Billy Cranston

Billy Cranston is a character from the American live action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and a member of the Power Rangers, serving as his alter ego, the Blue Ranger. He was portrayed by David Yost.

Consumed By

 * Terror Toad
 * Invenusable Flytrap

General
Billy is an incredibly intelligent, yet socially awkward teenager who is prone to using "technobabble". He is initially reluctant about his duties as a Power Ranger due to his lack of combat prowess, but he eventually proves to be a capable fighter.

Regarding Scenario
During the Terror Toad battle he keeps a cool head, despite knowing that the monster has already devoured two of his fellow Rangers and then having to watch Jason, the leader of the Rangers, get swallowed as well. He analyzes the situation and tries to come up with a strategy to gain the advantage. However, in an uncharacteristically impulsive move, he makes the mistake of leaping alone at the monster, making himself an easy target, resulting in him being eaten. He is clearly distressed while being devoured by the Terror Toad, crying out and kicking his legs as he is gulped down the monster's throat. He appears confused but alert as he comes to his senses after his release, and is quickly ready to do battle again in spite of his recent experience of seeing fellow Rangers be overpowered and dispatched by the Terror Toad and then suffering the same fate.

During the battle against Invenusable Flytrap, Billy is distressed when he and the others are eaten, but remains composed while trapped inside the monster and ultimately aids his team in breaking free of it.

Background
Prior to becoming a Ranger, Billy was an incredibly smart high school student who attended Angel Grove High School. When the wicked Rita Repulsa was freed and began to terrorize Earth, Billy was selected by Zordon to become the Blue Ranger and help defend the Earth. After this, Billy worked dutifully alongside his fellow Rangers and routinely defended the Earth from Rita's monsters, always emerging victorious.

Scenario
As the result of a punk potion prepared by Rita Repulsa's minion, Baboo, Billy and his fellow Ranger Kimberly are turned into punks after taking drinks spiked with it. While the two are detained by their mentor, Zordon, fellow Rangers Jason, Zack, and Trini battle Rita's newest monster, the Terror Toad, a voracious monster intent on devouring the Rangers. Once Billy and Kimberly are cured of their affliction, they are told by Zordon to cut off the toad's horn and then attack his weak spot below his neck. The two then join Jason who is fighting alone against the Terror Toad, who has already devoured Trini and then Zack using an energy tongue projected from his horn that transformed them into spheres of energy which it then swallowed whole. As per Zordon's instructions, Billy and Kimberly leap towards the toad and cut off his horn, making him unable to turn them into energy spheres. This angers the toad, and in retaliation he captures Jason with his physical tongue and swallows him whole, during which the weak spot below the monster's neck is revealed. Billy then devises a battle strategy, but, in a rash move, leaps into the air to attack the monster, despite Kim's objections. As Billy has made an easy target of himself, the Terror Toad fires his tongue once again and wraps it around him. Billy is pulled by the tongue and guided headfirst into the Terror Toad's mouth. Despite his resistance, Billy is sent kicking and screaming down the Terror Toad's throat and is swallowed whole. An image of Billy's Blue Ranger helmet appears on the Terror Toad's belly, signifying his capture, and the monster pats it, proclaiming that he only has one Ranger left to devour.

Fate
Billy is promptly released safely along with the others when Kimberly strikes the monster's weak point by firing several arrows into his throat, forcing him to spit them all back up as energy spheres that reform into the freed Rangers. The reunited team attack the Terror Toad successfully, culminating in Kimberly ultimately destroying him.

=== Morphin Power Rangers, Season 2, Episode 10, "Welcome to Venus Island" ===

Scenario
After arriving on the titular Venus Island, Billy and the rest of the Power Rangers battle the Invenusable Flytrap. During the battle, Billy, along with Jason, Zack, and Kimberly are struck by a beam fired from the Invenusable Flytraps chest, and they are sucked into the monster's stomach.

Fate
While inside its stomach, Billy and the other consumed Rangers learn from fellow Power Rangers Trini and Tommy that the monster is weak to heat. Billy and the others then use their Power Coins to generate heat to weaken the monster and then fight their way out.

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXxmJ-9fAg

Quotes
"Triceratops!" (morphing into battle)

"No!" (first words in battle, as Jason is swallowed whole)

"I know I can get him with my Blade Blaster, if we just transpose ourselves" (sharing his battle plan with Kimberly following Jason's capture)

"He's mine!" (said before leaping towards the Terror Toad and then being caught and eaten)

"And you're going down hard!" (final words in battle)