranger Tommy Oliver.
 
 
Scorpina was among the unresolved villains from previous seasons that [[Amit Bhaumik]] hoped to provide some resolution to in [[Hexagon]], the original plan for the season after ''[[Wild Force]]''. As the "[[monster|monsters-of-the-day]]" would come from various villain factions, Amit suggested that a more organic monster would be a minion of Scorpina, who would have become a much more fleshed out character than before.
 
===Soul of The Dragon===
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During the events of [[Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon|Soul of the Dragon]], it was revealed that Scorpina had become disillusioned with Rita and began to desire power so started to read her spell books. However, it was a trap (probably set to either test her loyalty or to find who had been breaking into her library. She was banished to the [[Talos Dimension]] where she was found and rescued by [[Lokar]], the dimension's ruler and Rita's former henchman. She tried to get him to send her back but he refused until Zordon's Energy Wave wiped out his allies and he decided that he had no choice but to use her as an envoy. He sent her back to Earth but due to time moving slower in the Talos Dimension than on Earth, she appeared roughly one year after the defeat of [[Omni]] and the [[Troobian Empire]] in 2025. Taking up a hooded disguise reminiscent of Rita, she became a mysterious benefactor to the gangs of Angel Grove, providing them with highly advanced weapons in exchange for power and influence. She also supplied them with powered crystals that doubled as beacons to draw Lokar to Earth as he desired. However, [[J.J. Oliver|J.J.]] uncovered this scheme inadvertently and he, [[Anara]] and Tommy confronted her at which point she took off the cloak and took J.J. into the Talos Dimension. She then revealed what happened to her to J.J. but Anara, Tommy, [[Kat]], the [[Blue Senturion]], and [[Jack]] in [[S.W.A.T. Mode]] ambushed her and her gang of loyal thugs. A battle then ensued which Scorpina's forces lost although Scorpina used the power enhancing crystals to grow herself into a more powerful version of her monster form. Although she overpowered J.J. when he morphed into the S.P.D. Green equipped with Tommy's [[Dragon Shield]], Lokar had run out of patience and confronted her about it. She begged for more time but he had had enough and sucked her back into the Talos DImension whilst her gang was rounded up and arrested.
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Scorpina's ultimate fate remains unclear but it is likely that Lokar killed her for good for her failure or made her into a mindless minion as punishment. {{storylink|Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon}}
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This comic is semi-canon to the TV series and is set sometime after [[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]. It is never stated what year it is but it is likely 2026 or 2027 (roughly a year or two after SPD) since Scorpina vanished in 1994/1995 (since the Machine Empire had not taken over yet and would explain her vanishing) and it is said she appeared twenty years in the future when explaining where she had been to J.J.. As well as this, Sky (one of the main characters of S.P.D.) was now Earth Commander, something he became in the wake of the series.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
During production, Scorpina was originally going to be called "Scorpira". She is portrayed by [[Sabrina Lu]], who was unable to stay with the show, resulting in the character disappearing from the series during the second season when a new actress could not be found on time.
 
During production, Scorpina was originally going to be called "Scorpira". She is portrayed by [[Sabrina Lu]], who was unable to stay with the show, resulting in the character disappearing from the series during the second season when a new actress could not be found on time.
   
Although Scorpina technically did not appear on any Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes after ''[[Goldar's Vice-Versa]]'', she was mentioned in the closing credits in subsequent episodes, with [[Wendee Lee|Wendee Day]] playing her.
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Although Scorpina did not appear on any Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes after[[Goldar's Vice-Versa]], last being seen retreating from the [[Thunder Ultrazord]], she was mentioned in the closing credits in subsequent (and prior) episodes, with [[Wendee Lee]] playing her.
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==Powers and Abilities.==
 
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===Normal form.===
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*'''Super Strength: '''Scorpina is one of the most powerful  members of the Evil Space Aliens, roughly on par with Goldar and Rito. 
Scorpina was among the unresolved villains from previous seasons that [[Amit Bhaumik]] hoped to provide some resolution to in ''[[Hexagon]]'', the original plan for the season after ''[[Wild Force]]''. As the "[[monster|monsters-of-the-day]]" would come from various villain factions, Amit suggested that a more organic monster would be a minion of Scorpina, who would have become a much more fleshed out character than before.
 
