Power Rangers Villains are some of the most complex characters in the franchise. Most villains end up going down a road of a cruel demise but for a small portion of these villainous have a revelation (or in some cases a wave) that has them eventually defect to the side of the light.
In this article, I will be going down the list of villains that have strayed from dark and entered the light.
Villains Redeemed
Waspicable
First Appearance: The Wasp With A Heart
Turned Good: The Wasp With A Heart
Waspicable is a wasp monster employed in Astronema’s Monster Army that attempted to be an evil monster but due to his good will, he defects from the side of evil.
Rita Repulsa/Mystic Mother
First Appearance: Day Of The Dumpster
Turned Good: Countdown To Destruction: Part 2
Rita Repulsa, the intergalactic space witch is turned good and purified by Zordon’s Energy Wave.
She later becomes the Mystic Mother, the Empress Of All Good Magic.
A robotic clone of her is the main antagonist of the 30th Anniversary Special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Once And Always.
Lord Zedd
First Appearance: The Mutiny: Part 1
Turned Good: Countdown To Destruction: Part 2
Lord Zedd, the Emperor Of Evil is turned good and human after being purified by Zordon’s Energy Wave.
NOTE: Lord Zedd is revived by the necromancer, Reaghoul in Power Rangers Dino Fury, becoming the main villain in Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.
Divatox
First Appearance: Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Turned Good: Countdown To Destruction: Part 2
Divatox, the space pirate is turned good after being purified by Zordon’s Energy Wave.
She also dons an outfit similar to her alleged twin sister, Dimitria.
Loyax
First Appearance: Loyax’ Last Battle
Turned Good: Loyax’ Last Battle
Loyax is a former warrior of good that defects to the side of evil after predicting that evil may eventually overcome good. He has a change of heart thanks to the Yellow Galaxy Ranger but is destroyed by Deviot.
Astronema/Karone
First Appearance: From Out Of Nowhere: Part 1
Turned Good: Countdown To Destruction: Part 2
Astronema first turns good after learning of her true identity, Karone, the younger sister of Andros, the Red Space Ranger. She is turned back to being evil however for a short time until she is turned good and purified by Zordon’s Energy Wave.
She later fights evil as a Power Ranger, becoming the second Pink Galaxy Ranger.
Villamax
First Appearance: Heir To The Throne
Turned Good: Journey’s End: Part 2
Villamax was a loyal follower to Trakeena until she became crueler after fusing with Deviot, reaching his breaking point when she orders him to attack a ship filled with innocent people. Trakeena then slays him when he refuses to fight her, disappearing into gold sparks of energy.
Diabolico
First Appearance: Operation Lightspeed
Turned Good: The Queen’s Return
Diabolico was always a blind follower to Queen Bansherra but once she starts treating her followers as pawns in her game to defeat the Lightspeed Rangers, he decides to defect but not for long as he is turned into a mindless puppet. Only in the afterlife is Diabolico able to show his good side where he saves Carter Grayson by blasting his former Queen into the Shadow World.
Ransik
First Appearance: Force From The Future: Part 1
Turned Good: The End Of Time: Part 3
Ransik had always cared very much for his daughter, Nadira so once he accidentally blasts her in his final altercation with the Time Force Rangers, he ultimately decides to end his evil-doing and turn himself into Time Force. He later becomes human after stripping the Mut-Orgs of their Mutant halves.
Nadira
First Appearance: Force The Future: Part 1
Turned Good: The End Of Time: Part 1
Nadira was a spoiled brat who only cared for herself.
However, after helping a woman give birth, she sees the goodness within human beings and ultimately decides to become a more caring person.
Toxica & Jindrax
First Appearance: Lionheart
Turned Good: Sealing The Nexus
Toxica & Jindrax defect from the Org Empire after the way they’ve been treated by their superior.
They then assist the Wild Force Rangers in rescuing Princess Shayla from Master Org.
Zen-Aku
First Appearance: Curse Of The Wolf
Turned Good: The End Of The Power Rangers: Part 2
Zen-Aku is somehow revived by unknown means after Master Org is defeat and decides to travel the world with his former host, Merrick Baliton.
Marah & Kapri
First Appearance: Prelude To A Storm
Turned Good: Storm Before The Calm: Part 2
Marah & Kapri are the nieces of Lothor that defect to the side of good when Lothor tries to feed them to the Abyss Of Evil.
They then enroll as students of the Wind Ninja Academy.
Elsa
First Appearance: Day Of The Dino: Part 1
Turned Good: Thunder Struck: Part 2
Elsa is a female cyborg warrior that is drained of her evil energy from Mesogog, revealing that she was once a good human turned evil by Mesogog.
Koragg/Leanbow
First Appearance: Broken Spell: Part 1
Turned Good: Heir Apparent: Part 2
Leanbow is transformed Koragg The Knight Wolf by Octomus, becoming his evil puppet until he is able to break free from his control after remembering his past.
Necrolai/Nikki Pimvare
First Appearance: Broken Spell: Part 1
Turned Good: Mystic Fate: Part 2
Necrolai was once the loyal follower of Octomus that decided to turn to the side of good after being shown kindness by Itassis.
She also turns human after reviving Leanbow & Daggeron.
Leelee Pimvare
First Appearance: Broken Spell: Part 2
Turned Good: The Light
Leelee Pimvare is the daughter of Necrolai, the Queen Of The Vampire that gets fed up with working with The Morlocks and decides to live in the Human World.
Matoombo
First Appearance: The Light
Turned Good: The Return
Matoombo is one of the Ten Terrors that ultimately turns good after befriending Vida Rocca, the Pink Mystic Ranger.
