History Awesome / MightyMorphinPowerRangers

* An understated one from "Attack of the 50 Foot Bulk": Bulk is turned into Brat Boy...and when the Rangers give him a IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight, it actually ''works'' and when reminded of his best friend Skull, he ''[[HeroicWillpower breaks Rita and Zedd's spell all on his own]]''. While a ''kid''. Very few people in the entire Mighty Morphin' Era can say they've done ''that''.

* In "Enter the Lizzinator", Jason goes up against the titular monster, who injures him by hurling a rock at him, injuring his shoulder. The monster hurls another rock, which Tommy flying kicks back at him. Tommy suggests they take him together, but Jason is unable to do so. Tommy declares that he'll give the monster a fight he won't forget and, despite Jason warning him that his powers won't hold out, charges to the Lizzinator and proceeds to ''kick his ass''.

* Also, we can't forget the Thunder Ultrazord. Sure, it was just a big brutish contraption that flew up and landed on a monster but it bailed them out on numerous occasions. First after the Four Headed Monster bats back the Mega Tigerzord finisher the Thunder Ultrazord squashes it (after Tor gives the monster a taste of its own medicine) and even takes out Silverhorns who had such an easy fight with the Red Dragon Thunderzord that he seemed to be comfortable and enjoying himself (even unharmed by its finisher which had killed two monsters to that point). He also torments Tigerzord the same way. But then the Thunder Ultrazord comes in and saves the day. A modified version later on takes out Goldar and Scorpina (who seemingly were fed energy from Lord Zedd's staff as they were more powerful than before).

* In "Rangers Back in Time: Part 1" Lord Zedd turns back time, causing the rangers to turn back into children. Thinking he'll easily be able to deal with them, he sends some putties to attack them. While at first the rangers are frightened of the putties, Rocky and Kimberly manage to knock a few of them down, while Tommy shows that he's still more than capable of holding his own in a fight and manages to knock down several of them by himself, and even destroys one by throwing a dodgeball at the Z on its chest. This obviously helps him figure out how to defeat them, and he and the other rangers (And even Bulk and Skull) have the putties cowaring in fear before getting rid of them by bombarding them with the dodgeball.

* "Foul Play in the Sky" is all about Kimberly being awesome. Rita's plan got her trapped on a plane she doesn't know how to fly and with the pilot asleep and Bulk and Skull terrified onboard while [[MonsterOfTheWeek Snizzard]] was taking care of the others thanks to [[AttackReflector his apple-like head crest that reflects energy attacks]] and energy-draining snakes, and Kimberly replies by ''learning how to pilot normal planes [[{{Pun}} on the fly]]'' (with some assistance from Alpha, but still ''very'' hard), [[BigDamnHeroes coming to the buttle just in time to stop Snizzard from killing them]], [[OneWomanArmy single-handedly wasting the squadron of Putties]] that Snizzard sicked on her, and then using her Power Bow to kill the monster by ''WilliamTelling'' (the apple-like AttackReflector was just there... And ''exploded'' when hit).

--->Tommy:''' To the fall of the Power Rangers! I'll destroy you one and all! ''(the episode ends with his EvilLaugh echoing)''

* In "Rangers Back in Time: Part 1" Lord Zedd turns back time, causing the rangers to turn back into children. Thinking he'll easily be able to deal with them, he sends some putties to attack them. While at first the rangers are frightened of the putties, Rocky and Kimberly manage to knock a few of them down, while Tommy shows that he's still more than capable of holding his own in a fight and manages to knock down several of them by himself, and even destroys one by throwing a dodgeball at the Z on its chest. This obviously helps him figure out how to defeat them, and he and the other rangers (And even Bulk and Skull) have the putties cowaring in fear before getting rid of them by bombarding them with the dodgeball.

*** In the Megazord's credit, until the Green Ranger arrived it was ''winning'', even with the sun blotted.

-->'''Tommy:''' To the fall of the Power Rangers! I'll destroy you one and all! ''(the episode ends with his EvilLaugh echoing)''

* Terror Toad, a monster in season one, counted as nightmare fuel for a lot of young fans at the time, but people tended to forget how the monster was destroyed. Kimberly arrives on the scene and rescues the other Rangers. The Terror Toad [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flees through the forest.]] With no time to give chase, Kim summons her Power Bow, fires... and we see the arrow flying around the forest ''like a guided missile'' after the escaping Terror Toad, dodging around trees before destroying the monster. So what did we learn? That the Pink Ranger carries around, as her standard weapon, a ''lightweight easy-to-use rocket-powered grenade launcher with unlimited ammunition''.

* "Foul Play in the Sky" is all about Kimberly being awesome. Rita's plan got her trapped on a plane she doesn't know how to fly and with the pilot asleep and Bulk and Skull terrified onboard while [[MonsterOfTheWeek Snizzard]] was taking care of the others thanks to [[AttackReflector his apple-like head crest that reflects energy attacks]] and energy-draining snakes, and Kimberly replies by ''learning how to pilot normal planes [[{{Pun}} on the fly]]'' (with some assistance from Alpha, but still ''very'' hard), [[BigDamnHeroes coming to the buttle just in time to stop Snizzard from killing them]], [[OneWomanArmy single-handedly wasting the squadron of Putties]] that Snizzard sicked on her, and then using her Power Bow to kill the monster by ''WilliamTelling'' (the apple-like AttackReflector was just there... And ''exploded'' when hit).

* The episodes "A Pressing Engagement" and "Different Drum" have three for unmorphed humans. First, it's the Juice Bar record for most reps: 1,000, held by Bulk, of all people. Then, at the end of "A Pressing Engagement", Jason finally breaks it at 1,010. Finally, at the start of "A Different Drum," we see Jason losing in arm-wrestling...to Trini.
* One of Finster's most devastating monsters, Pudgy Pig, nearly defeated the Power Rangers...by eating their Power Weapons. Had they not discovered it couldn't take spicy food, the series would have ended with Rita's victory then and there, even before the rise of the Green Ranger.

'''Billy:''' I'm gonna be here for as long as it takes to defeat you, Brick Bully!

* Let's just throw one more Zedd crowner in here: Serpentera. Zedd's own zord was the biggest and flashiest WaveMotionGun in the series for many years, and still probably wins the RuleOfCool award. Of course, every time it appeared a PhlebotinumBreakdown was imminent due to a lack of StockFootage to pull from, but most fans didn't care. Serpentera so outclassed any other weaponry in Power Rangers that fans wondered why Zedd abandoned it for a family RV in Zeo, and questions persisted for so long that it eventually would return in a special episode more than five seasons after it was quietly PutOnABus.
** Not to mention that the only reason that the last appearance wasn't the most awesome thing ''ever'', requiring more firepower than any other fight in Ranger history, was ExecutiveMeddling and budget.

** During the "Green With Evil" arc, Jason fights Goldar and then evil Tommy... unmorphed! Sure, he doesn't win, but facing those two when they were at their badass peak and surviving? Awesome.
-->'''Goldar:''' No human has ever defeated me!\\
'''Jason:''' [[TheDeterminator I'm gonna change that!]]
** During "The Green Candle", Jason charges into the Dark Dimension to get to the candle which is draining Tommy's powers, and finds that Goldar is there guarding it. ''Without morphing'', Jason takes on Goldar in a one-on-one unmorphed fight -- and ''this'' time he ''wins''. Unfortunately Rita sends down a monster at that point which Tommy fights on his own and Jason ''has'' to leave without the candle (so as to save the lives of millions of people ''and'' help Tommy), but as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, there's no way around the fact that it set the bar pretty damn high. Austin St. John called this particular fight his favorite from the show at Power Morphicon 2007.
* Another entry for Jason is the entirety of "Crystal of Nightmares". Goldar activates the crystal, which leaves the five Rangers fearful and panic-stricken. When their communicator's beep, it's Jason who steps up, telling the team, "I know we're scared, but we ''have'' to answer this." The world needs saving, and it's Jason who steps up, completely irrespective of his palpable terror. A few minutes later, the Rangers teleport to the cave housing the crystal. The Rangers are surrounded by putties and losing (thanks to their crystal-induced fear), but Jason sees a break and races into the cave. He then confronts Goldar (by this point, they'd established pretty strongly that there was ''one'' person who was a match for Goldar even without powers, and that's the guy wearing the red suit) and destroys the crystal with a well-placed kick.
** Even in "Doomsday", when Goldar leads a troop of putties to Billy's house (to stop Billy from repairing the team's communicators), there's a point where the four Rangers back off as Goldar approaches, but Jason raises his arms and steps forward to meet the alien warrior. Even without powers, Jason was strong enough, brave enough, and confident enough, to throw down with the guy who's capable of thrashing the entire team. Even after 25 years, Jason is still my favorite Ranger, and that right there is the reason ''why''.

