Trent Fernandez

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Name = Trent Fernandez


First appearance = ()
Last appearance = Wormhole ()
Status = Retired
Affiliation = Dr. Anton Mercer (adoptive father)
Homeworld = Earth
Weapons = Drago Sword Super Dino Mode
Vehicles = White Thunder ATV
Zords = Dragozord Stegozord
Title = White Dino Ranger
Portrayed by = Jeffrey Parazzo

Trent Fernandez (commonly referred to as Trent Mercer) is a fictional character in the "Power Rangers" universe, appearing in the television series ' as the White Dino Ranger"'. He was played by Jeffrey Parazzo.

Character history

In Power Rangers: Dino Thunder

Trent was adopted by Dr. Anton Mercer when his real parents were killed in an archeological cave-in, and though he considers Dr. Mercer his father, he kept his original surname. He works at Hayley's Cyberspace as a waiter and draws in his spare time, though he keeps this secret because his father "is in no way supportive of his artistic endeavors." A romance was hinted between Trent and fellow Dino Ranger, Kira Ford, but was never fully explored.

Trent became suspicious of his father's bizarre comings and goings. While attempting to investigate, he was taken through an invisi-portal into Mesogog's lab. He found a Dino Gem that was intended to be bonded with Mesogog; however, Trent became bonded to it instead. Trent found himself uncontrollably morphing into the White Dino Ranger. As the White Dino Ranger, he controls the Dragozord and the Stegazord, rides the White Thunder ATV, uses the Drago Sword and his Gem Power is Camouflage.

Soon, the evil power of the Dino Gem he had found took control, and he was turned completely evil. He worked solo for a while, trying to destroy both the Dino Rangers and Mesogog's forces. He even made a deal with Zeltrax, saying that if he helped Zeltrax destroy Tommy Oliver, Zeltrax said he would help him destroy Mesogog. This plan failed though and Zeltrax told Mesogog of the deal. He was given an ultimatum by Mesogog saying that if he didn't join him, he would be destroyed. After this he served Mesogog, knowing that his father was Mesogog's alter-ego, for a time. He and Zeltrax frequently clashed over who was second-in-command, which ended when Zeltrax messed up Mesogog's lab and framed Trent for it.

Mesogog drained the White Ranger's powers once he believed that Trent had betrayed him. During the draining process Mesogog turned back into Dr. Anton Mercer, and moved the drain device causing the energy to reflect off things in the lab and land back into the morpher with an explosion. Trent became good again, helping the other Dino Rangers per his father's request. He became the fourth Dino Ranger to unlock the Super Dino Mode during a fight with the Copyotter. He proved his trueness as Zeltrax was about to kill Tommy, Trent stepped in and saved his life. After this the other Rangers decided to trust Trent.

After this, Zeltrax created a , saying "he has no trace of Trent Mercer in him." This clone had control of the Dragozord and Stegozord during this time, as he frequently used them against the Rangers. When Zeltrax created the clone it caused a glitch in the Morphing Grid; an exact clone of a Ranger can't exist. Because of this glitch, the White Ranger clone would lose control of the Dragozord, so he frantically hunted down Trent, until he found him. The clone challenged him, and the both of them battled each other, with the clone using Super Dino Mode. Trent fought honorably, until he became the victor and restored his powers to normalcy.

Trent kept his father's secret, even from the other Rangers, which eventually led to them mistrusting him again when they found out. He gained their trust back after telling them why he kept it from him and after he saved Conner from a monster.

Trent spied on Mesogog, to learn that he had split himself from Dr. Mercer. With the revelation of this, the Rangers sped up their plans to destroy Mesogog's lab. Trent had made a deal with Mesogog that if he gave him the Dino Gems, then he would release his father. He told the other Rangers that if he gave him the Gems, he could open up an invisi-portal for them so that they could destroy his lab. The plan worked out exactly as planned and Trent saved his father.

In the episode "Thunder Struck, Part 2", Trent, like his fellow Rangers, sacrificed his Dino Gem powers to save the Earth from the Mesomonster. After this, he lost all of his powers except for his camouflage abilities.

At the end of "Dino Thunder", Trent is revealed to be going to art school in the fall, and his father is perfectly happy with it.

In "Power Rangers: S.P.D."

In the episode "Wormhole", Trent and the other Dino Rangers team up with the SPD Rangers to battle the united forces of Zeltrax and Emperor Gruumm. He teamed up with the Omega Ranger, but following their victory had his memory of the battle erased.