 This article is about a/an Ranger in the Power Rangers comic sub-franchise by Boom! Studios.
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William "Billy" Cranston is the genius Blue Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
During the events of Go Go Power Rangers, he temporarily assumed the form of the Black Ranger, and developed a prototype combat exosuit.
History[]
Past[]
Billy was chosen by Zordon to wield the power of the Triceratops Power Coin to become the Blue Power Ranger. He is responsible for creating the team's communicators, based on Zordon's own technology and regularly performs maintenance on the individual Zords. Despite his confidence in his own superior intellect, Billy feels self-conscious about his lack of athletic ability in comparison to the rest of the team, as well as his role as a hero. In his youth, he was good friends with Eugene 'Skull' Skullovich, though the friendship eventually soured and became more antagonistic. He is a frequent target of Bulk and Skull's bullying.
Rise of Drakkon[]
As tensions rise between Tommy and the rest of the team, a new enemy calling himself the Black Dragon attacked the Command Center directly. Destroying the building and Alpha 5, the group fought a losing battle against the enemy before Jason and Trini set up teleportation to a pocket dimension for safety. Just as the teleportation sequence was initiated, Billy was pulled from the ray of blue light and knocked unconscious as his friends escaped. The Black Dragon used his Power Coin to connect to the Morphing Grid and caused the other four to lose their powers.
Trapped in the Dark Dimension, Billy finds himself in the company of Goldar whom is being punished for his failure in the aftermath of Tommy's joining of the Power Rangers. Eventually, the two are able come to an understanding and Billy is able to escape in time to help Tommy defeat the Black Dragon, which he reveals to be mechanical much like the Zords. The two unmorphed rangers destroy the power source, but find themselves trapped in its rapidly shrinking body.
At the last moment, the two escape but find themselves in an alternate future where Tommy never joined the Power Rangers and became an evil white ranger named Lord Drakkon. Escaping from an army of Mastodon Sentries, they find the ruined remains of various Zords and the White Ranger's blade: Saba, who guides the two and explains the history of the worlds formation. Shortly after, the two come into contact with the rebellion; consisting of alternate versions of Zack, Trini, Aisha, Kat and Bulk. Reclaiming his deceased counterparts morpher and coin, Billy feigns surrender to allow Alternate Trini the chance to get close and destroy Lord Drakkon's morpher and coin with it. The rest of the rangers show up in the alternate future to rescue Billy and Tommy, where they use the remainder of the Black Dragon's power to send them all home.
After the Black Dragon arc, Billy becomes committed to being more athletic and becomes a bit more muscular in physique. While things seem to be normal in his life, his parents are in an overprotective state given he and Tommy had to stage a ruse to explain their long absence by teleporting under some debris for rescue workers to find them. So from the perspective of Billy's mother, her son was buried alive for several days and this created the very real adult fear she could have lost her child. Billy is a little annoyed by his mom's paranoia, but Trini tries to tell him to consider her feelings. He does try to be understanding but hopes for things to be a little more normal in the future.
Shattered Grid[]
Participating in a final push against Drakkon's Tower on the Moon in the World of the Coinless, Billy manned his station in the Dragonzord Battle Mode led by Kimberly, who Jason entrusted with Tommy's Dragon Armor. Within one of the several Megazords present, the Rangers led the fight against a massive army of Ranger Sentries. Eventually, however, the Megazords were overwhelmed by the arrival of Lord Drakkon's immense Zord, Serpentera, whose assault forced the Rangers out from their cockpits onto the ground. 
