 This article is about a villain in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
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- "At last! I'm free."
- ―Moltor's first lines after being awakened by the Corona Aurora's uncovering.[src]
Moltor was a ruthless, arrogant fire-themed warrior and the secondary antagonist of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
History[]
Past[]
Moltor, like his brother Flurious, was also originally human. When he and Flurious were kids, Flurious broke Moltor's little red sled, resulting in a long-lasting grudge. 
TV STORY-Follow the Ranger
Moltor was transformed into a red, fire-elemental dragon-like creature when he attempted to steal the Corona Aurora and trapped in a distant planet until his eventual release years later.
Operation Overdrive[]
Moltor succeeds in stealing the Corona Aurora in the double episode debut "Kick into Overdrive".
Moltor tried to achieve this by taking control of the weather and flooding the planet but the Weather Machine Monster was destroyed and his scheme failed. TV STORY-Weather or Not
Moltor agrees to Flurious's suggestion that with Miratrix and Kamdor searching for the crown, the two brothers are better off working together. Together they are able to use Moltor's Zord and the Dragonizer to defeat the DriveMax Megazord and capture Mack. However, Mack uses their own suspicions and hatred of each other to set them fighting again and then defeat the Super DriveMax Megazord. TV STORY-Follow The Ranger
Moltor and Flurious before they were cursed.
Moltor later joins Thrax's Evil Alliance along with the other villains against the Rangers and combines his evil energy with the other villains to cut off the Overdrive Rangers connection to the Morphin Grid. However, their plans are ruined when the Sentinel Knight recruits several Veteran Rangers and the Overdrive Rangers getting their powers back. The two teams team up to defeat the Evil Alliance once and for all. Moltor battled Rose and Tori and is defeated. After Thrax is defeated and is destroyed once and for all by the Sentinel Knight, the villains go their separate ways again. TV STORY-Once a Ranger
Despite this failed alliance, he later join forces with the Fearcats and has much more success with them than Flurious did: constructing a Cybernetic Rex capable of defeating the DriveMax Ultrazord, capturing Ronny to use as a power source, and briefly turning the Sentinel Knight evil. However, the BattleFleet Megazord makes short work of the Cybernetic Rex and this alliance falls apart. TV STORY-Ronny on Empty
Moltor's demise by his fratricidal brother.
Later, after refusing to surrender to Flurious, his volcano base starts being ripped apart by Flurious's Blue Corona Aurora jewel. Moltor decides to lead his Lava Lizards and his final monster Magmador in an all out attack on the Rangers to gain the remaining jewels. Mack arrives to get the crown from Moltor and a vicious battle ensued, Mack destroys the Lava Lizards and fight Moltor (Magmador being destroyed before by the Sentinel Knight and the Flash Point Megazord Crane Formation, during the curse for the key of three dragons in Japan), which ends when the other Rangers come to get Mack out. Barely surviving the battle and the destruction of his lair, Moltor comes to Flurious's Ice Den with Tyzonn's fiancée, Vella, and the crown. In his weakened state, Flurious is easily able to destroy Moltor and take the crown by freezing Moltor and shattering him to pieces. TV STORY-Nothing to Lose
Personality[]
Moltor was far more direct and aggressive than his brother; when they arrived on Earth, he attacked the Rangers directly and abducted Andrew Hartford to secure the Corona Aurora. He was responsible for far more attacks and schemes than Flurious (rivaled only in this regard by Kamdor) and, as a result, saw more success; he gained possession of the Corona Aurora and once stole the Compass relic right as the Rangers retrieved it. He was vicious and merciless; in his debut, he unleashed a volcanic eruption on San Angeles merely as a diversion and in later instances killed some of his Lava Lizards just because he was angry. Despite all of this however, it was shown that Moltor could be calm if needed to be and, while enemies with Fluious, he wished for him to respect him and was shown (this not all the time) that he could be respectful to his Lava Lizards and his monster creations.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Power: Moltor was every bit as strong as Kamdor, Miratrix, Mig and Benglo but he was around evenly matched with his brother in terms of strength and firepower, having fought him to draw when they first fought (they fought each other in later episodes, but these battles always ended in a draw).
- Teleportation: Moltor could teleport to any location at will.
- Lava Surveillance: Moltor could use the lava in his base to monitor people.
