Cassie Chan

Template:Infobox Power Rangers Cassie Chan is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe, she was played by Korean American actress Patricia Ja Lee. She served as the Pink Ranger during the television series Power Rangers: Turbo and Power Rangers in Space.

Character history

Cassie was an amateur singer who first travelled to the city of Angel Grove during the Power Rangers: Turbo episode Passing the Torch. She was heading to Stone Canyon, as she had some "really great relatives" out there, and they were going to help her "crash the music scene". The bus she was traveling on is also her first encounter with T.J., who she later befriends. When the bus she was traveling in stopped outside a gift shop in the middle of nowhere, T.J., apparently having heard the explosion of Tommy's truck as Tommy and Kat were attacked by Piranhatron nearby, ran off in case someone needed help.

When T.J. still hadn't returned when the bus driver had to leave, Cassie stayed behind. T.J. and Cassie watched Kat, a stranger to them, fight the Piranhatrons. T.J. had to go help, despite the danger, and Cassie reluctantly followed him into battle. Then more Piranhatron teleported in, Cassie said she was getting out of there right now, but both she and T.J. fought the creatures with martial arts. Due to Cassie's bravery and assistance in helping rescue Tommy, Katherine Hillard chose Cassie to be her replacement, when she retired as a Power Ranger. What links here Beneath Cassie's sarcastic and gutsy exterior lies a caring and compassionate soul who finds it difficult at times to show her true feelings. She gives everyone a chance to prove themselves to her, and puts a lot of faith into people. She made quick friendships with new Power Rangers Justin,T.J.,Carlos and Ashley.

Cassie also developed a crush on the mysterious Phantom Ranger, who was never identified. Despite this, the Phantom Ranger displayed his own affection for Cassie on certain occasions as well. However the two never became an item.

When the Command Center was destroyed at the end of Power Rangers: Turbo, Cassie and her friends went up to space to stop Divatox. Once there, they met Andros the Red Space Ranger, who gave them new powers. Cassie became the Pink Space Ranger, and helped Andros defeat Astronema.

When Cassie discovered a wasp with a heart, one of Astronema's monsters who did not want to be evil. She stuck by him, and defended him against both the Rangers and Astronema's forces. Her weapon was the Satellite Stunner, and she piloted Mega V5, the tank. After a year of inactivity, Cassie returned as the Pink Space Ranger to help the Galaxy Rangers fight the Psycho Rangers, and almost lost her life to Psycho Pink if not for Kendrix Morgan, the Pink Galaxy Ranger, sacrificing her own life to break the sword draining Cassie's power.

Trivia

• Cassie is the first Asian American Pink Ranger.
• After the departure of Trini Kwan, Cassie is the second Asian American female to become a Power Ranger. The third actress of Asian decent to be a Power Ranger was the Pink A-Squad Ranger in Power Rangers SPD.
• According to the episode Silence is Golden, Cassie owns a pager and suffers from allergies.
• On a bus (her first appearance), Cassie sang awfully with a Walkman on. When T.J. told her her singing was bothering the other passengers, Cassie admitted she did that all the time.
• Cassie wanted to be a singer; she was going to Stone Canyon to see if she was any good at singing.
• Cassie attributed her martial arts skills to her ancestors' having invented it.
• According to the episode Passing the Torch, Part 1, she idolized Tina Turner as a kid.
• Cassie was originally written to be Kendrix's replacement as the Pink Ranger in Lost Galaxy, but contractual issues prevented Patricia Ja Lee from taking the role.