Power Rangers villains tend to have a goal when it comes to why they fight the Power Rangers. Some want universal conquest, some want intergalactic gems and stars, while others want to turn people into dinosaurs.
In this article, I’ll go through every villain faction in the series and list their specific motivation.
Villain Motivation
Evil Space Aliens (Rita Repulsa)
Season: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 1
Rita Repulsa desires to conquer Earth as payback for Zordon trapping her in a Space Dumpster for ten thousand years.
Evil Space Aliens (Lord Zedd)
Season: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 2
Lord Zedd takes over the cause of taking over Earth after Rita Repulsa’s many attempts failed.
Evil Space Aliens (Ivan Ooze)
Movie: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie
Ivan Ooze desired to unearth his Ectomorphicons in order to use them to invade and take over the Earth.
Evil Space Aliens (Master Vile)
Season: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Season 3
Master Vile desires universal conquest and come to the Moon Palace to obtain the Zeo Crystal to destroy the Earth.
He later uses the Orb Of Doom to reverse time to turn the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers into children.
Machine Empire (King Mondo)
Seasons: Power Rangers Zeo & Power Rangers In Space
The Machine Empire desired to strip the Earth’s resources to use for their Cog Army and add Earth to their ever growing list of conquered planets.
Machine Empire (Louie Kaboom)
Season: Power Rangers Zeo
Louie Kaboom is sent to the Machine Palace by Rita & Zedd in order to take over the Machine Empire while King Mondo is being repaired.
He succeeds but is quickly overthrown by Prince Gasket.
Machine Empire (Prince Gasket)
Season: Power Rangers Zeo
Prince Gasket desired to become the next ruler of The Machine Empire while his father was at off being rebuilt at an undisclosed location.
Evil Space Aliens
Seasons: Power Rangers Zeo & Power Rangers In Space
Rita & Zedd were forced off the Moon by the Machine Empire at beginning of Zeo.
However, Rita & Zedd later return to the Moon after King Mondo is destroyed in order to overthrow the Machine Empire as the sole conquerors of Earth.
Space Pirates
Seasons: Power Rangers Turbo & Power Rangers In Space
Divatox is motivated to attack Earth after the Turbo Rangers destroyed her fiancee, Maligore.
She first attempts this by using detonators disguised as everyday object but eventually scraps this for more traditional plans of attack.
General Havoc’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Turbo
General Havoc arrived to Earth by delivering a Space Base to his sister, Divatox and aids her in destroying the Turbo Rangers with his Metallosaurus.
United Alliance Of Evil
Season: Power Rangers In Space
The United Alliance Of Evil desired universal conquest and attempts to stop the Space Rangers from finding Zordon.
Psycho Rangers
Seasons: Power Rangers In Space & Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
The Psycho Rangers are dark reflections of the Space Rangers that desired to destroy their respective color.
Scorpius’ Army
Season: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Scorpius attacked Terra Venture to obtain the Galaxy Rangers Quasar Sabers and later The Lights Of Orion.
Trakeena’s Army
Season: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Trakeena attacked Terra Venture as revenger for the Red Galaxy Ranger destroying her father, Scorpius.
Captain Mutiny’s Army
Season: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Captain Mutiny desired to capture Terra Venture’s Colony and make them slaves in his Slave Camp.
Queen Bansheera’s Demon Army
Season: Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Queen Bansheera’s minions attacked Mariner Bay to clear it from humans, so that they may rule the area as they did before being imprisoned in a tomb.
Trakeena’s Army
Season: Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Trakeena travels to Earth and teams up with the Demon, Triskull to capture humans and use their life force in order to have Trakeena mutate to her bug form.
Ransik’s Mutant Army
Season: Power Rangers Time Force
Ransik desired complete eradication of humans after they shunned him in his early days.
When Frax defected from Ransik, he desired that robots would rule the Earth.
Vypra’s Demon Army
Season: Power Rangers Time Force
Vypra desired to summon a Super Demon to destroy the Lightspeed Rangers.
The Orgs (Master Org)
Season: Power Rangers Wild Force
The Orgs under Master Org’s rule desired a world covered in pollution.
Mut-Orgs
Season: Power Rangers Wild Force
The Mut-Orgs are Mutant/Org hybrids that travel to the present in order to team up with Master Org.
The Orgs (Mandilok)
Season: Power Rangers Wild Force
The Orgs under Mandilok’s rule desired to feed Mandilok’s endless hunger for food.
