EON KID
(KBS2, April 6-September 28, 2006 KOR,
CW, September 22, 2007-March 1, 2008 US)
Daewon Media, Design Storm, BRB Internacional
MAIN CAST:
Kim Il (Korean) & Lee Tockar
- Och
Nicole Oliver –
Black Beauty
Garry Chalk – Duke
Von Rhymer, Narrator
Iron Kid was
a joint South Korean/Spanish CGI animated series with strong Japanese anime
influences. It was produced by Daewon Media
and Design
Storm in Korean and BRB Internacional in
Spain. The series was set in a post-apocalyptic future resulting from countless
wars. The greatest one was against the ultimate robot called The General who
believed that robots should rule over humanity. He instigated the Second Robot
War and was only stopped by Eon and his powerful fist.
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| Marty and Buttons. |
100 years later, 11-year-old scavenger Marty (Aidan
Drummond) had come to discover he was actually the descendant of Eon when he
found the Fist of Eon in a cave. At the same time, a former scientist from the
Central Defence Federation (CDF), the world police force, named Dr. Chen stole
The General’s heart from storage and spearheaded his reconstruction. He was
aided in this endeavor by industrialist Duke Von Rhymer, who was also working
on his own ends to resurrect The Gigantor: a giant robotic war creature. Other
threats included The Four Invincible Lords Lightning, Rain, Wind and Cloud who
were The General’s most powerful allies; Black Beauty (Nicole Oliver), robotic
rival to Gaff whose mission was to take the Fist from Marty; Steeljaw Jack, a
robot created by Chen who operated as a hired mercenary; and Eiger, an enormous
robot and The General’s most powerful warrior.
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| Graff charges into battle. |
Aiding Marty’s quest to stop The General was Buttons
(Andrew Toth), Marty’s robotic talking dog who served as the series’ comic
relief; Ally (Claire Renaud), the stepdaughter of Von Rhymer who could read and
decipher computer code; Gaff (Ron Halder), an ancient robot who watched over
the Eon family and the Fist for over 100 years; Master Zhang, a martial arts
master who trained Marty how to properly wield the Fist; Charlie, a friend and
servant of the family who raised Marty as his own per his real father’s
instructions; Violet, a member of the CDF who was embedded in Von Rhymer’s Iron
Tower who became Ally’s tutor and surrogate big sister; Shadow, a rehabilitated
criminal that worked for the CDF; and Chief Gibson, leader of the CDF.
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| Eon Kid and his allies prepare for battle. |
The series debuted on April 6, 2006 on South Korea’s KBS2
and TVE in Spain. The series ran
for a single season of 26 episodes, telling a complete story arc that followed
Marty’s acquisition of the Fist and his training on how to use it and defeat
The General upon his resurrection. Javier Mellado composed the series’ music. Manga Entertainment acquired the international
broadcast rights to the series and translated it for English-speaking
countries. Renaming it Eon Kid to
avoid any copyright issues with Marvel Comics’
Iron Man franchise, the
series aired on The CW’s Kids WB! Saturday morning
programming block beginning on September 22, 2007. However, not every episode
was aired; “Strength Isn’t Everything” was merged with “Ally’s Secret”, and
“Orange Mama” and the final two episodes were never broadcast. In Australia, 25
of the 26 episodes aired.
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| Eon Kid on DVD. |
In 2007, Playmates
produced a line
of action figures based on characters from the series. In 2008, Anchor Bay Entertainment
released the entire series in two
sets in Australia. In 2009, they released two
DVDs containing five episodes each in the United States. Between 2008 and
2009, Tribanda Pictures released the entire series across four
DVDs in non-English speaking territories.
EPISODE GUIDE:
“The Legendary Fist” (4/6/06 KOR, 9/22/07 US) – A journey into the
forbidden area leads Marty to find Ally escaping sinister forces and the
legendary Iron Fist of his ancestor.
“The Heir to the Fist” (4/13/06 KOR, 9/29/07 US) – Marty’s father
realizes that the General will soon return while Marty needs to quickly learn
to use the fist to save Ally from her father.