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*'''Teleportation: '''Scorpina can make herself vanish on the spot when she needs to leave battle.
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*'''Putty Summoning: '''Scorpina can summon both the [[Putties |regular Putties ]] and the [[Z-Putties]] to aid her in combat.
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*'''Hand to Hand Combat: '''Scorpina is roughly on par with Goldar, being able to overwhelm all five Rangers very easily,
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*'''Scorpion Form: '''Scorpina can assume a anthropomorphic scorpion form when RIta makes her grow.
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Arsenal.
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*'''Scorpion Fin: '''Scorpina has a razor sharp scorpion tail like blade to aid her in combat.
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**'''Boomerang: '''Scorpina can charge up her blade with blue energy and throw her crescent fin blade like a boomerang to knock down her enemies and then catch it.
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**'''Lightning Strike: '''When combined with Goldar's sword, she can fire forth blue lightning with enough power to take down all five Rangers.
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Scorpion form.
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*'''Strength: '''Scorpina is even more powerful in her giant scorpion form, powerful enough to take on and easily overpower the Dino Megazord.
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*'''Durability: '''Being struck by the energized Power Sword and Thunder Saber as well as a fireball from the [[White Tigerzord#Warrior Mode |White Tigerzord in Warrior Mode]]  only made her and Goldar fall down. Even the Thunder Ultrazord's lasers just took her down and she was able to retreat.
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*'''Teleportation: '''Like her human form, monster Scorpina can make herself vanish on the spot when she needs to leave battle.
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*'''Hand to Hand Combat: '''Scorpina retains her combat abilities in this form, being able to overwhelm the various Megazords in combat.
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===Arsenal.===
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*'''Scorpion Fin: '''Scorpina retains her fin blade for combat even in this form.
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*'''Scorpion Claw: '''Scorpina has a massive golden scorpion claw that she can use to both bash her enemies with or catch the Megazord's fist within it.
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*'''Tail: '''Scorpion has a long tail with a barb at the end when in this form.
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**'''Energy Empowerment: '''Scorpina can wrap her tail around the Megazord's neck and electrocute it with light yellow energy.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* Scorpina is the first villain to change to a different form when growing giant.
 
* Scorpina is the first villain to change to a different form when growing giant.
* In the [https://www.grnrngr.com/documents/scripts/zordon-i-shrunk-the-rangers-part-i script] for the cancelled episode, ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers]]'', Goldar and Rita had a date planned, but Zedd and Rita forced the two to go on a mission, much to Goldar's dismay and Scorpina's annoyance.
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* In the [https://www.grnrngr.com/documents/scripts/zordon-i-shrunk-the-rangers-part-i script] for the cancelled episode, ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers]]'', Goldar and Scorpina had a date planned, but Zedd and Rita forced the two to go on a mission, much to Goldar's dismay and Scorpina's annoyance.
 
* Scorpina returns in a Ford Overdubs commercial called "Bow to My Engine", with Wendee Lee returning as Scorpina's voice.
 
* Scorpina returns in a Ford Overdubs commercial called "Bow to My Engine", with Wendee Lee returning as Scorpina's voice.
 
* The stinger-like ponytail and boots for Scorpina's giant monster form were later combined with a horned helmet-engraved head, the left hand and some of the arm fur of unused ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' monster [[Bakeneko]], and a generic body to form [[Plague Patrol]] #1.
 
* The stinger-like ponytail and boots for Scorpina's giant monster form were later combined with a horned helmet-engraved head, the left hand and some of the arm fur of unused ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' monster [[Bakeneko]], and a generic body to form [[Plague Patrol]] #1.
* Scorpina is the second villain to be re-dubbed in the Zyuranger footage.
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* Scorpina is the second villain to be re-dubbed in the Zyuranger footage. The first was Rita.
 
