Jason Lee Scott is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Power Rangers franchise, played by actor Austin St. John. Jason is not the original Red Ranger he is the first on screen Red Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In Season 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers it is established that Rocko who is Rockys Ancestor is the first Red Ranger of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team. In Power Rangers Dino Fury it is established that Zayto is the very first Red Ranger in history. He later becomes the temporary Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo and cannot handle the Power, therefore it is taken away from him. He once again becomes the Red Ranger by Power Rangers: Beast Morphers, alongside his original team. A reimagined version of Jason (minus the Lee surname and now blonde) appears in the 2017 reboot film, played by Australian actor Dacre Montgomery. According to a contest held by ABC Family in 2004, Jason was voted as the #1 Ranger of all time. The love of Nostalgia is what was the deciding factor. A subsequent contest on Toon Disney in 2007 also voted him as the most popular Power Ranger also due to Nostalgia. As stated at the first Power Morphicon, Jason still held this title due to Nostalgia. Fictional character history Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Jason is a martial artist and a power ranger. from the fictional town of Angel Grove, California. At the beginning of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, he and his closest friends Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan and Kimberly Hart are selected by Zordon and Alpha 5 as the five "teenagers with attitude" to become the original Power Rangers and defend Earth from the forces of the evil Rita Repulsa. When Zordon first confronts the teens to give them their powers, Jason is the only one who initially believes him. Jason becomes the Red Power Ranger and is given the Dinozord Power Coin of the Tyrannosaurus, obtains the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (a colossal assault vehicle) and is made the team leader. He leads the Rangers into many battles against Rita's monsters, establishing a rivalry with Rita's number one henchman Goldar. At first glance, Jason appears to be the stereotypical jock type, primarily interested in sports&dash;particularly martial arts. Beneath the surface, however, he is big-hearted, kind, outgoing, friendly and always willing to help someone out when it is