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*Footage of Daijinryuu stepping on and destroying the Pachinko Head monster was replaced with a recycled shot of the [[Thunder Megazord]]'s Saber, as it wouldn't make sense to viewers if Lord Zedd destroyed his own monster. |
*Footage of Daijinryuu stepping on and destroying the Pachinko Head monster was replaced with a recycled shot of the [[Thunder Megazord]]'s Saber, as it wouldn't make sense to viewers if Lord Zedd destroyed his own monster. |
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*Footage of Daijinryuu attacking Tokyo at night and attacking the [[Gorma Palace]] was used for Serpentera attacking the [[Deserted Planet]]. |
*Footage of Daijinryuu attacking Tokyo at night and attacking the [[Gorma Palace]] was used for Serpentera attacking the [[Deserted Planet]]. |
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− | *Serpentera is the only villain's Zord to be used in part of the toyline. [[Jarrod]] and [[Camille]]'s animal spirits do not count because they were good by the time they were shown using them |
+ | *Serpentera is the only villain's Zord to be used in part of the toyline. [[Jarrod]] and [[Camille]]'s animal spirits do not count because they were good by the time they were shown using them. |
*Serpentera was introduced in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Season 2 and was not destroyed until Wild Force which is technically season 10, although it was not seen very much after season 2. |
*Serpentera was introduced in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Season 2 and was not destroyed until Wild Force which is technically season 10, although it was not seen very much after season 2. |
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*Before "[[Forever Red]]," the last time Serpentera appeared was in "[[A Zeo Beginning]]" which first introduced the Machine Empire, and "Forever Red" dealt with the remaining Machine Empire generals reawakening Serpentera. |
*Before "[[Forever Red]]," the last time Serpentera appeared was in "[[A Zeo Beginning]]" which first introduced the Machine Empire, and "Forever Red" dealt with the remaining Machine Empire generals reawakening Serpentera. |
Revision as of 00:14, 13 September 2018
This article is about a zord in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. |
- Not to be confused with the similarily named monster, Serpentina.
Serpentera is a giant personal Zord of Lord Zedd, and is co-piloted by Goldar.
Properties
Serpentera is the most massive Zord ever created; the skycraper-sized Red Dragon Thunderzord is roughly the size of its hand. It resembles an Eastern Dragon in form, and has enough power to annihilate a planet. It attacks by firing out bolts of energy, and its colossal size allows to crush nearly any foe, although Tor the Shuttlezord could withstand it, if only barely. Its massive power brought the Power Rangers to the brink of defeat every time that it was called, and it failed to destroy them only because of its one weakness: the colossal amount of fuel that it needed to be powered.
History
Serpentera was first used when Lord Zedd took it to the Deserted Planet to keep the Power Rangers from getting the Sword of Light. Jason briefly attempted to fight Serpentera with the Red Dragon Thunderzord, but quickly saw his Zord was no match and retreated in Tor after Serpentera proved unable to crush it. Zedd then went on a rampage with Serpentera, destroying everything in sight, but he grew frustrated that he was unable to find the Power Rangers and decided to destroy the entire planet. Fortunately, the Power Rangers managed to escape with the Sword of Light before Serpentera completely destroyed the Deserted Planet. Lord Zedd then took Serpentera to Angel Grove to destroy the city, but to his dismay found that his Zord had used up too much power and had to retreat back to his palace for refuel. TV STORY-The Power Transfer
The only other time Serpentera did any fighting was when Lord Zedd created the Pachinko Head monster. While his monster was in Angel Grove, Lord Zedd took Serpentera to Earth. After the Pachinko Head was destroyed by the Thunder Megazord, Serpentera arrived and disassembled the Zord with one blast. Zedd then attempted to crush the Red Dragon Thunderzord, but it hid inside Tor's armor. Zedd tried to crush Tor, but somehow it drained over half of Serpentera's power, and Zedd retreated back to his palace. TV STORY-Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun
Serpentera was later used to try and capture a Bookala and its diamond power source so that Lord Zedd wouldn't have to keep recharging his Zord. TV STORY-The Great Bookala Escape
Serpentera would later be used to take Zedd and Rita on their first honeymoon. TV STORY-The Wedding Though they attempted to go for a second one, Serpentera ran out of power due to Rito Revolto's forgetfulness. TV STORY-The Potion Notion
Sepentera was used by Zedd and Rita to escape the moon when the Machine Empire attacked. TV STORY-A Zeo Beginning It is not seen afterwards, but is later dug up on the moon by General Venjix and his cohorts. Given a neo-plutonium core and greatly miniaturized for reasons unknown, Serpentera is piloted by Venjix towards Earth to destroy it. However, it is destroyed by the Red Wild Force Ranger using the Wild Force Rider, taking Venjix, the last commander of the Machine Empire with it. TV STORY-Forever Red
One possible theory is that this second incarnation was a prototype (or alpha version) of the actual Serpentera, given that Zedd took Serpentera with him after he left, as well as the second one's significant reduction in size and power. Another possible theory is that the second Serpentera was given a reduction in size to mitigate its tremendous fuel consumption. The second one appears silver and purple where the original is green and gray. The likely reasons out of universe are that Serpentera was reduced in size either for reasons of animation cost, or its size being reduced to make Cole's destruction of the zord more believable than when it was bigger than most cities.
