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- "It’s Morphin Time! Tyrannosaurus!"
- ―roll call as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger[src]
- "I call on the power of Titanus and the Ultrazord!"
- ―Jason's most famous quote whenever he summoned the Dino Ultrazord. First used against the Wheel of Misfortune.[src]
- "Back to Action!"
- ―Jason whenever the Rangers return to a battle after being withdrawn.[src]
- "You didn't think I was gonna to let you do this without the original Red Ranger did you?"
- ― Jason explains that he didn't think the mission would feel right without him.[src]
- "Goldar Maximus? He must be related to the Goldar I once fought. I thought Zordon destroyed him years ago."
- ―Jason letting Devon know that he once faced Goldar.[src]
- "So you're Goldar Maximus. I hope you're a lot tougher than the last one we defeated."
- ―Jason's parting words after meeting Goldar Maximus.[src]
- "Man! I thought Serpentera was bad, but that Zord has six heads!"
- ―Jason reacting to the Chimera Zord.[src]
- "Today, tomorrow, or decades from now, there will always be Rangers like you to stand up for what is right."
- ―Jason's parting words for the Grid Battleforce and Dino Charge Rangers.[src]
Jason Lee Scott was the first Red Ranger of the 'modern era', officially named as such, as well as the leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
He later returned in Power Rangers Zeo to become the second Gold Ranger of the Zeo Rangers, temporarily receiving those powers from Trey of Triforia.
Jason is the sixth longest-serving Ranger overall behind Tommy Oliver, Billy Cranston, Adam Park, Kimberly Hart, and Rocky DeSantos.
Retroactively, Jason is also referred to as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger or Red Mighty Morphin Ranger, as well as Zeo Gold Ranger or Gold Zeo Ranger, though these are in reference to the show, as opposed to proper labels.
In Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Jason also returned helping the Turbo Rangers against Divatox, her crew and Maligore.
Many years later, Jason returns in Power Rangers Wild Force, as part of a special mission with the Veteran Red Rangers against the remnants of the Machine Empire.
During the events of Power Rangers Beast Morphers Season 2, Jason returns as leader of the Legendary Dino Rangers army, helping the Grid Battleforce Rangers against Goldar Maximus and his Army of Foot Soldiers.
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History[]
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Before becoming a Ranger[]
Jason used to be a bully. It is revealed that when Jason was young, he was a bully like Bulk and Skull, one time even going so far as to break a bow and arrow made by a child much younger than him. Fortunately, Jason vowed to change his ways and was determined to become a better person. He started taking Karate classes. COMIC STORY- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 1. He became fast friends with Zack Taylor, when they met at the Angel Grove Community Center COMIC STORY- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 20. Six years after taking Karate classes, he was already teaching his own classes. He grows into a valiant athletic young man and dedicated martial artist. He shares his martial arts knowledge with his students at Angel Grove Karate school. TV STORY-Day of the Dumpster
Mighty Morphin Era[]
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. 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. In an energy tube of blue light, was a huge floating head, who introduced itself as 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. 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. Elated with their victory, the group went back into 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-Day of the Dumpster When they are not saving the world, teenagers with attitudes chosen by Zordon gather at the Angel Grove Youth Center. Trini updates Alpha 5 with the language of the year 1993. Far away, Dr. Carver and Dr. Kenyon discover a new civilization and the largest statue ever built in ancient America. Unintentionally, Dr. Carver activates the terrible cross between monster and robot that attacks the excavation site. Back at the Youth Center, Billy creates a device with internet access when everyone sees the attack on TV. In the territory of the attack, summoning the Dinozords, the Power Rangers fight against a terrible monster. Struck by the lightning of the stone giant, the Rangers lose communication with Zordon and have their pieces exchanged makes it difficult in battle. With the help of Alpha 5, the exchange effect was reversed and the Rangers, winning the battle and returning the giant to its location. COMIC STORY- Rita Repulsa's Attitude Adjustment
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. Whenever anyone is in danger, Jason is always the first to rally the other rangers to save them. In Green With Evil, Jason was the only Ranger who refused to give up when Rita and the Green Ranger seemed to gain the upper hand. Jason and his friends in the form of Power Rangers defeat Korruptor using Dino Megazord. COMIC STORY- Going Green
However, his most defining characteristic is also his greatest weakness. Much more so than any other red ranger that has come since him, Jason will beat himself up over the slightest failure. For a long time, he blamed himself for allowing Tommy to lose his green ranger powers; in the episode Missing Green, when his best friend, Zack, tried to explain that it wasn't his fault, Jason would have none of it, insisting that he "should have done something." This self-blame continued all the way into Zeo, where he at one point lamented that he let Tommy down once before (referencing his failure to retrieve the Green Candle that zapped Tommy's powers) and would not let it happen again.
The villains would often exploit this weakness in an attempt to gain a psychological advantage over Jason. For example, in the episode Island of Illusion, Part II, Goldar told Jason that, if he were a "real leader," he would have saved his team already. This almost worked, as Jason began to doubt himself, which triggered the Island's ability to make its inhabitants disappear, and it would have worked were it not for the help of a native of the Island, Quagmire, who hated Rita as much as the Rangers and assisted Jason. Another example of villains targeting this weakness came in the Season 2 episode Missing Green; after eavesdropping on the aforementioned conversation between Jason and Zack, Zedd conspired to steal the other rangers' powers in an attempt to break Jason's spirit even further, a tactic that almost worked were it not for Zordon's pep talk to Jason about his leadership skills.
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, dances, insect collecting, planting trees in the park, burying a time capsule, acting in school plays, and even finding stray animals a home.
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 and Skull as well. Most especially 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 and Skull 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 to bolster up Billy's self-confidence.
Jason stayed active in many ways. Playing volleyball, football, basketball, mountain biking, rope climbing, broomball, scuba diving (where Jason was also a certified instructor). Jason was always willing to try new things. Helping his team win the Noble Lion trophy was a great pleasure, especially since Bulk and Skull were on the opposite team. 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. Environmentally conscious, Jason even joined a clean-up club set up by Trini and pitched in picking up trash.
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. Zack was always telling Jason about his frustrations at trying to win over the beautiful Angela. Jason sympathized, but couldn't offer much advice. Although a very good looking man, Jason hadn't found himself in Zack's position. He hadn't found the girl of his dreams yet; Jason was however very protective of Kimberly and Trini. Although they are beautiful girls, he cared for them as a big brother.
Jason had a soft spot for kids. He enjoyed taking his cousin Jeremy fishing and showing him some karate moves. Jason and Zack even coached a young boy into becoming a better soccer player.
He and Trini dated briefly after he learned of her crush on him during their early days as Power Rangers, COMIC STORY- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 15 but broke up mutually when they realized that it could be used as a weakness by their enemies. COMIC STORY- Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers Issue 1
Green Ranger Arc[]
Although Jason had had many battles with Rita Repulsa's various monsters, the Rangers' biggest challenge awaited ahead. While helping Billy clean the Rad Bug, Jason and the others were suddenly contacted by Alpha, but were unable to hear him due to interference in their communicators and soon learned that the teleporter was also nonfunctional. With Trini pointing out that something was definitely wrong, Jason suggested that they all head to the Command Center at once. At Billy's suggestion, the Rangers used the Rad Bug to make their way to the Command Center. Upon arrival, Jason and the others were shocked to find the Command Center destroyed and Zordon missing. They managed to find Alpha, who was acting erratically and was unable to converse with the Rangers. Billy deduced that someone must've put a computer virus into Alpha's programming and is able to remove it, restoring Alpha back to normal. Asking what happened to the Command Center, Alpha was unable to remember and was barely able to contact them before shutting down. Jason pointed out that someone had obviously broken in, although Trini stated that nobody could've gotten in without a Power Coin. They were then forced into action after witnessing Goldar through the Viewing Globe.
