The Power Rangers are some of the most impressive superheroes in media history. Since the early 90s, they have been consistently saving the earth and even the universe. The Power Rangers are led by a mentor figure of sorts who ensures they stay on track and out of immediate danger. Unfortunately, not all Power Ranger teams get the same opportunity.
Some iterations of Power Rangers completely lack a competent instructional figure. Sometimes these leaders are almost absent, or make some controversial decision in the teachings of the Rangers. For the most part, these instructors mean well, but fail to reach the same heights as the beloved mentors of previous versions.
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Master Mao never does anything meaningful in Jungle Fury
Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
Power Rangers: Jungle Fury appoints Master Mao to be the Ranger's primary mentor. But the Pai Zhuq master is sent to the spirit world quite quickly. He might set the Rangers up to face RJ, but he does little else throughout the series. One would think that the master of a secret martial art technique would be somewhat more capable.
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Nonetheless, Mao returns with the rest of the Pai Zhuq champions in the finale to help finish off Dai Shi, but it feels a bit too late for the series. He appears in spirit form several times to guide the Rangers, but his instruction feels disjointed at best. Thankfully, the Jungle Fury Rangers have a truly competent mentor in the form of RJ.
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Kendall Morgan is much better ranger than mentor
Power Rangers: Dino Charge
Kendall Morgan is one of the Dino Charge Ranger's mentors and also the Purple Dino Charge Ranger. She is a fair leader, but performs much better as an addition to the team. In fact, many Power Ranger fans feel that she does nothing but babysit the rest of the Dino Charge Rangers. Thankfully, she finally gets a chance to shine as part of the team rather than on the sidelines.
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Since Kendall bonded with one of the Energem, she can technically live forever. Morgan is also highly intelligent and even creates morphers used by the Dino Charge Rangers. She may not be the most respectable of leaders, but she is an invaluable addition to the team and a relatively good “guy in the chair”.
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Doctor K creates one of the Power Rangers' strongest opponents
Power Rangers: RPM
Doctor K is an interesting case, as she technically creates the main villain of the Power Rangers RPM series. She serves under Colonel Mason, and ends up creating the Vejinx virus to escape her horrible childhood. She works hard to make up for this crime, but it is ultimately too little too late.
The Vejinx virus is one of the worst villains in Power Rangers history. It's cold, emotionless, and has one of the highest death rates in the franchise. That Doctor K had a hand in its creation at all makes her as guilty as Iron Man was when he created Ultron in Marvel Comics with the help of Hank Pym's Ant-Man. In the end, she didn't mean to create a world-threatening virus, but her intentions pale in comparison to the results of her actions.
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Dane Romero is basically absent from Ninja Steel
Power Rangers: Ninja Steel
Dane Romero suffers from one of the most common problems plaguing Power Rangers mentors in the franchise. His parents' struggles sometimes prevent him from allowing his son to reach his true potential. Also, he is somewhat absent from the entire series. He is forced to abandon his sons for the better part of a decade, which obviously affects his decision-making going forward.
Romero is obviously protective of his son and is a very skilled ninja. Yet he barely takes the time to transfer his skills. Once he returns, he just assumes his son can carry the torch from there. Even when he has his doubts, he usually takes them out on the Ninja Steel team rather than realizing that he is projecting.
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Commander Shaw somehow allows Venjix to access Morph-X
Power Rangers: Beast Morphers
What's worse than creating an extremely powerful AI bent on world domination? Giving it unfiltered access to the morphine web, and that's exactly what Commander Shaw indirectly happens to do. Through their organization, Vejinx returns and gains access to Morph-X making them even more powerful than before.
She is a somewhat competent commander, but her decision-making is clearly also influenced by her son. While it is literally impossible for a parent not to think about their child, someone should reconsider having mentor parents with the Rangers on the team. The result almost never ends well, and even when it does, it's still the source of unnecessary drama.
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Andrew Hartfort lets his android son think he's a real person
Power Rangers: Overdrive
Easily the person most influenced by his children in the series is Andrew Hartfort, but in a rather unique way. He creates a cyborg and has it fully believe it is a living, breathing human boy. That boy grows up to become the Red Overdrive Ranger and has a realistic meltdown when he realizes the truth.
Aside from lying to his son his entire life, Hartfort is simply an uneventful leader. He can't tell the Overdrive Rangers any information that will really benefit them and always feels like an unnecessary edition of the iteration. All Hartfort is good for is drama, and that's usually fans' least favorite part of the respective Power Rangers series.
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The Keeper regularly disappears when the Dino Charge Rangers need them most
Power Rangers: Dino Charge
The Keeper is one of the most absent leaders in the entire series. Not only that, but his design is absolutely awesome. The Keeper easily feels like something out of The Muppets rather than Power Rangers. Obviously, the franchise is technically centered around children, but Keeper's design is just too much in all the wrong ways.
Aside from his poor design, The Keeper really doesn't do much. He supplies the Rangers with the necessary Power Ups, imparts some cryptic wisdom, and leaves the rest to them. Thankfully, the Dino Charge Rangers have some sort of direction in the form of Kendall Morgan. Still, she's not that good either, as discussed earlier.
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Dimitria is extremely vague and even leaves the Rangers at their worst
Power Rangers: Turbo
Dimitria briefly takes over for Zordon after he has to leave the planet to stop an interdimensional threat. When first introduced, she only speaks in questions and rarely tells the Rangers exactly what they need to know. She later sheds this interesting quirk, but not before leaving the Rangers almost without a mentor. Turbo Rangers easily gets the short end of the stick when it comes to the Zordon era.
The fact that Dimitria is the first mentor right after Zordon probably has a lot to do with her hatred. That said, much of her criticism is well deserved. She's far less helpful than Zordon and feels more like a giant enigma than anything else. It's really amazing that Turbo Rangers managed to get something done.
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Master Ji does not contribute anything positive to the Samurai team
Power Rangers: Samurai
Master Ji simply does not contribute anything positive to Samurai Power Rangers. He really only has eyes to help Jaden improve and everyone else feels a bit wasted in comparison. He even briefly removes Antonio's self-made morpher. Ji is a perfect example of a mentor who is overly strict to the point of seriously damaging the series.
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The Samurai Rangers mentor also keeps key details secret from the team until absolutely necessary. This type of behavior may have been common in the early series, but it's usually accompanied by good reason. In the end, Ji brings nothing to the samurai more than a negative attitude. That said, he could be considered a great mentor to Jaden Shiba, specifically.
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Gosei is nothing more than a Zordon rip-off
Power Rangers: Megaforce
At the end of the day, Gosei is nothing more than a Zordon rip off. He claims to be a student of Earth's greatest protector, but fails in all the areas his master succeeded. Gosei is easily the most hated of the mentors, for good reason. He never seems to teach his Rangers anything and just throws power-ups at every problem.
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Gosei has tons of potential, but all of that is wasted on a less effective Zordon clone. He may encourage the Rangers correctly, but that's all he does well. If he didn't have such a potent connection to the morphine network, he would be practically useless otherwise. At least the final fight was cool, and he had a hand in making it and the rest of the series possible. Still, it's truly the best thing Gosei has done for the franchise.
