Adam Park
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| Adam Park | |
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| From Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Power Rangers: Zeo and Power Rangers: Turbo |
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| Title(s) | Black Power Ranger Black Ninja Ranger Zeo Ranger IV - Green Green Turbo Ranger |
| First appearance | The Ninja Encounter, Part 1 (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) |
| Last appearance | Once a Ranger, Part 2 (Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive) |
| Status | Active, Martial Arts Dojo Owner |
| Affiliations/Relatives | (Operation Overdrive) |
| Homeworld | Earth |
| Weapons/Gear | Power Morpher
Blade Blaster
Zeo Blade |
| Vehicles | Black Shark Cycle Green Zeo Jet Cycle Green Turbo Cart HoverTeck Cycle |
| Zords | Lion Thunderzord Frog Ninjazord Black Shogunzord Zeozord IV Super Zeozord IV Desert Thunder Turbozord Flash Point Megazord |
| Portrayed by | Johnny Yong Bosch (teenager and adult) Matthew Sakimoto (child) |
Adam Park is a fictional major character from the universe of the American television series franchise Power Rangers, played by Johnny Yong Bosch. He is a main character in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, as well as three of its successive incarnations Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo, and Power Rangers: Turbo. He also appeared in the Power Rangers in Space episode "Always a Chance", as well as the Power Rangers Operation Overdrive two-parter "Once a Ranger". Adam is half-Asian and half-Caucasian.
Adam is shy, sensitive, and spiritual. His training of martial arts has made him a disciplined and efficient fighter specializing in Shaolin kung fu.
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[edit] Fictional character history
[edit] In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Adam first met the Ranger teens during an attempt to save his teacher's baby alongside his friends Rocky DeSantos and Aisha Campbell. The three of them lived in the fictional city of Stone Canyon, California and were visiting Angel Grove for the Final Round of the Team Ninja competition. To the Ranger teens surprise, the Stone Canyon trio was not there as spectators, but to compete in the final round of the tournament (they won). Adam (along with Aisha and Rocky) eventually moved to Angel Grove permanently and enrolled in Angel Grove High School.
Adam's new friendship with Billy, Kimberly and Tommy would lead to his, Aisha's and Rocky's constant entanglement in Lord Zedd's schemes. In one encounter, the three Stone Canyon teens are kidnapped by Goldar and chained together inside a cave. A snake whose bite will render them evil permanently is set loose on them by Goldar. Their attempt to escape almost succeeds, but ultimately fails; it is the Morphed Kimberly, Billy and Tommy who rescue them. Billy manages to wrestle the snake away so that the teens can be freed, however, despite Kim's destruction of the snake, the injuries it caused to Billy's neck while Morphed force Billy to remove his helmet to prevent suffocation. Though able to breathe again, Billy's identity as a Power Ranger, along with Kim and Tommy's, are revealed to Adam and his friends. The three teens would be taken to the Command Center where the identities of Jason, Trini and Zack would be revealed to them and they would take an oath not to reveal the identities of the rangers.
Adam was selected to take Zack's place as the Black Power Ranger when he left to attend the World Peace Conference as an ambassador in Switzerland. During this time, he was targeted by Scorpina, who disguised herself as a girl named Sabrina in order to manipulate the shy teen into alienating his friends before facing an ambush alone, perpetrated by the Scorpion Warrior. Even though Aisha didn't trust Sabrina, she attempted to get along with her for Adam's sake. This led to her being able to interfere when Scorpina lured Adam on a hike to a remote part of the park. Though the encounter left Adam's confidence in himself weakened, he would soon recover when he gained the attention of a girl Aisha had been trying to hook him up with. (Episode 89 - "Goldar's Vice-Versa")
Later, Adam's confidence is tested again. A student in one of his martial arts classes is picked on and Adam is reminded of his childhood when he notes the similarity between his student and himself when he was younger. After some private practice with the student, Goldar chooses the time to use the Mirror of Regret to force Adam to watch the memories of when others picked on him. Adam's resolve wavers, but he remembers that he isn't as weak anymore and forces Goldar to retreat.
At the beginning of the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Adam gained new ninja powers of the Frog, becoming the Black Ninja Ranger. He also gained the ability to pilot the Frog Ninjazord and later the Black Shogunzord. He was also later granted the power of the Metallic Armor.
When Master Vile (Rita Repulsa's father) came to Earth to retrieve the zeo crystal, the Rangers managed to retrieve it first. To ensure that Master Vile couldn't get it again, the Rangers split the Zeo Crystal into five sub-crystals and sent them to different points in history.
[edit] In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
When Lord Zedd releases the terrible Ivan Ooze from his chamber, Ivan destroys the command center and Adam's Dino powers. After traveling to the distant planet of Phaedos, Adam gains the power of the Ninjetti, and the animal spirit of the Frog, along with a new frog ninja zord.
