Are the Power Rangers cursed? Death, disease and harassment follows them

Power Rangers is part of the childhood of many around the globe. However, there’s a dark history behind the lighthearted adventures of this team of teenagers who fought space monsters in bright suits with the aid of giant robots.

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Jason David Frank, the green Power Ranger, passed away in November 2022 at the age of 49.

The American actor was known for playing the rebellious Green Power Ranger, who then joins as part of the team as the white ranger.

According to several media, including The Guardian and TMZ, the actor and martial arts master took his own life in a hotel in Texas. His ex-wife was in the hotel room next to his.

Jason David Frank's brother, Erik Frank, also played his brother on the show. He passed away in 2001, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of 29.

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To make things weirder, the original green ranger (Jason David Frank) was nearly killed by a deranged fan at a comic book convention in 2017.

‘Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers’, the first entry into the Power Rangers franchise, ran between 1993 and 1995. It follows a group of teenagers that control giant robots against intergalactic villains.

The show started out as an American adaptation of the Japanese superhero franchise ‘Super Sentai’, reusing most of its action footage in the early seasons. It didn't take long for them to become a worldwide phenomenon.

The Power Rangers franchise has spun over 20 television shows, three live-action movies, and a vast number of comic books and toys in three decades.

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David Jason Frank is the second main cast member of the original 'Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers' whose life ended in tragedy.

Asian-American actress Thuy Trang, who played the yellow ranger in the original show, was the first victim of the so-called Power Rangers curse.

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Trang, who was born in Vietnam and eventually migrated as a refugee to the United States, passed away in 2001 in a car accident in Bakersfield, California. She was only 27 years old.

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The first and most memorable Power Rangers villain was the evil space witch Rita Repulsa. She sent over the bug-eyed monsters that the Power Rangers had to fight.

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In the first season, Rita was depicted with live-action footage of the Japanese actress Machiko Soga. She played the character of Witch Bandora in one of the original 'Super Sentai' shows.

Pictured: A cosplayer dressed up as Rita Repulsa at the MCM Comic Con in London, in 2018.

Soga revealed in 2005 that she had been dealing with pancreatic cancer for two years. On May 11, 2006, her body was found in her Tokyo home by a visiting friend. She was 68 years old.

Zordon, the mentor of the Power Rangers, was the voice on the original show by Robert L. Manahan. Sadly, a brain aneurysm took Manahan's life two years after he left the show. The voice actor was 43.

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The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers would spend their time at the Angel Grove Youth Center, run by Ernie. The actor playing that character, Richard Ganelle, tragically died of a heart attack at age 47 in 2008.

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The so-called Power Rangers curse seems to extend beyond the original generation of the show. Ricardo Medina, who played the red ranger in 'Power Rangers: Wild Force' was sentenced in 2015 for stabbing his roommate.

New Zealander actor Pua Magasiva, who played the red ranger in 'Power Rangers: Ninja Storm', had a successful career after the show. However, Magasiva apparently took his own life in 2019 after his wife revealed a history of domestic abuse. The actor was 38.

David Yost, who played the blue ranger in the original show, is luckily not part of this list. However, he got very close to a similar fate...

The Iowa-born actor is the only original ranger to appear on every episode of 'Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers' before suddenly leaving the franchise in the mid-1990s.

In an interview for Entertainment Weekly, Yost revealed that he left because he was harassed on set for being homosexual. It made him depressed and he even thought of taking his own life.

After a nervous breakdown and trying conversion therapy, Yost learned to accept his orientation. He now has a fulfilling life and regularly attends fan conventions.

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