There is no equivalent of the "F" word in Japanese, therefore any use of that word in an Anime or Game translation is mere "spicing up" by the translators.
Another explanation for the use of that word is that the Japanese writers written the word in English or Engrish.
While there Are a couple of Japanese words for 'Sex' and 'To Have Sex',those words are Never ever used as slang. Therefor the F-bomb is never said in Japanese media,unless it's said in English (or engrish).
Another factoid,wich is somehat related,Is that,these days,a lot of Japanese games and anime have a lot of english usage.
Yet Another Factoid: Japanese Subtitles Also have English in them. Also, Japanese Subbers (both amateur and pro) tend to crap up translations..,like their english counterparts,
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Neo-Capitalism!
For Weeks you've heard me talk about Neo-Capitalism and kept asking me what that is.
What Neo-Capitalism is is the art of Lying,Cheating,Brainwashing,and Strong Greed in Business (all kinds). Irresponsibility and Selfishness are also part of Neo-Capitalism. Neo-Capitalists are Both Power and Money Starved and They'll do Anything to satisfy their craving...and I do mean Anything. They don't give a shit Who they hurt,kill,or corrupt as long as they get what they want. They also have a huge Egos.
They're Thugs...Egotistical Greedy Thugs with no sense of decency. They have Very Vile Values and should be rightfully treated as Scum of the Earth. Why we allow such Things to run our businesses (especially our media orgs) is beyond me. Then again,our culture has become so corrupt that we actually Like having these Putrid Monsters running things.
Of course,America isn't the Only place with a Neo-Capitalist Infestation,although we caused the infestation and have the most severe case. Almost Every damn country in the world has this problem...Including Japan.
Neo-Capitalism just Pisses me off. Now,I consider myself a Retro Capitalist,someone who puts integrity and honesty in front of Money making. And Unlike Them,We Retro Capitalists don't crave power and don't want much of it. We also don't act like thugs. We look out for the best interest of the people and are not selfish nor egotistical.
Sadly,We Retro Capitalists are a dying breed and almost all Mainstream Businesses (especially the entertainment industry) are run by Neo-Capitalists.
For those not in the know,Neo means New,and at times,Modern. And Capitalism is a word that describes buisness,mainly the corperate system. So in conclusion,Modern Day Capitalists are the Evil ones,while the Old School Capitalists are the Good Guys.
Stay Gold!
What Neo-Capitalism is is the art of Lying,Cheating,Brainwashing,and Strong Greed in Business (all kinds). Irresponsibility and Selfishness are also part of Neo-Capitalism. Neo-Capitalists are Both Power and Money Starved and They'll do Anything to satisfy their craving...and I do mean Anything. They don't give a shit Who they hurt,kill,or corrupt as long as they get what they want. They also have a huge Egos.
They're Thugs...Egotistical Greedy Thugs with no sense of decency. They have Very Vile Values and should be rightfully treated as Scum of the Earth. Why we allow such Things to run our businesses (especially our media orgs) is beyond me. Then again,our culture has become so corrupt that we actually Like having these Putrid Monsters running things.
Of course,America isn't the Only place with a Neo-Capitalist Infestation,although we caused the infestation and have the most severe case. Almost Every damn country in the world has this problem...Including Japan.
Neo-Capitalism just Pisses me off. Now,I consider myself a Retro Capitalist,someone who puts integrity and honesty in front of Money making. And Unlike Them,We Retro Capitalists don't crave power and don't want much of it. We also don't act like thugs. We look out for the best interest of the people and are not selfish nor egotistical.
Sadly,We Retro Capitalists are a dying breed and almost all Mainstream Businesses (especially the entertainment industry) are run by Neo-Capitalists.
For those not in the know,Neo means New,and at times,Modern. And Capitalism is a word that describes buisness,mainly the corperate system. So in conclusion,Modern Day Capitalists are the Evil ones,while the Old School Capitalists are the Good Guys.
Stay Gold!
Game Rant
Why Retro Gaming is Superior To Modern Gaming
1 - Extreme Cursing Was Kept To A Minimum..Infact,All Cursing Was Kept To A Minimum (most of the time..anyway).
2 - They Were More Diverse,Meaning(for the most part)They Appealed To Everyone,Unlike a Majority of Todays Games.
3 - The Heroes and Icons Were Cool and Not Retards or Twisted SOB's. Infact,Most VG Characters Of Yesteryear had class and were admirable.
4 - Strong Sexual Content Was(for the most part)Absent.
5 - Little to No Voice Acting Outside of Cutscenes. It's Way Fun To Do The Voices Yourself.
6 - No Hollywood Influence. Most games today are Influenced by Hollywood's Garbage...as proven in the Dialogue and Overall Writing. Video Games should be Games and Not Hollywood Movies.
7 - No Cutscene Domination. Most Games Today are dominated by long cutscenes. I know it's to advance the story,but still.
Note: Also Most(not all though)M-Rated Games back in the 90's didn't use extreme cursing at all. And they were only Rated Mature because of the Violence,Blood,Gore,andGraphic Scenes.
And the ones that did,used those words sparingly..unlike today.
Note: Another thing wrong with Games today is that there are too many Cutscenes. I know a game's gotta have a story,but Game Companies over do it with Cutscenes. They are oftentimes long too. Gamers don't play Games for the CutScenes. If they wanna watch Movies,they'll watch DVDs.
Note: Though I'm a hardline Retro Gamer,I acknowlage that not all Retro Games were good (but the majority of them are/were.). And Just because a Modern game has a 2D-esque look to it,doesn't mean it has the heart and soul of a Retro Game.
The big exception is the GBA,since the system has the heart and soul(and feel) of a true retro system.
Even though You may not agree with these,Fact of the matter is that Most,if not All,of these reasons are Totally Valid.
1 - Extreme Cursing Was Kept To A Minimum..Infact,All Cursing Was Kept To A Minimum (most of the time..anyway).
2 - They Were More Diverse,Meaning(for the most part)They Appealed To Everyone,Unlike a Majority of Todays Games.
3 - The Heroes and Icons Were Cool and Not Retards or Twisted SOB's. Infact,Most VG Characters Of Yesteryear had class and were admirable.
4 - Strong Sexual Content Was(for the most part)Absent.
5 - Little to No Voice Acting Outside of Cutscenes. It's Way Fun To Do The Voices Yourself.
6 - No Hollywood Influence. Most games today are Influenced by Hollywood's Garbage...as proven in the Dialogue and Overall Writing. Video Games should be Games and Not Hollywood Movies.
7 - No Cutscene Domination. Most Games Today are dominated by long cutscenes. I know it's to advance the story,but still.
Note: Also Most(not all though)M-Rated Games back in the 90's didn't use extreme cursing at all. And they were only Rated Mature because of the Violence,Blood,Gore,andGraphic Scenes.
And the ones that did,used those words sparingly..unlike today.
Note: Another thing wrong with Games today is that there are too many Cutscenes. I know a game's gotta have a story,but Game Companies over do it with Cutscenes. They are oftentimes long too. Gamers don't play Games for the CutScenes. If they wanna watch Movies,they'll watch DVDs.
Note: Though I'm a hardline Retro Gamer,I acknowlage that not all Retro Games were good (but the majority of them are/were.). And Just because a Modern game has a 2D-esque look to it,doesn't mean it has the heart and soul of a Retro Game.
The big exception is the GBA,since the system has the heart and soul(and feel) of a true retro system.
Even though You may not agree with these,Fact of the matter is that Most,if not All,of these reasons are Totally Valid.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Toon Ninja Reviews: Episode 2 - Captain N: The Game Master (guest starring Sonic the Hedgehog)
Hi there. Dragonranger here. And welcome to a new episode of Toon Ninja reviews. Sorry for the long delay. I was a busy bee, not just with my movie making, but also with real life stuff, especially to this one sad note. Recently, a friend of mine told me that Cartoon Network has cancelled not only Green Lantern: The Animated Series, but also Young Justice. I like Young Justice, especially the one character I am growing accustom to, Miss Martian. Whether she has long hair, or as a tomboy, M'Gaann is one awesome martian. Nobody says "HELLO, MEGAN!" better than see does. I just recently sent a protest letter to Turner Broadcasting, stating that I will not watch CN no more until Snyder resigns and/or bring back both Green Lantern and Young Justice. Here in the American Cartoon Federation, we vow to fight the evils of all media and preserve all animation in all its forms, whether its with petitions or letter writing campaigns. Our voices will be heard. And those who say our cause is pointless and useless and tell us to move on, they should SIT ON IT! Anyway, let's get on with the review.
Although I am a fan of animation, I am also a fan of video games. Whether is retro or modern, I am a gamer through and through. But, imagine if you are in a world were video games are real, and fight alongside your favorite gaming heroes against dark, evil forces. Which is the case of the cartoon I am going to review. To do so, I am going have a lot of help. Not only our good friend, TOM-Z;
TOM-Z: How's it going?
But also one video game character I have invited to help out, too. He is Sega's famed mascot after Alex Kidd and he is fast on his own two feet, literally. Please, give a nice Toon Ninja Reviews welcome to the one and only, Sonic The Hedghog!
(It Doesn't Matter - Sonic's theme plays; applause; Sonic enters in a blue flash, poses)
Welcome to the show, Sonic! It is an honor to be with a famed icon of gaming like you.
Sonic: Thanks, Jason. It is an honor to be in the presence of one heck of a firebrand who isn't afraid to speak his mind and fight for what he believes in.
Um...Thanks. Anyway, how you been Sonic?
Sonic: Taking a long deserve vacation. After Sonic Generations, I needed to take a break. With all the stress I endured so much from the voice acting war to bad games, it's a bit too much for me. This gaming hero business has its limits, even for yours truly.
Ouch.
Sonic: So, I heard you are doing crossovers about me. What is it about?
