From 1993 to 1995, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers entertained millions of children with memorable characters, martial arts, and creative usage of stock footage from Japan's Super Sentai series. Even though the Power Rangers franchise evolved with new teams and powers, the Mighty Morphin era holds a special place in pop-culture history.
Mighty Morphin's success was due partly to the main characters who taught kids the value of teamwork and friendship, whether morphed as the Power Rangers or as teenagers (with attitude). Across three seasons, there are 10 Rangers with developed characteristics that the Enneagram of Personality can pinpoint.
An 8w9 is known to be confident, encouraging, and determined to be the best leader they can be. This perfectly describes the first Red Ranger, Jason (Austin St. John). Even before becoming a Ranger, he was adept at martial arts, was a respected instructor, and was good at making friends.
After their first fight in "Day of the Dumpster," Jason courageously accepted the leadership of the Rangers and defended the Earth. Another Type 8 trait Jason had was not taking setbacks lightly and beating himself up for his mistakes. This was seen in "Missing Green," where Jason blamed himself for Tommy losing his Green Ranger powers despite his best efforts.
The first Yellow Ranger, Trini (Thuy Trang), was the jack-of-all-trades that jelled with everybody. She was arguably the kindest of the original team and was a friendly, cooperative, and patient peacemaker. Trini can be considered the moral center of the original Rangers, and a lot of her traits are those that are 9w1 can identify.
It is evident that Trini is a Type 9, given her willingness to join causes for the needy and the environment. She was wise beyond her years and valued unity among others. It was thus no surprise that she was one of those chosen to represent Angel Grove for a peace conference in "The Power Transfer, Part I."
A 5w6 pursues knowledge, investigates problems, and solves them to the best of their ability. The Blue Ranger, Billy (David Yost), was often found in this role as the brains of the team with his technical vocabulary as a running joke. Whether he was tackling scientific hurdles or creating new inventions, he was crucial to the victories of the Rangers against Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd.
Just like a Type 5, Billy is deeply immersed in his areas of expertise, though if not for his friends, he would have been at the mercy of bullies like Bulk and Skull. It is likely that Billy could have shut himself off from the world. Thanks to his time as a Ranger, Billy became both a skilled fighter and an innovative genius.
When the first Pink Ranger, Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson), debuted, she was the athletic gymnast who was best friends with Trini. She was a typical 90s valley girl who loved shopping and promoting environmental causes throughout the first season. Her creativity, artistry, and sociability shined in her civilian life, prominent traits in a 4w3.
A Type 4 is recognized for their individuality, seen with Kimberly's artistic and musical talents. Early in the show, she was vain, as seen in "Day of the Dumpster" where she jokingly complained about her hair. By the time of "A Different Shade of Pink, Part III," she mellowed out and had to be convinced to not put her Ranger duties over her personal life.
7w6's, at heart, are carefree, energetic, and enthusiastic. These traits are at the core of the first Black Ranger, Zack (Walter Jones), a skilled martial artist and dancer. He was quick to bust a move with his Hip Hop Kido style and has a love for life.
Looking on the bright side is common among Type 7's, which Zack often did when it came to pursuing his love interest Angela with varying degrees of success. His attempts during the first season often failed but that did not stop him from trying again until the last episode "An Oyster Stew."
The first significant challenge to the Rangers was Tommy (Jason David Frank), a transfer student who was a match against Jason and became the brainwashed Green Ranger. After a time when he was accepted into the team, the show quickly established how he was meticulous in his martial arts and dedicated to goodness. This almost perfectionist attitude lines up with a 1w9.
Type 1's tend to be very responsible and diligent, which Tommy especially exhibited in one of his best moments when he became the White Ranger. At the same time, Type 1's fear of being a bad person, which Tommy knew all too well. The BOOM Studios Power Rangers comics delved into this aspect in ways the show could not.
In Season 2, three of the Rangers departed to attend a peace conference, and they transferred their powers. Rocky (Steve Cardenas) became the second Red Ranger, who differed in several ways from Jason that made him align with a 7w8. While he was skilled in martial arts, Rocky liked having fun and enjoyed the simple things in life, such as food.
Rocky had a wide array of interests and was very enthusiastic about partaking in them, similar to a Type 7. This backfired on him in "Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun," when Zedd's monster cast a spell on him that made him forget all responsibilities. It was an important lesson on gaming addiction going too far.
Aisha (Karan Ashley) was selected to be the second Yellow Ranger, and she was very similar to Trini. Like a 9w1, Aisha valued her friendships, was modest with her life, and was serious-minded about essential issues. She also had some martial arts skills, assisted Billy with his projects, and often hung out with Kimberly.
During the show's season 3 ending storyline, the villains reverted time, and the young Aisha was sent to Africa to locate a piece of the legendary Zeo Crystal. She opted not to return when she found it and instead stayed to help with the environment's healing. It is a noble gesture that highlights many of the traits seen in a Type 9.
Compared to his friends Rocky and Aisha, Adam (Johnny Yong Bosch) was very different from Zack as the second Black Ranger. While Zack was extroverted, energetic, and carefree, Adam was more introverted, shy, and serious-minded. Combined with his more reflective and insightful nature, Adam embodies the traits of a 5w4.
Because of his focused nature, Adam was very knowledgeable in martial arts and culture. His deep insight into these topics is atypical of a Type 5's specialization in their field. Adam eventually became more snarky and developed in later seasons, and became one of the most underrated Power Rangers of the franchise.
During Season 3, Kimberly was selected to join a world gymnastics competition, and so her replacement to become the second Pink Ranger was Katherine (Catherine Sutherland). Because she was a brainwashed pawn of Rita and became a Ranger in the show's last few episodes, her personality had little opportunity to develop. However, Katherine was still helpful, caring, and empathetic, similar to a 2w1.
Katherine's Type 2 traits remained her primary characteristic in later seasons, but the first display of this was during "A Different Shade of Pink, Part II," when she realized that her time as Rita's puppet harmed Kimberly in various ways. She was horrified by what she had done and vowed to help the Rangers, which led to her becoming Kimberly's successor.
