He actually reminds me largely of the monkey creature from Avatar: The Last Airbender. This Snarf is a silent protagonist who only says his name in Pokemon-esque style. So, that's a summary of the two episodes in a nutshell. Jaga tells Lion-O to look for the Book of Omens, which apparently holds the key to the Thundercats' true power. Wily Kit and Wily Kat narrowly avoid being killed by a blast and escape in a different direction while soldiers and civilians are being killed left and right (Disney Death, of course). Lion-O, Tygra and Cheetara escape with Snarf, while Claudius and Jaga are killed (Claudius by Mumm-Ra and Jaga by a group of Lizardmen). In a SatAM-esque coup, New Thundara is attacked and overthrown by the lizardfolk (aka the Mutants), and their leader Slythe, who is commanded by, you guessed it, Mumm-Ra the Everliving (disguised as what we thought was Panthro). The original Cheetara could do this too, but it was always assumed that it was her garments that did this.Īnyway, just like the original series, Grune turns out to be evil (big surprise there.), and has Panthro strung up as a hostage. Likewise, the new Cheetara is known as a member of the Order of Clerics, a mystical group of cheetahfolk who all have the ability to use magic and run at super speeds (like on the level of a certain blue hedgehog some of you here might know). I'm assuming they'll meet up with Lion-O in the next episode, but you only see them a little bit in the 1-hour pilot. This Kit and Kat are two orphans that go around stealing food to survive. Wily Kit and Wily Kat are introduced on the streets of 'Thundara' (I'll always call it New Thundara). They have a contest and Tygra beats Lion-O, because the arrogant prince hasn't learned the fine art of prioritizing the bell over the opponent's face in a race. Anyway, there's a huge banquet and Lion-O and his brother Tygra (adopted) are arguing over the succession rights. I guess it's the King Arthur and the Knights of Justice Effect, I don't know.Īnyway, we find out from one of Claudius' friends, Grune, that Panthro was apparently killed while they were out looking for some of the Thundaran treasures of old (specifically the Book of Omens). I always find it funny that in shows like this, the characters all have the same names as their ancestors, and they all happen to be around the same ages as their ancestors too. Alot of shows and movies have done that, and they've been pretty successful overall. So that means that all bets are off and anything goes now, which is fine. However, when Claudius mentioned that the original Thundercats used the Sword of Omens to defeat Mumm-Ra centuries ago, I realized that this wasn't an alternate storyline, but a continuation with a new generation of Thundercats far into the future beyond the original series. The city is called 'Thundara', and it is a full blown kingdom. The plot actually puts us on Third Earth in the beginning, which immediately led me to believe that this was an alternate storyline. Now, this will have spoilers of the first two episodes in it, so don't read any further if you have't seen it and plan to watch it DVR'd like I did. It had alot of action, drama and even felt like it was on a more epic scale than most cartoons. I do have quite a bit to say, so this will take awhile.īefore we start, I'll say right away that I thought it was pretty good. I just got finished watching the DVR'd pilot, which was actually the first two episodes, according to the opening credits. The original series was made in a similar way too.Īlright. It was produced in America, but the animation was done by actual Anime artists (hence the Anime feel to alot of it).
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