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
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**Episode 20: ''[[Green with Evil|Green with Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord]]''
 
**Episode 20: ''[[Green with Evil|Green with Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord]]''
 
**Episode 21: ''[[Green with Evil|Green with Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell]]''
 
**Episode 21: ''[[Green with Evil|Green with Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell]]''
**Episode 26: ''[[Gung Ho!]]''
 
 
**Episode 27: ''[[Wheel of Misfortune]]''
 
**Episode 27: ''[[Wheel of Misfortune]]''
 
**Episode 30: ''[[The Rockstar]]''
 
**Episode 30: ''[[The Rockstar]]''
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
{{SS|Lamy|Zyuranger}}
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{{SS|Lami|Zyuranger}}
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Evil Space Aliens]]
 
[[Category:Evil Space Aliens]]
 
[[Category:PR Monsters with a Human Form]]
 
[[Category:PR Monsters with a Human Form]]
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[[Category:Knight Themed Villains]]
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[[Category:PR Knight themed villains]]

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Icon-mightymorphinThis article is about a villain in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

"“GO Putty Patrol! ATTACK THE POWER RANGERS!”"
―Scorpina's first words during the warehouse fight scene after her hand blast had no effect on the Rangers.[src]

"“Try me. AH HA HA HA!”"
―Scorpina after being grown for the first time.[src]

""AH HA HA HA HA! RARGH! And now YOU’RE MINE!”"
―Scorpina when enlarged for the third time.[src]

""Long ago, during your father's initial run as a Ranger, I was unfufilled by my place. I I hungered for more power. So...I made a move to acquire some. I stole one of Rita's sacred spell books. But I was set up. She banished me to the Talos Dimension-ruled by Lokar. I spent years attempting to bargain with him, but had nothing to order. That is, until Zordon's wave which wiped out all of Lokar's allies in the galaxy. Generations of work was overturned. While Rita and Zedd got to be free, I was in another dimension, not affected by the Z-Wave. I got nothing. So I offered myself to him. To be his agent on Earth. When the conditions were right, he was able to send me back into this dimension. With strings attached. But, the flow of time is complicated. Instead of returning to where I left...I landed decades later. Armed with a handful of powerful crystals tied to Lokar's dark power, designed to create dark twisted versions of the Earth's most treasured guardians. I started from scratch. Powering competing gang factions. Allowing Lokar to feed on the resulting chaos. Noqw I have promised him a tribute. A proper sacrifice. You. The spawn of Oliver. Lokar has accepted. Our trial run is over. He is pleased with me and will imbue me with more power than Rita Repulsa ever had. This is my chance to rise from a footnote to a revered success in the annals of history. This is my chance to change my fate.""
―Scorpina revealing why she disappeared and how she survived Zordon's Energy Wave as well as her scheme and motivations.[src]

""Kneel.""
―Scorpina upon growing into her ultimate and final form.[src]

""No! Noooo!""
―Scorpina when being sucked back into the Talos Dimension and her final words before her presumed death.[src]

Scorpina was one of Rita Repulsa's most ruthless and dangerous minions, besides Goldar, whom she frequently fought alongside. Scorpina later returned in Power Rangers HyperForce as one of The Alliance's main generals.

In spite of her minor villain role, she serves as the main antagonist of the episodes "The Rockstar," "A Star is Born." and "Goldar's Vice-Versa" as well as the comic "Soul of the Dragon."

Biography

Goldar and Scorpina have shown affection toward each other, and Goldar is shown to be protective of her. Her human form has been shown to be very cheerful and innocent looking, but it hides her sadistic personality, and a scorpion monster form when Rita makes her gigantic.

SCORPINA5

Very little is known about Scorpina's background. Her first appearance was in the Green with Evil story arc. She is an old friend of Rita Repulsa and according to Baboo, did horrible things. Much like Goldar, she would often square off against Jason, the Red Ranger when sent to battle the Rangers, and often overwhelmed them with ease. She fights with a crescent-shaped sword that can be thrown like a boomerang. When she grows to giant-size, she becomes a scorpion monster that enjoys wrapping her long electrocuting stinger-like ponytail around the Power Rangers' Megazord's head and has a scorpion claw in place of her left hand.

