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This Hero was Headlined on January 2023.
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Thomas "Tommy" Oliver is a Power Ranger veteran, considered to be one of the greatest — if not the greatest — Ranger in history and is the main protagonist of the Power Rangers franchise.
He is also the love interest of both Pink Rangers Katherine Hillard and Kimberly Ann Hart but he became the husband of Katherine Hillard and the father of J.J. Oliver.
He was portrayed by the late Jason David Frank.
Roles
Tommy was introduced as the titular central antagonist of the Green with Evil 5-episode arc in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. After joining the team at the end of the arc, he served as the tritagonist for the rest of Season 1, the main protagonist of Season 2, the deuteragonist of Season 3 and one of the six protagonists of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. He is also the main protagonist of Power Rangers Zeo, the deuteragonist of the first half of Power Rangers Turbo (as well as one of the four main protagonists of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie), the deuteragonist of Power Rangers Dino Thunder and a minor protagonist in Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Ranger SPD, Power Rangers Super Megaforce, Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel and Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.
Personality
Tommy Oliver is an iconic character in the Power Rangers universe. He is best known for first appearing in the show as the Green Ranger, but later went on to take the mantle of the White Ranger and become a leader of the team. He is a brave, strong-willed, and dedicated individual who never gives up on his friends and allies. He is often the one who is willing to step up and take charge when other Rangers are unsure of what to do.
Despite his bravery and strong will, Tommy is also a good-natured, kind and noble individual. He is always the first to offer a helping hand to those who need it, and his sense of honor is second to none. He always attempts to reason and talk things out before resorting to violence, and shows a level of self-control and resilience that has created an internal strength that can only be admired.
Tommy is also snarky and witty, and is never afraid to stand up for himself or others. He is a dynamic character whose personality and motivations are driven by his relentless pursuit of justice. He has consistently set the moral standard for his teammates and has given them the courage to overcome any obstacle. He is truly an example of what it means to be a Power Ranger.
Powers and Abilities
Tommy is an extremely skilled martial artist and has used a variety of different ranger powers over the years. All of these powers increased his fighting skills and abilities, but each offered him different weapons and Zords and sometimes other powers. The first was that of the Green Dragon Ranger, which gave Tommy use of the Dragon Dagger, Dragon Shield, and a Blade Blaster (a side-arm that worked as a short sword and a laser gun), and command of the Dragonzord. As the White Tiger Ranger, he wielded Saba and piloted the Tigerzord and as the White Ninja Ranger, Tommy could enter a ninja form, where he could use various ninja powers, such as disappearing then reappearing and using super speed.
He could also utilize the Metallic Armor, which could increase the protection his ranger suit offered him and the White Shark Cycle, which was a lightweight and powerful motorcycle that was made from the fin of a prehistoric shark and piloted the Falconzord and the White Shogunzord. After Tommy became the Red Zeo Ranger, his powers continually grew more powerful due to them being derived from the Zeo Crystal. His arsenal included a Zeo Laser Blade and a Zeo Laser Pistol, which acted as his sidearms, the Zeo Power Sword, Zeo Jet Cycle V, which served the purpose of replacing the White Shark Cycle and the Defender Wheel. Tommy’s Zords as the Red Zeo Ranger consisted of Zeozord V, the Red Battlezord, and Super Zeozord V.
When he became the Red Turbo Ranger, Tommy had the Auto Blaster and Turbo Sword as sidearms, the Turbo Lightning Sword, a Turbo Navigator, and a Turbo Cart, a small vehicle reminiscent of a go-cart in his arsenal and his zord was the Red Lightning Turbozord. As the Black Dino Ranger, Tommy used the Brachio Staff, which could unleash powerful elemental attacks and an energy orb, a Black Raptor Rider, a raptor-based mount creature, and a Dino ATV, an enhanced all-terrain vehicle that could fire energy blasts. He could also enter Super Dino Mode, which increased his strength. Tommy had command of the Dino Thunder Carrierzord, the Brachiozord, also giving him command of the Cephalazord, Dimetrozord, Stegozord, Parasaurzord, and Ankylozord.
In addition of his skills as a Ranger, Tommy also possesses vast knowledge about Morphing Grid and means to develop new Power Ranger technology presumably thanks to his time with Zordon and Alpha 5, most notably through participating with the latter two in perfecting his new White Ranger power to replace his original Green one that rendered inaccessible. Following the discovery of Dinogems, he developed arsenal for Dino Thunder Rangers to use as well as the backdoor program for Biozords (giant mechanical dinosaurs infused with their respective template's DNA he originally created with aid of Anton Mercer) connected with Morphin Grid so as to turn them into true Zords. His other work includes Master Morpher, which allows him to access every Ranger powers he mastered in his lifetime.
List of Tommy Oliver's Works
- Dino Morphers: Dino Morphers are first three morphers belonged to Dino Thunder Rangers, developed with help of Hayley Ziktor. The morphers are created through properly harnessing the power of Dino Gems, gems with immense powers originated from meteor that caused the extinction of dinosaur 65 million years ago and possess a link to Morphing Grid which allow its user to become new Power Ranger. There are 3 Dino Morphers; Blue Morpher, Yellow Morpher, and Red Morpher, which respectively powered by Blue Gem, Yellow Gem, and Red Gem. Their Power Weapons are Tyranno Staff, Tricera Shield, and Ptera Grips.
