Red Ranger Quotes Rita Repulsa in Controversial Apparel Line

Former hero claims he did not understand significance of Machine Empire emblem featured on website

ANGEL GROVE — Jason Scott, former leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has been criticized for quoting a supervillain on his recently introduced clothing line, Putty sources confirm.

“My products are intended to inspire people to power up,” said Scott. “You can say that Rita was a horrible person, even that she was an evil sorceress, and I won’t disagree with any of that. But she had some great one-liners about making monsters grow. That’s exactly what this product line is all about: channeling your inner monster and getting it as jacked and juiced as possible. Except instead of a big magic wand, you use inner discipline.”

Some of Scott’s former teammates were quick to publicly state that they did not support his new business venture.

“Let’s just say there’s a reason that he was conspicuously replaced as leader of the team shortly into his tenure,” said Kimberly Ann Hart, former Pink Ranger. “We did a lot of dramatic posing and sometimes had to get creative with it, so I try not to judge anyone for the position they ended up in. It just seemed suspicious how often he froze in a borderline problematic stance.”

Even Power Rangers superfans took offense to Scott’s clothing line.

“When I was a kid, I might have been into this,” said Farkas Bulkmeier. “I was into edgy stuff like that. Of course, I’m an adult now, and I’ve gone through a significant amount of character growth. I guess it’s disappointing to see that my old idol, the Red Ranger, hasn’t grown as a person along with me. Maybe that’s just part of growing up.”

At press time, Scott’s successor Rocky DeSantos announced a line of baseball caps featuring quotes from minor villain Dischordia.