When they ran out of Zyuranger footage in Season 2, Carla Perez was cast in the part for the new footage (still overdubbed by Goodson), with the reasoning in-universe being an attempt on Rita’s part to try and woo Zedd. Rita was originally completely sourced from Power Rangers‘ re-used Zyuranger footage’s Witch Bandora, portrayed by actress Machiko Soga, and overdubbed by Barbara Goodson. It’s not like anyone was buying the set for Zedd. Let’s at least give Rita the courtesy of reviewing her first, shall we? I mean, she is kind of the star attraction here. Rita is an all-new figure who has as of yet not been planned for another release, while Zedd is almost identical to his single release. Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd are a GameStop-exclusive Power Rangers: Lightning Collection two-pack, released last fall. Even in the Lightning Collection, a line generally kinder to villains, she’s stuck in an exclusive two-pack with a figure a lot of people already grabbed. During the show’s original run, her figure never made it past the prototype stage, and when she finally did get a figure in one of the legacy sets many years later, it was a rather infamously bad offering. Unfortunately, despite the franchise being as toy-driven as it is, Rita’s never been quite so lucky in the world of toys. The central villain of the first three seasons of Power Rangers, and perhaps the franchise’s foe with the most iron-clad name recognition is Rita Repulsa. LORD ZEDD & RITA REPULSA POWER RANGERS: LIGHTNING COLLECTION (HASBRO)
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