Power Rangers: The Original Choice for Green Ranger Confirms Who Should've Been the Team's Leader

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Boom! Studios franchise-defining Power Rangers ongoing revealed Rita Repulsa's first choice for Green Ranger wasn't Tommy Oliver - it was [SPOILER]

As Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #5 revealed, Tommy Oliver wasn't Rita's first choice for the Green Ranger. She originally approached Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger.
As the Black Ranger, Zack Taylor displayed strong leadership skills, and was always the team's second in command.
Zack's leadership qualities were underappreciated early in the franchise's history, but more recent stories have put more of an emphasis on his role at the forefront of the team.