- Lava Communication: Moltor could also use the lava in his base to communicate with others.
- Extraordinary Leaper: Moltor could leap at an incredible distance.
- Heat Resistance: Moltor was able to withstand heat since he was able to live in his volcano-like lair without being bothered by burning temperatures.
- Forehead Lightning Beam: Moltor could fire white-yellow or orange colored lightning beams from his forehead, which were powerful enough to take out all five Rangers with ease and even send Flurious flying back and yell in pain.
- Devastation: Moltor's lightning beams also packed a devastating force as shown in the first part of the two-part premiere episode they served as the absolute counter to the ice beams from Flurious's staff since they were evenly matched and sent both opponents flying with great explosive force.
- Volcano Eruption: Moltor's lightning beam was strong enough to crack a mountaintop and cause a volcanic eruption.
- Lightning Blasts: Moltor was able to release red-orange lightning blasts from his hands.
- Lightning Fireball: Moltor's strongest attack where he could charge up energy and fire a massive fireball with red colored lightning around it from his hands.
- Magic Vision: As seen in the flashback of the second part of the two-part episode "Face to Face", Moltor was shown to be capable of firing red magic beams from his eyes.
- Monster Conversion: With his magic vision, Moltor could transform anyone into monsters such as turning Tyzonn into a reptilian servant and forcing him to work under him.
- Monster Summoning: Moltor could summon monsters to battle alongside him by calling out their name such as Scaletex and Bullox.
- Lava Lizard Summoning: Moltor could summon Lava Lizards to aid him in battle.
- Heat Ropes: Moltor could also flash his eyes and conjure up heat ropes to trap his enemies in.
- Rock Dart Enlargement: Moltor cou;d fire a dart-like rock from his finger at a monster to enlarge them.
- Weather Machine Enhancement: Using a Weather Machine, Moltor was able to enhance his power while gaining new abilities, such as:
- Lightning Bolts: In the episode "Weather or Not", after being powered up by his Weather Machine, Moltor could fire purple colored lightning bolts which were strong enough to obliterate three Lava Lizards
- Wind Blast: Also after being powered up from the Weather Machine, Moltor could conjure a strong gust of wind powerful enough to blow down all five Rangers.
- Object Summoning: Moltor could summon any objects into his hands, as seen when he summoned a mirror for Tyzonn to look at.
Abilities[]
- Strength: Moltor was extremely strong, capable of taking on all five Rangers at once and, in the episode "Follow The Ranger", when teamed up with Flurious, he was able to deflect the Drill Blaster's final attack.
- Durability: In the episode "Weather or Not", Moltor took multiple point blank blasts to the face and torso from Mack's Drive Defender but was unhurt despite exploding in a burst of purple fire.
Weaknesses[]
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Arsenal[]
- Fire Swords: Moltor wielded two large flame-themed swords in battle.
- Self-Destruction: When the Giant Sea Creature got taken out, Moltor pressed a button on his sword to make it self-destruct.
- Flame Empowerment: Moltor could charge up his swords with flames and swing them at full force.
- Energy Empowerment: Moltor could charge up one of his swords with red colored energy and swing them at full force at the enemy. In the first part of the two-part episode "Face to Face", one slash was strong enough to cause a massive wound on Tyzonn's left shoulder.
- Lightning Beams: Molter could fire white-yellow or red-orange colored lightning beams from both of his swords similarly to the ones fired from his forehead.
- Enemy Enhancement: Moltor could fire his lightning beams from his sword like before, but if fired at a Lava Lizard, it can power them up as shown in the episode "At All Cost" when he transformed one of them into Volkan.
- Lightning Blast: Moltor could launch a blast of light red or white-yellow colored lightning from his sword.
- Mega Slash: Moltor's strongest attack with his swords where he charged both of them up with flames and red colored lightning, and then after being empowered by green flames, he could release strong energy slashes from his swords at the enemies. This attack covered a wide area and was strong enough to take out all six Rangers in just one slash.
- Earth Implosion: By combining his swords' power with Thrax and all the other antagonists, Moltor could create an implosion in the Earth. This was his ultimate attack with the other villains and is strong enough to damage the Morphin Grid to such an extent that it obliterated the Rangers' powers.
- Dragon Scale: Moltor stole a scale that came from a dragon named Fire Heart in an attempt to strengthen Volkan, but the Rangers retrieved it from him.