Trust me on this one, you don't want to know. It's a good one, but due to negative criticisms, I put it in the back of my mind for now.
Sonic: I understand. Getting bashed over something you like to do is a serious no-no. Never let that bother you. You got a lot of potential. Don't throw that away.
Thanks, Sonic.
TOM-Z: Um...excuse me, guys. I hate to break up Geekfest 2013, but we got a review to get to.
Right. Sorry, TOM. You ready for this, Sonic.
Sonic: I'm always ready, Jay! Just like I am against Dr. Robotnik.
Right on, Sonic! (clears throat) Anyway, after the success of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, DIC Entertainment decided to do another video game based cartoon around that time. And that is Captain N: The Game Master.
(Captain N: The Game Master season 1 intro plays)
Released on September 9th, 1989 and ended on October 26th, 1991, Captain N: The Game Master is a video game based cartoon that has most of our favorite video games from the good old days of the Nintendo Entertainment System. How did this idea came to be? If you happen to look up an article on Nintendo Power magazine, they have a story on the adventures of Captain Nintendo. Written by Nintendo staff member and magazine editor, Randy Studdard, the original version pits a Nintendo employee fight against Mother Brain, using God-like powers, similar to Kevin Flynn from Tron, by bringing video game characters and power ups to life to save the video game world. There was room for a sequel, but that never happened. What do you think the "N" in Captain N stands for, huh? Anyway, and to this day, after the cartoon's release, Randy Studdard has never got any compensation for his ideas. But, that's another story. Speaking of which, you take over, TOM.
TOM-Z: Thanks, Jason. After the disapearance of King Charles, Videoland was fallen under attack by the evil forces of Mother Brain. The king's daughter, Princess Lana, felt powerless to stop her, as well as the gaming heroes from their respective worlds. Lana's only hope was a prophecy that a champion from another world will come and save Videoland. And that champion was Captain N: The Game Master. Using the magic of the Power Glove (Yes, THAT Power Glove), it opened the Ultimate Warp Zone, which lead to the real world that is Northridge, CA and into the home of hardcore gamer, Kevin Keene. Kevin was playing Punch-Out!! until he saw the image of Princess Lana and the others. And suddenly, he got sucked into the t.v. and into Videoland, along with his dog, Duke. At first, he was reluctant to help, thinking this world was insane. But in time, the adjusted to the new world that he is in. After defeating Mother Brain, Lana gave him a chance to go back to the real world. But Kevin decided to stay and vow to fight the evils of Mother Brain and save Videoland. That's right, folks, Captain N was here to stay. After all, like he says, he IS hooked.
Yep, when it comes to gaming, we are always hooked, just like Captain N.
TOM-Z, confused: Yeah, something like that. At least not in a bad way, know what I mean?
Gotcha. Anyway, Sonic, since you are one of the most popular gaming heroes, you talk about the characters.
Sonic: Certainly, Jay.
Captain N/Kevin Keene: The main hero of the show. Before becoming the Game Master, Kevin was a high school student from Northridge, CA. Kevin was summoned to Videoland via the Ultimate Warp Zone, to combat Mother Brain's evil forces. Armed with a Zapper light gun, and equiped with a Power Pad belt that enables him to move fast, jump real high and freeze everything by pressing the Pause button, Kevin is ready and able to take on whatever Mother Brain throws at him. His only flaw is, although he is a Game Master, he is not always knowledgable about video games, which we will talk about later. Kevin is voiced by Matt Hill, who also voiced Ed from Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy, Keroberos from Cardcaptors (the poorly done english dub of Cardcaptor Sakura), Jab from Street Sharks, Booma from Super Duper Sumos, Metal Head from G.I. Joe: Extreme, Laocorn Gaudeamus from Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture and last, but certainly not least, Ryo of the Wildfire from Ronin Warriors. Ryo is awesome, always has, always will be.
He certainly does.
Sonic, clears throat: Anyway, where was I.
Duke: Kevin's loyal dog companion. Although brave towards his master, he is a coward at heart.
Princess Lana: The daughter of King Charles, the ruler of Videoland, the world of video games. When Charles disappeared, Lana was left in charge, protecting not just Videoland itself, but also the central hub of Videoland itself, the Palace of Power. Although beautiful, Lana isn't afraid to give her life to help those in need. She is voiced by Venus Terzo, who did voice work in animes like Ranma 1/2, voiced Jinx in G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, and for those who are fans of Transformers, she is the voice of Black Arachnia from both Beast Wars and Beast Machines.
Sonic: Now, the following characters I will mention have the same names as their gaming counterparts. But, I must warn you, their designs are a bit different that we know them today, but we will mention them the bad aspects of this review. Shall we begin, then?
Kid Icarus: The winged hero of Mt. Icarus. He has his bow and an unlimited supply of arrows. His hair covers half his face, he sounds a little emo and when he speaks, he ends his sentences with the word, "acus." For example, "Talk about being down in the dump-acus!" or "Have you lost your mind-acus!" I could go on but you get my drift. Ikky is voiced by Alessandro Juliani, who did voice work in animation like X-Men: Evolution, G.I. Joe: Spytroops and the anime Death Note. But he was best known for his role as Felix Gaeta on remake of Battlestar Galatica. WHAT THE FRAG!?! Anyway...
Megaman: The robot hero from Megaland. He is small, green, super strong, has small cannons on his wrists and when he speaks, not only it sounds like Popeye on steroids, he often says "Mega" inbetween his sentences. Talk about a "Mega" confusing character trait. Megaman is voiced by Doug Parker, who did voice work not only in the original Ocean Group dub of Dragon Ball Z, but also in Beast Wars, not only as the voice of the Predacon, Terrorsaur, but doing his best Chris Latta impression as Starscream in the episode, "Possession."
Simon Belmont: The so-called vampire hunter from the world of Castlevania (more on that later). This version is portrayed as an egotistical goof ball who loves himself, runs from a fight and always trying to win Princess Lana's affection, with no avail. And when he fights, either he uses his whip, which acts like it has a mind of its own, or he takes out stuff from his backpack, but most of the stuff he takes out are useless. And the way he is dressed, he is like a cross between Jay Leno, Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts, and Launchpad McQuack from both Ducktales and Darkwing Duck. Simon here is voiced by Andrew Kavadas, who did voiced in other cartoons like King Arthur and the Knights of Justice and Underworld: Evolution and animes like Zoids, InuYasha, Gundam SEED and Death Note. Man, this Death Note sounds scary. (shudders) Anyway...
Gameboy: First appearing in the first episode of season 2. Gameboy is a sentient computer, sent by King Charles, who was programmed to play games. Although programmed to play games, Gameboy helps the N-Team from analyzing substances, to tracking things and to perfect on the team's target practicing by bringing sprites to life from his screen. I can't tell that either his face or his screen. Go search me, man, I don't got all the answers. Gameboy is voiced by, who else, Frank Welker. Frankie, please stop voicing Scooby-Doo and Freddy, man. Don't you realize you are being typecast here. You will always be Megatron to all of us. So, to quote the man, er, bot, himself....
Sonic, as Megatron: DO AS I COMMAND!! (Clears throat) Anyway, now for the villains.
Mother Brain: The main villain of the show. The ruler of the dark world of Metroid. Mother Brain commands her army of gaming villains to enslave Videoland and become its ruler. When neccessary, she uses her brain power and her tendrils to smite her foes into utter submission. But, she does have her funny side, including watching herself in the mirror, like the evil queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. MB is voiced by the late Levi Stubbs from the Motown music group known as the Four Tops. Besides Mother Brain, Levi also voiced the big, green talking Venus Fly Trap, Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, the movie based on the musical based on the Roger Corman flick. Say that ten times fast, I know I will.
Speaking of which, did you know that the music done for Little Shop of Horrors was done by the same people who did music for The Little Mermaid?
Sonic: Yes, I do. Alan Menken and the late, great Howard Ashman. Those guys are awesome.
Yeah, they were great. Anyway, you got more villains to talk about.
Sonic: Good point. Let's continue before I geek out again.
Eggplant Wizard: Archenemy of Kid Icarus. Although he is known for casting powerful magic, he is mostly a coward, especially when fruits and veggies spawn out of him, gross. Eggy is voiced by, believe it or not, Michael Donovan, who also voice not only Billy Lee from Double Dragon, but also Conan from Conan the Adventurer, Ace Cooper from The Magician and of course, Sage of the Halo and Cye of the Torrent from Ronin Warriors.
King Hippo: The brutish hippo-like boxer from the Hippo Islands from the Punch-Out world. Where Eggplant Wizard is the brains, King Hippo is the brawn. Although he is the same as his gaming counterpart, the only difference is he is blue, more hippo-like and does not have a bandange on his stomach, which is his weak spot. Hippo is voiced by Garry Chalk, who did voice work in for anime and other cartoons, like Bad Rap from Extreme Dinosaurs, Lt. Stone from G.I. Joe: Extreme, Gutsman from the Megaman cartoon, and last, but certainly not least, he is mostly famous as the voice of Optimus Primal from Beast Wars and Beast Machines. Well that's just Prime.
Dr. Wily: Megaman's arch enemy. Although in league with Mother Brain, he doesn't appear much in the show like Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo does. And when he talks, he often wheezes, even when he laughs. Wily is voiced by Ian James Corrlett, who not only voiced Cheetor from Beast Wars and Beast Machines, but he was the voice of Megaman in the cartoon of the same name. Wow, he voiced Wily in one cartoon, but voiced the Blue Bomber in the next. Talk about pulling a 180.
Sonic: Even though they're other characters in them like Donkey Kong (who is as tall as King Kong), Dragon Lord, The Count (everyone knows it's Dracula) and the characters from The Legend of Zelda series, which we will talk about later, its the main characters that needed to be covered. For now, let's talk about both the animation and music, TOM-Z, take it away.
TOM-Z: Thanks, Sonic. Cool your jets, for once.
