Tanya Sloan

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Tanya Sloan is a fictional character and hero in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, ' and '. She is played by Nakia Burrise.

When the evil Master Vile reversed time and rendered all the Power Rangers as helpless children, they were sent through time to collect the fragments of a mystical item called the Zeo Crystal. The current Yellow Ranger, Aisha Campbell, travelled to Africa, where she encountered the young Tanya Sloan. Though she found her Zeo Subcrystal, Aisha wished to stay in Africa to help sick animals, and so Tanya agreed to return to the present in her place.

When the five Zeo Subcrystals were finally reunited, and Master Vile's tampering with time was undone, Tanya discovered that she had grown to adulthood along with the other Rangers. Being the most inexperienced of the group, it was briefly considered that Aisha's Zeo Powers would go to Billy Cranston, however he declined and Tanya became the new Yellow Ranger.

Tanya began her tour of duty as one of the newest members of the Power Rangers team while having to cope with the Machine Empire invasion as well as having her world turned upside down by leaving her time period and entering the Angel Grove of the 1990s as an orphan. To help her cope with her temporal displacement, Katherine Hillard (Zeo Ranger I) convinced her parents to adopt Tanya.

Luckily, Tanya adapted quickly to her new lifestyle and began to learn martial arts from Tommy Oliver and Adam Park. She joined the Angel Grove High baseball team as a pitcher. She was also an excellent singer, and her summer job as a DJ caught the interest of a recording company. Presumably, she accepted their recording contract upon retiring as a Power Ranger.

It was eventually revealed that her real parents had been explorers, who had left her in Africa while they went searching for the "Lost Tiki of Auric" on the fabled Mysterio Island. After receiving a letter from her old tribe and Aisha, she managed to find and rescue them. She learned that the "Lost Tiki" was in fact the form of the ancient hero, Auric the Conqueror, whose care she placed in the hands of Jason Lee Scott, who was serving as the Gold Ranger at the time.

Tanya remained the Yellow Ranger for the team until partway through the series , at which point she and the other Ranger veterans passed on their powers to worthy successors. Tanya selected as her replacement the Angel Grove cheerleader, Ashley Hammond, to continue on as the Yellow Turbo Ranger.

Trivia

Was a natural at pitching a baseball.
Was a talented singer.
Left the Rangers to pursue a career in broadcasting.
First appearance: Hogday Afternoon, Part 1 (MMPR, Season 3, 1996)
Last appearance: Passing the Torch, Part 2 (PRT, 1997)

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Power Rangers Characters by Era and Generation
General:		List of characters \| Minor characters
Ranger Designations:		Red Ranger > Yellow Ranger \| Blue Ranger \| Black/Green Ranger \| Pink/White Ranger \| Other Rangers and Ranger-like Allies
Zordon	I	Jason Lee Scott > Trini Kwan \| Zack Taylor \| Kimberly Hart \| Billy Cranston \| Tommy Oliver
	II	Rocky DeSantos > Adam Park \| Aisha Campbell
	III-IV	Katherine Hillard > Ninjor \| Aquitian Rangers \| Tanya Sloan \| Trey of Triforia
	V-VI	Justin Stewart > Blue Senturion \| Carlos Vallertes \| Ashley Hammond \| Cassie Chan \| T.J. Johnson \| Phantom Ranger \| Andros \| Zhane
Post-Zordon/ Independent	VII-X	Lost Galaxy Power Rangers \| Magna Defender \| Mike Corbett \| Lightspeed Rescue Power Rangers \| Time Force Power Rangers \| Quantum Ranger \| Wild Force Power Rangers
Disney/ New Zealand	XI- present	Ninja Storm Power Rangers > Dino Thunder Power Rangers \| S.P.D. Power Rangers \| Mystic Force Power Rangers \| Clare \| Koragg