History Webcomic / ScorpionRain

This mini-series was christened ‘'Scorpion Rain’' by those who had claimed to have seen it. The story centred on Lord Zedd threatening the earth with his Zord Serpenterra, now fiercer and more powerful. In the ensuing battle, the Zeo Zord fleet is destroyed save for Super Zeo Zord V, which Tommy and Katherine use to combat Serpenterra, before boarding the Zord and planting bombs that ultimately cripple Zedd’s war machine, dealing the galactic conqueror such a crippling blow that he calls off further attacks on the Rangers’ home world.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: "Scorpion Rain" was alleged to be a series of one-minute shorts broadcast prior to Zeo's final episodes exclusively in Australia, created to better link the events of the finale to ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie''. It was actually a hoax by Derik Smith and a group of fans known as the "Scorpion Rain Coalition", perpetrated for over three years before it was debunked.

On March 14th 1998, a message posted to the #alt-mmpr IRC channel by one Derik Smith claimed that such a transition between the eras
did exist, and that it had been shot and filmed rather cheaply as a means of promoting the Turbo movie, using toys and stand-in voice over talent.
This took the form of an episodic short film, split into five parts, and aired ‘exclusively’ in Australia.

Empire finally vanquished by Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa, and their merry band of minions. As they left the Empire in ruins, Zedd proclaimed he ‘was back’. but aside from a small comically themed cameo in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'', Zedd and Rita were not the principle antagonists of the following season, '"Series/PowerRangersTurbo"'. Indeed, their cameo in the Turbo movie implied Zedd had given up altogether on his attempts to conquer the Earth. Fans were mystified, and for a time fans pondered what truly happened between the events of Zeo and the Turbo movie.

Then, in August 2023, just in time for Power Rangers 30th anniversary, Scorpion Rain entered the fray again, this time as a fully illustrated eight page webcomic adapted by Zarius and illustrated by Xavier Rojo. The strip would tell as much of the original story, while adding in it's own original elements.

* AscendedFanon: Amit Bhaumik would go on to write several team-up episodes for the season, culminating in the anniversary story ‘'Forever Red'’, it is here that the Scorpion Rain hoax was taken to another level, as ''Forever Red'' was written to serve as a spiritual sequel to it, again involving Serpenterra, and tying up the final loose ends of Zeo by seeing off both it and the Machine Empire.

* AscendedFanboy: Amit Bhaumik would eventually work on the official Power Rangers television series for real, and was eventually given the position of script editor for the tenth season 'Series/PowerRangersWildForce', Amit would go on to write several team-up episodes for the season, culminating in the anniversary story ‘'Forever Red'’, it is here that the Scorpion Rain hoax was taken to another level, as ''Forever Red'' was written to serve as a spiritual sequel to it, again involving Serpenterra, and tying up the final loose ends of Zeo by seeing off both it and the Machine Empire.

With a price on the their heads and cut off from their friends by a force field, can Tommy and Kat brave the forces of the Varox attack fleet and reach Serpenterra in time before the unstable core of destruction releases a force so devastating it rips apart both the Earth and all neighbouring galaxies?

Empire finally vanquished by Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa, and their merry band of minions. As they left the Empire in ruins, Zedd proclaimed he ‘was
back’. but aside from a small comically themed cameo in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'', Zedd and Rita were not the principle antagonists of the following season, '"Series/PowerRangersTurbo"'. Indeed, their cameo in the Turbo movie implied Zedd had given up altogether on his attempts to conquer the Earth. Fans were mystified, and for a time fans pondered what truly happened between the events of Zeo and the Turbo movie.

* AscendedFanboy: Amit Bhaumik would eventually work on the official Power Rangers television series for real, and was eventually given the position of script editor for the tenth season 'Series/PowerRangersWildForce', Amit would go on to write several team-up episodes for the season, culminating in the anniversary story ‘'Forever Red'’, it is here that the Scorpion Rain hoax was taken to another level, as ''Forever Red'' was written to serve as a spiritual sequel to it, again involving Serpenterra, and tying up the final loose ends of Zeo by seeing off both it and the Machine Empire.

back’. but aside from a small comically themed cameo in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'', Zedd and Rita were not the principle antagonists of the following season, ''"Series/PowerRangersTurbo"''. Indeed, their cameo in the Turbo movie implied Zedd had given up altogether on his attempts to conquer the Earth. Fans were mystified, and for a time fans pondered what truly happened between the events of Zeo and the Turbo movie.

It can be read in full] [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/49688599?view_full_work=true here]]

* AscendedFanboy: Amit Bhaumik would eventually work on the official Power Rangers television series for real, and was eventually given the position of script editor for the tenth season "'Series/PowerRangersWildForce'", Amit would go on to write several team-up episodes for the season, culminating in the anniversary story ‘'Forever Red'’, it is here that the Scorpion Rain hoax was taken to another level, as ''Forever Red'' was written to serve as a spiritual sequel to it, again involving Serpenterra, and tying up the final loose ends of Zeo by seeing off both it and the Machine Empire.

* AscendedFanboy: Amit Bhaumik would eventually work on the official Power Rangers television series for real, and was eventually given the position of script editor for the tenth season "Series/PowerRangersWildForce", Amit would go on to write several team-up episodes for the season, culminating in the anniversary story ‘Forever Red’, it is here that the Scorpion Rain hoax was taken to another level, as ''Forever Red'' was written to serve as a spiritual sequel to it, again involving Serpenterra, and tying up the final loose ends of Zeo by seeing off both it and the Machine Empire.

Then, in August 2023, just in time for Power Rangers 30th anniversary, Scorpion Rain entered the fray again....not as a mini-series, not as a imaginary prequel to an official story, but as a fully illustrated eight page comic strip story, adapted by Zarius and illustrated by Xavier Rojo. The strip would tell as much of the original story, while adding in it's own original elements.

back’. but aside from a small comically themed cameo in Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie, Zedd and Rita were not the principle antagonists of the following season, "Series/PowerRangersTurbo". Indeed, their cameo in the Turbo movie implied Zedd had given up altogether on his attempts to conquer the Earth. Fans were mystified, and for a time fans pondered what truly happened between the events of Zeo and the Turbo movie.

[[caption-width-right:1000:Serpenterra is back! Stronger than before, higher it can soar...t]]