Rita Repulsa is Ready to Defeat the Rangers Herself in POWER RANGERS: BATTLE FOR THE GRID Today

Ever since nWay announced that Rita Repulsa would be a playable character in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, I’ve been very curious as to what that would look like. Well, she just dropped today and the recent trailer lets us see some of her moves and combos. Don’t expect a lot of flashy kicks and punches as Rita will instead be hitting people with magic, her staff, and a few Putties.

The interesting part there is that she uses the Z Putties that Lord Zedd brought to the table. As an added treat to fans, the team was able to get Barbara Goodson, the voice actress for Rita in the show, to do the voice work for the character. It’s incredible.

From her ominous Moon Base, Rita plots her conquest of Earth, which has resisted her attacks for millennia. Rita’s fighting style emphasizes both mastery over her Putty Patroller army and a dizzying array of different magical spells guaranteed to keep her opponents off-balance. Pinwheel Chaos, a rolling ball of devastating energy, starts off at a distance then slowly moves closer to Rita, instantly putting opponents at a disadvantage by drawing them closer to her.

Thanks to her magical mastery of her pile of Putty Patrollers, almost nowhere in a battle is safe for her opponents. While her Patrollers mindlessly pursue, punch, and subdue opponents, Rita covers them from a distance with myriad and devastating magical spells. Royal Candle bisects the screen with a fiery and explosive attack, making any opponent in mid-range a target. Anyone foolish enough to get within close range of Rita will then have to contend with her magic-enhanced kicks and staff strikes, coupled with her mastery of aerial maneuverability thanks to her Queen’s Ambit spell.

Rita can be added to your game for $5.99 or as part of Season 4 which costs $14.99. Are you excited to play as Rita? Who would her teammates be? You can play Battle for the Grid on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.