Warning! Spoilers forPower Rangers Primeahead!
The rebootedPower Rangersareabout to re-create one of the franchise’s most defining moments: the Green Ranger’s introduction.Except, this time, it is going to be a very different version of the character than fans are used to; in addition to being a female character this time, the new Green Ranger might be a familiar face under her mask.
Power Rangers Prime#9, written by Melissa Flores, with art by Michael YG, “changes the balance of the Prime Rangers forever” with the debut of a gender-swapped version of the Green Ranger.
Moreover, variant covers for the issue hint that it is going to be someone surprising wearing the armor: Rita Repulsa.
The Prime Rangers Are About To Meet The Green Ranger, Recreating A Defining Franchise Moment
Power Rangers Prime#9, Written By Melissa Flores; Art By Michael YG; Main Cover By Taurin Clarke
Thirty-plus years ago, the debut of OG Green Ranger Tommy Oliver changed the trajectory of thePower Rangersfranchise. Now,Boom! Studios’Power Rangers Primecomic seriesis about to do the same, with a major twist. ThePrimeRangers are just learning how to operate as a team, butnow there is a new Green Ranger in the mix.
Variants by artists Tula Lotay and Eleonora Carlini depict an unmasked Green Ranger, and it is apparentlyPrime’srevamped, younger version of Rita Repulsa.
Whether that’s a good or bad thing remains TBD. However, barring a significant swerve, the big reveal seems to have been given away by the issue’s variant covers. The main cover forPower Rangers Prime#9 features the Green Ranger, masked, in the foreground, with the Rangers in the background. From the character’s physique, it seems evident the character is female.
Variants by artists Tula Lotay and Eleonora Carlini depict an unmasked Green Ranger, and it is apparentlyPrime’srevamped, younger version of Rita Repulsa. Naturally, this raises massive questions for thePower Rangersfandom, while setting up a storyline that will certainly extend beyond justPower Rangers Prime#9.
Rita Repulsa Is The Prime Green Ranger, In A Gamechanging Move For The Series
Fans Are Still Wrapping Their Heads Around The Implications
Curiously, the Carlini variant features Rita, wearing the Green Ranger armor, sitting on a makeshift throne that is made out of Green Ranger helmets, including recognizable designs fromdifferent incarnations ofPower Rangersover the years. This suggests she may take on an antagonist role, akin toTommy Oliver’s original role.
Tommy was famously brainwashed by Rita Repulsa. It seems this version of the space witch might do her own dirty work. Further, the presence of recognizable Green Ranger helmet designs could simply be an Easter Egg for the cover, or it could be a portent of something greater. After all, Boom! Studios' previousPower Rangersseries involved the Multiverse substantially.
Some fans have taken this as a hint that the rebootedPrimecontinuity could tie back intothe largerRangersMultiverse, though that remains speculative for now. In any case,the franchise has a new Green Ranger, and the possibilities for Rita Repulsa in the role promise to take this novel take onPower Rangersto the next level.
Power Rangers Prime#9will be available June 04, 2025 from Boom! Studios.
