History TearJerker / MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid

*** [[spoiler: Even harder to read those panels now, seeing that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rYwSOUpwI Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) cried when she learned Jason David Frank (Tommy) committed suicide in real life]]]].

*** [[spoiler: Even harder to read those panels now, seeing that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rYwSOUpwI Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) cried when she learned Jason David Frank (Tommy) committed suicide in real life]].

** The same issue reveals that [[spoiler: by using up his reserve energy to seek help against Lord Drakkon Zordon has sacrificed his chance to join with the Morphin Grid upon his death. He literally gave up his afterlife]]

** In an effort to save all the realities from Lord Drakkon, [[spoiler:Dr K and her team are forced to abandon their own, destroying Corinth's protective dome so that the anti-teleportation measures in place are gone so that the gathered Rangers can escape, leaving the city and its inhabitants to the mercy of Lord Drakkon or Venjix]]. Dr K's small MyGodWhatHaveIDone is heartbreaking considering everything she and her team have gone through trying to protect their city.

*** [[spoiler:Tommy]] getting to the core of why Drakkon's world felt so empty and why he was defeated in their mindscape battle: despite his claim that friends and allies were a weakness, Drakkon did want them but was afraid to let anyone close to him.

*** Since the comics don’t have to maintain the TV show’s NeverSayDie policy, this scene also marks the first time anyone has ever said out loud what exactly happened to Lauren and Jayden’s father. He put all of his energy into casting the sealing symbol, and died in the middle of the ritual. Suddenly, Lauren’s HeroicBSOD when her attempt to cast that same spell fails takes on a whole new dimension of TearJerker.

** In an effort to save all the realities from Lord Drakkon, [[spoiler:Dr K and her team are forced to abandon their own, destroying Corinth's protective dome so that the anti-teleportation measures in place are gone so that the gathered Rangers can escape, leaving the city and its inhabitants to the mercy of Lord Drakkon or Venjix]]. Dr K's small MyGodWhatHaveIDone is heartbreaking.

** [[spoiler:Tommy]] getting to the core of why Drakkon's world felt so empty and why he was defeated in their mindscape battle: despite his claim that friends and allies were a weakness, Drakkon did want them but was afraid to let anyone into his heart.

** Though their feelings towards each other are mutual, because of the reset Jason and Lauren wont' be able to get together and in fact may never even meet.

** [[spoiler:The Mighty Morphin team along with Tommy, Jen, and Lauren push the ResetButton to undo all the damage Drakkon has done and to avoid mental paradoxes their memories of the event are erased. All the people that they met, the friends they made, and the romance that blossomed, forgotten.]]

** Drakkon snapping Finster-5's neck when the cyborg attempts to stop him from tapping into the remaining morphers, showing that the man cares absolutely nothing for anyone other than himself.

** When Drakkon is forging his new sword, images of his other selves can be seen in the molten which confirms that [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Doctor Oliver]] was killed off screen.

** TO make matters worse, Matt would have no reason to assume there's a rule stopping them from telling him. So to him his best friends made the choice for him.

* Go Go #12 has Matt confronting his friends and his girlfriend that he's realized that they're Rangers, practically begging them to confirm it or else he's walking away and never talking to any of them again. Unfortunately, they ''can't'' tell Matt because they're bound to one of Zordon's rules (never reveal your secret identity) and the issue ends with Matt walking away from them, Kim trying to run after him but being stopped by Jason.

** The issue reveals Coinless!Skull wasn't killed previously as thought [[spoiler:because he dies here, getting his neck snapped by Drakkon for his treason.]]

** The issue reveals Coinless!Skull wasn't killed previously as thought [[spoiler:because he dies here, getting his neck snapped by Drakkon for his treason. Bulk does not appear in this issue, but imagine how he will react upon getting knowledge that his best friend is gone.]]

* Issue 29 has a happy one: Andros and Karone reuniting. Andros is coming from a point in time where his sister is still Astronema (possibly the time where she was forced to be evil again) and to see Karone in front of him and also a Ranger shows him that, at least in her universe, he was successful in rescuing her.
** The issue reveals Coinless!Skull wasn't killed previously as thought [[spoiler:because he dies in this number, getting his neck snapped by Drakkon for his treason. Bulk does not appear in this issue, but imagine how he will react upon getting knowledge that his best friend is gone.]]

* Issue 29 has a happy one: Andros and Karone reuniting. Andros is coming from a point in time where his sister is still Astronema (possibly the time where she was forced to be evil again) and to see Karone in front of him and also a Ranger shows him that, at least in her universe, he was successful in rescuing her.

** In the Coinless world, the mission to rescue Ninjor doesn't go as planned and results in [[spoiler: Coinless!Zack being killed]].

* In the opening pages of [[WhamEpisode Issue 25]], the [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force Rangers]] are investigating a rift in space-time that threatens the very fabric of the universe. They fly closer to try and fix it, but a sudden explosion expels Katie, Trip, and Lucas from the Megazord. Not long after, the Megazord itself is destroyed ''with Wes inside''. Jen has no time to process her grief before she just barely escapes Drakkon. Then, Daniele diNicuolo does something unusual with his artwork — we see part of Jen’s face behind her helmet. Jen Scotts is horrified as she realizes that she’s the SoleSurvivor of her team.
* [[spoiler:Tommy's death. He and Kim are on a date when Tommy tried to go in for their first kiss. Kim refuses it, wanting to go slower, but as they part, she realizes that she ''did'' want that kiss. She runs back after him, only to find too late Lord Drakkon having ran him through with Saba. Despite the arrival of Jen Scotts, it seems that it was all too late as Tommy appears to die in her arms.]]
** The HopeSpot here is particularly brutal: [[spoiler:The first panels of that page show Kim racing through the streets, calling Tommy’s name, ready to tell him how she feels. Then, in the last panel, we see is Tommy alone with a text bubble of an out-of-frame person saying, “Tommy.” Turn the page, then see a SplashPanel of Tommy screaming in pain as Drakkon stabs him in the back.]]
** [[spoiler:On top of the image of Kimberly crying over Tommy’s lifeless body, Jen is slumping in the corner. She’s on this mission to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, and with Tommy’s murder, she must confront the painful realization that she may already be too late.]]

