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Psycho Green (formerly named Trek) is a Psycho Ranger. He was also originally Supersonic Green, the Green Ranger of the Supersonic Rangers.[1]
Character History
Trek was the Green Ranger of the Supersonic Rangers from the planet Xybria. He was formerly romantically involved with Star, the Pink Ranger, but she has since been with Ace, the Red Ranger. Trek and Ace frequently argue, one of the reasons being that he keeps getting left on the ship, while the rest proceed with the mission. Trek suspects this may have to do with Ace's visions. Star, however, is worried for Trek as she now seems to be unable to read his mind. En route to the latest mission, Trek tries to stop Star but fails and the Supersonic Rangers walk into what would be an explosion. The last alive, Ace sees Trek approach as Trek reveals it was him who caused the blast- just before he shoots Ace. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Year Two Deluxe Edition
Trek then proceeds to the Planet Infernus where he meets Dark Specter's avatar. Dark Specter then uses his dark power on Trek's morpher to change him into the very first Psycho Ranger - Psycho Green. He then served as Dark Specter's right hand.
Around 1869, he was sent to the Moon in order to release Rita Repulsa from her prison. However, defense cannons placed by Zordon and Alpha 5 shot down his spaceship. Unbeknown to the two, Psycho Green survived and his ship placed him within hibernation until it could detect lifeforms for a possible rescue attempt. TV STORY-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios) Issue 20
In 1969, the events of the Moon Landing unintentionally reactivated the ship and awakened Psycho Green. While searching for the space dumpster, Psycho Green found Nikolai Chukarin and Jamie Gilmore (the Blue and Black Rangers respectively) and attacked them, crushing Jamie to death with a boulder. As Grace, Terona, and Daniel arrived, Psycho Green engaged with them, killing Daniel by destroying his visor and exposing him to the vacuum of space. After reaching the space dumpster, Psycho Green is blasted by the Power Blaster by the remaining Rangers. However, the attack didn't kill him and he returned in a second form, a giant, flaming, green monster. After chasing the Ranger trio to Rita's palace, he was finally killed by Nikolai, who sacrificed himself to cause an explosion inside of Psycho Green. The only thing that remained of Psycho Green is his dagger/knife which was secretly taken by Grace.
Ranger Powers
Notes
- As the Psycho Rangers were conceived on TV as evil counterparts to the Space Rangers, who lacked a Green Ranger, a Psycho Green did not exist on-screen. However, Psycho Green can be considered an alternative to Psycho Black. Indeed, in the team-up between the Space Rangers and the Galaxy Rangers, Psycho Black was pitted against the Green Galaxy Ranger in addition to Black Space Ranger, reflecting that Black and Green are typically placed on teams interchangeably.
- Seeing as Psycho Green is making his first appearance fighting the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1969 team) he can be seen as the Psycho Ranger counterpart to the Green Ranger. On-screen, a Sixth Ranger equivalent existed only as a fake Psycho Silver.
- Trek's name and origin story were revealed in the story "Psychotic" exclusively printed in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Year Two Deluxe Edition. It was written by Trey Moore, illustrated by French Carlomagno, and lettered by Ed Dukeshire.
- Psycho Green is the second Psycho Ranger to be able to kill Power Rangers, Psycho Pink being the first.
- In his first appearance, he is the first to manage to kill almost an entire Ranger team, with three Rangers killed and only two survivors. Though his last victim Nikolai was claimed by a suicide sacrifice before he could fully eat him as a monster. In his origin story, he did kill all five Supersonic Rangers.
- According to Jason Bischoff, while creating Psycho Green may have depleted Dark Specter, Psycho Green is not dependent on him for power.[2]
- Trek appears to be similar to Ryan Mitchell, as they are the sixth Power Ranger exclusives who don’t have their full counterparts from 5-members-only Sentai team, but their side switching roles happen to be opposite between good and evil, whereas Ryan turned good while Trek turned evil.
- Ironically, both Sentai teams were family sentai where each sibling had a different, but relevant to a career (education and search and rescue)
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