UPDATED 9/4/14
Now that Power Rangers is ending, I thought we look through the years and see what ethnicities have been used.
Now that Power Rangers is ending, I thought we look through the years and see what ethnicities have been used.
3 African-American Leaders: TJ (Turbo), Jack (SPD), and Scott (RPM).
Samoan Ranger: Shane (PRNS)
Jewish Power Ranger: Bridge (SPD) --- I know Jeudism is not only a ethnicity but also a religion, culture.Scottish Power Ranger: Flynn (RPM)
The only Sixth Rangers not to be Caucasian are Eric/Quantum Ranger (PRTF), Cam/Green Samuari Ranger (PRNS) and Gem/Gold and Gema/Silver RPM Rangers.
Caucasians have been every color; African-Americans (16) have been Black [Zack, Will (PROO)], Yellow [Aisha, Tanya (PRZ-PRT), Katie (PRTF)], Red [TJ (PRT), Jack (SPD), Scott (RPM)], Blue [Cestro (Aquitar), TJ (PRiS), Max (PRWF), Ethan (PRDT), Kevin (PRS), Noah (PRM)], Green [Damon (PRLG), Joel (PRLR), A-Squad (SPD)] and Pink (Dino Charge). African-Americans have not been White, Gold, Silver nor a sixth ranger.
Asians (14) have been Yellow [Trini], Black [Adam], Pink [Cassie (PRT-PRiS, SPD A-Squad, Mia (PRS), Emma (PRM)], Blue [Kai (PRLG), Chad (PRLR), Lucas (PRTF), Dax (PROO), Theo (PRJF)], Green [Adam (PRZ-PRT), Trip (PRTF), Cam (PRNS)], Red [Eric (PRTF)], Gold [Gem (RPM)] and Silver [Gema (RPM)]. Even though Eric was Red and Asian, there has been no Asian Red Ranger leader. Asians have not gotten to be a White Ranger.
Latinos (17) have been Red [Rocky, Cole, Charlie (SPD), Troy and Lucas], Blue [Rocky (PRZ), Madison (PRMF)], Black [Carlos (PRiS), Danny (PRWF)], Green [Carlos (PRZ-PRT)], Mike (PRS), Navy [Blake (PRNS)], White [Trent (PRDT), Yellow [Z (SPD)], Pink [Vida (PRMF), Rose (PROO)] and Gold (Antonio (PRS)). And I am talking about the characters, not the actors. Latino characters have gotten to almost every color, except for Silver.
Australians, while many actors have been Australians, only 2 characters have been: Pink [Kat (MMPR-PRT)] and Green [Xander (Mystic)]. Dino Charge Black is the first to be from New Zealand.-
Power Rangers have had quite a few aliens. Aliens (16): The Aquitar Rangers, Trey of Triforia (Zeo), Andros (PRiS), Zhane (PRiS), Maya (PRLG), Karone (PRLG), Trip (PRTF), Doggie (PRSPD), Kat (PRSPD), Blue A-Squad, and Tyzonn (PROO). Orion from Super Megaforce is an alien as well.
Jessica Rey is Filipino, Angie Diaz (Vida), Rhoda Monymayor (Rose), and Jeffry P. (Trent) were also Filipino. It was never mentioned on the show what Alyssa the character's heritage was. Her father was Native-American, we may never know.
Hey I realised you keep missing out every details about Cam the Samurai Ranger. He is one of my favorite so I noticed.
ReplyDeleteI researched this before and Angie Diaz(Vida), Rhoda Monymayor(sp)(Rose), and Jeffry P.(Trent) are Filipino. And when I was on your RT(as magnusX)someone said that the actress for Maddie is half filipino.
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oh you forgot Jessica Rey ( PRWF White) she is filipina
ReplyDeleteAlyssa was either hispanic or filipino in PRWF because the last name Enrile can be either but in history there was a president with the last name Enrile in the Philipenes.
ReplyDeleteFiras Dirani, red ranger in Mystic Force, is the only Arab/Middle Eastern to play a power ranger, he is of Lebanese origin (though his character was of "mystical" parentage).
ReplyDeletesilverlining, thanks for the comment but I already know this, its the actor but I was talking about the characters. Do you guys want me to cover the actors as well? I'd be willing to do that but with help.
ReplyDeleteSorry for not getting back to you Gerald until now.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess going through every actor's ethnicity would be quite tedious, I'd never want you to go through the trouble love.
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Kendrix was not an alien; KARONE was (you show Karone in the pic, but named Kendrix; no biggie, just happened to catch it).
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Trey was an alien, who was the Gold Ranger. Therefore, an alien HAS been Gold.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, i forgot about Trey! True.
ReplyDeleteI think its safe to says if the race of the character was never explicitly stated on the show (like Tommy), then they are the same race as the actor. So I guess that makes Alyssa, Blake, Trent, the Rocca sisters, Rose & Theo Filipinos. So that adds 7 people the the Asian rosters.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the dino charge rangers
ReplyDeleteRed-Latino
Black-white(even though your not doing white people)
Blue-asin
Green-white(the same what I put for the black ranger)
Pink-black(first African American pink ranger)
I meant Asian for dino charge blue
ReplyDeleteHey Lucas aka Michael copon and trip aka kevin kleinberg are of Filipino heritage too
ReplyDeleteI think we should say that the black power rangers are not all african american, because that refers to americans of african descent. But in the case of blue Dino thunder and red SPD who are African Canadian, it's also similar to Red RPM and white Ninja Steel who are African Australian and African Kiwi, so maybe we shouldn't have used the term: African american, but maybe "Of African descent".
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