They had recently introduced a new character in Tommy Oliver. He was an immediate intriguing character who not only became friends with Jason (Red Ranger) but also catches the lovely Kimberly's eye. She was my lady Tommy! Back off! Just because you are fit and built and I was a stick figure in my youth doesn't mean I couldn't take you down. Well, it actually does but that's besides the point.
Tommy not only had Kimberly's attention, but he also had Rita Repulsa eye who had a plan with Tommy to turn him evil.
So Rita corners Tommy and enchants him to her dark side, giving him the dragon coin which turns him into the Green Ranger. The Green Ranger had Dragon Zord powers and was armed with the Dragon Dagger and the Sword Of Darkness! The powers Tommy possessed made him more powerful than any of the Rangers which led to some devastation on earth and for the Rangers.
Within just a few short battles under Rita's spell, Zordon was taken down along with the Rangers and their Zords, and it appeared Rita would soon take over earth unopposed. However, it all came down to an epic battle between Jason and Tommy that decided the fate of the world. The one on one battle was fierce, but Jason was able to break the evil spell and free Tommy from Rita's evil by destroying the sword of darkness. Long story even shorter, Tommy meets Zordon who invites Tommy to be apart of the team to make up for his mistakes. Tommy agrees and becomes the sixth Mighty Morphin Power Ranger!
There were many story lines involving Tommy thereafter. There was a multi-part episode in which Rita seeked her revenge on Tommy by using the Green Candle to drain him of his Green Rangers powers, which she succeeds with. In order for Tommy to continue on as the green ranger, he had to use Zordon to recharge his powers.
It was all of the intrigue built around him that put Tommy easily as my favorite Power Ranger. He not only had the coolest outfit, but he also had the best zord in Dragon Zord and weapon in the Dragon Dagger that he used to summon the Dragon Zord. Well, let's not forget he had Kimberly in love with him.
So for Christmas that year, the one and only thing I wanted was the Tommy flip head figure to play with. To my surprise on Christmas day, well, not really a surprise as my sister and I the night before snuck under the tree and "re-wrapped" our present. I knew Tommy would be mine the next morning. It was my only toy gift that Christmas, but it meant the world to me and I was happy with it.
With a toy I remember owning, it having some meaning to me along with nostalgia involved, I needed a copy to own again. Do what makes you happy! As I have stated many times with these toy posts, my parents sold off my stuff in my youth so I no longer owned this piece. Well, that was up until this year.
I played with that Tommy for many years before his character moved onto something even cooler. That my friends is a post for another day and you will be pretty stunned by a piece I have to go with it. However, the next time I talk about Power Rangers, we will find out what changed the Power Ranger layout especially with Tommy and what also caught my interest and dragged me deeper into the show.
In the mean time, going to find some shelf space for Tommy. Just hope he doesn't try to steal my woman again.
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