** The [[ThoseTwoGuys comic relief duo]] getting their own BigDamnHeroes moment to save the Power Rangers, and ''succeeding''? (Granted, they lose their memories of knowing who the Rangers are, but still...) Awesome.

* Also a {{Crowning Moment Of Funny}}, Kimberly is kidnapped by Goldar in an attempt to turn her evil so she can marry Zedd. When the spell doesn't work, Kimberly decides to have some fun with the situation and instantly turns herself into a Rita-esque {{Large Ham}}, loudly berating all the minions and even whacking Goldar a few times with her staff, making him deeply regret the whole thing. Double points for a near-spot on mimic of Barbara Goodson's voice.
* Terror Toad, a monster in season one, counted as nightmare fuel for a lot of young fans at the time, but people tended to forget how the monster was destroyed. Kimberly arrives on the scene and rescues the other Rangers. The Terror Toad [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flees through the forest.]] With no time to give chase, Kim summons her Power Bow, fires... and we see the arrow flying around the forest ''like a guided missile'' after the escaping Terror Toad, dodging around trees before destroying the monster. So what did we learn? That the Pink Ranger carries around, as her standard weapon, a ''lightweight easy-to-use rocket-powered grenade launcher with unlimited ammunition''.

* When Tommy was on the verge of losing his Green Ranger powers (and to make matters worse, they'd go back to Lord Zedd if he used them again), Goldar taunts Tommy and tries to make Tommy say that Goldar is superior. Tommy's response?
--> '''Tommy:''' [[YoureInsane You are... OUT OF YOUR MIND!]] [[PreAsskickingOneLiner (proceeds to chest kick Goldar and disarm him)]]\\
[+'''''PWNED!!'''''+]
* The original Ultrazord, PR's version of MoreDakka, as it was basically a tank made of guns. When Titanus is called in, the MonsterOfTheWeek is ''screwed''. Perhaps one of the best examples is "Doomsday, Part 1". The Tyrannosaurus Dinozord and the Dragonzord in Fighting Mode are on the ropes, at the mercy of Rita's War Zord Cyclopsis after having been nailed by its shock cables. Then Titanus charges in in attack mode, blasting them free. They form the Ultrazord and blast Cyclopsis to smithereens.
** Most monsters knew this and would give up once they saw the Ultrazord. One exception was Samurai Fan Man who had beaten the individual zords, the Megazord, Dragonzord, and Dragonzord Battle Mode in an ugly CurbStompBattle, so naturally he's overconfident as he charges the Ultrazord. We know what happens next.
* Speaking of Cyclopsis: "Doomsday, Part 2". After the Megazord and Dragonzord were curbstomped ''twice'' by Cyclopsis (In the second battle, Megazord lost an arm and Dragonzord its tail), Zordon and Alpha find Cyclopsis weakness, which is [[spoiler: that it adjusts to what it fights and can't adapt to quickly changing forms]], and...let's just say that it's payback time for the rangers ''and'' the zords (this time, it's Dragonzord who destroys Cyclopsis' arm blades with its tail), but still, he's like pre-power boost Cyclopsis which pwned them anyway until they do their last few transformations which [[spoiler: locks the system]].
* Also, we can't forget the Thunder Ultrazord. Sure, it was just a big brutish contraption that flew up and landed on a monster but it bailed them out on numerous occasions. First after the Four Headed Monster bats back the Mega Tigerzord finisher the Thunder Ultrazord squashes it (after Tor gives the monster a taste of its own medicine) and even takes out Silverhorns who had such an easy fight with the Red Dragon Thunderzord that he seemed to be comfortable and enjoying himself (even unharmed by its finisher which had killed two monsters to that point). He also torments Tigerzord the same way. But then the Thunder Ultrazord comes in and saves the day. A modified version later on takes out Goldar and Scorpina (who seemingly were fed energy from Lord Zedd's staff as they were more powerful than before).
* The final battle of the "White Light" saga (White Ranger's introduction) was full of Crowning moments. One saw the Red Dragonzord jousting the enemy... WHILE RIDING THE TIGERZORD. Then, a crowning moment of Badass, the monster blasted the Mega Tigerzord, but did nothing to it. In knowledge of this futility, the Megazord continued '''SLOWLY WALKING TOWARDS THEM''', to let them stew in the knowledge that they were about to get obliterated.
** That fight scene had a ton of crowning moments. Such as the first appearance of the Phoenix Grid, the Mega Tigerzord's finishing move that destroyed Nimrod. It was such an epic, awesome thing to watch. I still remember the first time I saw it, and my jaw ''dropped'', it was so awesome. I would watch zord battles and just hope they'd summon the Mega Tigerzord, ''just'' so we'd get to see the Grid Finishing move again.
** In fact, this was one of the few times the MonsterOfTheWeek came close to panic. (Her two assistants clearly did, trying to hide behind her, causing her to yell at them and shout, "Can't you do ''anything'' right?")
* "Return of An Old Friend Part 1": The Rangers' families are held prisoner. The Rangers have been forced to give up their coins. Rita seems to have won as the Rangers freak out. Then Jason notes there's one coin left and pulls it out. Cut to Ernie's as the camera shows a pair of shoes walking into the main room and slowly pans up...''"GO GREEN RANGER, GO GO!"''
* "Return of An Old Friend, Part 2": The Dragonzord had to fight ''alone'' against Goldar and Scorpina. ''It won.''
* "A Friend in Need, Part 2," before the throw-down, where Dex stands up to the Plague Patrol while backed up by five Power Rangers.
-->'''Dex:''' [[BadassBoast Now, villain, you shall know the power of the Masked Rider and the Power Rangers!]]
** And for a meta Moment of Awesome, this was over a decade before ''Series/KamenRiderDecade''. Yep, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' crossed over the two properties first. Say what you will about the eventual ''Masked Rider'' series, but the above is nothing short of badass.

