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ClassicPower Rangersvillain Lord Zedd has been warning everyone about the world ’s glum threat for one C . Dark Specterhas emerged out of thePower Rangers'“Darkest Hour " storylineas its main antagonist ; further , he has been promoted as the overarching puppeteer behind all the Rangers ' previous misfortunes , much like Thanos was to the Avengers during the MCU ’s Infinity Saga .
The thought that thePower Rangerscreative team may have contrive such a big function for Dark Specter geezerhood in advance is impressive at the creative horizontal surface ; in - universe , it means that Zedd had spent thousands of years warn others of Dark Specter ’s possible sovereignty over the galaxy , and no one listened .
In the comic , Dark Specter ’s presence in thePower Rangersfranchise was foretell dating back as early asMighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual(2016)#1 , in the story " Only the Strong . " A surprising source – Lord Zedd – gave lecturer a taste of just how much fear and ire someone like Dark Specter can strike into anyone , include himself , at the mere mention of the cosmic antagonist ’s name .
Beyond that , inthe Eltarian War prequel arc , describe Zedd ’s origin , he previse just how dangerous Dark Specter could be to the galaxy if he was n’t stop , a admonition that went neglected for hundred , until it was too late .
BOOM ! Studios Power Rangers has not only recontextualized classic characters from the show , but in many cases , reinvent them completely .
Lord Zedd Recognized The Threat Of Dark Specter Long Before “Darkest Hour”
" Only the Strong " was by the originative squad of Trey Moore , Terry Moore , HI - FI , and Jim Campbell .
" Only the Strong " focalize on Goldar ’s first meeting with Lord Zedd , at a meter when he still flow in a coterie of warriors . By his side was his pack ’s best fighter , Goldar ’s brother , Silverback . Zedd – cloaked tohide his scars from losing his skin to the Zeo Crystal – called both fauna into his chambers , portion them to hunt Zordon before he made it to Earth . affront that they ’d be asked to leave their planet unprotected to come up one Eltarian , Silverback advise he and his comrade find a new master in Dark Specter . Zedd was so furious listening Dark Specter ’s name that he shoot Silverback away , before forcing Goldar to finish up the job .
Lord Zedd ’s apprehensions about Dark Specter appointment back to his origin as Zophram , the Supreme Guardian of Eltar , thousands of years beforehand . In 2020’sMighty Morphin#2 , Zophram spoke to the elders of Eltar as he was being promote to Supreme Guardian . His first request was ask to expand Eltar ’s personnel throughout the cryptic voice of the universe . Even though the elder doidn’t portion out his persuasion , the future Zedd believed this is the dear mean value of endurance for his subspecies against Dark Specter . Ominously , the elders warned Zophram not to become a monster to terminate a colossus – a tragic prognostication of his inevitable fall .
Mighty Morphin#2 come from the originative team of Ryan Parrott , Marco Renna , Walter Baiamonte , Katia Ranalli , and Ed Dukeshire .
No One Listened to Zedd; Now It’s Too Late
Across the Power Rangers ' eight - class run at Boom ! Studios , there have been several reference to Dark Specter , long before he ever appear for " Darkest Hour , " – with these mentions taking on much capital implication in retrospect . The thought that thePower Rangerscreative team may have planned such a large role for Dark Specter years in advance is impressive at the creative level ; in - universe , it means thatZedd had spent thousands of years discourage others of Dark Specter ’s potential reign over the beetleweed , and no one listened . Now thatLord Zedd is officially a Ranger , he ’ll be forced to wreak with thePower Rangersto stop the current minute from getting any darker .
