Soccadillo
| The Soccadillo was a monsterous armadillo who could transform into a giant impenetrable ball. |
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| First seen | Second Chance |
| Last seen | Heir to the Throne |
| Portrayed by | Brianne Siddall (voice) |
| Series | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
Goldar conceived the idea of exploiting the teens’ desire to help Roger with soccer, but Finster was already energizing Soccadillo under a rod emitting green electricity into the monster’s ball form. When fully charged, Soccadillo would have terrible claws and electric needles.
Soccadillo can roll and fly in its ball form. Zordon recognized that Rita was feeding Soccadillo energy to transform it into monster form and increase its powers, predicting that in less than an hour of charging, Soccadillo could become invincible. Zordon also noted that without the Green Ranger, the Rangers would struggle to defeat Soccadillo.
In its monster form, Soccadillo could fire bluish-white energy from the spiky areas on his forearms. In ball form, Soccadillo was impervious to the Tower Formation blast. Red and Green Rangers simultaneously punched the flying Soccadillo in ball mode, causing an explosion that reverted it to monster form. Giant Soccadillo in ball form was unaffected by Dragonzord missiles and could shoot blue energy from his eyes. The Megazord Power Sword eventually destroyed giant Soccadillo.
Later, Soccadillo was among the monsters hallucinated by the teens after Zedd’s plan and was recreated by Finster to capture the Rangers, being described as one of the meanest monsters. Soccadillo attended Rita and Zedd’s wedding, remarking that weddings always made him cry and catching Rita’s bouquet in his mouth.
In battle, giant Soccadillo fought the Thunder Megazord and Tigerzord alongside five other monsters. The Thunder Saber ultimately destroyed giant Soccadillo. Soccadillo also appeared in a large crowd of monsters in Prince Gasket’s other-dimensional Machine Arena and was seen at the Onyx Tavern among various aliens, mutated humans, and animal-based monsters. During an auction on Onyx featuring the lost pink Quasar Saber, Soccadillo participated in the bidding.