En parlant de l'arriéré de Norvil, dans un bras éloigné de la galaxie, une certaine incarnation pourpre du sport sanguin ajustait sa progéniture alors qu'il marchait sur une scène, des caméras diffusant à tous les citoyens du Zangyack. Des observateurs ont montré que des villes fumaient et des bâtiments publics étaient saccagés. Le candidat le plus récent avait eu de la chance avec cette planète-- beaucoup d'armes non létales qui n'ont rien fait à sa physiologie et beaucoup d'armes mortelles qui ont rebondi. Une victoire beaucoup plus propre que la planète qui a pris une quinzaine de concurrents pour conquérir, mais c'était son travail en tant qu'animateur de le parler, vraiment.
-- Eh bien, bien, les gens! On dirait que notre dernier concurrent, Drongo le Destroyer, a vraiment décroché le classement! Il a gagné le mille certificat-cadeau Zagin pour Spacey's Department Store, la 37-saison complète As The World Burns: The Spandez Conquest Hour DVD collection, la navette personnelle de Zangyack Général Rocketry, des vacances à Planet Norgo, ET plus de vingt-cinq mille Zagin en espèces libre d'impôt pour l'aider à en profiter! Mais le prix GRAND est sur ces moniteurs- il semble que Drongo a écrasé une autre planète, faisant de lui le premier champion trois fois dans l'histoire du spectacle! Et tu sais ce que ça veut dire, n'est-ce pas?
À l'unisson avec le public, il chanta, le poing soufflant avec les mots. "BON! MOYEN! Génial! PRISE!"
"IIIIII AIMEZ-LA! Mais, malheureusement... nous n'avons plus le temps pour ce soir! Joignez-vous à nous demain quand nous verrons quelques-uns des points forts de la course de Dorgo sur le spectacle, et pour savoir s'il prendra le prix en argent de 45 millions de Zagin et le remettra à l'Empereur, OU s'il choisira de le gouverner en tant que gouverneur! Jusqu'à demain... on s'en va!"
Name: Zangyack Broadcasting Network Executive Spandez, Lord of the Late-Night Timeslot, The Almighty Lord of Bloodsport
Appearance: Here. The form at his feet is his true form, a gigantic insectoid creature. He contorts his arms and wings to appear more humanoid, the wings folding to form his trademark suit.
Age: Yes.
Bio: Spandez is, in fact, older than the Zangyack empire. He might actually be the oldest living being in the cosmos, as he was born when the first sentient creature thought how awesome it would be to see two animals fighting. Spandez is the literal embodiment of bloodsport, from gladiatorial combat to violent sporting events. He spent a long time as a spacefaring conqueror, setting up gladiatorial arenas to amuse and feed himself. But he began to notice that a lot of other creatures would pay to get in… which led to profits, which led to faster expansion, which led to more spectacular arenas, which led to more power for himself.
One day, thousands of years later, an agent for the Zangyack Broadcasting Network came to him and explained the wonders of television to the Dark Lord of Bloodsport. The Zangyack could not only broadcast his gladiatorial matches to the universe, but harvest the energy created by those enjoying the battles. They even offered to provide more unique equipment and gladiators (be they insubordinate Gormin, a bored Action Commander, or a prisoner from another world), provided they got a cut of the advertising revenue. Spandez even got a free cable package, which led to him discovering a gameshow. His gladiatorial matches had many contestants, but very few were volunteers. It had many fans, and many viewers, but also many decrying the barbaric spectacle.
But gameshows… people were willing to do insane things for those prizes. They would humiliate themselves in public. They would take candy from children. They would leave people stranded on alien worlds with no food and water if the prize was great enough. And that's when Spandez hit upon the idea that all his gladiatorial matches needed was a fresh spin.
And thus he hit upon an idea. The Zangyack would offer prizes to his contestants. The contestants would sow chaos and discord on planets. If the contestants won and managed to conquer the planet, they'd get legal ownership of it and a choice between becoming a planetary governor or handing it over to the Zangyack for a hefty prize. If they lost, they'd often do enough damage to the planet's infrastructure through the gameshow's challenges to make conquering the planet much easier for the Zangyack forces.
This brilliant stroke elevated Spandez from a powerful warlord to chief executive of the Zangyack Empire's premier TV broadcasting network and a trusted enforcer of the emperor. However, due to one particularly stubborn planet, the emperor has requested his next conquest be centered on Earth.
Other: A monster game show host who uses his program to expand an interstellar empire by offering invaders fabulous prizes for performing typical Sentai monster antics to destabilize a planet's infrastructure.
Vehicle: Video Star, a combination spaceship and recording studio.