Summary

• Classic 1990s Yellow Ranger Trini has repeatedly proved herself as a strong, effective leader in the Boom! Studios comic continuation, which earned the prestigious position of Red Ranger.
• Trini has displayed the ability to pursuade villains to seek redemption, she has proven that she has underrated tech skills on par with her teammates, and most notably, in the World of the Coinless, she defeated Rita Repulsa once and for all.
• Trini's intelligence, combat skills, and perserverance have allowed her to repeatedly demonstrate her resourcefulness as a leader, proving why she deserved to be promoted to Red Ranger and leader of the Omega Rangers.

Trini Kwan is best ed as one of the most iconic Power Rangers in the entire franchise. Her time as the Yellow Ranger was always a consistent highlight on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, but as Boom! Studios ongoing comic series set after the events of the show has shown, she eventually earned an even more prestigious position: Red Ranger.

On the show, Trini ed Zack and Jason as part of a World Peace Summit to exit the team, but the Boom! Studios comic continuation revealed this was a cover story. In fact, the trio ventured into outer space under the supervision of the Blue Emissary, becoming the Omega Rangers. They maintained their original team colors, but when Jason later retired as a Ranger, his Red stripes and leadership position were given to Trini, who has proved time and time again throughout the Boom! continuity why she earned the right to lead the team.

10 Temporary Red Ranger

Go Go Power Rangers #13 (written by Ryan Parrott, illustrated by Eleonora Carlini)

When Rita Repulsa tried to distract the Rangers with a monster, Trini and Jason inexplicably found themselves trapped inside the portal. The trip through the portal disrupted the Morphin Grid in a way that forced Trini and Jason to switch powers. Trini's time in a Red Ranger suit ultimately foreshadowed Trini's future promotion. On top of allowing a brief romance between the two to blossom, watching how Jason formulated plans up close allowed her to learn firsthand what it took to lead the Power Rangers, before she later led the Omegas.

9 Redeeming A Villain

"A Spot of Trouble," From Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual 2016 (written by Marguerite Bennett, illustrated by Huang Danlan)

While hosting a charity bakery for the environment at the Barnes Botanical Garden, Trini and Kimberly were confronted by Vixenya, a villain who turned everyone in the Garden, including Kimberly, into fluffy animals. Alone, Trini didn't fold under pressure, or fight this foe off like any other monster. Trini talked to Vixenya, explaining they were on the same side, both wanting the best for all living creatures. Trini convinced Vixenya to transform everyone back into their normal selves, before she fled into the woods, showcasing that a real leader knows how to determine when fisticuffs aren't necessary in a conflict.

8 Turning The Black Dragon Into Armor

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #16 (written by Kyle Higgins, drawn by Hendry Prasetya)

The Black Dragon debuted in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #4, confronting the Rangers through Tommy's connection to Rita Repulsa's Green Chaos Crystal. In issue #9, the Black Dragon was destroyed from the inside by Tommy and Billy, but the Rangers kept the armor that the monster left behind. Several issues later, Rita created an army of Goldars, all stronger than the original. To combat this, Trini put her often understated tech skills to good use, by reprogramming the Black Dragon into armor that gave her the exact strength she needed to topple several Goldars at once.

7 Defeating Rita Once And For All

Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer #1 (written by Ryan Parrott, with art by Dan Mora)

Following Lord Drakkon's defeat in the post-apocalyptic World of the Coinless, Trini became desperate as new forces of evil emerged to threaten the resistance. With no resources to protect them, Trini's last resort was to conjure Rita Repulsa to help them. This worked for a short time, until predictably, the space witch betrayed them. A real leader its when they're wrong, and not only did Trini take ability, she was efficient enough to correct her mistake. Using Rita's scepter, Trini permanently killed the Rangers antagonist. For her efforts, she was appointed as Kimberly's right-hand woman in her post-Drakkon regime.

