History Main / RookieRedRanger

* Too many. Don't list examples here. Often a sign of favoritism or MarySue.

** Inverted in ''PowerRangersInSpace'': Red Space Ranger Andros was the experienced one, having been operating in outer space for some time, and the other four (who had already formed a bit of a Nakama as the PowerRangersTurbo) joined ''him''.
** While not actually red (He's the White Ranger.), Tommy mid-season 2 does qualify for this trope. A few episodes later, an actual rookie becomes red, but isn't the leader. Tommy finally gets red in season 4, when he's the most experienced on the team.

** ''GoseiSentaiDairanger'' Ryou was second to last of the Dairangers recruited, mostly because Rin had to fly in from China.

* [[StarWars Luke Skywalker]] joining the rebelion in ''StarWars Episode IV - ANewHope''.

* The ThomasTheTankEngine series had planned a SpinOff series about a team of construction machines. In the PoorlyDisguisedPilot episode Jack, who was to be the main character is introduced to the rest of the pack machines.

* D'Artanian and ''TheThreeMusketeers''.

* This can also apply to Ash in the original season of Pokemon. He was a beginning trainer just starting his journey when he gathered together his first group of friends, who incidentally, where experienced Gym Leaders.

** ''PowerRangersJungleFury'' had Casey assigned to be one of the Order of the Claw's guardians, even though he was just a "cub" with years less training than Theo and Lily.

* Willow of ''{{Earthsong}}'' is very much this, as she is missing all of her memories since that's what happens on Earthsong[[spoiler:, and she's also a completely new being]]. So, minor skills aside, she is as naive as they come.

* Willow of ''Earthsong'' is very much this, as she is missing all of her memories since that's what happens on Earthsong[[spoiler:, and she's also a completely new being]]. So, minor skills aside, she is as naive as they come.

** In ''PowerRangersWildForce'', the Yellow, White, Blue, and Black Rangers were actively fighting monsters for a year, six months, six months, and two months respectively before Cole even joined up.

** In ''PowerRangersWildForce'', the Yellow, White, Blue, and Black Rangers were actively fighting monsters for a year, six months, six months, and two months respectively before the Red Ranger even joined up.
** In ''PowerRangersSPD'', the [[TheLancer Blue]], [[CloudCuckoolander Green]] and [[TheLibby Pink]] rangers had been going through training for a good while before [[JustLikeRobinHood Jack and Z]] were drafted into the Ranger program as the Red and Yellow Rangers.

** In ''PowerRangersMysticForce'', while the entire team was new to magic and superheroics, Red Ranger Nick was TheDrifter passing through Briarwood, while the other four were already a tight group of friends.

** ''HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' Gaored was the last of his team recruited and made gaored because Gaolion chose him.

** ''JyukenSentaiGekiranger'' Jan was picked up months after Retsu and Ran began training with Master Shafu
** ''GoseiSentaiDairanger'' Ryou was second to last of the Dairangers recruited, mostly because Rin had to fly in from China.

* It's not so jarring when Squall is made the leader of the team right after graduation - his teammates, Zell and Selphie, are also new graduates. Quistis has more experience, though, but she joins the team later after Squall has already been established as the leader. ''FinalFantasyVIII'' nevertheless contains a ''major'' instance of this trope: [[spoiler: Squall is named '''leader of Balamb Garden''', despite still being a fairly new graduate, around the middle of the game.]]

** Davis too in ''{{Digimon Adventure 02}}''. He was pretty much thrust into the leader role from the beginning despite the fact that Kari and TK already went through all of the events from the original ''DigimonAdventure'' and Davis had never even heard of Digimon prior to the first episode.
*** This isn't exactly correct. Having an experience with Digimon is a prerequisite for being chosen, so all digidestined came into contact with Digimon at some point in their past, but everyone tends to have WistfulAmnesia regarding Digimon to maintain TheMasquerade. Davis, Yolei and Cody all had encountered Digimon before in passing but mostly forgotten. ...However in the dub it's implied Tai explained Digimon to him.

* [[StarWars Luke Skywalker]] joining the rebelion in ''StarWars ANewHope''.

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** ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' the very first Red Ranger left and Rocky became the new Red Ranger alongside Black and Yellow Ranger replacements Adam and Aisha.

** In ''PowerRangersSPD'', the [[TheLancer Blue]], [[CloudCuckoolander Green]] and [[TheLibby Pink]] rangers had been going through training for a good while before [[JustLikeRobinHood Red and Yellow]] were drafted into the Ranger program.
***Though the Red Ranger did take a little more time to get involved than the Yellow.
** In ''PowerRangersMysticForce'', Nick was TheDrifter passing through Briarwood, while the other four were already a tight group of friends.
*** Note that in this case none of them really had any experience as a Power Ranger, though the others did learn magic slightly before Nick.

** Inverted in ''PowerRangersInSpace'': While Red Space Ranger Andros had been operating in outer space for some time, the other four (who had already formed a bit of a Nakama as the PowerRangersTurbo) hadn't left Earth before.
*** Played straight as well since Andros is the last to join the group.
** ''PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', Kendrix and Kai both are members of Terra Venture's Security force, along with Mike (who pulled out the red saber [[spoiler:but got killed before he could morph for the first time. HeGotBetter.)]] Leo, the Red Ranger, Damon the Green Ranger and Maya the Yellow Ranger are all newcomers.
** ''PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'', all the rangers are newbies, except the Pink Ranger, Dana, who's been working at Lightspeed (which her dad created).

* Neo is this trope in ''TheMatrix''

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* Neo is this trope in [[The Matrix]]