- Mirror: Moltor used a mirror in the flashback of the second part of the two-part episode "Face to Face" to show Tyzonn that he is now his personal reptilian servant.
- Chiller Stones: Given to him by Norg in the episode "Just Like Me", Moltor can use these stones to spawn an army of Chillers to aid him in battle.
- Thor's Hammer: In the episode "Just Like Me", Moltor possessed Thor's hammer, which he can use to enlarge and empower his Lava Lizards.
- The Cybernetic Rex: Moltor's personal Zord which had enough firepower to defeat the Drivemax Ultrazord very easily. It was destroyed by the Battlefleet Megazord.
Creations[]
- Giant Sea Creature
- Weather Machine Monster
- Volcan
- Moltor's Zord
- Dragonizer
- Scaletex
- Tyzonn
- Bullox
- Blothgaar
- Cybernetic Rex
- Magmador
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Generals[]
Family[]
- Flurious - Brother
Others[]
Enemies[]
Rangers[]
- Overdrive Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Ninja Storm Rangers
- Dino Thunder Rangers
- S.P.D. Rangers
- Mystic Rangers
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Moltor is voiced by Mark Ferguson.
Design[]
- Moltor could be based upon Surtr or Surtur Fire Demon, while his brother Flurious could be based upon Frost Giant Yimir, since both of this 2 brothers have Ice/Fire elemental powers, but also Norse Gods (Thor & Loki) have been introduced so it is speculated that those unnamed planets in which they were imprisoned could be both Joutnhiem and Muspheliem.
Etymology[]
- His name is related to the English word "Molten", meaning "melted or made liquid by being heated to very high temperatures", just as the name meaning of his brother Flurious is related to the English word "Flurry".
Notes[]
James MacLurcan shows off Moltor's costume.
- Moltor's head resembled the Megazord from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The reason for this is because Moltor's Boukenger counterpart, as with each primary antagonist and each individual monster of the week was visually designed as an homage to the various robots and other mecha piloted by the protagonists of the 29 previous Super Sentai Series (except for J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai), as Boukenger was the 30th anniversary series. King Ryuuwon's look was based on the Dino Megazord's counterpart, Daizyuzin of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger.
- As of today it remains unknown how Moltor managed to both find and kidnap Vella, as she was last known to be trapped somewhere on her homeworld.
- Moltor is the second main antagonist to be destroyed by another villain.
- Moltor is the only main antagonist in Operation Overdrive to be destroyed by another villain. The Fearcats, Kamdor and Flurious are destroyed by the Rangers even if Miratrix's fate remains unknown.
- The revived form of Moltor was never adapted in Power Rangers Super Megaforce.
Appearances[]
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Episode 1: Kick into Overdrive (1) (first appearance)
- Episode 2: Kick into Overdrive (2)
- Episode 3: The Underwater World
- Episode 5: Weather or Not
- Episode 7: At All Cost
- Episode 8: Both Sides Now (mentioned only)
- Episode 9: Follow the Ranger
- Episode 10: Lights, Camera, Dax
- Episode 11: Face to Face (1)
- Episode 12: Face to Face (2)
- Episode 16: Just Like Me
- Episode 17: It's Hammer Time
- Episode 18: Out of Luck
- Episode 19: One Gets Away
- Episode 20: Once A Ranger (1)
- Episode 21: Once A Ranger (2)
- Episode 23: Ronny on Empty (1)
- Episode 24: Ronny on Empty (2)
- Episode 27: Home and Away (1)
- Episode 28: Home and Away (2)
- Episode 29: Way Back When (archive footage and mentioned only)
- Episode 30: Two Fallen Foes
- Episode 31: Nothing to Lose (final appearance and death)
Power Rangers: Super Legends[]
Moltor can be seen in Power Rangers: Super Legends voiced by David Lodge. He is the villain faced in the Operation Overdrive section of both versions, and in the console version even becomes giant and fights the DriveMax Ultrazord.
In the DS version, as the main boss in Operation Overdrive, he does not directly come into contact with the player (narratively speaking, Will). He instead stands in the upper screen and sends numerous waves of Lava Lizards, which Will must defeat in order to proceed to the Megazord fight.See Also[]
- Creator King Ryuuwon - Super Sentai counterpart in Boukenger. See comparison page.
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