Sonic: I don't slow down much, but when it comes to taking turns in this review, I will make an exception.
TOM-Z: Very well.
The animation for the first 2 seasons were awesome at best. It could be either American animation, Japanese anime or a combination of both. What do you expect in 90s cartoons? We always expect the possibilities. However, by the time the 3rd season came, when paired with Super Mario World, the animation was anything but awesome. Let's just say due to budget cuts, NBC and DIC decided to use a different animation studio and result was downright terrible. Bottom line, the animation of the first 2 seasons are awesome, but the animation of the 3rd season is as terrible as they come.
As for the music, the music from the first season was done by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, who did music in other cartoons in the 80s and early 90s like The Littles, Heathcliff, Dennis the Menace, MASK, Inspector Gadget, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the list goes on. If you hear the familiar jungle music in the first episode where Kevin and the N-Team were in Kongoland, it is the same one you hear from either Dennis the Menace or Inspector Gadget. Both Saban and Levy eventually co-produced Power Rangers and every other shows based on japanese action shows. As for the music for the later seasons, it was done by Michael Tavera, who did music for Fantasic Max, the Back to the Future cartoon, EXO Squad and the last two Mario cartoons.
Whether its the first season or the next, you will hear familiar tunes from your favorite Nintendo games, whether its from Kid Icarus, Metroid, or Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, it is all there, including the Game Start/Password theme from Simon's Quest, the Brinstar theme from Metroid and the title intro from Kid Icarus.
And just like Mario Super Show, it has same music from the show itself and just like Mario, it had songs from our favorite artists when the show first premiered, including Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, Thriller by Michael Jackson (God rest his soul) and Born on the Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival. However, in the later broadcasting and eventually on DVD, the songs were removed due to copyright fears and they were replaced with the instrumental version of Mega Move.
Bottom line, the animation from both seasons one and two are awesome, but the animation of season 3 sucks badly. As for the music, whether its done by Saban and Levy or done by Mike Tavera, they are all cool and frosty at the same time, and I mean it in a good way. And if you want to hear those songs, my advice to you is to watch the original version of the show on websites like YouTube, as long as you stay clear of copyright mongers who deemed Fair Use as "illegal."
Thanks for the heads-up, TOM. Even though it's a decent cartoon to watch, but no cartoon isn't perfect, and Captain N is no exception. For starters, some of the episodes had some animation errors, including one episode, How's Bayou. In the original version of the episode, some of the scenes were not complete, which explains we see just the character and not the completed background. But, in the later airings, they added the backgrounds. This reminds me of the 90s X-Men cartoon when it first came out, the backgrounds were terrible but they were fixed in the final version. Although animation errors are easily overlooked, but this is a minor bad aspect, well, except for the animation of season 3, which is all bad altogether. Now, here are two bad aspects that are big in nature. For starters, with the expection of King Hippo, Eggplant Wizard and Dr. Wily, most of the characters of Captain N are not like their gaming counterparts, not just physical-wise, but personality-wise. Let's start with Kid Icarus. In the cartoon, although fearless, Icky mostly acts like an emo, questioning himself and his shortcomings, no pun intended. And above all, in the game, he wasn't called Kid Icaurs, his true name is Pit, and why they didn't use his true name in this show is beyond me. I wish the Kid Icarus in the cartoon was more like this...
A fearless winged archer who doubles his bow as a two-bladed weapon, which is how he is now since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Next, we got Megaman. As we all know in the games, he is a robot who looks and talks like a 13-year old kid, is colored blue and has one cannon, the Mega Buster. But in the cartoon, he looks more like Quint from the Megaman 2 Gameboy game, minus the jackhammer he rides on.
Now, we get to Simon Belmont. For starters, in the games, like the other Belmonts that came before him, Simon is a fearless vampire hunter who isn't afraid to slam his whip to the ground when fighting the evil forces of Dracula.
This is the Simon we know today. Special Thanks to Ayami Kojima for this wonderful artwork of Simon and all his vampire hunting glory. Now, the Captain N version of Simon, he is nothing like his gaming counterpart. He is a selfish, self-absorbed egomaniac, who only cares about himself. And he is a coward when it comes to battle and his backpack has worthless junk inside. I mean, look at him...
He looks like a bad blend of Jay Leno, Cid Highwind, and Launchpad McQuack. He is nothing like the Simon we know today. This reminds me of a scene from Toy Story 2, where we can't tell which Buzz Lightyear is the real one.
*Plays "Who's the real Buzz?" clip from Toy Story 2
As for Mother Brain, although she is similar like her gaming counterpart, she is mostly different. In the games, she's just a brain in the jar and has one eye. In the cartoon, she has two eyes and has tentacles. If she was more menacing, she would end up with a body just like in Super Metroid. And since she was voiced by Levi Stubbs, and thinking that she might have her body hidden until needed, this would remind me of the original musical number from Little Shop of Horrors, Mean Green Mother from Outer Space. Overall, most the characters in Captain N are nothing like their gaming counterparts. At least DIC didn't mess up your design in your cartoons. You are as they say, "True Blue".
Sonic: Thanks, Jay. The DIC people learned their lesson the hard way. Never mess with the gaming heroes. Speaking of which.
Yeah, one other bad aspect is this cartoon is the Robot Masters from the episode, Mega Trouble in Megaland. Some of them are the same as their gaming counterparts, while some are different in nature. For example, Iceman looks a bit like the DC comics supervillain, Captain Cold. Gutsman, who suppose to be the strongest Robot Master, got his butt, no pun attended, handed to him by Captain N. As for Cutman, don't get me started on him. Contrary to what he knows as a Game Master, Kevin is not a true game master when he said that it took him 50 times to beat Cutman. This version of Cutman is nothing like the original version, who is orange and white and looks cute in nature despite having his Rolling Cutter as his weapon. This Cutman has Gutsman's design, gave him Jack Nicholson's face, dyed it purple and gave him scissors to resemble his weapon. Cutman suppose to be the weakest Robot Master, but they made look like the hardest one ever, what a gip.
Sonic: Wow, my brain hurts.
Don't worry, Sonic. Despite the design and personallity flaws from the characters, I don't hate the show. There are certain things I like about the show. But since I am so modest, you go first, Sonic. What is your favorite moment in Captain N?
Sonic: Wombatman!
What?! (confused face)
Sonic: It is not everyday I meet a fellow anthropormorphic like myself, even if he wears a mask. Besides, this character was made during the time the 1989 Batman movie as popular, even paroding the Bruce Wayne/Vicki Vale scene in one episode. Anyway, what about you, TOM? What is your favorite Captain N moment?
TOM-Z: The songs from the episodes, before the later airings and the DVD release that removed them and replaced them with Mega Move. My favorite was the Bonanza theme from the episode, Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street, where Captain N and friends fight against some local goblins like a western.
Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street? Isn't that the episode where the N-Team ended up having nightmares after eating a cursed apple.
TOM-Z: Yep, even the one with Simon Belmont losing his muscle mass, his teeth and his hair. If that's a nightmare, then I don't know what is. What about you, Jay? What is your favorite Captain N moment?
That's easy, the episodes featuring the characters from The Legend of Zelda, hands down. Starting with the episode, The Potion of Power, Captain N and friends meet the heroes of Hyrule, Link and Princess Zelda. Kevin idolizes Link because there is no secret that Link is one of the greatest gaming heroes of all time, next to Mario, and even you, Sonic.
Sonic: Awww, that is so sweet.
Thanks, Sonic. Moving on. The main villain, Ganon, made his first and only appearance in this episode. After drinking the potion, which Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo stole, Ganon wants to not only conquer Hyrule, but all of Videoland. In short, Ganon didn't need any help from Mother Brain. "No honor among thieves," as they say. Anyway, unlike the cartoon from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Link is not the same character who says the line, "Well, EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME, Princess!" This Link is a serious and courageous as he should be, just like in Ocarina of Time. As for Zelda, she is the same as she was in the cartoon, but she...has...extreme...makeover....all...over...her.
(Jason goes ga-ga over Zelda's sexy look, including around her midriff)
Sonic: Ummm...Earth to Jason. I hate to break up your fantasy. But you got a review to finish.
Sooooooo....SNAP OUT OF IT!!
(Sonic hits Jason on the head with Jay's keyblade, Oathkeeper; Jason shakes it off)
Sorry. I'm must gone to La-La Land, if there is such a place. Anyway, to make it more unique, Link, Zelda and Ganon, were voiced by the same people who voiced them in the Zelda cartoon, Jonathan Potts, Cynthia Preston and Len Carson.
Sonic: Wow, talk about doing double duty!
Tell me about it.
Sonic: Say, Jay. Before we sign off, I got a question to ask.
Fire away, Blue-Dude!
Sonic: Weren't they more shows based on Captain N.
Glad you ask, Sonic. There was a cartoon called The Power Team, which use to be a cartoon short on the video game themed show, Video Power. It was later showed as a half hour show, but it was shown at Thanksgiving time back then on a holiday cartoon block called Kids' Day Off (which has been taken off the air when the FCC starts removing cartoon blocks on regular tv). Unlike Captain N, the video game heroes and villains are in the real world. But that is a review for another time. And there was a show called Level Up. But, although has the same formula like Captain N and The Power Team, it is not a cartoon, just another attempt by Stuart Snyder to make Cartoon Network more live action oriented. We don't know if that show was cancelled or not, although they are showing that new show called Incredible Crew, which I forsee that it will be cancelled after its first season.
Bottom Line, despite some animation errors and some of the characters not being true to their gaming counterparts. Overall, if you are fan of Nintendo, video games, 90s cartoons or a combination of both, Captain N is an enjoyable action cartoon that will make you a instant gamer like myself. If you want to know more about Captain N, go check out Stefan's fanfic page. His fanfic version of Captain N is completely different from the cartoon, including some of the characters. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Well, I like to thank Sonic the Hedgehog and TOM-Z for backing me up in this review.
