Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Part 1 of 5.

As with many children of the '90s, I was obsessed with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers growing up. Though I lost touch with the franchise in my teen years, I recently decided to go back and watch it from the beginning on Netflix. Aside from writing reviews of the series on my blog, I decided to do some drawings of the show's original Rangers. First up is Jason Lee Scott, the first Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.

As the team's de facto leader, Jason is characterized by his courage and maturity. At his core, he is an athlete and enjoys many sports. He's on the school's football team and often goes scuba diving in his free time. Jason is shown to be closest to Zack, the Black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, and later develops a friendly rivalry with Tommy, the then-Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. Given his prominence as the leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Jason frequently drew the ire of Rita Repulsa's righthand Goldar. Ultimately, Jason opted to leave the team when he, Zack and Trini were elected to be student ambassadors for a teen peace conference in Switzerland.

Despite their simplistic costumes, the Zyuranger outfits are more difficult to draw than you'd think. It's a challenge to get the details right, especially when it comes to those helmets. However, I did my best to capture the essence of those iconic uniforms. For the accompanying drawing of Jason, I decided to go with something that was reflective of his style. He was frequently seen wearing sleeveless sweatshirts, paired with sneakers and jeans. I also tried my best to have him resemble Austin St. John.

I hope you all like this piece! Depending on the feedback, there should be more on the way!

For those interested, you can read my reviews of the first two seasons of the show below.

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Enjoy!