Summary

  • Jason, the original Red Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers suggests in the finale of Boom! Studios' longrunning Rangers comic Wild Force's Taylor may be a superior leader.
  • Taylor embodies all the qualities that made Jason great; the moment between the two in Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 solidifies her crucial role in the franchise, now that Jason has embraced retirement and post-Ranger life.
  • Jason's praise solidifies the underrated character Taylor Earnhart as a pivotal leader for the Power Rangers, as she garners high praise from a legendary Red Ranger and then plays an essential role in the story's climax.

Warning: Spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1!The original Red Ranger has named which of the Power Rangers may be even better than him. Many fans would consider Jason Lee Scott to be the best and most powerful Power Ranger ever, but there's at least one Ranger who Jason ranks above himself. One conversation with Wild Force's Yellow Ranger, Taylor Earnhardt, suggests that Jason views her to be a better leader than him.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 – written by Melissa Flores, with art by Simona Di Gianfelice – finds Taylor hesitant to leaving the Earth for an off-planet final battle with Dark Specter, not wanting to leave Jason and her other allies behind. In response, Jason praises Taylor as "an amazing captain."

Red Ranger Jason calls Taylor Earnhardt of the Power Rangers Wild Force Yellow a greater captain than he is.

While some fans might argue that Jason still ranks as Power Rangers' greatest leader, at the very least, Taylor is Jason's ideal vision for what a leader for the Power Rangers should be.

The Mighty Morphin Red Ranger in front of the Cosmic Fury Power Rangers
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Original Red Ranger Jason Praises Wild Force's Taylor As A "Great Leader"

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 by Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raúl Angulo, Jose Enrique Fernandez, and Ed Dukeshire

Blue Time Force Ranger, Yellow Eagle Ranger from Wild Force, & Chloe from Dino Charge all morph together.

Taylor Earnhardt's return to Power Rangers has shown her to be headstrong, cunning, a team player, and above all else, brave - many of the same characteristics that made Jason a great leader.

Taylor Earnhardt ranks among the final "Darkest Hour" arc as the last survivor of the Wild Force team not captured by Dark Specter.

On Earth, she's worked closely with Taylor Earnhardt's return to Power Rangers has shown her to be headstrong, cunning, a team player, and above all else, brave - many of the same characteristics that made Jason a great leader.

Considering that they share the same leadership qualities, it's easy to see why Jason has warmed up to Taylor so strongly.

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Considering that they share the same leadership qualities, it's easy to see why Jason has warmed up to Taylor so strongly, not just because they've worked together. However, the moment is bigger than just Jason praising a teammate. What makes this moment so big is that it solidifies an underrated leader as one of the best leaders when the opinion comes from arguably the best leader in Rangers history. That's high praise, and as such, Taylor Earnhardt, a name that isn't echoed often enough in the Power Rangers franchise is further legitimized.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 is available now from BOOM! Studios.