Zordon of Eltar is a sage wizard and expert on the Morphin' Grid. He has served Justice for thousands of years, both in humanoid form and after he somehow lost his body. On the series, we were given the impression that he was lost in some alternate dimension, and that the only way to communicate with him is through the tube, which served as a receiver. But in the movie, apparently the tube was a time warp, giving Zordon immortality. Well, I guess it doesn't really matter whether Zordon was actually physically in the tube or not. He managed to select five teenagers from Earth, and slowly help forge them into noble warriors. He became a father to all the Rangers who served with him, and he looked upon them as his children.