What Happened To The Original Green Ranger - Is Tommy Oliver Dead Or Alive?

Tommy Oliver's Green Ranger is one of the most iconic characters to come out of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise, with the late Jason David Frank bringing the character to life on the big and small screen. But in current continuity, where does the Green Ranger stand?

Oliver's journey to becoming a hero isn't linear. Before becoming the property's longest-running character, he fights the Power Rangers as the Green Ranger under Rita Repulsa's spell. He first joins the Rangers as the White Ranger, including a brief transformation as a White Ninja Ranger in the 1995 "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie." After being saved, he becomes a fiercely loyal, willing participant in their otherworldy missions while playing an integral role on the team.

Oliver takes on many forms over the years, including Zeo Ranger V — Red in "Power Rangers Zeo," the Red Tubro Ranger in "Power Rangers Turbo," the Turbo Red Ranger in "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie," and the Black Ranger and mentor to the team in "Power Rangers Dino Thunder," while making several other appearances in Power Rangers media. In "Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel," Tommy helps the Rangers with one last mission and is revealed to have a son with former Pink Ranger Kat Hilliard. The series is Frank's final appearance as the character and serves as a perfect endpoint for the hero.

In the comics, Tommy Oliver continues in his past forms, expanding his adventures with different iterations of the Power Rangers. He also has a terrifying variant called Lord Drakkon, who rules his dark world of the Coinless, commanding a Ranger Sentry army, and kills Billy Cranston. In the series "Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless," he forms his own Drakkon Rangers. The main Tommy Oliver is still active, alive, and well in the ongoing stories of the Rangers.

The Green Ranger legacy will continue in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return" (by Amy Jo Johnson, Matt Hotson, and Nico Leon), with the comic introducing the daughter of Tommy Oliver and a different universe's Kimberly Hart, named Olivia Hart. In an image by Dan Mora, Hart can be seen taking up her father's mantle, teasing the significant part she has to play in the series.

Oliver lives on throughout the comics, with the character serving an important role both in the main timeline and several alternate versions. However, following Jason David Frank's tragic death, the character has seemingly been retired from live-action. So, while the Green Ranger will continue to appear in different forms in other mediums, it would arguably be shocking if anyone ever plays him again. Frank should be the only actor who portrays Oliver.