Villains in Power Rangers: Turbo
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The fictional villains of the television series Power Rangers: Turbo (and the preceding movie, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie) were the minions or allies of the space pirate, Divatox.
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[edit] Divatox
Divatox is the main villainess in Power Rangers: Turbo, and is known throughout the universe as the Queen of Evil, Dark Queen of Space, and the Queen of Darkness.
Divatox is an intergalactic pirate who leads a large number of cutthroats in her evil conquests throughout the universe. From her base, the gigantic fish-shaped submarine known as the Subcraft, Divatox and her minions travel about the universe plundering riches to satisfy Divatox's greed.
She is the daughter of Mama D, aunt of Elgar, and sister of General Havoc. It is also implied that she is the twin sister of Dimitria. She is an acquaintance of Rita Repulsa, too; once she even talked to her over the phone. She wears contact lenses, and can fire blasts of energy from her eyes. She also has exhibited a lizard-like extended tongue, thus proving Divatox is not entirely human.
Divatox cares about only two things in life: her own greed and her own power. She is extremely vain and cruel to even her own subjects, especially Elgar. She has a sharp extendable claw on her arm which she can use to cut through thick objects with great ease. She loves explosives and often relies upon bombs (referred to as "detonators") more than her monsters (evident only in the first half of Turbo with the original Rangers).
Divatox decided to take a break from piracy and journeyed to the planet Liaria to capture the wizard Lerigot in order to journey to the ancient lost island of Muiranthias. After capturing Lerigot, Divatox used his magic to allow her submarine safe passage through the Nemesis Triangle and on to Muiranthias. Once on Muiranthias, Divatox attempted to awaken the ancient god of the Malachians, Maligore, in order to marry him and gain his powers. The Turbo Rangers destroyed Maligore, thus infuriating Divatox who decided to journey to Earth for vengeance.
The Turbo Rangers repelled invasions by Divatox's troops again and again, switching mentors and four Rangers in the process. Eventually, though, Divatox came closer to conquering Earth than any villain before her, standing in triumph over the ruins of the Command Center. However, in her moment of triumph, she was recalled to the Cimmerian Planet by Dark Specter, forcing her to abandon her conquests.
She later joined the United Alliance of Evil and was part of the invasion force that conquered most of the universe when she fought the Alien Rangers on Gratha. She and her forces were selected by Dark Specter to constantly move Zordon about from world to world to prevent any of the various Rangers from finding him. Thanks to Zordon's energy wave, she was turned good and was seen with long, flowing dark brown hair, and wearing a white dress identical to Dimitria's.
- In her war against the Turbo Rangers, Divatox piloted a flying pink Cadillac, as well as the Eagle Divazord.
- According to the episode Trouble By The Slice, Divatox enjoys pepperoncini peppers.
- Divatox stands as the only Power Rangers villain not to face the Rangers in hand to hand combat.
- During the second half of the Turbo season, she adopted a signature catchphrase "Viva la Diva!".
Divatox was portrayed by Hilary Shepard Turner in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (who portrayed the character as more vain, immature, over the top, campy and insane psychopath) was briefly replaced by Carol Hoyt (who portrayed the character more evil ,tomboyish, aggressive, loud and conniving mastermind) in the series while Turner was on maternity leave. During the second half of the season, Turner reprised her role as Divatox. She is also one of the few female leaders who had an action figure made after her.
[edit] Elgar
Elgar was the dimwitted nephew of space pirate Divatox and General Havoc, and the grandson of Mama D. Elgar's parent(s) were never revealed, but the existence of a fourth unnamed sibling is paramount due to the fact he is the nephew of Divatox, her brother, and presumingly Dimitria. He assisted her in her fight against the Turbo Rangers in any way he could. He was later reassigned by Dark Specter to serve Astronema in battling the Space Rangers. Months later, when Dark Specter initiated the takeover of the universe, Elgar was destroyed, reduced to a pile of sand, by Zordon's energy wave.
Elgar was armed with the Card Sword, named as such due to the blade looking like a row of playing cards. Elgar could fire blasts of energy from the sword, as well as teleport. While under Divatox's employ, Elgar piloted the Terrorzord, though it ended up being transformed into a camel by one of Porto's monsters.
