From left to right: Tygra, WilyKit, Lion-O, WilyKat (foreground), Panthro (background), Snarf (foreground), Cheetara (background). The ThunderCats also discover that they have to find three stones of power which if found by Mumm-Ra will give him power to become the most powerful being in the universe. Once they find it, the ThunderCats realize that in order for them to defeat Mumm-Ra, they must unite all the different species living on Third Earth. A small band of surviving Thunderians led by Lion-O (who wields the powerful Sword of Omens) flee the destroyed city in order to seek out the Book of Omens which is said to have the knowledge needed to defeat Mumm-Ra. Because of this, Thundera is destroyed, Claudus is killed by Mumm-Ra, and the rest of the Cats are enslaved. With them, the Lizards bring technology (a concept unfamiliar to the Cats). One night the kingdom is attacked by the Lizard army led by the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra. The Cats are led by Claudus, with his son and heir Lion-O. On the planet known as Third Earth, the Cats have lived and thrived for generations in the kingdom of Thundera. Reruns of the show later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block along with Sym-Bionic Titan. Initially planned for 52 episodes, it was confirmed by ThunderCats art-director Dan Norton in early 2013 that the show had been cancelled after only one season.
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Story-wise the series attempts to take a much darker and more cinematic approach than the original show, featuring a lot more focus on characterization and more sophisticated themes. died on January 30, 2014.įollowing the destruction of their home, the kingdom of Thundera, the ThunderCats (a group of humanoid felidaes) are forced to roam the planet Third Earth, in order to find a way to defeat the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra, who plans on taking over the universe. It is the final animated collaboration of both Arthur Rankin Jr. The series began with an hour-long premiere on Cartoon Network on July 29, 2011. Animation and animated by Japanese studio Studio 4☌, and combined elements of western animation with Japanese anime.
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A reboot of the original 1980s TV series of the same name (which ran from 1985 to 1987), ThunderCats was produced and developed by American studio Warner Bros. ThunderCats is an animated television series, developed by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network.