Jack Landors

Jack is the reluctant leader of the B-Squad Power Rangers. He had a rough childhood, having spent five years living homeless on the streets of Newtech City with Z Delgado (Beginnings pt. I). While on the streets, Jack and Z stole clothing and food for other homeless citizens of Newtech, and they eventually became known as the “Parkington Market Thieves” to the locals and to S.P.D. He scoffs at Z's dream of becoming part of something bigger, believing that he makes more of a difference where he is. After being arrested by Syd, Sky and Bridge, Jack declines Cruger's offer to become a Power Ranger, becoming upset with Z when she chooses to join B-Squad and stubbornly refusing attempts to convince him to do otherwise. However, when he meets Boom then runs into Delta Command and sees that Z is in trouble, he finally agrees to become the Red Ranger (Beginnings pt. II). In early episodes Jack is self-righteous about his life as a criminal, telling Cruger that he doesn’t believe stealing food to be a crime. However, as the series progresses, Jack learns responsibility and eventually comes to value both his former life as a thief and his temporary role as an S.P.D. officer.

One of Jack’s biggest obstacles during S.P.D. was learning to how to trust. He begins the season as someone who is understandably suspicious of authority figures. But Jack also lacks self confidence in his new role as a police officer. In Confronted, Jack’s insecurity caused him to abuse his new privilieges as Red Ranger and to temporarily lose the trust of his fellow Rangers. He also once admitted to Sky Tate that he doesn’t trust himself as a leader (Walls). Later in the season, Jack attempted to convince Cruger that he would only become a better swordsman if Cruger allowed Jack to use his Shadow Saber weapon (Samurai). But despite his own misgivings, Jack eventually learned to trust in himself and his own abilities, and also learned to trust in his teammates and his commanding officer.

As a cadet, Jack is one of the most generous and socially conscious members of B-Squad. He is very protective of his friends and will throw himself into battle to save them with little regard to his own safety (Beginnings, Shadow pt. I, Missing, Impact). However, Jack can at times be lazy and enjoys relaxing with a drink and some comic books (Confronted, Abandoned). He also sometimes appears to feel alienated from his fellow teammates due to their extremely different backgrounds. For example, in the episode Stakeout, Jack couldn't understand why Syd was so upset about having to work on her birthday and miss her usual party. He then confided to her that he doesn't understand the importance of birthday parties because he does not know his own birthdate, admitting that “There wasn't a lot of money for cake and ice cream where I grew up”. He also once explained that he doesn't quite understand how Bridge Carson thinks and acts (A-Bridged) and often finds himself disagreeing with Sky Tate's strict personality. Jack prefers his own independent lifestyle over the strict regulations of S.P.D., but while he’s a member of B-Squad, he learns to be a good officer and a leader who earns trust by example.

Towards the end of the series, Jack runs into a young woman named Ally Samuels, whom he threatens to arrest because he believes she is stealing clothing. However, she is merely gathering goods to distribute to the poor, making Jack remember his true passion: helping people living on the street. He begins to spend more time with Ally, earning a sharp reprimand from Commander Cruger when he goes to the beach with her and leaves his morpher out of hearing range, leaving his teammates to fight on their own. Jack becomes defensive when Cruger demands to know where he was, and states that he wants to have a life outside of S.P.D. In Endings pt. I he is finally told by Ally to choose what is more important to him, and is visibly upset when he has to ditch her again. He then leads his team in the final battles against Broodwing, the traitorous A-Squad, and Gruumm. However, while he explains to Cruger that he loves S.P.D., after the threat is gone he makes the choice to quit and go back to helping the homeless. It is implied that he and Ally have a developing romantic interest in one another. Jack hates goodbyes, so he leaves without telling his teammates his intentions; however, they remain good friends (Resurrection, Endings pts. I and II).

Unlike the rest of B-Squad, Jack isn’t shown enjoying any particular hobby. He plays a lot of lightball with the rest of his team and has been shown reading comic books in his spare time.

All five of the core S.P.D. Rangers possess unique genetic powers. The origin of their powers remained a mystery until the episode Sam pt. II, where Cruger revealed that their parents worked for S.P.D. in a secret project that involved prolonged exposure to “cellular enhancers”. This exposure resulted in mutations in their childrens' DNA. Jack has the power to become intangible and pass - through solid objects.

The Red Ranger has the following arsenal:

• Delta Morpher - The morpher has four functions. It allows Jack to morph into the Red Ranger, operates as a communication device, is used to judge criminals in “Judgment Mode” and to contain criminals in “Confinement Mode”.
• Delta Blasters - The Red Ranger's exclusive firearms. Jack can combine these two gun shaped weapons to form the Delta Blaster Combo Mode in order to create a more powerful weapon.
• Battlized Morpher - Allows Jack to morph into Battlizer Mode.
• Delta Enforcer - A powerful rifle weapon used only in S.W.A.T. Mode. It has the power to contain guilty criminals when a Confinement Card is swiped and inserted.

The Red Ranger has two powerups:

• Battlizer Mode - This powerup, designed to work with the Red Ranger's powers only, is activated by R.I.C., who carries and sends the Battlized Morpher to Jack. He first transforms into Cyber Mode, gaining light armor and a sword along with enhanced strength, speed and agility. When Sonic Mode is activated, R.I.C. himself becomes armor and a much more powerful staff weapon, which encases Jack's body and allows him to perform a devastating finishing move.
• S.W.A.T. Mode - Short for Special Weapons and Tactics. An upgrade all five core Rangers received after undergoing training under Sgt. Silverback to learn how to better work together. S.W.A.T. Mode gives the Rangers extra armor and a weapon, the Delta Enforcer, as well as enhancing their helmets' tracking capabilities and their own physical strength.

The Red Ranger's Vehicles:

• Red Patrol Bike - Jack received this bike in Walls. It is fast and equipped with powerful lasers, and can also be summoned to him via his morpher.
• Red Delta Runner - Jack's Delta Runner is a police car-like vehicle. It can reach high speeds and has a computer-enhanced steering system. It also has robotic arms it can use to grasp objects. It forms the head and torso of the Delta Squad Megazord and the body of the Deltamax Megazord.
• Red S.W.A.T. Flyer - The Red S.W.A.T. Flyer is capable of flight and is equipped with lasers. It forms the head and torso of the S.W.A.T. Megazord and the main body of the S.W.A.T. Flyer Cannon.

There is very little information given about Jack’s family, beyond the fact that he thinks of Z as a little sister. Most fans have assumed that Jack is an orphan, although this is never directly stated in the series (beyond a slight implication in Sam pt. II when he refers to them in the past tense). He mentions in Sam pt. II that he was told his parents were missionaries. He has no other known relatives.

• At the end of Stakeout Syd offers to share her birthday with Jack. Syd's birthday is sometime between May 21 and June 20, as Zapped mentions her being a Gemini. Therefore, this arbitrarily makes Jack a Gemini as well.
• Jack's profile on the Jetix website listed his age as 19. This is feasible, but was never confirmed in-show. As the accident that created their powers happened in 2001, none of the Rangers can be any older than 24 at season start.
• Given the above two points, Jack was likely born sometime during the year 2006.
• On the original casting sheets, Jack and Z were biological siblings- both were Latino and had the last name Manners. This was changed before the show began to their living on the streets for a long time together, resulting in their having a sibling-like relationship instead. Jack was also to have a special talent for driving and to be quite lazy, loving junk food and disliking working out and studying.