Magna Defender

Magna Defender
Mike Corbett

Series	Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
Title(s)	Magna Defender
Color(s)	Black
First appearance	The Magna Defender (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
Last appearance	Escape the Lost Galaxy (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
Status	Magna Defender: Deceased Mike: Retired
Homeworld	Magna Defender: Unknown Mike: Earth
Zords	Torozord
Portrayed by	Magna Defender: Kerrigan Mahan (voice) Mike: Russell Lawrence

The Magna Defender is a fictional character from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy TV series. He is a warrior who has been alive for many years, and is the sworn enemy of Scorpius.

Later in the series, the Magna Defender passed his powers on to Mike Corbett. Throughout the rest of the series, Mike was known as the Magna Defender when he used the powers.

History

During a battle 3000 years ago, the Magna Defender's son Zika was killed by Scorpius, and the Magna Defender swore revenge. However, before he could do so, he was sealed in a pit on Mirinoi by his nemesis Treacheron.

Years later, Red Galaxy Ranger Leo's brother Mike fell into the same pit. The Magna Defender fused with him, escaping the pit and setting out after Scorpius and the legendary LIGHTS OF ORION. Using his Torozord, he fought several battles against his enemy. Obsessed with revenge, he had no qualms about going through the Rangers or even civilians in the pursuit of his vengeance, and so was a frequent foe of the Rangers despite their common enemies. Later, while attempting to destroy Scorpius, (in a last-ditch attempt that would have most likely destroyed Terra Venture as well) the Magna Defender was wounded and revealed to Leo that he was merged with Mike. Seeking to undo the damage he caused to Terra Venture in his attempt to finish off Scorpius, and after being prompted to return to good and renounce his hateful ways by an apparition of Zika, he threw himself into the energy pit he had created, sacrificing his life to neutralize its energy and save Terra Venture. In the process, Mike was released.

The spirits of the Magna Defender and Zika later appeared to Mike when the Rangers were in peril, giving him the Magna Blaster in Sword mode, the source of the Magna Defender powers. Much like with the Quasar Sabers, a two-part morpher also appeared on Mike's arms, allowing him to become the new Magna Defender. This two-part morpher was actually the morpher from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the sentai series from which footage was lifted to create the second season of Power Rangers. Using the Magna Blaster and Torozord, Mike did battle with many foes of the Rangers.

Later, Mike sacrificed Torozord and his powers to free Terra Venture from the Lost Galaxy. Then the original Magna Defender's spirit appeared to Mike again, this time to congratulate him on how heroically he had used the powers and tell him that he had fulfilled the Magna Defender's destiny. Prior to Mike's sacrifice of the powers, Magna Defender's spirit appeared to him and motivated him to perform the action.

Note that while Mike was able to morph into the Defender, the original Defender was never seen outside his armor, so it's impossible to say if the armor was actually his body. Zika was also only seen in armor (a child-size replica of his father's armor).

In other media

The Magna Defender appears as a helper character in the Nintendo DS version of the game Power Rangers: Super Legends.