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Power Players
CGI animated series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Power Players is a CGI animated television series created by Jeremy Zag and developed by Man of Action. The series is produced by Zagtoon and Method Animation, in co-production with France Télévisions, Man of Action Studios and Kaibou, with the participation of Cartoon Network, Globosat, Planeta Group, WDR, WDR Mediagroup and Discovery Latin America.
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The series premiered in the United States on September 21, 2019, on Cartoon Network.[2] In March 2020, Power Players started airing reruns on Boomerang and Netflix.
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Premise
9-year-old boy Axel Mulligan fights evil living toy Madcap and his minions with the help of the titular heroic toy team, the Power Players. Axel is also able to become a toy himself using the Power Bandz, a device created by his uncle Andrew.
Characters
Main
- Axel (voiced by Julien Crampon in the French version, and Kieran Walton in the English Dub)[3] – Andrew's nephew, who gains the ability to transform into an action figure after discovering the Power Bandz.
- Masko (voiced by Carlos Salazar)[3] – A luchador action figure whose arms, legs and head stretch and who wears various masks based on his emotions.
- Sarge Charge (voiced by Greg Chun)[3] – A tough, grizzled soldier action figure who is an expert in toy weapons.
- Bearbarian (voiced by Jamieson Price)[3] – A blue teddy bear who wields a sledgehammer nicknamed the “Worldbreaker".
- Bobbie Blobby (voiced by Reba Buhr)[3] – A small doll who pilots a purple mech suit that can fire clay.
- Galileo (voiced by Todd Haberkorn)[3] – A blue reptilian action figure who is able to turn invisible.
- Slobot (voiced by Landon McDonald)[3] – A robot action figure who moves slowly, but is a valuable asset of the team.
- Zoe (voiced by Carolina Ravassa) – Axel's friend, who is the only human who knows Axel's secret.
Recurring
- Andrew (voiced by Scott Whyte)[3] – Axel's uncle, a brilliant engineer who created both Madcap and the Power Players.
- Luka (voiced by Aleks Le)[3] – A friend of Axel.
- Cleo LeBall (voiced by Carolina Ravassa)[4] – Zoe's archenemy
- Joyride (Ronin in French) (voiced by Zach Aguilar) – A modified action figure with mattracks who was brought to life by Madcap, but later betrayed him and became an ally to the Power Players.
Villains
- Madcap (voiced by Paul Haapaniemi)[3] – A villainous robot action figure who wants to drain the power of Axel's Power Bandz to conquer the world. He has the power to absorb and control Minergy and can use it to bring toys to life.
- Orangutank and Porcupunk (voiced by Steven T. Seagle[3] and Scott Whyte[5] respectively) – Two of Madcap's henchmen. Orangutank is a orangutan action figure can fire energy disks from his back and arms, while Porcupunk is a porcupine action figure can launch explosive missiles from his body.
- Princess Sugar Salt (voiced by Sona Movsesian)[6] – A fairy doll who wields a magical wand.
- Dynamo (voiced by Todd Haberkorn)[3] – A armored cyclops action figure who has electromagnetic powers.
- Ice Crusher (voiced by Steven T. Seagle)[6] – A Canadian-accented hockey player action figure.
- Dr. Nautilus (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz)[7] – A cyclops-like mollusk action figure with four stretchable arms who resides in the sewers. He is able to generate both acid and sentient eyeball creatures.
- Pyrant (voiced by Neil Kaplan)[citation needed] – A pyramid toy who can answer any question and has mind-control powers.
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Development and production
The show was originally greenlit in 2016 under the working title Power Toys before being renamed Power Players.[8]
On February 11, 2019, the series was officially picked up by Cartoon Network, making it the first Zagtoon production to be made and produced for this channel, and Playmates became the toy licenser.[9][10] Power Players premiered on Cartoon Network UK on February 3, 2020.[11]
Episodes
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Home media
In 2021, Shout! Studios signed a deal with ZAG Heroez to secure the North American DVD rights to Power Players. Other media companies that will produce home media include Koch Media in Italy, LEONINE in Germany, and Dazzler Media in the United Kingdom.
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External links
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