It’s Morphin time my dudes.
On August 28th, we suit up, literally, figuratively, and in solidarity to celebrate Power Rangers Day and the beloved band of masked, spandex-ed heroes who fight back against the forces of evil and satisfy our hunger for 90’s nostalgia.
Low on budget and high on hype, the story of the Power Rangers began in 1993 when the head-dressed sorceress and absolute fashion icon Rita Repulsa escaped from the confines of her space dumpster prison (great band name) and attacked Earth.
Repulse’s tactics prompted disembodied tube-dwelling galactic wizard Zordon to arm a team of attitude-heavy teenagers from Angel Grove with special powers to defend Earth and her denizens.
Gets my blood pumping just thinking about it.
In honor of this day of days, we’re providing a rundown of the Power Rangers cast as zodiac signs.
Read on and remember, “Once a ranger, always a ranger.”
ARIES (March 21 – April 19)
Zack Taylor
Back in black and nothing but Aries. Courtesy Everett CollectionEnergetic innovators that they are, it tracks that an Aries like Zack Taylor would marry dancing and martial arts into a hybrid expression and give it a kitsch-heavy name like Hip Hop Kido. Aries energy alternates between hero and jester, and Zack, with his bad jokes and pure heart, proves himself equally capable of playing both roles. Oxygenated by challenge and buoyed by unfailing self-confidence, Zack likes sports and girls who are unattainable.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20)
Rocky DeSantos
Bulls like Rocky see (and wear) red. Courtesy Everett CollectionA fun-loving, snack-centric, prioritizer of self-care, Rocky DeSantos is the resident Taurus of the Rangers. Bulls would prefer not to compete, and Rocky has no drive to be the number one in command, satisfied as he is to be and to be partying. Loyal AF and apt to keep it light, he’s a convivial ‘yes’ man and, true to his Venusian rulership, the type of dude that stays invited.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20)
Goldar
A bonafide s–t talker, Goldar is big-time Gemini vibes. Saban EntertainmentRuled by loudmouth Mercury, Geminis are prone to bluster, exaggeration, and questionable catchphrases, recently topping our list of the zodiac signs most likely to get canceled.
In-kind, Goldar brings all the bravado of a professional wrestler/former president to his role as henchman, bellowing things like, “No mere human is a match for GOLDAR!”
Easily distracted, Geminis are apt to ghost in relationships and apropos of this, Goldar’s skillset includes vanishing into thin air at a moment’s notice.
CANCER (June 21 – July 22)
Aisha Campbell
Aisha Campbell is a jumping jack executing, care forward Cancer. Courtesy Everett CollectionCancer represents the archetype of the mother, and Aisha Campbell, AKA the Yellow Ranger, is undoubtedly the most maternal member of the Rangers. Upon first introduction in the series, she’s rescuing a baby for ch—t’s sake. In addition, Aisha spent a period of internment in the “Dimension of Despair,” a locale familiar to the moody, maudlin, in love with their mope vibe of Cancers.
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LEO (July 23 – August 22)
Jason Lee Scott
Leos are no strangers to drama and Austin St. John, who starred as Jason Lee Scott, is currently under investigation. Courtesy Everett CollectionA recovering bully and a jock with a tender heart, Jason, like many Leos, lives to elevate the underdog. We see this drive to help others shine in Jason’s dedication to teaching Billy martial arts/self-defense to boost the Capricorn’s waning confidence. Aw.
Gold is Leo’s power color, and Jason goes full roar and total gild in later incarnations when he becomes the golden ranger. Leos are no strangers to drama or stage names and Austin St. John, nee Jason Lawrence Geiger, who starred as Jason Lee Scott in the OG Rangers, is currently under investigation for his role in a COVID relief scheme.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22)
Tommy Oliver
Tommy Oliver is played by real life Virgo Jason David Frank. Courtesy Everett CollectionFull disclosure: I love a ponytailed Virgo, and diet grunge babe Tommy Oliver, played by real-life Virgo Jason David Frank, is the long hair that started it all.