Machine Empire Generals
Season: Power Rangers Wild Force
The Machine Empire Generals desired to destroy the Earth with Serpentera as payback for the Zeo gRangers destroying their leader, King Mondo.
General Orgs
Season: Power Rangers Wild Force
The General Orgs are revived by Master Org to guard the Org Nexus from the Wild Force Rangers.
Evil Space Ninjas
Season: Power Rangers Ninja Storm
Lothor desired complete eradication of every ninja on Earth after being banished from the Wind Ninja Academy.
Mesogog’s Army
Season: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Mesogog desired to convert the Earth back to the Era Of The Dinosaurs.
Tutenhawken
Season: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Tutenhawken desired to rule Reefside with a Queen at his side, which he got temporarily in the form of Cassidy Cornell. After Cassidy leaves him, he teams up with Elsa to defeat the Dino Rangers.
Evil Space Ninjas
Season: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
After escaping the Abyss Of Evil, Lothor desired to recapture every ninja on Earth.
Troobian Empire
Season: Power Rangers SPD
The Troobian Empire stole resources from Earth to construct a body for their master, Omni The Magnificence.
Broodwing
Season: Power Rangers SPD
After Broodwing defected from Gruumm, he desired to take over Earth as payback for Emperor Gruumm not paying him for his services.
The Morlocks
Season: Power Rangers Mystic Force
The Morlocks desired to bring their master, Octomus to the Surface World.
The Barbarian Beasts
Season: Power Rangers Mystic Force
The Barbarian Beasts are a group of four monsters summoned by Imperious from The Oblivion tasked by him to capture the genie, Jenji so that Imperious could wish for a world in his image.
The Ten Terrors
Season: Power Rangers Mystic Force
The Ten Terrors desired to revive Octomus by following The Rules Of Darkness.
Flurious’ Crew
Season: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Flurious desired to obtain the Corona Aurora and its jewels in order to gain universal conquest and to use its powers to freeze the Earth.
Moltor’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Moltor desired to obtain the Corona Aurora and its jewels in order to gain universal conquest and gain respect from his older brother, Flurious.
Kamdor & Miratrix
Season: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Kamdor desired to obtain the Corona Aurora and its jewels in order to gain universal conquest.
The Fearcats
Season: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
The Fearcats originally wanted to obtain the Corona Aurora and its jewels in order to free their fellow Fearcats out of a mirror prison.
However, after the mirror is broken, they desired to gain universal conquest.
Thrax
Season: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Thrax desired to destroy the Sentinel Knight after he trapped him in a Space Dumpster and attempted to gain the sword, Excelsior to accomplish the task.
Dai Shi Clan
Season: Power Rangers Jungle Fury
Dai Shi is a dragon spirit that led an animal uprising but was sealed in a chest by the Pai Zhuq.
In present day, he is released and possess the human, Jarrod to lead his armies to enact the Second Beast Wars.
Five Fingers Of Poison
Season: Power Rangers Jungle Fury
The Five Fingers Of Poison are five Rinshi Beasts that specialize in poison themed attacks.
They are tasked to use these poisons to destroy the Jungle Fury Rangers.
The Overlords
Season: Power Rangers Jungle Fury
The Overlords are a group of three powerful elemental creatures that served Dai Shi during the First Beast Wars. They are revived in present day with Naja’s Life Talons and are tasked with teaching Dai Shi to harness his darkness while in the body of Jarrod. Grizzaka however refuse this and takes over the Dai Shi Clan for a short time.
Phantom Beasts
Season: Power Rangers Jungle Fury
The Phantom Beasts were an alternate sect of animal-like creatures that attempted to usurp Dai Shi during the First Beast War but were trapped in Crystal Eyes. After being freed by Jellica, they desired to make Dai Shi their Phantom Beast King.
Phantom Beast Warriors
Season: Power Rangers Jungle Fury
The Phantom Beast Warriors are a group of eight minor Phantom Beasts that served the Phantom Beast Generals to collect fear for Dai Shi.
Venjix Computer Network
Season: Power Rangers RPM
The Venjix Computer Network desired a world completely ruled by the Venjix Virus.
Nighlok (Master Xandred)
Seasons: Power Rangers Samurai & Power Rangers Super Samurai
The Nighlok under Master Xandred command desired to flood the Earth by sending out lower class Nighlok in order to cause human fear to raise the Sanzu River.