Another Ranger, colored green, appeared on the scene, but this Green Ranger was working for Rita. In their first battle, the Green Ranger managed to infiltrate and sabotage the Megazord after the team fought an enlarged Goldar. Ejected from the Megazord, Jason and his team were then attacked by the evil Green Ranger and were quickly outmatched. Jason, wanting to protect his wounded friends, challenged and fought the Green Ranger in single combat, but again was quickly defeated by the Green Ranger, who finished the fight with a green energy blast. Jason was placed in great danger when the Green Ranger transported him to the Dark Dimension. There Jason faced off against Goldar. Narrowly escaping damage from Goldar's sword, Jason had to be quick on his feet, for all he had was his martial arts skills as his Morpher was in Goldar's hands. Things changed when the Green Ranger stepped in for Goldar. Thankfully, the other Rangers transported Jason back to the Command Center just before Green Ranger could kill him with the Sword of Darkness. His heart still pounding, Jason was still tense until he realized he was back. He quickly recovered and commanded the Megazord against Goldar, Scorpina, and a giant Green Ranger. However, it was all part of a trap laid out by Rita, as she caused a solar eclipse that cut off the Megazord's power supply. Ultimately, the Rangers were forced to ditch the Megazord as it received heavy damage and then fell into the Earth's molten core. This defeat deeply upset Jason and the other Rangers, who all felt that they had lost a part of themselves with their Zords now gone.
Back at the Command Center, Jason tried to raise morale among the other Rangers, who were considering on giving up entirely now that both Zordon and the Zords were gone. Alpha, who was also set on not giving up, told that Rangers that he would not accept them submitting to defeat and asked Billy of what chance they had of restoring Zordon, for which the latter responded that there was the possibility of restoring their mentor was less than ten percent, further decreasing morale among the Rangers. Jason, unwilling to let his team give up, tried to convince them to stay as the smallest chance of victory was enough reason to keep fighting, although Zack countered by saying that the Green Ranger was Rita's trump card against them and by playing it she had won. Eventually, Alpha was able to uncover the Green Ranger's true identity, which to Jason's shock turned out to be Tommy Oliver. Tommy had been a worthy opponent at a Karate match from earlier and was the very last person Jason expected to be the Green Ranger.
As Jason and the others fit in the pieces of what had been happening, another battle loomed when Tommy summoned his own Zord, the Dragonzord, to attack Angel Grove. Thankfully, Zordon finally returned (thanks to Alpha's efforts) and revived the Megazord, which the Rangers used to stop the Dragonzord's rampage. Jason went down and fought Tommy in a final battle, but was still outmatched due to Tommy's Dragon Shield. However, Jason ultimately won when he hurled his charged-up Power Sword at Tommy, disarming his opponent and knocking him to the ground. Jason then immediately used his Blade Blaster to destroy the Sword of Darkness, breaking Rita's evil spell over Tommy. As Tommy slowly rose to his feet, Jason was the first to offer him friendship and a place on the Ranger team. Now the team of five had turned into six and the Rangers were more powerful than ever. TV STORY-Green with Evil
Jason and Tommy were always trying to upstage each other. Especially across the Karate mat; neither one was sure how to cooperate with the other. Zordon wisely sent them on a mission together to acquire a new weapon. Forced to work together or fail the mission, Jason and Tommy realized they could get a lot more accomplished if they worked together. From that point on, Jason and Tommy became very close friends as they battled the forces of evil together.
When Rita threatened Tommy's powers via the Green Candle, Jason would enter the Dark Dimension again to try to save Tommy from losing his powers.
But once again, Goldar was waiting for him and Jason was unable to retrieve the candle. Jason felt a deep sense of frustration as Zack led him out of the Dimension, but Jason needed to save Tommy from Rita's monster. Zordon came up with a way to defeat Rita from obtaining the Green Ranger's powers, he would have to give his Power Coin to one of the Rangers with a strong link to the Morphing Grid. Tommy passed his coin onto Jason. Jason felt the power surge through his body, and the Dragon Shield and Dragon Dagger transferred to him. He was unable to help Tommy from losing his powers, but he would take good care of them and the Dragonzord. TV STORY-The Green Candle
Jason was also close to his family. His parents meant everything to him. In another of Rita's plots, the citizens of Angel Grove - along with the Rangers' parents - disappeared. The only way to retrieve them was to give Goldar their Power Coins. With Goldar taunting them, Jason and the others reluctantly gave him their power coins. Jason shuddered as he felt his power leave him. And then the worst part of all, Goldar and Rita had no intention of returning the Rangers' parents. Feeling betrayed and foolish for believing in Rita, the Rangers returned to the Command Center. There was still hope, as Jason revealed his own deception: though he gave up his Tyrannosaurus Coin, he secretly kept Tommy's Dragon Coin. Zordon enlisted Tommy's help and restored Tommy's powers on a limited basis. Tommy was able to retrieve the Rangers' Power Coins and the team was back in action. Jason was very happy when his parents were released and his old teammate was able to come back as a Ranger. TV STORY-Return of an Old Friend
The Arrival of Lord Zedd[]
A new form of evil appeared, presenting a new challenge to the Rangers. Lord Zedd put Rita back into a dumpster and sent her off into space, and with his stronger Putties and monsters, he gave the Rangers one tough battle after another. Jason, however, was the first to discover Zedd's Putties' weakness of hitting the "Z" on their chests. The Rangers needed stronger powers and with much difficulty, Jason and the others fought hard to gain them. All the Rangers, except for Tommy, were bestowed with more powerful Zords, which combined into the Thunder Megazord. Much to Jason's amusement, Bulk and Skull were now on the search for the true identity of the Power Rangers. TV STORY-The Mutiny
Eventually, Zedd struck a hard blow on the Rangers by draining Tommy's Green Ranger powers for good. Jason felt terrible for his friend and really missed having him on the team. More than that, though, he personally blamed himself for not retrieving the Green Candle in time to save Tommy's powers. Preying on Jason's remorse, Zedd had devised candles for the rest of the Rangers that were capable of draining their powers as well. He then captured Billy, Kimberly, Trini, and Zack and started draining them of their powers. As with the Green Candle, being closer to the candles drained their powers faster. Watching his friends on the Viewing Globe, Jason vowed that he would not lose the rest of his team. Jason ultimately came through and restored his team's powers. Zordon later praised Jason for once again proving himself worthy as the Rangers' leader and then showed him Tommy on the Viewing Globe. As Jason watched Tommy write a letter to him, Tommy stated that he didn't place any blame on Jason for what happened to his powers. With a burden lifted from his shoulders, Jason was able to continue leading his team to their various battles. He was also able to win a martial arts competition called the Golden Pipe Tournament, and he dedicated his new trophy to Tommy. TV STORY-Missing Green
The Rangers are driving out to the desert in Billy's RADBUG so they can send Rita back into space without any civilians seeing. During the drive, Zack reveals that he has gotten a gift for his girlfriend Angela: a pair of walkie-talkies designed after characters from an old children's show she likes. Trini explains to Kimberly that people often like to collect things that remind them of what made them happy, though Kimberly can't quite understand it. As the Rangers get out of the Radbug for a breather, Zack puts the walkie-talkies in the car's trunk next to Rita's Dumpster. Up in the Moon Palace, Lord Zedd is still in disbelief that his Scarlet Sentinel has fallen. Seeing the Rangers in the desert, he gets an idea and uses his power on the Radbug. Suddenly, the car comes to life and begins attempting to ram into the Rangers while claiming that it will no longer stand for being treated like a slave. The Rangers morph and use their Power Weapons to create a ramp that flips the Radbug on its roof and immobilizes it. Zedd throws a grenade down and the Radbug grows in size, plus gains a face made from Zack's walkie-talkies (which also gives Rita a means to complain about all the hassle she's getting put through). Tommy summons the White Tigerzord to deal with the Radbug while the other Rangers form the Thunder Megazord, and he tries to stop it by climbing into the runaway vehicle and driving it with his Tigerzord at the wheel. This only serves to anger the Radbug as it turns into a bipedal monster and ejects its Zord-driving driver. The Thunder Megazord rides the White Tigerzord to catch up to the Radbug as it nears Angel Grove's city limits. Once it gets close, the Megazord jumps onto the Radbug's hood and tears its fuel line out to end the joyride.With the Radbug back to normal, Billy tends to repairs while the other Rangers prepare to send Rita on her trip. Zack also recovers his walkie-talkies, which are perfectly intact, and Kimberly admits that she'll never doubt the value of collectibles again. COMIC STORY- By Bug... Betrayed
The White Ranger[]
When dealing with a monster and having no contact from Zordon or Alpha, Jason sent Billy to discover the source of their silence. Billy stumbled onto the fact that Zordon and Alpha were making another Ranger. Although Rangers were on board with additional help, this left Kimberly, Trini, and Zack uneasy as the Rangers were a close-knit group and having someone else step in was not something the Rangers wanted, even thinking Tommy should have been given these powers. Jason concurred with Billy that, no matter who this new person was, they needed a new Ranger on the team. In the Command Center, Jason and the others watched a body surrounded by white light descend. With great anticipation, Jason watched the White Ranger remove his helmet. Much to his surprise and happiness, it was Tommy. Tommy was the White Ranger and the new leader of the team. Jason very graciously let the mantle of leadership go from his shoulders and onto Tommy's, becoming the new second-in-command. TV STORY-White Light
The Peace Conference[]
Things were changing for the original team. A peace conference was coming up and three students from Angel Grove were to be selected. Much to his amazement, Jason, along with Zack and Trini, were selected to go. At first, they were not sure if they should go due to their Ranger duties, but Zordon knew the trio would be a big help at the peace conference. Zordon selected three new Rangers. They turned out to be Rocky, Adam and Aisha, three new students who had become good friends of the Rangers and already knew their secret. Jason's last Ranger mission was to get a sword that would allow his powers to be transferred. With Zordon's approval, Jason transferred his powers onto Rocky. And with Zordon's blessing, Jason, Zack, and Trini left for the Peace Conference. TV STORY-The Power Transfer
Zeo[]
When Trey of Triforia crash-landed on Aquitar, he was injured and split into his three forms of Wisdom, Courage, and Heart. Because of this, he was unable to control the Gold Ranger powers and could not again until his three forms were able to rejoin as one, and if the powers were not transferred during that time, the powers would be lost for good. The Alien Rangers sent Trey to Earth, where Billy attempted to take in the powers himself, but his body rejected them (due to his body unintentionally absorbing negative energy from the destruction of the Command Center). TV STORY-Revelations of Gold
- "It’s Morphin Time! Gold Ranger Power!"
