Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future was a line of action figures, vehicles and playsets produced to allow children to interact with action on the television screen.
Lord Dread was the ruler of the Bio-Dread Empire.
In the Captain Power mythology, Earth in the year 2187 was under the rule of Lord Dredd and the Bio-Dread Empire. Wearing special "power suits" that prevented them from "digitization", the Soldiers of the Future were mankind's last hope to bring down Lord Dredd. A 22-episode live action TV show was made as well as 3 animated "Training Videos" that gave children a use for the special light-activated electronic toys.
Lord Dread fit inside several special vehicles and playsets that were made for the toy line, but none of the action figures contained electronic components.