Jason Lee Scott

Jason is the original Red Ranger and the leader of the Rangers.

History
Jason was recruited by Zordon to defend the Earth during Rita Repulsa's first invasion. He became the leader of the group and started his career with intense highs. During this time he developed a rivalry with Goldar and while the two were often evenly matched Jason eventually did come out on top. Also he became quick friends with Tommy Oliver even after Tommy faultered and worked for Rita.

Jason would often lead the team with confidence and was able to topple most adversaries without strain. He ran a dojo in the juice bar but after realizing his Ranger duties interfered with it he quietly shut it down. Zack and Jason were also best friends and found themselves often hanging around together.

However despite his amazing skills Jason was unable to stop Lord Zedd from siphoning Tommy's Green Ranger powers. Even then he along with his friends had to leave their positions to go to the World Peace Summit. Thus leaving Rocky DeSantos as the new Red Ranger.

Jason would eventually rejoin the team once again in Zeo where he donned the Gold Ranger 's power. He managed to do quite well with the powers but he needed to transfer the powers back to Trey of Triforia. In the end both he and Tommy had a heart to heart claiming the future is bright.

Physical and Mental Prowess
Jason is quite possibly the most proficient ranger in hand to hand combat besting both Goldar and Tommy. During the first season he was often pitted against various monster including King Sphinx, Commander Crayfish, and Twin Man. His talent with weapons is also quite impressive as he weilded both the power sword and power blaster with ease. Even when he did not train with the Gold Ranger Staff he was able to use it effectively.

Jason is often calm and collected spouting advice and leading the team. He however was quite shaken up when he was unable to recover Tommy's Green Ranger Candle. This loomed over his head for quite sometime but Tommy forgave him years ago.

Reception
Jason is the first and most popular Red Ranger to be introduced. He was and still is often considered to be the most iconic Ranger in the series. During Zeo when he was introduced to be the next Gold Ranger many were very excited and praised the show for his return.

Trivia

 * Jason is the second longest serving Ranger asside from Tommy.
 * Interestingly enough in Season 1 Tommy is an outsider to the team and joined occasionally. In Zeo Jason is the outsider and joined later in the season.
 * Jason's name is a homage toJason Scott Lee an actor who portrayed Bruce Lee