Scorpina was presented as an old friend of Rita's in her first appearance; already reeling from the assault of Rita's Green Ranger, the arrival of Scorpina nearly spelled disaster for the Power Rangers. Scorpina had a pet silkworm, which was once used to fight the Power Rangers. She remained a powerful and dangerous opponent for the second half of MMPR's first season.

SCORPINA10

Scorpina was present when Lord Zedd returned to the moon, but was absent when he banished Rita and for most of Zedd's early endeavors against the Power Rangers. She briefly returned to assist one of Lord Zedd's attempts to neutralize Adam Park, posing as a human girl named Sabrina. Though she succeeded in capturing both Adam and Aisha, the rest of the Rangers quickly discovered her return and thwarted her and Goldar's plans. Although she insisted she'd be back, Scorpina was never seen again. She was replaced byRito Revolto in Season 3.

SCORPINA8

Scorpina was unaccounted for when Zordon's Energy Wave was unleashed over the galaxy and destroyed most of the villains and purified Rita, Lord Zedd, Divatox and Astronema. It is possible that Scorpina was purified on account of being humanoid, or was unaffected and thus remains at large. Her current status would remain unknown for another twenty years. Tvicon TV STORY-Countdown to Destruction

Power Rangers Hyper Force

Scorpina's disappearance is explained in the web RPG series, she became disgruntled taking orders from Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa and wanted a chance to destroy the Power Rangers herself. One day, she was approached by The Leader of The Alliance, who offered her a chance for power and would dispose of the Rangers personally for her. Due to her pride as a warrior, Scorpina turned him down and then went into hiding. Therefore, she was unaffected by the Z-Wave and is still at large.Tvicon TV STORY-Whatever Happened to Scorpina?

However, since Saban never claimed it was canon and it contradicting several major events in the franchise (most notably Thrax's blatant death in Operation Overdrive whereas he is the main villain of Hyperforce) the series and thus this explanation is considered non-canon.

Hexagon

Scorpina was among the unresolved villains from previous seasons that Amit Bhaumik hoped to provide some resolution to in Hexagon, the original plan for the season after Wild Force. As the "monsters-of-the-day" would come from various villain factions, Amit suggested that a more organic monster would be a minion of Scorpina, who would have become a much more fleshed out character than before.

Soul of The Dragon

During the events of Soul of the Dragon, it was revealed that Scorpina had become disillusioned with Rita and began to desire power so started to read her spell books. However, it was a trap (probably set to either test her loyalty or to find who had been breaking into her library. She was banished to the Talos Dimension where she was found and rescued by Lokar, the dimension's ruler and Rita's former henchman. She tried to get him to send her back but he refused until Zordon's Energy Wave wiped out his allies and he decided that he had no choice but to use her as an envoy. He sent her back to Earth but due to time moving slower in the Talos Dimension than on Earth, she appeared roughly one year after the defeat of Omni and the Troobian Empire in 2025. Taking up a hooded disguise reminiscent of Rita, she became a mysterious benefactor to the gangs of Angel Grove, providing them with highly advanced weapons in exchange for power and influence. She also supplied them with powered crystals that doubled as beacons to draw Lokar to Earth as he desired. However, J.J. uncovered this scheme inadvertently and he, Anara and Tommy confronted her at which point she took off the cloak and took J.J. into the Talos Dimension. She then revealed what happened to her to J.J. but Anara, Tommy, Kat, the Blue Senturion, and Jack in S.W.A.T. Mode ambushed her and her gang of loyal thugs. A battle then ensued which Scorpina's forces lost although Scorpina used the power enhancing crystals to grow herself into a more powerful version of her monster form. Although she overpowered J.J. when he morphed into the S.P.D. Green equipped with Tommy's Dragon Shield, Lokar had run out of patience and confronted her about it. She begged for more time but he had had enough and sucked her back into the Talos DImension whilst her gang was rounded up and arrested.

