Rita Repulsa was the primary antagonist for the first season, and later returned during the second to marry Lord Zedd. She is a witch who is the daughter of the first evil monarch of the MG-51 planet Master Vile. She has a brother named Rito and, via Zedd, a son named Thrax.
It was also mentioned in "Power Rangers: Turbo" that Divatox was a friend of Rita, possibly a relative, when she asked Rita for advice on how to defeat the Power Rangers on the phone. Rita mentioned that if she knew how to defeat the Power Rangers, she would not be trapped with Zedd, and faced the phone towards him, who was snoring in his sleep.
It was mention she conquered other galaxies before Earth. The planets/galaxy were Regda 2, Sorcery 7, Tarmac 3 and the Vica Galaxy.
Rita Repulsa was played by Machiko Soga in Zyuranger footage, played by Carla Perez in U.S. footage, played by Sydney native Julia Cortez in MMPR: The Movie, and voiced by Barbara Goodson.
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