Catherine Sutherland’s Kat was launched within the two-part episode “A Ranger Disaster” from the third season of “Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers” as a overseas alternate pupil from Australia. She suffered from the misfortune of additionally being an unknowing minion for Rita Repulsa (very like Tommy Oliver, which might be what they bonded over within the first place), brainwashed to infiltrate and annihilate the Rangers.

As a substitute, Kat was launched throughout a storyline that was all about Kimberly leaving the Rangers and passing down the mantle to Kat. It was a slightly cool story that made the passing of the torch extra vital and higher fleshed out than the earlier occasions we would seen adjustments within the solid. Kat would additionally proceed within the function of the Pink Ranger at some stage in “Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers,” even changing into a part of the Zeo Rangers and the Turbo Rangers within the first two rebrands of the present. Once more, this was earlier than the complete solid modified and we began getting a brand new workforce with each season of the collection.

Kat is among the longest-serving Energy Rangers and her significance within the story carried over lengthy after. Throughout “Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers,” Kat and Tommy grew to become a pair, and years later the 2 obtained married and had a toddler, J.J., who’s talked about in “As soon as & At all times.”

“Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers: As soon as & At all times” is streaming on Netflix.