- ―roll call as the Gold Ranger[src]
So instead, Tommy considered Jason for the job, and later found Jason and brought him to the Power Chamber, while Jason was disguised with a trench-coat, sunglasses and a bandanna. On their way to the Chamber, however, they were attacked by the Machine Empire's Cogs but were able to get close enough to teleport to the Power Chamber, where Jason revealed himself and the powers were transferred and entrusted to him by Trey. Jason thus became the second Gold Zeo Ranger, wielding the Golden Power Staff. Unbeknownst at first to Jason, his successor, Rocky had felt himself being left out and being replaced by the Ranger he replaced. When Rocky tried to take on King Mondo himself, Jason and the others came to help in time, and Jason assured Rocky that not only was he a valued teammate, he was Jason's friend. TV STORY-A Golden Homecoming
When Tommy was brainwashed by Prince Gasket, he thought that he was the true King of the Machine Empire. The Machine Empire was able to trick Jason into trying to help Tommy, which teleported him to an arena where Tommy was waiting. There, Gasket convinced Tommy to fight Jason, and Jason's attempts to bring Tommy's memory back failed. Jason was barely able to defend himself from Tommy but did not attack him, since he didn't want to hurt him in the process. When they failed to stop him in combat, Jason and the other Zeo Rangers powered down to show their faces and convinced Tommy they were his friends. They succeeded and were able to escape home. TV STORY-King for a Day
Jason was surprised when Billy appeared as an old man, aging rapidly due to a defect from his regenerator. Jason met the Alien Rangers of Aquitar for the first time when they appeared and tried to help Billy, but even their attempts failed. It was decided that Billy needed to go to Aquitar to receive the treatments he needed to restore his youth. Standing alone, Jason hoped that the Alien Rangers could help Billy, as he left for Aquitar. When the team returned from another battle, they discovered that Billy had regained his youth but that he wasn't coming back, due to him falling in love. Jason and the others stated that they'd miss him. TV STORY-Rangers of Two Worlds
Later, Jason and the Rangers came to the realization that his powers were going away, along with his life, for the Gold Ranger powers were meant for Triforian physiology, not Earth human. As he tried to run from Cogs, his power was deteriorating as he wore himself out. Luckily for him, Zedd and Rita confronted Mondo and his Machine Empire on-site, leading to a brawl between the two that gave Jason time to escape. He came to the Juice Bar and collapsed from exhaustion, and was taken to the Power Chamber where he was analyzed. There, it was realized that if Trey did not return to normal and his powers were not reclaimed, they would be lost forever, taking Jason's life in the process. The Rangers took Jason to the site where the three Treys could reunite after a beam shot from Earth bounced onto Aquitar, Triforia, and then back to Earth, as Jason held up his staff. The powers were successfully reclaimed, and Jason was saved.
Jason later was saddened since he had to give up his powers. He was comforted by Tommy after contemplating on his own, which made Jason realize that there was more to life than saving the world. He spotted Emily and joined her on a walk at the beach, leaving the Power Rangers once more. TV STORY-Good as Gold
Post Series & Other Events[]
Turbo[]
- "Now I'm the one with the muscles and the power!"
- ―Jason Lee Scott, while possessed.[src]
Some time after defeating King Mondo, Jason decided to settle down in Angel Grove once again. There, he was regularly teaching martial arts again and scuba diving, though the status of his relationship with Emily after the events of "Power Rangers Zeo" was not mentioned. When Kimberly returned to Angel Grove to surprise the Power Teens and help in a charity event for the children's shelter, apparently invited to help by Jason, the two ex-Rangers spent some time together.
After some work, the two decided to relax and went scuba diving together. While they were exploring the ocean, the two were captured by an evil space pirate named Divatox and her crew, along with Bulk and Skull, to the surprise of Jason and Kimberly. With that in mind, Jason created a plan and was able to assist Kimberly, Bulk, and Skull in escaping the ship, after he found a portal and was able to open it. However, he was unable to escape and remained in the ship.
Jason was shackled and covered by a cloak and was taken to the island of Muiranthias. To his disappointment, Kimberly had been successfully recaptured as well.
When the time of the sacrifice came near, Jason and Kimberly were tied together and their wrists chained to a rope that would lower them into the volcano. Before they could be lowered in, the Turbo Rangers arrived and they worked hard to prevent them from being lowered into the volcano. Despite the Rangers' best efforts to save their friends, Jason and Kimberly were ultimately lowered into the volcano by Rygog, much to the pleasure of Divatox. With the sacrifice complete.
Kimberly and Jason reappeared in a burst of flames onto the volcano's edge, both under the control of Maligore and with their eyes glowing red. After snapping their handcuffs with their bare hands, the two evil ex-Rangers followed Divatox's command to destroy the intruders and they began to assault the Rangers. Conquered by evil, Jason went after his old friend, Tommy with a vengeance for the loss of his powers in the past.
Jason tried to throw Tommy "into the fire", after Tommy, in an attempt to save himself, inadvertently caused Jason to fall over the edge. Kimberly ran to Tommy's side to help Jason back out of the flames, reaffirming her affiliation with Tommy and the forces of good.
He quickly found Kim, who had been cured of his own evil spell by Lerigot of Liaria was able to remove the evil a few moments before and he pulled the Piranhatron off of Kimberly before defeating some Piranhatrons with a kick. Coming to their senses, Jason and Kimberly were able to assist the Turbo Rangers in combat, which eventually led outdoors. Jason watched on proudly as the Rangers using their Turbo Megazord and it had destroyed Maligore, the Rangers helped them aboard the Turbo Megazord's cockpit to leave Muiranthias and chased away Divatox. Jason congratulated his friends on their victory.
Later, Jason learned that Rocky had injured his back and was unable to enter the charity Martial Arts competition, so he took Rocky's place. After Tommy, Adam, and Jason won the martial arts match, Jason's friends cheered as they're awarded the check to save the children's shelter. MOVIE STORY-Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
The Lost Episode[]
Jason Lee Scott was seen in archive footage, along with various Rangers and villains, when Austin St. John and Walter Jones related about the Power Rangers' team from Mighty Morphin until the recently Lost Galaxy. TV STORY-The Lost Episode
Wild Force[]
- "You didn't think I was going to let you do this without the original Red Ranger, did you?"
- ―Jason Lee Scott to Tommy Oliver[src]
After Jason had been inactive as a Ranger for a few years, he was called on by his old friend Tommy, along with eight other Red Rangers on Earth. The Rangers traveled to the NASADA headquarters, where they grouped together and were informed of their mission. Jason, however, was late. Tommy stated that he doubted Jason would show up, but Cole Evans heard the sound of a motorcycle and saw Jason riding on a motorcycle. He joined the rest of the Red Rangers on the Astro Megaship Mark II, as they discussed the threat that the remnant of the Machine Empire posed. Jason remembered Lord Zedd's old Zord Serpentera, since he had faced it before during his last mission as the Red Ranger, and he commented that if the Machine Empire obtained the Zord, it would have enough power to destroy Earth.
The team traveled to the Moon and were able to dock the Megaship without detection, giving them the element of surprise when they intruded the Machine Empire lunar base. Jason mocked General Venjix, the leader of the remnant, about missing King Mondo, before the Red Rangers engaged in battle against the Cogs. Jason displayed his lasting acrobatics and karate skill, demonstrating he still had the power within him. Once the Rangers were able to defeat the Cogs, they joined Cole, who had run after Venjix and the other generals, outside. They also met up with Leo and Aurico, who had arrived from their worlds, Mirinoi and Aquitar. When all ten Red Rangers were lined up, Jason led them into their respective morphing sequence, himself morphing into the Red Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger once again.
Once all ten Rangers were ready for battle, they engaged in combat against the five generals, fighting two against one. Jason and the newest Red Ranger at the time, Cole, fought against Venjix. Cole was beaten in the first sequence of combat, and Jason was able to interfere and knock back Venjix. He then showed off his prowess and experience, while referring to Cole as "rookie" in the process, by easily overwhelming and nearly defeating Venjix. He then allowed Cole, the "newbie", to finish off Venjix with a special attack. However, Venjix was able to get away by fending off the veteran and rookie Rangers with a blast and boarding Serpentera.
Venjix then took off with the Zord, preparing to leave the Moon to destroy the Earth. Jason suggested that the team of Rangers return to the Megaship to stop Serpentera, but Carter knew that they had to stop the Zord before it left the moon. With this, Cole boarded his Wild Force Rider and was able to ultimately destroy Serpentera from the inside, killing Venjix in the process. After the display, Jason admitted he was impressed by Cole's antics. The team was then able to return to Earth, where they said their goodbyes. After Cole stated that Tommy was the greatest Ranger ever, the other Red Rangers disagreed jokingly. Jason stated that he was the one doing all the work while Tommy hit on Kimberly at the Juice Bar. TV STORY-Forever Red
Dino Thunder[]
Jason was featured in a chronicle of Power Ranger history compiled by Tommy Oliver shortly after he formed the Dino Rangers, which was found by the nascent Ranger team in the Dino Lab. TV STORY-Legacy of Power
Jason appeared in the picture of the old MMPR team that Dr. Tommy Oliver had with him as a memento of the past during the time when he returned as the Green Ranger again. Kira found the image while helping Tommy. TV STORY-Bully for Ethan
Megaforce[]
Jason along with the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and other Ranger teams are seen in Troy's premonition about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Mega Mission
He and the other Rangers are seen again in another of Troy's dream/vision about the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Stranger Ranger
Super Megaforce[]
Emperor Mavro was defeated, but the remaining thousands of X Borgs still stand. Tommy gathered all the existing Power Rangers, Jason returned with his original Mighty Morphin team as part of the army of Legendary Rangers led by Tommy that helped the Mega Rangers defeat the Armada once and for all, fighting in a huge battle against hundreds of X Borgs and dozens of Bruisers. After the demise of the X-Borgs, Tommy shook hands with Troy and teleported off along with Jason and the Legendary Rangers. TV STORY-Legendary Battle
HyperForce[]
While the HyperForce Rangers seeing the destruction of the Emperor Marvo, they also witness the arrival of every legendary Power Ranger, including Jason and the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the start of the Legendary Battle. TV STORY-Stage 4: The Armada
Street Fighter Showdown[]
When Rita Repulsa join forces with Mr. Bison, as a result they infected the Morphing Grid, Jason is one of the many Rangers who are infected. As Mighty Morphin Red Ranger is teleported along with the Phantom Ranger for helping Time Force Pink Ranger and Black Dino Ranger against Ryu Ranger and Chun-Li. However their enemies are teletransported, the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger and the other evil Rangers witness this unexpected moment.
Later in his Ranger Form summoned among various evil Rangers by M. Bison's side. He along with the other Evil Rangers, going to fight lead by Mr. Bison against Mighty Morphin Green Ranger V2, Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger, Ryu Ranger and Chun-Li. TV STORY-Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown
Beast Morphers[]
Jason was shown in archive footage along with the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in Scrozzle's database when the villains were looking for a past villain to revive with the Reanimizer and came across Goldar. Evox believes that Goldar is the perfect one. After seeing footage of Goldar overpowering the Mighty Morphin Rangers in the Megazord, the other villains are quick to agree with Evox. TV STORY-Making Bad
- "Today, tomorrow, or decades from now, there will always be Rangers like you to stand up for what is right."
- ―Jason to his junior Rangers[src]
When the Dino Charge Rangers, Ravi, Zoey, Nate, and Steel were defeated by Evox's army of villains in the Dino Charge's world, Devon was left trying to find a way to call for help. With the aid of a meteor than crashed into him and Cruise, he entered a Morph-X Tower and used the Morphin Grid to call for help. The meteor became the Tyrannosaurus Power Coin and brought in Jason. Learning of the situation and that one of the monsters was Goldar Maximus, he agreed to aid his junior in the fight. The two met up with the fallen Rangers and after re-empowering them, Jason recruited the Dino Charge team to lead a frontal assault while the Grid Battleforce team attacked from behind. When Goldar Maximus and the rest of Evox's army arrived, Jason summoned his old Mighty Morphin' teammates and the Dino Rangers to defeat the army.
When after the rest of the Rangers turned into their Ranger forms, Jason lead the other Dino Ranger teams fight against Goldar, Snide, Robo Blaze, Robo Roxy, and his several foot soldiers,When the battle seemed won, the Legendary Dino Rangers combine all their weapons into the Dino Power Ultra Blaster and manage to destroy Goldar Maximus.
Evox arrives and says that the real fight begins now. Jason witness seeing how Evox is using the geode to summon his newest Zord, the Chimera Zord, he and the other Dino Rangers are attacked by the evil Zord. The Legendary Dino Rangers summon their respective Zords. All three Megazords try to fight against the Chimera Zord, but it proves to be too powerful for them, Devon manages to summon the Beast-X King Zord and join in the fight. Devon and the Dino Charge Rangers combine their Zords into the Dino Charge Megazord Beast-X King Formation. With the combined might of all three Megazords, the Ranger teams combine their blasts into one powerful energy beam, destroying the Chimera Zord as Evox retreats.
With the fight over, the Ranger teams regroup in the quarry, with the Dino Charge Rangers regaining their Energems and Keeper regaining his staff. Both Jason and Conner note that Evox is not done yet, Zoey is confident they can handle him before thanking everybody for their help. Afterwards, the Mighty Morphin and Dino Thunder Rangers return to their dimension,with Jason saying that the Ranger legacy will live on no matter what happens. TV STORY-Grid Connection
Dino Fury[]
Zayto activates the Legendary Ranger Database, showing Master Blue that Master Green came to them after the Dinohenge statues were destroyed and restored them to normal. Also, Zayto says that he found Ranger teams who were saved in their darkest moments through unexplained reasons and shows them three specific moments. The first was when Jason was summoned by Devon and bring together the Legendary Dino Rangers to defeat Goldar Maximus, the third is the Legendary Battle where all the Legendary Rangers including Jason and the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers coming to the aid of the Megaforce Rangers in the Legendary Battle and helping them defeat an entire army of the Armada's X Borgs. TV STORY-Morphin Master
Once & Always[]
In 2022, he, Kimberly and Tommy are recruited back to Power Ranger status after Rita Repulsa returns in a new robotic body, fighting her and her army of Putty Patrollers and witnessing the death of Trini Kwan, while Robo-Rita then retreats to the Dark Dimension, the Rangers mourn the loss of Trini.
One year later, Jason was present at Trini's grave with Tommy, Kimberly and Billy after they attempt to pay their respects to Trini Kwan at Angel Grove Cemetery. When Robo-Rita returned with Robo-Snizzard and Robo-Minotaur, they quickly morphed but were overpowered by Snizzard's new power which incapacitated them and enabled Rita to miniaturize and capture all but Billy and Zack. With their powers being used, the machine will slowly drain their energy in Robo-Rita's time device. Rocky is recruited to reclaim the power of the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, using a Proxy version of Jason's Tyrannosaurus Coin.
In the end, they are saved thanks to Trini's daughter Minh Kwan, and the remaining Mighty Morphin Rangers, at which point Aisha and Adam take the shrunken Rangers to Aquitar to get them turned back to normal. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
Cosmic Fury[]
During Lord Zedd's takeover of Earth, multiple Ranger teams were captured and imprisoned. When the Cosmic Fury team returned for a counter attack, Billy helped to free his team, including Jason.
Soul of the Dragon[]
Tommy waxes nostalgic at his house whilst looking at a picture of himself and the original five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers including Jason.
When Tommy lament about Finster's death, he takes the picture of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers including Jason. COMIC STORY- Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon
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. Jason is also the only one to ever best Tommy in single combat when Tommy was still the much more powerful Green Ranger (although the two tie in a martial arts competition before Tommy becomes evil). It is also hinted that Tommy still looks up to Jason as a great leader when he asks Jason for leadership advice after Jason becomes the Gold Ranger even though Jason is assumed to be second-in-command. He also traded duties with Tommy during their MMPR season 1 and Zeo tenures with one as red and the other as 6th member. Though in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, when Jason is turned evil by Maligore, he fights Tommy and dangles him over the edge of Maligore's pit saying "Now I have all the muscles and the power." In "The Green Candle", Jason fought Goldar in an attempt to retrieve the Green Candle and save Tommy's Green Ranger powers but aborted the effort to return to Earth to save Tommy's life. Tommy's Green Ranger powers weakened from that point on until they failed completely in "Green No More". Though Tommy didn't blame Jason for the loss of his powers, Jason himself took the failure deeply to heart. He lamented in " Missing Green" that he was the reason Tommy lost his power, and even years later in "King for a Day", he was adamant about rescuing Tommy for fear of failing him again.
Imitations[]
- Twin Man disguised as Jason and take the form of the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger. TV STORY-A Bad Reflection on You
- Primator briefly shape-shifted into the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger. TV STORY-The Wanna-Be Ranger
Forms[]
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[]
- Tyrannosaurus Dinozord
- Titanus, Carrier Zord
- Red Dragon Thunderzord
Appearances: MMPR S1 Episodes 1-17, 19-60; MMPR S2 Episodes 1-21, 23-28; WF Episode 34; SM Episodes 20 & LBEV; BM S2 Episode 13; O&A
- "I summon the power of the Dragon Shield!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Red Ranger may use Green Ranger's Dragon Shield for more power. (The S.H. Figuarts toy of this figure retroactively labels this look as "Armored Red Ranger", being previously unnamed)
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Zords[]
Appearances: MMPR Episodes 26, 35-37
Gold Zeo Ranger insert theme is Go Gold Ranger
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
to be added
Attacks[]
to be added
Abilities[]
to be added
Weaknesses[]
to be added
Arsenal[]
Zords[]
Appearances: Zeo Episodes 34-44, 46-50
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Rangers[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Teammates
- Zack Taylor/Mighty Morphin Black Ranger (I) - Best Friend & Second-in-command
- † Trini Kwan/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (I) (deceased)
- Billy Cranston/Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger
- Kimberly Ann Hart/Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (I)
- Tommy Oliver/Mighty Morphin Green Ranger/Mighty Morphin White Ranger/Zeo Ranger V - Red/Red Turbo Ranger (I) - Best Friend & Team Leader Successor
- Rocky DeSantos/Mighty Morphin Red Ranger (II)/Zeo Ranger III - Blue - Red Ranger Successor
- Adam Park/Mighty Morphin Black Ranger (II)/Zeo Ranger IV - Green/Green Turbo Ranger (I)
- Aisha Campbell/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (II)
- Minh Kwan/Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger (III)
- Zeo Rangers - Teammates
- Aquitar Rangers
- Turbo Rangers
- Space Rangers
- Andros/Red Space Ranger
- Carlos Vallerte/Black Space Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Ashely Hammond/Yellow Space Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Galaxy Rangers
- Leo Corbett/Galaxy Red
- Damon Henderson/Galaxy Green - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Kai Chen/Galaxy Blue - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Lightspeed Rangers
- Time Force Rangers
- Wild Force Rangers
- Cole Evans/Red Wild Force Ranger
- Merrick Baliton/Lunar Wolf Ranger - Fellow Captive TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
- Dino Thunder Rangers
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Grid Battleforce Rangers
Family[]
- Mr. Scott - Father TV STORY-Return of an Old Friend
- Mrs. Scott - Mother TV STORY-Return of an Old Friend
- Unknown name - Uncle (mentioned) TV STORY-Beauty and the Beast
- Jeremy - Younger Cousin TV STORY-The Rockstar
- Emily - Girlfriend TV STORY-Good as Gold
Others[]
- Ernie
- Bulk
- Skull
- Ms. Appleby
- Mr. Caplan
- Jerome Stone
- Zordon
- Alpha 5
- Auric the Conqueror
- Lerigot
- Alpha 7
- Keeper
- Commander Shaw
Enemies[]
Villain Groups[]
Evil Space Aliens[]
- Rita Repulsa
- † Robo-Rita Repulsa (deceased)
- Lord Zedd
- Rito Revolto
- Goldar - Arch-enemy
- Scorpina
- Squatt
- Baboo
- Finster
- Lokar
- Putty Patrollers
- Z Putty Patrollers
- Tenga Warriors
Machine Empire[]
- King Mondo
- Queen Machina
- Prince Sprocket
- Prince Gasket
- Princess Archerina
- Klank & Orbus
- Louie Kaboom
- General Venjix
- Gerrok
- Automon
- Steelon
- Tezzla
- Cogs
Divatox's Crew[]
Armada[]
Mesogog's Army[]
Sledge's Crew[]
Evox Virus Army[]
Family[]
to be added
Others[]
to be added
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
- Jason was portrayed by Austin St. John in all of his television and film appearances, and was voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the video game Power Rangers: Super Legends.[2]
- As the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, his suit actor in Super Sentai & U.S. Footage footage from Zyuranger was Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩 Maeda Hiroshi). His sub was & Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文 Fukuzawa Hirofumi) in Super Sentai footage. In US footage, his suit actors were Erik Betts and Hien Nguyen.
- As the Gold Zeo Ranger, his suit actor in Super Sentai footage from Ohranger was Naoki Ōfuji (大藤 直樹 Ōfuji Naoki). In US footage, his suit actor was Tatsuro Koike (小池達朗 Koike Tatsuro).
- Lead writer Tony Oliver elaborated on St. John’s casting. “He came in and just had a look and confidence that really impressed Kathy Wallin (Casting Director) and I. He was a talented martial artist and obviously in great shape. He also brought a youthfulness that we felt was necessary.”