** The Pipe Drain battle deserves special mention because the Red Dragonzord is fighting without the benefit of the 'zord armor' it usually has. Not only does it win but this is the [[CurbStompBattle most one-sided zord battle in the series thus far.]] Jason uses the mecha mode as an extension of himself and floors the creature with his martial arts. When it briefly turns the tide with TentacleRope, Jason brings out the Red Dragon's staff and floors it a ''second time'' before killing it with the Finishing Move.

* The ''entire'' zord battle in "Stop the Hate Master Part II". After the MonsterOfTheWeek was enlarged to city-smashing size, the Rangers didn't bother assembling the Megazord, instead fighting - and defeating - him with ''the individual zords''. Indeed this was a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the Megazord that didn't even require the Megazord.
** And as an added bonus, the return of Titanus after a two year absence. Yes, it required different Sentai footage, and yes it led to them filming the toys for the Ninja & Shogun Ultrazords, but dammit, seeing everyone's favorite Brontozord (sorry, [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]) come in, fireballs ablazin, was just too awesome for words.

--> '''Brick Bully:''' You still here?!\\
'''Billy:''' I'm gonna be here for as long as it takes to defeat ''you'', Brick Bully!
* The episodes "A Pressing Engagement" and "Different Drum" have three for unmorphed humans (one on which cannot even morph). First, it's the Juice Bar record for most reps: ''one thousand'', held by ''[[BadassNormal Bulk]]'', of all people. Then, at the end of "A Pressing Engagement", Jason finally breaks it at ''one thousand and ten''. Finally, at the start of "A Different Drum" we see Jason losing in arm-wrestling... To ''Trini''.
* One of Finster's most devastating monsters, Pudgy Pig, nearly defeated the Power Rangers... By ''[[CrazyAwesome eating their Power Weapons]]''. Had they not discovered it couldn't take spicy food, the series would have ended with Rita's victory then and there, even before the rise of the Green Ranger.
** ''Topped'' in "Power Rangers Punks", where Terror Toad eats ''four out of five Rangers''. Sure, Kim is able to get them out of his stomach and destroy the monster, but it still ''ate four Power Rangers''.
* "Foul Play in the Sky" is all about Kimberly being awesome. Rita's plan got her trapped on a plane she doesn't know how to fly and with the pilot asleep and Bulk and Skull terrified onboard while [[MonsterOfTheWeek Snizzard]] was taking care of the others thanks to [[AttackReflector his apple-like head crest that reflects energy attacks]] and energy-draining snakes, and Kimberly replies by ''learning how to pilot normal planes [[{{Pun}} on the fly]]'' (with some assistance from Alpha, but still ''very'' hard), [[BigDamnHeroes coming to the buttle just in time to stop Snizzard from killing them]], [[OneWomanArmy single-handedly wasting the squadron of Putties]] that Snizzard sicked on her, and then using her Power Bow to kill the monster by ''WilliamTelling'' (the apple-like AttackReflector was just there... And ''exploded'' when hit).
* In "No Clowning Around", the ''[[CurbStompBattle annihilation]]'' of the MonsterOfTheWeek. The Rangers first immobilized it with the ''individual Zords'', and then literally ''disintegrated it'' (not blown up, just hit it so hard it disappeared) with the rarely used Cranial Laser. [[MamaBear It shouldn't have turned Trini's cousin in a cardboard cut]]...

** We get a scene of Zordon pre-imprisonment facing a horde of Putties. [[OneManArmy One against many, they were evenly matched]]... Then he grabbed the Singing Squash plant he was trying to retrieve and ''wiped them out''.

** [[MonsterOfTheWeek Terror Toad]] has eaten all Rangers but Kimberly, and is being supported by Baboo. [[AttackItsWeakPoint A salvo of arrows in the neck later]], the Rangers were back. Another arrow down the throat, Terror Toad ''exploded''. And Baboo was running after getting hit by an arrow from the salvo.
* The fact that the Shogun Mega(falcon)zord apparently kills the monsters so hard their ''souls explode.''
* In "Rangers Back in Time: Part 1" Lord Zedd turns back time, causing the rangers to turn back into children. Thinking he'll easily be able to deal with them, he sends some putties to attack them. While at first the rangers are frightened of the putties, Rocky and Kimberly manage to knock a few of them down, while Tommy shows that he's still more than capable of holding his own in a fight and manages to knock down several of them by himself, and even destroys one by throwing a dodgeball at the Z on its chest. This obviously helps him figure out how to defeat them, and he and the other rangers (And even Bulk and Skull) have the putties cowaring in fear before getting rid of them by bombarding them with the dodgeball.

** To elaborate, Rito destroyed both the Thunder Megazord & White Tiger Zord in a CurbStompBattle (in his debut, no less), which also caused an overload in the Morphing Grid & stripped the Rangers of their original powers. The rest of this opening story arc was about the Rangers gaining new powers & zords, and when they finally fight Rito in the Ninja Megafalconzord, they got to do the Curb Stomping.
** Also, until that time, the full version of the song "Go Go Power Rangers" NEVER went into its second stanza (Starts with: "They know the fate of the world is lying in their hands"). The fact that it does that to continue the fight? Made this fight (and the Megazord) more memorable. It showed that the team was back and ready for more!

** The Green Ranger taking on the Megazord and ''winning''. Plus, there's ''how'' he did it: he ''broke in the cockpit and wrecked that''.
** The Green Ranger runs wild until the fourth part, when he finally gets a check. Who hands him his first (mild) defeat? ''Alpha 5'', courtesy of the back-up system he installed in case the Green Ranger broke in the Command Center and shut him off again and a voice-commanded forcefield. Sure, he still completes his job and is broken out by Rita later, but until then it had taken the ''Megazord'' to actually threaten him.
** Rita orchestrating another defeat of the Megazord by getting it to fight Goldar, Scorpina and the Green Ranger, all giants, and then ''blotting out the sun'', taking away the Megazord's power source. And as soon as the Megazord is defeated she quickly traps the Zords into lava to make sure they wouldn't be recoverable.

** Alpha 5 re-establishing contact with Zordon. The BigGood can then tell them how to break Rita's spell and also brings the Zords back. In other words, the battle shifted in the Power Rangers' favor the ''instant'' Zordon returned. No wonder Evil!Tommy's first action was to trash the Command Center.
** The Dinozords triumphantly returning in the last part of "Green With Evil", roaring (or in the Mastodon's case, trumpeting) as they rise out of the lava pocket Rita had trapped them in.

** The glorious moment when Tommy finally completes his HeelFaceTurn and joins the team as the SixthRanger. For added awesome, the Rangers combine the Dinozords and the Dragonzord for a new configuration.
** Giving credit where it's due: Rita orchestrated a very effective plan to take down the Power Rangers, and executed it masterfully and with a surprising dose of savvyness with such moves as having the Green Ranger thrash the Command Center and get Zordon out of the way as the opening, send the Green Ranger in ''again'' to make sure Zordon could not return (and indeed Alpha was seconds away from restoring the link when Tommy deactivated him and broke the link again), [[NoKillLikeOverkill use a Zord against Rangers on foot]], and [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim getting furious when the Green Ranger decided to toy with the Power Rangers instead of squashing them immediately]]. The ''only'' reason she lost is the aforementioned decision of Tommy to fool around, as it gave Alpha enough time to recover Zordon and, with him, the Megazord.

-->'''Tommy:''' To the fall of the Power Rangers! I'll destroy you one and all! ''(the episode ends with his EvilLaugh echoing)''
* Given the White Ranger powers in the middle of season two, Tommy spent the second half of season two and the first half of season three beating monsters by himself (while both morphed and unmorphed), thrashing armies, and constantly saving the day single-handedly, almost to distraction. It got to the point where the show was basically Tommy And His Five Incompetent Friends. Then, we get "Changing of the Zords part 3". We knew Tommy loved Kimberly and vice versa. Say what you will about the Dear John letter in ''Zeo'', but T.O. deserves credit for not rolling over for Zedd, instead charging into another dimension to rescue the woman he loved (who had her Power Coin stolen, thus slowing killing her [as unlike the Dino Coins, the Ninja Coins were tied to their life forces], and until ''Lost Galaxy'', was as close to dying as any Ranger had ever been), finding Lord Zedd standing there, and confronting him... even though ''Lord Zedd kicks Tommy's ass into next week in an epic one-sided curb-stomp'' (There wasn't another example of a villain so thoroughly pwning his Ranger counterpart for ''years'' afterwards, when Astronema nearly killed her brother Andros, and that was only because Andros wasn't fighting back, while Tommy was). Zedd only loses through the fight through plot-mandated technicality but there's a very good reason that, even after nearly 25 years, Zedd is still the emperor of bad-ass Power Ranger villains.
** In the same battle, Zedd comments on Tommy's {{kiai}} and then proceeds to do some of his own ''just to taunt him''. It takes this [=CMoA=] to a whole new level. This was ''after'' Rita gave Zedd the love potion and put him through [[ExecutiveMeddling executive meddling induced]] VillainDecay. Basically, Tommy, the in-universe "greatest ranger of all time," in his prime, had his ass handed to him by the watered-down, goofier, and quite possibly NERFED Zedd.
** The "Changing of the Zords" saga was the best thing that ever happened to Zedd. He had those kids ''screwed'' in every way, not to mention almost killing Kimberly (and make no mistake, he came damn close to ending her life). The only reason he lost was because he didn't expect the Rangers to cheat but that three-parter restored so much badassedness to Zedd. It was a deserved second wind, one a long time coming.
* The climax of "The Wedding"; the Thunder Megazord and Mega Tigerzord defeated an ''army'' of giant monsters and barely got a dent. (When you stop and remember how much trouble they all gave them the ''first'' time in ''individual'' battles, it ''truly'' becomes awesome.)
* Continuing his bad-assedness in the multi-part story mentioned above, Zedd also visited the Command Center and then mocked everything, from Alpha's [[TheWoobie woobieness]] to saying that Rita could make a better interior decorator. A BigBad would never enter a Ranger base again until Astronema briefly conquered the Megaship with brainwashed [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] in the fourth episode. Divatox actually conquered the original Power Chamber but never went inside (also, given that Divatox is from ''Turbo'', many people [[FanonDiscontinuity don't like to acknowledge her existence]]).

* Adding to Lord Zedd's general awesomeness was that he got some of the best bad guy one-liners ever. When he was telling Goldar about his plan to send the Rangers on a never-ending scavenger hunt throughout the Universe, Goldar interrupted Zedd to praise the plan. Zedd replies, "Silence, fool! I wasn't done talking about ''me'' yet!" Some days, it was really hard to ''not'' to shout "ALL HAIL, LORD ZEDD!!", because he just did it with such style.

** Not to mention that the only reason that last appearance wasn't the most awesome thing ''ever'', requiring more firepower than any other fight in ranger history, was ExecutiveMeddling and budget.

* Another entry for Jason is the entirety of "Crystal of Nightmares". Goldar activates the crystal, which leaves the five Rangers fearful and panic-stricken. When their communicators beep, it's Jason who steps up, telling TheTeam, "I know we're scared, but we ''have'' to answer this." The world needs saving, and it's Jason who steps up, completely irrespective of his palpable terror. A few minutes later, the Rangers teleport to the cave housing the crystal. The Rangers are surrounded by putties and losing (thanks to their crystal-induced fear), but Jason sees a break and races into the cave. He then confronts Goldar (by this point, they'd established pretty strongly that there was ''one'' person who was a match for Goldar even without powers, and that's the guy wearing the red suit) and destroys the crystal with a well-placed kick.

** And as an added bonus, the return of Titanus after a two year absence. Yes, it required different Sentai footage, and yes it led to them filming the toys for the Ninja & Shogun Ultrazords, but dammit, seeing everyone's favorite Brontozord (sorry, [[PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]) come in, fireballs ablazin, was just too awesome for words.

** The Green Ranger runs wild until the fourth part, when he finally gets a check. Who hands him his first (mild) defeat? ''Alpha 5'', [[GenreSavvy courtesy of the back-up system he installed in case the Green Ranger broke in the Command Center and shut him off again]] and a voice-commanded forcefield. Sure, he still completes his job and is broken out by Rita later, but until then it had taken the ''Megazord'' to actually threaten him.

* Billy defeating The Brick Bully all by himself in a Zord Battle.

** Megazord versus Dragonzord.
** One of the most memorable moments in the entire franchise: finally defeating Tommy in a climactic battle at the end of the story arc.

* The fact that the Shogun Mega(falcon)zord apparently kills the monsters so hard their ''souls explode.''

* Given the White Ranger powers in the middle of season two, Tommy spent the second half of season two and the first half of season three beating monsters by himself (while both morphed and unmorphed), thrashing armies, and constantly saving the day single-handedly (almost to distraction. It got to the point where the show was basically Tommy And His Five Incompetent Friends). Then, we get "Changing of the Zords part 3". We knew Tommy loved Kimberly and vice versa. Say what you will about the Dear John letter in ''Zeo'', but T.O. deserves credit for not rolling over for Zedd, instead charging into another dimension to rescue the woman he loved (who had her Power Coin stolen, thus slowing killing her [as unlike the Dino Coins, the Ninja Coins were tied to their life forces], and until ''Lost Galaxy'', was as close to dying as any Ranger had ever been), finding Lord Zedd standing there, and confronting him... even though ''Lord Zedd kicks Tommy's ass into next week in an epic one-sided curb-stomp'' (There wasn't another example of a villain so thoroughly pwning his Ranger counterpart for ''years'' afterwards, when Astronema nearly killed her brother Andros, and that was only because Andros wasn't fighting back, while Tommy was). Zedd only loses through the fight through plot-mandated technicality but there's a very good reason that, even after 20 years, Zedd is still the emperor of bad-ass Power Ranger villains.

** The "Changing of the Zords" saga was the best thing that ever happened to Zedd. He had those kids ''screwed'' in every way, not to mention almost killing Kimberly (and make no mistake, he came damn close to ending her life). The only reason he lost was because he didn't expect the Rangers to cheat but that three-parter restored so much badassedness to Zedd. It was a long time coming.

* Continuing his bad-assedness in the multi-part story mentioned above, Zedd also visited the Power Rangers' secret HQ and then mocked everything, from Alpha's [[TheWoobie woobieness]] to saying that Rita could make a better interior decorator. A BigBad would never enter a Ranger base again until Astronema briefly conquered the Megaship with brainwashed [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] in the fourth episode. Divatox actually conquered the original Power Chamber but never went inside (also, given that Divatox is from ''Turbo'', many people [[FanonDiscontinuity don't like to acknowledge her existence]]).

** Even in "Doomsday", when Goldar leads a troop of putties to Billy's house (to stop Billy from repairing the team's communicators), there's a point where the four Rangers back off as Goldar approaches, but Jason raises his arms and steps forward to meet the alien warrior. Even without powers, Jason was strong enough, brave enough, and confident enough, to throw down with the guy who's capable of thrashing the entire team. Even after 20 years, Jason is still my favorite Ranger, and that right there is the reason ''why''.

* The fact that the Shogun Megazord apparently kills the monsters so hard their ''souls explode.''

* The original Ultrazord sequences, PR's version of MoreDakka. When Titanus is called in, the MonsterOfTheWeek is ''screwed''. Perhaps one of the best examples is "Doomsday, Part 1". The Tyrannosaurus Dinozord and the Dragonzord in Fighting Mode are on the ropes, at the mercy of Rita's War Zord Cyclopsis after having been nailed by its shock cables. Then Titanus charges in in attack mode, blasting them free. They form the Ultrazord and blast Cyclopsis to smithereens.

** [[MonsterOfTheWeek Terror Toad]] has eaten all Rangers but Kimberly, and is being supported by Baboo. [[AttackItsWeakPoint A salvo of arrows in the neck later]], the Rangers were back. Another arrow down the throat, Terror Toad ''exploded''. And Baboo was running after getting hit by an arrow from the salvo.

* Given the White Ranger powers in the middle of season two, Tommy spent the second half of season two and the first half of season three beating monsters by himself (while both morphed and unmorphed), thrashing armies, and constantly saving the day single-handedly (almost to distraction. It got to the point where the show was basically Tommy And His Five Incompetent Friends). Then, we get "Changing of the Zords part 3". We knew Tommy loved Kimberly and vice versa. Say what you will about the Dear John letter in ''Zeo'', but T.O. deserves credit for not rolling over for Zedd, instead charging into another dimension to rescue the woman he loved (who had her Power Coin stolen, thus slowing killing her [as unlike the Dino Coins, the Ninja Coins were tied to their life forces], and until ''Lost Galaxy'', was as close to dying as any Ranger had ever been), finding Lord Zedd standing there, and confronting him... even though ''Lord Zedd kicks Tommy's ass into next week in an epic one-sided curb-stomp'' (There wasn't another example of a villain so thoroughly pwning his Ranger counterpart for ''years'' afterwards, when Astronema nearly killed her brother Andros). Zedd only loses through the fight through plot-mandated technicality but there's a very good reason that, even after 20 years, Zedd is still the emperor of bad-ass Power Ranger villains.

** During the "Green With Evil" arc, Jason fights Goldar and then evil Tommy... unmorphed! Sure, he doesn't win, but facing those two when they were at their {{Badass}} peak and surviving? Awesome.

* Given the White Ranger powers in the middle of season two, Tommy spent the second half of season two and the first half of season three beating monsters by himself (while both morphed and unmorphed), thrashing armies, and constantly saving the day single-handedly (almost to distraction. It got to the point where the show was basically Tommy And His Five Incompetent Friends). Then, we get "Changing of the Zords part 3". We knew Tommy loved Kimberly and vice versa. Say what you will about the Dear John letter in Zeo, but T.O. deserves credit for not rolling over for Zedd, instead charging into another dimension to rescue the woman he loved (who had her Power Coin stolen, thus slowing killing her [as unlike the Dino Coins, the Ninja Coins were tied to their life forces], and until Lost Galaxy, was as close to dying as any Ranger had ever been), finding Lord Zedd standing there, and confronting him... even though ''Lord Zedd kicks Tommy's ass into next week in an epic one-sided curb-stomp'' (There wasn't another example of a villain so thoroughly pwning his Ranger counterpart for ''years'' afterwards, when Astronema nearly killed her brother Andros). Zedd only loses through the fight through plot-mandated technicality but there's a very good reason that, even after 20 years, Zedd is still the emperor of bad-ass Power Ranger villains.

* Speaking of Cyclopsis: "Doomsday, Part 2". After the Megazord and Dragonzord were curbstomped ''twice'' by Cyclopsis (In the second battle, Megazord lost an arm and Dragonzord its tail), Zordon and Alpha find Cyclopsis weakness, which is [[spoiler: that it adjusts to what it fights and can't adapt to quickly changing forms]], and...let's just say that it's payback time for the rangers ''and'' the zords (this time, is Dragonzord who destroys Cyclopsis' arm blades with its tail), but still, he's like pre-power boost Cyclopsis which pwned them anyway until they do their last few transformations which [[spoiler: locks the system]].

** We get a scene of Zordon pre-imprisonement facing a horde of Putties. [[OneManArmy One against many, they were evenly matched]]... Then he grabbed the Singing Squash plant he was trying to retrieve and ''wiped them out''.