#15: Billy Cranston in Power Rangers Zeo (1996)
As the original Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston showed a generation of kids that nerds could be heroes. His character’s story seemed to end in Power Rangers Zeo (1996) when he found love and stayed on another planet. Years later, actor David Yost revealed the painful truth. He came out as gay and explained that he quit the show after enduring years of cruel abuse from colleagues because of it. He left to undergo conversion therapy, a horrifying chapter in his life. In 2023, Yost returned to the franchise, a true hero.