Sonic: Your quite welcome, Jay!
TOM-Z: Likewise. Happy to help.
Until then, see you next time. And remember, Stay Gold and Godspeed.
(Captain N season 1 end credits play)
*Fade Out
Although I am a fan of animation, I am also a fan of video games. Whether is retro or modern, I am a gamer through and through. But, imagine if you are in a world were video games are real, and fight alongside your favorite gaming heroes against dark, evil forces. Which is the case of the cartoon I am going to review. To do so, I am going have a lot of help. Not only our good friend, TOM-Z;
TOM-Z: How's it going?
But also one video game character I have invited to help out, too. He is Sega's famed mascot after Alex Kidd and he is fast on his own two feet, literally. Please, give a nice Toon Ninja Reviews welcome to the one and only, Sonic The Hedghog!
(It Doesn't Matter - Sonic's theme plays; applause; Sonic enters in a blue flash, poses)
Welcome to the show, Sonic! It is an honor to be with a famed icon of gaming like you.
Sonic: Thanks, Jason. It is an honor to be in the presence of one heck of a firebrand who isn't afraid to speak his mind and fight for what he believes in.
Um...Thanks. Anyway, how you been Sonic?
Sonic: Taking a long deserve vacation. After Sonic Generations, I needed to take a break. With all the stress I endured so much from the voice acting war to bad games, it's a bit too much for me. This gaming hero business has its limits, even for yours truly.
Ouch.
Sonic: So, I heard you are doing crossovers about me. What is it about?
Trust me on this one, you don't want to know. It's a good one, but due to negative criticisms, I put it in the back of my mind for now.
Sonic: I understand. Getting bashed over something you like to do is a serious no-no. Never let that bother you. You got a lot of potential. Don't throw that away.
Thanks, Sonic.
TOM-Z: Um...excuse me, guys. I hate to break up Geekfest 2013, but we got a review to get to.
Right. Sorry, TOM. You ready for this, Sonic.
Sonic: I'm always ready, Jay! Just like I am against Dr. Robotnik.
Right on, Sonic! (clears throat) Anyway, after the success of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, DIC Entertainment decided to do another video game based cartoon around that time. And that is Captain N: The Game Master.
(Captain N: The Game Master season 1 intro plays)
Released on September 9th, 1989 and ended on October 26th, 1991, Captain N: The Game Master is a video game based cartoon that has most of our favorite video games from the good old days of the Nintendo Entertainment System. How did this idea came to be? If you happen to look up an article on Nintendo Power magazine, they have a story on the adventures of Captain Nintendo. Written by Nintendo staff member and magazine editor, Randy Studdard, the original version pits a Nintendo employee fight against Mother Brain, using God-like powers, similar to Kevin Flynn from Tron, by bringing video game characters and power ups to life to save the video game world. There was room for a sequel, but that never happened. What do you think the "N" in Captain N stands for, huh? Anyway, and to this day, after the cartoon's release, Randy Studdard has never got any compensation for his ideas. But, that's another story. Speaking of which, you take over, TOM.
TOM-Z: Thanks, Jason. After the disapearance of King Charles, Videoland was fallen under attack by the evil forces of Mother Brain. The king's daughter, Princess Lana, felt powerless to stop her, as well as the gaming heroes from their respective worlds. Lana's only hope was a prophecy that a champion from another world will come and save Videoland. And that champion was Captain N: The Game Master. Using the magic of the Power Glove (Yes, THAT Power Glove), it opened the Ultimate Warp Zone, which lead to the real world that is Northridge, CA and into the home of hardcore gamer, Kevin Keene. Kevin was playing Punch-Out!! until he saw the image of Princess Lana and the others. And suddenly, he got sucked into the t.v. and into Videoland, along with his dog, Duke. At first, he was reluctant to help, thinking this world was insane. But in time, the adjusted to the new world that he is in. After defeating Mother Brain, Lana gave him a chance to go back to the real world. But Kevin decided to stay and vow to fight the evils of Mother Brain and save Videoland. That's right, folks, Captain N was here to stay. After all, like he says, he IS hooked.
Yep, when it comes to gaming, we are always hooked, just like Captain N.
TOM-Z, confused: Yeah, something like that. At least not in a bad way, know what I mean?
Gotcha. Anyway, Sonic, since you are one of the most popular gaming heroes, you talk about the characters.
Sonic: Certainly, Jay.
Captain N/Kevin Keene: The main hero of the show. Before becoming the Game Master, Kevin was a high school student from Northridge, CA. Kevin was summoned to Videoland via the Ultimate Warp Zone, to combat Mother Brain's evil forces. Armed with a Zapper light gun, and equiped with a Power Pad belt that enables him to move fast, jump real high and freeze everything by pressing the Pause button, Kevin is ready and able to take on whatever Mother Brain throws at him. His only flaw is, although he is a Game Master, he is not always knowledgable about video games, which we will talk about later. Kevin is voiced by Matt Hill, who also voiced Ed from Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy, Keroberos from Cardcaptors (the poorly done english dub of Cardcaptor Sakura), Jab from Street Sharks, Booma from Super Duper Sumos, Metal Head from G.I. Joe: Extreme, Laocorn Gaudeamus from Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture and last, but certainly not least, Ryo of the Wildfire from Ronin Warriors. Ryo is awesome, always has, always will be.
He certainly does.
Sonic, clears throat: Anyway, where was I.
Duke: Kevin's loyal dog companion. Although brave towards his master, he is a coward at heart.
Princess Lana: The daughter of King Charles, the ruler of Videoland, the world of video games. When Charles disappeared, Lana was left in charge, protecting not just Videoland itself, but also the central hub of Videoland itself, the Palace of Power. Although beautiful, Lana isn't afraid to give her life to help those in need. She is voiced by Venus Terzo, who did voice work in animes like Ranma 1/2, voiced Jinx in G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, and for those who are fans of Transformers, she is the voice of Black Arachnia from both Beast Wars and Beast Machines.
Sonic: Now, the following characters I will mention have the same names as their gaming counterparts. But, I must warn you, their designs are a bit different that we know them today, but we will mention them the bad aspects of this review. Shall we begin, then?
Kid Icarus: The winged hero of Mt. Icarus. He has his bow and an unlimited supply of arrows. His hair covers half his face, he sounds a little emo and when he speaks, he ends his sentences with the word, "acus." For example, "Talk about being down in the dump-acus!" or "Have you lost your mind-acus!" I could go on but you get my drift. Ikky is voiced by Alessandro Juliani, who did voice work in animation like X-Men: Evolution, G.I. Joe: Spytroops and the anime Death Note. But he was best known for his role as Felix Gaeta on remake of Battlestar Galatica. WHAT THE FRAG!?! Anyway...
Megaman: The robot hero from Megaland. He is small, green, super strong, has small cannons on his wrists and when he speaks, not only it sounds like Popeye on steroids, he often says "Mega" inbetween his sentences. Talk about a "Mega" confusing character trait. Megaman is voiced by Doug Parker, who did voice work not only in the original Ocean Group dub of Dragon Ball Z, but also in Beast Wars, not only as the voice of the Predacon, Terrorsaur, but doing his best Chris Latta impression as Starscream in the episode, "Possession."
Simon Belmont: The so-called vampire hunter from the world of Castlevania (more on that later). This version is portrayed as an egotistical goof ball who loves himself, runs from a fight and always trying to win Princess Lana's affection, with no avail. And when he fights, either he uses his whip, which acts like it has a mind of its own, or he takes out stuff from his backpack, but most of the stuff he takes out are useless. And the way he is dressed, he is like a cross between Jay Leno, Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts, and Launchpad McQuack from both Ducktales and Darkwing Duck. Simon here is voiced by Andrew Kavadas, who did voiced in other cartoons like King Arthur and the Knights of Justice and Underworld: Evolution and animes like Zoids, InuYasha, Gundam SEED and Death Note. Man, this Death Note sounds scary. (shudders) Anyway...
Gameboy: First appearing in the first episode of season 2. Gameboy is a sentient computer, sent by King Charles, who was programmed to play games. Although programmed to play games, Gameboy helps the N-Team from analyzing substances, to tracking things and to perfect on the team's target practicing by bringing sprites to life from his screen. I can't tell that either his face or his screen. Go search me, man, I don't got all the answers. Gameboy is voiced by, who else, Frank Welker. Frankie, please stop voicing Scooby-Doo and Freddy, man. Don't you realize you are being typecast here. You will always be Megatron to all of us. So, to quote the man, er, bot, himself....
Sonic, as Megatron: DO AS I COMMAND!! (Clears throat) Anyway, now for the villains.
Mother Brain: The main villain of the show. The ruler of the dark world of Metroid. Mother Brain commands her army of gaming villains to enslave Videoland and become its ruler. When neccessary, she uses her brain power and her tendrils to smite her foes into utter submission. But, she does have her funny side, including watching herself in the mirror, like the evil queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. MB is voiced by the late Levi Stubbs from the Motown music group known as the Four Tops. Besides Mother Brain, Levi also voiced the big, green talking Venus Fly Trap, Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, the movie based on the musical based on the Roger Corman flick. Say that ten times fast, I know I will.
Speaking of which, did you know that the music done for Little Shop of Horrors was done by the same people who did music for The Little Mermaid?
Sonic: Yes, I do. Alan Menken and the late, great Howard Ashman. Those guys are awesome.
Yeah, they were great. Anyway, you got more villains to talk about.
Sonic: Good point. Let's continue before I geek out again.
Eggplant Wizard: Archenemy of Kid Icarus. Although he is known for casting powerful magic, he is mostly a coward, especially when fruits and veggies spawn out of him, gross. Eggy is voiced by, believe it or not, Michael Donovan, who also voice not only Billy Lee from Double Dragon, but also Conan from Conan the Adventurer, Ace Cooper from The Magician and of course, Sage of the Halo and Cye of the Torrent from Ronin Warriors.
