Ignoring Zordon’s Most Important Rule Could Doom the Power Rangers Forever

Summary In Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Return – the miniseries sequel to the original TV series, co-written by original Pink Ranger actress Amy Jo Johnson – the Rangers' failure to keep their identities secret leads them straight into a dangerous encounter with Rita Repulsa's daughter Selena.

Negligence in preserving their hidden identities puts the ex-Rangers in serious jeopardy, something that one of Zordon's core rules from the very first episode of the '90s TV series was intended to prevent.

Zordon's crucial rule of keeping identities secret remains vital, as made clear by how easily Selena Repulsa was able to track down the adult former Rangers still using their morphers in The Return.

Warning: Spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #3!Zordon's greatest fears have come true, as result of the Power Rangers ignoring his most important rule. Long-time fans, who remember the pilot episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, will recall the three essential rules that the galactic wizard laid out for his newfound teenagers with attitude: "Never use your power for personal gain ... never escalate a battle unless Rita forces you to, and finally, keep your identities secret."

That last one is shown to be the most important rule of all in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #3. In the, issue, failing to preserve their secret identities proves to be enough to put the original Power Rangers on the radar of their newest enemy: Selena Repulsa, daughter of Rita.

Failing to adhere to Zordon's most crucial rule, and not being strict in keeping their identities a secret, ultimately spawned a major threat to themselves, as well as to the Ranger legacy – and it could prove to be the heroes' ultimate destruction.

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The Power Rangers Failed to Keep their Identities Secret & It Cost Them

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #3 – Written By Amy Jo Johnson & Matt Hotson; Art By Nico Leon, Dono Sanchez-Alamara, & Ed Dukeshire.

In The Return, Rita Repulsa's previously unknown daughter exploits this lax approach to their secret identities to capture all the ex-Rangers...In other words, their flippancy in breaching Zordon's code of conduct puts them all in grave danger.

The negligence the former Rangers have displayed in preserving their powers and identities in their post-Ranger life was first established in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #1. Despite retiring two decades prior, most of the surviving Rangers are doing what their late mentor would consider abusing their powers. Jason uses his powers to fight crime solo as a vigilante, while Billy uses his morpher and connection to the Morphin Grid to craft new technology. While grieving the death of her husband Tommy, Kimberly is the only person to not use her morpher constantly.

Perhaps the biggest offense comes from Zack, who tells the entire world that he was the Black Ranger. Although he uses his fame to help the greater good, it still breaks Zordon's biggest rule. In The Return, Rita Repulsa's previously unknown daughter exploits this lax approach to their secret identities to capture all the ex-Rangers. As she explains, it wasn't hard tracking them using their morphers, because most of the members abuse them so frequently. In other words, their flippancy in breaching Zordon's code of conduct puts them all in grave danger.

Selena Repulsa's plan to eradicate Rangerhood forever would not have come this close to fruition if the Power Rangers did not make it so easy for her to find them all.

Zordon's Guidance Remains Important Even Decades Later

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Not keeping their powers secret or protecting their gifts just fueled a new villain's major plan. It highlights how, even thirty-one years after the pilot episode, living by Zordon's most important rule is still vital to the franchise and essential to keeping the Rangers safe after all these years. Rita's daughter has made it clear that in order to avenge her mother, there must be "No more Power Rangers." Selena Repulsa's plan to eradicate Rangerhood forever would not have come this close to fruition if the Power Rangers did not make it so easy for her to find them all.

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