- Brachio Morpher: The fourth Dino Morpher which powered by Black Dino Gem and source of Tommy's Black Brachio Ranger power. Its Power Weapon is Brachio Staff.
- Raptor Riders: Experimental biomechanical raptors that acts as versatile steed for Blue Thunder Ranger, Red Thunder Rangers, and Yellow Thunder Rangers.
- Raptor Cycles: Hi-tech motorbikes that acts as successor of Raptor Riders.
- Black Brachio Dino ATV: Tommy's quad bike.
- Hovercraft Cycle: Hi-tech motorcycle that can fly.
- Triceramax Command Truck: A truck that acts as mobile base for Dino Thunder Rangers
- Biozords: Giant robots that created by combining dinosaur DNA and machine. Knowing someone would abuse them for evil, Tommy deliberately made a backdoor program so the Rangers, including himself, able to hack through the biozords through their morphers while simultaneously connect them with Morphing Grid, turning them into Thunderzords.
- Master Morpher: Special morpher Tommy designed to access Ranger powers he possessed including his original Green Mighty Morphin Ranger Power.
Quotes
Zords
The Red Lightning Turbozord
Appearances
TV
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1995, 111 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha's Magical Christmas (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Quest (1995, 4 appearances)
- Power Rangers Zeo (1996, 50 appearances)
- Power Rangers Turbo (1997, 19 appearances)
- Power Rangers Wild Force (2002, 1 appearance)
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004, 37 appearances)
- Power Rangers SPD (2005, 1 appearance)
- Power Rangers Super Megaforce (2014, 1 appearance)
- Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel (2018, 1 appearance)
Movies
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
Other
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Official Fan Club Video (1994)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid: The Misadventures of Bulk and Skull (1995)
- Lord Zedd's Monster Heads: The Greatest Villains of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Live (1996)
- The Space Between Kimberly & Amy Jo (2014)
- Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007, one mention)
Games
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (2007)
- Power Rangers Legends (2012)
- Power Rangers: Super Megaforce (2014)
- Power Rangers: Legacy Wars (2017)
- Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle (2017)
- Power Rangers All Stars (2018)
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (2019)
Comics
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994-95, 6 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995, 4 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Saga (1995, 3 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995-96, 3 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers (1995-96, 2 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink (2016-17, 6 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2016-20, 45 appearances)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2016-21, 9 appearances)
- Justice League/Power Rangers (2017, 6 appearances)
- Saban's Go Go Power Rangers (2017-20, 30 appearances
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25th Anniversary Special (2018, 1 appearance)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid (2018, 1 appearance)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Lost Chronicles (2018-19, 2 appearances)
- Saban's Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers (2019, 1 appearance)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2020, 1 appearance)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2020, 5 appearances)
- Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn (2020, 3 appearances)
- Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer (2020, 1 appearance)
- Mighty Morphin (2020-21, 5 appearances)
Focus Episodes
Trivia
- Though Tommy did not appear in the Operation Overdrive team-up, "Once A Ranger", he was mentioned by his former teammates, Adam Park and Kira Ford.
- However, his Abaranger counterpart did appear in the equivalent Sentai teamup, Boukenger vs Super Sentai.
- Jason David Frank did not reprise his role as Tommy in the 2017 Power Rangers film. However, Jason David Frank did make a cameo in the movie at the very end as a nameless student in the crowd alongside Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly).
- During the credits, Tommy Oliver is the new kid in detention, but doesn't appear except his green coat is seen. Had there been a sequel, Tommy would've appeared. The possibility of making Tommy a female in the sequel was considered.
- Tommy's four colors (Green/White/Red/Black) are exactly the same as the colors of the Pan-Arab flag.
- Tommy would have been an important character in Power Rangers Beast Morphers but he was cut since Jason David Frank did not want to return and only mentioned by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in passing.
- The events of Shattered Grid showed how important Tommy is in the Ranger history.
- His evil counterpart Drakkon killed him as Mighty Morphin Green, threatening to collapse the timeline; Tommy was needed for multiple reasons.
- Leading the team between late 1994 and early 1997; making TJ his successor as team leader, until Andros got the role.
- Uniting 10 Red Rangers to fight the remnants if the Machine Empire.
- Founding and leading the Dino Thunder team to combat Mesogog.
- Uniting over 20 years of veteran Rangers to help combat the Armada
- Though they did arrive too late to actually make a significant difference; since the Mega Rangers were forced to do almost all the work.
- Because Jason David Frank refused to return for the 30th anniversary reunion special Once and Always, archival recordings were used. He can be heard yelling his “Dragonzord!” morph call just offscreen early in the special along with Jason and Kimberly.
- Tommy Oliver appeared twice in the Popular webseries DEATH BATTLE, first he appeared in Episode 37 as White Ranger and fought with White Tigerzord and Saba against the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing's Zechs Merquise and the Gundam Epyon, and lost. his second appearance was in the 114th episode where he as Green Ranger fought with Dragonzord against Godzilla's Akane Yashiro and Mechagodzilla, and lost again.
Sentai Counterparts
- Burai - his counterpart as the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger.
- Kou of the Howling New Star - his counterpart as the Mighty Morphin White Ranger.
- Goro Hoshino - his counterpart as the Red Zeo Ranger.
- Kyosuke Jinnai - his counterpart as the Red Turbo Ranger.
- Asuka - his counterpart as the Black Dino Ranger.
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