“ Same old tricks ... So predictable.
—Ragnok, Fugitive
Ragnok is a one-time villain introduced in Fugitive. He is a bounty hunter, a member of the Black Star Council and Ven-Ghan's mentor. According to Ven-Ghan, he is one of the most feared and dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy. He is voiced by Brian Drummond.
History
Early life
An alien of unknown origins, Ragnok is a bounty hunter and outlaw who will hunt anything for the right price. After Makino tore a destructive path through the galaxy, Ragnok began working for the Black Star Council as an Ultralink Hunter. All of his work eventually led him to being one of the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy.
Ragnok was Ven-Ghan's mentor and friend. At some point, they crossed paths and Ven-Ghan captured a bounty that he considered his own. Ever since, they became bitter rivals.
Season 2
Fugitive
At a deserted planet, Ragnok and Gil are chasing an Earth Elementor. The Ultralink claims that the hunter would never take him alive, though Ragnok mentions that neither him or the Black Star Council cared about that. He then proceeds to use his wrist-mounted cannon to destroy a rock formation, which falls on top of the Elementor. With the creature incapacitated, he uses his gear to unlink and then trap the Ultralink. He leaves the planet, and contacts Black Star Council via his ship to claim his money. The hooded figure tells him that he was going to be rewarded, and asks him if he was up to another hunt. He shows Ragnok Ven-Ghan and N'Baro Aksteel X377's holograms, and informs him of the hunter's betrayal. Ragnok accepts the challenge, claiming that it is going to be fun.
Ragnok heads to Earth, and stops at a small bar on a road. He approaches Vin and Dwayne, who were having a drink, and introduces himself to them. He takes a sip of their drink, but he does not like it and throws it on the floor. After Gil eats Dwayne's bike, he gets angry at Ragnok and attacks him with a chair, but he doesn't even flinch. This results in a fight between Ragnok and the two, which in turn causes everyone inside of the bar to run away. After they are beaten by Ragnok, they steal a motorbike and escape. The hunter that he was just getting warmed up, activating a bomb and throwing it inside of the bar, causing a large explosion that obliterates the place.
At downtown Copper Canyon, Ragnok and Gil are wreaking havoc. Max and Steel confront the hunter, but are thrown across the battlefield after receiving a powerful blow. They then attempt to switch to another Turbo Mode, but the hunter throws a grenade at them while they were transforming, stopping the process. Ven-Ghan enters the fight, and reveals that he knew who Ragnok was. The two engage in combat, but Ragnok emerges victorious as he knew Ven-Ghan's tricks. The hunter is knocked down, and captured by Gil. Ragnok is about to leave the battlefield, and Max attempts to stop him with the Turborang. He throws Steel at the hunter, causing a large explosion. Ragnok is not harmed at all, and takes the Ultralink with him as well.
Later on, Ven-Ghan and Steel manage escape from Ragnok and damage his ship in the process. An angry Ragnok steps out of his ship, telling that Ven-Ghan would not escape so easily. Ragnok chases the two, and ends up at an abandoned mine. He eventually catches them at a dead end, and uses his arm-mounted cannon to shoot a missile that blows up the ground, causing Ven-Ghan and Steel to fall on a giant hole. He leaves the mine and reunites with his Gil, stating that they were not getting out of the mine any time soon. He is then attacked by Max and C.Y.T.R.O. and chases them along with Gil.
Ragnok has the upper arm on the battle. After C.Y.T.R.O. locates Steel (who had managed to escape from the mine), he and Max are reunited and activate Turbo Clone Mode to deal with Ragnok, who effortlessly defeats the hero's small army of replicas. He is attacked by the Turbo Lash, causing Ragnok to get angry. Ven-Ghan attacks the hunter with his ship, but he dodges. The two engage in a one-on-one combat, with Ven-Ghan emerging victorious after tricking Ragnok. With him incapacitated, Ven-Ghan tells him to surrender, but he refuses and activates Gil's self-destruction mode. With the heroes distracted, Ragnok escapes and leaves Earth. The hooded figure contacts him, telling him that he had failed them. Ragnok claims that it was a mere setback, and that he would get Ven-Ghan regardless of the cost.
Abilities
- Enhanced Strength: Ragnok is much stronger than an average individual. In his first fight with Max, he threw the hero across the battlefield with a single punch. He was also able to handle various Max clones, being capable of eliminating them withouf much effort with his raw strength.
- Enhanced Speed: He is faster than a regular human.
- Expert Hunter: Ragnok is askilled hunter in bringing criminals to the Black Star Council. His expertise earned him the fame of being one of the most dangerous bounty hunters of the galaxy, according to Ven-Ghan.
- Limited Invulnerability: Ragnok has a resistance to T.U.R.B.O. Energy, being able to withstand a large explosion without being majorly hurt.
Arsenal
- Electro-Titanium Cages: Ragnok uses orange laser webs to capture targets. The cubes also adjust to the prisoner.
- Anti-Matter Granedes: Ragnok counts with powerful grenades that were able to explode a bar and stop Max Steel's transformations.
- Gauntlet: He wears a gauntlet which is able to launch varied type of missiles and emit sonic waves.
- Gil: Ragnok is accompanied by a large lizard-like vehicle named as Gil. While it seems like a living creature, it is a robot who is used for transportation. It can store items within itself.
- Backpack: Ragnok has a technological backpack attached to his back. It features a pair of mechanical hand-like extensions, a blaster and a machine-gun like weapon that can fire in rapid succession.
- Laser Blasters: Ragnok uses laser blasters. They are stored on holsters attached to his waist.
- Spaceship: Ragnok has a spaceship where he stores his prisoners.
- Scanner: Ragnok use a scanner on his right eye that can see through the objects, which can be very useful when the prisoner is hiding.
Weaknesses
- Limited Reflexes: Ragnok has limited reflexes, as, during his first fight with Ven-Ghan, he wasn't able to follow his's moves while he was teleporting himself.
Appearance
Ragnok is a tall and muscular alien with a dirty shade of vanilla color for his skin. He has black hair, pointy elf-like ears and a beard. His right eye is blue, while his left is glowing orange. During his hunts, Ragnok sometimes conceal his face by using a red mask with a stylized white skull on it.
The character's style is themed after a cowboy. He wears a dark red-black-yellow hat, a black t-shirt and silver pectoral beneath a dark red and yellow jacket, silver shoulder pads, black gloves and a gauntlet on his left wrist. He has tattoos on his right wrist, with one of them representing the logo of the Black Star Council. He wears a black and gold belt, blue jeans, silver knee pads, black-grey-brown boots with silver details and wheels on their back.
Personality
Ruthless, arrogant, relentless and short-tempered, Ragnok is a dangerous bounty hunter who will stop at nothing until he captured his target.
Relationships
Ven-Ghan
Gallery
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Trivia
- Ragnok is the second and last Ultralink Hunter introduced in the series, with the first being Ven-Ghan.
- In the end of the episode, Ragnok claims that he would get Ven-Ghan even if was the last thing he did. However, the character does not appears again for the rest of the series. It's possible that the character may have had more appearances planned, but these ideas never came to fruition.
- He is very similar, and is probably based off, the DC character Lobo. This is due to the fact both similar personalities, speaking voices and reckless destruction.
- Ragnok mentioned his grandmother in Fugitive. During his combat with Max and C.Y.T.R.O., he told them that his "sweet ol' granny can hit harder than that".
- He likes to sing.
- Along with Ven-Ghan, he is the second character who has been messaged by a member of the Black Star Council, who also seems to be the founder of the council.
- His name is based off of Ragnarok, the Norse legend of the death of the Norse Gods.