Ecliptor

Ecliptor was Astronema's second-in-command and her adopted father, serving as her advisor and chief general. He served as the secondary antagonist of Power Rangers In Space.

Although his true motives are unclear one thing is certain, Ecliptor seems furled by his hatred for Andros the Red Space Ranger (probably because he thinks Andros will turn Astronema good). Ecliptor has followed Andros to numerous planets with the intention of destroying him once and for all. Ecliptor's immense power and strength make him more than a match for Andros or any other Ranger. However, he did save Andros from being killed by Darkonda on one occasion, presumably out of not wanting Astronema to finding out one day her brother was killed by one of her monsters.

Ecliptor was rivals with Darkonda, a bounty hunter who worked for Dark Specter to capture Karone. Darkonda treats Ecliptor with disdain, always trying to one-up him. Darkonda can also merge with Ecliptor to form a powerful entity named **Darkliptor**. In this form, Darkonda is dominant, but Ecliptor can force them apart if he is strong enough. Ecliptor has even killed Darkonda on three occasions, during one of which, he saved Andros from a booby trap.

When Andros found out that his long-lost sister, Karone, was Astronema, Ecliptor attempted to keep them apart, in order to prevent Astronema from learning the truth. He failed, and Astronema returned to the side of good as Karone once again. Ecliptor remained devoted to his princess, defending her against the attacks of his own forces. He was branded a traitor and was captured by Darkonda. Later, Ecliptor was brainwashed by Darkonda to be fully evil, driving out any protective instinct he may have had towards Karone. It was this reprogrammed Ecliptor who captured Karone in order for her to be brainwashed into being Astronema again.

Towards the end of the Ranger's conflict with Astronema, Ecliptor gained an upgrade, turning red for a time. In this super-powered form, he destroyed the Delta Megazord before his new power expired, turning him back to normal.

When Andros inadvertently delivered Astronema a mortal wound during a battle, Ecliptor appeared as she lay dying. Breaking free of some of his programming, he rushed over to his princess, asking Andros how he could have done this to his own sister. He vowed to avenge her death, and the two began a heated duel. After being beaten by Andros, he crawls to Astronema's apparently dead body. Andros then destroys Zordon's energy tube. The destruction sends a wave of energy that dissolves Ecliptor into a pile of sand. He is the first of many Zordon-era villains to be destroyed.

Despite Ecliptor's death, his efforts to save Astronema were successful as Zordon's Energy Wave purified Astronema back into Karone and brought her back to the side of good once and for all.

Due to his kindness and loyalty towards Astronema, even when she'd turned to the side of good, it seems strange that he was destroyed by Zordon's energy wave while far worse villains such as Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, and Divatox were given a second chance at life. The most likely reason was that Ecliptor was, by his own admission, created a creature of evil. Even ignoring that, due to his kinder nature than most, Zordon's Energy Wave demorphed the Rangers including Andros. Given his final comment, Ecliptor might have taken the opportunity to finish Andros off had he survived given his final words before he could learn of Astronema's survival.

**Darkliptor**

Darkliptor is the evil entity that results from the forced fusion of Darkonda and Ecliptor. In this form, Darkonda's mind is always dominant over Ecliptor's. However, Ecliptor can force them apart.

In the first, Darkonda forces Ecliptor to merge with him, and then battles the Rangers in his Darkliptor form. Upon being overwhelmed and defeated by Andros and TJ, Darkliptor is forcibly split back into the two villains. Darkonda then grabs hold of Ecliptor, fusing with him again as they're grown by the Satellasers. At the climax of this battle, when faced with the Astro Delta Megazord's final attack, Darkonda split the fused form apart and held Ecliptor in front of him to take the brunt of the blow.

In "Astronema Thinks Twice", Darkonda again forces Ecliptor to merge with him, but this time Ecliptor manages to force them apart, much to Darkonda's surprise and anger. This marked the last appearance of the form.