Goldar
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| First Appearance: | Day of the Dumpster (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) |
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| Last Appearance: | Countdown to Destruction, part 2 (Power Rangers: In Space) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Affiliation: | United Alliance of Evil, Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa |
| Homeworld: | Titan, Moon of Saturn. |
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Goldar is a fictional character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the American children's television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He is a powerful warrior that served under the command of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd. He usually fought alongside Scorpina. Unlike many other henchmen, Goldar was one of the few who was capable of holding his own against the entire Power Ranger team.
Goldar's appearances are often footage from the series that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was adapted from Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger. Goldar is based on the Zyuranger character Grifforzer; however, his appearances in the later series Power Rangers: Zeo consist entirely of original footage.
[edit] Character history
Having escaped 10,000 years of imprisonment with Rita, Goldar led his Empress' very first invasion against the Earth. However, he was soon faced with the Power Rangers, and was soundly beaten by their Dino Megazord. Ever since then, Goldar fought the Rangers and their Zords, growing a strong hatred for Jason and Tommy, the Red and Green Rangers, for their continual defeats of him in single combat. Goldar also had a Zord of his own known as Cyclopsis, an ancient war machine, but this Zord was defeated by the Rangers' Ultrazord after a prolonged battle. He was also involved in one of Bulk and Skull's more memorable encounters with a monster, in which Goldar (giant sized) picked up a bus with the two bullies inside.
When Lord Zedd arrived on the moon, Goldar eagerly abandoned Rita for his old master, regaining his wings in the process. As Zedd's right hand man, Goldar led many missions for him, encountering Tommy (now the White Ranger) again and again. Each time they fought, the White Ranger would best him, sending Goldar back to Zedd in disgrace. When Rita returned to the moon and married Zedd, Goldar was aghast, wondering what could've caused his lord to lose his mind, and he distrusted Rita immediately. When he finally discovered it was a sham, he immediately set out to make things right, and had Finster create an antidote for the love spell Rita used. Unfortunately for Goldar, it was revealed that Zedd had come to love Rita on his own. Even after Rita dropped her secret plans of usurping Zedd, Goldar still had a massive dislike for her. Often paired with Rito Revolto, Goldar was disgusted by the skeleton's stupidity (and stench), although they eventually became friends of sorts. Goldar was also essential in Lord Zedd's powering of the Shogun Zords, as he soundly defeated Ninjor, allowing Zedd to capture and use him as a power source. He then went on to destroy the Rangers' Power Coins after Master Vile turned time back on Earth, although this did not automatically lead to the conquest of the Earth due to the intervention of the Aquitian Rangers and the subsequent quest for the Zeo Crystals.
Goldar, along with Rito, went to destroy the Command Center with an implosion generator. Despite their arguing, they managed to locate the Command Center and destroy it and steal the Zeo Crystal. However, they somehow lost the Crystal, and their memories (and in Goldar's case, his wings), and ended up wandering around Angel Grove. They eventually found Bulk and Skull, and ended up becoming their butlers in exchange for food and shelter. Zedd and Rita eventually found them and restored their memories (and Goldar's wings). They returned to their employers and helped them in their quest to destroy the Machine Empire.
Goldar's final appearance was in the final episode of Power Rangers: In Space, Countdown to Destruction. Unlike Rito, Goldar went with Zedd and Rita to the Cimmerian Planet for Dark Specter's conference, where he was responsible for revealing Andros' identity by removing his cloak. He was later present in their invasion of the Vica Galaxy, helping to subdue the Gold Zeo Ranger. When Zordon's energy wave washed over their army, Goldar was destroyed, reduced to a pile of sand.