- After filming the episode "Opposites Attract", Austin St. John, Walter Jones and Thuy Trang quit Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The reason being contract disputes, since the actors were underpaid due to the non-union status of the company at the time. However, the characters of the actors still appeared in several of the following episodes, until they were written out in "The Power Transfer" story arc. Up until then, a combination of body doubles and stock footage of Jason, Zack and Trini were used to give the illusion that they were still on the show. Also, beginning with the episode "Welcome to Venus Island" until "The Power Transfer", whenever Jason, Zack and Trini were morphed, their voices were done by both voice doubles and recycled dialogue from past episodes, as Austin, Walter and Thuy had quit the series before the post-production ADR for these episodes was completed. The series' associate producer Paul F. Rosenthal served as the voice double for Jason in these final episodes. This is also why Tommy was given leadership duties before Jason left the team; the producers wanted to transition between Jason and Tommy before Jason was written out of the show, along with Zack and Trini.
Multiverse[]
Alter ego | Designation | Dimension |
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Victor Lee (Mark Dacascos) | Biorhythm Red | Bio-Man (1986) |
Jason (Austin St. John) | Red Ranger | Lost Episode (1992) |
Jason Lee Scott (Austin St. John) | Red Ranger & Gold Ranger | TV series (1993-95) |
Jason Jones | Red Ranger | Hamilton Comics |
Jassssson | Red Meower Ranger | Mighty Morphin Meower Rangers (2017) |
Jason Scott (Dacre Montgomery) | Red Ranger (II) | Power Rangers Movie (2017) |
Etymology[]
to be added
Legendary Ranger Devices[]
The Mighty Morphin Red Ranger Key is Jason's personal Ranger Key. This key along with the majority of the Core Ranger Keys are seen lining the Command Center's interior walls. This key is mainly used by Troy Burrows (Super Megaforce Red) who uses it to fight as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger.
- When the Super Mega Rangers became the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers while fighting Matacore. TV STORY-Samurai Surprise
- When the Super Mega Rangers became the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers while fighting against Invidious and his X Borgs. TV STORY-Love is in the Air
- When assisting the other Super Mega Rangers as they became a combo Ranger Mode involving new Ranger Modes, while fighting Levira. TV STORY-The Wrath
- After being given the Dragon Shield by Orion (Mighty Morphin Green), he became the Armored Red Ranger and took down a pair of Royal Guards. TV STORY-The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition
In the toyline, Jason has an Armored Red Mighty Morphin Ranger Key for his form when he uses the Dragon Shield. This makes Jason the only Ranger in the Power Rangers universe to have a key made for his Super Form.
The Red Ranger is one of the Rangers that represent the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers for the MMPR Dino Charger, released as part of Dino Charger Power Pack Series 3 with each charger depicting four pictures. In Mighty Morphin's case, it featured the Red Ranger, the Green Ranger, the Megazord, and the MMPR title. This Charger was paired with the Megaforce Dino Charger.
As part of SDCC 2015, Bandai released an exclusive Dino Charge Mighty Morphin' Charger set with each Dino Charger depicting four pictures. In Mighty Morphin' Red's case, it featured his Ranger form, the MMPR title, the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord, and the Power Sword.
- "Legendary Red Star! Activate!"
- ―announcement in the DX Ninja Battle Morpher
The Mighty Morphin Red Ninja Power Star is a special Ninja Power Star that bears the likeness of the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger and is marked with the kanji for "red". Both versions of this star are exclusive to the Ninja Steel toyline, though verison 2 was ultimately never released.
- "Legendary Red Star! Activate!"
- ―announcement in the DX Ninja Battle Morpher
The Mighty Morphin Armored Red Ranger Ninja Power Star is a special Ninja Power Star that bears the likeness of the Mighty Morphin Armored Red Ranger and is marked with the kanji for "red". This was originally a part of the Ninja Steel toyline toyline, but was ultimately never released.
Notes[]
- Jason was the first of the three departing Rangers to share onscreen interaction with his successor (then teammate) when he returned in Zeo, Something that was unique to him until decades later when Zack and Adam would also meet.
- The role of Jason was originally auditioned and won by David Yost, but David thought he did not look the part of a leader, so he was re-cast as Billy, with Austin hired in his place to portray Jason.
- Jason broke an evil spell out of Tommy, while Tommy broke an evil spell out of Jason.
- The phrase "Back to Action!" was first coined by Jason (in the MMPR three-part episode "The Mutiny"); used when the Rangers, usually helmet-less, would return to battle after some form of break. Also, while the phrase "It's Morphin' Time!" was first coined by Zordon (in the second MMPR episode "High Five"), Jason's subsequent delivery of the line was what made it famous.
- Jason's birth date was listed as October 20th on both the profile card on the box of the 1993 eight-inch-tall Red Ranger Figure and on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD-Rom. This gives him the same birthday as Tommy.
- Jason holds the distinction of being the only character in the original cast of MMPR to share the same first name of his actor. In real life, Austin St. John revealed at the 2007 Power Morphicon that Austin is his stage name and that his real name is Jason Geiger.
- Jason, along with Tommy, Billy, Adam, Kimberly, and Rocky are the only Rangers to appear in more than 100 episodes.
- His name is based on Jason Scott Lee, a martial artist, and actor. He is best known for playing Bruce Lee in the semi-biographical movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
- Jason was originally named Victor Lee. The name was used by Mark Dacascos' Red Ranger character in Saban's Bio-Man pilot from 1986.
- Notably, during his time as the Gold Ranger, Jason exclusively wore black clothing despite not being classified as a Black Ranger.
- While he was the Gold Ranger, Jason was the first Power Ranger to be named after something other than the color of the underlying costume, which was black.
- The character of Jason was voted as the greatest Red Ranger of all time in an ABC Family contest held in 2004, and again in 2007 in a contest by Toon Disney.
- Jason in the Japanese dub of Power Rangers is voiced by Daiki Nakamura who also voiced Dark King Zylpheeza in Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive.
- Prior to the Disney Era, Jason was considered as a returning character for Hexagon, a season eleven story concept that preceded Ninja Storm. In it, Jason would have mentored the Thunder Rangers in opposition to Tommy's Wind Rangers, and would have opposed the Hexagon program as a whole due to feeling it too powerful.
- Jason's birthday was given as October 20, making him a Libra.
- Jason's birthplace was given as Los Angeles.
- Asked about what kinds of martial arts he practiced, Jason stated the styles he had studied were a long list which included kenpo, taekwondo, judo, and shinkido, but his favorites styles were taekwondo and kenpo.
- As of "Two Heads are Better than One", Jason holds the rank of 4th degree black belt.
- Ironically, Jason's portrayer Austin St. John's birth name is Jason Geiger.
- So far, there have only been 2 actors beside Austin St. John named Jason that have played a Red Ranger: Late Jason David Frank who played Tommy and was both Zeo Red and Turbo Red (I), Jason Faunt who played Wes Collins on Time Force.
Appearances[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)
- Episode 1: Day of the Dumpster
- Episode 2: High Five
- Episode 3: Teamwork
- Episode 4: A Pressing Engagement
- Episode 5: Different Drum
- Episode 6: Food Fight
- Episode 7: Big Sisters
- Episode 8: I, Eye Guy
- Episode 9: For Whom the Bell Trolls
- Episode 10: Happy Birthday, Zack
- Episode 11: No Clowning Around
- Episode 12: Power Ranger Punks
- Episode 13: Peace, Love and Woe
- Episode 14: Foul Play in the Sky
- Episode 15: Dark Warrior
- Episode 16: Switching Places
- Episode 17: Green With Evil Part I: Out Of Control
- Episode 18: Green With Evil Part II: Jason's Battle
- Episode 19: Green With Evil Part III: The Rescue
- Episode 20: Green With Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord
- Episode 21: Green With Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell
- Episode 22: The Trouble with Shellshock
- Episode 23: Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Episode 24: The Spit Flower
- Episode 25: Life's a Masquerade
- Episode 26: Gung Ho!
- Episode 27: Wheel of Misfortune
- Episode 28: Island of Illusion, Part I
- Episode 29: Island of Illusion, Part II
- Episode 30: The Rockstar
- Episode 31: Calamity Kimberly
- Episode 32: A Star Is Born
- Episode 33: The Yolk's on You!