Virgo folk are dedicated to a dangerous degree, ever striving to improve, adapt, and succeed by whatever punishing means necessary and Tommy goes hard to prove that the self is the greatest adversary a Virgo can face.
Self-critical and ever on the lookout for an improvement project, Virgos tend to get enchanted by the wrong types; in Tommy’s case, that type takes the form of emotionally disturbed Pisces dumpster dweller Rita Repulsa.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22)
Kimberly Ann Hart
Kimberly Hart is played by IRL Libra Amy Jo Johnson. Courtesy Everett CollectionKimberly Hart is played by real-life Libra Amy Jo Johnson and expresses some of the telltale traits of her sun sign. Popular, charming, attractive, friendship-oriented, and ever riding the line between wit and wickedness, Kimberly is the cardinal air of her crew.
Libra rules the seventh house of partnerships, and lest we forget, big bad daddy Lord Zedd wanted Kimberly for his queen before he settled for Rita. In true Libra form, Kimberly used the power of impersonation to free herself from the engagement.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21)
Scorpina
In name and temperament, Scorpina reflects the fixed water of her sun sign. Saban EntertainmentThe show was never much for subtlety, and in deference/homage to their broad strokes, I’m giving the honor of Scorpio to namesake villain Scorpina.
Scorpios are nothing if not self-aware, and our girl introduces herself as “your worst nightmare” while wearing a costume that recalls dominatrix gear.
It tracks.
Power hungry, looking for that fairytale romance, and able to murder people with her side eye, Scorpina is the high and low of fixed water.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21)
Trini Kwan
Trini Kwan was originally portrayed by IRL Sagittarius Thuy Trang Courtesy Everett CollectionSagittarius queen Trini Kwan fears nothing, save for heights, and is motivated to learn, adapt, expand, and move towards a higher consciousness.
An idealist and an environmentalist, she led the very, very, Sagittarian campaign to “save the forest spirit statue.”
Add to this that Trini was anointed the Yellow Ranger, the sunny side up, lemons into lemonade power color of archers everywhere, and was portrayed by the late, great Sagittarius Thuy Trang.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19)
Billy Cranston
Proving that it takes a sea goat to make a sea goat; Billy Cranston is portrayed by Capricorn David Yost. Courtesy Everett CollectionEven as children, Capricorn natives often carry the air of adulthood about them as they are forced by circumstances to grow up fast.
Bullied genius Billy Cranston, played by IRL Capricorn David Yost, certainly seems to possess this wise beyond his years gravity.
Caps are built to endure and to advance and as the strategic brains behind the Rangers, Billy makes his way slowly but surely to the top of the proverbial mountain. Runner up for Cap King is militaristic, self-serving father figure Zordon, who ruled the Rangers with an iron fist despite having no body and thus no actual fist to speak of.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18)
Adam Park
Aquarius Adam Paker. Courtesy Everett CollectionAquarians, through the stories they tell themselves, identify as the perpetual outsider, close enough to observe but never enough to feel totally included: the proverbial black sheep, or in this case, Black Power Ranger.
As a fixed air sign, water bearers often question their own emotional intuition and fall short in, or fall prey to, the nuance of interpersonal relationships, as Adam demonstrated when he fell for Sabrina, a thinly veiled Scorpina in disguise who led him away and astray.
PISCES (February 19 – March 20)
Rita Repulsa
Rita Repulsa is pure Pisces. Saban EntertainmentSuckers for love, Pisces folk are well known for their tendency to stay too long in toxic relationships. Apropos of this, our girl Rita survived at least ten thousand years in a dumpster.
Pisces represents all that is magical, ephemeral, and psychic, and baddie Rita is an apex sorceress/brainwasher/energy channeler.
Pisces people are allergic to accountability and operate as the escape artists of the zodiac and Rita proves the point by playing the blame game and evading others with her classic duck and teleport move.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.