Scorpina's ultimate fate remains unclear but it is likely that Lokar killed her for good for her failure or made her into a mindless minion as punishment. Tvicon TV STORY-Power Rangers Soul of the Dragon

This comic is semi-canon to the TV series and is set sometime after Power Rangers S.P.D.. It is never stated what year it is but it is likely 2026 or 2027 (roughly a year or two after SPD) since Scorpina vanished in 1994/1995 (since the Machine Empire had not taken over yet and would explain her vanishing) and it is said she appeared twenty years in the future when explaining where she had been to J.J.. As well as this, Sky (one of the main characters of S.P.D.) was now Earth Commander, something he became in the wake of the series.

Behind the scenes

During production, Scorpina was originally going to be called "Scorpira". She is portrayed by Sabrina Lu, who was unable to stay with the show, resulting in the character disappearing from the series during the second season when a new actress could not be found on time.

Although Scorpina did not appear on any Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes afterGoldar's Vice-Versa, last being seen retreating from the Thunder Ultrazord, she was mentioned in the closing credits in subsequent (and prior) episodes, with Wendee Lee playing her.

Powers and Abilities.

Normal form.

  • Super Strength: Scorpina is one of the most powerful  members of the Evil Space Aliens, roughly on par with Goldar and Rito. 
  • Teleportation: Scorpina can make herself vanish on the spot when she needs to leave battle.
  • Putty Summoning: Scorpina can summon both the regular Putties and the Z-Putties to aid her in combat.
  • Hand to Hand Combat: Scorpina is roughly on par with Goldar, being able to overwhelm all five Rangers very easily,
  • Scorpion Form: Scorpina can assume a anthropomorphic scorpion form when RIta makes her grow.

Arsenal.

  • Scorpion Fin: Scorpina has a razor sharp scorpion tail like blade to aid her in combat.
    • Boomerang: Scorpina can charge up her blade with blue energy and throw her crescent fin blade like a boomerang to knock down her enemies and then catch it.
    • Lightning Strike: When combined with Goldar's sword, she can fire forth blue lightning with enough power to take down all five Rangers.

Scorpion form.

  • Strength: Scorpina is even more powerful in her giant scorpion form, powerful enough to take on and easily overpower the Dino Megazord.
  • Durability: Being struck by the energized Power Sword and Thunder Saber as well as a fireball from the White Tigerzord in Warrior Mode  only made her and Goldar fall down. Even the Thunder Ultrazord's lasers just took her down and she was able to retreat.
  • Teleportation: Like her human form, monster Scorpina can make herself vanish on the spot when she needs to leave battle.
  • Hand to Hand Combat: Scorpina retains her combat abilities in this form, being able to overwhelm the various Megazords in combat.

Arsenal.

  • Scorpion Fin: Scorpina retains her fin blade for combat even in this form.
  • Scorpion Claw: Scorpina has a massive golden scorpion claw that she can use to both bash her enemies with or catch the Megazord's fist within it.
  • Tail: Scorpion has a long tail with a barb at the end when in this form.
    • Energy Empowerment: Scorpina can wrap her tail around the Megazord's neck and electrocute it with light yellow energy.

Notes

  • Scorpina is the first villain to change to a different form when growing giant.
  • In the script for the cancelled episode, Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Goldar and Scorpina had a date planned, but Zedd and Rita forced the two to go on a mission, much to Goldar's dismay and Scorpina's annoyance.
  • Scorpina returns in a Ford Overdubs commercial called "Bow to My Engine", with Wendee Lee returning as Scorpina's voice.
  • The stinger-like ponytail and boots for Scorpina's giant monster form were later combined with a horned helmet-engraved head, the left hand and some of the arm fur of unused Ninja Sentai Kakuranger monster Bakeneko, and a generic body to form Plague Patrol #1.
  • Scorpina is the second villain to be re-dubbed in the Zyuranger footage. The first was Rita.

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