Terror Toad

Terror Toad is a frog-like monster from the American live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He is one of the many monsters created by Rita Repulsa to destroy the Power Rangers. He is the main antagonist of the episode Power Ranger Punks.

Characters Consumed

 * Trini Kwan
 * Zack Taylor
 * Jason Lee Scott
 * Billy Cranston

Personality
The Terror Toad is an entirely malicious and evil character. During battle, he enjoys taunting and mocking the Rangers as he demonstrates his overwhelming might, and takes great delight in ultimately swallowing them, complimenting their taste. He is also prone to anger as seen when his horn is cut off and he devours Jason in retaliation.

Motive
The Terror Toad devours his victims mainly to sate his enormous hunger. He is also subservient to his mistress, Rita Repulsa, and attempts to eliminate the Power Rangers as she demands.

History
In the episode Power Ranger Punks, Terror Toad is created by Rita Repulsa's servant Finster to destroy the Power Rangers. He is sent to Earth and battles the Rangers Trini, Jason, and Zack (the other two Rangers, Billy and Kimberly, are indisposed after drinking a potion created by Rita's servant, Baboo, that turns them into nasty bullies).

The Terror Toad proves to be a powerful foe, easily fending off the Power Rangers' attacks and delivering several powerful strikes against them. After knocking Trini to the ground, the Terror Toad fires an energy beam from his horn that wraps around her and transforms her into a yellow energy sphere. The sphere is then drawn into the Terror Toad's mouth and he swallows Trini whole, after which an image of her helmet appears on his belly. The Terror Toad continues to battle the Red and Black Rangers and easily dominates them. After several failed attacks against him, the toad knocks Zack down and fires his energy tongue at him as well. The Black Ranger is transformed into an energy sphere and the Terror Toad swallows him.

The Terror Toad battles the lone Red Ranger, but Billy and Kimberly soon arrive after being cured of the punk potion. The Blue and Pink Rangers then cut off the toad's horn, leaving him unable to use his energy tongue. This angers the Terror Toad and, in retaliation, he shoots out his physical tongue and wraps it around the Red Ranger. He then pulls the Red Ranger into his mouth and swallows him whole. In doing this, however, he also exposes the weak spot on his neck to the Blue and Pink Rangers. With only two Rangers left, the Terror Toad begins to approach them hungrily. After the toad delivers a powerful dive-punch to the both of them, the Blue Ranger attempts an attack by leaping into the air. However, the Terror Toad fires his tongue once again and catches him in mid-air. The toad pulls the Blue Ranger into his mouth and swallows him whole.

The Terror Toad is then joined by Baboo who stops an attempt by Kimberly to attack the monster. Alongside Baboo, the Terror Toad begins to approach the lone Pink Ranger, intending to devour her to secure their victory. However, Kimberly then fires a flurry of arrows into the Terror Toad's neck, which knocks him over and forces him to regurgitate the swallowed Rangers. After the newly-freed Rangers deliver several powerful strikes against him, the Terror Toad is destroyed when Kimberly fires an arrow into his mouth.

Method of Consumption
The Terror Toad has two methods of consumption. First, he can conjure a large yellow mouth from the horn on his head, which then shoots out a long tongue that wraps around his victims and turns them into a small energy sphere. Apparently compelled to do so, the transformed victims then fly into his mouth, allowing him to swallow them. The advantage of this method is not explicitly stated, but it appears to make his prey easier to capture and swallow.

If the Terror Toad's horn is cut off, he can switch over to his secondary method in which he simply launches his normal tongue from his mouth and wraps it around his victims like a lasso. He then pulls them into his mouth and swallows them whole. When the Terror Toad swallows his victims this way the flaps on his neck undulate, momentarily exposing his weak spot.

Whenever the Terror Toad swallows one of the Power Rangers, an image of their helmet appears on his belly (in the 2010 re-version, the helmets glow after appearing on his belly). The images apparently have no practical purpose, but serve as a cruel reminder of the Rangers that are trapped in the Terror Toad's stomach.

Appetite
The Terror Toad has an incredibly large appetite. He ravenously devoured four of the Power Rangers and intended to do the same to Kimberly, without showing any sign that he was getting full. He has a large stomach, as evidenced by his bulbous belly, which is capable of containing no less than four full-grown human beings. There is no apparent limit as to how much he can eat.

Status of Swallowed Prey
The state of the Rangers while inside the Terror Toad's stomach is unclear since no interior shots are ever shown. Since Jason and Billy were spit out as energy spheres, despite being swallowed whole, it is possible that those who are swallowed whole by the Terror Toad are turned into energy inside his stomach. Conversely, it is also possible that the Rangers change back to their normal forms while inside his stomach, as seen with the Invenusable Flytrap. In any case, those swallowed by the Terror Toad are completely incapacitated as, unlike the Invenusable Flytrap, they cannot communicate with their uneaten comrades and can do nothing to affect their escape.

Gallery
Main: Terror Toad/Gallery

Quotes
"Yum, yum, yum. Delicious!" (said after eating Trini)

"It's supper time!"

"Whenever I swallow one of you, my power grows!"

"This fightin's makin' me hungry!"

"You Power Rangers are pretty tasty." (said after eating Zack)

"Don't worry. I've got plenty of room left inside for you!" (said to Jason)

"Nooooo! Not my horn! Ohhh... now you've made me hopping mad! You're going to pay for this, and I'm going to start with YOU!" (said before eating Jason right after his horn gets cut off)

"Time for dessert." (said while approaching Billy and Kimberly)

"Four down and only one to go." (said after eating Billy)

"Now I'm REALLY peeved!" (said after throwing up Zack, Trini, Billy and Jason)

"No more Mr. Nice Toad!" (last words)