King Hippo: The brutish hippo-like boxer from the Hippo Islands from the Punch-Out world. Where Eggplant Wizard is the brains, King Hippo is the brawn. Although he is the same as his gaming counterpart, the only difference is he is blue, more hippo-like and does not have a bandange on his stomach, which is his weak spot. Hippo is voiced by Garry Chalk, who did voice work in for anime and other cartoons, like Bad Rap from Extreme Dinosaurs, Lt. Stone from G.I. Joe: Extreme, Gutsman from the Megaman cartoon, and last, but certainly not least, he is mostly famous as the voice of Optimus Primal from Beast Wars and Beast Machines. Well that's just Prime.
Dr. Wily: Megaman's arch enemy. Although in league with Mother Brain, he doesn't appear much in the show like Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo does. And when he talks, he often wheezes, even when he laughs. Wily is voiced by Ian James Corrlett, who not only voiced Cheetor from Beast Wars and Beast Machines, but he was the voice of Megaman in the cartoon of the same name. Wow, he voiced Wily in one cartoon, but voiced the Blue Bomber in the next. Talk about pulling a 180.
Sonic: Even though they're other characters in them like Donkey Kong (who is as tall as King Kong), Dragon Lord, The Count (everyone knows it's Dracula) and the characters from The Legend of Zelda series, which we will talk about later, its the main characters that needed to be covered. For now, let's talk about both the animation and music, TOM-Z, take it away.
TOM-Z: Thanks, Sonic. Cool your jets, for once.
Sonic: I don't slow down much, but when it comes to taking turns in this review, I will make an exception.
TOM-Z: Very well.
The animation for the first 2 seasons were awesome at best. It could be either American animation, Japanese anime or a combination of both. What do you expect in 90s cartoons? We always expect the possibilities. However, by the time the 3rd season came, when paired with Super Mario World, the animation was anything but awesome. Let's just say due to budget cuts, NBC and DIC decided to use a different animation studio and result was downright terrible. Bottom line, the animation of the first 2 seasons are awesome, but the animation of the 3rd season is as terrible as they come.
As for the music, the music from the first season was done by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, who did music in other cartoons in the 80s and early 90s like The Littles, Heathcliff, Dennis the Menace, MASK, Inspector Gadget, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the list goes on. If you hear the familiar jungle music in the first episode where Kevin and the N-Team were in Kongoland, it is the same one you hear from either Dennis the Menace or Inspector Gadget. Both Saban and Levy eventually co-produced Power Rangers and every other shows based on japanese action shows. As for the music for the later seasons, it was done by Michael Tavera, who did music for Fantasic Max, the Back to the Future cartoon, EXO Squad and the last two Mario cartoons.
Whether its the first season or the next, you will hear familiar tunes from your favorite Nintendo games, whether its from Kid Icarus, Metroid, or Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, it is all there, including the Game Start/Password theme from Simon's Quest, the Brinstar theme from Metroid and the title intro from Kid Icarus.
And just like Mario Super Show, it has same music from the show itself and just like Mario, it had songs from our favorite artists when the show first premiered, including Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, Thriller by Michael Jackson (God rest his soul) and Born on the Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival. However, in the later broadcasting and eventually on DVD, the songs were removed due to copyright fears and they were replaced with the instrumental version of Mega Move.
Bottom line, the animation from both seasons one and two are awesome, but the animation of season 3 sucks badly. As for the music, whether its done by Saban and Levy or done by Mike Tavera, they are all cool and frosty at the same time, and I mean it in a good way. And if you want to hear those songs, my advice to you is to watch the original version of the show on websites like YouTube, as long as you stay clear of copyright mongers who deemed Fair Use as "illegal."
Thanks for the heads-up, TOM. Even though it's a decent cartoon to watch, but no cartoon isn't perfect, and Captain N is no exception. For starters, some of the episodes had some animation errors, including one episode, How's Bayou. In the original version of the episode, some of the scenes were not complete, which explains we see just the character and not the completed background. But, in the later airings, they added the backgrounds. This reminds me of the 90s X-Men cartoon when it first came out, the backgrounds were terrible but they were fixed in the final version. Although animation errors are easily overlooked, but this is a minor bad aspect, well, except for the animation of season 3, which is all bad altogether. Now, here are two bad aspects that are big in nature. For starters, with the expection of King Hippo, Eggplant Wizard and Dr. Wily, most of the characters of Captain N are not like their gaming counterparts, not just physical-wise, but personality-wise. Let's start with Kid Icarus. In the cartoon, although fearless, Icky mostly acts like an emo, questioning himself and his shortcomings, no pun intended. And above all, in the game, he wasn't called Kid Icaurs, his true name is Pit, and why they didn't use his true name in this show is beyond me. I wish the Kid Icarus in the cartoon was more like this...
A fearless winged archer who doubles his bow as a two-bladed weapon, which is how he is now since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Next, we got Megaman. As we all know in the games, he is a robot who looks and talks like a 13-year old kid, is colored blue and has one cannon, the Mega Buster. But in the cartoon, he looks more like Quint from the Megaman 2 Gameboy game, minus the jackhammer he rides on.
Now, we get to Simon Belmont. For starters, in the games, like the other Belmonts that came before him, Simon is a fearless vampire hunter who isn't afraid to slam his whip to the ground when fighting the evil forces of Dracula.
This is the Simon we know today. Special Thanks to Ayami Kojima for this wonderful artwork of Simon and all his vampire hunting glory. Now, the Captain N version of Simon, he is nothing like his gaming counterpart. He is a selfish, self-absorbed egomaniac, who only cares about himself. And he is a coward when it comes to battle and his backpack has worthless junk inside. I mean, look at him...
He looks like a bad blend of Jay Leno, Cid Highwind, and Launchpad McQuack. He is nothing like the Simon we know today. This reminds me of a scene from Toy Story 2, where we can't tell which Buzz Lightyear is the real one.
*Plays "Who's the real Buzz?" clip from Toy Story 2
As for Mother Brain, although she is similar like her gaming counterpart, she is mostly different. In the games, she's just a brain in the jar and has one eye. In the cartoon, she has two eyes and has tentacles. If she was more menacing, she would end up with a body just like in Super Metroid. And since she was voiced by Levi Stubbs, and thinking that she might have her body hidden until needed, this would remind me of the original musical number from Little Shop of Horrors, Mean Green Mother from Outer Space. Overall, most the characters in Captain N are nothing like their gaming counterparts. At least DIC didn't mess up your design in your cartoons. You are as they say, "True Blue".
Sonic: Thanks, Jay. The DIC people learned their lesson the hard way. Never mess with the gaming heroes. Speaking of which.
Yeah, one other bad aspect is this cartoon is the Robot Masters from the episode, Mega Trouble in Megaland. Some of them are the same as their gaming counterparts, while some are different in nature. For example, Iceman looks a bit like the DC comics supervillain, Captain Cold. Gutsman, who suppose to be the strongest Robot Master, got his butt, no pun attended, handed to him by Captain N. As for Cutman, don't get me started on him. Contrary to what he knows as a Game Master, Kevin is not a true game master when he said that it took him 50 times to beat Cutman. This version of Cutman is nothing like the original version, who is orange and white and looks cute in nature despite having his Rolling Cutter as his weapon. This Cutman has Gutsman's design, gave him Jack Nicholson's face, dyed it purple and gave him scissors to resemble his weapon. Cutman suppose to be the weakest Robot Master, but they made look like the hardest one ever, what a gip.
Sonic: Wow, my brain hurts.
Don't worry, Sonic. Despite the design and personallity flaws from the characters, I don't hate the show. There are certain things I like about the show. But since I am so modest, you go first, Sonic. What is your favorite moment in Captain N?
Sonic: Wombatman!
What?! (confused face)
Sonic: It is not everyday I meet a fellow anthropormorphic like myself, even if he wears a mask. Besides, this character was made during the time the 1989 Batman movie as popular, even paroding the Bruce Wayne/Vicki Vale scene in one episode. Anyway, what about you, TOM? What is your favorite Captain N moment?
TOM-Z: The songs from the episodes, before the later airings and the DVD release that removed them and replaced them with Mega Move. My favorite was the Bonanza theme from the episode, Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street, where Captain N and friends fight against some local goblins like a western.
Nightmare on Mother Brain's Street? Isn't that the episode where the N-Team ended up having nightmares after eating a cursed apple.
TOM-Z: Yep, even the one with Simon Belmont losing his muscle mass, his teeth and his hair. If that's a nightmare, then I don't know what is. What about you, Jay? What is your favorite Captain N moment?
That's easy, the episodes featuring the characters from The Legend of Zelda, hands down. Starting with the episode, The Potion of Power, Captain N and friends meet the heroes of Hyrule, Link and Princess Zelda. Kevin idolizes Link because there is no secret that Link is one of the greatest gaming heroes of all time, next to Mario, and even you, Sonic.
Sonic: Awww, that is so sweet.
Thanks, Sonic. Moving on. The main villain, Ganon, made his first and only appearance in this episode. After drinking the potion, which Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo stole, Ganon wants to not only conquer Hyrule, but all of Videoland. In short, Ganon didn't need any help from Mother Brain. "No honor among thieves," as they say. Anyway, unlike the cartoon from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Link is not the same character who says the line, "Well, EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME, Princess!" This Link is a serious and courageous as he should be, just like in Ocarina of Time. As for Zelda, she is the same as she was in the cartoon, but she...has...extreme...makeover....all...over...her.
(Jason goes ga-ga over Zelda's sexy look, including around her midriff)
Sonic: Ummm...Earth to Jason. I hate to break up your fantasy. But you got a review to finish.
Sooooooo....SNAP OUT OF IT!!