** It gets worse once Jen wakes up: [[spoiler:The Power Rangers timeline is shattered because of Tommy's death and the one way to really fix this - go back in time and stop Drakkon from killing Tommy - can't be done because the Morphing Grid freaked out by the timeline shattering.]]

** The same issue reveals that [[spoiler: by using up his reserve energy to seek help against Lord Drakkon Zordon has sacrificed his chance to join with the Morphing Grid upon his death. He literally gave up his afterlife]]
* In issue 27 a small team teleports back to the World of the Coinless. They arrive in a ruined building. Billy finds a sign on the floor. [[spoiler: It's the Juice Bar, to twist the knife further Coinless Zack suggests the only reason it's even standing is as a trophy]].
* Jason and [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Lauren Shiba]] team up for a mission to find [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Doctor K]]. As they trek through the desert in Jason’s Tyrannosaurus, the two Red Rangers realize that they have a lot in common; namely, a tendency to [[ItsAllMyFault blame themselves]] when bad things happen to their loved ones. Lauren tells Jason that the Nighlok monsters are threatening a return, and so her brother Jayden is on a mission to learn more. Not only have the Shiba siblings been separated for a ''third'' time, in his absence, a dimension-hopping sociopath is at large, their friends have been taken captive or worse, and she has no idea if ''home'' will still be there for Jayden to return to.
** Since the comics don’t have to maintain the TV show’s NeverSayDie policy, this scene also marks the first time anyone has ever said out loud what exactly happened to Lauren and Jayden’s father. He put all of his energy into casting the sealing symbol, and died in the middle of the ritual. Suddenly, Lauren’s HeroicBSOD when her attempt to cast that same spell fails takes on a whole new dimension of TearJerker.

* [[spoiler:Tommy's death. He and Kim are on a date when Tommy tried to go for their first kiss. Kim refuses it, wanting to go slower, but as they part, she realizes that she ''did'' want that kiss. She runs back after him, only to find too late Lord Drakkon having ran him through with Saba. Despite the arrival of Jen Scotts, it seems that it was all too late as Tommy appears to die in her arms.]]

* The annual's RPM story. First off, it's Dr. K's birthday, and the Rangers have made her a cake (and set up a party), which the doc doesn't want because of everything with Alphabet Soup. Then Drakkon attacks, so he can get to Dr. K... [[spoiler:and rather than try to kill her or abduct her, he ''asks'' her to join him, praising her for the Venjix apocalypse and making the city of Corinth dependent on her for survival. Dr. K takes this pretty hard, and outright tries to ''kill'' Drakkon. When the other Rangers get back, she tells them she's going to go to her lab and eat that cake, and if anyone hears her having an emotional breakdown, they're to stay away. And as she says this, she's already beginning to weep.]]

* In issue 27 a small team teleports back to the World of the Coinless. They arrive in a ruined building. Billy finds a sign on the floor. [[spoiler: It's the Juice Bar, to twist the knife further Coinless Zack suggests the only reason it's even standing is as a trophy]]

* In issue 27 a small team teleports back to the World of the Coinless. They arrive in a ruined building. Billy finds a sign on the floor. [[spoiler: It's the Juice Bar, to twist the knife further Coinless Zack suggests the only reason it's even standing is as a trophy]]

** The same issue reveals that [[spoiler: by using up his reserve energy to seek help against Lord Drakkon Zordon has sacrificed his chance to join with the Morphing Grid upon his death. He literally gave up his afterlife]]

** It gets worse once Jen wakes up: [[spoiler:The Power Rangers timeline is shattered because of Tommy's death and the one way to really fix this - go back in time and stop Drakkon from killing Tommy - can't be done because the Morphing Grid freaked out by the timeline shattering.]]

* Issue 26 opens with the aftermath of [[spoiler:Tommy's death]]. The rest of the team are told that he's gone for good, Zordon feeling incredibly guilty that he failed to guide and protect them properly, and the team have to put [[spoiler:Tommy's body]] back in the alley so it can be found. The next four days are heartbreaking: the team is with [[spoiler:Tommy's]] mom when the police come by with the bad news, Jason tearfully being given [[spoiler:Dragon Shield]], the team at school with even Bulk and Skull looking sad, and finally the funeral.

* Issue 26 opens with the aftermath of [[spoiler:Tommy's death]]. The rest of the team are told that he's gone for good, Zordon incredibly guilty that he failed to guide and protect them, and the team have to put [[spoiler:Tommy's body]] back in the alley so it can be found. The next four days are heartbreaking: the team is with [[spoiler:Tommy's]] mom when the police come by with the bad news, Jason tearfully being given [[spoiler:Dragon Shield]], the team at school with even Bulk and Skull looking sad, and finally the funeral.

** [[spoiler:On top of the image of Kimberly crying over Tommy’s lifeless body, Jen is slumping in the corner. She’s on this mission to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, and with Tommy’s murder, she must confront the painful realization that she may already be too late.]]

* [[spoiler:Tommy's death. He and Kim were on a date when Tommy tried to go for their first kiss. Kim refuses it, wanting to go slower, but as they part, she realizes that she ''did'' want that kiss. She runs back after him, only to find too late Lord Drakkon having ran him through with Saba. Despite the arrival of Jen Scotts, it seems that it was all too late as Tommy appears to die in her arms.]]