Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

Shouldn't the Z - Wave have wiped out the villians in LG and most of the other seasons?

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Zordon only went after the villians that were actively invading the galaxy. Other villians we see later were also trapped and out of the picture anyway.

Re: Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

you would think so but there are 2 ways to look at this.

The first way is exactly as Captain Codfish said that Zordon only went after those villains that played an active role in invading the universe however another reason is that he just couldn't reach a lot of the stuff for one reason or another.

Galaxy = Scorpius, Trakeena and Mutiny were in the Lost Galaxy which was out of his reach.

Lightspeed = The demons were still trapped in the Shadow World so they were not a thread.

Time Force = Ransik wasn't born yet so you can't really do anything to prevent what had happened since no one had suspected it to happn.

Wild Force = Toxica and Jindrax were both around as was Retinax but they weren't a threat without Master Org around.

Ninja Storm = Lothor was still banished and wasn't a threat to return at the time.

Dino Thunder = Mercer was still Mercer.

S.P.D. = Set in the future and Gruumm was still in space and wasn't planning on going to Earth anyway plus it's unknown when he came into the picture.

Mystic Force = They were still trapped in the Underworld so they weren't a threat.

Overdrive = I don't know about Miratrix or the Fearcats but Moltor and Flurious were still trapped so they weren't a threat.

Jungle Fury = Dai Shi was still captured so he wasn't a threat.

RPM = alternate dimenison and Venjix likely wasn't created at the time anyway.

Samurai = The Nighlok weren't a threat without Serrator or Xandred being around.

Megaforce = Unknown but they hadn't came to Earth yet so they probably weren't a threat.

Dino Charge = Sledge wasn't a threat at the time.

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Kamndor was also trapped. And I think all the Nighloks were trapped in the nietherworld.

Re: Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

There were limits even to Zordon's power.

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that's why I didn't bring Kamdor up since I figured he was still trapped in his prison at the time. I agree with you in regards to the Nighlok.

Re: Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

They never said Zordon defeated all evil. Just the alliance.

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Zordon simply restored balence to the scales of good and evil. The UAE became too powerful and were neutralized.

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actually he precisely said that his energy would destroy "the forces of evil" so it was a vague enough term that the writers could get away with in case they had came back for another season unfortunately some people seem to mistaken that for all evil forces.

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Its possible Zordon just lacked the power to destroy all evil. If he could , he would have. Zordon had no problem letting people die when it suited him.

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It was a left over side effect of Zordon's connection to Specter. It allowed him to take out all of Specter's forces.

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I think Zordon didn't think it was right to vaporize villains that didn't attack yet. It was one of his main rules for Power Rangers not to escalate a fight.

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Zordon should have sacrificed himself in MMPR rather than risk the lives of teenagers. It just shows how selfish he was.

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Good thought. But in this case it was risky. Due to the lack of control Zordon had with the ability. ...It might have failed.

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Zordon was still stuck in his time warp in MMPR. The wave only worked with Zordon free. Which was only the case post the start of Turbo.

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Zordon sacrificing himself in MMPR wouldn't have worked for exactly the reason that Goldar's Revenge stated. Lerigot freeing Zordon from his time warp in "Shift Into Turbo" made the Z-Wave possible so he could've done that then but I think he wanted a more concentrated blast which is why he had waited until he was trapped inside of Dark Specter's energy tube in order to sacrifice himself.

Re: Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

Zordon could have summoned Lerigot to free him at anytime. But he waited until there was a way to get home. It was convient for hm to hide in the time warp and continue to let his minions do his dirty work.

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how could he though? We have no idea how long ago he knew of him and how well he knew about Lerigot's magical powers.

Yes he knew a lot about Rita and Zedd's forces but as the series went on he really couldn't do much to help out the Rangers since he wasn't as familiar with the evil threat.

He had no clue about Trey despite what he had claimed that the only way the Gold Ranger could know him and Alpha is if they knew him.

Re: Why weren't the villains zapped?
 

I agree with you this time Matt. Zordon would never do anything nefarious to anyone good. Zordon also would not hesitate to sacrifice himself for the greater good.

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Zordon's Wave was a last resort if there was no other way to defeat evil. You don't go using that power lightly.

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Ranger Master, you're wrong about Zordon. He was a good guy and would have done anything to save the Universe. He loved humanity and the Rangers.