Honestly? You are correct here, Zedd especially in season 2 gave off a lasting memorable impression of a sinister dark overlord, even after he was toned down in season 3 onwards, if you wanted to create an iconic villain they did a fantastic job at it. Never really cared about Shaddam, he wasn’t even the leading big bad of the series until the end but hey they still used him in Power Rangers in a humorous way

Yeah, Dairanger's writing is awful, this isn't something that many sentai fans on here contest

>>23856195
I always forget MMPR figured out a way to use Shaddam, albeit briefly. Even with the metal face he strikes me as a design they'd want to avoid at all costs.

>>23857028
Why? Is it because his outfit kinda looks like a Cenobite?

>>23857050
I guess because he's dressed like a Cenobite, also like a BDSM suit (which also is like a Cenobite), plus that they show the actor's face (obviously there was Rita and Scorpina, but the show seemed to shy away from that sort of thing after Season 1)... "Normal guy in leather" just doesn't really match anything else adapted or created for MMPR either before or after. Also the Zord fight they used is fairly short and doesn't even have a proper ending (so there wasn't even the excuse of 'Yeah, the character is iffy, but that Zord fight is so awesome how could we NOT use it in MMPR?') so they kinda had to fudge one with the Thunder Saber. Just doesn't seem worth the trouble to force Shaddam into one scene for no real reason. They could've easily had the Rangers escape the storybook and then just have Zedd randomly create Pot Taoist, Birdcage Vagabond, or Lt. Zilong.

>>23856190
Power Ranger faggots are a special level of autistic. I'd love to make fun of you, but frankly I just pity you too much. May god have mercy on your souls.

>>23858295
Well I'm sorry it's not the 1,000th thread with a half naked anime girl as the OP image. I'll try better next time.