However, he is destroyed when his body is used to revive Octomus but is revived after Octomus is destroyed by the Mystic Rangers.
Itassis
First Appearance: The Light
Turned Good: Mystic Fate: Part 1
Itassis is one of the Ten Terrors that ultimately decide to turn to the side of good after seeing she has become a puppet of Octomus.
Norg
First Appearance: Kick Into Overdrive: Part 1
Turned Good: Crown And Punishment
Norg is a carefree yeti that never really was evil but ended up working for the side of evil after Flurious took over his Ice Den. He eventually figures out he’s on the wrong side after Flurious orders Chillers to destroy him, fighting them and bringing Tyzonn’s captured fiancee, Vella to Hartford Mansion.
Whiger
First Appearance: Fear And The Phantoms
Turned Good: The Spirit Of Kindness
Whiger is one of the Phantom Beast Generals that gets all of his Rinzin drained by Dai Shi after failing to destroy the Red Jungle Fury Ranger. He then tries to destroy him but ends up befriending him, saving his teammates before fading away.
Jarrod
First Appearance: Welcome To The Jungle: Part 1
Turned Good: Path Of The Righteous
Jarrod was a cruel person prior to becoming Dai Shi but once he sees that destruction he’s caused under the influence of Dai Shi, he is eventually able to break this influence, assisting the Jungle Fury Rangers in destroying Dai Shi for good, rejoining the Pai Zhuq Academy as a beginner student.
Camille
First Appearance: Welcome To The Jungle: Part 1
Turned Good: Path Of The Righteous
Camille is a chameleon warrior and a loyal follower of Dai Shi for thousands of years. She assumed she loved him after he possesses the human, Jarrod but ends up learning that he in fact loved Jarrod after he showed her kindness. She eventually decides to defect to the side of good, assisting the Jungle Fury Rangers in destroying Dai Shi and joins the Pai Zhuq Academy as a beginner student.
Flit
First Appearance: Welcome To The Jungle: Part 2
Turned Good: Now The Final Fury
Flit is a fly-like creature that was once a warrior that fought for good during the Beast War. He is turned into his current form by Camille, being forced to live within her stomach in order to survive. He assist the Jungle Fury Ranger a few time until Camille turns him back into his human form after the Final Beast War.
Tenaya
First Appearance: Fade To Black
Turned Good: Danger And Destiny: Part 1
Tenaya was originally a blind human girl that is turned into a hybrid by Venjix and has her memories erased, making her think she is a Venjix Human Infiltration Attack Bot. However, Tenaya learns that she is in fact a hybrid and the sister of Dillon, Ranger Operator Series Black, defecting to their side until she is captured by Kilobyte, who erases her memories and turns her into Tenaya 15. That is until she is cured by Dillon, assisting them in defeating Venjix and travels the world with her brother and Summer Landsdown.
RICO
First Appearance: Rico The Robot
Turned Good: Rico The Robot
Rico is a robot created by Metal Alice to learn the moves of the Megaforce Rangers but has a change of heart after it is revealed he has a conscience.
Heckyl
First Appearance: Wishing For A Hero
Turned Good: Edge Of Extinction
Heckyl once guarded the Dark Energem on his home planet, Sentai 6 against evildoers that desired to obtain its power. However, when Lord Arcanon attempted to obtain it, Heckyl is exposed to the Dark Energems power and is corrupted into being evil. Once Heckyl regains his memories and is separated from his other half Snide, Heckyl defects to the side of good and aids the Dino Charge Rangers in their fight against Sledge. Once Sledge is taken care of, Heckyl is given the title, “Keeper Of The Dark Energem”.
NOTE: Heckyl is later revealed to have become the Dark Dino Charge Ranger prior to the events of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.
Void King/Tarrick
First Appearance: Destination Dinohenge
Turned Good: The Truth
Tarrick is a Rafkonian that assumed the role of Void Knight in order to aid him in capturing Sporix to revive his injured wife, Santaura. He is revealed to have never been evil until his corrupted wife, now known as Void Queen powers him up with Sporix, turning him evil, rebranding himself as Void King. He is later turned good again after learning that his long lost daughter is Amelia Jones, the Pink Dino Fury Ranger.
Void Queen/Santaura
First Appearance: Unexpected Guest
Turned Good: The Nemesis
Santaura is a Rafkonian that swore vengeance on the human race after she assumed that were the main catalyst for the death of her baby daughter. She powers herself up with Sporix and assumes the role of Void Queen to make the human suffer. She turns good however after she learning her daughter is Amelia Jones, the Pink Dino Fury Ranger.
Mucus
First Appearance: Sporix Unleashed
Turned Good: Switching Sides
Mucus is a Sporix Beast that once worked for Void Knight and later Void Queen until the Sporix Beasts are all combined into the Nemesis Beast and later captured by the Morphin’ Master. Mucus becomes the last Sporix Beast and reunites with Slyther to form Doctor Sly’s Mushroom Circus. She is later confronted by the Cosmic Fury Rangers and assist them in saving Ollie Akana by sneaking into Lord Zedd’s Fortress on Eltar to destroy the Tricera Statue.
Slyther
First Appearance: Phoning Home
Turned Good: Switching Sides
Slyther is a Sporix Bot that once worked for Void Knight and later Void Queen until they are both defeated by the Dino Fury Rangers and reunites with Mucus to form Doctor Sly’s Mushroom Circus. He is later confronted by the Cosmic Fury Rangers and assist them in saving Ollie Akana by sneaking into Lord Zedd’s Fortress on Eltar to destroy the Tricera Statue.