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Tommy Oliveris viewed by many fans as , hands - down , the well member inPower Rangershistory , and BOOM ! Studios ' comics have truly emphasized why . As an annexe of the TV show , the BOOM ! studio comics have come to answer as a means to furtherexpand the lore of the franchise , along with redefining how fans have add up to knowclassic characters . Tommy Oliver might be a rarified exclusion in this regard , though .
Rather than redefine who Tommy Oliver is , the BOOM ! studio cartoon strip depict Tommy incisively how fans have come to expect him to be across several seasons of the show . What the comics do , however , is give the fibre moments that further corroborate exactly why Tommy is so highly reckon as the smashing Power Ranger in the history of the enfranchisement . Across multiple serial in the mirthful book enfranchisement , powerful up until one climactic canonic swan song pictorial novel , BOOM ! reminds reader why Tommy is the very best .
10Holding His Own Against Scorpina
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#2 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya
Upon being introduced into the enfranchisement , Scorpina is cursorily establish as one of the most dangerous assets in Rita Repulsa ’s ranks . In this yield , Rita institutionalize Scorpina to call back Tommy ’s Dragon Coin shortly after he joins the Mighty Morphin team . This is a Tommy who is still unexampled to being a Ranger and scarcely trained , but in one of the amusing series ' very skilful battle panorama , Tommy holds his own . The two become so evenly matched that Scorpina has to call in a horde of Putties to serve her out against"a child,“as she calls him .
9Tommy’s First Time Leading the Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#7 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya
In the prior issue , due to the nature of the Black Dragon ’s powers , all the Rangers lose their force , except for Tommy . Because his Dragon Coin is more attached to Rita Repulsa ’s chaos thaumaturgy than the Morphin Grid , Tommy is nontaxable . While there is some initial suffering from the situation , Tommy shortly pull himself together to conduce the team as the only Ranger with ability . Canonically , it ’s the first instance where he actually produce to head the team , and he passes the mental test with flying colors by aim the battle to the Black Dragon fundamentally alone .
8Sharing His Power with the Team
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#8 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya
The serial clearly establishes how most of Tommy ’s new teammates are still mistrustful of his entry onto the team early into his hero sandwich run , seeing as he was fighting them as Rita ’s apprentice not long beforehand . The Rangers losing their powers does n’t help ease that stress , but rather than take it in person , Tommy takes an opportunity to be altruistic , understanding the Black Dragon ca n’t be defeated by just one man . He use a reverse - orchestrate Black Dragon metal glove to give all his teammates his business leader . Led by Jason with the Dragon Shield , the Rangers all temporarily sport gullible colors .
7Destroying the Black Dragon
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#9 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya
Although his force are gone , Tommy does n’t slow down down one turn in the fight against wickedness . While the Black Dragon battles the newly light-green team in their Zords , Tommy manages to venture inside the Black Dragon itself . With nothing on his person beyond the Dragon Dagger , Tommy uses it to jam at the walls of the Black Dragon , ruin it from the inside . A good Ranger knows how to be resourceful with or without their power , and Tommy leaven that in a big way .
6Finding Saba in the Coinless World
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#11 by Kyle Higgins and Hendry Prasetya
The blast from the Black Dragon ’s destruction is groovy enough to send Billy and Tommy to the post - apocalyptic World of the Coinless , overcome by the Black Dragon ’s creator , Lord Drakkon . Tommy stumbles upon the ruination of the Command Center and finds a talking sword named Saba , which would have belonged to White Ranger Jason had Zordon ’s Power Transfer not been interrupt . With Billy and Tommy still defenseless , Saba directly recognizes Tommy as someone desirable enough to handle him , which proves instrumental in the duo ’s survival .
5Gaining Saba’s Trust in His Own World
Go Go Power Rangers#26 by Ryan Parrot, Sina Grace, and Francesco Montarino
After Tommy loses his Green Ranger magnate , Zordon is ready to rebrand him with the powers of the newfangled White Ranger . However , before the Power Transfer can take place , a source of mogul is necessary to make out the process . Tommy is send to a distant major planet to recover that energy rootage . There , he must retrieve the White Light , which is guarded by this macrocosm ’s Saba . Heavy emphasis on the phrase " this universe ’s , " as despite Tommy vividly remembering his fondness for the Saba he met from the Coinless World , this universe ’s Saba is far unlike .