- Episode 34: The Green Candle, Part I
- Episode 35: The Green Candle, Part II
- Episode 36: Birds of a Feather
- Episode 37: Clean-Up Club
- Episode 38: A Bad Reflection on You
- Episode 39: Doomsday Part I
- Episode 40: Doomsday Part II
- Episode 41: Rita's Seed of Evil
- Episode 42: A Pig Surprise
- Episode 43: Something Fishy
- Episode 44: Lions & Blizzards
- Episode 45: Crystal of Nightmares
- Episode 46: To Flea or Not to Flee
- Episode 47: Reign of the Jellyfish
- Episode 48: Plague of the Mantis
- Episode 49: Return of an Old Friend Part I
- Episode 50: Return of an Old Friend Part II
- Episode 51: Grumble Bee
- Episode 52: Two Heads are Better than One
- Episode 53: Fowl Play
- Episode 54: Trick or Treat
- Episode 55: Second Chance
- Episode 56: On Fins and Needles
- Episode 57: Enter… The Lizzinator
- Episode 58: Football Season
- Episode 59: Mighty Morphin' Mutants
- Episode 60/Finale: An Oyster Stew
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
- Episode 1: The Mutiny, Part I
- Episode 2: The Mutiny, Part II
- Episode 3: The Mutiny, Part III
- Episode 4: The Wanna-Be Ranger
- Episode 5: Putty on the Brain
- Episode 6: Bloom of Doom
- Episode 7: The Green Dream
- Episode 8: The Power Stealer
- Episode 9: The Beetle Invasion
- Episode 10: Welcome to Venus Island
- Episode 11: The Song Of Guitardo
- Episode 12: Green No More, Part I
- Episode 13: Green No More, Part II
- Episode 14: Missing Green
- Episode 15: Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park
- Episode 16: Beauty and the Beast (morphed only)
- Episode 17: White Light, Part I
- Episode 18: White Light, Part II
- Episode 19: Two for One
- Episode 20: Opposites Attract
- Episode 21: Zedd's Monster Mash (morphed only)
- Episode 22: The Ninja Encounter, Part I (archive footage only)
- Episode 23: The Ninja Encounter, Part II (archive footage only)
- Episode 24: The Ninja Encounter, Part III (archive footage only)
- Episode 25: A Monster of Global Proportions (archive footage only)
- Episode 26: Zedd Waves (archive footage only)
- Episode 27: The Power Transfer, Part I (archive footage only)
- Episode 28: The Power Transfer, Part II (archive footage only)
- Episode 33: Lights, Camera, Action (flashback; archive footage and mentioned only)
- Episode 36: The Great Bookala Escape (mentioned only)
- Special: Lord Zedd's Monster Heads (archive footage)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3)
- Episode 30: Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part II (flashback; archive footage only)
- Special: The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid (flashback; archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Zeo
- Episode 34: A Golden Homecoming
- Episode 35: Mondo's Last Stand
- Episode 36: Bomber in the Summer
- Episode 37: Scent of a Weasel
- Episode 38: The Lore of Auric
- Episode 39: The Ranger Who Came in from the Gold
- Episode 40: The Joke's on Blue
- Episode 41: Where in the World is Zeo Ranger 5?
- Episode 42: King for a Day, Part I
- Episode 43: King for a Day, Part II
- Episode 44: A Brief Mystery of Time
- Episode 45: A Mystery to Me
- Episode 46: Another Song and Dance
- Episode 47: Rangers of Two Worlds, Part I
- Episode 48: Rangers of Two Worlds, Part II
- Episode 49: Hawaii Zeo
- Episode 50/Finale: Good as Gold
- Power Rangers Turbo
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
- Episode 1: Shift Into Turbo, Part I (flashback; archive footage only)
- Power Rangers: The Lost Episode (archive footage)
- Power Rangers Wild Force
- Episode 34: Forever Red
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Episode 4: Legacy of Power (archive footage only)
- Episode 16: Burning at Both Ends (indirect mention)
- Episode 18: Bully for Ethan (photo only)
- DVD Special: Return of the Ranger (archive footage)
- Power Rangers - Mission Training (Image)
- Power Rangers Megaforce
- Episode 1: Mega Mission (dream only)
- Episode 4: Stranger Ranger (dream only)
- Episode 19: The Messenger (vision only)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle (morphed only)
- The Legendary Battle: Extended Edition (morphed only)
- Episode 20/Finale: Legendary Battle (morphed only)
- Power Rangers HyperForce
- Episode 18: Stage 4: The Armada
- Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Street Fighter Showdown
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers
- Season 2
- Villains Special: Making Bad (archive footage only)
- Episode 13: Grid Connection
- Season 2
- Power Rangers Dino Fury
- Season 2
- Episode 15: Morphin Master (archive footage only)
- Season 2
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (morphed only)
- Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
- Episode 1: Lightning Strikes (indirect mention)
- Episode 7: Operation Seasoning (indirect mention)
- Episode 8: Switching Sides (indirect mention)
- Episode 9: Master Plan (indirect mention)
- Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon (photo only)
- Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
Power Rangers Zeo vs The Machine Empire[]
Jason appears as a playable character in Power Rangers Zeo vs The Machine Empire.
Power Rangers Key Scanner[]
Jason as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger appears in the app videogame Power Rangers Key Scanner, among various other Ranger teams.
Power Rangers Super Megaforce: Legacy[]
Jason as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger appears only usable for Final Strike in the videogame Power Rangers Super Megaforce: Legacy, among various other Ranger teams.
Ultimate Hero Clash[]
Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger, Jason is also the only representative of the Zeo Rangers, along with other four Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a playable character in Ultimate Hero Clash.
Power Rangers Dash[]
Jason along with the other Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are among all the Ranger teams which appear in the Korean-developed mobile game Power Rangers Dash.
Power Rangers Legacy Wars[]
In the game Power Rangers Legacy Wars, Jason Lee Scott is playable as the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, Armored Red Ranger and Gold Zeo Ranger. He as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger is a Common (Leader), Common (Assist) character, as Armored Red Ranger is a Legendary (Leader), Legendary (Assist) character and as the Gold Zeo Ranger is a Legendary (Leader), Legendary (Assist) character, represents the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, along with Trini, Billy, Zack, Kimberly and Tommy and represents the Zeo Rangers, along with Katherine, Adam, Tommy, and Tanya.
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid[]
Jason Lee Scott is a playable character in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid. He uses his Power Sword and Blade Blaster primarily as his weapons.
Puzzle and Dragons[]
As part of the collaboration by Hasbro in a limited game event, Jason as Red Ranger, along with Tyrannosaurus Dinozord was an unlockable character in Puzzle and Dragons.
Abilities
- 9 Turns ( 9 Turns at Lv.1 ),This card can be used as assist.
Leader Skill
- Fire attribute cards HP x1.5, ATK x4.5, RCV x1.5.
- All attribute cards ATK x4, 25% all damage reduction when attacking with 4 of Fire, Water, Wood, Light & Dark orb types at the same time.
- Fire attribute cards HP x1.5, ATK x1.5, RCV x1.5. Increases time limit of orb movement by 2 seconds.
- All attribute cards ATK x7 when attacking with 2 of following orb types: Fire, Water, Wood, Light & Dark.
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars[]
- Jason appears as a playable character in Power Rangers Legacy Wars, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (video game), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD) (archive footage), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (video game) (Sega Genesis version), Power Rangers: Super Legends
Power Rangers Unite[]
- A Red Ranger appears in Power Rangers Unite, though it is not specified if it is him or Rocky DeSantos.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle[]
- An alternate version of Jason with a slightly altered history appears in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle.
Power Rangers Collectible Card Game[]
Jason as Mighty Morphin Red Ranger and Mighty Morphin Armored Red Ranger appears in the American trading card game Power Rangers Collectible Card Game.
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid[]
Jason appears as multiple playable characters in the board game Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid.
- Mighty Morphin Red in the base game.
- Mighty Morphin Red (Dragon Shield) in the Kickstarter Exclusive Deluxe Box expansion.
- Zeo Gold in both the "Zeo Gold Character Pack" and "Ranger Allies Pack #1" expansions.
- Omega Red Ranger in the "Rangers United" expansion.