COMIC STORY- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 30
Necessary Evil[]
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Unlimited Power[]
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The Eltarian War[]
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The Death Ranger/Charge To 100[]
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Recharged[]
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Darkest Hour[]
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink[]
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Justice League/Power Rangers[]
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[]
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Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers[]
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Ranger Academy[]
Some time after Billy ended his tenure as the Blue Ranger, Billy graduated from Angel Grove High and became a teaching assistant at the Angel Grove Institute of Technology. One morning, he received an unexpected contact from the Headmaster of Ranger Academy on his laptop during a Skype call from his father. She offered him a position at the school and at first, Billy was suspicious of her because nobody contacted him in advance about the call. He also was suffering from imposter syndrome from his regular teaching job, so he was not confident he could handle the task. After a bit of counseling and bonding with a cadet named Cora, Billy considered the prospect and later accepted the position of a Professor of Blue Campus. COMIC STORY- Office Hours
He is later seen in the classroom trying to teach his students about Spectracite, but turns his attention towards Sage who is distracted and sternly asks if his lesson is boring her. Lindy covers for Sage by saying that she is tired from lack of sleep because of studying all night and he suggests that she should study more responsibly and to pay attention as the lesson is important for their Morphin Trial. COMIC STORY- Ranger Academy Issue 3
HyperForce[]
Zordon cautiously silences the HyperForce Rangers, tells them that he is being aware that taking all six of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers including Billy out of their regular routines to help the HyperForce Rangers would be too big of a risk, Zordon instead chooses just one of them to help out. He announces the presence of the Yellow Ranger of this time period, Aisha Campbell. 
TV STORY-Aisha Campbell Returns!
Zordon warns the HyperForce Rangers that Lord Zedd has taken advantage of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' incluiding Billy absence and has sent down a monster to attack Angel Grove. TV STORY-We Need Megazord Power!
When Primator disguises itself as Marvin Shih, but the Rangers aren't buying it. Eddie Banks the HyperForce Blue Ranger, remembering from what he read in the archives of when the Mighty Morphin Rangers including Billy faced Primator. Eddie decides to use a mirrored piece of the ship to reveal the Primator's identity. TV STORY-Save Marv
While the HyperForce Rangers are seeing the destruction of Emperor Marvo, they also witness the arrival of every Legendary Power Ranger including Billy and the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the start of the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Stage 4: The Armada
Personality[]
Initially shy and insecure, Billy was still a highly intelligent individual that was always eager to learn, this resulted in Billy often speaking in what could only be described as technical jargon during his teenage years, talking with a more scientific terminology even in the most casual conversations, with only his friend Trini being able to understand him most of the time. During his time as a Blue Ranger, Billy slowly grew more confident and sought out to improve himself physically.
Blue Ranger[]
Ranger Costume
This is Billy's default Ranger form as given to him by Zordon through the Power Coin.
Zords
Arsenal
While on the planet Breel, Billy's power was transferred to Kimberly and received Zack's power to become the Black Ranger due to the planet's unique environmental properties. While in the black spectrum of power, Billy's personality changed a bit as a side effect, becoming braver and stronger.[1]
Arsenal
Exosuit prototype
Billy experimented and developed a new prototype Ranger combat suit design with the help of Alpha 1 and operated it in Command Center simulations for tests. This Ranger suit is fully armor-plated and is equipped with strength enhancements greater than that of his normal Ranger suit, short-range jet propulsion for flight, and deployable wrist-mounted Horn Chain weapons based in design on similar ones equipped on his respective Zord.
Despite its impressive features, Zordon forbids its use in the field because of technical glitches such as a critical failure of the jet propulsion systems and a need to put the safety of his Rangers above all else. The suit was later critically damaged after Alpha 5 used it to distract Alpha 1 long enough for the Megazord in Tank Mode to fire on the evil robot, the damage rendering the suit unusable until it can be repaired. The armor is currently in storage in Billy’s lab at the Command Center.
Blue Ninja Ranger
When his ability to use his Ranger powers were disrupted by the Shredder, Billy gave his Morpher to Leonardo to use and donned ninja streetwear to help fight the Foot Clan. Despite being titled as a "Ranger", Billy's abilities are nowhere near as strong as his morphed form and are on par with how he is unmorphed.
