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

"Surprise, Zordon! I'm back!"
―The Wizard of Deception's first words when arriving on Earth.[src]

"Aha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Look into my eyes. You’ll do as I command. You shall go a human named Tommy and bring me a sample of his hair so that I may clone another of his image and strength. Now go."
―The Wizard of Deception when encountered by Bulk and Skull.[src]

"Ah-ha! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hello, Tommy. I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to meet you! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I have something very special planned for you."
―The Wizard of Deception when meeting Tommy for the first time.[src]

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Welcome to your new reality. From now on, you are Tommy; keeper of the Green Ranger’s evil powers. You shall follow all of my commands."
―The Wizard of Deception after creating Tom Oliver.[src]

"Ah ha ha ha ha! You fools are so easily deceived!"
―The Wizard of Deception when confronting the five main Power Rangers.[src]

"So, White Ranger. Are you ready to surrender? What’ll it be, you pitiful excuse for a Ranger?"
―The Wizard of Deception when confronting Tommy after the Dragonzord defeated the White Tigerzord.[src]

"Wait! Hold on! Nooooooo!"
―The Wizard of Deception when Tommy went back in time to colonial Angel Grove and his final words before his demise.[src]

Wizard of Deception was a strange fiery lizard-masked monster who served as the central antagonist of the three-part episode "Return of the Green Ranger".

History

Rita Repulsa tracks down the Wizard of Deception and contracts him to create the Green Candle.Comicicon COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 22

Rita later uses the Ghost of Darkness to summon the Wizard of Deception to Earth to fulfill Zedd and Rita's goal of banishing the Power Rangers into the past and destroy Tommy with an evil clone so that they will be trapped there forever and Earth can be conquered. According to Zordon, the Wizard of Deception is his old rival and can make any kind of illusion into reality.

The Wizard of Deception first takes control of Bulk and Skull as they encounter him almost immediately after he arrives. Using mind control, the Wizard forces them to get a strand of Tommy's hair so he can clone him and gives them some hair clippers. However, Bulk and Skull are unsuccessful because even mind control cannot change their clumsy nature and Tommy discovers them mid-attempt, after which the Wizard reveals himself. Before Tommy can fight back, Zedd sends down the Putty Patrol to attack Tommy. Outnumbered, Tommy is restrained just before Adam destroys the final Putty and the Wizard blasts him into a temporary coma before a Putty cuts out a lock of his hair. The Wizard of Deception uses it to make an evil clone imbued with the Green Ranger's powers. Following this, the evil clone calls the Power Rangers to meet him on the outskirts of Angel Grove. However, when they arrive, the Wizard of Deception reveals himself and sends the Rangers back in time to Angel Grove in the 1700s after the clone prevents Adam from morphing.

After Tommy and the clone meet, the Wizard of Deception appears and demands that they fight. They oblige and morph, fighting each other to a draw until the Morphin Grid paradox of two Tommys existing at once cripples both. Sick of the stalemate, the Wizard zaps Tommy with his wand which causes him to demorph and enter a temporary coma. Regrouping, the Wizard of Deception informs the clone that they must obtain the Dragon Dagger and use it to summon the Dragonzord and destroy Angel Grove. Giving his minion the Dragon Power Coin, the Wizard then sends the clone to the Command Center to harass Zordon and make sure he knows who has beaten the Power Rangers. After returning, the Wizard meets the clone near a pond in Angel Grove Park and has him attack the city with the Dragonzord whilst he goes into the past to deal with the other Power Rangers. The Wizard appears in the past as the Rangers are terrorized by three rats in Uncle Ben’s barn. As such, he turns the three rats into Rat Monsters in order to occupy the other Rangers. The Rangers attempt to morph but them being in the past prevents them from summoning their Power Morphers so they flee. Determined to defeat them, the Wizard leaves his monsters to wreak havoc and returns to the future.

