Die Once, Born Again
This is an extremely interesting fight because Carter Grayson is one of the most disciplined Red Rangers, while Wes Collins has exceptional adaptability and later becomes an experienced time-traveling warrior. Carter’s Battle Fire powers give him a major advantage in raw offensive power. Wes, however, is one of the better tactical fighters on the list….
Andros has superior versatility and unusual abilities, while Leo has tremendous physical courage and combat experience. Leo’s Red Galaxy Ranger powers are exceptionally strong, particularly when combined with the Quasar Saber and Lion Galaxy powers. Leo also has considerable experience fighting monsters that were physically overwhelming even for Rangers. Andros nevertheless has too many options…
This is probably the marquee fight of the entire tournament. Jason has the advantage in straightforward martial-arts combat, while Tommy has the advantage in versatility because of his multiple Ranger identities. If the fight is restricted to their original Mighty Morphin forms, Jason has a very legitimate chance of winning. If Tommy is allowed to…
Keeping Billy in the Zeo lineup would have preserved the heart of the original team. However, behind the scenes, David Yost’s struggles were leading to his departure, so let’s imagine a world where he was perfectly happy. Billy as the Zeo Ranger I (Pink) would have been hilarious and slightly jarring, forcing him out of…
The Super Putties, introduced in the Season 1 episode “Gung Ho,” were nearly indestructible and required the Rangers to use specialized weapons to defeat. If these had become the standard foot soldiers, the daily battles in Angel Grove would have become exhausting and brutal for the teens. The margin for error would have dropped to…
Finster was the quiet, unassuming genius behind Rita’s monsters. If he had snapped, realizing he was the true mastermind and decided to overthrow Rita, it would have been a brilliant twist. His monsters, which were usually loyal, could have been programmed to turn on Goldar and the Putties, throwing the lunar palace into absolute chaos….
Ending Season 2 with the permanent destruction of the Power Coins would have been a bold, definitive conclusion to the Mighty Morphin era. The transition into Season 3 wouldn’t have been a smooth continuation; it would have been an entirely new show. The teens would have had to retire, passing the torch to a completely…
Losing Alpha 5 during such a critical moment would have compounded the tragedy of Tommy losing his powers. Alpha was the emotional heart of the Command Center; his panic and distress were how the audience knew things were going wrong. His destruction would have left Zordon completely isolated, stripping the team of their technical support…
Introducing the Ninja Zords during the Rita era would have completely broken the show’s power scaling. The Putties were already mostly harmless cannon fodder; bringing in massive, agile Zords to fight them on the ground would have been massive overkill. It would have turned the show into a slapstick comedy where giant robots step on…
This would have created an incredibly overpowered Tommy Oliver. Having access to both the Dragonzord and the White Tigerzord simultaneously would have made the Rangers virtually unbeatable. The team dynamic would have been skewed, with Tommy acting as a one-man army while the others felt like supporting cast members in their own show. The narrative…