(Sonic hits Jason on the head with Jay's keyblade, Oathkeeper; Jason shakes it off)
Sorry. I'm must gone to La-La Land, if there is such a place. Anyway, to make it more unique, Link, Zelda and Ganon, were voiced by the same people who voiced them in the Zelda cartoon, Jonathan Potts, Cynthia Preston and Len Carson.
Sonic: Wow, talk about doing double duty!
Tell me about it.
Sonic: Say, Jay. Before we sign off, I got a question to ask.
Fire away, Blue-Dude!
Sonic: Weren't they more shows based on Captain N.
Glad you ask, Sonic. There was a cartoon called The Power Team, which use to be a cartoon short on the video game themed show, Video Power. It was later showed as a half hour show, but it was shown at Thanksgiving time back then on a holiday cartoon block called Kids' Day Off (which has been taken off the air when the FCC starts removing cartoon blocks on regular tv). Unlike Captain N, the video game heroes and villains are in the real world. But that is a review for another time. And there was a show called Level Up. But, although has the same formula like Captain N and The Power Team, it is not a cartoon, just another attempt by Stuart Snyder to make Cartoon Network more live action oriented. We don't know if that show was cancelled or not, although they are showing that new show called Incredible Crew, which I forsee that it will be cancelled after its first season.
Bottom Line, despite some animation errors and some of the characters not being true to their gaming counterparts. Overall, if you are fan of Nintendo, video games, 90s cartoons or a combination of both, Captain N is an enjoyable action cartoon that will make you a instant gamer like myself. If you want to know more about Captain N, go check out Stefan's fanfic page. His fanfic version of Captain N is completely different from the cartoon, including some of the characters. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Well, I like to thank Sonic the Hedgehog and TOM-Z for backing me up in this review.
Sonic: Your quite welcome, Jay!
TOM-Z: Likewise. Happy to help.
Until then, see you next time. And remember, Stay Gold and Godspeed.
(Captain N season 1 end credits play)
*Fade Out
Friday, February 22, 2013
Ultimate Boss: Disney Movie Network
Welcome to another instalment of 'Ultimate Boss'. A segment that basically
informs the viewers about how I would do things if I was the boss
of,well....anything.
Today,I'll be focusing on The Disney Movie Network,the very thing I'd replace that unneeded and god aweful Disney Jr with. The Network itself will be mostly made of Specialized Blocks containing a certain theme. Here are the blocks:
Babyboomer Theater: This block contains movies from the 60's and 70's...as well as the late 50's.
Kiddie Universe: A small block containing pre-school movies.
Better With Princesses: A Block containing movies about Disney's princesses.
Totally Disney: A block that shows Disney Movies from the 80's and 90's.
The Action Pack: A block that shows Action movies.
D2K: A block that shows the GOOD 2k Disney movies.
Pixar Place: A block that shows Pixar Movies.
Marvel Madness: A Block that shows the various Marvel movies.
Special D: A Block containing the various Disney Specials.
Anime Injection: A block containing Anime Movies that are PG-13 and under. (hey,despite the new attitude,this is still disney)
Comedy Tonight: A block containing Comedy movies. PG-13 and under only.
Not bad,huh? Time for the line up..
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Heres what would air on Weekdays.
12:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
12:30 am - Off Air
1:00 am - Off Air
1:30 am - Off Air
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
5:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
6:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
6:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
7:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
7:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
8:00 am - Kiddie Universe
8:30 am - Kiddie Universe
9:00 am - Kiddie Universe
9:30 am - Kiddie Universe
10:00 am - Kiddie Universe
10:30 am - Kiddie Universe
11:00 am - D2K
11:30 am - D2K
12:00 pm - D2K
12:30 pm - D2K
1:00 pm - D2K
1:30 pm - D2K
2:00 pm - D2K
2:30 pm - D2K
3:00 pm - Better With Princesses
3:30 pm - Better With Princesses
4:00 pm - Better With Princesses
4:30 pm - Better With Princesses
5:00 pm - Better With Princesses
5:30 pm - Better With Princesses
6:00 pm - Better With Princesses
6:30 pm - Better With Princesses
7:00 pm - Totally Disney:
7:30 pm - Totally Disney
8:00 pm - Totally Disney
8:30 pm - Totally Disney
9:00 pm - Totally Disney
9:30 pm - Totally Disney
10:00 pm - Totally Disney
10:30 pm - Totally Disney
11:00 pm - Babyboomer Theater
11:30 pm - Babyboomer Theater
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
12:30 am - Off Air
1:00 am - Off Air
1:30 am - Off Air
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - Paid Programming
7:30 am - Paid Programming
8:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of thursday's 1st movie)
8:30 am - Better With Princesses
9:00 am - Better With Princesses
9:30 am - Better With Princesses
10:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of thursday's 2nd movie)
10:30 am - Better With Princesses
11:00 am - Better With Princesses
11:30 am - Better With Princesses
12:00 pm - Pixar Place
12:30 pm - Pixar Place
1:00 pm - Pixar Place
1:30 pm - Pixar Place
2:00 pm - Pixar Place
2:30 pm - Pixar Place
3:00 pm - Pixar Place
3:30 pm - Pixar Place
4:00 pm - Special D
4:30 pm - Special D
5:00 pm - Special D
5:30 pm - Special D
6:00 pm - Marvel Madness
6:30 pm - Marvel Madness
7:00 pm - Marvel Madness
7:30 pm - Marvel Madness
8:00 pm - Marvel Madness
8:30 pm - Marvel Madness
9:00 pm - Marvel Madness
9:30 pm - Marvel Madness
10:00 pm - Anime Injection
10:30 pm - Anime Injection
11:00 pm - Anime Injection
11:30 pm - Anime Injection
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Anime Injection
12:30 am - Anime Injection
1:00 am - Anime Injection
1:30 am - Anime Injection
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - Paid Programming
7:30 am - Paid Programming
8:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of friday's 1st movie)
8:30 am - Better With Princesses
9:00 am - Better With Princesses
9:30 am - Better With Princesses
10:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of friday's 2nd movie)
10:30 am - Better With Princesses
11:00 am - Better With Princesses
11:30 am - Better With Princesses
12:00 pm - Pixar Place (re-airing of saturday's 2nd movie)
12:30 pm - Pixar Place
1:00 pm - Pixar Place
1:30 pm - Pixar Place
2:00 pm - Pixar Place (re-airing of saturday's 1st movie)
2:30 pm - Pixar Place
3:00 pm - Pixar Place
3:30 pm - Pixar Place
4:00 pm - Special D (re-airing of saturdays special)
4:30 pm - Special D
5:00 pm - Special D
5:30 pm - Special D
6:00 pm - Action Pack
6:30 pm - Action Pack
7:00 pm - Action Pack
7:30 pm - Action Pack
8:00 pm - Action Pack
8:30 pm - Action Pack
9:00 pm - Action Pack
9:30 pm - Action Pack
10:00 pm - Comedy Tonight
10:30 pm - Comedy Tonight
11:00 pm - Comedy Tonight
11:30 pm - Comedy Tonight
It's not perfect,but it's a start.
Today,I'll be focusing on The Disney Movie Network,the very thing I'd replace that unneeded and god aweful Disney Jr with. The Network itself will be mostly made of Specialized Blocks containing a certain theme. Here are the blocks:
Babyboomer Theater: This block contains movies from the 60's and 70's...as well as the late 50's.
Kiddie Universe: A small block containing pre-school movies.
Better With Princesses: A Block containing movies about Disney's princesses.
Totally Disney: A block that shows Disney Movies from the 80's and 90's.
The Action Pack: A block that shows Action movies.
D2K: A block that shows the GOOD 2k Disney movies.
Pixar Place: A block that shows Pixar Movies.
Marvel Madness: A Block that shows the various Marvel movies.
Special D: A Block containing the various Disney Specials.
Anime Injection: A block containing Anime Movies that are PG-13 and under. (hey,despite the new attitude,this is still disney)
Comedy Tonight: A block containing Comedy movies. PG-13 and under only.
Not bad,huh? Time for the line up..
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Heres what would air on Weekdays.
12:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
12:30 am - Off Air
1:00 am - Off Air
1:30 am - Off Air
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Paid Programming
3:30 am - Paid Programming
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
5:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
6:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
6:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
7:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
7:30 am - Babyboomer Theater
8:00 am - Kiddie Universe
8:30 am - Kiddie Universe
9:00 am - Kiddie Universe
9:30 am - Kiddie Universe
10:00 am - Kiddie Universe
10:30 am - Kiddie Universe
11:00 am - D2K
11:30 am - D2K
12:00 pm - D2K
12:30 pm - D2K
1:00 pm - D2K
1:30 pm - D2K
2:00 pm - D2K
2:30 pm - D2K
3:00 pm - Better With Princesses
3:30 pm - Better With Princesses
4:00 pm - Better With Princesses
4:30 pm - Better With Princesses
5:00 pm - Better With Princesses
5:30 pm - Better With Princesses
6:00 pm - Better With Princesses
6:30 pm - Better With Princesses
7:00 pm - Totally Disney:
7:30 pm - Totally Disney
8:00 pm - Totally Disney
8:30 pm - Totally Disney
9:00 pm - Totally Disney
9:30 pm - Totally Disney
10:00 pm - Totally Disney
10:30 pm - Totally Disney
11:00 pm - Babyboomer Theater
11:30 pm - Babyboomer Theater
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Saturdays:
12:00 am - Babyboomer Theater
12:30 am - Off Air
1:00 am - Off Air
1:30 am - Off Air
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Paid Programming
4:30 am - Paid Programming
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - Paid Programming
7:30 am - Paid Programming
8:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of thursday's 1st movie)
8:30 am - Better With Princesses
9:00 am - Better With Princesses
9:30 am - Better With Princesses
10:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of thursday's 2nd movie)
10:30 am - Better With Princesses
11:00 am - Better With Princesses
11:30 am - Better With Princesses
12:00 pm - Pixar Place
12:30 pm - Pixar Place
1:00 pm - Pixar Place
1:30 pm - Pixar Place
2:00 pm - Pixar Place
2:30 pm - Pixar Place
3:00 pm - Pixar Place
3:30 pm - Pixar Place
4:00 pm - Special D
4:30 pm - Special D
5:00 pm - Special D
5:30 pm - Special D
6:00 pm - Marvel Madness
6:30 pm - Marvel Madness
7:00 pm - Marvel Madness
7:30 pm - Marvel Madness
8:00 pm - Marvel Madness
8:30 pm - Marvel Madness
9:00 pm - Marvel Madness
9:30 pm - Marvel Madness
10:00 pm - Anime Injection
10:30 pm - Anime Injection
11:00 pm - Anime Injection
11:30 pm - Anime Injection
And Now,here's what I plan to air on Sundays:
12:00 am - Anime Injection
12:30 am - Anime Injection
1:00 am - Anime Injection
1:30 am - Anime Injection
2:00 am - Off Air
2:30 am - Off Air
3:00 am - Off Air
3:30 am - Off Air
4:00 am - Off Air
4:30 am - Off Air
5:00 am - Paid Programming
5:30 am - Paid Programming
6:00 am - Paid Programming
6:30 am - Paid Programming
7:00 am - Paid Programming
7:30 am - Paid Programming
8:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of friday's 1st movie)
8:30 am - Better With Princesses
9:00 am - Better With Princesses
9:30 am - Better With Princesses
10:00 am - Better With Princesses (re-airing of friday's 2nd movie)
10:30 am - Better With Princesses
11:00 am - Better With Princesses
11:30 am - Better With Princesses
12:00 pm - Pixar Place (re-airing of saturday's 2nd movie)
12:30 pm - Pixar Place
1:00 pm - Pixar Place
1:30 pm - Pixar Place
2:00 pm - Pixar Place (re-airing of saturday's 1st movie)
2:30 pm - Pixar Place
3:00 pm - Pixar Place
3:30 pm - Pixar Place
4:00 pm - Special D (re-airing of saturdays special)
4:30 pm - Special D
5:00 pm - Special D
5:30 pm - Special D
6:00 pm - Action Pack
6:30 pm - Action Pack
7:00 pm - Action Pack
7:30 pm - Action Pack
8:00 pm - Action Pack
8:30 pm - Action Pack
9:00 pm - Action Pack
9:30 pm - Action Pack
10:00 pm - Comedy Tonight
10:30 pm - Comedy Tonight
11:00 pm - Comedy Tonight
11:30 pm - Comedy Tonight
It's not perfect,but it's a start.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Disney Destiny League Character Ideas - Hercules
This is the story of a time long ago, a time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel and they plague mankind with suffering. Only one man dared to challenge their power....which is the subject of our next character, the superstrong demi-god, the mighty Hercules.
Background: The following story is based on the Disney version, so I will not go into details into the original greek myth of Hercules, including his original name, Heracles. The son of Zeus and Hera, the rulers of Mt. Olympus, Hercules was taken away by the minions of Hades, the lord of the underworld. They tried to take his godly essence from him, but he was saved by a human family. Now mostly human, Hercules was trying to be normal, but his god-like strength caused more harm than good in the beginning. But it was not until his earth parents told him the truth about his heritage. With this motivation, Herc goes to embrace his destiny. With guidance from his father, Zeus, Herc was trained by Philoctetes or Phil for short, in order to harness his strength and become a true hero. Down the road, Herc learned one important lesson, being a hero is not just from strength alone, the true strength of being a hero is straight from the heart.
Appearance, Gear & Personality: When he was thawed out, he wore his armored tunic, his cape and sandals. But when he adjusted to this new world, he now wears a yellow, sleaveless vest, dark brown pants, light brown boots and black gauntlets with metal decals attach to them, rememnicant to the same outfit worn by Kevin Sorbo, the star of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Although he uses modern weapons like a sword and a bow and arrow, Herc's true weapon is his god-like strength, along with years of training from Phil. His mode of transportation is his winged horse companion, Pegasus, who was saved by both Rayjin and Zeus. Even though he is a hero, Herc could act a bit zealous, arrogant, and over confident sometimes. But deep down, he is kind, caring, and downright selfless and won't hesitate to help those in need.
Sidestory: After awaken by Rayjin, Hercules felt disoriented about what has happened. But Rayjin explained to him what has happened to Greece and Mt. Olympus. Hades, with the aid of Igor, left Greece in ruins and seized control of Mt. Olympus and manipulated the Gods, including Hera. The only one who resisted Hades and Igor was Zeus, but he disappeared when Olympus has fallen. To make matters worse, Herc's friends, including Phil and Megara, have passed away because of Hades and Igor. Distraught for what he has heard, Hercules walk away to clear his mind about the situation. During his journey to find himself once more, he meets a young boy, who is a big fan of Greek mythology. While at the same time, he also meets that boy's older sister, who has an uncanny resemblance to Megara. He talked about how he became a hero and how Mt. Olympus fell after his disappearance and how he felt responsible for it. The young woman told him it wasn't his fault. She told her that she and her little brother lost their parents when Igor's forces ravaged the entire world and how she is raising him herself and the little boy idolize Hercules and wanted to be a hero like him. Herc's doubts turned into optimisium after hearing about that young boy's interest in Greek heroes. But, just as he finally found himself, Greece ended up under attack by Hades. Hercules engaged him in battle but because of his self-doubts at the time, Herc's fighting spirit was low. Luckly, Aladdin and Mulan came to his aid. At first they didn't get along that good because of their differences, except for Mulan, who is the voice of reason because she knows who is the true enemy they face. But, they put their differences aside and fought against Hades. However, Aladdin and Mulan were laid waste, but not dead, leaving Herc to fend for himself. Hades continues to taunt him mercifully until his memories of his past and into his meeting with the young boy and his older sister, causing his strength and fighting spirit to return and he single-handedly fought and defeated Hades, causing the lord of the Underworld to retreat back to Olympus. Afterwards, Herc consules Aladdin and Mulan for injures. And suddenly, he encountered a mysterious cloaked figure, only to be revealed to be his father, Zeus. Somehow, Igor removed most of his god-like powers but escaped barely. Zeus watched over his son, from his rebirth to hearing Herc telling stories to his new friends he met and he vowed to continue to watch over him and try to take back Olympus from the inside. Herc asked his father about his other friends, including Megara. But Zeus, sadly told him that they are all gone. However, their spirits will always watch over him, especially Megara, who bid "Wonderboy" as Meg use to call him a fond farewell. Hercules returned to Rayjin, ensuring that he is ready to help him fight Igor, but he will have to face Hades again very soon. Herc's journey to regain his hero's heart was complete. But, to make sure that his quest was complete, Rayjin suprised Herc with his winged horse, Pegasus. During the fall of Olympus, Rayjin not only saved Zeus, but also saved Pegasus, too. Although he is ready to fight Igor, Herc vowed to return one day to see his new friends, who helped him restore his hero's heart.
Extra Info: The little boy and his big sister, who resembled Megara, their names are Iolaus and Deianeira. That's right, these characters are named after the characters from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. One more thing, did you know that Hercules and Ariel are related? I'm not joking, there are some people who believed that both Herc and Ariel are related and here is some connections to it. We all know that Triton is Ariel's father, right? But we also know that Triton is the son of Poseidon, which in turn is connected to Zeus and the other greek gods. Coincidence? I think not. For this info about Herc's and Ariel's greek origins, I like to thank real life Disney Princess, Traci Hines, for giving us such fascinating info.
Well, another character bio done, and a bit longer than the last two. Until next time folks.
(Theme of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys plays)
*Fade Out
Background: The following story is based on the Disney version, so I will not go into details into the original greek myth of Hercules, including his original name, Heracles. The son of Zeus and Hera, the rulers of Mt. Olympus, Hercules was taken away by the minions of Hades, the lord of the underworld. They tried to take his godly essence from him, but he was saved by a human family. Now mostly human, Hercules was trying to be normal, but his god-like strength caused more harm than good in the beginning. But it was not until his earth parents told him the truth about his heritage. With this motivation, Herc goes to embrace his destiny. With guidance from his father, Zeus, Herc was trained by Philoctetes or Phil for short, in order to harness his strength and become a true hero. Down the road, Herc learned one important lesson, being a hero is not just from strength alone, the true strength of being a hero is straight from the heart.
Appearance, Gear & Personality: When he was thawed out, he wore his armored tunic, his cape and sandals. But when he adjusted to this new world, he now wears a yellow, sleaveless vest, dark brown pants, light brown boots and black gauntlets with metal decals attach to them, rememnicant to the same outfit worn by Kevin Sorbo, the star of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Although he uses modern weapons like a sword and a bow and arrow, Herc's true weapon is his god-like strength, along with years of training from Phil. His mode of transportation is his winged horse companion, Pegasus, who was saved by both Rayjin and Zeus. Even though he is a hero, Herc could act a bit zealous, arrogant, and over confident sometimes. But deep down, he is kind, caring, and downright selfless and won't hesitate to help those in need.
