Adam Park
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| First Appearance: | The Ninja Encounter, Part 1 (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last Appearance: | Always a Chance () | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homeworld: | Earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by: | Johnny Yong Bosch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Park is a fictional character and hero in the Power Rangers universe, played by Johnny Yong Bosch. He was the first Asian American male to become a Power Ranger. In the second season of the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, he joined the team as the second Black Power Ranger, and remained on the team for several more seasons, becoming Zeo Ranger IV during ' and finally departing during '. He reappeared in an episode of (the only previous Power Ranger besides Justin Stewart to do so), and is one of the longest serving Power Rangers of all time (after Tommy Oliver). Adam is shy, sensitive, and spiritual. His training of martial arts has made him a disciplined and efficient fighter specializing in Shaolin Kung Fu.
History and PowersIn Adam first met the Ranger teens when saving a baby along with his friends Rocky DeSantos and Aisha Campbell. The three of them lived in Stone Canyon (a fictional city in California) and were visiting Angel Grove for a ninjitsu competition. Adam (along with Aisha and Rocky) eventually moved to Angel Grove permanently. He was kidnapped and discovered the Rangers' identities (as did Rocky and Aisha) when Billy Cranston came to save them.When the incumbent Black Ranger, Zack Taylor, left to go to the World Peace Conference in Switzerland, Adam was selected to take his place. During this time, he was targeted by Scorpina, disguised as a girl named Sabrina, who tricked him into falling in love with her (this was Scorpina's final appearance on the show). She attempted to break his confidence, but failed. 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. In , which features a different take on this story arc, Adam is shown dissatisfied with the animal he is equated with until Dulcea kisses him (because the action of kissing a frog is said to turn it into a handsome prince in fairy tales). Adam continued to use these ninja powers for the third season until time was reversed by Master Vile and he became a child. At this point, he was sent to recover one of the fragments of the shattered Zeo Crystal from South Korea (possibly in the past, though this is unclear). He retrieves the fragment from a wise old man named Kyogi. InWhen Adam's fragment of the Zeo Crystal was reunited with the four other fragments, he became Zeo Ranger IV for . He gained the (which resembled Taurus the bull) and the Super Zeo Zord IV.InIn , he became the Green Turbo Ranger. He gained the Desert Thunder . He chose Carlos Vallertes to take his place as the Green Turbo Ranger, and he left the show.InHowever, Adam made a reappearance during the following series (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 his appearances in the second season, which is damaged and contains a charred Mastodon Power Coin [link] (the picture comes from Rovang's Writer's Guide To The Power Rangers Universe), since his Frog Ninja Coin was destroyed during the Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers mini-series.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 Morphin Grid, the Black Ranger powers quickly faded away and left Adam incredibly weak (very nearly destroying him). But he survived and decided not to risk morphing again, though this episode was his last appearance to date. Trivia
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