6 Saving Pineapple

Go Go Power Rangers: Back to School #1 (written by Marguerite Bennett)

As depicted in Go Go Power Rangers: Back to School #1, Trini spent a week-long vacation at the Northwind Ranch, helping raise rescue horses. Her biggest test came when a storm blew their fence open, and one of these horses – Pineapple, Trini's favorite – escaped. An extensive search resulted in Trini finding Pineapple trapped at the bottom of the canyon, nearly mauled by wolves. After Trini shooed the wolves away, it turned out the only means to retrieve Pineapple was for Trini to carry her up the canyon. Trini expressed grit and determination, invaluable leadership qualities, to save Pineapple's life.

5 Takes Out Giant Goldar By Herself

"Trini's Vacation" in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual 2017 (written by Tom Taylor, with art from Dan Mora)

In another attempted vacation gone awry, Trini was spending time with her family in the small town of Boulder Cliff when a meteor crash-landed. It not only grabbed the attention of Trini, but of Rita Repulsa, who sent Goldar down to Earth to retrieve its contents. Goldar grew into a giant, but the meteor interfered with communications, preventing Trini from calling the Rangers for backup. Instead, she improvised like true leader would, bravely taking Goldar head-on by herself, and managing to be effective at normal size. Ultimately, Trini defeated the giant by knocking him out by rolling a massive boulder onto his head.

4 Defeats Kiya

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #50 (written by Ryan Parrott, with art Daniele Di Nicuolo)

When Trini, Zack, and Jason were appointed as the new Omega Rangers, Kiya Kyatyl of the planet Khoodjah was chosen as their Blue Ranger. However, she quickly grew paranoid that this world's Tommy Oliver could one day transform into another Lord Drakkon, the despot who enslaved the alternate universe of the Coinless. She began to distrust all Power Rangers, building a rogue team of evildoers to destroy them all. When Kiya's betrayal was uncovered, it resulted in a one-on-one fight between her and Trini, who effectively put an end to the "Necessary Evil" story arc by defeating Kiya, asserting herself as a dominant Omega Ranger.

3 Takes On Zack And Jason By Herself

Power Rangers #1 (written by Ryan Parrott, with art by sco Mortarino)

The trio of former Power Rangers opened the premiere issue of their Boom! Studios ongoing series by training together in space under zero gravity conditions. While Jason and Zack struggled to collect themselves under these conditions, Trini quickly proved to be a natural in zero-gravity. Better yet, when it came to the sparring portion of their training, she had no problem mopping the floor with the former leader and second-in-command. Trini may not have received as big a spotlight on the classic 1990s team as Zack or Jason, but she was just as capable as a fighter.

2 Resisting Drakkon's Manipulation

Power Rangers #2 (written by Ryan Parrott, illustrated by sco Mortarino)

When Trini, Zack, and Jason begrudgingly decided they needed former psychotic overlord Drakkon's help, in order to defeat the Empyreals, the Omega Rangers allowed the villainous variant of Tommy Oliver to stow away on their ship. Alas, Lord Drakkon remained up to his old tricks, as revealed when he talked to the original Yellow Ranger. He told that Trini she should be the one calling the shots for the Omega Rangers, ironically foreshadowing her eventual ascent to Red Ranger. Trini, though, showcased her leadership potential by not giving into Drakkon's plans, or letting him manipulate her.

1 Connects To The Yellow Emissary

Power Rangers #9 (written by Ryan Parrott, with art by sco Mortarino and Moises Hidalgo)

When all hope was lost, and the Omegas were out of options to defeat the Empyreals, Lord Drakkon made one last suggestion: the dead. The Red and Blue Emissaries of the God-tier Emissaries Three were dead, and the last remaining Emissary wasn't easy to get through to. Drakkon, however, explained that since they are bound to the Morphin Grid, the Rangers could the Emissaries by morphing. The means of wasn't easy, but through sheer grit, determination, and never giving up, Trini proved successful, once again highlighting why she's worthy of leading the Power Rangers.