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King Mondo is a fictional character from the American television series ''Power Rangers Zeo''. He serves as the principal antagonist of the series. King Mondo's costume and various pieces of footage were borrowed from the Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series ''Chōriki Sentai Ohranger''. In that series, Mondo's name was , and he served the same role. He is voiced by David Stenstrom〔 and portrayed in costume by an uncredited actor. In scenes where footage of Bacchus-Wrath is used, Bacchus-Wrath's actor Yasuhiro Takeuchi takes the role in the suit. Mondo is cast as an alien tyrant, the ruler of an extragalactic Machine Empire.〔 His empire is called in ''Ohranger'' and simply "Machine Empire" in ''Zeo''. Though in ''Ohranger'' he is unconnected to any previous series, in ''Zeo'' he ascends to the position of main villain by ousting the previous series' antagonists, Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd. He is incapacitated in episode 34 of ''Zeo'', but while he gets repairs between episodes 35 and 47 he is replaced by various usurpers. As with many villains from the first five seasons of ''Power Rangers'', Mondo returns as a supporting villain in ''Power Rangers in Space'', this time as a henchman to main antagonist Dark Specter.〔''Power Rangers in Space'' Episode 43, ''Countdown to Destruction, Part 2''〕〔''Power Rangers in Space'' Episode 1, ''From out of Nowhere, Part 1''〕 == Fictional character biography == Mondo's history is outlined to the Rangers by their mentor, Zordon. He broke off from the United Alliance of Evil.〔''Power Rangers: Zeo'' Episode 2, ''A Zeo Beginning, Part 2''〕 At the time ''Zeo'' begins, Mondo has conquered dozens of star systems, to the point where Earth's solar system has become the last hope of curbing his assault.〔 Whenever Mondo conquers a planet, he strips its natural resources, processes them into soldiers for his empire, and moves on to the next planet.〔 Setting his sights on Earth from his colossal Skybase, Mondo surrounds himself with his family: his wife Machina and son Sprocket.〔 Despite his violent tendencies and short temper, Mondo shows himself to be a caring, if pampering, family man, often taking the advice of his family over that of his much more intelligent butlers, Klank and Orbus.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 6, ''Rangers in the Outfield''〕〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 13, ''Mean Screen''〕 Though he considers them primitive, Mondo is shown to be fascinated with mundane human activities, and many of his early schemes involve turning small problems in the Rangers' personal lives into life-threatening situations through use of his Machine Beasts.〔''Power Rangers: Zeo'' Episode 11, ''A Few Bad Seeds''〕〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 5, ''For Cryin' Out Loud''〕〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 8, ''Puppet Blaster''〕 Toward the middle of the series, Mondo begins showing increased interest in the mystic arts. He attempts to take possession of various magical totems, including Tommy Oliver's mysterious arrowhead〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 21, ''Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead?''〕 and the powers of Trey of Triforia.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 33, ''Revelations of Gold''〕 When his forces uncover a vein of a magical metal called Neo-Plutonium on the moon, he uses it to form an armored coating for his monsters, though they are defeated once the rangers gain the Super Zeo Zords.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 34, ''A Golden Homecoming''〕 Eventually deciding to confront the Rangers himself, Mondo retrieves the Sword of Damocles,〔''Power Rangers: Zeo'' Episode 35, ''Mondo's Last Stand''〕 in the series a mystical weapon capable of mass destruction that Mondo had used some time in the past〔 (and had sealed away so he wouldn't be driven to use it again). When Mondo uses the sword, he swells to the size of a tall building, and the large gear on his back transforms into a metallic, streamlined arc with radial spikes running through it, giving the appearance of a pair of wings.〔 When the Rangers form the Super Zeo Megazord, Mondo and his sword are destroyed.〔 After Mondo's destruction, the leadership of the Machine Empire is assumed by the usurper Louie Kaboom, a rogue creation of Rita and Zedd.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 36, ''Bomber In The Summer''〕 At this time, it is revealed that Mondo has an adult son named Gasket, who was disowned for marrying into the family of Mondo's arch rival. Gasket and his wife, Archerina, send Louie to his death and assume leadership for themselves.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 40, ''The Joke's on Blue''〕 Mondo returns, having repaired himself, in short order, causing the usurpers to flee to the other side of the universe.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 46, ''Another Song and Dance''〕〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 49, ''Hawaii Zeo''〕 He also discovers Zedd and Rita has returned to the Moon and is operating in a motorhome base. In the final episode of ''Zeo'', Mondo makes a grab for the Gold Ranger powers yet again, only to be defeated by the Rangers and then seemingly finished off by Rita and Zedd, who send the Royal House of Gadgetry a bomb disguised as a peace offering. In reality, Mondo survives, though he is badly damaged, he swore revenge on both Zedd and Rita.〔''Power Rangers Zeo'' Episode 50, ''Good as Gold''〕 Mondo and his family, repaired, later joined Dark Specter's alliance,〔 and do their part in the invasion of the universe, attacking the Phantom Ranger's homeworld.〔 Mondo is destroyed once and for all when the wave of good energy released upon Zordon's death turns him into a pile of sand.〔 In the 10th anniversary episode, Forever Red, the last surviving generals of Mondo's empire seek to avenge his death, by unearthing Zedd's zord Serpentera and taking over the Earth. The plan is foiled by an alliance of the 10 Red Rangers that existed at the time, and the generals are destroyed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Mondo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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