[edit] In Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
Vile then turned back time using the Orb of Doom, turning the Rangers back into children. The Rangers soon recruited the Aquitian Rangers to fight in their stead. Billy had then created a device which would restore their them to their old selves. He used the Ninja Coins as a power source, testing it on himself. This worked, but it allowed Goldar to capture the coins and Zedd and Rita destroyed them.
Adam had to recover the Green Zeo Sub-Crystal. He was transported to the past Korea, near where his grandmother was born. He met Kai-Ogi, a local sage, and found the sub crystal behind a waterfall.
[edit] In Power Rangers: Zeo
When Adam's fragment of the Zeo Crystal was reunited with the four other fragments, he reverted to his normal age, and soon became the Green Zeo Ranger (Zeo Ranger IV) in Power Rangers: Zeo. He gained the Zeo Zord IV (which resembled Taurus the bull). Since Billy was no longer able to fight alongside the rangers Adam took the position as second-in-command behind Tommy. After the Trey of Triforia had revealed his identity as the Gold Ranger, he gave the Rangers the Super Zeo Gems and Super Zeo zords. Adam received the Green Super Zeo Crystal and Super Zeozord IV.
[edit] In Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
When the evil Space Pirate Divatox threatens to raise a powerful monster named Maligore to Marry her, Adam, along with the other rangers, accept new Turbo powers and becomes the Green Turbo Ranger, and gains the Desert Thunder Turbo Zord.
[edit] In Power Rangers: Turbo
In this series we see that, after graduating from Angel Grove High School, he has become an acclaimed stuntman, and his character received even more focus than before. In "Passing the Torch", he chose Carlos Vallerte to take his place as the Green Turbo Ranger, and he left the show.
[edit] In Power Rangers in Space
Adam would return for an episode in the following series Power Rangers In Space (specifically the episode "Always a Chance"). Adam helped Carlos, the Black Space Ranger, reclaim his confidence as he helped him train harder. He was shown to still have his original Power Morpher from when he was the Black Power Ranger. However it and the Mastodon Power Coin in it were damaged. [1].
He used the cracked morpher to become the Black Power Ranger once again and help Carlos in his battle against LizWizard. However, due to the lack of a connection to the Morphing Grid, the Black Ranger powers quickly faded away and left Adam incredibly weak (very nearly killing him). But he survived and decided not to risk morphing again.
[edit] In Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive
He appears alongside Kira Ford, Xander Bly, Tori Hanson, and Bridge Carson in Once a Ranger, a special team-up episode commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the Power Ranger franchise. With the Operation Overdrive Power Rangers powers disabled by the villain Thrax, the Sentinel Knight summons five former Rangers so they can defend the Corona Aurora jewels, with Adam as their leader. He and Kira reference to Tommy Oliver about him now being a doctor.
In the first part, Adam mentions that he knows someone who can restore the Overdrive team's powers after their link to the Morphing Grid is severed by Thrax. This 'someone' turns out to be the newly reconnected Alpha 6. Currently, Adam owns a Martial Arts dojo in Angel Grove and retains Alpha by his side at the dojo. It is implied that his restored powers, as well as those of the other former Rangers chosen by the Sentinel Knight, still remain intact.
Adam twice uses Operation Overdrive weaponry in battle. In a fight against Flurious, Adam arrives on the HoverTek Cycle. In the final battle, Adam takes on Thrax solo and uses the Defender Vest for protection (which is overpowered by the villain). He also uses the Flash Point Megazord against Vulturus. He also prefers to use his Power Axe, though this might be due to the absence of a Blade Blaster on his person (though a holster still remains on his belt).
Instead of the original MMPR morphing sequence, Adam receives a new sequence akin to the Disney-era Ranger morphing sequences (similar to the Dino Thunder morphing sequence), as well as a new theme tune, probably because the rights to the original music were unavailable. Adam also has a more detailed preparation for the morphing sequence and no longer shouts "Mastodon!" mid-morph.
[edit] Notes
- Adam is the first Green Ranger to be a part of the core team.
- Adam is also the first male Asian American Power Ranger.
[edit] References
| Preceded by Zack Taylor |
Black Ranger 1994 - 1996 |
Succeeded by Corcus |
| Preceded by Tommy Oliver |
Green Ranger 1996 - 1997 |
Succeeded by Carlos Vallertes |
| Preceded by Billy Cranston |
Power Rangers second-in-command 1996 - 1997 |
Succeeded by Carlos Vallertes |
| Preceded by Mack Hartford |
Power Rangers Leader 2007 |
Succeeded by Mack Hartford |
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