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[ryuutchi]

This is just raw data. I'm surveying the seasons just so that I have a reference to come back to as to who was on what season. If you know I've missed something, or have a theory to expound, go right ahead

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[second_batgirl]

Quick things - Rocky is actually mentioned as being hispanic on the show. During the stupid characters are de-aged thing (the Alien Ranger thing that led into Zeo) they all go visit their countries of origin, and Rocky ends up in Mexico, IIRC. And during Zeo they make a whole big thing about Tommy (supposedly) being Native American, but that entire thing was STUPID and I hated both David and Sam Trueheart (I think that was his name?), so I pretend it doesn't exist.

(They've also never had a non-evil female red ranger, which annoys me)

[ryuutchi]

That's why I posted it where everyone could see. I'll change it. (Is Jason David Frank really Native American? O.o)

I noticed that thing about the female red rangers, but it's understandable in that they sort of have to match up genders to the Japanese version.

[second_batgirl]

I don't think he actually is, but I'm not sure. I just remember thinking the entire plot was stupid, and I didn't care about Tommy at all.

Well. Trini? I mean. The original yellow ranger was pretty clearly male in the original series....

Um. For missing seasons... all I remember was that the blue ranger in Lost Galaxy was Asian, the green ranger in Lightspeed was African American (And also incredibly obnoxious) and I haven't seen either of the other two seasons. I also remember nothing about the girls in any of the seasons. (Well, the pink ranger in Lightspeed was White, and so was the sixth ranger, who was her brother and also slightly evil. Possibly they were REALLY rehashing PRiS.)

... the fact that I know this OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD scares me.

Joel...

[angel_negra]

the green ranger in Lightspeed was African American (And also incredibly obnoxious)

He was not! *pouts* I liked Joel...

But yes, it was strongly hinted that Tommy was Native American. And his twin certainly looked more stereotypically Native. Since this was the actor's twin as well, I think they are Native.

[kikos_ai]

If you're making distinctions, Adam is half Korean, half White, which is a very important for some cultures (for example in Hawaii, half Japanese, half white people are called 'Hapas' and there is the whole 'one drop' rule in American history) and not so much in other cultures (Europe/UK). I believe the actor's half Irish but I'd have to double check.

I identify as Hapa, even though I am not half white; I'm half Mexican. Thus I am mestizo too. :) Adam's bi racial background was huge for me as a child--he was the first mixed person I clearly remember seeing on tv (beside some random kids on Reading Rainbow). Its nice to see us represented at any rate. :)

[ryuutchi]

All I know about Johnny Young Bosch is that he's from Missouri. And kind of an asshole.

But the mixed thing is good to know. I'll edit the post to reflect it because I can't think of any other PR characters who are bi/multiracial, can you?

(And, god, this just proves how little attention I paid during the later parts on Might Morphin', doesn't it?)

[kikos_ai]

The kids at #prfic are debating right now if Cole is mixed. I know that Katie's character is because we are shown a picture of her family and her mom is white. Cole...now I havent seen WF but the guy's name is Ricardo Medina Jr. BUT his ethnicity wasn't mentioned on the show and I think angel and arrow have covered this, his show parents were white and racial other.

So I guess...short answer: Katie from TF yes. Cole from WF maybe.

[ryuutchi]

You guys are serious amounts of awesome.

[itsbuttery]

"Cam's either just a Chinese actor playing Japanese, or he's supposed to be a mix of the two", according to angel_negra. Blake's actor is Filipino, for the record. So is Trent's, but I can't say for sure whether his character was Filipino or Latino; the last name works for both, and he was just generic anyways, so you couldn't tell a difference. Pitfalls of being adopted, I suppose. Despite accent slips, I'm pretty sure Mack and his father are pure-blooded American (if such a thing exists

[itsbuttery]

Okay, I figured I'd make it easy for you.

Lost Galaxy
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Leo - Red, White
Damon - Green, Black
Kai - Blue, Chinese
Maya - Yellow, White (alien, from the planet Mirinoi which has very mildly telempathic humans)
Kendrix - Pink, White
Mike - Magna Defender, White

Lightspeed Rescue
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Carter - Red, White
Chad - Blue, Chinese
Joel - Green, Black
Kelsey - Yellow, White
Dana - Pink, White
Ryan - Titanium Ranger, White

Time Force
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Wes - Red, White
Alex - Red, White (shares Wes' DNA, same actor)
Jen - Pink, White
Trip - Green, Filipino actor (character's a Xybrian alien with no Earth blood/racial fit; see note in previous comment)
Lucas - Blue, Filipino actor; show doesn't note his race
Katie - Yellow, half-Black/half-White (family photo proves this in canon)
Eric - Quantum Ranger, half-Japanese/half-White

Wild ForceCole - Red, Latino actor (in-show, his dad looked White and his mom looked Filipino, but the actor is very obviously Latino, so take that how you will

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[angel_negra]

STOP READING MY MIND!

That's KK's job. :p

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[itsbuttery]

BUT THE THREE OF US SHARE THE SAME BRAIN ANYWAY (supposedly)

Also, I wanted to add...

[angel_negra]

I know you skipped the Alien Rangers, but I think they deserve a mention if only to show that the Aquitians had racial groups too.
Delphine (White): White, but notable in being our first on screen female leader.
Aurico (Red): White
Corcus (Black): White, Latino or Hispanic, hard to tell under the head covering.
Cestro (Blue): Black, notable as well as the most developed character of the team.
Tideus (Yellow): White, but notable as our first boy Yellow Ranger.

Re: Also, I wanted to add...

[itsbuttery]

I'm not entirely sure about this, as I keep getting multiple origin sources for the set of names, but I believe Delphine's actress is Arabic.

Re: Also, I wanted to add...

[angel_negra]

Thank you dear. :)