According to the episode Wheel of Fate, Elgar is illiterate, nor can he swim.
Elgar was played by Danny Wayne Stallcup, who was credited as Kenny Graceson for the second half of the season. He was voiced by Derek Stephen Prince, but credited as David Umansky.
[edit] Rygog
Rygog is the mutant servant of Divatox. he serves as her loyal warrior, able to fire lasers from his eyes. However, because of his unwisely designed armor, he can be defeated if he is toppled. Rygog also served as the pilot of the Lion Divazord. He was destroyed by Zordon's energy wave in Countdown to Destruction when Divatox was on Gratha fighting the Alien Rangers.
According to the episode Fire In Your Tank, Rygog is apparently left-handed. As shown in Rally Ranger, Rygog sleeps upside down like a bat.
Rygog is played by Ed Neil and voiced by Alexis Lang.
[edit] Maligore
Maligore, played by Mike Deak, was a fictional villain from the film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997).
Maligore, known as The Great Flame of Destruction, was an ancient, lava-like demon entombed on the Island of Muranthias thousands of years ago by the ancestors of the alien wizard Lerigot. Divatox wanted to resurrect Maligore, then wed him so they could control the universe together. Divatox sacrificed Kimberly Hart and Jason Lee Scott to Maligore's pit of flames, possessing them with his evil. But when Lerigot freed them from the evil, an enraged Maligore awakened and rose from the lava. After pummelling the Turbo Rangers, he became enormous and battled their Turbo Megazord. Though he was clearly the stronger combatant, the Megazord managed to knock the demon off a cliff and into the sea, slaying Maligore and ruining Divatox's plan.
The Grand Monarch of Evil, Dark Specter, looked exactly like Maligore, but had the ability to speak and was far more powerful. Their similarity was even commented upon by Divatox.
[edit] Porto
Porto is an alien resembling a life raft with a porthole in it that has limbs. Porto is Divatox's top advisor, a Finster-esque character for the Turbo series. Despite some successes, he sometimes messes up, including his piloting of the Shark Divazord. He was not seen in Countdown to Destruction.
Porto is voiced by Scott Page-Pagter.
[edit] Mama D
Mama D is the Space Pirate mother of Divatox, Dimitria (presumingly), General Havoc, an unidentified fourth child (the unnamed parent of Elgar), and grandmother of Elgar. She, in a holographic transmission, considered Divatox the worst of their clan during Divatox's sleep. When asked for motherly advice from Divatox in her sleep, Mama D told her that the Power Rangers would fall if Divatox could "remove the leader" (in this case, Tommy). When Divatox's Piranhatrons captured Tommy, Divatox had him hanging from the ceiling as Mama D arrived and suggested she torture Tommy with the Vortex of Eternal Doom and Sorrow (to which she had banished the patriarch of the pirate clan), and threaten to drop him inside it. However, T.J. Johnson rescued Tommy while the others fought and defeated Flamite. While in her bed later that night, Divatox is told by Mama D that Tommy survived and that Divatox always messes up in her family of Space Pirates. She was not seen in Countdown to Destruction.
[edit] General Havoc
General Havoc is the brother of the space pirate Divatox, Dimitria (presumingly), and an unnamed third sibling, as well as the uncle of Elgar. He showed up with his Space Base to deliver a Metallasaurus zord that he had been constructing for her. Havoc proved far more competent in his battles with the Rangers than Divatox, not only by defeating the Rangers with his Metallasaurus, but also by stealing the Turbo Megazord and abducting the Phantom Ranger. Metallasaurus destroyed the Turbo Megazord's sword and slapped it with its tail twice. The third time Metallasaurus whipped its tail, it coiled the Megazord and shocked it. As Metallasaurus pinned the helpless Turbo Megazord, Chromites broke in and ejected the Rangers. Metallasaurus, towing the Turbo Megazord, blasted off for the space base.
After his Metallasaurus was destroyed for the second time, he departed to build a new one. He appeared later in Power Rangers in Space when the United Alliance of Evil launched a galactic scale attack. He participated in the Machine Empire's attack on the Phantom Ranger's home world, but was destroyed by Zordon's energy wave in Countdown to Destruction.
General Havoc is voiced by Tom Wyner (uncredited).
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