Power Rangers Deck-Building Game[]
Jason appears as a playable character in the Power Rangers Deck-Building Game.See Also[]
- Yamato Tribe Prince Geki - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page.
- Ryo of the Heavenly Fire Star - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page.
- Riki (Ohranger) - Super Sentai counterpart in Ohranger. See comparison page.
References[]
Footnotes[]
Power Rangers Wild Force |
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Rangers |
Cole Evans - Taylor Earhardt - Max Cooper - Danny Delgado - Alyssa Enrilé - Merrick Baliton |
Gear |
Growl Phone - Lunar Caller - Crystal Sabers - Power Animal Crystals - Red Lion Fang - Golden Eagle Sword - Blue Shark Fighting Fins - Black Bison Axe - White Tiger Baton - Jungle Sword - Lion Blaster - Lunar Cue - Falcon Summoner - Falconator - Armadillo Puck - Sword of Pardolis - Rhino Shooter - Deer Clutcher - Jungle Blaster - Savage Cycles - Wild Force Rider - Animarium Armor |
Allies |
Princess Shayla - Kite - Ancient Warriors - Time Force Rangers - Ransik - Nadira - Alpha 7 |
Veteran Red Rangers (Forever Red): Jason Lee Scott - Aurico - Tommy Oliver - T.J. Johnson - Andros - Leo Corbett - Carter Grayson - Wes Collins - Eric Myers |
Zords and Megazords |
Red Lion Wildzord - Yellow Eagle Wildzord - Blue Shark Wildzord - Black Bison Wildzord - White Tiger Wildzord - Elephant Wildzord - Giraffe Wildzord - Black Bear Wildzord - Polar Bear Wildzord - Gorilla Wildzord - Soul Bird - Wolf Wildzord - Hammerhead Shark Wildzord - Alligator Wildzord - Rhino Wildzord - Armadillo Wildzord - Deer Wildzord - Falcon Wildzord - Black Lion Wildzord - Condor Wildzord - Saw Shark Wildzord - Buffalo Wildzord - Jaguar Wildzord |
Wild Force Megazord - Kongazord - Predazord - Isis Megazord - Animus - Pegasus Megazord |
Other Zords |
Astro Megaship |
Orgs |
Master Org - Putrids |
Duke Orgs: Jindrax - Toxica - Zen-Aku - Artilla & Helicos - Onikage |
General Orgs: Retinax - Nayzor - Mandilok |
Mut-Orgs: Takach - Kired - Rofang |
Machine Empire: General Venjix - Gerrok - Steelon - Automon - Tezzla - Cogs - Serpentera |
Monsters |
Turbine Org - Plug Org - Barbed Wire Org - Camera Org - Bell Org - Tire Org - Ship Org - Cell Phone Org - Bulldozer Org - Freezer Org - Vacuum Cleaner Org - Bus Org - Scooter/Motorcycle Org - Lawnmower Org - Quadra Org - Karaoke Org - Signal Org - Bowling Org - Wedding Dress Org - Samurai Org - Tombstone Org - Flute Org - Juggelo - Lion Tamer Org - Monitor Org - Toy Org - Clock Org - Locomotive Org |
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers |
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Rangers |
Devon Daniels - Ravi Shaw - Zoey Reeves - Nate Silva - Steel - Tyler Rinker |
Gear |
Beast-X Morpher - Striker Morpher - Beast-X Visor - Morph-X Keys - Beast-X Blaster - Beast-X Saber - Striker Saber - Cheetah Beast Blaster - Cheetah Claws - Beast-X Ultra Blaster - Beast-X King Activator - Beast-X King Ultra Bow - Beast-X Spin Saber |
Allies |
Grid Battleforce: Commander Shaw - General Burke - Betty Burke - Ben Burke - Blaze - Roxy - Megan - Cole |
Civilians: Mayor Adam Daniels - Muriel Reeves - Joey - Regina Collins - Dr. Walsh - Kerry Dixon - Mike Reeves |
Captain Chaku - Doctor K - Colonel Mason Truman - Keeper |
Legendary Dino Rangers:Tyler Navarro - Koda - Chase Randall - Riley Griffin - Shelby Watkins - Sir Ivan of Zandar - Conner McKnight - Ethan James - Kira Ford - Jason Lee Scott - Billy Cranston - Black Ranger - Yellow Ranger - Kimberly Ann Hart |
Beast Bots |
Zords & Megazords |
Racer Zord - Wheeler Zord - Chopper Zord - Wrecker Zord - Jet Zord - Beast-X King Zord - Reptillobeast |
Megazords |
Racer Zord Battle Mode - Beast-X Megazord - Wrecker Zord Battle Mode - Striker Megazord - Beast-X Ultrazord - Beast-X King Zord Battle Mode - Beast-X King Megazord - Beast-X King Ultrazord |
Villains |
Leader: Evox/Venjix |
Generals: Scrozzle - Blaze - Roxy - Vargoyle |
Foot Soldiers: Tronics - Gigatronics |
Zords: Ripperzord - Chimera Zord - Omegadrone |
Robotrons |
Season One: Cycletron - Needletron - Shoveltron - Slicertron - Meltatron - Railtron - Vacuutron - Antennatron - Drilltron - Tooltron - Clonetron - Tubatron - Tubatron 2.0 - Burnertron - Turbotron - Shockatron - Spiketron - Infernotron |
Season Two: Drilltron 2.0 - Trappertron - Gamertron - Keytron - Digitron - Controlatron - Dumbbelltron - Boxertron - Tiaratron - Bulldozertron - Thieftron - Clawtron - Antennatron 2.0 - Railtron 2.0 |
Gigadrones |
Season One: Cycledrone - Needledrone - Shoveldrone - Slicerdrone - Meltadrone - Raildrone - Vacuudrone - Antennadrone - Drilldrone - Tooldrone - Delta Gigadrone 1 - Clonedrone - Tubadrone - Tubadrone 2.0 - Burnerdrone - Turbodrone - Shockadrone - Unidentified Gigadrone 1 - Unidentified Gigadrone 2 - Spikedrone - Delta Gigadrone 2 - Infernodrone |
Season Two: Drilldrone 2.0 - Trapperdrone - Gamerdrone - Keydrone - Digidrone - Controladrone - Alphadrone - Betadrone - Gammadrone - Deltadrone - Tiaradrone - Bulldozerdrone - Unidentified Gigadrone 3 - Unidentified Gigadrone 4 - Thiefdrone - Clawdrone - Antennadrone 2.0 |
Sledge's Crew |
Sledge - Snide - Poisandra - Wrench - Fury - Curio - Vivix |
Others |
Ryjack - Goldar - Putty Patrollers - Triptoids |
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Red Rangers |
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Identities Jason Lee Scott • Rocky DeSantos • Aurico • Tommy Oliver • T.J. Johnson • Andros • Leo Corbett • Carter Grayson • Alex • Wesley Collins • Cole Evans • Shane Clarke • Conner McKnight • Jack Landors • Schuyler Tate • Bridge Carson • Nick Russell • Mack Hartford • Casey Rhodes • Scott Truman • Jayden Shiba • Lauren Shiba • Troy Burrows • Tyler Navarro • Brody Romero • Devon Daniels • Zayto • Amelia Jones Rocky DeSantos (movie) • Britt • Jason Scott (2017 movie) • Marvin Shih • Grace Sterling • Miguel Diaz Secondary Rangers Power Sets |
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Identities Tommy Oliver • Trey of Triforia • Jason Lee Scott • Zhane • Magna Defender • Michael Corbett • Ryan Mitchell • Eric Myers • Merrick Baliton • Cameron Watanabe • Trent Fernandez-Mercer • Sam • Daggeron • Tyzonn • Gem • Gemma • Antonio Garcia • Robo Knight • Orion • Sir Ivan of Zandar • Levi Weston • Nate Silva • Steel • Aiyon Secondary Rangers Power Sets |
Gold Rangers |
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Identities Trey of Triforia • Jason Lee Scott • Daggeron • Gem • Antonio Garcia • Ivan (Dino Charge) • Levi Weston • Nate Silva • Aiyon Secondary Rangers Power Sets |
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