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- "It's Morphin Time! Tyrannosaurus!"
- ―roll call as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger[src]
Jason Lee Scott is the Red Ranger and leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Retroactively, Jason is also referred to as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger or Red Mighty Morphin Ranger, though these are in reference to the show, as opposed to proper labels.
History[]
Before becoming a Ranger[]
As a child, Jason came from a troubled home. His mother died when he was very young and his father, Victor Scott, unable to cope with her loss, turned to alcohol to dull his emotional pain and when this didn't work, began to verbally take his pain out on a young Jason. This trouble at home caused a young Jason to begin bullying children younger and/or smaller than himself. However, a mysterious eccentric handyman in the neighborhood, Mr. Don, recognized that despite his recent actions, Jason was still a good person at heart and, upon finding out about his troubled home life, reported it to the proper authorities and Jason was sent to live with his grandparents while Victor was forced to attend mandatory anger management courses and alcoholics anonymous meetings before he could legally regain custody of his son, which he eventually did. Jason vowed to change his ways and was determined to become a better person. Recognizing that Jason needed direction in his life, Mr. Don recommended Jason take Tang Soo Do classes, which were being held at the Angel Grove Community Center. Around this time, he became fast friends with Zack Taylor, when they met at the Community Center. Six years after taking Tang Soo Do classes, he was already teaching his own classes and begins learning other martial arts, which he incorporates into his own personal style of Karate. He grows into a valiant athletic young man and dedicated martial artist, all the while never forgetting Mr. Don's kindness towards him and all the things that he did to help him. He shares his martial arts knowledge with his students at Angel Grove Karate school. TV Story - It's Morphin Time!
Mighty Morphin Era[]
Zordon chooses Jason to be the Red Ranger
Like his fellow future Rangers, he lived in the city of Angel Grove and attended Angel Grove High School. Jason taught a martial arts class at Ernie's Juice Bar and Gym, a place that Jason and his friends like to work out and hang out in. One fateful day, as Jason finished conducting one of his classes and was chatting with his best friends, Zack, Billy, Trini, and Kimberly, an earthquake began across Angel Grove. As Ernie's emptied out, Jason and his friends felt themselves being lifted and teleported along in streams of colored lights. They landed in a pile on top of each other in a strange place that Mr. Don, who teleported with them from the Youth Center, refers to as "home". As Jason and the others examined their surroundings, a robot by the name of Alpha 5 approached them. As Jason was taking this all in, an even more strange sight awaited him. Mr. Don was suddenly transformed into a blue-skinned form and revealed that his true name was Zordon and explained that Jason and the others had been chosen by him to fight evil in the form of Rita Repulsa. In order to do so, Zordon said he would grant the five teens the power to become a fighting force known as the Power Rangers. The further explanation of dinosaur Zords and Power Morphers threw Zack and the others off, except for Jason. As Zack was leading the group out, Jason lingered; he was a natural-born leader and the idea of him being a sort of modern-day hero appealed to him greatly and it didn't hurt that his past history with Zordon caused him to hold greater respect and trust in him than the others, who mostly thought of him as a somewhat cooky local handyman. Very reluctantly, Jason followed his friends out of the Command Center.
Once outside the building, Jason tried to persuade the others that maybe they should give this a shot. They didn't get too far. Before Jason's eyes, a group of very strange beings were standing before him and the others. The beings were Putties - Rita's evil henchmen. At first, Jason and the others fought with all their might, but they were swiftly defeated. Realizing they didn't have the strength to defeat the Putties, Jason encouraged everyone to use their Power Morphers. Jason morphed into the Red Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger for the first time. With these new powers, Jason and the other Rangers made quick work of the Putties. When Rita unleashed her second-in-command Goldar on Angel Grove, Jason led the other Rangers in summoning their Zords and combining them into the Megazord, which they used to successfully force Goldar into retreating with Zordon's help. Elated with their victory, the group went back to the Command Center. Unable to suppress the grin on his face, Jason quickly told Zordon that he was more than willing to continue defending the world from evil. Thus, Jason became the leader of the Power Rangers and a formidable force of good against evil. TV Story - It's Morphin Time!
As a Ranger, Jason's most defining character trait is his desire to be a good leader. When anything goes wrong, Jason is the first of the team to attempt to correct it. When anyone is in danger, Jason is always the first to rally the other rangers to save them.
Although a Ranger, Jason still kept up with the life he had prior to becoming a Ranger. Jason got involved in all the extra school activities that went on in Angel Grove as well as activities outside of school: food fairs, carnivals, and dances.
Jason as the Red Ranger, wielding his Power Sword.
Jason still taught his martial arts classes. He even managed to beat a weight lifting record set by Bulk, which greatly angered Bulk. During this time, not only did Jason have to contend with Rita, but with Bulk, Skull, and Crash as well. Most especially with Bulk, who seemed to take great joy in trying to put Jason down. They had many confrontations with usually Bulk on the losing side. Bulk, Skull, and to a lesser extent Crash also enjoyed tormenting Billy. Jason offered to teach Billy martial arts and Billy took Jason up on his offer. Jason gave Billy as much encouragement as he could bolster up Billy's self-confidence.
Jason stayed active in many ways. Volleyball, mountain biking, rope climbing. Jason was always willing to try new things. Although trying to communicate in sign language was more difficult than what he thought as he unintentionally said something silly to a hearing-impaired girl.
Jason was very close and protective of his fellow Rangers, especially Zack. Jason, along with the other Rangers, had great fun planning Zack's surprise birthday party. Zack and Jason worked out together frequently. Jason was very protective Kimberly and Trini. Although they are beautiful girls, he cared for them as a big brother.
Personality[]
Jason was highly respected during his time as leader of the Power Rangers and is shown to have some of the best martial arts skills of the Rangers.
Red Ranger[]
Ranger Costume
As the Red Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Also retroactively known as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger or Red Mighty Morphin Ranger (unofficial titles).
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Superhuman Physique, Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Durability, Master Martial Artist
Attacks[]
Power Punch, Tyrannosaurus Charge
Abilities[]
Skilled Martial Artist
Weaknesses[]
Should he take too much damage, he will revert back to his normal, weaker state. Strong blows can break through his suit's defenses and cause him harm.
Arsenal[]
Zords[]
Appearances: MMPRTAS S1 Episodes 1-12
It's Morphin Time!
Tyrannosaurus!
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Teammates
- OmniForce Rangers
- OmniForce Omega Ranger
- Time Force Pink
- HyperForce Black
- Infinity Ranger
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Evil Space Aliens[]
- Rita Repulsa
- Goldar - Arch-enemy
- Squatt
- Baboo
- Finster
- Putty Patrollers
Omni Destroyers[]
- Eterna
- Turefu
- Phantoms
Dark Master's Forces[]
- Dark Master
- Fiends
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Jason is portrayed by Max Mittleman.
Etymology[]
to be added
Notes[]
- His personal quote is "There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there. You must go beyond them." by Bruce Lee.
Appearances[]
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See Also[]
- Jason Lee Scott - Source counterpart from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- Yamato Tribe Prince Geki - Source counterpart from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger.