A Brief History of Tommy Oliver FromPower RangersFighting Himself

In the recently aired twenty-fifth anniversary Power Rangers special air as part of this time of year ’s Super Ninja Steel adaptation of the classic superhero show , Tommy , the former Green Ranger , found some time to fight himself . Weirdly , he does this a lot .

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Tommy Oliver is one of the most beloved characters in the serial history . Played by Jason David Frank , Tommy first play the villainous - turned - heroic Green Ranger , then theWhite Ranger , then the Zeo Red Ranger , then the Black Dino Force Ranger . He — he ’s been a mass of Rangers . Now , he still makes cameo visual aspect on the show for extra occasions , a mainstay of special events like “ Forever Red ” and “ Legendary Battle ” and the late twenty-fifth day of remembrance exceptional .

But something come about regularly , when Tommy appear . Somehow , he bewilder into fights . With himself . His former Ranger variant , especially his evil Green self , seem to appear through some unknown means or another and , uh , try on to kick Tommy ’s ass . My computer storage may be overstate , but in my nous this happens all the time . Going to the grocery depot must be scratchy for this guy .

So I have to wondering : how often does it actually happen ? And which Tommy vs. Tommy ( and sometimes Tommy vs. Tommy vs. Tommy vs. Tommy ) engagement is the best ? Let ’s talk over .

1. “Return of the Green Ranger,” White Ranger vs. Green Ranger

The classic that started it all . In this surrealistic three - part episode from the show ’s 2nd season , a new baddie called the Wizard of Deception helps out Zedd and Rita by create an malign clone of Tommy , who take on the Green Ranger mantle and start up causing all sorts of problem . Evil!Tommy is just as delicious as you might imagine a ‘ XC iniquity clone to be , wearing a very nefarious - looking bandanna and chomping on a toothpick , just so you know , oh , this one ’s the risky Tommy .

The fight is passably solid , especially for honest-to-god commando . The best part ? Tommy ’s sheer goodness wins over the evil version , and the instalment terminate with them teaming up to preserve the other Rangers . Redeemed , the clone Tommy stays in an substitute timeline , presumably to right what once was wrong and do a seriousBen Reillyimpression .

Rating : Three Tommy Olivers Out of Five

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2. “Fighting Spirit,” Tommy vs. White Ranger, Green Ranger, and Zeo Red Ranger

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Here we go . This is the primo Tommy v. Tommy legal action we ’re after . In this installment of Power forest fire fighter : Dino Thunder , Tommy falls into a coma , and in his hallucinatory dream state he has to struggle three different versions of himself , all representing different rangers of his past times . Now , usually , you ’d suppose that an uncostumed eye - ripened paleontology prof ( yes , he became an archaeology professor ) against three Power Rangers in their prime quantity would be no contest .

And you ’d be right . Tommy kicks their keister . Good times . full times .

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Rating : 7.5 Creepy Hallucination Forests Out of Ten

3. Power Rangers 25th Anniversary, Tommy vs. Clone Tommy

And , finally , the most late addition to the rap - down - drag - out Tommy Brawl compilation , from the latest special . In this , Tommy debuts his “ Master Morpher ” , a inscrutable gadget that lets him transform into all of his previous Rangers iterations . That , yeah , in all likelihood breaks some secret plan , but we ’re gon na roll with it , because this fight is nice ! The Power Rangers TV show is n’t the sparkling , weird bundle of creative thinking it was in , say , the In Space days , but at least they make out what the fans want .

valuation : Wow , That ’s a Lot of Tommy

Okay , so maybe he does n’t fight himself quite as often , in the show ’s 25 - class history , as I commemorate . But by my count , Tommy Oliver duel with , at one point or another , seven unlike superpowered iteration of himself , let in two straight - up clones . That ’s the form of bad lot only Spider - Man has . And then again , I did n’t even countthe comics , where fighting an malefic edition of Tommy is , like , the whole deal .

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