Back in the present, the Wizard of Deception is contacted by Lord Zedd for an update and reports the plan going well. After Tommy comes out of his weakened state, the Wizard then watches the Dragonzord emerge from Angel Grove Bay and uses his magic to make it both evil and sentient whilst also giving it a massive power boost. When Tommy arrives, the Wizard oversees the battle between the Dragonzord and the White Tigerzord with the former winning due to being empowered. The Wizard of Deception then faces down Tommy alongside the clone in the Park, telling him to surrender. Tommy feigns surrender which results in the clone gloating and revealing the Rangers' locations, and Zordon deduces that they need the Wizard's wand to travel back in time. Though outnumbered, Tommy manages to kick the magic wand from the Wizard's hand and use it to go back in time. Tommy is thus able to retrieve the other Rangers and safely bring them back to the present. The other Rangers morph and take on the Dragonzord in the Thunder Megazord whilst Tommy instantly blasts the Wizard of Deception with his own wand, defeating him and freeing the clone, later named "Tom", from the Wizard's evil spell.

Legacy

With the Wizard of Deception's destruction, Tom Oliver is released from his control and becomes good before leaving with Tommy to colonial Angel Grove. Once there, they turn the Rat Monsters back into normal animals but Tom elects to stay in the past to prevent a Morphin Grid paradox.

Personality

The Wizard of Deception proved to have an extremely hot temper; getting so angry after a back and forth with Bulk and Skull that he enchanted their feet just to get rid of them. The Wizard proved to be a jolly monster as he constantly laughed maniacally at every opportunity. As seen during his chat with Lord Zedd, he was also extremely arrogant, though he happily gave Tom credit for annoying Zordon.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Magic: The Wizard of Deception was a skilled magician, great enough to rival even Zordon.
  • Teleportation: The Wizard of Deception could teleport to any location at will in a plume of fire.
    • Temporal Teleportation: The Wizard of Deception was able to teleport through time at will.
  • Mind Control: The Wizard of Deception could fire red lightning from his eyes that, when shot into someone else's eyes, would hypnotize them and bring them completely under his control.
  • Object Empowerment: When he gave Bulk the scissors to clip Tommy's hair, the Wizard of Deception could be seen empowering it with orange lightning.
  • Power Coin Summoning: The Wizard of Deception was able to fire while lightning into his right hand to summon Tom Oliver’s Power Coin.

Abilities

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Weaknesses

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Arsenal

  • Wand: The Wizard of Deception had a magical wand that he could use to cast various magical attacks.
    • Movement Spell: The Wizard of Deception could fire a massive blue spiral at Bulk and Skull's feet to make them bounce away.
    • Spell Reversion: The Wizard of Deception could fire a red energy stream from his wand capable of de-brainwashing Bulk and Skull and undoing the movement spell.
    • Draining Blast: The Wizard of Deception could shoot pink-red lightning from his wand to hit Tommy in the back and completely knock him out.
    • Evil Clone Creation: The Wizard of Deception could create clones of the Rangers by getting a lock of their hair and zapping it with a blue lightning bolt from his wand.
    • Time Travel: The Wizard of Deception could make his wand flash white to distort the area around him and teleport five Power Rangers back in time.
    • Lightning Blast: The Wizard of Deception was able to charge white lightning into the tip of his wand and fire it at his enemies. This struck Tommy into the chest and put him into a coma.
    • Demorphing: A second use of the Wizard of Deception’s lightning blast made Tommy demorph.
    • Monster Creation: The Wizard of Deception was able to fire a green energy beam from the tip of his wand to turn three rats into Rat Monsters.
    • Lightning Blasts: The Wizard of Deception was able to shoot a streak of pink and green lightning from his wand capable of causing large explosions.
    • Zord Corruption: The Wizard of Darkness could fire orange energy circles from his wand that turned the Dragonzord evil.
  • Hair Clippers: The Wizard of Deception produced some scissors for Bulk and Skull (and later a Putty) to use to get some of Tommy's hair.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

  • The Wizard of Deception was voiced by producer Tony Oliver.

Design

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Etymology

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Notes

Appearances

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