Even speculative , amply aware of the wickedness that Tommy is capable of in the Coinless World as Lord Drakkon , this Saba is less than eager to share his services with the former Green Ranger . Things are further complicated by the arriver of Lord Zedd , eager to steal Saba ’s power for himself . After taking Saba , Zedd offers the White Light to Tommy , but Tommy refuse and is ready to fight Zedd with no powers to check he does n’t leave with limitless power . That ’s when Zedd evaporate and Saba revealsthis was all a trial that Tommy buy the farm to earn White Rangerhood .
4Defeating Lord Drakkon
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid#1 by Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Diego Galindo, and Simona Di Gianfelice
During their first encounter , Lord Drakkon tells Tommy inMighty Morphin Power Rangers#16 that Tommy will never have any worth"when you ca n’t even crush me . “Tommy would turn up his worth by beating him in time , but first , Drakkon kill him to complain off the " Shattered Grid " arc . However , the Coinless World ’s resistance leader and former Ranger Slayer , Kimberly Hart , initiate a unparalleled failsafe program in which she go back in time to before Tommy was ever inscribe by Rita Repulsa . She shoots a non - fatal arrow into his bosom , but readers wo n’t understand what bump there untilShattered Grid#1 .
After Tommy dies at the hands of Drakkon , Tommy pull in that Future Kim ’s pointer contained a shard of the Chaos Crystal that give him his Green Ranger mightiness . Since this is the same Chaos Crystal that Drakkon uses to kill Tommy , the Crystal reacts by fluctuating Tommy ’s somebody through distance and clip . It ’s not untilthe god - level Emissaries Threesend Tommy ’s soul into the Morphin Grid itself that he ’s ready for a last fight with Drakkon in a world created by the latter . Not only does Tommyprove his worth by conquering the alternate malefic translation of himself , but he finally seize his demons and relieve the Clarence Day in the process .
3Dark Specter Fails to Corrupt Tommy
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#114 by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice
Tommy Oliver ’s debut into thePower Rangersuniverse examine him mentally vitiate by Rita Repulsa . So when it comes time forDark Specter to build his Ranger USA of zombie minionsduring the Darkest Hour , it ’s safe to assume Tommy is on his list of possible recruits . However , theWhite Ranger is the only person enigmatically resistant to Dark Specter and Rita Repulsa ’s mind - control spells , much to both Specter andthe rebranded Mistress Vile ’s chagrin . Only someone with the willpower ofthe enfranchisement ’s ultimate herois capable of defying and belike defeatingthe Thanos of the franchise .
2Using the Master Morpher Before His Wedding to Kat
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Specialstory “Wedding Vows” by Melissa Flores and Hendry Prasetya
TheMighty Morphin Power Rangers30th Anniversary Specialgives readers the full overview ofTommy ’s relationship with Kat , which had always been missing from the actual show . However , in a prelude to their actual hymeneals , the comic show Tommy make a pit stop into a monster combat where he use hisMaster Morpher , showcasing every exclusive one of his Ranger forms during one engagement . It is almost admirable to seeTommy still make prison term for superhero obligation bit before he ’s set to become a hubby . It ’s another reasonableness why he ’s the ultimate hero .
1Tommy’s Last Mission with the Master Morpher
Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragonby Kyle Higgins and Giuseppe Cafaro
Power Rangers : Soul of the Dragonis a in writing novel that canonically serve up as Tommy Oliver ’s concluding mission . An old and battered Tommy pulls himself out of retreat when his son goes wanting . In the eternal search for J.J. , Tommy retrieves his Master Morpher one last time . He manages to be a competent fighter against untried foes , usher how , even past his prime and injured , he ’s still engender some pep in his stair . Before hisPower Rangerschapter close , Tommy Oliverpasses the torch and Master Morpher to his son in one of his greatest lineament import ever .