Arsenal
- Bo Staff
Billy Mutant Ranger
When the Power Node in the Command Center was destroyed. Billy combined his Power Coin with Mutagen to mutate into a humanoid Triceratops in order to fight off Krang and Rita's forces.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
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Attacks[]
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Abilities[]
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Weaknesses[]
to be addedRelationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Teammates
- Jason Lee Scott/Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (I)/Red Omega Ranger (II) - Former Leader
- Zack Taylor/Mighty Morphin Black Ranger (I)/Black Omega Ranger (II)/All-New Black Ranger
- Trini Kwan/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (I)/Yellow Omega Ranger (II)/Red Omega Ranger (III)/All-New Yellow Ranger
- Kimberly Ann Hart/Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (I)
- Tommy Oliver/Mighty Morphin Green Ranger (II)/Mighty Morphin White Ranger - Leader
- Rocky DeSantos/Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (II)
- Adam Park/Mighty Morphin Black Ranger (II)
- Aisha Campbell/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (II)
- Matthew Cook/Mighty Morphin Green Ranger (III)
- Katherine Hillard/Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (II)
- Omega Rangers
- Space Rangers
- RPM Rangers
- HyperForce Rangers
Family[]
- Unknown - Mother
TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 12 - Unknown - Father TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 12
Others[]
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Enemies[]
Generals[]
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Family[]
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Others[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
Design[]
- Billy Cranston/Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger's Go Go Power Rangers concept art was designed by Eleonora Carlini.
- Billy Cranston/Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) concept art was designed by Fascesco Mortarino.
- Billy Cranston/Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger's Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers concept art was designed by FreddieE. Williams II.
Concept Art[]
Notes[]
Blue Ranger with Green Ranger powers as seen on the main cover of MMPR Issue 9
- On the main cover of MMPR Issue 9, a green version of the Blue Ranger is shown, but does not appear at all in that issue.
- Due to his universal displacement at the time, Billy was the only Power Ranger of the original team who did not have his powers restored by Tommy's Power Coin to produce a green-colored Blue Ranger, although the design of such did appear in cover art.
- The appearance of Billy's Father appears to be based off of actor and producer David Yost, the actor who originally portrayed Billy in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers back in the 1990's.
Appearances[]
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
- Go Go Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 1
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 2
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 3
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 4
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 5
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 6
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 7
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 8
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 9
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 10
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 11
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 12
- Go Go Power Rangers: Back to School Special
- Zack's story (image and flashback only)
- Epilogue
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 13
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 14
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 15
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 16
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 17
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 18
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 19
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 20
- Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers Issue 1
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 21
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 22
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 23
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 24
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 26
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 27
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 29
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 30
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 31
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 32
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 0
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 1
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 2
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 3
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 4
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 5
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2016 Annual
- A Week in the Life....
- Unlockly Heroes
- Only the Strong
- What Makes a Ranger
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 6
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 7
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 8
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 9
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 10
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 11
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 12
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 13
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 14
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 15
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2017 Annual
- Trini's Vacation
- Sabrina's Day Out
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 16
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 17
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 18
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 19
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 21
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 22
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 23
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 24
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 25
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 26
- Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Trailer (archive footage only)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) FCBD 2018 Special
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 27
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 28
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Anniversary Special Issue 1
- Pet Project
- Sealed
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 29
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 30
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Finale Issue 1
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 40
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 42
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 43
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 44
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 45
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 46
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 47
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 48
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 49
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 50
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 51
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 53
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 55
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 100
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 101
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 102 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 103
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 105
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 106
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 107
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 108 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 109 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 110
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 111
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Comic Special
- Ode to Ernie
- Wedding Vows
- Ranger Academy - Office Hours
- What Time is It?!
- It's Morphin Time!
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 112
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 113
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 114
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 115
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 116
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 117
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 118
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 119
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios)
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 1
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 2
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 3
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 4
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 5 (flashback only)
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 6
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 7
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 8
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 9
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 11
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 12
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 13
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 14
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 15 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 16 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 17
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 18 (morphed only)
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 19
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 20
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 21
- Mighty Morphin (Boom! Studios) Issue 22
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios comic title)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink
- Justice League/Power Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
- Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II
- Ranger Academy
- Go Go Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
- Power Rangers HyperForce
- Episode 4: Aisha Campbell Returns! (mentioned only)
- Episode 5: We Need Megazord Power! (mentioned only)
- Episode 12: Save Marv (archival mentioned only)
- Episode 18: Stage 4: The Armada
See Also[]
- Nikolai Chukarin - Predecessor as the 1969 Blue Ranger in Boom! Studios Comics.
- Billy Cranston - The original TV version of the character.
References[]
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