Lord Zedd

[Lord Zedd]

Lord Zedd
"I am Lord Zedd, emperor of all I see."

Description

Lord Zedd appears to be a combination of skinless muscle and metallic accessories. He always appears the same, and his single most defining attribute is his unique face plate that he is never seen without. Often, either when exceptionally angry or when utilizing his magical powers in some way, his visor will glow bright red.

Personality

Lord Zedd's emotional state is usually somewhere between "angry" and "furious." After countless failures against Zordon and his forces, Zedd is hesitant and careful, even in moments of clear victory. That said, he is all too happy to gloat and relish in any moments of success he achieves, and usually attributes it to his own doing, while blaming failures on others. He is at his core corrupt, dark, and pure evil, believing himself to be the supreme being.

Fighting Style

Lord Zedd is loud and boisterous in any combat situation. After several millennia of slaughtering his way across countless galaxies he has seen many unique tricks and techniques, and is not often surprised or impressed anymore. Those two traits combine into him spending most of the fight loudly deriding his opponents and even allies. He does not prefer to jump around the arena, and will instead attempt to tank many blows unless he's learned that it is just too much for him to withstand. He has no preference for his physical or magical attacks, and will alternate between the two styles at will. In melee situations, he will use his staff far, far more commonly than his dagger, however. Zedd is essentially the loud, mocking tank of his team. And he hates his team.

History

Pre-Omniverse

[spoiler]Lord Zedd rose to power nearly ten thousand years ago. After the defeat of Zordon, which he played an instrumental role in, the forces of darkness were left to compete only with themselves for total domination of the known universe. Lord Zedd waged wars for control, and eventually ended up with a sizeable Empire in what became one of the bleakest sectors of space. He was constantly battling the other forces of darkness, however, which kept him and his army sharp and ruthless.
 
Word reached him that Rita Repulsa had escaped from her prison, and was in battle with Zordon, who was reaching through space from another dimension to aid a new team of Power Rangers, different than the ones that existed several milenia ago on the planet Eltar. Zedd swooped in and took over the battle with Earth, and attempted to crush Zordon and his team of heroes.
 
To his great surprise, he was unable to gain any traction on the Power Rangers. They thwarted him at every turn, and his schemes became increasingly desperate. To add to this, his domain shrank and was conquered by the Machine Empire in his absence. Eventually the machines came to Earth, and with superior numbers, drove him away.
 
With few followers left, Zedd was forced to become a vagabond. He lurked and waited in the shadows, seeking the right moment to strike against the machines. To his great pleasure, King Mondo also had no luck against the Rangers. It was in a moment of weakness that Zedd struck, assassinating much of the high council and forcing the machines to retreat. He was in no condition to battle the Rangers yet, but his point had been made. He was back.
 
It was while celebrating his victory, and returning to his throne room on the moon once more that he was whisked away to the Omniverse.[/spoiler]

Omniverse

[spoiler]Lord Zedd arrived in the Nexus, and was immediately confronted by Imperial stormtroopers. Upon realizing his powers had drastically decreased, he instead joined them. Shortly after his arrival in Coruscant he officially joined the Empire, where he helped deal with many threats, including the Vorticons and the Darklings. After a short and ill fated break to voyage into Dante's Abyss 2017, he has remained in the Imperial verse as a low end enforcer.[/spoiler]