Professor Cog
Season: Power Rangers Samurai
Professor Cog desired to destroy the Earth in his dimension and teams up with Master Xandred to use Sanzu River water to accomplish this task.
Nighlok (Serrator)
Season: Power Rangers Super Samurai
The Nighlok under Serrator desired to split the Earth in two in order to flood the Earth in Sanzu River Water.
Warstar Insectoids
Season: Power Rangers Megaforce
The Warstar Insectoids desired to take over the Earth so that insects could be the dominant species.
Toxic Beasts
Season: Power Rangers Megaforce
The Toxic Beasts desired to cover the Earth in their toxic slime.
Vrak’s Robots
Season: Power Rangers Megaforce
Vrak’s Robots were created by Vrak and desired to assist him in conquering Earth.
The Armada
Season: Power Rangers Super Megaforce
The Armada desires to add Earth to their list of conquered planets.
Professor Cog
Season: Power Rangers Super Megaforce
Professor Cog travels to Earth in order to conquer it while the Super Megaforce Rangers are trapped in Corinth.
Prince Vrak
Season: Power Rangers Super Megaforce
Prince Vrak comes out of hiding after his brother is destroyed and attempts to destroy the Earth with three drills.
Sledge’s Crew
Seasons: Power Rangers Dino Charge & Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
Sledge and his army desire to obtain the Energems so that he may have enough power for universal conquest.
Lord Arcanon’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
Lord Arcanon also desires to obtain the Energems and had possession of the Dark Energem to accomplish this task.
Heximas’ Crew
Season: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
Heximas desired to turn the human race into Evil Elves with his magic coal.
Galaxy Warriors (Galvanax)
Season: Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Galvanax desire to obtain the Ninja Power Stars in order to achieve universal conquest.
Galaxy Warriors (Madame Odius)
Season: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
Madame Odius desires to obtain Ninja Super Steel and the Ninja Nexus Prism so that she could forge her own evil Ninja Power Stars.
Galactic Ninjas
Season: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
The Galactic Ninja are a group of four space ninjas that desired to gain universal fame by defeating the Ninja Steel Rangers.
Lord Draven’s Forces
Season: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
Lord Draven desired to conquer the multiverse with his Ranger Clone Army.
Gruesome Grunts
Season: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
The Gruesome Grunts were an intergalactic crime syndicate that plotted to continue their crime lives by switching into the Ninja Steel Rangers bodies and having the Halloween Intergalactic Court destroy their old bodies.
Sledge’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
Sledge’s Crew survive being sucked into a black hole created by the Dark Energem and aid Madame Odius in fixing the Warrior Dome in return for an asteroid. They return after Madame Odius is destroyed by the Ninja Steel Rangers and desired to obtain the Ninja Power Stars.
Rita Repulsa
Movie: Power Rangers (2017)
Rita Repulsa desires to dig up the Zeo Crystal buried underneath the Krispy Kreme in Angel Grove.
Evox’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Beast Morphers
Evox’s Crew consists of the robot scientist, Scrozzle and two Dark Avatars that desired to build a body for the sentient virus, Evox so that he could escape the Cyber Dimension and take over the Morphin’ Grid.
Ryjack
Season: Power Rangers Beast Morphers
Ryjack desired to obtain powerful relics and traveled to Earth to obtain the Ranger Relics inside Grid Battleforce’s Ranger Vault.
Sledge’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Beast Morphers
Sledge’s Crew is revived by Scrozzle to assist Evox in attempting to create the Chimerazord.
Void Knight’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Dino Fury
Void Knight desires to obtain Sporix to power up a machine to revive his partner, Santaura.
Void Queen’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Dino Fury
Void Queen desires to make humanity suffer when she thinks humans were responsible for the supposed death of her baby daughter.
Lord Zedd’s Crew
Season: Power Rangers Dino Fury
Lord Zedd desires to obtain the Sporix Generator from Rafkon, using it to create his own Sporix Army.
Robo Rita’s Army
Special: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once And Always
Robo Rita desires to capture Power Rangers and use their energy to power her time machine in order to kill the younger versions of the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.
Squid Ink Inc.
Season: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Squid Ink Inc. desires money by any means, starting intergalactic wars and manipulating Lord Zedd into using his evil energies to cause a reverse Z-Wave to wipe out all good beings so that there could be endless wars in the universe.