Jimmy Sophocles

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**James "Jimmy" Sophocles** is **Discovery Green**, the Green Ranger of the Discovery Rangers. He is the youngest of the group at 15 years old (16 as of "Seeing Red") and was previously a complete slacker before being recruited by Discovery Corps to serve as the Isis III mission's systems operator, engineer and mechanic.

He is also referred to as **Green Discovery Ranger** - a variation of his label in the show.

## Character History

### Background

Jimmy was nine years old when he was forced to drop out of school due to his mother becoming unemployed and unable to pay for his education - due to issues stemming from a group of loan sharks, led by Vladmir Gleberov. Prior to his dealings with Discovery, Jimmy spent a large amount of time playing video games, namely *Rocket League*. He is a science-fiction fan who commonly referencing movies such as *Planet of the Apes* and *Star Wars* even when they are wildly out of context. During that time, he would create Digit, a robotic bird who would later prove useful in his forthcoming exploits.

## Personality

Jimmy considers himself a "total slacker", for very good reason. He is kind of an all-talk, no-work guy, (mostly because of his lack of education) which tends to get him in trouble, and is often made out to be a clown and isn't easily taken seriously by most of the others. He is generally clumsy, wacky, silly, rebellious and also a bit of a coward, but for what he lacks in skill or authority, he makes up for with enthusiasm. He is surprisingly very friendly, easy-going, energetic, and relentlessly optimistic, even in gravest of situations, which often leaves him on the receiving end of Commander Burnham's blunt verbal insults; It is speculated he behaved in the same way during his time as an intern. He is overprotective of his belongings, most notably his lunch, video games and Digit, and is always seen wearing a backpack at all times. He also loves technology, and expresses enthusiasm when using the Omnizords. He even especially likes lending a hand when brainstorming new configurations; he was also instrumental in the creation of the first Zord Weapon: the Giraffe Cannon.

Jimmy often causes most, if not all of the arguments among his team, most notably with Michael and Daniel, the former of which he has what appears to be something of a rivalry, due to their very similarly hot-headed and dominating personalities. They frequently mocking each other and are trying to outdo one another, and Jimmy challenges Michael to "Zord Races". The two have even refused to work together, to the point where Commander Burnham had the two chained up to one another so that they were able to work properly. Presumably because of their rivalry, Jimmy appears the most bitter and disrespectful out of the Rangers towards the commander, often regularly breaching regulations and arguing with senior Discovery personnel. Despite this, Jimmy seems to at least mutually respect Michael in some way, and appears to be the only member of the team who recognises him as the team's leader. There was also a running gag throughout the first season where Jimmy would find Michael's Gorilla form "cuddly", which would annoy him.

Jimmy and Erin are the youngest of the Discovery Rangers, with Jimmy being four years younger than Erin. Because of their similar age and place among Discovery 's ranks, they share a very strong bond; several episodes focus on their friendship. Their friendship dates back in "United We Stand", where the two got along very well while taking the first lessons of their training. In "When Rookies Attack", when the two are assigned to track down the Generation 8 Chicken Chomper - which had made its way to Earth - Jimmy manages to save Erin from the disciple, ultimately earning her trust. The two have since grown very close, even considering each other best friends. For example, Jimmy would share his lunch with Erin, or teach her how to play video games. The other members of the group have speculated that Jimmy may have feelings for Erin, but he is to scared to admit it, fearing that he may break regulations if doing so. In the first episode of Season 2, "Lesson Zero", Jimmy and Erin are officially revealed to be a couple, as they have been dating regularly since Xenu and Scermazu's first defeat.

He also happens to be the closest of the Rangers to Lester, and is constantly interested in his experiments and business. Lester even orders lunch for both Erin and Jimmy and drives them in his Discovery SUV; and is even considered a fatherly figure to them both. Jimmy seems to be the only person on the team that believes that Lester is capable of being a Ranger, as he gave him the Continental Tricon as a birthday present.

## Family

* Maggie Sophocles - Mother
* Digit - Creation and Brotherly Figure

## Power and Abilities

* **Instinctian Power:** As a result of being imbued with a portion of the spirit of Master Donald Trunk during Xenu's reawakening, Jimmy gained the following abilities:
	+ **Hyperosmia:** Jimmy possesses an intensely strong sense of smell which he can use to track others. However, this means he is easily overwhelmed by items with a strong odour, such as garlic.
	+ **Durability:**

## Discovery Green

* Default
* Primal Exertion

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**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Primal Defender

**Zords**

* Elephant Omnizord
* Gorilla Omnizord (remote zord; joint w/ White)

**Attacks**

* **Mega Instinct Blast:** After pressing the trigger on the Primal Defender to charge up its energy, Jimmy shoots a spinning cube shaped energy blast, similar to the Primal Defender's normal projectile but larger and more solid.
* **Instinct Slash:** After pressing the trigger on the Primal Defender to charge up its energy, Jimmy and the other Rangers transform into a giant claw which slashes the opponent.

His strength in this form is also enhanced to the point where his bare strikes forms small shockwaves.

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In his **Primal Exertion** form, the Green Ranger's boots transform into elephant hooves that can create earthquakes by stomping the ground or shockwaves that send stone debris flying at the enemy.

Jimmy, along with the other rangers in their **Primal Exertion** form, is able to channel her power along with Discovery Red - Gorilla Form's power into a gigantic fist that the Red Ranger can use to smash down onto the enemy in his **Dynamic Gorilla Fist** attack.

**Arsenal**

* Omnimorpher
* Primal Defender

**Zords**

* Elephant Omnizord
* Gorilla Omnizord (remote zord; joint w/ White)

## Trivia

* Jimmy is the youngest Green Ranger in Power Rangers history.
* He is the only male Caucasian member of the core Discovery Rangers team.
	+ By extension, he is the first Green Ranger since Cam Watanabe from Ninja Storm to wear glasses.
* Jimmy is the only member of the team without a living quarters at Discovery Command. This is due to Discovery Corps regulations stating that no one under 18 are entitled to reside at the base.
* Jimmy is the first Green Ranger to sport a lighter shade of green (lime green).
* Jimmy is the only Discovery Ranger never to lead the rangers in battle at least once.
* He shares a number of traits from the following Green Rangers:
	+ Trip from Time Force
	+ Ziggy Grover from RPM
	+ Mike (Samurai) from Samurai/Super Samurai
* He also shares traits with other rangers, including:
	+ Calvin Maxwell from Ninja Steel/Super Ninja Steel, as they are good at mechanics and have romantic connections with White Rangers (Hayley Foster for Calvin and Erin for Jimmy)
	+ Nate Silva from Beast Morphers
* Similar to Theo Martin from Jungle Fury, Jimmy is the shortest of the Discovery Rangers, while his Sentai Counterpart is the same size as the other rangers. This means that Jimmy appears to grow taller whenever he morphs.
* Jimmy is very similar to Butters Stotch from the long-running adult animated series South Park.
* Both Jimmy and Erin are very similar to Izzy Garcia and Javi Garcia from Dino Fury. Whilst they are not related, they are both shown to be very close and always having each others' backs. As such, Erin is shown to act as a sisterly figure towards Jimmy.
* Jimmy’s optimistic, naive and immature personality contrasts that of Tusk who is serious, intellectual and studious.
* Because Jimmy and Erin were side-lined in the series' early episodes, and not fully accepted into the team until "The Sweet Sound of Fear", it is debatable weather they are both considered Additional Rangers.

## See also

* Tusk - *Super Sentai* counterpart in *Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger*. see comparison page.

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