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Jason Lee Scott is a fictional character in the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers TV series, played by Austin St. John. Jason is best remembered as the original Red Ranger, and the first leader of the Power Rangers.
Character History
Jason was an accomplished martial artist from the fictional town of Angel Grove, California. He was selected by Zordon and Alpha 5 as one of five "teenagers with attitude" to become the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. He was given the power of the Tyrannosaurus. After he was selected to be in a peace conference partway through the series, Jason left the Power Rangers, and the title of the Red Ranger went to Rocky DeSantos.
Jason returned in Power Rangers Zeo, temporarily taking over the duties of the Gold Zeo Ranger from Trey of Triforia. In Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, he was kidnapped by the villain Divatox and was briefly brainwashed to fight against the Power Rangers. After being restored to normalcy by Lerigot, he once again faded into the background.
Jason's last-seen appearance was in Power Rangers Wild Force, in the special episode Forever Red. In this episode, he regains his Red Ranger powers and joins nine other Red Rangers to defeat the remnants of the Machine Empire: a force of villians that Jason, as the Gold Ranger, had previously battled. Notably, he was the only Red Ranger in "Forever Red" without an explanation as to why he still retains Red Ranger powers. He should not have powers because he retired from his Red Ranger post and the Red Ranger powers were subsequently destroyed on various occasions in the Mighty Morphin' series.
Jason's whereabouts during the eight years between Turbo and Forever Redare not explained in any iteration of the series. His future after Forever Red also remains unexplained. However, based on clues in his final episode, Jason, like all Red Rangers after him, keeps in touch with each team of Power Rangers.
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