“The Journey Begins” (4/20/06 KOR, 10/6/07 US) – Marty, Ally and
Buttons make way for the Crystal City but have to evade capture as a price has
now been put on their heads.
“Strength Isn’t Everything” (4/27/06 KOR) – Marty quickly learns the
importance of skill as he has to take on various groups of robots and bounty
hunters.
“Ally’s Secret” (5/4/06 KOR, 10/13/07 US) – Everyone wonders why Ally
is so important to her father’s plans as a biker gang plans to capture them for
the reward and payback.
“Orange Mama” (5/11/06 KOR) – Marty and his friends encounter the
elderly, yet fiendish, Orange Mama.
“The Grand Wrestling Tournament” (5/18/06 KOR, 10/20/07 US) – Marty is
forced to compete in the Orange Valley Wrestling championship.
“The Fight Goes On” (5/25/06 KOR, 10/27/07 US) – Ally and Buttons try
to escape Orange Mama, but their plans are foiled when Jenny wants to play with
them.
“Escape From the Orange Valley” (6/1/06 KOR, 11/3/07 US) – Marty
learns Orange Mama plans to take the fist and turn them in, hastening his
search for Ally and Buttons so they can escape.
“The Maxes Attack” (6/8/06 KOR, 11/10/07 US) – The escape from Orange
Valley is met with resistance from Orange Mamma, Duke Von Rhymer and some other
old foes.
“Confronting Fate” (6/15/06 KOR, 11/17/07 US) – After Ally is
captured, Gaff appears and teaches Marty about the history of his family.
“The 10 Woodenmen” (6/22/06 KOR, 11/24/07 US) – Marty begins training
under the Grandmaster to strengthen his chi to master the fist.
“A Warrior is Born” (6/29/06 KOR, 12/1/07 US) – After Marty finally
masters the fist, Master Zhang bestows upon him the chi he has been holding for
100 years.
“To the Iron Tower” (7/6/06 KOR, 12/8/07 US) – Marty begins his
destiny by setting out to rescue Ally from the Iron Tower.
“Ally’s Escape” (7/13/06 KOR, 12/15/07 US) – Steeljaw Jack prevents
Marty from successfully rescuing Ally.
“Fall of the Tower” (7/20/06 KOR, 1/5/08 US) – Marty, Ally and Violet
try to escape from Kahn while the General’s forces seize the Iron Tower.
“Nightmares” (7/27/06 KOR, 1/12/08 US) – Marty begins having
nightmares about his real father when one of the General’s elite warriors
appears to fight him.
“Out of Control” (8/3/06 KOR, 1/19/08 US) – The fist takes control of
Marty’s Mind, putting Chief Gibson in the position of having to stop him.
“To the Mystic Glacier” (8/10/06 KOR, 1/26/08 US) – Grandmaster leads
Marty to the Temple of the Iron Soul to seek a way to repair the fist.
“The White Monks” (8/17/06 KOR, 2/2/08 US) – Marty, Buttons and Shadow
are ambushed by the Four Invincible Lords on the way to the temple.
“The General Awakes” (8/24/06 KOR, 2/9/08 US) – While Marty finally
enters the temple, the General has awaken.
“Eiger the Patient” (8/31/06 KOR, 2/16/08 US) – Marty faces Eiger the
Patient while Dr. Chen revives Gigantor and sets him against the CDF.
“The Revolt of Kahn” (9/7/06 KOR, 2/23/08 US) – Kahn begins to
question the General’s orders and plans to rebel.
“To the Iron Tower! Charge!” (9/14/06 KOR, 3/1/08 US) – Marty fights
his way into the Iron Tower while Ally discovers a way to defeat Gigantor.
“The Last Battle, I” (9/21/06 KOR) – Ally tries to stop Gigantor while
Marty has to face the Four Invincible Lords to get to the General.
“The Last Battle, II” (9/28/06 KOR) – Marty faces the General with
Gaff, Shadow and Captain Magnum while Ally and Buttons discover the transcoder
needed to stop Gigantor is gone.
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