Sidestory: After awaken by Rayjin, Hercules felt disoriented about what has happened. But Rayjin explained to him what has happened to Greece and Mt. Olympus. Hades, with the aid of Igor, left Greece in ruins and seized control of Mt. Olympus and manipulated the Gods, including Hera. The only one who resisted Hades and Igor was Zeus, but he disappeared when Olympus has fallen. To make matters worse, Herc's friends, including Phil and Megara, have passed away because of Hades and Igor. Distraught for what he has heard, Hercules walk away to clear his mind about the situation. During his journey to find himself once more, he meets a young boy, who is a big fan of Greek mythology. While at the same time, he also meets that boy's older sister, who has an uncanny resemblance to Megara. He talked about how he became a hero and how Mt. Olympus fell after his disappearance and how he felt responsible for it. The young woman told him it wasn't his fault. She told her that she and her little brother lost their parents when Igor's forces ravaged the entire world and how she is raising him herself and the little boy idolize Hercules and wanted to be a hero like him. Herc's doubts turned into optimisium after hearing about that young boy's interest in Greek heroes. But, just as he finally found himself, Greece ended up under attack by Hades. Hercules engaged him in battle but because of his self-doubts at the time, Herc's fighting spirit was low. Luckly, Aladdin and Mulan came to his aid. At first they didn't get along that good because of their differences, except for Mulan, who is the voice of reason because she knows who is the true enemy they face. But, they put their differences aside and fought against Hades. However, Aladdin and Mulan were laid waste, but not dead, leaving Herc to fend for himself. Hades continues to taunt him mercifully until his memories of his past and into his meeting with the young boy and his older sister, causing his strength and fighting spirit to return and he single-handedly fought and defeated Hades, causing the lord of the Underworld to retreat back to Olympus. Afterwards, Herc consules Aladdin and Mulan for injures. And suddenly, he encountered a mysterious cloaked figure, only to be revealed to be his father, Zeus. Somehow, Igor removed most of his god-like powers but escaped barely. Zeus watched over his son, from his rebirth to hearing Herc telling stories to his new friends he met and he vowed to continue to watch over him and try to take back Olympus from the inside. Herc asked his father about his other friends, including Megara. But Zeus, sadly told him that they are all gone. However, their spirits will always watch over him, especially Megara, who bid "Wonderboy" as Meg use to call him a fond farewell. Hercules returned to Rayjin, ensuring that he is ready to help him fight Igor, but he will have to face Hades again very soon. Herc's journey to regain his hero's heart was complete. But, to make sure that his quest was complete, Rayjin suprised Herc with his winged horse, Pegasus. During the fall of Olympus, Rayjin not only saved Zeus, but also saved Pegasus, too. Although he is ready to fight Igor, Herc vowed to return one day to see his new friends, who helped him restore his hero's heart.
Extra Info: The little boy and his big sister, who resembled Megara, their names are Iolaus and Deianeira. That's right, these characters are named after the characters from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. One more thing, did you know that Hercules and Ariel are related? I'm not joking, there are some people who believed that both Herc and Ariel are related and here is some connections to it. We all know that Triton is Ariel's father, right? But we also know that Triton is the son of Poseidon, which in turn is connected to Zeus and the other greek gods. Coincidence? I think not. For this info about Herc's and Ariel's greek origins, I like to thank real life Disney Princess, Traci Hines, for giving us such fascinating info.
Well, another character bio done, and a bit longer than the last two. Until next time folks.
(Theme of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys plays)
*Fade Out
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Disney Destiny League Ideas: Characters - Ariel the Little Mermaid
The next character in this story I will talk about is another favorite character of mine and just like Rapunzel, she is one of my favorite Disney princesses and that is Ariel the Little Mermaid.
Background: The youngest daughter of King Triton of Atlantica, the fabled kingdom of the merfolk. Of all the mermaids, Ariel has the most beautiful voice in all the cosmos. Let me on you on a little secret, her voice not only cheers up everybody, but it has the power to heal, just like Rapunzel's magic hair. Although a mermaid, Ariel longs to live in the surface world, to be with the humans, including the one human she has fallen in love with, Prince Eric. At the time, after Triton destroyed her grotto because of his hatred with the humans at the time, Ariel became a human by the evil sea witch Ursula, provided that she gave up her voice. But she got it back, only to be Ursula's prisoner along with Triton. She was later saved by Eric by killing Ursula, saving both the oceans and the surface world. Years later, she got married to Eric and gave birth to her daughter, Melody, who cemented the co-existence between the humans and the merfolk.
Appearance, Gear and Personality: Her usual appearance is the same, especially her red hair and her starlight blue eyes. As a human, when she is not fighting, she wears her blue dress, minus her bow ribbon on the back of her head. When she's in battle, she wears a purple jumpsuit with silver medal bracelets on her wrists. But when she's a mermaid, she is shown with her purple seashell bikini top and her green mermaid tail. She uses it whether it's for undersea rescues or like to swim in the ocean for fun and/or for some alone time. Her weapons of choice are seashell-shaped shurikens, her knowledge of martial arts, learned from Rayjin, including Shotokan-style Karate, and thanks to Rayjin, not only her voice can heal, but could also destroy, just like Black Canary. Later in the story, she wields her father's magic trident. At first, she was reluctant to use it, fearing that she will destroy just like her father, but eventually, she will use it when the time was right. She also has the ability to change from human to mermaid and vice versa. Ariel is mostly cheerful and kind. As a teen, she was headstrong, and naive, which gets her into trouble, especially with both her father and Sebastian. Now an adult, Ariel is not as headstrong as she used to be. Even though she is mature, cheerful and kind, of all the characters, Ariel is the most disoriented in this new dark world (more on that in a moment). Although she feels alone, her friends will always watch over her, including Mulan, Tron and later her daughter Melody. Despite this, Ariel is one of most kind, caring characters in the Disney universe, no matter what some nay sayer say about her past and her personality in a rather cruel matter. Ariel is special in many ways, and no one in this world will tell her otherwise.
Sidestory: After being thawed out by Rayjin, Ariel was like a fish out of water, literally. Rayjin explained to her what happen to her home and her family. Ariel didn't believe him at first. But when she went to not just Atlantica, but also Prince Eric's castle at Copenhagen, they were both in ruins, destroyed by the forces of Igor the Terrible. Ariel was distraught after realizing her friends and family were no more. So much she wanted to return to the ocean and live there alone. But, thanks to a little convincing by not just Rayjin and especially Tron, she decided to stay with them and help them fight this evil threat. And no sooner than later, Morgana, the sister of Ursula, returns for revenge by attacking the other Disney heroes. And when Morgana went after Ariel, her new powers kicked in, and her mermaid shriek send Morgana back into the northern part of the world, defeated, not destroyed. Under Rayjin's guidance, Ariel learned to control her new powers and learn martial arts from him, just to be one with mind and body and voice. Even though she is a part of a new family, she misses her old family and fears that she will never see them again...or does she?
That's it with this character profile. See you real soon for the next one. Stay Gold and Godspeed.
(Part of Your World Reprise plays)
*Fade Out
Background: The youngest daughter of King Triton of Atlantica, the fabled kingdom of the merfolk. Of all the mermaids, Ariel has the most beautiful voice in all the cosmos. Let me on you on a little secret, her voice not only cheers up everybody, but it has the power to heal, just like Rapunzel's magic hair. Although a mermaid, Ariel longs to live in the surface world, to be with the humans, including the one human she has fallen in love with, Prince Eric. At the time, after Triton destroyed her grotto because of his hatred with the humans at the time, Ariel became a human by the evil sea witch Ursula, provided that she gave up her voice. But she got it back, only to be Ursula's prisoner along with Triton. She was later saved by Eric by killing Ursula, saving both the oceans and the surface world. Years later, she got married to Eric and gave birth to her daughter, Melody, who cemented the co-existence between the humans and the merfolk.
Appearance, Gear and Personality: Her usual appearance is the same, especially her red hair and her starlight blue eyes. As a human, when she is not fighting, she wears her blue dress, minus her bow ribbon on the back of her head. When she's in battle, she wears a purple jumpsuit with silver medal bracelets on her wrists. But when she's a mermaid, she is shown with her purple seashell bikini top and her green mermaid tail. She uses it whether it's for undersea rescues or like to swim in the ocean for fun and/or for some alone time. Her weapons of choice are seashell-shaped shurikens, her knowledge of martial arts, learned from Rayjin, including Shotokan-style Karate, and thanks to Rayjin, not only her voice can heal, but could also destroy, just like Black Canary. Later in the story, she wields her father's magic trident. At first, she was reluctant to use it, fearing that she will destroy just like her father, but eventually, she will use it when the time was right. She also has the ability to change from human to mermaid and vice versa. Ariel is mostly cheerful and kind. As a teen, she was headstrong, and naive, which gets her into trouble, especially with both her father and Sebastian. Now an adult, Ariel is not as headstrong as she used to be. Even though she is mature, cheerful and kind, of all the characters, Ariel is the most disoriented in this new dark world (more on that in a moment). Although she feels alone, her friends will always watch over her, including Mulan, Tron and later her daughter Melody. Despite this, Ariel is one of most kind, caring characters in the Disney universe, no matter what some nay sayer say about her past and her personality in a rather cruel matter. Ariel is special in many ways, and no one in this world will tell her otherwise.
Sidestory: After being thawed out by Rayjin, Ariel was like a fish out of water, literally. Rayjin explained to her what happen to her home and her family. Ariel didn't believe him at first. But when she went to not just Atlantica, but also Prince Eric's castle at Copenhagen, they were both in ruins, destroyed by the forces of Igor the Terrible. Ariel was distraught after realizing her friends and family were no more. So much she wanted to return to the ocean and live there alone. But, thanks to a little convincing by not just Rayjin and especially Tron, she decided to stay with them and help them fight this evil threat. And no sooner than later, Morgana, the sister of Ursula, returns for revenge by attacking the other Disney heroes. And when Morgana went after Ariel, her new powers kicked in, and her mermaid shriek send Morgana back into the northern part of the world, defeated, not destroyed. Under Rayjin's guidance, Ariel learned to control her new powers and learn martial arts from him, just to be one with mind and body and voice. Even though she is a part of a new family, she misses her old family and fears that she will never see them again...or does she?
That's it with this character profile. See you real soon for the next one. Stay Gold and Godspeed.
(Part of Your World Reprise plays)
*Fade Out
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