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But at the end of the day he’s the one that makes the last stand against Trakeena one of the greatest action scenes in Power Rangers history.

9. Carter (Sean CW Johnson)

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Carter is an all American boy who probably eats nothing but hot dogs and apple pie. This guy is a hero through and through. For god’s sake, he was a fire fighter before he even became a Ranger!

When he teamed up with all the other Rangers in “Forever Red?” While they were out doing overly complicated martial arts moves, he was blasting enemies left and right with his blaster.

Carter knows how to get things done, even if he has to be smacked around by Captain Mitchell a bit before he learns the lesson of the day.

8. Scott (Eka Darville)

Power Rangers RPM

Again, besides the angst over losing his brother (Lost Galaxy much?) Scott is great.

By that, I mean he’s a dick.

He seems to care more about his car than the entire city. He just wants to impress his dad who clearly loved his brother more than him. He throws babies around in the middle of fights. He gets super butthurt when he doesn’t get a medal but his teammate, Gem, does.

Now I know this sounds like I hate the guy, but I love Scott for one reason alone. When he shows up in ‘Clash of the Red Rangers,’ Scott has transformed from Dick Scott to Asshole Scott. He’s openly antagonistic to the whole team and thinks fixing a car made out of symbol power is more important than stopping the already grown monster. That’s just… that’s a beautiful thing. (Okay he’s also great in RPM but that ‘Clash of the Red Rangers’ appearance is just pure gold.)

7. Jason (Austin St. John)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

The first, the original, and while not quite the best, Jason still holds up. A lot of this has to do with his involvement in many of the episodes surrounding Tommy’s arc as the Green Ranger. We see him battling alone against Goldar without his powers and see his angst (at least it isn’t about a brother) over not being able to save Tommy’s powers.

But there’s a reason people like Jason so much, he seems like the kind of guy you’d want to know or be around. He’s generally good natured and willing to help out.

He also has one of the greatest quips in all of Power Rangers, “Your polluting days are over horse-face! I’m sending you back to the barn!” Perfection.

6. Shane (Pua Magasiva)

Power Rangers Ninja Storm

You know, despite the Ninja Storm cast all being adrenaline sports junkies (Shane’s drug was skateboarding) they were all pretty damn likeable. Shane started off as this wacky guy who didn’t even believe the Power Rangers existed to actually getting some real tender moments.

When faced with his greatest fear, we find out it’s disappointing his brother (again with the brother angst) which perfectly fit with a teenager who, to the outside world, is seen as a slacker. He wants to tell his brother everything about how he saves the world, but he can’t, so he has to maintain the charade that all he’s doing with his life is hanging out at skate parks. It’s a really touching episode, much more than one would expect in a goofy season like Ninja Storm.

5. Jason (Dacre Montgomery)

Power Rangers (2017)

Is it fair to compare a character written by an Academy Award nominated writer to those written for substandard TV wages? Probably not, but here we are!

Jason in this movie has all the depth you wish Rangers normally had. He’s made mistakes and tries to make up for them as best he can. He forms a powerful bond with Billy and the other Rangers. God, he even has the standard Power Rangers Daddy Issues plotline and it actually has depth and nuance! John Gatins, writer of the Power Rangers movie, I salute you.

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While we don’t have much time to spend with Jason he makes a HUGE impression. When he’s leading the others into what seems to be their final moments he doesn’t hesitate. He just tells them to keep going. It’s a shame a sequel to the film isn’t happening because we desperately need more adventures with this Jason at the helm.

He’s got the real muscles and the power.

4. Conner (James Napier)

Power Rangers Dino Thunder

Conner just wanted to be an all star soccer player before he fell in a giant sinkhole and became the Red Ranger. While not really a leader (Tommy was running the show this season, let’s be fair) Conner at least got to learn to be a better person.

You see, at the start of the season Conner was a dick (more so than most Red Rangers). He was openly sexist to Kira and looked down at Ethan for being a nerd.

Over the season, however, he slowly changed. We saw him learn how to treat others with respect (and it was better than Sky’s arc in that regard, especially when it comes to his sexism.) He started noticing kindness would get him farther with people than brushing them aside. He evolved from being a dick to generally caring about others. He even had to give up his dream of being a soccer star (being a Ranger was too much of a time commitment) but later was able to open up soccer camps all around the world. Good on you, Conner.

3. Wes (Jason Faunt)

Power Rangers Time Force

Wes was a spoiled brat. His father was rich and he got to do whatever he wanted…until the other Time Force Rangers appeared and needed him to unlock their morphers.

After that, Wes slowly grew into a true team player (because Jen was the leader, don’t lie to yourself) and was even willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his new friends. He gave up his powers to take over his dying father’s company and sent his friends back to the future in order to keep them safe. Wes was a big damn hero.

He also gave one of PR’s best lessons, “We all make our own destiny.” That’s something everyone can stand to learn.

2. Eric (Daniel Southworth)

Power Rangers Time Force

Eric is the polar opposite of Wes. Growing up dirt poor, he had to pull his life out of the gutter any way he could to make it. Even then, he still couldn’t match Wes. That all changed when he stole the powers of the Quantum Ranger and used them to maneuver his way to head of the Silver Guardians.

Eric played for keeps. He didn’t mess around like the rangers. When he wanted something? He took it. He even traveled back in time to get the Q-Rex so he could fight on an even playing field with the Rangers.

While eventually Eric did start helping the Time Force team more he never really joined the team properly, and I liked that about him. He never gave up on his principles.

1. TJ (Selwyn Ward)

Power Rangers Turbo

TJ was a Red Ranger for little over half a season, so why is he topping this list? Because TJ is a selfless hero who, when faced with great adversity, doesn’t hesitate and does what’s needed even when he doesn’t have the resources.

First off, in the final battle against Divatox both the Megazords are destroyed. TJ tried sacrificing them to no avail so he puts his own life on the line to deliver a head on attack. Where others would have given up, TJ keeps going, and then some. He fought to the bitter end when Piranhatrons destroyed the Power Chamber, refusing to escape without Alpha.

On a smaller scale, TJ is still flawless. He was the one who helped save Tommy from plummeting to his eternal death. What more do you need?

Now it’s your turn Den of Geek readers, how would YOU rank all the Red Rangers? Do you agree with my choices? Viciously disagree? LET ME KNOW!