There is also some debate as to Serpentera's origins. Some believe that it was a spoil of the previous war against Zordon 10,000 years ago (in which the Sword of Darkness was also claimed.) Another popular theory is that Zedd had it built himself in order to deal with the Rangers, this theory is supported by a short scene when Serpentera first lands in Angel Grove, and it runs out of power. Zedd yells "Serpentera out of power again?! Impossible! The thing is brand new!" However, this could be him refering to the fact that it is the first time he had used it.
Appearances
Episodes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)
Power Rangers Zeo
- A Zeo Beginning, Part 2
Power Rangers Wild Force
Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Specials
- Lord Zedd's Monster Heads (archive footage)
- Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest (archive footage)
Toys
- Deluxe Megazords toyline
Games
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (Background of Lord Zedd's Stage)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle (Final Boss)
Comics
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 30
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Finale Issue 1
Notes
- Footage of Daijinryuu stepping on and destroying the Pachinko Head monster was replaced with a recycled shot of the Thunder Megazord's Saber, as it wouldn't make sense to viewers if Lord Zedd destroyed his own monster.
- Footage of Daijinryuu attacking Tokyo at night and attacking the Gorma Palace was used for Serpentera attacking the Deserted Planet.
- Serpentera is the only villain's Zord to be used in part of the toyline. Jarrod and Camille's animal spirits do not count because they were good by the time they were shown using them.
- Serpentera was introduced in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Season 2 and was not destroyed until Wild Force which is technically season 10, although it was not seen very much after season 2.
- Before "Forever Red," the last time Serpentera appeared was in "A Zeo Beginning" which first introduced the Machine Empire, and "Forever Red" dealt with the remaining Machine Empire generals reawakening Serpentera.
See Also
- Daijinryuu - Super Sentai counterpart in Gosei Sentai Dairanger. See comparison page.
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Rangers |
Cole Evans - Taylor Earhardt - Max Cooper - Danny Delgado - Alyssa Enrilé - Merrick Baliton |
Gear |
Growl Phone - Lunar Caller - Crystal Sabers - Power Animal Crystals - Red Lion Fang - Golden Eagle Sword - Blue Shark Fighting Fins - Black Bison Axe - White Tiger Baton - Jungle Sword - Lion Blaster - Lunar Cue - Falcon Summoner - Falconator - Armadillo Puck - Sword of Pardolis - Rhino Shooter - Deer Clutcher - Jungle Blaster - Savage Cycles - Wild Force Rider - Animarium Armor |
Allies |
Princess Shayla - Kite - Ancient Warriors - Time Force Rangers - Ransik - Nadira - Alpha 7 |
Veteran Red Rangers (Forever Red): Jason Lee Scott - Aurico - Tommy Oliver - T.J. Johnson - Andros - Leo Corbett - Carter Grayson - Wes Collins - Eric Myers |
Zords and Megazords |
Red Lion Wildzord - Yellow Eagle Wildzord - Blue Shark Wildzord - Black Bison Wildzord - White Tiger Wildzord - Elephant Wildzord - Giraffe Wildzord - Black Bear Wildzord - Polar Bear Wildzord - Gorilla Wildzord - Soul Bird - Wolf Wildzord - Hammerhead Shark Wildzord - Alligator Wildzord - Rhino Wildzord - Armadillo Wildzord - Deer Wildzord - Falcon Wildzord - Black Lion Wildzord - Condor Wildzord - Saw Shark Wildzord - Buffalo Wildzord - Jaguar Wildzord |
Wild Force Megazord - Kongazord - Predazord - Isis Megazord - Animus - Pegasus Megazord |
Other Zords |
Astro Megaship |
Orgs |
Master Org - Putrids |
Duke Orgs: Jindrax - Toxica - Zen-Aku - Artilla & Helicos - Onikage |
General Orgs: Retinax - Nayzor - Mandilok |
Mut-Orgs: Takach - Kired - Rofang |
Machine Empire: General Venjix - Gerrok - Steelon - Automon - Tezzla - Cogs - Serpentera |
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