Trini Kwan

Trini Kwan is the female Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers. She was portrayed by Vietnamese-American actress Thuy Trang.

Trini was originally portrayed by actress Audri Dubois in the unaired pilot episode, but when the show was picked up for television, for which a new pilot was filmed, she was played by Thuy Trang, around whom the character was rewritten.

In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Trini makes her first appearance performing a Kata on the first episode. When Rita Repulsa escapes and begins wreaking havoc on earth, Trini, along with her close friends Jason Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston and Kimberly Hart, is one of the five teens chosen by Zordon to receive a great power, drawn from the spirits of the prehistoric animals. These powers give them the ability to transform into a fighting force known as the Power Rangers. Trini is chosen for her compassion, quick wits, and martial arts talent, and becomes the Yellow Power Ranger, given the Saber-Toothed Tiger Power Coin and the Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozord.

Trini is well-versed in kung fu. She would later become proficient in the art of Praying Mantis Kung Fu, mirroring Thuy Trang's real-life training in the martial art. Trini's signature fighting style included lightning-fast maneuvers, and powerful high kicks. She attempts to neutralize foes with the least amount of force. Trini is one of the intellectuals of the team, often having to translate Billy's techno talk for the other Rangers.

Generally soft-spoken and polite, Trini is a calm and warm person. She is an environmentalist. She is prepared to both push herself and put herself in danger for those she loves.

In Season 2, with the arrival of new nemesis Lord Zedd, the Rangers are given the new Thunderzords to battle Zedd's monsters, which are significantly more powerful than those created by Rita. Trini is given the new Griffin Thunderzord. Also, during the earlier part of the season, Trini is courted by a new student in school named Richie. Initially, they both are too nervous to speak to each other, but eventually Richie gathers the courage to ask Trini on a study date.

Trini left Angel Grove to be apart of n International Youth Peace Sumit handing her powers to Aisha Campbell however returns in the 2020's to being the Yellow Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.

Trini would eventually have a daughter named Minh, who was kept in the dark about her life as a Ranger. Following Billy's attempts to resurrect Zordon, he instead accidentally collected the evil essence of Rita that was purged by the Z-Wave. The evil Rita particles coalesced into Alpha 8, creating a robotic version of herself. Trini and her team were later called upon by Billy, who was fighting Robo Rita and her army of Putties alone. When Rita tried to kill Billy with a spell, Trini took the blast to protect her friend, killing her. She left no trace, as the fatal spell disintegrated her body. Trini's passing left her teammates distraught, particularly Kimberly, who knelt and wept immediately after her murder, and Billy and Zack later argued on whether or not they should reveal their identities as Power Rangers and the truth behind Trini's death to Minh. Trini's Morpher was eventually found and kept in her house, which Minh later took to avenge her mother.
A cenotaph at Angel Grove Cemetery was placed as a memorial to Trini. Her surviving teammates visited her grave on her first death anniversary in which Robo Rita appeared with Robo Snizzard and Robo Minotaur to attack them, later Rita attempts one more time to kill Billy with her wand, but Minh breaks free and takes the shot instead. She miraculously survives, Minh sees flashbacks of all events of Trini as the first Yellow Ranger and becomes the third Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger.

## Zords

Saber-Toothed Tiger Dinozord -- Griffin Thunderzord

## See Also

Season 1 -- Season 2 -- Once and Always -- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers